Interview & Giveaway: Carly Fall

Joining us today is PNR author Carly Fall. Please help me welcome her to the blog!

Jen: Tell new readers about the Six Saviors series.

Carly: First, thank you for having me, Jennifer. I appreciate it! The Six Saviors Series is the story of six Warriors of the planet SR44 who have been sent to Earth to clean up the evil that has been accidentally unleashed from their planet. They thought the job was going to be easy and they would only be gone from their home for a short time, but they misjudged, and they have been here for over two hundred years.

To blend in with humans, they have been given large, warrior bodies. The only way people know that they are not human is by the glow from their eyes when the sun sets, and they try to keep to themselves after sunset. These books are their stories where we find out about them, one specific Warrior per book, and we learn about their faults, insecurities and vulnerabilities. Oh, and their sex lives as well ;)

Jen: The people of their home planet SR44 aren't like most aliens we'd imagine. Let's talk about them and how they're different from we are.

Carly: First off, I do have to say I hate the word "alien," but let's call a spade a spade, because that's what they are. I didn't want my aliens to be these creatures set on taking over the Earth, or ugly or mean. When I think of the term "alien," I immediately think of E.T., that awful creature from the move Alien, Alf, and that guy they supposedly captured down in Roswell with the big head and eyes. I wanted my aliens to be beautiful, and come from a beautiful place - a sort of utopia. The beings from SR44 all live in a cohesive peace, and they have no desire to take over any world. They live in cities consisting of golden buildings, as well as in the lush forests. It is twilight there for many hours per day.

Their forms are wispy, swirling smoke, each a different color. For example, let's take Noah from The Light Within Me. On SR 44 his form was a vibrant orange. Rayner from Finding My Faith was a vibrant red. These are the colors that shines from their eyes when the sun goes down here on Earth.

Jen: In the first book, you mention that some of the warriors had "wives" on their home world. What's up with that? These women aren't just waiting around for their husbands to come back, are they?

Carly: Yes, some did leave behind "wives." However, they live to be about 2000 years old, give or take a century, so waiting around 200 years isn't that long for them. In future books, this will be touched on more :)

Jen: I find myself most intrigued by Hudson. Will he ever be able to love again or is he broken? Since he is a man-whore, does that mean his book will have more sex? (*waggles eyebrows*)

Carly: LOL! Everyone loves my boy Hudson. I'm currently working on his story right now, so I don't want to divulge too much, except to say that yes, there is more sex in his book. What's a story of a man-whore without sex? ;)

Jen: Who is your favorite among the Saviors and why?

Carly: This is such a hard question for me. I love all my Warriors. I love Noah's bluntness, Rayner's gentle nature, Hudson's playboy attitude, Cohen's annoying little habits, sense of humor and his ability to heal the Warriors. I love Talin's intellect, and Jovan's ability to feel other people's emotions by touching them. I supposed if I could wrap them all into one, that would be my favorite :)

Jen: Do you plan to write a book for each warrior? Will any of them actually become human in the course of the series?

Carly: I do have a book planned for each Warrior. I am toying with the idea of one of them becoming human - I haven't fully decided yet - but I'm definitely leaning that way.

Jen: Will you share a little snippet from one of the books?

Carly: This is a snippet from The Light Within Me. Noah has never been with a human female. He's watched a bit of porn, but that's about as far as his sexual experience has gone...

     Noah was pretty certain he had found heaven on Earth when Abby pulled him down on top of her. He loved the feeling of the skin-on-skin contact, the way her soft curves met his hard body as they kissed. She tried to undo his belt, but he pulled away. He slid her jeans off, gaping at her naked body, silently thanking whoever was responsible for the design of the human female form for the absolute perfection. 

     He heard himself breathing heavily, and he wondered what he looked like. He had to be glowing so hard he probably looked like he was spitting fire. But Abby stared up at him as if nothing was wrong, and he reminded himself that humans could not see his skin glow. 

     He moved his hands over her breasts, down her ribcage, and circled her belly button. He was surprised to see a small amount of brown curls at the top of her sex. In every movie involving sex he had ever watched, the woman had been bare. 

     He let his finger travel into her secret flesh and felt like his balls had been jacked with a bolt of lightening, but in a really good way. She was hot and slick. He gently traced up the folds, and she began moving against his fingers. He lay down next to her, letting her rub against his hand. He knew his eyes should probably be closed, but he loved watching as he kissed her. Her cheeks were turning pink, and she had a look pure enjoyment on her face. She repositioned herself a little, and suddenly his fingers were sliding deeper into her sex, and she continued moving. 

     He didn't really know what to do, so he just kept kissing her, watching her move, trying to give her what she wanted as she gyrated against his hand. 

     He looked down at her breast, the hard pink tip beckoning him. And who would he be to deny such an invitation? He moved slightly so that he could suckle it again. Seconds later, she grabbed his hair and pulled his face to her chest as her hips bowed off the couch. He felt her sex go tight around his fingers, contracting and loosening and doing it all over again. And again and again. At first, he was terrified that he had hurt her, but then he looked at her face. She didn't look hurt in the least bit. She looked like she was thoroughly enjoying herself. 

     This must be a human female orgasm, he thought. He looked at her in wonder as she called out his name and her hips undulated. After almost a minute, she came to rest. Her breathing was labored, and he laid his head down gently on her chest to listen to her heart thumping rapidly and loudly. 

     He slid his fingers from her and looked at them. They were shiny and slick and he had a desire to taste them. 

     So he did. 

     He closed his eyes and let out a groan. She was lovely. In fact, he wanted to taste more. He moved down between her legs to the floor, threw them over his shoulders and began tasting her core. He let his tongue swirl—he gently sucked, and he felt like he could go on for hours. 

Jen: (I enjoyed that scene.)  Can you tell us who book 3 will be about? Any idea when it will be out?

Carly: I am neck deep in book three right now, which is about Hudson. I'm pushing for Book 3 to be out at the end of June/beginning of July at the latest.

Jen: Thanks so much for sharing your books and for visiting the blog!

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Review: Finding My Faith

Reviewed by Jen
 

Carly Fall continues her Six Saviors series with this second installment, focused on the spiritual Raynor.  He is one of a half dozen alien warriors who have traveled to Earth to track down criminals they call "Colonists" who have escaped from their world.  Unlike his fellow soldiers, however, Raynor can see the spirits of those who are between life and death. And it's this gift that leads him to Faith.

One of the Colonists is collecting red-headed women to hand over to a Mexican drug lord.  Faith is one of those women.  While she is drugged nearly to-death, her spirit wanders from her body and directly into Raynor's path.  Once he realizes that she is a victim of the Colonist he is tracking, Raynor begins working with her to try to track down her body and save her before it's too late.

Raynor fights his overwhelming feelings for Faith because he desperately wants to return to his home planet one day.  And falling in love, especially if he acts on the emotion, will separate him from his alien form forever.   The struggle gets even more difficult once they are together in the flesh.  But falling in love isn't the only danger. The Colonist who kidnapped Faith has no plans to let her get away.

If you liked The Light Within Me, you'll enjoy this one too.  The tone is the same and the internal conflict for the hero is identical.  The spiritual element is new, but even the plot is much the same.  Warrior loves woman. Warrior fights his feelings because he doesn't want to become human. Colonist targets woman.  Warrior realizes the woman is more important than anything and they live happily ever after.

I felt like there was a bit of repetition.  And the info dump at the beginning felt almost exactly like the one I read in the first book.  Just like the first installment, our characters fall In Love at lightning speed.  This time around, the author explains it as normal for men of their species, but it still stunts the believability of the emotional connection.

There were also a few grammatical errors.  Between that and the repetition, this installment felt a little less polished than its predecessor.  3 stars.

*Book provided by author for review

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Finding My Faith

by Carly Fall

Release Date: March 1, 2012

Publisher: Westward Publishing

Review: The Light Within Me

Reviewed by Jen
 

Abby has never felt like she fit in anywhere.  Her mother was killed when she was just a child, and now Abby works the crime beat at a local paper to feed her interest in unsolved murders.  She's never really connected with anyone, until she catches a glimpse of Noah in a crime scene photo.  She's so drawn to him that she tracks him down and asks him for an interview, setting in motion a chain of events that will change her life forever.

Noah is an alien from another planet.  He and five other warriors traveled to Earth 200 years ago to track down a band of criminals that escaped their penal colony.  The "Six Saviors" live their lives committed to their cause.  They can't go home until the criminals (and possibly their offspring) are contained.  And to keep them focused, they are prevented from ever feeling ultimate pleasure.  If they do,  they forfeit their longevity and their alien form --and are forced to live the rest of their lives as humans.

Noah has never so much as kissed a human woman.  He's never really had the urge to take the risk, until he meets Abby. The two have an instant connection that he struggles to fight. His honor insists that he put his mission first, but the more time he spends will Abby, the harder it is keep his priorities straight.  He tries to keep his distance. But all of that goes out of the window when one of the "colonists" targets Abby.

There were some things I really liked about the story. The writing is good. The world building is simple and easy to understand.  Noah is a sexy virgin with a solid sense of morality.  I really liked him and I enjoyed getting to know his fellow warriors.  The author does a good job giving each man his own voice, which kept them from all blurring together in my head.  I thought the interactions between Noah and Abby were hot, even though we had to wait awhile for them to seal the deal. And I found myself really rooting for them to make it work.

I really only had two complaints.  One was the predictability. The moment I heard Abby "never really felt comfortable in her own skin," I knew why. One element of her history did manage to surprise me, but the bigger picture was easy to see coming.  And while the climax was still exciting, I knew who the bad guy was very early on.  My other issue is --one of my biggest peeves-- is Love Too Soon.  Noah and Abby spent two days in each other's company before the "L-word" started flying.  A few more dates, even off-page, would have gone a long way to helping with the believability of their deeper emotions.

Those issues aside, I did enjoy the book. It had good pacing; interesting characters; and some steamy scenes.  I will definitely check out the next installment.  3 1/2 stars.


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The Light Within Me

by Carly Fall

Release Date: November 1, 2011

Publisher: Westward Publishing