Hidden Design, the Prophecy
by C.K. Stone and Tia
Tormen
An ancient Prophecy, foretold millennia ago . . .
Child of the Traitor
Conceived in Betrayal
Shall pierce the Veil
And destroy the Hidden
Conceived in Betrayal
Shall pierce the Veil
And destroy the Hidden
Mikki Daneen is living the life she's always dreamed but she hides an
extraordinary gift--the ability to perceive her clients' most intimate desires.
A secret liaison brings death and destruction to Mikki's life, but she's not
the only one in danger. Mikki must uncover the secrets of a culture she never
knew existed, and expose the true betrayer. Will her psychic visions be able to
help her find the evil that is driven relentlessly to slaughter, before it's
too late?
Hidden Design, The Prophecy, is a full-length contemporary fantasy/thriller
novel that contains elements of romantica.
The story is set in New York City where Mackenzie Daneen is a successful
interior designer, in part because she can psychically link into the most
secret desires of her special clients and give them exactly what they want.
Mikki is on top of her world until an old boyfriend/FBI agent asks her to glean
details on a kidnapping suspect, Seth Harkinson, by using her psychic ability.
When she learns more than she bargained for, her life starts falling apart.
Through Seth, she uncovers the truth; she may be the child the prophecy speaks
of. She runs for her life from a demon-possessed beast that is hell-bent on
hunting down and killing the innocent children who possess magical gifts;
children of whom the prophecy may speak.
While she and Seth fight for their lives, they discover they have a connection
that runs deeper than either of them imagined.
Kindle Edition, 302 pages
Published September 1st 2016 by Silken Slipstream
She spends her days working a regular job and her early mornings and evenings writing. When she isn't writing she can be found studying the ancient martial arts, Tang Soo Do Karate and Haidong Gumdo Sword or attending her writing and critique group.
She is a mother of five and has enjoyed every insane minute.
Hidden Design, the Prophecy will be her first full length novel with co-author CK Stone.
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An avid reader of science fiction and fantasy and eldritch horror for years, he is active in the SF/F community in the Pittsburgh area. He also accompanies Tia to Tang Soo Do and is certified for his black belt test in Haidong Gumdo. Other evenings, he participates in the same writing and critique group as Tia, where he spends time convincing other writers that he knows what he's doing.
His eclectic erotic journey grew out of his passionate adventures with Tia and happily, those adventures are ongoing and show no signs of slowing down. Serious about his writing, he has the scars of self-flagellation to prove it. Unfortunately for all his seriousness about writing, sometimes the world demands a lot less solemnity. Go figure. He charges at life from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania where he resides with the beautiful Tia and a variety of ghosties and ghoulies and long leggedy beasties.
1. Tell us a little bit about your main characters.
Tia: Mackenzie (Mikki) Daneen is a bit odd. She has all this
intuition but hasn’t a clue about who she is or what she can do. One
minute she can be child-like and need a lot of help and support, and the next
she can be strong and capable of taking on the world. I think there are many of
us that can be like that. Having a character that starts out weak and only
grows stronger as the story progresses, seems unreal. No one I have ever known,
has been like that. We wanted to make Mikki more human and in turn, make her
feel more real to the readers. We gave her good moments and bad moments and did
not have her react in exactly the same manner each time or have her strength
progress from being a complete weakling to being a fictionally strong
person.
CK: Tia gave a quick breakdown of Mikki and she is THE main
character in the novel, but there are a lot of other characters that are just
as colorful: Seth Harkinson, probably the first person to realize how much more
there is to Mikki than what she even knew. Paul Wilkins, FBI agent and
ex-boyfriend who found himself in the friend-zone. And Vincent Jenour, Mikki’s
gay boss and probably her best friend.
2. Who designs the covers for your books and what is that
process like for you as an author?
CK: Tia designed our book cover. I had input, though. She
would say, "what do you think of (blank)?" and I would answer. Then
she would do what she thought best.
3. Describe your ideal writing spot.
Tia: Right in front of my computer. I have a desktop
computer, not a laptop—I hate typing on those. My computer is situated on a
large desk in a home office. The space implies work, so it’s easy to sit and
work without too many distractions. However, I do have a family, but I also have
a door to the room. I rarely close the door because family is what keeps life
interesting. I would miss out on so many interesting things to write about, if
I kept that door closed.
4. What is the best advice you have been given?
CK: That’s a difficult question to answer; there has been
lots of advice. Some of the advice had included “keep writing.” And “get the
first draft done, then make it pretty.” I suppose the best advice boils down
from everything everyone has ever said to the statement: Sit your ass in the
chair and put the words down. Almost everything else derives from that.
Yes, you have to polish, yes, you have to have a story worth telling, yes you
have to submit (argh!) and yes, you have to promote, but without doing the
first and most important thing--the actual writing--all the others don’t mean
squat.
5. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Tia: I always wanted to be a mother and a writer and write
lots of books for my lots of children. I have five — children, not books, and
love them all for the unique people they have grown to become. The writing and
the books had to come second because my love for my children outweighed my
desire to write. I’m getting to that now. I may never write childrens books as
I planned, but I am writing now, and working on a brand new, Indy publishing
company that specializes in cross-genre books and stories. I love it all;
the writing, the designing and the publishing!
6. Which do you prefer: hard/paperbacks or ebooks?
Tia: Paperbacks, hands down. I personally don’t care for
ebooks, but I have been exchange reading for reviews, and with so many authors
only publishing ebook, I was forced to adapt.
CK: I’m definitely with Tia on this. I like hard-copy books.
Ebooks are convenient, I suppose. You can have a whole library at your
fingertips, but it doesn’t have the same frisson when I finish a good book and
close the cover. One of our first readers complemented us when she said, “I
honestly groaned when I realized I was on the last page [because the story was
finished].” I don’t think there is the same feeling when you flick the page
away on an ebook as when you put the paperback or hardback book to rest.
7. If you could have any supernatural power, what would you
choose and why?
Tia: What makes you think I don’t already have one?
Lol.
CK: Is irritating people a supernatural power? Not that
that’s the one I want, but if we’re talking currently held abilities. . .
8. What book are you reading now?
Tia: A Stephen King book. Blaze (Richard Bachman).I’ve been
a King fan since I was ten and have read everything of his at least once and
many of them twice. My favorite King book is “The Stand.” Yes, it is long, but
I have re-read that one about a dozen times. Just for the record, I did not
care for the movie. I have been reading a lot of Indy author books lately
as well.
CK: I literally just finished “Kindred,” by Octavia Butler,
and now I’m reading an anthology of erotic short stories called “Stretched”
edited by Tinder James, then I have “The Flesh Made Word” edited by Bernie
Mojzes. I have a couple of novels on my ‘to read list’ lined up after
that.
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