[Guest Blog] I LOVE a little Paranormal with my Historical

Title: Excuse My Fairy
Author: Kinley Baker
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: December 5, 2012


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Book Description:
Her magic breaks all the rules. He breaks all of hers.

Draybeth is broken. Her fairy powers don’t work, her magic is completely dysfunctional, and not even her bad attitude and soft heart can win her back into Fairy favor. Exiled from their land, she struggles to make a life for herself in the human world. But when her bar burns to the ground and she meets one of the Impassables--the devastating Lawman Barrett--things become even more of a struggle. An arrest, murder, and abduction challenge everything she’s worked for, and worse, the Impassable Lawman appears to be her destined mate. But darkness stirs deep within Dray’s heart, and she’s not about to drag the gorgeous lawman down with her.

Barrett never expected to find himself mated to a fairy, let alone one with such a wicked temper and a short fuse. Being an Impassable, he should be immune to fairy magic, but Dray’s magic burns through him like lightning, just as everything else about her ignites him, body and soul. The fairy’s power over Impassables threatens everything this new realm was built upon, and as a Lawman, Barrett’s job is to make sure those threats are eliminated. But his feelings for Dray make him question just where his duty lies.

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Excuse My Fairy Excerpt:

 

A scream echoed down the hallway and reached Barrett at his desk. He knew they didn’t have a banshee in the vicinity, which always required extra precautions, but his eardrums had never met a sound more sinister than the bellow ringing in his ears.

Captain Syd stormed into the station room, his gaze locked on Barrett.

“Your fairy is driving everyone mad.”

Yep, Barrett had guessed right. His mate was causing a scene. Looked like Barrett would be forced to deal with the consequences.

The rest of the men and women at their desks studied his confrontation with the captain. They weren’t missing any details.

They all knew the fairy was Barrett’s problem, which would reasonably lead anyone to believe the two of them were involved in a relationship. Barrett’s place in the hierarchy among the men just dropped. He was probably going to lose his job.

Barrett pushed back from his desk. “I’ll go talk to her.” Damage control time. Maybe it wasn’t all over.

Captain Syd’s hot breath smacked him in the face. “You better not just talk to her. You better silence her!”

Barrett rarely heard the captain yell. This situation wasn’t going to be easy on anyone. Super.

With a scowl, Barrett headed for Dray. The woman had a sharp hook sunk into his chest. No matter how hard he tried to wiggle free of the catch, the hold buried deeper. She was his problem now. The captain had made the truth public.

Barrett strode toward the prisoner cells. The moment he entered the room, the fairy stopped screaming. He walked right up and glared at her. “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

“Thank the heavens.” The hag two cells down stopped rubbing her temples.

Barrett chose to ignore the older woman.

Dray blinked at him, as wide-eyed and innocent as a doe. Barrett knew well enough not to be fooled.

“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?” Barrett’s own anger mounted.

“Tell me.” Dray threw the words out as though she didn’t have a care in the world.

“Everyone knows you’re my responsibility now.” His heart thudded at the admission. The statement wouldn’t go over well with his mate.

Dray’s eyes flared. “Embarrassed?”

That wasn’t even close to what Barrett felt. He had no idea how to put the chaos inside his chest into words. “You’re not making it easy to like you.”

“Ha! Feeling’s mutual.”

He should have known she would throw the sentiment back in his face. “I’m not your biggest fan, either, sugar.”

Dray snorted. “You couldn’t possibly dislike me as much as I dislike you.”

Now it was personal. “Listen, Beth—”

Her eyes bugged at the nickname. He’d seen her full name on her record.

He smirked. “If you think you can come into my station and run that sassy mouth like the Second Ending is coming and the world will parish without hearing your wisdom, you’re sadly mistaken. I should lock you up for the simple reason that someone thought it was a nice idea to match your surly little temper with those soft and sexy curves.”

Her mouth dropped open.

Using his index finger, he brushed his calloused skin against her soft chin and pushed up so her lips pressed together again. And in that insane moment, he wanted to kiss her.

She smacked his hand. Pain sizzled along his nerves. “If you ever touch me again, I’ll castrate you with my fingernails.”

He looked down at her short, efficient nails, and then back up at her. “You’re welcome to try.”

Her eyes flared, her power shifting behind her gaze. It had been a long time since he’d seen someone this riled. The little firecracker in front of him was set to burst.

“You’re just like every man I’ve ever met.” Dray turned her back on him.

Barrett couldn’t stop the spike of jealousy. How many men had there been? “You’re nothing like every woman I’ve met.” No one else drove him to this level of ball-busted crazy.

Dray’s shoulders hunched, and he couldn’t get a read on her. She refused to continue their conversation, and that was fine with him. He worried about what he might snap at her in his current mood.

His mobile buzzed, a welcomed distraction, and he quickly read the message.

“Jiva’s here to bail you out.” He had no idea how Jiva had known where her friend was. He hadn’t known how to get a hold of the succubus.

Dray continued to stare at the back wall. Barrett couldn’t see any part of her face. A moment of helplessness overwhelmed him. What was he supposed to do with this fairy? He had no idea how to proceed. “Be careful.” He couldn’t prevent himself from warning her. “Don’t go anywhere alone. The soul-sucker is still out there.” He’d never forgive himself if something happened to her, even if his temper peaked at his max.

She didn’t glance back or acknowledge him.

“Please, be careful.” His words scratched from a dry throat.

A long silence stretched. “I don’t need you to protect me.”

Her words struck him in the gut. Air puffed out of him. Rejection raged through him, uncontained. Wasn’t that the point? The little fairy didn’t need him at all. He chose to walk away then. She’d made it clear she wanted nothing to do with him. Maybe he would make it easy on her and just walk away for good.

He turned his back. No matter how much he wanted to give up on their torrid relationship, that wouldn’t be possible. It looked like they would both have to see this through to the end, whether that end included happiness or death.

 

 

Guest Post - Mixing Historical and Paranormal

I love your blog. And your tagline. I just had to start there. Lol. Thank you so much for hosting me.

I was very excited to see your focus on historical and paranormal because it’s a lot like my first Shadowed Love series. It’s technically labeled a fantasy romance, but it has a historical/paranormal vibe. There are aspects of both.

I love the Old World feel. Only I give the characters robes instead of corsets. Although I love corsets! See? I’m a very at home on this blog. J

Part of what interests me is the contradictions. Ruined takes place in a realm with the same rigid moral values of the old times. Scandal is a huge social blunder and the villagers are horribly interesting gossips.

That’s a contrast to the paranormal element of shadow shifting. There is something scandalous about the shadows all on their own. The power is free, dangerous and exciting. Shadow Shifting thrives on breaking rules.

I kind of see historical romances focusing on following the rules. Paranormal is more about breaking them. At least as far as the social standard goes. Obviously there are lots of rule breakers in historicals, too. Those rebels make the best stories.

I didn’t even think about this when I was first writing the first book in the series, but I’ve noticed I like to play on this theme of contrasts.

In my new futuristic/post-apocalyptic romance series, I take the cute concept of fairies and turn it on its head. Draybeth is a fairy full of sass, and she’s definitely got some grumpiness thrown in. Her hero kind of digs it though.

Mainly, I love reading all romances. When two subgenres can take my favorite parts and put them into one story, I can’t resist reading.

What do you think of mixing genres? What do you think about rule breakers?

About the Author:
Kinley Baker has a terminally tender heart and an inconvenient sense of humor. She loves puppies and cries at celebrity weddings. Kinley believes that romance novels are the keys to world peace, because if you're holding a book, you can't be holding a gun. Kinley supports all supernatural lifestyles and believes "happy ever after" isn't only for the normal. Her books Ruined, Denied and Freed are available now from Crescent Moon Press. Excuse My Fairy is available now from Etopia Press. Look for more in the Misbehaving Magics series and the final book in the Shadowed Love trilogy in 2013.


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