Precious Monsters - Vamp Valentine

Welcome to my vampish contribution to the VAMPIRE BITE blog hop organized by Jolie Du Pre's Precious Monsters blog for V Day. Yes, that's Valentine's Day. Just the title of that blog reminds me of the gals from my Tales from the Coffin. They surely are precious and most definitely monsters. But I reckon both would be a little bitter on a day dedicated to amore. They'd probably prefer to think of V Day as being Vampire Day. Let me introduce you to Lucy and Estella....

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It's been a smokin' hot summer...so you should perhaps pump up that aircon because things are about to get hotter! A lot hotter. Almost 100 blogs offering prizes, have joined forces for a HAWT summer blog hop. And the theme? HOT SUMMER HEROS! Isn't the promo pic delicious?
Before I get started with my contribution to the hop, I firstly wanted to thank Caris Roane, H.D. Thomson, and Bella Media Management for organizing the blog hop.
Secondly, I wanted to just point out that at the bottom of my post is the link list with all the blogs participating so you can get to hopping right away. OR if you prefer,  you can click the smexy blog hop image to be taken to the 'blog hop hub' to find out more.

So...are you ready? Get set. Go!

Since Bittersweet Symphony JUST released (10th August) I'm going to talk about the dark and brooding Bone Cruncher from my Tales from the Coffin series. For me, there is nothing sexier than a creature of the night-sexy supernatural being-who lurks in the shadows and never reveals his deepest emotions unless he finds a woman worthy...and then he'll bare all! They're mysterious, they're dangerous, and they're almost forbidden. Angel. Yes. The vampire with a soul. he's my man! Well, he would be if I were a fictional character who could beat up Buffy (like anyone could beat her up) and play the damsel in distress to perfect. Because there was nothing Angel loves more than to safe a woman in need. And baby, I'm in need.
The Bone Cruncher is kinda based on Angel...and SPIKE. Brooding. Snarky. British. And hungry for love.

The Bone Cruncher's Song

The Lyrics (c) Disturbed THE ANIMAL

I can feel the animal inside

My resolve is weakening

Pounding at the doors of my mind

It's nearly overpowering

I cannot begin to describe

The hunger that I feel again

Run if you intend to survive

For the beast is coming to life

A little set up for those who haven't heard of the series before:

Estella, Vampire Queen of the Rejected,

royally invites you to join herself and her zombie lover for a fix of dark erotic tales sure to tickle your fancy and give you the shivers. But mind your manners, because she bites.

Click the ladies to discover more about this undead story teller and her sidekick waiting to entertain, or perhaps eat you.

Tales from the Coffin series to date, in order

Strange and Beautiful - out now

All the Pretty Faces - out now

Bittersweet Symphony - out now

Treacle and Treason - out October 26th 2012

And here's a little excerpt featuring my little cruncher, taken from All The Pretty Faces - Tales from the Coffin Book two.

I hope you Enjoy.

Estella, Vampire Queen of the Rejected, strutted back and forth across the basement, her feet clad in lace-up Victorian ankle boots. Once upon a time white, they were now scuffed and stained. The metal-tipped heels chipped at the aged floorboards as she shuffled like a tap dancer on speed. Her vampiric movements caused her raspberry-red hair to flap about like butterfly wings, disturbing the stale, dusty air.

“Keep this up, and our guest will think you’re one of Dracula’s Brides,” Lucy crooned, her Yorkshire accent as crass as her platinum hair.

She didn’t just go there, did she? Estella didn’t have time for a lovers’ tiff, because The Bone Cruncher was coming early. His energy drew closer, raw and dripping with testosterone.

The strange tingle of nerves in her stomach wasn’t her style. Had she succumbed to lusting after men again? Or was it plain old hunger? Must be the latter. She had a sexy bombshell to quench her desires of the flesh—albeit rotting zombie flesh—and she’d sworn herself off men since the whole stood-up-at-the-altar-by-Dracula thing two centuries ago.

“Lucy, be a dear and send him down here, would you?”

“Send who downstairs?” Footsteps from above. Heavy. Masculine. They drew the blonde’s glance upward, and she sniffed the air. Recognition hit her expression. “The Bone Cruncher? How did you do that?”

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Tales from the Coffin BOOK THREE , Bittersweet Symphony

The Bone Cruncher hasn't visited in a while, and Estella thinks it's something she did. Misery loves company, but she loves food more. Estella puts on a smile and musters up an erotic story. But can she make it to the end of the tale without comfort eating?

To onlookers, Seren lived the high life in London with her orchestra conductor of a husband. She had a major case of unrequited love for her bestfriend, though, so their relationship was doomed from the beginning. Divorce papers served, it's time for her to go back to her home town on the England-Wales border and face the music.

Owen, now a postman of their little market town, is thrilled to see Seren when he shows up at her doorstep with mail. It's not before they're releasing their pent up lust and love for each other. Within that mail, though, are letters addressed to Seren's parents. They're from her ex and hold a truth Seren is too fearful to face. Even with Owen by her side.

OUT NOW!

      

MINI EXCERPT

(go to decadent publishing for a longer snippet) “One finger, albeit a small one, still counts toward the debt.” Estella couldn’t help herself—her pain came out in snark, and poor Lucy took the brunt of it. Oh well. It wouldn’t be the first time. Or the last. She was lucky to have found someone so needy who would put up with her ways. “You wouldn’t?” Lucy looked down at her shaky hands. Judging by the increasing tremors, she actually thought Estella was capable of doing it again. Oh. Wait. She was. “One. Two. Three…no, still only two missing.” “Sleep with one eye open, dear, or you might find yourself fingered. And in the future, never, ever call me sweetness. At least, not in public.” “Hmm, I don’t believe you would purposefully harm me.” “Don’t be so sure.” Estella took a sip of tea from the delicate china cup. “I’m royal, and you’ll do well to remember that.”

#sixsunday #coverreveal Strange and Beautiful

My six this week is from my upcoming erotic horror series with Decadent Publishing; think Tales from the Crypt mashed with Great Expectations and Red Shoe Diaries. just got the cover for the first one a few days ago, so we get cover pretties to go with the snippet!

Small intro: This snippet is taken from Estella (vampire) and Lucy's (zombie) introduction to the story, Strange and Beautiful. And just to explain, yes, she means chickens, not a bucket of chicken wings etc... well, she is a zombie.

 “Go bury your head in a bucket of chickens and sob while you listen to that soppy tune you have on repeat. You are a strange one.” And quite beautiful. She’d be hard pushed to share that bit of information with Lucy. She’d rather be hung out to dry in public than dish out a compliment.
“So you can tell the world how I became fate bait?"

I hope you enjoy. And don't forget to drop by the main hub for Six Sentence Sunday to sample works from well over 100 authors! How awesome is that?