I am stoked to be hosting a stop on the
blog tour for RED AWAKENING by Janet Elizabeth Henderson! I have an interview with Janet to share
with you today check it out and enter to win the giveaway below!
About the Book:
Title: RED AWAKENING
Author: Janet Elizabeth Henderson
Pub.
Date: October 28, 2019
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Amara)
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 300
Praise
for the Red Zone series: "Imaginative, totally preposterous and I
absolutely loved every word!" - Marta, Goodreads
In a future where corporations and nanotech implants run the world, Mace Armstrong is in the wrong place at the wrong time... Literally.
In a future where corporations and nanotech implants run the world, Mace Armstrong is in the wrong place at the wrong time... Literally.
The mission is simple:
find a way into CommTECH’s state-of-the-art compound, bug the lead scientist of
their bio-engineering team before they release an implant that will kill
millions, get out without anyone knowing he’s there. For an ex-army ranger,
even one out of his element by a century, it should be a walk in the park.
Right?
Wrong.
Because Mace isn’t the
only one who breaks into the secure facility. With the building overrun with
terrorists, he has to find a way out before he compromises himself and the
entire Red Zone team to the enemy.
But there’s no leaving
without the woman who inadvertently helped him get into the building in the
first place: Keiko Sato, CommTECH’s press secretary. She’s brilliant,
beautiful, and knows how to hold a grudge. Against him. She has no idea what
secrets he and his team are harboring, or that she’s calling to the animal
that’s been locked inside of him for a century.
Even as she argues with
him about everything, Mace is determined to protect her. He got her into this
mess, and he owes it to her to get her out of it.
Whether she wants him to
or not.
Interview:
Hey Janet!! First I want to say welcome to Two Chicks on Books I’m glad
you could stop by for a chat! RED AWAKENING sounds AWESOME and I can’t wait for
everyone to read it!
Thank you for having me here, Jaime! 😊
For the readers:
can you tell us a little bit about the RED AWAKENING and the characters?
Red
Awakening is Die Hard, with romance, and a shifter-twist!
It’s got
a building full of terrorists, a hot couple who annoy and attract each other at
the same time, and a hero who can’t afford to get swept up in any arrests
because his DNA would go on record. Considering his genetics have been fused
with an animal, he’d turn into a science experiment for any government that got
their hands on him. The book is a race against time, as Mace and Keiko try to
get out of building alive, before the terrorists or the government get their
hands on them.
How many more
books are planned for the series?
Millions!
Seriously. My head is FULL of ideas!
Were any of the
characters in the book inspired by people from your real life?
Keiko is
loosely based on one of my sisters, who is tiny, hilarious, smart and has a
violent streak a mile wide!
Who was your
favorite character to write? What about your least favorite?
I LOVE
Mace! He’s huge, often unintentionally politically incorrect, but has a deeply
personal need to protect the women around him, especially Keiko. It’s a need
that often gets him into trouble – like
finding himself stuck in a building full of terrorists because he couldn’t run
without Keiko. Or getting his ass kicked in a fight with a female terrorist
because he won’t hit back…Mace is
a complete teddy bear of a man – if you
get past his grumpy assed attitude!
I also
loved writing the twin bad guys in the book. 😊
And my
least favorite had to be Miriam Shepherd. She’s so freaking evil!!
What are your
favorite passages/scenes in RED AWAKENING?
There
are so many!! I love the scene where Keiko finds out about Mace’s animal for
the first time and starts ranting and throwing mugs at his head. That was fun. 😊 And I
also love the scene where the stresses of the night eventually hit Keiko and
she goes into shock, forcing Mace to rely on his animal for something good to
tell her to get her out of it. Mace has had a rough life, and there just aren’t
that many good stories in it. But the way he cares for Keiko in that scene
melts my heart every time I read it.
What kind of
research did you have to do for the story?
I did a
LOT of research for this book! It’s set a hundred years in the future, where
the world has split into two over the use of implanted tech. Because of that I
spent a lot of time researching things like RFID implants that let you scan
your hand to access your bank account, or computer lenses that let you scroll
the internet with a blink. That sort of thing. Also, the main characters are a
bunch of former US Army Rangers who were caught in the blast of an experimental
weapon and instead of dying, wake up a hundred years later, genetically
changed. Each person is joined with a different animal. The animal lives on
their skin as a tattoo, but can separate from the human body and function
alongside them. The human has attributes from the animal they’re joined with,
so I spent a lot of time researching the animal in this book. I won’t tell you
what it is, because that will ruin the surprise! I also went to Houston on a
visit and toured the areas that I wanted to use in the book – although, I adapt them slightly because the
book is set in the future. Like I said, there’s a lot of research behind this story and series. And I loved doing
it!
Who is your
ultimate book boyfriend?
I have a
few! 😊 I love Lucas Hunter and Kaleb Krycheck from
Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling books, and Zacarias De La Cruz from Dark Predator
and Gator Fontenot from Night Game, both by Christine Feehan. But, if I had to
pick one, it would probably be Gator…no,
Lucas…maybe Zacarias? Yeah, I can’t pick!
What inspired you
to write Paranormal/sci fi romance?
I love
reading these books, and my favorite authors weren’t writing fast enough for
me! I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the next Nalini Singh Psy/Changeling
book, or the next Christine Feehan Ghostwalker book, so I wrote my own version
to keep me busy while they wrote theirs!
Lightning Round
Questions
What are you
reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that you’re dying to read?
I’m
rereading Christine Feehan’s Dark Carpathian series.
What Hogwarts
House would the Sorting Hat place you in?
Can I be
a Huffle-claw? Or a Raven-puff? 😊
Twitter or
Facebook?
Facebook.
Favorite
Superhero?
Wonder
Woman
Favorite TV show?
Still
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sweet or Salty?
Sweet
Any Phobias?
Car
washes… don’t ask!
Song you can’t get
enough of right now?
Postmodern
Jukebox’s version of Creep
2019 Movie you’re
most looking forward to?
Star
Wars, the Rise of Skywalker
Thanks so much Janet for answering my questions! I can’t wait for
everyone to read RED AWAKENING!
About Janet:
Janet is a Scot who moved to New Zealand fifteen years ago. Among other
things, she’s been an artist, a teacher, a security guard at a castle, a
magazine editor, and a cleaner in a drop in center for drug addicts (NOT the
best job!). She now writes full-time and is working on her 19th book. Her books
have won several awards, including the Daphne du Maurier award for excellence
in mystery and suspense. When she isn’t living in her head, she raises two
kids, one husband, and several random animals. She survives on chocolate and
caffeine
Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a $15 Amazon
Gift Card, International.
Tour Schedule:
Week One:
10/28/2019
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Interview
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10/28/2019
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Excerpt
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10/29/2019
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Excerpt
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10/29/2019
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Excerpt
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10/30/2019
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Excerpt
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10/30/2019
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Interview
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10/31/2019
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Review
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10/31/2019
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Review
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11/1/2019
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Review
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11/1/2019
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Excerpt
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