Spawn of Medusa by Mary Bernsen

Title: Spawn of Medusa

Author: Mary Bernsen

Genre: New Adult Fantasy Romance 

Publication Date: June 29, 2014 

Tour Host: Dreams Come True Promotions

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Today's Stop: Author Interview with Mary Bernsen who is currently on tour for her novel: Spawn of Medusa! A few special teasers and a giveaway!

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1. Was this title the title you've always had in mind, or did you have another title in mind? If so, what was it?

The Spawn Of Medusa was always the title I had selected.  It actually came to me right after waking up one morning while I was still in the planning stage.

2. What was your favorite scene to write about in your novel?

The very first chapter was/is absolutely my favorite. I think it really shows the main character's spirit.

3. Could you relate to your main protagonist? If not, can you relate to any of your characters?

Yes!  I actually wrote her personality directly after mine, and her love interest's after my husband. Their relationship is passionately dysfunctional, sort of like my own :-)

4. When and why did you begin writing?

It sounds cliche but I've always written.  I used to only write poems and short stories, but I started writing full books a couple of years ago.

5. What inspires you to write?

The shows on the History Channel.  I'm so glad they hardly play any shows about HISTORY anymore haha.  Their speculative angle has done wonders for my imagination.

6. Are the names in your novel important to you, or did you just choose it randomly?

I chose them based on the time period.  The main character's name is Ambrosia.  I came up with it when I was researching the foods that were eaten in Ancient Greece, and I saw it meant "nectar of the Gods"...which of course made a very appropriate line to start the story off with.

7. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

In ten years my youngest child will be 15...so I see myself pulling my hair out.  Other than that, I haven't a clue.  I'm more of a go-with-life kind of person.

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Passion doesn’t always follow the rules of fate…

Raised by the Fates, Ambrosia, the daughter of Medusa, has spent her life preparing for the day when she would fulfill her destiny and avenge her mother’s murder. But when a man comes forward claiming to be the spawn of Medusa, Ambrosia’s plan becomes a lot more complicated.

Working as a prostitute, she finds Perseus, the man who took her mother’s head. Not realizing who she is, he tells Ambrosia that Medusa is still alive and that he’s on a quest to finish what he started twenty-three years ago. Needing to find the mother she’s never met, Ambrosia convinces Perseus to let her help, and together they discover the secrets that will unseal the cave that has kept her mother captive. But Perseus proves to be different than the monster Ambrosia has always envisioned him to be, and she finds herself needing him, craving his touch. But how can the daughter of Medusa love the man who made her an orphan for twenty-three years, and who kept her from the mother she never met?

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Mary Bernsen is a southwest Florida native currently living in Punta Gorda with her two beautiful children and a third, much larger child that she affectionately calls husband. She is a stay-at-home mother and spends her days creating characters on the good side of twenty-five because she is in serious denial about the fact that she is now on the bad side of it. She has a passion for fantasy of any kind and she reviews every book she reads on her blog Read It Write. If she isn't having conversations with the friends in her head, you can usually find her clipping coupons or out on the boat enjoying the muddy waters of Peace River (as long as it isn't below 80 degrees).

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/marybernsen1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marybernsen

Author Website: www.mbernsen.blogspot.com

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