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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Treason Blog Tour! Video and Giveaway!

I am so excited to be a stop on the Treason Blog Tour! I got to ask the Grimoire a question! You can see the question and answer in the video below! And don't forget to enter both giveaways at the bottom of this post!

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S.M. Boyce is a fantasy and paranormal fiction novelist who also dabbles in contemporary fiction and comedy. Her B.A. in Creative Writing qualifies her to serve you french fries, and she updates her blog a few times each week to keep you entertained.

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

What Kills Me . . . kills some trees.

What Kills Me...kills some trees. Wynne Channing’s top-rated bestselling novel, What Kills Me, has being released as a paperback! Since its debut as an ebook this summer, it has shot up to #1 in occult last month. Wynne decided to put out a book version so more people could go on the adventure. (She says: “Maybe finally my father will read the book now that it's in a form that he recognizes.”)

Check out the new book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIV90wJll4Y

About the book: An ancient prophecy warns of a girl destined to cause the extinction of the vampire race. So when 17-year-old Axelia falls into a sacred well filled with blood and emerges a vampire, the immortal empire believes she is this legendary destroyer. Hunted by soldiers and mercenaries, Axelia and her reluctant ally, the vampire bladesmith Lucas, must battle to survive. How will she convince the empire that she is just an innocent teenager-turned bloodsucker and not a creature of destruction? And if she cannot, can a vampire who is afraid of bugs summon the courage to fight a nation of immortals?

About Wynne: Wynne Channing is a national newspaper reporter and award-winning young adult novelist. Wynne loves telling stories and as a journalist, she has interviewed everyone from Daniel Radcliffe and Hugh Jackman to the president of the Maldives and Duchess Sarah Ferguson. The closest she has come to interviewing a vampire is sitting down with True Blood‘s Alexander Skarsgard (he didn’t bite). She briefly considered calling her debut novel “Well” so then everyone would say: “Well written by Wynne Channing.”

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Character of the Week! Zee from What Kills Me!

Character of the Week
Axelia, aka Zee

Book Zee appears in:

What Kills Me by Wynne Channing

Female

17...Forever

Human, then vampire but one that is unlike any other.

A short description of Zee:

The immortal nation calls her the “demon vampire.” An ancient prophecy warns that a human girl will be reborn a vampire and she will cause the extinction of the vampire race. So when Zee falls into a well filled with blood and emerges a vampire — one with mysterious strength and immunity to sunlight — the nation will stop at nothing to destroy her.

Five words that describe Zee's personality:
Funny. Curious. Talkative. Compassionate. Brave.

A quote from Zee:
I leaned over, put my hand against my pants to scratch my shin and my palm covered something under the fabric—hard and the size of a thumb. What the...? I shook my pant leg and a shiny brown cockroach tumbled out. It landed on its back, its spiky legs pumping the air. I screamed. Lucas ran into the kitchen, his swords drawn, and Kinman was close behind him. I looked up at Lucas and Kinman. No one spoke. I relaxed my expression. “Sorry,” I said. “It tried to get into my pants."

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Vampire Month! Featuring Wynne Channing's What Kills Me!

It's Vampire Month here on Paranormal Lounge!

This week I asked Wynne Channing the same questions I asked Rebecca Hamilton last week. Wynne's YA Paranormal Romance What Kills Me is available now! Grab it on Amazon US or Amazon UK and take a look at what vampires are like in What Kills Me:

How are the vampires in your world different from others?

My heroine Axelia is a very different vampire. She is impervious to sunlight, super strong and very special. "Most unholy," as the vampire general says upon learning of her existence. But more on her later.

The vamps in What Kills Me are pretty traditional bloodsuckers. They fight, they burn and they die. However, the vampire society is a special place — a world governed by duty and ancient tradition. Though they worship Gods, a single empress has total control. She governs what they eat and who can become vampires. Immortals are "selected" and transformed by a strict ritual. Then Axelia enters the picture, the first vampire ever to be turned without permission — born out of a well of blood.

Do the vampires in your world possess any of the traditional vampire traits? No reflection? Burning in the sun? Being immortal? Aversion to crosses, holy water and/or garlic? Turning into a bat? Killed by a wooden stake? Fangs? Other?

My vampires burn in the sun. They consume nothing but blood (human food makes them extremely sick — cake and garlic will have the same effect). If you're trying to kill one, a good beheading should do the trick. However, they don't turn into bats and they can see their reflection (how else would you ever do your own hair if you didn't have a reflection?).

Why did you choose to write about vampires?

I've always been fascinated by these lonely monsters. I think you can't live hundreds of years without being seriously messed up — which makes for interesting stories. I recently interviewed Neil Jordan who directed Interview With A Vampire and he said that vampire stories are often emblematic of a number of themes: sexuality, death, etc. There's so much you can say through these pale creatures.

Do you remember the first vampire story you read in a book or watched on a movie or television show?

The first vampire story that I saw was a Chinese horror movie. Chinese vampires or zombies jump around and you have to slap a piece of paper to their foreheads to keep them from attacking you. Sounds super weird but when you're a little girl, it scares the crap out of you.

What makes vampire stories appealing in today’s pop culture?

In a society so obsessed with youth and beauty, the immortality aspect is mega attractive. Of course, no one remembers the part where you crave blood and watch all of your friends and family grow old and die. For lack of a better word, that sucks.

If someone were to see one of your vampires on the street, what would their reaction be? Fear? Attraction? No unique reaction from that of seeing a human?

I think if someone were to see Axelia, they would simply think she is magnificent. Beautiful. Full of life. (But she was all of those things when she was human.) If someone were to see the general of the vampire army or its soldiers, well, they'd better run. Not that you'd get very far.

And now, my review of What Kills Me

Loved this book!

The writing is well thought out and carries a wonderful style that really goes with the story and genre.

The characters are well written and interesting. I definitely cared about Zee and her journey to becoming who she was meant to be. The relationships are complicated and have meaning.

The story is paced just right, I really enjoyed the flow of it. The action and adventure were amazing and I enjoyed the way Wynne ended it. The ending is seriously the best ending ever.

I can't wait to read the next installment! I recommend this to anyone who likes vampires, action and paranormal with a splash of romance.

Here are some links where you can find Wynne and What Kills Me:

Goodreads | Wynne Channing’s Website

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