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| Alexandra Anthony, Author The Vampire Destiny Series |
If you dare,
please welcome vampire aficionado Alexandra Anthony, who likes “all things
vampire.” Describing her series of
books, one reviewer says, “the
journey is made with enduring love and lust, excitement and commitment, and
plenty of action, and all of these things are done with a thought to using the
English language in a creative and flowing way.”
Alexandra
Anthony lives in the Midwest with her husband and daughter. When she is not
writing about vampires, she is home-schooling her daughter and re-reading
Daphne de Maurier’s Rebecca, her all-time favorite book.
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Q: Why do you
like “all things vampire”? Does your love of vampires have anything to do with
your search for a “paranormal, happily ever after?”
Alexandra
Anthony: I’ve always loved vampires…it started
when I read “Interview with the Vampire” by Anne Rice. To me, vampires are mysterious and
seductive creatures. I love
a happy every after story, and the thought of meeting your soul mate in a
vampire would be perfect. You
could be together for an eternity.
Q: What would
you say to someone who does not appreciate vampires?
Alexandra
Anthony: Vampires aren’t for everyone. There are vampire stories that I don’t
like, so I think it depends on the story and how it’s written. I’m fine with people that don’t find
immortal life interesting!
Q: One of your
reviewers says “If you are looking for a
"sweet" vampire romance, this is not for you. The sex scenes are
absolutely SMOKING hot.” Hmm – so are your books romances or vampire stories?
Alexandra Anthony: I like to consider my books erotic, paranormal romance
stories. Vampires have the allure
of being sexual creatures, so I carried it over in my books. In The Vampire Destiny Series, Stefan
and Josephine are “fated” to be together.
They are made for each other and they are desperately in love (and lust)
with each other
Q: So, since vampires really don’t
exist – it’s true, you know – how do you make your characters believable?
Alexandra Anthony: As much as I’d love to have my own Stefan, it isn’t meant to
be. I try to add an element of
reality in with the books…they have careers, lives, goals, they love. I think all of these factors add
reality to the imaginary.
Q: How do you
tell the difference between heroes and villains in your stories?
Alexandra
Anthony: In The Vampire Destiny Series, Stefan
is my hero. While he can be a cold-blooded
killer, he chooses to live as humanly as possible. The villain in my series always seems to have an agenda…and
their evil ways go deeper that what we see on the surface and in each book a
new layer is revealed.
Q: Why are you
a writer? When did you first know
that you wanted to be a writer?
Alexandra
Anthony: I’ve always written. It took a serious health issue two
years ago to make me take the plunge into putting my work out there. And here I am, writing a new series and
getting ready to start writing the fourth book in The Vampire Destiny
Series. I didn’t want to put off
doing what I wanted to do anymore.
Life is too short for regrets.
Q: Do you write
purely for entertainment? Or do you incorporate messages to your readers?
Alexandra
Anthony: A little of both. I try to write my heroines as strong
women that are equals to their heroes.
I don’t like to write a damsel in distress. I like my heroine to be able to hold her own. Many books are written where the
heroine is dependent on the hero to function. I don’t want my women to be written that way. We don’t need a man to complete us…even
though they have a lot of fun along the way.
Q: Tell us something about yourself, e.g.,
do you like to sail? Eat? Go to plays? What’s your favorite holiday, book,
author, character, play, movie, celebrity? What do you do when you’re
not writing? Do you have a muse? Is he a vampire?
Alexandra
Anthony: I’m a stay
at home mom that also home schools my daughter, so when I’m not writing, I’m
also a teacher!
One of my favorite books is “Rebecca” by Daphne du
Maurier. I’ve loved that book for
nearly 22 years…and it’s one I’ll still pull off the shelf and read
occasionally.
Yes, I do have a muse. He is my main vampire in The Vampire Destiny Series…Stefan. He’s modeled after my celebrity crush,
Alexander Skarsgard.
About
Alexandra Anthony
Alexandra
Anthony lives in the Midwest with her husband and daughter. She is currently
writing The Vampire Destiny Series in which Josephine Anderson, a Psychic
Empath, meets the undead man of her dreams. She is also working on her newest
series, The Dark Hart Chronicles. In this series, we meet Savannah Wood and up
and coming rock star Nick Hart.
Learn
more at www.alexandra-anthony.com.
Chasing the
secrets of her past...
Josephine Anderson is a 28 year old psychic empath. Isolated and
alone, she'd given up on finding love because of her "gift". She's
haunted by her vivid dreams about a mysterious man that is her destiny...
Her world is
turned upside down...
When she meets Stefan Lifsten, she's surprised to discover that he's
the man from her dreams. He's tall, blond and drop-dead gorgeous, but he
has his own secrets to hide. He's a millennia old vampire that's been on
a quest to find her after his own vision 200 years ago...
Their fates
finally collide...
Will their fated love and desire be enough to keep them together
as she becomes entrenched in the world of vampires and her past unravels?
*This is a romantic, erotic book. It contains sexy vampires,
graphic language, adult content and situations that aren't for the faint
of heart. Consider yourself warned.*
Her story continues... Psychic empath Josephine Anderson is surprised
to discover that she's a little more than human. She's a vampire hybrid with a
powerful vampire father... Her life will never be the same... She prepares to
live as an immortal with her vampire mate,Stefan Lifsten. As she makes plans to
abandon her old life to be at her lover's side, she begins to slowly
transform,developing new abilities and desires... Long buried secrets are
revealed... When she discovers the truth about her heritage, she's drawn into a
web of passion, deception, and power struggles that leave many lives hanging in
the balance.
*This is a hot, romantic book. It contains sexy vampires, graphic language, adult content and situations that aren't for the faint of heart. Consider yourself warned.*
*This is a hot, romantic book. It contains sexy vampires, graphic language, adult content and situations that aren't for the faint of heart. Consider yourself warned.*
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After a harrowing attempt on her life…
Vampire hybrid Josephine Anderson and her gorgeous vampire mate,
Stefan Lifsten return home to New York City. Unknown to her, they will be
forced to face the Council regarding her brush with death and Stefan’s hand in
the killing of the vampire that attacked her…
There’s more than meets the eye...
Her continued changes reveal that there is much more to her
relationship than she originally thought… going much deeper than simply fate
and destiny. Their passion and desire for one another increases, threatening to
consume them both…
Time is slowly ticking away…
As their Council date approaches, long-buried evidence is uncovered
that further complicates Josephine’s tenuous relationship with her vampire
father… and will change vampire hierarchy forever…
*This is an erotic, romantic book. It contains sexy vampires, graphic
language, adult content and situations that aren't for the faint of heart.
Consider yourself warned.*
Excerpt
My eyes rose to meet his eager blue
eyes. I hadn't heard his
approach and I was too busy chastising myself to pay attention. He was on his knees at my feet. I attempted to embrace him, yet his
hands ceased my movement as they encased my wrists. He held them at arms length, his eyes searching mine.
"Lukas said you wanted to start
over?" His statement was a
question. "So I will start
over for you. Consider my question
differently. Wear my ring and be
with me because you love me, because you cannot live without me. Be with me because I make you happy,
because I drive you crazy. Be with
me because you cannot imagine a day without me. Josephine, be with me because I only existed until I found
you after centuries of searching.
Only you. För evigt."
Stefan pulled a ring out of his pocket. His mouth parted, his tongue nervously
swiping across his lower lip. He
took my left hand in his much larger one, stroking the skin tenderly.
"If this were during my human life, our
union would have been arranged between our fathers to strengthen the
village. It is not those times,
yet I still want to ask you properly.
So I ask you again. Ska det
finnas en ände för oss båda, en obligation efter våra löften, inte heller skall
vårt första kärlek planlöst förgås.
Jag ber om din hand är min kompis, min älskare för evigheten. Vara med mig."
Choking back tears, I could only
whimper. I knew in that instant
that this was right and I'd been crazy to reject him because of my silly ideas
about his obligation. "Translation,
please?"
He smiled, his chiseled face had that
unarmed, child-like expression again.
I imagined this is what he'd look like if he were still human, kneeling
before me. "Josephine, there shall be one end for us both; one bond after
our vows; nor shall our first love aimlessly perish. I ask for your hand to be my mate, my lover for eternity. Be with me."
He offered the ring to me. A beautiful emerald cut diamond ring
sat nestled in his large palm. It
was set in platinum, the delicate band surrounded with rubies.
Hesitantly, I reached out to touch the
ring. "Stefan...it's too
much."
"Is that another no?" Stefan hadn't
moved from his knees.
"Yes, I mean no. Yes, I'll be with you," I
mumbled. I watched as he slid the
beautiful ring on my finger. It
twinkled, the red rubies gleaming almost as brightly as Stefan's blue eyes as
they watched me.
Without warning, I was surrounded in an
instant. His solid arms and a warm
wall of muscle pulled me into a rough embrace. His enormous frame swallowed me up, making me feel safe,
desired and most importantly, loved.
Links
Twitter: @AlexAnthony80
E-mail:
alexandraanthony80@gmail.com
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