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NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Caridad Pineiro shares news, articles, teasers and more from the paranormal romances.

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#FreeRead FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE Vampire Romantic Suspense

I want to thank you all for your support of THE CALLING/REBORN series and also, for TO CATCH A PRINCESS. As a special thanks, we’ve got THE PRINCE’S GAMBLE with a free copy of GHOST OF A CHANCE now available for .99 at various bookstores!

It’s Wicked Wednesday which means a free read! Today’s excerpt is from FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE and I hope you enjoy it.

If you can’t see the excerpt below, you can click here to read it.

FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE Vampire Romantic Suspense – THE CALLING/REBORN series by Caridad Pineiro

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Into the Abyss with #Vampires

FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE from THE CALLING/REBORN Vampire Novel SeriesFOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE from THE CALLING/REBORN Vampire Series comes on out September 23. It’s hard to believe that nearly 10 years have elapsed since the first book in the series, DARKNESS CALLS, came out in 2004 and that the series now has 11 books in it, 12 if you count FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE (which also happens to be my 40th release!).

Wow! As you know I’ve been re-releasing the contemporary novels that I first did before starting THE CALLING/REBORN Vampire Series. A lot of people asked me back in 2004 how I made such a leap from sweet, sexy and humorous contemporary romances to something as dark and gritty as THE CALLING/REBORN series.

So here goes with that explanation. . .

One of the main characters in the books, FBI Agent Diana Reyes, actually popped into my head while I was writing one of the contemporary romances. She was screaming so hard to be heard that even though I was on deadline to write the contemporary, I set it aside to write a chapter or two with her in it. She finally quieted down when I did that, but not for long.

Especially when in 2001 I fell into an emotional abyss caused by so many things.

For starters, without warning our publisher put the line for which I was writing into “hiatus.” A euphemism for dead in the water. The last two books for that line were never released, but I will be bringing them out as indie releases soon!

Suddenly I was without a publisher and wondering what to do. I had an agent back then who wanted me to be a Latina Terry McMillan. That was so not me, but I tried and tried and just got more and more frustrated.

Diana Reyes started screaming in my head again, but then 9-11 happened.

September has always been a pivotal month for me. My mom’s b’day is on September 10, but she has now been gone from life more than she was in it. But she is still with me every day, especially on that day.

On top of that, I loved school and loved college even more. I lived for September and the return to Villanova. Those bright and beautiful fall days filled with such promise for the future. So much so that when we had such a lovely September day, my hubby and I would say we were having a Villanova Day.

That all changed on a Villanova Day in September. A bright and beautiful day that would forever change me. I’ll admit that. I am not the person I was before. There is an abyss of anger and pain inside of me that will NEVER go away because on that day my Nation, my America, was attacked and so was the city of my heart, New York.

For weeks after 9-11, I could not write much less think about anything. I had to keep a brave face on for my daughter and tell her everything would be fine while inside I was thinking, Will it?

My writing was nowhere. My city was in ruins. The faces of the dead stared at me every day from the street corners. I cried more than I laughed while trying to make believe everything could be normal again.

Diana Reyes started screaming in my head again.

In some ways, I am more like Diana than any of my other characters. I understand her abyss because I’ve been there. Because it lives inside of me.

I also understand her need for justice and her belief that someone needs to stand up for the dead.

She has my bad traits also, but I’ll keep those to myself for now. You may be able to guess what they are from the books. LOL!

DARKNESS CALLS Vampire RomanceFrom the darkness of post 9-11 New York City and the emotional upheavals of that day, I finally could not ignore Diana any more and I sat down to write during a Christmas holiday break. Once I started writing, I couldn’t stop. In fact, I finished that first draft of DARKNESS CALLS in just a couple of weeks, the pull of the story and of Diana and Ryder was that strong.

I had to finish it for me and to revive the hope that things would be okay. That there were still people who stood for good and that good will always win out over evil.

In each of the stories of THE CALLING/REBORN series, there is that satisfaction for me. The good guys may bleed and suffer, but they always will find a way to win the day. They always will find that the strength of love can overcome the worst face of evil, whether human or otherworldly.

So that’s what inspired THE CALLING/REBORN Vampire Series and that’s why I keep on writing it.

Hopefully that’s why you keep on enjoying it! Thank you all for indulging me today with this.

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FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE Cover Reveal & #Giveaway

I’ll be doing a cover reveal on September 23 for the first new book in THE CALLING becomes THE REBORN Vampire Novel series. FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE will be out on September 23. If you wish to participate, please go to this link: http://bit.ly/17k8ZQs

You will receive the cover, links to excerpt, and some buy links which you can post on your website, blog, Facebook, Myspace, Tumblr or anywhere else on the Net.

From all the participants in the cover reveal, I will pick one person to win a $50 gift card. Thank you.

THE REBORN VAMPIRE Novels

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THE CALLING Vampire series is REBORN in September!

DARKNESS CALLS Vampire NovelI’m so excited! THE CALLING Vampire novel series comes back as THE REBORN Vampire novel series in September with FOR LOVE OR VENGEANCE. Even better, starting in October you will have three books with Diana and Ryder as well as a lot of the gang of vampires and humans you’ve gotten to love over the years.

Again, doing the happy dance that the series of my heart is back and I’m planning yet more stories for you after these next 4 books. Yes, four!!!

So here’s a blast from the past. This is the original version of the fight scene in DARKNESS CALLS.

For those of you who have not read the series, don’t worry! The books in the series do stand alone, it’s just that if you’ve read the others, you’ll know some of the characters and enjoy seeing where their lives have gone since they had their stories. If you’d like to read those earlier books, the best deal is this 7 book collection – THE COMPLETE CALLING COLLECTION.

If you can’t see the excerpt below, you can click here to read it.

Darkness Calls THE CALLING/REBORN Vampire Novel Series by Caridad Pineiro

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HONOR CALLS #Vampire #Romance Free Read

I loved Michaela Ramirez when she first popped up in HONOR CALLS and I knew I was not done with her story when the novella was finished. I’m happy to say she’ll be back in the books tentatively titled BORN TO SERVE (October 2013) and BORN TO DIE (December 2013).

Why do I say tentatively? Because I’m sure they’ll want to change the titles so they have a little more romance in them. Any way, here’s a little excerpt from HONOR CALLS. This story was available in print in the AWAKENING THE BEAST Anthology and is also available in the British Anthology SUMMER HOLIDAY WITH A VAMPIRE.

If you can’t see the excerpt below, you can click here to read it!

Honor Calls #Vampire #Romance by Caridad Pineiro

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Cover Reveal Laura Kaye’s TAKEN BY THE VAMPIRE KING

LK_TakenByTheVampireKingA Story of the Vampire Warrior Kings

Earlier Books in Series:

In the Service of the King

Seduced by the Vampire King

Taken by the Vampire King Blurb:

Henrik Magnusson is supposed to be immortal, but a mysterious ailment leaves the vampire king near death, and not even the blood of the Proffered, human virgins trained to serve the elite, can sustain him. Then he rescues a beautiful young woman from his enemies, and is filled with blood lust and desire he hasn’t felt for centuries.

Photographer Kaira Sorenson’s life takes a nightmare turn when she’s attacked by blood-thirsty creatures—and saved by a vampire. She should be afraid of Henrik, but she can’t deny her intense attraction to this regal, enigmatic being—nor the fact that her blood may be his only salvation. Now she must decide if she’s willing to be his forever…

Releases August 1, 2013

Pre-Order Links:

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Taken-Vampire-Warrior-Kings-ebook/dp/B00BNRIK4W/ref=sr_1_12_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371211246&sr=1-12

B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/taken-by-the-vampire-king-laura-kaye/1114812016?ean=9781460317891

Optional Excerpt:

Henrik’s back slammed against a brick wall, the darkness of the narrow alley sheltering their trio from the tourists thronging Tromsø’s streets.

Lars stood at the entrance, making sure no one developed an unhealthy curiosity.

Jakob got right up in Henrik’s face, forearm pressing into the king’s chest. “What happened?”

He shook his head, swallowing thickly, his hunger burning so intensely it was almost a living thing within him. “Wanted her,” he rasped. It hadn’t been a decision. There wasn’t anything rational or conscious about it. From the first moment she’d approached him, he was awash in her appealing scent, like the smoky berries of a vintage wine or the rich bite of an aged, dignified whiskey.

“Wanted her how?”

“I wanted her.” He knocked his head against the brick. Even now, he couldn’t shake the image of the vein’s rhythmic dance along her slender neck or of the luscious dip of her cleavage, both displayed so invitingly by her upswept hair. His fangs throbbed with a want and a need he couldn’t remember feeling in ages. Not to mention the aching hard-on between his legs.

“Straight out no-shit bloodlust?” Something like hope sounded in the warrior’s deep voice.

“Ja.” Henrik heaved a deep breath of cold January air as his imagination unhelpfully replayed how it would’ve gone down. Tearing the gown from her trim body. Holding her curves in his hands. Bearing her up against the wall. Sinking his fangs and his cock in deep until every dark, needy part of him was sated.

“I’ll get her.” Jakob turned away.

The king slammed his hand down on his brother’s shoulder and gripped hard. “Nei.”

“You want her. You need her.”

“I’ll kill her.”

Because he wouldn’t be able to stop.

Once he got a taste, something base and instinctual told him he wouldn’t be able to make himself stop. He’d been so close to the edge of his restraint in the gallery. Only the sound of her voice had pulled him back from the brink.

All he’d wanted was a night out of their mountain citadel, away from the looming promise of death. He thought the jovial atmosphere of the festival would distract him from all that was to come. Instead, it had thrown it right in his face. Christ, he was a catastrophe waiting to happen, already more beast than man. He shook his head again. “I’ll fucking kill her,” he rasped.

“You won’t.”

Acid washed through his gut. “You willing to risk an innocent woman’s life—or her soul—to see which of us is right? I’m not.” He shuddered, the danger of becoming like his evil enemies one of his greatest fears. “Leave her be. I’ll not have it any other way.”

About Laura Kaye:

Laura Kaye croppedLaura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

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The Claimed #Paranormal #Romance #FreeRead

THE CLAIMED Paranormal RomanceI’ve been busy re-reading and taking notes from THE CLAIMED as I will shortly be starting the next book in the series, THE SHATTERED.

For those who have been asking, YES the hero and heroine are Sammie and Ryan. I so loved both of them in THE CLAIMED and I hope you will not be disappointed with their story. It’s going to be a very emotional one as Sammie and Ryan deal with all the changes in their lives while getting sucked even deeper into the war between the united Hunter clans led by Adam, Bobbie, Christopher and Victoria, and the Dark Shadow Hunter clan led by Christopher’s father, Alexander.

Plus, there will be some very interesting new Hunters in the mix, from new life for the Hunter leaders and some totally unexpected visitors who bring a warning about how life can be if the Hunters do not end the war between the Light and Dark factions.

So excited! Plus, I’ve heard all of you about the Carrera family and you will be seeing more of Mick, Caterina, Liliana, Jesse as well as younger brother Tony. I’ve missed them also. By the way, if you’re looking for the books from the SINS series on the site, try in the Suspense section. Although they were released as “paranormals”, I always thought of them as suspense books.

Since I’ve been reading THE CLAIMED, here’s a sexy – VERY sexy – excerpt from the book for you. WARNING – 17 and over please for the read.

If you can’t see the excerpt below, you can click here to read it.

THE CLAIMED #Paranormal #Romance by Caridad Pineiro

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