We have author Ashlynne Laynne and she has offered a giveaway of free e-copies of The Progeny and Blood Bonds to a commenter.
So over to Ashlynne now...
Ascher Rousseau is a half-human, half vampire whose life has been a series of prophecies and predictions. After finding incredible love and passion with Shauna—a Wiccan with powers beyond anything he’s ever known—he seals to her and hopes for happiness. But his enemies seek to destroy all that he loves, and he finds that happiness never lasts for long.
Darkness is descending and a vampiric revolution is nearing. A new brood of hatchlings is born to join their darkling brothers, in preparation for war. A preordained chain of events is set into motion that could lead to the rise of the demonic “cloaked one” and his half-human fallen children, while ending humanity—as we know it.
Can a supernatural love and the loyal bond of a family save the Rousseaus and the world from certain extinction?
The
Progeny Series
v The
Progeny (Book One)
v Blood
Bonds (Book Two)
v Blood
Promise (Book Three)
I’d
like to thank Romance Book Haven for hosting me today. Book three of my Progeny
series has released, and I have a sniplet for your followers.
About Ashlynne Laynne
Ashlynne
Laynne has always had a soft spot in her heart for vampires but grew tired of
the garlic fearing, sun-loathing creatures of old. An avid horror movie fan,
she tends to enjoy media and music that is of a younger, more eclectic nature.
This was the catalyst for her writing The Progeny. The vampire/witch pairing is
unique and different when most books pair vampires with werewolves.
Ashlynne
loves writing on the edge and teetering between the erotica and romance genres,
and thinks of Ascher and Shauna as the wicked, damned version of Romeo and
Juliet. She is currently working on book four of her Progeny Series, book one
of her upcoming Rocker Series, and an untitled novella WIP. In her spare time,
she enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with her family. She juggles the
hats of wife, mother, full time employee and part-time writer, hoping to write
full time one day soon.
Ashlynne
lives in North Carolina with her husband and teenage son.
About The Progeny Series
At its
core, The Progeny is simply a story about a man and woman who fall in love, and
the fact that he’s a half-blood (half-human, half vampire) and she’s a Wiccan
human are secondary factors. When we meet Ascher, he’s grumpy. Frankly, who
could blame him? He’s engaged to seal to Ursula—a cold and careless vampire who
wants nothing more than to get her hands on a bloodstone— and he feels
conflicted about his existence.
All of
that changes when he meets Shawnette McCutchin. She’s beautiful, intriguing and
possesses some of the most potent blood that he’s ever smelled. A war
immediately begins inside Ascher. He craves Shauna’s blood just as much as he
craves her body and the closer they get, the harder it is for him to control
his urges. After Ascher calls off the sealing to Ursula, the trouble begins. His
family’s peaceful period ends when Ursula’s army attacks the Rousseaus.
This
series encompasses a family dynamic of which we’ve never seen. The Rousseaus
share a common mortal and immortal bloodline, but loyalty is the thread binding
this clan. Shauna and Ascher’s dissuaded love only strengthens the family
bonds. Their unique union transcends bloodlines and completes the prophecy,
defying the archaic beliefs of centuries old covenants while shattering the
wall between the Wiccan and vampire worlds that has existed for ages. This
series is erotic paranormal romance intended for adults, as it contains adult
sensuality, language and themes.
Blood
Promise (The Progeny Series #3)
“Their love is fated by an ancient prophecy.
Now the promise is fulfilled.”
Ascher Rousseau is a half-human, half vampire whose life has been a series of prophecies and predictions. After finding incredible love and passion with Shauna—a Wiccan with powers beyond anything he’s ever known—he seals to her and hopes for happiness. But his enemies seek to destroy all that he loves, and he finds that happiness never lasts for long.
Darkness is descending and a vampiric revolution is nearing. A new brood of hatchlings is born to join their darkling brothers, in preparation for war. A preordained chain of events is set into motion that could lead to the rise of the demonic “cloaked one” and his half-human fallen children, while ending humanity—as we know it.
Can a supernatural love and the loyal bond of a family save the Rousseaus and the world from certain extinction?
Sniplet from Blood
Promise
The distant sound of running
water came from the master of the two-bedroom penthouse suite. Glancing out the
arched floor to ceiling windows, she marveled at how even this late at night,
there was a sea of people crowding the streets. Distracted and completely
absorbed in the view, she never even heard Ascher return and startled when his
arms banded around her neck.
His hands smoothed down her
sides. “Beautiful, isn’t it?” Enclosing her within the protective confines of
his circled arms, his hands splayed across her stomach, bonding them.
As if by instinct, her body
obeyed its rhythmic demands, moving fluidly with his. He knew her body—every
curve, mark and hollow—and she felt each hard inch of him, even through the
boundary of his silky pajama pants. The swaying of their bodies was achingly
familiar, the movements mirroring the motions of their lovemaking.
Grasping her hand with his,
he led her into the double doors and sweeping archway of the spacious bedroom.
More candlelight and flowers accented the decorative cream and white color
scheme. The room possessed a surreal sexuality that heightened her awareness of
his mood, thus quickening her pulse. She took an exaggerated breath as her
lungs struggled to keep pace with her pounding heart.
Four days of worry and mental
distance had all but leached the lust from her body, leaving their brutally hot
sex life in ruins. The seductive lighting and sight of him gloriously
half-dressed coupled with two glasses of Rousseau Red now fueled her hormones,
further driving her wild desire for him.
Ascher disappeared behind a
huge beige column separating the bedroom from a massive, candle-lined
Jacuzzi-style spa tub. The sound of flowing water ended, and he returned nude.
The
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Hi Ashlynne, congratulations on your books, they look wonderful. I think a lot of people are attracted by mythology nowadays and fantasy books have been born as a part of that fascination. I think the Tolkien books probably pioneered this trend. One fantasy series which I absolutely adore, which is based on Biblical lore, is the CHRONICELES OF BROTHERS series by Wendy Alec. It's absolutely amazing and all Biblically grounded. A lot of authors feel that eroticism adds power to their writing and there is not denying that sex always attracts readers. However, I have found that a book has to have more than just the erotic aspect to be a powerful read. There has to be more. Wall to wall sex just doesn't work. It might work for a certain type of reader but not the reader who is looking to be moved on a mental or a spiritual level.
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DeleteHi Nas, hi Ashlynne,
Sorry about the spelling mistakes. My fingers tend to gallop ahead of my brain on the keyboard leaving a trail of mistakes in their wake....
Mx
I agree with you, Maria. My books have hot stuff in them, but they are so much more! Thank you for commenting today.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by and for commenting! We all have fingers which slip sometimes!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your book! Mythology is always interesting it is like you get to delve into a world unknown thus making you more and more interested, and once you start to get into it I have found it hard to stop digging for information.
Desere
Thanks for commenting, Desere. I do love my vamp and Wiccan babies. I'm not much of a werewolf fan, but I occasionally delve into reads about them.
DeleteThanks so much for hosting me, Nas. I simply love what you've done with the site. It's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteCongrats & Good luck with the novel, Ashlynne.
ReplyDeleteI like the way they "seal" to each other!! Sealing has never sounded so sexy and romantic as here! Yay! Take care
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