ANCHORED by A J Larrieu
Character:
Susannah March
Costume:
Her undisguised self, for once.
Susannah
thinks Halloween is a frivolous waste of time, but it *is* the one night of the
year she can drop the glamour hiding the wings that mark her as the guardian of
Biloxi. Her boyfriend Jason might be able to convince her to put on a plastic
halo and crash a costume party. Of course, he'll probably dress up as a devil
just to annoy her, but something tells me she'll forgive him by the time the
night's over.
SOMETHING WICKED by Angela Campbell
The
heroine of my story is Alexandra King, a psychic medium who regularly converses
with dead people and uses her skills to help clients of a private detective
agency. She has a witty sense of humor and would probably dress as a sexy
fortune-telling gypsy for Halloween, if for no other reason than to get a rise
out of the story's hunky hero, Dylan Collins, a cop who has a hard time
believing psychics are real.
FAERIE BLOOD by
Angela Korra'ti
Character:
Kendis
Costume:
Zoe from Firefly
Why:
As a half-Sidhe, half-human whose human parent was African-American, as well as
a geek, Kendis is absolutely a Firefly fan and loves her some Gina Torres. And
in fact, the forthcoming Bone Walker, being set in October, uses this as an
actual background detail!
Kendis'
other major favorite costumes have been both Leetah and Venka from the comic
book Elfquest. Because brown elf girls FTW, and also because the Kendis in the
Faerie Blood Movie in My Brain does in fact look like the child that Leetah and
Rayek in Elfquest never actually had. Which is what I told Kiri Moth when I had
her do the cover art!)
GAMING FOR KEEPS by Seleste
DeLaney
Characters:
Cal Burrows & Pen Holloway
Costume:
Jabba the Hutt & Slave Leia
Why:
Pop culture geeks to the core, there's no way these two are going as less than
known characters (they can cosplay their own creations at conventions, thank
you very much.) Since Cal turned down her Megara-Hercules idea, Pen would
embrace her second-favorite princess. Plus, she knows her guy likes her showing
off, even if she thinks he's crazy. Considering he often has to use his good
looks in his work as a spy, Cal prefers to hide when in costume, and where
better to hide than in a mass of slimy flesh rolls? Plus, he gets to stay
attached to his best girl by means of a chain.
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| From SXC by sachyn |
THE ALLEGRA
FAIRWEATHER SERIES by Janni Nell
Character: Allegra Fairweather
Costume: hula -- yep, the works: grass skirt, coconut bra,
hibiscus behind the ear, lei (actually she'd probably save the 'lei' for
Casper, whom she can now officially call her boyfriend)
Halloween is the busiest time of year for a paranormal
investigator. Allegra simply doesn't have time to celebrate what with all those
pesky ghosts, witches and things that go bump in the night coming out to play.
However, if Allegra did celebrate Halloween she'd avoid the obvious paranormal
choices (too much like work) and dress up in a hula costume. She loves to dance
(even if she's not very good at it) and now that she's a permanent resident of
Hawaii she's been taking hula lessons. Of course, her favourite person to dance
for is Casper.
KISS THE BRIDE by Jody
Wallace
A
contemporary romance from Entangled's Ever After line. If the heroine,
Caroline, were to wear a Halloween costume, she would go as the Slime Monster
from the Environmentally Polluted Wetlands. Yes, she's an environmental
consultant who's passionate about saving the world. If Heck, the hero, were to
wear a Halloween costume, he'd go as a zombie groom in the tux he wore to his
high school prom, because it still fits (sure it does, Heck) and he ran out of
time to get anything else. That or he might wrap a tarp around himself and go
as a...tarp.
THE BATTLE LORD’S LADY by
Linda Mooney
CHARACTER: Atrilan “Atty” Ferran D’Jacques
Costume: the frilliest dress, a crown, and makeup
Why: It’s the total antithesis of what she really is. When she was caught reading a book, many people were stunned to learn she could read. Atty shuns dresses as a rule, although she has on a couple of rare occasions. She’s such a tomboy and huntress, the last thing people see in her is her feminism. To completely doll herself up, and add a regal smug to top it off, people would get a tremendous kick out of her portrayal.
CHARACTER: Atrilan “Atty” Ferran D’Jacques
Costume: the frilliest dress, a crown, and makeup
Why: It’s the total antithesis of what she really is. When she was caught reading a book, many people were stunned to learn she could read. Atty shuns dresses as a rule, although she has on a couple of rare occasions. She’s such a tomboy and huntress, the last thing people see in her is her feminism. To completely doll herself up, and add a regal smug to top it off, people would get a tremendous kick out of her portrayal.
Character: Kit Elkeles
Costume: Link
from the Legend of Zelda videogames
Why: An
enthusiastic gaming and pop culture fan, Kit has been passionate about the
Legend of Zelda games
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| From SXC by DCarlton |
GATE TO KANDRITH
& SOUL OF KANDRITH by Nicole Luiken
Character: Lady Sarathena Remillus
Costume: Jita, Goddess of Horses. Jita has long chestnut hair,
widely spaced brown eyes and equine ears. She is the twin sister of Jut, God of
Travellers.
Why: The Republic of Temboria doesn't have Halloween, but they do
have masked fetes. Since she is unmarried, Sara isn't allowed to attend the
often-scandalous parties, but if she did she would go as Jita, the Goddess of
Horses. Sara grew up wild and loved nothing better than to race around on
horseback. During a dark time in Soul of Kandrith riding helps Sara reconnect
with her lost self. "The forest blurred by. Their speed made her hair
stream out behind her, and she could feel wind and sunshine on her face.
Together the sensations combined to give Sara an odd feeling in her chest of...
lightness. Of their own accord, her lips curved up."
Character: Marc Fischer
Costume: Men in Black
Why: To poke fun at himself and his earlier insecurities. Growing
up, Marc was uncomfortable about his heritage. He chose to believe vampires
were descended from some alien species that had mutated and evolved and formed
a symbiotic relationship with humans. As he put it: "Aliens, by virtue of
the fact they’d had to travel through space to get here, were obviously smart,
technologically advanced and, in all likelihood, peaceful ambassadors from a
better, brighter world. Vampires, on the other hand, were murderers. They were
monsters. They were the quintessential fairy-tale villains—right up there with
ogres and trolls and gorgons—the kind of creature nightmares were made
of. Who in the hell would choose to be something like that if
they didn’t have to?"
RAVENSBLOOD by Shawna Reppert
Character:
Cassandra Greensdowne
Costume:
Boudicea
Raven
absolutely refuses to dress up for Halloween, which is a shame because he'd
make a lovely vampire. But Cass is totally into it.
She
chose Boudicea, a queen of one of the ancient British tribes who led an armed
rebellion against the Roman occupation, because she admires her bravery and
determination in defending her people against tyranny
JOURNEY
OF DOMINION by Shawna Thomas
Character: Ilythra
Costume: A normal woman with a normal life. Maybe
a wave rider’s or farmer’s wife.
The mantle of “The Wanderer” weighs heavy on
Ilythra’s shoulders. This life was chosen for her, but is it what she wants?
One night to forget the pressures, pretending to be something more ordinary,
sounds like heaven.
DANCER OF THE
NILE by Veronica Scott
Character: Nima the Dancer
Costume: Nima might wear the costume of one of the Ancient
Egyptian goddesses, Isis perhaps, if she and her dance troupe were to be hired
by a temple to perform in a procession or ceremony on a major feast day.
THE MONSTER HAVEN SERIES by R. L. Naquin
Character:
Zoey Donovan
Costume:
A sheet with two eyeholes cut out.
Why:
In book two, Pooka in My Pantry, Zoey does go to a Halloween costume
party. Having purchased the glittery fairy costume before actual fairies
took up residence in her front yard, she was humiliated while walking past them
on the trek from the house to the car. They thought she was hilarious. With
monsters, urban legends, and mythological creatures constantly coming and going
on her property, Zoey doesn't want to insult anyone or hurt their feelings. Or
get laughed at any more than she already does. An old-fashioned ghost costume
is the best way around it. Unless, of course, ghosts start showing up, too.
