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March 29, 2013

Attraction… #Charmeine the first novel #TheLightBearerSeries @emily_guido #pdf3

em and hanna 167_pe“Sure Char. Okay, Miss Charleen Davis, meet Mr. Tab Hunter. He is the client I have been working with at the Ritz-Carlton.”
Charleen beamed with a smile. She extended her hand out for him to shake.
When Tabbruis saw her hand, it was covered in blood…her blood! His mouth watered with hunger.
To avoid shaking her hand, he said in a grumble, “Um…you have blood on your hand.”
She looked down. “Oh yeah, I’m sorry. I guess the jerk really hit me hard back there.” Putting her hand back to her head, she stuck her other hand out. “It’s very nice to meet you Mr. Hunter. I wish it would have been under better circumstances though.”
Tabbruis made a half-smile. “Likewise, Miss Davis, but you are safe now.” He took a handkerchief out of his jacket pocket and put it on top of her head instead of shaking her hand. His skin warmed when it contacted with hers.
When he put his hand on her head, her heart skipped a beat with his touch. She looked up at him in awe. He stared deeply into her eyes, and she did not look away. It seemed he wanted to know as much about her as she wanted to know about him.
flash1“Okay guys. What the Hell was the deal back there?” Shane asked.
Charleen tried, but she couldn’t turn her eyes away from his face to even look at Shane. His dark green eyes enchanted her.
Tabbruis did not take his eyes off her or even hardly blink.
While still looking at him, she explained, “I was going to my car because I thought someone was watching me, and it turns out I was right. The attacker surprised me and hit my head. Mr. Hunter is it…?”
Tabbruis nodded.
She continued in a breathless way, “Mr. Hunter came to my rescue. Then, I don’t know what happened but some sort of energy like a current came out of my hands when he had Mr. Hunter on the ground beating him. I guess I just shocked him? I don’t know.”
heart46Tabbruis’ heart fell into Hell!
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Tabbruis took his hand down from her head, moved across the seat as far as he could and looked out the window. His body began to tense all over like a taught rubber band. He put his hands on his knees and then made them into hard fists. He had confirmation now. She incapacitated the Blood-Hunter with her stun. He thought, ‘I cannot believe this woman, this beauty, the face of my dreams, is a Light-Bearer!’
He knew what he would have to do now and felt lonelier than he ever had before in all the millennia he had been on Earth. He closed his eyes and quietly screamed a curse, ‘Oh God! Why? Why did I meet this woman and never have the possibility of being with her?’ He knew Light-Bearers were mortal enemies of the Blood-Hunters and vice-versa.  His mind could not erase the memory when Dmitri said:
“Tabbruis, the Light-Bearers are our opposites. Their mission from God is to eradicate us as our mission from the Elder Council is to eradicate them. The Elders believe the Earth is ours and not to be shared…
Light cannot have dark and the dark cannot have light.”
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHe could not understand how the Elder Council could hate such wonderful gifts of God. Painfully, Tabbruis turned his head again toward her. With a distressed expression, he looked at her and thought, ‘How could the Elder Council think about murdering this young, beautiful woman? She has a light so pure it warms me from inside out.’
She was hurt he had pulled away from her. Charleen was trying to give the pretense she did not care. She looked away from him this time.
Tabbruis closed his eyes and turned his head toward the window.
The air between them was thick with attraction, want and desire. No matter how badly they wished to pull away from each other, they could not.
Slowly, like two magnets of different poles, the sexual appeal was too strong and their heads turned bit by bit toward each other.
They began staring at each other again with intensity and longing.

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Attraction
What made your heart jump when you saw your soul mate?
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Published on March 29, 2013 05:14

March 22, 2013

Go get her… from “Mactus” in “The Light-Bearer Series” by Emily Guido

392545_198977216892181_135065112_nTabbruis went to his dresser and took out a flat jewelry box. When he opened it, he spied a ring and pulled it out pocketing it in his jeans.  Then, he spotted another ring and held it in his hand.  He took out of his jeans a wad of Romanian money; he laid it down and picked up the phone.  In Romanian, he asked to have a limo with a driver in front in about 30 minutes.
He picked up the money and ring and held it in his hand.  He went down the hall and knocked. Neal answered the door. “The car will be ready in 30 minutes Neal. Do you want me to come along?”

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Neal smiled and answered, “After what we saw at the airport yesterday, I would say no.  Your services will not be needed.”
“Okay, but call Thomas and ask him for some cut roses. Shane cannot be there waiting without them.”
“Why Tabbruis, I did not know you were such a romantic?  Okay good enough.  I will do it now.” Neal was snickering as he closed the door.
As he walked down the hall to Shane’s room, he thought ever since he met Charmeine, he was a romantic. He smiled wide thinking of her, and how he was looking forward to their life together. Gently knocking the door he asked, “Shane, it is your father, can I talk to you?”
Shane opened the door immediately and was smiling, he asked, “Can you believe this place Dad?  It’s got everything!”
best-long-hairstyles-for-men-2012-2013-mens-hairstyles-2013Tabbruis nodded and said, “Son, I know.  The castle was and has been my home for many, many years.”  He slapped his hands together and rubbed them.
This was Shane’s clue something big was coming and his dad didn’t want to be interrupted.
“Listen to me son. I took it upon myself to do something.  I hope you will be happy about it. I wanted our family to be together and not apart. We have spent so much time hurting and lonely. I wanted us to be content for a while.  Please do not be mad, but I arranged for Sandra to be discharged early.”
Sandra

Sandra


Shane interrupted him and yelled, “Oh my God!  Sandra’s coming home?”
Tabbruis answered in a stern manner, “Shane, let me get all this out, please son?  I pulled some strings with Washington, and her honorable discharge has been rushed through.  I wanted her to be waiting for you when we arrived at Bucharest tonight, but it was not possible with the all the red-tape my people in Washington had to undo.  But Son, Sandra will be at the Bucharest Airport in three hours and …”
Shane threw his arms around him in a wind crushing hug, he cried, “Thank you Father!  Oh my God… Thank you!  Thank you!” 
Tabbruis patted Shane on the back, rocked him back and forth and said, “Son, I wanted to give you some happiness in this life, and obviously you must not be apart from Sandra.  She is your one and only love. I know I would not be able to stand it if Charmeine was ever separated from me.  I would be lost.”
Shane could not control his happiness and sobbed.
“Son, you must listen to me now, I have a lot to say and the car will leave in 25 minutes.  Let us sit down here.”  They sat down on the couch by the door. “I have arranged for you to have a bank account, securities and real estate holdings in the millions of dollars, you will want for nothing and neither will your family.”
Shane was stunned as tears were rolling down his face.
cimg7395Tabbruis continued, “Listen to me Shane. I have a ring I have taken out of my collection. It is a 3 carat diamond with sapphires.  If you do not think it too forward, I would like you to give it to Sandra when you ask her to marry you.  I also have some cash that you may need for walking around money.  My safe has money of every denomination in it.  I also have accounts around the world, my holdings are vast, various and large.  So, if you and Sandra chose to live with your mother and I here at the castle, it would be wonderful, but you always have the option to be out on your own. I will explain more and we will go over all the mountain of paperwork later.  Right now, you have 15 minutes to dress in something presentable and get your girl, Son!”
He handed Shane the ring and Romanian cash.
Cute-Love-Wallpaper_9427c8c275Stunned and overwhelmed, Shane cried, “Father, I will never forget this. Thank you.”  He hugged him again, jumped up and hollered, “Whoa, I’m getting my Sandra tonight!  I gotta get ready!”
Shane started running around the room like a mad man pulling clothes out.
As he closed the door, he heard him holler, “Thanks Dad, I love ya, man!”
He just laughed, “His Sandra has to be one smart lady to keep Shane in line.”

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People in first love are the sweetest to be around…
They are giddy and dreamily walking around with smiles on their faces.
I hope today you feel a little of that giddiness in your life!
Think of that time… that glorious time!


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Published on March 22, 2013 08:48

March 15, 2013

Blogger’s Tag! You’ve been SMACKED baby!

1-25_zpse3ffe789Okay folks, I have NEVER been a participant in this kind of bloggers tag before, so I’ve got to thank Marilyn Armstrong at Serendipity for smacking me with a tag.
Marilyn is about about as smart as they come.
She is a brilliant researcher, writer, author, blogger, coach to us newbies, and all in all a wonderful person.
If you have never seen her blog, go… you won’t be disappointed there is something on that site for everyone.
Boo-The-Dog-sadI  know a lot of you don’t like AWARDS… but this isn’t an award.
You haven’t won anything.
You’re not getting this because you did something excellent.
You got it because I feel like giving it to you, so there!!!!!!!

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Are you gonna be a snob, too good to play with the other kids?
Or will you join our silly game. If we do it right, every blogger in the cyber world will get tagged!
No one is exempt.
Now, the rules.  It’s not so awful. You can cut and paste most of it.
Geez!
The Rules:
1. Post these rules.

me 12. Post a photo of yourself and eleven random facts about you.

3. Answer the questions given to you in the tagger’s post.

4. Create eleven new questions and tag new people to answer them.

5. Go to their blog/twitter and let them know they have been tagged.
This is a test you can’t fail, guaranteed successful for every participant!!
Here is a little video to explain the nature of this game:
We are on a “MISSION FROM GOD”. You’ve just been tagged and so, you’re IT!!!
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Who’s up? You-all have been TAGGED! SMACK, YOU’RE IT!!
Daven Anderson author of “Vampire Syndrome” one of the most break through books about acceptance!
Jueseppi from theObamaCrat one of the most influential, truthful, generous and informative blogs in the blogging world.
Laura from fuonlyknew – love her reviews and blogging posts!
Sherry from fundinmental – if there ever was a reviewer and blogger just as good as Laura, she would be it! Hum? Wonder why?
Nicole from Ariesgirl Book Reviews – this reviewer knows her stuff! She is great lover of books and likes to give chances to unknown authors like me.
Rebecca from Prince Charming Isn’t Here
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David Lee Summers author of several wonderfully biting Vampire books which I am totally addicted to!!!
Joleene Naylor author of a ton of completely fascinating Vampire books which again, I am totally addicted to also!!!
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Now it’s time for Marilyn’s  11 questions:


What is your favourite genre of literature?


Paranormal Romance


What is your favourite genre of film?


Romantic Comedies, Paranormal and Science Fiction (shhhh I’m a Trekkie, don’t tell…)


Do you read in bed? How? Book? 
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March 13, 2013

My love affair with books

Reblogged from Susan's Book Reviews:


When I was a young girl I broke my leg and was confined to my bed for quite a few weeks. It was summer and all I wanted was to be outside with my friends but it just wasn't possible. Thanks to my older brothers and sister I really was able to start to appreciate reading. They all helped me to learn to read better and all 3 went to the library for me to pick out…


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This well known reviewer, Susan Ashcraft took a chance on an unknown indie author....thanks to all who take chances and read indie authors!!!! Lots of love, Emily
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Published on March 13, 2013 15:01

Thank you for loving me… from “Charmeine” in “The Light-Bearer Series”

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As Charmeine was looking at Tabbruis, his eyes began to flutter.
She ran to the bed and knelt beside him stroking his face. “Are you alright? Do you need more blood?”
Tabbruis shook his head and said faintly, “No, the bleeding has stopped.”
She smiled and kissed his cheek softly. “That’s good. I’ll be right back.” She went into the Master Bathroom and closed the door. She started the garden tub and put some shampoo in the water for lots of bubbles. When it was full enough, she stopped the water. She came back into the bedroom.
“You need a bath Tabbruis. Can you help me get you in there?”
He nodded.
She got him up, and he leaned on her to walk into the bathroom. She sat him on the ledge of the tub.
Tabbruis was taken aback and did not know what to do because she did not leave the bathroom.
She sensed his distress and asked, “Please trust me?”
He nodded very shyly.
She went to the night table and got the scissors.
When she came back to the bathroom, he looked at her with his eyebrows raised in a questioning look.
13She shook her head, laughed. “Geez Louise, you think I saved your life to kill you now? Really? Too funny. You need to get a grip,” as she made a funny face.
He started to chuckle.
“That’s music to my ears. I love it when you laugh Tabbruis.”
He uttered in a strained voice, “That is exactly how I feel when you laugh.”
Still cutting the bandages off of him she asked, “Oh yeah, what did the Light-Bearer say to the Blood-Hunter at a barbeque?”
“What?”
“The Light-Bearer said to the Blood-Hunter at the barbeque, ‘How would like your steak rare, medium or well-done?’ You know… using lightning…to cook at a barbeque?”
david-gandy-dolce-and-gabbana-book-anatomika-101He shook his head laughing, “That has got to be the worst joke I have ever heard in my life.”
“Yeah, well when I need a joke one day, you can tell me a bad one!”
“I do not know any jokes.”
Smiling and snickering, she said, “Neither do I.”
“Case in point, the joke you just told me.”
She rolled her eyes at him and sarcastically said, “Ha, ha, funny man.”
She finally took all the bandages off. She smiled and said in her Schwarzenegger impression, “I’ll be back!” She gathered up all the bloody linens and took them to the hall closet and put them in the hamper.
When she came back into the bathroom, she took a hold of the string of Tabbruis’ bathing suit and said, “I’m just loosening the string on your suit, so when you get in the water, you can get it off.”
He shook his head and said faintly, “Not like this.”
She said to him gently, “Of all things Tabbruis, I want to give you as much privacy as I can. Just think of me as a nurse, this is clinical, not sexual.”
He shook his head and said quietly, “I have always taken care of myself.” He wanted her but not like this, weak and tired.
“Listen, you need my care, period. I know the tough guy act plays a lot of points with the ladies, but this is not about sex or masculinity. Now, please look into my eyes. Have I ever lied to you? Do you not trust me? There is nothing about this except you need a bath. Just look into my eyes and everything will be okay. Trust me, I will respect your privacy, believe me. However, you need a bath, so get your butt in that tub, now!”
Tabbruis looked at her with a grimace, and she mockingly returned his grimace by one of her own. Softly she said, “Now, swing your legs over, and I’ll help lower you in the tub.”
browneyesOnce Tabbruis was in the bubble-filled tub, she asked, “Suit please?” and held out her hand. Without looking anywhere else except in his eyes, he handed her the suit. She took the suit and put it in the hamper in the hallway. When Charmeine returned, she looked in his eyes. She knelt by the tub, took the washcloth and soap and started to rub them together.
She knew he was weak and kept her eyes focused on his eyes. “I’m going to clean you, if I wash you too hard, let me know. You have so many wounds; it’s going to be hard to tell.”
Keeping eye contact with him, she took the soapy washcloth and gently washed his arms, chest and back, being especially delicate with the wounds or at least the ones she could see. While looking his eyes, she put some shampoo in her hands and washed and rinsed his hair.  Seeing the water was all bloody, she looked at Tabbruis in the eyes, released the drain and started replacing the bloody water with clean water and put shampoo in the water for bubbles.
david_gandy_bath_thumbTabbruis could not believe all the time Charmeine gave him a bath; she only looked in his eyes. She respected his privacy; exactly like she said she would.
She leaned over and put a fresh clean towel behind his head as a pillow. “Tabbruis, lean back now. Please close your eyes for a few minutes, rest and be calm.”
As Tabbruis leaned back, she stroked his forehead. He closed his eyes and moaned letting out a big breath. All his muscles in his body started to relax letting the warm water soak into his skin.
She bent down and said softly, “I’m turning on the water jets, so you can soak. Please relax, I will come back and check on you later.”
His eyes rolled around his head and thought he was in a whirlwind. He wanted the world to slow for just a moment, enough to think.
She rubbed his forehead, “Rest and dream a little dream of me.” She went to the door and said, “Everything will be okay.” She closed the bathroom door to give him some alone time.

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This is one of the most loving parts of “Charmeine”.
Offering love freely is the one gift we can all give.
My hope as you listen to the song,
You think of that special someone you need to thank…

“Thank You For Loving Me”
It’s hard for me to say the things

I want to say sometimes

There’s no one here but you and me

And that broken old street light

Lock the doors

We’ll leave the world outside

All I’ve got to give to you

Are these five words tonight


[Chorus:]

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn’t see

For parting my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me

Thank you for loving me
I never knew I had a dream

Until that dream was you

When I look into your eyes

The sky’s a different blue

Cross my heart

I wear no disguise

If I tried, you’d make believe

That you believed my lies
[Chorus:]

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn’t see

For parting my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me
You pick me up when I fall down

You ring the bell before they count me out

If I was drowning you would part the sea

And risk your own life to rescue me
[Solo]
Lock the doors

We’ll leave the world outside

All I’ve got to give to you

Are these five words tonight
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[Chorus:]

Thank you for loving me

For being my eyes

When I couldn’t see

You parted my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me
When I couldn’t fly

Oh, you gave me wings

You parted my lips

When I couldn’t breathe

Thank you for loving me


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Published on March 13, 2013 12:01

March 12, 2013

Living for you… from “Mactus” in “The Light-Bearer Series” by Emily Guido

Smiling and jubilant, Tabbruis finished giving Charmeine blood and noticed her cheeks becoming pink and rosy.
8-woman-laying-couch-lgnShe opened her eyes whispering, “Tabbruis?”
He held her hand and whispered in her ear, “Everything is fine Charmeine, you are safe.”
“Shane… is he okay?”
“Oh yes, my love, he is fine.  Everyone is aboard the plane.  You will be well soon.  After you rest, we will talk.  I am right here with you.  Sleep and dream a little dream of me this time.  I will be holding you when you awake.”
She nodded and drifted off to sleep with a little grin on her face.
Never taking his hands off her, Tabbruis got up and sat on the couch putting her head on his lap.
BLACK MANNeal smiled was happy for his brother, but with a gentle hand he touched Tabbruis’ shoulder and quietly said, “We should ask the stewardess to clean and change her clothes.  You do not want her to wake up in this condition, do you?”
He answered, “No, you are right Neal.  However, I will clean and change her clothes Brother.  Just ask the stewardess to bring her travel bag, towels, soap, and water.  I will need privacy while she is being cleaned up.”
Neal made the arrangements and left the room, so they could have privacy.
A couple minutes later, the stewardess brought in two bowls of warm soapy water, towels, and Charmeine’s travel bag.  Then she nodded her head and left.

He said with a tear in his eye, “I will be the one to give you privacy now Charmeine.”  Tabbruis looked at her beautiful face while he took off the ripped turtle-neck and bloody camisole.  Gently, he cleaned her body and hair of the blood never looking anywhere except her face.  He dried her off, took another camisole out of the bag and put it on her.
astonishing-red-gothic-rose-in-the-darkness.jpgThen he thought, ‘Her rose lotion.  She loves it so much.  I wonder if she packed it.’  He reached in the bottom of the bag, and found it.
As he rubbed it on her tanned arms, the smell of roses brought back a collage of memories of the night they met.  While he was carrying her to the limo, he smelled roses.  As Tabbruis held her that night, she had put it on right before she came to bed.  Charmeine was intoxicating to him.  Her love of roses reminded him of her purity and beauty.  While putting on her hoodie, he saw her jeans were soaked with blood also.  His stomach turned when he thought about what the Blood-Hunter would have done to her.  He took off her tennis shoes. Just looking at her face, he removed her jeans.  While doing this, he said, “I never thanked you for the way you treated me last night.  No one…” and he held back tears, “has ever treated me with such kindness and tenderness.  However, you offered it to me like you have an ocean of it to give.”  He cleaned her, reached in the bag and pulled out a pair of yoga pants.  Still looking into her face, he put the pants on along with her shoes.
woman_think_resizedAfter he made sure she was clean and perfect, he began to brush her soft golden hair.  As Tabbruis held her hair in his hands, he thought it really was like spun honey.  When he was done, he sat on the couch and lifted her head to rest on his thigh.  He rang for the stewardess and asked, “I need a few things done.  Please remove everything.  Then bring me a pillow and blanket for her.  Also ask my son and Neal to sit with us.  Finally, we all will require refreshment.”
The stewardess smiled and said, “Yes Mr. Hunter,” then she started to carry out his instructions.
A minute later, Neal came in bringing a cut crystal decanter of blood.  Tabbruis smelled instantly it was human blood.  He said with a questioning look on his face, “Donated?”
With an expression of disbelief, Neal said, “Yes, Tabbruis.  I do not kill humans to sustain my life.  I have existed on animal blood for millennia.  However, I have come to appreciate a little extravagance and drink donated human blood.  I also enjoy drinking it from crystal rather than plastic donor bags.”  Neal handed Tabbruis a crystal glass of human blood. Tabbruis could not argue with his sentiment.  When he drank the blood, it was exquisite and quite elegant drinking out of crystal.
Shane walked in with a relieved look on his face when he saw Charmeine was all clean and resting comfortably.
tumblr_lwddm0qUQD1qm8foco1_400Tabbruis beamed with a big smile and said, “Son, I am very proud of you for saving her life.  However, are you okay?  Do you want to talk about your transformations?”  He noticed Shane’s face went black with worry.

“There’s nothing to talk about,” he answered in a serious tone.  “I am a Light-Bearer and Blood-Hunter hybrid.  But Father, let’s keep this between us until I can…” and he took a deep breath, “…until I can process what’s happened and get some answers.”
He touched Charmeine’s cheek with tenderness and kissed her forehead.
Still asleep, she turned her head and smiled.
Tabbruis said, “You have always been able bring a smile to your mother’s face.”

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As an Author, there are aspects of my writing that hit home in my heart.
This excerpt does that in a lot of ways…   
This song has been special to me ever since it’s release date in 1994.
It still brings tears to my eyes.
From Boston – Livin’ For You…
Enjoy and give your loved one a special hug today!  
 

Livin’ without you never could be so wrong

Don’t need to say it, I never waited so long

Thinking about yo in everthing I do

Love for giving

You know I’m just livin’ for you

And I, I never needed to lie

Can’t you see I believe in my heart when I’m saying

It’s love that you see

You’re just the one for me

I’m praying
Maybe I’m dreaming, don’t want to wake up now

Baby, I love you, I always knew it somehow

Happened so easy, don’t need to think it through

It’s not so amazing

Been going so crazy for you
Dreaming and hoping, hoping that dreams come true

You’re my religion, girl, I’ve been living for you

Don’t want to fight it, tried everything I know

I won’t deny it

You’re everywhere I try to go
And I, I never needed to lie

Can’t you see I believe in my heart when I’m saying

It’s love that you see

You mean the world to me

I’m praying for you
Knew it so easy, don’t have to think it through

Love is for giving

I know I’m just livin’ for you
Love is for giving

I know I’m just livin’ for you 


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Published on March 12, 2013 11:59

March 11, 2013

The Castle… from “Mactus” in “The Light-Bearer Series” by Emily Guido

NewLm1170The limo was now passing through progressively harder   perimeter checkpoints for entrance to the castle.
Neal and Tabbruis gave the correct identification to each one. There were passwords, finger prints, voice recognition, retinal scanning and finally, physical identification by the security chief of the castle.
Tabbruis explained there was also invisible fencing and cameras constantly being monitored by specialists.  There were also nightly foot patrols.
Charmeine could see Shane’s eyes light up with fevered interest.
Simply+RedTabbruis told him about the Satellite Intel the castle had.  From it, security was able to see everyone coming on or off the property.  Also, the castle was self-sustaining and set with everything needed for many years.
Shane smiled and nodded because he liked the field of security.  He knew it all from the Army Special Ops Squad.  “So it is a literal fortress?” Shane asked.
“Definitely, we will be safe here,” Tabbruis replied with grin.
photo_17When the limo parked in front of the castle, it did not look like a fortress at all.  It seemed like a sea-side villa.  It was bright, airy with tons of lights, and the landscaping was spectacular.  There were ponds, statues, carved bushes and flowers all around.
She asked, “Tabbruis, what is the scent I smell in the air?”
“The Black Sea is here, my love.  We will be living by the sea,” he replied with a kiss to her forehead.
She smiled from ear to ear.
Tabbruis knew the sea was as appealing to her as it was to him.
holiday+house-villa+amalfi+sea-outside-6601815-zoomIn amazement, Charmeine asked, “Why did you ever leave this place?  It is wonderful, like a dream or fairy-tale!”
He tenderly embraced her and whispered, “Because I needed you and our son.”
She closed her eyes thought, ‘Thank you, God; he found us.’ 
*****

Dmitri


A man with black hair tied in back started to walk toward the family.  He was tall, dark and very handsome.
Charmeine thought he looked ‘Apollonian’ from the circle of Greek Gods come to life.
The man smiled wide and greeted Tabbruis and Neal with a big hug while speaking Romanian.  Then he stopped and said in a very thick accent, “I am sorry Charmeine and Shane.  I forgot about our American guests.  Welcome to the castle.”
Tabbruis announced formally with a bow and a huge smile, “Brother permit me to introduce Charmeine, my wife and my son, Shane.”
Dmitri bowed to them both.
Tabbruis said, “Charmeine and Shane, this is Dmitri Maximus, my friend and brother.”
Dmitri shook Shane’s hand and immediately got a strange look on his face.  Then he asked Tabbruis, “May I kiss the hand of the fair Charmeine?”
“If you must,” he answered with a smirk.
Charmeine smiled and offered her hand.
Dmitri bowed placing a short kiss to it.  When he stood up, his face became lifeless.  All of them noticed his change of countenance immediately. With a telepathic glance, he nodded to his assistant, Thomas.  Dmitri stuttered, “Please… feel… at home here.”
Like the wind, he was gone in an instant.
Charmeine thought Dmitri acted oddly and looked at Tabbruis.
He shrugged his shoulders and kissed her forehead.
Thomas (2)Dmitri’s assistant smiled and said, “Dear friends welcome, my name is Thomas Daskolas,” and smiled shaking their hands.
Charmeine noticed he was a nice looking young man who appeared to be twenty-five.  Tall with sandy blonde hair, brown eyes and very muscular, she thought he was striking.
Thomas told Charmeine and Shane about the castle such as when meals were served, staffing, and luxuries they might indulge in.  He escorted them to one of the large wings of the castle and their Master Suites which were richly and classically decorated.  Each suite had their own sitting area, bedroom and bath with walk-in closets, desks, terrace, and every electronic gadget available.
When Charmeine and Tabbruis came into their Master Suite, they thanked Thomas.
Tabbruis closed the door and kissed Charmeine deeply holding her close.
She was warmed to the bottom of her soul and knew being in his arms was her favorite place to be.
Tabbruis whispered, “Welcome to my home.  There is a reason I picked this wing of the castle to live in…”  He opened the patio doors, and the sea breeze rushed in with a flourish and dissipated.  Tabbruis guided her out on the terrace and said, “…it was for the view…”
2013412_1337092224943“My Lord… this is breathtaking!” she shrieked.  The terrace overlooked the Black Sea and plum orchards.  She could smell the rich aromas all around and gasped, “Tabbruis, this is Heaven!  If I lived here, I would never want to leave!”
Overjoyed by her response, he knew she loved his home as much as he did.  However, he had to inquire, “If you wish Charmeine, this can be your home too?”
 “We… we can live here?” she asked.
“Yes, of course.  Dmitri runs the castle, but this is my home also.  We are in agreement about our family all living together,” he answered with a big smile.
Her eyes opened wide and asked, “Shane can live here with Sandra too?”
“Of course, it has all been arranged, that is… if you like it?” he probed.
Tabbruis and Charmeine

Tabbruis and Charmeine


Charmeine almost tackled Tabbruis with a hug and exclaimed with joy, “Oh Tabbruis, this has got to be a dream!  I have you, my family and a place to call home!  Now, I believe I’ve died and gone to Heaven!”
Tabbruis held her tightly and with great relief said, “Charmeine all my wishes came true when I saw your face.”  He kissed her and ran his hands down her shoulders.  He pulled away and asked softly, “I am delighted you love the castle Charmeine.  Would you stay here and be with me forever?”
Melting into his chest, she smiled and replied, “God, yes.  I love you Tabbruis.”
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HOME 
They say home is where your heart is…
Mine is with the love of my life…
my three rescue cats…
and our love is strong.
My wish for you is to find your home!
I love this song… take a minute and enjoy!

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Published on March 11, 2013 08:30

March 8, 2013

Alarm! … from “Charmeine” in “The Light-Bearer Series” by Emily Guido

Author’s Note: Charleen is Charmeine…
she just doesn’t know it yet!


Shane was navigating the Billy Joel concert traffic at Jones Beach and about to park the limo. He thought about making a quick call to Char because he felt like a heel standing her up. When he was about to make the call, Tabbruis asked him if Mr. Ferrell had arranged the VIP parking. “Oh yes, Mr. Ferrell made all the arrangements, Tab, no worries.”
Tabbruis knew coming to the concert was a farce of major proportion on his part. There would be a mass of humans there and the temptation of being in such a close proximity to them was hard to overcome. However, for some reason…he wanted to be here.
As Shane held the limo car door open for him, he was hit hard by the smell of human blood. He could feel all the hearts beating in anticipation for the concert.
Like a heard of sheep going to be slaughtered, his mouth watered at the possibility of gorging on the humans’ blood. He swallowed hard and concentrated on getting to the VIP seats Mr. Ferrell arranged for Shane and himself.
BillyJoelAs soon as the music started, Tabbruis forgot about his thirst. All the audience was on their feet when Billy Joel came out to a thunderous crowd. He thought, ‘Humans had no problems showing this much affection and admiration. Why are they so hell bent on destroying others different from themselves?
He was lost in thought looking over the vast and energetic crowd clapping to the rhythm of the music. His heart was a little less heavy as he saw their enjoyment. The beat of the fans’ hearts was skipping in unison with the music from the stage.
*****
Suddenly like an alarm, Tabbruis felt it!
He knew instantly a shadow was there…a Blood-Hunter.
He did not know where he or she was, but knew he had to seek the Elder out before blood was spilled. Revealing themselves to humans was forbidden by the Elder Council. He could not fathom why they would kill out in the open like this. Like an automatic GPS alarm through his blood, he tracked the Blood-Hunter in his mind.
Tabbruis turned to Shane, “I will meet you at the limo after the concert. I have to do something.”
Simply+RedShane started to ask questions, but when Tabbruis looked into his eyes, a hypnotic effect lingered. He knew not to question and nodded, “Yes, no worries man, see you later.”
Tabbruis started to push through the crowd trying to get to the shadow; he knew the Elder would spill blood if he was not stopped immediately.
*****

Jones Beach Concert night
Charleen was up on her feet in the nose-bleed section, the top of the stands, clapping and singing along with everyone else.
She held her cell phone up when Billy Joel started singing, ‘Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,’ and swayed to the music.
The concert was just like she pictured it would be. She looked up at the stars. They were in full bloom and the canopy of the stage was enveloped by the speckled darkness. She gasped with delight when she saw how beautiful the moon was over the ocean.
Billy Joel at Jones BeachClosing her eyes, she almost could feel the piano hammers hit the strings of the Bösendorfer grand piano which Billy Joel was playing. She thought, ‘It must be a 290 Imperial model! The Bösendorfer sound is always incredible.’ Even though she couldn’t remember how she had learned to play, she had a natural knack for it. Working to put herself through Stony Brook University, she didn’t find much time to play piano. However, she would sneak in the music rooms at the university. One room had an older 130 CL Bösendorfer which was upright. She would come early in the morning or late at night to play it.
Charleen loved music. She found music to a constant companion and a wonderful haven to escape to when she was troubled. Whenever she was alone at home or in the car driving, she constantly had music playing. Hating commercial television, she watched old romantic comedies with Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart and never watched the news because it was too depressing. She certainly didn’t need to fuel sadness inside of her.
The Billy Joel concert was awesome, and Charleen sighed knowing this joy would be over soon.
*****
98525938E8BB48509D7C78A00DFA670DFrom out of nowhere, a dark presence enveloped her. She looked around and everyone else was clapping and singing along. Charleen began to have an overwhelming feeling of dread. She didn’t know where the dark feeling was coming from. Then like a vice grip on her throat, the crowd felt oppressive. She knew something wasn’t right.
Putting her messenger bag around her arm and head, Charleen began to inch her way out to the aisle. She wished Shane was here and thought about calling him but he was working. She didn’t want Shane to get fired from his well-paying job. She thought, ‘You are silly. Nothing is wrong. The concert is great.’ However, an overwhelming need to get out of the crowd stirred her. She made her way over the top of the stairs into the parking lot. All she wanted was to get into her little Honda Civic and go to her apartment.
img_6849As the music was accompanying her footfalls, she was ever mindful of the people scattered around her. The lot where she parked was a long way from the stadium but people were standing and talking along the way. She unsnapped the top of the mace can on her key ring and held it stealthily as she walked faster.
Charleen felt something or someone was there!  She sensed darkness enveloping her. She thought about running back to the concert gates but she was too far. Her breathing became more and more rapid.
Her only hope was to get to the car and get the hell out of there!

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The hairs are standing up on my arm…
Geez Louise…
I have got to post some love scenes these suspense ones are fueling a fire of fear in my gut.
I guess that’s why we all like the horror books and movies that do that!
Intimate CONFESSION of EMILY GUIDO…
I AM IN LOVE WITH BILLY JOEL… 
I know what you are going to say… “you’re a loser”   “he’s so over”
BUT to me,
BILLY JOEL ROCKS
and ALWAYS will be one of the best singer songwriters ever!
Nothing hotter than a guy who sings and plays piano to you…
or at least, I dream he’s singing to me!
Billy…ahh…



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Published on March 08, 2013 08:58

March 7, 2013

Hunted… from “Charmeine” in “The Light-Bearer Series” by Emily Guido

762769-dandenong-road-rageThe Blood-Hunter’s cell buzzed.  Before he could get a chance to say hello, he heard, “Why did you not complete the task I gave you?”
He gruffly explained, “Because I got interrupted by a hero Blood-Hunter, that is why.  The freak was defending her and then she threw her lightning at me.”
Pascal the leader of the Elder Council ordered, “I need her.  I need that Light-Bearer now! Your job is to see she makes it to Athens.  Post-haste!”


The Blood-Hunter said, “Well that’s going to happen shortly.  I have them staked out at the beach. She won’t get away. They can’t run from me.  I’m the best ‘Hunter’ in the US.”
“Well, apparently you are not as accomplished as you claim to be.  However, she is essential to my plans.  I want her.  I always get what I want.  Do you understand?  If you cannot do the task because of this Blood-Hunter, get some more help!” Pascal censured the Blood-Hunter and hung up on him.
“Damn it!” the Blood-Hunter growled as he closed his phone.  He looked at the trio as they were packing up about 300 yards away from him.  He threatened, “You can run baby, but you cannot hide.”


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As the sunset came and went, Tabbruis, Charmeine and Shane all started to pack up the Charger to go back to the hotel.  It was getting colder on the beach.
They dressed in jeans and tennis shoes.  Charmeine put on a thin zipper hoodie and Tabbruis and Shane put on T-shirts.   Going to the car with the last beach bags, Tabbruis put them on the floor of the back seat.  Tabbruis stole a sweet, soft, kiss from Charmeine by the car.
Shane grunted, rolled his eyes and slumped down behind the steering wheel yelling out to them, “Come on guys, there’s only so much public display a guy can take, especially when it’s from his best friend.  I mean Tab; she is like my big sister.  Yuck…”
Charmeine and Tabbruis both stopped and said together in a sing, song voice, “Sorry Shane.”
Shane said, “Very funny guys, very funny.”  Hiding their hands from Shane, they held hands with the white light swirling around them and were giggling like teenagers.
Just then, Tabbruis’ early warning system went off!  His green eyes turned black and pushed Charmeine back against the car and yelled, “Get in the car now!”

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Tabbruis looked at Shane in the eye.  The message was received immediately!  Shane got out and grabbed Charmeine and threw her in the front seat.
Shane pulled down the back seat of the Charger and shouted, “Tab!  I have a weapon here.” 
Tabbruis saw Shane pull out an automatic rifle.  Tabbruis said, “Guns are not very effective against them, but guns can slow them up.  Good thinking.”  Tabbruis grabbed the rifle.
Charmeine said, “What’s going on?  What’s happening?”
Tabbruis reached his hand over the seat touching her face and said, “It only took one look of your face to give me peace.”
Charmeine got the point, the Blood-Hunter was back and Tabbruis would sacrifice himself to protect her.  Tabbruis said sternly to Charmeine, “Stay with Shane!  You have to be safe!”
Tabbruis turned to Shane and said, “Listen to me, there is a man named, Dmitri, his number is programmed in my cell.”  He threw the phone in his beach bag, “Dmitri will make sure whatever is required to keep you both protected!”
Then he put his hand on Shane’s shoulder and said, “Get her as far as away from here as you can.”

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Wow!
I wrote it, and this snippet gives me chills still…
Does that ever happen to you?  
Do you ever watch a movie like the film made by the master, 
Alfred Hitchcock’s,
‘Psycho’
and still jump at the shower scene?
I love the song that goes with this snippet too.  
It really touches the feelings of the scene!


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Published on March 07, 2013 07:52

March 6, 2013

THE NEXT BIG THING….

THE NEXT BIG THING
by Author Emily Guido
Authors through the ages have speculated why they write.  I never thought about it very much until I became one.  However, you can ask me anything about books in general, and I can tell ya because I love them.
In a much more deeper way, when you question or talk to me about my books… my pulse races because I love my characters and how they are conveyed.
579369_438753679474703_250385954978144_1810935_1558577101_nNot to come off like I am the world’s best author at all.  Matter of fact, I know that I am not!  Still some people may say it’s conceit, but if I did not love what I wrote, then why?  Why would I write at all?  It sure isn’t for money or fame that’s for certain!
So I confess to you, my friends… I LOVE MY BOOKS!  For the pure and unadulterated joy of creation is why I write.
Yes, I have had very harsh, mean, nasty and terrible criticism and reviews. But in the final analysis, I love the romance story that I wrote.  No matter how personal the attacks are on me, I love my work. 
So, this is what “The Next Big Thing” Blog Hop is all about. It is to promote our books for struggling and Independent Authors to get the word out there.

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It’s been 14 months since I started writing “The Light-Bearer Series.”  I sat down at my laptop with a a burning idea.  In this year, I have written the equal to 5 novels, went indie and published them myself, worked like a dog doing self-promotion like a full-time job.  Then I signed on with PDMI Freelance Publishing in August.  Now my FOURTH book “SEDITIOUS” will soon be out in print in a month!  WHAT A YEAR!!
So, an Author I cherish asked me to participate in “The Next Big Thing” Blog Hop, and Geez Louise, how could I say no?
Faith Brown at http://www.faithbrownonline.com - is a wonderful Author who asked me to be part of this idea.
This whole thing originated on the She Writes site, as far as we could work out, and is designed to raise awareness of our work, or work in progress. We do that by answering ten questions about it. We graciously thank the person who nominated us, and tag five other authors whose work could well be that NEXT BIG THING.
That bit was easy. Now for the hard part….

THE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY WORK!



Q1: What is the working title of your book?


Right now, I am working on “Conundrum” The Sixth Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series.”  

I am also re-editing “Seditious,” and “Ransom.”
4 Seditious Book Cover 1Ransom



Q2: Where did the idea for the book come from? 
Okay, my official answer is that I wanted to write a story about a love that had to battle Heaven all the way to Hell to stay together.  Two people, Tabbruis (pronounced Tab-bree-us) and Charmeine, who are assigned by God to battle Evil on Earth.  However, the real answer is that I have been fascinated with vampiric lore since my early years while watching “Dark Shadows” with my teen sister who had Leukemia.  My ideas were solidified when I sneaked to read Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”.

Q3: What genre does your book fall under? 
Paranormal Romance, Young Adult, Romance, Horror, Fiction, Historical, Action and Adventure.


Q4: Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Oh my…. I would love, love, love David Gandy to play Tabbruis Hunter.
He is the perfect male to play a perfect male.  However, as gorgeous as he is… er… I hate to say this, but he is a little too mature to be Tabbruis now.
Nevertheless, he could play Dmitri, Tabbruis’ best friend and Brother.  If he did play Dmitri Maximus, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be taking my eyes off Dmitri then… hubba, hubba!
Tabbruis should be someone strong, but young like Gaspard Ulliel from the movie, “The Art of Love” who is wonderfully deep and gorgeous actor.
Charmeine (aka Charleen Davis) has to be a person who is Angelic and beautiful, but also with depth, Arielle Kebbel from the movie “The Univited” seems to fit the bill.



Charmeine 1


But I love this picture of Charmeine!
Q5: What is the one sentence synopsis for your book?
An Angelic Light-Bearer and Hellish Blood-Hunter who are total opposites, save the world by bringing their warring races together with love and acceptance.
Q6: Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?  
I am with PDMI Direct Publishing.

Q7: How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?  
That’s easy, one week.  I wrote basically the first three books in a week.  I typed and did not sleep for over 48 hours.  I didn’t eat.  I just drank my world-famous strong coffee.  It was like I was possessed!  The words just kept spilling out of my fingers on the laptop.  I was compelled to write the stories.
423517_369358636418555_100000332666346_1190156_1943772983_nI always wrote easily as a child and in college, and I loved Literature… British and American.  I was never a writer per se.  I was always a good at conveying my stories, reports or reviews on paper, but I never wrote anything of the length like  “Charmeine.”
“Charmeine” was originally was 140,000 words plus!  However, PDMI Publishing suggested  splitting the novel up into three parts,  “Charmeine,”   “Mactus,”  and  “Accendo”  because it was too long of a book for my genre.  The Publisher was very right!  My first novel was just way too long.
Writing  “The Light-Bearer Series”  was out of left field for me.  It was an obsession when I first started because I had to get the idea out of my head and on my laptop.  However, the most challenging process for me still remains getting serious reviews of my novels.  It is hard because each novel is reliant on the novels before it, so if you have never read “Charmeine,” you won’t appreciate what is happening in “Mactus.”  Being an author of a series is very hard to get reviews of all the books.
Q8: What other books would you compare this story to, within your genre?  
My genre of Paranormal Romance with vampires tends to not be YA.  I cannot compare my series with any other because “The Light-Bearer Series” is so diverse and complicated.  It engulfs so many genres.  I don’t know what I could compare it to because I have never seen my kind of books before.  It’s got all dark and light characters in it with very human attributes.  So human, that you get carried away and see the possibilities of this castle in Romania has this family and the people are there battling Evil.

Q9: Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


Oh, I definitely I believe it was a who, Connie, (my sis in Heaven).  She loved the show “Dark Shadows” probably because she knew she was dying of a disease which was centered around her blood.  That idea of ‘life through blood’ stuck with me.
Also, what inspired me was these two supernatural characters…. Heavenly Angel and Demonic, Hellish Vampire.  Opposites who loved each other so much that they will fight everything to be together.
When I began writing with “Charmeine” I purposely wrote a ton of back-story in the beginning of it because I wanted to show how in the world these two really opposites could ever attract.  In the backstory it showed how they survived on their own.  However, Tabbruis and Charmeine both know something is missing.  Something was not right in their life.  They yearned for their mate in their subconsciousness but could not even imagine anyone who could be for them.  Two very broken people.  Two halves which are made into whole with their love and acceptance.
Q10: What else about your book might piqué the readers’ interest?  
The fact that the characters are so human in their in-humanness.  I don’t know how to explain it but they are loving, humble, caring, accepting but beautiful, strong, self-sacrificing, and supernatural abilities.  The characters have gone through Earth’s history and it is so interesting listening to their eye-witness encounters.  I was amazed by the way this family has grown on us!  Their undying love for one another gives us.

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I am attaching the Trailers of the books, “Charmeine,” “Mactus,” and “Accendo” below because… number one, THEY ROCK; number two, they really cover all three books in a recap; and number three, THEY ARE JUST PLAIN FUN TO WATCH!


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Now that I’ve said just enough, I’d like to pass the torch to five deserving authors, and let them tell you all about their work.
Here they are:
Daven Anderson of “Vampire Syndrome”
Eric Pasley Author of  ”Does This Island Go To The Bottom?: The Adventures of a SCUBA Instructor in the Caribbean”
Nicole Hill Author of “Legacy Forgotten” from “The Avalon Legacies”
M.S. Fowle Author of several wonderful books but recently “The Sire”
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Published on March 06, 2013 08:02