Kristin Battestella's Blog - Posts Tagged "dark-fantasy"

As I'm sure many of my fellow spooky friends are also re-birthing from the wrath of Hurricane Irene, now seems like a good time for some pre-Fall vampy cheer! Contest, anyone?



Join us on The Vampire Family Facebook page tonight for a chance to win a few treats from our sequel series FATE and FANGS: Tales from the Vampire Family.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vam...

A free pdf copy of Book 1 Love: Ann and the Viking- available now from Muse It Up Publishing- will be up for treat. But wait! We're also tossing an ecopy of Book 2! Punishment: Lilith's Trials can be yours before its September 2 street date from Muse It Up!




Can't wait? Don't want to test your luck? Shop Now or gander at an excerpt here:

Love: Ann and the Viking $2.50

http://museituppublishing.com/booksto...



Book 1 is also now available at Smash Words!

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...



And of course Kindle!

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Viking-Fat...





Punishment: Lilith's Trials $.99!

http://museituppublishing.com/booksto...

In Professor James’ second tale, we share in the pain, suffering, and torment of the Welshire Vampire Family’s beautiful but deadly rival Lilith. Her mysterious, vile nature and fantastical abuses are put on trial as the demonic advocate Mestiphles plays judge, jury, and executioner from his wicked Void of darkness and pain. Is it wrong to delight in the just, even deserving torture Lilith receives? Will she learn and apply the cruel lesson Mestiphles teaches?





If you can't catch up with your FATE and FANGS tonight, no fear! We have plenty more contest planned throughout the series' releases. And you can always can us anytime day or night- but mostly at night- at any of our usual haunts.

http://vampfam.blogspot.com

http://jsnouff.com/kristin

http://kristin724.livejournal.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vam...

http://www.myspace.com/kristinbattest...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

Ghastly fans can also find me at the decidedly ghoulish new social website, GHOUL TOOL! Hopefully we will be scheduling a few chats with several of my fellow scary Eternal Press and Muse It Up Authors.

http://ghoultool.com/profile/288



If you missed our interview with Chastity Bush, you can still stop by and follow her blog, too.

http://chastitybush.blogspot.com/2011...



Before all the crazy floods and tropical torment, I also took part in the New Jersey Authors Network's panel on Getting Published at the Cinnaminson Library. It was awesome! There was just the right number of authors on the panel and guests looking for tricks of the trade for it to be casual and fun! Another event is scheduled in Cinnaminson September 17, but my next live NJAN event will be the double bill Saturday October 15 at the Moorestown and Voorhees Libraries. Visit the NJAN website for a complete list of upcoming treats!

http://www.njauthorsnetwork.com/





Virtually, you can find a little Love and Punishment just about everywhere!

9/2 Punishment Release Day at the Muse It Up Readers Group

9/8 Fangtastic Books Guest Day

9/12 Blog Day with Beth Ann Masarik

9/14 9 p.m. Live Chat at Two Lips

9/20 9 p.m. Muse Authors Live Chat at Coffee Time Romance

Night Owl Romance Fans can also find us this month in their new monthly Magazine! Woot. Much more to come and this has become quite a long post with lots of little lists and linkies so I'll just stop there!

K

It's here! It's here!

Now that we got all that Love out of the way in the first episode of my new vampire series at the Muse, Fate and Fangs: Tales from the Vampire Family ;0) it's time for some good old fashioned pain, suffering, and torment! Who is with me?



In Professor James’ second tale, we share in the pain, suffering, and torment of the Welshire Vampire Family’s beautiful but deadly rival Lilith. Her mysterious, vile nature and fantastical abuses are put on trial as the demonic advocate Mestiphles plays judge, jury, and executioner from his wicked Void of darkness and pain. Is it wrong to delight in the just, even deserving torture Lilith receives? Will she learn and apply the cruel lesson Mestiphles teaches?


Pick up your copy- in ebook formats or kindle- of Punishment: Lilith's Trials for the sweet serial price of 99 cents!

http://museituppublishing.com/booksto...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005JSPC7Y


Join the 'Punishment Party' hehe at any of your preferred locations.

http://vampfam.blogspot.com
http://jsnouff.com/kristin
http://kristin724.livejournal.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vam...
http://www.myspace.com/kristinbattest...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...


As we're a 7 book series with the Muse, it might be easier to use the fancy likes, rss feeds, and things like that to follow us. No need for anyone to miss out on any of our contests and freebies! I just posted a post-Hurricane contest on our facebook page and have to email the winners some pdf prizes!


So, out of curiosity, which would you choose? Love or Punishment? Need a sample?


“You can’t do this to me. You need me!”

Despite her fair hair and white garb, her voice was ugly, cold, and black as her heart, which was itself equal to the dark void beyond her captive light. Unfortunately, Lilith still did not yet know her boundaries. Not that it mattered. Give me another reason to continue her suffering thus! Though tempted to remove her biting cries forever, I only briefly smote down her banshee voice. In one blue flash, her next words were silent. Her mouth moved, and moved forcefully. Her putrid eyes bulged and her skeletal neck flexed with screams that reached no ears in the void or anywhere hence. Again, it was only a moment or two that I pained Lilith so; but a great deal of hours also passed between our place and yours. She felt them both—the instantaneous agony of short, clipping pain as well as the long, torturous suffering. Both then, was my delight fleeting and long yet gratifying......

Welcome welcome to readers, writers, aspiring authors, and anyone else otherwise and inbetween! Don't forget you'll have not 1, but 2 chances to chat and win a few Fate and Fangs: Tales from the Vampire Family treats as part of this year's Muse Online Writer's Conference!

http://themuseonlinewritersconference...

Firstly, help me and my fellow Muse Authors celebrate out Publisher's Anniversary with a Biggest Mostest Chat Party beginning 7 pm est Sunday October 2nd!

Then as part of one of many workshops and events, me, Kristin Battestella, will be hosting a fun little chat contribution to the Muse Online Conference 9 pm est Tuesday October 4.



http://themuseonlinewritersconference...

Fans, professionals, newbies, young and old are welcome for our Trends in Horror Literature Chat Discussion! Authors are welcome to share their paranormal writing experience in what's hot- zombies? vampires?- or what's not. Readers feel free stop by and share what you want in your creepy literature, too! What works, who's buying, and why. A little some something for us paranormal/dark fantasy/horror enthusiasts since Halloween is nigh!



To close September, don't forget we're also featured in Night Owl Magazine this month, and look for our latest interview with Fallen Angel Reviews to be online soon!



http://www.nightowlromance.com/nor/Pa...



http://fallenangelreviews.com/Intervi...


Fate and Fangs: Tales from The Vampire Family- Feel love, experience punishment, know struggle, indulge the debauchery, crave lust, learn humanity, face resurrection, and choose: Fate or Fangs? As always, you know where to find us!



http://vampfam.blogspot.com
http://jsnouff.com/kristin
http://kristin724.livejournal.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vam...


Feed and Fiend (hehe) us at your preferred location for the very latest on Book 3 in the FATE and FANGS series. Struggle: Elizabeth in America hits this October! Squeeeeee

Our final release in the Fate and Fangs: Tales from the Vampire Family series may have come last month, but that doesn't mean the bloody train of virtual decadence has slowed! Both The Vampire Family and our Fate and Fangs novellas are now listed at the new virtual database for all things literary vamps: The Vampire Book Realm!

http://www.vampirebookrealm.com/

You can browse our featured page here:

http://www.vampirebookrealm.com/krist...



or find all your favorite Dark Fantasy and Thriller Vamps in the database:

http://www.vampirebookrealm.com/horro...





Vampire Book Realm also offers 'The V Spot Blog' for all the juicy written vamp latest. Fate and Fangs will be in the V Spot spotlight the week of April 9! We'll also be making an appearance with the New Jersey Authors Network in Voorhees that Saturday April 14. For a complete list of NJAN events, visit



http://www.njauthorsnetwork.com

And the V Spot direct is

http://www.vampirebookrealm.com/the-v...





Look for Fate and Fangs to be visiting with our friends Ginger Simpson this month, too, and we'll be making a few appearances at the Muse It Up Blog for Paranormal Week, too!



As always, you can join the frenzy on our facebook page or check out Vampire Book Realm!



http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vam...

Welshire bad girl Victoria is taking over The Vampire Realm's V Spot Blog April 9 thru Friday April 13!

http://www.vampirebookrealm.com/krist...

An entire week of Victoria causing trouble for her family, enemies, and Fate and Fangs! Do you think you can handle her?



After all that- if you survive!- don't forget you can learn the tricks of the publication trade with myself and the rest of the New Jersey Author's Network Gang 2 p.m. Saturday April 14 at the Voorhees Library.



Visit our website for the scoop!



http://www.njauthorsnetwork.com/

"Love: Ann and the Viking is one of the most unusual and creative spins on vampire lore I have ever read..."



Fate and Fangs Book 1 Love: Ann and the Viking has been given 4 stars at Ladybug Lin's Reviews!

http://linsownminingforgold.blogspot....

Visit Lin Holmes' new blog for the complete praise!





Don't forget we're also chatting every Monday this month with our fellow Muse Authors! Join us 7 pm est at the Muse Online Conference Chat Room

http://themuseonlinewritersconference...



We'll also be dropping by Coffee Time Romance Anniversary Party May 15!

http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/Chat...




Lots of time to talk it up with Fate and Fangs this month and next! Love: Ann and the Viking

In addition to our weekly Monday night chats with the Muse It Up gang, the Coffee Time Romance Anniversary Chat this week was a load of fun!! We got a bit carried away after hours, indeed!



If you haven't had a chance to join us 7 p.m. est at the Muse Online Conference Chat Room, never fear! You can take part in the Fate and Fangs glory this week at Vampire Romance Books!!



http://www.vampireromancebooks.com/20...


http://themuseonlinewritersconference...




Yes, you read that link right! In addition to our lengthy interview at Vampire Romance Books, we're offering a special commenter the chance to win his or her choice of Fate and Fangs! What's your pleasure? Love, Punishment, Struggle, Debauchery, Lust, Humanity, or Resurrection?





And to quote the best of infomercial kitsch: But wait, there's more!!

Not only are more surprises forthcoming from our Vampire Romance Books visit, but Ladybug Lin has reviewed Love AND Punishment!!!

"5 Bloody Good Stars"



http://linsownminingforgold.blogspot....



Wow! Don't forget to stay tuned at http://vampfam.blogspot.com or our Vampire Family facebook page for all our June events and appearances!!!



http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vam...