Tell us a little about your latest or upcoming
release.
Covenant just released on April 1, 2014. It's
the sequel to Archon, the first book in The Books of Raziel series. The story
picks up a little over a year after events in Archon. My main character, Angela
Mathers, is just getting used to enjoying a (relatively for her) normal
existence with her best friend Sophia again at Westwood Academy in the gothic
city of Luz. But Sophia is more than just a person--she is also the
personification of a very valuable treasure highly sought after by angels and
demons. Angela and Sophia's peace is broken when a scheming demon kidnaps
Sophia, and Angela must storm Hell itself to save her, with terrible
ramifications for the universe if she doesn't succeed.
Are you a mom ?
I
will be shortly--sometime around mid-August of 2014!
Congrats Sabrina, do you think you will find it hard to juggle writing and
parenting?
I'll admit the idea intimidates me a little
bit, but I think for me it will probably just become a matter of discipline.
When baby is napping, sleeping, etc. is when stuff gets done, right?
Have you ever based your book or characters on
actual events or people from your own life?
People ask
me this often, but for The Books of Raziel series at least, the answer is 'no.'
That is mostly because the work is paranormal fantasy, and there are many
characters that are not human and have their own particular way of thinking and
behaving. Perhaps this is for the best. If I wrote people I knew into a book, I always think to myself, what if
they get mad at the way I portray them!
Is there a theme or message in your work that you
would like readers to connect to?
The working theme in
Covenant is that there are some relationships special and strong enough to
deserve their own term to define them.
What would your readers be surprised to learn about
you?
Some writers are shy and some aren't. I'm one of
the shy ones! Reading reviews on the internet and other such things intimidates
me!
When you’re not writing what do you do? Do you have
any hobbies or guilty pleasures?
Reading when I get the
chance! Haha I also love anime. I haven't been able to find a good series in a
while, but I've heard Attack on Titan is worth checking out . .
If this book is part of a series…what is the next
book? Any details you can share?
Right now I am putting
the finishing touches on the first draft for what should be the 3rd
and final book in this series. It's too early to share any real details right
now since anything about the plot could change at the moment, but let me say
that I am working my hardest to deliver on the promises established in Books 1
and 2. Finishing off a series is very difficult!
Covenant
The Books of Raziel
Book 2
Sabrina Benulis
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Date of Publication: 4/1/2014
ISBN: 9780062069412
Number of pages: 400
Word Count: 98,000
Book Description:
The haunting gothic tale started in Archon continues-a mesmerizing work of the paranormal in which a young woman discovers that she is caught in a labyrinth of intrigue where angels, demons, and all the creatures between Heaven and Hell will stop at nothing to possess her.
A year ago, Angela Mathers, a talented artist with a tortured soul, enrolled at the Westwood Academy and encountered the angels who haunted her dreams. Then she discovered the dark truth … she is the Archon, a being of supreme power who will determine the fate of the universe. But with such power comes great danger, and for every force seeking to aid Angela there is another burning to stop her. After a scheming demon kidnaps the Book of Raziel, Angela must find her way through a nightmarish game and enter the Door to Hell to rescue her only friend before it is too late.
The perilous fate of both Heaven and Hell rests on her success.
About the Author:
Sabrina Benulis graduated with a Masters in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She currently resides in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with her husband Mike, and her spoiled cockatiel Caesar. COVENANT is the follow-up to ARCHON, her first novel.
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