The Valkyrie Chronicles: Bloodlines
Series: Valkyrie Chronicles, Book 2
By Erik Schubach
When a weakness of Valkyrie sight is uncovered, Kara, Kate and an unlikely ally, must race against time to stop a saboteur before Valhalla falls. Less
When a weakness of Valkyrie sight is uncovered, Kara, Kate and an unlikely ally, must race against time to stop a saboteur before Valhalla falls.
Old enemies and lost friends weave a web that could spell the end for one of Odin's own.
I got my start writing romance novels by accident. I have always been drawn to strong female characters in books, like Honor Harrington. And I also believe that there is a lack of LGBT characters in media. So one day I came up with a story idea that combines the two... two days later I completed the manuscript for Music of the Soul.
My writing style may not be the most professional nor grammatically correct, but I never profess to be an English major, just a person that wants to share a story. I maintain that my primary language is sarcasm.
Each of my books features strong likeable female characters that are flawed. I think that flaws and emotional or physical scars make us human and give us more character than simply conforming to some "social norm".
I have also started a SciFi series, The Valkyrie Chronicles which features a Valkyrie, Kara, who was left behind on Earth five thousand years ago to help the Asgard race escape the onslaught of the Ragnarok horde. With the aid of a human, Kate, she holds the line in battle to herald the return of the Asgard!
If you like magic, paranormal romance and witches, then my new series Fracture might tickle your fancy. In the first book Fracture: Divergence, Alex King must stop magic from destroying reality. The problem is that Alex must solve the case in parallel universes where in one Alex is male and female in the other.
There is even a modern shapeshifter paranormal series, Drakon. Featuring a fiery Irish woman with a sharp wit and sharper temper who finds out she is a dragon of legend.
. Where are you from?
I'm not too sure about the first nine months, it could have been a sauna or something akin to one. But then I was born in Lakenheath, England. When I was just starting to walk I was whisked away to the storybook land of Spokane, Washington in the States. Well fine, storybook as in an average US city. After many walkabout adventures I wound up back in eastern Washington.
2. What do you do when you’re not writing?
When I'm not writing, I'm either training for local triathlons or working my wood shop in my garage. Making wooden toys and sleds. I tend to work without plans and just see what fun things I can create with wood.
3. Where do the ideas for your books come from?
The ideas spring from my love of reading just about any genre. I wrote my first book on accident. With my nieces being gay, I was noticing a severe lack of LGBT characters in literature. Except of course for the stereotypical “quirky gay friend” that everyone seems to have. That and I simply love strong female characters in books, like Honor Harrington, or Lessa of Pern.
I combined the two and came up with the idea for my first F/F romance, Music of the Soul. I wrote it over a weekend and published it shortly after. The series is my most popular on Amazon, there are currently eight books in the series with the next being released in a few weeks.
I am also a huge scifi/fantasy geek. So I have three SciFi and Paranormal series as well which also feature strong lesbian characters. Valkyrie Chronicles, Fracture, and Drakon. |
