Author Ambush with Cynthia Eden

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 Cynthia Eden

Hello everyone!  LITERAL ADDICTION and Book Monster Reviews are proud to welcome award winning author Cynthia Eden to the site today! 

 

Cynthia is a Gemini who has always wanted to write.  She particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters, vampires, werewolves, etc as in her paranormal romances, and even the real-life monsters that populate her romantic suspense stories.  She does it quite well too!  Her romantic suspense novel “Deadly Fear”, was recently named as a RITA finalist.   

Cynthia graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Alabama where she studied Sociology (because people interest her) and Communication (because she likes to write about the people who interest her).  She worked as a college admissions counselor, a teacher, and an editor.  Now, she’s thrilled to be spending her days making stuff up and getting paid to do it.

She loves Dracula, Lois Lane, Buffy and Wolverine, and has no problem admitting that she’s addicted to chocolate and romance novels. 

Her favorite films are The Princess Bride, Romancing the Stone, Friday the 13^th, Underworld Evolution, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Hellboy.  

While Cynthia thoroughly enjoys a life of Fantasy, she also enjoys her reality with her husband Nicholas and son Jack.

Cynthia is the proud creator of the MIDNIGHT, IMAJINN, DEADLY, NIGHT WATCH and THE FALLEN series. 

Her newest release, “Angel Betrayed”, THE FALLEN book #2, was just released on June 26 and "Angel in Chains", THE FALLEN book #3 is expected to be released on November 27, 2012.

Today we are helping Cynthia promote THE FALLEN series and she will be taking over the site for the day and telling us 5 things she learned while writing Angel Betrayed.  But, before we get to that, let's check out the books in THE FALLEN series:

“Angel of Darkness”

THE FALLEN, Book #1

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As an angel of death, Keenan’s job is to collect the souls on his list. He’s carried out his duty for two thousand years and never faltered once. Until he meets Nicole St. James. When the moment of death comes, Keenan hesitates, and instead of taking Nicole, Keenan touches the vampire who’s attacking her.

Cast out of heaven for disobedience, Keenan plummets to earth. Six months later, he finally manages to track Nicole to a bar in Mexico. He’s stunned to discover that the woman he remembers has undergone a dramatic change—she’s become a vampire. And when he realizes that she’s the target of all manner of enemies—other vampires, demons, even shifters—he’ll do whatever it takes to protect her, even if all hell breaks loose…

"Angel Betrayed"

THE FALLEN, Book 2

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Sammael–call him Sam–was an angel once. An Angel of Death. But the dispassionate, watch-from-above thing just wasn’t working for him when it meant watching evil torture innocent souls day in and day out. It might have cost him his wings, but these days he gets to apply the direct method on the bad guys. Problem is, what’s making his life difficult is a bad girl…

Seline O’Shaw needs protection, and with the hounds of hell on her tail, she’s not going to quibble too hard about where she gets it. Sam’s virtue is questionable, but he’s smoking hot, massively powerful, and owes her a favor. So what if she’s getting a little case of angel lust? There are some damn deadly sins after her hide…

"Angel in Chains"

THE FALLEN, Book #3

Release Date:  November 27, 2012

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As a fallen Angel of Death, Azrael is cursed to walk the earth alone in search of redemption. One night, as he wanders the streets of New Orleans, he discovers a woman surrounded by panther shifters.  No longer able to contain the anger simmering within, Az summons his dark powers and attacks, determined to protect this innocent human from certain death.

Only Jade Pierce is no delicate flower.  She’s spent years learning to survive and fight the evil forces sent by her ex-lover who refuses to let her go. But after seeing Az in action, she figures she could use a little supernatural help. And so she plans a course of seduction guaranteed to arouse his interest and his angelic passions…

They sound great don’t they!!?  You better believe they are!  Cynthia is a favorite of Book Monster and LITERAL ADDICTION!  You check out Cynthia's entire library of literary excellence click HERE.   What do you say we get to the Interview now and learn some more about this incredible author and her amazing work?

Five Things I Learned While Writing

 ANGEL BETRAYED

Hi, everyone! I’d like to offer a HUGE thanks to Carla & Chelle for having me over today—thank you! ;)  For this post, I thought I’d share 5 things I learned while writing my book, ANGEL BETRAYED. 

Some people think that there isn’t a whole lot of research involved in a paranormal tale.  They think that the writer just gets to make up the world and the world rules as she/he goes along. And, in some instances, that’s true. ;)  My paranormal  romance novels do tend to be a little less research intensive than my romantic suspense stories, but, I think that may be due to the fact that I’ve actually already spent huge amounts of time researching the paranormal.

What can I say? I’m a paranormal addict. Have been, for as long as I can remember. So I’ve been doing research on paranormal events and paranormal creatures pretty much all of my life. (Ah, fun times…) 

But, I *did* learn a few new paranormal tidbits while writing ANGEL BETRAYED, so I thought I’d share that info with you. Ready? 

1.    I’ve seen a lot of websites (such as this one: http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-haunted-cities-in-the-u-s.php) that list New Orleans as THE most haunted city in the U.S.  The reason for this honor?  New Orleans is filled with plenty of haunted hotspots. And while I did know about most of these haunted places, I discovered ever more haunts while doing my research.  One in particular that I hope to visit one day?  The Beauregard-Keyes House. According to stories, full-on haunted battles (with horses and wounded soldiers) an appear in this place. Interesting.

2.   Some people actually claim to have seen vampires in New Orleans.  And I’m not just talking about the folks who dress as vampires and give the guided tours.  There are tourists who swear they’ve seen the real creatures of the night stalking the cemeteries in New Orleans. Now, granted, those cemeteries are pretty spooky, but are vampires stalking them? In my books, they are. In reality? You be the judge.

3.   Is it possible to eat beignets at midnight in New Orleans? I know, this isn’t necessarily a paranormal tidbit, but it’s a cool question (hopefully). In case you ever want to have a midnight dinner of beignets with a vamp, then, yes, you can have them in New Orleans. The French Market’s Café du Monde is open 24 hours a day (and aren’t those some wonderfully friendly paranormal hours?).

4.   Many folks seem to believe that werewolves stalk the swamps outside of New Orleans. Called loup garou by the believers, these supernatural beasties are half man, half wolf (or some combination in-between).  Think it’s fun to go out on a gator tour into the swamp? Think again. If you get left behind, you’ll have more to worry about than just the gators. The loup garou may come after you.

5.   Voodoo is alive and well in New Orleans, and, if you have the chance to visit, I’d recommend the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. Sure, you might get a few chills from the tales of old magic, but you can also get an up-close look at relics left behind.  Voodoo lore slipped into many of my Fallen books. It just didn’t seem right to pen a New Orleans set book without a little voodoo.

Thanks for checking out my list!!  Have you heard any haunted tales about New Orleans? Please share! One commenter will win a copy of ANGEL BETRAYED and one commenter will win an ARC of my upcoming release, HOWL FOR IT. 

Best wishes,

Cynthia Eden

www.cynthiaeden.com

ANGEL BETRAYED—Available now from Kensington Brava

When you betray an angel, there’s all hell to pay…

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