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Bio:
Susan C.
Muller is a fourth-generation Texan. She attended Stephen F. Austin State
University where she studied creative writing. She started her first novel at
age eleven, but it wasn’t until after she had worked many years and raised a
family that she returned to her first love, writing. Her novel, The Secrets on Forest Bend, has won
several awards. The Witch on Twisted Oak released
in August, 2013. Voodoo on Bayou Lafonte
will be available in 2014.
Susan lives
in Spring, Texas and has two children and four grandchildren.
When not
writing, she can be found doing volunteer work at a local hospital. Her hobbies
include reading, traveling, snorkeling and taking long walks.
Welcome, Susan. Please tell us about
your current release.
The Witch on Twisted Oak is the story of Detective Ruben
Marquez. A powerful psychic is murdered. Secrets are revealed. An old enemy is
out for revenge. Ruben must use himself as bait to protect all he holds
dear—his family, his career, and the mysterious witch on Twisted Oak.
What inspired you to write this book?
I always
loved Detective Ruben Marquez, a secondary character from my novel, The Secrets on Forest Bend. I knew I
wanted to write his story, but didn’t have a plot until I attended a lecture
given by an agent of Homeland Security. He claimed that many of the smugglers
along the Texas/Mexico border were so superstitious that they consulted
psychics before leaving with their cargo. Later the psychics sold this
information to the border patrol. When researching this, I learned that many
psychics are witches. That’s when The
Witch on Twisted Oak was born.
Excerpt:
Ruben shoved
back his chair and stomped across the room to the bank of elevators. He waited,
tapping his foot in frustration at the hour he was about to waste.
The bell rang
on the far elevator and he twisted in time to see a tall woman step out. Her
eyes and hair were as dark as his own, and her olive complexion glowed like
polished brass.
Despite
several people in the hall, she headed directly for him.
“I’m Theresa
Reyna. Yolanda Garza’s . . . niece.”
“I’m
Detective Ruben Marquez,” he said.
“Yes, I
recognize you. You really haven’t changed much.”
What did she
mean by that? He’d never seen her before. He’d have remembered that face.
Ruben strode
toward the squad room and beckoned to his partner. When he looped back toward
the woman, he did a double take. She faced away from him and her hair hung past
her shoulders in a black waterfall. The florescent lights that made most people
look sickly, reflected off the darkness like the full moon in a mirror.
A feeling of
déjà vu swept over him and was gone. Where had that come from?
What
exciting story are you working on next?
Voodoo on Bayou Lafonte is the story of another detective in
Ruben’s squad. Remy Steinberg must return to Louisiana to rescue his kidnapped
daughter and face the two things he fears most in the world; the swamp and the
ex-wife he never stopped loving.
When did you first consider yourself a
writer?
The day I
won my first writing contest. When I sold my first book, I was sure of it.
Do you write full-time? If so, what's
your work day like? If not, what do you do other than write and how do you find
time to write?
I’m
retired, so I can write whenever I want. This should make for a productive day,
but life seems to get in the way. I work best when I have a deadline.
What would you say is your interesting
writing quirk?
I don’t
know of any quirks, but I am short. I have to sit on a cushion when I use the
computer.
As a child, what did you want to be
when you grew up?
An actress,
a stand-up comedian, or a singer. If you ever heard me sing, you’d be thrilled
I took up writing.
Anything additional you want to share
with the readers?
I’d
like to thank you for hosting me on your blog. One lucky commenter on this blog
tour will receive an Amazon gift card. There’s no penalty for commenting twice.Thanks, Susan!
