The Best Reader: Christine Fonseca

1. Can you describe Transcend to us in your own words?

Transcend is the “unofficial” prequel to Phantom of the Opera that follows one young mans struggle against his family expectations. It takes the reader on an emotional ride in which up is down, right is wrong, and nothing is as it seems. Ien Montgomery risks everything, including his sanity, to follow his heart and pursue his loves for music and his muse Kiera. The cost for his actions are more than anyone could have foreseen.

2. What is one of your favorite lines from the book?

“There is a terror on the edge of silence, a terror fed by my burning flesh and the stench of death.”

3. Can you tell us a little about Aydan and Zane from the Requiem series?

Ah yes, Aydan and Zane. I truly LOVE both of this characters so much that I can never decide which “team” I am on.

Aydan is the quintessential bad boy. Born an angel, fallen from grace in order to avenge the murder of his one true love, cast as Azzaziel’s apprentice, he is forced to live a life of evil. That is, until fate intervenes, bring his love back into his life. And he decides to reject his evil Master. But, can you really reject what you’ve become? Can you ever make amends for murder? Aydan is dark, mysterious, deeply emotional and will sacrifice everything for his love, even his soul.

Zane is Aydan’s opposite. An angel of the Order of Mediators, Zane is the epitome of a future Council member. Loyal, strong, steady—he follows the rules of his existence, no matter the cost. But, he has a secret. He is in love with a fellow angel. For her, he sacrifices more than his life. But, will she reciprocate his love in the end? Or is her heart already taken.

4. Do you have any Halloween traditions?

I am pretty into traditions. For Halloween, I have traditionally made my children’s costumes. It is something my mother did for me, and I have carried on that tradition. On the “big” night, I go trick-or-treating with them. And yes, I’ve been known to dress up as well. This year is all about Phantom!

Libera Me by Christine Fonseca
Published: Compess Press (October 30th, 2012)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback
Series: Requiem, #2
What happens when everything you’ve sacrificed for is lost?
Aydan thought Nesy’s death would be the end of him, until he meets Nessa and his hope is restored. Could she be Nesy reborn? He is certain she must be. That is, until her lack of memories and incessant nightmares begin to erode his faith.

Zane is used to trusting his mind, his wisdom and his angelic senses. But these attributes are no help with Nessa. He has no way to be certain of her identity, no way to know the truth. That is, unless he listens to the one thing he has refused to acknowledge throughout his existence — he feelings for Nesy.

Blind to both angel and demon, Aydan and Zane must figure out the truth behind Nesy's identity before all is lost, Azza discovers the truth and the Beast is again unleashed.

The lines between good and evil have never been so blurred.

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1. Can you tell us 3 little-known facts about Nesy, from your Requiem series?

Three facts about Nesy? Sure…
1) Nesy loves classical choral music. She often visited churches when she was a younger warrior, sitting in the back just listening to the music. Something about it felt so sacred, so pure. She said it was the way humans remembered their angelic nature.

2) Nesy often wishes she choose a different order. I know, shocking considering how much she loves being a Sentinal. But, she tires of the pressure at times, the need for perfect control of her feelings. In those moments she fantasizes about being like Cass, one of the Anointed, healing others instead of killing them.

3) Nesy may be great with a sword, but she is even better with her bare hands. In fact, she’s disarmed many UnHoly with nothing more than her hands. She is pretty bad-ass.

2. If you could have one super power, what would it be and why?

I’d totally want to be an empath. Absolutely. I mean, being able to feel another’s emotions, know what they are hiding deep in the dredges of their soul—THAT is pure power. And like any power, it can be used for good… or evil.

1. Of all the characters you have written, which one has been the most challenging for you to write?

Probably Emma Jones from Fairy Bad Day. She had a lot of rage and it took me a long time to calm her down and stop her from arguing with everyone she came across in the book! Thankfully she also had a big sword and some killer fairies to do battle with, which helped with some of her anger issues!

2. Celeste and Cassidy are two very different characters in Demonosity. Are they based off of any of your high school acquaintances?

None of my characters are ever based on real people but Cassidy was definitely influenced by my time in college. It was the mid-eighties and there were a lot of cool gothic punks walking around the campus! As for Celeste, I basically wanted to make Cassidy’s job as hard as possible so having to be the guardian for a girl who was such a snob, seemed pretty funny! Well, funny to me, I’m not sure that Cassidy would agree with me!!

1. Can you tell us a little about the school Hope enters in Killer’s Instinct?

It’s awesome. That is all.

Just kidding. The monsters in Killer’s Instinct are different than your typical pop culture fare, which means our young hunters require some additional skills. At Le Manoir, the recruits are put through a series of mental and physical drills to help hunt – and if necessary, take down – 52 of the most wanted baddies, including the likes of Frankenstein. But as Hope and her crew find out, not everything is what it seems at Le Manoir.

2. If you were to have a chance to enter any special school like that, what skills would you want to learn the most?

Glamour immunity! I know myself, and if I ever met a handsome vampire in a back alley, I’d be easily seduced by his charm. Especially if he looked like Alexander Skarsgard. All of that acrobatic, ninja, weapons training stuff is cool and all, but if I didn’t have the ability to deflect some vampire seduction, I’d be hopeless as a real monster hunter.