Watch the grapevine carefully
because you’ll be seeing a lot of Kiran Hunter (http://kiranhunter.com/about/) in the
near future.
As you’ll see from the blog, Kiran’s
been writing for a long time but has only just decided to “unleash” all that
latent writing talent. Watch out! Kiran’s story, Bedevil (http://kiranhunter.com/taste-it/) has
just been published by Etopia
Press (http://etopiapressblog.wordpress.com/).
This is my review which I posted on the Amazons:
This short story is immensely readable and entertaining.
Kiran Hunter proves to be a wizard at the writing craft, creating well-rounded, memorable characters in few words - characters that I'd very much like to meet again. Gareth inherits a house he's never seen and has no idea of its sinister history. In order to save his cooling relationship with Tim, he moves into the house in the middle of the countryside to avoid the temptations of city life, unaware of who, or what, lurks in the walls of the crumbling abandoned house, nor what its intentions are.The cover of "Bedevil" is a perfect fit for this brilliant story. Kiran Hunter plays with the reader like a cat and brews the horror like a gathering storm. I would love to see the sequel, if there is one, and I would definitely like to see Gareth and Tim again - I miss them already.
See? I have the feeling this is just the
start of something good. And what I specially liked is this is an M/M story with a different slant to the usual "run of the mill". Definitely unusual. Mind you, in the interview after the cut you'll see that Kiran enjoys "breaking the rules" so I shouldn't be surprised.
Right, now I’ve got Kiran in my
clutches, so to speak, I’m going to take advantage of the situation (steady,
now) and ask some snooping questions:
Sue: Am I right in saying that
Bedevil is an M/M paranormal suspense? Is this an unusual genre?
Kiran. I think we’re just more used
to seeing paranormal and M/M romances,
perhaps. This story errs towards the sinister rather than the romantic. In
Bedevil the main characters, Gareth and Tim, are already in a relationship… a
rocky one… and it might just get rockier. Bedevil is the first part of a story about
trying to make a relationship work – finding
a way for each other’s differences to… well, not make a difference! It is also about embracing ideas that you
might immediately dismiss.
Sue: I hope my review will prompt
lots of readers, but for anyone still hesitating about buying it, what can you
say to them?
Kiran: I think Bedevil is a little different. It’s paranormal, but still very much of this
world. There are no angels or faeries for instance, although there is a demon. But we all have demons…don’t
we?
Sue: As I said above, I have a
feeling that Kiran Hunter has a lot more fiction just waiting to be launched on
the reading public. Any hints about what’s coming?
Kiran: The follow up to Bedevil (working
title Devilment) is in progress as we speak and I am mid-way through writing an
M/M contemporary suspense. There may be more of a ‘romantic’ element to the
contemporary story – but this time the themes are trust and control.
Sue: Horray! It's wonderful news
that there’s going to be a sequel, I hoped there would be.
Tell us a couple of things about
Kiran that’s not on your blog.
Kiran: I can’t drive. Or to be
exact, I can drive – I just enjoy
driving fast. Too fast. It’s a good thing I don’t have a license LOL.
I’m a damn good cook. My idea of a
perfect evening is to have a good meal by candlelight (my dining room is full
of candles and glass lanterns), with my closest friends, and with plenty of
wine.
Sue: You should live in Portugal
if you like driving fast LOL. You'd be right at home. Is there any author whose writing style you admire
(and perhaps would like to emulate)?
Kiran: I’m a big horror reader, and
I also enjoy darker psychological stories. I like Clive Barker’s writing style
very much.
I like writers who break rules
rather than do what everyone else is doing. I like writing that hits a nerve,
or makes me think, or changes my mind… or turns me on when I’m not expecting
it… I’m not so keen on happy endings, I’d rather be left wondering – at least
for a while J
Sue: Your two main characters in
Bedevil are Gareth and Tim. If you invited them round to spend the day with
you, how would you keep them entertained? (hee hee)
Kiran: Well, keeping Gareth
entertained would probably be fairly easy… although I think I’d be happy for
him to keep me entertained with a
story or two ;-) … but I’d like to get Tim to loosen up a bit, he’s wound
fairly tight. As I said, I like to cook – so perhaps a meal and plenty of wine
would get him to relax and open up a bit.
Sue: Tell you what, I’ll keep Tim
entertained. I ♥ Tim (except I don’t think he’d be too interested in me). Tell
me, what’s on your tbr list at the moment?
Kiran: I have Tarantula by Thierry
Jonquet waiting for me on my Kindle. I’m also looking forward to the release of
The Hun and The General by fellow Etopian author, Tristram La Roche. I’m lucky
enough to have had a sneak peak and I love what I’ve seen of Attila – he’s a
more complex character than you might expect… and I like that… (Lucky Kiran – I’m
so looking forward to that release. Click here to see Tristram's announcement).
I’m really into novellas and short
stories at the moment. I find I only have time to read in short bursts and
quickly lose the thread with novels these days. It would be good to see more
short stories available in ebook form, although they currently compete with thousands
of low priced novels. I also like the idea of episodic or serial short stories
– so if you enjoy the story, and like the characters, you have something more
to look forward to without having to wait the length of time it would take for
someone to write the next novel. Maybe I’m just a little impatient J
Thanks for having me Sue, I’m glad
you enjoyed Bedevil – it’s just the beginning….
Buy links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Barnes & Noble
All Romance
Great interview, great story. Come on Kiran, we want more.
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