Character Interview: Envy Davis

Kimber: I am here today with Envy Davis from my upcoming YA urban fantasy, Bitter Envy. Thanks to Amy for hosting us!

Amy: Tell us a bit about yourself, Envy.

Envy: Well, I'm sixteen years old. I love theater, music, and the beach. Oh, and I'm an enchantress who was sold into servitude by my parents for a house and a monthly stipend. Now I torture and kill my master's enemies and help him grow his criminal empire against my will.

A: Wow. I'm really sorry… when… how—

E: A long time ago. I was doing okay for a while. I mean he was only having me kill really bad guys who would never be punished by human law. And I'd learned how to get the most information with the least amount of torture. I wasn't happy but could accept it… then…

A: What happened?

E: My master, Uriah, let me know that I tortured and killed an innocent man because he wanted the man's wife. That poor man cried and pled, claimed he was innocent of the terrible crimes Uriah said he committed. I didn't believe him. Maybe I didn't want to believe him.

A: Can't you just run away?

E: If only it was that easy. Uriah knows how to keep me in line. He would commit atrocious acts to make me return. I-I… I'm sorry, I can't talk about it.

A: Let's lighten this up a bit. Tell us about Donovan.

E: You know how it is—that guy you're attracted to even though your brain warns you to stay away… far away. That's Donovan. I'm drawn to him in ways I don't understand. Part is due to our magic meshing or melding or whatever. I'd be lying if I didn't admit to finding him sexy as hell. But Donovan is a tiger shifter and I'm an enchantress. Light and dark magic aren't supposed to mesh, so sometimes I worry if this is an impossible romance…

A: So you two are like Romeo and Juliet?

E: I suppose, in a way. Without all the family melodrama though. When I say impossible, I don't mean star-crossed so much as completely incompatible. Enchanters and shifters are natural constraints to each other, meant to keep the other from world domination or something ridiculous like that. We are natural enemies. Kind of like the Cold War. I'll be good if you'll be good, but if anyone falls out of line, here comes Armageddon. I have a lot to learn. I know nothing about enchanters because my mother is estranged from her family. And I'm always surrounded by shifters.

A: What can you tell us about enchanters and shifters?

E: Shifters can shift into an animal form and are dark magic beings. Enchanters are sorcerers who wield light magic. Shifters are quite vulnerable to light magic. We both live among humans but keep to ourselves. Most humans don't know about our existence right under their noses. Same as the fey folk and a few other magical beings who share the Earth.

A: How did your parents come up with your unusual name?

E: My dad thought it was hilarious when I was born with the brand of an enchanter on my arm. My mother hates her family who are all enchanters because the gene passed her by. I was told she refused to hold me and asked the nurse to take me away. So my dad named me Envy as a constant reminder of her jealousy. Nice, huh.

A: If you could escape, go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

E: I've always wanted to live on a ranch in Colorado or Wyoming. Someplace big and quiet with lots of animals. Someplace where the sky is lit up with stars at night.

A: What's your favorite book?

E: I love fairy tales—the Brothers' Grimm type versions not Disney. I also love Alice in Wonderland.

A: What advice would you give to others?

E: Be true to yourself. Your life is your own. Do what you feel is right even if it isn't the popular decision. Sometimes we must make hard choices. Own them and move forward with your head high.

Blog Tour: Character Interview & Playlist: Twisted Sisters - Kimber Leigh Wheaton (The Orion Circle #2)

Character Interview

I’d like to welcome Daniel Westin to tell us a bit more about his paranormal ability and his work with the Orion Circle.

Welcome, Daniel!

Thanks. Always happy to share my knowledge about the paranormal. It keeps people out of trouble… the more you know and all that.

You are a clairsentient, correct? Tell us a little about it.

I get psychic images from touching objects. Like, I can see an objects origin, the people who touched it, where it’s been. Sometimes it’s cool, sometimes it’s overwhelming.

That sounds difficult. Do you get readings from everything you touch?

Sort of. Over time it became like background noise, you know. You can sit in a crowded cafeteria and hear hundreds of students talking all around you and still tune them out to a certain extent. That’s what I have to do with objects. The problem arises when I touch something supernaturally charged.

Like??

Our last case. There was a spirit board that three angry ghosts came through. I felt their emotions, their turmoil. It was awful. Psychic energy takes an object from a background hum in my mind to a scream that’s impossible to ignore. On that note—spirit boards are dangerous. Don’t play with them. Ever.

Good advice. I say never mess with things you don’t understand.

Exactly.

What do you do when you aren’t out doing paranormal investigations?

I love acting. I’m usually in about four plays a year. Soccer is also starting up now which is my favorite sport to play. I’m only about three months from my black belt in Tae Kwon Do. But really, the Circle keeps us pretty busy. There’s no shortage of paranormal disasters.

I noticed that every Circle member seems to be involved in martial arts.

It’s a requirement. We investigate all sorts of things, not just hauntings. Several months ago, I went on a hunt for a rogue werewolf who refused to follow the pack to safe hunting grounds during the full moon. That has disaster written all over it. Knowing how to defend ourselves is important in the field. We also train with silver daggers. They do damage to lots of supernatural creatures including vampires and werewolves.

Does it scare you? Hunting vampires?

I haven’t been on a vampire hunt yet. But, yes, it does scare me… quite a bit actually.

Then why do it?

Someone has to. I was born with a gift. I want to help people with it. If vampires start killing people in our area, then I’ll hunt them with my friends.

What does your family think of your psychic gift?

That is a long story and not one I’d like to go into. My father is a renowned psychiatrist in the field of delusional disorders. To him, psychic powers are a delusion. Enough said.

I’m sorry about your family. It must be hard to lack the support.

 I have the Orion Circle. We are a family and we support each other. I feel sorry for people like my father—too closed-minded to experience everything this world has to offer.

Let’s end on a positive note. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I’d love to go on a paranormal tour of England and Scotland—especially the Tower of London. Though, I’d have to wear gloves. Can you imagine the anguish contained in those walls? I’d hate to accidentally touch something… unpleasant.

And fictional world? Where would you go?

Hmm, how about Wonderland. I’ve spent several years being told I’m insane. It’d be nice to go someplace where everyone is crazier than I am.

Thanks for joining me for the interview. Everyone can read about your latest adventure in Twisted Sisters, The Orion Circle Book 2.

Want some more songs to listen to while enjoying the latest sequel to The Orion Circle series? Here you go:

Twisted Sisters Playlist

“We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister

“Indestructible” by Disturbed

“Cirice” by Ghost

“Stardust” by Gemini Syndrome

“Monster” by Skillet

“Untraveled Road” by Thousand Foot Krutch

“If I Die Young” by The Band Perry

“Eyes of a Stranger” by Queensryche

“Failure” by Breaking Benjamin

“Finally Free” by Stitched Up Heart

“The Otherside” by Red Sun Rising

“In Ruins” by Theory of a Dead Man

“My Demons” by Starset

“Afterlife” by Avenged Sevenfold

Blog you later, awesome book nerds and I will be back soon with more love for you guys.