Hello Everyone and Welcome to Gabriel Blog Tour!
We are beyond the moon excited to have our British sister Nikki back on the FFBC Tours!
We fell in love with Nikki and her story last year and were extremely honored to be asked by MacMillan to host the Gabriel tour!
Read our interview with Nikki below, and make sure to follow along the blog tour where each blog will be giving away a copy of Gabriel!
INTERVIEW
Hello
Nikki! Welcome Back! We are super excited to have you in our FFBC
tours again!
—
Thank
you so much for having me second time around!! I can’t believe that
it’s been a whole year already!
Could
you tell us about where Gabriel picks up without giving away any
spoilers?
After the Prologue
and the Introduction, Chapter One picks up in the exact same place
and time that LAILAH left off. Still told from Lailah’s point of
view, Book2 is a continuation of her journey, and all the cast are
back ready to go on it with her!
Is
there a specific scene that you had the most fun to write?
Gosh!
So hard to answer this question without giving away spoilers! Let’s
just say that whenever a certain Vamp is nearby, I always have fun
bringing him to life on the page!
When
writing a sequel in a series, do you have to go back and re-read the
1st
book?
By
the time your novel is in print, I can promise you, you’ll have
read every page a bazillion times, so the need to go back and re read
isn’t really necessary. That said, it doesn’t hurt to have a
quick skim as a refresher!
Is
there anything about writing that still surprises you after
publishing your second book?
I
guess the thing that still surprises me most is the characters… One
minute, I’ll feel pretty sure where a scene is going to go, and
then puff! a character will appear, start talking, and change
everything! -- As an FYI Jonah tends to be
that character!
Is
there a specific routine you follow when you sit down to write?
Yes,
and a simple one…
Boil
kettle…
Brew
a pot of tea…
Listen
to atmospheric music while gathering the cookies…
Check
stock levels of secret sweetie stash…
Annddddddddd
Write!
Do
you have a favorite fan moment?
Yes,
when a fan from New York, who began reading LAILAH when the story was
very first serialized, flew out to the Fierce Reads Tour in Seattle
to meet me! We had been exchanging messages for a couple of years, so
it was a real pleasure to finally give her a hug in person!
What
would you say is harder to write, the first line of a book or the
last?
Always
the last, and that’s never been more true than for the final book!
What
authors are auto-buys for you, other than Leigh Bardugo since I know
how much of a fan of hers you are!
Hee
hee! You know me so well sweetie! I do LOVE Leigh Bardugo! Authors
like Martina Boone, Genn Albin, Marissa Meyer, Lori Goldstein, Becca
Fitzpatrick, Charlaine Harris, Ann Aguirre, Mary Pearson, all
auto-buys of mine!
Favorite
book of 2015?
Ruin
and Rising
Leigh
Bardugo
What
shows are you currently watching? Any shows other than Doctor Who ;)
I’m
always watching the American Office! Though now Netflix UK have
removed it from their catalogue (you may have seen my twitter rant!)
I may have to diversify!
Game
Of Thrones, of course! And I recently discovered that Channel4 is
showing FRASIER re runs first thing in the morning, when bubba has
breakfast, so I’ve been watching that!
When
writing the final book in the Styclar series, you did a bit of
traveling. Can you share your experiences and how they were
significant to the story?
I
went back to Neylis in the South of France, where I went to conduct
research and write some of the first book. It was great to visit
again, but this time I was there purely to write in the peace and
quiet! I had mixed feelings as this time around, I was writing the
last book, and bringing some of the characters stories to a final
conclusion, rather than meeting them for the first time! **sobs!
Anything
we can know about book 3?
#NoMercy
Thank
you for participating in our FFBC Tours again Nikki, and well just
for being you :D
Gabriel (The Styclar Saga #2)
by Nikki Kelly
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Release Date: October 27th 2015
Synopsis:
The handsome Angel from Lailah gets center stage in this continuation of Wattpad sensation Nikki Kelly’s romantic and action-packed series about mortals, vampires, and angels.
Gabriel is an Angel Descendant. He's also an ally to a generation of vampires who want to break away from the demon who controls them. His faith in the power of good over evil wavers, however, when he discovers that Lailah, the woman he considers his only true love, may be both angel and demon. Is their love enough to overcome the dark forces who are ready to go to war with Gabriel, the vampire Jonah, and the angel and vampire forces? And can Gabriel compete with Jonah, who is also in love with Lailah?
Once again, Nikki Kelly looks deeply into the heart and soul of good and evil to create a romantic, action-packed reading adventure.
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I was born and raised only minutes away from the chocolately scent of Cadbury World in Birmingham, England. So it will probably come as no surprise that when I'm not dreaming in Vampires & Angels, I dream in chocolate! For the past ten years I have lived in West London with my hubby and two dogs, Alfie - the Pug & Goose - the Chihuahua.
LAILAH is my debut novel, and first launched in serial form to wattpad, a readers & writers community. Within just 6months, LAILAH had over a million reads and thousands of comments and votes.
Since then, The Styclar Saga has gone on to pick up a traditional deal with Feiwel & Friends, and LAILAH, the first book in the series is due for release on October 7th 2014.
These days I spend my time balancing my amazing job of writing fantasy fiction, with my other, very important role of Chocolate Connoisseur. I like to multitask and do the two together. It makes me happy.
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