Meet the Character Monday -- Lil Bit

Lil Bit is the most adorable little character ever. From Warrior Beautiful, she's eleven, looks like she's eight, and is treated like she's six. In almost every scene I write with this girl, I end up with goosebumps or chills.

Lil Bit is "special". Her parents and teachers think she's crazy because she sees things. Monsters, unicorns. Things no one else can see. Only her big sister, Scout, believes her and tries to protect her, but even Scout can't save her from the demons.
Only the unicorns can do that.

I love Lil Bit because she's tiny, but she's wise beyond her years and then suddenly she's right back to being a little girl. She gives Ashra and Scout strength when they don't have any of their own. She believes in the good of all people, no matter what they've done. Basically, Lil Bit is my hope and faith in humanity, all rolled up into one little girl.

Name: Veronica. AKA: Lil Bit:

Age: Eleven

Book Series: Warrior Beautiful/Riders of Paradesos

Job: Little Sister. She warns of the demons coming and is thought by the unicorns to be the great warrior who will lead them to the end of the war. Believer in good, giver of strength.

Hometown: Colombia Falls, MT

Family: Two parents who think she's the golden child, but also think she's crazy. One big sister who thinks she's the greatest thing ever.

Appearance: 3'9", slender, big brown eyes, thick lashes. Dark brown hair. Looks like her daddy.

Best Friend: Scout. And the mysterious white unicorn that even Paradesos has never heard of.

Boyfriend: Not for at least twenty years, or so Scout says.

Twist of Luck Blog Tour!

Twist of Luck Blog Tour

Every day a different blog will post a question. When you find the answer, send an email to me at:   jaclynweist@gmail.com

I will draw a winner each day from those that got it correct. You can find the answers on Wikipedia.

The answers will also be posted the next day on the next post in the tour, along with the next trivia question. Some questions deal with colors of the rainbow. Other questions deal with leprechauns. 

And, of course, at the end of the rainbow, there's a pot of gold. In that pot of gold will be an Amazon gift card! Those that answer questions by sending me an email will be entered to win the gift card on the last day.

And don't forget to purchase a copy of book one, Stolen Luck. The great news is that it's $3.99 right now! That link is here. 

Good luck!!

Yesterday's Answer:

Fairies are accused of stealing babies and even the elderly. I think I'll take my fairies, thanks!

Today's Question:

What flower has the traditional meaning of "faithfulness"?

The prize: 

An ecopy of Feudlings in Smoke

About Twist of Luck: 

Megan finally has her luck back and hopes that life will return to normal. Unfortunately, the magical world has other plans. Suddenly, she find she has fairies following her to provide security, dragons become a constant threat, and an imp tracks her every move. As if that wasn’t enough, her luck begins to manifest itself in ways she could never imagine.

About Jaclyn:

Jaclyn is an Idaho farm girl who grew up loving to read. She developed a love for writing as a senior in high school, when her dad jokingly said she was the next Dr. Seuss (not even close but very sweet). She met her husband, Steve at BYU and they have six happy, crazy children that encourage her writing. After owning a bookstore and running away to have adventures in Australia, they settled back down in their home in Utah. Jaclyn now spends her days herding her kids to various activities and trying to remember what she was supposed to do next.

Find the answer and tomorrow's question at

http://lindzeearmstrong.blogspot.com

Rone Award Nominees!

Congratulations to my Feudlings AND Warrior Beautiful for both being nominees in In'D Tale's Rone awards!! Voting starts in a couple of weeks!

Meet the Character Monday--Hunter!!

Hunter is quite possibly my most popular male character. He's just a little bit bad boy, super gruff, says it like it is, and isn't afraid of anything--except failing Shane and losing Charity.

The reason I love his popularity so much is because his personality is based on my husband. Almost down to a T (I'm totally not sure where that phrase comes from so I'm not positive I'm using it correctly). Hunter is obsessed with football--watching, playing, talking about it. He drives a big black truck and he's Ari's favorite person in the world to drive insane.

But Hunter has to be larger than life. He's the Guard to the Carules Prodigy, after all. He has to be huge and threatening and imposing and all that scary stuff, even if he has a heart of gold.  So I drew inspiration for his character from Heath Miller, my favorite Tight End ever (He plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers, in case you were wondering). My husband pictures him more like Chris Hemsworth. So I'm posting both for you to see :)

You be the judge

Name: Hunter Millen

Age: 17

Book/Series: Feudlings side character and has his own book--Feudlings in Sight/Fate on Fire series

Hometown: Edgewood, New Mexico/Detroit, Michigan

Family: His dad died when he was 12. But Hunter was taken from his family when he was very young and raised by the Council. He snuck in visits and phone calls to his mom, little brother and little sister, all of whom make appearances in Feudlings in Flames.

Appearance: 6'1", super broad shoulders. He's got golden eyes and short blond hair.

Best Friend: Shane Delyle. Even though he's sworn to protect him as his Guard, Hunter and Shane have been best friends since they were really young. Shane drives Hunter nuts sometimes, but he's always there when Shane needs him--no matter what.

Girlfriend--Charity Delyle. Shane's cousin and their seer. Hunter and Charity fight their feelings until the war is over, and it takes almost losing her completely before Hunter will finally admit he's in love with her. But he fights to get her back and swears to never let her go again.

Meet the Character Monday--on Tuesday--Trey!!!

So yesterday I had a school visit. And then, because I went to the school visit while I had mono, I came home and got really sick.

AND FAILED TO POST MY MEET THE CHARACTER.

I'm so sorry. *hangs head in shame*

So I'm posting it on Tuesday. Let's all pretend I actually posted it yesterday and I'm not a slacker.

Meet Trey!

Trey is my most favorite boy I've written. I adore how much he loves Scout, how he keeps hoping even though it's killing him, how he'll go to the ends of the earth (literally) for her. I love how tortured he is, and how loyal. Plus, he's super cute.

This is what he looks like in my head:

Yes. It's Colin Farrel. I love him. I also don't know how to spell his name.

Name: Trey

Age: 17

Book/Series: Warrior Beautiful/Riders of Paradesos

Hometown: Columbia Falls, Montana

Family: He has awesome parents and two younger brothers. All three boys look almost identical, but as the oldest, Trey is still the biggest and he reminds them of that constantly. He thinks his brothers are a pain, but when they get taken by the soul stealers, Trey is devastated and will do anything to save them.

Appearance: 6', broad, big football player. Spiky black hair, dark brown eyes. He always wears nine leather bands on his wrist for reasons unknown (until Warrior Everlasting, when they are explained.)

Best Friend: Cole. He's the running back for the football team. He's also taken by the soul stealers, as are most everyone in their town--as punishment for Trey and Scout helping Iros.

Girlfriend: Kylin. She's small, blond, and a fashionista who has one pet peeve--Scout. For good reason, since pretty much the entire world knows Kylin's boyfriend is still in love with his ex-girlfriend.