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7.11.2011

Guest Post & Giveaway with Annie Nicholas





Please welcome Annie Nicholas to parajunkee.com. Annie Nicholas is the author of the Paranormal Romance series THE VANGUARDS along with other paranormal titles, like BAIT, CATCH (THE ANGLER series books) and the soon to be released title IRRESISTIBLE. Annie will be giving away a digital copy of her upcoming release. Please comment on this post to be included in the giveaway.

Cross Breeding?

On my author blog, I ran a poll a few years ago about what species the readers would like to read in relationship. They chose a male shifter with a mermaid. I was surprised, to say the least. It took me some time to figure out a deserving story but it’s finally here.

Interracial relationships are always a touchy subject but I’m not talking about contemporary problems, I talking paranormal. Yet is it really that different? Would a vampire clan accept a shifter as an equal? Prejudice has many different forms and I allowed a little in this book. I couldn’t see how not to.

Shifters are known for their primal mating bonds but what if it traversed the pack lines?


Werewolves believe in soul mates. Sirens eat theirs.

Sirens, a mutation of mermaids, need sexual energy to survive. Marie Laframboise lost her only food source when her strip club burned down. Not wanting to kill any of her victims, she’d learned to glean the lust off her clients, and now she is starving. She can’t resist the temptation to invite herself to the singles shifter party held by local werewolf stud, Maxwell Cox, and feed.

Max doesn’t want a soul mate, but to his dismay, she shows up at his party. Just as Marie can’t resist the temptation to feed, Max can’t resist the instinctual urge to claim her. Marie has never wanted a relationship, but she can’t shake off Max’s pursuit. He offers her things she has only dreamed of, but she fears the hunger will turn those dreams into nightmares.

Her appetite is not one to mess with. Max thinks he’s found the perfect mate, but Marie may have found the perfect prey.

Graphic sexual content, hot shifters, and one scary-ass siren.


Excerpt


Max Cox picked at the food on his plate. Nothing interested him. He lifted his head and gazed around the party. Nothing there either. Shifters of every kind surrounded him, but no one caught his notice. This yearly party had become legendary among his local pack and grown to include others who shared their bodies with animal spirits.

What a bust. Hell, he didn’t even know most of these people. None of his friends attended anymore. All them were at home curled up with their soul mates. He snorted and crossed his arm over his bare chest. Not every shifter got subjugated to a mate, or as he thought of it, life in prison. The idea of being with only one woman never sat well in his stomach. Experience had taught him that most women couldn’t satisfy his needs, or at least, on their own they couldn’t. He grinned and checked out his prospects.

A pretty, young brunette stepped into his line of sight. She gave him a come-hither smile before untying her bathing suit top and letting it slip to the ground.
He leaned back into his chair and waited. She had a nice set of tits, if a little too big. Nice bounce to them, with perky nipples, but his cock didn’t even twitch. Been there, done that. He wanted someone with more--just more.

Most saw him as shallow or hedonistic. They were right. He took life by the balls and got what he wanted from it. Nobody offered him a free ride, he worked for his accomplishments. He didn’t have time for religion, family, or worse--love. Stuck in the mud, his life spun its wheels and was going nowhere fast lately.

He glanced into his empty whisky glass and swirled the ice around. Maybe he should quit while he was ahead. Setting it on the table, he rose from his chair and shook his head at the brunette. Nobody would notice if he turned in early.

She frowned, but he passed by before she could say anything.

“Hey, Max,” a familiar voice called him.

He twisted around to find Chad, his best friend’s oldest son, walking toward him with a girl on each arm. An empty pit grew in Max’s stomach.
Chad extended his hand. “Great party.”

Max took his hand and shook it. “Does your dad know you’re here?” He glanced over his shoulder, expecting the big alpha to loom over them and possibly pound them both to the ground. As soon as the question left his mouth, he regretted it.

The boy--well, man now--scowled at him. “Of course. You think I have a death wish?”

Damn, where did the time go? “Sorry, you surprised me.” Felt like last week he’d carried Chad on his back, giving him a piggyback ride.

Chad slapped him on the arm. “Don’t get all weird about it.” He grinned, wrapped his arms around the girls and winked while he led them away.

Proud of the young shifter, Max watched the threesome stroll to a darker, more secluded part of his property. There was a time he’d dominated those areas during his past parties. He chuckled. Guess he needed to pass the torch to a new generation.

A woman wearing a barely-there red bikini trailed behind the threesome. Her long blond hair reached her cute heart shaped ass. She twisted and glanced at Max.
Instinct raced through his body and stunned him as if struck by a cow prod. He blinked and watched her slip behind some trees. The beast who shared his body awoke and made him sniff the air. What the hell?

It happened. Damn. Damn. Damn.

His mate was here? Fuck, and on top of it, she had the nerve to turn her back on him and follow Chad.

The urge to pack his bags and run struggled with his DNA makeup to go claim her. His beast growled inside when he stepped toward the house. He’d never get a moment’s peace now that the animal part of his soul knew she existed. Most shifters were one with their animal spirit. He did not see eye-to-eye with his wolf when it came to the soul mate policy.

She looked straight into our eyes and turned her back on us. Let her go. We’re better off alone. Always have been.

He took a step away from her direction and the beast lurched back toward her, causing all kinds of havoc with his muscles. Gasping, Max spun around to face the woods. Losing control and exploding into his werewolf form in the middle of his party could have disastrous effects. Too many in attendance were young and would follow suit instinctually.

Crap. He stormed to the woods to face his worst nightmare in the flesh.

For more information on IRRESISTIBLE.


Annie Nicholas
www.annienicholas.com
www.annienicholas.blogspot.com 

The fabulous Ms. Annie Nicholas has graciousiously offered up a copy of her forthcoming title IRRESISTIBLE to one lucky commenter.

DEETS:
  1. One Winner chosen by rafflecopter
  2. Prize: Digital copy of IRRESISTIBLE by Annie Nicholas
  3. Comment to win: What unlikely pair would you like to see "hook up" in a paranormal romance?
  4. Giveaway ends 7/16
  5. Use RAFFLECOPTER to tally up your entries & extras (but still comment!)










30 comments:

ParaJunkee said...

Hi Annie! Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I would like to see something fun, maybe an opposites attract, like a Fire Dragon with an Ice Elemental or something different like that.

MeikkiBeibi said...

What unlikely pair would you like to see "hook up" in a paranormal romance?

Dragon woman and Fallen Angel guy, don't know if someone has already written that, but it sounds interesting.

Anonymous said...

I would like to see a witch and a werewolf.

Bethie
lizzi0915 at aol dot com

Annie Nicholoas said...

Thanks for having me here.

Victoria said...

I think a Selkie and a tiger shifter would be a really fun match since the tiger would be fighting her instincts all the time.
vsloboda(at)gmail(dot)com

In Julie's Opinion said...

I would like to see Pam the vampire and Jason the werepanther from the Sookie Stackhouse series hook up! That would be wild! Thanks for this great giveaway:)

jwitt33 at live dot com

Anonymous said...

How about gargoyle and vampire? I can't think of any books about gargoyles.

Sarah Porter
sarahtq@yahoo.com

BLHmistress said...

I would like to see a witch and merman that would different I think.

Anne said...

I would never have guessed shifter and mermaid would be popular, but the blurb and excerpt show Annie made it work.

How about Dragon shifter and gargoyle? At least they share the ability to fly in common.

Victoria Zumbrum said...

I would like to see a mermaid and a vampire. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com

Gwenyth Love said...

I think a fairy and any kind of shifter would be really cool (next to a mermaid/siren and shift which is what this book is about). I like shifters...so it has to be shifter and something else for sure!

Anonymous said...

Hi Annie,

Something that are total opposites, like an eagle shifter and a mermaid or selkie.

caity_mack at yahoo dot com
cathy m

Danielle Gorman said...

Hmmm...that's really difficult. I think a shifter and a fae would be really interesting.

iqb99@yahoo.com

LupLun said...
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LupLun said...

"Sirens, a mutation of mermaids, need sexual energy to survive. Marie Laframboise lost her only food source when her strip club burned down."

That's not a mermaid, that's a succubus! Cheater! ~_^

It's an interesting idea, though. I like the Fire Dragon/Ice Elemental idea, too, if only for the opportunities for awful puns:

"Ms. Ice Queen's about to get defrosted."

"A girl likes a man who can make her wet."

"He hummed that old 80's song merrily to himself: 'I'll stop the world, and melt with you...'"

^_^

I recall once in the X-Men comics a guy who was essentially an anthropomorphic chicken fell in love with a girl who had an insect physiology. They had six of the ugliest kids you've ever seen...

Hmm... how about a succubus and a tentacle-beast out of japanese porn? That sounds like a match made in heaven to me.

Or, going mythological, how about a minotaur with a medusa? Or that gargoyle someone mentioned with a medusa?

Or, here's an interesting one: A werewolf goes undercover as a blind seer's guide dog, without the seer's knowledge, to keep an eye on her for some mastermind. Then he falls for her.

-LupLun
Lupines and Lunatics

Denise Z said...

I liked Sarah's idea of a gargoyle and a vampire. There are so many possibilities. I have read a good series by C.E. Murphy that involves a gargoyle that begins with Heart of Stone. I am also currently reading The Blood Queen by S.J. Bach,which has a completely different take on vampires, which are technically called Lamina. To put these two races together would be quite intriguing.
Thanks for sharing today and for the lovely giveaway opportunity.

debbie said...

I would think a werecat and a wizard who is allergic to cats, would be opposites. A golem and a fairy, would be funny, because of the huge difference in sizes.
twoofakind12@yahoo.com

June M. said...

Interesting question, I would go with an angel and a succubus.

Momarabbit said...

Thanks for the great post! What a hard question to answer. I think a Valkyrie and a Vampire would make a great combo :)

elaing8 said...

WOw that cover :) Sounds like a great book.

I would like to see a mermaid and a dragon

Aimee said...

I would like to see Faeries and Werewolves. I always imagine the pixie dust would be like cat nip!

Lolarific said...

I would love to see a werewolf and a feline shape-shifter. They're natural enemies. Anyone can make up a story about why two people have a Romeo and Juliet story going on, but it's more interesting to use something more difficult like something that nature made enemies instead of man.

Linda said...

An angel & a demon

Shanan, The Book Addict said...

hmm that is a hard question but I think I would love to see a Fae and a vampire.

emmad said...

This looks really interesting. I would like to see something with a horse shifter. Haven't decided what other shifter yet though lol

Jen B. said...

Thanks for the chance to learn about this book. I love shifter stories. I haven't had much luck finding really good mermaid stories, though. The idea of the siren is interesting. The fact that the book includes interracial issues is good. I've always figured that there would be a certain amount of that in the paranormal world.

_yay_ said...

Thanks for the giveaway! I'm new to the PNR genre, so this is a tough question for me to answer. Maybe a demon and a fae?

Question: If someone wins an ebook, does it get send to the regular email addy or (if that person has a Kindle) to the free Kindle address? I've always wondered.

latishajean said...

My favorites are vampires and werewolfs so I would say them! Sounds like a great book like what I read! Great giveaway thank you!

Mare/TommyGirl said...

I think it would be fun to see a zombie and a vampire hook up. One is known for being so pretty and the other so...not.

Kanya said...

I would like a mermaid and an angel. One lives in the water, the other in the air... I think that's an unlikely pair!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Kanya

kanyachhetATyahooDOT

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