He was the older brother of a protagonist in an earlier story I wrote but didn’t finish. Kat: Michael (My main Character) came first. Can you share your writing process through Dark Flame ? Did the plot come first or the characters? But some of the supernatural creatures have a rich lore behind them, and I’ve enjoyed reading up before deciding how I want to shape the species and creatures in the story.ĥ. Kat: The story is set in the modern world, and I’m very familiar with classic Urban Fantasy tropes, so there’s not a huge amount of research needed. How much research went into creating your novel and series?

The readers will have to tell me if I pulled it off.Ĥ. A book that’s as much a fantasy as it is a hot, kinky romance. You tend to get one with a diluted version of the other. That combination is thin on the ground in MM-my favorite romance genre. I love urban fantasy, the kind with a touch of the epic, but I also love romance, the kind with full on heat, and maybe a touch of kink. Kat: My intention was to write the book I wanted to read. Can you tell me what inspired you to create this series? Your latest release is Dark Flame, book one in the Flame-Born series.

From there I started to read all the vampire books available, and that lead naturally to urban fantasy.ģ. Not only was it my first exposure to LBGT romance in literature, something my queer little heart really needed at the time, but the characters were just so rich and seductive and enthralling. As I grew older, I moved on to the Magician, the Dragonbone chair, the Mists of Avalon, all the classics, but when I came across Anne Rice and her delicious vampire’s I had something of a revelation. I read the Magic Faraway Tree until my copy of the book fell apart. Kat: I’ve been into fantasy since I was very young. I’ve been perusing your Goodreads page, and see you are drawn to urban fantasy romance. The only other thing I’m interested in is my lovely family.Ģ. And honestly when I’m not doing that, I’m either writing, critiquing, marketing my book, or talking about writing with writer friends. They genuinely care about their residents, and I feel very fortunate to work there. Kat: I’m a full-time nurse in a lovely nursing home with only 27 residents, run by an order of Augustin nuns. First off, readers have an idea of the writer you, but what about the everyday you? Can you share about your personal life? Don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway.ġ. We’re discussing her latest release Dark Flame, book one in the Flame-Born series, a m/m urban fantasy romance. Today, I have author Kat Silver in the interview chair.

Dark Flame by Kat Silver