The Best Reader:
Kiki Hamilton

1. Which character from The Faerie Ring series has been the most fun to write about?

Larkin is the most to fun to write because she’s wicked and unpredictable and mercurial and has secrets. I never know for sure what’s she’s going to do next.

2. Can you tell us one of your favorite lines from The Torn Wing?

His words were soft. “Maybe it’s because I’ve placed my life in your hands.” He took her hand, turning her palm up and ran his fingertips gently over her skin. “Have you kept my secret?”

3. What do you like to listen to while writing?

When I write fantasy I write in silence. When I wrote my contemporary story I had a playlist that was a combination of Maroon 5, John Mayer, Sara Bareilles and others.

4. Tell us 5 little-known facts about you.

1. I believe in ghosts.
2. I believe in reincarnation.
3. I had a motorcycle when I was 19.
4. I love plants. I have an amazing green thumb and my house is like a jungle including several trees!
5. My koi let me pet them.

Thank you so much for participating in the Crossroads Tour and supporting our books! xo Kiki

The Torn Wing by Kiki Hamilton
Publisher: Fair Wind Books (October 2nd, 2012)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback: 318 pages
Series: The Faerie Ring, #2
London 1872 -

A bloody escape, a deadly threat, a shocking revelation…

As an orphan who stole the Queen's ring — only to find the ring was a reservoir that held a truce between the world of Faerie and the British Court — Tiki’s greatest fear suddenly becomes all too real: the fey have returned to London seeking revenge. As war escalates in the Otherworld, Queen Victoria’s youngest son, Prince Leopold, is attacked. In order to protect her family and those she loves, Tiki needs to know the meaning of an fáinne sí, the birthmark that winds around her wrist. But will she be brave enough to face the truth?

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1. Can you share an excerpt from your upcoming novel?

Ten months later, and I still think Jimmy’s gonna walk through the front door. In some small way, I kid myself that it still might happen. I’ll never forget those two burning words my father said when Jimmy disappeared that dreaded day. Words that still haunt me now. I keep thinking Jimmy’s out doing something and will come back soon. I know he’s gone, but still, my mind plays tricks on me.

It’s the only way I can cope with his death.

2. What can you tell us about the main characters?

Bee is super skeptical and questions pretty much everything. But with that skepticism, she’s smart and is able to protect herself enough to get through it all. Bee’s father is about the best a dad can be. He loves and trusts her and lets her make her own decisions. Bee’s father is the most consistent and supportive character in the book, whereas the mother is in a whole other world.

1. What’s the most fascinating thing about writing historical settings?

I love the Victorian era because there was such a dichotomy of belief – the industrial revolution was

changing how the world did business and how people lived, but at the same time belief in magic, faeries and the occult was still very strong. So what I love about writing historical fantasy is to mix the real world with fantasy – sort of a what if these stories dropped through the cracks and pieces of history existed that we’re just now finding out about?

2. If you could travel back in time, where and when would you visit?

I would visit London for sure. There is SO MUCH history in that city – goes back to the Romans occupying in AD 64. I would be interested in many eras but if I had to choose one, I would probably go back to the Victorian era.

1. Daughter of Chaos involves witches. If you could do one magical spell, what would it be?

At one point in the series, another Witch teaches Darlena how to travel huge distances in an instant. I’d love to be able to do that: it would make my wanderlust so much cheaper and faster!

2. Can you tell us a little about Red Magic and what it means in your book?

Red Magic is chaos magic. It’s a very misunderstood kind of magic in Darlena’s world, but as she begins to discover, chaos is about more than destruction and death. It’s incredibly powerful, but also incredibly difficult, and being a Red Witch leaves Darlena feeling angry and isolated.

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