Kate Hill Has a New Vampire Romance
Romance author Kate Hill is here today to share her writing life and introduce us to her new vampire romance novella.
Welcome, Kate Hill,
Why did you become a writer?
I always loved books and how they made me feel. I loved telling the stories I wanted to read. For me, the reason why I became a writer was a love of books.
Is writing something that comes easy to you or not?
Coming up with ideas for stories comes very easy for me. Once I start a story, it also flows pretty easily. Sometimes getting myself to sit down and start can be challenging, though! To keep myself on track, I like to have a daily word count.
What do you do when you are not writing?
I enjoy spending time with my family and pets, and I also have lots of hobbies. I love reading, journaling, watching horror movies, and exercising. I also run a blog called Compelling Beasts, and on it I try to recommend a horror movie every week. Sometimes I slack off, but basically I try to keep up with it. I watch a lot of horror movies and love recommending the ones I’ve enjoyed.
Can you tell us about your challenges in getting your first book published?
The biggest challenge for me was finding a publisher. I gathered rejection slips for about ten years before finally getting an acceptance. I worked with several ebook publishers over the years and had mostly good experiences. More recently, I’ve gone indie and I love the freedom that comes with it.
How did you come up with the title?
Shauna’s Silver Swordsmith is part of the Silver Hearts series. The books all have older heroes with younger heroines. I wanted every title to have the word silver in it (all the guys have some silver in their hair) and the heroine’s name.
Shauna’s Silver Swordsmith
(Silver Hearts 3)
by Kate Hill
A Vampire Romance
Daniel – Reared by the master swordsmith who taught me his craft, I’ve dedicated my life to forging steel. I never thought about the occult, until a foreign man with unimaginable power stops at my home and forge. He takes me to Japan where I study under an ancient swordsmith. Nothing and no one, especially a woman, can tear me away from my craft, or so I think. While visiting New York City in 1927, I meet Shauna, and everything changes.
Shauna – Working the streets with only my abusive pimp Jack to look out for me is no way to live, but I don’t have much choice. When a rich weirdo takes me to a ritzy hotel and offers me a way out, I’m not sure what to do. Then he shows up at Jack’s juice joint with tall, gorgeous Daniel whose mixed messages make my head spin.
Can a vampire swordsmith fall in love with a former pro skirt, or is all his heat only in the forge?
Note: Shauna’s Silver Swordsmith is a short vampire romance with a stubborn hero, a resilient heroine, historical settings, some spice, violence, and a HEA.
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Learn More About Kate Hill
Kate Hill is a vegetarian New Englander who loves writing romantic fantasies. When she’s not working on her books, Kate enjoys reading, working out, watching horror movies, and researching vampires and Viking history. She runs the Compelling Beasts Blog that is dedicated to antagonists, antiheroes, and paranormal creatures. Kate also writes as Saloni Quinby.
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