Catching Up with Sandy Williams

 

 

The Reading Cafe is happy to welcome back Sandy Williams. Sandy is is here today to discuss her new release, The Sharpest Blade, the final book in her Shadow Reader series. Our review of The Sharpest Blade is below this post. Sandy will also tell us what she has in store for us in 2014.

Let’s talk to Sandy.

 

 

 

TRC: Hi, Sandy.  Thank you for taking the time to visit us at The Reading Cafe, to discuss your upcoming new release “The Sharpest Blade”, as well as to give an update as to what you have upcoming in 2014.

TRC: You have just released the 3rd and final book in your Shadow Reader series.  For those who many not have read this series, would you please give us a brief description of the premise?

Sandy:  Sure! The Shadow Reader series follows the life of McKenzie Lewis, a human who not only has the ability to see the fae, but she can track them as well. This ability is crucial in the Realm, where fae can fissure (or teleport) from place to place. For ten years, McKenzie used this skill to track the king’s enemies, but in the first book, The Shadow Reader, she was abducted by rebels who were determined to overthrow that king. She’s basically a pawn in the war for control of the Realm, and at times, she resents this, and the way it interferes with her attempt to live a normal human life.

TRC: The Sharpest Blade will be released in a few days, would you please tell us about the book?

Sandy: The Sharpest Blade picks up a few weeks after the events in The Shattered Dark. McKenzie is back in our world and attempting to live a normal life, but she’s constantly thinking about what’s going on in the Realm, and she worries about Kyol and Aren. When she finally does make it back to the other world, she finds that things aren’t better than when she left. Lena might still hold the palace, but a new enemy is gathering strength. McKenzie is determined to help Lena track down this person and bring a real and true peace to the Realm, but the cost of that peace might be more than she can endure.

Links to order The Sharpest Blade:
Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / The Book Depository

TRC: How does it feel to have reached the end of this series, as it was your debut series?

Sandy: So many mixed feelings! I’m proud of this series, and I love McKenzie so much. I kind of feel like I’m losing a friend since I’m not currently planning any more books in this world. But I think the ending is satisfying, and I love how everything turns out. I hope readers love it, too!

TRC: I know, as I am one of them, but fans have been having a heated guessing game over who will win McKenzie……Kyol or Aren?  No spoilers here, but how do you feel about creating two heroes, who have developed their own teams?  One will be disappointed.  Though I am prepared for the worst……I am totally Team Aren.

Sandy:  Poor Kyol. He gets so little love.  But it’s awesome that readers love Kyol and Aren so much. I adore both men, and I want them both to be happy. But, of course, I want McKenzie to be happy, too, and the only way for that to happen is for her to settle down with one of them. 

TRC:  You write Urban Fantasy romance.  Do you have any desire to write in another genre?

Sandy:  I’m currently working on a science fiction romance, or as I like to call it, an urban fantasy romance set in space.  Everything I write is character driven fiction, and my stories will always have a strong romantic subplot. I’m a huge fan of space – spaceships and aliens and beautiful stars and supernovas. I think it’s an awesome setting and that the stories set in these high-tech, planet hopping societies can have all the elements that normal urban fantasy has. That’s why I’m excited about my current project. But sometime soon, I plan to return to urban fantasy. I have an idea brewing that I can’t wait to write.

TRC: Would you like to share with us what you are currently working on, and what you have in store for us in 2014?

Sandy:  Well, technically, The Sharpest Blade is a January 2014 release.  Unfortunately, I’m not contracted for any more books at this time, but I definitely plan to release something, whether that’s a short set in the Shadow Reader world or a fun side project. I’ll be sure to let you know!

TRC:  Oh please, Sandy, a novella with our favorites, whom we have come to love would be awesome.  🙂

TRC: Would you like to add anything else?

Sandy:  I just want to say thank you for having me here and for your support of The Shadow Reader novels. No one would have heard of McKenzie’s story if it wasn’t for bloggers and readers like you.

Also, for a limited time, my publisher is running a sale on the first Shadow Reader novel. The ebook is $1.99 from now until January 3rd, so if your readers haven’t had a chance to start this series, now is the perfect and most affordable time. 🙂

TRC:  Trust me, TRC members, this is a great chance to get the book that starts this fabulous series at a reduced price.

Links to order The Shadow Reader: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo

TRC:  Thank you, Sandy for giving us an update on The Sharpest Blade, as well as what we can look forward to in the future.  It was a pleasure talking with you again.  We wish you good luck with The Sharpest Blade, and we hope to catch up with you again in 2014

If you would like to learn more about Sandy, you can visit her at the following links.
Website: http://sandy-williams.com/
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Sandy has graciously offered to give one member of The Reading Café a chance to win a copy of their choice of one book from her Shadow Reader series: The Shadow Reader, The Shattered Dark or The Sharpest Blade.

1.  You must be a member at The Reading Cafe. If you are not a member, please register using the Log-In at the top of the page, or by using one of our social log-ins.

2.  If you are using a social log-in e.g. Twitter, please leave your email address along with your comment.

3.  Giveaway open Internationally

4.  Contest runs from December 26 – December 30, 2013.