As I wrote the books, Luca emerged as one of my favorite characters. Luca is a Medici warrior, raised in the warrior camp in Florence, Italy, since he was a young boy and personally trained by Shade. In addition to being a highly skilled warrior, he takes his oath as a Medici warrior seriously, and…
Luca is a secondary character in the series. A “supporting actor,” if you will. I wrote the series about Shade and Kate’s journey through this paranormal romance, and of course, I needed the readers to connect with them emotionally. However, when creating all the characters for The Medici Warrior Series, I didn’t anticipate my fans’ response…
Cory is a character who almost wasn’t. I can’t reveal his entire story here as it would be a spoiler for those who have yet to read The Medici Warrior Series, but I’ll tell you a little. When I started writing the series and introduced the main character, Shade Medici, it was clear he was…
Kate’s character evolved after Shade was fully defined. Shade is described as tall, around 6’ 4” if my memory serves! (It’s been a long time since book one was written). He is buff, with muscle definition, but not muscle-bound like a body builder. Like all the vampires in my series, he has more strength than…
Alec was one of the most complex characters to write. He is also the first character the reader meets in book one. While he is seen as an ally to Shade Medici, he is also an antagonist. I did not want to write him as overtly evil. His deeds are not committed against others for…