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Outcast is coming!

Hello, this is Marla Elkhorn reporting from Terra Minor, a recently colonized world on the far side of the Terran Quadrant. Today we have an interview with two of the supporting characters from The Cat Star Chronicles: Outcast, Zuannis and Hatul.

Marla: Zuannis, Nice to meet you—I don't believe I've ever met a Twilanan before.

Hatul: Ugly, aren't they? Tall, bald-headed, and a nose like a rhino—horn and all. *snort* If it wasn't for the earrings, you'd never know she was female. Now, Bonnie, on the other hand makes me want to—

Zuannis: Look who's talking about being ugly! You Norludians are the strangest creatures in the galaxy! (shifting away from him slightly) Don't know why I agreed to do this with you around.

Hatul (waving his sucker-tipped fingers at her suggestively) What's the matter? Afraid I'll taste your essence and not like it?

Zuannis: You just keep your sticky fingers to yourself, you skinny little pop-eyed freak!

Hatul: (turning to Marla) Perhaps you might indulge me?

Marla: (horrified) Thanks, but I think I'll pass. We're here to talk about Outcast, remember? Zuannis, tell me a little bit about Bonnie.

Zuannis: What a sweet girl! She's a good friend of mine, you know—aside from the fact that we trade with each other. She gives me eggs and flour and I give her bread. Works out very well! But she's been in a bad way lately, and she works much too hard.

Marla: How so?

Zuannis: Her damned boyfriend took all the money, the good speeder—and her grandmother's priceless engagement ring—and left her with a farm and vicious animals to look after and a baby on the way. Really! He should have been deported!

Marla: (soothingly) I'm sure you're right, but—

Hatul: I would have helped her. She had only to ask. . .

Zuannis: Humph! Like Lynx wouldn't be more help to her. You'd just creep her out.

Hatul: (indignantly) Bonnie and I get along perfectly well, and I wouldn't have stolen from her!

Zuannis: No, you'd have just sampled her “essence” and that would have creeped her out!

Marla: (attempting to regain control of the interview) Zuannis, would you tell me a little bit about Lynx, please?

Zuannis: Lynx hasn't had it so good, either. He's not like any other Zetithian man I've ever met. I may only know two of them, but believe me, they are nothing like Lynx! Cat and Leo are friendly and charming and just looking at them gives me—well, better not say what!—but Lynx is surly to the point of rudeness. There's a lot of anger in him—and he doesn't like women.

Marla: A Zetithian male who doesn't like women, huh? I've met Cat and Leo, too, and I find it hard to believe—

Zuannis: So did I at first. I told Bonnie there was something wrong with him—turns out I was right, too.

Marla: How so?

Zuannis: (shaking her head) I'd better not tell you. It's rather . . . personal.

Hatul: (eagerly) I know, I know! I'll tell you!

Marla: I'm not sure I want to hear it from you. . .

Hatul: He was a love slave to fifty women for ten years! Imagine the fun he had. . .

Marla: I thought he didn't like women.

Hatul: (slyly) Maybe not, but he probably knows more about pleasing them than any man alive. It'll come back to him. Now, if I had been the love slave of all those women, I'd have—

Marla: I don't think I want to hear this.

Zuannis: (firmly) Trust me, you don't. I'm going to tell your wife, Hatul!

Hatul: (snickering) She would be the recipient of all the knowledge I would have gained, so I don't think she would complain.

Marla: (grudgingly) You may have a point, there, Hatul.

Zuannis: (shuddering) No, he doesn't. Hatul could learn everything there is to know about pleasuring a woman, but no Norludian could ever be as handsome and sexy as a Zetithian—not in a million years!

Marla: Well, you're right about that much . . . they are pretty hot. . .

Hatul: I'd be better than that scrawny little husband of yours, Zuannis. You're just jealous.

Zuannis: I am not! Joachen is a very handsome man!

Hatul: Well, if you want to delude yourself, you go right ahead.

Zuannis: You'd better watch your mouth, Hatul!

Hatul: Interesting choice of words. . . . (sticking out his tongue at her)

Zuannis: And you just keep that tongue in your head! I don't want to see it, let alone—Oh, God, Marla, don't let him touch you!

Marla: (shrieks) I think we need to wrap this up now. This has been Marla Elkhorn reporting on the upcoming release of The Cat Star Chronicles: Outcast, by Cheryl Brooks. Look for it June 1, 2009!

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  1. Cheryl, I'm honored to be sharing a release date with you!

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  2. Cheryl,
    Well, Well, Katie Couric never had this much fun in a interview.
    I see we have a few interesting Aliens to get to know. Lynx a pissed off Zetithian? Hates Women?
    I'm anxious to get to the bottom of that.
    Thanks for a sneak peek.

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  3. Cute interview. Looking forward to it Cheryl!

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  4. Super on the new release, Cheryl!!! Good luck! We're headed to San Antonio for my son's navigator physical & hours of driving. Have a super day!

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  5. Thanks, ladies! It won't be long now. I have my author's copies and Amazon says it's in stock. I hope you all enjoy it!

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  6. LOL, I love your imagination, Cheryl! Sounds GREAT!

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  7. Wow what a great interview!

    Lynx will come around XD

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  8. Thanks, Kendra!

    Ha! No fair, Ana! You have the book already!

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  9. I'm sorry! I didn't do it on purpose XD

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  10. Chery, wow! Great intro to the new book. I just can't wait. I had pulled out the first three to mail to my sister, but I think I have to skim through them once more before Outcast comes out! She'll just have to wait a little while longer!
    :)Lisa

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  11. You carack me up Cheryl! lolol! Congratualations sweetie. I'll be looking for it.

    My book store is now quite well aquainted with Sourcebooks--yah, I talk it up and tell them there are some wonderful books there and what do you mean you don't normally carry them and I have to order them? Sheesh. They do now,a few anyway lol!

    Casa writers I need bookmarks of your books so I can take them in to the bookbuyer. Once she sees all the wonderful covers and blurbs she's gonna want to order them all.

    Contact me on Facebook and I'll give you my adddress for the bookmarks.

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  12. No worries, Ana. I think we can all safely assume that Lynx gets over it, or there wouldn't be much of a romance, would there?

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  13. Great post! I can't wait to get my hands on "Outcast"! :o)

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  14. Cheryl,

    What fun! I'm sure the book is fabulous but the first thing the readers will see is that hot, hot, hot! cover! I can see it flying off the shelves!

    Amelia

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  15. Like I said, it shouldn't be much longer before you get your copy, Lisa. I hope your sister enjoys them as much as you have!

    Thanks for talking up the books, Sia! After all, if they aren't in the stores, they won't sell nearly as well.

    Thanks, Danielle!

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  16. Won't be long MsMoonlight. Hang in there!

    I hope you're right, Amelia. I LOVE my covers!

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  17. COOL BEANS, Ms. Brooks!

    I'm ROFLOL at your characters and the poor interviewer. I'm sure Outcast will be another WINNER!

    AC

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  18. Cheryl I love the interview I can't wait until I have the book in my hands. I'm really looking forward to reading it.

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  19. Thanks everyone! I felt like this one was a bit of a gamble, and I guess we'll see if it pays off!

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