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Wolfie Friends Day 2-SERPENT'S KISS

The Wolfie World Tour continues, so be sure to follow the link for an excerpt from BLACK GOLD and a chance to win the gift certificate. Today, we're at Feeling Fictional

I'm excited to have Thea Harrison join the Friends at Home Party. Thea's exciting Elder Races series is making waves for good reason! I loved Dragon Bound and Storm's Heart, and now have Serpent's Kiss to look forward to coming October 4.

Thea:

The opportunity to write my Elder Races series has been extremely exciting. I’ve discovered some interesting challenges while taking this journey. Writing a paranormal romance series, at least for me, has been unlike anything I have ever done before. I have the overarching world building in an alternate Earth and storyline to develop, indications of character developments and challenges from the other books in the series, the relationship between the main characters, and the challenges they face that are unique to their story. And all of this happens within a 90,000 – 100,000 word count, which is a standard paperback length novel!

I love exploring relationships in a sci-fi/fantasy setting and work hard to make each story unique to that particular couple. Sometimes that feels risky—STORM’S HEART (book two) is quite different from DRAGON BOUND (book one). The third book SERPENT’S KISS is different again,a dark, twisting tale that shifts the reality of that world on its axis, and is, ultimately, the story of a renaissance of a very old, jaded soul. The series (so far I have written through book four) has been an amazing experience, and I hope readers find the journey as rewarding as I have.

Serpent%27s+Kiss for+desktopSERPENT'S KISS: Book 3, Elder Gods

In the latest Novel of the Elder Races, a Queen on the brink of sanity has no one to rely on except the Wyr warrior whose conviction is every bit as strong as his passion…
In order to save his friend's life, Wyr sentinel Rune Ainissesthai made a bargain with Vampyre Queen Carling—without knowing what she would ask from him in return. But when Rune attempts to make good on his debt, he finds a woman on the edge.
Recently, Carling's Power has become erratic, forcing her followers to flee in fear. Despite the danger, Rune is drawn to the ailing Queen and decides to help her find a cure for the serpent's kiss—the vampyric disease that's killing her.
With their desire for each other escalating just as quickly as Carling's instability spirals out of control, the sentinel and the Queen will have to rely on each other if they have any hope of surviving the serpent's kiss…

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Leave a comment for a chance to win your choice of formats of Book 1 or 2 (Dragon Bound or Storm's Heart) (ebook or print). Answer the question: Think back to your childhood (or other reading) and tell me what was your favorite series.

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Lisa J
Lisa J
13 years ago

My nephews and I loved the Clifford the Big Red Dog books. I used to read them to the boys all the time. When I got my first puppy I bought quite a few of them and would hold him on my lap and read them to him. My Mom was a preschool teacher before she retired and she would borrow them from me to read to the kids, her boss thought it was hysterical my mom had to borrow the books from my dog.

Vanessa
Vanessa
13 years ago

When i was young i loved reading Dr. Seuss books. They were fun, imaginative, and made me laugh. Sometimes i get to read them to my younger cousins and they like them too.

Anne
Anne
13 years ago

Gone Away Lake and it’s sequel closely followed by Nancy Drew.

Dovile
Dovile
13 years ago

I can’t remember any favorite series from my childhood, but I loved H. Ch. Andersen’s tales, especially the one about the mermaid who gives away her voice in exchange for a pair of legs. It was such a tragic love story, I’ve read it many times.

Fedora
Fedora
13 years ago

I’ve heard amazing things about Thea’s series–they are on my TBB 🙂 As for favorite childhood series, there are so many! Beverly Cleary’s Ramona and Henry Huggins and others; Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books; Judy Blume came a little later; Susan Cooper; Edward Eager’s magical books; Mrs. PiggleWiggle…CS Lewis’s Narnia… So many wonderful books and escapes!

JeanP
JeanP
13 years ago

For me, it was Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, also was a big fan of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie.

Jess
Jess
13 years ago

When I was younger, like any time before I graduated high school, I was NOT a fan of reading. In truth I hated it, and didn’t get into reading until I started college and read the Harry Potter series. Now I will read a variety of General Fiction (romance, fantasy, sci-fi, etc.) novels.

Becky Ward
Becky Ward
13 years ago

I remember reading all kinds of animal stories, but the Black Stallion series is the one I remember the most. I also read Nancy Drew and Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books too.

donnas
donnas
13 years ago

Nancy Drew. I loved those books when I was younger. Both the classics and those new paperback versions that they came out with.

Now I mainly read paranormal and suspense.

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Kandace
Kandace
13 years ago

When i was in elementary school my english teacher use to make us read a book and then write a summary about it. I would always read the nancy drew books and that is how i got into mystery. It’s just grown from there. I’m now reading Lisa Jacksons selena alverez/regan pescoli thrillers. Left to die and chosen to die are my favorites in the series so far.

Colleen
Colleen
13 years ago

Winnie the Pooh… I remember reading them in elementary school! 😀

elaing8
elaing8
13 years ago

I wasn’t a big reader as a kid but my favorite was Nancy Drew.I have two older sisters who read them,so of course I had to read them too.

Sullivan McPig
Sullivan McPig
13 years ago

I was in love with the books of a Dutch Author: Thea Beckman
She wrote the most amazing historical adventures. Only one has been translated to Englisg as far as I know: Crusade in Jeans, about a boy who travels back in time and by accident has to join one of the Children’s Crusades.

Joder
Joder
13 years ago

I was a HUGE Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys fan! I had the complete printed series and was thrilled when they started the tv series.

Estella
Estella
13 years ago

I can’t remember any series when I was young.

June M.
June M.
13 years ago

When I was a kid, I loved the Laura Ingelis books. When I was a preteen/teen I loved VC Andrews books, all her various series.

Brenda Hyde
Brenda Hyde
13 years ago

Oh my, you’re going to make me go that far back? LOL Encyclopedia Brown was one series I loved, and also Pippi Longstocking. Yep, it was quite awhile ago!

I have wanted to start Thea’s series SO badly, but my oldest started college and I spent more on textbooks than I’ve ever spend on paperbacks. Sigh. He’s SO geeked about college though so I bit the bullet.

SarahM
SarahM
13 years ago

I remember learning to read from the Little Miss/Mr books like Mr Happy and Miss Mischievous 🙂 Other faces were the Berenstein Bear books and of course, Dr. Seuss!

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Thea Harrison
Thea Harrison
13 years ago

Hi Vivian!

Thanks so much for having me today! It’s a blast to visit with you–and I wanted to wish you all the best on your upcoming release of the awesome BLACK GOLD!

Warmly,
Thea

Na S.
Na S.
13 years ago

I grew up reading Nancy Drew (my favourite series), Little House on the Prairie, Sweet Valley and Fear Street. Even at a young age I was exploring all the different types of genres, mystery, historical, contemporary and paranormal. That hasn’t changed 🙂

I would love to read Storm’s Heart in print format.

emmad
emmad
13 years ago

Ohh I’ve read both of these and really hanging out for serpents kiss

JoAnna B
JoAnna B
13 years ago

Ok, thinking back to middle school, I was reading the Sweet Valley High School series. Then through high school I was reading V.C. Andrews’ Flowers in the Attic series. I don’t really remember reading any series prior to those.

Mary Jo
Mary Jo
13 years ago

My mother had Agatha Christies books and they are the first series I remember diving into in grade school. As a child , I remember being intrigued by Where the Wild Ones Are.

Stephanie M
Stephanie M
13 years ago

I loved Junie B. Jones, Nancy Drew, and the Boxcar Children series.

Mary Preston
Mary Preston
13 years ago

The Enid Blyton Secret Seven books were a lot of fun to read as a child.

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Tracey D
Tracey D
13 years ago

I enjoyed reading the Meg series. She was a teenager who solved mysteries. The books were similar to the Nancy Drew series.

Lindsey E
Lindsey E
13 years ago

I remember reading The Dark is Rising books and loving the mythology.

Heather F.
Heather F.
13 years ago

I loved reading The Unicorn Chronicles by Bruce Coville. The only thing I didn’t like was that it took so long to get the last two books, I started reading the series when I was a child and I finally got to read the last books when I was in my early twenties. I also loved the Nancy Drew books, the Babystitters Club books and there was a few others that I just can’t remember them.

I would love a print format copy of Dragon Bound!

~Heather

Judi S
Judi S
13 years ago

I was a big fan of the Trixie Belden books and Nancy Drew. Oh, and the choose your own adventure ones too!

I would love a print copy of Dragon Bound.

Judi S

Diana
Diana
13 years ago

I was a big fan of Sherlock Holmes and my favorite books was Peter Pan, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
I think the best books all the time.
Thanks for the giveaway!

Kate
Kate
13 years ago

For me, it was Pippi Longstocking, then The Chronicles of Narnia and then, because I devoured books so quickly, even as a child, that my father introduced me to the Ring Trilogy, and I was hooked.

Jen B.
Jen B.
13 years ago

I loved Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie. I know that I loved Dr. Suess as a much younger kid.
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Tamara Hoffa
Tamara Hoffa
13 years ago

Already have both books so don’t enter me, but jst wanted to say I LOVE this series!

Carol L
Carol L
13 years ago

It was the Nancy Dew and Hardy Boys books for me. Great question. 🙂
Carol L
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winnie
winnie
13 years ago

Back when I was in grade school, I used to love reading the Cam Jansen mysteries and would go to the library often to borrow one after another until I finished reading all Cam Jansen books available 🙂

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MJB
MJB
13 years ago

Actually, I really didn’t get into book series until just a few years ago, unless you count Dr. Seuss. I’m not sure I would consider those books as part of series, rather just written by the same author – BTW – was/is there really a person named Dr. Suess?
Thanks for the giveaway!
MJB
msmjb65 AT gmail DOT com

wanda flanagan
wanda flanagan
13 years ago

Ive always been an avid reader from the time I learned how as I little bit I read everything I could get my hands on I couldnt wait for the book mobile to come each week as a teen I still read everything but I loved sweet valley high
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Amy
Amy
13 years ago

My favorite childhood/young adult series was Fear Street by R.L. Stine. I was completely obsessed with the series when I was in junior high and I bought boxes of those books!
I’ve read Dragon Bound and loved it. Would love to read Storm’s Heart!

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cait045
cait045
13 years ago

I loved Judy Blume’s Romana series. I loved the movie they just made, Romana and Beezus!
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desiree
desiree
13 years ago

I used to read Chrispher Pike all the time. loved those books
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Brandy'z Books
Brandy'z Books
13 years ago

Hi, I would say that when i was little I loved the Sweet Valley High books (w/ the twins). As I got older I got more into Christopher Pike, Rl Stine and L J Smith. Now that I’m a little older I would say my fave is the Riley Jensen series by Keri Authur. I would love to get the 1st book in this series in print.

Brandy
brandyzbooks(at)yahoo(dot)com

Marlene Breakfield
Marlene Breakfield
13 years ago

I was a bit of a tomboy and loved the Tarzan books.
marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com

Kristy
Kristy
13 years ago

I was part of the whole R.L Stein Goosebumps craze in my childhood so that would probably have to be my childhood favorite.

kliu107(at)gmail(dot)com

Zina
Zina
13 years ago

It pretty much went in this order
Runaway Ralph
Nancy Drew
Louis Lamour- (Middle school)

Zina

CrystalGB
CrystalGB
13 years ago

Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and the Berenstein Bears.

Darcy
Darcy
13 years ago

My favorite books series was about horses. It was when I was about 10 years old. I remember the last one I read was when I 14. But for the life of me I have’t been able to find that series, I had a patient a few years ago that remember getting the series for her grand daughter, but she couldn’t remember it either.
This one by Thea looks so good, and I’m adding it to my gotta have. I;ve heard so many good things about the series.
thank you!

pommawolf@ hotmail.com

Chelsea B.
Chelsea B.
13 years ago

I loved reading A Series of Unfortunate Events when I was around twelve– before then I pretty much hated to read, haha 😉

Lexi
Lexi
13 years ago

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, her Enchanted Forest Chronicles was my favorite. I dont know how many times I have reread them all, just love it. Dragons, a little love, and some cherry dessert!
Fun to think back =) And I would LOVE to read another dragon book, Dragon Bound. I hear good things about this series!

eyesofblueice (at) gmail (dot) com

Lisa
Lisa
13 years ago

This is way back, the Box Car Children, when I was very young.

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