Author Angie Fox - Real bikers don’t wear pink

Please join me in welcoming debut author Angie Fox! I first saw the cover of her new book, The Accidental Demon Slayer, at the Book Expo America in L.A. and fell in love with it! And I wasn’t the only one, everyone who walked by the Dorchester booth commented on it that day. So, of course, I had to read her excerpt. Let me just say I have been DYING to get my hands on this book ever since. So, so fun! So, take it away, Angie…



Real bikers don’t wear pink
And other lessons I learned on the road

It’s no secret I’m a bit of a girly girl. I like my silver jewelry, I own way too many purses and I can spot a nail salon from 100 yards. So it was a bit of a surprise, even to me, when I found myself calling up Harley bikers and asking if we could get together. Oh and if they could possibly bring their dogs?...

But hey, I’m a writer and research is part of the job. In this case, I’d set out to write a paranormal about a straight-laced preschool teacher turned demon slayer who has to run off with a gang of geriatric biker witches. Plus, my heroine has a smart-mouthed dog that, thanks to her new powers, can talk…and talk…and talk.

In order to get the real story on Harley riders (and their dogs) I went online and learned that there is a nationwide club of bikers who ride with their dogs. So my heroine could have her snow white Harley, and her Jack Russell Terrier too.

Of course I had to meet these hard riding dog lovers. Turns out, they were way more friendly than I’d ever imagined. They invited me into their homes, introduced me to their dogs and, like my heroine, the bikers hoisted me up on the back of a Harley, with a dog in tow.

Things I learned right off the bat:
· After an hour on a Harley, you’ll walk like John Wayne for a week
· Helmets hurt when they are worn backwards
· Dogs love riding motorcycles

Stone, the biker who spent the most time making sure I didn’t fall off his hog, showed me how to ride, invited me to some biker rallies (note to self: don’t wear pink next time), and helped make The Accidental Demon Slayer as real as it can be (for a book about a somewhat sheltered preschool teacher turned demon slayer).

So just when I thought I was writing fiction, it seemed my made-up characters from The Accidental Demon Slayer weren’t so imaginary after all. One of the bikers I met even has a wife who is a biker witch. I’m wondering if she, like my heroine’s biker witch grandma, wears a “kiss my asphalt” t-shirt and carries a carpet bag full of Smuckers jars filled with magic. Maybe I’ll find out on my next adventure.

To celebrate the release of The Accidental Demon Slayer, I’m giving away a copy to one lucky winner. Just take the What’s Your Biker Witch Name? quiz and leave a comment with your new biker alter ego.

Angie Fox
www.angiefox.com