Interview with D.L. Atha
DL please tell us about yourself in no
more than 15 words.
I'm a doctor turned writer, mother of
three, with some crazy stories in my head.
We are promoting your two books on this
blog, can you tell us a little about one of them?
Blood Reaction is the story of a single
female physician who suffers a supernatural home invasion. In order to
survive, she has to dig deep inside of her
self and her medical training to
save not only her own life but her only child's as well. It's a story of
the love of a mother for her child
as well as betrayal and the
budding of romance.
Blood reaction is a vampire novel that has
a very strong medical theme, what made you decide on that route?
As a physician, I see things first as a
scientist and I can certainly see the possibilities of what is
"paranormal" now as "science" in the future. Plus
it's easier to write about the
familiar.
Blood Reaction is also the first in a
series, what can we look forward to next?
Annalice, the main character, has to face
her new future in the second installment. She was somewhat judgmental in some ways of Asa, the vampire.
She's about to find out that this life is not as easy as she thought.
Plus she meets a hot new
vampire!!
One of the things I loved most about your
writing is how tightly knit the plot is, you introduce just the right amount of
detail at just the right time and your characters used sparingly for a specific
purpose and the result to me is an uncluttered novel.....I’d like you tell us a
bit about your writing style.
With Blood Reaction, I really wanted the
reader to feel the isolation of the main character. To feel as though
they were right there in that farmhouse. I never truly described her
physical appearance so that they reader would picture themselves or
someone to whom they could relate.
I know that you not only enjoy writing
vampire novels but reading them as well, what is it about
this genre that appeals has such appeal for you?
The legends of the vampire are deep and
have long historical ties. I find them fascinating on all levels.
I've done extensive research and the more I learn about the legends, the
more I want to learn.
What other styles do you write in?
I also write some medical non-paranormal thrillers but paranormal is my favorite
How do you deal with writer’s block?
When I have writer's block, it is
essential that I have time to myself. Just to think and imagine. I
do a lot of verbal role playing out loud with my characters,
which I'm sure sounds strange, but it really helps.
Answer the following:
One of my happiest memories is......
My happiest moment was my first horse
ride. Such freedom, such liberation!
My singular eccentricity is......
I have to leave one swallow in my glass of
whatever I'm drinking. I have no idea why.
I am most productive when......
I'm stressed and sleep deprived.
I can’t stand.....
Seeing food go to waste.
Writers who have influenced my life and
writing are (and why)....
I have always wanted to have the ability
to make a character be so memorable that the reader would feel like they
actually knew that person. Margaret Mitchell only wrote one book but after I read it, I would have sworn
Scarlett O'Hara had been my next door neighbor.
That is talent!!
Book
Blurbs
Annalice, a single mother and physician, is ready to
immerse herself in the mundane chores of her farm as a diversion from her
hectic professional life. But she becomes the victim of a home invasion, the
supernatural kind. Vindictive and cruel, Asa, a century old vampire, takes
brutal control of her life and home.
Forcing her to strike a bargain in exchange for her daughter's life, Annalice must not only accept his presence but also bow to his depravity. Facing threats to her only child, she relies on her skills as a physician to unravel the clues to the vampire's existence, attempting to beat him at his own game.
Caught in a race against a genetic timeline, Annalice struggles to survive the Blood Reaction.
Forcing her to strike a bargain in exchange for her daughter's life, Annalice must not only accept his presence but also bow to his depravity. Facing threats to her only child, she relies on her skills as a physician to unravel the clues to the vampire's existence, attempting to beat him at his own game.
Caught in a race against a genetic timeline, Annalice struggles to survive the Blood Reaction.
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For The Sake Of Revenge
For The Sake Of Revenge
How far was Tamara willing to go for the sake of revenge? And who
would pay the price? She didn’t know as she tipped the bottle of vampire blood
up to her lips but she was about to find out.
Stepping off the ferry in Sitka, Alaska was bittersweet for Tamara Semenov. A decade earlier she had abandoned her mother and high school sweetheart, Peter, to marry a man she hardly knew only to find herself in an abusive relationship. Now ten years later, she had escaped with her life but at what cost. Her
mother was dead.
Although the police had ruled her mother’s death an accident, Tamara was convinced her estranged husband was to blame and to make matters worse, she knows she is his next target.
While putting her mother’s affairs in order, Tamara finds the blood of a vampire named Adrik, who as a human was falsely accused of raping a wealthy Russian heiress and excommunicated from the Church. For the sake of revenge, he willing condemned himself to vampirism.
Learning that the blood could tie the living to the undead, Tamara seeks out a connection with the long buried vampire in hopes of striking a deal, his freedom for her revenge. Will he be the edge she needs to out maneuver her estranged husband or will she become entangled in a two century old web of revenge?
Stepping off the ferry in Sitka, Alaska was bittersweet for Tamara Semenov. A decade earlier she had abandoned her mother and high school sweetheart, Peter, to marry a man she hardly knew only to find herself in an abusive relationship. Now ten years later, she had escaped with her life but at what cost. Her
Although the police had ruled her mother’s death an accident, Tamara was convinced her estranged husband was to blame and to make matters worse, she knows she is his next target.
While putting her mother’s affairs in order, Tamara finds the blood of a vampire named Adrik, who as a human was falsely accused of raping a wealthy Russian heiress and excommunicated from the Church. For the sake of revenge, he willing condemned himself to vampirism.
Learning that the blood could tie the living to the undead, Tamara seeks out a connection with the long buried vampire in hopes of striking a deal, his freedom for her revenge. Will he be the edge she needs to out maneuver her estranged husband or will she become entangled in a two century old web of revenge?
For The Sake Of Revenge
Excerpt:
Chapter 1
“Uppyr.” I breathed the word out between sips of steaming hot tea as I
squinted down at the aged label clinging to the ancient bottle I held in my
other hand.
Have I read that right? I questioned
myself. It had been a few years since I’d read any Russian writings, but as I
studied the word again, I was certain of its meaning.
“Vampire,” I spoke aloud this time, translating from Russian to
English, hoping it sounded less insane.
I gave it a few seconds to let the syllables sink in, saying it
over a few times in my head.
No, it still sounded insane.
A second word was elegantly scrawled onto the label, but in the
dim lighting, I couldn’t make it out. Casting a sideways look at the cold fire burning
in the hearth, I scooted as far forward on the couch as I could without leaving
the coziness of the blanket I’d wrapped up in and focused all my efforts on
reading the label; my face screwed up with the effort.
“Krov,” I sounded it out, searching my mind for the
meaning.
Blood. Grandmother had used the word from time to time, usually
in some ancient reference to a curse—or when hunting. Occasionally, these two
strangely different subjects had collided in her world.
“Uppyr krov. Vampire blood,” I spoke aloud to the
empty house. Then I laughed, but only a little. I am of Russian descent after
all, and we don’t limit ourselves to the normal thoughts of traditional
Americans; hence always keeping a broom visible in the corner of the living
room and the horseshoe over the doorway. The horseshoe isn’t an Alaskan custom.
Mom had just borrowed the idea from her southern friend Gloria, but in her
world, you could never be too careful.
With the exception of a date on the label—January 26,
1808—there were no other markings on the bottle. No serial numbers or
expiration dates stamped into the glass to suggest it was modern; the vial was
slightly misshapen with an old and withered cork stuffed deep into the neck of
the glass.
Despite the date written on the bottle, the contents flowed
freely. No dried remnants clung to the sides of the vial; no clots stuck to the
bottom.
It looks very fresh for two-hundred-year-old blood.
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About DL Atha:
DL Atha, having the good fortune to have been raised in rural
western Arkansas, resides there still with her husband and three
children where together they enjoy the farm life.
She earned her MD in 1999, and currently enjoys the practice of hospital medicine and wound care which she performs full time in a nearby town.
She is currently working on the sequel to Blood Reaction.
For the Sake of Revenge was her first venture into non-medical fiction.
She earned her MD in 1999, and currently enjoys the practice of hospital medicine and wound care which she performs full time in a nearby town.
She is currently working on the sequel to Blood Reaction.
For the Sake of Revenge was her first venture into non-medical fiction.
A few of her favorite things are chocolate, anything old
but especially old houses, gardening, and horses.
Her least favorite things are getting up early, anything that happens before nine a.m. and constricting clothing.
Her least favorite things are getting up early, anything that happens before nine a.m. and constricting clothing.
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