Blood Reign by Tamara Rose
Blodgett
(Blood #4)
(Blood #4)
Synopsis:
Julia’s sworn enemies are safely
sequestered in a prison of the fey and her forever mate has been chosen.
Not by blood, but by a circumstance shaped from coincidence. However,
it’s not enough to save Julia and the others who came from Alaska their
fate by the hand of the Alaska den, whose reacquisition has come
alarmingly full-circle to capture them.
Tharell of the fey aligns with the Singers, Were and remaining vampire to take back the one Queen who could stop the interspecies wars and establish a truce of genetics that would free all the groups from extinction and conflict.
Can they rescue Julia and her allies before it’s too late? Will the Red Were’s lineage prove to be the catalyst of victory against a corrupt pack that’s grown too debauched by greed and power to be overcome?
Tharell of the fey aligns with the Singers, Were and remaining vampire to take back the one Queen who could stop the interspecies wars and establish a truce of genetics that would free all the groups from extinction and conflict.
Can they rescue Julia and her allies before it’s too late? Will the Red Were’s lineage prove to be the catalyst of victory against a corrupt pack that’s grown too debauched by greed and power to be overcome?
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AUTHOR BIO
Tamara Rose Blodgett, is the NEW YORK TIMES and
USA TODAY bestselling author of A Terrible Love; written under her pen
name Marata Eros. Tamara has more than thirty-five titles in multiple
genres including Dark Fantasy, Dark Romance and Dark Erotica.
Tamara lives in South Dakota with her husband, children and fur kids (dogs). She is an ardent reader of many genres. Tamara enjoys interacting with her readers via Twitter, blog and newsletter as often as possible. Please stop by either one and say hi :)
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Writing in Blood
If you're seeing this post,
it's because my recent release, BLOOD REIGN, is making the rounds on my
first-ever book blitz.
Thanks for
stopping by!
A few words about The Blood
Series.
First, should you read it?
Only you can answer that. However, I make it simple by generally putting my
first books in a series to free or .99 cents. Readers can try my dark fantasy
stuff and decide for themselves.
If you like a really
different take on vamps and Were's; Blood Singers is a sure thing.
There is a
lot of omni-POV. What's that? Well, my editor explains the viewpoint like the
author is “god” and knows what's in everyone's head and lets the reader know
too (that gives me a chuckle for sure). I don't want to be a greedy writer and
not let my reader's in on what all the character's are thinking, hence the many
POVs in the Blood books. Is that all I write?
No. I write first person past and present, third person past
and omni (though that last is not a fave of editor's).
Blood Singers follows the
model of a lot of high fantasy authors where they write in many different POVs.
However, Singers is a low fantasy (UK verbiage) or a dark fantasy book/series.
It means there's some world-building, but it's not excessive. The descriptive
voice is present, yet not overwhelming.
My supernaturals are
bloodthirsty, violent and war-bound. My heroine goes from devastated to running
a royal hierarchy at a [new adult] tender age. Though technically a paranormal
romance, Singers can also be defined as urban fantasy and soft horror. There's
a little bit for all.
My female MC, Julia, is
orphaned as a child and raised by her aunt in rural Alaska. A traumatic
experience occurs on the eve of her adulthood and she survives being pulled
asunder by two different groups of supes.
Or is that three? All the while she grieves for the loss of her one true love.
Or is that three? All the while she grieves for the loss of her one true love.
Is there
an HEA anywhere in here?
Always.
My readers have come to
expect a journey that is both raw and unexpected. Those two precepts are the
most predictable part of my writing. Readers also expect me to tie the ending
up with a bow on top. It might hang a little crooked, but it's there.
Blood
Reign is the most explosive installment yet.
Giving a reveal at the end that is shocking, but not overtly cliffy. It takes
the four book series full-circle, causing all the nagging loose ends to make
more sense. I've also grown my characters and allowed their flaws and strengths
to show.
If you're a vampire or
supernatural fan, who likes a complex storyline, comedic snark in the
dialog in a tootsie roll with a dark
center, The Blood Series might just be for you.
I hope you give Blood a try
and come away with a unique take on a popular subject.
Dark Fiction
I didn't have a grand plan when I
published my first dark fantasy novel over three years ago that I was going to
be labeled “dark” anything.
Than I was.
I was the girl that didn't read
romance books when I was a kid. I read Stephen King and Dean Koontz. When I
tried to share how cool those books were with my friends they were like: huh.
Guys dug them. And they also liked the science fiction books I read. Anyone
remember the Dragonriders of Pern? Yeah. Did I like fantasy then? I did,
but high fantasy got swampy for me with the World Build that Went On so it
never became a fave.
At an early age I liked the
Chronicles of Narnia (dark fantasy if there ever was), and read to all my kids
when they were little. A Series of Unfortunate Events and Goosebumps
were favorites they cut their metaphorical teeth on. Dark appealed. It still
does. I've tried being light and it doesn't work. I can do comedic dialog but
the Alice in Wonderland path always appears and I head right to the rabbit hole
every time.
What is it?
Dark fiction is anything where the
themes are uncomfortable, creepy, non-traditional and push the boundaries of
what humanity defines as normal. I consider it a form of “soft” horror. It doesn't have to be erotic
to be dark, though erotica by its very nature tends to be “heavier” than
say—romance. A solid literary erotica writer is Kitty Thomas, who I've
mentioned before. She doesn't feel compelled to offer an HEA in her work.
Thomas doesn't have to, her work is dark literary erotica and she only has to
disturb us well, make us think and feel emotions. They don't even have to be
good emotions. CJ Roberts is another author that commands dark erotic fiction
very well. Their books have strong themes of ownership and abuse. Now there's a distinct market, thanks in
large part to that work breaking the ceiling of what “acceptable” dark fiction
was.
What about non-erotic? Well yes,
let's talk about dark fantasy. My real name work shares a ton of space with
vamp authors who don't let their vampires get away with sissy-sucking-titty
behavior. No-oh. Their vampires are animals with brains. That flat-out does it
for me. For me, as a reader, it's not great unless it has the gritty edge of
dark as the underpinnings of the story.
Can I write it?
If you're a rainbows and unicorn
type of writer, then probably not. I'd encourage that author not to bother with
the dark. But if you're drawn to those themes in the work you read, I'd
say—sure, give it a shot. One cautionary note: books that are unique and disturbing
are generally not mainstream fare. If you're looking to grab cash and run, dark
fiction is probably not a good bet (hopefully, the goal is The Work and not
cash). Go to Amazon's Top 100 and check out how romance clogs it. (I love a
great romance book.) However, I like a great, dark and edgy fiction novel one
hundred times more.
Write what you love, write what you know and be
comfortable being niche in the dark.
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