Hello! Welcome to my Six Sentence Sunday post. To see everyone’s post check out http://sixsunday.blogspot.com/.

My 6 sentences today come from Huntress book 3, Only Vampires Cry Blood. This comes from a scene where werewolf Alexa O’Brien dishes out some ass kicking to an unwelcome werewolf trespassing on her turf.

 

I laughed, thoroughly amused. “I love seeing that look in your eyes, that horrifying realization that you guys were all wrong about me.”

He tried to shake his head, but I held his neck pinned too tightly. I wasn’t in the mood to chat. Dragging a claw along the side of his neck, I opened up a thick gash that instantly dripped fat crimson drops. Something tightened inside my stomach, almost painfully, as the bloodlust came on strong.

Everyday should be a love day, shouldn’t it? Welcome to the Valentine’s Day blog hop! It kicks off at http://justromance.me/bloghop. 

This year I decided to showcase some amazing love stories or moments in time. I hope you enjoy it. Happy Valentine’s Day! Much love to all.

 

This kiss is one of the most famous in the world. And I can see why. I love it so much, I have a t-shirt with this picture on it. Edith Shain was discovered to be the woman in the photo. She died in 2010 at the age of 91. Many people have come forward claiming to be the man though it hasn’t been narrowed down to the exact one as far as I’ve found. You can read more about it HERE.

Is there anything as beautiful as love reunited after so many years? A letter that had fallen behind a fireplace mantel kept two lovers apart for more than a decade. It was only when the fireplace was removed for renovation that the letter was discovered.

Steve, of Paignton, Devon, said: ‘When we met again it was like a film. We ran across the airport into each other’s arms.

This story made me a little weepy. I’m a sucker for true love. Click HERE to read more of this moving story.

 

 

60 years apart…that is a lifetime. Anna and Boris lived this tale, one of the most amazing love stories I’ve been lucky enough to encounter.

     

 

 

This is my first time doing Six Sentence Sunday. I’ve selected six sentences from book 1 in my Huntress series, ONCE BITTEN. This tidbit comes from an exchange between werewolf Alexa and vampire Arys Knight. To see more SSS posts visit http://sixsunday.blogspot.com/.

 

“So even pushing me away now is selfish and based on what suits you best. So typically the vampire.”
“That I am,” he growled even as he spread my legs and pressed his hard length against me. “Never forget it, or you’ll be mine forever.”
I considered debating that but thought better of it. He was firm against me, and I drew a shuddery breath, conflicted.

 

 

     

CONTEST CLOSED

Congrats to winners: JeanP, Sandra Sookoo and Kelly Thrash!

In celebration of Christmas and the New Year, I am giving away a set of all 3 books in my Huntress series.

The first place winner will receive all 3 books in print format. Two runners up will each get all 3 in ebook format.

Get your entry in by December 31, 2010! All you have to do is comment below or email trinafeil@gmail.com. Either leave me a way to contact you or check back January 1st, 2011 to find out if you won.

*Please Note* If you entered already on the previous blog post during the Holiday Blog Hop on Dec 11th, you are still entered and do not need to enter again here.

 

For more info on the Huntress series, you’ll find blurbs and excerpts in the Books section.

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Welcome to the Christmas Blog Hop! The tour kicked off at http://booknibbles.com.

I have a separate contest going on from now until December 31, 2010. Enter to win all 3 books in my Huntress series either in print or ebook form. Winner’s choice. Huntress info and excerpts can be found in the Books section. To enter either comment below or if you prefer email me at trinafeil@gmail.com.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas. And if you celebrate something else, I hope it’s wonderful!  

 

 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Contest Now Closed.

You’ve probably arrived here via the Book Nibbles Blog Tour Bus. If you’re a newcomer though you can get started at http://booknibbles.com/bloghop. Take the tour to the end to enter to win loads of prizes.

I’m having a separate contest. If you choose to comment on my blog, you will be entered to win a signed print copy of my book Once Bitten as well as some signed book cover postcards. Check out some of my favourite vampires below and comment telling me your favourite vampire of all time.

*Please leave me a way to contact you if you win. I’ve had prizes go unclaimed.*

 

Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer

 

Jessica Hamby from True Blood

 

Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries

 

Vampire Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Willow’s doppelganger)

 

Eric Northman from True Blood

 

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

In honor of Halloween, here are some interesting vampire facts I’ve found in my internet travels.

1. The Muppet vampire, Count von Count from Sesame Street, is based on actual vampire myth. One way to supposedly deter a vampire is to throw seeds (usually mustard) outside a door or place fishing net outside a window. Vampires are compelled to count the seeds or the holes in the net, delaying them until the sun comes up.

 

2. Vampire hysteria and corpse mutilations to “kill” suspected vampires were so pervasive in Europe during the mid-eighteenth century that some rulers created laws to prevent the unearthing of bodies. In some areas, mass hysteria led to public executions of people believed to be vampires.

 

3. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897) remains an enduring influence on vampire mythology and has never gone out of print.

4. Garlic, a traditional vampire repellent, has been used as a form of protection for over 2,000 years. The ancient Egyptians believed garlic was a gift from God, Roman soldiers thought it gave them courage, sailors believed it protected them from shipwreck, and German miners believed it protected them from evil spirits when they went underground. In several cultures, brides carried garlic under their clothes for protection, and cloves of garlic were used to protect people from a wide range of illnesses. Modern-day scientists found that the oil in garlic, allicin, is a highly effective antibiotic.

 

5. Folklore vampires can become vampires not only through a bite, but also if they were once a werewolf, practiced sorcery, were excommunicated, committed suicide, were an illegitimate child of parents who were illegitimate, or were still born or died before baptism. In addition, anyone who has eaten the flesh of a sheep killed by a wolf, was a seventh son, was the child of a pregnant woman who was looked upon by a vampire, was a nun who stepped over an unburied body, had teeth when they were born, or had a cat jump on their corpse before being buried could also turn into vampires.

 

6. In vampire folklore, a vampire initially emerges as a soft blurry shape with no bones. He was “bags of blood” with red, glowing eyes and, instead of a nose, had a sharp snout that he sucked blood with. If he could survive for 40 days, he would then develop bones and a body and become much more dangerous and difficult to kill.

 

7. Certain regions in the Balkans believed that fruit, such as pumpkins or watermelons, would become vampires if they were left out longer than 10 days or not consumed by Christmas. Vampire pumpkins or watermelons generally were not feared because they do not have teeth. A drop of blood on a fruit’s skin is a sign that it is about to turn into a vampire.

 

8. By the end of the twentieth century, over 300 motion pictures were made about vampires, and over 100 of them featured Dracula. Over 1,000 vampire novels were published, most within the past 25 years.