Seduced by a Vampire King * Author Interview & Giveaway *

I'm excited to have on our blog today an author that I have fallen in love with each of her stories!! 

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!!

Tell us a little about yourself Laura!

I’d love to! And thanks for having me here! I write paranormal, contemporary and erotic romance and Seduced by the Vampire King 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.

Interview/Giveaway: Author Carrie Ann Ryan

Tour Stop!!! Today on the blog, we have the lovely Carrie Ann Ryan. She was happy to do an interview promoting her new book Trinity Bound!! A yummy shifter tale with some hot loving!! [Warning the book is m/f/m]

Tell us a little about yourself!

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.

With the release of your new book Trinity Bound, can you tell followers a little about it?

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.

What is your creative muse? Do you listen to music or have a certain ritual that needs to be done?

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.

**Interview** Party with Author Madison Daniel

Today on the blog I'm happy to have debut published Author Madison Daniel!! He launches his Ember series with a bang that will leave many readers burning!!!!

Tell us a little about yourself Madison!

MD: My name is Madison and I’ve come to take you on a journey of sounds and landscapes only your deepest dreams can fathom. I have such sights to show you!

Ember is the first in your Ember Series. Can you tell us a little about it??

MD: 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!

**Interview & Giveaway** Party Time with Author Nana Malone

Hey Everyone!! I'm so happy to be having Nana Malone on the blog today! She was able to do an interview and I have a review also! Don't forget to enter the giveaway!! She Is giving away one copy of her book The Reluctant Protector!!   

Welcome to PNRP!!! Tell us a little about yourself Nana!

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.

~Interview/Book Promo/Giveaway~ Party Time with Tory Michaels

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!!  

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!

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).

I live with my twin girls (10.5 months), 5 y/o boy, in-laws, and hubby. We have a husky, and it can be chaos around the house. In-laws are leaving in May.

Blog Tour Interview/Giveaway: Shrouded in Darkness by H.D. Thomson

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!

     

Tell us a little about yourself !

 I would love to! I’ve had a hodge-podge of jobs, from staff accountant to pizza delivery person to owning an online bookstore and heading a company that does book covers, e-book conversions and web sites. Between all of that I’ve never stopped writing. It’s one of the pleasures that I have never been able to give up. That and reading.

Shrouded in Darkness is the first in your Shrouded Series. Can you tell us a little about it?? 

It’s about Jake, a man in search of an antidote to an experiment that is killing him. He thinks the formula is hidden in Margot’s house, across the country and miles away from Boston. When he shows up at her door, neither of them know a killer is following close behind and is after that same formula..

How was the writing process? Are you a visual writer or do the characters 'speak' to you? 

I would say a character is speaking to me probably during two situations. One is when I’m doing something wrong and I’m not being true to who that character is. The other time is when I’ve put them in a predicament that they absolutely hate, which I guess if put it that way, they’re speaking to me a lot! 

What was your favorite scene to write? 

Almost every scene with Jake. I loved writing him. He’s just such a tormented soul, but at the same time I wanted to make sure he never gave up faith.

~Interview, Book Review, Giveaway~ Party time with author Kristen Callihan!!

I am soo happy to have on the blog today, someone I literally loved their book so much I had to know more about them!! Can you believe how happy I was when I found out that she was able to do an interview for little old me!! LOL Well I was keeping my fingers crossed, knowing that authors tend to be really busy when their release date draws near, especially a DEBUT!! My prayers were answered LOL, so help me welcome an AMAZINGLY NEW AUTHOR.... KRISTEN CALLIHAN!!! 

I am soo happy you could do this interview for all of us!! Can you tell us a little about yourself Kristen!

Hmm…let’s see, I was born and raised in Maryland. I’m half Norwegian, half Irish-American. I’m a book lover, and read about 100 pages per hour, so I devour books like bon-bons. I like to cook, but hate baking –too much pressure! And if you put a bowl of French fries in front of me, I will not be able to keep from eating them. :)

Your debut novel Firelight, will be the first in your Darkest London Series. Can you tell us a little about it??

Sure. Firelight is a Victorian Gothic retelling of Beauty and The Beast with a Jack the Ripper style murder mystery surrounding it –just to keep our intrepid heroes on their toes. That’s the framework for the plot. At it’s heart, however, it’s a love story, one about learning to trust, not what you’re eyes see, but your heart, and your instincts.

How did you come up with the idea to combine 19^th Century London with the Paranormal??

Well I knew I was going to write a paranormal. It was unavoidable when I realized that Miranda was a pyrokinetic. 19^th century London was such an atmospheric place. This was the time of Jack the Ripper, Sherlock Holmes, thick, rolling fogs, and black carriages rattling over cobblestone lanes. If you’re going to have a dark lord, shrouded in mystery and myth, it couldn’t work in present day. To me, it was the perfect setting.

Countdown to New Year's Bash with Monique O'Conner James ~Interview & Giveaway~

Only one more day before the big GIVEAWAY BASH!!! New Years is so close!! Now the best for last in our week long author  Interviews, I have the pleasure of interviewing Monique O'Conner James!! Let me just say how much I love her book covers!! Gorgeous!!

Thank you for doing this interview!! Tell us a little about yourself Monique!  

I am mom to two beautiful children and I married my high school sweetheart. I’ve written all my life, but after my mom died in 1998 I couldn’t write. I didn’t write again until November of 2008 when I sat down and pecked out 7 complete manuscripts! I love writing it has been my saving grace.

For those who have not had the pleasure of reading your book Jamais Vu, can you tell us a little about it?

Darby Lambert has an accident when she is playing with a gun. The accident spurs a near-death experience that leaves her with the ability to change her dreams. Her journey is about finding out what ramifications changing the outcome of her dreams has and what exactly happened when she was shot.

I always believe that the title along with the cover art of a novel are what first attracts the reader. Your cover art is beautiful! I have to ask, how did you decide the title?! Did you know from the beginning you wanted to name it that or did it come later?

No way! I didn’t know from the beginning, but as I wrote the story Darby had several instances of Jamais Vu and Déjà vu and I thought the name was interesting enough that people would want to know where the title came from and what it meant.

Do you listen to music while writing? If so, what types?

I listen to alternative rock and country mostly. It’s so weird because some days I have to have music while I write and other days I have to have complete silence! I’m weird like that! Sometimes I write on the computer and sometimes I write in long hand and then type it up later!

Countdown to New Year's Bash with Michele Drier!! ~Interview & Giveaway~

Hopefully everyone has had a great Christmas!! Here at PNRP... we are continuing our week long celebration to 2012!!  This is Day 3 of our week long celebration, Make sure you visit the previous day for some great Author Interviews & Giveaways!! Today I have the pleasure of interviewing author Michele Drier!!

Tell us a little about yourself Michele!

Wow, I’m probably one of the original dweebs! In high school I was the only girl in my physics class and I started college as a chemistry major. But pretty much, I was always living some story in my head, so my science career got dumped by Organic Chemistry. I think my biggest problem was that I’m interested in too many things and can’t just settle on one to the exclusion of all others!

For those who have not had the pleasure of reading your book SNAP: The World Unfolds, can you tell us a little about it?

Hmmm, I think Maxie Gwenoch, the protagonist in the SNAP books, would be a good alter-ego. She is a focused, career-driven, high-achiever who gets thrown a curve when she discovers that the jet-set celeb international media company she goes to work for is owned by a vampire family. And then, because she’s SO good at what she does, a rival family of vampires tries to kidnap her. All of this is set against a growing attraction to one of the vampire clan’s leaders. There’s suspense, there’s attraction, there’s Maxie getting used to the incredible luxe life she’s fallen into, with travel and a Hungarian castle thrown in. Oh, and demons!

Did you always know you wanted to be an Author?

I don’t know about “always”, but I’ve toyed with novels since I was a writer at the San Jose Mercury-News, many, many moons ago. I had a couple of fits and starts, but didn’t really sit down to write in earnest until about 6 or 7 years ago.

In your book SNAP is a major company that deals with fashion, tv, celeb gossip etc. but is run by vampires. How did you come up with this concept?

I’m really not sure. I spent some time on the way-far-away fringes of fashion and celebs during my time at daily newspapers, but the only time I came close was giving my daughter a subscription to Elle when she was in college. When someone suggested that I write a vampire novel I was stumped. I don’t like violence and gore, so I read some Sookie Stackhouse and discovered a universe of different vampires. And I guess I kind of put together a couple of ideas that seemed polar opposites to see if they’d work.. It’s kind of like the way I cook...a little of this and a little of that.

New Year's Countdown with Caroline Hanson! ~Interview & Giveaway~

Happy Christmas Everyone!!! Now that all the presents are opened and parties are over (depending on when your reading this). You have one last event to look forward to New Years!! Here at The ParaNormal Romance Party, we are counting down the day with some great Authors & Giveaways! Today we have Caroline Hanson discussing her Valerie Dearborn Series!! Be sure to keep an eye on her in 2012!
Tell us a little about yourself Caroline!

I’m 5/4, a Sagitarius and enjoy short walks on the beach followed by a pina colada. I also have two kids, am an attorney and like to play tennis.

For those who have not had the pleasure of reading your Valerie Dearborn series, can you tell us a little about it?

I’ve read just about everything in the UF genre and quite extensively in Paranormal and hit a point where I got sick of what I was reading. The final straw was reading about a gal who shadowboxes first thing in the morning. I believe it was on page 1. I didn’t relate. And I wanted to. So, Valerie is a girl whose life has been changed by vamps. Her mom was murdered, her dad became a shell of himself and he’s dragged her all over the world hunting them. And she wants to go away and be really shallow and pretend vampires don’t exist. So she moves to London, tries to be normal and the vampire king (who is super hot- duh.) has other plans for her. For me the conflict I could relate to is how does someone do tough things when they are not tough and don’t want to be tough. And what is really important in life.

You have a prequel called Bewitching the Werewolf. I read it and enjoyed the short snippet! Is the story set around the same time as Love is Darkness it taking place and do we get to see those characters again??

BTW is a short story and will probably stay that way. It’s first person, light and short. It was more to showcase my writing style. It’s free. My thought was that people could try it out and if they liked it, they could read Love is Darkness. It’s first person, which was fun to write. But it’s also very light. And I prefer dark fantasy. So, while I have not ruled it out…don’t hold your breath. 

Love is Fear, book 2, just came out!! I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but after that huge cliffy at the end of book 1 I need it! What can we expect??

New Year's Countdown begins with Leia Shaw!! ~Interview & giveaway~

Yes, I know its Christmas Eve but its also the last 7 days of 2011!! So many great authors, and books were released this past year and I know many have pre-ordered or added to your wish list for 2012!! To kick off this Countdown to New Years Bash, I have the lovely Leia Shaw. Thank you so much for this interview Leia, and be sure to keep an eye on her in 2012!! She has many great books coming out!!!

Tell us a little about yourself Leia!

Okay, well, I live in New England with my husband and two kids. I have 6 tattoos and a diet Pepsi addiction. I love to read, be outside, and play zombie chase with my kids.

For those who have not had the pleasure of reading your Shadow of Destiny series, can you tell us a little about it?

Shadows of Destiny is a series about a group of supernatural characters that live in our world (and sometimes the Underworld) but are hidden from humans. This includes; vampires, werewolves, fae, witches, sorcerers, and even dragons. Though each book can be read separately, the characters and events overlap. My books are character stories and true romances (steamy sex and all!), but I add a lot of humor and action. I love alpha males but also appreciate a strong, smart heroine.

Natalia and Cristian are total opposites, even species! A werewolf and a vampire. How was the writing process in order to achieve this great story. Were your characters cooperative or stubborn?!?

Yes, they are opposite in temperament. Natalia is cold and emotionless. Cristian is warm and passionate. They were a blast to write, especially the parts where Cristian taunts and teases her and we start to see Natalia’s exterior crack bit by bit. My characters are always stubborn. They pretty much invent themselves and demand I write them.