I’m happy to welcome author Vicki-Ann Bush. Today Vicki-Ann shares interesting details about her creative life and new release, The Darkest Light.

Interview

What was your inspiration for this book?

I was staying in Boulder City, Nevada, for about a month and they have some of the most beautiful night skies I’ve ever seen. One night I was sitting outside with a friend and they commented on a cluster of stars. I looked up and it took my breath away. The sky was filled with the brilliance of thousands and thousands twinkling lights which for whatever reason, I equated to angel wings. Since I write YA, my thoughts immediately traveled to teen angels.

What is the best part of being an author?

Meeting readers, I love book signings and engaging with people. I once had a little eight-year-old boy come up to me, he was so excited to meet a real life author. His mom asked if I’d take a picture with him, it was surreal.

The worst? Editing, I dread it. Fun fact – I never re-read any of my books once they’re published because I would just try to keep editing, I’m never satisfied with my work.

Describe your writing space.

A grey desk with four spindle legs, PC with two speakers, and an old-fashioned rolodex because I like things at my fingertips. I’m not big on storing things in my phone.

I have a cool vintage fountain pen that my daughter’s BFF gave me for my birthday. I love it! And a phone-size wooden box that a close friend gave me that reads “We’ll always be best friends because you know too much” across the top of the lid. And my pride and joy, a Joyce from Stranger Things bobble head that my kids gave me because they said, “We know you’d go to the upside down for us.” Okay, getting teary on that last one.

Which authors have inspired you?

Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris, Marissa Meyer, and Grady Hendrix. Tidbit- I wrote to Dean Koontz after the release of one of my books. Months later I received a hand written letter from him with a signed copy of, A Big Little Life.” I cried and refused to take the plastic wrap off the book for two months.

What is your favorite quote?

“The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.” Mark Twain. Aside from being a writer, I know being a mom was always something I wanted. It was my first why, but I do believe we can have more than one. Writing has shown me that.

If you had a superpower, what would it be?

Telekinesis has always been one I dreamed about, but flying was the one I remember most from my childhood. I would stand on our stoop in New York and see in my mind my body lifting. I’d swoop around the neighborhood skimming the tops of the trees with my hands. Truth- on occasion I still do this but I don’t have a stoop so I stand in the middle of my backyard.

Blurb

As the star quarterback for his high school football team and local celebrity in the quaint town of Boulder City, Luke Jacob enjoys a charmed life. Everything’s going according to plan, that is until the night he spots a mysterious and alluring girl in the crowd. Despite his father’s cryptic warning to keep away from her, he’s instantly drawn to Mary.

The team plans a gathering to celebrate their homecoming win, and Luke decides to invite her. The evening turns dark when the demon Abezethibou appears and threatens them. When Mary steps in to save her peers, Luke sees her for what she truly is, forever changing their future and creating a bond between them.

The revelation shatters what Luke believes about himself and forces him to face his destiny.

Will Mary stand by Luke in the face of the coming storm, or will she be swayed by the allure of darkness?

Excerpt

The ground beneath them succumbed to the warmth of the midday heat drinking up the moisture and, with it, their relief from the rising humidity. Luke didn’t mind, he’d withstand any inferno just to be close to Mary.

The teens shared earbuds and listened to some songs from Imagine Dragons. He turned his head from Mary to gaze up. He had never felt the kind of connection he did with her.

His eyes traveled back to the curves of her lean body. She was unaware of the beauty that she possessed. Living with the type of father Araqiel was, Luke was in awe of her ability to see things with such clarity. The angels gave her an impossible scenario and she accepted it. She had doubt, but also courage. Her eyes were closed, and he could faintly hear the words of the song she muttered under her breath. He grinned.

Author Bio and Links

Born Vicki-Ann Guidice, on January 14th, 1962, her journey into the realm of the spiritual and supernatural was initiated at birth. Her early years were spent in Queens, New York known for having more people passed on than alive, as well as having several Gothic cemeteries within walking distance of its communities. At the age of 15, she moved to Los Angeles California taking her fertile imagination with her. After meeting her future husband, Ronald Bush, her new homeland became Las Vegas, Nevada.

As a mother of two, her first published book in 2008, Winslow Willow the Woodland Fairy, took her love of fantasy and spun it into a heartwarming children’s book. The progression to the young adult literary market took root in her novels that captured the haunting qualities of the Las Vegas desert surrounding her, but it was New York that called her home. Alex McKenna, the main character in the book series first published in 2019, is the embodiment of her Italian-American roots, memories of adolescent outsider status, and the strength it takes to live an authentic life.

Ms. Bush is a co-founder of Coffee House Tours, an events-based collaboration between local bookstores and coffee shops allowing authors to represent themselves and their works. Additionally, she is a frequent podcast literary guest and has a special relationship with The Center LGBTQIA+ Las Vegas where Alex McKenna has been an inspirational focus as a transgender Paranormal teen. Now starring in the short film Alex and Margret’s Beginning, inspired by the book series, Ms. Bush is an award-winning short screenplay writer and Producer. Bringing her moving and unique storyline and character to a broader audience.

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Giveaway

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