This year we are lucky enough to celebrate Halloween with a bunch of amazing Harlequin authors! Specifically, Author Julie Kagawa, and her character Zeke are stopping by the blog! This sweet, tough, and disillusioned boy came over to tell us what's the 'Scariest part of being in love'.
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"The scariest part of being in love? You mean...other then the fact that the girl I'm in love with happens to be a vampire?" *Laughs* "Well, to be honest, I guess what scares me the most is Allie's belief that she's a monster. Not that I believe she is; I've watched her fight. I've seen her struggle so hard not to give in to her instincts. And she does have that darkness inside her, that drive to kill and feed and destroy like all the other vampires; I'm not so blind to think it isn't there. But I've accepted that part of her, and I know she will continue to fight it with everything she has. It doesn't scare me. She doesn't scare me.
"No, what scares me is that Allie sometimes believes she's nothing but a vicious, soulless killer. And, because she doesn't want to hurt anyone, she'll pull back, shut everyone out. The thing that frightens me most is the thought that, one day, Allie will decide she can't put me in danger anymore, and she'll leave. Walk out of my life forever. But it's all right. Because if that happens, I'll just go after her again. She can push me away all she likes. I won't give up until I convince her that she's not a monster, and that I don't care if she's a vampire and has to feed on humans and only comes out at night. None of that matters to me. When I look at Allison, I don't see a monster, or even another vampire. I fell in love with the girl."
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Zeke is one of the main characters in the Blood of Eden series and here's more about the first book, The Immortal Rules:
A Legend begins.
Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled-in city.
By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.
Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them—the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters.
Enter Julie Kagawa’s dark and twisted world as an unforgettable journey begins.About The Immortal Rules - Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | The Book Depository
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Harlequin is hosting two amazing giveaways for the tour and Tynga's Reviews' readers gets to participate in the Trick giveaway!
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About Julie Kagawa:
Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish and the odd eel.
To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dog trainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.
Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all-time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian shepherd who is too smart for his own good and the latest addition, a hyperactive Papillon puppy.
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Follow the rest of the tour!
Monday, September 30th- Cara Lynn Shultz and Spellbound -The Irish Banana
Wednesday, October 2nd - Cara Lynn Shultz and Spellcaster – Alice Marvels
Friday, October 4th - Gena Showalter and Alice in Zombieland & Through The Zombieglass – The Page Turners
Monday, October 7th - Dawn Metcalf – Indelible – Refracted Lights
Wednesday, October 9th - Rachel Vincent and The Soul Screamers Series -Such A Novel Idea
Friday, October 11th - Victoria Lamb and Witchstruck – Book Swoon
Monday, October 14th - Melissa Darnell and Crave & Covet – The Book Swarm
Wednesday, October 16th - Melissa Darnell and Consume – A Bookish Escape
Friday, October 18th - Julie Kagawa and The Immortal Rules – Tyngas Reviews
Monday, October 21st – Julie Kagawa and The Eternity Cure – Bittersweet Enchantment
Wednesday, October 23rd -Michelle Rowen and Dark Kiss – Books & Things
Friday, October 25th -Michelle Rowen and Wicked Kiss – Bewitched Bookworms
I haven't heard of this book yet, but I love me a good vampire story! Also, I don't think I've ever come across one where the girl was the vampire and the guy a human, so that'll be a nice change of pace from the norm.
ReplyDeleteI love paranormal books... not so much a scary book fan. I get scared by Stephen King's books!
ReplyDeleteI love Julie's book and the Iron Fey series. I can't wait to read The Immoral Rules. Paranormal books are the best.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy paranormal books.
ReplyDeleteI need to read The Immortal Rules and I can't wait for her next book about dragons!
ReplyDeleteI love The Immortal Rules and The Eternity Cure. One of my favorite series! I don't read many scary books but I definitely love paranormal. I really wanna to read Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter. It's gotten so many good reviews much like Julie's series.
ReplyDeleteParanormal books are my jam! I love scary books! And I love anything involving witches, werewolves, ghosts, vampires, etc.
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There alot of goods books in that box !!! Rachel Vincent Soul screamer serie is amazin !!!!
ReplyDeleteI loooooove paranormal reads! And since paranormal YA is sooo hot now I am in heaven! Wish I had these books when I was a teen!
ReplyDeleteDon't really read scary books; like paranormals
ReplyDeleteI love everything and anything by Julie Kagawa. Can't wait for the third book in the Trilogy!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE paranormal books, especially around Halloween! I love getting a good scare! All the books on tour are AWESOME, thanks for the great giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI usually like scary books during this time of year - autumn. Provides an adrenaline rush during the cold times.
ReplyDeleteWonderful giveaway! I totally love paranormal books! I can't put them down! I'm reading hourglass by Myra McEntire right now and love it!
ReplyDeleteScary books don't really do it for me but paranormal are my favorite reads. I'm loving these books. Thank you
ReplyDeleteI love the Immortal Rules series!
ReplyDeleteI LOVED The Immortal Rules <3 I seriously need to get into The Eternity Cure soon because Julie is an amazingly talented author!!
ReplyDeleteLove Julie Kagawa's novels!
ReplyDeleteLove this interview with Zeke!!
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