Characterfest interview #4 with Miakoda by Tina Carreiro

Please welcome Miakoda and Tina Carreiro

Today we have Miakoda Starr, the heroine from Tina Carreiro’s new release, Power of the Moon.

So, I guess I should open by asking what I should call you. I know you have name issues.

Mia: MY-A is fine. Thanks, for asking.

 How difficult is it to connect with the dead?

Mia: It’s not something I’m use to yet. I guess it’s more difficult because I don’t want to connect with the dead, so I shut down and block everything out.  

 Who is your closest friend?

 Mia: Cynthia. Although, she’s a little mad at me right now.  I have to buy her something Coach and beg for forgiveness. *rolls eyes* This Coach obsession of hers is out of hand. Beyond the purses, she has Coach shoes, iphone case, lipstick case, and wristlet. You name it she’s got it. I think she needs an intervention.

  You knew this question was coming so I’ll just ask it now, what’s up with Cole?

Mia: Well, it’s complicated.

Yeah… I didn’t ask for your Facebook status, I want to know what’s going on with Cole.

Mia: We’re getting there. *grins*

What’s your greatest talent?

Mia: *smirks* I think that’s yet to be seen.

What is your favorite activity?

Mia: Riding the elevator with Cole. *drops eyes and blushes*

Yes, I think we’d all like to ride the elevator with Cole.

Mia: Watch it, or I’ll make your aura twitch.

Jealous?

Mia: With a vengeance.

Who do you love?

 Mia: Cole, of course. *smiles*

Who makes you mad?

Mia: Cole, of course. I think he does it on purpose though. Oh, and mean people. I’ve been picked on all my life and I’ll never understand the need to be mean.

 What’s your favorite snack?

Mia: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup.

 Favorite Color

 Mia: It use to be midnight blue, but since I met Cole, it’s amber. When he gets excited his eyes change to this beautiful color. It’s like someone is holding a light behind a precious brown stone. And then the look he gives me, wow it’s just---

*clears throat*

Mia: Oh, sorry. He has that affect on me.

Favorite Movie

Mia: Dracula, with Bela Lugosi.

Oh, yeah, that’s right… You have a Siamese cat named after Bela Lugosi.

Mia: Yes, and he has one eye. He’s adorable.

Any final words to those who have read about you?

Mia: Yes. You know, I have some hang-ups and, you don’t even know the half of my issues, yet. ;) Not everyone has smooth edges, some of us have rough ones.  I wanted to thank all the people that stuck with me until the end. You felt my fear, my tears, and my love for Cole.

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Review of Power of the Moon (Power of the Moon #1) by Tina Carreiro

Title: Power of the Moon (Power of the Moon #1)
Author:Tina Carreiro
Source: Bought from Amazon.com
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Vampires
Format: ebook - 291 pages
Release Date: May 3rd 2011
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Dark. Sexy. Thrilling. Miakoda Starr sees things about people, including their auras. When she tries to help a homeless man whose aura has him marked for death, she throws herself in the middle of an unknown world and is in more trouble than she knows.

Soon she meets Detective Cole Barnett, a man that shatters her world in more ways than one, and shows her a life of fear as well as desire.

Respected for his self-control that took years to master, Detective Barnett never allows the vampire within to take over – until Mia.

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My Review -

There was something in this storyline about a young woman who has always felt different and misunderstood and a vampire who senses that she is the one he has been searching for to fill the void in his undead life that captured me.

This is the first book in the series and I can't wait to read the next one! When a book is able to keep me so glued to the pages that it keeps me up past my bed time and I find myself thinking about the characters and the situation they are currently dealing with during the middle of the day then I know it is a great indication to me that this is a great book.

There is so much happening in this book that it is difficult to know where to begin to describe what makes it fabulous. Lets start off with the characters Cole and Mia. The author does an amazing job in creating characters that are not only so well described that you can visualize them so clearly in your mind, but with personalities with such depth and emotions you feel that you truly know them and connect with them on a personal level.

What can I say Cole is a damn sexy vampire who is so hot to look at and so damn charming that he can make a woman have an orgasm just by looking at her.

Mia is a woman who has an unusual gift that makes her different from everyone else and based on her past experiences in relationships it makes it almost impossible for her to give herself completely and put her trust in others.

What brings these two together is a series of usual deaths that Mia has accidentally learned is the work of vampires. The next thing Mia finds out is she is being brought into a world she never knew existed and a passion she doesn't know she can give into. The intimate scenes between Mia and Cole are intense, teasing and makes you wish you were the one in Cole's arms.

This is an action packed novel that will have you glued to the pages and a tempting, teasing romance that will have you panting. This is a book that will please both urban fantasy and paranormal romance fans. While reading this book I felt it had similarities to being a cross between Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series and Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress series. It had elements of a young woman who is an outcast for being different due to her unusual gift and her inability to having meaningful relationships. She is brought into a world that humans don't know exist where some vampires are the good guys trying to protect the balance in both worlds.

At the end there is a preview to book 2 which continues where book 1 left off and it left me screaming because I needed to know what was going to happening next.