Ladies and Gentlemen, we give you Patty Briggs! Without further ado, I am proud to present you with our very first (and hopefully not the last) in person interview.

We’re also giving away another copy of Bone Crossed–details are below. Since this is a pretty big event, we are bringing you the interview in two parts–Part I is below, and Part II will go up tomorrow. Want to know about Adam and Mercy’s relationship and where it might go? Will Sam find inner peace at last? Which preternatural creatures may star in the next Mercy book? How the Alpha and Omega books fit in with the Mercy timeline? We have these answers, and many, many more. Not to mention the interview was incredibly informative. Patty is one cool, sweet, amazing woman, and I managed not to say anything too stupid or droolingly fangirly (I hope!). This morning was the big day–and I’m proud to report that the interview was awesome. Me, with the *really* bright tie-dyed wolf shirt and kickass “Mercy’s Garage” patch from Patty!

We’ve never interviewed anyone face to face (the anonymity of the internet is so alluring!), but we would not let inexperience stop us intrepid Book Smugglers! Of course, I quickly accepted (with encouragement from the oh-so-cheeky Ana) and promptly began freaking out about what questions to ask, what to wear (in honor of Mercy, I went with my pink wolf shirt), and the mechanics of conducting an in person interview without the safety net of a keyboard and monitor. When offered the opportunity to meet up with Patty and interview her–IN PERSON!–I pretty much had a massive coronary. Bone Crossed was one of the most highly anticipated books of 2009 from SFF and romance readers alike, and in my opinion was the best book of the series so far! Needless to say, I’m a huge fan. I have been a reader of Patty’s books since middle school (my favorite? When Demons Walk), and absolutely love her Mercy Thompson books–they’re in my top 3 favorite Urban Fantasy series’ of all time. Three years and three NY Times bestsellers later, Mercy has become one of the most beloved heroines in the genre today. Author of traditional fantasy novels, Patty turned her skills to the growing Urban Fantasy genre back in 2006 and started a little series about a shapeshifting mechanic named Mercy. Patricia (“Patty”) Briggs is a writer that needs no introduction.

When Demons Walk by Patricia Briggs