D - Dylan Newton - Werewolves, Ghosts and Witches. Oh My!

To support my fellow authors from The Wild Rose Press I will be featuring one author for each letter of the alphabet.

Please help me to welcome the author for D . . . Dylan Newton!

1. What was the first book you contracted through The Wild Rose Press? Tell us about it.

My first book with TWRP was “Despite the Ghosts” in 2010, and features a psychic heroine who is attempting to solve a ghost’s mystery—a quest which lands her in the arms of the spirit’s brother who is a rich tycoon, hot as hell…and a complete skeptic. I like to quip that she’s endowed with psychic abilities, and he’s simply…endowed, lol!

2. Share your acceptance story for that first book.

It makes me feel old, but back then (2008), we submitted via snail mail with an actual query letter! I submitted to a few publishers and agents, and heard back from a few asking for partial manuscripts. The Wild Rose Press was one that asked for a full manuscript, which I sent to the editor. About six weeks later, I got the call offering me a contract for DESPITE THE GHOSTS. I remember my knees actually went weak when I got the offer and I had to sit down!

3. Tell us about your newest release.

Since my first book, I’ve written three others for TWRP:

ANY WITCH WAY features a graduate student with a devastating curse who encounters a Wiccan with a secret of his own. Together they battle an ancient evil, struggling to save their lives and their new-found love.

DESPITE THE FANGS is a paranormal romance that delivers the unexpected—a foul-mouthed, werewolf heroine with overactive follicles, a mysterious hero who’d do anything for his son, and a world that— for the time being— doesn’t know they exist.

PIPER’S PIPING is my newest release and it’s a holiday story with a paranormal twist! As her Irish honeymoon turns nightmarish, werewolf Aribella Lupari must choose between her man, or recusing the pack’s missing were-pups. Santa’s not the only mythical creature working overtime to save this Christmas!

4. What would we find in your heroine’s purse if we went snooping?

Ha! That would be an interesting snoop. Aribella is an Alpha werewolf, so you’d probably find Cheerios (her fav after-hunt snack), breath mints and pepper spray.

5. What is your heroine’s biggest weakness?

Aribella believes because she’s the werewolf leader, that means she shouldn’t need anybody’s help. Ever.

6. Is the hero a bad boy or a gentleman?

Mason is definitely a rebel and as a genetically-modified soldier, he’s been taught to be bad. But he knows how to treat a lady. Even if that lady is a werewolf!

7. What is the silliest thing you ever did while writing a story?

There’s a scene in “Despite the Fangs” where Aribella sticks out her tongue at Mason, the hero, and he catches it. He won’t let go of it, and she speaks around the impediment, so I had to hold my own tongue and see how the line would sound if someone were holding my tongue! (Here’s the line from the book—see if you can hold your tongue and hear what Aribella is asking Mason: “Weeyyyy babing?”)

8. Have you ever experienced something unusual that influenced a story?

The impetus for my first novel, “Despite the Ghosts” happened when my cat’s cold nose touched my toes, waking me up, but I thought it was a ghost. Then I wondered what would happen if it was real, and ghosts regularly poked me awake. Which led to why they’d want to poke me awake, which led to my heroine being a psychic who solved ghosts’ murder mysteries! J

9. Do you listen to music while you write?

I like to listen to heavy rock music when I write. Bands like Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack—all on my writing playlist.

10. The universe has flipped and now you’re in one of your books, which book is it and what kind of character are you?

That’s easy! I think it would be awesome to be an Alpha werewolf, and if I could be one of my heroines, I’d choose Aribella Lupari, my heroine in “Despite the Fangs” because she’s a world-class human tracker, she delivers amazing one-liners and she kicks ass and asks questions later. J

AUTHOR FAVORITES:

TV Show – “Scorpion”

Movie – “Gone with The Wind”

Book you’ve re-read – “The Stand,” by Stephen King.

Ice cream flavor – Pralines and Cream

Pizza topping – Mushrooms, onions and green peppers

Drink – Margarita on the rocks, no salt.

Outdoor activity – Running.

Hobby – Do writers have time for hobbies?? I’m jealous!

BIO:

Dylan Newton was born and raised in a small town in Upstate New York where the local library was her favorite hang-out. Despite earning a degree in English Literature, Dylan spent more than a decade sidetracked by an executive position in corporate America where she swears she contracted testosterone poisoning. After leaving, she dedicated herself to more estrogen-rich passions, like motherhood, writing romance novels and her never-ending quest for the perfect date night.

Dylan married her high-school sweetheart and they are busy living out their own happily ever after in sunny Florida with their two incredible daughters. 

Visit Dylan at www.DylanNewton.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DylanNewtonAuthor

Author Links:

Dylan’s Website / Dylan’s Blog / Pinterest

Facebook / Amazon / The Wild Rose Press

Thank you for being here today, Dylan!

Please leave Dylan a comment. :)