LISE: V.J.! Thanks for coming to our site. So, what do you like most about action/adventure stories and why did you write one?
V.J.: First, I want to say this. I LOVE ACTION ADVENTURE MOVIES! LOL! But I always hated the heroine standing on the sidelines screaming helplessly. Hated it. A history buff, it had always fascinated me to read about the women who had dressed as men to fight in wars – both in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. The same was true of the women spies. I”m thinking of that female police officer who went toward the line of fire at Fort Hood. That’s who I wanted to be when I grew up. So all my heroines are strong women, tough but tender, capable and not ashamed of it. Some of them have been a little too tough, I’m told. (I haven’t even published the book about the female assassin who’s a traceuse – a form of urban physical discipline called Parkour! Amazing stuff parkour. Look it up on line.)
I wrote Night Moves because I wanted to write a different take on the standard vampire story with a different kind of heroine. And because there was always that question – If a vampire killed all of its victims when it fed, and/or all of them would turn into vampires, then wouldn’t the world be full of vampires? I had to answer that. LOL!
LISE: Cool! So tell us a little about your book.
V.J.: Sure, although in this story the adventure is more an accident of fate….
LISE: LOL! Aren’t the best ones that way? Shoot–tell us!
V.J.: Okay, Rafi Carteret sees herself as just another civil servant, just trying to do her job, but the hours are crappy and her job isn’t as glamorous as it looks on TV. She ’s just looking for a little relief, some companionship, maybe someone to come home to, when she meets Michael Niculescu on an internet date. So he’s a vampire. He’s tall, sexy, and gorgeous. And so is his cousin. Neither they nor Rafi know that a vampire hunter is on their trail until they disappear and then it’s up to Rafi to rescue them.
LISE: So, you have an excerpt you’d like to share?
V.J.: Sure, here’s a snippet:
Clearly and with unmistakable authority a sharp voice snapped from the doorway, “Metro Police. Detective Lieutenant Raphaela Carteret. Put down the weapon, Mr. Godwin, or I will shoot. Piss me off and I might shoot you anyway but if you harm one hair on Nico’s head, I will fucking kill you.” The last was a snarl. Everyone’s eyes shot to the slender figure braced in the doorway, the gun in her hand pointed directly at Godwin as she flipped open a badge with the other. Her picture on it was clear, as was the shiny gold detective’s shield beside it. The sight of Nico with a stake over his heart was nearly more than Rafi could bear. The despair and fear for Nico and for her on Michael’s handsome face was almost as bad. Along with the sure knowledge that Michael would be next. Crawling across the floor of that horrible room, scrabbling to find her hoodie in the dark, her badge and weapon concealed in it—a relic of her undercover days—had been terrible, knowing what they would face in this room. Desperate, trying to find the strength to make it so far with her heart hammering inside her. She was so weak. She had forced herself to keep moving, seeing Michael’s face, Nico’s, in her mind, wanting something more than memory after the events of this day. She didn’t dare look too closely at either of them but she knew with every cell in her body where they were in the room. Even pinned to the altar by the hands of Godwin’s men, with fear and fury burning through him as he struggled to free himself, Nico’s eyes went to Rafi in the doorway, his heart shattering to see her so pale, battered and bruised, her gun locked now in both hands, her dark blue eyes desperate but resolute. Furious, terrified.
LISE: Sounds awesome, Val. Now, how can people check the book out and what’s your website addy?
V.J.: Here you go. BTW, Night Moves is available NOW at Ellora’s Cave.
To see more on the book Night Moves check out the Ellora’s Cave site (click here).
To check out my website go here — www.vjdevereuxbooks.com. Enjoy!
LISE: Thanks for coming Val. Can’t wait.
Stay tuned folks. We’re planning on having more guests in the near future!
Lise
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with his school. He’s taking “Outdoor Fitness” 
as a class. (In the first picture I’m the third one from the front on the far side.) Now why couldn’t they have that when I was in high school? Anyway, we had a great guide and virtually no problems but you can see from the river what we went through. Others were not so lucky and ended up in the drink. And actually the 
gal behind me feel forward and knock me off the seat. Fortunately I knew enough to lean into the boat. What fun!
