Guest Post by Jana Oliver, author of The Demon Trappers series + International Giveaway

Today I have the pleasure of welcoming a truly amazing author to The Nocturnal Library. After reviewing Foretold, the fourth and final installment of Jana Oliver's Demon Trappers series, I was surprised by my inability to let these characters go. Seeing how I couldn't stop thinking about them, I wanted to know how Jana is handling saying goodbye to Riley and Beck. She was very kind and patient with my fangirling and she immediately agreed to write a guest post about it. So without further ado, here's what she had to say:

One of the joys of writing a series like the Demon Trappers is that I’ve had the opportunity to explore a number of stories over the course of the four books. The characters have room to grow and change. But with all series there is an end, that final book, and FORETOLD is just that.

In many ways this last book is bittersweet. The story itself is one that readers have been waiting to read over the last three books and it wraps up so many of the loose threads I’ve left dangling along the way. We find out what really happens with Riley Blackthorne and Denver Beck. Will they be together or will Beck’s past push them apart forever? What about that war in Hell and is it going to affect the Atlanta Demon Trappers?

So where FORETOLD is a nice bookend to the series, it is sad in that is the last book. I first began to work with Riley and Beck in October 2009. They’ve lived inside my brain for nearly four full years and trust me, they were never far away no matter what I was doing. They’d journey along on my occasional vacation, my trips to conventions, chatter at me even when I was ill. They are deeply a part of me now so saying goodbye to them is difficult.

But the coolest part of being an author is that there are always other tales to tell. I have some in mind and now that Riley and Den’s story is put to rest, I can go play with new characters in new settings. But always, in the back of my mind, I’ll hear Princess and Backwoods Boy whispering to me. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

 

I can't wait to learn more about Jana's next project, but I'm sure I'll go back to reread these books plenty of times too. :)

Around here, guest posts are usually followed by giveaways, and this time is no different. Two winners will receive one of Jana Oliver's Demon Trappers books (Forsaken, or a later book in the series if they already own that) from The Book Depository. Both winners will also get signed swag from Jana: Demon Trappers Guild Path, Demon Trappers sticker and Demon Trappers postcard. 

Good luck!

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