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September brings two
new additions to the Promise Me Series…though neither takes up where Book #4, Taken for His Own, left off late last
spring. Instead, I wanted to take an opportunity to fill in the blanks for
readers by giving them some origin stories, and also give new readers a way to
jump into the Promise Me Universe without feeling they needed to read a ton of
books to catch up.
Promise Me Anthology
#1 collects previously published tales from the Promise Me Universe into
one volume along with brand new novella-length stories. Why are these
necessary, when we already have a series? Mainly because the Promise Me Series
is told for the most part through Sarelle’s eyes, so a reader can’t see events
of which she has no knowledge. I wanted to use these stories to give background
on several known series characters—and also foreshadowing on several who will
shortly make themselves known. Danial, Devlin, Theo, and Sarelle are the main
characters of the earlier Promise Me books and readers know them well. But
characters such as Terian, Heather, Nate, Kyle, Tasha, and the vampire couple
David and Krystin have their own part to play in the unfolding of upcoming major
events in the series.
Immortal Confessions,
though labeled Book #5, is an origin tale of the main villainous vampire from
the Promise Me Series, Devlin Dalcon. It details all of what happened between
Danial, Devlin, and the human woman who began their centuries long feud,
Annabelle. A new reader can begin with that book, and go right to Promise Me #1
with no confusion. Why does Devlin get his own book, when he’s already got a
story of his own in the Promise Me
Anthology AND mentions in most of the other stories in that volume as well?
Because he:
1. Is
Hot!
2. Is
a 400+ vampire that never fails to entertain and enthrall
3. Loves
sex...and is not afraid to do anything and everything to please his lover
4. Often
risks his life to save the ones he loves
5. Sings
with a siren’s voice and quotes poetry
6. Is
Hot!
All kidding
aside, Devlin gets his own book to show readers the origin of his complex and
tragic character. Until now, we’ve heard everything from Sarelle’s or Danial’s
POV…and that’s less than half of the real story.
Devlin is hated by most everyone in
the Promise Me Series—including the main heroine Sarelle. That hatred is pretty
justified. He’s done some pretty dark things in the first Promise Me book to
try to steal Sarelle from her vampire lover Danial, including seduce her with words,
influence her with his blood, and even magically give her nightmares to weaken
her will. When that didn’t work, he used Vampire Law to maneuver Sar into a
position where she either had to choose death or become his lover. When she
chose death, the spurned Devlin delivered it with his fangs until Sar’s timely
rescue, which also resulted in Devlin’s fall from power and his
banishment…giving both parties even more reason to hate one another. Yet with
the birth of Danial and Sarelle’s dhamphir son Theoron a few years later, a
repentant Devlin comes back into the story, bearing flowers and asking for
Sar’s forgiveness. While Sar doesn’t give it, she is polite for Danial’s sake.
Over the course of the next book,
the two move from uneasy truce to something like allies. Devlin goes on to save
Sar’s life several times in Taken for His
Own, his repeated self-sacrifice on Sar’s behalf lowering her guard…yet
then he turns on her suddenly in mid-rescue, offering her the same deal from
years past, which this time she takes.
After their day together, Sar is
deeply conflicted. She admits to herself that she has always wanted Devlin
because of his tragically romantic character coupled with his handsome good
looks. Yet she can’t reconcile that with the terrible things he’s done. He
tells her he loves her, but she doesn’t believe him…how can she, with the past
they share?
Immortal Confessions is Devlin’s
persuasion to readers that he is not just the villain he has been made out to
be. Should we believe him? Read and decide!
Back List of
Promise Me Series titles:
Surrender to Me
(PM novella + excerpt from Immortal Confessions)
Promise Me
(Promise Me Series #1)
Broken Promise
(Promise Me Series #2
Taken in the
Night (Promise Me Series #3
Taken for His
Own (Promise Me Series #4)
Promise Me
Anthology #1
Immortal Confessions (Promise Me Series #5 – prequel #0.5) Blurb:
At the turn of the 19th century, former aristocrat turned lowly vampire Devlin
Dalcon gets by on his supernatural charms until he meets bride-to-be Annabelle.
Smitten by Anna’s forthrightness, intellect, and bravery, Devlin risks his life
to spirit her away to Fontainebleau, France. There Devlin begins his ascent to
power in a desperate bid for wealth and social standing for himself and Anna.
Forging alliances with other supernatural leaders, he usurps the vampire Lord
of Fontainebleau, amassing many enemies during his brief reign. Within a few
years, he and Anna are again forced to flee for their lives to America. Living
in hiding, Devlin is determined to amend his ways. But when tragedy strikes,
Devlin’s dark side, never fully extinguished, emerges
rampant, securing him the bloody throne of America even as his malevolence and loneliness consumes him.
rampant, securing him the bloody throne of America even as his malevolence and loneliness consumes him.
Excerpt: Now we were getting somewhere. “Explain this, as I’ll need to
know. What are the rules in this city, besides no killing?”
“Not many. Don’t
kill humans, unless they attack you, and even then, make it look an accidental
murder by stealing from them. Don’t trouble the richer citizens at all, not for
any reason. Don’t bother the other supernatural citizens—”
“Who?”
“The sorcerers
and witches, the goblins and the faeries,” he said, bored. “There is also a
family of werevultures that inhabit this town, near the edge. Them, too.”
Werevultures? Was
he kidding? “So there are no werewolves?”
“As a rule, not
here in the cities, though there are sometimes one or two that pass through,”
he said with something like relief. “I’ve heard they stick to the countryside.
Most weres do, as it’s easier to blend in there.”
Weres, he called
them. Hmm. “What are they like?”
“The ones I’ve
talked to say they miss the forest, or the water, or their caves—”
“Caves?”
“Werebats,
mostly. They are the most prevalent werecreature around these parts. There is a
large colony near the river.”
“Are they off
limits?”
Quentin took a
deep breath. “I’m glad you brought this up. Technically, no, they aren’t. They
have an agreement with Guy, the City’s Lord, to stay out of the city, and he
leaves them alone. But some stupid vampire hunter attacked them last week,
killing a bunch of their women and children when he mistook them for vampires.
It happens often, I’m afraid. The other werebats killed him, but they’re raging
now. They are killing any vampire they can, primarily ones they find alone, in
retaliation.” He looked over at me. “It’s them I need you to guard me against.”
“Won’t that die
down quickly, though? Surely the bats can be made to see it was not our fault?”
“Guy is not
diplomatic,” Quentin said with a sigh. “Things are going to get worse before
they get better. Besides, at heart, he’s a coward. He knows that there are more
of them than there are of us, enough so it’s close to three to one in their
favor. Because of those odds, he will not make them stop. This has happened
before, Devlin. The attacks will continue until the bats feel they’ve taken
enough blood back.”
I thought about
that. There was a huge opportunity here for not just the means to support Anna
and myself, but to gain real power. Still, I needed to understand much about
this world and this city before I’d be ready to proclaim myself king of it.
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Thanks for having me, Jody! :) Always a pleasure!
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