paranormal

New Release: Rebel’s Claw by Afton Locke

July 14, 2015 By

REBEL’S CLAW

AFTON LOCKE

Top 10 Reasons I Love Shifters in Paranormal Romance by Stormie Kent (@StormieKent)

June 29, 2015 By

Thanks for having me on the blog today. My name is Stormie Kent, and I have a brand new paranormal romance out titled, Shifter Magnetism. In it, my witch heroine, Leila falls for wolf shifter, Nic Lobo. Today I want to focus on what attracts us to alpha heroes and especially shifter heroes.

In many m/f romance novels, the hero starts out as a complete alpha. He’s slightly self-centered, aggressive, he might be a bit of a jerk, but he is always sexy, and protective. During the novel he changes, still alpha, but softened in some way by the love of and love for the heroine. Readers seem to like this combination of the alpha converted into a potential family guy.

Naomi Clark’s Musical Inspiration (@naomi_jay)

June 14, 2015 By

Blood Witch I don’t often listen to music when I’m writing – mostly because I do a lot of my writing in my work place, and apparently a hospital food court is not the ideal location for blasting music in. But one thing I always do for my characters and books is set up a playlist on Spotify for songs that remind me of them. I listen to those lists on my commute to work, and it gets me in the right frame of mind for writing. A particular lyric will trigger something – a scene, an emotion, a bit of dialogue – that I just know will be perfect for a story. It’s become an almost ritualistic part of my writing process.

I’m actually still working on the playlist for Lola and BLOOD WITCH, but there are a few songs I’ve already picked out as being crucial for the mood of Lola’s world. Want to check them out?