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A Shade of Vampire
Synopsis:
On the evening of
Sofia Claremont's seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from
which she cannot wake.
A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood.
She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine.
An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains.
Sofia's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is the one selected out of hundreds of girls to join the harem of Derek Novak, the dark royal Prince.
Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to win him over if she is to survive even one more night.
Will she succeed? ...or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?
A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood.
She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine.
An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains.
Sofia's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is the one selected out of hundreds of girls to join the harem of Derek Novak, the dark royal Prince.
Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to win him over if she is to survive even one more night.
Will she succeed? ...or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?
Excerpt from A Shade of Vampire
I’d been meandering
along the shore for about an hour when I suddenly sensed that I wasn’t alone.
Someone was approaching me from behind. My heart leapt. I was so sure it was
Ben, that when a stranger showed up beside me, I couldn’t hide my
disappointment.
He must have
noticed, because a smirk formed on his lips. “Were you expecting someone else,
love?”
I eyed him
suspiciously, remembering how many times my father had told me not to talk to strangers.
I looked him over, taking in his appearance. My eyes widened. I couldn’t find
words to describe how fine a man he was. He was almost beautiful. The first
thing I took notice of was how his blue eyes were about three shades brighter
than any I’d ever seen before. It was such a stark contrast to his pale –
almost white – skin and dark hair. Standing beside me, he was easily more than
half a foot taller. His height, broad shoulders and lean build reminded me of
Ben, but he had a presence that was far more imposing than my best friend’s.
My gaze settled on
his face.
I realized that he
was inspecting me just as closely as I was him. His eyes on me suddenly made me
feel uncomfortably vulnerable. I gave my father’s advice a second thought, but
quickly canceled out all notions of heeding to his counsel when I reminded
myself that he stopped caring a long time ago.
I straightened to my
full height and mustered all the courage I had to keep myself from running away
from this stranger.
Big
mistake.
The confident smirk
didn’t leave his face for even a moment.
“Like what you see?”
“A bit full of
yourself, aren’t you?” I scoffed, annoyed by his audacity.
He stepped forward,
closer to me, and leaned his head toward mine.
“Don’t I have the
right to be?”
He knew he looked
good and wasn’t about to act like he didn’t.
“Whatever,” was my
oh-so-brilliant comeback.
My shoulders sagged
with defeat as I took a step back, unsettled by how close he was now. I rolled
my eyes and did a one-eighty, not quite in the mood to play whatever game this
stranger was proposing.
I would soon realize
that I was about to play his game whether I liked it or not.
He grabbed my arm
and turned my body to face him. This motion alone made every single internal
alarm I had within me go off in a frenzy.
This man was danger
and I knew it. I tried to wriggle away from his touch, but I was no match for
his strength.
“Tell me your name,”
he commanded.
I was about to
refuse, but was horrified to find myself blurting out my name in response.
“Sofia Claremont.”
As soon as I
revealed my name, his eyes lit up with a kind of sinister approval. Then he
reached for my face and traced his thumb over my jaw line.
“Hello, Sofia
Claremont. You’re one stupid girl for taking a walk alone at this time of
night. You never know what kind of evil a pretty little thing like you could
happen to come by.”
I found myself
wondering exactly what kind of evil he was. But I was suddenly overcome by the
sensations that were surrounding me. My senses took in everything at once. I
heard the waves, felt the sand, smelled the ocean salt, tasted the flavor of
cherry and saw the stranger’s manic appearance as he stuck a needle to my neck.
The effect was instant. I was barely able to gasp, much less scream. I went from
sensing everything to sensing absolutely nothing.
My last conscious thought was
that I may never see Ben again.
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Interview
Welcome to Obsession with Books
Bella, Are you able to tell us a little about your book A Shade of Vampire
and yourself?
A Shade of Vampire is the first
book I’ve published.
It was
released on December 14, 2012 and quickly became a Number 1 Christmas
Bestseller in Vampire Romance, Paranormal and Fantasy.
When and why did you begin writing?
Writing is something I’ve
always done for enjoyment since I was a kid. I had a hyperactive imagination
and felt the need to express myself in words from a young age.
What is your ideal day as an author?
Wake up at 1am. Grab a cup of hot
chocolate. Sit at my desk. Write until about 9am. Sleep for an hour. Get up. Go
for a walk. Continue writing until bedtime at 9pm.
Oh, and do some eating in
between.
Is there anything about you that would surprise your readers? Any quirks, habits, routines etc.
Waking up at unholy hours of
the morning!
What is up next for you?
I’m now working on the sequel
to A
Shade of Vampire.
Quick Questions:
Fave band / television series / movie? Pass. I don’t have favorites
for any of these. There are just too many!
Coffee or tea? Coffee.
E-reader or hardcopy? I’ve
grown to love e-readers, but sometimes there’s nothing like holding a real book
in your hand.
Cats or Dogs? Cats.
Ideal travel destination? There are several places I’d love to visit. I
guess I’ll say New Zealand.
Thank-you so much for taking time to talk to us today!
Thank
you for being a wonderful host!
Author Bio:
I've been telling stories pretty much since I could
talk. Instead of having my parents read me bed-time stories, I would prefer to
share with them my own made up tales.
As I grew older, I developed a passion for the
fantasy genre.
I’m an avid reader and a hopeless Potterhead.
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