Lucas Avery is the leading man in Redeemed By Fire. He has graciously stopped by so I could interview him. Here's your chance to sneak a peek at your potential next book boyfriend.
Lucas Avery is Cajun and the top homicide detective with the New Orleans police department. With his partner, Vincent Tate, they are currently hunting a serial killer stalking the streets of the French Quarter. When not working, he’s either at home with his rescue cat or at the local dive bar supporting his brother’s band. His brother has been known to drag him on stage to play trumpet and sing. Music is his way to get out of his head on tough cases.
Paranormal Life: Thanks, Detective Avery for stopping by today.
Lucas Avery: Please darlin’, call me, Luc.
PL: Okay, Luc, that’s some sexy accent you have. Phew. So let’s dive right in. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
LA: Funny that this is the first question you'd ask. I’ve actually been thinking a lot about this. I’m getting burned out and some of my family members want me to leave the force. I haven’t really come up with anything, so maybe I’ll join my little brother’s band and become a rock star.
PL: If you had a free day with no responsibilities and your only mission is to enjoy yourself, what would you do?
LA: I’d grab my cat, Catastrophe and head down to the bayou. We both love to visit my family’s home, which I don’t get to do as often as I’d like--especially according to my momma. I see my brother, Bastien, a lot since he’s in the Quarter, but my two sisters, I sure miss a lot. Our family is tight.
PL: What do you worry about when you wake up at 3 in the morning?
LA: Most of the time it’s work related. Currently I’m hunting a serial killer with no leads. I’m completely frustrated. C'est le bordel! <swipes hand through hair> Pardon me. I slip into Cajun when I’m not thinking straight. The phrase pretty much translates to what a bloody mess.
PL: Are you lucky?
LA: Normally, yes. In fact, Lucky, is my family’s nickname for me, but lately I haven’t felt so lucky.
PL: What are your hopes for the future?
LA: Obviously stopping and catching this killer before another person ends up dead.
PL: If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when at arrive at the Pearly Gates?
LA: Job well done, come on in.
PL: What motto do you live your life by?
LA: A bon couer, which means to do something wholeheartedly.
PL: If you have any questions for Luc, please ask them in the comments section.
Lucas Avery: Please darlin’, call me, Luc.
PL: Okay, Luc, that’s some sexy accent you have. Phew. So let’s dive right in. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
LA: Funny that this is the first question you'd ask. I’ve actually been thinking a lot about this. I’m getting burned out and some of my family members want me to leave the force. I haven’t really come up with anything, so maybe I’ll join my little brother’s band and become a rock star.
PL: If you had a free day with no responsibilities and your only mission is to enjoy yourself, what would you do?
LA: I’d grab my cat, Catastrophe and head down to the bayou. We both love to visit my family’s home, which I don’t get to do as often as I’d like--especially according to my momma. I see my brother, Bastien, a lot since he’s in the Quarter, but my two sisters, I sure miss a lot. Our family is tight.
PL: What do you worry about when you wake up at 3 in the morning?
LA: Most of the time it’s work related. Currently I’m hunting a serial killer with no leads. I’m completely frustrated. C'est le bordel! <swipes hand through hair> Pardon me. I slip into Cajun when I’m not thinking straight. The phrase pretty much translates to what a bloody mess.
PL: Are you lucky?
LA: Normally, yes. In fact, Lucky, is my family’s nickname for me, but lately I haven’t felt so lucky.
PL: What are your hopes for the future?
LA: Obviously stopping and catching this killer before another person ends up dead.
PL: If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when at arrive at the Pearly Gates?
LA: Job well done, come on in.
PL: What motto do you live your life by?
LA: A bon couer, which means to do something wholeheartedly.
PL: If you have any questions for Luc, please ask them in the comments section.
Check out this excerpt from Redeemed By Fire.
Casi screamed and covered her ears, though too late. The loud boom made her ears ring. Who was shooting at them? She tried to see, but Luc’s weight had her effectively pinned. Squealing tires along with a string of Cajun curses from Luc, had Casi guessing the shooter had fled.
Luc holstered his weapon when Casi spotted the blood dripping off his arm.
“Oh my God!” She pushed at him. “Let me up. You’re hurt. You’re bleeding!”
Luc rolled off her and did as she asked, while gripping his thigh with both hands. Her gaze left his arm drawn to the blood oozing out between his fingers. The thigh wound appeared much more serious. She tugged her phone out and quickly dialed 911. But before it connected, Luc’s bloody fingers grabbed her phone and disconnected the call.
“We can’t call this in.” Luc exhaled harshly and gritted his teeth as once again, he applied pressure to his leg.
“You’re shot. You’re bleeding from multiple places. We need an ambulance!”
He shook his head. “Can’t. We need to leave. Now.”
Luc holstered his weapon when Casi spotted the blood dripping off his arm.
“Oh my God!” She pushed at him. “Let me up. You’re hurt. You’re bleeding!”
Luc rolled off her and did as she asked, while gripping his thigh with both hands. Her gaze left his arm drawn to the blood oozing out between his fingers. The thigh wound appeared much more serious. She tugged her phone out and quickly dialed 911. But before it connected, Luc’s bloody fingers grabbed her phone and disconnected the call.
“We can’t call this in.” Luc exhaled harshly and gritted his teeth as once again, he applied pressure to his leg.
“You’re shot. You’re bleeding from multiple places. We need an ambulance!”
He shook his head. “Can’t. We need to leave. Now.”
New Orleans, hot sultry nights, and an ancient evil who makes the French Quarter home.
Cassanne Thomas returns to New Orleans to start her life over and becomes the target of a supernatural serial killer. Escaping her close call with death, Casi is the only witness to the crime and finds herself placed in protected custody by a handsome Cajun detective. But with her dark, troubled past, trusting the police is the last thing she wants to do.
Detective Lucas Avery, the top homicide detective in NOLA, is unaware of the supernatural world surrounding him. With the killer stalking the streets, he vows to shield the beautiful, enigmatic, Casi with his life while fighting his growing attraction to her. He's been burned before.
Danger chases Lucas and Casi from the streets of the French Quarter to the wilds of the bayou. Will they be able to stop a monster, straight out of a nightmare or become victims themselves?
Cassanne Thomas returns to New Orleans to start her life over and becomes the target of a supernatural serial killer. Escaping her close call with death, Casi is the only witness to the crime and finds herself placed in protected custody by a handsome Cajun detective. But with her dark, troubled past, trusting the police is the last thing she wants to do.
Detective Lucas Avery, the top homicide detective in NOLA, is unaware of the supernatural world surrounding him. With the killer stalking the streets, he vows to shield the beautiful, enigmatic, Casi with his life while fighting his growing attraction to her. He's been burned before.
Danger chases Lucas and Casi from the streets of the French Quarter to the wilds of the bayou. Will they be able to stop a monster, straight out of a nightmare or become victims themselves?
