Demon Hunting with a
Dixie Deb
Demon Hunting, #4
by Lexi
George
Date of Publication: May 24th
2016
Publisher: Kensington
Cover Artist: Lyrical Press
Genre: Paranormal Romance
From The Book Junkie Reads . . . Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb (Demon Hunting, #4) . . .
So many out loud laughs. Hilarious. Fun. I must absolutely get the rest of this series. I had a great time reading this one.
Demon hunting I find to be fun and filled with adventure. This one had extras. Lots of laughs. I mean burst out loud laughs. Sassy and Grim. You should know what you getting into when the heroines name is Sassy and she is from the south. What should not be expected was the sexy, golden perfection of Grim. With a name like that I certainly got more than I was expecting.
I have only read one of these book in the series five years ago. I am not going to let that interfere with me starting all over again.
Demon hunting I find to be fun and filled with adventure. This one had extras. Lots of laughs. I mean burst out loud laughs. Sassy and Grim. You should know what you getting into when the heroines name is Sassy and she is from the south. What should not be expected was the sexy, golden perfection of Grim. With a name like that I certainly got more than I was expecting.
I have only read one of these book in the series five years ago. I am not going to let that interfere with me starting all over again.
**This ARC was provided
via Bewitching Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.**
Demon Hunting series:
Demon Hunting in Dixie - Demon Hunting, #1
So I Married a Demon Slayer - Demon Hunting, #1.5
Demon Hunting in the Deep South - Demon Hunting, #2
Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar - Demon Hunting, #3
Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb - Demon Hunting, #4
BLURB
Deep
South legends. Deep fried curses. Deep dish revenge . . .
This Debutante Is Having A Ball!
Way down south in the land of cotton,
one belle's plans are soon forgotten--when Sassy Peterson drives her Maserati
off the road to avoid a deer and lands smack-dab in the proverbial creek
without a paddle. The Alabama heiress should have known something weird was
going on when she saw the deer's ginormous fangs. Hello, Predator Bambi!
But nothing can prepare her for the leather-clad,
muscle-bound, golden-eyed sex god who rescues her. Who wears leather in May?
That's just the first of many questions Sassy has when her savior reveals he's
a demon hunter named Grim. Also: Why would a troop of fairies want to give her
magical powers and rainbow hair? Why would a style-challenged beast called the
Howling Hag want to hunt her down?
Most importantly, what's a nice
debutante like Sassy doing in a place like this anyway? Besides feeling Grim .
. .
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How
would you describe your style of writing to someone that has never read your
book?
I write Southern-fried paranormal romance about
hunky, immortal demon hunters who come to Alabama in pursuit of rogue demons
and fall in love for the first time. My writing is fast-paced and full of zany
antics and Southern charm. The demon hunter books are a combination of Charlaine
Harris’s True Blood and Fanny Flagg’s
Fried Green Tomatoes, except with
demon hunters, not vampires.
What
mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in
general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)?
I try to write every day, although sometimes life
intervenes. I am a linear writer, meaning I start at the beginning and push
through until the end, and I tweak and edit as I go. Sometimes, a chapter gets
edited six or seven times before I’m satisfied with it. When I sit down to
write, I always go back and read the previous chapter, changing things here and
there. It’s a slow, laborious process, but when I’m done with the book, I’m
done! And I run a fan for white noise
when I write, because I am easily distracted. I have to have a thesaurus
nearby, and I consult Mr. Google on everything from the mating habits of
catfish to fashion. Love me some Mr. Google!
Do
you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each
character all the way through the page? Do you people watch to help with
development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?
Honestly, I just make stuff up. When I start a new
work, I figure out the hero and heroine, christen them with names, and decide
on a hook. In Demon Hunting with a Dixie
Deb, the “hook” is that it’s a fish-out-of-water story. Sassy is a
privileged, pampered rich girl who comes to town to sell some family property,
and ends up running a timber mill. Think Elle Wood from Legally Blonde running a timber mill, and you get the general idea.
I start writing and get to know my characters as the story unfolds. Starting a
new book is like being the new kid in school: you don’t know anyone. It
generally takes me a hundred pages or so to get acquainted with my characters,
their likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, backstories and hang ups.
It’s a layering process that takes time. I know I’m on the right track when
they start talking to me, carrying on conversations in my head! Writers are nuts like that.
Have
you found yourself bonding with any particular character? If so, which one(s)?
I like all my characters. Of my heroines, Evie was
the hardest for me to get to know, because she was so shy and timid, and that’s
not me. Beck, the heroine in Demon
Hunting in a Dive Bar, is brave and kickass, and I enjoyed writing her.
Meredith, the bitchy ghost who floats in and out of my books, is a hoot,
because she is so horrible, and she says things my Southern Lady-tude won’t
allow. Addy, the heroine in Demon Hunting
in Dixie, is a smartass, and I love that about her. Sassy, the heroine in Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb, is a
pleaser and an optimist on crack. I love her buoyant, resilience.
Evan . . .
Evan started out as a bad guy, but I’ve fallen in love with him. He’s
not always nice, and he’s selfish, but he’s been dealt a bad hand. Raised by
demons, tortured and abused, he’s a dark little cookie, but I love him.
Do
you have a character that you’ve been working on that you can’t wait to put to
paper?
I have a novella idea that’s been twirling around
in my mind that features a Regency vampire in modern times. I’m a Georgette
Heyer junkie, so I can’t wait to write that one!
Have
you ever felt that there was something inside of you that you couldn’t control?
If so what? If no, what spurs you to reach for the unexperienced?
In the movie Arthur,
the character Linda says, “When I was a little girl I used to think that the
moon was following me.” That quote has always resonated with me, because I have
felt that way all my life, a twittery feeling that something magical and
unexpected, something inexplicable and wonderful lies around the next bend. I
believe in possibilities, in kismet, in whimsy and magic. There is more to the
world than we can see with these two eyes. More unexplained than explained.
That feeling—the feeling of the unexpected, the unimagined— gives me
butterflies. Guess that’s why I write paranormal!
“Sugar,” Sassy
murmured. She laid her head on Grim’s shoulder. “Fairies.”
With a drowsy sigh,
she relaxed against him and went to sleep.
Grim stilled. A surge
of lust hit him, hard and fierce. Sassy smelled delightful, a dizzying
combination of summer roses and female. Curling tendrils of her hair lifted to
caress his jaw, like flowers reaching for the sun.
I am her sword and
shield. The vow rose unbidden in his mind. Here and now I vow to protect her,
from anyone or anything that threatens her.
An admirable
sentiment, I am sure, the Provider said, but hardly necessary. She leaves tomorrow,
and you return to the hunt. That is good, is it not?
Yes, of course.
Then why the hollow
ache in his chest?
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Author
Info
Lexi George writes snarky,
Southern-fried paranormal romance for Kensington. Her debut novel, Demon
Hunting in Dixie, was released in 2011, and a novella and two more demon hunter
books followed. Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar, the third book in the series, was
nominated for a RITA in 2014. The fourth book, Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb,
is due to be released May 24, 2016. Lexi enjoys reading and writing romance,
but her first love is fantasy. A Meddle of Wizards is the story of Raine
Stewart, a sheltered, sickly young woman who comes into her own when she’s
transported to a magical world, discovers her burgeoning powers as an adept,
and faces the evil wizard who killed her parents. Lexi’s day job as an
appellate attorney requires reading transcripts filled with murder, mayhem, and
worse. Perhaps this is why she enjoys stories filled with humor, action,
adventure, and magical creatures. She has a violent aversion to sad movies,
having been scarred by Old Yeller at the age of nine. She drinks tea, not
coffee, and has never seen The Exorcist, because she is a world-class chicken.
She is the third of four children, with all the attendant neuroses.
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