The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire (Books I and II) by Colette L. Saucier is on virtual book tour. The paranormal regency ro...
The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire (Books I and II) by Colette L. Saucier is on virtual book tour.
The paranormal regency romance stops at Readeropolis with an author interview.
Be sure to enter for a chance to win the giveaway for a swag pack and follow the Silver Dagger book tour (for other dates see the link at the bottom of the post).
Where did you come up with the names in the story?
The names of the original characters all come from vampire stories and lore. Many of them such as the Comtesse Mina, Elizabeth’s maid Lucy and Darcy’s butler Seward come from Dracula by Bram Stoker. Darcy’s valet Rivens is taken from the novella The Vampyre by John William Polidori and his original vision of a gentleman vampire, which he based on Lord Byron (who has a cameo in Pulse and Prejudice). The surname of the Comtesse is from the author of Treatise on Vampires & Revenants, Dom Antoine Augustin Calmet
In Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, many of the names I have taken from actual people who lived in the French Quarter at that time. Yes, I actually looked up assessment records. Many historical figures are incorporated in the story, such as Mayor Girod and Col. Mullins, and other property owners and military officers involved in the battle of New Orleans.
If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your latest book?
If I could do it again, I think I would break up the chapters of Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth at the end differently. I attempted to have a fast-paced ending to bring about that sense of urgency I wanted to convey, but having just recently reread it, I think that the chapters could have been separated in such a way to convey the angst more effectively.
Did you learn anything during the writing of your recent book?
I learned so much while researching Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth about Creole society in New Orleans and the relationship among the various races and social strata. One of the reasons it took me so long to write was because I found it all incredibly fascinating and wanted to learn more and more. I hope readers like their paranormal romance with a large helping of history because they are definitely going to learn about what the French Quarter was like immediately after the Battle of New Orleans.
The
Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire
Books
I and II
by
Colette L. Saucier
Genre:
Paranormal Regency Romance
FOR
THE FIRST TIME EVER: The definitive vampire adaptation of Pride and
Prejudice and its sultry sequel in one volume!
Books 1 and 2 of the award-winning, international bestselling Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire, re-released in this special edition only on eBook for a limited time at an incredible price.
Books 1 and 2 of the award-winning, international bestselling Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire, re-released in this special edition only on eBook for a limited time at an incredible price.
BOOK
I: Pulse and Prejudice
Elle
Magazine selection "A Most Inventive Adaptation" (April,
2016)
Austenprose
"Readers' Choice, Top 5 Books of the Year" (2012)
1st
Place Winner in Category, 2013 Chatelaine Awards Romantic Fiction
Mr.
Fitzwilliam Darcy - elegant, dark, brooding...vampire. The Master of
Pemberley tells his haunting tale of unquenchable desire and
forbidden love.
"I
cannot express enough how skeptical I was upon starting this book.
Pride & Prejudice with a touch of vampires was enough to send me
into fits of eye rolls. But, within only the first chapter, I found
myself strangely drawn to the story. The vampire Darcy weaves his
spell quickly." - Austenprose
Book
II: Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth
In
this lurid, lusty sequel to Pulse and Prejudice, death shadows the
newlywed Darcys from Pemberley to the parlors of Regency London to
the courtyards of Antebellum New Orleans. As Elizabeth discovers the
trials and travails of marriage to a vampire, can Darcy ever believe
that she loves him as he is? Or will his jealousy tear them
apart?
This
is the sequel to Pulse and Prejudice; however, as it is not an Austen
adaptation, the reader will find it darker, bloodier, and more
provocative than Book 1.
"After
taking the plunge into this dark and haunting world, I am bloody
thrilled to say that I just loved this sequel! The story examines the
beauties and frailties of Darcy and Elizabeth's love and devotion to
each other while folding it into a world filled with gothic danger.
It is action-packed and left me turning pages rather quickly, while
at the same time being filled with well-developed characters whose
inner turmoils make the reader empathize with each of their own
plights."
C.A.
Pepe, Just Jane 1813
Colette
L. Saucier is a bestselling and award-winning author in a variety of
genres under multiple pseudonyms. Her novel Pulse and Prejudice, Book
I: The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire; the highly-acclaimed
paranormal adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, was the 2013
Chatelaine Awards 1st Place Winner in Category, Romantic Fiction.
Elle Magazine named Pulse and Prejudice a "Most Inventive
Adaptation" of Pride & Prejudice in their April 2016
edition. It was also selected the 2013 1st Place Winner in Category:
Chatelaine Awards Romantic Fiction.
An abridged version of The Proud and the Prejudiced: A Modern Twist on Pride and Prejudice was selected a 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Semi-finalist and Austensque Reviews’ Favorite Modern Adaptation under the title All My Tomorrows.
Colette’s latest release is the controversial erotic noir suspense, The Widow. She will be releasing Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, Book II: The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire in eBook August, 2016, and print in October.
A writer, world-traveler, empty-nester, and a literature, history, wine & cheese lover; Colette lives in Southeast Louisiana with her historian husband and their dogs.
An abridged version of The Proud and the Prejudiced: A Modern Twist on Pride and Prejudice was selected a 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Semi-finalist and Austensque Reviews’ Favorite Modern Adaptation under the title All My Tomorrows.
Colette’s latest release is the controversial erotic noir suspense, The Widow. She will be releasing Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, Book II: The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire in eBook August, 2016, and print in October.
A writer, world-traveler, empty-nester, and a literature, history, wine & cheese lover; Colette lives in Southeast Louisiana with her historian husband and their dogs.
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I like the cover. It def draws me in. Thank you
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