Lori Devoti's Blog, page 16
December 2, 2011
30 Days of Vampires–Vampires: Why do we love them?
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aridad Piñeiro® is a multi-published and award-winning author whose love of the written word developed when her fifth grade teacher assigned a project – to write a book that would be placed in a class lending library. She has been hooked on writing ever since.
Visit her web site: http://www.caridad.com/
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First of all, thank you so much for letting me visit today, Lori! I appreciate being here to talk about one of my favorite topics: Vampires and why I love them!
It's hard to believe that it's been nearly seven years since the first book in THE CALLING series came out and it's even more exciting that the series will be continuing in 2012 and also be REBORN in 2013 with Entangled Publishing. It's been a blast exploring the lives of so many different vampires over the years and I guess that's one of the reasons why I love vampires so much – the variety that is possible in the story lines due to the past lives of the many immortals in the stories.
You see, I'm a history buff and I get all excited about developing the backstory for the characters and giving them both human and immortal lives in other times. I love digging into history and finding something u
nusual to weave into the histories of my characters so that each has a different flavor. For that reason, my vampires have come from
small Welsh mining towns, suffered during the Spanish Inquisition, served in the Civil War or survived violence in ancient Rome, just to name a few of the histories I've explored.
In my latest vampire release, WHEN HERALD ANGELS SING in the A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS anthology, I paid homage to my beloved Jersey Shore by setting the story during Prohibition. It was quite an exciting time and I was fascinated to learn about how rum and whiskey were run along the waters of New Jersey before being sold to speakeasies throughout the country. Mix that up with Christmas, one of my favorite holidays, and it made for a very emotional and uplifting story.
I also love playing around with the different kinds of vampires themselves, like mixing in a chupacabra and a Chiang-shi (Chinese vampire) in some of THE CALLING novels. It's fascinating to me that virtually every culture has some kind of vampire-like demon which makes you wonder why that is? Could there truly be some basis to the legends of the undead or is it that no matter the culture, we all have such a fear of death that we create a way for someone to best the Grim Reaper and live forever?
What about vampires that live be stealing something other than blood? In THE LOST I decided to take the vampire concept a step farther by creating a "vampire" that is able to steal life forces from animals, humans and other Hunters,(the race of energy gatherers I created who can steal or give energy).
So now that you know what it is that makes me love vampires, what do you love about them? What would you like to see more of in today's vampire novels?
Web Site: http://www.caridad.com/
Buy the Books:
December 1, 2011
30 Days of Vampires–Vampires: Why do we love them?
Caridad Piñeiro® is a multi-published and award-winning author whose love of the written word developed when her fifth grade teacher assigned a project – to write a book that would be placed in a class lending library. She has been hooked on writing ever since.
Visit her web site: http://www.caridad.com/
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First of all, thank you so much for letting me visit today, Lori! I appreciate being here to talk about one of my favorite topics: Vampires and why I love them!
It's hard to believe that it's been nearly seven years since the first book in THE CALLING series came out and it's even more exciting that the series will be continuing in 2012 and also be REBORN in 2013 with Entangled Publishing. It's been a blast exploring the lives of so many different vampires over the years and I guess that's one of the reasons why I love vampires so much – the variety that is possible in the story lines due to the past lives of the many immortals in the stories.
You see, I'm a history buff and I get all excited about developing the backstory for the characters and giving them both human and immortal lives in other times. I love digging into history and finding something unusual to weave into the histories of my characters so that each has a different flavor. For that reason, my vampires have come from
small Welsh mining towns, suffered during the Spanish Inquisition, served in the Civil War or survived violence in ancient Rome, just to name a few of the histories I've explored.
In my latest vampire release, WHEN HERALD ANGELS SING in the A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS anthology, I paid homage to my beloved Jersey Shore by setting the story during Prohibition. It was quite an exciting time and I was fascinated to learn about how rum and whiskey were run along the waters of New Jersey before being sold to speakeasies throughout the country. Mix that up with Christmas, one of my favorite holidays, and it made for a very emotional and uplifting story.
I also love playing around with the different kinds of vampires themselves, like mixing in a chupacabra and a Chiang-shi (Chinese vampire) in some of THE CALLING novels. It's fascinating to me that virtually every culture has some kind of vampire-like demon which makes you wonder why that is? Could there truly be some basis to the legends of the undead or is it that no matter the culture, we all have such a fear of death that we create a way for someone to best the Grim Reaper and live forever?
What about vampires that live be stealing something other than blood? In THE LOST I decided to take the vampire concept a step farther by creating a "vampire" that is able to steal life forces from animals, humans and other Hunters,(the race of energy gatherers I created who can steal or give energy).
So now that you know what it is that makes me love vampires, what do you love about them? What would you like to see more of in today's vampire novels?
Web Site: http://www.caridad.com/
Buy the Books:
30 Days of Vampires: The Kickoff & a Prize!
Welcome to day one of 30 Days of Vampires! We have a full calendar this year, so full I added a day. So technically 31 Days of Vampires this time around.
In case you are new to this event, here's the scoop. Every day from now until December 31st I'll be posting an article by various vampire-loving authors. Each new post is your chance to enter to win the 30 Days grand prize– a $100 gift card to the bookstore (bricks and mortar or online) of your choice. The only disclaimer for this is that I (located in Wisconsin) have to be able to get the gift card to you at a reasonable cost (not counting the $100 value) and effort. Grand prize winner will be announced in the first week of January 2012.
In addition to the grand prize (which as I said you only have to comment on the daily posts to enter) there will be some daily prizes and even one totally free download of a vampire story.
Plus, of course, there will be lots of great blog articles on vampires by lots of great authors!
Want to know who is posting when? Just visit the 30 Days of Vampires Google Calendar.
Want a direct link to all the 30 Days of Vampires fun?
Want a chance to win a bonus prize right now? 
Post below your favorite vampire of all time. Dracula? Lestat? Count Chocula? And tell me why he/she is your favorite vampire.
I'll pick one winner to get a paperback copy of Jennifer Armintrout's The Turning and a fun vampire Pez.
(U.S/Canada mailing addresses only for this one, but even if you don't qualify for this prize, comment anyway for your chance at the $100 gift card. Winner announced first week of January 2012.)
30 Days of Vampires: Technical issue!!
Big apologies! I am having site issues. For some reason that I haven't yet tracked down comments are closed. I am working on the issue and will hopefully have it fixed or an alternative soon!
November 30, 2011
30 Days of Vampires is here! The Kickoff with a Prize!
Welcome to day one of 30 Days of Vampires! We have a full calendar this year, so full I added a day. So technically 31 Days of Vampires this time around.
In case you are new to this event, here's the scoop. Every day from now until December 31st I'll be posting an article by various vampire-loving authors. Each new post is your chance to enter to win the 30 Days grand prize– a $100 gift card to the bookstore (bricks and mortar or online) of your choice. The only disclaimer for this is that I (located in Wisconsin) have to be able to get the gift card to you at a reasonable cost (not counting the $100 value) and effort. Grand prize winner will be announced in the first week of January 2012.
In addition to the grand prize (which as I said you only have to comment on the daily posts to enter) there will be some daily prizes and even one totally free download of a vampire story.
Plus, of course, there will be lots of great blog articles on vampires by lots of great authors!
Want to know who is posting when? Just visit the 30 Days of Vampires Google Calendar.
Want a direct link to all the 30 Days of Vampires fun?
Want a chance to win a bonus prize right now?
Post below your favorite vampire of all time. Dracula? Lestat? Count Chocula? And tell me why he/she is your favorite vampire.
I'll pick one winner to get a paperback copy of Jennifer Armintrout's The Turning and a fun vampire Pez.
(U.S/Canada mailing addresses only for this one, but even if you don't qualify for this prize, comment anyway for your chance at the $100 gift card. Winner announced first week of January 2012.)
November 13, 2011
#SixSunday Okay seven, lines from #vampire romance, Trust Me
His gaze intense, Harry ran his thumb over the line of her lip, then swirled it down over her chin.
A thrill shot through her, burning away any and all doubt. She wanted to stay.
His lips curved into a smile. "I'll get someone to get your bags from your car." The words were no more than a whisper that seemed to blend with the spell weaving around her, but they kept her standing where she was, staring mutely.
Somewhere deep in her brain, a voice protested, telling her this wasn't right. She should object, step back, and show some level of backbone, but her lips wouldn't open, and the words wouldn't come.
November 7, 2011
Newsletter is coming! With presents.
One of my goals for 2012 is to do a much better job with my newsletter. As part of that goal, I've been reaching out to other authors and getting free books to share with my subscribers. That's right free. And for the most part these aren't win a contest free. They are just plain and simple free for everyone on the list.
The books are all digital downloads through Smashwords. Very simple to get. I will provide a coupon and a link. You simply enter the coupon code and download your free book. The other great thing is that Smashwords provides books in all the major ereader formats, and PDF. So even if you don't own an ereader or want to install one of the free apps for reading these books on your computer, you can still get the free read.
In October I gave away a copy of my first romance Love is All Around. Later this week I'm sending out another newsletter with a coupon for a new sexy contemporary cowboy story and in December a dark paranormal young adult book.
If you haven't joined the newsletter, I hope you will and I hope you enjoy the books!
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October 26, 2011
Loose Screw, Dusty Deals Mystery
Genre: Amateur Sleuth Mystery
Release Date: March, 2011
Written by Lori under Rae Davies pen name.
Back Cover Copy:
Lucy Mathews, crime reporter turned antiques dealer, avoids confrontation like a home perm. She even lets a cat shove her around.
When Lucy trips over the body of a buckskin-clad relics trader, her ex-boss asks her to cover the story. She tries to tell him no, but old habits die hard and soon she finds herself directly in the path of a killer and the exasperating, if attractive, detective in charge.
Can Lucy catch a killer or is this the last confrontation for her—period?
Digital Version Only $.99!
Barnes & Noble Amazon Smashwords
October 15, 2011
Paranormal Young Adult Novel Sale! $.99 each
[image error]I know many of you don't have eReaders yet, but seriously with offers like this sale you will quickly make up for the initial expense of buying one. Plus, you may think you love paper–but trust me, an eReader (I like the eInk which has no backlight.) is SO much nicer to read on–especially at night in bed when you are on your side. No having to shift the book light back and forth from one page to the next.
Okay, enough about eReaders. :) How about the sale?
Ten authors, all published by NY and now doing the Indie thing to at least some degree, have banded together to offer a 10 for $10 sale now through Halloween (2011). The sale is 10 for $10, but you can also just pick and choose which ones at $.99 sound good to you.
Demon High is, of course, on the list.
And so are: Brightest Kind of Darkness by P.T. Michelle (also known as Patrice Michelle, a fellow Nocturne author), Immortal Faith by Shelley Adina, Demon Whisperer by Tawny Stokes (also known as Vivi Anna, a fellow Nocturne author), Nine Horoscope in Catusp Stories by Phoebe Matthews, Melody's Follies by Flo Fitzpatrick (a fellow Zebra Debut author), Wraith by Edie Claire, Dark Before Dawn by Stacy Juba, The Deepest Cut by J. A. Templeton and Blood Angel by Kelly McClymer.
If you are a Kindle owner there is a listmania list listing them all. For Barnes and Noble you will have to search, but this link to Demon High will get you started.
In other news, I'm planning another 30 Days of Vampires event. What kind of prizes do you want? I was thinking of offering three choices: 1.) an eReader 2.) $100 worth of print books 3.) $100 worth of Kindle books. (I'm picking Kindle on the ebooks because the other online retailers don't have an option for me to "gift" books to people.) But I am open to other suggestions.
October 7, 2011
Trust Me
Trust Me is the first book in the new Vampire Hearts Series.
Dhamphir Harry Bisson has been hunting the female vampire who turned his father for over a century. The vampire, who has been building her power by feeding off her own family, thinks her bloodline has run out, but Harry has found one last relative–Lindsey Dennis: beautiful, trusting and the perfect bait.
With no knowledge of vampires, Lindsey thinks Harry is her savior and the key to finding the family she has always dreamed of having.
Will Harry save her? Or will his thirst for revenge cause him to sacrifice the only woman he could ever love?
Trust Me is a 61,000 word novel, approximately 250 pages if in print.
Buy Trust Me, first book in Vampire Hearts Series, from:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Smashwords
Read an Excerpt
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