Sweet Evil Blog Tour: Interview with Wendy Higgins

Today marks the kickoff of the blog tour for Sweet Evil, an absolutely fantastic paranormal young adult novel by Wendy Higgins, and I'm beyond excited to welcome Wendy to the blog today to answer a few questions! I can't put into coherent sentences how much I adored this book (I literally stopped and started my review over multiple times trying to adequately express my love), so I hope all of you add it to your lists immediately if it's not on there already!

For the next several weeks Wendy and the oh-so darkly delicious Kaidan Rowe will be bouncing from blog to blog answering questions and, in Kaidan's case, causing hearts to beat faster and likely leaving puddles of drool in his wake (not that Wendy couldn't make people drool as well ;-) You've been warned. Below are all the dates and participating blogs, I hope you guys will follow the tour and be ready to pounce on Kaidan when Sweet Evil releases on May 1st from HarperTeen!

4/23 -  http://www.supernaturalsnark.blogspot.com/

4/24 -  http://imlovingbooks.com/

4/25 -  http://livetoread-krystal.blogspot.com/

4/26 -  http://livredeamour-booksoflove.blogspot.com/

4/27 -  http://myoverstuffedbookshelf.blogspot.com/

4/28 -  http://www.twochicksonbooks.com/   

4/29 -  http://www.magicalurbanfantasyreads.com/

4/30 -  http://uniquelymoibooks.blogspot.com/

5/1 -    http://www.bookswithbite.net/

5/2 -    http://www.hookedtobooks.com/

5/3 -    http://www.latebloomeronline.com/

5/4 -    http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/

INTERVIEW WITH WENDY HIGGINS

If Kaidan were given the chance to switch specialties (so to speak) and work for another Duke, do you think he would jump at the opportunity or pass it by? If he decided to switch, which Duke would he most want to work for?

He would pass it by. He’s got some anger and jealousy issues, but he’s lusty to the core.

*Jenny sputters and fans herself*

Anna and Kaidan have a rather epic forbidden romance—one thick with tension and emotion that stayed with me long after I put the book down. Why do you think the idea of a forbidden romance resonates so strongly with you?

I don’t know, honestly. There’s just something so alluring about having the one thing you’re not supposed to have, even if we know it’s not good for us…human nature, I guess. And it’s also the ultimate romantic notion - loving someone against all odds.

The Neph have super enhanced hearing, able to listen in on conversations miles away from them. Is there one specific instance in your life where you would have loved to have such a gift?

Oh, man. I’m a firm believer that there are things we don’t need to see or hear, for our own mental benefit (like…snarky reviews, lol). But it would be kind of cool to be in Washington, D.C. and listen to the conversations that really take place in the White House!

Part of the reason I can’t be angry at Kaidan for continuing his “work” despite his feelings for Anna is because it’s apparent it holds little joy for him and he would change things if he could. Is there one particular “job” he would say he regrets the most?

(Mild Spoiler Warning) There’s a motif running through the story about Kaidan’s father being involved in an underground sexual slavery ring, and every now and then Kaidan is expected to help with that (training these young girls how to please men). That’s the job he loathes most.

(Spoiler Warning!) Anna’s dad has been in prison her entire life and she’s had absolutely no contact with him over the years. When he walked into the visitation room and saw her waiting for him, what were his first thoughts about his little girl?

His thoughts were those of a Daddy--pride--to him she was brave and beautiful. He was nervous about what she’d think of him. And most of all he felt a fierce urge to protect her.

I had to get up and walk away from this book on multiple occasions, setting the book aside after a relatively happy scene to take a break because I knew that happiness was going to be short lived and my heart was likely to take a beating in the ensuing chapters. Do you ever get up and walk away from a book to gather your courage before continuing?

Whether it’s a book I’m reading or writing, I often have to take breaks so I can soak in the emotions, swirl them around in my mind for a bit, and then forge ahead.

If Kaidan had to pick one song that summed up his feelings for Anna best, what song would it be?

“The Motions” by Matthew West

Here are a few lines from the chorus:

I don't wanna go through the motions

I don't wanna go one more day

without Your all consuming passion inside of me

In Sweet Evil we see mostly the world of the Dukes and their children as Anna learns the ropes. Looking forward to the next book, will we be seeing more of the angel side of things?

No…the angels are going to be an elusive element throughout. We’ll meet more Nephilim. There won’t be as much Jay and Veronica (Anna’s human friends) in book two, but Jay will once again have a major role in book three.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by Wendy! Be sure and check back here on Wednesday (the 25th) to check out my full review of Sweet Evil. More information on Wendy and her books can be found here:

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What if there were teens whose lives depended on being bad influences? This is life for sons and daughters of fallen angels in Sweet Evil.

Tenderhearted Southern girl, Anna Whitt, was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She’s aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn’t until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage, and her will-power is put to the test. He’s the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

A cross-country trip to meet her father forces Anna to face the reality that hope and love are not options for her kind. When she confronts her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?