Today, I'm pleased to bring my readers a guest post from urban fantasy author Karen Swart about her top ten fictional villains. Be sure to check out her Kasadya series and also her terrific giveaway at the end of this post.
My Top Ten Fictional Villain Characters by Karen Swart
In no specific order:
·
Loki - Movie -Yeah, I just love this guy. I mean
his twisted, but really entertaining.
·
Dimitri the strigoi - Vampire Academy - For some
unexplained reason I actually enjoyed Dimitir when he went all bad vampire. He
kept Roza busy for a while .lol
·
Lothaire - Immortals After Dark - Ooh sexy as
hell and a bad boy. I think he was just misunderstood through the most part of
IAD.
·
Xcor - BDB- Okay yes the dude have some issues,
but just look how he just melts around Layla.
·
Ryodan - Fever Series - Now this guys have
issues. In some way I like him but in many ways I wish Dany just wacked some
manners into him. Can’t wait for Burned, I really hope she dishes out some
payback.
·
Christian Mackeltar -Fever Series - Again, I
just think the guy is misunderstood, but I am really hoping he crushes Ryodan.
And now an Unseelie prince, he is really creepy.
·
V'lane - Fever Series - Did not see this one
coming, was a huge surprise in the end.
·
Adam Black - Highlander Series - For the most
part in the Highlander series this guy just totally messed with everyone, and
then he got some payback.
·
Ballen - Kasadya Hellhound Series - Yeah my own
character, but for the first two books I really didn’t enjoy writing about him
and then in the endhe just kind of persuaded me to give him another chance.
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Kasadya
Hellhound Awakened
Kasadya Series
Book One
Karen Swart
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal
Audience:
YA/NA - 14 years and up
Publisher: Karen Swart
Cover by: Melody Simmons
ISBN:
978-1311699121
Date
Published: 21 August 2012
Pages: 342 pages
Book Description:
In
a constant battle between good and evil, evil is dominating the battlefield and
leading mankind to its destruction. With our Creator's intervention, a creature
destined to conquer and destroy is created. He gives mankind hellhounds to
fight back and reclaim freedom.
Join
seventeen year old Kasadya Levourne as she fights against evil to protect us.
With each step, she faces destruction, and yet she has the talent to give it
back tenfold. Stubborn and hard-headed she makes her mark in the Fallen world
and starts a battle none can escape. Not even her trainer, the very attractive
Chax de Luca, was prepared for her presence.
Will
evil prevail? Or will Kas and her Fallen friends succeed in protecting us
against it? Hold on to your seats, this is going to be one hell of a ride.
Special
Note:
The
Kasadya Series should be read back to back,
books
1- 3 each end with a cliff hanger.
ExcerptKasadya Hellhound Awakened -
Prologue
There was a time when heaven was filled with peace and
serenity. God, Jesus Christ, and all the Angels lived in harmony; no evil and
no sin existed. Until one fateful day...
With all gathered to hear their Sire speak, God rose and
addressed his Angels. Before all, he proclaimed His Son, Jesus Christ, was
equal to Him. That Christ’s words should be obeyed as if they were His own.
Christ would command the heavens, with the same authority as Him. All the
Angels bowed down before Christ and accepted their Sire’s proclamation, all
except for one…
An Archangel was furious with this proclamation. He was his
Sire’s right hand, the deliverer of justice, the commander of many legions. He
had served his Sire for centuries, and never failed him. It should be to him
that God bestow power, not a Son whom had never even seen battle.
With his heart filled with hatred and jealousy, he gathered
all the angels in secret. He told them that their days of sweet liberty were at
an end. That God has now placed Christ as their ruler and that they should now
obey his wishes. Many angels were angered at such a false statement, but many
also agreed with the Archangel. He had led them for many years; why should they
now question his leadership?
The faithful Angels fled to God and told Him what was
happening, and together they prepared for war. With the sun rising on a new
day, God and his Angels stood ready for battle against the Archangel and his
followers. The battle only lasted a day, the Archangel and his followers
defeated before the sun set for the night.
Seeing the angels on their knees before Him, He gave them one
final chance… “Repent and declare your loyalty, and I will forgive you, my
children.” He told his beautiful angels, tears falling with each word. This was
His family. This was His love. How could they betray Him? Some of the Angels
cried their penance, begging Him to forgive them for their deceit. They claimed
that the Archangel deceived them, and they followed him into battle, as they
have done for centuries.
God took pity on them, but still believed that their deceit
must not go unpunished. He had spoken many times about the importance of
punishment, that lessons learned must be earned... “I herewith grant you mercy,
but as punishment you will be sentenced to an earthly realm. I will take your
beauty as payment for my children lost today. In the place of your beauty, I
will give you purpose. In mercy, and because I love you still, I give you life
in this realm. Let this be known, that I was merciful this day,” God finished.
He placed them in an earthly realm, and called it Exsilium.
In this realm they would carry their deceit, and earn their place with him. He
took their beauty and replaced them with elements of his earth. Half would be
of animal and element, and would resemble punishment. The other, in a humanoid
form, and would resemble mercy. He called them his Fallen.
The Archangel, and those whom did not repent, were not that
lucky. God looked into the eyes of His once faithful angels and only saw
destruction, hatred, jealousy, and heartache. He knew that His beloved ones had
died this day, and that others needed to be protected. But how could you
destroy one you loved? He placed the Archangel, and his followers, in another
earthly realm, but where Exsilium was above the earth, this one was in the
center. With one wave of His hand, their beautiful forms were replaced with
forms as ugly as their hatred and deceit. Using His word and blood, He sealed
this realm from any other.
As He looked into the many eyes of hatred, He spoke his final
word... “This realm will be called Hell, and you will be called demons. You, my
once faithful Archangel, you will be called the Devil. Your angel name will be
erased from the past, present, and future. You will be forgotten,” He
proclaimed and left them to their demise.
Many years have passed since that day. God created mankind
and cherished his new children. The male and female were his new hope; in them
he would find peace again. But the Devil had grown strong through the years,
and somehow managed to enter God’s garden. Here, he found the female God
created, using her to strike back. He whispered words of deceit in her ears,
and watched as God’s new children stepped into sin. With her first bite, a
crack appeared in the seal around Hell, and demons escaped to earth.
From that day onward, the Devil and his demons created chaos
amongst God’s new children, leading one after the other into sin. God looked
upon this and decided to fight for his loved ones. He went to Exsilium and
spoke to the Fallen... “You, my children, have proven your loyalty in the years
that have passed, and so I came to offer you another chance at Heaven. If you
slay the Devil and his demons to protect mankind, I will give you a place in my
Heaven once again. With your last breath on this earth, you will join me and
your brethren in Heaven,” He finished. The Fallen agreed and God gave them the
power to move in and out of Exsilium to battle the demons. The war between Good
and Evil began.
But as mankind spread over the earth, sin became their
followers. And with each sin, the demons grew stronger and created more demons
to torture mankind. The Fallen were now fighting against millions; they needed
assistance to ensure victory. God had watched the battle from Heaven and saw
that they were failing because of their numbers. He also saw that the demons
grew stronger than the Fallen. He intervened and created a new creature. This
creature would have features encompassing the best of both worlds. One half was
as strong and loyal as the Fallen, while the other was as hard and enduring as
a demon. This was His ultimate weapon. This would be His greatest creation. To
ensure that these creatures could not be swayed, He placed Heaven’s soul into
them. He called them His hellhounds.
The hellhounds delivered justice swiftly, as strong and just
as the Fallen. Yet hard and durable like the demons, they conquered the earthly
realm and the demons retreated. Not one hellhound could be swayed. All stayed
true to their calling. God, knowing that the Devil and many more demons had
retreated, gave His hellhounds life, and offered them a place among the Fallen.
Until this day they still watch over mankind, protecting them
from evil. Will we be worth it?
Kasadya
Hellhound Twisted
Kasadya Series
Book Two
Karen Swart
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Audience:
YA/NA - 14 years and up
Publisher:
Karen Swart
ISBN:
978-1301357192
Pages:
251 Pages
Date Published: 15 February 2013
Book Description:
She
fought against all odds and became the warrior she was meant to be … or so she
thought. In a world where the rules have changed, can she embrace her destiny
and become the hellhound she was meant to be?
Kasadya
is back in Exsilium and finds her world a little different. Her half-breed
fallen friends join her, and they are ordered to complete their apprentice
training in order to obtain the right to be guardians. She must learn that her
own fate cannot be denied and that others are set to follow. But most of all,
she must learn that to trust is the greatest battle of all.
The
tables are turned and Kasadya is put to the test. Will she be able to prevent
her own death, or that of a friend? Or will her actions call forth the
destruction of Earth and Exsilium?
For a Phoenix to rise, it must first die. —Chax De Luca
Kasadya Hellhound Born
Kasadya
Series
Book
Three
Karen
Swart
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Audience:
YA/NA - 14 years and up
Publisher:
Karen Swart
Cover
by: Melody
Simmons
ISBN: 9781301863594
Pages:
235 pages
Date
Published: 15 August 2013
Book
Description:
In
a world filled with evil, the Fallen prepare for the ultimate battle against
the demon world!
Kasadya
is ordered to unleash her crazed born transformation to complete her divinity.
But there is a chance that her born will be uncontrollable, and she will be
destroyed. There is just one person that can save her; her charm, her destined
mate. Left without a choice, she must
surrender, and place her life in his hands.
In
a race against time, the Fallen must stand together and fight the evil
threatening to invade earth. If her divinity was in reach, victory would be
theirs. That is until she starts having visions of the final battle, and her
true destiny is revealed. She just found her love and place in the Fallen
world; will she be able, and willing, to sacrifice it all?
ExcerptKasadya
Hellhound Born–
“Kasadya, don't do this to me,” Chax spoke, using
Corra.
I stopped completely and looked at him. Reaching for
my necklace, I held it.
“I am so
sorry, Chax. This is the only way; we can’t win any other way. I know; I have
seen the end too many times,” I replied.
His face fell even more and he looked around,
searching for a way out.
“I want to thank you... for being there for me. For
searching for me when I went missing. For enduring all of my crap. I am sorry I
messed up so many times. But not this time; this I promise. But most of all,
thank you for loving me.” Even my mental voice broke down on the last part.
Chax started to scream and pound at the invisible
wall, while others joined him. I looked at Nanini, shocked that she couldn’t
get out.
“Take care of Max for me,” I sent to her.
Tears formed and ran down her cheeks, but she nodded.
“Kas, let us help you!” Lotan yelled. My friends, my
family were still trying to save me. Tears ran down my own face now.
“I love all of you. Thank you for always being there
for me.” Finally my mental voice began to a sob.
I turned away, afraid that the sight of them would
stop me.
“Kasadya! Don’t do this to me. I beg you!” Chax
yelled at me.
Demons were closing in around me, but my heart was
so broken I just let the tears and heartache spill out of me.
“I am so sorry, Chax. Forgive me.” With that, I
stormed forward.
I used my g-force punches to clear the masses out of
my way. When that stopped working, I started shifting. Demons grabbed at me and
some got in a slice or two. But I wasn't stopping.
I saw Ballen trying to flee from me. He thought I
was heading for him. Good. I needed him on the other side when I blew it up.
Using my wings for momentum, I sent a massive g-force punch into the horde that
remained between me and my target. They flew backwards, clearing the way for me
to advance. I swiped at a few too close and took their heads. Blood sprayed all
over me. Searching for the hole to make sure I was heading in the right
direction, I saw the shoulders and arms of something freaking big, already
beginning to breach.
I need to move faster!
I lifted up with my wings. They were tired, but I
had no other option. Now I had the flying demons to contend with. We fought and
sliced and I sent a few down to earth without a head. At last, I was advancing
on the hole. Pain shot through my left wing and I tumbled to the ground,
hitting hard. At the last moment I made sure that the front of my body hit the
ground and not the back. Demons jumped me all at once. Ballen was yelling at
them to stop me. I used everything I had left and flung out with my wings and
arms. They went flying and just in front of me was the hole with the devil
stuck in it. Ballen was standing at the entrance watching me, his face a mask
of shock.
With a deep breath, I reached for the pouch and took
hold of the balls. Now armed and ready, I just had a few feet to go. I stormed
through the demons, not caring if they sliced me open. I wasn't stopping for a
fight anymore. I held the balls to my chest, sealing them from any other
impact. Then, finally, I was at the entrance of the hole. With the last of my
strength, I leaped into the air and went flying straight for it.
There were many things that go through your mind
that moment before you die. I remembered my first step into Exsilium. Meeting
Lada and Nanini. Meeting Chax and hating my first day. I remembered our fun at
the beach, the Hellhouse and the grub spot. Seeing Lada and Lotan kissing for
the first time.Meeting Max and Ryan, and then all of the rest. My heart no
longer troubled by Kali or Seth or all the others who had betrayed me. I
remembered finding Chax and the Fallen again. Seeing my parents again. So many
memories bombarded me at that last moment. I remembered my day and night with
Chax, and how it felt to be loved.
“I love you,” I sent a final message to him.
He was still screaming my name, begging for me to
stop.
I remembered why I was doing this. For them I gave
my heart, my life. Ballen's shocked face was in front of me, right in my path.
Just when I reached him, I dropped the balls and slammed into him.
Kasadya Hellhound Defined
Kasadya
Series
Book
Four
Karen
Swart
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Audience:
YA/NA - 14 years and up
Publisher:
Karen Swart
Cover
by: Melody Simmons
ASIN:
B00J698M1A
ISBN:
978-1311495075
Pages:
135 pages
Date
Published: 21 March. 2014
Book
Description:
For
centuries his only reason for existence was to destroy evil. But when he finally found his mate, that all
changed for the deadly Chax De Luca. When the hellhound Kasadya captured his
heart, he surrended it to her, thinking he’d finally found what he’d been
looking for. Little did he know that his mate would sacrifice herself to save
them all.
His
fury is legend. His wrath, merciless.His love for his mate, undeniable. He’s
going to hell to retrieve his heart, and if that means that he must destroy
hell itself, then so be it.
Kasadya
awakes to a world in peril, her mate forever changed, and a war filled with
evil creatures intending to enter Earth’s realm and destroy all that she holds
dear. Can she complete her divinity in time to save her loved ones and mankind?
Will she have to choose? Or will all be lost in the final battle?
The
final battle is here, and with it, secrets are revealed and worlds are changed
forever.
About the Author
I am a complete
book addict, and really proud of it. My entire world is made of books. From
reading to writing to blogging to helping other authors. A day without my world
of books would be impossible. I am a mother of three, two boys and a little
princess. Happily married for 8 years with my high school sweetheart. I live in
South Africa, just on the rims of the Kalahari Desert in a small town with one
shop and friendly faces.
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