Author Ambush with Dianne Duvall

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Dianne Duvall

Hey there Book Monsters and Literal Addicts!

Book Monster Reviews and LITERAL ADDICTION are very pleased to welcome award winning author Dianne Duvall back to our sites today for her PHANTOM SHADOWS Blog Tour.

Dianne Duvall earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of St. Thomas, where she studied fiction writing, playwriting and poetry writing. Darkness Dawns, the first book in her Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series, was released on February 1, 2011, courtesy of Kensington (Zebra Imprint). It has since been nominated for the RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Vampire Romance by RT Book Reviews, for Best Paranormal Romance - Vampire by The Romance Reviews, for Best Book of 2011 - Debut Book by The Romance Reviews, and for Best Book of 2011 by Long and Short Reviews. It was also deemed a Top Pick by The Romance Reviews, a Best Book by Long and Short Reviews, and was chosen as the Best of the Best in the RWA Indiana Golden Opportunity contest. Night Reigns, the second book in the series, was released on December 6, 2011. Thus far it has been nominated for Best Best Book of 2011 - Paranormal Romance by The Romance Reviews, and declared an “utterly addictive” Top Pick by RT Book Reviews, “intense, passionate and engrossing” by The Romance Reviews, and “a clever, unique, and brilliantly executed book” by Long and Short Reviews. Phantom Shadows, the third book in the series will be released in October 2012.

 

Dianne has also completed two not-yet-published paranormal romance novels that are prequels to Darkness Dawns. A Sorceress of His Own is a medieval romance with paranormal elements that won awards in the Lone Star, Where the Magic Begins, Southern Heat, Picture This, Book of Your Heart and Suzannah national writing competitions. Rendezvous With Yesterday is a time travel romance and won second place in the Picture This writing contest.

In addition to writing romance, Dianne has completed a one-act play (comedy) and teamed up with an award-wining screenwriter to write a spec script for a new situation comedy. Several of her poems have also been published in anthologies.

When she isn’t writing, Dianne is very active in the independent film industry. She edits films, constructs movie trailers and designs movie posters. Some of the film projects she has worked on have been Official Selections of the Cannes Independent Film Festival, the London Independent Film Festival the Jamerican International Film and Music Festival, and others. She also participates in preproduction and production and has done so in varying capacities for several years. Some of the functions she has performed in the past are script editor, special effects make-up artist, shooting scheduler, special effects creator, casting coordinator, production assistant, movie extra and web site designer.

A trailer of one of the films she has edited can be viewed here.

Dianne is the creator of the incredible IMMORTAL GUARDIANS series which currently has two books in the series, "Darkness Dawns" and "Night Reigns".  The third book, "Phantom Shadows" is scheduled to be released on October 2, 2012 and we are happy to help Dianne promote the series and her new release today.  Let's take a look at this great series…..

Darkness Dawns

IMMORTAL GUARDIANS, Book 1

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Once, Sarah Bingham’s biggest challenge was making her students pay attention in class. Now, after rescuing a wounded stranger, she’s landed in the middle of a battle between corrupt vampires and powerful immortals who also need blood to survive. Roland Warbrook is the most compelling man Sarah has ever laid hands on. But his desire for her is mingled with a hunger he can barely control . . . 

In his nine centuries of immortal existence, no woman has tempted Roland as much as Sarah. But asking her to love him is impossible -- when it mean forfeiting the world she’s always known, and the life he would do anything to protect. pub

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Night Reigns

IMMORTAL GUARDIANS, Book 2

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Ami isn't much for trusting strangers. She has a hard time trusting anyone. But she's no coward, and she's no pushover in the protection department either. So when she comes across a mysterious warrior taking on eight deranged vampires on his own, she doesn't hesitate to save his bacon. Of course, that was before she realized what one little rescue would get her into . . .

Marcus Grayden has been an immortal protector of humanity for eight hundred years, and at the moment he's not interested in backup. From the moment Ami arrives in his life, he can't deny that she's strong, smart, and extremely skilled at watching his back. But she's also destroying his protective solitude and stirring desires he can't bear to awaken. After all, whatever her secrets — how can she defeat death itself?

Phantom Shadows

IMMORTAL GUARDIANS, Book 3

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Dr. Melanie Lipton is no stranger to the supernatural.  She knows immortals better than they know themselves, right down to their stubborn little genes.  So although a handsome rogue immortal seems suspicious to her colleagues, Sebastien Newcombe intrigues Melanie.  His history is checkered, his scars are impressive, and his ideas are daring.  But it's not his ideas that have Melanie fighting off surges of desire . . .

Bastien is used to being the bad guy.  In fact, he can't remember the last time he had an ally he could trust.  But Melanie is different - and under her calm, professional exterior he senses a passion beyond anything in his centuries of experience.  Giving in to temptation is out of the question - he can't put her in danger.  But she isn't asking him . . .

The IMMORTAL GUARDIANS sound amazing don't they? They totally are and we LOVE this series highly recommend that you check it out!!  But, before you run off to go buy the books, Dianne is taking over with a Guest Post and giveaway so check it out and be sure to enter the giveaway after.

Thank you for joining me on the first stop of my Phantom Shadows Blog Tour!  I’m very excited to be here today!  PHANTOM SHADOWS, the third book in my Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series, will be released tomorrow, so I thought I would celebrate by sharing a little bit about my immortals with you.

The Immortal Guardians in my series all boast special gifts and abilities, which really come in handy and often give them an edge when they’re hunting and battling psychotic vampires.  Vampires, you see, aren’t the good guys in my series.  They’re humans who have been infected with a very rare symbiotic virus that dramatically increases their speed, strength, and regenerative capabilities and produces an unfortunate need for blood.  They also swiftly suffer brain damage as a result that drives them mad and compels them to prey upon humans, viciously torturing and killing them.  Immortals, on the other hand, are gifted ones, men and women born with advanced DNA, who have been infected with the same virus.  Their advanced DNA protects them from the more corrosive aspects of the virus (namely the madness) and bestows upon them their special abilities.  The older the immortal, the stronger and more varied his or her gifts.

Those gifts can be a bit disconcerting to those around them who don’t possess them.  Some immortals can read minds.  How awkward would that be, your every thought passing straight from your mind into that of the powerful warrior sitting beside you?  Some can see your future, a good thing if the future is bright.  Not so good otherwise.  Some can see your past, including all of the little embarrassing moments you’d like to forget.  Some can heal.  Some can shapeshift.  Some can teleport, which often is quite startling, since you can’t hear them coming.  And some, like Bastien – the hero of PHANTOM SHADOWS – can feel your emotions with a touch. 

This causes some awkward moments for Dr. Melanie Lipton, whose heart races every time Bastien draws near.  While almost every other human, gifted one, immortal, and vampire on the planet would like nothing more than to see Bastien dead, Melanie raises eyebrows by championing him.  She is fiercely attracted to him, both physically and emotionally, despite his dangerous reputation.  Having worked closely – in her search for a cure – with the only surviving members of the vampire army he once pitted against the Immortal Guardians (Did I mention he has a rather dark past?), she knows more about him than most do and has fallen hard, something you can’t really hide from someone who can feel your every emotion.

Excerpt

She stared at him in silence for so long he began to feel a bit self-conscious.  “You can feel other people's emotions?” she asked finally.

“Yes.  And Stuart's told me he was lying to try to save his ass.”

Again she stared at him.

“What?” he asked when the silence stretched.

“You can feel my emotions?  Right now?”

“No.  I have to touch you to feel them.”

“So . . .”

He could see her considering it, trying to remember every time he had touched her or she had touched him.  At the network.  In her car.  At David's.  Trying to remember what she might have inadvertently revealed.

“You might have mentioned it.  Given me a little warning.”

“Such didn't occur to me.”

More silence.

“What do you feel when you touch me?” she asked.

Bastien's attention dropped to her full lips as she licked them anxiously.  “Sometimes I feel your concern.  Sometimes uncertainty.  Clinical detachment.  Fear the first time we met.”

“Well, our first meeting was rather . . . explosive.”

That was putting it mildly.

“What else?”

He knew what she sought.  “Sometimes my gift tells me you feel what I feel myself every time I look at you.  Or think of you.  Or touch you.”

Her soft, smooth neck moved with a swallow.  “You're attracted to me.”

“Yes.”

“I'm attracted to you.”

“I know.”

“What are we going to do about it?”

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Kindle Contest

 

Don’t miss my big kindle contest!  In addition to the many giveaways you’ll find on my blog tour, including this one, I’m giving away THREE Kindles (or Kindle Gift Cards for those who already have one) to celebrate the release of PHANTOM SHADOWS.  See my website for details. 

Dianne's Website:  http://www.dianneduvall.com

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Thanks so much for joining me today!  I hope you’ll enjoy Bastien and Melanie’s story!  

Dianne Duvall

Dianne is giving away signed copy of the winner's choice of one of the first three books in her Immortal Guardians series plus swag.

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Fill out the Rafflecopter form below and be sure to leave a comment and answer Dianne's question - " what gift would you find most unnerving for a friend or acquaintance to possess?"

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