Showing posts with label Drea Becraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drea Becraft. Show all posts

Thursday, December 22, 2011

CONTEST and Guest Post with Drea Becraft!

Thank you so much for having me on your blog today at Sweet 'n Sexy Divas. 

Tis the season…yes that’s right the Christmas season. 

I have most of my outside family already bought for but my children only a few things so far.  I am so looking forward to seeing all the faces of my loved ones as they open their gifts.

So how about a very special gift during the holiday of giving…A copy of The Real Saint Nic.  Comment Below for your chance to win.



Below is the info on my newest release The Real Saint Nic…ONLY $0.99...I hope it strikes your fancy.

Free Read (My Wish For Christmas Is You): http://dreabecraft.com/bookshelf/free-read/

The Real Saint Nic Buy Links





BLURB:

Aimee’s life changed one night, not long ago, when she staked a vampire to save another. Still reeling from that life changing night, Aimee decides to go home with Brenda, her best friend, for the holidays. She never expected Brenda’s brother, who comes off more like the Grinch then Santa, to have so many saint like qualities. Years spent alone, with no family or friends, plays heavy on her mind but Nic could possible be the one who changes it all.

Christmas has always been a sore spot for Nicolai. He’s the real saint Nic, but society has him all wrong. He’s no saint. In truth, he’s a vampire. Over the centuries, Nic has spent the holidays fighting off the ridicule from his younger brother and giving to those less fortune, not seeing his own worth. Until one mortal, brought home by his sister Brenda, changes the holiday and his outlook on life for eternity.

Is it possible that Nic has finally found his Mrs. Clause? When worlds meld, can Aimee find the happy ever after she once asked Santa for so many years ago, or is she doomed to spend forever lonely on Christmas?

EXCERPT:

With a flick of his hand, the lights next to the bed turned on as did a few lamps across the room. Once my eyes adjusted, I got a better look at the amount of presents. Hundreds, littered the room. The only space not filled was around the bed and a path to two doors in opposite directions. Red, green, and golds splattered the room in a festive show of color.

“You really are Saint Nic.” Astonished I tried desperately to keep my mouth closed.

“Please don’t call me that.”

“Why not?” Turning away from the presents I turned my gaze to Nic’s in question.

 “Because I’m nowhere near a saint.” Brows furrowing Nic stared intently at the computer screen.

 “Then how did you get the name?”

“That would be Jaysen’s doing. One day, not to long after I started giving the gifts, we got into an argument. I don’t remember most of what was said, after all, it was quite a while ago, but I do remember the comment was rather snide. To this day neither of us knows how it ended up outside our argument, but it still reminds me of that comment. Besides saints are deemed so because of the greatness they do for mankind all I do is give a few toys to some kids.”

Moved by the noticeable hurt in his eyes, a relentless knot twisted in my stomach. Though I still didn’t know him, the connection between us grew with each passing moment.

Whether it was hormones or the fact that we were supposed to be mates, I didn’t know, but I couldn’t stand to see him sad.

I scooted out of the bed and made my way to him, wrapping paper shuffling under my feet. Then, as if it were the most natural thing to do, I lowered myself into his lap and hugged him close. “To those kids you are the world.”

“That’s why I do it every year. Though not in the grand scale that everyone thinks. I try to help at least a few orphanages and hospitals each year.”

“See, you are a saint. Every year you create the biggest rush of hope and joy to the children across the world. Though you can‘t help them all, the small sacrifices you have made over the centuries have helped to shape our world and helps friends and families learn the true meaning of giving. Without you there would be no hope of a perfect Christmas. If that isn‘t the act of a saint, I don‘t know what is.”

With a grunt in my ear, Nic’s arms tightened around me as he buried his head in the hair between my shoulder blade and ear.

Pulling away slightly, I raised my hands and held of each side of his head. My fingers ran though the silken strands of his hair using that leverage I brought his head up until our eyes met. Leaning down I kissed his full lips with a slight brush of mine.

You are the best mate anyone could ask for. Speaking while our mouths were still fused, Nic sipped from my lips slowly.

Friday, April 22, 2011

20 Questions with Author Drea Becraft!!!

Please give us your website addy, a list of your books and a short bio.


• Website:

www.dreabecraft.webs.com

• Bio:

Drea Becraft lives in a little town in Northwestern, Ohio. Married to her high school sweetheart, she has spent most of her adult life devoted to her kids and husband.As a stay-at-home mother of three growing girls, she often spends her downtime reading anything and everthing she can get her hands on.Until her overactive imagination decided to give way to really good ideas for stories of her own. So In-between taking care of her children and running a very busy household. She began typing away at the keyboard. Watching what is inside her head, as they are being molded into grand adventures, has been exhilarting.

• Book List:

Live For The Todays

The Thrice Princess


How do you usually come up with a story idea? Dreams? Writer’s journal? Eavesdropping on conversations? Newpaper?

• Would it be bad to say a little of everything above? I take stories wherever I can get them.


What is your process from idea to first draft?

• I normally only get the main key points in a story to play in my head and then I just sit down and write. I am a fly by the seat of my pants kind of writer.


Who or what inspires you when your creative mojo is lagging?

• Space away from the project. I know its kinda counter productive but sometimes I just have to step away and do something else to get the juices flowing once again.


Who is your Yoda—your seasoned mentor?

• I don’t have one which is kinda strange but it is what it is.


What importance do you place on writing workshops? What workshops would you recommend to us?

• Never been to one so I can’t recommend anything sorry.


What person would you like to thank for inspiring you in your writing aspirations? How did this person help you?

• I don’t think of it as one person more like a group of people. All my friends and fans have shown great support in everything that I have done and I would be lost without them.


Have you ever used songs for inspiration?

• I have used songs in stories but as for inspiration I guess not.


Do you play music when you write? If so, what kind? Or, do you have to have silence or background noise to set your writing muse free?

• Yes I do. If anything it helps to keep me in the zone while the kids are upstairs playing and being noisey


Have you ever given assistance to a struggling new writer? Has another writer ever come to your aide? How?

• I have never lent a helping hand since I am a new author but I am sure once the time comes I will be all to happy help as much as I can.


What do you consider your greatest accomplishments in your career so far?

• Just basically being published I guess!


If you won the big lottery, what would you do with the money? Would give any of it to charity? If so, which one?

• Honestly I would catch up on all my bills build a house in the country set a portion aside for my children and their future and then probably do something in the book community.


What is the best advice you want to give to a new writer?

• Just get down your stories, you’re going to get rejected we all do, but just keep going because one yes is all it takes.


If you could choose an animal for a mascot, what animal would it be? What do you admire about this animal? Do you feel you have qualities similar to this animal? If so, what are they?

• Lion. Their grace, stamina and also there distict sense of loyalty.


If money, education and fear factors were set aside, what three careers would you like to attempt other than writing?

• Cop

• Nurse

• Teacher


If money, talent and fear were no object, what big adventure would you like to have?

• Travel the world every country or contenint for at least a month each.


What characteristics do you like to instill in your heroes? What characteristics do you feel are necessary for a good heroine?

• Loyalty is the biggest one I think. It doesn’t matter how hot they are if they are loyal their not worth anything ;0).


If you had the power to change two things in the world, what would those two things be?

• No child would ever be without a loving home or hungry ever again.

• I know the whole world peace thing is a cliché but it would be nice.


If could have a super power for a day, what would it be? Why?

• Teleportation so I could travel and see things I would never be able to see other wise.

 

Blurb:


While her fate was set during the previous great wars of immortals, Anastasia Gruff is nothing but mortal until the night she stumbles upon a scene that turns her world upside down. Now, she struggles to adjust to a world where nothing is what it seems, and feels more at home than ever before.

Devlin Miconis, heir to the vampire throne, is facing certain death. When a mortal woman saves his life, and gives him back his soul, he must figure out how to repay her. Now that she has given him something to live for, can he protect her from those who mean her harm?