Hello Amanda, welcome! Our chat
today is about the second book in your Rulers of Darkness series, Caressed
by Night, another historical paranormal romance. Before we get into the
awesome book stuff, here’s a bit about the author, Amanda J. Greene:
Amanda
J. Greene is an erotic paranormal romance author. When she is not writing, she
can be found playing the role of a full time university student, who works part
time.
She
lives in Southern California with her very supportive military husband and
their sweet cocker spaniel.
Okay, Amanda…let’s get to the
interview, I have so many questions I want to ask…
KDR ~ Is Caressed by Night included in a series? If
so, what series and can you give us titles and a tagline for other books in
this series?
AJG ~ Yes, Caressed by Night is the second book in my Rulers
of Darkness series. Caressed by Moonlight is the first installment; it is
a historical paranormal romance that takes place in the early 1800s.
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Caressed
by Moonlight
tagline: One sweet stolen kiss brings them together, but treachery and death threatens
to tear them apart.
KDR
~ What drives the hero, Dimitri?
AJG ~ Well, Dimitri is the
last pureblood vampire and has been searching for his mate for hundreds of
years. He knows she lives in Las Vegas and can’t wait any longer to claim her.
He has also been plotting revenge against the traitor who tried to kill him 400
years ago and has set a trap for his enemy in Sin City.
KDR ~ Dimitri sounds like a
vampire with a mission…well, two missions. Intriguing.
Who is Kerstyn to Dimitri? Can you give us a bit about the first
time they met each other?
AJG ~ Kerstyn is Dimitri’s
mate, though she doesn’t know that piece of information right away, she does
know Dimitri is incredibly yummy. Their meeting is not exactly perfect, she is
running from attackers who, come to find out, were vampires that wanted to make
a meal out of her. Dimitri saves her and the instant their eyes meet, sparks
fly.
KDR ~ Oh…I love those kind of
first meetings between hero and heroine. Love those flying sparks *grins*
Can you tell us about the
abilities of Dimitri? How do they help OR hinder?
AJG ~ Dimitri is the oldest
and strongest vampire. He can read minds (vampire’s and humans), teleport, and
see the future. His ability of foresight is both a blessing and curse, for he
can see what is to come and is powerless to stop it, such as, the death of his
mate, Kerstyn.
KDR ~ Yeah, seeing the death of
your mate would really suck.
Okay, what about the location?
Anything in particular in real-life that made you select it?
AJG ~ I chose Las Vegas for
a few different reasons.
1. I like the city.
2. Within this series,
the U.S. belongs to the Outcast Society of vampires and Gabriel Erhard, who is
a side character within this book, claims Las Vegas as his territory.
3. It is an interesting
place for a paranormal romance to take place
4. This book foreshadows
another story that will take place later within the series – another book that
will be set in Las Vegas.
KDR ~ Tell us about Dimitri’s world?
AJG ~ Within the Rulers of
Darkness series there exists 4 different species: humans, vampires, witches,
and shape-shifter. For the most part, humans do not know of the paranormal
creatures.
Vampires
are split up into 4 clans: Mylonas, Validus, Voidukas, and Volkov. There is
also a group known as the Outcast Society, made up of those banished from their
clans or those deemed unworthy as members of a clan. The clans’ structure is
hierarchal with a king (also referred to as chieftain) at the top, a second (an
heir selected by the king), then members of the nobility (consisting of older,
stronger vampires), Black Knights (sworn to protect the members within the
noble houses) and, at the bottom, peasants – the average vampire. The European
continent has been divided amongst the vampire clans into territories. The
U.S., Canada, and parts of South America belong to the Outcast Society.
There
are two witch tribes:
1. The Shaw are peaceful and possess great magical
abilities. Their leader, the Shaman, is the most powerful witch and is
continuously reincarnated, so that he does not lose his memories or power. If
the Shaman decides to “retire” he must select another to pass his knowledge,
memories, and powers to, generally selected from the Shaw Priestess sect. They
live on Voidukas Vampire Clan territory.
2. The Red Order are vampire hunters. They possess
little to no magic, depending on their training, but are abnormally physically
strong. Their territory consists of Western Europe.
Last
are the shape-shifters. They have only been mentioned in the first two books of
this series, but will have a larger roll in upcoming stories. The
shape-shifters are divided by animal species, each belonging to a pack – there
are no wolves/werewolves but bears, all large cats, birds of prey, and snakes.
They created the myth of werewolves to distract humans. They live mainly in
North and South America, Africa, and Asia. Each pack has their own hierarchy,
with an alpha (male or female) at the top.
KDR ~ It sounds like excellent
world-building, Amanda.
What are you working on now?
AJG ~ I am currently working on Caressed by a Crimson Moon, book 3
within the Rulers of Darkness series. I can’t wait to share this installment
with my readers. I feel it will be the best yet!
KDR ~ Where can we find you? List all of your links.
AJG ~ I can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads and Shelfari. I also have a blog where I post things just for fun and an official.
Official
Site: http://www.amandajgreene.com
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/amandajgreene1
Shelfari:
http://www.shelfari.com/amandajgreene
Join me to discuss books
and reviews!
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Quickie
Quiz
Getting to know Amanda J. Greene…
2
Things you do to relax:
To relax, well I sit down
with a good book (generally one I have read before – from my favorites shelf)
and sip either coffee or wine, depending on how stressful the day has been will
determine my choice of drink.
Favorite
sport to watch:
I have three – football
(Green Bay all the Way!), Formula One Racing, and UFC (I love Georges St. Pierre-yummy!)
Cat
or Dog:
I currently have a dog, a
sweet, little, black cocker spaniel named Kelly. But I like both animals and
have had both as pets in the past. I had a cat for 16 years, Freckles was her
name (I got her when I was 4).
Favorite
places to write:
I usually sit on my bed,
with my dog right beside me, while I type away on my laptop.
Place
you’ve always wanted to go, but haven’t:
Tahiti!
Breakfast
drink:
Coffee! I have to have
coffee and it doesn’t matter what time of day.
Favorite
season ~ why:
Winter. I live in
Southern California where it is pretty much summer all year round. So, I enjoy
the cooler days and the rain. I also do my best writing when it is raining.
What
are your hobbies /past times (besides writing):
I spend as much time with
family and friends as I can. I enjoy reading, cooking, and traveling.
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***giveaway***giveaway***
I would like to give away
two (2) PDF copy of Caressed by Night
(Rulers of Darkness #2) This can be an international giveaway and the winners
can be selected from whoever posts a comment. Drawing will be sometime after
noon on 3-6.
Good Luck!!!
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Caressed by Night
Rulers of Darkness #2
By Amanda J Greene
Blurb:
Dimitri Arsov, the last remaining pure vampire, was thought
to be dead for the past four hundred years. Now, he is back and has a score to
settle with the traitor that had tried to kill him centuries ago. But as he
waits for his prey to blindly step into his carefully laid trap, his
overwhelming hunger for blood is triggered when he saves a beautiful art historian.
Kerstyn Ingmar’s life was normal and straight up boring until
the night she is rescued by the dangerously sexy, powerfully mesmerizing,
Dimitri.
Unable to resist his diamond blue eyes and intense kisses,
she is drawn into his world of darkness and closer to her impending doom.
While their desire consumes them, Dimitri is haunted by
images of a bloody and deadly future. As his enemies draw near, he must find a
way to save his mate from her destiny before fate destroys them both.
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Thank you for the
interview and allowing me to visit your blog. I wish you all happy reading!
Amanda J. Greene
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Amanda, thank you for making my
place one of your Bewitching Book Tours stops. We’ve had one great time, for sure. Congratulations on the
release of your 2nd book in the Rulers of Darkness series, Caressed by Night. Looking forward
to book 3! I wish you many, many more successes.
Thank you Everyone,
for stopping in and visiting with Amanda – don’t forget to comment and leave
your email address for a chance to win!
Until Next Time…Warm
Hearts & Hugs,
Kay Dee
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10 comments:
Hello Amanda, good morning! So great to have you here today. I brought coffee with me *smile* AND brownies, too. I've got a craving for chocolate this morning.
Amanda, your world-building sounds intriguing...how many sessions of brainstorming or rather how much time was involved with bringing it into story-form?
Very interesting and your world sounds very in-depth. :)
menina.iscrazy @ yahoo.com
Great interview... Thank you for sharing Kay Dee. She is a new author to me. I look forward to adding her to my list of must reads.
Also please take me to Tahiti with you. Husband and I are talking about making that our next trip.
♥
Kelly
Books-n-Kisses
crazybookfairy(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi Menina, Hello Kelly...thanks for stopping by to visit with Amanda :0)
Her world building is in-depth...I agree...sounds like you could step right into it and know it to be true.
I'm so curious about how much time was involved...and how did you physically map it out, Amanda?
Caressed by Night sounds just like the kind of book I love to read. I love Vampires as romance heroes:)
The world building for this series sounds very involved, I like the idea of so many different type of paranormal beings involved. Will your shapeshifters/weres behave different than is the norm?
ringpop2010 at gmail dot com
This was such a fun interview!
I enjoyed the interview. The book sounds very good.
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
I could not tell you how many times I've don brainstorming for the world building aspect - lost count so long ago. I do conduct brainstorming sessions with a friend of mine - I bounce ideas off of her. She helps me keep things in order because if I don't write it down, I will forget it! I try to do outlines, but I ever stick to them and they become a mess scribbles and cross out...things that I can no longer read lol Book 3, Caressed by A Crimson Moon, will have much more to do with the supernatural world I have created - much more in depth. Thank you for having me here today!
Hello, drinking my coffee and enjoying your interview. Really looking forward to reading your stories! Thanks for the giveway!
lfacchini(at)tampabay(dot)rr(dot)com
Drawing time!! Yay!
Amanda is gracious in her offer of two PDF copies of Caressed by Night for two lucky winners...who are...
Laurie and Maria!!
You will both be contacted by Amanda with your prize.
Amanda - thank you for being my guest - it was great fun going over our interview - thanks for answering the added questions here in the comment section. Again, I wish you much success!
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