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November 23, 2012 · 9:11 am

The Next Big Thing: Liberty Awakened – Isle of Fangs Book 1

I know I recently participated in something similar, but I was tagged by Monique De Vere so I’m playing again.

The Next Big Thing is a blog circle where authors tag each other, giving fellow authors an opportunity to share their current Works in Progress (WIP).

Here are the questions I was asked to answer….

What is your working title of your book?

Liberty Awakened – Isle of Fangs – Book 1

Where did the idea come from for the book?

It just popped into my head. It was a different take on the usual vampire novels, so I ran with it.

What genre does your book fall under?

New Adult Paranormal, from what I understand. My characters are out of high school, so it’s not really Young Adult.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

Chace Crawford and Lindsy Fonseca.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

A high school graduate travels to an exotic island to meet her dying father where she discovers her destiny is to continue his legacy as a Hunter and save humans from a faction of vicious vampires.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

Self-published.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

Probably 3 or 4 weeks. It’s hard to say since I put this aside to write a Christmas short story.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

It’s similar to many books in that it’s about vampires, but vastly different since it’s set on a tropical island. I’ve gone back to the traditional vampire lore where they turn into bats, and they can’t walk in sunlight or eat garlic or drink holy water. J

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

My grown kids and I share a love of The Vampire Diaries and True Blood. They’ve always wanted me to write a vampire story (as have my nieces), but I didn’t want to until I found a premise that would be a little bit different. They inspired me to come up with something that I felt would work.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

My protagonist is a descendant of Van Helsing who is 18 years behind the curve on acquiring the skills she needs to battle vampires, and has a crippling fear of blood. Her only hope of learning what she needs to know is a sexy vampire who doesn’t think she’s capable and wants her to leave the island.

 Tag, you’re it…

Toni Anderson

Joya Fields

Jessica E Subject

Kristina Knight

Callie Hutton

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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November 16, 2012 · 7:53 pm

I must confess…I tell a lot of lies…

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF MY DRAWING FOR A $20 GIFT CARD:

Melissa Limoges (chitsuen)

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO COMMENTED AND BEST OF LUCK TO YOU IN THE GRAND PRIZE DRAWINGS!!!

Well, of course I do, I write fiction. I also make up towns in most of my stories. I like to create fictional places (with a local feel) so I can take creative license. (If I have a mayor or police chief or town doctor who’s a serial killer in a ‘real’ town, I might receive some less than favorable responses, am I right?)

When I created my world of Reapers for Soul Seducer, I knew they had to dwell in a place befitting the ‘somewhat’ undead. I had to have a reason why a particular area would have such a high concentration of Grim Reapers. So, I created a town called Boon Springs that was built on the site of a bloody massacre. The town has a history of tragedies, and I thought a name that contrasted with misfortune would make for a nice deviation. So, I called it “Boon Springs.”

Boon Springs is a sleepy little town in Oklahoma with quaint shops and lovely scenery.

However, Reapers are drawn to the town because of its horrific beginnings. A group of bandits massacred the town settlers years ago and took over the area for themselves. The leader of the bandits built an elegant mansion after staking his claim, but suffered a grisly end himself. Over the years, other families moved into the home, but most of them met with their own catastrophic fates.

Nowadays, the mansion is owned by the town of Boon Springs and is rented out for parties and celebrations. Who else but the residents of Boon Springs would turn a death house into a site for festivities? In Soul Seducer, there is a Halloween party at that very mansion. As you might guess…things do not bode well for one of the guests.

Check out Soul Seducer to see what happens at the party, and to get answers to other burning questions, such as…

Can Audra and Dimitri find love with all the doom surrounding them? Will it be made even more difficult by the fact that he is a Grim Reaper himself?

Reading is all about escape…whether you escape into a different time, a different place, or just into lives of other people (hopefully, fascinating people). So, tell me, what do you love most about reading? Is it about visiting new places? Escaping from your world into someone else’s? Something else entirely? I’d love to hear from you. And…there’s an incentive for responding… One lucky commenter will win their choice of a $20 gift card from either Amazon or Barnes and Noble – Be sure to include your email in your comment in order to be eligible.

DON’T FORGET TO VISIT ALL 46 AUTHORS ON THE BLOG HOP FROM NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST. As well as dozens of giveaways, there will also be 3 grand prizes – one Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift certificate for $100, and two gift certificates for $50 each! Every blog comment you leave during the hop is entered into a drawing to win one of the grand prizes. Click on this link for a list of participating authors: Crimson Wonderland Authors

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November 15, 2012 · 7:45 am

Crimson Winter Wonderland Blog Hop

Do Not Miss the Crimson Wonderland Blog Hop! (NOTE – Rather than commenting on this post, please comment on the “I must confess…I tell a lot of lies…” post. Thank you!)

When you read a book, do you feel like you’ve escaped to another world?

Do you love to go back in time, travel to exotic places, or be swept away to     fantasy lands? Does escape bring you the heat of a desert sun, a tropical beach, a western range? City lights? Small towns? Or all of the above?

The authors at Crimson Romance offer a wonderland of romantic worlds, and we’d love you to visit! From Nov. 17th to Nov. 21st we’re celebrating our wide spectrum of romances with the first Crimson Wonderland Blog Hop! Forty-six authors will entice you to their worlds and offer prizes to lucky visitors. A wonderland of worlds and prizes too!

But that’s not all. As well as dozens of giveaways, there will also be 3 grand prizes!! One Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift certificate for $100!!! And two gift certificates for $50 each!! Every blog comment you leave during the hop is entered into a draw to win one of the grand prizes.

Click on the Crimson Wonderland image above to see a list of participating bloggers. You won’t want to miss any of these fabulous authors, so be sure to follow each and every blogger!

See you there!

(NOTE – Rather than commenting on this post, please comment on the “I must confess…I tell a lot of lies…” Post. Thank you!)

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November 4, 2012 · 9:43 am

Tag you’re it….

I was tagged by Lynn Cahoon (The Bull Rider’s Brother, A Member of the Council, and The Bull Rider’s Manager). By the way, Lynn, slow down, please…I can’t keep up with all your releases. Congratulations!!!

To answer Lynn’s questions about my next book…

What is the working title of your book? Isle of Fangs: Revelation

Where did the idea come from for the book? – I love Vampire stories, but I never planned to write one, because I didn’t think I could come up with a unique idea. Recently, an idea came to me of Vampires on a tropical island that follow the old Vampire lore (bats, holy water, no sunlight, etc) and a heroine who is a descendant of Van Helsing. I thought it was unique enough that I decided to give it a shot.

What genre does your book fall under? New Adult Paranormal.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition? Chace Crawford as Eli Barkley and Lindsy Fonseca as Liberty Delacort.

And now I’m going to tag 5 authors whose work I love. Here goes: (This was really, really hard to narrow down, because I am privileged to know so many fabulous, talented authors…Joya Fields, Kristina Knight, Rebecca Lee Smith, Jannine Gallant, Jessica Subject, Claire Ashgrove, Toni Anderson, Dyann Love Barr, my fellow Crimson Romance authors, AHA authors, all of my OKRWA author friends, especially my fellow Scrimshaw Doll series buddies, my talented authors from The Wild Rose Press, HERA authors, the list goes on and on. I’m leaving a ton of people out and I feel so guilty!) Anyway, here goes…

Leah St. James, a wonderful and talented friend who writes amazing books like Surrender to Sanctuary and Adrienne’s Ghost. (I even forgive her for being a Yankees fan, I like her so much)

Kathy Wheeler, my friend and critique partner and martini club cohort who writes historical and contemporary romance and has an adorable Cinderella series out under the pen name, Kae Elle Wheeler: The Wronged Princess, The Unlikely Heroine, and The Surprising Enchantress.

Natasha Deen my talented, hilarious friend from Canada eh. She writes in a ton of different genres, but her stories are always HIGHLY entertaining. She has a new YA release, True Grime 2, that is an adorable and witty story about an underground crime fighting fairy organization. It’s fantastic, as was the first in the series.

R.T. Wolfe one of my new writer friends, a supportive and talented writer. Her latest, Black Creek Rising, is a tense and moving romantic suspense.

Diane Burton, another of my fairly ‘new’ author friends. Her books, Switched, and Switched, Too are available now. She puts humor and romance into her stories and actually made me like Sci-Fi…who knew?

And, if you were tagged, grab the questions above – or create your own! – and tag five authors you love…let’s keep it going.

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