Ever
wonder what it would be like to sit down with your favorite characters outside
of the pages of the book? So do I. I love interviewing my characters outside of
the books. Check out this interview I did with Hunter Winters from my Winters
Saga Series.
Hunter
Winters entered my office with an easy, likable grin. He shook his blond head
and shrugged his broad shoulders to shake off excess dampness. “Miss.
Brumfield?”
“Yes,
hi Hunter. Please call me Jami.” I told him as I indicated the chair situated
across from my desk.
He sat
down and gave me his full attention.
I
pursed my lips with a concerned frown. “Is it raining outside?” It was not
common for rainfall in Phoenix, Arizona this time of the year.
A red
blush crept across his cheeks as he lowered his eyes and leaned forward in a
secretive manner. “My sister, Savannah, called up a little rainstorm to put out
a fire my dragon friend and I created.” He whispered. “I was one of the
casualties.”
I
couldn’t help but smile. It had to be pretty fun being part of the Winters
family. Witches, werewolves, vampires, dragons, psychics, angels, and all sorts
of magical creatures were part of the tightly woven group of family and
friends. “Your dragon friend, Freya? I was hoping you’d bring her along to this
interview.”
“My
sisters Miracle and Mystery are watching her. She’s still getting acclimated to
this world and has to learn that magic is not something used here in public as
it was on the earth she came from.”
I nod, “makes
total sense.” I moved my eyes to his face. “How does it feel to know you have
two more sisters raised by your recently returned from the grave father?”
“Wow,
you ask some tough questions. I guess it’s good to get down to business right
away. I’m happy but also uncertain. They don’t seem as involved as we are in
the supernatural war brewing on the streets of Phoenix.” He examined his
heavily chewed fingernails. “They’ve been lucky enough to get magic training
since the day they were born and would really be great assets in the battles
but they’re more interested in their own lives, which I can’t blame them… it
just disappoints me.”
I
nodded, having interviewed his sisters Savannah and Rebecca I completely
understood. “Because for so long you and your sisters have always taken care of
each other?”
He
agreed, “yes, for so long it’s only been Savvy, Becca and me… well grandma was
there but she always seemed distant from us. Now that I know her distance was
because she was keeping the secret of our bloodline from us makes the whole
thing sad. We missed out on so much because of the secrets.”
“Some
would say it was secrets that made Savannah a vampire.”
“Possibly,
but we all know there’s more to it than that. Our two family lines, the Winters
and the Matthews made us targets from the moment we were born.” He looked at
me. “Some would say, secrets kept made Rebecca a werewolf. Heck, I got in a
sticky situation a month ago because of secrets I kept. Thankfully, our family
comes together when things are important.”
“What
secret is that?”
The
left side of his lips rose and a twinkle sparked in his sapphire blue eyes. “You’ll
have to read Fire Master Rising to find out.” He teased.
“Fair
enough, so tell me what it’s like being a fire witch?” I went back to my
questions.
“Dangerous.”
“How
so?”
“Well
one time I hurled a fire ball at Rebecca by accident, which led to her sucking
the air out of the room and making us all pass out. My girlfriend, Natalia got
a head injury from that one.”
“I
remember reading about that in Vampire Princess Rising.” I grinned.
“It’s
funny looking back now, but scary in the moment. Then when I used blood magic
to open the family grimoire I blew up Rebecca’s office. My sister just had to
save Rebecca’s front yard from bursting into flames a few hours ago.” He shook
his head. “I think it will be cool when I get these things under control but
for now, dangerous.”
“Who’s
helping you get them under control?”
“Many
people; Natalia, dad, grandma, Mysti, Mira, even little Freya. It’s pretty sad
when an eight year old dragon has better control over fire than a seventeen
year old fire witch.” He admitted sadly. “But I’ll get there.”
“I’m
sure you will.” I agreed.
“It’s
the empathy that really gets the signals crossed.”
“Oh?”
“Oh
yes, emotions have power and sometimes when I’m overwhelmed with emotions from
others it can backfire into my fire power.”
“That
can be dangerous.”
“Yep,
especially because I can’t control other people’s emotions. I have to work hard
at controlling my empathy in order to reign in the fire.”
“And
how is the empathy control coming along?”
“Slowly
and painfully.” He looked up at me. “Don’t get me wrong. I’m thankful for the
gifts but wished I had better control. It’s hard to keep a secret like this
from the rest of the world when you can’t even control when it flares up,” he
chuckled, “no pun intended.”
I
couldn’t help but giggle myself. He really was an amazing character. So happy
about life, reflective, and compassionate. It was refreshing to meet a likable
character that held your interest and Hunter definitely did. “In Vampire
Princess Rising, we read that you went off to the alternate universe because
Ophelia told you the witches in her world could help you cure your sisters. Can
you give us an idea of what happened?”
“Ophelia
lied.”
“Why
would she do that?”
“Because
she’s a bad guy.” He shrugged, “I can’t really answer to her motivations but
she doesn’t like Rebecca and anyway she can hurt Becks she does. I learned a
lesson in that situation.”
“And
what is that?”
“I
learned that family will always be there… and that family is not just those
that share your blood, it’s a deeper connection and a stronger commitment.”
“That’s
an important lesson.”
“One
that I’ll never forget.” His phone buzzed. “Sorry.” He looked down at the
screen. “I’m really sorry, I’d love to chat more but Freya needs me.” He stood
up.
“Sure,
I completely understand. Can you just tell me what fans of the Winters Saga can
expect when they read your story, Fire Master Rising?”
He
nodded and grinned. “I do a lot of growing in this upcoming book. You may
remember the drugs I took in Rebecca’s story?” I nod and he continues. “I have
some struggles with addiction as a side effect from the Black Death pills.
Freya helps me work through it but it’s a difficult battle. I also need to
learn to let my sister’s grow in their own direction. The former vampire queen,
Violet goes on trial for the massacre of the wolf pack. Savannah plans her
royal wedding and there is a showdown between Rebecca’s pack and Ophelia and
her otherworld pack. Gosh, there are plenty more surprises. I guess you’ll just
have to read it and find out.” He headed to the door as his phone went off
again. “I’m sorry I really have to go.”
I nod
and tell him thank you and he disappears.
He was
right, there are plenty more surprises in store for the fans of the Winters
Saga. Fire Master Rising is coming soon. If you haven’t read Rebecca’s story (Lone
Wolf Rising) or Savannah’s story (Vampire
Princess Rising) check them out on Amazon.
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