Romantasy Event - Interview With Andra Dill

1) Tell us about your Romantasy book/series

Hearts Desire is a second-chance romance with meddling Greek gods.
 
Living among mortals, the Muse Terpsichore has reinvented herself again and again. The one constant in her life is her passion for dancing. In Hearts Desire, she’s known as Bliss and is enjoying her dream life as the star dancer for the Paris Opera Ballet. If it weren’t for her broken heart, everything would be perfect.
 
Then her brother, Apollo, drops in to warn her their father has awakened. Not wanting to become a pawn in yet another of Zeus's maniacal schemes, Bliss flees across the ocean to hide with her many-times great-granddaughter. Magic and mayhem ensue.
 
2) Are you a fan of a certain trope when it comes to romance such as enemies to lovers? If so, why?

Ohhh, choosing just one is difficult. Of course, I enjoy second chance romance, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers—all because I love how the characters overcome the twisty history that’s kept them apart in the first place. I also can’t resist grumpy/sunshine. Watching the antics between the two extreme personalities always amuses me and I love how ultimately they balance each other.
 
3) What is your favorite fantasy creature or supernatural being to write about and why?

Witches! I grew up watching Bewitched and Dark Shadows. Samantha and Angelique are nothing alike personality wise, but they both fascinated me. I love creating worlds with magic, with the limitations and the possibilities—and the repercussions.
 
4) Who are your favorite Romantasy authors?

In no particular order—Holly Black, Erin Morgenstern, Patricia Briggs, and Ilona Andrews, to name a few.
 
5) What is next for you?

I’m writing a follow story for Neviah, a divination witch. She first appeared in the “Shadows and Sorcery” anthology. She is one of the Kingston witches, though she is only peripherally connected to Priya and Marin. Neviah intrigues me. Her character is an optimist at heart but her story has dark themes and more ideas for her keep cropping up in my imagination.

When not daydreaming about plot lines and characters Andra practices yoga, reads voraciously, and drinks too much coffee. She loves road trips and going off on wild tangents. Andra writes in multiple genres—including but not limited to—urban fantasy, steamy romance, paranormal romance, and horror.