Doncha love that? That's how Cindy Cruciger describes Revenge Gifts.




Here's more from Cindy:

I believe that some people are just plain haunted. I think that certain people are lightning rods for ghosts. I think they grow up with it, learn to live with it and ignore it – to the point where they one day find themselves in serious trouble. That is the crux of my heroine’s character in the Revenge Gifts chronicles.

Revenge Gifts takes place over thirteen days spanning a full moon. Tara Cole is an extremely powerful attractant to ghosts, specifically ghosts seeking revenge. One spirit attracted to Tara in particular is the voodoo loa Erzulie, goddess of love, envy, jealousy and revenge. In thirteen days Tara’s life is turned upside down by a Reversal of Fortune curse placed on her by an angry recipient of one of her revenge gifts.

The weird wasteland that was Tara’s life turns around with a vengeance and he ten year dating dry spell? Over. But with all things good in a garden of evil a price must be paid.

This is not your typical romance. This is not a romance for normal people. Revenge Gifts is a romance for the lunatic fringe.

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I had the chance to ask Cindy my now-standard Girlfriends Cyber Circuit tour questions, and here are her answers!

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL "WRITING DAY"?

I pull into the parking lot of the soccer fields and toss my 13 year old son out of the Miata, fire up the laptop and write until he's done.

DO YOU RECALL THE KERNEL OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS BOOK?

My mother was complaining about how much a funeral cost and she was telling me to just cremate her. I told her I would not only cremate her, I would design the urns. I said since she never visits for holidays I would create Seasonal Urns and divide her ashes into Easter Eggs, Christmas Tree ornaments and a Halloween Jack O Lantern. I told her she was going to be a fire cracker for the 4th of July if she did not let go of the funeral talk. Thus Revenge-Gifts.com was born.

PICK A CHARACTER IN THE BOOK AND TELL US WHAT TRAIT YOU SHARE (OR COME CLOSEST TO SHARING) WITH THAT CHARACTER.

Derick. He is a computer geek completely incapable of functioning in the real world.

IF YOU WERE STUCK ON A DESERT ISLAND, WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A MAGICAL TRUNK THAT GAVE YOU LIMITLESS BOOKS TO READ, OR A LIMITLESS SUPPLY OF PAPER ON WHICH TO WRITE?

Paper.

BEER OR WINE?

Wine (Ca' Montini Pinot Grigio for every day - Zaca Mesa Syrah for steak and McManis Cabernet Sauvignon for a hard day)

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?

Chocolate. That question is insane BTW. Does anyone ever chose Vanilla OVER chocolate? And -- if they do are they human?

WHAT'S YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOK?

Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss