Happy Book Birthday, Resonance! Time for a Giveaway!

The Big Resonance Giveaway!

April 2nd 2013 marked the official release of Resonance upon the world (wahooooooooo!), and yes, Resonance is available to purchase at all of the usual outlets:

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Barnes & Noble |KoboBooks

However, because I love and appreciate my fans so much, I decided to go on a mission to give something back.

Thanks to my super-duper editor, I’ve been granted permission for the following.

My Mission

I vow to give away a FREE copy of Resonance to everyone who submits a valid entry between April 2nd and May 2nd (inclusive).

On top of that, one main-prize winner will receive a Holloway Pack swag-bundle (see below).

So, what do you have to do to enter?

Simples. Read on.

Resonance is, by no means, intended to be read as a standalone. If you haven’t read at least Blue Moon, then you will have absolutely no idea what is happening in Resonance. Also, if you haven’t read Blue Moon, then you will be hit upside the head with one massive spoiler for how the book ends if you read Resonance first.

Here’s the deal. You can enter in any (or all, if you wish) of the following ways:

1)
Post a picture of you with your precious copy or Blue Moon somewhere on the Internet (yes, you do have permission to hide all but your eyes behind it if you just so happen to be camera shy).
It does not have to be a hard copy (paperback); it can be the cover image on the screen of your Kindle/e-reader/reading tablet. No, pdf’s do not count. If you have a pdf, then it’s most probably an illegal copy, and so will only upset me.
Once said picture is posted, link me up so I can see it. If you stick it on FB, then tag me, but remember, I have a space (for some bizarre reason) between my initials on there. So, make sure you use @J. A. Belfield in your tag. NB: There will be a space in the Rafflecopter form to paste in a link to your pic, also, just in case I miss any or the tagging doesn’t work. If you stick it on Twitter, then be sure to mention: @JABelfield so I can see your entry. And if you happen to stick it anywhere else, then be sure to forward a link to the post to j.a.belfield72 at gmail.com and include ‘The Big Resonance Giveaway’ in the subject line.

2)
Post a review for Blue Moon.
Obviously, I’d prefer amazing ones, but I get that my writing won’t jive for everyone, so any review over 100 words will be accepted, even if it doesn’t rave and include 4/5 stars. However, I will read each review carefully (because I always do), and ascertain that I believe the book has actually been read rather than a review being composed out of a rewrite of the blurb (yes, this does happen on occasion).
Where you post your review is up to you. On Goodreads. Amazon. B&N. On your blog. Completely up to you. But the Rafflecopter form will have separate entry options for each of these places, and each one will be included as an entry toward the main prize.

Make sense?

Excellent!

Off you go, go, goooo!

Here’s the Rafflecopter Form!

And don’t forget to follow along on the tour, for more posts and Holloway Pack fun. Full schedule can be found HERE!

Blog Tour: Soul Avenged by Keri Lake: Guest Post + Giveaway

OOoooooookay. So, here I am on the blog tour for Keri Lake’s Soul Avenged, and I cannot tell you how excited I am.

Because:

1) I’ve read this, and LOVED it. Like, reaaaally loved it.

2) I have an absolute treat of a post for you guys today.

When Keri offered me early pick on my stop, I decided to be a little bit tough on her.

Because having read this, I already had a handle on the characters, and there is a mention in the story of a place called Obsidius. Now, I think I’m allowed to explain: Obsidius is kinda like a demonic prison for demons who have wronged, where they get tortured pretty horrendously, and two of the Sons of Wrath just happen to have spent time there–but, in Soul Avenged, because it occurred in times past, we don’t get to see it.

And I wanted to.

So I challenged Keri to write me a scene, from the POV of one of the brothers, of their time spent in this hellish place.

And because Keri loves a challenge (which I was counting on), she accepted.

But before I share it, let’s take a quick peek at this book I’ve been blathering on about for weeks.

Passion is blind in vengeance and love …

Ayden’s suburban home was invaded by a pack of Lycans.

The brutal attack is the only memory she carries of her former life.

Now, one motive burns in her soul:

KILL THEM ALL.

The Sons of Wrath—a brood of vengeance-dealing warrior demons—band with Ayden to hunt the Lycans on Detroit’s most deadly feeding grounds.

Kane Walker should’ve been her easiest kill.

Unfortunately, the newly bitten Lycan has something she wants—clues that may finally lay her past to rest. To reach them, she must be willing to submit to the sensual pleasures awakened by his touch.

Time is running out.

In seven days, Kane will become what Ayden despises most. She can halt his transformation but the antidote requires the ultimate sacrifice. As the beast takes hold, Kane becomes more of a threat.

Ayden must choose between her lust for revenge, or surrender to her enemy and discover a horrible truth.

Sons of Wrath
Never gamble with vengeance

See? Sounds awesome, right?

You can buy it at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords

So you ready to see my–I mean, Keri’s post?

Below …

but WARNING: Contains Strong Language so please do not read if easily offended by profanity.

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A Night in Obsidius

The bone gavel cracked against the sound block.  Its echo traveled Gavin’s spine and for a brief moment, tested his nerve.  Jaw clenched, he leveled his gaze in the direction of the high demon official who’d just committed him to fifty years in the most feared prison of the Underworld.

Obsidius.

Only the craziest bastards were sent to Obsidius.  Gavin questioned his own sanity as held out his hands, allowing the Enforcer Demon to shackle him.  What the hell kind of freak volunteers to spend five decades in hell’s prison?  No doubt his brother was thinking the same thing.

Gavin looked beside him.

Logan—the youngest of Wrath’s sons—stood with a frown, his gaze cast downward, away from Gavin.  “Why?”

“Because whether you believe me or not, I am your brother.  You are a son of Wrath.  We are bound by blood.”

“They say that even those who survive here never escape the hell.”Logan’s voice carried a chilling edge of intrigue than despair.

“All the more reason I’m glad to have cut your sentence in half,” Gavin said before the yank to his bindings jerked him forward.

A century of misery had been doled out to Logan for killing a high-ranking demon official who murdered his mother.  As his brother’s Brozszius, or advocate in the demon realm, Gavin agreed to half of the punishment.

A door on the opposite side of the Orcosii’s court opened to a dark corridor and silence.  Only the drag of chains against the concrete sliced through what felt like a momentary suspension of Gavin’s existence.  Like the final breath just before death seeped out from the shadows to swallow his soul.

As if being sentenced to five decades of torture wasn’t enough, the Enforcer that led them down the path to this twisted Disneyland of pain had to be one of the meanest looking bastards in Orcosia.  Enforcer Demons, their breed designed to dish punishment as both tormentors and mercenaries, were often hired as bounty hunters in the human realm.  Covered in a black carapace with a medieval looking weapon like a double sickle sword, they were about the most intimidating beasts Gavin had ever seen—andWrath Demons weren’t easily intimidated.

Pulling a set of keys from its holster, the Enforcer stopped before a black door that Gavin estimated to be about ten feet in height.  Heat bled through the gaps—an ominous sensation that crawled over Gavin’s skin.  The patterns of rot etched into the wood looked almost like the blackened souls of the victims punching through from the other side, eternally trapped within its threshold.

No going back. 

Not that he would.  No brother of Gavin’s was going to take a full term punishment in this place.  Even if Logan hadn’t yet accepted him as his own blood, Gavin couldn’t bring himself to let his brother suffer an unjust sentence.

He shot one glance at Logan, whose face remained stoic as ever.  Christ, did the kid ever show the slightest bit of fear?  His nerves must’ve been fashioned with some impenetrable grade of steel only found in the ‘batshit crazy’ bin of demon body parts.

The door swung open to the orange glow of flames in the center of a circular path.  Hell’s fire burned much hotter than the earthly variety—the same brand of pain that his brother Ferno carried, makinghim the one of the more dangerous Wrath Demons.

Impervious black doors lined multiple levels overlooking the pyre that licked the boundless darkness above them.  Ash rained from the sky like snowflakes and for a moment Gavin wondered if they were the vestiges of victims who’d been burned alive.  With a sharp exhale from the corner of his mouth he blew the hot cinders off his cheek.  Screams echoed from all directions, a blanket of suffering that settled over him as he scanned the surroundings, squinting his eyes to keep the ash out.  The cries weren’t the shallow screams of new horrors, but the tired wailing of long-lived agony.

The words of his Divine Matron drifted through his mind.  Stay strong.  Stay true.  And above all else, never let it break you.  She’d also called him insane.  But then, for whatever reason, Cefirinahad always harbored some distaste for Logan.

His vision told him at the very least, he’d survive it in the end.  But fuck if it didn’t give him a single clue as to what happened in between.  The down side of being half-seer:  half-ass predictions of his future.

This would be the first of many nights.  Daylight never touched Obsidius—only nightmares that arrived in a relentless stretch of midnight—or so the rumors went.  He’d be tortured in ways he couldn’t even begin to imagine.

The clinking of chains tapped an unfaltering cadence as they clambered the black tarry-looking stairs to the second level.   Gavin peered over the railless ledge at the other Enforcers moving below with purpose, like oversized warrior ants at a flesh picnic.  The one leading himcame to a halt in front of two adjacent doors.Dread churned in Gavin’s stomach.  Their chambers were side by side—meaning his brother’s sufferance would be his own.

Logan stood behind his assigned Enforcer who unlocked the door, and glanced over at Gavin.  “See you on the other side.”  Not an ounce of humility in his voice.  His eyes appearedfocused and unfettered as if his mind was resolved to the possibility that his immortal body might be sacrificedfor the gruesome torment that awaited him.

Gavin nodded and entered his own chamber.  In spite of the fire that burned outside of the room, a cold emptiness lingered on the inside.  Gray stone walls didn’t carry evidence of life like many prisons with markings and chipping.  Instead their dull, smooth surface told a story of forgotten death.

The slab of concrete in the center of the room, with spattered flecks of blood, would serve as Gavin’s bed for the next fifty years. A tug on his shackles brought him standing before the Enforcer Demon.  His binds were removed and the Enforcer paused, a silent command that prompted Gavin to climb atop. The uneven surface bit into his flesh—a far cry from the plush mattress and satin sheets of his own bed back at the manor.  One by one his hands and legs were bound at the corners.  The flicker of light from outside the room faded to complete blackness and the thump of the door.  A soft white glow blossomed from somewhere below Gavin, casting enough light to see his reflection in the mirrored ceiling.What kind of twisted bullshit … and yet at the same time, it didn’t surprise him.

Lifeless, beady eyes of Gavin’s captorobstructed his view and stared down at him like those of a shark—undeterred by emotions, driven by instincts.  Sick fucks were masters of both physical and mental torture.  There’d be no mercy.  No admiration for volunteering on his brother’s behalf.  Only pain.  The kind of dark shadows that nested deep inside the soul and remained dormant.

Wrath demons didn’t register pain likemost species of the Underworld—their bodies were designed to endure physical destruction.  Yeah they had nerves and could sense an assault to the flesh, but their wounds healed so quickly, the agony tended to be short-lived.  Obsidius had methods of punishing all breeds of demon though, with centuries of effective torture tactics, perfected to break a victim—by any means.

The Enforcer pulled a small blade from a side holster and as he held the gleaming metal in front Gavin’s face, tipped his head.  Goddamn if those beady eyes didn’t squint into something of a smile.  The blade disappeared from Gavin’s view and he lifted his gaze once more toward the ceiling.  In the reflection, the Enforcer zipped the blade across his chest, the sound of tearing trailing his movement as he sliced away Gavin’s black t-shirt, exposing his bare skin.  He tried to imagine what his flesh might look like near the end of his punishment.

So much for a great complexion.

Gavin sucked in a breath through his nose, rolled his shoulders back against the rough concrete, flexed his arms and gave a sharp tug of his bindings.  “Let the fucking games begin,” he muttered.

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Gavin. *sigh* Logan. *rubs thighs*

Man, oh, man, I kinda adore these guys.

Anyway, moving swiftly on before any kind of salivating kicks in, let me tell you about the contest!

To celebrate the release of Soul Avenged, Keri is holding one BADA$$ giveaway.

Here’s what you can win:

Soul Avenged Blog Tour “Fire & Ice” Giveaway

Grand Prize:  (Valued at approximately $280)

1-Kindle Fire HD (approximate value $199)

1-Signed Paperback Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)

1-Sons of Wrath t-shirt

1-Sons of Wrath coffee mug

1-Soul Avenged Notebook

1^st Runner-Up:  (Valued at approximately $75)

1-$25 iTunesgiftcard

1-Signed Paperback Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)

1-Sons of Wrath t-shirt

1-Sons of Wrath coffee mug

1-Sons of Wrath notebook

2^nd Runner-Up: (Valued at approximately $35)

1-Signed Paperback Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)

1-Sons of Wrath t-shirt

See? BADA$$

And to enter, all’s you gotta do is clicky on the Rafflecopter LINK!!!!!!!

Off you go, go, gooooooooooo!

You can also check out the tour schedule HERE!

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Keri Lake is a married mother of two living in Michigan.  She writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy and loves a good, tragic love story.  Though novels tend to be her focus, she also writes short stories and flash fiction whenever distraction manages to suck her in to the Land of Shiny Things.

When she isn’t toiling away on plots and protagonists, she enjoys reading, music and travel.  If she could create mystical powers for herself, she’d have the ability to flash to anywhere in the world.  And if she could flash to anywhere in the world at this very moment, she’d be staring at the ocean from her adirondack chair on the shores of North Carolina.

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Resonance Blog Tour Sign-Ups are now OPEN!

Yep, the Resonance two week-long Blog Tour will be beginning in April to mark the release of Holloway Pack 2.5. And throughout it, we’ll be running a month-long giveaway, with the intention of getting Resonance into the hands of my readers.

Here’s the scoop on how it’s gonna work (from my website):

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April 2nd 2013 marks the official release of Resonance upon the world, and yes, Resonance will be available to purchase at all of the usual outlets. However, because I love and appreciate my fans so much, I decided I wanted a chance to give something back.

A little while back, discussions were had with my editor, ones that went along the lines of: ‘But I want to be able to give it to my fans for free.’

So, after much back and forthing, we figured out a way to do exactly that.

Resonance’s Blog Tour, which will run from April 2nd to April 16th, will primarily promote this giveaway. And the giveaway will remain open for the entire month–until May 2nd. 

The prize?

I vow to give away a FREE copy of Resonance to everyone who submits a valid entry between April 2nd and May 2nd (inclusive).

And one main-prize winner will receive a swag-bundle (contents will be revealed throughout the blog tour).

So what do you have to do to enter?

Simples. Read on.

Resonance is, by no means, intended to be read as a standalone. If you haven’t read at least Blue Moon, then you will have absolutely no idea what is happening in Resonance. Also, if you haven’t read Blue Moon, then you will be hit upside the head with one massive spoiler for how the book ends if you read Resonance first.

Here’s the deal. You can enter in any (or all, if you wish) of the following ways:

1) 

Post a picture of you with your precious copy or Blue Moon somewhere on the Internet. 
It does not have to be a hard copy (paperback); it can be the cover image on the screen of your Kindle/e-reader/reading tablet. No, pdf’s do not count. If you have a pdf, then it’s most probably an illegal copy, and so will only upset me. 
Once said picture is posted, link me up so I can see it. If you stick it on FB, then tag me, but remember, I have a space (for some bizarre reason) between my initials on there. So, make sure you use @J. A. Belfield in your tag. NB: There will be a space in the Rafflecopter form to paste in a link to your pic, also, just in case I miss any or the tagging doesn’t work. If you stick it on Twitter, then be sure to mention: @JABelfield so I can see your entry. And if you happen to stick it anywhere else, then be sure to forward a link to the post to j.a.belfield72 at gmail.com and include ‘The Big Resonance Giveaway’ in the subject line. 

2) 

Post a review for Blue Moon. 
Obviously, I’d prefer amazing ones, but I get that my writing won’t jive for everyone, so any review over 100 words will be accepted, even if it doesn’t rave and include 4/5 stars. However, I will read each review carefully (because I always do), and ascertain that I believe the book has actually been read rather than a review being composed out of a rewrite of the blurb (yes, this does happen on occasion). 
Where you post your review is up to you. On Goodreads. Amazon. B&N. On your blog. Completely up to you. But the Rafflecopter form will have separate entry options for each of these places, and each one will be included as an entry toward the main prize.

Make sense?

Excellent!

See you in April.

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And sign-ups for the Blog Tour are now OPEN!

If you want to take part, even if it’s only to post about the giveaway, then please fill in the sign-up form HERE!

Please note: Signs-ups will only remain open for ONE WEEK, due to early interest and bookings already flying in. Posts will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis. Anyone I’m unable to accomodate with their post request will still be given the option to participate in hosting the giveaway.

As always. Thank you so much. Without you guys helping out the way you do, I’d still be flailing around trying to grab attention.

Blog Tour: An Interview with Reaper’s L.S. Murphy :D

Here I am on my stop for the Reaper Blog Tour, and man, do I have a treat for you.

She’s as quirky as Quincy, as witty as … well, me (ha!), and a whole lotta fun to stalk.

Yep, that’s right, my guest for today iiiiiiiisssssssssssssss

L.S. Murphy: Author of YA novel Reaper.

*Cue the clackers*

Howdy, LS. Lovely to have you here on my blog. Now I’ve read Reaper, so I already know what it’s about, but how about doing a quick tagline for my visitors who haven’t?

Thanks for having me.

Reaper is the story of sixteen-year-old Quincy Amarante who discovers her destiny is to become a grim reaper, and she’s not exactly happy about this.

Yup, that about sums it up in a nutshell.

As mentioned above, Quincy is a pretty quirky character. Did you base her on anyone you know? Or was she plucked straight from the wisps of your mind?

Quin sprung from the depths of my imagination, but some of her more witchy attributes are accumulative of things I saw/witnessed/was the brunt of during my own high school days.

Yeah, love those high school kids, eh?

How about Ben? He’s a cutesy, for sure. Base him on a childhood crush, mebbe?

More like he’s based on my adult crush on Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day.  *sigh*

Hehehe, cute.

So what else can we expect from you in the future? You’ve recently had an adult contemp romance published: A Reason to Stay, but will you be wowing us with more YA fun?

*crosses fingers* I have quite a few things going on. In June I signed with an amazing literary agent , Julia Weber of J. A. Weber Literaturagenturwith a YA contemp about seventeen-year-old Victoria Hudson who joins a boys summer baseball league without her ambitious father’s knowledge. Currently I’m in the rewriting stage for another YA contemp about seventeen-year-old Piper Marks who is forced to move from the big city to a small town in Iowa where she meets a boy with a deeply buried secret. And I’m outlining something else. No rest for the wicked, right?

That’s great to hear. Good luck with the subs.

Now time for a little bit about YOU!

Anyone who reads LS’s Tweets or Blog will know who Bean is. For those who don’t, Bean is Ms Murphy’s wee girl, who comes out with even more wit than her mother. So, LS, how about sharing with us, your absolute favourite ‘Beanism’ to date?

There are too many! Okay, okay, don’t twist my arm.

1)      Bean was sitting on the counter, helping her daddy make mac-n-cheese. She pointed at his belly and asked, “Do you have a baby in there?”

2)      The hubs loves watching home movies. He put in the one from the day we brought Bean home. When he explained what was going on, she smiled and said, “And you let me stay? Thanks, Daddy.”

 Aww, too cute. 

Also, anyone who spies on the public conversations between myself and LS will have no doubt picked up on her love of all things Brit (which is possibly why she loves me—ha!). So, where did this love of the land across the pond come from? A visit … your own imagination …?

It’s the accent. I freakin’ love British accents. True story: One time at a high school marching band event, I pretended I was British. I thought I could fake a good accent. So I flirted with another drummer from a different school in my wonderfully fake accent. A few of my friends from my own drumline, as well as a few of the guys I knew from other schools, laughed at me, but this dude bought it hook, line, and sinker. After the show, as I walked in the parking lot with him, I let the fake accent slip. I turned and walked away without looking back.

LOLOLOLOL

And finally:

Steak or fish or Oh heck, no, pure veggie, baby!?

Frog legs. I’m a country girl at heart.

O_o

O_O

o_O

Cats or raccoons? What? This is L.S. Murphy. No point asking her normal stuff. O_o

Another true story: I grew up on a farm in Northeast Missouri. We had this huge cat named Sally. She was as big as a Tom and as mean as one too. One night, my mother heard a massive cat fight outside. Since we only had one cat, she had to investigate.  Naturally. Well, our old farmhouse was getting a new basement wall at that time so there was a huge hole outside the kitchen door. Mom waved around her maglight until she finally found the source of the noise. Sally sat by the new basement wall licking her paws. Beside her was a opossum. Dead. You didn’t mess with Sally.

So, cats.

Cripes. O_O

Current favourite author?

J.A. Belfield. :)

See? I told you she was cool. Ha! (psst, I’ll drop you the payment later, LS)

Aaaaaaaand favourite flavour ice-cream (very important detail for understanding a personality *nods head*)?

Oh, I am sorry to disappoint, but I like vanilla. Simple and pure. When I was a kid, my grandfather would make homemade ice cream. Always vanilla. It’s one of the few memories I have of him.

I can relate. Mr B is a total vanilla ice cream fan.

Thank you soooooo much for stopping on by. Please check out L.S.’s recently released fun YA title. Here’s what I’ve been blathering on about:

There’s no way sixteen year old Quincy Amarante will become the fifth grim reaper. None. Not over her shiny blue Mustang. Her Jimmy Choos. Or her dead body.

She’s supposed to enjoy her sophomore year, not learn about some freaky future Destiny says she has no choice but to fulfill.

It doesn’t take long for Quincy to realize the only way out of the game is to play along especially since Death can find her anyway, anywhere, anytime. And does.

Like when she’s reassuring her friends she wants nothing to do with former best friend Ben Moorland, who’s returned from god-knows-where, and fails. Miserably.

Instead of maintaining her coveted popularity status, Quincy’s goes down like the Titanic.

Maybe … just maybe … that’s okay.

It seems, perhaps, becoming a grim reaper isn’t just about the dead but more about a much needed shift in Quincy’s priorities—from who she thinks she wants to be to who she really is.

You can go the Reaper’s Goodreads page by clicking on the image. Purchase links for Reaper can be found HERE!

And if you’re cool enough to stalk L.S., you can do so here: Twitter | Facebook | Blog |

Don’t forget to tell her I said ‘Hi!’

L.S. Murphy lives in the Greater St. Louis area where she watches Cardinals baseball, reads every book she can find, and weaves tales for teens and adults. When not doing all of the above, she tends to The Bean (aka her daughter), her husband and a menagerie of pets. “A Reason to Stay”, a contemporary romance novella, is available as of November 2, 2012. Reaper is her debut young adult novel and will be released on January 7th, 2013.

She is a co-rep for the Southern Illinois region of Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and a member of the St. Louis Writer’s Guild.

Digging the pink hair.

{Blog Tour} After Dark: An Interview with Emi Gayle

I’m very excited to be a part of Emy Gayle’s Blog Tour for After Dark, book 1 in The 19th Year Trilogy.

And for those of you who’re wondering exactly what After Dark is, let’s take a look.

What eighteen year old Mac Thorne doesn’t know will probably kill her.
In exactly eight months, five days, three hours and thirteen minutes, Mac has to choose what she’ll be for the rest of her life.

She has no choice but to pick. As a Changeling, it’s her birthright. To Mac, it’s a birthchore. Like going to school with humans, interacting with humans, and pretending to be human during the pesky daylight hours.

Once darkness descends, Mac can change into any supernatural form that exists—which makes her as happy as she can be. That is, until Winn Thomas, the biggest geek in her senior class figures out there’s more to what hides in the dark than most are willing to acknowledge.

In this first of the 19th Year Trilogy, Winn might know more about Mac than even she does, and that knowledge could end their lives, unless Mac ensures the powers-that-be have no choice but to keep him around.

You can add After Dark to your Goodreads shelves by clicking on the cover image. Please do. It’s an awesome read. 

And so let’s move on with the post …

She makes YA PNR fresh and original. She also makes geeky guys sound HOT! Yep, it’s Ms Emi Gayle.

So, how about you tell us where, exactly, the crazy idea came from for the 19^th Year Trilogy. And did the trilogy in its entirety flood to you at once? Or just the idea for After Dark and you took it from there?

The beginning and the end came to me right from the start, but the idea just ‘hit me’ one day, and I had to write it. Period. I knew it would start with Mac ‘meeting’ Winn and I knew in the end Mac would ‘make a choice.’ How it played out in the middle just happened as I wrote. 

Tell us a little more about the MC, Mac. She’s feisty and arrogant, with great character development as After Dark unfolds. Did you base her on anyone you know?

I did not. I pulled all the snotty, stubborn pieces from some, the naiveté from others (though if anyone told Mac she was naive she’d probably hurt them), the looks without caring from others and the chance for change from others. Little pieces all around.

What about you? If you were in the same position, which form would YOU choose?

Ooh, such a hard question. Like my favorite paranormal creature, I’d want to be a shape shifter. 

And no way can I let up the chance to discuss Suze. Anyone who hasn’t read After Dark won’t know who Suze is, but trust me when I tell you he is one of the whackiest characters I’ve ever read, and I absolutely adore him. Where, on earth, would you get the inspiration for a character like that?

Well … Suze just kinda … happened. I needed someone to … uh … balance Mac’s stubbornness. I figured a kooky character would do it. The beauty of Suze and why he is how he is will come in Book 3, but the more he ‘grew’ in my mind, the more I knew he was the perfect complement to Mac (outside of Winn). Suze is … just Suze. 

Let us not forget Winn. *sigh* Talk about making the readers fall in love with a geek. I understand fully why this particular kind of male counterpart was necessary for Mac—anyone who’s read After Dark would, I imagine—but I know from reading your adult titles that Winn is a swerve away from the Alpha males I just happen to know you have a bit of a thing for (*cough* Tripp *cough*). So, maybe you could divulge, who’re your top three fictional Alpha males.

My top five? Oh, boy. Hmmm… I actually prefer an Alpha/Beta male, but let’s see. From my own work, Tripp Fox is definitely there. I also absolutely love Roarke from J.D. Robb. I also adore Ethan Holloway from this chick in Britain. Oh … ha! That’s you.  

*snicker* Yeah, Ethan’s defo winning the ladies over.

And onto some more personal questions. O_O

Ice cream: Cookie Dough or Pfish Food?

Blech. Neither.

WTH?!?!?! This confirms it: the woman is a machine.

Shoe size? What? I kid, I kid. :p Steak or fish?

Steak, but ONLY if it’s a filet.

Kindle or paperback?

Kindle!

And last but not least, tell us why YOU think we all should read your book.

Because I make geeky guys hot and hot girls fall in love with them … genuinely fall in love with them.

Yes, yes, she does.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

You can find out more about Emi at her Website | Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

I had a really great bio in my head around midnight one night …. right before I fell asleep and it disappeared into the nothingness of unconsciousness. Bummer. So here’s something less well thought out.

I want to be young again, so I’m kinda sorta living it again. At least on paper. You see, I write paranormal romance. Now, that stuff can get really hot, and really gritty and well … mine does. But! My characters are teenagers, 18 and under. Like I was once … and want to be again.

Why would I want to be a teenager again? Geez. Because! If you met the man of your dreams at 14 was engaged to him at 19 and married him at 20, wouldn’t YOU want to do all that over again? Especially if you were still in love with him? I mean, c’mon! It’s love! That’s why I write, too.

You see… just because you pass a certain age doesn’t mean you forget what it was like to be 14, 15, etc. Actually, because I kinda grew up with my husband, we both still feel like the 14 and 17 year old kids we once were. So that’s where I’m coming from. You might think it’s totally lame, but you know what? That’s ok! Maybe you’ll like my other me instead. 

Scheduling the Make Believe Blog Tour!

If you were about a fortnight ago, you’ll likely have seen my post about scheduling the Blue Moon Tour. Well, this week, I’m scheduling stops for the Make Believe Tour. And so, yet again, I’m ‘calling all bloggers!’

Make Believe is NOT a Holloway Pack novel, nor does it contain a Holloway Pack story. It is an anthology, with an alluring array of short stories by six different authors–which means the reader will get six totally different tales for their money. If you’d like to know a bit more about Make Believe, you can find details on its page HERE!

And here are the blog tour details:

I am looking for blogs to host tour stops between these dates:

• December 3rd – January 3rd

The post will need to be one of the following:

• Author interview
• Character interview
• Guest post
• Post a Review
• Other – if you have a better idea, feel free to hit me with it

Please note: the tour stops do NOT have to be just for me. As the anthology contains stories by SIX authors, participants are more than welcome to arrange stops for just ONE or ALL SIX of them–whatever best suits the post you’d prefer to host. Maybe you’ve read the blurb and connect better with one blurb than the others, and so have questions or post ideas for that particular author? That’s fine. Simply specify in the sign-up form which author that is, and we’ll try our best to accommodate that. However, please be aware that I’m not responsible for the other anthology authors contacting you once your request and details have been forwarded to them.

The Tour Page for Make Believe is already live. As soon as requests come in and are confirmed/scheduled, I shall try my best to keep that updated–though, please try and remember, keeping track of what six people are booking, rather than just myself, is going to be more difficult than I’m used to.

So if you’re interested in signing up and participating in the tour, please complete THIS FORM, and I, or one of the other authors, will get back to you as soon as possible. The sign-up form can also be found at the bottom of the Tour Page.

Cheers in advance.

Scheduling the Blue Moon Blog Tour!

Yep, it’s that time again. A new release due out in a few months means the organisation of a blog tour is essential. Which means I need to call on the help and support of bloggers.

*bows down in their direction*

If you want to know a bit more about Blue Moon, you can find out on its page HERE! I’ll hang on whilst you go look.

Back?

Coolio.

Okay, here are the blog tour details:

I am looking for blogs to host me along the tour between these dates of December:

• 1^st to 31^st

The post will need to be one of the following:

• Author interview
• Character interview
• Guest post
• Post a Review
• Other – if you have a better idea, feel free to hit me with it

Some dates have already been arranged for the stop. For more information on those, please refer to the Blue Moon Tour Page. I shall do my best to keep that updated as new stops are scheduled.

So … if you’re still interested in signing up and participating in the tour, please complete THIS FORM, and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. The sign-up form can also be found at the bottom of the Tour Page.

Don’t forget to check back in a couple of weeks when I shall be announcing sign-ups for the Make Believe Blog Tour.

Cheers, guys.

ETERNAL TOUR: Starts Monday!

Hey, guys, just though I’d post about the Eternal Blog Tour, which launches on Monday alongside release date. Check out the schedule below:

July 2^nd

Known to Read: Character Interview + Giveaway

July 5^th

Rebecca Hart Writes: Guest Post

July 6^th

Doctor’s Notes: Author Interview

July 9^th

LoveRomancePassion: Author Interview

Urban Girl Reader: Sean Holloway Interview

July 10th

Claire Gillian: Book Spotlight + Excerpt

July 11^th

Reviewing Shelf: Guest Post + Giveaway

July 13^th

Keri Lake: Character Interview

July 16^th

Scribblers Sojourn: Author Interview

July 17th

Julie Reece: Book Spotlight

July 18^th

Burning Impossibly Bright: Guest Post + Giveaway

July 20^th

The Dreamweaver’s Cottage: Guest Post

July 23rd

Aimee Laine: Character Interview with Jem’s mother

July 25^th

Kastil’s Cheeky Reviews: Pimp my Book

July 27^th

My World: Author Interview

July 31st

Emi Gayle: Guest post: Dating 101 – Werewolf stylee

 It would be awesome to see some of you there.

And whilst I have you here, why not stop on by Jocelyn Adam’s blog today, where you can check me out in an author interview.

Have a great weekend, folks!

SCHEDULING THE ETERNAL TOUR!

Well, after checking my calendar, I realised there are only 10 weeks (+3 days) left until the release of

Eternal: Holloway Pack 0.5.

TEN WEEKS?!?! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!

Anyhoo, I figured, with it being so close, and all, that I’d better get my finger out and start scheduling one of my mini-blog tours I like to do when I have a new novella to release.

So … CALLING ALL BOOK BLOGGERS!

If you fancy hosting me between the dates of July 2^nd – July 31^st—whether for an author interview, character interview, guest post (though I won’t be able to conjure very many of those), etc—then please drop me a line.

I can be contacted at the email address in the sidebar (top right) or you’re welcome to message me via my Contact Form.

Many thanks in advance to all who respond. I’ll get back to you all as soon as possible.

SEAN HOLLOWAY MEETS … AIMEE LAINE!

Sean Holloway!

Tameable?

I thought so.

Until he went and snuck off to yet another author interview.

And what’s more?

He’s kicked me off the comments section for the rest of the day!

To find out what Darkness & Light’s Sean Holloway gets up to when he’s out of my control, visit Aimee Laine’s Blog!