Get to Know Author Keena Kincaid and Win!

Win a copy of the hot historical romance Enthralled from author Keena Kincaid today at the Book Boost!


Welcome to our special guest today, thanks for joining us for an impromptu question session.


TBB: When and why did you begin writing?

KK: I think I’ve always told stories in some form or fashion and have made my living as a writer all my life. My mother likes to remind me that I’m a natural born storyteller. I guess I told some doozies when I was a kid.

After college, I spent 10 years working as a newspaper reporter, then moved into public relations and marketing communications. Writing a novel was always in my plans, and I started working on it seriously about 15 years ago.

TBB: I've been writing for 15+ years myself. So, I know the dedication that it takes to stick with it in this highly competitive field. Tell us, how did you come up with the title for this book?

KK: Magic abounds in my books, and one character uses her abilities to bind people to her. They are enthralled in the old-fashioned sense of the word. However, it also could describe William’s love for Amilia, the heroine. He literally cannot think straight around her.

TBB: This sounds wonderful. Tell us a little more about your writing style, what would you say is your interesting writing quirk?

KK: I make up words. Turn nouns into verbs, verbs into objects, and generally just play with the language. It used to drive my English teachers nuts.

TBB: I love it. Now, all good writers know that you must be a good reader as well. So, what book are you reading now?

KK: I’ve been reading down my TBR pile, and just finished Blythe Gifford’s His Border Bride. A wonderful, wonderful book. I highly recommend it.

TBB: And one final fun question, if you had to pick a celebrity to play you in a movie, who would it be and why?

KK: Considering that my life reads as if it’s been penned by Monty Python, I’d have to say Tea Leoni. She has a good sense of the absurd and great comic timing. Of course, just for sheer chutzpah, I’d have to say Bette Davis.

TBB: Great choices! I absolutely adore Tea Leoni. I think she might be one of the most underestimated actresses in Hollywood today. Thanks for joining us on short notice, Keena. Please tell us a little more about your new book!

Blurb:

To claim her, he must abandon home, duty, and honor—or reveal the secret of her Sidhe heritage and risk losing her forever to dark magic…


William of Ravenglas wants only one woman—his foster sister, Ami—but she is promised to another, a fate sealed by his father’s recklessness. Resolved to her forfeiture, he forges a dangerous path to bring stability to the house of Ravenglas, balancing the secret demands of the queen against loyalty to the king.


Ami, true sister to Aedan ap Owen the minstrel, refuses her fate. She wants William. But when his kiss awakens her dormant magic, it triggers cascading events that sweep her into the queen’s fiendish web and threaten William's life.


Now Ami must learn to control her fey powers or watch William die. But with a mystery lover in his past, even if she succeeds will he truly be hers?


Excerpt:

She looked up. His eyes were heavy and dark and filled with a need that sent woozy warmth through her. She could see it in his expression, feel it in the way her heart pounded when he looked at her. He wanted her. Flames licked the back of her thighs, the skin behind her ears. She grazed her fingertips across his chest, trying to figure out how she could force a man almost twice her size to kiss her again.

She flattened her hand against his chest until she felt the distant, fast thud of his heart. Maybe this would be easier than it should be. In a swift move, she rose on her toes and brushed her mouth against his. He pushed her back, then grabbed her arms, as if to keep her away.

“I am at the edge, Ami.”

Something akin to pain blunted his voice, as if the words were forced to cut themselves free of his tongue. His eyes, though, were dark, the pupils so large only a pale ring of blue remained, and his breath came in short, shallow bursts. A brilliant purple rose between them, over them, filling her senses with the heady perfume of thyme blossoms.

His eyes turned the deep hue of bruised violets. His will wavered, then shattered.

She stilled, suddenly terrified of the thrum and churn in her blood. Her body felt insubstantial yet so heavy her knees threatened to buckle. Slowly, as if giving her time to run, he stepped her backward. Her shoulders grazed the wall, then pressed against it as he pushed closer. She couldn’t breathe, couldn’t slow the frantic pounding of her heart, the desperate urge to arch her spine, to press her body against his.

“Do not move.” His whisper brushed over her cheek, his breath sweetly scented by wine. Unable to ignore the command, her nerves sizzled as he closed the distance between them. His lips brushed hers, once. Twice. Then he plundered her mouth.

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Keena Kincaid is the author of four romance novels set in 12th century England. Her books are available from The Wild Rose Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble online as well as anywhere ebooks are sold. Enthralled becomes available October 22nd!

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