My name is Desiree, and I’m a genie.

When wishes are made, I’m the one who grants them. Most turn out fine. A few don’t. That’s not my fault. I always warn them to be careful what they wish for.

Granting wish after wish while never receiving my own has worn me down. I admit it, I’m jealous. Without realizing it, I started taking my bitterness out on my charges. I sent them on wish-journeys that twisted into darkness before ending in light. Then came Mandy’s wish followed quickly by Crissy’s. That’s when my life changed, too.

 

Sticks and Stones

Everyone has a dark side. Mandy’s just moved in with her.

Break My Bones

Everyone makes mistakes. Crissy’s just might kill her.

Never Hurt Me

Everyone has a wish. Desiree’s just got real.

 

 

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What is your favorite thing about being a writer?
I can escape.   You enter another world with characters who are friends and that you know better than you do some in the real world.  You go on adventures with them and do things that you can only dream about.  And when you’ve finished your story and it’s put on sale, there is nothing like those reviews from people telling you how much they enjoyed it and can’t wait for the next. 

What genre(s) do you write?
I started off writing Paranormal Romance, but I’ve moved to a few other genres.  I have a love story, a Christmas trilogy as well as paranormal stories.  I don’t think it helps to be put into one type of category, as an author you have to be versatile and write about many topics.  I’m currently co-writing an erotica novel for example – far removed from my normal work.

What was the hardest part of writing your book?
Finding the time is the hardest.  I work full time.  I have a home to look after, family to visit, which means I have to write late at night.  The research is also very time consuming.  My vampire books are part of a trilogy and I am writing the last part now.  The second book had to incorporate 300 years of mortal and immortal life so I had to get timelines right and also any historical things that were happening at that time.  This last book is about the crusades, I have to get everything right, the dates, the leaders, the areas of battle, the armour, everything.  And after all of that – it’s those edits! 

Are you a plotter or a pantser?
Oh I am most definitely a plotter.   I have to know where my characters are going well before I write a word.   When I have an idea for a story, I usually have the way I want it to start and also the ending.   Depending on the story I may already have the underlying message or theme of the entire story.  I write a catch line on several sheets of paper.  Maybe up to thirty pages at a time with what is happening at that moment.  It’s like a jigsaw puzzle, putting the pieces together and then writing what happens around that point.  I can’t just write a story in order, I tend to write it in bits from different times and hope that by the time I have written the piece before it, it makes some sort of sense…

What do you hope readers take with them after reading one of your stories?
I hope they take some enjoyment from the stories.  I hope they’ve managed to escape for a few hours and that they connected with my characters and love them as much as I do. 

Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
My last novel Ordinary Wins is about never giving up, never feeling your day has passed.  I want women who get to a certain age to realize that it’s not a world run my young people, it’s not run by beauty and that they can win.  You can often get to a point in your life where you give up, you feel you just can’t compete with what’s out there.  But you can…

How long have you been a writer? 
I used to write stories in school.   They would just come into my head and I’d write.  My teachers were always limiting me to ten pages per essay – I could fill notebooks!   When I left school I started to write short stories for magazines, you’ve all seen the types, they are usually two pages long, sometimes shorter.  It was a nice bit of money to earn while I was at college.   After that I stopped for a few years, but there was always a story trying to get out.  It took a while but as soon as I sat down and put pen to paper, it all came flooding back.  I guess it’s always with you, just as you get older, the nagging voices in your head start getting louder.

Are any of your characters based on real people or events?
Ha!  I was asked that about Ordinary Wins, the answer is – maybe.  Read it and see if you agree?  I couldn’t possibly comment.

Judgement of Souls was written around a nightclub that I used to go to.  The people in the story resemble real people and the club is described as the real club.  So in that circumstance, yes it is based on real people…

What’s something fans would find fascinating about you?
I’ve worked on some great television programmes!   Torchwood, Doctor Who as well as some well known British documentaries and music programmes.

Where are you from?
I live in Cardiff, Wales, home to castles, mountains, rugby, Doctor Who and Torchwood, with my partner and three little mad dogs and I work for a well-known TV broadcasting company. I love living in Cardiff because, for all its modernisation, there are still remnants of an old Victorian city. I love writing and will always base my stories in Cardiff because it has such character.  When I can, I go out to the coast and take photographs, we have a lovely castle in the city centre and a fairytale one just on the outskirts, so when I feel I can’t write anything, I take a ramble to those locations and it clears my head. 

How do you come up with the titles?
Judgement of Souls is mentioned in a song (The Sacrament) by a band called HiM.  

My church is not of silver and gold,
It's glory lies beyond judgement of souls
The commandments are of consolation and warmth

I loved that line when I heard it.  It fitted the story so well as it’s about a lost book, a book that contains the souls of those kindred.

I try to think about what the novel is about and come up with a few alternative titles, as the story progresses, the titles become more relevant and eventually one becomes the winner.   Ordinary Wins was titled that way because just for once, I wanted to win and I would think of myself as ordinary.   If you read that story, you’ll know what I mean.

Here are some questions just for fun. Answer as many as you would like.

What is your favorite vacation spot?
I have so many.  But if I’m honest there’s an island just off the UK called Jersey (Channel Islands).  It’s small but I know every inch of it.  I can breathe when I’m there, I can think, some of it is quite wild but it’s so beautiful.  I intend to go back there before this year is out too.

What kind of kid were you in school? Which social path did you take?
I had lots of friends, but I always did as I was told, I wasn’t a rebel.  I liked certain parts of school, especially lunchtimes, there was always something to do.  I was a reporter for the school magazine and worked my way up to editor.   I looked out for some of the younger kids, especially if they were loners, nothing worse than being a kid who thinks they don’t fit in. 

Which food could you not live without?
Oh I love my food!   I am such a carnivore, so I suppose it would be chicken and pasta.  But I love fish too!   And potatoes.   And rice!    And chocolate!   Is chocolate food?   And coffee!   Chocolate and coffee – they are beans right?  So a food source!

Do you have any pets?
I have three Yorkshire terriers.   They have ruined my home, have more toys than the average child and they have cost me a fortune in upkeep…  and they are my world.

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you travel?
I’m conflicted here because my two top destinations change weekly.  Same two places, just the order.  Los Angeles and Santorini. 

Do you have siblings? What was it like growing up with them?
I have a sister.   My father died when we were quite young so it’s always just been Mum, sister and me.   It was lonely growing up, our family stayed very distant from us and pretty much only came to see us when they wanted something.   We looked out for each other and nothing has changed much in that respect.

What was your first car?
A Volkswagen Golf..  it leaked oil.   I used to carry a bottle of oil and a tray with me to work.  I’d park up and place the tray under the car and catch the oil that leaked and then poured it back into the car to go home.  

Do you have a favorite beverage that you drink when you write?
I drink black coffee.   Lately I’ve been using a brand called Black Fuel.  It’s an American company so I only take small cups with me while I write.  Not that it’s expensive – just the shipping costs.  That’s a total rip off by the postal companies.

Have you ever felt as though you were born in the wrong era? If so what era did you belong in?
No I love this era!  We have everything and life is so much easier.  I dare anyone to say how tough it is when we get welfare to buy food, we get housing so we’re not out in the streets.  Yes it is tough for a lot of families, but go back 100 years and see who had it tougher? 

What genre of books do you enjoy reading? Do you have a favorite author?
I’m a paranormal and horror fan.    I read a lot of Anne Rice and Stephen King. 

I can’t read mushy romantic stories, love isn’t hearts and flowers.

Please tell us 5 miscellaneous facts about yourself.

1. I had a famous auntie in Spain.  She was the countries first female radio personality.
2. I’ve been in the Spanish version of Hello magazine.
3. I got advice from an Oscar winner about a movie contract I was thinking of signing.
4. My vampire books have been optioned for a future movie.
5. I was John Barrowman’s PA on Torchwood series 1 and he still rang me to help him with things on series 2 when I wasn’t working on it anymore.

Please share with us your future projects and upcoming releases.
I am co-writing a new story.  It’s an erotic comedy centered on two Welsh girls that go on holiday and meet two jewel thieves…

I am also writing the last of the vampire trilogy.

I have two scripts on the go.  I am co-writer with a TV and Movie script that have been submitted to a major TV company.

Where can readers find you?

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Lorelei Buckley grew up in Chicago and spent most of her childhood in libraries or at the shores of Lake Michigan breaking bread with wildlife. In fifth grade she won a poetry contest and from that moment on she knew she wanted to be a writer.

One night out of curiosity, she visited a writer's workshop near Dallas and instantly resonated with the idea of entertaining through stories.

Lorelei Buckley prefers writing paranormal romance novels, but she's penned works in almost every genre. Currently, she's a full-time writer living in Texas with her husband and a menagerie of rescue animals.

What is your favorite thing about being a writer? Writing allows me to play make believe on paper. I build towns and families, play cupid and kill bad guys. I especially like breathing life into my imagined characters. Seeing them take shape is exciting.

What genre(s) do you write? Paranormal, Mystery, Romance. Everyday people with extrasensory abilities, solving murder mysteries, and falling in love. Basically, ghost stories for grown-ups.

What was the hardest part of writing your book? Depends on which new release we’re discussing. Lighthouse started as a group project for a box set with a random text theme. For whatever reason, I drew a blank. I ended up calling a psychic and he planted the seeds for the overall concept. Medium Crossing, due out soon, was complicated. It’s intricately woven and different than anything I’d ever written. Piecing the puzzle together required a storyboard, a thick notebook, and comfortable pacing shoes.

Why do you think people should choose your books over another author? I’d reword this and simply ask readers to add my books to their reading list, because what I hear most often from readers, reviewers, and editors regarding my stories is they’re unique, sensual, and full of surprising twists. If this is true, sounds like good reading to me.

What do you hope readers take with them after reading one of your stories? I’m kind of a genre-bender, so I hope my perspectives are conduits for readers to discover more of what the paranormal genre encompasses. I love when one of my books turns a paranormal-avoider into a paranormal fan.

What’s something fans would find fascinating about you? Many moons ago, I used to be a showgirl. I did a lot of traveling and experienced amazing adventures. I’m not minimizing my awesome seventeen year marriage, but honestly, I’ve got some great memories from my years in entertainment.

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?

Where are you from? Sweet, home, Chicago! I miss Lou Malnati’s Pizza, the stunning architecture, beautiful Lake Michigan, shopping, and the incredible museums. I’m homesick at least twice a week. But then I recall the bitter Chi-Town winters and I’m glad to be in Texas.

When not writing, how do you relax? Lately I have two speeds, go and sleep. On the rare occasions when I’m able to just unwind, I enjoy reading or curling up on the couch with my husband, a dog and a cat, and watching a movie.

Here are some questions just for fun. 

What is your favorite vacation spot? The Florida Keys and the Virgin Islands. I’ve spent several years in both places and dream of retiring in either location.

Which food could you not live without? I don’t think chocolate is considered a food, so, pasta.

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you travel? Closer to home, the Florida Keys. Farther away, Australia.

Please tell us 5 miscellaneous facts about yourself. 1) Sometimes for inspiration, I’ll stay overnight in a haunted hotel. 2) Every October I take an evening to myself, pour a glass of wine, and watch Bram Stoker’s Dracula. 3) My favorite color is purple. 4) I have a menagerie of rescue animals. 5) I’m a Ronda Rousey fan.

Please share with us your future projects and upcoming releases. Medium Crossing is due out soon, and I received a very nice note from the editor about it. Hopefully, readers will have similar opinions. Currently, I have two works in progress, Blue Moon is the second book in the Midnight Road series, and Second Strike is the sequel to Direct Strike, my novel with Kensington.

Where can readers find you?
Website: www.loreleibuckley.com / Blog: At Play in the Field of Unrest - www.author.loreleibuckley.com / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lorelei.buckley

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lorelei_Buckley

EXCERPT:

“Look, I’ve been thinking.” She paused to mentally formulate words. “I held on to Roland because I wanted to believe in undying love. But I realize now what I wanted was perfection, which meant, a functional marriage. I’ve always craved something meaningful. I tried to create something more than ‘How was your day’? I was willing to pretend until it became real. Fake it ‘til you make it.’ Then he died.”

Traces of burning cedar surfed the breeze. Probably frayed smoke from a neighbor’s chimney.

She continued. “I’m not sure if my severe depression was a symptom of his death or because the universe pulled back the rose-colored curtain and exposed our phony relationship. Either way, falling apart was the most liberating thing I’ve ever done. Once in a while we all need to self-examine. Our marriage wasn’t what I portrayed it to be. Crap. I’m a terrible person.”

He squeezed her hand. “I heard you say two things. A soul-crushing admission you’re not perfect.”

Drew playfully bumped his shoulder with hers.

“And a true confession implying you weren’t madly in love with your husband. I’m okay with each.”

“Now we’re both terrible people.”

“Selfish, maybe, but not terrible.”

Wrong, she thought. She’d considered herself a recovering over-criticizer, Roland fit in the selfish category. Dominic was the good guy. If this was a story, he’d be the hero.