Damaged by
BeccaVincenza
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There are some beings in this world, long
thought to be
extinct. Some seek to protect them, others want control, but
some . . . some
are hell bent on their
destruction.
Audrey was taken from her father, hidden away
from the world,
and tortured for five years. She was rescued, but is she
really safe, or is
there someone else waiting to betray her? Can she trust
those who saved her?
Can she learn to accept who she really is?
Stone was on a routine mission to extract
valuable information
from a rival clan of paranormals. Instead, he and his team
find something much
more valuable: a scarred, damaged young woman who holds many
secrets, and whose
power is beyond anything they could ever have imagined.There
is much more to
Audrey than meets the eye and Stone is determined to protect
her.
Audrey and Stone are about to find out it’s
hard to know who
to trust.
Buy Links:
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Amazon E-book: TBR (to be
released)
Amazon Paperback: TBR
About
the author:
Oh jeez…do you know how many people I told I didn’t
want to write this? So here is the one my friend made
me:
BeccaVincenza lives in wonderful Michigan. She has
a love for Skittles, rainbows, Star Wars, *giggles* and Hot
Men. She spends
time in her basement with Airicka… Apparently that’s where
the best ideas come
from.
Any who….she loves meeting new people, so feel free
to message her on Facebook and friend her on
Goodreads!
Although her phone number will not be given out
because, well…she doesn’t like heavy
breathing.
So a sort of serious one: For real, I am a geek. I
grew up watching Star Wars, and my father read Lord of the
Rings to us, along
with the C. S. Lewis series. I love to write. In all
honesty, it took me a lot
of work to get where I am today and I don’t regret a moment
of it. Reading and
writing are honestly the best things ever. I couldn’t be
happier that my
parents put me through so much extra help. Anyways! Me, me,
me…. Huh…I love
paranormal stuff…Love
it.
Stalker Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beccavincenza
Interview with Becca Vincenza
How did you come up with the concept of having all these supernatural
in one story?
Hahaha,
that is a good question. I love all paranormal creatures. And I don’t know some
of them sort of came to be because it fit the story better. Honestly I just
wanted to write about a diverse amount of paranormals and try to find some that
I hadn’t seen a lot of.
What is the hardest thing about writing?
Facebook.
The devil…But for reals, it’s usually the small things for me. I am pantser or
something like that, so I sort of just write as it comes. I do small outlines
of points that I want to hit but other than that I just go with the flow. If I
am not inspired forcing my hand with no real direction can become a huge
problem.
Which character was the most entertaining to write? Why?
Everyone
asks me that and the answer is always Elijah. He isn’t even a major character
in book one but he is a fun character to write as. He has a strange sense of
humor and messes with my sleep schedule but I think that he is one of the
hardest but most entertaining character to write as.
If you could be any of your characters, who would you be and why?
This
would be a character in book two that you don’t meet until book two. So her,
but I don’t want to give too much away, so I would have to say Nixie. Nixie is
a really bubbly fun character but she is fiercely loyal and just so much fun.
What do you think is the coolest supernatural being and why?
Ever?
There are two that I love beyond love. Well three. Dragon-shifters, Phoenixes,
and werewolves. Oh yes I am a werewolf girl. I love dragons they are really
cool creatures and I mean so, so, just kickass! I haven’t introduced the
phoenixes in my book yet but I really like my “take” on them, but in generals I
like them as well. The idea of a bird that is practically made of fire, and can
be reborn from their own ashes.Super cool.
How much research took place during the writing process?
For me?
Not a whole lot. Since I do introduce crazy, weird paranormals though I did a
lot of folklore research in places like Romania. I wanted to do something
different, I wanted new types of paranormals as the main focus. Some things I
already knew because I love all paranormal stuff, but other legends like I
mentioned with the phoenixes I am taking old ideas and twisting them to my own
ideas so that is completely me with a bit of already known knowledge.
Which character was the most difficult to write?
I think
Stone. This was the first time I had attempted to write in a male’s POV. All
the other works I had worked on before, it was always a female lead and always
only in her point of view. So writing as a boy was a bit of a challenge, and he
was especially difficult. He has convinced himself so thoroughly that he is the
worst person – he really isn’t – that he frustrated me sometimes. Elijah is the
same way as fun as it is to write as him, it’s damn difficult as he doesn’t
feel or think quite the same way as others do.
What sort of message do you think your book sends to the audience?
I hope it
sends out a couple of different things: you are never broken, things will get better. Second: there is a lot of elitism with
some of the paranormals so I hope it shows that I am trying to show that we are
all equal… gets off soap box hahaha.
How many books do you plan to have in your series and can you tell us a
little about them?
For you,
of course, dear. So as of right now there will be 5 full length novels
(including Damaged). And one sort of prequel novella.
Book 1: Damaged is in Audrey and Stone’s POV – must be read first in the series.
Book 1: Damaged is in Audrey and Stone’s POV – must be read first in the series.
Book 2:
Healed which is my work in progress – it’s almost finished *woot woot*. This is
in Elijah and Valentine’s POv (you Val in the second book)
Book 3:
Broken – Nixie and Dallas’ book. (as of right now I am seeing it that either
book two or three can be read after Damaged. But Healed must be read before
book four).
Book 4: Tamed
- Amani and Rex *name might change*. Amani you meet in book two. Rex is new to
the series.
Book 5:
Burned - Marcus (yes from book one) and Camilla *name might change* This at the
moment is the conclusion in the series this is subject to change.
The sort
of prequel: Stolen - This book can be read at any time (after its released) I
would recommend reading after book one. This is Xavier and Drake’s story (two
characters you meet in book one – hence why it should be read after book one)
This is a story that begins BEFORE the events in book one, and occur up until
the end of book one.
If you could pick actors to play Audrey and Stone, who would you
choose?
Pfft that
is a good question…. I never really thought about it before. I have “casting
shots” but they are models I found XD. Um for actors though…hmm…good question.
Audrey: Emily
Browning (the girl from Sucker punch, the Uninvited)
