RELEASE MONTH!

Here at Casa McMaster we have not one but two new releases for the month of May! We're kickstarting two new series', with Shadowbound being the first book in the Dark Arts Series – picture a Victorian paranormal romance, with occult societies, sorcery, demons, and a dangerous deal between two enemies – and Nobody's Hero is the first book in the Burned Lands trilogy. Both of these worlds and stories have been in my head a long time before Kiss of Steel was even a twinkle in my eye, and I've finally had a chance to get them up and running.

Shadowbound is available now at e-retailers. Order via the books page. Print copies should be available in the next couple of weeks. I'm just waiting on the formatting and then the print cover to go through.

Also available is the pre-order for Nobody's Hero, at e-tailers like iBooks, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. Amazon is not available for pre-order, as the time span is too short.

FAQ FOR NOBODY'S HERO

So your last series, London Steampunk, was Victorian-alternate-era steampunky good times. Is Nobody's Hero anything like that?

Short answer: no.

This is as far as you can get from London Steampunk, although there are a few similarities, like smoking hot sex scenes, crazy intense action, and a bad boy hero who just might be mostly monster himself. Plus the ladies like to kick some serious ass.

Picture a world where a meteor struck, and the skies darkened, and the only people and animals who survived were those who endured life in underground bunkers for five years. Then fast-forward 97 years. Most people are above ground now, but life has changed. It's every man – or woman – for themselves. No laws beyond what you make yourself, and the only way to survive is to band together against the monsters of the world, be they human, or… otherwise.

In no particular order, it's all about kidnapped heroines who refuse to stay kidnapped. Reiver gangs. Smexy times. Past betrayals. Some tears. More smexy times. Deadheads. Dynamite. Chases. Escapes. Revenge. Redemption. Stuff like that…

Tell us more about this bad boy hero…

Luc Wade began the story as the villain in my mind. One chapter in, and he was like, “Nope, I'm totally the hero in this one.” We fought it out, but Riley (the heroine) decided she was all on board with his plans. He looks a little like this.

And a kick-ass heroine. That sounds like fun.

Kick-ass. Literally. A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do, and in a world where your survival depends upon your shooting skills… well… Let's just say there is definitely a lot of push-pull between Riley and Wade, when he kidnaps her.

So how do you get a romance between two characters like this?

He had her at ‘Princess.'

Just kidding. That nickname only made her want to kill him even more. No, it might have something to do with that kiss, in the dark…

So, if Wade wasn't supposed to be the hero, then who was?

That would be Adam McClain, Wade's onetime best friend and betrayer, wannabe world-saver, and a man hiding his own dark secrets. There might be a little bit of a bromance in here, if they decide not to kill each other first.

Hmm, that looks like a wolf on the cover… So is this a shifter story?

Define shifter. If you're talking about wolf packs and alphas and betas… then no. If you're talking about men who are forced to deal with the monster within… then yes.

Favourite quotes?

“Kidnapping you was the worst mistake I ever made.”

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Don't forget that The Many Lives of Hadley Monroe is also available! This short story was included in the Mammoth Book of Southern Gothic Romance two years ago, but is now available as a novella! (Plus the cover is gorgeous).

Happy reading! xx