Chieftain Lorcan of the Acwellan’s eyes flew open and a smile spread across his face. It was not a pleasant sight. It was a decidedly wicked flash of white teeth and although he had once been considered a handsome elf, over a thousand years of hatred and malice had twisted his features into a perpetual sneer. ~ from Vengeance from the Dark
Elves. I love them. If I am playing a game where I can choose my race, they are always the ones I select first. When I started worldbuilding for D’Vaire they immediately made their presence known. I didn’t want one kind but many with varying colors of skin, hair, and eyes. Each tribe approaches the world differently and just like humans there are good ones and bad. In Sentinel’s Dagger you meet the first one Edion. But he wasn’t the initial elf in my mind. It was Chieftain Lorcan of the Acwellan who stepped forward with a scowl and a bad attitude.
We all have those moments in life when we get kicked around or have to deal with monstrously difficult situations. I was in one of those periods of my life and I was angry about it. My husband and I were driving home one evening and I want venting while he was probably wondering how many more hours he was going to be trapped in a car with a crazy woman. It was late when we got home, and I laid down to sleep but I was still pissed. As I often do, I tried to calm myself down by creating stories and characters.
Instead of some nice sweet guy who just wants to find his mate Lorcan swaggered in. I have to say I fell in love immediately. I wanted to know his story. Why was he so cranky? What happened to him? And of course, who was his mate? Who could possibly deal with this jerk?
After the rocky road of writing Sentinel’s Dagger, Book 3 began with a avalanche of chapters right away. I didn’t get to finish it though. I had to stop halfway through (one of those pesky surgeries) and I’ll be honest at that time I wasn’t sure if I would ever finish a book again. Things were ugly and messy for me not only in life but with the original editor who handled Sentinel’s Dagger and I was ready to just walk away.
For six months I didn’t write a word. Lorcan didn’t go away and on a trip to Minnesota for Christmas where I go most years instead of putting everything behind me I’m trying to name the damn book. So, I knew I needed to get my shit together and finish the damn thing. As soon as I sat down to do so, once again the story just rolled out of me. I had a blast with Lorcan’s story. In the dark areas of my brain I know there are more men like him just waiting for their chance to get the spotlight. I won’t fight them when they do.
The only two songs attached to Vengeance from the Dark:
“A Demon’s Fate” by Within Temptation (this band shows up a lot in my lists as they are one of my favorites. As you can probably guess – this song belongs to Lorcan)
“Fire and Ice” by Within Temptation (his poor mate’s viewpoint)
Elves. I love them. If I am playing a game where I can choose my race, they are always the ones I select first. When I started worldbuilding for D’Vaire they immediately made their presence known. I didn’t want one kind but many with varying colors of skin, hair, and eyes. Each tribe approaches the world differently and just like humans there are good ones and bad. In Sentinel’s Dagger you meet the first one Edion. But he wasn’t the initial elf in my mind. It was Chieftain Lorcan of the Acwellan who stepped forward with a scowl and a bad attitude.
We all have those moments in life when we get kicked around or have to deal with monstrously difficult situations. I was in one of those periods of my life and I was angry about it. My husband and I were driving home one evening and I want venting while he was probably wondering how many more hours he was going to be trapped in a car with a crazy woman. It was late when we got home, and I laid down to sleep but I was still pissed. As I often do, I tried to calm myself down by creating stories and characters.
Instead of some nice sweet guy who just wants to find his mate Lorcan swaggered in. I have to say I fell in love immediately. I wanted to know his story. Why was he so cranky? What happened to him? And of course, who was his mate? Who could possibly deal with this jerk?
After the rocky road of writing Sentinel’s Dagger, Book 3 began with a avalanche of chapters right away. I didn’t get to finish it though. I had to stop halfway through (one of those pesky surgeries) and I’ll be honest at that time I wasn’t sure if I would ever finish a book again. Things were ugly and messy for me not only in life but with the original editor who handled Sentinel’s Dagger and I was ready to just walk away.
For six months I didn’t write a word. Lorcan didn’t go away and on a trip to Minnesota for Christmas where I go most years instead of putting everything behind me I’m trying to name the damn book. So, I knew I needed to get my shit together and finish the damn thing. As soon as I sat down to do so, once again the story just rolled out of me. I had a blast with Lorcan’s story. In the dark areas of my brain I know there are more men like him just waiting for their chance to get the spotlight. I won’t fight them when they do.
The only two songs attached to Vengeance from the Dark:
“A Demon’s Fate” by Within Temptation (this band shows up a lot in my lists as they are one of my favorites. As you can probably guess – this song belongs to Lorcan)
“Fire and Ice” by Within Temptation (his poor mate’s viewpoint)
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