My Chat with James Wood!

Hello and welcome!

There is a new release today from a friend I met through a game I’ve been playing for a few years now.

I am so excited for him, I had to 1-click.

Please welcome James Wood!

Do you have a nickname? 
No

What is one word best describes you? 
Hopeful

What makes you laugh out loud? 
Sly humor, funny sarcasm

What is your favourite smell? What does it remind you of? 
My wife’s perfume, it reminds me of all the special times we have adventured around together over the last twenty years.

Favourite place to spend time in. 
A country bar listening to music, a cold beer in my hand.

Favourite quote.
“Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war” – William Shakespeare

Is there a genre that you refuse to read? 
Paranormal Romance.

Writing! What started it? 
It was a bucket list item. Once I started writing about the grim Knight and his dark Princess I found it came to me easily and I could turn out a lot of material in a short period of time. I first put “pen to paper” on 11/14/22 and since then I have written three full length novels as a part-time author in just under a year.

If you could choose another career what would it be? 
Writing is my part-time career, but it is something I would like to eventually turn into a full-time gig. Not there yet, several years to go still, I’m sure.

Audiobooks! What started them?
Everyone is way too busy! I listen to audiobooks almost daily, but I only read two or three times a week. Audiobooks are the way to go, and my forthcoming narration is amazing! I am so excited with the demo’s and voices my narrator developed to bring my book to life! I have every intention of providing an audiobook option for all three of my books.

Does your work convey a specific emotion or message? 
Yes. My stories are not clear cut good vs evil, light vs dark. I wanted to explore the greys. My protagonists are complex with troubled backgrounds and issues of their own. I have been extremely gratified that the advance reviews I have received so far all keyed into that – it makes for a better read, I think.

Who is your intended audience and why should they read your books? 
16-18+ is the audience, my books are not Harry Potter or Twilight. I would term them as dark urban fantasy with a splash of romance and a twist of humor. The battle scenes are intense, and there are a couple of “near misses” of horrific things, so adults are my intended audience.

What is next in your writing? 
If the series does well commercially I can write a book 4 and 5 in the world of the Ebon Knight. If they take some time to build a fan base then I will turn to my first love, which is horror. I have an idea for a horror short story anthology with a unique twist in which readers could vote for their favorite stories to be expanded on, either with the same characters, or in the same world, etc. I have twenty one-page summaries of each of the ideas I could write about… I would probably take the top sixteen and run with it as my fourth offering if The Chronicles of the Ebon Knight are stalled. I just don’t want to write in a vacuum.

Thank you James for chatting with me. Congrats again on the new release! I am looking forward to reading it, also to the audiobook when releases. I also pre-ordered book 2 😉

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Hope you enjoyed the chat. I sure did 🙂

Here is the brand new release!

How far would you go to rescue your sworn enemy?

Two adversaries on opposite sides of an eternal conflict meet by chance and become allied against a new and sinister third power that has entered the fray. The withdrawn Knight is supposed to be good, and he really kind of is. The exiled Princess is supposed to be evil, and she really kind of isn’t. Can they meet in the middle? What if the interplay between “good” and “evil”, “light” and “dark” wasn’t so simple? What if there was a LOT of grey?

~ Message From The Author ~
The Ebon Knight is the first in a trilogy of books with elements of quirky humor, perilous danger, and forbidden attraction during an extremely dangerous time. If you like plot surprises that aren’t ludicrous, villains you will love to hate, heroes with a few rough edges, and exciting battles where the “good guys” don’t always have the upper hand—then welcome!

Any fan of urban fantasy and readers of Jim Butcher, Brad Magnarella, and John Conroe will feel right at home!

Buy Links: Amazon US • Amazon CA

Add it to your Goodreads TBR list

It will be released in audio format too.

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The series… I love the covers!

The Ebon Knight Chronicles

In the world of the Ebon Knight, not all natural disasters are natural.

Book 2, The Dark Witch is up for preorder to release December 18, 2023.

Ruin and Woe.

Kelso Hart, the grim Knight of myth and legend, has been grievously wounded and is at death’s door. The youngest Princess of the Dark, Ava Pentran, risked it all to save him and will risk yet more to see him recover. Storm clouds gather around from all sides as the two outcasts regroup at a safe harbor, surrounded by friends and companions, old and new. Enemies from the Dark, the Light, and the Other are all on the march against them, and Ava’s shadowed half, the Dark Witch, may be the only force that can save them – but at what cost?

This second adventure takes place directly after the events of the first book with the same sly humor, heroic actions and unforgiving danger that are the hallmarks of this exciting series. With this installment, the world of the Ebon Knight expands and new mysteries in the Conflict are revealed with world shattering implications. Are you ready for more villains, more heroes, and more brutal battles where the “bad guys” might just have the upper hand? If that sounds like a good read to you then welcome back!

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Also find James Wood on Facebook. Give a like and say hello for me 😉

I will be posting again when the audiobook comes out, maybe have Kelso…. or Ava, for a chat 😉

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