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H.P. Mallory-Interview with the author

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H.P. Mallory-Interview with the author

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Adventures of H.P. Mallory

Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Author

I started my writing career as a self-published author and was lucky enough to hit both the Amazon and the Barnes and Noble bestseller’s lists with my two series, the Jolie Wilkins series and the Dulcie O’Neil series. Most recently I hit the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists!

I signed with Random House (Bantam imprint) to write three books in the Jolie Wilkins series (Witchful Thinking, The Witch is Back and Something Witchy This Way Comes). Now I love the fact that I’m both a traditionally published author as well as a self-published one (with my Dulcie O’Neil series).

I’m a huge fan of anything paranormal and I always have been. I get super excited whenever they have those Twilight Zone Marathon days and anything ghost or vampire related will always attract my attention.

My interests are varied but aside from writing, I’m most excited about traveling. I’m extremely fortunate to have been able to live in England and Scotland, both places really having a profound effect on my books.

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Let’s Get Started!!

TRC: Hi H.P. and welcome to The Reading Café. Congratulations on the release of your novels.

TRC: What does the H.P. stand for in your name? 😉

HP: LOL This is one I can’t answer! But the initials stand for my first and middle names…

TRC: Many authors develop an interest in writing at an early age. What first sparked you interest in writing?

HP: For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a writer. When I was 12, I used to write romances with my best friend, then in high school I took creative writing and then majored in English in college. It’s always been in my blood!

TRC: What difficulties and challenges have you faced as a writer?

HP: Many in the early days. About 6 years ago, I decided to try to get Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble published and was lucky enough to land an agent pretty quickly. Once she sent out the book to the publishers, though, no one was interested. After no interest, I ended up sitting on Fire Burn and the first book in my Dulcie series, To Kill A Warlock, for about five years.

Then I read about self publishing and decided to give it a shot. That was two years ago and since then, I’ve reached the kindle, nook, USA Today and most recently New York Times bestseller lists. It’s been a wonderful two years and I can’t really say I’ve found a lot of challenges along the way.

 

TRC: Would you please tell us about the premise of your JOLIE WILKINS series? How did you come up with the idea?

HP: Sure, Jolie is a psychic living a lonely life when one day an incredibly handsome warlock, Rand Balfour, walks into her life and changes it forever.
She learns she’s a witch with incredible powers and eventually becomes Queen of the Underworld. Along the way she also meets the debonaire vampire,
Sinjin Sinclair, and finds herself in the center of a love triangle!

 

TRC: SOMETHING WITCHY THIS WAY COMES is your latest release in the series. Would you please tell us something about the premise?

HP: Something Witchy is actually the last book in the Jolie series. I’ll be coming out with a spinoff series revolving around one of the characters in the Jolie series soon but Something Witchy answers many of the questions people had about the first 4 books in the series while still leaving open some other questions (themes which will be resumed in the spinoff series).

 

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TRC: This particular storyline reveals plenty of information that has only been hinted at, and yet reveals many things that still must be answered. How many books do you have planned for the series?

HP: See above.

TRC: You bio states that your experiences living in England and Scotland have a great influence on both of your series. How much research (logistics,
background etc) is involved in the writing of these series?

HP: It’s not so much research, really, as it is just writing about places I’ve either lived in or visited. Since I lived in both areas, I was able to pull many of my experiences into my books and give them a bit more depth since I experienced them firsthand. My next series will take place in Edinburgh, Scotland–a place which I became very familiar with since I lived there for a year. Britain certainly has a place in my heart!

TRC: If you could virtually cast the players in the Jolie Wilkins series, which models or actors would best represent the major characters in the series?

HP: It’s funny but I don’t really have a set cast in my head. The only person I can clearly cast would be Henry Cavill as either Sinjin or Rand…just love Henry!

TRC: Have you considered a spin-off series for Sinjin Sinclair?

HP: I have considered a spin off series but keeping my lips zipped at this point! LOL

 

TRC: WUTHERING FRIGHTS is the April 2012 release in your Dulcie ONeil series. Would you please tell us something about the premise?

HP: Wuthering Frights is the story about what happens to Dulcie when she sells her soul to the proverbial devil (her father) and the fallout of said event.

 

 

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TRC: Do you have a favorite series or character (of your own) that tugs at your heart and why?

HP: I love them both, really. Both series are very different and it’s those differences that make them both so much fun to write.

TRC: Have you ever considered writing a YA series?

HP: I have but I always fall short because I’m more interested in adult themes and storylines…

TRC: Many authors bounce ideas between friends, family and other authors. With whom do you bounce ideas?

HP: I don’t really. I come up with an idea and if I like it enough, I just move forward with it. The way I’ve always approached my books is to write about things that I would want to read about. I started writing the stories that I would want to read and since that proved to be a pretty healthy approach, I haven’t changed it! LOL

TRC: MALICE IN WONDERLAND is the latest release in the Dulcie O’Neil series. Would you please tell us about the premise?

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HP: Sure! Malice picks up where the fourth book in the series, Wuthering Frights, leaves off. I think the synopsis of the book answers this question best: A broken relationship, tarnished with lies and deceit, a father who wants her dead, and a shocking surprise that could rock the very foundation of everything she believes in…

Fairy and law enforcement agent, Dulcie O’Neil, has to face the fact that her father, the Head of the Netherworld, is also Public Enemy Number One. In joining a group of rebels who would see her father dethroned, Dulcie will realize just what it means to go against her own blood. Throw in her tattered relationship with Knight Vander and the shock of a lifetime and Dulcie’s life just went from bad to worse.

TRC: Is the play on words with the title have any significance to the storyline?

HP: Not really. With all my titles, I host contests and allow my readers to come up with titles. Then I pick my favorite 10 and have everyone vote on them. This one won!

TRC: On what are you currently working?

HP: I’m currently working on the fifth book in the Dulcie series, Malice in Wonderland, and then I’m going to return to the first book in the Lily Harper series, the title of which I haven’t decided yet!

TRC: Would you like to add anything else?

HP: I’d like to just thank all my readers for their support! I never would have made it this far without them!

 

LIGHTNING ROUND

Favorite Food
Mexican

Favorite Dessert
Cobbler

Favorite TV Show
The Office

Favorite Movie
Big Lebowski

Last Movie you Saw
ParaNorman

Dark or Milk Chocolate
Dark

Do you have any pets?
Yep, a cat

Last Vacation destination
LOL I thought this read: Last vaccination…Tetanus!
Kauai, Hawaii

TRC: 😉

TRC: Thank you H.P. for taking the time to answer our questions. It is always a
pleasure to meet the person behind the author. We wish you all the best
with your upcoming storylines.

HP: Thank you very much for inviting me!

JOLIE WILKINS series
1. Fire Burn Cauldron Bubble
2. Toil and Trouble
3. Be Witched
4. Witchful Thinking
5. The Witch is Back
6. Something Witchy This Way Comes

 

ORDER LINK:   Barnes and Noble is offering the first two books of the JOLIE WILKINS series and the first 3 book of the DULCIE O’NEIL series in a 5 pack for $8.99=> all 5 books for one low price

BOOKS 1 & 2 in the Jolie Wilkins series are available in a 3 pack for one special price:
Amazon / Barnes and Noble /


DULCIE O’NEIL series
1. To Kill a Warlock
2. A Tale of Two Goblins
3. Great Hexpectations
4. Wuthering Freights
5. Malice in Wonderland

 

Books 1, 2 & 3 are available in a 3 pack offer for a special price:
Amazon / Barnes and Noble

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Something Witchy This Way Comes by H.P. Mallory – a review

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SOMETHING WITCHY THIS WAYS COME (Jolie Wilkins #5 ) by HP Mallory

SOMETHING WITCHY THIS WAYS COMES (Jolie Wilkins #5 ) by HP Mallory

SOMETHING WITCHY THIS WAY COMES is the 5th and final novel (September 25, 2012 release) in H.P. Mallory’s Jolie Wilkins series.  Jolie is a 30 year old woman, believed to be a witch with the ability to re-animate the dead, who is now Queen of the Underworld.  The Underworld consists of the supernatural powers such as vampires, werewolves, fae and witches.  The Underworld is at war with the faction of supernatural society known as Lurkers.  Lurkers are a magically gifted segment of ½ human ½ vampire hybrids.  But what the Underworld did not know, is that the Lurkers, as the Underworld called them, were more than just a hybrid species of human and vampire-much more.

Jolie along with her bond-mate Rand Balfour had taken up her position as Queen of the Underworld.  As ruler, she led a council of supernatural leaders and it was their role to act whenever a supernatural broke their laws. Jolie was troubled as her council had advised that Sinjin Sinclair, her current guardian and protector, had broken the law and punishment had to be enforced. But Jolie’s feelings for Sinjin are mixed- part of her loved Sinjin and these feelings were interfering with her ability to sentence her friend.

Bella Sawyer is a witch who was first introduced in book one-Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble when she positioned herself to become Queen of the Underworld. Currently Bella was imprisoned on Rand’s estate for sins and crimes against their current Queen. Bella’s role in Something Witchy This Way Comes is small but powerful.

Lurkers are the ‘bad guys’-half human/half vampire and the nemesis of the supernatural world and Jolie would experience life as a Lurker first hand.  Jolie’s time in the Lurker world would reveal many secrets and right the misconceptions she once believed. But the Lurkers are looking for their Queen as well and only one woman to fill that position.  And meeting another ‘Lurker’ at the compound with similar powers would open up thoughts of betrayal and mistrust at the hands of some of the people she had considered close friends and allies.

SOMETHING WITCHY THIS WAY COMES is a revealing and final instalment in H.P Mallory’s Jolie Wilkins series. Jolie’s true origins, heritage and family lineage are revealed as well as a couple of surprising bits of information. Rand and Jolie’s relationship is closer now that they are bond-mates but Sinjin’s love for Jolie is an ever-present proverbial elephant in the room.  H.P. does a wonderful job marrying her characters together and as a reader, I appreciate the fact that she references much of the series previous premises that allow for a smooth flow of information. The blending of information keeps the reader current with what has happened in the previous book.  Something Witchy This Way Comes is an excellent storyline that answers and confirms many of our suspicions and concerns but also leaves many unanswered questions. I smell a spin-off for Sinjin.

READING ORDER
1. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
2. Toil and Trouble
3. Be Witched (Novella)
4. Witchful Thinking
5. The Witch is Back
6. Something Witchy This Way Comes

LINKS TO ORDER: Amazon / Barnes and Noble / The Book Depository / KOBO

Copy supplied by Netgalley.

Reviewed by Sandy

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Be Witched (Novella) by H.P. Mallory-a review

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BE WITCHED (Jolie Wilkins/Rand Balfour novella) by HP Mallory

BE WITCHED (Jolie Wilkins/Rand Balfour novella) by HP Mallory

Sinjin Sinclair and Rand Balfour were now aligned in the war between Bella and the supernatural powers. While recovering from her recent run-in with the Dougal the fairy, fighting for her life as well as the promise of support by King Ordan of the Fae, Jolie was unaware that the vampire and the warlock were in a war of words over the right to claim Jolie as their own.

Rand’s feelings for Jolie were confusing. He had refused to claim Jolie as his own, knowing that the relationship between witches and warlocks were for life. He had promised to protector her and guard her with his life, but his fight with Sinjin would be interrupted by a scream and an attack against Jolie by another of the supernatural powers.

Vampires and Witches were immune to one another’s powers therefore Rand must bespell Jolie so that Sinjin can heal her wounds. But the allure of a vampire’s sexuality during a feed was too much for Jolie, and she fell prey to the sexual desires and the site and images were overwhelming to Rand who had yet to reveal the true extent of his feelings for Jolie.

Rand’s need to be close to Jolie would find them together, but once again Rand’s sense of honor would hold him back from staking a claim on Jolie. Rejected and feeling betrayed, Jolie would force Rand to make a decision that would affect both of their lives. But Rand had a secret and Jolie was too hurt to realize that his feelings went beyond protector and friend, but to lover and mate.

BE WITCHED is a short story that looks at the relationship between Sinjin, Rand and Jolie. Both males desire Jolie, but it is Rand’s growing feelings for Jolie that could place them both in danger. A welcome addition to HP Mallory’s Jolie Wilkins series.

READING ORDER
1. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
2. Toil and Trouble
3. Be Witched
4. Witchful Thinking
5. The Witch is Back
6. Something Witchy This Way Comes

Links to order: Be Witched
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Reviewed by Sandy

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Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory-a review

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FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE (Jolie Wilkins #1) by H.P.Mallory

FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE is the first storyline in H.P.Mallory’s Jolie Wilkins’s series. Jolie is a 28 year old who believes she is psychic and has the ability to see people’s auras-their life forces. But the day the handsome Rand Balfour stepped into her parlor all bets were off. He needed Jolie to help him discover who killed his client’s father, and with that, he announced she was a witch.

Rand Balfour is a warlock. As the head of the British coven, Rand needed Jolie to go back in time to the 1920’s looking for a killer. Finding the dead man was easy, but bringing him back to present day –alive- was a surprise. Jolie Wilkins could apparently re-animate the dead.

When the news about her powers reached the supernatural Underworld, Jolie would find herself on the most- wanted list in a war between the species. Each with their own agenda, Jolie was the prize. With her ability to ‘bring back’ the dead, the leaders of the warring factions needed her powers. And to make matters worse, she was told she was much more than a witch.

The relationship between Rand and Jolie was tenuous. There was instant chemistry between the pair, but Rand was ambivalent about pursuing a physical relationship. Claiming to be her protector, Rand denied his feelings saying they were now working together and he could not compromise that trust. But the real reason would soon become evident when Rand confesses his reasons as to why. With the mixed signals, Jolie refused to wait around for Rand to make up his mind. But when she was asked to re-animate the fallen werewolf pack leader, she would find herself being wooed by a wolf for all the wrong reasons.

We are introduced to Sinjin Sinclair – a powerful master vampire. When Jolie finds herself trapped with another vampire, she will soon discover, that she has become the pawn in a game between the supernatural powers. And Sinjin’s apparent relationship with her abductor became more confusing when Jolie found herself on the run, with Sinjin by her side.

In the upcoming war between the supernatural powers, each side was trying to align itself with the most powerful and having Jolie would help to re-populate the different species with some of their most powerful-albeit dead-ancestors. But when one of the more powerfully gifted supernatural species  refused to get involved, Rand had a plan that would inevitably place Jolie in a fight for her life.

FIRE BURN AND CAULDRON BUBBLE is an amazing start to H.P. Mallory’s Jolie Wilkins series. The storyline is well-paced, the character development is smooth and entertaining, and the relationship between Rand and Jolie frustrated the hell out of me..lol. They are perfect for one another.

READING ORDER
1. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble
2. Toil and Trouble
3. Be Witched
4. Witchful Thinking
5. The Witch is Back
6. Something Witchy This Way Comes

LINKS TO ORDER: Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble

FREE from Kindle  Amazon

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Reviewed by Sandy

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