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October 26, 2012
FANGS and HEARTS Week featuring Author Nicole Hill and “LEGACY FORGOTTEN” The Avalon Legacies
My review of
“LEGACY FORGOTTEN”
The Avalon Legacies
This book is good, really good! “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies by self-published author Nicole Hill was a delight to read! I was pulled into the story from the first few pages. The author writes with such a common verve and vitality that it was like talking to a girlfriend of mine and she was explaining a story to me.
The heroine, Ailis, is tough on the outside and has the knock your socks off powers to prove it! I love powerful women characters and she was one! Being a half vampire, witch, and hard as nails detective, Ailis is drawn to her past only to find her family has secrets that have been hidden from her for a long time.
I loved, loved Kenneth!
What a twisted, messed up and downright awesome leading man/vampire! I enjoy and are addicted to flaws in characters like Kenneth, and then love comes to “bite” them into a different reality. Kenneth was drop-dead smexy! I really loved the way he was portrayed, and he sure kept my attention!
“Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies has action, passion, mystery, and most of all a wonderfully framed story! I was truly blown away by how the pacing moved and weaved. It kept me reading until early in the morning because I just couldn’t put it down.
The story line with the bad guy “Monolo” just came with so many twists and turns that I was saying to myself as I was reading it, “Now, that is cool!”
I love novels which are not all clean cut and clear. I love shockers and unexpected story lines!
Well, “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies had it all!
The book has editing issues, however editing can be fixed, the underlying story and the action can’t. But this author, Nicole Hill, doesn’t need to do anything with the book! It is outstanding in story and content, truly!
I am sure Nicole Hill has a bright future, and being a self-confessed “Vampire Connoisseur,” I will have to say “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies will be one of my favorites. I will go back and read again and again, it is just that good!
For content, story and just plain excitement, I give “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies a rating of 5 out of 5 stars! Great job by the author, Nicole Hill!
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Character Interview with
Kenneth and Ailis
Hey guys and welcome to Good Morning World. I’m Quinn and thanks for getting up extremely early with us in order to join us for this special Interview with Kenneth Nunez and Her Highness, Ailis, The Queen of Avalon!
Ailis: “Please Quinn, It’s just Ailis.”
Quinn: ”Ailis, Kenneth, It’s so nice to have you.”
Kenneth and Ailis in unison: “Thank You for having us.”
They look at each other and chuckle.
Quinn: *Chuckles* “So everyone’s heard the story by now and if they haven’t, they need to bust out from under that rock and get with the program.” *Chuckles to herself.*
“So let’s skip that part right now and get to the obvious question on everyone’s mind right now. Why is it, we are up at 3:30 am for an interview? I was told it was because you had to get back to Avalon before sunlight. I thought you were Avalonian now, I thought the goddess fixed that.”
Kenneth: Clears his throat, “Oh yes. Quite fine as long as I’m in Avalon. Here there is not a lot of magic left and the goddess’ reach no longer extends this far. So when we cross over, we go back to what we were.”
Quinn: “Oh I get it. So lets get back to the book. These events happened in what year?”
Ailis: “1989″
Quinn: ”Ailis, you were a homicide detective for MIA PD. How old were you?”
Ailis: ”Almost 22 I think That’s right because I graduated the academy in 1990.”
Quinn: ”You excelled within the department pretty fast. Did you always have powers or were they a complete surprise?”
Ailis: “There were always certain things I could do with my grandmother. Running really fast, being able to shoot very well. Mental communication, invisibility, those sort of things.”
Quinn: ”I know, you probably get asked to go invisible but I’m not going to. Some would think it was TV magic anyway. Wouldn’t want you to waste any juice.” *Chuckle*
Ailis: *Chuckle* “Well thanks for that.”
Quinn: ”So Kenneth, you met Ailis because she was investigating a string of unsolved murders that you were committing. What do you have to say about that?”
Kenneth: Shifts in his chair for a few seconds before sitting up straight and pasting an all to appealingly innocent smile upon his face. ”I have no idea what you mean. He leans in and looks deeply into her eyes. ”Ask the next question… Quinn.” He tells her in the greatest bedroom voice imitation she has ever heard.
Quinn: *Rolls her eyes* “You can kill the theatrics. That crap doesn’t work on me.”
Ailis: Busted out laughing.
Kenneth: Sits back in his chair with a perplexed look before glaring over at Ailis who is still rolling with laughter in her chair. ”OK. Fine. I killed them but one was a serial rapist another was a child molester. SKUM!” he spat and shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal.
Ailis: *Rolled her eyes* “Don’t bother 22 years and I still can’t get him to see that he did anything wrong.”
Quinn: *Looks at the camera* “What do you think world? Did they deserve to die? Or should Kenneth have let the police do their job? Go to our website and vote now!”
Kenneth: *Rolled his eyes* “The police do their job? Yeah. OK. I’ll hold my breath.”
Ailis: Pinches his thigh and glares at him.
Kenneth: “OW! Sorrrry.” *Rolls his eyes*
Quinn: Chuckles. ”OK guys. So I won’t go to far into the story but obviously, Ailis you have some very interesting ancestors who left you a nearly impossible honey do list.”
Ailis: *Snorts* “That’s the understatement of the century.”
Kenneth: Reaches over and squeezes her hand.
Quinn: ”And what about this book; Legacy Forgotten? These events started happening in 1989. Why bring it all now? Also why this unknown nobody? If you were going to try to tell the world about the almost destruction and enslavement of our planet, why use this,… oh. whats her name?” Flipped through some papers…”Nicole Hill?”
Ailis: ”Nicole was a surprise to us to. I was given information that we were going to need to tell the world what happened and that I was going to need to watch for a seer to tell our story. That was five years ago. We wanted and waited. Searched and searched. Finally, not too long ago, I did a Google search for my first name and came across the amazon sales page for “Legacy Forgotten.” Upon reading the description, I knew that we had finally found out seer.”
Quinn: ”So let me get this straight. She wrote your whole life story and she had never met you? How is that possible?”
Kenneth: ”She’s quite remarkably talented and as a great many useful gifts. Ailis is quite fond of her.”
Ailis: ”Oh. I love her. She’s awesome. Strong willed, speaks her mind and takes no prisoners honest. The perfect person to write our story if there ever was one.”
Quinn: ”But still. If you could have anyone, Why not someone famous someone sure to get your story out there?”
Kenneth: ”We did not chose Nicole. Nicole did not chose us. She was chose by a power higher than we could ever possibly fathom. It is not our place to question that choice.”
Quinn: ”OK. OK. Point taken. Now about the second book, which I’m told is in the collaboration stage, These events have happened as well. Correct?”
Kenneth: ”That’s correct. These however are more recent events. I can’t tell you any specifics, Nikki would have my head if I let her cats out of any of their bags. Or whatever that crazy things she always says is.”
Ailis: *Snickered* “It’s let the cat out of the bag. Dear” You will have to forgive him Quinn. He’s older than God.”
Kenneth: *Glared at Ailis* “I will get you back for that later. Wife”
Ailis: Laughed right in his face.
Quinn: ”OK. So I’ve also heard talk that there may be more supernatural creature out there to worry about.”
Kenneth: ”My you are well inf…”
Ailis: Elbowed him.
Kenneth: ” Oh. Sorry dear. Cats. Very cleaver Quinn. Nice try.”
Quinn: ”OK. OK. So lets talk about the Legacy she released a couple of weeks ago. She let that cats out after all.”
Quinn reads the Legacy Out loud for the audience:
Legacy Foretold
When the two species have finally become one. The child must pass trial else all will be undone.
Within a test of no small measure, The child will be given the choice of a treasure.
The road may be dark and more than dreary, but the child must not stop no matter how weary.
Be careful the deceiver that lies in wait, Wanting the child to consume the bait.
Mind the Viper that stays at rest, Waiting for the chance to administer the test.
The child must move forward ever mindful of the goal, Always trust in thyself and listen to thy soul.
Quinn: ”Wow guys. That’s totally cryptic.
Ailis: “I know that you hate cryptic.
Quinn: “Yes, I read the book and am one of your biggest fans by the way.”
Ailis: ”Thanks.”
Quinn: ”How did you feel when you found this?”
Ailis: ”Ugh! I hated it! I wanted to burn it and pretend that we never found it.”
Quinn: ”But you didn’t.”
Ailis: ”No, might as well not throw away our only clue.”
Quinn: ”Now, the whole way through it keeps saying, The Child. You guys have two children am I right?”
Kenneth: ”That’s correct. Morgaine or Karma as we call her, Is 22 and Ken is 19.”
Quinn: ”So can you tell me which one is ‘The Child?’”
Ailis: ”No. Unfortunately, It would ruin Nikki’s plans. So your just going to have to wait and see.”
Quinn: ”Well seeing as we are running low on time, I will ask you a question that you have sidestepped a few times already and I would like an answer before you go. Why release the story now? Why tell the world after so many years? You have half the world who believe you and are grateful to you for what you did and the other half who think you are a couple of loons. Why do it?”
Kenneth: ”Well, that part about half the people not believing us is exactly the reason we are doing this. And exactly the reason we came on your show today. You see. As I said earlier, The goddess’ reach does not extend to earth. Avalon is for all intensive purposes, Another dimension. After we “Came out” so to speak last year, there were those in politics who demanded visits, just to make sure that earth was safe from us. It takes great power to keep the veil lifted. Power from both sides of the veil.”
Ailis: ”Unfortunately, There is not as much power on this side anymore. As people stopped believing in the power, It faded from your world. Very few humans still posses this power. If we can not create more power on this side of the veil, we will no longer be able to keep it open. We will have to separate Avalon from earth once more.”
Quinn: ”So that means no more visits from either side. Total blackout?”
Kenneth: ”Exactly.”
Ailis: ”We just feel that earth lost Avalon once already and we really don’t want to see that happen again.”
Quinn: ”So what is it that you need from the world?”
Ailis: ”We are asking that anyone with any powers contact the number at the bottom of the screen. We could really use all the help we could get in sustaining the stability of the gate. You can do this anonymously if you like as well.”
Quinn: ”And that’s it? Your sure? There is nothing else you are not telling us?”
Kenneth: ”We are telling you everything we have been told.”
Quinn: ”Are you sure the goddess has told you everything?”
Kenneth: ”See that’s the thing about the goddess. She kinda works on a need to know basis.”
Quinn: ”And what about your seer? She can’t tell you anything?”
Ailis: ”Nikki would love to be able to. But it is not within her authority to tell us all that she sees. She does try to warn us if she sees something bad but she can never go into details.”
Quinn: “That seems frustrating. Well, I guess we’ll just have to trust you guys.” She looks at the camera. ”Well, you heard it here first world. ”To believe or not to believe. That is the question. Is the fate of the world now depending on weather or not we “ believe”? Or is this just simply an attempt to keep the gate open to Earth? I guess we’ll wait and see. For those few of you left out there that haven’t read Legacy Forgotten. Check out the book at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005WL8EAA and be waiting for the second installment. I know I will be. Thanks for joining so early and I’ll see ya tomorrow at the regularly scheduled time of 8 am.”
This is for Ailis…
Invading My Mind
http://youtu.be/XOk_k_XzN44
Synopsis of
“LEGACY FORGOTTEN” The Avalon Legacies
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Ailis has spent her entire life pretending that she did not have powers. Her mother deemed them UN normal and therefore bad. Her grandmother spent the first years of Ailis’ life teaching her, preparing her for a great destiny. When her mother found out she moved them away from her grandmother and teacher. So she decided to spend her life on the side of law enforcement. Her only problem now is that she is pretty sure the serial murders her homicide unit is investigating are not being committed by a human.
In walks the most gorgeous man she has ever seen. What’s wrong with that? Ailis not only knows he is a vampire but she also knows he is the one who’s been draining child molesters and murderers and leaving an empty carcass for her to find.
During her investigation she unearths secrets about her families past that takes her back to Camelot to right a wrong that occurred hundreds of years ago. Can she trust this vampire to help her solve a mystery that could very well end up with her being life challenged herself?
Dangerously attractive vampire, Kenneth has been around long enough to know that there are no such things as coincidences. That’s why, when he meets the undeniably strong willed homicide detective Ailis, he knows that there is a good explanation as to why she looks identical to his long dead fiancee. He just has to figure out what that would be. It doesn’t take long for her to remind him that he has a heart and what it feels like when it is breaking. When his one hundred year nemesis shows up in Miami and tries to force Ailis to join him, he realizes that her powers are worth something to even the worst of his kind. He pledges to protect her from any danger as long as he is still breathing.
If those trying to keep her from fulfilling her destiny have anything to do about it, that won’t be long at all.
Author Bio
Nicole Hill was born and raised in a very small town and with not much else to do, she turned to reading. Nicole loved the escape that she found in the pages of the stories that she read.
At around the age of twelve Nicole started to write down some of her own to read to her brother and sister before bed. Around the same time, she became very interested in the tales of King Arthur and Morgan Le Fay. Nicole loved the way magic was so alive in the legends. She always lost herself entirely in the world of Merlin but always hated the way the legends ended. She was always left wondering why they were never given a chance to redeem themselves.
So five years ago, when Nicole was working at a call center and had loads of time between calls, she decided she wanted to finish their story. Her way. So here she is.
Legacy Forgotten is the first in the Avalon Legacies. Nicole’s way of fixing what she considered to be a great injustice. She hopes you enjoy their world as much as she has.
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“LEGACY FORGOTTEN”
The Avalon Legacies
This book is good, really good! “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies by self-published author Nicole Hill was a delight to read! I was pulled into the story from the first few pages. The author writes with such a common verve and vitality that it was like talking to a girlfriend of mine and she was explaining a story to me.The heroine, Ailis, is tough on the outside and has the knock your socks off powers to prove it! I love powerful women characters and she was one! Being a half vampire, witch, and hard as nails detective, Ailis is drawn to her past only to find her family has secrets that have been hidden from her for a long time.
I loved, loved Kenneth!
What a twisted, messed up and downright awesome leading man/vampire! I enjoy and are addicted to flaws in characters like Kenneth, and then love comes to “bite” them into a different reality. Kenneth was drop-dead smexy! I really loved the way he was portrayed, and he sure kept my attention!
“Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies has action, passion, mystery, and most of all a wonderfully framed story! I was truly blown away by how the pacing moved and weaved. It kept me reading until early in the morning because I just couldn’t put it down.
The story line with the bad guy “Monolo” just came with so many twists and turns that I was saying to myself as I was reading it, “Now, that is cool!”
I love novels which are not all clean cut and clear. I love shockers and unexpected story lines!
Well, “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies had it all!
The book has editing issues, however editing can be fixed, the underlying story and the action can’t. But this author, Nicole Hill, doesn’t need to do anything with the book! It is outstanding in story and content, truly!
I am sure Nicole Hill has a bright future, and being a self-confessed “Vampire Connoisseur,” I will have to say “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies will be one of my favorites. I will go back and read again and again, it is just that good!
For content, story and just plain excitement, I give “Legacy Forgotten” The Avalon Legacies a rating of 5 out of 5 stars! Great job by the author, Nicole Hill!
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Character Interview with
Kenneth and Ailis
Hey guys and welcome to Good Morning World. I’m Quinn and thanks for getting up extremely early with us in order to join us for this special Interview with Kenneth Nunez and Her Highness, Ailis, The Queen of Avalon!
Ailis: “Please Quinn, It’s just Ailis.”
Quinn: ”Ailis, Kenneth, It’s so nice to have you.”
Kenneth and Ailis in unison: “Thank You for having us.”
They look at each other and chuckle.
Quinn: *Chuckles* “So everyone’s heard the story by now and if they haven’t, they need to bust out from under that rock and get with the program.” *Chuckles to herself.*
Español: Vista aerea de la población Taritari, Juan Griego, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“So let’s skip that part right now and get to the obvious question on everyone’s mind right now. Why is it, we are up at 3:30 am for an interview? I was told it was because you had to get back to Avalon before sunlight. I thought you were Avalonian now, I thought the goddess fixed that.”
Kenneth: Clears his throat, “Oh yes. Quite fine as long as I’m in Avalon. Here there is not a lot of magic left and the goddess’ reach no longer extends this far. So when we cross over, we go back to what we were.”
Quinn: “Oh I get it. So lets get back to the book. These events happened in what year?”
Ailis: “1989″
Quinn: ”Ailis, you were a homicide detective for MIA PD. How old were you?”
Ailis: ”Almost 22 I think That’s right because I graduated the academy in 1990.”
Quinn: ”You excelled within the department pretty fast. Did you always have powers or were they a complete surprise?”
Ailis: “There were always certain things I could do with my grandmother. Running really fast, being able to shoot very well. Mental communication, invisibility, those sort of things.”
Quinn: ”I know, you probably get asked to go invisible but I’m not going to. Some would think it was TV magic anyway. Wouldn’t want you to waste any juice.” *Chuckle*
Ailis: *Chuckle* “Well thanks for that.”
Quinn: ”So Kenneth, you met Ailis because she was investigating a string of unsolved murders that you were committing. What do you have to say about that?”
Kenneth: Shifts in his chair for a few seconds before sitting up straight and pasting an all to appealingly innocent smile upon his face. ”I have no idea what you mean. He leans in and looks deeply into her eyes. ”Ask the next question… Quinn.” He tells her in the greatest bedroom voice imitation she has ever heard.
Quinn: *Rolls her eyes* “You can kill the theatrics. That crap doesn’t work on me.”
Ailis: Busted out laughing.
Kenneth: Sits back in his chair with a perplexed look before glaring over at Ailis who is still rolling with laughter in her chair. ”OK. Fine. I killed them but one was a serial rapist another was a child molester. SKUM!” he spat and shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal.
Ailis: *Rolled her eyes* “Don’t bother 22 years and I still can’t get him to see that he did anything wrong.”
Quinn: *Looks at the camera* “What do you think world? Did they deserve to die? Or should Kenneth have let the police do their job? Go to our website and vote now!”
Kenneth: *Rolled his eyes* “The police do their job? Yeah. OK. I’ll hold my breath.”
Ailis: Pinches his thigh and glares at him.
Kenneth: “OW! Sorrrry.” *Rolls his eyes*
Quinn: Chuckles. ”OK guys. So I won’t go to far into the story but obviously, Ailis you have some very interesting ancestors who left you a nearly impossible honey do list.”
Ailis: *Snorts* “That’s the understatement of the century.”
Kenneth: Reaches over and squeezes her hand.
Quinn: ”And what about this book; Legacy Forgotten? These events started happening in 1989. Why bring it all now? Also why this unknown nobody? If you were going to try to tell the world about the almost destruction and enslavement of our planet, why use this,… oh. whats her name?” Flipped through some papers…”Nicole Hill?”
Ailis: ”Nicole was a surprise to us to. I was given information that we were going to need to tell the world what happened and that I was going to need to watch for a seer to tell our story. That was five years ago. We wanted and waited. Searched and searched. Finally, not too long ago, I did a Google search for my first name and came across the amazon sales page for “Legacy Forgotten.” Upon reading the description, I knew that we had finally found out seer.”
Quinn: ”So let me get this straight. She wrote your whole life story and she had never met you? How is that possible?”
Kenneth: ”She’s quite remarkably talented and as a great many useful gifts. Ailis is quite fond of her.”
Ailis: ”Oh. I love her. She’s awesome. Strong willed, speaks her mind and takes no prisoners honest. The perfect person to write our story if there ever was one.”
Quinn: ”But still. If you could have anyone, Why not someone famous someone sure to get your story out there?”
Kenneth: ”We did not chose Nicole. Nicole did not chose us. She was chose by a power higher than we could ever possibly fathom. It is not our place to question that choice.”
Quinn: ”OK. OK. Point taken. Now about the second book, which I’m told is in the collaboration stage, These events have happened as well. Correct?”
Kenneth: ”That’s correct. These however are more recent events. I can’t tell you any specifics, Nikki would have my head if I let her cats out of any of their bags. Or whatever that crazy things she always says is.”
Ailis: *Snickered* “It’s let the cat out of the bag. Dear” You will have to forgive him Quinn. He’s older than God.”
Kenneth: *Glared at Ailis* “I will get you back for that later. Wife”
Ailis: Laughed right in his face.
Quinn: ”OK. So I’ve also heard talk that there may be more supernatural creature out there to worry about.”
Kenneth: ”My you are well inf…”
Ailis: Elbowed him.
Kenneth: ” Oh. Sorry dear. Cats. Very cleaver Quinn. Nice try.”
Quinn: ”OK. OK. So lets talk about the Legacy she released a couple of weeks ago. She let that cats out after all.”
Quinn reads the Legacy Out loud for the audience:
The Vampire Deutsch: Der Vampir (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Legacy Foretold
When the two species have finally become one. The child must pass trial else all will be undone.
Within a test of no small measure, The child will be given the choice of a treasure.
The road may be dark and more than dreary, but the child must not stop no matter how weary.
Be careful the deceiver that lies in wait, Wanting the child to consume the bait.
Mind the Viper that stays at rest, Waiting for the chance to administer the test.
The child must move forward ever mindful of the goal, Always trust in thyself and listen to thy soul.
Quinn: ”Wow guys. That’s totally cryptic.
Ailis: “I know that you hate cryptic.
Quinn: “Yes, I read the book and am one of your biggest fans by the way.”
Ailis: ”Thanks.”
Quinn: ”How did you feel when you found this?”
Ailis: ”Ugh! I hated it! I wanted to burn it and pretend that we never found it.”
Quinn: ”But you didn’t.”
Ailis: ”No, might as well not throw away our only clue.”
Quinn: ”Now, the whole way through it keeps saying, The Child. You guys have two children am I right?”
Kenneth: ”That’s correct. Morgaine or Karma as we call her, Is 22 and Ken is 19.”
Quinn: ”So can you tell me which one is ‘The Child?’”
Ailis: ”No. Unfortunately, It would ruin Nikki’s plans. So your just going to have to wait and see.”
Quinn: ”Well seeing as we are running low on time, I will ask you a question that you have sidestepped a few times already and I would like an answer before you go. Why release the story now? Why tell the world after so many years? You have half the world who believe you and are grateful to you for what you did and the other half who think you are a couple of loons. Why do it?”
Kenneth: ”Well, that part about half the people not believing us is exactly the reason we are doing this. And exactly the reason we came on your show today. You see. As I said earlier, The goddess’ reach does not extend to earth. Avalon is for all intensive purposes, Another dimension. After we “Came out” so to speak last year, there were those in politics who demanded visits, just to make sure that earth was safe from us. It takes great power to keep the veil lifted. Power from both sides of the veil.”
Ailis: ”Unfortunately, There is not as much power on this side anymore. As people stopped believing in the power, It faded from your world. Very few humans still posses this power. If we can not create more power on this side of the veil, we will no longer be able to keep it open. We will have to separate Avalon from earth once more.”
Quinn: ”So that means no more visits from either side. Total blackout?”
Kenneth: ”Exactly.”
Ailis: ”We just feel that earth lost Avalon once already and we really don’t want to see that happen again.”
Quinn: ”So what is it that you need from the world?”
Ailis: ”We are asking that anyone with any powers contact the number at the bottom of the screen. We could really use all the help we could get in sustaining the stability of the gate. You can do this anonymously if you like as well.”
Quinn: ”And that’s it? Your sure? There is nothing else you are not telling us?”Kenneth: ”We are telling you everything we have been told.”
Quinn: ”Are you sure the goddess has told you everything?”
Kenneth: ”See that’s the thing about the goddess. She kinda works on a need to know basis.”
Quinn: ”And what about your seer? She can’t tell you anything?”
Ailis: ”Nikki would love to be able to. But it is not within her authority to tell us all that she sees. She does try to warn us if she sees something bad but she can never go into details.”
Quinn: “That seems frustrating. Well, I guess we’ll just have to trust you guys.” She looks at the camera. ”Well, you heard it here first world. ”To believe or not to believe. That is the question. Is the fate of the world now depending on weather or not we “ believe”? Or is this just simply an attempt to keep the gate open to Earth? I guess we’ll wait and see. For those few of you left out there that haven’t read Legacy Forgotten. Check out the book at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005WL8EAA and be waiting for the second installment. I know I will be. Thanks for joining so early and I’ll see ya tomorrow at the regularly scheduled time of 8 am.”
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This is for Ailis…
Invading My Mind
http://youtu.be/XOk_k_XzN44
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Synopsis of
“LEGACY FORGOTTEN” The Avalon Legacies
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Vampyren, “The Vampire”, by Edvard Munch (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Ailis has spent her entire life pretending that she did not have powers. Her mother deemed them UN normal and therefore bad. Her grandmother spent the first years of Ailis’ life teaching her, preparing her for a great destiny. When her mother found out she moved them away from her grandmother and teacher. So she decided to spend her life on the side of law enforcement. Her only problem now is that she is pretty sure the serial murders her homicide unit is investigating are not being committed by a human.
In walks the most gorgeous man she has ever seen. What’s wrong with that? Ailis not only knows he is a vampire but she also knows he is the one who’s been draining child molesters and murderers and leaving an empty carcass for her to find.
During her investigation she unearths secrets about her families past that takes her back to Camelot to right a wrong that occurred hundreds of years ago. Can she trust this vampire to help her solve a mystery that could very well end up with her being life challenged herself?
Dangerously attractive vampire, Kenneth has been around long enough to know that there are no such things as coincidences. That’s why, when he meets the undeniably strong willed homicide detective Ailis, he knows that there is a good explanation as to why she looks identical to his long dead fiancee. He just has to figure out what that would be. It doesn’t take long for her to remind him that he has a heart and what it feels like when it is breaking. When his one hundred year nemesis shows up in Miami and tries to force Ailis to join him, he realizes that her powers are worth something to even the worst of his kind. He pledges to protect her from any danger as long as he is still breathing.
If those trying to keep her from fulfilling her destiny have anything to do about it, that won’t be long at all.
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Author Bio
Nicole Hill was born and raised in a very small town and with not much else to do, she turned to reading. Nicole loved the escape that she found in the pages of the stories that she read.At around the age of twelve Nicole started to write down some of her own to read to her brother and sister before bed. Around the same time, she became very interested in the tales of King Arthur and Morgan Le Fay. Nicole loved the way magic was so alive in the legends. She always lost herself entirely in the world of Merlin but always hated the way the legends ended. She was always left wondering why they were never given a chance to redeem themselves.
So five years ago, when Nicole was working at a call center and had loads of time between calls, she decided she wanted to finish their story. Her way. So here she is.
Legacy Forgotten is the first in the Avalon Legacies. Nicole’s way of fixing what she considered to be a great injustice. She hopes you enjoy their world as much as she has.
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GIVEAWAY TIME…Nicole is giving away eBooks to 6 lucky people who answer:
Who is the sexiest Vampire EVER????
Be sure to leave your email address!
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October 25, 2012
“FANGS and HEARTS” Week Features Author Misty Harvey’s “Creatures of the Damned”
Synopsis of
“Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″
How can you run from something that lives inside of you?
Lynx harbors a much darker side, a side that continually calls for the fulfillment of death.
Betrayed by those that should have loved him unconditionally, he has grown distant and cold to the world that surrounds him.
Giving into the beast within has always been an easy feat. It’s learning the delicate balance between his sides that is the constant battle.
The women he deems worthy enough to grace his bed are few and far between. However, he finds small satisfaction in the dance as the beast calls for a more primal existence, one that could prove to shake the entire world Lynx has created for himself.
Will he ever find the one woman that will dance with the beast in the moonlight? And be strong enough to tame its wild nature?
Even as he wonders if he’ll find a life mate, his world turns upside down with the betrayal of a lifetime. Bringing Lynx firmly into the center fold of a battle that has been centuries in the making.
The sides are difficult to decipher and with a history like Lynx’s he questions who he can truly trust when it comes down to the nitty gritty of it all.
When the battle all really begins to unfold, Lynx realizes he may have bitten off more than he can chew this time.
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My review of
“Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″
by Misty Harvey
I am a self-admitted Paranormal Connoisseur with a certain specialty in Vampirism, so when I read “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″by Misty Harvey I was expecting the same old creatures to come out of the wood work as the story developed. However, not so for this novel! It wasn’t that way at all.
We first find our hero, Lynx, when he was young being the victim along with his mother of his father’s abuse. Then he was taken in by his rough and tough uncle and trained as a hunter of vampires. All along the author portrays Lynx as a double personality, so to speak, with the “Beast” on one hand and “Lynx” on the other!
Going back and forth in the dialogue throughout “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″ the Beast becomes more and more present. Time travel going back and forth kept me hitting the arrow button on my Kindle; however, I happen to like a book that you have to digest as opposed to skim over.
I found myself going through the book and being thrown hard curves in the story which I liked also because it really kept me engaged in the story. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning one night because I just couldn’t put it down!
Believe me, if you are looking for the same old story… you won’t find it in “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″ It is chuck full of action, twists, adult themes, and it leaves you searching for the next book to find out what happened to these characters.
I will have to say that I love a warped leading man who gets it together when he finds love. I hope that Lynx has found his love at last. I guess I will have to see when the next book comes out.
I give “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1” 5 out of 5 stars and a real thumbs up!
I encourage anyone who is a Paranormal Connoisseur like me to read it. You will not be sorry! Great read and novel by Misty Harvey!
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Interview with
Misty Harvey and Lynx DeWinter
First off, I would like to thank Emily for allowing Lynx DeWinter and I to come haunt her blog. I am truly honored.
Lynx is – well he is just a surely sort some days. It didn’t help that on our way over here he tried to scare a little kid, and she laughed, calling his Halloween costume lame. According to the kid, vampires are so last year.
I’d also like to thank all your readers that came by and took the time to read this blog. I hope you enjoy it.
Welcome, Lynx, are you excited? This is after all our first interview together.
Lynx: Yeah, I guess so. Did you have to pick training time to do it though? I have vampires to hunt. I still need to get Tatum. *His jaw begins to twitch*
I tried to get you to do the interview earlier, but you had to eat. We will go onto the next question then. What is going through your head when you are preparing for a hunt or battle?
Lynx: Easy, revenge. I want all of those filthy bloodsuckers to pay for what they’ve done to my parents – well, okay more importantly to my mother. My father can stay dead, on that point they did me a favor. *A black haze lines the edge of Lynx’s vision*
You were quoted as saying ‘How can you hide from something that lives inside you,’ how do you deal with this thing that lives inside you?
Lynx: It’s hard. I never know what each day will hold or when he will make his appearance known. It really gets in the way of my everyday living.
*The shift into ‘The Beast’ comes quickly*
The Beast: Thing? I am not a thing, and the human should count himself lucky. If I wasn’t there to save him at every turn he’d already be dead. He’s weak, and it’s pathetic. *The growl slid between his fangs, and danced along his lips*
What was it like when you made your first ‘kill’?
The Beast: Exhilarating, gratifying, I mean seriously those two deserved it. *He held up his hand to stop my next flow of words* And before you even ask, yes I’m glad I killed those two idiots. I mean seriously, it spread the word to fear me, but more importantly, it kept two lesser vampires from roaming the earth.
Some believe you did it to save the woman. *I raise my eyebrow at him*
The Beast: And they are idiots. Humans are to be manipulated into doing what our superior race want.
Then why did you send her away in a cab?
The Beast: You can kill a thousand vampires and nobody cares or even knows. We have no records of our existence. Kill one human, and it becomes a village hunt. I’m not fond of being burned at a stake during daylight.
What’s it like to be a clan leader?
The Beast: It’s hard work. I want to rule the biggest clan of our supernatural world, and I was landed with the ‘cops’ of it. Seems like a stale joke played by karma to me.
I think I’ve taken up enough of your time. You appear to be growing hungry. *I eye him warily*. Thank you for joining us.
The Beast: Yeah, sure, you are welcome. I have work to do. Speaking of work, so do you. I think it’s been long enough. Do you think you can get book two out now? People want to know more about me, and who could blame them. I am amazing. Besides, I have a son now that is going to be just as powerful as his father is.
Anyway, thank you for joining us. Have a good night, readers, and Happy Halloween.
LNYX has a SONG!!!!
HEAT OF THE MOMENT
http://youtu.be/NfFjb3B9RRw
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Misty Harvey Author Bio:
I’ve always felt a certain draw to the night, and the creatures that live there. So writing about these beings has always been easy for me. That isn’t to say there isn’t always a certain level of mysticism in each experience.
I’ve lived with the characters of my books, heard their tales, experienced their up and downs with them.
Now I share it all with you, my readers. Come join me in a walk in the moonlight. Let us experience a new way of life that occurs after sunset.
Misty’s Stalker Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/misty.harvey1?ref=tn_tnmn
Twitter: @Elaurana
Blog: Authormistyh.webs.com
Buy Links:
Amazon US: http://tinyurl.com/8dqmb32
Amazon UK: http://tinyurl.com/8mfw4hj
B & N: http://tinyurl.com/8ldgbwg
GIVEAWAY FROM MISTY!
First TWO people
who answer this question right and leave their email
get a FREE eBOOK!
What is the difference between Lynx and The Beast?
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“Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″
How can you run from something that lives inside of you?Lynx harbors a much darker side, a side that continually calls for the fulfillment of death.
Betrayed by those that should have loved him unconditionally, he has grown distant and cold to the world that surrounds him.
Giving into the beast within has always been an easy feat. It’s learning the delicate balance between his sides that is the constant battle.
The women he deems worthy enough to grace his bed are few and far between. However, he finds small satisfaction in the dance as the beast calls for a more primal existence, one that could prove to shake the entire world Lynx has created for himself.
Will he ever find the one woman that will dance with the beast in the moonlight? And be strong enough to tame its wild nature?
Even as he wonders if he’ll find a life mate, his world turns upside down with the betrayal of a lifetime. Bringing Lynx firmly into the center fold of a battle that has been centuries in the making.
The sides are difficult to decipher and with a history like Lynx’s he questions who he can truly trust when it comes down to the nitty gritty of it all.
When the battle all really begins to unfold, Lynx realizes he may have bitten off more than he can chew this time.
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My review of
“Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″
by Misty Harvey
I am a self-admitted Paranormal Connoisseur with a certain specialty in Vampirism, so when I read “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″by Misty Harvey I was expecting the same old creatures to come out of the wood work as the story developed. However, not so for this novel! It wasn’t that way at all.
We first find our hero, Lynx, when he was young being the victim along with his mother of his father’s abuse. Then he was taken in by his rough and tough uncle and trained as a hunter of vampires. All along the author portrays Lynx as a double personality, so to speak, with the “Beast” on one hand and “Lynx” on the other!
Going back and forth in the dialogue throughout “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″ the Beast becomes more and more present. Time travel going back and forth kept me hitting the arrow button on my Kindle; however, I happen to like a book that you have to digest as opposed to skim over.
I found myself going through the book and being thrown hard curves in the story which I liked also because it really kept me engaged in the story. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning one night because I just couldn’t put it down!
2 Much Drama (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Believe me, if you are looking for the same old story… you won’t find it in “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1″ It is chuck full of action, twists, adult themes, and it leaves you searching for the next book to find out what happened to these characters.
I will have to say that I love a warped leading man who gets it together when he finds love. I hope that Lynx has found his love at last. I guess I will have to see when the next book comes out.
I give “Creatures of the Damned: DeWinter Series #1” 5 out of 5 stars and a real thumbs up!
I encourage anyone who is a Paranormal Connoisseur like me to read it. You will not be sorry! Great read and novel by Misty Harvey!
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Interview with
Misty Harvey and Lynx DeWinter
First off, I would like to thank Emily for allowing Lynx DeWinter and I to come haunt her blog. I am truly honored.
Lynx is – well he is just a surely sort some days. It didn’t help that on our way over here he tried to scare a little kid, and she laughed, calling his Halloween costume lame. According to the kid, vampires are so last year.
I’d also like to thank all your readers that came by and took the time to read this blog. I hope you enjoy it.
Welcome, Lynx, are you excited? This is after all our first interview together.
Love ? I love love love you. (Photo credit: @Doug88888)
Lynx: Yeah, I guess so. Did you have to pick training time to do it though? I have vampires to hunt. I still need to get Tatum. *His jaw begins to twitch*
I tried to get you to do the interview earlier, but you had to eat. We will go onto the next question then. What is going through your head when you are preparing for a hunt or battle?
Lynx: Easy, revenge. I want all of those filthy bloodsuckers to pay for what they’ve done to my parents – well, okay more importantly to my mother. My father can stay dead, on that point they did me a favor. *A black haze lines the edge of Lynx’s vision*
You were quoted as saying ‘How can you hide from something that lives inside you,’ how do you deal with this thing that lives inside you?
Lynx: It’s hard. I never know what each day will hold or when he will make his appearance known. It really gets in the way of my everyday living.
*The shift into ‘The Beast’ comes quickly*
Beast (Beast album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Beast: Thing? I am not a thing, and the human should count himself lucky. If I wasn’t there to save him at every turn he’d already be dead. He’s weak, and it’s pathetic. *The growl slid between his fangs, and danced along his lips*
What was it like when you made your first ‘kill’?
The Beast: Exhilarating, gratifying, I mean seriously those two deserved it. *He held up his hand to stop my next flow of words* And before you even ask, yes I’m glad I killed those two idiots. I mean seriously, it spread the word to fear me, but more importantly, it kept two lesser vampires from roaming the earth.
Some believe you did it to save the woman. *I raise my eyebrow at him*
The Beast: And they are idiots. Humans are to be manipulated into doing what our superior race want.
Then why did you send her away in a cab?
The Beast: You can kill a thousand vampires and nobody cares or even knows. We have no records of our existence. Kill one human, and it becomes a village hunt. I’m not fond of being burned at a stake during daylight.
What’s it like to be a clan leader?
The Beast: It’s hard work. I want to rule the biggest clan of our supernatural world, and I was landed with the ‘cops’ of it. Seems like a stale joke played by karma to me.
I think I’ve taken up enough of your time. You appear to be growing hungry. *I eye him warily*. Thank you for joining us.
The Beast: Yeah, sure, you are welcome. I have work to do. Speaking of work, so do you. I think it’s been long enough. Do you think you can get book two out now? People want to know more about me, and who could blame them. I am amazing. Besides, I have a son now that is going to be just as powerful as his father is.
Anyway, thank you for joining us. Have a good night, readers, and Happy Halloween.
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LNYX has a SONG!!!!
HEAT OF THE MOMENT
http://youtu.be/NfFjb3B9RRw
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Misty Harvey Author Bio:
I’ve always felt a certain draw to the night, and the creatures that live there. So writing about these beings has always been easy for me. That isn’t to say there isn’t always a certain level of mysticism in each experience.I’ve lived with the characters of my books, heard their tales, experienced their up and downs with them.
Now I share it all with you, my readers. Come join me in a walk in the moonlight. Let us experience a new way of life that occurs after sunset.
Misty’s Stalker Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/misty.harvey1?ref=tn_tnmn
Twitter: @Elaurana
Blog: Authormistyh.webs.com
Buy Links:
Amazon US: http://tinyurl.com/8dqmb32
Amazon UK: http://tinyurl.com/8mfw4hj
B & N: http://tinyurl.com/8ldgbwg
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GIVEAWAY FROM MISTY!
First TWO people
who answer this question right and leave their email
get a FREE eBOOK!
What is the difference between Lynx and The Beast?
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October 24, 2012
“FANGS and HEARTS” Week Begins today with Author Daven Anderson – FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY!!
My review of
“Vampire Syndrome”
by Daven Anderson
Jack Wendell is a person with Down’s Syndrome and a Gold Medal Special Olympics runner! He is bit one night by a rabid vampire and the adventure begins there.
Jack finds there is a world that he never knew about but in books and that wasn’t even right. There are vampires who are human and then there are vampires who are alien called, “Pures.”
Now, the human vampires have a rule that any vampire which is mentally handicapped is put to death.
So, needless to say, Jack is on the run for his life from a merciless venerator, (vampire law-keeper) Damien.
What makes it more confusing for Jack is that Damien’s wife, Lilith, is the Vampire President!
She wants to save Jack but Damien wants Jack DEAD!
Now, Lilith is not all warm and loving… no way! She is just as twisted and ruthless as her husband, Damien. They have a small love and big hate relationship. Damien and Lilith are constantly one-upping each other. Damien with his mistress and Lilith with her covertly hiding Jack. The power-play between these unsavory characters was vicious.
Damien can’t get Jack so he calls in the “Big Guns” from Romania to catch him called Zetania! She is an accomplished venerator and very skilled to bring Jack in.
However, what Damien doesn’t know is that she is working on the slide for Lilith… How can Jack survive? Will he be able to change the world of human vampires? Will he make them accept him the way he is?
My thoughts
“Vampire Syndrome” by Daven Anderson is a ground-breaking and unbelievable vampire story.
I was taken aback at how he was able to actually capture Jack’s thought process so clearly. I have a brother who is mentally handicapped and the words and actions were so similar… it was like my brother was talking. I also thought Jack was the only hero of the book. The vampires were so twisted on either side and Jack was the only light to make both sides come together.
I was amazed by some of the action sequences because they were so well detailed and drawn out. Mr. Anderson’s writing is well-thought out and kept moving. There was something on each page of my Kindle that made you want to hit the arrow button to the other page. I was spellbound by “Vampire Syndrome.”
The point of view was textbook and easy to read. Mr. Anderson depicted word pictures that made my imagination fly. The characters were three-dimensional and fluid. Critically, I thought the book to be almost perfect.
Please be aware “Vampire Syndrome” is an ADULT read.
However, if you are a Paranormal Fan like me and want a pioneering, innovative and action packed vampire story, “Vampire Syndrome” is for you!
For this and so much more, I give Daven Anderson’s “Vampire Syndrome” a hearty five star rating!
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“Vampire Syndrome”
Synopsis
Can Special Oympics champion Jack Wendell survive, now that he’s been turned into a vampire?
All Jack wants is to be accepted as a valued member of the vampire community. But he can’t do this when Chief Venator (vampire law enforcer) Damien Tepesh has ordered Jack to be killed.
Fortunately, Jack wins the respect of a powerful ally. Lilith Morrigan, President of the Vampires, hides Jack from the ruthless Venators and gives him a chance to prove his worth. But she cannot stop her husband Damien from targeting Jack.
Damien summons Romania’s Chief Venator Zetania Vinescu to Colorado to help him hunt Jack. Lilith over-rides her husband and orders Zetania to protect Jack from the Venators.
As Damien and Lilith battle over control of Jack, a new threat emerges. A space-alien Pure vampire has come to Colorado, specifically to kidnap Jack. Even if Damien and Lilith settle their differences, can they keep Jack safe from the Pures?
Interview with Daven Anderson
WELCOME Daven!
Please share about how in the world did you come up with the idea for “Vampire Syndrome”?
On June 13, 2009, I finished reading “Breaking Dawn.” I found the ending to be flat, and I thought, “I could write something better that that.” By the time I went to bed that night, I had the basic storyline and my four main characters (Jack, Damien, Lilith and Zetania) clearly defined in my mind.
“Vampire Syndrome” is so different from what I’ve ever read before. What was the thought process behind it? Did you have to do research into the condition of Down’s syndrome?
I have worked side-by-side with special-needs individuals (Down Syndrome, autistic, etc.) for over twenty years. The grocery industry makes notable efforts to employ special-needs individuals and use their skills to the best advantage for all concerned. Special-needs individuals are valuable members of our team, just like anyone else. When they work as a team with everyone else, it builds their self-esteem and gives them a sense a purpose in the world. That’s what we all want, really!
When you have worked with special-needs persons for as long as I have, I have done all the “research” I could ever need to do simply by observing them, interacting with them, and being friends with them. As Yogi Berra said, “You can observe a lot just by watching.”
I have a brother who is mentally handicapped. I know from experience how my brother was treated. I was always in defense of him and taking care of him… even though he was older. Can you share some of your personal thought about Down’s syndrome and how our society lifts or lets down the handicapped?
I could write a non-fiction book or three simply from my experiences at work. One of our special-needs employees was featured in a local newspaper article for his outstanding customer service skills. Does it get any better than that? On the darker side, we once had to call the police to deal with a pack of youths who were bullying an autistic employee and physically preventing him from collecting our shopping carts. Not the best idea when the police station is one block away from our store! Over a dozen cop cars showed up.
The saddest thing is when you get that rare customer who is prejudiced against special-needs individuals. One obviously biased woman asked me to get another sacker to finish bagging her order. I refused to do so, and I told her “*** is doing his job correctly.” I refused to put up with her degrading treatment, because *** is not just my co-worker, he is my friend.
One of the most important points I make in my book is that cunning and quick wit do not equal wisdom. Damien and Lilith excel in cunning and quick-witted strategy, but many of their actions are not wise. In terms of their actions, Jack is the wisest character in my book. He is the only one who always does what he should be doing.
In our everyday lives, most all of us will know at least one “smart” person who makes bad choices. What my novel shows you is that wisdom is not defined by a person’s I.Q. score. The special-needs people I’ve worked with for twenty years are some of the wisest people I will ever know.
If someone else was describing “Vampire Syndrome” what would they say?
“It sure is original.” I think I’ve succeeded in crafting a novel where even its harshest critics will have to concede that it is at least an original concept, and that I wrote it the way I wanted to do it.
The feedback I’ve received has been much better than I thought. I was worried that some people would be turned off by the harsh nature of Damien and Lilith’s antagonistic marriage relationship, which is basically a vampire version of “War Of The Roses” or “Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry.” Then I combined that with Jack, who is a vampire version of “Forrest Gump.” Not the most obvious combination, I admit, but it sure is original!
I love this question because you never know what you will come up with… what random fact about yourself that would surprise your fans and our readers?
I am a big fan of the TV series “Xena: Warrior Princess.”
Why are you drawn to be a great Author of Paranormal? Why Vampires especially?
Explaining thousands of years of worldwide vampire folklore in scientific and rational terms was the most enjoyable challenge I’ve had in my life. I ended up with two types of vampires, humans and the alien “Pures.” I couldn’t rationalize, in scientific terms, the human body changing enough to combust in sunlight, generate inner gravity to cling to walls and ceilings, or to suddenly become garlic-averse after years of eating garlic as a normal human. But when you have an alien race, all of these become easy to explain. If the Pures’ home planet had full cloud cover, they did not evolve with a tolerance for direct UV radiation from sunlight. No life form on Earth (that I know of) generates its own inner gravitational forces, but the Pures are aliens. And their home planet has no acidic plants such as onions or garlic, meaning the Pures did not evolve with a tolerance for same.
Some people will say the scariest thing about my novel is that all my explanations of this folklore make sense.
Who are your favorite authors and why?
Philip K. Dick. The closer we get to his visions of the future, the more we realize how right he was. By the time “Minority Report” came out as a movie, everyone in the audience knew those personalized advertising holograms will soon be possible.
William Shakespeare. The human conditions he expresses are timeless.
If you could live during any period in time, when would it be and who would you be?
Right now. It’s an exciting time to be an author, living in the greatest period of literary change since the Gutenberg Press was invented.
Do you have a day job? If so, how does your writing fit in?
My working closely for with special-needs people for over twenty years in the grocery business has allowed me to craft a uniquely realistic first-person point of view, seen through the eyes of a special-needs person. So far, every reader of Vampire Syndrome who has a special-needs family member or friend has agreed that Jack’s point of view is right on target.
And, working in the retail grocery business for that length of time will educate you about everything you would ever want to know about human nature, whether you wished to learn it or not.
Can you can share with us about books you have written after “Vampire Syndrome”?
I’m working on “Vampire Conspiracy”, the second novel of the “Vampire Syndrome” trilogy. And “Sisters Of The Alpha Moon”, a novel about an all-female werewolf pack.
It will be quite a task to re-invent the werewolf universe in the same manner that I did for vampires in “Vampire Syndrome.” Including a more precise explanation for what silver bullets actually do to their kind.
Daven, THANK YOU being a guest on “FANGS and HEARTS” week!
I’m thrilled to be here. Thank YOU for this wonderful interview!
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Daven Anderson Bio:
After forty-plus years of reading other people’s books, Daven Anderson was finally motivated to create his own. Daven’s close working relationships with special-needs individuals led him to create character Jack Wendell, the world’s first dignified, sympathetic special-needs vampire hero.
Daven’s love of black comedies led him to create characters Damien Tepesh and Lilith Morrigan. Selfish, battling, power-tripping spouses who are the perfect foils for Jack’s generous heart and his earnest truth. Daven’s admiration of those who persevere against social prejudice led him to create Zetania Vinescu, Gypsy vampire and Jack’s protector. Daven’s love of musclecars and the open road led to the vampires’ high-octane adventures all across the beautiful state of Colorado.
Last but not least, Daven’s extensive computers skills brought Vampire Syndrome to your e-reader!
STALKER LINKS FOR DAVEN:
Blog Link:
http://vampiresyndrome.wordpress.com/
Goodreads Link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16094869-vampire-syndrome
Smashwords Link:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/219620
Public E-Mail:
author@vampiresyndrome.net
Snippet of ”Vampire Syndrome”
Goodbye Gruel World
Jack Wendell:
Is this the end of my life? Am I gonna die? The girl in the pink tank-top shoves me down to the ground and bares her fangs. This can’t be. Vampires are just in books and movies. And she’s wearing a big cross, too. Aren’t Vampires afraid of crosses?
I fight to slip free from her grip. She’s shrieking like a wounded animal as she tries to bite my neck. Just as I get my left arm free, she grabs it. The girl twists my arm behind my back, leans down and bites my neck hard.
Her fangs sink in. The pain sends shock waves through my upper body. I can feel her sucking blood out of my neck vein.
Gross.
Three people run up to us, grab the girl and try to pull her off of me. A tall guy wraps his arms around her torso and yells “Let him go!”
At last, the people manage to pull the screaming girl off me. I push myself up from the pavement and run down Lowell Boulevard, to get back to my group home. And get as far as I can from that mad, biting lady.
What the hell just happened? One moment, I was running practice laps on the Mullen High School track. Next thing I knew, some crazy lady with Vampire teeth jumped on me and bit my neck. Hard.
I look back. No one’s after me. Good. I slow down from my running and start to walk.
Her teeth were probably fake, but they were sharp enough to pierce my skin. I reach up to my neck and feel the bite area.
Just a few drops of blood are on my fingertips. That’s odd. I should be bleeding a lot more, ’cause she sunk her teeth in deep. I’ve had paper cuts that bled a lot more than this, and they hardly hurt at all. My neck is still sore.
Could she have been a real Vampire? I don’t think so. I look west toward the mountains. The sun hasn’t even gone down yet. Vampires can’t go out in sunlight, or they’d burn up.
Sirens, in the distance. I bet they’re cops going to arrest that crazy lady. Good. She needs to go to jail. Jumping on people and biting them is an assault charge, like I saw on Cops.
She might kick the policemen and bite them, too, like the long-haired shirtless guy did in that trailer park episode.
I’m walking uphill on Lowell Boulevard. Feels like I’m in slow motion. Oxford Street can’t be more than two blocks away, but it’s taking forever for me to get there.
My head feels like it’s floating in space. But I’m not dizzy, like I was the first time I got off a roller coaster. I was seven years old. I could barely stand up after I rode Mister Twister. Right now, I’m walking just fine. It just seems like time’s standing still.
RUNNING ON EMPTY for Jack!
Get Daven’s Book FREE!!!!!!!!!!
“Vampire Syndrome”
from
Smashwords Coupon Code RC29W
This runs from Oct. 24th to Mon. Nov. 5th
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/219620
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Get Daven’s Book FREE!!!!!
“The Vampire’s Confession: Truth Or Con Sequences”
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This runs from Friday Oct. 27th to Wed. Oct 31st
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Filed under: FREE, GIVEAWAY, Paranormal Romance, Snippet, Uncategorized Tagged: Breaking Dawn, Capitol Hill, Dawn, Death, Denver, Denver International Airport, Lilith, People, Romania, Southwestern United States, Special Olympics, Vampire, Venator, Yogi Berra
“Vampire Syndrome”
by Daven Anderson
Jack Wendell is a person with Down’s Syndrome and a Gold Medal Special Olympics runner! He is bit one night by a rabid vampire and the adventure begins there. Jack finds there is a world that he never knew about but in books and that wasn’t even right. There are vampires who are human and then there are vampires who are alien called, “Pures.”
Now, the human vampires have a rule that any vampire which is mentally handicapped is put to death.
So, needless to say, Jack is on the run for his life from a merciless venerator, (vampire law-keeper) Damien.
What makes it more confusing for Jack is that Damien’s wife, Lilith, is the Vampire President!
She wants to save Jack but Damien wants Jack DEAD!
Lilith (Photo credit: rami.sedhom)
Now, Lilith is not all warm and loving… no way! She is just as twisted and ruthless as her husband, Damien. They have a small love and big hate relationship. Damien and Lilith are constantly one-upping each other. Damien with his mistress and Lilith with her covertly hiding Jack. The power-play between these unsavory characters was vicious.
Damien can’t get Jack so he calls in the “Big Guns” from Romania to catch him called Zetania! She is an accomplished venerator and very skilled to bring Jack in.
However, what Damien doesn’t know is that she is working on the slide for Lilith… How can Jack survive? Will he be able to change the world of human vampires? Will he make them accept him the way he is?
My thoughts
Special Olympics (Photo credit: heraldpost)
“Vampire Syndrome” by Daven Anderson is a ground-breaking and unbelievable vampire story.
I was taken aback at how he was able to actually capture Jack’s thought process so clearly. I have a brother who is mentally handicapped and the words and actions were so similar… it was like my brother was talking. I also thought Jack was the only hero of the book. The vampires were so twisted on either side and Jack was the only light to make both sides come together.
I was amazed by some of the action sequences because they were so well detailed and drawn out. Mr. Anderson’s writing is well-thought out and kept moving. There was something on each page of my Kindle that made you want to hit the arrow button to the other page. I was spellbound by “Vampire Syndrome.”
The point of view was textbook and easy to read. Mr. Anderson depicted word pictures that made my imagination fly. The characters were three-dimensional and fluid. Critically, I thought the book to be almost perfect.
Please be aware “Vampire Syndrome” is an ADULT read.
However, if you are a Paranormal Fan like me and want a pioneering, innovative and action packed vampire story, “Vampire Syndrome” is for you!
For this and so much more, I give Daven Anderson’s “Vampire Syndrome” a hearty five star rating!
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“Vampire Syndrome”
Synopsis
Vampire Killing Kit circa 1840 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Can Special Oympics champion Jack Wendell survive, now that he’s been turned into a vampire?
All Jack wants is to be accepted as a valued member of the vampire community. But he can’t do this when Chief Venator (vampire law enforcer) Damien Tepesh has ordered Jack to be killed.
Fortunately, Jack wins the respect of a powerful ally. Lilith Morrigan, President of the Vampires, hides Jack from the ruthless Venators and gives him a chance to prove his worth. But she cannot stop her husband Damien from targeting Jack.
Damien summons Romania’s Chief Venator Zetania Vinescu to Colorado to help him hunt Jack. Lilith over-rides her husband and orders Zetania to protect Jack from the Venators.
As Damien and Lilith battle over control of Jack, a new threat emerges. A space-alien Pure vampire has come to Colorado, specifically to kidnap Jack. Even if Damien and Lilith settle their differences, can they keep Jack safe from the Pures?
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Interview with Daven Anderson
WELCOME Daven!
Please share about how in the world did you come up with the idea for “Vampire Syndrome”?
On June 13, 2009, I finished reading “Breaking Dawn.” I found the ending to be flat, and I thought, “I could write something better that that.” By the time I went to bed that night, I had the basic storyline and my four main characters (Jack, Damien, Lilith and Zetania) clearly defined in my mind.
“Vampire Syndrome” is so different from what I’ve ever read before. What was the thought process behind it? Did you have to do research into the condition of Down’s syndrome?
I have worked side-by-side with special-needs individuals (Down Syndrome, autistic, etc.) for over twenty years. The grocery industry makes notable efforts to employ special-needs individuals and use their skills to the best advantage for all concerned. Special-needs individuals are valuable members of our team, just like anyone else. When they work as a team with everyone else, it builds their self-esteem and gives them a sense a purpose in the world. That’s what we all want, really!
When you have worked with special-needs persons for as long as I have, I have done all the “research” I could ever need to do simply by observing them, interacting with them, and being friends with them. As Yogi Berra said, “You can observe a lot just by watching.”
I have a brother who is mentally handicapped. I know from experience how my brother was treated. I was always in defense of him and taking care of him… even though he was older. Can you share some of your personal thought about Down’s syndrome and how our society lifts or lets down the handicapped?
I could write a non-fiction book or three simply from my experiences at work. One of our special-needs employees was featured in a local newspaper article for his outstanding customer service skills. Does it get any better than that? On the darker side, we once had to call the police to deal with a pack of youths who were bullying an autistic employee and physically preventing him from collecting our shopping carts. Not the best idea when the police station is one block away from our store! Over a dozen cop cars showed up.
The saddest thing is when you get that rare customer who is prejudiced against special-needs individuals. One obviously biased woman asked me to get another sacker to finish bagging her order. I refused to do so, and I told her “*** is doing his job correctly.” I refused to put up with her degrading treatment, because *** is not just my co-worker, he is my friend.
One of the most important points I make in my book is that cunning and quick wit do not equal wisdom. Damien and Lilith excel in cunning and quick-witted strategy, but many of their actions are not wise. In terms of their actions, Jack is the wisest character in my book. He is the only one who always does what he should be doing.
In our everyday lives, most all of us will know at least one “smart” person who makes bad choices. What my novel shows you is that wisdom is not defined by a person’s I.Q. score. The special-needs people I’ve worked with for twenty years are some of the wisest people I will ever know.
If someone else was describing “Vampire Syndrome” what would they say?
“It sure is original.” I think I’ve succeeded in crafting a novel where even its harshest critics will have to concede that it is at least an original concept, and that I wrote it the way I wanted to do it.
The feedback I’ve received has been much better than I thought. I was worried that some people would be turned off by the harsh nature of Damien and Lilith’s antagonistic marriage relationship, which is basically a vampire version of “War Of The Roses” or “Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry.” Then I combined that with Jack, who is a vampire version of “Forrest Gump.” Not the most obvious combination, I admit, but it sure is original!
I love this question because you never know what you will come up with… what random fact about yourself that would surprise your fans and our readers?
I am a big fan of the TV series “Xena: Warrior Princess.”
Why are you drawn to be a great Author of Paranormal? Why Vampires especially?
Explaining thousands of years of worldwide vampire folklore in scientific and rational terms was the most enjoyable challenge I’ve had in my life. I ended up with two types of vampires, humans and the alien “Pures.” I couldn’t rationalize, in scientific terms, the human body changing enough to combust in sunlight, generate inner gravity to cling to walls and ceilings, or to suddenly become garlic-averse after years of eating garlic as a normal human. But when you have an alien race, all of these become easy to explain. If the Pures’ home planet had full cloud cover, they did not evolve with a tolerance for direct UV radiation from sunlight. No life form on Earth (that I know of) generates its own inner gravitational forces, but the Pures are aliens. And their home planet has no acidic plants such as onions or garlic, meaning the Pures did not evolve with a tolerance for same.
Some people will say the scariest thing about my novel is that all my explanations of this folklore make sense.
Who are your favorite authors and why?
Philip K. Dick. The closer we get to his visions of the future, the more we realize how right he was. By the time “Minority Report” came out as a movie, everyone in the audience knew those personalized advertising holograms will soon be possible.
William Shakespeare. The human conditions he expresses are timeless.
If you could live during any period in time, when would it be and who would you be?
Right now. It’s an exciting time to be an author, living in the greatest period of literary change since the Gutenberg Press was invented.
working at home (Photo credit: atconc)
Do you have a day job? If so, how does your writing fit in?
My working closely for with special-needs people for over twenty years in the grocery business has allowed me to craft a uniquely realistic first-person point of view, seen through the eyes of a special-needs person. So far, every reader of Vampire Syndrome who has a special-needs family member or friend has agreed that Jack’s point of view is right on target.
And, working in the retail grocery business for that length of time will educate you about everything you would ever want to know about human nature, whether you wished to learn it or not.
Can you can share with us about books you have written after “Vampire Syndrome”?
I’m working on “Vampire Conspiracy”, the second novel of the “Vampire Syndrome” trilogy. And “Sisters Of The Alpha Moon”, a novel about an all-female werewolf pack.
It will be quite a task to re-invent the werewolf universe in the same manner that I did for vampires in “Vampire Syndrome.” Including a more precise explanation for what silver bullets actually do to their kind.
Daven, THANK YOU being a guest on “FANGS and HEARTS” week!
I’m thrilled to be here. Thank YOU for this wonderful interview!
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Daven Anderson Bio:
After forty-plus years of reading other people’s books, Daven Anderson was finally motivated to create his own. Daven’s close working relationships with special-needs individuals led him to create character Jack Wendell, the world’s first dignified, sympathetic special-needs vampire hero.Daven’s love of black comedies led him to create characters Damien Tepesh and Lilith Morrigan. Selfish, battling, power-tripping spouses who are the perfect foils for Jack’s generous heart and his earnest truth. Daven’s admiration of those who persevere against social prejudice led him to create Zetania Vinescu, Gypsy vampire and Jack’s protector. Daven’s love of musclecars and the open road led to the vampires’ high-octane adventures all across the beautiful state of Colorado.
Last but not least, Daven’s extensive computers skills brought Vampire Syndrome to your e-reader!
STALKER LINKS FOR DAVEN:
Blog Link:
http://vampiresyndrome.wordpress.com/
Goodreads Link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16094869-vampire-syndrome
Smashwords Link:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/219620
Public E-Mail:
author@vampiresyndrome.net
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Snippet of ”Vampire Syndrome”
Goodbye Gruel World
Jack Wendell:
Is this the end of my life? Am I gonna die? The girl in the pink tank-top shoves me down to the ground and bares her fangs. This can’t be. Vampires are just in books and movies. And she’s wearing a big cross, too. Aren’t Vampires afraid of crosses?
I fight to slip free from her grip. She’s shrieking like a wounded animal as she tries to bite my neck. Just as I get my left arm free, she grabs it. The girl twists my arm behind my back, leans down and bites my neck hard.
Her fangs sink in. The pain sends shock waves through my upper body. I can feel her sucking blood out of my neck vein.
Gross.
Three people run up to us, grab the girl and try to pull her off of me. A tall guy wraps his arms around her torso and yells “Let him go!”
At last, the people manage to pull the screaming girl off me. I push myself up from the pavement and run down Lowell Boulevard, to get back to my group home. And get as far as I can from that mad, biting lady.
What the hell just happened? One moment, I was running practice laps on the Mullen High School track. Next thing I knew, some crazy lady with Vampire teeth jumped on me and bit my neck. Hard.
I look back. No one’s after me. Good. I slow down from my running and start to walk.
Her teeth were probably fake, but they were sharp enough to pierce my skin. I reach up to my neck and feel the bite area.
Just a few drops of blood are on my fingertips. That’s odd. I should be bleeding a lot more, ’cause she sunk her teeth in deep. I’ve had paper cuts that bled a lot more than this, and they hardly hurt at all. My neck is still sore.
Could she have been a real Vampire? I don’t think so. I look west toward the mountains. The sun hasn’t even gone down yet. Vampires can’t go out in sunlight, or they’d burn up.
Sirens, in the distance. I bet they’re cops going to arrest that crazy lady. Good. She needs to go to jail. Jumping on people and biting them is an assault charge, like I saw on Cops.
She might kick the policemen and bite them, too, like the long-haired shirtless guy did in that trailer park episode.
I’m walking uphill on Lowell Boulevard. Feels like I’m in slow motion. Oxford Street can’t be more than two blocks away, but it’s taking forever for me to get there.
My head feels like it’s floating in space. But I’m not dizzy, like I was the first time I got off a roller coaster. I was seven years old. I could barely stand up after I rode Mister Twister. Right now, I’m walking just fine. It just seems like time’s standing still.
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RUNNING ON EMPTY for Jack!
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Get Daven’s Book FREE!!!!!!!!!!
“Vampire Syndrome”
from
Smashwords Coupon Code RC29W
This runs from Oct. 24th to Mon. Nov. 5th
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/219620
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Get Daven’s Book FREE!!!!!
“The Vampire’s Confession: Truth Or Con Sequences”
on Amazon
This runs from Friday Oct. 27th to Wed. Oct 31st
http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Confession-Truth-Sequences-ebook/dp/B0096HMD30
Filed under: FREE, GIVEAWAY, Paranormal Romance, Snippet, Uncategorized Tagged: Breaking Dawn, Capitol Hill, Dawn, Death, Denver, Denver International Airport, Lilith, People, Romania, Southwestern United States, Special Olympics, Vampire, Venator, Yogi Berra
October 23, 2012
“FANGS and HEARTS” Week is ONE DAY AWAY!!! and “LOOK” Challenge and Beautiful Blogger Award
“FANGS and HEARTS” week
is Tomorrow!!
Some of the greatest
Vampire Novel and Authors ever!
GIVEAWAYS
REVIEWS
INTERVIEWS
Come each day for something new!
The LOOK Challenge
This is from Paige Addams a wonderful Author and friend. Thank you Paige YOU ROCK and I love your writing! Check the lovey Paige Addams out, you won’t be disappointed
Here are the rules:
Search your manuscript for the word “look,” and then copy the surrounding paragraphs into a post.
Give a little background on the scene if you’d like.
My scene is from “ACCENDO” the Third Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”
Description: Charmeine has gone to Hell to rescue Tabbruis! She finds him in the Lake of Fire and Torment burnt beyond recognition; however, she doesn’t care… she loves him anyway…
Suddenly, she and Shane were being pulled out of the Lake Fire and Torment. Charmeine’s defender and soul mate, Tabbruis, was above her. Disheartening, she cried because his body was scalded and burnt to a crisp. Flesh just hung off his bones. His once beautiful, strong and powerful body was reduced to bone and cooked skin. Tabbruis’ face was nothing but crust. She recognized him by his eyes.
Charmeine cried in sorrow for him and his pain.
She grabbed Tabbruis and no matter how he looked, she kissed him. His dry parched flesh and bones became smooth with her kiss. Charmeine’s love was a cure to Tabbruis. He began to heal. As she kissed him, Tabbruis became perfect like he was in Heaven.
Charmeine began to feel his flesh knitting together and his body was cooling under her touch.
When she pulled away, Charmeine looked at herself. Even though she felt like she was being burned alive, she was not hurt.
Tabbruis took Shane in his arms and kissed his son.
Immediately Tabbruis shouted, “Charmeine, we have to get out of Hell! There is no time! The portal to Earth is closing.”
Charmeine said, “We have to get back to Heaven, Tabbruis.”
Tabbruis said, “Charmeine, we will never be allowed to go across the Gate of Heaven. It has been sealed. The portal to Earth is our only way out of Hell.”
Tabbruis’ eyes became wide and sternly said, “Charmeine, LISTEN! Heed what I say! The portal may separate us on Earth by space and time but whatever happens, know I will find you! Do not be afraid!”
Daven Anderson
Waldo “Wally” Tomosky
Jalal Michael Sabbagh
Paula Acton
JenniferKiley
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Beautiful Blogger Award
I love Jennifer Kiley because she i an great Author and absolutely beautiful friend. Check out her lovingness throughout her writing!
Seven things about me:
1. I love romance but I love screwball comedy. My favorite movie is “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World” a classic from 1963 with EVERY movie star they could find… if you haven’t seen it, SEE IT!!!!
2. I have three rescue cats all boys, Kitty, Buddy, and Teddy, and it’s an adventure every day when I walk in the door!
3. I fall short of my heroine “Charmeine” she is beautiful, loving, caring, accepting, funny, and strong… but I try…but to no avail.
4. I am in love with my blogging friends, I’m moving to another WordPress Address http://authoremilyguido.com/ but I’m too afraid to move and no one will follow. (Shameless plug, but if you would follow me there, I would appreciate it!)
5. I am extremely intuitive… to a fault which means I read people usually first thing.
6. I have a coffee addiction!!!!!!
7. I have to be honest and I hate slasher movies but I LOVE mystery and psycho thriller movies!
My Nominations for Beautiful Blogger:
Camgal
Daven Anderson
Paula Acton
Mendy Den Hollander
Nicole Hill
Juli Revezzo
Ariesgirl – Nicole
HAPPY DAY one of my Favorite cuts of a movie!!!
MUCH LOVE, EMILY
http://youtu.be/dg-x5HkOMJs
is Tomorrow!!
Some of the greatest
Vampire Novel and Authors ever!
GIVEAWAYS
REVIEWS
INTERVIEWS
Come each day for something new!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The LOOK Challenge
This is from Paige Addams a wonderful Author and friend. Thank you Paige YOU ROCK and I love your writing! Check the lovey Paige Addams out, you won’t be disappointed
Here are the rules:
Search your manuscript for the word “look,” and then copy the surrounding paragraphs into a post.
Give a little background on the scene if you’d like.
My scene is from “ACCENDO” the Third Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”
Description: Charmeine has gone to Hell to rescue Tabbruis! She finds him in the Lake of Fire and Torment burnt beyond recognition; however, she doesn’t care… she loves him anyway…
This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images.
Suddenly, she and Shane were being pulled out of the Lake Fire and Torment. Charmeine’s defender and soul mate, Tabbruis, was above her. Disheartening, she cried because his body was scalded and burnt to a crisp. Flesh just hung off his bones. His once beautiful, strong and powerful body was reduced to bone and cooked skin. Tabbruis’ face was nothing but crust. She recognized him by his eyes.
Charmeine cried in sorrow for him and his pain.
She grabbed Tabbruis and no matter how he looked, she kissed him. His dry parched flesh and bones became smooth with her kiss. Charmeine’s love was a cure to Tabbruis. He began to heal. As she kissed him, Tabbruis became perfect like he was in Heaven.
Charmeine began to feel his flesh knitting together and his body was cooling under her touch.
When she pulled away, Charmeine looked at herself. Even though she felt like she was being burned alive, she was not hurt.
Tabbruis took Shane in his arms and kissed his son.Immediately Tabbruis shouted, “Charmeine, we have to get out of Hell! There is no time! The portal to Earth is closing.”
Charmeine said, “We have to get back to Heaven, Tabbruis.”
Tabbruis said, “Charmeine, we will never be allowed to go across the Gate of Heaven. It has been sealed. The portal to Earth is our only way out of Hell.”
Tabbruis’ eyes became wide and sternly said, “Charmeine, LISTEN! Heed what I say! The portal may separate us on Earth by space and time but whatever happens, know I will find you! Do not be afraid!”
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Tag 5 other writers who’re working on, or who’ve completed a manuscript.
Daven Anderson
Waldo “Wally” Tomosky
Jalal Michael Sabbagh
Paula Acton
JenniferKiley
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Beautiful Blogger Award
I love Jennifer Kiley because she i an great Author and absolutely beautiful friend. Check out her lovingness throughout her writing!Seven things about me:
1. I love romance but I love screwball comedy. My favorite movie is “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World” a classic from 1963 with EVERY movie star they could find… if you haven’t seen it, SEE IT!!!!
2. I have three rescue cats all boys, Kitty, Buddy, and Teddy, and it’s an adventure every day when I walk in the door!
3. I fall short of my heroine “Charmeine” she is beautiful, loving, caring, accepting, funny, and strong… but I try…but to no avail.
4. I am in love with my blogging friends, I’m moving to another WordPress Address http://authoremilyguido.com/ but I’m too afraid to move and no one will follow. (Shameless plug, but if you would follow me there, I would appreciate it!)
5. I am extremely intuitive… to a fault which means I read people usually first thing.
6. I have a coffee addiction!!!!!!
7. I have to be honest and I hate slasher movies but I LOVE mystery and psycho thriller movies!
My Nominations for Beautiful Blogger:
Camgal
Daven Anderson
Paula Acton
Mendy Den Hollander
Nicole Hill
Juli Revezzo
Ariesgirl – Nicole
HAPPY DAY one of my Favorite cuts of a movie!!!
MUCH LOVE, EMILY
http://youtu.be/dg-x5HkOMJs
Filed under: FREE, GIVEAWAY, Paranormal Romance, Snippet, Uncategorized Tagged: Accendo, Angel, Angels, Charmeine, Emily Guido, Fear, Fight, God, Heaven, Hell, Lake Fire, Loss, Love, Mactus, Paranormal Romance, Ransom, Romance, Seditious, Self-Defense, Shane, Tabbruis, The Light-Bearer Series, Vampire, Vampires, Woman-Power 
October 22, 2012
“Fangs and Hearts” week 2 days away…. snippet from “ACCENDO” the 3rd Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”
“FANGS and HEARTS” week
is almost here!
Only two more days before
I profile some of the greatest
Vampire Novel and Authors ever!
GIVEAWAYS
REVIEWS
INTERVIEWS
Come each day for something new!
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The dawn was coming and the sun was coloring the landscape in hues of gold, pink and blue. Even though there was a nip in the air, Tabbruis opened the door to the terrace to let some sea breeze waft through the bedroom.
Sandra had just gotten her sixth cup of coffee from Shane.
Tabbruis went on the terrace looking at the landscape. How many times had Tabbruis been out on the terrace not watching the sea, but just kept his eyes on Charmeine?
Tabbruis thought maybe his lack of faith is the reason he ended up in Hell in the Lake of Fire and Torment. However, he remembered what Charmeine had said to him last night before the battle. He rubbed his neck because it was like she was speaking to him now. Softly he could hear her whisper in his ear and almost feel her breath on his neck saying,
I need you…I need my King…I need you to feel that self-determination now. You must let God be your shield and rock. You must. Everything flows from His love. Drink it down and let His love envelop you and squelch any doubts you may have.
Tabbruis said out loud, “As God as my rock, I believe! I will be worthy! I will not let Lucifer’s tricks put doubt in my heart!” He heard a knock at the door and came over to answer it. We he opened it, it was Laura and Thomas. Laura had a doctor bag and went over to Charmeine taking instruments out of it. Tabbruis said, “Oh thank God! What took so long?”
Thomas said, “We had to go to Bucharest to retrieve medical supplies and diagnostic instruments for Laura. It was not easy getting everything she needed in the middle of the night, but I was able to ‘convince’ some night attendants to giving us everything she needed at the hospital.”
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Laura said, “Convince? You hypnotized them into doing it, that’s what you did.”
Thomas said, “Sweetheart, I will make an anonymous donation to the hospital to recover their losses.”
Laura asked Sandra to take her blood pressure. She lifted Charmeine’s eyelid and scanned her pupils. After she talked to Sandra, she turned and said to Tabbruis and Thomas, “Thank God, our Queen’s vitals are good, better than they were last night.” Laura got out another instrument of her bag to check her.
Sandra smiled and said, “Mom’s a fighter!”
A knock at the door sounded. Tabbruis opened the door and it was Shane.
Shane whispered, “She’s still out of it? Huh?”
Tabbruis replied, “Yes, but Laura said her vital signs are better than they were last night.”
Sandra said, “That’s good news Dad,” as she kissed Shane on the cheek and went back over to the bed to help Laura.
Tabbruis nodded and said, “Yes, it is good news,” and hugged her. He said, “Thank you Daughter for always taking up for Mom even when I could not. Your Mother tried to tell us that the battle in Athens was wrong and you took her side.”
Sandra said, “Oh about finding about the meteor shower and knowing to get Mom at Smith Point… piece of cake, Dad. Mom knew in her heart everything would be okay if we believed.”
Tabbruis smiled at her and said, “Sandra, your Mother and I think you are a wonder! We all do!”
Sandra blushed and said, “It’s simple Dad, you’re my posse which means everything to me.” Then Sandra kissed Shane again and went over to the bed taking more vitals.
Dmitri and Hera and their children, plus Neal and Hameal, came down the hallway to check on her.
Tabbruis shook his head when he saw them and said, “Charmeine has not come out of it yet.”
Shane said, “Isn’t there anything we can do? I sure hope she isn’t asleep for a long time Dad. Last time, it was torture for you and us all.”
Laura was pacing the floor back and forth by the bed. She screamed in total frustration, “God! What I wouldn’t give for a CAT scan or MRI or an old-fashioned X-ray machine or even a proper lab for pathology tests! Damn it!”
Laura’s hands began to spark purple and she knotted them in fists. She said in anguish, “Damn it! Sandra, if she doesn’t come out of it soon, I will have to start a Saline IV drip!” Her hands began to die down and she paced more.
Thomas came and put his hand on Laura’s shoulder and said, “Dearest you are doing everything you can, you must have faith and believe God will show you the way.”
Tabbruis smiled at the comment and looked over his shoulder at Thomas soothing Laura because it sounded and looked exactly like something Charmeine would say and do. He said to himself, ‘See Charmeine, there are other people like you. Those of us who are impatient need you so much.’ Charmeine looked so pale and weak. It looked like she was just skin and bones.
Dmitri said to Laura and Thomas, “I will see to it that the castle has a proper infirmary set up immediately. I will make the necessary acquisitions for a suitable clinic for our Doctor Laura, and Nurse Sandra… who apparently can do anything!” Dmitri winked at Sandra like a kind grandfather.
Shane said, “Sandra is definitely a woman of substance. She’s like a lion in a lamb’s body!” and he bent down to kiss her.
Laura looked up at Dmitri with bright hazel eyes of joy. She asked, “Can you really get me a hospital here? Everything we need for diagnostics too?”
Dmitri answered, “Absolutely! Quickly also!”
Laura asked Thomas with a wide smile, “Thomas you helped me put that small hospital together in Liberia, remember?”
Thomas smiled and replied, “How could I forget, my love? I moved Heaven and Earth to get it done swiftly because of the outbreak of measles and the threat of the disease spreading.”
Laura asked, “Would you please help Dmitri with the equipment set up? Thomas, could you get it done without delay?”
Thomas smiled and nodded touching her cheek with the back of his fingers replied, “Yes my dear, I will work with Dmitri, and we will have it as soon as possible.” Laura smiled blissfully and closed her eyes in relief. Thomas hugged her tightly.
Neal said, “Hameal and I will help also.”
Shane said, “I’m helping too.”
Laura said, “We have to let her rest. Without more diagnostic equipment, I will assume her body has been through a shock and there isn’t anything to do but wait unfortunately.” Laura turned to Sandra and said, “If she doesn’t come out of it soon, we will start an IV. Do you know how to start one?”
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Sandra was just about to answer yes and Shane said, “Oh yes! She’s infamous in our squad with a perfect stick every time!”
Sandra smiled and a little embarrassed, she looked at him and said, “I keep Shane around because he’s head of my fan club… my entourage.”
“You are a wonder and yes, I am the head of your fan club,” Shane said. He bent down and kissed her on the neck which noticeably made her melt.
Tabbruis turned to everyone quietly and said, “I will call you all when Charmeine awakes, and I promise all of you, everything will be alright.”
Laura said, “I’m not leaving her side.” Laura was taking her pulse and then checked her reflexes with a small hammer.
Sandra said, “I’m staying with her.”
Tabbruis said, “Yes, I would prefer it if you two did.” He looked at everyone else and said, “Now, I think Charmeine needs her rest.”
They all started to leave.
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Sometimes it takes extreme courage to wait!
It should be easy but more often than not, it is hard to do.
I wish for you today courage!
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October 21, 2012
Mactus
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The Light-Bearer Series #2. By: Emily Guido. Format: eBook. Read: October 2012.
Mactus starts exactly where Charmeine left off. Tabbruis and Charmeine are slowly realizing their pasts through their dreams, while working to pull together their family. As the family grows, dark and deadly threats become real and destinies will be fulfilled. Will Charmeine accept her new future, or will she sacrifice herself in order to save her family?
This is an excellent and detailed review of "Mactus" the Second Novel in "The Light-Bearer Series" Thanks, Emily
October 20, 2012
“FANGS and HEARTS” Week is almost here!!! Also, Emily’s Fav Scene from “ACCENDO” 3rd Novel in “The Light-Bearer Series”
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When Charmeine and Tabbruis were alone, she walked out to the terrace to feel the warm sun on her face. She instantly smelled the fruit of the orchards mixed in the intoxicating smell of the sea breeze. Smoothing her hair, she said, “I must look like a mess.”
Tabbruis said, “You look like an Angel.”
Charmeine shook her head and said weakly, “Tabbruis, I would like to be alone for a while,” and sighed as she sat down on the patio couch.
Tabbruis wanted to grab her and kiss her. He trembled for her touch but he had to remember, the last time they were together, she was planning on leaving him. With the attack a couple days away, Tabbruis had to convince Charmeine he was not the same man who went to get his wife at Smith Point Beach. He was not the same man who thought he was invincible. Tabbruis learned all too well who really had true strength in their relationship, it was Charmeine all along. He knew now only in Charmeine’s love of the family and the power of her faith in God made him strong.
Tabbruis said, “Yes, I will leave, but… I need to say a few things first Charmeine.”
Troubled, shaking, and weak, Tabbruis came and pulled up a chair in front of her.
Very concerned Charmeine asked, “What is it Tabbruis? You are shaking.” She was disturbed because he looked like he was ready to pass out or break down.
Tabbruis took a big breath and looked Charmeine in the eyes and said, “I am sorry Charmeine, for so many things it is hard to express them all… but I am going to try.” He looked exasperated and said, “I am sorry for not supporting you. I am sorry for not believing in you. I am sorry for not having faith in you. I am sorry Charmeine. If you let me show you, for the rest of my life until the end of time, I will never doubt you again.”
Charmeine said shaking her head, “Tabbruis, I can’t do this now.”
He pleaded, “Please let me finish?” Tabbruis looked at her in the eyes and declared, “Charmeine you are my life. You are my light. If you go back to Long Island…”
She got up and went to the stone railing of the terrace and said, “Tabbruis, it isn’t so easy putting Jack and Jill back together again. I really need to be alone.”
He came to the stone railing and said, “Look at me this time, Charmeine. I have to say my peace and I will leave.”
She turned and faced him with her hands across her chest and sighed.
He looked into her eyes and said, “If you go back to Long Island, I will accept it, but let me go and be near you. Let me live near you. I can buy any kind of house or apartment you wish for your own privacy. You do not need to see me, just let me be near you, for you are the center of my Earth. God knows I cannot live without being near you. You never have to lay your eyes on me. I just need to be near to you. That is what I ask. Nevertheless, please forgive me, Charmeine. Forgive me enough to let me just be near you. If you abandon me, I will not survive. Whatever you want, I will give it to you. Wherever you go, I will go with you.”
Tabbruis unfolded her arms and took her hands. He unclenched her fists and drew them up in front of them, palm to palm. Charmeine’s sparks were going up and down their bodies, enveloping them with light.
Charmeine asked, “Do you remember the first time this happened? You were trying to convince me not to leave and sacrifice myself to the Elder Council.”
Tabbruis replied, “Yes, I remember.” He drew nearer to her and asked, “I know you cannot lie to me Charmeine, do you have the strength to be without me either?”
She replied, “How long have you been working on that speech?”
He nodded with a slight smile and said, “Well, I have to admit, I have been rehearsing it ever since we left Smith Point Beach.”
With a suspicious eye, she said, “Well you are not lying… I thought so.”
Then Tabbruis’ eyes became like pools of tears. He said, “I am so afraid of what you are going to say, my heart feels like it has been incased in ice and cannot beat.”
Charmeine broke free from his hands and their circle of light was gone. She faced the Black Sea holding onto the stone fence of the terrace and took a big long breath of fresh air. Not looking at him, she said, “Tabbruis let me say although I was heartbroken you did not have faith, trust and belief in me, I know you are truly sorry which has healed my heart.”
Tabbruis started to reach for her, but she held up her hands willing him to keep his place.
Keeping her face to the Black Sea, she said, “Reconciliation seems like such a passé word but it’s really love… God knows I have so much love in my heart for you I cannot bear to be away from you also. I knew you came into my room and watched me while I slept after I came back from Long Island. I could feel your presence and then I could sleep. One night I was crying myself to sleep and you came over and held me until I fell asleep. God knows I love you. I see now we can’t be apart, because we are one.” She turned to look at him, “Looking into your eyes, Tabbruis, my love, I can see eternity. It was over before it begun, our destinies are one like it has been since God made us for each other.”
With relief, joy and love, Tabbruis embraced Charmeine.
Slowly he bent to kiss her softly. The kiss warmed Charmeine to the bottom of her soul. She said, “Semper tua ero, Husband.”
Smiling Tabbruis said, “Semper tuus ero, Wife.” He shook his head with tears running down his cheeks and said, “Pure love… God’s love was right here before my eyes, and I was such a doubtful fool.”
They kissed deeply.
Tabbruis pulled away and asked tentatively, “Will you? I mean… will you wear my ring?”
Charmeine smiled and answered, “Yes, of course.”
Tabbruis got the ring out of his pocket and slipped it on her finger. He bent down and kissed it and her hand.
She asked, “You have been carrying it around with you all this time?”
He replied, “Yes, I could not part with it or you.”
Charmeine said, “I see you never stopped wearing your band this whole time.”
Tabbruis said, “I could not even think of taking it off.”
They hugged and both melted into each other letting the stress of the past ease away.
Recently I have had a set back
However, I rose above the crisis with my inner peace
I know I did and am doing everything I can
As we look around, it is our loved ones who are our security
Let your love for your family and close friends shine.
If you need to do so, say you are “Sorry”
For it is in humility we learn to love ourselves as well as others!
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When Charmeine and Tabbruis were alone, she walked out to the terrace to feel the warm sun on her face. She instantly smelled the fruit of the orchards mixed in the intoxicating smell of the sea breeze. Smoothing her hair, she said, “I must look like a mess.”
Tabbruis said, “You look like an Angel.”
Charmeine shook her head and said weakly, “Tabbruis, I would like to be alone for a while,” and sighed as she sat down on the patio couch.
Tabbruis wanted to grab her and kiss her. He trembled for her touch but he had to remember, the last time they were together, she was planning on leaving him. With the attack a couple days away, Tabbruis had to convince Charmeine he was not the same man who went to get his wife at Smith Point Beach. He was not the same man who thought he was invincible. Tabbruis learned all too well who really had true strength in their relationship, it was Charmeine all along. He knew now only in Charmeine’s love of the family and the power of her faith in God made him strong.
Tabbruis said, “Yes, I will leave, but… I need to say a few things first Charmeine.”
Troubled, shaking, and weak, Tabbruis came and pulled up a chair in front of her.
Very concerned Charmeine asked, “What is it Tabbruis? You are shaking.” She was disturbed because he looked like he was ready to pass out or break down.
Tabbruis took a big breath and looked Charmeine in the eyes and said, “I am sorry Charmeine, for so many things it is hard to express them all… but I am going to try.” He looked exasperated and said, “I am sorry for not supporting you. I am sorry for not believing in you. I am sorry for not having faith in you. I am sorry Charmeine. If you let me show you, for the rest of my life until the end of time, I will never doubt you again.”
Charmeine said shaking her head, “Tabbruis, I can’t do this now.”
He pleaded, “Please let me finish?” Tabbruis looked at her in the eyes and declared, “Charmeine you are my life. You are my light. If you go back to Long Island…”
She got up and went to the stone railing of the terrace and said, “Tabbruis, it isn’t so easy putting Jack and Jill back together again. I really need to be alone.”
English: Fire Island Lighthouse, Long Island, NY (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
He came to the stone railing and said, “Look at me this time, Charmeine. I have to say my peace and I will leave.”
She turned and faced him with her hands across her chest and sighed.
He looked into her eyes and said, “If you go back to Long Island, I will accept it, but let me go and be near you. Let me live near you. I can buy any kind of house or apartment you wish for your own privacy. You do not need to see me, just let me be near you, for you are the center of my Earth. God knows I cannot live without being near you. You never have to lay your eyes on me. I just need to be near to you. That is what I ask. Nevertheless, please forgive me, Charmeine. Forgive me enough to let me just be near you. If you abandon me, I will not survive. Whatever you want, I will give it to you. Wherever you go, I will go with you.”
Tabbruis unfolded her arms and took her hands. He unclenched her fists and drew them up in front of them, palm to palm. Charmeine’s sparks were going up and down their bodies, enveloping them with light.
Charmeine asked, “Do you remember the first time this happened? You were trying to convince me not to leave and sacrifice myself to the Elder Council.”
Charmeine and Tabbruis Forever
Tabbruis replied, “Yes, I remember.” He drew nearer to her and asked, “I know you cannot lie to me Charmeine, do you have the strength to be without me either?”
She replied, “How long have you been working on that speech?”
He nodded with a slight smile and said, “Well, I have to admit, I have been rehearsing it ever since we left Smith Point Beach.”
With a suspicious eye, she said, “Well you are not lying… I thought so.”
Then Tabbruis’ eyes became like pools of tears. He said, “I am so afraid of what you are going to say, my heart feels like it has been incased in ice and cannot beat.”
Charmeine broke free from his hands and their circle of light was gone. She faced the Black Sea holding onto the stone fence of the terrace and took a big long breath of fresh air. Not looking at him, she said, “Tabbruis let me say although I was heartbroken you did not have faith, trust and belief in me, I know you are truly sorry which has healed my heart.”
Tabbruis started to reach for her, but she held up her hands willing him to keep his place.
Keeping her face to the Black Sea, she said, “Reconciliation seems like such a passé word but it’s really love… God knows I have so much love in my heart for you I cannot bear to be away from you also. I knew you came into my room and watched me while I slept after I came back from Long Island. I could feel your presence and then I could sleep. One night I was crying myself to sleep and you came over and held me until I fell asleep. God knows I love you. I see now we can’t be apart, because we are one.” She turned to look at him, “Looking into your eyes, Tabbruis, my love, I can see eternity. It was over before it begun, our destinies are one like it has been since God made us for each other.”
With relief, joy and love, Tabbruis embraced Charmeine.
Slowly he bent to kiss her softly. The kiss warmed Charmeine to the bottom of her soul. She said, “Semper tua ero, Husband.”
Smiling Tabbruis said, “Semper tuus ero, Wife.” He shook his head with tears running down his cheeks and said, “Pure love… God’s love was right here before my eyes, and I was such a doubtful fool.”
They kissed deeply.
Tabbruis pulled away and asked tentatively, “Will you? I mean… will you wear my ring?”
Charmeine smiled and answered, “Yes, of course.”
Tabbruis got the ring out of his pocket and slipped it on her finger. He bent down and kissed it and her hand.
English: View of the Black Sea near Gagra, Georgia, during sunset. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
She asked, “You have been carrying it around with you all this time?”
He replied, “Yes, I could not part with it or you.”
Charmeine said, “I see you never stopped wearing your band this whole time.”
Tabbruis said, “I could not even think of taking it off.”
They hugged and both melted into each other letting the stress of the past ease away.
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Recently I have had a set back
However, I rose above the crisis with my inner peace
I know I did and am doing everything I can
As we look around, it is our loved ones who are our security
Let your love for your family and close friends shine.
If you need to do so, say you are “Sorry”
For it is in humility we learn to love ourselves as well as others!
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October 19, 2012
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Charmeine shot up like a bullet in the sky shocking Temple Guards on her left and right.
Tabbruis was trying to strike them down as she stunned them.
Shane was glorious, shocking with his left hand and slashing the Temple Guards with his right handed sword.
She saw Neal and Dmitri fighting in combat. Their swords were landing death blows on the Guards. Neal was easily slicing through the bodies with his brute strength.
Thomas was fighting but also monitoring the perimeter alarms on his wrist screen.
A Temple Guard rushed on Tabbruis and the Temple Guard bit into his back but the Kevlar suit made it difficult to grab a hold of his skin. Tabbruis in one fell swoop beheaded the Temple Guard. Tabbruis was hit hard from behind by another guard and he landed on the ground. Two Temple Guards came to attack him.
Charmeine came down to the ground distracting them and she winked at them and said, “Oh boys, over here. Come to Mama.”
Not only did the two Temple Guards come but four more came. Charmeine was deflecting blows and stunning them and slicing into necks making them bleed.
Tabbruis was in awe, but had two Guards to deal with of his own.
No Temple Guard was a match for Charmeine! The more Temple Guards that came to attack her, the more she littered the ground with their bodies. Charmeine saw the Elder Council become nervous and concerned because the squad was beginning to advance on them. She radioed, “The Elder Council look like they will escape before the meteor storms will hit. I have to stop them.”
Tabbruis yelled, “Charmeine, do not go without me!”
Charmeine hollered, “I have to! I’m going to try something… I have to stop them!”
Tabbruis shouted, “No!”
Charmeine flew down to the ground and with her lightning; she formed a circle around the Elder Council and herself.
One Elder Council member threw himself up against the lightning and the shock of the impact threw him down making him have a convulsion burning like he was on fire from the inside out. He screamed in agony.
At that moment, Pascal came up to her ready to strike. He said, “You will suffer for this Charmeine.”
Charmeine smiled and said, “Go ahead Pascal and touch me. I would really love it. This time if you put your hands on me, I won’t heal you like I did in Hell. You will burn like you should have in Hell! So, I take it you don’t want to suffer the same fate as your friend there?”
Pascal’s eyes flew open stared at her with intense hatred.
She said, “Oh yes, I remember you! You are supposed to be in Hell with Lucifer in the Lake of Torment and Fire, but you grabbed me on the way to the Portal to Earth. You are the one who will suffer Pascal. Tonight you will die!”
Tabbruis saw Charmeine was covered by her lightning, and no one could touch it or her, and he thanked God.
Charmeine heard over the radio Neal saying, “There are too many of them. We cannot hold them off.” Charmeine felt like she should be out there to protect her family. Her face became worried and upset. Pascal could see in her eyes she was getting concerned. He was looking around at the Temple Guards fighting her family and they were tiring.
Pascal turned and said, “Ah yes, my dear Charmeine. You want to help them do you not? You want to save your family from our Temple Guards? I can call them off and your family will be saved. All you have to do is come with us and your family will be left alone. Tsk, tsk, is not your life such a small price to pay for your family’s life? Come now, put down this shield and let us renew our past acquaintance, shall we?”
Charmeine was beginning to tire expending all the energy it took for the circle to maintain its force.
Just then she heard Thomas radio, “We have a perimeter alert! We have guns!”
Charmeine gasped, “God help us!”
Tabbruis radioed, “Charmeine, the bullets will penetrate your lightning! You must take cover now!”
Charmeine said loudly in a booming voice, “Hold your ground everyone! Have faith!”
Neal radioed, “Man down! Thomas has been shot in the arm! I am covering for him!”
Shane radioed, “Someone cover me while I take the gunmen out with my rifle!”
Charmeine was trying to keep the shield up.
Dmitri radioed, “Damn it! I was shot but I am still able to fight! The Kevlar helped deflect the bullet!”
Tabbruis yelled while still fighting the Guards, “Charmeine take cover, please!”
Charmeine kept her arms out still using her shield to hold the Elder Council.
Pascal then said yelled, “It is useless Charmeine! Come with me! My sweet child, I will not kill you. I will marry you, and we and we can rule the world together to fulfill the prophecy. The humans will be crushed under us! God will not be able to stop our powers put together!”
Charmeine screamed, “Never!”
Pascal snarled at her and said, “Such insolence! You will die like that little black-haired bitch if you do not give up this farce and join me,” and he said with black desire in his eyes for her, “I have such plans for our wedding night…”
Charmeine said, “Oh God, do you wanna make me puke? You are really making me sick now. I will never join with you! I will never marry you! Tabbruis is my husband and more importantly, God is my strength! I may be weak, but I am God’s warrior and his power flows through me!”
In August of 1979… I started a ride I never got off…
That’s when I first heard, “Highway to Hell”
Being from Southern Indiana… it wasn’t played on the radio stations!
I had a bootlegged copy of it for my cassette player in the ’60 Fury I drove.
Today, I want to get into my 2013 Dodge Charger SRT8 – HEMI
and ROCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY!
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Charmeine shot up like a bullet in the sky shocking Temple Guards on her left and right.
Tabbruis was trying to strike them down as she stunned them.
Shane was glorious, shocking with his left hand and slashing the Temple Guards with his right handed sword.
She saw Neal and Dmitri fighting in combat. Their swords were landing death blows on the Guards. Neal was easily slicing through the bodies with his brute strength.
Thomas was fighting but also monitoring the perimeter alarms on his wrist screen.
A Temple Guard rushed on Tabbruis and the Temple Guard bit into his back but the Kevlar suit made it difficult to grab a hold of his skin. Tabbruis in one fell swoop beheaded the Temple Guard. Tabbruis was hit hard from behind by another guard and he landed on the ground. Two Temple Guards came to attack him.
Charmeine came down to the ground distracting them and she winked at them and said, “Oh boys, over here. Come to Mama.”Not only did the two Temple Guards come but four more came. Charmeine was deflecting blows and stunning them and slicing into necks making them bleed.
Tabbruis was in awe, but had two Guards to deal with of his own.
No Temple Guard was a match for Charmeine! The more Temple Guards that came to attack her, the more she littered the ground with their bodies. Charmeine saw the Elder Council become nervous and concerned because the squad was beginning to advance on them. She radioed, “The Elder Council look like they will escape before the meteor storms will hit. I have to stop them.”
Tabbruis yelled, “Charmeine, do not go without me!”
Charmeine hollered, “I have to! I’m going to try something… I have to stop them!”
Tabbruis shouted, “No!”
Charmeine flew down to the ground and with her lightning; she formed a circle around the Elder Council and herself.
One Elder Council member threw himself up against the lightning and the shock of the impact threw him down making him have a convulsion burning like he was on fire from the inside out. He screamed in agony.
At that moment, Pascal came up to her ready to strike. He said, “You will suffer for this Charmeine.”
Charmeine smiled and said, “Go ahead Pascal and touch me. I would really love it. This time if you put your hands on me, I won’t heal you like I did in Hell. You will burn like you should have in Hell! So, I take it you don’t want to suffer the same fate as your friend there?”
Pascal’s eyes flew open stared at her with intense hatred.
She said, “Oh yes, I remember you! You are supposed to be in Hell with Lucifer in the Lake of Torment and Fire, but you grabbed me on the way to the Portal to Earth. You are the one who will suffer Pascal. Tonight you will die!”
Tabbruis saw Charmeine was covered by her lightning, and no one could touch it or her, and he thanked God.
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Charmeine heard over the radio Neal saying, “There are too many of them. We cannot hold them off.” Charmeine felt like she should be out there to protect her family. Her face became worried and upset. Pascal could see in her eyes she was getting concerned. He was looking around at the Temple Guards fighting her family and they were tiring.
Pascal turned and said, “Ah yes, my dear Charmeine. You want to help them do you not? You want to save your family from our Temple Guards? I can call them off and your family will be saved. All you have to do is come with us and your family will be left alone. Tsk, tsk, is not your life such a small price to pay for your family’s life? Come now, put down this shield and let us renew our past acquaintance, shall we?”
Charmeine was beginning to tire expending all the energy it took for the circle to maintain its force.
Just then she heard Thomas radio, “We have a perimeter alert! We have guns!”
Charmeine gasped, “God help us!”
Tabbruis radioed, “Charmeine, the bullets will penetrate your lightning! You must take cover now!”
Charmeine said loudly in a booming voice, “Hold your ground everyone! Have faith!”
Neal radioed, “Man down! Thomas has been shot in the arm! I am covering for him!”Shane radioed, “Someone cover me while I take the gunmen out with my rifle!”
Charmeine was trying to keep the shield up.
Dmitri radioed, “Damn it! I was shot but I am still able to fight! The Kevlar helped deflect the bullet!”
Tabbruis yelled while still fighting the Guards, “Charmeine take cover, please!”
Charmeine kept her arms out still using her shield to hold the Elder Council.
Pascal then said yelled, “It is useless Charmeine! Come with me! My sweet child, I will not kill you. I will marry you, and we and we can rule the world together to fulfill the prophecy. The humans will be crushed under us! God will not be able to stop our powers put together!”
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Charmeine screamed, “Never!”
Pascal snarled at her and said, “Such insolence! You will die like that little black-haired bitch if you do not give up this farce and join me,” and he said with black desire in his eyes for her, “I have such plans for our wedding night…”
Charmeine said, “Oh God, do you wanna make me puke? You are really making me sick now. I will never join with you! I will never marry you! Tabbruis is my husband and more importantly, God is my strength! I may be weak, but I am God’s warrior and his power flows through me!”
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In August of 1979… I started a ride I never got off…
That’s when I first heard, “Highway to Hell”
Being from Southern Indiana… it wasn’t played on the radio stations!
I had a bootlegged copy of it for my cassette player in the ’60 Fury I drove.
Today, I want to get into my 2013 Dodge Charger SRT8 – HEMI
and ROCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY!
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Just after midnight, the perimeter alarms lit up on their screens. Tabbruis and Charmeine stood up. Neal said, “We have penetration on the southwest corner of the compound.”
Tabbruis radioed, “Affirmative. Everyone power up swords, now.”
Shane radioed, “Affirmative, but we must wait until we can get most of the Guards into the field for the surprise attack.”
Dmitri radioed, “Affirmative, when I throw the switch on the lights that is when we will attack.” All the squads were scattered in pairs around the castle grounds. With about a mile apart between them in the North, Northeast, South and Southwest corners.
Thomas radioed, “We do not have any reading on guns or artillery being brought across the perimeters.”
Charmeine radioed, “Affirmative, they think it’s a surprise attack on us. I know they think we are vulnerable enough without them.”
Neal radioed “Affirmative my Queen, but everyone keep a look on your monitors for it will show if any do pass the perimeter.”
Tabbruis took Charmeine and kissed her urgently said, “For my wife, I defend you.”
Charmeine answered, “I am forever yours.”
Neal radioed, “The Elder Council has penetrated the perimeter.”
Dmitri radioed, “Affirmative, is it ALL the Elder Council? Are all 5 present?”
Neal said, “Affirmative.”
Thomas radioed, “If my calculations are correct, there are about 50 Temple Guards!” Everyone was stone silent. The trepidation was prevalent. There were only about 35 at the Acropolis in Athens when they engaged the Elder Council in battle before.
Charmeine radioed, “Affirmative. It would not matter if it was 500 hundred Temple Guards. We will be victorious tonight! Believe! Believe and fight for your family to be whole again!”
Everyone radioed, “Affirmative.”
What seemed like an eternity, Charmeine and Tabbruis looked in each other’s eyes with desperation. Charmeine’s hands were beginning to glow which ran through her body.
She held Tabbruis’ chin said, “Oh God, give him strength,” and kissed Tabbruis.
Before they knew it, the lights came on.
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The choice is up to us!
I hope you enjoy this song.
Since I first heard it on my transistor radio in 1974 I learned the words.
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Especially when I am cruising up and down the highways
or sitting in bumper to bumper traffic in NYC!
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Just after midnight, the perimeter alarms lit up on their screens. Tabbruis and Charmeine stood up. Neal said, “We have penetration on the southwest corner of the compound.”
Tabbruis radioed, “Affirmative. Everyone power up swords, now.”
Shane radioed, “Affirmative, but we must wait until we can get most of the Guards into the field for the surprise attack.”
Dmitri radioed, “Affirmative, when I throw the switch on the lights that is when we will attack.” All the squads were scattered in pairs around the castle grounds. With about a mile apart between them in the North, Northeast, South and Southwest corners.
Thomas radioed, “We do not have any reading on guns or artillery being brought across the perimeters.”
Charmeine radioed, “Affirmative, they think it’s a surprise attack on us. I know they think we are vulnerable enough without them.”
Neal radioed “Affirmative my Queen, but everyone keep a look on your monitors for it will show if any do pass the perimeter.”
Tabbruis took Charmeine and kissed her urgently said, “For my wife, I defend you.”
Charmeine answered, “I am forever yours.”
Neal radioed, “The Elder Council has penetrated the perimeter.”
Dmitri radioed, “Affirmative, is it ALL the Elder Council? Are all 5 present?”
Neal said, “Affirmative.”
Thomas radioed, “If my calculations are correct, there are about 50 Temple Guards!” Everyone was stone silent. The trepidation was prevalent. There were only about 35 at the Acropolis in Athens when they engaged the Elder Council in battle before.
THE PROPHECY IS FILLED!
Charmeine radioed, “Affirmative. It would not matter if it was 500 hundred Temple Guards. We will be victorious tonight! Believe! Believe and fight for your family to be whole again!”
Everyone radioed, “Affirmative.”
What seemed like an eternity, Charmeine and Tabbruis looked in each other’s eyes with desperation. Charmeine’s hands were beginning to glow which ran through her body.
She held Tabbruis’ chin said, “Oh God, give him strength,” and kissed Tabbruis.
Before they knew it, the lights came on.
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This is the start of a great day…
You can make it that way if you wish!
The choice is up to us!
I hope you enjoy this song.
Since I first heard it on my transistor radio in 1974 I learned the words.
I smile and sing along every time I hear it!
Especially when I am cruising up and down the highways
or sitting in bumper to bumper traffic in NYC!
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Tabbruis now just almost to the brink of his endurance asked, “Why? Why leave me over this Charmeine? I have nothing but the best interest for everyone at heart. Charmeine can you not see that? There is nothing malicious in my intentions!”
He swallowed hard and said, “For two days, our family and I have been terrified you were caught by the Elder Council or another Blood-Hunter.”
Charmeine closed her eyes and replied softly, “Yes, I should have called my family to let them know I was safe, but then you would have known where I was calling from and came. I needed time to think.”
Now, Charmeine admitted some fault, Tabbruis got upset and sternly said, “Yes it was irresponsible and foolish!”
Charmeine’s heart rate shot up through the roof, Tabbruis noticed it automatically. She asked, “Me? I’m irresponsible and foolish?”
With Tabbruis’ eyes rutted and a scowl on his face, he answered gruffly, “Yes; you Charmeine!”
Charmeine shaking with anger yelled, “Tabbruis, understand this, we are going into battle and it’s wrong! I know it’s wrong to my core. However, you and your frat club won’t believe me!”
Tabbruis quickly retaliated and blurted out, “OR… You just do not like it when people who have more experience and expertise tell you what to do!”
Now baring his anger with cynicism in his voice, he asked, “How many wars have you been in Charmeine? How many battles have you walked out of? How many times have you seen your comrades die in front of you? How many times have you planned attack strategies? How many times, Charmeine? How many times?”
With understanding, Charmeine said softly, “Tabbruis, you have several points there. I have no experience.”
Then fear in her voice she cried out, “But Tabbruis! Oh my God Tabbruis, I’m so afraid! Please believe me; I know it is wrong to attack on the 31st! Our family will suffer and/or die!
She took a breath trying to control her tears and said, “I may have no experience… But I trust the gift God gave me. Do you?”
Tabbruis looked at Charmeine strangely and asked, “Do I? What?”
She asked again, “Do you trust the gifts which God gave you?”
Taking a big breath he replied, “I try.”
Charmeine looked him straight in the eyes and said quietly, “Tabbruis, I am a gift of God for you.”
With that, Tabbruis’ anger was starting to recede and thought, ‘Of course, Charmeine, you are my gift from God.’ Tabbruis looked down and unclenched his hands and said with a big breath, “God help me, yes… Yes; I know are a gift from God for me Charmeine. I am lost without you. I need you more than you will ever know. My heart cannot beat. My head cannot think. I cannot live without you.”
Charmeine turned her body towards him touching his face ever so softly looking at his eyes and asked, “Then Tabbruis, how can you take my worst fear, my worst insecurity about myself and bring it to bare?”
She came closer to him and put her other hand on his other cheek not breaking the stare and said gently, “You are supposed to trust me.” Charmeine was trying to maintain composure; her eyes welling with tears looked at him and said, “I admit to you, Tabbruis, no matter how hurt I am with you… I will always love you… and my family. I love you all. I will gladly sacrifice myself for you or our family. Please Tabbruis, promise me something?”
“Charmeine, I would do anything for you. You know that,” Tabbruis replied.
With big tears falling out of her eyes, she pleaded, “Tabbruis… whatever happens during the battle, you must live and go on for our family!”
Charmeine released her gentle hold on Tabbruis’ face.
He yearned to feel her hands on him again.
She said evenly, “That being said now; I will fight with the squad on the Full Moon. However, I know in every fiber of my being the battle will end badly.”
Tabbruis took a breath and said calmly, “Maybe when the battle is over, and you can see we were right. We will work through these problems.” Tabbruis sighed and reached for Charmeine. She backed off and put her hand up which lit with a white light as a warning he was supposed to keep his distance from her.
She said, “After the Elder Council has come to justice; which I believe will not be on the night of the full moon, I will leave you Tabbruis. I want to be as far away from you as possible to forget my heartbreak.”
Defiantly Tabbruis said, “I will not permit it Charmeine. I will find you because you are my wife now.”
Too tired to expend more energy in the conversation, Charmeine said softly, “Tabbruis, I just want to go back to my life. I love teaching. If we stayed together, it would only bring back the hurt every day you failed me.”
When Charmeine said, ‘failed’ Tabbruis was shocked. He asked incredulously, “Failed you? Charmeine, you really believe that I failed you?”
Charmeine looked toward the window again and replied emphatically, “Immensely Tabbruis.”
Charmeine’s heart was slowing down into a clenched rhythm and the last two days of no sleep or eating took over her body. She closed her eyes and pressed her head on the cool glass and fell deeply asleep.
Once Tabbruis knew she was sleeping, he slid over and put her head on his shoulder and wrapped his arms around her.
Tabbruis whispered, “How can I just let you walk away from me, our family and our life? Charmeine, you are the only woman in Heaven or on Earth for me. Until the Elder Council falls, all I can do is wait and hope for you to come to that same conclusion.”
He closed his eyes in a whispered prayer, “God, help Charmeine find her way back to me.”
Tabbruis gazed down at Charmeine, his heart ached inside when he saw her looking so sick. She appeared as white as a sheet. All the color had gone from her lips and skin.
Tabbruis whispered, “There is so much I need to tell you, so much I want to tell you. God Charmeine, I love you so much…,” and he pressed his lips gently on her head.
He relished every second Charmeine spent in his arms. He secretly wished there was a car broken down on the Long Island Parkway, so he could hold her longer through the traffic.
Tabbruis knew when Charmeine woke up he would not be able to hold her any longer.
Powerful emotions are the base of love…
I guess that’s why there are so many variations of it.
But it really comes down to is if the foundation is love, everything else can be rebuilt.
I have adored this song since 1985… it’s just so expressive. I hope you enjoy.
Plus I love the car he drives in the video;)
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Tabbruis now just almost to the brink of his endurance asked, “Why? Why leave me over this Charmeine? I have nothing but the best interest for everyone at heart. Charmeine can you not see that? There is nothing malicious in my intentions!”
He swallowed hard and said, “For two days, our family and I have been terrified you were caught by the Elder Council or another Blood-Hunter.”
Charmeine closed her eyes and replied softly, “Yes, I should have called my family to let them know I was safe, but then you would have known where I was calling from and came. I needed time to think.”
Now, Charmeine admitted some fault, Tabbruis got upset and sternly said, “Yes it was irresponsible and foolish!”
Charmeine’s heart rate shot up through the roof, Tabbruis noticed it automatically. She asked, “Me? I’m irresponsible and foolish?”
With Tabbruis’ eyes rutted and a scowl on his face, he answered gruffly, “Yes; you Charmeine!”
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Charmeine shaking with anger yelled, “Tabbruis, understand this, we are going into battle and it’s wrong! I know it’s wrong to my core. However, you and your frat club won’t believe me!”
Tabbruis quickly retaliated and blurted out, “OR… You just do not like it when people who have more experience and expertise tell you what to do!”
Now baring his anger with cynicism in his voice, he asked, “How many wars have you been in Charmeine? How many battles have you walked out of? How many times have you seen your comrades die in front of you? How many times have you planned attack strategies? How many times, Charmeine? How many times?”
With understanding, Charmeine said softly, “Tabbruis, you have several points there. I have no experience.”
Then fear in her voice she cried out, “But Tabbruis! Oh my God Tabbruis, I’m so afraid! Please believe me; I know it is wrong to attack on the 31st! Our family will suffer and/or die!
She took a breath trying to control her tears and said, “I may have no experience… But I trust the gift God gave me. Do you?”
Tabbruis looked at Charmeine strangely and asked, “Do I? What?”
She asked again, “Do you trust the gifts which God gave you?”
Taking a big breath he replied, “I try.”
Charmeine looked him straight in the eyes and said quietly, “Tabbruis, I am a gift of God for you.”
With that, Tabbruis’ anger was starting to recede and thought, ‘Of course, Charmeine, you are my gift from God.’ Tabbruis looked down and unclenched his hands and said with a big breath, “God help me, yes… Yes; I know are a gift from God for me Charmeine. I am lost without you. I need you more than you will ever know. My heart cannot beat. My head cannot think. I cannot live without you.”
Charmeine turned her body towards him touching his face ever so softly looking at his eyes and asked, “Then Tabbruis, how can you take my worst fear, my worst insecurity about myself and bring it to bare?”
She came closer to him and put her other hand on his other cheek not breaking the stare and said gently, “You are supposed to trust me.” Charmeine was trying to maintain composure; her eyes welling with tears looked at him and said, “I admit to you, Tabbruis, no matter how hurt I am with you… I will always love you… and my family. I love you all. I will gladly sacrifice myself for you or our family. Please Tabbruis, promise me something?”
“Charmeine, I would do anything for you. You know that,” Tabbruis replied.
With big tears falling out of her eyes, she pleaded, “Tabbruis… whatever happens during the battle, you must live and go on for our family!”
Charmeine released her gentle hold on Tabbruis’ face.
He yearned to feel her hands on him again.
She said evenly, “That being said now; I will fight with the squad on the Full Moon. However, I know in every fiber of my being the battle will end badly.”Tabbruis took a breath and said calmly, “Maybe when the battle is over, and you can see we were right. We will work through these problems.” Tabbruis sighed and reached for Charmeine. She backed off and put her hand up which lit with a white light as a warning he was supposed to keep his distance from her.
She said, “After the Elder Council has come to justice; which I believe will not be on the night of the full moon, I will leave you Tabbruis. I want to be as far away from you as possible to forget my heartbreak.”
Defiantly Tabbruis said, “I will not permit it Charmeine. I will find you because you are my wife now.”
Too tired to expend more energy in the conversation, Charmeine said softly, “Tabbruis, I just want to go back to my life. I love teaching. If we stayed together, it would only bring back the hurt every day you failed me.”
When Charmeine said, ‘failed’ Tabbruis was shocked. He asked incredulously, “Failed you? Charmeine, you really believe that I failed you?”
Charmeine looked toward the window again and replied emphatically, “Immensely Tabbruis.”
Charmeine’s heart was slowing down into a clenched rhythm and the last two days of no sleep or eating took over her body. She closed her eyes and pressed her head on the cool glass and fell deeply asleep.
Once Tabbruis knew she was sleeping, he slid over and put her head on his shoulder and wrapped his arms around her.
Tabbruis whispered, “How can I just let you walk away from me, our family and our life? Charmeine, you are the only woman in Heaven or on Earth for me. Until the Elder Council falls, all I can do is wait and hope for you to come to that same conclusion.”
Tabbruis needs Charmeine
He closed his eyes in a whispered prayer, “God, help Charmeine find her way back to me.”
Tabbruis gazed down at Charmeine, his heart ached inside when he saw her looking so sick. She appeared as white as a sheet. All the color had gone from her lips and skin.
Tabbruis whispered, “There is so much I need to tell you, so much I want to tell you. God Charmeine, I love you so much…,” and he pressed his lips gently on her head.
He relished every second Charmeine spent in his arms. He secretly wished there was a car broken down on the Long Island Parkway, so he could hold her longer through the traffic.
Tabbruis knew when Charmeine woke up he would not be able to hold her any longer.
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Powerful emotions are the base of love…
I guess that’s why there are so many variations of it.
But it really comes down to is if the foundation is love, everything else can be rebuilt.
I have adored this song since 1985… it’s just so expressive. I hope you enjoy.
Plus I love the car he drives in the video;)
http://youtu.be/I-hIZ9IuxLA
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