A
Drop of Magic
The
Magicsmith Book 1
by
L.R. Braden
Genre:
Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
The
war isn’t over . . .
With
the world clinging to a fragile peace forced on the Fae by humanity
after the Faerie Wars, metalsmith Alex Blackwood is plunged into the
world of the half-fae who traffick in illegal magical artifacts. Her
best friend’s murder and his cryptic last message place her in the
crosshairs of a scheme to reignite the decade-old war between humans
and fae.
Worse,
violent attacks against her and the arrival of a fae knight on a
mission force Alex to face a devastating revelation of who
and what she is. To catch a killer, retrieve a
dangerous artifact, and stop a war, Alex will have to accept that
she’s an unregistered fae “halfer” with a unique magical
talent—a talent that would change everything she believes about her
past, her art, and her future.
Her
world is crumbling around her, and Alex will have to decide who to
trust if she and the world are going to survive.
“
A
Drop of Magic is
a damned fun and original read, with sass, action, hot men, and a
whole lot of magic.” —Diana
Pharaoh Francis,
author of the Diamond
City Magic, Magicfall,
and Horngate
Witches series
Born and raised in
Colorado, L. R. BRADEN makes her home in the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains with her wonderful husband, precocious daughter, and
psychotic cat. With degrees in both English literature and
metalsmithing, she splits her time between writing and art. A
Drop of Magic is her first novel.
GUEST POST
Did you learn anything
during the writing of your recent book?
Oh yes. I learn a ton with every book I
write, and every revision. A Drop of Magic was the very first story I
ever finished, and it took a lot of revision to get where it is.
Since finishing it, I’ve worked on several other books, and each
one is stronger because of the lessons I learned from the ones
before.
If
your book was made into a film, who would you like to play the lead?
Emma Stone. I think she could pull off
the right combination of sass and serious for Alex.
Anything specific you want to tell
your readers?
I write for the same reason I read: for
fun. I’m not trying to teach, or preach, or convince. I just want
to share a story that entertained me when it played out in my head.
Hopefully it will entertain you too.
What
is your favorite part of this book and why?
I don’t know about favorite,
but I had a lot of fun writing the scenes where Kai fumbles
colloquialisms. It not only shows that he’s not quite in sync with
mortals, but allows for some amusing misunderstandings between him
and Alex.
Are
your characters based on
real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
Alex is based loosely on me. Other than
that, the characters all came from my imagination, but imagination is
influenced by real life. Some characters share specific traits with
people I know, many are a mish-mash of such traits, but none match
enough characteristics to represent an actual person from my life.
Do
your characters seem to hijack the story or do you feel like you have
the reigns of the story?
For the most part I’ve got a pretty
good handle on my stories. Sometimes scenes move around, and
sometimes they take me in unexpected directions, but I always find my
way back to somewhere near where I thought I’d be. The one place
where my characters get free reign is in dialogue. Sometimes while
I’m writing, I’ll find my characters have started chatting, or
arguing, or they’ve gone off on some tangent, and I have trouble
figuring out how to get them back on task.
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