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This is one of my stops on the Bewitching Book Tours about my latest novel, Son of Asmodeus.
I thought it would be fun to tell readers 10 things people don’t know about me.
If you haven’t stalked me yet, you should! I’m an open book…here are some fun tidbits about me…
1.My family Heritage: My author bio talks about me being born and raised in Hawaii. Pretty cool, huh? All those beaches and the fantastic food! But there’s more. My father’s line comes straight from the royal Hawaiian bloodline, and the last native Hawaiian in our family was with my grandmother. When she married my grandfather, a Filipino, the bloodline merged into Hawaiian and Filipino. Our family history also has kahunas, from generation to generation. Kahunas are like high priests who practice sorcery and can control the spirits. Now, the other side of my family, through my mother, is German. My mother and two brothers survived being Jewish during World War II, after being orphaned at a young age.
2. My children and I survived domestic violence and are stronger today than in the past. My daughter has become an advocate for young people to speak out against programs that tear children away from their only supportive parent in such situations. In turn, I also help other parents in similar situations by running support groups to help them find their way in the darkness. It was an arduous journey to become survivors and not victims.
3. I come from a large family, and the following are essential to me: honor, integrity, trust, family, and God. Remember me telling you about my Hawaiian side? My great-grandmother was just one of 18 children. My grandmother also lived to have many children, as well.
4. I have been writing since I was nine years old and had several stories published in the papers in Hawaii, growing up. People loved the scary stories I could tell.
5. I am quirky! Yep, I admit it. Let’s see – I can only eat M&Ms when they are sorted by color. I will eat them based on color – but from the smallest amount to the largest amount, one color at a time. Yeah, that’s pretty strange, isn’t it?
6. This sounds wacky, I know, but I enjoy blind dates! I prefer them because I have so many strange blind dates that they make great stories! You should ask me about them sometime!
7. I love speaking at engagements about being an author or a survivor of domestic violence. I can talk forever!
8. I am a huge advocate for the elderly and children. I will be their voice if needed.
9. My favorite color is purple. I don’t gravitate toward pink or yellow.
10. Growing up, we had lived in haunted houses in Hawaii and I actually think it’s cool!
Heaven and Hell Series
Book One
Barb Jones
Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Publisher: Barb Jones
Date of Publication: Nov 30, 2022
ISBN: 9798218103446
ASIN: B0BLXMTCXC
Number of pages: 228
Word Count: 53,000 approx
Cover Artist: Brandie Kae
Tagline: Birthright, Protector, Heaven and Hell
Book Description: Birthright. Protector. Heaven. Hell.
A lone demon hunter, his true birthright unknown, roams the streets of Los Angeles, killing demons to prevent atrocities against the world. As the son of Asmodeus, Sully is a hunter feared by both demons and angels. His world was not the same once he walked into a bar and offered to help Mick, a gothic bartender.
Mick worried about her missing friend until the day she met Sully. The minute he walked into her bar and offered to help, her world changed. Secrets of her destiny unlocked, and he was at her side everywhere she turned. Friend. Protector.
Can they live with the secrets that are revealed to them? Will they survive the chase for the truth between Heaven and Hell?
Excerpt:
“Demon hunter, switch with me. She
is coming and your father can’t know what we’ve done.”
Sully was now in control and didn’t
have time to gather his wits before she ran her hands up and down his torso. He
was uncomfortable but didn’t respond to show it. He needed to figure out what
had happened, but first fend her off. She was a demon, but beautiful as well.
“Demon hunter, you finally came down
here,” she said in a raspy voice as her fingers twirled her hair. Her tongue
gave him a little flick in the most sensual way.
He looked at her. Those lips, her
eyes, her voice. Intoxicating. She ran her hands all over him, and was quite
forceful in her grip, just tight enough to arouse him. Sully tried to stop her,
but she threw him against the wall and pushed him onto the floor. She crawled
her way on top of him with her face stopping right at his belt. Her hands were
toying with his belt while she was breathing slightly heavy.
“Who the hell are you?”
“I’m whomever you want me to be. Do
you want me to be her? Or do you want me to be him?” Slowly, her hands moved to
undo his belt buckle, while her tongue moved around her lips in the most
tempting of ways. Her eyes never left his. Her body shifted slowly to the left
and right, enticing him even more.
“Why do I feel that you’re toying
with me, demon?”
“Would you prefer me to be your
nightmare or your fantasy?”
She lifted his shirt, exposing his
abs. She kissed his stomach in so many places and in the sexiest of ways. He
could feel her fingernails lightly scratch against his skin. His mind did not
recall the vows he made before, nor did he recall the thought of Mick or the
bartender. He was enjoying the moment. His body was responding to her. He tried
to pull her face close to his to kiss her.
Finally, his lips met hers.
“Why are you doing this? I’m… I’m
the son of Asmodeus.”
“Oh, demon hunter, you are much more
than that, and you know it. I know who you really are. I am so curious about
you.”
Before she could finish, Sully was
lost in her trance. But the soul eater was not. The soul eater fought f11or
control and won over him. Through his eyes, the soul eater stared at the demon.
His eyes pierced into her, and she must’ve recognized him because she
whispered, “Soul eater.”
He just laughed at her and pulled her closer to
him, kissing her back with such intensity that she wiggled out of his grasp.
She couldn’t break free. But his hands only tightened their grasp and as he
held onto her tightly, his body still was responding to her. He was aroused.
She tried to hold the soul eater down with her legs and he felt the power in
her ankles, but he took his legs and spread them, causing her legs to separate
while she remained on top of him.
Barb Jones is a best-selling supernatural thriller/horror/paranormal romance author, living her best life in Florida. While she is an accomplished IT Professional by day, she fulfills her passion for creating relatable worlds and characters in her supernatural novels. Having grown up in Hawaii, where legends of the supernatural are a normal part of life, Barb has always loved telling supernatural stories while experiencing living in haunted houses, dealing with paranormal occurrences and more. Her Hawaiian heritage plays a major factor in a lot of her writing. Before writing, she received her master’s degree in Information Systems as well as in Accounting and Finance.
Through her writing, Barb has developed a friendship with her readers unlike any other. She has been known to send birthday cards, travel to meet them in person and more.
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