Book Tour & Guest Post; Annalise Storm Chronicles by May Freighter
Case: 0
Annalise Storm Chronicles Book 1
by May Freighter
Genre: Dystopian Mystery, Romantic
Suspense
It’s
the year 2330. At the end of the twenty-second century, the human
race has divided into two distinct groups—purebloods and the
‘modded’. Those who are unfortunate enough to be genetically
modified are now nothing but servants for their pureblooded
masters.
Living
in this time, you know your place, and you do not cross the line. So,
when a violent death occurs in the Bronze District, Annalise is
ordered to take this as her trial run at Divinity PD to prove that
she can do the job as a member of the Human Possession
Department.
To
defy her father’s wish to marry her off, and keep her Chief happy,
she is determined to solve this murder by any means necessary—even
if it means going to districts she has only read about in textbooks
and fighting her forbidden feelings for her servant.
With
internal battles, dirty politics, and sinister secrets, just how
exactly will Annalise solve her Case: 0? And more importantly, will
she live to see her next one?
Case: 1
Annalise Storm
Chronicles Book 2
It’s
official, Devlin is Annalise’s new partner. He’s charming,
caring—a perfect gentleman who caters to her every need. That is
until he starts to mix work with pleasure to convince her to marry
him as per agreement with her father.
With
her servant, Mavel, gone from her side, the cracks in the wall she
created around her begin to come undone. To take her mind off the
torment her heart is going through, she takes on another possession
case in her old school, Montgomery Institute. But, what starts off as
a simple case full of bad memories twists into a web of deception and
lies involving everyone she cares about.
May
Freighter is an internationally bestselling author from Dublin,
Ireland. She writes Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, and Sci-Fi
mysteries that will keep you entertained, mystified, and hopefully
craving more. Her only pets are cacti. They're the only things that
survived. It may be too dangerous to entrust her with an animal while
she's engrossed in writing.
On
sunny, rainy, and overcast days, she spends her time with her
fictional friends, putting them through dangerous adventures while
wishing them the best of luck. Her hobbies are photography, drawing,
and plotting different ways of a characters' demise.
What are some of your pet peeves?
I
probably have a list long enough to span a mile. For example, when you get used
to using the Oxford comma and then see no one else using it, or when you see
glaring grammatical errors in mainstream advertising, or when people leave
dirty knives on the edge of the kitchen counter when the sink is 2 feet away,
or when you plot out this amazing path for your characters but 1/3 way through
they decide they want to do something else entirely.
What are your top 10 favourite books/authors?
L.
J. Smith, Laurell K. Hamilton, Darren
Shan, C. Pike, Kalayna Price, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Jeaniene Frost, Anna
Santos, R. K. Close, Cassandra Clare.
Where were you born/grew up at?
I was
born in Ukraine, in a small town called Ternopil. When I say it out loud,
people often freak out and ask, “You were born in Chernobyl?” Although I’m not
radioactive and have never been there, it is such a common reaction that I’m
kind of used to it.
When
I was 12, I moved to Ireland and ever since I’ve remained here.
If you knew you'd die tomorrow, how would you spend your last day?
Probably
with my fiancé, Mike. We have been together for ten years and developed a bit
of a regime for our dates. They start off with going to get some sushi for
lunch, getting ice cream for dessert, and either seeing a movie at the cinema
or taking a nice walk around town together.
In
the end, I think being with him would make me happy, doesn’t matter the place
or time.
What are you passionate about these days?
Cake,
tea…surviving the bills every month? Jokes aside, I guess I’m passionate about
my career and my stories. I’m pretty certain that my eyes glow with my love for
my characters when I get a chance to talk about them and their adventures. If
you ever meet me, and I talk too much, feel free to tell me to shut up.
What do you do to unwind and relax?
I
watch a lot of TV shows, K-dramas, J-dramas, anime, go for walks in the park,
draw monsters that I find cute but others don’t, make sushi, take photos of
pretty scenery, etc. Basically, I try to avoid anything that has to do with
books for a few days. That allows me to stay sane and not grow to hate what I
love.
I
fell into writing and this career path without realising it. It was hard to
decide whether I should stick to Computer Science and become a programmer or
choose writing. Being an author is not a career that is easy to succeed at.
There is no support if you’re indie and no stability when you’re self-employed.
A lot of people still hold a stigma that self-published authors are bad and
their works shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Do I
regret it? No. It is a journey that’s tough, tiring, and makes you cry from
time to time from frustration and stress. A good word or review from a reader
or a fan can dispel that for a day or two, but the troubles never really go
away. It is also somewhat isolating. When you become a “best seller”, people
treat you differently. Also, I don’t know where this concept that authors are
these rich people who shovel money under their beds and drive sports cars came
from. I’m pretty sure I barely make enough to buy groceries every month and the
rest goes on marketing.
All
in all, nothing makes me different from my readers. We all have hardships and
fall on hard times. We are all human, author or not.
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