We are pleased to have Freda Warrington on the blog today. Freda is the British author of the Aetherial Tales and more recently, A Taste of Blood Wine. Please give her a warm welcome… The Past is a Foreign Country? What’s it like revisiting a series that you (the author) wrote 20 or 30 years ago? Have you changed so much that, when you reread the story, it’s as if someone else wrote it? Is it possible to go back in time and re-inhabit that world as if you’d never left? I’ve been…
Today we are pleased to welcome Ashlyn Chase, author of the Strange Neighbours paranormal romance series. You can read our reviews of The Werewolf Upstairs and The Vampire Next Door. Ashlyn is here today to talk about the first book in her new paranormal romance series, Flirting Under a Full Moon. So, please welcome Ashlyn… Have you ever noticed the similarities between childbirth and authoring a book? I have. For those of you who are readers and not authors, please bear with me. We talk about conceiving an idea. All books begin…
We are pleased to welcome author Kaylea Cross to the blog today. She is the author of many military romantic suspense books, two of which we enjoyed and reviewed here at BCC: No Turning Back and Relentless. So, please welcome Kaylea… I’ve always loved writing military romantic suspense, but I’d never before tried writing a book where both the hero and heroine are active military. Because I felt it’s important to showcase what our men and women in uniform are currently doing over in Afghanistan and other places around the…
Please welcome Evie Manieri to the blog today. Blood’s Pride is her debut novel. So, please give a warm welcome to Evie. I daydream, and am prone to react to stressful situations by pretending to be someone else. For instance when I have trouble sleeping, I comfort myself by thinking about the fictional problems of fictional characters, instead of the bogeys that creep out from under my bed. These are the top ten characters who are likely to take up residence in my head when reality gets to be just…
THE BACKSTORY From the time we announced the final Red Rock ebook in 2009, people have been asking us when we’d go back to the Sanctuary world and write more about werewolves and their witch rivals. In the beginning we didn’t want to return–we had our four books and our two prequel novellas, and those were the stories we had to tell. But people kept asking, and we kept saying, “Well, what if…okay, no, but maybe if…” A watched pot never boils, and I’m starting to think a watched plot…
Please welcome author Tammy Falkner to the blog today. Tammy is half of the Lydia Dare team, and has co-written ten books, including the Westfield Wolves series and the Gentlemen Vampyre series. A Lady and her Magic is her first solo venture. Please give a warm welcome to Tammy. Top 10 Tips for Successful Courtship of a Fae Lady by the Duke of Robinsworth When I was asked to make a “top ten” list for this blog, I mulled it over and couldn’t come up with anything profound. But the Duke of Robinsworth,…
I’m pleased to welcome Angie Fox to the blog today. Angie is the author of the Demon Slayer series. Immortally Yours is the first book in her new series, Monster MASH, about a group of paranormal MASH surgeons. So, please give a warm welcome to Angie. Before I ever started writing books, I worked in television news. And at times, I wondered if I’d ever really use my newsroom experience in a novel. Now I have – in a rather unusual way. Immortally Yours takes place in a paranormal MASH…
I’m very pleased to welcome author Amanda Carlson to the blog today. Full Blooded is Amanda’s debut urban fantasy novel featuring kickass heroine, Jessica McClain. So, please give a warm welcome to Amanda. We all love our shifters, vamps, witches, demons, angels, pixies, fairies, but everyone loves something new. There are some fabulous new characters out there, but how new do we actually want to go? FULL BLOODED, my debut novel out in September, has a big world. Almost every supe you can think of lives in my world. But…
I’m very pleased to welcome Lou Morgan to the blog today. Her debut novel, Blood and Feathers, is due for release 2nd August. I’ve had my eye on this book for what seems like ages, so I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. If you read this blog on a regular basis, then you know I have a thing for angels right now, so this book seems like the perfect read. Please give a warm welcome to Lou. I love a good hero. Mind you, I love…
I’m very excited to welcome Dana Fredsti to the blog today. I read and loved her zombie novel, Plague Town. It’s well worth a read, especially if you’re a horror, zombie or urban fantasy fan. I’m really looking forward to book two, Plague Nation, released 2013. So please welcome, Dana. I was very tempted to start this post with “Raindrops on roses…and whiskers on kittens…” and wow you with a rendition of My Favorite Things from Sound of Music, but I restrained myself. Sort of. I did manage to sneak the first…
I’m pleased to welcome author Caris Roane to the blog today. Caris has published numerous novels and novellas, including her paranormal romance series, Guardians of Ascension. Gates of Rapture, book number six, is released December 26th. Please give a warm welcome to Caris. 1) I write in a semi-comatose state, in a dark room, in a big comfy chair, leaning back, eyes closed half the time as the words boil on the page. 2) If I could do it, I would mainline chocolate in one arm and coffee in the…
I’m very pleased to welcome author Jaye Wells to the blog today. Jaye is the author of the popular Sabina Kane urban fantasy series. We love this series here at BCC and you can read our reviews of book #1: Red-Headed Stepchild, book #2: The Mage in Black and book #3: Green-Eyed Demon. Blue-Blooded Vamp is the fifth and final book in the series. So, please give a warm welcome to Jaye. It’s always a risk to leave a blog topic up to an author. Especially one who’s best known for irreverence. I’m…
I’m pleased to welcome author Jeanette Grey to the blog today. Jeanette is the author of Unacceptable Risk, a science fiction/cyberpunk with strong romantic elements. So, please give a warm welcome to Jeanette. Let’s face it. Writing and snacking is second best only to reading and snacking. And both of them are better when the snacks are top notch. And what makes everything in the entire world better? That’s right. Nutella. The decadent, creamy, chocolate hazelnut spread is proof that there is a higher power, and there are so many…
I’m pleased to welcome author Shawntelle Madison to the blog today. Shawntelle’s debut paranormal romance novel, Coveted, featuring a hoarding heroine, is released April 24th by Ballantine Books. Please give her a warm welcome. The heroine in my book, Coveted, collects holiday ornaments. She fills up boxes of her treasures and stacks them along the walls of her home. I don’t have the same interests as Nat—I do have plenty of Christmas decorations, but I sure have ten other things I’d love to collect in my home. 1. Gold - Diamonds are a…
I’m pleased to welcome author James R. Tuck to the blog today. Blood & Bullets is James’ debut urban fantasy novel featuring tough-guy hero, Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter, published by Kensington. Please give him a warm welcome. First off, this is NOT a knock against Underworld. Everyone knows that it is an Urban fantasy in every sense of the word and would be number one on the list if for no other reason than it does have every single element that makes a story an Urban Fantasy. So these are…
