Sunday, October 20, 2013

DARKNESS RISES BLOG TOUR: GIVEAWAY AND GUEST POST by DIANNA DUVALL

 
 
Welcome to The Bookish Babe's stop on the Darkness Rises Blog Tour!
My stop includes a guest post from author Dianne Duvall and giveaway.
But first, check out Darkness Rises.




Darkness Rises (Immortal Guardians, #4)Series: Immortal Guardians #4
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Zebra
Publication Date: 10/1/13


Krysta is used to getting the drop on vampires. Her "special abilities" aren't much, but the plan is simple -- she plays helpless pretty young thing to lure them in. Then her shoto swords come out and it's bye-bye, bloodsucker. Until one night she finds herself with an unexpected ally. He's a vampire, all right, but different. Mysterious. Handsome. And more interested in saving her skin than draining it.

Étienne has been an Immortal Guardian for two hundred years -- long enough to know that Krysta is special. He can't stop thinking about her long legs, even more than her short swords. Then he discovers the vamps she's exterminating have friends in high places, and the Guardians are in danger, too. He'll have to accept Krysta's help to save them. The stakes for a mortal are high. But the cost to his heart might be higher . . .




Dianne Duvall Answers Readers' Questions
 
Thank you for joining me!  And thank you, Andrea, for letting me visit The Bookish Babe and for helping me celebrate the release of DARKNESS RISES.  DARKNESS RISES is the fourth book in my Immortal Guardians series and, I’m happy to announce, just hit the USA Today Bestseller List!  If you like strong heroines, powerful preternatural heroes, action scenes that will keep you flipping pages well past your bedtime, and romance that is alternately sweet and steamy and laced with humor, then DARKNESS RISES is for you.  J  I’m so thrilled by the response it has received from reviewers and readers.  And, speaking of readers . . .
 
The readers who frequent my Facebook page were kind enough to offer up some questions they would like to me answer in an interview.  So, without further ado, here is my Author/Reader Q&A:
 
Lisa, Carolyn, and Gwen:  Who are the hot men on the covers?  Do you get to pick which sexy man goes on the cover of which book?
Dianne:  I actually have no idea who the men on the covers are.  Janice Rossi, the art director at Kensington, designs them.  I’ve been very pleased.  J
 
Michelle:  Do you use any music as inspiration?
Dianne:  I wouldn’t say I use it for inspiration, but music does occasionally make an appearance in my series.  Readers will find quite a wide variety of it in DARKNESS RISES, much of it unexpected.  J
Vanessa:  Do you plan on curing the vampires during the series?
Dianne:  I don’t know yet.  For those who are unfamiliar with my Immortal Guardians series, vampires aren’t the heroes.  Vampires are the bad guys.  (Or rather, they’re ONE group of bad guys.  Others have arisen of late.)  Vampires are humans who have been infected with a very rare symbiotic virus that conquers and replaces the immune system, then lends its hosts heightened senses along with incredible speed, strength, and regenerative capabilities.  It also causes photosensitivity, a need for blood, and progressive brain damage that rapidly drives humans infected with the virus insane.  
Immortal Guardians, on the other hand, are men and women born with extremely advance DNA who are infected with the same virus.  Their advanced DNA lends them abilities humans and vampires don’t possess — such as telekinesis, shape shifting, or telepathy in the case of Étienne, the hero of DARKNESS RISES — and protects them from the more corrosive aspects of the virus so they suffer no brain damage.  As a result, immortals spend their nights hunting and destroying the insane vampires who prey upon humans.
The network of humans who aid the Immortal Guardians has been searching for a cure for the virus, but there’s a catch:  If they succeed in killing the virus, the vampire or immortal turned mortal will be left with no viable immune system.  As of yet, they’ve found no way around this.
 
Jackie, Liz, Kristine, Misty, and Patricia:  Will Seth and David be given their own stories or find their true loves?
Dianne:  Yes, I do intend to help the eldest immortals find their HEAs.  Both work so hard to create a familial atmosphere among the Immortal Guardians and give so much of themselves to others.  They’ve lived so long, however, and have seen so much that it’s taking me longer to find the perfect women for them. :-)
 
Vanessa:  Who is the next immortal to get his/her HEA?
Dianne:  Lisette, Étienne and Richart’s sister.  For two hundred years Lisette has been burdened with the guilt of having accidentally turned her brothers — of having denied them the happiness they could have found as mortals in the form of love, marriage, and children.  I knew she would never let herself find happiness until her brothers did and, I admit, I was eager to see the twins fall in love.  So Richart found his HEA with single mother Jenna in “In Still Darkness” (PREDATORY anthology).  Now Étienne has found his HEA with mortal vampire hunter Krysta in DARKNESS RISES.  And Lisette can, at last, release the guilt and try to find happiness for herself.  Perhaps she’ll find it with a certain mysterious, dark and powerful winged being who lingers outside the Immortal Guardians’ fold.  ;-)
 
Sarah and Andreia:  How many books will there be in the series?
Dianne:  I haven’t decided.  I know where I want the series arc (plot) to take me.  I just don’t know how many books it will take me to get there or how many immortals will find their HEAs along the way. 
 
Ashley:  Do you have any one favorite Immortal Guardian over all the others or one character out of all your books that you just fell in love with—whether they are a main or side character?
Dianne:  My favorite characters tend to change with each book.  Étienne and Krysta are my current favorites.  I simply love the teasing banter they share.  But, if I had to choose just one, it would be Seth, the eldest and most powerful Immortal Guardian.  He’s seen so much, suffered such tragedies, and carries so many responsibilities on his broad shoulders.  I’m looking forward to finding the woman who can ease some of the weight of that and brighten his nights.
Josette:  What’s your favorite line/scene that you’ve written?
Dianne:  I have a long list of favorite lines from the series and couldn’t choose just one.  I usually jot them down as I edit and share them in the Favorite Quote Friday posts on my blog.  I don’t think I could pick just one favorite scene either.  My favorite scene in DARKNESS RISES, though, would have to be the big climactic action scene.  I think this is the first one that made me laugh several times despite the violence and destruction taking place in it.  I hope it will be a favorite of readers, too.  J
 



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GIVEAWAY 

So who is your all-time favorite fictional character?  Let me know for a chance to win a signed copy of PREDATORY, my last release, + Immortal Guardians swag.
 
Contest is open Intl, ends 10/27 at 11:59 pm.
 
 
 
 

About the author
Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series.  Her debut novel, Darkness Dawns, was nominated for the RT Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Vampire Romance by RT Book Reviews and for Best Paranormal Romance—Vampire by The Romance Reviews.  Ensuing books in the series — Night Reigns, Phantom Shadows, and Predatory — have all been deemed Top Picks by RT Book Reviews, The Romance Reviews, and/or Night Owl Reviews.  Her latest release, Darkness Rises, has also been chosen as a Night Owl Reviews’ Top Pick. 

Dianne loves all things creative.  When she isn't writing, Dianne is active in the independent film industry and once even appeared onscreen as a machete-wielding maniac not unlike the vampires in her novels.

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54 comments:

  1. travis maddox from beautiful disaster and I love Bastien because everyone loves the bad boy. thanks for the giveaway

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    1. Hi, Elena! I'm not familiar with Travis, but am thrilled you like Bastien. He's such a fun character to write. :-)

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  2. I loved Lisette.:)
    My favorite character.... Hmm, Sam from The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta.

    Thanks for giveaway.

    Glass @ Way Too Hot Books

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    1. Yay! I'm so glad you liked Lisette. I'm really enjoying writing her book (Night Unbound). I've never heard of Marchetta's book. I'll have to look it up. :-)

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  3. Lula from the Stephani Plum series is one of my top favorites. As well as Lucian from the Argeneau Vampire series. :)

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    1. I've read the first few books in the Argeneau series and enjoyed them, but am not familiar with the Stephani Plum series. I'll have to check it out. :-)

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  4. Oh I hate the favorite question. I hate it so much, especially with 'all time' attached to it. Hmm gah Id have to say the Stitch Witch from Tamora Pierce's Circle series. She was always so much fun to read and I adored her use of magic.

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    1. LOL. I know what you mean. You notice I had a hard time just narrowing it down to one favorite character in my series. :-) The other question that always gets me is, "If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have three books with you, what would they be?" I can never narrow it down to three!

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  5. "If you like strong heroines, powerful preternatural heroes, action scenes that will keep you flipping pages well past your bedtime, and romance that is alternately sweet and steamy and laced with humor, then DARKNESS RISES is for you." And I'm sold! I have heard of this series before but now I'm really adding it to my to-read shelves. Great post :)

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    1. Thanks, Tanja! I hope you'll have fun with my Immortal Guardians!

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  6. My favorite character.....i always like strong heroine, so my favorite was Eve Dallas from In Death series and Elena Deveraux from Guild Hunter Series. For Hero, Sebastian,Viscount St. Vincent from Wallflowers Series still number one, because he was playboy. LOL!!

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    1. Hi, Filia! Can you believe I haven't read any of these series? I'll have to check them out when I can find some reading time. :-)

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  7. I have to say that my favorite is Matthew Clairmont from the Discovery of Witches trilogy by Deborah Harkness. He is so dark and unforgiving but at the same time, so loving and caring. Him and Diana didn't start out very well, but in the end they are all they had. I love the story and Deborah did such a fantastic job of writing it that it was very hard to put down.

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    1. Hmm. I'm intrigued. I'll have to check it out. Thanks, Melissa!

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  8. Ooh, this is a series I've been wanting to read. Thanks for the interview - it's great getting to know things about Ms. Duvall and the series. :)

    As for my favorite fictional character...hmm...I think I'd have to choose Elizabeth Bennett from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice. She's so outspoken in her opinions and I admire and aspire to be like her :)

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    1. A true classic. Great choice! :-) I hope you'll like my Immortal Guardians!

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  9. Um, my all time favorite book character - AHHHHH. I have a few :) CG, Kellen Kyle, Reed Wellington from 'The Premonition Series' and Colton Donavan.

    I have not read your series yet, but would LOVE the chance too. I like all genre's especially ones with sexy men on the cover :D

    Thanks for the giveaway!!!

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    1. My TBR pile is growing. I'm not familiar with these and will have to look them up. :-) I hope you'll have fun with my Immortal Guardians!

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  10. This is such a difficult question. I suppose I'll have to say Oy the Billybumbler or Roland the Gunslinger, both from Stephen King's Gunslinger series. I've named one and half dogs after Oy (the other is a combination of Oy and the god Oyo. Since my first dog died, I didn't want to jinx the second, even though it was almost 10 years later). Clearly, the character resonated with me. I loved the post.

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    1. Excellent choice! I love the Dark Tower series! :-)

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  11. Yikes,that's a very broad question. Across all genres, eeks I guess I would have to say that it is Katherine from Taming of the Shrew. For her time period, she was a trailblazer, fictionally speaking of course.

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    1. Hi, Sebella! Thanks for joining us! Katherine is a great choice!

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  12. I hadn't read much about the series until this & the synopsis and now I really want to check it out. Etienne may just be my new fav character! Thanks for the interview & giveaway!

    Elizabeth Bennett is my all time favorite fictional character.

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    1. A classic and popular choice! Thanks, Judy! I hope you'll like my Immortal Guardians! I had such fun writing Étienne and Krysta's story. :-)

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  13. Ah! Of all time?? That's too tough. I can't ever choose favorites. From the classics? Mr. Bennett. From YA? Brom from Eragon. From the Immortal Guardians, it's a fairly minor character -- I love Debbie, Jenna's friend from In Still Darkness. She is hilarious! The line, "The circles under your eyes have a lovely purplish hue." Cracks me up every time!

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    1. Yay! I love it when minor characters catch readers' attention! Thanks!

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  14. Really hard to answer who is my all time favourite. One of my favourite books and a re reader is The Count of Monte Christo, Edmond Dantes and in total contrast the second most re read book of mine is Zsadist from the BDB.

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    1. Zsadist's was the first BDB book I read and hooked me. I haven't had time to go back and read the earlier books, but am curious to see how the series began. :-)

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  15. Fun interview, ladies. :) I think it'd be awesome to be able to choose your own model for your book, although I know that doesn't happen. Just think of your publisher sending you catalogs of hot sexy men and your being able to spend the afternoon picking out your favorites and calling it WORK!

    Wendy @ The Midnight Garden

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    1. LOL! Hmm. Perhaps that's why I update my Immortal Guardians Dream Cast each time a new book is released. So many pictures to comb through . . . ;-)

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  16. Seeing this one around quite a bit. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks for joining us, Autumn! I hope you'll like Étienne and Krysta's story if you decide to give it a look. :-)

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  17. I have to do a double take on the vampire cure. Vamps as bad guys, I like this already.

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    1. As a long-time lover of horror movies that feature creepy vampires, I couldn't resist returning vampires to their dark roots. :-)

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  18. Totally love this series and your interview answered so many of my questions!!!

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    1. Thank you! And thank you again for the fantastic review!

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  19. Ooh, tough question. I'd have to go with Mr. Darcy. I loved the book and he was my first book boyfriend. I have to say that I love Roland though. He is my favorite Immortal Guardian with Lisette a close second. Love the series and can't wait for her book.

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    1. Hi, Steph! I am really enjoying writing Lisette's book and hope you'll like it. :-)

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  20. I love your series and hope it continues for a long time :) My favorite all time is hands down Lucian Argeneau, in the Argeneau/Rouge Hunter Series.

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    1. Nice choice! I've read the first few book in that series and enjoyed them. Hopefully I'll find some reading time soon so I can catch up with the series. :-)

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  21. I love Marcus Grayden! The Immortal Guardians are one of my favorites!

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    1. Yay! Marcus has always been a favorite of mine because his character has been with me longer than the others. I actually wrote Bethany and Robert's story (not yet published) before Darkness Dawns and Marcus appeared in it as both a teenaged squire in the past and an Immortal Guardian in the present. :-)

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  22. I haven't read any of the books in this series, but my interest is really piqued! Great interview Andrea :) I think it's cool that you had your facebook readers give their input on what questions to ask the author. Thanks for sharing!!!

    Lindy@ A Bookish Escape

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    1. Thanks for joining us, Lindy! I hope you'll like my Immortal Guardians if you give them a try!

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  23. I've been seeing a lot about this series with the release of this book, it sounds great! And I love that she took readers questions and answered them. It gave me a better idea of the whole series rather then just this book.

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    1. Thanks, Candace! I really liked the questions readers asked and wish I could have included them all. I hope you'll enjoy my Immortal Guardians if you give them a read!

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  24. Not easy... In the PNR front - Valerius, from the Dark Hunter Series. On another front, Roarke, from In Death Series. Don't make me choose one of them, I simply can't.

    Congrats on a fabulous series, I love it so much! Each book is more precious than the previous ones. I'm so curious to read about Zach! That one is killing me.

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  25. My favorites tend to change along the way. It very much depends on what I am reading. All time favorite - not sure I have one.

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  26. This sounds like an interesting series. I enjoyed the interview.

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  27. Jamie Fraser from "Outlander" by Diana Gabaldon. So funny, brave and loyal. Oh, and totally hot.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    mestith at gmail dot com

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  28. My favorites fictional characters are Charley, from the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones and Rhage, from the Black Dagger Brotherhood, by JR Ward :)

    Thank you!!

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  29. My favorite fictional character is Levi from Found by Alyssa Rose Ivy :)
    Thanks for the giveaway!!!
    kaylaorton1@gmail.com

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