Please welcome romance author Grace Callaway!
What inspired the
writing of Abigail Jones?
I had just finished writing Her Husband’s Harlot, the first in my erotic Regency series, and I
was looking for a new creative challenge. While I am a historical reader at
heart, I do love paranormals, and I thought, Why not combine the two? The two genres have a lot in common, I
think, in terms of the world building and levels of eroticism (I like to read
and write hot!); in fact, when you examine the "horrid" or
"sensation" novels of the 1800's, with the emphasis on the gothic supernatural,
the connection between the two becomes quite obvious.
So I drew upon one of my favorite gothic stories of all
time, Jane Eyre, and created Abigail
Jones, a sheltered young woman who is cursed with terrifying erotic visions.
When her aunt dies, Abby goes to work at Hope End, a gothic castle, and catches
the eye of its mysterious master, Lord Huxton … who just happens to lead a secret
life as a demon slayer. As the passion between them blazes, Abby comes to a
startling realization: her visions and his quest for vengeance are intricately
linked, and they will have to battle the ultimate evil together if their world—and
their love—are to survive.
