Princess of Draga
(Draga Court, #1)
by Emma Dean
Publication date: October 17th, 2017
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
In the first book of the Draga Court series, Princess Adelina’s coming-of-age party will declare to the worlds she is finally eligible to wed. All she wants is to serve her people and the crown with honor, but when a dangerously attractive prince from another galaxy – one who they all thought was dead – arrives with warnings of monstrosities and war, will her feelings put her in a position where she has to choose between her people and love?
The Draga Court series is a beautiful combination of fantasy and space opera set in a faraway future where humans have altered their genetics to save their species from their destructive natures. Dominance and rank weave a complicated dance among the galaxy’s society where a true submissive has to find her place, and learn the true meaning of power and love.
~AUTHOR INTERVIEW with Emma Dean~
1) What gave you the inspiration for the storyline?
A few different books and series actually. I really enjoy reading Anne
Bishop Black Jewels series, the Dragonriders of Pern, Jacqueline Carey, and the
Throne of Glass/A Court of Thorns and Roses series. And I’m a huge fan of Star
Wars, so I wanted to blend the two since I couldn’t find anything to read like
that.
2) Are there any hidden themes in the book that you hope readers will
discover?
Not that I’m aware of. I didn’t purposefully try to create themes in
Draga Court. I was going after a ‘feeling’ or a ‘mood.’ It’s kind of hard to
explain, but I wanted to the words to wrap around the reader like a benign
spell, sucking them in until they don’t even realize they’re reading anymore.
It might be a bit ridiculous to hope for such a thing, but it’s what I strove
for.
3) Are any of the characters based on real people you know?
I try not to base characters of real people. It can either get really
weird, or really bad. I did recently create an evil ex-boyfriend in my shifter
romance though that was based off a real evil ex-boyfriend. I didn’t kill him
off but I wanted to. Otherwise I braid a few different people into one person
and choose a celeb picture to match the character so I can keep them all
straight in my head.
4) Who has influenced you most as a writer?
My husband has influenced me the most (outside my reading habits).
Every time I want to give up he pushes me to keep going. I love the writing,
but the publishing part is hard and can be disheartening. He always convinces
just to do a little bit more.
5) If you could have any three literary characters over to your place
for game night, who would you invite, what would you play, what would you
serve, and why?
Hermione Granger, Daenerys Targaryen, and Princess Leia. We would
probably play a co-op game like Zombicide because I refuse to go up against
those ladies, and I would most definitely serve hot wings – because they’re
delicious.
6) Do you feel that you can ever have too many books?
Nope, just not enough shelves.
Author Bio:Emma Dean lives and works in California with her husband and son. She loves romance but needed something different so Draga Court was born. With too many stories to write the schedule has been filled through 2018.
When she’s not writing she’s reading, or spending time with her family.
With publishing now at least she has an excuse for not folding the laundry. ;)
Thanks for being on the tour! :)
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