Death, Doom, and Detention
Book 2 in the Darklight Trilogy
by Darynda Jones
Available March 5, 2013
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Blurb:
The normal part of Lorelei
MacAlister’s life didn’t just slip away quietly the day Jared Kovach came to
town. Nope. The normal part of her life shattered. It exploded. It burst into a
gazillion shards of fleeting light.
It went out with a bang.
Goodbye normal.
Hello dark and eerie.
While her best friend, Brooklyn, is focusing all of her energy on helping
Lorelei hone her abilities, Lorelei is dealing with the reality that Satan’s
second in command has taken up residence inside her body. Oh, and the fact that
she has a crush on the Angel of Death. But what a beautiful death it is. If
those weren’t bad enough, something sinister has come to town and it wants
nothing more than to hear Lorelei’s dying breath as it strangles it out of her.
Thank goodness the gang has a supernatural champion. But what happens when the
only being who can save them switches sides midstream? How can a group of
misfits capture one of the most powerful beings ever created? And will they
find out how to bring Jared back to them before it’s too late?
I am so excited to have the fabulous Darynda Jones on my blog today as a part of the Death Doom and Dentention Blog Tour!
She has been so kind to give us a special peak into her amazing thoughts! So without further ado, I give you Darynda Jones!
SBB: Darynda, can you tell readers a little bit about yourself and what inspired to write in this particular genre?
DJ: Absolutely!
Well, I’m kind of boring, so I won’t go into detail. I’m married, have
two gorgeous sons, three dogs and a pretty amazing husband. I have a BS
in sign language interpreting and worked as an interpreter for several
years before selling to NY. I am one of the lucky few who got to quit
her day job and write full time. Every writer’s dream!
As
for this genre, I simply love it. The very first scary movie I ever saw
was an old black and white vampire movie and I’ve been hooked ever
since. I was five and I’ve never forgotten it. I used to write vampire
romance years before it was cool. Of course, I was just a kid so our
hero and heroine never got past the kissing stage, thankfully, but
paranormal elements have been in my blood since I could write.
SBB: There is a bit of a love triangle going on in this series, which of the two, Cameron or Jared have fans been rooting for more?
DJ: Actually,
one might think it’s a love triangle between Cameron and Jared, but in
reality it’s more between Cameron and Glitch. Glitch is very jealous of
Brooklyn’s relationship with Cameron and we get to find out more about
that in Death, Doom and Detention.
SBB: What is your favorite scene from the book? Could you share a little bit of it, without spoilers of course?
DJ: I
think my favorite scene in DDD is at the very end when Jared tells
Lorelei to trust him and “take a leap of faith.” I love that scene and
it shows just how much she really does trust him even after everything
that happened to them.
SBB: Is there a character that you enjoyed writing more than any of the others?
DJ: I
have to say, I love writing Brooklyn and Glitch. Their dialogue is
fast, fun and merciless. Brooklyn reminds me very much of the heroine in
my adult series, Charley Davidson.
SBB: What did you have the most fun with while adapting this paranormal tale to fit in into the real world?
DJ: I
think coming up with things like secret societies and centuries-old
prophecies to explain the events that are taking place in our world, and
yet to explain why only a handful of people know about them. It makes
it fun and, hopefully, plausible.
SBB: Did you find anything really interesting while researching this or another book?
DJ: I
did. I was doing some research to explain Lorelei’s lineage, how she is
the last prophet in a long line of predecessors, and I got to research
bits about Saint Joan of Arc and Sappho, both remarkable women. I love
their stories and Sappho’s poetry, the small clips that have survived,
is gorgeous. I would love to be able to write like that.
SBB: With the book being part of a trilogy, can these books be read as stand alones?
Absolutely!
My editor makes sure of it. LOL. In each sequel, it’s up to the author
to make them stand alones, to give enough background info as to not bore
the previous readers, but to fill in any new readers to the events that
took place beforehand. It’s a fine line and sometimes readers still get
annoyed with all the backstory, but it’s a necessary evil.
SBB: Will
there be a spin off with any of the characters in this series? If you
had to write about a spin off which character would have the honor of
becoming the hero or heroine?
Brooklyn!
I would love to write a series with Brooklyn, but I kind of doubt I
will. Mostly because I have too many other projects in the fire. I want
to write so many books and there just aren’t enough hours in the day.
SBB: What are you hoping fans will get out of this second book in the series?
DJ: I
hope they will just enjoy the ride! I write to entertain. I have no
ulterior motives, and if I’ve given the reader a few hours of fun and
excitement, I have done my job.
SBB: What was the last amazing YA book you read?
DJ: Oh,
my gosh, so many! I am a huge Hunger Games fan, but that was a while
ago. I really liked Divergent and its sequel Insurgent, so I will go
with those. LOVE the storyline.
Thank you so much for having me!
SBB: Thank you Darynda for taking the time to satisfy our wondering minds, and thank you for the wonderful books you have gifted us with!
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Author Bio:
NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda
Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious Golden
Heart®, a Rebecca, two Hold Medallions, a RITA ®, and a Daphne du
Maurier, and she has received stellar reviews from dozens of publications including
starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and the Library Journal. As
a born storyteller, Darynda grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and
heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and
beast alike, and she is ever so grateful for the opportunity to carry on that
tradition. She currently has two series with St. Martin’s Press: The Charley
Davidson Series and the Darklight Trilogy. She lives in the Land of
Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of almost 30 years and
two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys.
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