What inspired you to
write this book?
One day, I was sitting in my living room reading one of my
Mercy Thompson books and I thought to myself, “I could do this.” Then I
proceeded to daydream a story about a woman much like myself (people always say
to write what you know) who learns she’s part of a magical world and has an
amazing yet terrifying adventure. The story I imagined was way too long for a
single book, so I decided it would have to be at least five. I sat down and
started writing that very day.
What can we expect
from you in the future?
Book 2 of The Magicsmith series, Courting Darkness, and Book
3, Faerie Forged, will be coming out back to back very soon.
Do you have any “side
stories” about the characters?
A couple, but I mostly have side stories about the world.
I’ve created short stories of the creation myths of various species, and I
wrote a story about a pair of sisters set during the time right after the fae
came out, before the Faerie Wars. I also plan to write a short story about a
demon-beset sorcerer and his paladin during the war. My intention is to
eventually have all these stories available to read and/or download from my
website.
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.
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