THUNDER
Begging God for love, Vampire David Hilliard finds his request answered in the form of the tormented and dying Laura. In saving her, he falls in love and dooms them both to a dark underworld of voodoo and sorcery from which nothing can escape.
THE STORM BEGINS
Curses, Keres, demons, oh, my! And the unicorn's horn.
The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais is now available for Kindle at Amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/Stormy-Love-Laura-Cordelais-ebook/dp/B00318D5VY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262312092&sr=1-1
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An excerpt from The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais
About Susan Hanniford Crowley
Mild mannered science fiction and fantasy author has crossed over to paranormal romance where vampires, leprechauns, elves, and shifters rule.
I started out writing science fiction and fantasy with Marion Zimmer Bradley being my editor. My novelette "Ladyknight" appeared in SPELLS OF WONDER edited by Marion and published by DAW. My stories appeared in her anthologies and her magazine. A science fiction story of mine appeared in the January 2009 edition of BEYOND CENTAURI magazine.
Then a friend suggested I consider writing romance in 2007. I started reading pararnormal romance and then writing it and never turned back. My contemporary paranormal romance novella WHEN LOVE SURVIVES was published by Tease Publishing LLC where I have a great editor and is out with All Romance Ebooks. My new vampire romance novel with Tease Publishing LLC is THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS.
A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS, my just released novella, is the first in the Vampires in Manhattan series and available at All Romance Ebooks. The first two are prequels introducing the vampire David Hilliard.
I have a bachelor's degree in Theater and a master's in Education. I'm a professional member of SFWA and a member of RWA. I've been married for 30 years to the same guy who indulges my need for books and we've raised two daughters together.
My influences have been varied, so I'll just list the authors I adore: Edgar Allan Poe, Lewis Carol, J.M. Barrie, Paul Twitchell, Ray Bradbury, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ursula LeGuin, Diana Wynn Jones, Lynsay Sands, Hannah Howell, a.c. Mason, Stella and Audra Price, Bianca D'Arc, and Jessica Andersen.
I enjoy studying ancient cultures and mythologies. However, I'm always true to the first story I remember: Peter Pan. How do you get to Neverland? Second star to the right, and straight on till morning.
Back list
WHEN LOVE SURVIVES (novella)
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-whenlovesurvives-362921-143.html
A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS (novella)
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-avampireforchristmas-387184-139.html
An Interview with Susan Hanniford Crowley
By Holly Hewson for The Romance StudioHH: Susan, thank you so much for talking with us at TRS. Please tell us about your featured book, The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais. SHC: It's a pleasure being here. The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais is my first novel. It's about David Hilliard, a handsome Manhattan vampire. David longs for love and asks God to have mercy on his loneliness. As Laura plunges from the Brooklyn Bridge, she calls to God for help. Each one sees the hope of love in the other's eyes. However Laura is one of the most sacred of supernaturals, a Telkhine, one who controls the weather, and for a vampire a Telkhine is forbidden. David doesn't care about curses or ancient laws, he just loves Laura. He wants her, while evil forces want her powers instead. The story is the battle over Laura on earth and in places you can only imagine. At the same time, Laura has to decide what she will fight for and what she would give up for David.
HH: Vampires, curses, gods... there is a lot going on and all of it wonderful. Where did you get the idea for this fascinating story? SHC: I dream all my stories and write them as quickly as I can when I wake up. Some dreams continue in a chronological order for weeks on end until I get everything down. I've always loved vampire stories, but I never considered writing a vampire tale until I dreamed of David and Laura. This story is very much a combination of those things I love: vampires, obscure mythology, and the mysteries of New Orleans.
HH: What do you like best about Laura and how do you think readers will relate to her? SHC: I think readers will relate to Laura because most people can understand being in desperate trouble, to being betrayed by love, and/or feeling helpless. We all want to get beyond those troubled times in our lives. We want to be in charge of our destiny and find love.
I personally love Laura being a Telkhine. I love it that it rains when she cries. Her powers are intricately woven with her emotional being. I love it when she really gets a hang of using her powers and she's brave.
HH: What do you like best about David and why might he be perfect for her? SHC: I love David's sensitivity to Laura's needs. He is very strong at heart and he thinks outside the box, always searching for a solution to the next problem. David's entire focus is Laura, and he thinks of her first.
HH: What sort of research went into this tale? SHC: A huge amount. I studied the cemeteries of New Orleans, the water in the East River, the qualities and attributes in vampire stories from many countries, obscure Greek mythology, voodoo rituals, dialects of New Orleans, other types of magic, and the Florida Keys. I've been to New York, Florida, and New Orleans. My French isn't very good, so I had a friend who is fluent help with that part. Some of the bits I took from my real life experiences; such as, the mule named Napolean who liked to stop whenever he wants which made the carriage driver crazy and yell, "You stupeed mule."
HH: What else do you have in store for lucky readers? SHC: The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais, and my two novellas When Love Survives and A Vampire for Christmas are all part of the Vampires in Manhattan Series. A Vampire for Christmas introduced the secret vampire society of Manhattan, the Arnhem Society, and the Arnhem Knights. The sequels for the novellas are currently in progress as well as another full length novel about a female Arnhem Knight.
HH: What other projects do you have planned that readers might be interested? SHC: I'm currently planning the birthday party of my romance blog Nights of Passion starting February 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 2010. Five days of guest blogging romance authors and lots of giveaways. Totally romantic fun.
HH: What's a typical day like for you? SHC: I get up and Twitter and Facebook at 7 a.m. I always announce what's happening on Nights of Passion blog. Then I get ready for my day job as a part-time college webmaster. When I come home, I play with my little dog Pete, kiss my husband, pet my cat Isis before checking my answering machine and my email. Then I Twitter and Facebook again. I moderate comments for the blog. Then I write or edit if I have edits back from my editor. Sometimes I visit other authors' blogs or write articles. Sometimes I work on my website or my other blog--The Writing House. In between, I'm a wife and a mother and do whatever errands the family needs. Then I go back to writing or editing into the night sometimes as late as 1 p.m. before getting ready for bed.
HH: What do you enjoy reading personally? SHC: I love romance, fantasy, and science fiction.
HH: What would you most like to accomplish this year? SHC: If I can get the two novellas and another novel out, I'll be thrilled. Of course, I always think I can write more and faster. I just have so much to write--my dream journals are bursting at the seams.
Thank you for having me on The Romance Studio. It's been fun. My novel and novellas are available at All Romance Ebooks and other fine ebook stores.
HH: Thank you!
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