COLONY SERIES
Vampires exist among us. They can be our neighbor, best friend, our child’s teacher …They alter their aged appearance based upon the amount of blood they consume. They move to a new area, drink a lot of blood, and appear young. Slowly they limit their intake of blood and age, right in front of our unsuspecting eyes. After decades, they fake their death, move, and do it over and over again.
Most live quiet lives in an effort to blend in.
Some however want power and control.
The Colony is an elite group of vampires sworn to protect the President of the United States from these rogue vampires.
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Colony Series Novel #3
ISBN: 978-0-9914034-0-0 (ebook), 978-0-9914034-1-7 (paperback)
Completed manuscript.
Number of words: 75K
Released Date: March 2014 (ARCs available Feb 2014)
Editor: Selena Williams, MBS-E Editing & Review Service
Summary: Colony Agent Sulie Metcalf, the President’s private physician, has been in love with the same human man for nearly thirty years. She refuses to allow herself the joy of true love because her feelings are unrequited by her human boss, Jonathan Dixon. As Dixon’s retirement looms near, and his memories of Sulie and the last thirty years of his life are about to be erased, does she confront her fear of intimacy and take a leap of faith before it’s too late? Dixon has decided to retire and enjoy what time he has left. When his best friend Sulie, a vampire team member, is kidnapped during a medical emergency, Dixon realizes that retirement means giving up everything, and everyone, he’s known for the last three decades. Will he risk his life, and his heart, to save her?
ISBN: 978-0-9914034-0-0 (ebook), 978-0-9914034-1-7 (paperback)
Completed manuscript.
Number of words: 75K
Released Date: March 2014 (ARCs available Feb 2014)
Editor: Selena Williams, MBS-E Editing & Review Service
Summary: Colony Agent Sulie Metcalf, the President’s private physician, has been in love with the same human man for nearly thirty years. She refuses to allow herself the joy of true love because her feelings are unrequited by her human boss, Jonathan Dixon. As Dixon’s retirement looms near, and his memories of Sulie and the last thirty years of his life are about to be erased, does she confront her fear of intimacy and take a leap of faith before it’s too late? Dixon has decided to retire and enjoy what time he has left. When his best friend Sulie, a vampire team member, is kidnapped during a medical emergency, Dixon realizes that retirement means giving up everything, and everyone, he’s known for the last three decades. Will he risk his life, and his heart, to save her?
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What inspired you to start writing?
To this day I'm still not sure what the determining factor was. The idea of being a writer never occurred to me as a child. I didn't write, I hated reading, and my scholarly focus was always in computers and math (far away from the literary classes). My niece kept badgering me to read one of her favorite books and eventually I gave in. The genre of the book was paranormal romance. I had no idea such exciting books existed. I went from reading zero books a year to over one per week. After a few years of this, the idea of writing a book had sprung into my head. It was a fleeting thought, but fifteen minutes later the entire world of my book series, The Colony, was in my head. That was just a few years ago and I have just finished writing my fourth book in the series.
How long have you been writing?
Two and a half years. Since I stayed away from literary classes all my life, I've joined writing groups and have taken classes on how to write, how to format books, how to market your book, etc. I've taken so many classes I feel like I'm back in college.
What advice would you give to writers just starting out?
Write what you love. Be passionate about it, but don't be arrogant. There are plenty of people in this world who will love your work, and there will be plenty who will not. Write because you love to write. Publish because you want to share. I would also advise that you hire a professional editor. I have a content editor and a line editor. There is a cost, but well worth it.
Do you ever suffer from writer's block? If so, what do you do about it?
No, I really don't. However I have noticed that I write my best in the mornings and late at night. This does free me up to focus on my full-time day job when I'm at work.
What comes first: the plot or the characters?
Characters. I meditate in the mornings and scenes will come to me. Sometimes I have to determine which character will work best for a scene, but the characters are always first.
Are you a plotter or a pantser?
Plotter. I outline all the time. I work on whatever scene I'm most passionate about for that day. So, sometimes I write the ending of the book before the beginning.
Tell us something about your newest release that is NOT in the blurb.
Sulie has been hinting at how much she loves Dixon for thirty years. Let’s just say, some of the hints were not so subtle.
Are you working on something at present that you would like to tell us about?
I’m working on a novella that will give my readers the back story of William and his wife Jackie. They are side characters in the novels, but very interesting ones.
What are you reading now?
“Vampire Next Door”
What author or authors have most influenced your writing?
Kerrelyn Sparks, Lynsay Sands, and JR Ward.
What is your work schedule like when writing?
I try to write in the mornings and late at night. Since I have a full-time day job, I spend a lot of time on the weekends writing.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A computer software engineer. I got my computer science and math degree years ago.
What is your favorite food? Least favorite? Why?
Dark Chocolate is by far my favorite. I personally feel that when we do venture out into space, and do find extraterrestrial life, that “chocolate from Earth” will be a delicacy that aliens will pay a lot for. Least favorite is liver. I really don’t think I have to give a reason for that.
What is one thing your readers would be most surprised to learn about you?
I have a degree in computer science with a minor in math, I am a trekkie, and I do have a favorite math formula. People who know me find it hard to believe that I can write such humorous and passionate romance novels. My two lives seem so opposite each other.
Is there a writer you idolize? If so, who?
In my opinion, JR Ward walks on water.
What would we find under your bed?
Dust bunnies and probably all the socks I can’t find the pairs to.
If your publisher offered to fly you anywhere in the world to do research on an
upcoming project, where would you mostly likely want to go? Why?
I have traveled extensively, but the one place I’ve never been is Washington DC. My novels are set at the capital and surrounding areas and I would love to visit, take notes, visit museums, nerd out, etc.
Do you have a favorite quote or saying?
Emerson’s “Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Do you write in multiple genres or just one? If just one, would you consider straying outside your genre?
I have a four-part YA time travel mystery series just dying to be put on paper! I’m looking forward to writing it.
What is something you'd like to accomplish in your writing career next year?
I have three books of The Colony series already released, and two this year coming out. I might even get that first time travel book out ... so I think what I would love to accomplish is laying the ground work so I can quit my day job, come home, and write for a living.
When was the moment that you knew you had to be a writer
It was after the inspiration for The Colony series popped into my head and I had written the first draft of Eternal Service in only six weeks. It took a year and a half of writing classes, major editing on my part, and the hiring of content and line editors to bring it together, but it was that first six weeks where I had felt so alive that I knew I had to write.
Every writer dreams of getting “the call.” What were you doing when yours came? Who got to hear the good news first?
I never got “the call.” (I’m assuming you are referring to an agent/publisher calling to let you know that they want to pick up your book.) I had sent a query letter to about a half dozen agents and it took up to nine months before I collected all the rejection letters. It was a terribly slow process, so I decided to create my own publishing company. I do my own cover art, layout formatting, website design, and marketing. I hire out the editing.
Who gave you the writing advice that sticks with you to this day?
Most of what I’ve learned about writing came from reading books. However, one piece of advice about reading comes to mind. An English teacher once told me that people who don’t enjoy reading have not found the genre that will open the doors for them. I thought she was crazy at first, but just a few years ago I discovered paranormal romance and she was absolutely right.
Describe the “perfect hero.” What about the “perfect hero” for you?
A perfect hero would be someone who does their best, but is flawed. Someone who is noble and helps those in need.
What are favorite pastimes?
Reading, photography, watching tv.
What has been your biggest adventure to date?
Having kids. Your world changes so much when you become a parent.
What is the one modern convenience you can't do without?
My toothbrush? It seems so basic, but I wouldn’t go on a trip without it. I have however left my tv, computer, microwave, and phone at home when I travel.
Describe the ideal romantic evening
To start, the kids are at slumber parties and my house is so immaculately clean that my mind won’t wander to what needs to be cleaned, scrubbed, or sanitized. I’d also toss in the idea that I’ve had time to fix myself up which would include makeup, my hair curled and a ‘to die for’ outfit being put on. My husband and I have the house to ourselves. We order our favorite gourmet pizza (the food I never allow myself to eat because of the calories) and eat by candlelight while soft music is playing.
Bio:
Regina Morris is the author of the suspenseful paranormal romances which make up the COLONY series. Her personal taste in paranormal stories is light and humorous with added suspense, not dark and scary stories.
She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two children. She enjoys
meeting with her monthly critique writing groups and meeting other writers in
the Austin area through the WLT and ARWA events.
She has lived in many different parts of the world. She graduated high school in Germany and she attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a degree in Computer Science with a minor in math.
Besides writing, she is an amateur portrait and sports photographer. After enjoying a career in the software engineering business, she discovered that writing is in herblood, and had to put pen to paper!
Please connect her through various social media that can be found on her website
Regina Morris is the author of the suspenseful paranormal romances which make up the COLONY series. Her personal taste in paranormal stories is light and humorous with added suspense, not dark and scary stories.
She has lived in many different parts of the world. She graduated high school in Germany and she attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a degree in Computer Science with a minor in math.
Besides writing, she is an amateur portrait and sports photographer. After enjoying a career in the software engineering business, she discovered that writing is in herblood, and had to put pen to paper!
Please connect her through various social media that can be found on her website
Also enjoy other novels in the series
Colony Series Novel #1: Eternal Service
Summary: When Agent Raymond Metcalf, vampire coven master of the Colony, teams up with a human female operative–who has no idea that vampires even exist–will his mission or his heart be compromised first? Career military woman, Alex Brennan, is being offered the promotion of a lifetime, and with it a romance that she has desperately been seeking. Does she dare accept the position as Director of the Colony, an elite group of deadly creatures of the night and risk a dangerous romance with a man who isn’t even human? Together, can they save the President? Buy Now
Colony Series Novel #2: United Service
Summary: Sterling Metcalf is a modern-day vampire who clashes with his father’s antiquated ideals. Being the half-breed of the Colony group, Sterling hates being the team’s weakest link. He jumps at an opportunity to do some fieldwork rescuing kidnapped vampire children and is accompanied by Kate Spencer, the nanny of one of the children. Kate is a purebred vampire with a secret of her own. Can Sterling put aside his bad-boy ways and woo the lovely Kate? Will Kate accept the advances of a half-breed? Together, can they save the children from a religious cult who wants to kill them?
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