Thanks
so much, Jo-Anne, for letting me hang out with you and your readers.
To celebrate the release of the fourth Maker’s Song book, Etched
in Bone, I thought a few
dating guidelines for vampires might be fun. Actually, it’s two
sets of guidelines—one set for the vampire (nightkind) and one set
for the mortal who dates them.
Dating
can be awkward at best, but going out with nightkind offers whole new
kinds of awkward moments—from the first date to the ones that
(hopefully) follow when you really
start getting to know each other. Here’s a quick guide to avoid
blunders and faux pas while dating that sexy bit of nightkind.
Dating
Tips for Mortals:
1. Don’t make any daytime plans.
Unless your date happens to sparkle in sunshine or has a special
ring/potion/enchanted sunglasses or whatever, figure that all
activity will be taking place after sunset. Any dates before sunset
might require a fire extinguisher. They are called nightkind for a
reason.
2. Be very sparing with perfume,
cologne, and scented soaps. A vampire’s nose is sensitive and you
could easily block your own natural scent, the sexy fragrance that is
all you. You know the date is on the wrong foot when he/she is
fanning a hand in front of their face, eyes tearing, and you’re
still three feet away.
3. When other people stare at your
date or cast lustful and lingering looks at him or her, don’t
engage in possessive or jealous behavior. Nightkind tend to be
beautiful and alluring (all the better to entice a quick meal into
striking range), so you should expect this kind of attention and
overlook it with grace. After all, you
are the one going out with this beautiful creature. Those staring are
not. (Though they might eventually become meals.)
4. And speaking of meals, if dining
out, be aware that you will need to choose the restaurant since your
nightkind date’s appetite doesn’t include regular food and they
tend to be poor judges of which restaurants offer excellent fare and
those that don’t—just as you wouldn’t know whose veins held a
rare and delicious vintage as opposed to the vascular version of
ghetto wine.
5. When being intimate with your
nightkind date, you can expect intense passion, biting, growling,
some drinking of your blood (feel free to bite back), and your date
will be able to perform with breath-stealing intensity all night. One
caveat: make sure you have finished before dawn. If not, you run the
risk of Sleep claiming your nightkind partner in the middle of even
the most intimate of actions.
Please feel free to post a comment
about your own vampire/nightkind dating advice.
To
celebrate the release of Etched
in Bone, we’ve decided to
add a little to the prize—the winner not only gets a signed copy of
EIB, but a signed copy of any other book from The Maker’s Song
series: A Rush of Wings
(Book One), In the Blood
(Book Two), or Beneath
the Skin (Book Three).
You
can read a chapter from the book that started it all. Here’s
a link
to a sample chapter of A
Rush of Wings.
With
Book Four, Etched in Bone,
Dante faces his destiny and searches for a way to accept it on his
own terms. To make his life, his own, at long last, and with Heather
at his side. The former FBI agent is more than his partner and lover,
she is also his anchor, his beacon, guiding him back from the edge of
madness when his shattered past rises up and swallows him. But in
Heather’s human family awaits an unexpected enemy. One who could
force Dante to choose his darkest destiny—as the Great Destroyer.
Etched
in Bone is also a featured
read for March on BN.com’s
Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Book Club
– which I’m very excited about.
Thanks
so much for having me! It’s been a blast. You can also find me at:
Website:
www.adrianphoenix.com
Facebook
Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Adrian-Phoenix/55403659403?ref=mf
Twitter:
http://twitter.com/AdrianPhoenix
Dante’s
Club Hell Forum: http://clubhell.yuku.com/directory
Dante’s
Club Hell Yahoo Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dantes_club_hell/
Pocket
After Dark:
http://pocketafterdark.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=23754464&as=159176
Do you have any tips for dating vampires? You could win a singed copy of Etched in Bone, PLUS a signed copy of any of the other Maker's Song books! Don't forget to leave your email in case you win. Giveaway ends Friday 18th of March.
