Showing posts with label vampires. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

An Inside Look from Heather Kuehl

Welcome to Heather Kuehl. She has been invited to interview Damian at his club Malevolent Dead. They have an exciting and interesting relationship, this author and character…so just follow her directions…


Today is a lucky day. Damian has invited me to Malevolent Dead for a one on one interview! So sit back, relax, get something tasty from the bar, and get ready for my favorite born vampire to take center stage.


Heather Kuehl: Thank you so much for accepting this interview, Damian. Your club was kind of hard to find though…

Damian: You're most welcome, my dear. Sorry about the inconvenience. We like to keep the humans who don't know about us out. Less problems that way.

HK: Of course. How is the club doing?

D: Malevolent Dead is thriving. Although we're having more and more humans trying to find us, thanks to you.

HK: I didn't…

D: *laughing* Don't worry about it, dear. The business is good and the vampires that frequent my establishment know the rules. You have nothing to worry about. Besides, if we didn't want humans to know about us, we would have you dealt with.

HK: I'm choosing to ignore that last part. How are things with Sarah? She's had a tough couple of weeks.

D: Yes, she has. Any lesser person would have broken under the stress, but not my Phai…Sarah. Not my girl.

HK: Are you allowed to divulge any details?

D: My, aren't you curious.

HK: *blushing* Now, you can't blame me for being curious.

D: Never have. I can only tell you that she's headed up to Donavan's house as we speak to be a witness at her mentor's trial. He killed several of Donavan's Clan, or so I'm told. She's also dealing with Jared's death, although I'm pretty sure I would have felt something if…

HK: If what?

D: Oh, it's nothing. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have yet to feed and I still have some tasks to attend to. Would you like to join me?

HK: Sure. Thank you, Damian, for taking the time to talk to me.

D: *Damian stands, pulling me out of my seat and into his arms* You're so very welcome, my dearest.

*Damian teleports, whisking us away to a more secluded area*

Blood Moon blurb: After she broke her contract with the Blood Moon Corporation, Sarah Vargas knew that it was only a matter of time before they came for her. What she didn't know is what lengths they would go to make sure that she had no where to run. Everyone Sarah has every relied on is in danger during a time when friends become enemies, and Sarah quickly realizes that the Blood Moon Corporation will never give up until she is dead. The Blood Moon Corporation is coming, and even Sarah doesn't think she can make it out alive.

All proceeds from Blood Moon will be going to MUSC Children's Hospital. Please visit http://www.musckids.com/ for more information about this wonderful children's hospital.


Blood Moon: Book Three of the Sarah Vargas Series - Eternal Press
[Image]Malevolent Dead: Book Two of the Sarah Vargas Series - Eternal Press
Fade to Black: Book One of the Sarah Vargas Series - Eternal Press
Promises to Keep - Eternal Press


Coming Soon Epiphany - Decadent Publishing (TBA 2011)

Visit Heather Kuehl online at:

http://www.heatherkuehl.com/

http://www.heatherkuehl.blogspot.com/

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heather-Kuehl/

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Denyse Bridger has NEW Releases


BEYOND THE GATEWAYS
A collection of epic adventure and paranormal short stories
Publisher: XoXo Publishing

A series of stories in various fantasy genres. There are vampires, sorcerers, and those touched by time and destinies they cannot escape... Venture beyond the gateways, and discover what magic awaits...

Includes:
Star of Rhulenia: A young Prince is entrusted with the quest to find the magical star that will say his world from being encased in the Ice Flow that threatens everything on their planet.

Transition – Darkhold One: Sorcery and betrayals lead to a curse that will resound through ages, and change history.

A Deadly Mentor: Historical Victorian London is the setting for this vampire tale in which a trio of the undead, companions for centuries, encounter an innocent who becomes the trusting student of the deadliest of their company. When he imagines she has betrayed him, the mentor chooses a new lesson to teach.

The Future Is Yesterday: When the Gateways of time are breached, a warrior is sent to close them, and destroy the woman who has threatened everything. The answer, centuries old, arrives from the future as the cycle of time corrects itself in an unexpected way.

The Hunter Trilogy: Lethal, malevolent, and hungry - the Hunter finds prey with each new host...

A Flash Of Blue: Two rival princes are imprisoned by a sorceress, if they expect to survive old rivalries must be left behind, and trust re-forged between the once friends.

Embraced: A single man stands in defiance of a prophecy, and as his courage fades, a visitor arrives seeking truth and understanding... as he speaks, a new age begins.

Darkhold – Part Two: All but forgotten, the ancient gods are called upon millennia after the witch T'lyn has been imprisoned in the Grey-Borders - only one remains behind to honour the promise to protect, and she has made mistakes before....

Night-Song: An introduction to the world of Destino, and the upcoming fantasy novel "An Alteration in Destiny" - a small village in the Sicily protected for centuries by a Roman Goddess - meet the Guardians, a breed of gargoyles who have been abandoned by the gods, but not the people of Destino.

Inshallah: A dessert, a curse, and a warrior driven by madness to seek the evil that beckons to him... and ultimately waits to destroy him.

Love & War: Ares is the god of War, but not all view him with hatred. In the purest hearts, love can grow for anyone...

Darkest Angel, Fairest Knight: Historical vampire vignette.... a nobleman's daughter catches the eye of a young vampire knight, and becomes his obsession.

Escape Beyond the Gateways and enter a world where nothing is what it seems.....



This is an EROTIC/VAMPIRE historical..... it's set in Ancient Pompeii, mostly, and moves into modern time..... it contains a great deal of sexual content, and historical accuracy about the decadence of the Romans of that era. It was fascinating to write, and as you can see, the cover is a stunner..... I hope your curiosity will be piqued, and you'll consider adding this one to your collection - the reviews are amazing... and I think you'll find it a satisfying read!!!

WHOM GODS HAVE FAVORED
by Denyse Bridger
Available now from XoXo Publishing:
Blurb:
Pompeii lies complacent and decadent in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, the populace thriving on their depravity and their hunger for blood and Games. Within the elite aristocracy, games of another type are being played, deadly secrets are a threat to more than status, and conspiracy is a way of life for those who are unhappy.

Lucius has long been exalted as a warrior without peer. Adored and covetted by men and women alike, he is blind to the plots that are thickening around him. While total control is his on the bloody fields of war, on the battlefield of the heart, as he is about to discover, even the strongest man can be deceived by his ignorance.

Watching over it all is the majesty of Vesuvius, sputtering smoke, promising retribution. In the midst of the looming destruction, an ancient evil emerges, and will claim not only a celebrated general of Rome, but the slave girl he has slowly grown to love and cherish. A girl who will follow him into hell itself?

Excerpt:

Pompeii—Under the rule of the Emperor Vespasian


“The Emperor is most pleased with your progress, General,” Proconsul Flavius noted as he strolled the market streets with Pompeii’s illustrious hero. They proceeded without impediment as the people of the busy city cleared a path for them.


The general, Lucius, smiled, pleased by the undercurrent of fear that marked his passage. He enjoyed the power his position gave him, and the recognition of it came in various forms. Even the proconsul wasn’t entirely at ease with him.


“And well he should be, Proconsul. Resistance is crumbling. Another victory and Gaul will truly be defeated.”


They had reached the slave market, and Lucius stopped as a scream rose above the usual noises of the area. He felt an unwelcome empathy for the terror he heard in the voice, and was annoyed by the surprising emotion.


The slave-dealer’s bellow rang out and drowned the girl’s frightened shrieks. Unconsciously, Lucius turned to look at the raised platform that displayed the slaves being auctioned off to the highest bidders. The dealer slapped the girl across the face and silenced her before he turned his attention to the gathered buyers.


“…I’m told her name is Xina,” the dealer called out. “Not part of my shipment, good gentlemen, but a last minute addition. Seems she knifed a soldier last night when he refused to pay a fair price for her.” He laughed lewdly and hauled the girl forward so the crowd could look more closely at her.


Despite her obvious desire to remain immune to what was happening to her, her cheeks flamed scarlet when the slaver tore open her gown and left her nakedness displayed for the eager bidders. Almost immediately voices rose and purses were offered. Lucius watched as she closed her eyes and tears spilled from the corners.


“She is a beauty,” the proconsul observed with a laugh. “And a dangerous one, at that.”

Lucius laughed with the shorter man, but his gaze was drawn back to the girl. She couldn’t have been more than sixteen or seventeen, if she was that old. The trader knotted his fingers in long waves of light brown hair and pulled the concealing mass away from her body so the view was unobstructed. Her eyes stayed closed, but her chin lifted and she stood with proud defiance as the raucous bids and laughs continued.


A slow, indolent sweep of her body stirred more than curiosity within the general. His gaze caressed golden flesh, noted the smooth swell of full, brown tipped breasts, the small waist that flared into sensuously rounded hips. Firm, curved thighs were topped by an enticing triangle of sand-colored curls, and the ties of the sandals she wore twined around well-shaped calves like serpents lazing in the sun. Slender arms were tensed, muscles quivering with the effort to mask her fury, and her small hands tangled in the folds of her shredded gown where it hung limply from her shoulders.


“Who is she?” Lucius asked, surprised by his own interest when the proconsul stared up at him, clearly startled by the query.


“You don’t want that one, Lucius,” he advised. “Nydia would destroy her overnight.”


The general smiled again, but let his expression grow icy. The glitter of carefully controlled, lethal rage created a distinct shudder of terror within the Proconsul of Pompeii.


“You haven’t answered my question, Proconsul,” he whispered, his tone cool.


“Xina is the daughter of one of Boudica’s whores,” the other man supplied after a moment’s thought. “She’s been in the brothel since the day of her birth.”


Lucius raised an eyebrow and waited for the official to finish his narrative.


“Her brother, Plautus, is the current champion of Pompeii. Her mother died recently, while Plautus was away from the city, and Boudica decided it was time for the girl to earn her keep until her brother’s return.”


“That woman should be fed to the crowd during games,” Lucius muttered grimly. It was quite clear that Xina was not a common whore, despite her background. Not that it mattered, he mused. Before he was through with her she’d be well versed in a great number of arts necessary to a whore’s survival.


Without warning, Lucius strode into the crowd and headed toward the auction block. He yanked a purse from his belt, threw it toward the dealer, and continued onto the platform. The crowd rumbled with subdued irritation, but none dared defy Pompeii’s most renowned general as he took the girl by the arm and led her from the marketplace.


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