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5/26/2015

I know I haven't blogged much this month (sorry!), but there are a few good reasons why, I promise. I've been working madly on getting the sequel to The Hunted ready for submission to my publisher, adding a whole bunch of new scenes and tweaking bits that didn't feel quite right. And then there's the part where I've been unable to do much for the past week and a half due to bad headaches, eye strain, pinched sciatic nerves, and a persistent neck ache (all at the same time, just my luck!). Doesn't sound like end-of-the-world stuff, not when I write stories about human flesh-eating monsters. Not when there's cancer and death in the world. But in a weird way, I'm glad for having a little time off, even though it wasn't all fun and cheery. My sore eyes made me seek out audio books, so at least I could still "read" even if I did nothing else that day...and I fell in love with them. Hard. Obsessed barely covers it--I believe I've listened to six in the last week and I WANT MORE!!

The crappy thing is, sometimes our plans get interrupted by life and it's little nuisances. I, personally, hate with a fiery wrath being ill, preferring to keep active rather than laying in bed watching TV. But as Seb would say, you gotta keep soldering on!

Look out for more news on book two of the Abandoned series and the cover reveal coming soonish. Also, I'll be continuing the Meet the Cast posts this week with Seb. For now, I shall leave you with my favourite YouTube video this week: the Supernatural parody by The Hillywood Show (love those girls and their Twilight saga parodies!) Make sure to watch until the end for a special surprise ;)

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Meet Cassie Spencer part 1

5/2/2015

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Cassandra Louise Spencer

Main character of The Hunted.

While Cassie is a wolf fanatic to a tee (no thanks to her favourite spearmint-eyed wolfie, Seb), it's not the only thing she's obsessed with. She's mastered the art of photography and apple pie baking, and has an affinity for hazelnut lattes. She does 95% of the cooking for her and her dad (the other 5% being take-out) and still manages to have a social life and maintain straight As.

Her tastes in books, movies, and music range from popular to eclectic. Her favourite band is Florence and The Machine, closely followed by Blue October; fave book series would be The Hunger Games trilogy (likes too many movies to name).

And though she tries, sometimes her curiosity gets the best of her, driving her to seek out the truth. This time, it not only gets her in trouble with her father, but the Taylor, Arizona skinwalker pack as well. The pack is lethal, and when they learn that their alpha (leader) has fallen for her, they stop at nothing to make her life a living hell.

Cassie's Mum passed away from brain cancer when her daughter was just six years old. She left behind a family that never quite recovered from the loss, and a daughter who would grow up just like her--kind, insanely curious, and with the ability to bake flawlessly. The memories Cass has of her mum helps guide her as she grows up to be the strong, independent teen she becomes.

While Cassie reflects on the passing of her mother and her father's betrayal, wishing she could reverse their effects, she knows that her life would be vastly different had her mum still been alive. Would she have the same friends? Would she have grown up around her godparents, the Adlers? Would she have met Seb?

All she knows is that a world without Seb isn't a world she wishes to endure.

>>Next week: Meet Seb part 1
>>Last week's post: Meet the cast of The Hunted

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