Welcome to Fallen Angel Reviews Sara! Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions for us today.

If you could go anywhere, be anyone, do anything for 24 hours, what would it be?

I think I would like to be Angelina Jolie (sans pregnancy!) in a bikini on a secluded tropical beach. I'd trade Brad Pitt for Orlando Bloom for the day, too.

What do you do to relax?

I know this sounds silly, but I write. I love to write, and have written stories since I was a child. It's always been my favorite escape; if I'm not writing stories, I'm imagining them in my mind.

Resurrection has been getting a lot of good reviews. Can you give us a glimpse into this story?

Jay Frances can resurrect the dead. One touch is all it takes to restore life to even long-since cold flesh. Jay has always considered this ability more of a curse than a gift -- that is, until the night he finds JoBeth Montgomery brutally murdered in a darkened stairwell and raises her. Jo is the first he is able to restore fully, body, mind and soul. She is also bright, beautiful and before long, Jay finds that Jo fills the void that has been in his heart since the death of his wife. As a mutual attraction grows into something far deeper and more tender between them, so, too, does someone else's interest in them. Jo had not been the victim of a random act of violence. Her assailant had been someone far more methodical, a sadistic serial killer the police call the Watcher.

Jay's brother, Paul, knows about the Watcher's methods all-too well. A seasoned homicide investigator, he's also the lead detective charged with catching him. When he learns about Jo, and what had happened to her during her assault, Paul recognizes the modus operandi of the Watcher. He also sees the chance to use Jo as bait, to try and lure the elusive killer out of hiding. Paul and his quarry have more in common than he can ever imagine. Paul knows of Jay's extraordinary abilities; he's seen them firsthand. But so has the Watcher. He knows Jo is alive, but that's not what tempts him any longer. He's watched something else that has fixated him: Jay and his ability to raise the dead. And now the Watcher embarks on a personal quest to see Jay do it again. And again. And again.

Resurrection is a Seron Serial, which is one of Inara Press' signature storylines. Serons are novella-length tales told in 12 weekly installments for one low subscription price. Each week, a new chapter is delivered to your online bookshelf for you to enjoy. You can subscribe at any time -- any chapters you've missed so far will be automatically delivered to your online Inara Press bookshelf, so you can get caught up in no time.

What was the first story you ever wrote?

When I was four or five, I wrote a mystery about a little girl named Carlotta and her mischievous older brother, Edmond. I think I wrote one before that about an owl, but I don't remember the details as clearly.

Where do you get the inspiration for your stories?

From all over -- but especially from history. I think our past is brimming with fantastic stories, wonderful characters, amazing conflicts and plotlines. I'm also inspired by the world around me. I'm inspired by things I see on TV or read in magazines. There's no rhyme or reason to it, just whatever happens to slap my inner muse in the fanny and inspire her.

A lot of times, too, people inspire me. Sometimes people I know, but often it's a celebrity, or more specifically, a picture of a celebrity who just happens to click in my mind as the face of a character. Once I have their face imagined, then I can sculpt their personalities around that, and the stories really blossom from there.

Do you have any special rituals to help you get in the mood to write?

Not really. Music is generally a distraction while I'm writing, but I'll use it sometimes, or certain songs in particular, to help me visualize a scene -- particularly if it's one I'm stumped on. As the mother of a toddler, my writing ritual is pretty much catch-as-catch-can, anymore, meaning any block of time I can get alone and uninterrupted on the computer is as good a time as any to be inspired.

Book of Days was voted one of the Top 10 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books of 2005 in the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll. Could you tell us more about it?

The ordinary and seemingly unrelated lives of Trejaeran Muirel and Qynh Reoder are forever and irrevocably changed when they learn they are brother and sister, twin heirs to the throne of Tiralainn, and the children of a murdered King of Men and Queen of the Elves. By Elfin prophecy, one of them will one day defeat Ciardha, the evil and immortal Queen who now reigns over the realm, and restore the alliance of men and Elves.

The twins have been raised apart and in secret for sixteen years to keep them safe from Ciardha and her dark army of Damantas. When their havens are discovered, their families attacked, Qynh and Trejaeran are rescued from certain death and brought among the rebel forces of the Comhar, an alliance of men and Elves who mean to see the twins fulfill their promised destiny. While Qynh has witnessed the butchering of her family at the sword points of Ciardha’s soldiers and is more than willing to greet this fortune, her brother Trejaeran is not so eager. His father still lives, abducted by the Damantas, and he would risk his own life--even his very soul--to see his father freed. Trejaeran follows his heart, embarking with a group of Comhar warriors to rescue his father, while Qynh follows the path destiny would seem to dictate for her, riding forth with the Comhar army to wage war against Ciardha.

Along each of these perilous and battle-fraught journeys, as new friends are made, unexpected enemies are discovered, and loves are fostered and broken, the twins must ultimately decide whether their fates are predestined, or determined by their own hearts.

Book of Days is available in multiple electronic formats, and in trade paperback from Double Dragon Publishing's Dragon Tooth Fantasy imprint. You can find quick links for ordering at my website.

What is the biggest misconception about being an author?

That your work is done once you've typed "THE END."

Do you feel as if the characters live with you as you write? Do they haunt your dreams?

Oh, yes. I grow so attached to them, I mourn for them when I'm finished with a book. I like to say that I "channel" my characters. I don't create or control them. I visualize them and give them scenarios, and they react of their own accord. On more occasions than I can count, I've planned a character in my mind, as far as his or her personality, but once I begin writing them, they turn themselves into something -- someone -- completely different than what I had in mind. But it always works better their way, ha ha! Yes, I dream about them. They haunt my daydreams, too.

Could you tell us readers a little bit about your works in progress?

At the moment, I have several. I'm midway through the second season of Resurrection. I have a historical romance in progress, and a couple of others here and there. The second volume in the Chronicles of Tiralainn series, which began with Book of Days, will be coming out this fall – Book of Thieves, and I have a third completed that needs to be edited before submitting. I'm actually discussing the possibilities of co-authoring a novel at the moment, which is exciting and utterly unfamiliar to me. I think that will be a lot of fun.

Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

Just that I really enjoyed this opportunity, and love to hear from my readers. That's been the most rewarding thing for me thus far in my writing career. Getting good reviews is fine and all, but when a total stranger has bought your book, read it and thought enough of it to write and tell you so...that is the most phenomenally satisfying feeling. In addition to visiting my website, I'd like for your readers to consider this a standing invitation to join my Yahoo group.

Readers be sure to visit Sara’s website. Thank you so much, Sara, for spending time with us today!

Interviewed by: Tammy