Synopsis by author: Samantha Evans is determined to make a name for herself in the cutthroat world of advertising. Newly hired by a prestigious ad agency, she volunteers to work on location in Mexico City as a personal assistant to the beautiful and driven creative director Katrina Edwards. At first the association seems promising. But Ms. Edwards seems preoccupied in a way that makes Samantha increasingly uneasy. In fact, many in the group seem like they are not being completely open about the project including David Ayala, the mysterious and moody photographer for whose attention the two women find themselves competing. After several strange accidents and numerous appearances by an unknown man, Samantha discovers the truth: not everyone on the team is in Mexico to create a stellar advertising pitch. When her sleuthing leads to her abduction, she is brought to the pyramids of Teotihuacán and comes face-to-face with the venomous evil of the South American crime boss known as “The Serpent.” Now Samantha must not only fight for her life, but she must also discover if she can trust the man she’s come to love.
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Venom
Author: K.C. Grant was born in rural Idaho, but has made Utah her home for most of her life. After serving an LDS Spanish-speaking mission to Anaheim, California, USA, she returned and continued her studies at Weber State University, participating in a study abroad program that allowed her to study at the Centro Mexicano Internacional in Michoacan, Mexico. She has been a freelance writer for eight years. Much of her work appears in family-oriented magazines such as LDSLiving, Latter-Day Woman, Back Home, Parents & Kids, and Natural Life and also The Deseret News/Mormon Times. She served as president of the Bountiful chapter of the League of Utah Writers for three years and is also a member of the Association for Mormon Letters and LDStorymakers. Though raising her children is still her most important task, she combines it with the demanding job of working out the numerous plots she has for future novels. She and her husband of seventeen years love to travel and scout out new settings for books. While ancient Mexico was the setting for her first published novel, Abish: Daughter of God, which was released by Covenant in 2010 and its sequel, Abish: Mother of Faith, released March 2011--modern Mexico was perfect for her suspense novel titled, Venom, recently released in 2012. Other publications include short stories published in Covenant's seasonal compilations, How Will Christmas Find Us? and A Christmas to Remember, by various LDS authors. To read more about K.C. Grant visit her website.
What book are you reading now?
I've actually started reading 'Jane Eyre' again because I found an old paperback copy in my mom's basement. My copy is a HUGE illustrated one.
Are there any new authors that have grasped your interest?
My daughter got me hooked on the 'Hunger Games' trilogy. At first I thought, "Nah, I don't know about this." But they're really interesting and now I can go see the movie with her when it comes out.
What are your current projects?
I hope to make 'Venom' a series where I focus on various drug issues around the country. The next one would take place in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members.
Definitely all of the people in my League of Utah Writers writing group. We meet once a month and cheer each other on.
If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?
Oh sure--probably a hundred things. That's why I have yet to read a finished copy of any of my books. When it's still on the computer I can change it!
Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?
I've always loved to read and I think if you love to read enough and love to long enough you start to get ideas of your own and think, "Maybe I can try this."
Can you share a little of your current work with us?
Well, I'll reveal the working title, "Deception."
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Trying to come to terms sometimes with what my editor says I need to change.
Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?
I think it's too difficult to have a favorite author but I love women authors because they were silenced for so long and to have the freedom that they do now, I find their insights and stories very compelling.
Do you have to travel much concerning your book(s)?
I do like to make sure I have a good grasp on where my settings are. Because of the extensive time I was in Mexico, that's made these first three books easy. I've since gone back to California several times and my husband and I used this as an excuse to go to Canada a few years ago. I'll have to think up some really exotic locales like Fiji!
wacky question:Do you go out of your way to kill bugs? Are there any that make you screech and hide?
I HATE spiders and so I'll get out the vacuum and attachment and suck them up. Trying to pinch them in a tissue is too close for comfort for me.
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