Please help me welcome author Felicity Heaton to A Buckeye Girl Reads! Felicity is the author of a Kissed By A Dark Prince, book one in her new series Eternal Mates.
What are your favorite kind of heroines?
They have to be strong. I cannot stand
reading about heroines who will let the hero walk all over her, and even do
something with another woman (whether that’s drinking her blood or sleeping
with her) after meeting her and realising he desires her, and will forgive them
anything in a heartbeat, no matter how terrible it was or how they have treated
her. I definitely don’t write that sort of heroine. My heroines would set the
hero to rights for his bad behaviour and make him beg her to take him back or
even think about being with him. I love a heroine who stands up for herself,
has backbone and grit, and refuses to let her hero coddle her when it comes
down to fighting and other dangerous things. I can safely say, my favourite
kind of heroine is an alpha to the core, just like a girl should be in
paranormal romance. She needs to be able to stand tall, tame her immortal hero
and bring him to his knees, and give the bad guys hell.
Do you prefer alpha or beta heroes?
I prefer them alpha all the way, but in all
honesty, I have a high preference for an alpha anti-hero. I love to write
tortured heroes, men I have really put through the wringer emotionally,
physically, and mentally. Some of my readers’ favourite heroes are my
anti-heroes or the ones who are born to be very bad (read evil). The guys who
are dangerous, a little bit crazed, and very broken, and have no interest in
heroics. There’s something very appealing about a male on the edge, skirting
the abyss. I think it makes us female readers dream of being the woman to pull
them back from the brink and give them a reason to live.
Can you tell us about your newest series,
Eternal Mates?
The Eternal Mates series is a spin-off from
my Vampire Erotic Theatre series, and both of them are paranormal romance
series. This one focuses on the broader world outside of the theatre in the
original series and all the different fae, demon and supernatural species
there, as well as a demon-hunting organization called Archangel.
Readers will get to adventure in fae towns
hidden in our world, or in demon bars, and take trips into Hell where the dark
elves live in their paradise-like kingdom and the seven powerful demon kings
rule their grim realms, and often war with each other. Demons and elves aren’t
the only immortal creatures living in Hell though. There’s the Devil and his
loyal demons too, gods and goddesses, dark witches and fallen angels, dragon
shifters and bear shifters, among others.
Kissed by a Dark Prince is the first book,
and it introduces the dark elves, a race that are actually the forefathers of
the vampires and who have little love for that species. It’s packed with
passion and tension, and some seriously hot action, and I think all of the
books in the series will be just as hot and passionate, and dramatic.
What's the hardest part about writing a
series?
Consistency and bringing it to a close. I
didn’t want to end the Vampire Erotic Theatre series, but it had to be done as
I had written a book for every hero at the theatre. Because I loved playing in
that world so much, I started to think about it all and everything I had
revealed about it, and I came up with the Eternal Mates series. I love being
able to play in that world again, and expand it too, revealing more about it to
my readers.
Consistency with series is always a
difficult thing. Not just because the readers’ responses to each book will be
varied and you can’t please everyone with every book. Sometimes, it won’t hit
their expectations. Every book can’t be better than the last. I think that’s
impossible.
The hardest part about being consistent in
a series is the small things. Like, remembering the eye colour of a certain
species, or a trait they have that you mentioned in passing five books ago, and
other things about the species, their society, powers, etc. Authors might
forget these things because they’re writing a lot of different books for
different series, but readers always remember everything. It pays to keep track
of anything and everything that happens in your worlds!
What's the last best book you read?
It was Devil May Cry by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I
had a reading-fest over the holidays. I don’t get to read as often as I would
like because I can’t read while writing, so I always cherish the moments when I
get to read. It was a good book and I would definitely recommend it and the
entire Dark-Hunter series. I read the previous book in the series over the
holidays too, together with books by Larissa Ione.
Do you have a favorite comfort read?
I’m trying to think of one. I like to go
back to my roots occasionally and read the classic romances that I love the
most: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Persuasion by Jane Austen, and North &
South by Elizabeth Gaskell. It’s like escaping to a different time and I love
reading those books that first introduced me to romance back when I was a
teenager.
About Felicity Heaton:
Felicity Heaton is a USA Today and international best-selling author writing passionate
paranormal romance books. In her books she creates detailed worlds, twisting
plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with
leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and
wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!
If you're a fan of paranormal romance
authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine
Feehan then you will enjoy her books too.
If you love your angels a little dark and
wicked, the best-selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong,
powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series or any of her
stand-alone vampire romance books. If you’re looking for vampire romances that
are sinful, passionate and erotic then try the best-selling Vampire Erotic
Theatre series. Or if you prefer huge detailed worlds filled with hot-blooded
alpha males in every species, from elves to demons to dragons to shifters and
angels, then take a look at the new Eternal Mates series.
If you
want to know more about Felicity, or want to get in touch, you can find her at
the following places:
Where to Find Felicity:
| Olivia thinks it’s her lucky night when a dangerously handsome unconscious fae ends up on her inspection table. He’s her chance to redeem herself with her employer, the demon-hunting organisation, Archangel. But when the tall, dark and deadly immortal warrior awakes, she gets much more than she bargained for… Attacked by his enemy in the elf kingdom, the last thing Prince Loren expects when he comes around is a beautiful angel watching over him and medical technology of the mortal realm. Hazy from his injuries, all he can focus on is the pulse ticking in her throat and the sweet allure of her blood. One single bite reveals she is his eternal mate, triggering a bond between them that will leave him weakened until it is complete… or broken, and pulling Olivia into the crossfire of his ancient feud. To protect his people and his mate from the machinations of a madman, Loren must risk everything by working with Olivia at Archangel to find a way to break the bond blossoming between them. But will Loren be strong enough to place duty before desire and give up the one thing he has waited millennia for and craves above all others—his eternal mate? And will Olivia be able to resist the incredible heat that burns between them and the temptation of her dark prince’s kiss? |
