Check out my review of Fire Baptized HERE
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Synopsis:
Since the 1970’s humans have forced supernaturals to live in caged cities. Silver brands embedded in their foreheads identify them by species: a full moon for Vampires, a crescent moon for Shifters, a pair of wings for Fairies, and the list goes on, for each supernatural species has been tagged and categorized by humans.
Lanore Vesta is marked with a silver X, the brand of Mixbreeds, second-class citizens shunned by society. She stays to herself, revealing her ability to create fire only during emergencies. All she wants to do is graduate college and stop having to steal to survive. But when she stumbles upon a murder in progress, she catches the attention of a supernatural killer. Now all she wants is to stop finding dead bodies in her apartment.
Enlisting help from her Were-cheetah ex-boyfriend Meshach and a new mysterious friend named Zulu, she is steered through the habitat’s raunchy nightlife. But their presence sometimes proves to be more burden than help, as they fight for her attention.
While the corpses pile up, and the scent of blood fills the air, Lanore is left wondering: will she find the psycho or die trying?
Hi Kenya! It’s so
nice to meet you, and thank you for taking the time to talk to me today!
Supernaturals exist among
humans; however, the humans have forced the magical species to live in caged
cities. My book is set in one caged city called Santeria.
My main character Lanore is a
supernatural college girl that stumbles upon a murder in progress, catches the
attention of a supernatural killer, and attempts to discover the person’s
identity for the rest of the book.
There are also romantic
elements within the book.
In Fire Baptized you’ve built this really fantastic
supernatural world, just outside of The United States. Was this hard to do, and what kind of steps
do you take to accomplish this?
Well the habitat is
actually right outside the city of Miami.
Initially, it was
difficult. I had to create an entire city. I drew maps and themed the whole
area after the Santeria religion. I even broke up the city into district where
each district represented a Santeria god or goddess. It really ended up being a
lot of fun!
The main character, Lanore, grows quite a bit within this
story. Even though she has a bit of a
stealing problem, she is a good person with a good heart. How did she come to be, so to speak?
I love flawed main
characters. There is nothing more boring to me than a perfect hero. Making her
a kleptomaniac just came to me one day and I ran with the idea.
I also believe that
in the end there are no truly evil groups of people. Supposed bad people tend
to do those evil things for a reason that they think is completely moral. I
wanted Lanore to want to protect something bigger than herself, so that’s why
she is big on Mixbreed equality.
Fire Baptized deals with so many different types of
paranormal/supernatural beings. Do you
have a favorite species, and why?
Kenya, when you write, do you have a certain method that you
follow?
I usually outline the
entire book first and then begin to write it. The majority of the time the plot
line will still change by the end of the second draft, but the outline at least
keeps me on a particular path.
Your bio page from your website says you spent six years in
the Navy as a Persion-Farsi linguist. Do
you have any exciting or interesting stories you could share with us?
Well, the job has a
top secret clearance so I can’t say anything about it.
As far as being in
the Navy, a lot of those stories tend to involve Puerto Rican rum and result
someone going to jail.
Can you give us any hints of what is to come for Lanore?
The Burning Bush was
so much fun to write! There are two major plot lines and one sub plot. Lanore
and Zulu battle with Dante Botteli in this book. Lanore is also forced to solve
a murder mystery. Additionally, Angel, who was introduced at the end of Fire
Baptized, has a pretty significant role in this book.
I was really enthralled with MeShack. He was confident, sexy, and protective. If someone were to play him in a movie, do
you have any ideas of who could fill such a fascinating role?
Thanks for answering those questions, now for the easy
stuff!
Favorite book?
Daughter of Smoke and Bones
Favorite food?
Foi Gras
Favorite music?
Sexy R&B
Favorite travel destination?
Bahamas
Favorite Candy/treat?
Snicker!
Ok, that’s about it!
Thanks again for joining us today, and I wish you the best of luck with
both of these books! I can’t wait to
read The Burning Bush!
About the Author:
Kenya Wright always knew she
would be famous since the ripe old age of six when she sung the Michael Jackson
thriller song in her bathroom mirror. She has tried her hand at many things
from enlisting in the Navy for six years as a Persian-Farsi linguist to being a
nude model at an art university.
However, writing has been the
only constant love in her life.
So here we are Kenya is
publishing her first book, Fire Baptized, the urban fantasy novel she always
wanted to read. This novel is the first book in a series.
Will she succeed? Of course.
For she has been coined The Urban
Fantasy Queen, the Super Iconic Writer of this Age, The Lyrical Genius of Our
Generation. Granted, these are all terms coined by her, within the private
walls of her bathroom as she still sings the Michael Jackson thriller song.
Kenya Wright currently resides in
Miami with her three amazing, overactive children, a supportive, gorgeous
husband, and three cool black cats that refuse to stop sleeping on Kenya’s head
at night.
