Friday, June 28, 2013

Vampire Elite Book Blast and Giveaway!




 







Vampire Elite             

by Irina Argo
is an Adult title
(note:  If you wonder why you saw SOME of this post before, I misunderstood when it was supposed to be published...and I was missing the entire post...my apologies!  Please make sure you leave a comment and enter the Rafflecopter)

BLURB:  

Can the ultimate choice be made if saving your race means destroying the one you love?

At the beginning of the twenty-first century of our era a millennia long war between two immortal races was coming to an end. The Vampire Elite, the strongest among vampires, forced the race of immortal beings, the Amiti to become their blood suppliers, called bloodstock, locking them in their underground cells and treating them like livestock. The surviving free Amiti make a final attempt to strike back. The Queen of Amiti is proclaimed a traitor and is executed. Her death signifies the rise of a new Queen, her young daughter Arianna, who becomes the last hope of her dying race. Arianna totally embraces her mission and is ready to fight for her people to the last drop of her blood but encounters an unexpected challenge—the vampire King Tor. They both are captured in a trap of love where they had to make an ultimate choice; to kill the loved one or to let their races die.

Vampire Elite is the epic story of a bitter conflict between two peoples, and the effect of that conflict on everyone living in its grip. The characters are driven to love and betrayal, vengeance and sacrifice in a world without easy black-and-white answers.

Based on an ancient Egyptian legend, packed with action and intrigue, Vampire Elite will pull you into the entrancing world of immortals and open new portals into their hidden universe.



Excerpt 2 (Simone and Oberon)

She loved tormenting him, making him tremble with anticipation, his breath hitching in his throat. She knew it turned him on, and she’d also discovered that his blood tasted even better than usual when he was aroused.

“Now go to the wall and spread your arms. Make it easy for me to punish you,” she commanded.

Oberon obeyed, leaning against the wall and placing his wrists into the metal cuffs embedded in the wall. Simone locked the cuffs and left him like that.

A moment later, she returned looking like Catwoman in a black latex bodysuit, her hair pulled into a high, thick ponytail. She’d accessorized with thick studded cuffs at her wrists, a braided whip at her waist and a dagger in her hand.

Walking slowly and deliberately toward Oberon, she sliced through all his clothing, removing it and his weaponry piece by piece. Dropping the dagger she tilted her head to appreciate the sight of him: completely naked, vulnerable, and helpless—and hard for her, of course. Good.

She showed him her fangs then lowered her mouth to his jugular and bit into the skin lightly, releasing only a few drops of blood. She lowered her head to his chest, tracing the muscles there with her tongue, and then, using her fangs as daggers, she pierced his skin in unexpected places: his chest, shoulders, biceps, abs, hips. The blood oozed from the cuts, and soon Oberon’s body was covered with crimson streaks that formed random, vivid patterns across the golden skin of his torso and legs.

“You look incredibly sexy,” Simone heard herself saying as she shifted into an altered state, seeing nothing but this tantalizing male body bleeding for her.


AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Irina Argo is a combined pen name for two authors, Irina Kardos and Jo-An Torres.




Irina’s world is dark. She works as a clinical psychologist in a Juvenile Correctional Facility dealing with the extremes of human behavior on a regular basis and takes care of her paralyzed husband who suffered a stroke several years ago. To bring light into her life she writes. Writing has always been her passion. She is originally from Russia where she was employed as a TV journalist. 

Jo-An 
Jo-An is a Leo, a lioness who has emerged to follow her dream, to someday write a book of her own. She owned a costume shop for 15 years and was able to satisfy and excel in her creative nature. She is an over-achiever and believes that anything is possible if you believe in yourself and ignore the nay-sayers.  Her philosophy is based on Shakespeare "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves." She currently resides in California with her 5 cats and 1 husband.

Jo-An is a Leo, a lioness who has emerged to follow her dream, to someday write a book of her own. She owned a costume shop for 15 years and was able to satisfy and excel in her creative nature. She is an over-achiever and believes that anything is possible if you believe in yourself and ignore the nay-sayers.  Her philosophy is based on Shakespeare "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny, but in ourselves." She currently resides in California with her 5 cats and 1 husband.

One randomly chosen commenter will win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card.

Please leave a comment about what you like most about vampire tales and don't forget to enter the Rafflecopter. I have had some weird technical difficulties, so I apologize to those of you who took the time to make a comment.  I am going to try to contact you to ask you to enter the Rafflecopter and I I will make sure to tell the tour operator that you actually have left a comment already.  Sorry for any inconvenience!

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15 comments:

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    1. Happy to help spread the word. Thank you for all of your hard work organizing the tour.

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  2. It was a really fascinating tour!

    vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

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    1. ENJOY the rest of it! Still lots coming!

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    2. Thank you so much for your patience and for coming back to enter. Good luck on the giveaway!

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  3. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HOSTING OUR TOUR ... here is some additional information ...
    1. You don't have to have a kindle!

    2. Amazon gives free software so you can download onto almost any device


    3. Amazon link - http://www.amazon.com/kindle-store/dp/B00D3XWOUK

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    1. You are quite welcome and thank you for the reminder. Sadly, I don't have a Kindle yet so I appreciate the app that allows me to read it on a different device. Good luck with the release.

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  4. I like the excitement about vampires & all the different lore.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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    1. They can be pretty exciting, can't they and it's amazing to see different versions in various cultures. Thanks for visiting.

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  5. Well, it's the last day of the tour and I want to say I've enjoyed following you around, learning more about you and your books. So, thanks for a good time!
    kareninnc at gmail dot com

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    1. Thanks for visiting, glad you enjoyed the tour.

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    2. The Amazon card is what I choose.

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  6. Hi Omima,

    I hope that you entered the Rafflecopter. I agree, I like Amazon GCs! Thank you for visiting.

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    1. It looks like a person with the initials L.G. won. Thanks for visiting, hope you return and enter some of the other contests!

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