Today, I'm very pleased to bring you an interview with paranormal romance author Marie Treanor about her exciting Blood Hunters series. Be sure to check out information about her latest release in this series, Blood Descent, as well as a great giveaway at the bottom of this post.
In Blood
Descent (Blood Hunters 3), the
vampire killer, Konrad, is in search of a dangerous instrument that might help
him in his war with the undead overlord Saloman. The only being who can lead him to the instrument and its current, evil
possessor, is sexy, mysterious, young Glaswegian vampire Maggie, who holds
herself aloof from her own kind.
Why is Maggie the only one who can connect Konrad to the instrument?
It’s complicated! Konrad learns the instrument’s in the hands of a French vampire called Georges, but he doesn’t know where Georges is. Then he discovers Maggie knows the name (Geroges is one of the few vampires who’ve helped her, and now he wants the favour returned).
Why is Maggie aloof to other vampires?
That’s complicated too J. Other vampires have always picked fights with her, so she keeps out of their way. Partly because of that, she’s retained a lot more of her humanity than most vampires. The reason other vampires feel compelled to attack her becomes clear as you read the book J.
From the blurb of Blood Descent, “The face of a killer, the heart of a lost child…
Konrad once led the legendary first team of Hungarian vampire hunters. Now, refusing to ally with the undead, he goes his own way, slaughtering vampires across the length and breadth of Europe.”
Is Konrad the person with the heart of a lost child? Is this one of the
characteristics that draws Maggie to him? What else does she see that is good
or kind about him? Why is Maggie the only one who can connect Konrad to the instrument?
It’s complicated! Konrad learns the instrument’s in the hands of a French vampire called Georges, but he doesn’t know where Georges is. Then he discovers Maggie knows the name (Geroges is one of the few vampires who’ve helped her, and now he wants the favour returned).
Why is Maggie aloof to other vampires?
That’s complicated too J. Other vampires have always picked fights with her, so she keeps out of their way. Partly because of that, she’s retained a lot more of her humanity than most vampires. The reason other vampires feel compelled to attack her becomes clear as you read the book J.
From the blurb of Blood Descent, “The face of a killer, the heart of a lost child…
Konrad once led the legendary first team of Hungarian vampire hunters. Now, refusing to ally with the undead, he goes his own way, slaughtering vampires across the length and breadth of Europe.”
Yes, he is and Maggie’s one of the few who recognize that. He’s hard and driven, and regards all vampires as monsters who have no right to exist. But there are reasons he thinks this way, and he is basically a kind man (to humans and animals at least!) and a loyal friend, fighting for an almost impossible cause he believes in absolutely – the destruction of the hunters’ alliance with Saloman’s regime and of the vampire species. Another of his reasons for finding the instrument is that it’s being used against his friend Elizabeth Silk. He’s also hurt by what he sees as the betrayal of his closest friends, hunters Mihaela and Istvan (from previous books in the series!), so beneath his tough outer shell, he’s also vulnerable and lonely…
Journalists are about to break the news of vampire existence on mainstream television. What facts/discoveries have brought about this story?
Oh goodness. Well, that really goes back to the prequel series, Awakened by Blood (Blood on Silk, Blood Sin and Blood Eternal). As Saloman enforced his rule over the world’s vampires, they started to change their behavior. They stopped killing humans and so saw less reason to hide. So rumours started to spread in Blood Eternal, and this became part of Saloman’s plan to bring about the acceptance of vampires and their integration into human society. The hunters who’ve allied with him in order to maintain vampire discipline, are less keen on that, but they realize the secret of vampire existence can’t be put back in the box and their best option for avoiding mass panic and a human-vampire war, is the gradual release of information. Saloman is using the interest of a well-known television journalist to push his plan forward faster…
Elizabeth Silk labors to give birth to Saloman’s daughter. What consequences might this birth bring?
That’s the big question J. The child of Elizabeth and Saloman has been prophesied to bring about peace between humans and vampires and to ensure the survival of both species. Konrad regards the baby as “devil’s spawn”, a guarantee of Saloman’s dominance over humanity by making vampires appear acceptable in cute baby form. Rebellious vampires – and they’re chaotic by nature – are also worried by a Salaoman “dynasty” personified in a partial human. Elizabeth believes the child’s very existence will improve understanding between humans and vampires. After all, vampires aren’t meant to be able to breed, so the baby is a bit of a miracle in herself!
Marsha, thanks so much for asking about the book, and for having me on your blog today J.
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Blood Hunters: a
sequel series to the Awakened by Blood
trilogy
BLOOD
GUILT
Blood
Hunters, Book 1
MARIE
TREANOR
Natural
enemies, deadly attraction...
Mihaela, a fearless vampire
hunter secretly haunted by loneliness and childhood tragedy, finds it difficult
to adjust to the new world order where vampires are not always the bad guys.
She's taking a much needed vacation in Scotland when she sees a little boy
being chased through the streets of Edinburgh. Rescuing him brings bigger
problems - two vampires from her past: Gavril, who killed her family; and the
reclusive and troubled Maximilian, gifted Renaissance artist and one-time
overlord of the most powerful undead community in the world. Maximilian once
saved her life and now needs that favor returned.
The earth moves for Mihaela
in more ways than one. From Scotland to Budapest and Malta, she races against time to prevent a disastrous,
vampire-induced earthquake and save an innocent yet powerful child – all while
fighting a dreadful attraction to Maximilian, her only ally, whom she can’t
afford to trust. For Maximilian, the hunter becomes a symbol of renewed
existence, as he struggles to accept his past and rediscovers his appetite for
blood and sex - and maybe even happiness.
BLOOD
OF ANGELS
Blood
Hunters, Book 2
MARIE
TREANOR
Obsession...
a wounded hunter, a damaged vampire
Six months ago, vampire
hunter and inventive genius Istvan nearly died in the seminal battle that would
change the relationship between humans and vampires forever.
A year before that, he first
encountered sexy vampiress, Angyalka, owner of the Angel Club, favored haunt of
the undead. Istvan won that round, but when he recklessly seeks her out again
in search of the secret of angels, he's alone and so exhausted he can barely
stand, let alone fight vampires. Plus Angyalka's out for revenge, and very
happy to use his powerful sexual attraction to her…
But Angyalka has her own
secret weaknesses amd terrifying strengths even she doesn't understand. Their
battle becomes one of wits and sex, but when someone bombs the club, they fight
together to contain all the threats closing in on the Angel, from humans and
vampires, including the sadistic killer who could just be dangerous enough to
finally topple undead overlord Saloman.
As Istvan struggles to
harness the mysterious power of angels, Angyalka needs a deeper strength to
send away the fascinating hunter who delivers on all her deepest sensual
desires and yet can't come to terms with her vampire nature.
BLOOD
DESCENT
Blood
Hunters, Book 3
MARIE
TREANOR
Ebook
$2.99
A
child is born...into the final showdown of Vampire and Hunter
The face of a killer, the
heart of a lost child…
Konrad once led the
legendary first team of Hungarian vampire hunters. Now, refusing to ally with
the undead, he goes his own way, slaughtering vampires across the length and
breadth of Europe.
The dying thoughts of one
such vampire send Konrad to Britain in search of a dangerous instrument
that might be just what he needs in his
obsessive war with undead overlord Saloman – a war he’s determined to win at any
cost. The only being who can lead him to the instrument and its current, evil
possessor, is sexy, mysterious, young Glaswegian vampire Maggie, who holds
herself aloof from her own kind.
Maggie sees much more than
Konrad’s anger and cruelty. She makes it her mission to reach beyond the
horrors of his past and find the man he should have been. Difficult, when he
threatens her heart as well as everything she believes in; and when her whole
being clamors for his body and his blood.
While journalists circle,
about to break the news of vampire existence on mainstream television,
Elizabeth Silk labors to give birth to Saloman’s daughter: and Maggie plays a
dangerous game that risks everyone for her belief in one troubled man.
About Marie Treanor
Award winning author Marie Treanor lives in
Scotland with her eccentric husband and three much-too-smart children. Having
grown bored with city life, she resides these days in a picturesque village by
the sea where she is lucky enough to enjoy herself avoiding housework and
writing sensual stories of paranormal romance and fantasy.
Marie has published nearly forty ebooks with small
presses, (Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Changeling Press and The Wild Rose
Press), including a former Kindle bestseller, Killing Joe. Blood
on Silk: an Awakened by Blood novel, was her New York debut with
NAL. She is now self-publishing three new paranormal series.
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4 comments:
Waving to Marsh and Marsha's readers! Thanks so much for the interview, Marsha - lovely to be on your blog :).
Marie
Marie, it's wonderful to have you spend a day here.
Thank you :)
Marie
Maria-Gorgeous cover and outstanding blurb! Love vampires and love angels. Dina Rae
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