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Heart of Darkness – My vampire romance book is a finalist at the EPIC Ebook Awards 2013!
I’m really excited to announce that my stand alone vampire romance novel, Heart of Darkness, has been chosen as a finalist in the Paranormal Romance category at the EPIC Ebook Awards 2013! I’m totally thrilled about this as I have a soft spot for Heart of Darkness and the rakish yet damaged hero Aleksandr. I won’t know until next year whether the book has won the category, but I’m just excited that it was selected as a finalist.
If you haven’t read the book yet, then here’s a little excerpt from it and the blurb so you can see what it’s all about… you can also download an extended excerpt from the book in PDF format: http://www.felicityheaton.com/long-excerpts/heartofdarkness-heatonF.pdf
Heart of Darkness
Felicity Heaton
A vampire prince on a four hundred year old mission to avenge his murdered sister…
Aleksandr Nemov won’t stop until the last of the vampire hunter’s progeny is wiped from the Earth. Each kill has stolen a piece of his humanity, pushing him towards the black abyss all vampires hold within their hearts. Now he is teetering on the edge, close to devolving into a beast, and time is running out as he tracks the last hunter to Prague. There he finds a beautiful woman who could be his one chance for salvation, but is it already too late for him?
A vampire guard who will do whatever it takes to protect those she loves…
Elise is dedicated to her duty. It’s the only thing she has left. All that changes when she meets Aleksandr in Prague and her master grants him permission to stay at her bloodline’s mansion. She knows all about Aleksandr but none of it prepares her for how she feels when the legendary prince’s hunt becomes one for her heart. Elise battles him with all of her strength but can she stop herself from falling for the handsome hunter? When he reveals the depth of the corruption in his soul, will she have the strength to face the pain in her past and do whatever it takes to save him?
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Teaseday – Exclusive excerpt from Masquerade (Vampires Realm romance series book 10)
Today’s tease comes from the book Masquerade, which is the tenth book in my Vampires Realm romance series.
Here’s some scene setting. Sophis and Vivek, two guards of the Venia bloodline of vampires, have been at war for the past decade, ever since a run in with two hunters almost cost Sophis her life. Sophis has grown tired of Vivek’s behaviour towards her and is determined to prove that she isn’t a weak female, and at the start of this week’s scene she’s out to do just that, by having a fight with him in the middle of one of the mansion’s public spaces. Things don’t go quite as she planned, especially when their fight gets her fired up in ways she had never thought possible…
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Sensual Saturday – Hot excerpt from Heart of Darkness (vampire romance novel)
Sensual Saturday is brought to you today by Heart of Darkness, one of my stand alone vampire romance novels which is currently a finalist in the paranormal romance category of the EPIC Ebook Awards 2013. Sensual Saturday’s always feature a hot excerpt from one of my paranormal romance books. Read on for this Saturday’s sensual snippet… it’s a bit of a long one today… less of a snippet, more of a chapter!
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Character profiles for the Her Angel romance series now available at my website
I’ve been working on putting together more information for my website and thought I would start by getting some character profiles up for all the major characters in my books. I’ll be focusing on the heroes and heroines from my three major series (Vampire Erotic Theatre, Vampires Realm, and Her Angel) first and then moving on to the stand alone paranormal romance books, and then finally the science fiction romance books.
I started with the Her Angel romance series and have added the links to the main series page on my website. I’ll be adding the links to the book pages too, but didn’t have time to do that yet. It’s taking me longer than I expected to do each profile, but I wanted them to be informative rather than just a bunch of statistics.
I have all the heroes and heroines of the Her Angel romance series done now, and you can view them at the links below:
I will eventually add pictures of all the characters but haven’t had a chance to go trawling the stock photo sites finding perfect matches for the Her Angel series characters yet. I already have them for the Vampire Erotic Theatre series, so those profiles might look better when I’ve completed them.
I’d love to hear your opinions on the profiles so far, and also what else you’d really love to see on my website for the series. Glossaries? Background information on the series and worlds? Location information and pictures? I really want to make your experience the best it can be and feel that all this bonus information may go some way towards bringing the characters and the worlds to life for you.
I’m going to work on the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series characters next, and then the Vampires Realm romance series characters. I think I have 72 main characters in need of profiles, and then all the major secondary characters too. This is going to take a while!
WIP Wednesday – Bonded by Blood vampire romance series with sneak peek excerpt
I’ve taken to talking about my works in progress on Wednesdays at the moment rather than on Fridays. It has a better ring to it! Today, I’m going to talk about one of my current works in progress and then share a sneaky snippet from the first book in the series.
I announced a few weeks back that I had a new vampire romance series in the works. Bonded by Blood is being written for my agent, Jenn, and hopefully we’ll be approaching NYC publishing houses with the first book and the series in 2013. The first book in the series is entitled Blood Lust and is about a vampire warrior called Kaden, and the younger sister of his best friend and leader of this cadre of warriors, Eliana. Of course, falling hard for your best friend’s sister? Not a great idea, and Kaden knows it.
There are seven very hot vampire warriors in the book and I’ve been having fun getting to know them as I write their character profiles, and explore their world too. I’ve been thinking about the history of Eliana, Quinn (her brother) and Kaden. I don’t normally have characters who have such a long history with each other, and it’s been great delving into these three and uncovering how they met, the key times they spent together, and events that shaped their lives, and of course the events that will shape their future lives too.
I think the series is coming together nicely and I will soon be at a point where I can write the initial few chapters and then the story outline, as well as a series arc, for my proposal. Hopefully, the book and series will go down well with my agent and publishers, and will get picked up by someone and then I can write the book in full. I won’t write the book in full until I get a contract for it because I just don’t have the time right now, not if I want to get the other books I’m committed to written and released in 2013!
If you have any questions about the Bonded by Blood series, do feel free to leave a comment with them or email me.
Here’s a sneaky snippet of the opening scene of the book, Blood Lust.
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Teaseday – Exclusive excerpt from Crave (Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series book 2)
Today’s tease comes from the book Crave, which is the second book in my very popular Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series.
Here’s some scene setting. Callum works at Vampirerotique as the manager and recruiter of the performers for the premier erotic theatre for vampires, and is in Paris on business, scouting for new recruits for a very special show. The trouble is, his mind has been off business for the first time in a very long time ever since he set eyes on a beautiful female werewolf. Previous to this scene, he had a brief tangle with her when she came to him in a nightclub, but Kristina soon brought it to an end. Kristina is on the run from her pack and the last thing she needs is to get involved with a vampire, even if he is drop dead gorgeous and she can’t keep her eyes off him…
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Sensual Saturday – Hot excerpt from Covet (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 1)
Sensual Saturday is brought to you today by Covet, which is the first book in my popular Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series. Sensual Saturday’s always feature a hot excerpt from one of my paranormal romance books. Read on for this Saturday’s sensual snippet…
WIP Wednesday – Guardians of Hades Book One (paranormal romance) sneak peek excerpt
I’ve had a few people ask about what’s happening with my Guardians of Hades series that I was chatting about so much on my blog recently. Well, now that I’ve spent the better part of my day printing driving routes and maps for my impending trip around New Zealand, I can get back to work and update you all on this paranormal romance series all about seven very sexy Greek gods, who just happen to be the sons of Hades and Persephone, and are our only hope of surviving some cataclysmic event that is about to happen…
I’ve completed the first draft of the first book, which features the second eldest brother as the hero. Originally, I was writing this series with a view to pitching it to my agent and then having her tout it around NYC trying to find a home for it. That changed when I realised that I am extremely attached to this series. I’ve been working on it for 4 years already and I don’t want to see it altered in any way from how I envisage it. The trouble is, if a publisher decides after three books that the series is no longer for them, they will probably make me change things about it to have it end at book three, or four, or whatever. This is a seven book series and I would be gutted if it was cut short or altered from my vision in any way. So, I’ll be keeping it firmly in my hands and most likely self-publishing it instead, as I know I can get it to run to all seven books that way. I am now writing the Bonded by Blood series for my agent instead.
If you’re wondering when the first Guardians of Hades series book will come out, I’m currently aiming for a release date of late 2013 as I want to write the second and third book before I release the first book, and have them released one after the other. If you have any questions about the series, please don’t be shy! Feel free to ask them in the comments section or drop me an email.
Here’s a snippet from the first draft to keep you all excited about this series…
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Teaseday – Exclusive excerpt from Her Demonic Angel (Her Angel Romance Series Book 5)
Today’s tease comes from the book Her Demonic Angel, which is the fifth book in my popular Her Angel romance series.
Here’s some scene setting. Veiron, the hero and a Hell’s angel, has just trekked through Hell on a mission to save Erin, the younger sister of the heroine of Her Guardian Angel, Amelia. With Erin safely in tow, and firmly on his mind, Veiron leads her back out of Hell, but can’t bring himself to tell her that he’s a Hell’s angel, just like the demons who took her from her bed and brought her down to Hell and the Devil. The course of true love never runs smoothly, and the romance between Veiron and Erin is no different… especially when she puts her foot in it without realising it!
Works in Progress – Updates on Vampire Erotic Theatre and Bonded by Blood paranormal romance series
I can’t believe that it’s already November. Where did the year go? It’s incredible and feels as though it was January just yesterday and I was planning what I would be doing this year. Of course, I hadn’t expected my plans to change so dramatically because of having an agent interested in representing me! That was a nice surprise.
I’ve just completed the second draft of Bewitch and I know some of you are eager for this book to come out. I would love to get it released sooner than the anticipated January date, but unfortunately I’m away for a few weeks in November, so I won’t have the book done in time. I solemnly swear that it will be worth the wait and that it will come out in January 2013. I know, it seems like a long way away, but look at just how quickly this whole year has gone. January will be around in no time at all!
I’m always aware when writing any book in the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series that I have to keep upping the stakes, the drama and the heat. I think the reader reviews make that very clear to me as each time you guys are talking about how this book was the best and topped the others. I really hope that you’ll all enjoy Bewitch as much as you’ve enjoyed the first four books in the series, Covet, Crave, Seduce and Enslave! It’s a bit longer than the others, and a bit dark at times, and also a little bit more wicked. I don’t normally go in for writing the naughtier side of passion, but Payne is just that kind of guy. Blame it on his mixed genes. Expect some light BDSM stuff in this one. It’s not full on, mostly some bondage and a little pain/pleasure.
In other Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series news, I’m currently working with a German translator on Crave and Seduce and I hope we’ll have them both available on Amazon and other stores before the end of the year. We will then be translating Enslave into German, and hopefully we’ll get Bewitch done too. Covet is already available in German. Links to Begehren are available on the Covet page.
I’ve also been spending time over the past two weeks writing down ideas for my new vampire romance series, Bonded by Blood. I’m writing Bonded by Blood for my agent, the wonderful Jenn at Spencer Hill Associates. I’m really hoping that I can get together the outline for the first book, Blood Lust, and the series arc for the three books, plus the required material by the new year and hopefully it will go down well and we’ll be able to go ahead and start doing the rounds with the series to see just who in the publishing world might want it. It’s been great thinking about the book and delving into the idea I had for the series, and I have almost 10,000 words of notes for the first book and the series. I don’t want to rush formulating and exploring the idea, but I think I almost have the first book figured out in my head. It’s complicated, as always, and packed with passion, and sexy vampire warriors.
Of course, the minute I finished editing Bewitch, I picked up my husband’s cold. Now I’m under the weather and not feeling like working, but I’m doing my best to soldier on so I don’t fall behind in my schedule before I go away in a week’s time.
When I get back from my vacation, I’ll be finishing Bewitch and then working on the Bonded by Blood series, and then it will be time to plan Unleash, which will be Snow’s book in the Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series.
Excited about the new stories and the new series? If you have any questions about any of my books or my series, or future releases, please don’t be shy. Ask any question you want in the comments section and I’ll be sure to answer it!
