The Forbidden Trilogy (108 page)

Authors: Kimberly Kinrade

Tags: #Romance, #Fantasy, #Young Adult

BOOK: The Forbidden Trilogy

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For non-book related activities I enjoy cuddling with my
kids, playing with my kittens (or cuddling with my kittens and playing with my
kids) and cuddling and playing with my husband. ;)

In the Forbidden series, you show us that people have
choices, not all of which are black and white. The issue of morality and ethics
plays heavily in your books. Did you plan for your books to touch base on
these issues?

I knew that as the story evolved it would touch on issues
that challenged people to think about good and evil, right and wrong and the
kinds of choices we are all faced with. In
Forbidden Life
, the final
book in the trilogy, each character has to face their hardest choices and
really look at what they've done and who they are.

I like books that make me think, even as they entertain, and
while I'd never want anything to be heavy-handed in my books, I think it adds
extra dimensions and layers to the story when the reader is stuck in a moral
dilemma right along with the character, trying to decide what the right choice
is.

Will you continue to write in the YA genre, or will you
crossover to adult paranormal books also?

I have plans for both. Because the Forbidden Trilogy gets
pretty dark and deals with some heavy themes, many people feel it's borderline
for YA. While I disagree and believe YA is actually for 18+ crowd of young
adult, and teen books are entirely different, I want my books to be appropriate
to the age group.

So my next book,
Sunrise & Nightfall
, will be
adult paranormal romance/historical fantasy (and it's based on a character in
the Fallen Trilogy and co-written with my hubby Dmytry Karpov), and the Fallen
Trilogy, while starring Luke and Lucy and still very YA in some of the themes,
is going to be classified as adult so we can dive deeper into some themes that
might not be appropriate for younger teens, but will still appeal to YA
readers, I believe.

I do have another series launching late next year,
The
Reluctant Familiar
, and it's a teen book/YA, so it'll be fun for readers of
all ages. I'm really excited about that one!

If the Forbidden Trilogy could be made into a movie, who
would your dream cast be?

Sam: Britt Robertson from
Life Unexpected
, though
she'd have to dye her hair brown.

Drake: Paul Wesley from
Vampire Diaries

Lucy: Vanessa Marano from
Switched at Birth

Luke: Taylor Lautner from
Twilight

Hunter: Ian Somerhalder from
Vampire Diaries

Do you have a favorite film? Which one?

The Princess Bride
, if I had to pick one. When I was
in Jr. High, I competed in fencing, and this was our team movie. We used to
practice based on the choreography of the epic fencing scene in the movie.

Inconceivable. "
You keep using that word. I
do not think it means what you think it means."

The Forbidden Trilogy Playlist

FORBIDDEN MIND

Beach Boys -
Surfin
USA

Butterfly Boucher -
I
Found Out

Natalie Merchant -
My
Skin

Linkin Park -
Numb

Muse -
Undisclosed
Desires

Muse -
Resistance

Lonestar -
Amazed

Butterfly Boucher -
To
Feel Love

Nickelback -
Far Away

FORBIDDEN FIRE

Candlebox -
Youth in
Revolt

Kevin Martin & The Hiwatts -
Enemy

Fun -
We Are Young

Linkin Park -
Burn It
Down

Adele -
Set Fire to
the Rain

Linkin Park -
Waiting
for the End

Muse -
Uprising

Linkin Park -
Shadow
of The Day

Rufus Wainwright -
Hallelujah

FORBIDDEN LIFE

Clint Mansell -
Requiem
For A Dream Lux Aeterna FULL ORCHESTRA

Evanescence -
My
Immortal

Bruno Mars -
It Will
Rain

Evanescence -
Lithium

Giovana -
Another Love
Like His

The Wanted -
Gold
Forever

Muse -
Starlight

Lonestar -
Amazed

Linkin Park -
Somewhere
I Belong

Linkin Park -
What
I've Done

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus -
Your Guardian Angel

Acknowledgements

Just over a year ago, I published my first novel,
Forbidden
Mind
. I'd put out a collection of short stories and essays earlier that
year in my book
Bits of You & Pieces of Me
, but there's something
uniquely special about the first novel. Originally titled
Rent-A-Kid
,
that book set me on an exciting path I could never have imaged.

What started as a short story based on a dream, ended up
taking over my life, and continues to do so. So many other books that were
started and almost completed have been put on hold to publish this trilogy, and
the story is just beginning. The
Forbidden Trilogy
is a small look into
a much bigger world, which you will see in 2013 when my husband Dmytry Karpov
and I launch a new trilogy,
Blood of the Fallen
,
Tears of the Fallen
and
Flight of the Fallen
, as well as a romance based on a key
Fallen
character,
Sunrise & Nightfall
. Following those launches, we have
over thirty more books planned, all revolving around the
Forbidden Saga
world. Who knew one dream could inspire so many novels?

I couldn’t have walked this path alone. I had no idea how
hard it would be to write an entire trilogy in one year, not to mention
juggling a children's chapter book series in the process. I couldn't have done
it without Dmytry Karpov, my husband, my writing partner, and the official
story consultant for this series. Also, he kept me fed, kept the house from
falling apart and made sure our children survived this process. He is a saint.
A sexy, wonderful, amazing, loving, generous and talented saint. I love you,
honey. Forever and forever.

Also vital to this process were my editors, Lane Diamond and
John Allen. You guys are the best of the best and I am a better writer and
storyteller because of your guidance and the figurative red pen of track
changes. I look forward to many more years of working with you both. Thank you
to Mallory Rock for proofing all three books in record time, and Sarah Melville
for working on the covers even before I'd signed a contract!

A huge thanks to Evolved Publishing for believing in my book
enough to sign me, and for going along with my crazy publishing plans even when
I made everyone crazy with deadlines that kept getting pushed back, because,
well, turns out I don't have para-powers. What I do have is an awesome team at
EP that supports my work, as I do theirs. We are more than colleagues, we are
friends, and I value the relationships I've formed being a part of such an
amazing group.

A special thanks to my two closest friends. Patti Larsen, an
amazing author in her own right and a mentor in helping me move from the
pantser I always was, to the plotter I was forced to become! Also, my
cheerleader, friend, beta reader, writing partner or epic word wars, and so
much more. Can't wait to sit and have tea with you in person someday.

And to Jan Rippingale, more than a friend, more than family,
you are my Anam Cara. Your wisdom, friendship and love are reflected in
everything I write.

To the many wonderful friends I have out there who have
offered support, encouragement, love and a shoulder to cry on when things got
hard. This is a short list, and I'm forgetting so many, but to Emlyn, Tee,
Michael, Ranee, Andy, Lisa... and so many more. I appreciate you all so much!

To my parents and my Aunt Susie, who read my books, tell
their friends about my books and have encouraged me my whole life to be a
writer. How lucky am I to have a family who supports me so much?

To my three girls, who had to share me with my computer more
than was fair to them, and who always cheered me on and celebrated with me
after each book. I love you three more than anything!

Finally, to you, dear reader, because without you, this
series would just be a self-indulgent pastime. With you, it has become my
career, and I couldn't be happier. You are the reason I keep writing. (That and
I'd go insane if I didn't... but you get the idea.)

And so we look to the next book, the next story, the next
great adventure. It is already calling to me, ready to be told.

~Kimberly Kinrade

November 2012

About the Author

Kimberly Kinrade was born with ink in her veins and magic in
her heart. As a child, where others saw shapes in clouds, she saw words. But she
was also an entrepreneur at heart. So when her business arrangement with the
Tooth Fairy ended, she went pro by writing her fantastical stories and selling
them to all her neighbors.

Fast forward… um… many years and many college degrees later…
and she is now a published author after a long career as a journalist and
freelance writer.

Though she has written in many genres and fields, she's most
passionate about the world of the paranormal and fantasy where she writes
award-winning books for children, teens and adults.

When Kimberly's not writing, editing and writing some more, she
runs
Daring Books Design &
Marketing
with her husband.

Kimberly lives with her three little girls who think they
are princess ninjas with hidden supernatural powers, her two dogs who think
they are human, her two cats who think they are gods (and probably are) and the
one man who is her husband, soul mate and writing and business partner.

Find her at
www.KimberlyKinrade.com

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@KimberlyKinrade

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Also from Kimberly
Kinrade

The Forbidden Saga

Forbidden
Mind (The Forbidden Trilogy, #1)

Forbidden
Fire (The Forbidden Trilogy, #2)

Forbidden
Life (The Forbidden Trilogy, #3)

The Forbidden Trilogy (Omnibus Edition)

Sunrise & Nightfall by Kimberly Kinrade & Dmytry
Karpov *

Blood of the Fallen (The Fallen Trilogy, #1) by Kimberly
Kinrade & Dmytry Karpov *

Tears of the Fallen (The Fallen Trilogy, #2) by Kimberly
Kinrade & Dmytry Karpov *

Flight of the Fallen (The Fallen Trilogy, #3) by Kimberly
Kinrade & Dmytry Karpov *