Hey, Fam! 

 

We're back to character profiles! 

 

A new book means new characters, but I actually want to begin with a character who you briefly met in A Deviant Beginning--Mario Russo. He has a much more prominent role in A Deviant Time and becomes a pivotal character in book three.

 

(As a reminder, this is a stock photo. Character art will be coming!)

Stats:

🗓️Age--early 50s
🌎Hometown--Brooklyn, NYC

🧍🏻‍♀️↕ Height--5'7" (170cm)

💥Superpower (they're called “gifts” in the series)--can read body language

👍🏽Best traits--gregarious, caring, wears his heart on his sleeve

👎🏽Worst traits--slightly disorganized, overly emotional, can tell if you're lying by clocking your heart rate and eye movement

Meet Mario

Excerpt from chapter thirty:
 

Mario sat at his desk, staring at the email Quinn had sent him. He ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. If he wasn’t careful, he was going to pull all of it out. Not that it mattered; the job had made him go gray early anyway. He exhaled sharply and hit “print.” The roar of the machine coming to life momentarily dulled the sound of the sirens barreling down 5th Ave a few blocks over.

 

“F u c k,” he muttered as he snatched the paper from the tray. He pinned it to the bulletin board with all the rest. The list was growing larger, and it was growing faster.

Mario picked up his cellphone and called Javier. As soon as Javier picked up, Mario said, “Come here. I need to show you something” and hung up. He was far beyond pleasantries at this point.

 

A few minutes later, there was a timid knock at the door. 

 

“Yeah, come in,” said Mario. Javier’s body language as he entered the room told Mario that he was still nervous, unsure of his role as second.  That was Javier’s weakness, his lack of confidence, but despite that, Mario knew he was the right person for the job. His ability to heal had made him the top candidate, but more importantly, he could be trusted…

 

(I cut off the end of that sentence on purpose so that I won't spoil anything!)

Mario is the head of the Underground Deviant Network in New York City, so he's basically the Jonathan of the east coast. Want to know more about him? I'm still looking for ARC readers!

 

ARC readers will receive a copy of A Deviant Time on Friday, October 9th. ARC acceptance emails go out every Tuesday and Friday, so if you apply, make sure you check your email to see if you are chosen. Oh, and whitelist hello@elisabethroseland.com to make sure my emails don't get flagged as spam.

 

Past Newsletters

Past newsletters can be found on my website, and my subscribers can access them via a special “hidden” link. They are in chronological order, and each week, I'll be archiving last week's newsletter so you can catch up on ones you may have missed. Here's the link to the newsletter archives.

Question of the week!

So far, I've done character profiles for people who have the following gifts:

Teleportation/Ability to Stop Time
Controlling Electricity
Telekinesis
Mental Illusions
Body Language Reader

We have a LOT more to come, but out of these five, which gift would you want to have? Let me know by emailing me hello@elisabethroseland.com.

That's all for now!

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