Shifting
Auras
The
Universe Chronicles Book 1
by
Claire Davon
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Maya
Wingfield was raised to trust no one—least of all the dueling U.S.
and Russian paranormal agencies, Universe and Night Stars, who’d
love to harness her mind-reading gift.
She
thought Richmond a safe place to escape their influence and hide from
a rising psychic malevolence that drove her out of San Diego. But
when she gets yet another call to retrieve her drunken roommate, her
mind shows her an amber-eyed Universe operative with an impenetrable
net around his deepest secret—and a voice that sends shock waves of
awareness down her nerve endings.
Maya’s
curves and aquamarine eyes aren’t the only things that jolt Ian
Sanderson’s mental shields, bringing sexual tension thrumming back
to life. It’s a power his Universe-trained mind knows he shouldn’t
trust. And a vulnerability that makes his telekinetic power burn in
his palms to protect her.
But
to Universe, she is just one of too many unanswered questions. A
target for Whisper, a shadowy new group of paranormals with powers
beyond anything Universe has ever seen. Once before, Ian failed to
protect a sensitive from a brain-scrambling attack. He will not fail
again . . . even if it means using his talent—or his body—to stop
a bullet.
Tracking
Shadows
The
Universe Chronicles Book 2
Since
the day Jiana Falco was forced to join the paranormal agency Night
Stars, she’s been planning her escape. She uses her bodyguard’s
split-second of distraction to vanish into the shadows, and burns the
last bridge by saving Quillan Hardis.
But
now, locked in Quillan’s muscular arms, pinned by his calculating
amber gaze, his invisibility talent shielding them both, she’s in
even deeper trouble.
If that’s possible.
Quillan
didn’t get to Universe Corps’ highest echelons by being a fool.
The rare shadow manipulator in his grip is too easy a prize to be
anything but a setup. A pretty lure he should send back to Night
Stars. Instead, he holds on—and in changing her fate, he seals his
own.
Under
a secret order to unlock her untapped power—by any
means
necessary—Quillan takes Jiana on the run with only a precog’s
vague direction, and a spark of desire that blooms into something
warm and genuine. But her fear of being clawed back into Night Stars’
control could drive Jiana so deep into the shadows nothing will get
her out. Not even the light of Quillan’s love.
But
her fear of Night Stars could drives Jiana so deep into the shadows
nothing can lead her out. Not even the light of Quillan’s love.
Claire
can’t remember a time when writing wasn’t part of her
life. Growing up, she used to write stories with her friends. As
a teenager she started out reading fantasy and science fiction, but
her diet quickly changed to romance and happily-ever-after’s. A
native of Massachusetts and cold weather, she left all that behind to
move to the sun and fun of California, but has always lived no more
than twenty miles from the ocean.
In
college she studied acting with a minor in creative writing. In
hindsight she should have flipped course studies. Before she was
published, she sold books on eBay and discovered some of her favorite
authors by sampling the goods, which was the perfect solution. Claire
has many book-irons in the fire, most notably her urban fantasy
series, The Elementals’ Challenge series, but writes contemporary
and shifter romances as well as.
While
she’s not a movie mogul or actor, she does work in the film
industry with her office firmly situated in the 90210 district of
Hollywood. Prone to break out into song, she is quick on feet and
just as quick with snappy dialogue. In addition to writing she does
animal rescue, reads, and goes to movies. She loves to hear from
fans, so feel free to drop her a line.
GUEST POST
If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in
your latest book?
No, I don’t think so. The book did go
through a last-minute decision on my part to bolster Jiana, our
heroine, and give her a more robust story. I’m really happy with
the way that turned out so in essence I did change something before
it got to the editor—and it is a better story for it.
Did you learn anything during the
writing of your recent book?
Sure! I always do. I learned about the
highway system down to Florida, as well as pieces about many of the
different Florida Keys. I researched the Bahamas and also fun things
to do in each of those places. I found fun T-shirts along the way (it
will make sense when you read the story). I also dipped into
different kinds of new abilities and found some very cool ones to use
for my bad guys.
I also researched Spanish gods and
heroes for Quillan’s collection. And learned quite a bit about
shadows. This book was a lot of fun to write (then again all of my
books are).
If your book was made into a film,
who would you like to play the lead?
For
Jiana probably Zoey Deutch. She has the perfect look. For Quillan,
that’s harder. Miguel Angel Silvestre has a great look, though, so
probably him!
How did you come up with name of
this book?
The naming convention of this series
went through an interesting genesis. When I was first writing what
became Shifting Auras I called it Nothing to Hide. That didn’t
really work as there was, in fact, a lot to hide and I changed it to
Nowhere to Hide. Well, it turns out there are a lot of books named
Nowhere to Hide so my editor suggested I change it.
I got the idea to call the book
Shifting Auras as a way to reflect the talents of the hero and
heroine. She sees auras and can read minds and he is a telekinetic
and can shift objects – hence, Shifting Auras.
For Tracking Shadows one of the talents
of Quillan, our hero, is as a long-range tracker. Therefore,
Tracking. Jiana, our heroine, is a shadow manipulator, so shadows
worked. Put them together and you get Tracking Shadows. I think it
works!
What is your favorite part of this
book and why?
Without
a doubt when all the shadows come to Jiana and she realizes the true
extent of her shadow power. In that moment the woman who was a victim
and scared at the beginning of the story becomes a force of her own
accord, someone to be reckoned with and never dismissed again. It is
a powerful point in the story that the entire narrative has been
building toward. Honestly, when I thought of it and added it into the
first draft I got chills. It was what needed to happen, what the
story required to be complete—what Jiana required to be complete.
Are your characters based off real
people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
My current characters are almost
entirely based from my imagination. I often find photos of people who
resemble my characters (or maybe more accurately my characters
resemble them) but their traits and abilities are sprung from my
fevered imagination.
That wasn’t always the case, though.
My early writings were entirely inspired by people, whether from TV
shows such as General Hospital, or rock stars like David Lee Roth, I
would generally take whatever crush I currently had and fictionalize
it. That way I always got the guy! In my writing, that is.
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