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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I LOVED Under the Never Sky and cannot wait for this!! Such a great and fresh new story! I need more Perry & Aria <3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love Mrs. Cole's Immortals After Dark series and this sub series is one I'm anxiously waiting for!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I know it was for ANY book.. and I did think of saying some first edition's of Jane Austen Classics but decided not since I might not even touch them!! lol might as well enjoy what you buy:)))</span></div>
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I have been on the fence about reading this book. When I read the blurb it sounded something like Disney's version of <i>The Bachelor..</i></div>
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It was an addicting tale! Although many may say that is a combination of The Hunger Games meets Divergent meets The Bachelor.. The characters themselves bring the story to life. Not only becoming addicted to the the main story but also the minor character competing! </div>
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<li>Maxon, Maxon, MAXON! or better known as His Majesty, The Prince. I was expecting a cocky, maybe dark, cold prince that our heroine worms her way into his heart. Instead he is a genuine, honest and caring. There is a love triangle, but Aspen (the other guy) claims to love America but to me seemed self-absorbed, fake an seemed to have a hidden agenda. Not really caring about America's feelings while Maxon is bluntly honest from the very beginning.</li>
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I had heard about this story from a few friends, so I decided to check it out. I mean who doesn't like forbidden love, mafia crime, coming of age story... Well when I first saw the length I became a little intimidated but I continued on. I will say it was a good read but there was so much going on, at times I felt I was reading a three books in one.</div>
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Overall, I did enjoy it. It was entertaining and I have a feeling their will be sequel to Sempre. :)</div>
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Ok so this is what i'm going to do! Since I read more books of my choice, those will be written in a "Quickie" Review. I'll be giving it to you straight and honest with NO SPOILERS!! Reviews ask by authors &/or publishers will be given a more detailed post. </div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“But I’m not attracted to guys like you.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“Guys like me?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“Guys with tattoos.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“Hmm,” he murmured close to her ear. Her eyelids drifted closed. “What about guys with mohawks?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“Never.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">He pushed his ball cap off, revealing the sides of his head were not only clean-shaven, but tattooed with black and red tribal patterns. The strip of hair down the center of his head was about an inch long and jet black. So not her type. Then why was her belly tightening with need and why were her panties uncomfortably damp?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“And I suppose you’d never be attracted to a guy with piercings.” His warm breath caressed her ear. She stifled a groan. Why was everything about him turning her on? She really wasn’t attracted to these bad-boy types.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“I have my navel pierced,” she blurted. One moment of recklessness on her twenty-first birthday.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“I don’t believe you.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">She lifted the hem of her top to show him the jewelry dangling from her navel. His breath caught and his fingers traced the slender belly chain around her waist. A pulse of pleasure converged between her thighs and she clenched her legs together to try to alleviate the building ache.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“God, that’s sexy.” His pinkie dipped beneath the waistband of her jeans as he traced the gold chain again. “What other secrets are you hiding, sweet Melanie?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">Melanie covered Gabe’s hand before he delved any deeper into her pants. “You have piercings?” she asked, staring up into his eyes. She didn’t see any in his ears or face. It was one of the reasons she hadn’t recognized that he was one of them. His clothes covered his body tattoos. His ball cap hid his unconventional hairstyle and the ink on his scalp. She’d let her guard down with him before she’d realized he was… weird. “Where?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">He took her hand and directed it to his chest. Her fingers brushed against a hard ridge in the area of his nipple.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“Oh,” she gasped.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“You’re gorgeous,” he said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“So are you.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">He shifted forward and claimed her mouth in a plundering kiss. Her fingers curled into his chest. He tugged his mouth away and looked down at her. Her hand slid down his belly toward his hip.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“What’s your tattoo of?” she asked.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“Which one?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“The one on your hip. You have others?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">He grinned. “I thought you didn’t like tattoos.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">She shook her head, her gaze moving to the design on the left side of his head. It looked like some sort of artistic dragon. Long slender body in black. Red fire spewing from its terrible mouth. “I don’t. I’m curious is all.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffe599;">“I’d be happy to show them to you. All of them. But not here.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b>This alpha male is a really tortured soul when you first meet him. The brotherhood and even his own twin call him the soulless one. He is lethal, dark and deadly. A brutal scar across his face, slave tattoos and nipple rings, not a typical dad profile. Did I mention he is a vampire and a deadly assassin?!? So when he is blessed with not only a mate as his salvation but a daughter, he knows how precious to treat and nurture his family. Even though Z's book is about his journey to salvation, there are scenes in the future books that you witness him being a great mate and father. He overcomes his fears and is even deadlier now that he has a family to protect. I just love Z and have read his book many times!!! =D</b></span></div>
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<strong>I will admit that the first novel I read by author Laura Kaye was back in January when In the Service of the King was first released. After that I couldn't help but check out the rest of Laura's works and have loved each one! Now here we are with book 2, in the Vampire Warrior Kings series!! Seduced by a Vampire King Tour stop with an interview & GIVEAWAY!!</strong></div>
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love to! And thanks for having me here! I write paranormal,
contemporary and erotic romance and </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Seduced
by the Vampire King</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">
is my seventh book to be published. I’m also a wife, mom of two
young girls (ages 8 and almost 6), college history professor, and
complete vampire addict.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Seduced
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is the second book in my Vampire Warrior Kings mini-series. It’s a
play on the enemies-to-lovers trope and is set in Moscow, Russia.
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">American exchange student Kate Bordessa
has fled to Russia to escape her family's hopes that she'll become
one of the Proffered, human women who feed and mate with elite
vampire warriors. But when she stumbles upon a wounded vampire in the
streets of Moscow, she's instinctively driven to protect him--and
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<span style="color: #ffd966;">Grieving over the deaths
of his brothers, Vampire Warrior King Nikolai Vasilyev has thrown
himself into battling his enemies, focused only on vengeance. Until
the attack that brought him to Kate. Their sexual attraction explodes
into a night of uncontrolled passion--a night that marks them as
mates. Is their connection strong enough to convince them to embrace
a destiny neither of them was expecting?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Have
laptop, will write. That pretty much sums up my writing ritual!
*grins* Music is a huge source of creative energy for me, though I
generally don’t listen to music as I write because I like to sing
too much and I distract myself! LOL Although, with my last book, </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Her
Forbidden Hero</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
there was a song that </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
just the book</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
and I listened to it on repeat probably hundreds of times—but that
had never happened before! I can and do write pretty much anywhere…
Maybe my only ritual is I need to re-read what I wrote the previous
day in order to get my head back in the story so I can write new
words.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">When
I write, I see the story in my head like a movie, but it’s even
cooler than that because I can move around within the image to see it
from all angles. My characters do also speak to me sometimes. Some
characters more than others. And, because I rarely plot out my
stories ahead of time, I’m often surprised by where the story goes.
Probably THE character that has most spoken to me was Lucien Demarco
from my first vampire romance, </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Forever
Freed</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
He </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">still</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">
speaks to me sometimes (he’s a little antsy about his sequel I
haven’t gotten around to yet…)</span></strong></span></div>
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<strong>What are your favorite
Paranormal beings? (vamps, shifters etc.)</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Vampires,
hands down. Ever since I read Anne Rice’s books as a teenager,
they’ve been my first love as a reader. And now they’re my first
love as a writer, too.</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong>What are 3 words you would
use to describe</strong><strong><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></strong><strong>Vampire Warrior
King Nikolai Vasilyev</strong><strong>?</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Tortured,
Stubborn, Honorable</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong>Did you know you always
wanted to be a writer??</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Not
exactly. I’ve been a writer most of my life. My professional
training is as a historian, and I have several non-fiction books
published in American history. But though I wrote fiction as a
teenager, I didn’t start writing with the intent to publish until
about four years ago. Once writing sank its claws into me, though, I
knew it was what I wanted to do and I’ve been dedicated to the
pursuit of a professional (and hopefully full-time!) writing career
ever since.</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong>How did it feel when you
found out your first book was going to be published? Is it a
different experience for each novel? How did you celebrate?</strong></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">It
felt totally surreal. Like the information couldn’t be absorbed
into my brain! It was amazing. I would say it was nearly as exciting
for the first five books I sold, because I sold each of them
individually after submitting them to publishers. Everything I’ve
sold since then has been to two of my existing publishers, and while
those are never guaranteed, once you’re more established, you tend
to sell multiple books at a time, so each book didn’t go through
that pain of submission/victory of acceptance process. I found out I
sold my first novel, </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Forever
Freed</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
while writing at Panera with my best friend, YA paranormal author Lea
Nolan (we write at Panera most days). I think we might’ve split a
chocolate chip cookie!</span></strong></span></div>
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<strong>What was the most
difficult part(s) you encountered when writing </strong><strong><i>Seduced
by the Vampire King</i></strong><strong>?</strong></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hmm,
well, the story came out pretty fast—which actually was one of the
challenges. I got behind on another project which left me very little
time to turn this in by the contracted deadline! The second challenge
was that the ending I </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">thought</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">
was going to happen was not where the story actually </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">wanted</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">
to end, which happens a lot.</span></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is such a hard question to answer. Right now I’d have to say it was
Marco Vieri, my hero from my May release, </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Her
Forbidden Hero</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">.
The reason I pick him is because that story </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">will.not.leave.me.alone!</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">
I adored it while I was writing it—especially all of Marco’s
angst, and now that it’s done, those characters are still very much
in my head. So much so that the next thing I write will be the
follow-up to that book which will feature the heroine’s brother in
his own story.</span></strong></span></div>
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<strong>A la twitter style…using
only 140 characters, describe </strong><strong><i>Seduced by the
Vampire King</i></strong><strong>!!</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">A
#vampire king who ONLY wants vengeance...a human woman who fled 5,000
miles to escape a future w/vampires meet in #SeducedbytheVampireKing</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong>Do you have any other
projects coming up? Do you know how many will be in the Vampire
Warrior Kings series?</strong></div>
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">My
next big release will be </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">West
of Want</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
book 2 in my Hearts of the Anemoi series which is based on Greek
mythology. And I’m extra excited about the release of this book
because it will be my first one in bookstores! Otherwise, I’ll be
writing the follow-on story to </span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Her
Forbidden Hero</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
</span></strong><strong><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">South of
Surrender</span></i></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(Anemoi book 3), and some other projects I’ve got going on.</span></strong></span></div>
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<strong>Will we see previous
characters such as Kael, as your Vampire Warrior Kings series
continues?</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">It
is possible you will see return characters in the final book!</span></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">No
question: J.R. Ward, particularly her Black Dagger Brotherhood
series. Those males are real, right? They really do exist up in
Caldwell? Right. Okay. I thought so</span>.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffd966;">Anything
that can be dipped! Chips and French onion dip. Chips and salsa.
Carrots and ranch. I could go on and on!</span></span></strong></div>
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<em><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Thanatos, the most deadly Horseman of the Apocalypse, has endured thousands of years of celibacy to prevent the end of days. But just one night with the wickedly sexy Aegis Guardian, Regan Cooper, shatters centuries of resolve. Yet their passion comes with a price. And Thanatos must face a truth more terrifying than an apocalypse-he's about to become a father.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Demon-slayer Regan Matthews never imagined herself the maternal type, but with the fate of the world hanging in the balance she had no choice but to seduce Thanatos and bear his child. Now, as the final battle draws closer and his rage at being betrayed is overshadowed by an undeniable passion for the mother of his child, Thanatos has a life-shattering realization: To save the world, he must sacrifice the only thing he's ever wanted-a family.</span></em><br />
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I have to say that I wasn't really
excited about starting Lethal Rider, well I was but not because of
our main Hero Thanatos. It was because It brought us closer to
Reseph's book and I hoped to see past characters. I LOVED Eternal
Rider! Ares's story blew my away, I loved every minute of it. I
couldn't wait for Limos's book! I mean she is Satan's bride, the only
Horsewoman, so girl power and all that jazz!!! When I finished
Immortal Rider I was a little let down. It was good but I wasn't in
love with it like Eternal Rider. So I didn't have that high
expectations for Than's book because: One- Throughout the previous
books, the bits that Than appeared didn't really interest me. He was
always closed off, serious.. not much to expect. Two- At the end of
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So I started reading Lethal Rider in
hopes that I would at least enjoy the book with all the other
storylines going on and.......OMG!!!!! I could not get enough of
Thanatos!!!After finishing the book in less than a day I take back
everything I said about Than not being interesting!! I still love
Ares but I LOVE Than more! His story starts right where we are left
off. He is awakening from his paralyzed state, escapes and goes after
Regan for revenge. When SURPRISE!!! You're going to be a father!!!
From there, there are so many twists and complications that arise
from not just the apocalypse, but Than's past. There are also so side
stories of Reaver, Harvester, Kynan, the Seminus brothers and of
course the other Horsmen. At times I was so into Than, that I just
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Thanatos and Regan are great together.
They each have their own demons that they live with. Than has a major
secret he has kept since he was cursed. Because of his explosive
rages that kill everything in the vicinity, Than has convinced
himself that he will always be alone . His one dream, if he were a
different man, would be to be able to have a wife and family. Regan
has also always been alone. She is the child of a human mother and a
demon possessed father. Which is how she received her deadly powers.
Regan's power kills those she touches if she loses control. So much
like Than, she has always been alone. Taking on as many tasks for the
Guardians so she can feel needed in some way. These two people are
then going to have a baby and it the journey they take together that I thought was a refreshing and emotional ride. I loved every minute!</div>
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What I loved most about Lethal Rider is
how both H/h come to terms with parenthood in the midst of an
apocalypse. They say a baby can be a blessing and others state it
shouldn't be a last resort to fix relationship problems. Well for
these two, it is a blessing and it helps both Than & Regan see
how much being a family is a good thing. They are both attracted to
each other, and this is Than's dream come true. At first all he wants
to do is convince Regan to let him keep the baby, but as the story
progresses he begins to doubt how good of a father Death would be.
Regan is the opposite, she doesn't believe that she would be the best
mother for the baby and is set on letting it have adoptive parents.
As the story continues, we see how much Regan grows attach to both
the baby and Thanatos, that you can't help but want these two people to
work it out and finally have the HEA they deserve!!
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Overall It was a can't-put-it-down
story. You can't help but think about it, even when you HAVE to put
it down! Thanatos is my favorite Horseman now, I love him. I'm sooo
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My writing process is shaped by my
personality along with years of teaching students how to write and
editing in the academic world. I tend to be a very linear thinker,
so for me the writing process always starts with a very complete
outline and then moves through the story from beginning to end. For
Blood Avenged, I already had the character of Vasilije because he'd
appeared in a novella I'd written entitled Vampire Dreams. So the
idea of my hero was set, but he'd been a very selfish character in
that story, so I had the job to show the other, more appealing side
of Vasilije in his book.
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I knew Blood Avenged was to be the
first book in the Sons of Navarus series about a civil war in the
vampire world, but I didn't want to just jump into that power
struggle in the first book. So I decided it would be Vasilije and
Sasa's story for the most part, with some of the war that would come
later to give the reader a sense of what was in the series' future.
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When I began to think about the heroine
I wanted for Blood Avenged, I knew I needed a woman who was grounded.
Vasilije is so hedonistic that I wanted a woman who could show him a
world beyond the sensual one he has spent centuries enjoying. Sasa,
a woman who has spent years taking care of her mother after her
father left them, is perfect for him. She's kind and sensitive, but
she's nobody's fool even if she is a little more trusting than
everyone else she knows.
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The biggest challenge for me in writing
Blood Avenged was holding back all the details I'd decided on for the
series. There are eight Sons of Navarus, so many of the choices I
made as I plotted out the series have to be reserved for much later.
But the temptation to divulge them was definitely strong! I just had
to keep reminding myself to stay with my outline for all the books.
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The next book, Blood Betrayed, is
complete and ready for its May 24 release. That second book in the
series is about Saint, another Son, but there couldn't be a man more
different than Vasilije. Saint is an outcast in the vampire world,
haunted by a past he can't forget. And he's no fan of Vasilije, who
was his brother Teagan's sire. The heroine of the story, Solenne, is
a wonderfully strong woman who gives Saint a run for his money. And
the readers will get to find out more about the Archons, the villains
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After that, the third book, Blood
Spirit, is scheduled for a fall 2012 release. I plan to release two
books (hopefully) in the series each year, so readers will have a few
years of Sons books to look forward to. After that, who knows?
Demons, dragons, angels? I go where my imagination takes me.
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Thanks to Samantha for having me here
at ParaNormal Romance Party on Blood Avenged's book tour. It's been
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><b>I
am everything you desire. I am vampire. </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /><br />Powerful
and manipulative, Vasilije does as he pleases. A vampire beholden to
no one, he takes what he desires, drinking deeply the pleasures this
life has to offer.<br /><br />When one of his own is staked, Vasilije
must travel to New Orleans to exact his revenge. There he meets Sasa,
a beautiful woman who arouses him like no other has for centuries.
Vasilije’s need for vengeance is equaled only by his passion for
her, but what he finds in his revenge is just the beginning... </span></span>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><a href="" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Vasilije
looked around the room he’d just appeared in, his body alert to any
danger. He’d followed the sense he’d gotten before Teagan’s
spirit had been extinguished and knew he was in his home in New
Orleans. Everything about the place was Teagan—from the Turkish
cigarettes he smoked, to the bottle of Guinness that sat on the
coffee table, to the musky scent that identified him as one of
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Who
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Big
brown eyes stared back at him. “I don’t know. It happened so
fast. I left to grab another six pack and when I got back, someone
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as she cried, needing more information but forced to wait until there
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woman dried her eyes and sniffled. “Sasa. I was his girlfriend.”</span></div>
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the use of the past tense, she began tearing up again, but Vasilije
didn’t have time for it. Whoever had staked Teagan couldn’t have
gone too far and any more time wasted with Sasa’s crying may mean
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Please
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">She
looked up at him with such a sad expression for a moment he didn’t
want to go. But he couldn’t let Teagan’s murderer escape.
Vasilije touched his hand to hers to remove it from his arm, but all
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;">“<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Please,”
she begged in a voice that matched the pathetic look in her eyes.
“Don’t leave me alone now.”</span></span></div>
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urge to tear his arm from her hold and leave her to her misery spiked
in him, but it was overruled by that small part of him that
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vU7mli1E9Go/T4xhNYLbjlI/AAAAAAAAApo/IrjDPHok0vE/s1600/SharlaLovelaceclose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vU7mli1E9Go/T4xhNYLbjlI/AAAAAAAAApo/IrjDPHok0vE/s200/SharlaLovelaceclose.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hi and I’m so glad to be here! </div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This is a special date for me and my book, April 16<sup>th</sup>. If you read it, you’ll know why. It’s the main character’s birthday, as well as some other important little tidbits…</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">When I first started writing this book, it was starting over. I’d been shopping out the same tired manuscript for two years, revising and resending, lather---rinse---repeat.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I was ready to start something new, but unfortunately for me, I don’t just think up an idea and fill in the blanks. I’m a character-driven writer, finding my peeps before I find the story, and I can’t go looking for them. They find me. I know, it’s a bit strange, but if I try it the other way it always fails.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I started playing with two characters that had hung out in my head for a while…a forty-ish woman with a teenage daughter, and something unresolved in her past. All I knew so far was that her name was Dani Shane (they tell me that too), and she was driving down a highway in the hot summer weather in a car with no air conditioning, and her daughter was painting her toenails and hanging her feet out the window. Dani was stressed and tired and headed back to her hometown to start over. Someplace she didn’t want to go.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">I had to come up with a whole storyline around that. A reason for why she could see what she did…a reason for why she didn’t want to come home… And believe it or not, once that idea took root in my head, the whole plan came in one day. At work. I came home and told my husband, “I think I have an idea for my story.” He nodded as he does, because he knows the next day may be completely different. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">At that point, it grew and morphed and so many things changed and expanded into a story that constantly astounded me, as they all do because I don’t plot. I can’t. Well—I CAN, technically, but by page two it’s already going off the rails, and that just annoys me over the time I’ve spent. So I start with one scene, hope it’s really the beginning, and see where it goes. I feed ideas in as they come, and keep working it backwards, weaving it in. About halfway through the book, I’m pretty sure of the direction, and can kind of mini-plot out scenes as I get there, but still it’s a crap shoot. It’s scary and exhilarating, but it works for me. I don’t recommend that method on purpose, however—to anyone. LOL! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Thank you for letting me share my somewhat convoluted process! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Hope you all enjoy the results.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">~Sharla</div><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Mischievous and sexy, Dani's old friend Alex still has the power to rock her world, but there's a big obstacle standing in their way—Alex has been dead for forty years. With a ghost popping up at inopportune moments and sparking conversations with her teenage daughter, Dani scrambles to find solid ground and get a grip—both on her sanity and her heart.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #ffe599; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Hi! Thank you so much for having me here today. I’m a chemist by day and a paranormal romance writer, wife, and kitten-mother by night.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><strong>With the release of your new book Trinity Bound, can you tell followers a little about it?</strong> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #ffe599; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Trinity Bound is the third book of the Redwood Pack series that follows the middle son, Reed. Reed is an artist who can fight, but doesn’t want to unless he has to. He finds his mate in a fellow captive, Hannah. However, it is Josh, a human Finder, who is the one to save them. When the three are together it is revealed that they are all mates and must learn to deal with it…or walk away.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><strong>What is your creative muse? Do you listen to music or have a certain ritual that needs to be done? </strong> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #ffe599; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I have music on in the background. But usually I close my eyes and figure out what my character wants to say. I’m a huge plotter however.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #ffe599; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It’s a little of both. I figure out where I am in terms of plot and then the characters talk like real people. It’s more of me having an imaginary life inside my head LOL.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #ffe599; margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Making sure all three people had individual time, time as couples, and time as a threesome. LOL. And, no, not just sex, but actual backstories and such.</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hannah
Lewis, a rare earth witch, is taken from the only life she’s ever known. Held
against her will by a sadistic wolf, she almost gives up hope that she’d ever
see her real life again. But as her fellow captive, a werewolf named Reed,
tries to calm her fears, she begins to feel a spark of something she never
thought she’d feel – love. B<a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>ut is Reed, alone, enough to
get her out of this dark basement so she can move on with her life?</span></div><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">
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</span><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Reed
Jamenson, the artist of a werewolf Pack of Alpha males, knows instinctually
that Hannah is his mate. Thus, despite their imprisonment, he will do all to
protect her and then worry about their hearts. But is he strong enough to find
a way for both of them to escape? And why does he feel as though something else
is missing?</span></div><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">
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</span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Josh
Kolb, an ex-military human, stumbles upon Reed and Hannah and finds he must
trust this new world of supernatural beings to survive. But that desire will
lead the three to a triangle of attraction that will test the boundaries they
all possess and its consequences in defeating the enemy. Can they all trust one
another to save themselves and life as they know it? Even at the cost of their
own hearts?</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;"></span></b></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">**EXCERPT** </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hannah
put her hand on Josh’s arm, a jolt of electricity flashing between the two. She
gasped and he held back the urge to do the same. She gave him a smile and he
desperately wanted to brush the curls from her face, soothing the bruises that
couldn’t hide her radiant beauty. Reed crouched behind her, still protective.
He too was beautiful, his chiseled cheekbones pronounced against the shadowed,
healing bruises.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Crap.
He could understand thinking sexy thoughts about Hannah, but since when did he
think males were attractive in any way? Either that weird connection confused
him, or he really was falling for Reed. He didn’t know which one, if either, he
wanted to be true.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Reed
bent over Hannah to whisper to them both. “Camera.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Don’t
worry about them now. We have about ten more minutes and then we’d have to
worry.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">They
both looked curious with a similar tilt of their heads, but didn’t say
anything, merely nodding. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Who
are you?” Reed whispered, leaning closer.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Josh.”
Why the hell did he say his name? He was never a name, just a presence, on any
other mission. Why did he want them to know his name? Know him? “I’m no one.
Just a friend.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“You’re
human.” Hannah’s surprised gasp was still whispered. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">_______________</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="214" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/317/AA245D7FFAFE809D4C925C0275793429.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" width="320" /></a></div>The ParaNormal Romance Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03417631326598005294noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598973011049436522.post-75840117408475175572012-03-13T23:02:00.001-07:002012-03-13T23:02:01.047-07:00Cassandra Clare's Next Project!! More Shadowhunters!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4f1fa; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><br />
</span></span></div><span style="color: magenta;">For all you Cassandra Clare fans!! There is no end to her Shadowhunter series....yet. Hopefully more to come after that. <span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 25px; text-align: center;">It has been announced that author Cassandra Clare has signed another three-book deal with Margaret K. McElderry Books (an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children’s publishing) to write 'The Dark Artifices'</span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IzjThZ2979w/T2Av4NIN8-I/AAAAAAAAAms/3wQkavU6kBY/s1600/55593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IzjThZ2979w/T2Av4NIN8-I/AAAAAAAAAms/3wQkavU6kBY/s320/55593.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; 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padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Dark Artifices</em></span><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></div><blockquote style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 3em; margin-right: 3em; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; quotes: ''; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; 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padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: yellow;">“The series follows Emma Carstairs, the fiercest warrior and most skilled young Shadowhunter since Jace Wayland, and Emma’s sworn partner in arms, Julian Blackthorn,” the statement reads. “Despite Emma’s complicated feelings for Julian, the two must band together to investigate a demonic plot that stretches from the warlock-run nightclubs of the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica.”</span></span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; 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border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: yellow;">“I know readers will come to love Emma, Mark, Cristina and Julian just as they have loved Jace, Clary, Will, Tessa and Jem,” she said. “Readers have often asked what will happen in the Shadowhunter world after the events of the ‘Mortal Instruments’ and this series will give them a chance to find out.”</span></span></strong></div></blockquote><span style="color: magenta;">And this is what Cassandra has said about the future of her writings!!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I give it a 4/5 stars. </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">It is a Sci-fi action adventure with a love story.</span><span style="line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> There were some parts that were a little slow moving which caused the movie to feel longer. There is a twist that ties it all up in the end, but I feel it wasn't explained that well for audiences. Some of my friends kept asking me questions about it so I recommend the end monologue where he explains everything to his nephew is very important! The characters, (especially the side characters) were great. The special effects were well made and they made the aliens look </span></span><span style="line-height: 14px;">believably real. The alien creatures are a barbaric hoard but have the ability to have human emotions. The connection between John and Dejah is a love at first sight and fast moving. I liked the princess Dejah, she is a strong female who puts the wants and security of her people before hers.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"> Lastly John Carter...is shirtless throughout 95% of the film...YUM!! I was expecting his eyes to turn yellow, grow fangs, reveal he had a prosthetic leg and say he has a brother named Zsadist..:D Very entertaining movie, Disney Studios is off to a great start!!</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
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The sight of Chloe and Seth so at ease with each other, and worse, touching each other set something off inside Joe, a combination of irrational anger sprinkled with a covetousness he’d not experienced but had heard of. Jealousy. <br />
Whatever the name for the emotion, he found himself unable to halt it as he ripped Seth away from Chloe’s side and sent his fist into the grinning face. He maintained enough control to not beat his friend to a pulp — barely — but he couldn’t stop himself from slinging Chloe over his shoulder and stomping off to their room. <br />
“What the heck was that about?” she exclaimed as she dangled down his back. <br />
“You seem to have forgotten who you belong to.” <br />
She didn’t say anything for a moment. “Are you jealous?” <br />
“No.” Yes! <br />
“It’s normal to feel that way. It just never occurred to me you would.” <br />
“I don’t. Jealousy is a human emotion. I am a cyborg. We are above such petty wastes of our time.” <br />
“Really. Well then, someone should probably explain that to Seth’s face,” she drawled. <br />
“This is not entertaining. You were practically inviting him to take ownership of your body.” <br />
“I was not,” she exclaimed, and a small rational part of him knew she spoke truly, but he’d lost the ability to decipher logic from madness where she was concerned. <br />
Arriving at their room, he tossed her onto the bed and quickly tore at his clothes. <br />
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“Showing you who owns your body.” <br />
“Me.” <br />
“Wrong answer,” he growled. “I do. And it seems I must show you.” <br />
He fell on her, and despite her previous defiant answer, she welcomed him with open arms and a fierce kiss. Her legs spread wide to accommodate his body, but while he’d denuded his frame, she remained dressed. Their hands met at the closing to her pants, their impatient battle to remove them more of a fumbling parody. When he finally managed to strip them from her, he was ready to sink himself into her. He retained enough wits though to realize she required preparation for his penetration. With sex bots, that never proved a concern as they arrived to service pre-lubed. Human females however, according to his studies, required stimulation to achieve the same state. He slid a hand between her thighs and, to his relief, found her already soaking wet. It pleased him, on a level he did not understand, that Chloe achieved this state around him without means of manipulation. <br />
He wasted no more time. He propped himself above her and thrust into her sex. Oh, the exquisite, unexplainable feel of her channel clamping tightly around his cock. He would never tire of it. Never tire of her. But did she feel the same about him? He had to know. <br />
“Tell me who you belong to.” <br />
Her eyes opened part way, her lids heavy with arousal. “Why do you care?” <br />
He rammed into her hard. She gasped. <br />
A growl left him. “Do not toy with me. You are my female. Not Seth’s. Not anyone else’s. Say you belong to me.” He almost roared the words, desperate to hear her say it. <br />
For a moment defiance flashed in her gaze. “And if I don’t?”</div><button onclick="if(document.getElementById('spoiler') .style.display=='none') {document.getElementById('spoiler') .style.display=''}else{document.getElementById('spoiler') .style.display='none'}" title="Click to Adult Content Ahead (+18 yrs) content" type="button">Adult Content Ahead (+18 yrs)</button><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">C791 (Cyborgs: More than Machines #1)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eve Langlais</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rating</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a9dLUfG1hQk/T1Rp2LctpGI/AAAAAAAAAlg/iUNC4M4J7Yw/s1600/3-5star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a9dLUfG1hQk/T1Rp2LctpGI/AAAAAAAAAlg/iUNC4M4J7Yw/s1600/3-5star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Released: Feb. 2012</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Formerly known as unit X109GI, Joe is on a quest to discover his origin. While he doesn’t find the answers he’s looking for, he does discover that affection and lust aren’t just for humans. But when it comes to a battle between logic and love, which side will the cybernetic organism—once a man—choose? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Evaluating his feelings will have to wait though because the military isn’t done with Joe. But their threats against him pale in comparison before the shocking discovery of project C791, the revelation of which stuns the rebel cyborgs—and ignites a fury for vengeance. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="background-color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Warning</strong><span style="background-color: black;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">:</strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> This story contains violence towards the heroine that might offend some readers, but rest assured the hero kicks the offending butts. This is a spicy romance featuring an ultra hot, cyborg male. Reader titillation is advised.</span></span></span></div><br />
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This is an Erotic Sci-fi Romance! I say this because its not for the faint of heart! I have read some of Mrs. Langais's previous works and know what to expect. When I heard that she was writing a new series about Cyborgs I was immediately interested and excited!!<br />
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It was a great story, I liked it a lot. The characters are great, they are well written and defined but I wasn't blown away by they connection the characters had. I mean it was there but this story (to me) felt like there was more importance place on the love scenes than the actual relationship development. I mean I don't mind if there is one or 30 love scenes but I want the feel the connection of the characters whether they are going through good or bad circumstances.<br />
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If you have read Laurann Dohner Cyborg series, you will be pleased to find another fun series with the same theme. Eve does a great job of pulling the reader into her Sci-fi world. The loves scenes are HOT!! *fans self* I hope the next one we will get to see a little more romance. I love to read books that make me feel connected to the characters feelings to the point where I'm sucked into it and find myself crying, laughing or any other emotion the characters have. This series has great potential and will be waiting for the next one!<br />
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</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">Ember is the first in your Ember Series. Can you tell us a little about it??</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: #ffd966;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Ember is the story of Max Valentine...future rockstar, hopeless romantic and absolute bad @ss! (he’s a fire-starter and has an inferno at his fingertips). He walks through life with a guitar in hand and a horrible mistake in his heart. On the island of Maui he finds a chance at redemption with 2 island girls. Asia, the beautiful and haunted rich girl. She holds a secret that taunts Max throughout the series. And Samantha, the sweet and artistic girl next door who just might heal his past mistakes...Max’s possible soulmate. A love triangle full of twists and turns consumes Max and leaves the island in flames. And it’s all wrapped in a musical bow. I attach a musical playlist with the book and every chapter! </span></span></span> </span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
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<ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">How was the writing process? Are you a visual writer or do the characters 'speak' to you?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>I love the writing process. Music is everywhere! My mind is lost in moving images! Passion fills the pages and I just roll with it. I write like a music video...very visual, very emotional. I want the reader to feel, hear and see my characters. Complete and total skull candy.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mSCtWHO-XRE/T1G_W6dAELI/AAAAAAAAAk4/CGNy3rfkwfk/s1600/Ember-MadisonDaniel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mSCtWHO-XRE/T1G_W6dAELI/AAAAAAAAAk4/CGNy3rfkwfk/s320/Ember-MadisonDaniel.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">What was your favorite scene to write?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>In Ember? Hmmmm...there are 3. #1 - the first time Asia and Max meet on the beach. It’s dark. It’s intense. It’s sexy. #2 - the showdown with my main “big bad” Devon and Max. Their fight scene was an absolute joy to write! #3 - the end. Not the official ending but the ending after the ending. It’s a very emotional and revealing scene with Samantha. The last page really sets up the series (and book 2) for a emotional juggernaut! You interested yet? </span></span></span> </span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">How was your experience when you first started out as a self-published author?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Lonely. Humbling. Exciting. Painful. Scary. (I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything!) Wait a second...yes I would! I’d trade it all for a movie deal and interview with Oprah!</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">What was going through your mind when you realized that Ember would become a published book through CHBB Publishing? How did you celebrate?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Queen’s rock anthem “We Are the Champions!” I’ve been singing it in my head ever since! There is only one way to celebrate news like “being signed” by Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing...DANCE. DANCE. DANCE.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">We all know that music is your muse!! It helps you get inspired and write your awesome novels! What are some of your all time favorite songs that you just can't get enough of?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Oh man! I don’t even know where to begin with that... Alright, we’ll start with this...if Sister Christian by Night Ranger or Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler come on, someones getting sung to! Out loud and at full throttle! 80’s and 90’s hair metal is a fav too! I use a lot of the newer, darker bands to inspire me these days BUT! If you wanna see me in full kick you in the crotch, wake grandma up, call in the S.W.A.T. Team action...play Dirty Diana by MJ and... I. WILL. BRING. SEXY. BACK. PERIOD. (SHAMONE!)</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">What are 3 words you would use to describe Max Valentine?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Tall. Dark. Haunted.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">Did you know you always wanted to be a writer??</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Subconsciously...yes. Since I could put crayon to paper, I’ve been writing in some form. Comic books, screenplays, songs, you name it.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><strong class="western"> </strong></span><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">How many books are going to be in this series do you think??</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Ember will be 6 books total. Ember #1, Downpour #2, Aftershock #3, Gravity #4, Echoes #5, and finally Seasons #6. I’m working on book 3 right now and the final three are already plotted out to a finish. I’ve already written the final scene in the entire saga.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">Who has been your best or favorite character to write and why?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>The best is Max. I love the way he sees things. I love his literary voice. BUT the funnest to write is Asia. She’s such a force to be reckoned with. Sometimes it’s a challenge to capture her on paper. The hardest is Samantha. She’s the gravity of the series. The consequence. The soul of the Ember universe.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">A la twitter style...using only 140 characters, describe </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman Bold', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ember</span></span></span></span><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">!!</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Easy... ‘Love never dies...but it can kill.’ (my tweets are short but sweet.)</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">Do you have any other projects coming up?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>I have a new series I am readying for a launch called “13 Breaths.” If you took Red Dawn, The Faculty, Goonies, Aliens, and music videos and sprinkled a little Ember style heartache in there and mixed them all up into one beast, you’d get “13 Breaths.” I also have a new exciting short called “Temptation Waits” that will rock the literary realms. I can not wait to unleash it and my new heroine, Neve on the writing world! And I have a literary surprise in the works with some of my writing sisters at Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing. Keep an eye out for news on that soon.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">Who is your favorite Author? Any specific books or series?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>Stephen King. The man is a king of words! Heck, it’s his last name for heavens sake! My favorite is Fire-starter. It really left a burn mark on my imagination.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: small;">What is one thing that people would never guess about you?</span></strong></span></span></span></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>I’m an avid golfer. I love it. Calms the soul.</span></span></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="background-color: black; color: magenta;"><br />
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</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" lang="en-US" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 0; page-break-after: auto; page-break-before: auto; page-break-inside: auto; widows: 0;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><strong class="western"><span style="font-size: small;">MD: </span></strong>H2o! If it’s good enough for Mother Nature, it’s a thumbs up from me! Ha! Can’t be stuffing my face with goodies when it’s time to dance! “Sexy” isn’t going to bring itself back... ;)</span></span></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ember Excerpt:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prologue: Nightmares</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Stop Crying Your Heart Out: Oasis~</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hold on.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hold on. Don’t be scared.”</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please don’t let go. The pain is dizzying. Just do not let go of her. This is my</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fault, I’m sure of that now. Look her in the eyes and don’t let go of her. Whatever</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">happens, don’t let her be scared. Be stronger, for her.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing else matters now. Not the pain. Not my mistake. Not the taste of</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">blood in my throat. Not the smell of ash all around us. All that matters is her…just</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her. Hold on.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hold on a little longer!” I scream. I’m starting to panic. Stop it! You know</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what happens when you panic. I have to calm down. Just breathe. Stay calm. Do it</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">now, for her!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Max I’m slipping!” she screams.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“No! I won’t let it happen!” I say focused. But she was right. I was losing her.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m heating up again. Try harder and focus.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Help me Max! My hands hurt…it burns! Help me! Please!” she cries louder.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m so dizzy now. It’s too hot. I’m too hot now. I can’t hold her. She slips away</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and my heart breaks.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Noooooooo!!!” she wails but her voice sounds so far away now.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slow motion again. The dark pulls at the sides of my eyes and they burn</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">something awful. Fight it. Fight the darkness. I reach out in front of me as far as I</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">can. My eyes burn and I cannot see through my tears. But I can still see the look of</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">terror on her face. I can still see her tears and her burnt and broken hands.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Please no!” I beg. The world grows heavy.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Don’t go…don’t go away…” Now I was screaming. She falls away.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I fade away…blackness.</span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--8iyTH2-YlQ/T1DispvjddI/AAAAAAAAAjw/NJHUxw3XoYk/s1600/AuthorInterview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--8iyTH2-YlQ/T1DispvjddI/AAAAAAAAAjw/NJHUxw3XoYk/s320/AuthorInterview.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>Welcome to PNRP!!! Tell us a little about yourself Nana!</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="color: yellow;">I’ve lived all over the world but my family is originally from Ghana. Growing up, I was always itchy for new adventures and slamming my nose in a book was the easiest, safest way I could manage it. It was during one of my less successful adventures in New York that I decided to actually do something about my writing hobby and aim for publication. It took me eleven years 3 completed manuscripts and more rejections than I care to count but I’m finally here.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
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</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>With the release of your new book Reluctant Protector, can you tell followers a little about it?</strong></div></ol><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="color: yellow;">For five years, Cassie Reeser has been her brother’s personal lab rat. Peter’s experiments have made her a stronger, faster, better human. And she’s not the only one. For five years, escape has eluded her. Until now.</span></div><span style="color: yellow;"> </span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="color: yellow;">Seth Adams is used to sifting through lies to find the truth. As a former war correspondent he knows what evils lurk in the world. When he finds Cassie hiding out in his car trunk, her story sounds like a fantastical dream. But, before long, he witnesses firsthand the evil she’s running from.</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What is your creative muse? Do you listen to music or have a certain ritual that needs to be done? </strong> </div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">Highlife music. Storytelling comes with the territory when you grow up in a boisterous African family. And so does Highlife music. It always puts me in the mood to tell a story.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>How was the writing process? Are you a visual writer or do the characters 'speak' to you?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">I’m not particularly visual. I don’t’ have to have pictures or anything. But the characters sort of appear in my head with a string of dialogue or a scene. And they don’t leave until I’m done with them.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What are your favorite Paranormal beings? (vamps, shifters etc.)</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><span style="color: yellow;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Superheros </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> But I love a werewolf too. Vamps have always scared me a little. Unless it’s Buffy, I can’t watch a vamp movie for some reason.</span></strong></span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What are 3 words you would use to describe Cassie and Seth??</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">Sexy, driven and powerful.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Did you know you always wanted to be a writer??</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">I’ve always loved to read. I carried books everywhere. I’ve always written as well. It didn’t occur to me that I could make it my career. That anybody would want to read something I write.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What was the most difficult part(s) you encountered when writing Reluctant Protector? </strong> </div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">Good question. Most of this book pretty much poured out of me, but since I’m not that accustomed to writing action, I made it a point to take it slower in those areas.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Who has been your best or favorite character to write and why?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">Of all my characters? Don’t’ make me choose! Lol. I love them all, they’re all tiny little pieces of me. But if I had to choose, then Jessica from Game, Set, Match.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>A la twitter style.. using only 140 characters, describe </strong><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Reluctant Protector</b></span></em><strong>!!</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">Two superheroes battle & overcome an unseen evil as they fight 2 protect those who can't protect themselves. All the while falling in love.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong> Do you have any other projects coming up? Do you know how many will be in this series?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">My next project will be a sexy contemporary called Sexy in Stilettos due for release in April. As far as this series goes, there will be two more installments this year. Forsaken Protector is slated for release this summer. I’ve planned for at least 6 with a spinoff series. So who knows?</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Who is your favorite Paranormal Romance Author? Any specific books or series?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">Hands down, JR Ward, BDB Series. Close second is Misty Evans Witches Anonymous series. Totally different, but both loved.</span></span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What is you favorite drink or food to have at a Party?!?!</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: yellow;">Kelewele! Say what you say? It’s Plantain cut up into little bite sized pieces, spiced with ginger, onions and other spices and then fried. I could eat it all day.</span></span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Reluctant Protector ( #1 in Protector Series)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nana Malone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rating</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2OJ98aeBK_o/T1DmTUysw0I/AAAAAAAAAkQ/W-I3vRATkaE/s1600/4star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2OJ98aeBK_o/T1DmTUysw0I/AAAAAAAAAkQ/W-I3vRATkaE/s1600/4star.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Released: Dec. 2011</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Blurb:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">For five years, Cassie Reeser has been her brother’s personal lab rat. Peter’s experiments have made her a stronger, faster, better human. And she’s not the only one – he’s been experimenting on others as well. For five years, escape has eluded her. Until now. When she finds out he plans to sell her as a human weapon she knows it’s now or never. To make her escape she’ll sacrifice family bonds and leave behind the one person who’s ever helped her. Cassie’s learned to shrink from kindness and to never trust anyone. She knows the day Peter finally captures her will be the day she dies. To elude her brother and save the others, she’ll have to risk her body and her heart. What she doesn't expect is a chance at a normal life. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Seth Adams is used to sifting through lies to find the truth. As a former war correspondent he knows what evils lurk in the world. When he finds Cassie hiding out in his car trunk, her story sounds like a fantastical dream. But, before long, he witnesses firsthand what she’s talking about when they’re attacked by a group of Peter’s soldiers. As a result, he goes through his own transformation into a super human and realizes the extent of what Cassie is running from. Cassie might not think she needs his protection, buthe’ll die before he lets her brother have her back</span></span></span> </div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: magenta;">The first thing that I have to say is that this book is Very HOT!!! I didn't have any expectations but I was very happy to have received this book to review! Its more Romantic Suspense with some PNR elements but I enjoyed it very much. I don't usually read Romantic Suspense because I can't really get into it but I was hooked on The Reluctant Protector!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: magenta;">Cassie has had a rough time. She has been experimented on by her brother and he has turned her into a modern day superhero. She discovers she isn't the only one and escapes with the intent to rescue those like her. Then comes Seth Adams, a very sexy reported who's been trying o write a story on Cassie's brother. When the two collide, sparks fly!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">There was good chemistry between the characters. I really enjoyed how the author set up the start of this great series. I was surprised at how short it was though. Its a novella, so it ended too soon for me. Cassie is a very strong but damaged heroine its a good thing she finds Seth because he is able to give her that happiness and trust that was taken from her by her brother. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ravished by a Viking (The New Icelandic Chronicles #1)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Delilah Devlin</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sci-fi Erotic Romance</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rating</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OIfHZH68odM/T0GNHi7ms3I/AAAAAAAAAjE/J6cNOy_D5As/s1600/3-5star.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OIfHZH68odM/T0GNHi7ms3I/AAAAAAAAAjE/J6cNOy_D5As/s1600/3-5star.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Released : March 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pages: 320</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;">Blurb:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">What a Viking wants, a Viking takes. </strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"></span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">When his younger brother goes missing, Dagr, Viking warrior and Lord of the Wolfskin Clan, will do whatever it takes to get him back. But nothing could have prepared him for Honora-a feisty, intelligent woman who is nothing like the women of his world-women who are content to serve their men in all things. Drawn to her despite her recalcitrant nature, Dagr is determined to show her who's boss both in bed and out. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">When the two enemies-turned-lovers join forces to find Dagr's brother they are thrown into a rousing adventure full of danger, intrigue and erotic abandon. Can their passion truly unite them or will their different worlds lead to destruction for them both?</span></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"></span></span></div><a name='more'></a><span style="background-color: black; color: #f3f3f3;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">Firstly I have to say that this was an intense read, and not for the faint of heart. This is a Sci-fi erotic romance. Heavy on the Erotic! The title says Ravished and yes indeed the heroine is thoroughly ravished by a viking. I have to say that you have to keep an open mind because this book contains M/F/F , M/F/M/M, but no M/M or F/F. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">Dagr is king of the Wolfskin Viking clan. He is ruthless, brutal, cold, and merciless warrior but cares deeply about his people and family. When he discoveres that his younger brother has been abducted, he leaves the Iceland planet for the first time and hunts down his enemies. When he takes over one of the ships orbiting his planet, he is surprised that the Captain is a woman. Captain Honora has strived to become the best. Her families past has been hard to overcome so she follows her orders without question. When her ship is taken over by vikings she can't help the attraction that grows between her and the Sexy Viking. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">Dagr is the typical Barbaric Alpha male. His word is law and he can do whatever he wants. He has been taught that love is a weakness and that women have only two purposes for the Viking men, to see to the men's needs and to breed. So when he meets Honora the ice around is heart begins to slowly melt as they work together to find Dagr's missing brother. Honora is a strong heroine, and brave. She does stand up for herself but submits to Dagr more often. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;">I did like this book. I liked the secondary characters too. I want to see where Birget the princess and Baraq relationship leads. I had a hard time in the beginning feeling the strong love connection between the hero and heroine because it was more sex than love. I also find it difficult to see an Alpha male sharing the woman he is falling for, but I guess thats just me. He does swear off any other in the end. There is a lot of action, the world building is really interesting. Delilah combines Sci-Fi with Norse mythology. They are living on a icy planet, wearing only animal skins as clothing. Did I mention that Dagr has a huge Wolf tattoo that spreads all over his back and the tail spreads around his torso!! YUM!! I love tattoos on sexy men!! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VnmB4PozzXY/Tzh6PAvj51I/AAAAAAAAAhc/D4U9IcOZ2A8/s1600/Official_BFFH_Cover_Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VnmB4PozzXY/Tzh6PAvj51I/AAAAAAAAAhc/D4U9IcOZ2A8/s320/Official_BFFH_Cover_Front.jpg" width="213" /></a><span class="sd-abs-pos" style="left: 0in; position: absolute; top: 0in; width: 299px;"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Boyfriend from Hell</b></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>By E Van Lowe</b></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Genre: Paranormal YA</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Book 1</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Aww, Hell No!</b></i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fifteen year-old Megan Barnett and her single mom, Suze, have a special relationship—they are friends, close friends, who do almost everything together.</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">“<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But come on, guys, she’s my </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>mother</i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">… Can I really tell her that while we’re snuggled up on the sofa watching Spider Man Three, I’m secretly undressing James Franco with my eyes? Of course not…”</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The special bond takes a turn for the worse when Suze decides to start dating again. She hasn’t had a man in her life since Megan’s father left ten years ago. </span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Enter two mysterious young men, Megan’s new classmate, sinfully attractive bad boy, Guy Matson, and the dangerously handsome art dealer, Armando. Before long Megan and Suze both wind up in steamy relationships. But neither of the handsome guys is quite what he seems. In fact, one of them is Satan, with his sights set on a new bride. Megan has precious little time to figure out how to stop him. If she doesn’t, either Megan or Suze are quite literally going to </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>HELL</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">. </span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=6598973011049436522" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Boyfriend From Hell is the first book in the Falling Angels Saga from the author of the gruesomely hilarious, </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Never Slow Dance With A Zombie</b></i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.whitewhiskerbooks.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">www.whitewhiskerbooks.com</span></span></a></u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">YouTube Trailer: </span></span><span style="color: blue;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://youtu.be/39hI9rmwI5A">http://youtu.be/39hI9rmwI5A</a></span></span></u></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just because Megan Barnett recently defeated Satan, has a fantastic new best friend, and has won the love of deliciously handsome, Guy Matson, doesn’t mean her troubles are over. Far from it. For Megan doesn’t realize it, but in her possession is a powerful weapon, a weapon sought after by both angels and demons and everything in between. They will do ANYTHING to get it.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In E. Van Lowe’s humorous, romantic and thrilling sequel to </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Boyfriend From Hell</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">, Megan winds up in a gripping life or death battle to save herself, the boy she loves, and all of mankind from unthinkable evil.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Megan Barnett has recently defeated Satan, found a fantastic new best friend, and has won the heart of deliciously handsome, Guy Matson. But that doesn’t mean her troubles are over. Far from it. For Megan doesn’t realize that she is in possession of a powerful paranormal weapon, a weapon sought after by both angels, demons and everything in between.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In E. Van Lowe’s romantic yet thrilling sequel to </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Boyfriend From Hell</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">, Megan finds herself in a gripping life or death battle to save the boy she loves, and all of mankind from unthinkable evil.</span></span></div><br />
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</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5efWu2Ck1yE/Tzh7B1PQrwI/AAAAAAAAAh0/4-Y2Mf5gkDI/s1600/E+Van+Lowe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5efWu2Ck1yE/Tzh7B1PQrwI/AAAAAAAAAh0/4-Y2Mf5gkDI/s320/E+Van+Lowe.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; page-break-before: always;"><span class="sd-abs-pos" style="left: 0in; position: absolute; top: 0in; width: 215px;"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>About The Author</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>E. Van Lowe is an author, television writer, screenwriter, Playwright and Producer who has written and produced such shows as </i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>The Cosby Show</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>, </i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Even Stevens</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>, and </i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Homeboys In Outer Space</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>. He has been nominated for both an Emmy and an Academy Award. Van Lowe recently stepped into the young adult fiction genre with his comedic novel, </i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Never Slow Dance With A Zombie</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>. It was a selection of the Scholastic Book Club, and a nominee for an ALA Award. </i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Boyfriend From Hell</b></i></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> is Van Lowe’s second YA novel.</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.evanlowe.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">www.evanlowe.com</span></span></a></u></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://vanlowe.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://vanlowe.blogspot.com/</span></span></a></u></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: blue;"><u><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/E-Van-Lowe/152364748167154"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://www.facebook.com/pages/E-Van-Lowe/152364748167154</span></span></a></u></span></div><br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="800" marginheight="800" marginwidth="600" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dDZyVnl6NmNUZ2JRVGMtcnZ1bkdjTGc6MQ" width="600">&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Loading...&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;</iframe>The ParaNormal Romance Partyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03417631326598005294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598973011049436522.post-17113359611311879992012-02-11T00:30:00.000-08:002012-02-18T07:34:00.982-08:00~Interview/Book Promo/Giveaway~ Party Time with Tory Michaels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-97GtWkNSCI4/TzYiRPv5xnI/AAAAAAAAAgM/S2vuJJjO9xk/s1600/Cruise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-97GtWkNSCI4/TzYiRPv5xnI/AAAAAAAAAgM/S2vuJJjO9xk/s320/Cruise.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Today on our blog, I am pleased to announce Author Tory Michaels!! Her new book Blood Rage was just released On Feb. 8th from Evernight Publishing, with its sequel Blood-Mage Rising coming out in March!! She was also kind enough to give us an exclusive never-before-seen excerpt from Blood Rage! Did I mention she is also giving away some treats!! </b></div><ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EO4q91ERlks/TzYicFYDxyI/AAAAAAAAAgU/cCiJAV6rAzk/s1600/AuthorInterview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EO4q91ERlks/TzYicFYDxyI/AAAAAAAAAgU/cCiJAV6rAzk/s320/AuthorInterview.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong> </strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong> </strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Thank you so much for being here with us!! With all authors we like to know a little background info :) can you tell us a little about yourself Tory!</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">I really wish I had something catchy to answer this with. I’m a book slut, with a taste for paranormal (duh) and regency romances (though depending how well they’re done, I like a lot of different eras for romance), with urban fantasy and high fantasy thrown in for balance. Not a huge fan of contemporary romance (unless it’s Harlequin Presents, mind you). </span></strong> </div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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<ol start="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3KrLqzLYM4/TzYk8Ue0T4I/AAAAAAAAAg0/29wC8F0un9Y/s1600/BR_LG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3KrLqzLYM4/TzYk8Ue0T4I/AAAAAAAAAg0/29wC8F0un9Y/s320/BR_LG.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>With the release of your new book Blood Rage, can you tell followers a little about it?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Rage, and the other books in the series, take place in the modern world, albeit a world where the supernatural creatures (non-humans) came out of the closet 80 years ago. At least in the western countries, they’re quite integrated into society, even having their own government agencies (Bureau of Non-Human Affairs in the USA).</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Things appear peaceful in the world, at least between humans and non-humans. Unfortunately, when a string of murders, meant to imitate the style of a group of vampire terrorists from bygone days, turn up, that peace is threatened.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Rage focuses on Dara and Anthony as they try to contain the situation, keeping the murders out of the public eye, hoping to find the ones responsible before the word gets out to the general population and sparks a panic. They’re also working past issues that have long kept them apart. Anthony is definitely chasing Dara, though she tries to deny she has any feelings back toward him. She has issues, to say the least. </span></strong> </div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Sorry this is a bit vague. I can get long winded and if I tried to go into more detail, I’d probably spend 3 pages writing about it. Heh. Check out the blurb and that sums it up better than I can (okay, I wrote the blurb, but didn’t want to just blindly spew it back at you fine people).</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;"> </span></strong></div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What is your creative muse? Do you listen to music or have a certain ritual that needs to be done? </strong> </div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Assuming the kids aren’t up, I always have music on when I’m writing. No real ritual, just grabbing time whenever I can.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>How was the writing process? Are you a visual writer or do the characters 'speak' to you?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Speaking to me isn’t a problem. Getting them to shut up is an entirely different matter, especially a particular blond sociopath. You know a character’s in your head when you dream about him working at Taco Bell (don’t ask – it was a VERY bizarre dream).</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Blood Rage was written differently than any of my other WIPs because it came first. It went through three very different stories, as I learned to properly write (show vs. tell, actually having the characters DO stuff, rather than sitting around talking about doing stuff, etc.). Now though, my writing process is pretty standardized. I kitchen sink a first draft (putting anything and everything that occurs to me in), which results in a pretty meandering piece. By the end though, I usually have solidified my concepts and know how I ACTUALLY want the WIP to go. Second draft is where I go back and straighten the path up. I usually use a huge chunk of the first draft, just tweaking scenes so they fit the correct direction. Third round doesn’t involve retyping the whole thing, just editing/tweaking. Fourth and subsequent passes are usually looking for issues.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Are Vamps your favorite Paranormal beings?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Yup. Without a doubt. I’ve been fascinated by them since before I was a teenager, thanks to Anne Rice I suspect.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Blood Rage take readers to a place where Humans and Non-humans are living together. If there really were supernatural beings living among us, would you be the people that support them or be worried about their intentions??</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Mm, I think it would depend on how my interactions had been with them. If I grew up with them being around, then I’d probably be supportive. If they just suddenly popped up, it would depend on their behavior. If they were out chowing down on the general populace, I’d be a bit concerned. </span></strong> </div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What are 3 words you would use to describe Dara and Anthony??</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Dara: serious, devoted, shy.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Anthony: powerful, white-knight, pragmatic.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Did you know you always wanted to be a writer??</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Pretty much. I buried the desire for a long time after I got married, because I was convinced I wasn’t any good at it. When I read my writing, I just saw that it didn’t look/sound like other writers’. I didn’t understand about authorial voice. </strong> </span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">The idea of an author’s voice got slammed home once when a friend wrote a scene for me that I was having trouble with and while she got the characterizations right, it didn’t have MY touch to it. Word choice, pacing/rhythm, etc. It various from author to author and thanks to that ghost-written scene (which I will find a way of using some time), I finally understood that I had a style all my own.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>What was the most difficult part(s) you encountered when writing Blood Rage? </strong> </div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">The sex scenes of course. In the original, finished Rage, I faded to black rather than followed them into the bedroom. But to get it published, I ended up following it through and overall, I’m satisfied (heh) with it.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Who has been your best or favorite character to write and why?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;"><cough> Jordan MacNaught. A beta reader put it best. He is who he is and makes no apologies for it, even though he’s done some very very very nasty things. I like darker characters. He went from being a one-chapter villain (first version of Blood Rage), meant to be fodder for a later work, to demanding not only his own book but a potential love interest. Yes, he’s a sociopath, but he’s capable of growth. As he puts it at one point in Blood-Mage Rising, he has no moral compass. Yet he will fight for the side of good in the Dream-Walker War (not necessarily for the most honorable of reasons) when it comes right down to it.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Dara will always have a special place in my heart. She and Anthony both changed a lot from their original envisioning to how they ended up in the published version of Rage.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>A la twitter style.. using only 140 characters, describe </strong><em><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Blood Rage</b></span></em><strong>!!</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">OMG…really?! I had trouble condensing it to the book blurb. Umm, hrm. I’m totally drawing a blank on this one.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VFd7xcxmEA/TzYlFpoVtrI/AAAAAAAAAg8/j0nx_AHpJHs/s1600/Final+Cover+-+Large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VFd7xcxmEA/TzYlFpoVtrI/AAAAAAAAAg8/j0nx_AHpJHs/s400/Final+Cover+-+Large.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>You already have book two, Blood-Mage Rising, of this series coming out in March. Do you have any other projects coming up? Do you know how many will be in this series?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Trying to get things to come together for the rest of the series. Probably 3-5. Then the related, futuristic series. They haven’t been written though. I’ve been stuck on how to start Book 3. I think I figured out the problem, but time will tell.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
</div><ol start="0"><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong>Who is your favorite Paranormal Romance Author? Any specific books or series?</strong></div></ol><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><strong><span style="color: red;">I have 3. Sherrilyn Kenyon (dark-hunter series), Kim Harrison (s’pose she’s urban fantasy though) and her Hollows series, and Christine Feehan’s Dark series.</span></strong></div><div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;"><br />
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<b>Here is the exclusive excerpt from Blood Rage! This was also one of Tory's favorite scenes to write!! Enjoy!!</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> She closed her eyes to focus. A twenty-five minute speech should be a piece of cake. Politicians could, and did, talk for hours on end. If they could do it, so could she. Straightening her shoulders, she left the closet and slipped into the ballroom where the dean of the University of Nevada’s College of Mages stood, wrapping up her lecture.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> In the rear of the room, with everyone facing forward, no one noticed her. If she walked through the crowded area to sit with Sarah, it would draw unwanted attention. She stayed put. They’d find her easily enough when Harry called her up.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> The Society spared no expense in decorating for festivities they hosted. This event proved no exception. Pictures from eighty years of activism lined the walls to highlight everything from a brawl on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in ’62 to a werewolf Secret Service agent taking a bullet to protect the president in ’89. Even a picture of her, the cover of <i>Time </i>in ’79, was there.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> She smoothed down her long sleeves and waited. Clueless to the restlessness of her audience, the dean continued babbling. Eyes drifting over the crowd, Dara frowned. Harry was supposed to be there, to represent Savage, but she didn’t see him. She’d spoken with him just three days earlier about a different matter, and he’d confirmed his attendance.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> A second sweep of the room found Sarah, Chris, and Rissa all seated up front where they were supposed to be, but no Harry. Her back went ramrod straight as an arm slid around her waist, and an all-too-familiar voice taunted just below her ear, “Didn’t President Levin call you? Harry’s not coming tonight.” The only change to his buttery-smooth baritone came from the fading of his British accent.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> Decades of practice kept her face impassive, and she didn’t move at the unexpected voice. He must have been insubstantial until then, or she would have seen him. Without looking back, she said, “So I see. Let go. Someone might see.” <i>I’m an idiot – he’s a bastard, and that’s the best response I can come up with?</i><u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> His rumbling chuckle just reached her ears, more felt than heard. Teeth nipped at the side of her neck without breaking the sensitive flesh before his grip loosened, and she heard him step back. “Always the prude, my pet. There was a time….”<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> She breathed a silent sigh of relief when he elected not to finish the thought.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> Thankfully, Dean Newell chose that moment to conclude with, “Thank you for listening. When I came up here, they told me that Mr. Myers couldn’t make it this evening. Instead, although he really needs no introduction, I call on <i>Time</i> and<i>Vampire Weekly’s</i> three-time Man of the Year, founder and former CEO of Savage Enterprises, Anthony Michael Caldwell.”<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> Polite applause grew more genuine as the mage-born stepped aside, and Anthony moved past Dara to catch the spotlight on his approach to the podium. For appearances, she clapped though she despised the necessity. As the applause faded and he started to speak, she forced herself to keep her hands open so her nails wouldn’t draw blood. One shouldn’t bleed on the head of the Council.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> “I’d like to say ‘thank you’ to the Society for the Advancement of Non-Humans, and President Levin herself, for allowing me to substitute for Harry tonight. When he called me yesterday, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pay my respects to the woman responsible for so many of the changes to the world in the 20<sup>th</sup> and now early 21<sup>st</sup> centuries. I know Savage wouldn’t have flourished in a world where non-humans weren’t welcome.”<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> Dara caught the end of her braid to run her fingers through the loose ends. <i>Don’t let him upset you,</i> she told herself.<i>Just ignore whatever he says, and he’ll slither away when this is over.<u></u><u></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"><i> </i>Looking over to where Sarah sat, her already churning stomach heaved in protest at the star-struck expression on the woman’s wrinkled visage. Her niece, the last in the long line of Caila’s descendants that she’d called “niece”, looked like a ‘tween at the premiere of a favored heartthrob’s new movie.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> The same silence that kept her from denouncing Anthony to the vampire world kept her mouth shut when it came to Caila and her descendants. Caila was the primary reason she hadn’t killed herself, and it felt like a knife stuck in her gullet to see hero-worship on Sarah’s face.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> <i>Damn him for France</i>.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> A fresh round of applause dragged her attention back to the podium. All eyes, and the spotlight, swung to her, and she blinked against the brilliant light. Chris’s thoughts touched hers. “<i>Get a move on, woman!”<u></u><u></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"><i> “Bloody hell, what did he say?”</i><u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> “<i>You weren’t listening? Lord, girl, get your act together, and move it. He was very complimentary, but why the hell didn’t you tell me he knew you from your human days? Didn’t your beef with him come from after?”</i><u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> Already six steps toward the podium, Dara almost fell on her face. She didn’t dare look in Chris’s direction, though she demanded, “<i>What exactly did he say?” </i>Surely he wouldn’t tell everyone <i>how </i>they knew each other. Would he? Would he humiliate her like that after all this time?<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> “<i>Oh don’t get your knickers in a twist. I </i>knew<i> I should have dragged the story out of one of you before now. You both suck for not telling me.” </i>Chris laughed and withdrew her thoughts before Dara responded.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> Reaching the podium where Anthony waited, Dara gave him her trademark smile as flashes exploded and shook his proffered hand. He towered over her, standing a solid six foot four, and a shiver of awareness passed through her when their fingers touched. “Words alone cannot do justice to my feelings for your lovely introduction, Mr. Caldwell.”<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> At such close range, she couldn’t miss the faint twitch of his lips as she looked up at him. Sick bastard just loved to entertain himself at her expense. Self-preservation warred with the need to strike out in some small way. Desire won. Aware her body blocked the cameras from their joined hands, she sharpened her fingernails to needle-like claws and raked them down his palm as she slid her hand from his. A moment of startled pain flashed through the depths of his dark eyes, but his smile never wavered.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> <i>“Rot in hell, Anthony,”</i> she projected, and turned to face the assembled crowd with another smile. If nothing else, fury over his slaughter of her brothers certainly chased away stage-fright.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> “<i>Feeling brave tonight are you? I dare you to try that in private, love.”</i><u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> The sensation of fingers brushing where his teeth had so recently grazed felt so realistic that she almost turned around before realizing it as another of his games. Damn the man anyway, she swore to herself. Settling her hands on the podium, she looked at the glittering assembly and kept part of her attention on Sarah. She was very aware of him as he made his way to an empty seat some distance from her niece as she began to talk.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 25pt;"> “It is truly an honor to be here tonight. Eighty years and some months ago, the world began to change. Even as the stock markets crashed, a small group set out to make it clear to the humans that they were not alone in the world. Those of us involved in the Great Awakening wanted our voices heard. We refused to hide any longer.”</div><br />
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<span style="color: yellow;">Now for the Giveaway!! Tory is giving away A copy of her novel Blood Rage + $5 Amazon or Barnes & Noble Gift Card!!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: 'Droid Sans'; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"></span><br style="color: #444444; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">• </span><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Grab your current read</span><br style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">• </span><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Open to a random page</span><br style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">• </span><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</span><br style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">• </span><span style="color: #ea9999; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (<em>make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</em>)</span><br style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">• </span><span style="color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</span></span></b></span> <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_JtcggClj0/TzFJxGJZ8YI/AAAAAAAAAgE/i8NsKjeoMIc/s1600/Slack_Tide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_JtcggClj0/TzFJxGJZ8YI/AAAAAAAAAgE/i8NsKjeoMIc/s400/Slack_Tide.jpg" width="266" /></a><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Title: Slack Tide [YA]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;">Author: Vanessa Barger </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Blurb:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">At a time when most girls are worried about prom dresses, Lorelei Stamper is worried about losing her skin—literally. Receiving a sealskin from her Aunt, her world is changed. Not only is she a selkie, but she holds the key to breaking a curse affecting all selkie.</span><br style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Now, monsters are stalking her, forcing her to decide if she will end the curse before she even really understands what’s happening. When Declan, one of two bodyguards sent to protect her, wakes her sleeping heart, she must try to balance love, surviving her senior year, and deciding whether she wants to be human or not. No matter what she chooses, the fact remains that breaking the curse demands blood. Hers.</span></span> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br style="background-color: #080606; color: #f200f2; font-family: 'Droid Sans'; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 19px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 800; line-height: 18px;"><blockquote class="tr_bq">A strange grunting growl thrummed in his chest and he tugged me closer, wrapping his arms around me, resting his chin on my head. “Never going to happen.”<br />
Never say never, Declan. Shoving the thought away, I let him comfort me. ~Pg.70</blockquote></span></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So Far I'm really enjoying this book!! Its the first time I read something froom author Vanessa Barger but I hope there will be more to come!! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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The ParaNormal Romance Party is happy to be participating in The Love is in the Air Giveaway hop hosted by <a href="http://underthecoversbookblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/love-is-in-air-giveaway-hop-sign-up.html" target="_blank">Under The Covers Book Blog</a>!! The hop will run from 12:01 AM February 7th through to 11:59 February 14th 2012.<br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I honestly wasn't going to get this book until like Feb. 4 (which would have been torture) because I was soo busy and thats when I would have no more deadlines, I wanted time to enjoy every part of the story. I had been waiting for this book since I first read about Chase in BK #2!! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Imagine my surprise when my mother tells me Tues. (24th) afternoon that she stopped by the store and got me something!! DARKER AFTER MIDNIGHT!!!.... </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Totally shocked..excited..lets just say I was behind on a few things because I spent all day reading.. and BOY what an Awesome Story it was!!! :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now to Chase....Mr. Sexy Harvard!</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For some Chase has been seen as a jerk, jacka**, annoying, a bad boy wannabe compared to Tegan, and to others (I include myself) he's been the sexy mystery, the dark, brooding, tortured male that we just can't get enough of!!! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Who can forget the first time Sterling Chase made his first appearance in Kiss of Crimson.....</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">The vampire male had the clean-cut looks of an accountant -rightdown to the dark suit and white shirt, crisp gray tie, and glossy black oxford shoes. His golden-brownhair was short, impeccably styled, not a strand out of place. Although the male was sizable beneath allthat spit and polish, he brought to mind one of those chiseled pretty boys that you see in human magazineads, hawking designer clothing or expensive cologne.Scowling, Dante shook his head. "Tell me that's not one of the new warrior candidates. ""That, " said Gideon, "is Agent Sterling Chase, of the Boston Darkhaven. " </span></blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">OR when he outright told The Order he wanted to be part of the team.....</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">"I want to ride along with one or more members of the Order, to personally monitor the operation andto assist in the retrieval of these missing individuals. "Seated on the other side of Dante, Nikolai burst out laughing... Dante chuckled...""Well, now, I don'tmean to stand on ceremony, Special Investigative Agent Chase-'scuse me, Senior Special Investigative Agent -but what I do, what all of us in this room do, each and every night, is some dirty f***ing work...”</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;">And finally the moment that Dante dubbed Chase's nickname that would also start a great bromance between the two....LOL</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: yellow;">"So, tell me, </span><span style="color: red;">Harvard</span><span style="color: yellow;">, how many times have you used your training -martial arts or weapons-outside of a </span><span style="color: yellow;">classroom? How much of your blood have you spilled? How much have you taken from your enemies in</span><span style="color: yellow;">the heat of battle?... "</span></span></blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WOO WHOO!! Harvard is born!!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From there, we see Chase as he struggles with his demons. The sincere love he grows for the only family he has ever felt part of, The Order. Then as bad goes to worst, he does the one thing he can think of to make up for all the mistakes he has caused his friends...he sacrifices himself and lets the human authorities arrest him. Giving The Order a chance to evacuate and escape....</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whats a guy do when all hope seems lost?? Well when it comes to Chase, nothing is ever simple or normal! I don't think he would accept either one. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Enter Tavia Fairchild. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pristine, clean cut, professional that works as a Senator's assistant. I some ways I thought it was kinda ironic that she was just how Chase's character was in the beginning before joining The Order. Something he didn't like or want to be but was expected of him but hey.. like I said Chase doesn't do simple or normal. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There is an attraction there that is instant when these two meet! I really liked Tavia for Chase. She is strong, smart, and <i>unique</i>.... </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">OMG!!! when the author first starts hinting about Tavia's defects I was like ..."Hmm.. could Dragos really create something like that...??...but if he did..." and then that scene...</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">He could only stare as her lips curled back on a wild snarl. She drew in a ragged breath, then gave a fierce hiss through her teeth and the sharp lengths of her gleaming fangs.Even though he had suspected she was something more than what she seemed, seeing it for a fact now took him totally aback.Tavia Fairchild was somehow—impossibly—Breed..</span></blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dun Dun DUN!! That threw me into a loop! I mean..could she still bond?? How did Dragos accomplish this miracle?? I mean he's a sick bastard, but ..WOW!! Then to go on and reveal that she can still survive by eating food and blood, has a photographic memory and walk in the sun!!! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tavia Fairchild is the ultimate weapon!!! A rare hybrid...and is destined to be Chase's HEA!! He really has his work cut out for him!! LOL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It also goes to show that if someone really wants to change, it can be done but they have to want it. Bloodlust had been Chase's addiction since the first time we met him. It tore him apart and he hurt alot of people, but he didn't want help. Then he meets Tavia and he realizes why all The Order change for the better when they had Breedmates. Why they all found a new purpose to fight Dragos and their own demons...love. </span><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">Dante stared at him for a long moment, studying him. “You care about this female.”....</span></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">“I love her. That should be reason enough for me to let her go, right?” He slowly shook his head, considering how much better off she’d be without him. “I’m the last thing she needs in her life.”</span></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">“She doesn’t need you in her life like this, my friend. Nobody who cares about you wants to be there to watch when you crash and burn. I’d say least of all her. I don’t mean to be harsh. You’re trying to get your shit together, I can see that.”</span></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">“Yeah,” Chase agreed. “I have to. I want to prove to her that I can beat this.”...Dante shook his head. “No, man. First, you have to want to prove it to yourself.”</span></blockquote></blockquote></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dante with the great words of wisdom for his best friend. I loved this scene because Chase not only realizes that he has what he has been missing, but his best friend is there to set him straight. Dante having been in his shoes....having almost lost his mate... its a great scene where you just feel Chase getting ready to take on his addiction and the world!!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now the only disappointing thing I felt about this story was Drago's demise. It felt very anti-climatic to me. I mean after everything he's done to The Order, Breedmates and the World. I was hoping for something more..I don't know...maybe an extraordinary kill by Lucan? Some great last words before he meets his end??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought it was going in the right direction when Tavia infiltrates and joins Dragos' crew. I thought maybe she was going to end up killing him or injuring him....but nope didn't happen. Instead it was Renata who helps..which leaves me wondering ..didn't Dragos know Ren was part of the order?? Well..he's dead. It was quick and Chase gave the final kill. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall I did love Darker After Midnight!! I can't wait to see Chase in the future, to his full potential. As a warrior, as a mate, and now as a father!! That is going to be fun to see, especially since the next book will be Mira's...a few years will probably have passed! Along with all the other Breed children...~Clasps Happily~ Can't wait!!</span><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow; font-family: inherit;">He stroked the velvety slope of her cheek. Through emerging fangs, he said, “Jesus Christ … you are the most incredible thing I’ve ever seen. Possibly the only one of your kind.”</span></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="color: yellow;">“Leave me here, Chase. Go with your brethren.”<br />
“No.” He shook his head once, then again, more fiercely. “No. I’m never leaving you. Not ever again.” His voice cracked, too full with the emotion he felt for this woman. His woman. His mate. “I love you. You are mine. In my heart, I knew that from the beginning. You are my beloved, Tavia, my only one.” </span></blockquote><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><b>What were your thoughts on Darker After Midnight?????</b></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am so happy to announce and to be hosting this day for author H.D. Thomson's book blog tour for her novel Shrouded in Darkness! Thank you so much for doing the interview!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;"><b> Doubts are always hitting me when I submit to any contest. I always </b><b>wonder if what I’m putting on page is any good. Then when I placed first, I’m so pleased that I am doing something right and what I’m putting out to the reader is worthy of their time.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;"> No, I actually didn’t even like to read until I snuck one of my sister’s gothic novels and read it. She always had a nose in a book, and my curiosity got the best of me. I thought there must be something really good in there because she hardly ever came up for air. I found out what I was missing. I’ve been hooked on reading ever since.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;"> There are two others. Shrouded in Mystery and Shrouded in Darkness. They’re completed but I still need to go through final edits to make sure they are polished enough. Each book is tied to the secretive and malignant pharmaceutical company, Miltronics.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">That is soooo hard to say. I loved Jake Preston because of how he dealt with all the obstacles I put him through. His faith in life was amazing. Then there’s Jake Davenport in Shrouded in Mystery. He’s a man who wakes up with amnesia and suspects he might by Clark Kent.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A la twitter style.. using only 140 characters, describe </b><i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>Shrouded in Darkness</b></span></i><b>!! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">Dark, sexy romance with a twisting plot. Guaranteed to lead you in a direction you never thought it would go.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">I’ve started another series which will be just as dark and also a novella, equally dark. I just don’t know how to write light and warm romances. I’ve tried, but they’ve never worked.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> <span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: large;">This might sound strange but when Dean Koontz was writing under the name of Leigh Nichols. He had three books that were what I consider paranormal romance. Or at least they had very strong romantic elements. I fell in love with those books.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">From the moment you begin to read this story, you are intrigued with the plot. Like a puzzle you are slowly putting the pieces of a big mystery. Author H.D. Thomson does a great job of keeping the reader guessing.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Margot Davenport has known tragedy. Having divorced her husband two years ago, losing her corporate career job and now suffering through the loss of her beloved brother Johnny. Margot is living a nightmare that she hasn't woken up from. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Jake Preston is also trapped in a living nightmare. Only his nightmare has one final end-Death. This is because of an experiment that backfired at a Pharmaceutical company he worked for. His only chance of survival is getting the antidote, which was last known to be in the hands of Johnny Davenport. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Not knowing of Johnny's passing, he shows up at Margot's house telling her he needs to speak to her brother. She tells him of the accident and allows Jake to stay in one of the rooms for him to rent. From there strange thing begin to happen. Margot begins to question the things Jake say, and later learns that truth of what who and what Jake is and how her brother brother's death was no accident.</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Shrouded in Darkness is a great Paranormal Suspence novel. I loved Jake! If the hero is a tortured soul, and needs to find redemption. I enjoy it and Jake is just that. I also like the plot. It was fast-paced, thrilling with the romance element thrown into the mystery. There is a great balance of action and dialogue, it doesn't slow down. The only thing that will say is that Margot was a hard character to connect to. She is suffering through everything but for me, to keep referring to that just didn't help me sympathize with her. Instead I just got tired. </span></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Something inside of him cracked. “You’re putting too much faith in me.”</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>“If I don’t, then who will? You’ve lost all faith in yourself. That hope—that’s kept you going for so long is no longer there—in your heart.” She pressed her palm against his shirt and to the left of his chest.</b></span></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br />
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<b style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;">"I would have to disagree with that statement. There's something strong between us, a pull we shouldn't deny."</span></b><b style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">- Chapter 8, location 1861 on Kindle</span></b><br />
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