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Thea Atkinson

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Thea is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling Author. She used to have a black lab at her feet when she wrote, warming up the calves. It can be cold in rural Nova Scotia. Now it's just a cuppa tea keeping her warm.

Her urban fantasy pulses with dark themes and action-packed intrigue. Her characters are always deeply wounded creatures struggling for redemption.

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Thea Atkinson The bats came at midnight, and with them the fog, and with them the evil. If it weren't for the demon on the hill, they would have taken the world, bu…moreThe bats came at midnight, and with them the fog, and with them the evil. If it weren't for the demon on the hill, they would have taken the world, but the demon was too selfish to let them have it.(less)
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Rebranding Vampires

Weird. I love vampy stuff and I figured I would love making the covers for my Vampire Addictions series, but….I just didn’t.


They have some steamy romance, so I thought a hot man chest on the cover would be apropos. Alas, that’s just not my style. I hated it.


There’s also some adventure, mystery, thriller, dark edges too. So I really took a hard look at what I wanted the cover to convey.


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“My magics don’t just absorb pain, Ponytail,” he said in a low voice. “That’s far too passive a description for what it does. I felt each blow you took, every cut. Here in this room, I lived your agony, and I knew your suffering.” His voice broke and something cracked in my chest. I didn’t want to think about those things. I didn’t want to bring them to mind. If I let them see the light, I was terrified I’d know how bad the damage was.”
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“I“My magics don’t just absorb pain, Ponytail,” he said in a low voice. “That’s far too passive a description for what it does. I felt each blow you took, every cut. Here in this room, I lived your agony, and I knew your suffering.” His voice broke and something cracked in my chest. I didn’t want to think about those things. I didn’t want to bring them to mind. If I let them see the light, I was terrified I’d know how bad the damage was.”
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message 9: by Thea

Thea Atkinson Thanks. same to you too. Hope you're ready for the holidays.


message 8: by NS

NS NS Nice to meet you, Thea! :)


message 7: by Thea

Thea Atkinson Rai wrote: "Hi Thea,

It's great to connect with you here, too! I'm a huge Goodreads fan :)

Your novella, Formed of Clay, sounds interesting!

Cheers,

Rai"


well forgive me. I had no idea this comment was here, and it was in AUGUST. oh my. no excuse except GR does boggle my mind at times. thanks for the comment about Formed of Clay.

Where do you hangout here on GR? it's still all a bit of a muddle to me.


message 6: by Thea

Thea Atkinson Heavens, i just found this spot where I could comment and read comments from friends....I had no idea it was here, and I had no idea I had ANY comments from folks. Please, do forgive me my GR ineptitude


message 5: by Rai

Rai Hi Thea,

It's great to connect with you here, too! I'm a huge Goodreads fan :)

Your novella, Formed of Clay, sounds interesting!

Cheers,

Rai


message 4: by Stacy

Stacy Juba Hi Thea, thanks for adding me as a friend!


message 3: by E

E Hi Thea, Thanks for the friend-vite. I look forward to keeping in touch.


message 2: by Maria

Maria Hi Thea, great to see you on Goodreads :)


message 1: by Simon

Simon Thanks for seeking me out, Thea.


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