Author Interview: Rachel Vincent & Giveaway(S)!

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Rachel Vincent

Books (YA):

• My Soul to Take (Soul Screamers 1)
• My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers 2)
• My Soul to Keep (Soul Screamers 3)
• My Soul to Steal (Soul Screamers 4)
• If I Die (Soul Screamers 5)
• My Soul to Lose (Soul Screamers EBook)
• Reaper (Soul Screamers EBook)
• Enthralled (Anthology)
• Immortal (Anthology)
• Kiss Me Deadly (Anthology)

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Everyone else is talking about Eastlake High’s gorgeous new math teacher, Mr. Beck, but Kaylee Cavanaugh has bigger things on her mind. Kaylee’s a banshee—her scream is a portent of death.

But the next scream might hit too close to home. Kaylee’s borrowed lifeline has almost run out.

Yeah—it’s a shock to her, too. So to distract herself from her own problems, Kaylee is determined to defend her school against the latest supernatural threat. That hot new teacher is really an incubus, who feeds from the desire of unsuspecting students. The only girls immune to his lure are Kaylee and Sabine, her boyfriend’s delinquent ex-girlfriend. Now the unlikely allies have to get rid of Mr. Beck…before he discovers they aren’t quite human either.

But Kaylee’s running out of time, and those who love her will do anything to save her life.

ANYTHING.

A resident of San Antonio, Rachel Vincent has a BA in English and an overactive imagination, and consistently finds the latter to be more practical. She shares her workspace with two black cats (Kaci and Nyx) and her # 1 fan. Rachel is older than she looks-seriously-and younger than she feels, but remains convinced that for every day she spends writing, one more day will be added to her lifespan.

Everything. I love the characters and the world. I love that everyone who reads them seems to have a strong opinion, especially about the secondary characters. People either love or hate Nash (My Soul To Keep was traumatic for him). They love or hate Sabine. They love Tod, even when they hate what he’s doing. They hate Kaylee’s dad, then they start to love him.

I love that this series has given me a chance to write characters who are flawed in ways involving both reality and fantasy. I love that the world has given me no restrictions whatsoever. I’m going to miss this series like crazy once it’s over.

What book of the series has been your favorite to write and why?

Um… Each successive book is my favorite. I feel like I get better with each one, and I KNOW Kaylee gets stronger with each installment. With the exception of My Soul To Save (some readers didn’t like Addison and her sister), the readers seem to agree.

I loved My Soul To Steal, because that one introduced Sabine, who’s my favorite character to write. I loved If I Die, because some of those scenes I’d been planning for three full books, and so far it has the most shockers and spoilers of the entire series. But the truth is that I’ve loved writing them all.

For a reader who has never read the series, what would you say to get them to pick it up?….. a pitch for a reader if you will!

I’d say that as a paranormal YA, the Soul Screamers series will feel familiar to readers who are into the genre, but you won’t find any vampires, werewolves, witches, or anything else you’re probably expecting based on current genre fads.

Kaylee is a Banshee, what about that specific mythology drew your interest? Is there any other aspects of mythology that you enjoy.

The bean sidhe topic hadn’t been overdone in paranormals, so I knew there’d be plenty of fresh territory to cover. And yes, I love mythology. Mythology and Classical Epics were my favorite classes in college, and I feel like I could happily mine what I read there for inspiration for the rest of my life. The trick is coming up with a new twist.

Fall is just around the corner, what are you favorite fall traditions?

My husband and I decorate the yard for Halloween and we always do a Haunted Gingerbread house, which is a lot of fun.

What books do you have in your reading pile?

My TBR pile is huge. Literally, since I haven’t yet made the switch to ebooks, though I recently bought a Nook. Ashes, Abandon, and about a million books by friends, both in YA and adult.

If you could be any mythological creature/being, what would you be and why?

I think I’d be one of the Fates. But I suspect the power would go to my head.

Giveaway Number ONE!

Act fast because this giveaway is open for ONE DAY ONLY!!

You can win a two copies of IF I DIE! And one will be signed! One for you and one for a friend! (You’ll have to decide if you want to keep the signed copy for yourself of give it to your friend!) All you have to do is head over to the Soul Screamers Facebook page and answer the question there!

The winner will be notified by facebook message! Remember this contest will only run for 24 hours! Don’t wait!

(ETA: Sorry about the contest mix up this morning. I was not aware how the contest was going to be presented on the Facebook page. From the comments it looks like you just need to click “everyone” on the wall to be able to view to question. I apologize again for the mix up!)

Your chance to win a Nook Touch! US/Canada only. Runs until October 8th. Gather multiple entries:

• Follow Rachel Vincent on twitter +3
• “Like” Rachel Vincent on Facebook +3
• “Like” The Soul Screamers on Facebook +3
• Sign up for Rachel’s email subscription to get all the latest news from Rachel’s blog +3
• Promote the tour by adding the badge to your blog and link back to the tour page + 5

Add up your entries and fill out the form to be entered to win.

Want even more chances to win?!? Oh sure!

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Please note that this giveaway is sponsored by Kismet Book Touring. Giveaway guidelines and extra entires are an incentive as part of the blog tour. Prizes are not provided by The Story Siren.

Monday, September 19th – The Story Siren
Wednesday, September 21st – Chasing Words
Friday, September 23rd – The Page Turners

Monday, September 26th – The Elliot Review
Tuesday, September 27th Book Birthday – Mundie Mom’s
Wednesday, September 28th – Harlequin Blog
Friday, September 30th – IB Book Blogging

Monday, October 3rd – Electrifying Reviews
Wednesday, October 5th – A Cupcake and A Latte (YA Reads, Reviews and more)
Friday, October 7th- Teens Read and Write

Related posts:

1. My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent
2. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
3. If I Die by Rachel Vincent
4. My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent
5. My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent