Title: Rendered
Author: Amy Boyles
Genre: Dystopian Romance
Ten years ago, Drian Becker underwent the Rendering, a humiliating body exam imposed upon the masses by her father, a commander in the Patriot Army. Being a high ranking official’s daughter, Drian thought she was safe from the practice—not so. Her father’s betrayal left her emotionally scarred and dishonored.
It’s now 2098. Drian hasn’t thought about the Rendering since she became leader of a rebel faction—mostly because she’s an expert at hiding her feelings behind a thick outer wall of badass attitude.
All that changes when Colvin Hinton walks into her camp. With his easy swagger and even easier demeanor, Colvin makes being a rebel look good enough to taste. But when Drian finds herself tangled in his charms she lets down her guard, giving an old enemy the chance to take her out once and for all.
If loving a man is this dangerous, would Drian have been better off remaining in the clutches of her father and living with the scars of being RENDERED?
Author Bio
After living in Chicago, Louisville and New York, Amy finally settled in North Alabama with her husband. Along with writing, she has a passion for cooking ridiculously fattening food and complaining about weight gain. She loves to connect with readers.
Connect with Amy Online:
Facebook: http://facebook.com/amyboylesauthor
Links
RENDERED – A Dark Revolution Novella – Book 2 - can be purchased here. Here’s the actual link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UB8I4UE
UNLIKELY REBEL – A Dark Revolution Novella – Book 1 - can be purchased here.
Here’s the actual link: http://www.amazon.com/Mistaken-Identities-Highlander-Remembering-Unlikely-ebook/dp/B00SUDGSPU
Book Excerpts
Excerpt #1
“Do the rest of you want what Liam says? Do you want to raid the arsenal at Brenton? Because I promise you, it won’t be as easy as he makes it out to be, not by a long shot. Not without more bodies and better knowledge. Do we know when the guards change shifts? Do we know all their positions? We need someone on the inside, someone who can provide us with intimate details of the daily runnings of things. Right now we’re going in blind. Are half of you prepared to die? Because that’s what’ll happen if we do this haphazard. But if all of you want to go in, we can do it. I’ll agree to send half of you to your deaths, but you must give me time to increase our forces so that when I’ve lost most of you, we can still rebuild this camp and keep surviving.”
Liam snorted. “Always simply surviving. I want more than just survival, Drian. And I’m not the only one. You’ve had plenty of time to come up with a plan to make our lives better. How much more time do you need?” He turned toward the gathered crowd. “How long will we listen to excuses?”
A few responded to Liam’s question. Though not many, it was enough to know the sentiment would catch on. Drian needed a way out of this. She didn’t agree with Liam, but soon they would all want more action and she needed to be the voice of reason.
“If you can’t deliver, maybe you shouldn’t be leading us.”
The fire caught on a new log and intensified. Drian felt the heat wash over her, flushing her face and body with its energy. She let it fuel her words. “Then let’s do it. Let’s form a plan, go in and attack the fort. We have, what, fifty people? Not including the children, of course. Let’s send them all in, and when Becker’s men capture us—because he will; there’s a few hundred guarding the place—who will rescue us? The children we’ve left behind?”
They were silent, the only sound being the crack of the flames. She watched their faces turn from ignorant pride to shame.
“I might be able to help you with that.”
Fifty heads whipped in the direction of the darkness, hers included. A man emerged from the forest with the predation of a bobcat. Wearing breeches, boots, a button-down shirt and a sage-green coat with wooden buttons, he made standard-issue clothing look appealing. Almost sensual. As he stood in a corner of the firelight, Drian noted his dark blond hair, fiercely sharp eyes and quiet confidence that almost knocked her over. It must’ve done the same to everyone else there, for no one said one word.
He smiled, his eyes twinkling. “Join me and my men, and we can take the fort. We can change this from a rebellion of skirmishes to an actual uprising.”
Questions for Authors
1. Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?
As corny as it may sound, the message is don’t be afraid to love. We all get burned, but you gotta get up and love again.
2. Was there an Author who inspired you to write?
Louisa May Alcott—my first attempt at writing was a fan fiction piece based on Little Women. It was called Little Children. The premise was that a brother and sister lose their parents in a car accident and end up in an orphanage. I never made it past chapter one.
3. How did you come up with the characters in your books?
I think of what traits I want a character to possess (Are they insecure? If so, why are they that way?) and then I figure out who would play them in a movie. For me, that allows the character to take over more in the book, which is what I want. I don’t want to force a character to say what I want, I prefer that to come out organically because I’ve created them so concretely in my mind.
4. What are your current projects?
Working on the Dark Revolution series, which is what RENEDERED is part of. I foresee six books total and am currently writing book four.
5. Do you see writing as a career?
Heck yeah. I have fun doing this but I also view it as a career.
6. Do you ever picture yourself and one of your heroines? If so, which one?
Do I picture myself as one of my heroines? Of course. I like to think I’m a badass, even though I’m five-one and currently pregnant. I think all of my heroines encompass a little of me in them, so I wouldn’t say there’s just one that I picture myself as.
7. Do you have a favorite heroine/hero from one of your books? If so, who?
Branthe from Unlikely Rebel is an awesome hero. He’s sexy, confident and elusive, which makes a girl just go crazy for him.
8. What kind of research do you do for your books?
That depends. For this series, I read books on daily life during the American Revolution, even though this series is based in the future. Weapons questions always go to my husband and period dress questions I look up on the internet. I’ve also read books on Medieval daily life for a fantasy I’m working on.
9. What is the hardest part of writing your book?
Those days when I sit down at the computer and nothing wants to come out of me—those are the hardest. But I just have to push through. Eventually, the words will come.
10. If you could say anything to your readers what would it be?
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And don’t be a stranger—I want to hear from you.
11. What is your favorite Genre and why?
Fantasy—there’s so much freedom to world-build and do anything with your characters and still make them human. I love it.
12. Do you prefer to write alone or do you like to collaborate with other authors?
I write alone but I have a critique partner who reads my stuff and makes suggestions. Sometimes I wish I had a plotting partner, but so far I’m making it okay without.
13. Do you ever get writer’s block? If so, how do you get through it?
Yes, I get writer’s block. You know what I do? I read a whole bunch of books and maybe watch some movies. I believe writer’s block occurs because your well of creativity is dry. You must fill the well and fill it often. That’s the cure for writer’s block.
14. When you are reading a book, who is your favorite author?
I always learn something new from Stephen King. Always. But I also like searching out new authors to read as well. I never know when I’ll come across someone else who can teach me how to be a better writer.
15. Do you come up with the cover or does someone else do it?
Someone else creates it. But I always have a specific vision in mind, which I do my best to convey.
16. If you could change anything in your writing what would that be?
Good question. I would learn to write descriptions with grace and ease. I think more ease than grace. Sometimes it’s hard to describe something—the best authors make it look easy. I wish I could DO it easily.
17. What book if any would you want to be made into a movie?
I prefer books to remain books. The nuances of a story always get missed in the transition from novel to screen, so I like books generally exactly as they are.
18. Who would you want to play the hero/heroine?
Not applicable.
19. Everyone uses computers, tablets, phones and no one uses handwritten form or typewriters, what do you prefer to use?
I use a computer but it was a difficult transition. I love to write by hand, but it’s time consuming to transcribe. I don’t have the time for that.
20. Is there a ritual you do everyday before you begin your book?
I wake up and make coffee. Then write. Must have coffee before writing.
21. What do you do when you finish your book and turn it in to the editor?
I either take a break—at least a few days to a couple of weeks. Or, I start on the next book. That’s the secret to being a writer. Write the next book.
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