Bounty Huntress
Sleepy Hollow Hunter, #1
A Hotel Paranormal Story
by Sheri Queen
Date of Publication:
November 9th 2016
Publisher: Wilda
Press
Cover Artist: Kelley
York, X-Potion Designs
Genre: Paranormal
Romance
From The Book Junkie Reads . . . Bounty
Huntress (Sleepy Hollow Hunter, #1) . . .
Hotel
Paranormal has a lot of secrets or not so secret behind its doors. Supernatural
was the key to the hotel and it was filled with more than enough to keep the twist
coming and the pages turning. I feel for the girl that was shunned by both
sides of her people. But when the don’t want you do you want to claim them. She
gets the chance to make her life mean more but what price will she have to pay
to make that life something. She finds so much more than the bounty she has
been set to bring in.
I
found twist, turns, secrets, heat, and a pace that kept my pages turning. Janda
and Alex may have been the first to kick start this series, but there are many
others with a story to tell. Come get in on the beginning of the ride and see
where it takes you.
BLURB
Janda Gray’s a Lykoi—part werecat, part
wolf—shunned by both sides of her lineage.
She yearns for the day when she can escape
the disdainful glances and leave her home on the outskirts of Sleepy Hollow,
NY. When she lands a lucrative bounty hunter contract, she thinks her life is
finally turning around. All she has to do is lure her werecat target from the
safety of the Hotel Paranormal.
Then she meets a werepanther. Her life will
never be the same.
Alexander Holden, second-in-command of a
powerful werecat clan, is accused of murdering the woman he was to marry. He
must find the real killer to clear his name or spend the rest of his
supernaturally long life on the run.
Complications arise after Janda falls for the
man she’s supposed to be capturing.
Now she must decide if following her heart is
worth risking everything, including the love they’ve found in each other’s
embrace.
Love is about making sacrifices. Saving him
is all that matters.
Bounty Huntress is the introduction to the Sleepy Hollow
Hunter series, as well as a Hotel Paranormal story.
The Hotel Paranormal is THE place for supernatural beings
looking to get away from it all. Beings like werewolves, vampires, elves,
sprites, djinn and more check in from all over the world for business and for
pleasure—and sometimes for both.
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Half a block stood between me and my
future happiness, but it might as well have been a mile for all the good it
would do me. From the alley to the bar there was no cover, no shadows to absorb
my presence. I’d scoured the surrounding area for another entry point to no
avail. Barred windows and a padlocked backdoor thwarted me. I had one shot at
getting inside before anyone could stop me, and that meant waiting until the
barkeep kicked the last of his patrons out at closing time. While they were
busy getting on their bikes, I’d make a mad dash to the front door. I was
grateful the street was deserted at this hour, but it was almost too quiet. One
stupid move on my part could mean disaster.
I calculated the distance from where I
stood, hidden in the alley, to the bar’s entrance and figured I’d probably be
fast enough to make it as long as the wolves were so drunk they wouldn’t notice
me until it was too late. It was a long shot, but the only one I had. Wolves
were quick, even inebriated ones. Their metabolism burned off alcohol within
minutes of downing it, which meant my window of opportunity was about the size
of a mouse hole. In my Lykoi state I was faster than a wolf—I’d honed that
particular skill long ago with all the times I’d been chased—but I couldn’t go
Lykoi. Paws didn’t lend themselves to turning doorknobs, so I’d have to do this
the hard way. Nothing new there.
I leaned against the brick wall and
let the cool autumn air soothe my restless body. My calf muscles twitched, and
my stomach rumbled. It was tempting to give in to the urge to transform and run
through the woods I’d passed on the way into town. Maybe even hunt a bit of
rabbit. I let out a slow breath and resisted my primal desires.
I counted four bikes outside the bar.
Mutther’s might be a neutral, no-colors establishment, but I still had to get
past the owners of those bikes. Four big-ass obstacles between me and the
portal to the Hotel Paranormal. I knew portals existed in most major
cities—definitely in Manhattan—but, of course, my only way into the hotel would
be through a wolf biker bar. My luck ranged from bad to stinking bad. I was
long overdue for a bit of good luck, but I didn’t look for that to happen
tonight. My usual mode of blending into the background to avoid attracting
attention wasn’t going to work here. There were no crowds to lose myself in,
and the glaring neon sign covering three quarters of the bar’s facade was a
beacon spreading a swath of red across the sidewalk. Anyone wishing to enter
the bar would be doused in light. This had to be the hotel’s idea of a joke—or
a test.
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MY INTERVIEW WITH
SHERI QUEEN
How would you describe your style of writing
to someone that has never read your work?
I aim for a smooth, easy read that introduces
readers to characters who aren’t always what they seem. I strive to add layers
of emotion to the story so readers might connect with the storyline and/or
characters in Bounty Huntress.
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 ignore the household chores, but my
work area has to be relatively organized. Also, if my thoughts are going in too
many directions, I find it useful to have a show playing in the background
until I settle into the mood for the piece I’m writing. Two Netflix shows that
help me set the tone are Penny Dreadful with its dark overtones and Wynonna
Earp with its dry humor and conflicted characters. I also play music to help me
get into a writing zone.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do
you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do
you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character
during story creation?
All of the above. I begin with a basic
character sketch and a general outline of the character’s inner and outer
conflict. I do some people watching, but not a lot. If however, I come across
someone whose personality just grabs me, then I will pay closer attention to
that person and take mental notes of what drew me to the person. As far as
building upon the character during the writing process, I most definitely to
that. As I write, some characters may end up changing from what I originally
intended and that’s okay. It means I’m finding out more about the character and
how they fit in the story.
Have you found yourself bonding with any
particular character? If so which one(s)?
With Bounty Huntress I’d say there were
several characters that grew on me. Janda, the main protagonist, has issues
with self-esteem and has had a lonely upbringing. That makes me want to root
for her to find happiness. Another character, who wasn’t originally in the
outline for the story, is the vampire Sebastian. He evolved with the storyline,
and I love his character.
Do you have a character that you have been
working on that you can't wait to put to paper?
Sebastian and Mutther are both waiting
impatiently on the sidelines to have more of their story come to life in the
next novel. Bounty Huntress was a novella length due to the contract I agreed
upon with the authors in the Hotel Paranormal series. The next novel will be
longer, so I can dig deeper into the characters and the story.
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?
I’d say the one thing in me that I can’t
control is how I’m constantly seeing stories in simple things I
encounter—people, names that intrigue me, locations I visit, and things like
severe storms, trees falling, overgrown woods, and neglected buildings that
decay and crumble. I don’t write about everything that stirs that creative
energy, but I can’t stop visualizing the possibilities of the backstories.
Author Info
Sheri
Queen received her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She grew up in the Hudson Valley
region of New York—an area she loves to depict as a backdrop for her
stories—and enjoys traveling to new places where she is constantly discovering
inspirations for her writing. In particular, she loves visiting old graveyards.
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