What's Cool, What's Not--When It Comes to Vampires

Drooling is out for vampires...no blood dripping down cheeks! It's totally not cool.

Bright red lips, ice white teeth, beautiful fangs, and a cherry wedged between the teeth--totally cool. :)

Vampires have nice smooth faces because they're more...cultured. But vampires with beards remind me of werewolves, not vampires. Totally cool for werewolves, uncool for vampires.

Black shadows around eyes to denote scariness or something--totally uncool. I have dark shadows when I don't get enough sleep. It's not sexy. Vampires are sexy. Even when they're evil. That's what makes them scary. They're just too compelling, and you wouldn't think there's anything wrong until they reveal nice ice white fangs and then...it's probably too late. So black shadows uncool. No shadows, totally cool.

More later...realized I have to go into work an hour earlier today and I'm not ready. Plus Thoughts in Progress gave me a super award today and I wanted to thank Mason for it, but also to say I will do my duty to do what I'm supposed to do...but ack, got to run! :) Thanks again!

Terry
www.terryspear.com

Not a Vampire...but a Sexy Highlander Instead!

I know I was supposed to talk about vampires, and I will, I promise, but when the cover art comes in for a new book, and it looks this gorgeous, I just had to share. So what do you think? Can he slay YOUR dragons???

Well, there aren't any in the story, it's strictly a Highlander historical romance...the sequel to Winning the Highlander's Heart and coming in March, as long as the release date doesn't change. :)

Lady Ellis Dunbarton didn't think life could get any worse, until her loving cousin dies and Ellis learns she is to wed the man her cousin was to marry. Not by a change of contract, though. Instead, by deceit. If he learns she is not her cousin, Agnes, her life is forfeit. Crossing the Irish Sea, her ship sinks, she survives, but temporarily loses her memories. When a Highland Clan takes her in, she remembers one thing. She must flee at all costs and disappear. She knows if her family learns of her whereabouts, her life is over.

James MacNeill must take a bride or give up his holdings to one of his younger brothers. Malcolm has already taken to wife, the fair Lady Anice of Brecken. Dougald is the next one in line to govern the MacNeill Clan if James does not wed and provide an heir. But when James discovers his cousin and advisor have rescued a half-drowned lass from the sea, there's speculation she is of the enemy clan. Returning her to them is his plan, since he has no intention of using one of their lasses as a bargaining tool. But his mother has another notion--use the lass as a means to entice one of the ladies he is interested in marrying, to visit him and commit to marriage. And then return her to her clan, if she is agreeable.

Only nothing works out as anyone plans.

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I'm off to work in the bitter cold, and since we were closed for the holidays, I'm sure it's going to be a Monday at work. Have a super Monday!!!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male!"
www.terryspear.com

Vampire Time!

Deadly Liaisons is coming out Jan 1, although my copy from Amazon is being shipped on Dec 30...

So if you're looking for a hot sexy vampire type who shifts into the wolf when needed...Deadly Liaisons is coming really soon!

Dark huntress and rare telepath, Tezra Campbell treads a thin line between being a skilled criminal investigator for the Hunter Council and a renegade. She has an obsessive compulsion to find the vampire who murdered her parents, resulting in severe trauma to her younger sister who’d witnessed the crime a decade earlier.

Prince of the American vampire clans, Daemon, sees Tezra as a danger to herself and to his people if the serial killer vampire terminates her next. He’s also concerned his own brother might be accused of the crime, takes her into custody, and intends to find the killer himself.

Only things don't work out the way either planned, yet both aim to win the deadly game

Title: Deadly Liaisons
Author: Terry Spear
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Publisher URL: http://samhainpublishing.com/
ISBN: 9781605042404
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Nymph Rating: 5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Amazon Nymph
Deadly Liaison has some very interesting twists throughout the story. I loved the way the author wove the relationship between Tezra and Daemon into it. There were some get-the-ice cubes love scenes between the two, but the mystery and the twists about all the killings and the investigation kept my interest throughout. I recommend this book to anyone that likes a good mystery suspense story. This is one I will read again.

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"I thoroughly enjoyed the way Deadly Liaisons pulled me in immediately. The action in this book is awesome. I found the writing tight, the plot thick, and the characters strong. When the vampire flew to the rooftop, I could almost hear the sound as he darts in the air, the swishing sound practically sweeping over the pages. Terry Spear writes a gripping story that holds this reader spellbound. The display of emotions that trigger in Tezra, after ten years of losing her parents, really shines, and this reader wanted to share in her loss. I was pulled in with the fighting scenes along with Tezra and Daemon. The excitement and intensity that springs forth in the battles with the vampires is remarkably crafted."

Cherokee
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More

“Ms. Spear has a way with words, creating a paranormal mystery sure to hold you spellbound as the twist and turns of the tale unfold. A must read!” ~~Karen Michelle Nutt, PNR Paranormal Reviews

"Daemon made me fall in love with vampires. He was so real and sexy I wanted to say, 'Bite me, baby. Bite me!'" ~~Nicole North, Devil in a Kilt, Red Sage Secrets Vol. 27 Untamed Pleasures

“Readers will be quickly engrossed in Daemon and Tezra’s emotionally charged story. Terry Spear’s world of vampires will have the readers begging for the series to continue.” ~~Rhonda Valverde, VampireRomanceBooks.com

“I couldn't stop to eat and didn't think about sleeping because this book had me hooked by the 3rd page. I finished it at 11:50 pm and I had to get up for work in a few hours. I simply could not put this story down!” ~~Terri Badiuk, Book Seller

I'm going to try and post some vampire stuff this week, but I'm still trying to finish Wolf Fever so have been working on that diligently. I have word count, now I have to finish writing the story!

We saw Avatar yesterday. Did anyone see it? It was great!

And on the wolfier side: Mason Canyon did a terrific review of To Tempt the Wolf at Thoughts in Progress!

“To Tempt the Wolf” will have you on the edge of your seat waiting and wondering what happens next.

Author Terry Spear weaves a tale of human and wolf so intriguing that you will believe in werewolves. You will be mesmerized by the story and captivated by the bond between Tessa and Hunter. When the murderer is finally revealed, you’ll be caught off guard.

This is the third installment in the wolf series by Ms. Spear. The other books include: "Heart of the Wolf" and "Destiny of the Wolf." "Legend of the White Wolf" is scheduled for release in early 2010. For more on Ms. Spear's books, as well as the award-winning teddy bears she creates, visit her Website at www.terryspear.com

This paranormal romance will have you howling for more and searching for your own “alpha lupus garous.”

http://masoncanyon.blogspot.com/2009/12/sunday-salon-to-tempt-wolf-by-terry.html
Thanks, Mason! Really loved your review!


New Years Eve I'll be at Fresh Fiction, and I just received a wonderful review from Romance Reader at Seriously Reviewed for Heart of the Wolf also:

Review: Passionate, thrilling, dangerous, and unforgettable. Ms. Spear has penned a scintillating tale of wolves. Not your typical werewolf story, but a deeper more meaningful perspective.

I loved that this story didn’t always go where I expected it to. I hated that Bella’s solution was to run away from her problems, yet to stay would have meant the death of the wolf she loves. Alpha males aren’t supposed to be sweet and agreeable and in the case of Volan, he isn’t. But Devlyn is hardly a beta hero. He’s strong, determined and sexy as hell. Fight scenes that will have your heart pounding and love scenes to leave you breathless. This story has everything to make a wonderful read.

Seriously Reviewed

http://seriouslyreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/12/heart-of-wolf-by-terry-spear.html

Thanks, Romance Reader!

Terry

"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."

www.terryspear.com

A Christmas Present for You!

I'm off to work, but I wanted to share a Christmas present with you before I run! (Donna shared this with me earlier. Thanks, Donna!)

Hope your Christmas was great! We had a disastrous time with our dinner, but even so, the food turned out great in the end, and I couldn't have been happier with the way the day went with a leisurely late gift opening, late dinner (not planned) and lots and lots of dark chocolate goodies, that, as I told everyone, is supposed to be good for us. Must be, because it sure made me happy! And we had fun playing chicken foot dominoes (I won!). And Scrabble. (I won!)

My son got me the role-playing games: Dragon Age and Mass Effect, and while he and my daughter made dinner after my efforts proved disastrous (not my fault, the stove decided not to work) and I played Dragon Age while my daughter's boyfriend served as my advisor...we had a delightfully delicious dinner. :)

Off to work for a couple of hours, then my son and his girlfriend are going to go with me to buy a new stove, argh, and while I'm at work, a man's coming over to repair the fireplace while my son oversees them, and then we're going to see Avatar.

What are you planning for today? Rest and relaxation? Madhouse shopping? Did you have a fun Christmas? Any disasters?

Have fun post-Christmas, whatever your plans!

Terry

"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male, and Christmas wrapping!"

www.terryspear.com

Merry Christmas from One Urban Fantasy Lover to Another!

Here it is Christmas Day and way before all the munchkins arrive or wake, I'm up doing my usual, writing. And researching.

The day before yesterday I was researching the timing of the phases of the moon in Colorado during spring, gunshot wounds, and what was the last name of the deputy in Destiny of the Wolf???

Yesterday, I was looking into fines and penalties for illegal hunting.

Today, it's the differences between dogs and wolves. Although I've researched these all before, each time I write a new book, I pour over new information and find new little details that make the stories more real. I just added a couple to Wolf Fever I'm sure everyone will find fascinating! At least I did. But I can't give my secrets away. Just like Christmas. :)

Next week I'll be guest blogging at Fresh Fiction, and I'll be somewhere else also...the date and place to be announced. I just have to come up with a blog. Since Deadly Liaisons is out this next month, although if you order it now, it's 33% off the cover price at Amazon, and it's now shipping by Dec 30, I'll probably blog about vampires. :)

And if I can make some real progress on Wolf Fever, I hope to send the newsletter out this Sunday.

But enough chatter when I should be writing, and wanted to wish everyone the merriest of Christmases! Hope everyone has a day to remember...in a good way, I must add!!!

Terry
"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male."
www.terryspear.com

Legend of the White Wolf: Reviewer Top Pick! & Another Hot Santa!

Title: Legend of the White Wolf
Sub Title: Book 4

Authors: Terry Spear

Genres: Paranormal

Available: Feb 1, 2010

Night Owl Romance

Score: 4.50 / 5 - Reviewer Top Pick

Review:

Faith O'Malley is on her way to Millinocket Maine to talk to someone at Back Country Tours. She is trying to find her ex-boyfriend who works there as a tour guide. He took off with her father's research and she doesn't know why he would want the research. Along the way she runs into a snowstorm and stops at hotel for the night. The clerk gives her the key and room number to a room that already has someone staying there. That someone is Cameron MacPherson. He is an ex-police officer who now works as a private investigator from Seattle. He is also headed for Back Country Tours. He is looking for his two partners, who happen to also be long time friends. They are a week overdue from a hunting trip with the tour group. Faith and Cameron decide to work together since they are heading to the same place. But what they find when they get there is that there is a killer on the loose. Someone

thinks that the owner and employees of the tour group are werewolfs and is trying to take them out one at a time. Faith and Cameron agree to help find the killer in exchange for the information they are looking for.

This is the fourth book of Ms Spear's werewolf series. I have read everyone of them and in my opinion they just keep getting better and better. Ms. Spear puts a different spin on the werewolf story. With this series you have romance, adventure and a paranormal twist. If you like your werewolf stories with a bit of a bite, then pick this series up now. ~~~Night Owl Romance, Tammy King

The review link isn't up yet, will post that later. :)

Okay, so here's another Hunky Santa at a mall! We sure don't have them like that around here! :( I think I need to move!

Apparently at the Beverly Center in LA, Hunky Santa and his sexy assistants perform aerial acrobatics and have for years. Now, let me just say that he could perform safely for us and not have to go to such dizzying heights, way too dangerous. Here's the story about one of his assistants taking a bad fall. Where were Santa's reindeer when she needed them?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34204095/ns/today-today_holiday_guide/

Hope you're having a terrific time at this special time of year!

I'm still dancing over the review from Night Owl Romance, a perfect Christmas present!!!

And thanks to Diva Donna, who sent me the Three Wolves Howling at the Moon t-shirt for Christmas! I wore it to work to rave reviews yesterday!!!

So what do you think about Santa? Aerial acrobatics out? Home workouts in?

Happy Holidays!!!

Terry

"Giving new meaning to the term alpha male!"

www.terryspear.com