{"id":470,"date":"2011-05-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/blog\/?p=470"},"modified":"2011-05-11T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T11:00:00","slug":"stephanie-burkhart-guest-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/11\/stephanie-burkhart-guest-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie Burkhart &#8211; Guest Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have the honour of welcoming another paranormal romance author to my website today. Stephanie Burkhart is here to share her latest book with us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Felicity,  thanks so much for having me here today to share my latest release, The Wolf&#8217;s Torment, a paranormal romance set in Romania in the 1860&#8217;s.\u00c2\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a blurb for your readers:<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wy4ThYeopaw\/Tcf55bWT6VI\/AAAAAAAAAHk\/kbvH7UTzFcQ\/s1600\/TheWolfsTormentCoverArt.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wy4ThYeopaw\/Tcf55bWT6VI\/AAAAAAAAAHk\/kbvH7UTzFcQ\/s320\/TheWolfsTormentCoverArt.jpg\" width=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s 1865 in Moldavia, a country nestled against  the shores of the Black Sea, and Crown Prince Mihai Sigmaringen returns after  receiving an education in England. His best friend, Viktor Bacau joins him.  Mihai is intent on modernizing his nation, but he&#8217;s also a witch, and it&#8217;s time  he embraces his heritage. The tasks in front of him are many including getting  married.<\/p>\n<p>Lady Theresa von Kracken arrives in Constanta as  Mihai&#8217;s intended. Mihai has vowed not to fall in love again, but Theresa  manages to break the battlements around his heart.<\/p>\n<p>In an unfortunate twist of fate, Viktor is bitten  by a werewolf. Viktor&#8217;s transformation threatens everyone around him including  his wife&#8217;s safety and Mihai&#8217;s happiness with Theresa. Viktor&#8217;s bite is the  wolf&#8217;s torment.<\/p>\n<p><b>REVIEWS FOR THE WOLF&#8217;S TORMENT:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>From The Pen &#038; Muse &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/thepenmuse.net\/archives\/2720\">http:\/\/thepenmuse.net\/archives\/2720<\/a><\/b><br \/>A complete werewolf story through and  through, Burkhart does it again with an amazing cast of characters,  entertaining dialogue and plot. Lovers of historical paranormal romance will  enjoy this read, the first in the Moldavian Moon series.<\/p>\n<p><b>From Reader&#8217;s Favorites &#8211; <\/b>5 Stars<b> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/cat-71.htm?review=4120\">http:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/cat-71.htm?review=4120<\/a><\/b><br \/>The  Wolf&#8217;s Torment has it all, witches, werewolves, a vampire, a princess and a prince.  This is paranormal romance at its finest. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Georgia,\"Times New Roman\",serif; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">ENJOY THIS EXCERPT:<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Wood snapped. A  baby cried. Mihai couldn&#8217;t wait. A kick to the door weakened the hinges. With  another kick, the door snapped open. Mihai rushed in, gun drawn. Viktor had a knife  to Alina&#8217;s neck. Michael was in her arms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Come to  kill me, Mihai?&#8221; Viktor&#8217;s voice was cold, devoid of emotion.<\/p>\n<p>Mihai froze near  the door. He didn&#8217;t have a good shot of Viktor with Alina next to him. His  shirt was open showing a glistening stone around his neck. A sapphire. Damn.  The thing would protect him against poisoning and Mihai was counting on using  his silver bullets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I have  to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Viktor&#8217;s eerie  laugh stabbed at Mihai&#8217;s heart. &#8220;I&#8217;m your friend &#8212; your sister&#8217;s husband.  You wouldn&#8217;t kill me. Now put the gun down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let Alina  and Michael go.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Drop the  gun.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Mihai stooped,  placing the gun on the ground. Alina&#8217;s gaze darted to the table. There were  several powders and vials spread out haphazardly. Did she mean for him to use  them? He sensed fear rising within her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have no  intention of letting them go. Now, you&#8217;re going to let me walk out of  here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mihai pursed his  lips. Alina&#8217;s gaze once again went to the table. She must want him to use the  powder.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor pushed  Alina forward. Michael cried.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stay where  you are, Mihai.&#8221; Viktor turned to look at his companion. &#8220;Alina, shut  the baby up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That was the  split second Mihai needed. He lunged, grabbed a handful of the powder, and  flung it at Viktor. It stung Alina&#8217;s eyes as well. They both coughed and  wheezed. Viktor released her. She grabbed the sapphire around his neck and  yanked on the chain. The stone fell to the floor. Alina collapsed, falling to  her knees and looked at Viktor. Mihai felt a rush of energy fly past them.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;Wisps of buckthorn  speak true, blind the beast, his heart impure, bring sight to the man whose aim  is just and right and good.&#8221; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>A spell! Viktor  dropped the knife. Mihai grabbed Viktor&#8217;s wrists. This was his chance now that  the pendant was off. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;King  Mihai!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mihai glanced at  the door, taking his attention off Viktor. Sergeant Ceseanu. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Take Alina  and Michael to safety! Now!&#8221; Mihai yelled. <\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Ceseanu  rushed to Alina&#8217;s side, helped her to her feet, and pushed her out the door,  Michael still in her arms. Viktor shoved Mihai against the wall of the room.  Damn, he was strong! Mihai did not<br \/>have Viktor&#8217;s  strength, but he did have his wits. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re  weak, Mihai.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mihai brought his  leg up, striking Viktor near his groin. Viktor tumbled backward. His former friend  may be strong, but Mihai could channel energy.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor caught his balance and lunged at Mihai again, tackling him.  They fell to the floor, tumbling over each other. Viktor&#8217;s fist connected with  Mihai&#8217;s ribs. Pain seared through him. Mihai had to end this &#8212; and quickly. <\/p>\n<p><b>Visit  the Book Trailer on You Tube and give it a &#8216;like&#8217; at: <\/b><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FzHE2spBeeU\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FzHE2spBeeU<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The  Wolf&#8217;s Torment is available as an ebook only on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Sony Ereader:<br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/stores.desertbreezepublishing.com\/-strse-163\/Stephanie-Burkhart-Moldavian-Moon\/Detail.bok\">Publisher&#8217;s website<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B004YTI3FM\">Amazon<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Moldavian-Moon-Book-One\/Stephanie-Burkhart\/e\/2940012459787\/?itm=1&#038;USRI=the+wolf%27s+torment\">Nook  Books<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allromanceebooks.com\/product-moldavianmoonbookonethewolf039storment-544310-139.html\">All  Romance Ebooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About  the Author: <\/b><br \/>Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She also served as  an MP in the US Army. Multi-published, she has a children&#8217;s book, &#8220;The  Giving Meadow&#8221; with 4RV Publishing. She&#8217;s an avid reader , loves coffee in  the morning, and her favorite movie &#8220;werewolf&#8221; is David Thewlis,  Lupin from Harry Potter.<\/p>\n<p>You  can find me at:<br \/>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephanieburkhart.com\/\">http:\/\/www.stephanieburkhart.com<\/a> <br \/>Blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/sgcardin.blogspot.com\/\">http:\/\/sgcardin.blogspot.com<\/a> <br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Stephanie-Burkhart-Author\/149938795021166\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Stephanie-Burkhart-Author\/149938795021166<\/a> <br \/>Tweet  me at: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/StephBurkhart\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/StephBurkhart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have the honour of welcoming another paranormal romance author to my website today. 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