Hello Everyone,
Happy Humpday! I am so happy to introduce you to a recently found new to me author Laura Kaye! I am currently waiting for two of her recent books West of Want and North of Need to arrive in my PO Box and I have also pre-ordered South of Surrender.
Doesn’t Laura have a beautiful smile and lovely blue eyes, she just looks so happy!
So to start out our Wonderful Wednesday let’s have some fun!
Questions just for fun:
SW: Which makes you go weak in the knees Southern Drawl or Scottish Burr?
LK: Oh, man, it would have to be the Scottish. There’s just something about a foreign accent that crawls right up under my skin! (in the best possible way… *winks*)
SW: Me too, Scottish is my #1 but a sweet southern drawl comes in second, especially if the manners come with it.
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SW: Guard Dog, Lap Dog or Independent Cat?
LK: Guard dog. Gimme a dog any day! (I have a German Shepherd / Collie mix named Jack)
SW: I have two cats, no dog not since I lost my two Saint Bernards but I want to get another big dog.
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SW: Fur(wolfies) or Fangs(Vamps)?
LK: OMG FANGS! My first love as a reader and a writer has been vampires, so it’s not even a question for me!
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SW: Your idea of camping: 5 Star Hotel or Canvas Tent?
LK: Hotel please! Wouldn’t even have to be five stars! I just love any reason to stay in a hotel! Plus every time I’ve ever slept in a tent, I’ve woken up to daddy longleggers all over the flaps to the tent so that you have to crawl right under them to get out. *shudders*
SW: I’m with your sista, I especially like hotels with breakfast too, no spiders welcome here.
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SW: Cowboy or City boy?
LK: Hmm. This is a tough one! I’d probably go with the city boy.
SW: Oh, I was expecting cowboy, can you tell why you prefer a city boy?
LK: Well, now, let’s just start by saying I have nothing against a cowboy! *winks* But I’ve lived in small towns or cities most of my life, so I guess I just have a thing for a guy who knows how to show a girl a good time in the big city!
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SW: Offspring or Home aloner?
LK: Well, since I have two offspring, I guess I’ll go with the former. *grins* My daughters are eight and almost six.
SW: I am a offspringer too….lots of offspring.
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SW: Umbrella Cocktails or Longneck?
LK: Probably umbrella cocktails, but honestly I have so little tolerance for alcohol I rarely drink. When I do it’s something fruity (which is dangerous because, made right, you don’t taste much of the alcohol!) or a glass of wine.
SW: I don’t drink at all but umbrella drinks are so cute looking.
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SW: Cake or Ice Cream?
LK: Can’t I have both??? Particularly chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream???
SW: Yeah I was hoping someone would feel the same as I do, love devils food with vanilla ice cream.
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SW: Camel Ride or Elephant Ride?
LK: Elephant, I always thought they were such gentle giants. I would love to ride on one, and then hug him!
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SW: Breakfast at Denny’s or IHOP?
LK: When we go out for breakfast, we’re often a Denny’s family…
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SW: Quiet Night In or Wild Night Out?
LK: You know, I really want to say the latter, but I’m really mostly a quiet night in kinda girl. LOL
SW: Me too.
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Thanks so much to Z for hosting me here today! This is a very exciting time for me as I’m in the middle of celebrating the release of not one but two new books!
Her Forbidden Hero is a contemporary romance about close friends turned lovers—with a twist: Alyssa Scott is the little sister of hero Marco Vieri’s best friend and Army Special Forces teammate, and he knows her brother isn’t going to be happy about them being together, especially given the scars Marco bears from a mission-gone-bad.
On June 1, Seduced by the Vampire King releases. This is the second in my Vampire Warrior Kings series, and it’s about finding what you need, even if it is the last thing you expected or wanted. Nikolai Vasilyev is a grieving vampire king who refuses to mate, and Katherine Bordessa is a human woman who fled her family to escape a supernatural destiny. When they meet on the mid-night streets of Moscow,Russia, things will never be the same for either of them.
So what do these two stories have in common? Tortured, tormented heroes who have convinced themselves either they don’t deserve happiness or they’re too screwed up to ever again find it. I love reading tortured hero stories, and here are five reasons why:
5. Tortured heroes are all hard angles and rough edges and strength on the outside, but they’re aching with pain on the inside and refusing to acknowledge that agony even exists. So compelling!
4. Tortured heroes are fundamentally strong, because they do their job—whether it’s fighting or leading or protecting—despite the despair that sometimes threatens to swamp. They are inherently competent and selfless, which makes them so admirable.
3. As a reader, tortured heroes make me ache to see them be comforted, and I love being drawn in like that by characters.
2. Their inner pain is tortured heroes’ greatest weakness, and just the right heroine can find her way past his walls and begin to dress his wounds. I love that moment when the hero realizes just how dangerous the heroine is to him, because she makes him want and need things he’d convinced himself he could do without.
1. The redemption of tortured heroes is so dang satisfying to read about and to write about. That moment when all the walls fall, when all the masks drop, when he exposes himself and let’s the pain rise to the surface, raw and bleeding. And then that big, strong, fierce man is carried by the strength and love and solace of his heroine, who loves him despite all the way he’s screwed up and helps him find peace. Gah!
So, I thought I’d give you a taste of both of my tortured heroes in action:
First, meet Marco Vieri from Her Forbidden Hero:
You always want what you can’t have…
She’s always been off-limits…
Former Army Special Forces Sgt. Marco Vieri has never thought of Alyssa Scott as more than his best friend’s little sister, but her return home changes that…and challenges him to keep his war-borne demons at bay. Marco’s not the same person he was back when he protected Alyssa from her abusive father, and he’s not about to let her see the mess he’s become.
…but now she’s all grown up.
When Alyssa takes a job at the bar where Marco works, her carefree smiles wreak havoc on his resolve to bury his feelings. How can he protect her when he can’t stop thinking about her in his bed? But Alyssa’s not looking for protection–not anymore. Now that she’s back in his life, she’s determined to heal her forbidden hero, one touch at a time…
Her Forbidden Hero Excerpt:
Warm arms came around his stomach as Alyssa embraced him from behind. Her head settled between his shoulder blades and, without telling his hand to move, he found himself clutching her hands to his chest.
Marco gave in to the comfort of her touch and absorbed everything he could from her. The magic of her music still swirled in the air, and in his mind’s eye, he saw himself turning in her arms, bending down, clutching her face in his hands, and drawing their mouths together. He’d walk her backward through the house as their hands tugged at shirts and bared skin. They’d end up on the bed and she’d be all splayed out, warm and his for the taking.
Alyssa nuzzled into his back and pressed a kiss against his shoulder.
He sucked in a breath, his erection punching against the fly of his jeans again. But it wouldn’t just be sex. Not with her. The ache in his chest and the constriction in his throat, that was about the part of him that wanted to comfort her and be comforted in return, that wanted companionship and a place to belong. It would be about lo—
He shook his head, clamping down on the tail end of that thought. Without question, Alyssa would give him everything he wanted and more, but what he wanted was just a bunch of fantasy bullshit for someone like him.
It killed him to do so, but he twisted free of her arms and forced himself to face her. Frustration and regret weighed on his shoulders like an anvil. “This”—he waved his finger back and forth between them and swallowed down a river of sadness—“this right here. This can’t happen.”
Alyssa’s expression morphed from surprise into hurt, and the tinge of pink on her cheeks revealed a healthy dose of embarrassment mixed in.
Wasn’t that the sour cherry on his shit sundae? Hurting her was the last thing he wanted to do, but better to hurt her a little now than a lot later.
Second, meet Nikolai Vasilyev from Seduced by the Vampire King:
Book 2: Vampire Warrior Kings Series
American exchange student Kate Bordessa has fled to Russia to escape her family’s hopes that she’ll become one of the Proffered, human women who feed and mate with elite vampire warriors. But when she stumbles upon a wounded vampire in the streets of Moscow, she’s instinctively driven to protect him–and feels an undeniable spark of desire.
Grieving over the deaths of his brothers, Vampire Warrior King Nikolai Vasilyev has thrown himself into battling his enemies, focused only on vengeance. Until the attack that brought him to Kate. Their sexual attraction explodes into a night of uncontrolled passion–a night that marks them as mates. Is their connection strong enough to convince them to embrace a destiny neither of them was expecting?
Seduced by the Vampire King excerpt:
He couldn’t let himself be seduced by an impossible idea. He sprung to his feet and made for the door, still open from his earlier rushed entry. “I have to go.”
“Why?” She followed after him, the alluring beat of her heart and intoxicating femininity revealing her place within the room.
He couldn’t stop, couldn’t reply, couldn’t look at her. If he did, there’d be no going back.
He grasped the edge of the door.
Small hands fisted in the back of his shirt. “Wait. Why are you leaving? I mean, did I—”
He halted, heart slamming against his sternum, fangs stretched out and aching. “Release me,” he rasped.
She heaved a shaky breath he felt against his arm. “I…can’t.”
“Release. Me,” he said louder. Competing emotions warred within him until he thought he might split apart.
“Nikolai—”
It was his name rolling off her tongue that did it.
He whirled and buried his hands in her hair. He pulled her to him, causing them both to stumble, and he backed her into the ancient bars of the door. It clicked shut, sealing them in and cutting off the last of his restraint.
Tilting her head back, Nikolai devoured her mouth. His lips sucked, his tongue explored, his fangs rubbed against her moist flesh. Oh, God, she was so sweet and warm and wet. He stepped into her, forcing their bodies together from chest to thighs. And, dammit, she was soft everywhere he was hard.
Her hands curled around his neck and climbed into his hair, fingers tangling and tugging. She pulled him in tighter and surrendered to the kiss. She met him stroke for stroke, their tongues curling and twining together.
And Nikolai no longer knew who was surrendering to whom.
Thank you so much for hosting me here! I’m happy to offer a giveaway! One commenter will win an e-book of Her Forbidden Hero and another an e-book of Seduced by the Vampire King. Please comment with your email address. Open to international! And thanks for reading!
Now, tell us what you most like about tortured heroes!
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About Laura Kaye:
Voted Breakout Author of the Year in the 2011 GraveTells Readers’ Choice Awards, Laura is the bestselling and award-winning author of over a half-dozen books in paranormal, contemporary and erotic romance. Hearts in Darkness is the EPIC eBook Award Winner for Best Novella and HOLT Medallion Award of Merit Winner for Best Romance Novella, Forever Freed is the NJRW Golden Leaf Winner for Best Paranormal of 2011 and is a finalist for two GDRWA Booksellers’ Best Awards, and North of Need, the first book in the Hearts of the Anemoi series, is a finalist for a FF&P PRISM award, was named GraveTells’ Best Book of 2011 and won their 5-STAR Gold Heart Award, and won Sizzling Hot Read of the Year at Sizzling Hot Books. Laura lives inMaryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of theChesapeake Bay every day.
Wow what great excerpts Laura, I love your descriptions they certainly enhance the imagery, here’s two examples, Wasn’t that the sour cherry on his shit sundae? and Her hands curled around his neck and climbed into his hair, fingers tangling and tugging.
Don’t forget everyone Laura’s is giving away two e-books to two commenters who answer her query.
Now, tell us what you most like about tortured heroes!
Thanks Laura for stopping by today and the giveaway. Everyone you can just click on the book covers or the above links to go check Laura and her books out!
Z Seawitch
Seawitch Reviews from the bookshelf 
May 30, 2012 @ 07:22:11
It’s good to see you again, Laura! You’ve been very busy since we talked last. Tickled for you. I can’t add anything you haven’t thought of regarding a tortured hero. Maybe when I have some caffeine flowing in me my brain will function better…:)
Good to see you & see you doing so well!
May 30, 2012 @ 08:50:10
Good morning Miss Ivy! I have been busy getting Satin Hands washed off the baby….I know It was up on a shelf yesterday…wondering who got it down and gave it to the baby. Thank goodness she only rubbed it on her belly and not her face. I’m about to go get some granola and nanas for breakfast to start my day.
May 30, 2012 @ 10:16:22
I’d be wondering the same thing, Zina. Hope your days a good one. I hope to be productive today….
May 30, 2012 @ 10:48:29
LOL Ivy! Thanks so much! Go coffee up! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 07:23:34
The angst! All the hardships the Hero’s go through just make the love so much deeper when they finally figure it out.
May 30, 2012 @ 08:50:56
Sigh, don’t you love it when all the pieces fall into place.
May 30, 2012 @ 10:48:49
So true! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 07:48:06
Laura I loved your excerpt for Seduced by the Vampire King!
You write tortured heros so well, and I can’t get enough. The torn up, scarred alpha heros just need the perfect woman to help heal their soul. Usually a messy journey but we wouldn’t love it so much if it wasn’t.
Congrats on your two new releases!!
May 30, 2012 @ 08:52:38
Morn Miss Lexi.
Another good journey to take with a hero.
May 30, 2012 @ 18:38:34
Oh isn’t that the truth Zina =)
May 30, 2012 @ 10:49:24
Oh yay! Thanks so much Lexi! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 08:22:35
That was a great interview!! 🙂 I love tortured heros because they tend to love so fiercely but fight so damn hard to get to admit they stein love! 🙂
KittyKelly
May 30, 2012 @ 09:07:21
Kelly do you ever wish you can been the hero over the head with a rolling pin because they are fighting love??? I do
May 30, 2012 @ 10:50:18
That’s it exactly!!
May 30, 2012 @ 08:52:35
I love the interview, never have read any of your books, so your new to me! I’d love to read your books but don’t have a kindle to read your e-books..congrats on your 2 releases…Forbidden Hero is more my type of book that I like to read, not much into vampires…but then after reading the experts they both sound really good! have a wonderful Hump Day!
May 30, 2012 @ 09:09:11
Carole Laura does have some books in print, like North of Need, West of Want and South of Surrender. Glad to introduce you to a new author.
May 30, 2012 @ 10:54:46
Hi Carole – Z’s right, I do have some books in print. However, you don’t have to have a kindle to read ebooks. Most books are available in pdf format, which can be read on a computer. AND you can download a kindle app to your PC or Mac for free, so you can have a free kindle reading program on your computer to read kindle books. Just a thought! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 10:08:48
Loved the Seduced by The Vampire King excerpt!! can’t wait for the release in June 🙂 I love the fact that trtured heroes tend to love deeply and fiercely , they cherish their loved one even more because of their hardships and that that one person brings light into their life and makes feel alive 🙂
amiee.ryan@yahoo.com
May 30, 2012 @ 10:55:39
Yay! Thanks so much Amiee! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 12:36:10
Yes, they do that.
May 30, 2012 @ 11:24:19
Hi Ivy and Laura! I love a tortured hero because they are always redeemable by their heroine. They also make for great reading.
May 30, 2012 @ 11:40:51
Yes, so true! And I love that moment of redemption, too! Thanks Cathy!
May 30, 2012 @ 12:37:08
Yes and they always need the right heroine to redeem them.
May 30, 2012 @ 11:53:15
Tortured Heroes are among the best. They try so hard to stay away and not get close, but what they need most is the love of a good woman. I can’t wait to read both books. All that I’ve read of yours I’ve loved.
May 30, 2012 @ 12:20:52
I totally agree about tortured heroes, Jenn! Thanks so much! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 12:38:41
Yes, that’s where the rolling pin comes in. Just when I really want to bean them on the head, they figure it out.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 13:01:51
LOL!
May 30, 2012 @ 12:33:13
I loved both excerpts! Both books are now on my TBR list. Thanks for the opportunity to win one!!
May 30, 2012 @ 13:02:14
Yay! Thanks Briana!
May 30, 2012 @ 16:58:20
Hello Briana
Thanks for stopping by, you should see my TBR list!
May 30, 2012 @ 12:37:55
I love tortured heroes. I love watching them overcome their past. As strong as they are and as much as they try to hide the pain within they have fear. When they finally find their mate all that comes to the surface and is healed or dealt with in one way or another. I just love it all unfolding before my eyes.
Thank you so much. I loved the q & a. Great answers.
vsloboda(at)gmail(dot)com
May 30, 2012 @ 13:02:35
*grins* Thanks Victoria! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 17:00:07
Hello and thanks for stopping by, glad you liked those new Q’s I asked. Yes I love watching a book unfold too.
z
May 30, 2012 @ 12:45:39
Wow–GREAT intro and post, Z and Laura!
Tortured heroes are fabulous mainly because of that incredible inner turmoil and how they struggle with themselves over what’s right and not. And as you said, their redemption is so completely satisfying!! I love that most! Because everyone should get a second chance.
May 30, 2012 @ 13:02:56
Yes, yes, yes! So agree! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 17:05:18
Hey Fe
Yes, second chances to get things right or to learn to love again.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 12:56:28
I love tortured heroes. I love watching them try to overcome their past wrongs and that they are usually so protective of those they love.
Congrats on the new releases. Both books sound amazing. Can’t wait to read them.
May 30, 2012 @ 13:03:09
Woot! Thanks Joanne!
May 30, 2012 @ 17:11:15
I too love how protective they are yet still deny their love, at first anyway.
Welcome Joanne.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 14:39:47
Tortured heroes are enthralling to write and read about; there’s such natural conflict. However, in real life, a tortured hero is an oxymoron.
May 30, 2012 @ 15:35:00
I think you’re right about that, Cara! Thanks for stopping by!
Oh, and guys, Cara’s up for Sizzling Read, too, and you can vote for more than one! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 17:13:20
Hello Cara
Hey I like oxymorons, I think they add a little spice to life, well sometimes they can. Good luck to you both.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 14:50:12
I love tortured heroes because they generally feel that they will never have someone to love them or that they are beyond redemption. It takes a strong heroine to finally convince them that they do deserve and are loved.
I am really looking forward to the new Vampire Warrior Kings release. I loved the first one a lot!!!
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
May 30, 2012 @ 15:35:19
Awesome, June! Thanks so much!
May 30, 2012 @ 17:14:55
Hey June!
I like how sometimes it also take a big event for it to click in their brain.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 15:34:13
Hey guys – If you enjoyed HER FORBIDDEN HERO so far, might I ask for your consideration to vote for it for Sizzling Read of the Month? It garnered a 5-star review at Sizzling Hot Book Reviews last week and that put it in the running for the monthly award.
http://www.sizzlinghotbooks.net
Thanks for considering!
May 30, 2012 @ 17:23:33
I went over and you’re in the lead.
May 30, 2012 @ 17:41:55
Thanks Z! You rock!
May 30, 2012 @ 15:41:40
You’re a new to me author too 🙂
Oh my! How can you not love a tortured hero? A lot of times they build a wall up around themselves with funny dialogue and sometimes they can be on the gruff side and you find yourself just aching to burst through to the pain and start the healing. I like to read heros like this because half the fun of the book is following them as they heal and then once they do the love they have for that heroine is beyond strong.
I must say that Seduced By The Vampire King has gotten my attention! I find myself really wanting to get to know Nikolai. Something tells me he will find his own place in my heart where all the other characters in past stories dwell.
Leahweller at bellsouth.net
May 30, 2012 @ 17:24:46
Ohh, Amen sista!!
May 30, 2012 @ 17:42:37
How awesome! I hope you love him, Leah! Thanks so much!
May 30, 2012 @ 15:43:51
Tortured heroes bring a kind of sensitivity to them, as well as a, tough outlook on certain things and when they need to be loyal they will be regardless.
The books look really great and the excerpts were awsome.
Congratulations on their release.
divavixenqueen(a)gmail(dot)com
May 30, 2012 @ 17:26:59
Hello Cassandra
Yes, sometimes they do bring a sensitivity with them, or a soft spot that can endear them to the reader.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 17:43:04
Love your comment, Cassandra! Thanks so much! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 15:52:21
Mmmm tortured hero’s, I love it when you start to chip at their walls and you get to the slightly vulnerable inside. They’re usually strong and protective and lets face it we all want a man that can make us fell feminine and safe and protected at times but can also drive us mad with passion… Tortured hero’s have usually got more sides to their personalities and that to me is a bonus! 🙂
mmcmichael79(at)googlemail(dot)com
May 30, 2012 @ 17:27:45
Hello Michelle
You get an Amen Sista too!
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 17:43:31
Seriously true, Michelle! Love it!
May 30, 2012 @ 19:24:09
Congrats on both books Laura. I really look forward to reading your books. Tortured hero’s I like them to make me feel protected at all costs but I also love the pent up passion in these guys.
rachel at thejeepdiva dot com
May 30, 2012 @ 20:30:30
Oh, yes! That! The pent-up passion–great way to describe it! Yum!
May 30, 2012 @ 21:24:28
And isn’t it great when it is released??? Thanks for stopping In Rachel.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 19:44:27
What I love most about tortured heroes is that they feel they don’t deserve any kind of happiness or love. They feel what they did deserves punishment and they are constantly punishing themselves. When a woman breaks through that wall, they will do anything for them. They will protection them no matter what and will love them passionately. They will sacrifice their life for the ones they love.
May 30, 2012 @ 20:31:02
Aw, man, that gratitude and appreciation, yes, they would do anything! Love this too!
May 30, 2012 @ 21:25:22
Hey Victoria
You are most correct.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 19:45:08
Hi Laura! Congrats on your new releases. Can’t wait to read your new books. I absolutely love North of Need.
Tortured heroes? Definitely go with reason #1 – & you explain it so well I’m not going to attempt to add to it :p
May 30, 2012 @ 20:31:33
LOL Linda! Thanks so much! #1 is a good one! 😉
May 30, 2012 @ 21:32:39
I can’t wait for my books to start arriving. Have to read WOW first and it doesn’t come out in the trade size until July I think.
May 30, 2012 @ 19:59:20
Tortured heros are always so surprised that love has found them. So silly, actually. I think it slays me every time when they have their “Ahhh!” momment. sdylion(at)gmail(dot)com- Love your books Laura!
May 30, 2012 @ 20:31:53
Oh, me too Sandy! 🙂
May 30, 2012 @ 21:34:03
My favorite part of the book, well one of my favorite. Thanks for stopping by Sandy.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 21:35:58
Ok everyone, please feel free to keep leaving comments until Friday when I’ll have the winners. I have to shut down my laptop to watch the Hatfields and McCoys. I won the two auctions for the girls dresses now to find hats and an outfit for Denny.
Z
May 30, 2012 @ 21:59:34
Congrats on the double release, Laura! What I love most about tortured hero’s is there journey to happiness is always an emotional one… really helps me connect to them and make want them more:)
yadkny@hotmail.com
May 31, 2012 @ 21:22:08
Yes, there is that emotional tie to them, never really thought about it that way.
Thanks for stopping by.
May 30, 2012 @ 22:32:25
Wow, great excerpts…now I want the books. I love the point when the tortured hero opens up. The volubility of such a tough guy turns that story into heart-renching. I love it 🙂 glittergirl54 at ymail dot com
May 31, 2012 @ 09:34:45
Yay! 😀 LOL Thanks glittergirl!
May 31, 2012 @ 21:25:30
Hey Lenna
Yes, once he opens up we can really get into his head.
May 30, 2012 @ 22:38:17
I like to read about how they overcome their turmoil and get past it and move on. Thanks for sharing excerpts from your new books, Laura. I’ve got to have them now. 🙂
May 31, 2012 @ 09:35:33
Woot! Thanks Julianne! 🙂
May 31, 2012 @ 21:26:07
Hello Julianne
Thanks for stopping by, great thoughts.
May 30, 2012 @ 22:46:52
They fight it every step of the way but they fall so hard and so completely! sigh…
May 31, 2012 @ 21:26:39
I’ll sigh too…..sigh
Thanks for stopping by.
May 31, 2012 @ 01:23:55
Great excerpts. I like when a tortured hero finds his heroine and becomes devoted to her.
bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
May 31, 2012 @ 21:29:30
Devoted and denying at the same time until it clicks.
Thanks for stopping by.
May 31, 2012 @ 08:19:22
For me it’s knowing that for them to be so tortured and dark they have the ability to love deeply. Whether it’s love for their family, best friends, or the woman who will be the love of their life they care very deeply. It that depth of feeling that grabs me every time.
suz2(at)cox(dot)net
May 31, 2012 @ 21:30:07
I agree! Thanks for stopping by Susan
May 31, 2012 @ 09:02:27
Good Morning everyone. Thank you all for stopping by and visiting with Laura. Wasn’t it fun and I hope everyone enjoyed the excerpts for Her Forbidden Hero and Seduced by the Vampire King. What a great discussion about tortured heros. The two winners will be announced tomorrow along with a special post. Thank you so very much again Laura for stopping by, chatting and for the giveaway.
Z
May 31, 2012 @ 09:37:30
Thank YOU so much for hosting me!
And thanks to everyone for coming by and hanging out with us! Great comments! 🙂
Jun 02, 2012 @ 21:24:17
I love the fight the tortured hero puts up. And I love how when they give up the fight they learn they are worthy of being loved by the one they want! I gotta thang for torture heroes!!!!
andieleah78@gmail.com
Jun 03, 2012 @ 02:57:37
I love the journey to redemption especially when the heroine is their savior. I love when they finally realize that they can be loved by someone no matter what their past is. There is always that one lucky person 😉
Love them!!
samanthadacier[at]gmail[.]com