Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Guest Blog and Giveaway with Kathy Kulig

Demons and shapeshifters. Why do those creatures of mythology and folklore continue to turn up in sexy romance novels? I think partly because the heroes who possess these traits are the tortured heroes we are drawn to and fall in love with. They usually have a superhuman strength that can be both an asset and a flaw and is an automatic set up for wonderful conflict in relationships and romance novels. There is something forbidden and yet compelling in supernatural creatures. There is no end to the exciting and sensual ways these paranormal beings embrace the dark power of human desire and sexual lust.

Blurb for Damned and Desired:

She’s a demon, he’s a shapeshifting leopard. From their first meeting in the Arizona desert, passion ignites and trouble begins. As a demon, Sakari Lock must harvest lifeforce energy through sexual seductions to sustain her exiled world. But when Sakari meets Brad, she breaks the number one rule of Anartia—don’t get personal with your quarry.

Physician’s assistant Brad Montag is drawn to Sakari’s lustful advances with a blazing desire he can’t explain, unaware of how dangerous she is. No matter how enticing, she’s a complication he doesn’t need until he can conquer his past and regain control of his shapeshifting abilities. Sex this wicked and good can only lead to disaster.

When immortals from an alternate dimension try to free their exiled world, Brad is caught in the middle of a battle that could destroy not only him, but the land he loves.

Buy Link: http://www.jasminejade.com/pm-8075-327-damned-and-desired.aspx
ISBN: 9781419924699

Excerpt:

Aiming the flashlight around the area, he looked for tracks, footprints—human or animal. He saw both. “They were here.”

“Seen enough?” she asked.

He looked toward another group of rocks. “Let’s check that out.”

“No!”

“Why?”

“This place doesn’t feel right.”

He didn’t want to make her feel uncomfortable or scared but his instincts told him there was something here that needed to be investigated.

“Sakari, what aren’t you telling me?”

She didn’t answer.

“All right. I’m telling you. There’s nothing for you to worry about. I need to change one more time and then I promise we’ll go.”

“Brad, no! It’s not safe.”

Brad threw the pelt over his shoulders defiantly and immediately shifted into the leopard. Something was here and he was going to find out what if she wouldn’t tell him. In animal form, he felt that magnetic pull like he had before. With his senses more keen to the environment, his hackles stood out sensing danger. Could it be an electrical storm in the area? He glanced up at the night sky and saw brilliant stars. Not tonight.

Then he heard a scream and smelled the animal before he heard the yip and snarl of another predator.

Coyote.

Spinning around, he crouched in position ready to lunge at his attacker. Coyote leapt onto him with more forced than he’d expect from a skinny animal. The leopard had to out weigh him by eighty pounds or so.

Claws dug into his shoulders and teeth dug into his foreleg. He yelped in pain then rolled and let his weight force Coyote to release him. He knocked the coyote down with his wide paws. Powerful teeth clamped onto the coyote’s back, but the sly creature wrenched free and pinned him on the ground, jaws tight around his throat. In any moment, his throat would be ripped out.

Brad slipped out of his leopard form and felt the teeth of the Coyote at his throat. Son of a bitch.

“Stop it, Dante!”

Coyote was caught off guard and released his grip, gazing down at him. Brad focused and managed to shift again. With his hind legs, the leopard maneuvered in a position and again rolled on top of Coyote. His assailant was powerful and strong but the leopard had muscle and weight on his side.

“Stop it, now! Both of you!” Sakari cried.

Then the leopard sensed another predator. While he had Coyote pinned on the ground, he heard a shriek and saw the flash of wings. He looked up.

A falcon swooped down, talons extended and knocked him off Coyote.

Scrambling to his feet, Coyote prepared to attack the leopard and as he leapt in the air to do so, the falcon swooped down again and clipped Coyote on the ear with its sharp talons. He yipped and rolled away. The leopard started to attack Coyote, then saw the futility of it as the falcon swiftly circled and aimed for him. He backed off.

Both Coyote and the leopard kept their distance to avoid further attacks by the third adversary and occasionally glanced at the falcon overhead. Finally, the falcon landed between them and Sakari appeared, naked and beautiful, her chest heaving as she attempted to catch her breath. She glared at them with a deep frown as if daring them to start fighting again.

“Are you two finished with your pissing contest?”

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Thanks so much for having me Roxanne!

Now Contest Time!
Would you like to win a copy of Damned and Desired?
One lucky commentor will win an ebook copy of Damned and Desired, just tell us of all paranormal creatures which one would you like to be?

17 comments:

Sweet Vernal Zephyr said...

Thanks for the great interview! I think of all the paranormal creatures I could be, I would choose a witch... I can look normal and intermingle with humans but I can protect myself against the paranormal world too.

Miranda
Sweet Vernal Zephyr .blogspot
mdwartistry at yahoo dot com

jeanette8042 said...

Oooh the ebook sounds and looks fabulous! I would choose to be a wolf shifter!

lilazncutie1215 @ yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Paranormal creature that is my favorite is the wolf shifter, but if have to choose to "be" something would like to be a black panther shifter. I love cats and if had the ability to turn into one would absolutely do so in a heartbeat as long as could return to normal human form the rest of the time, hey cat grace and human abilities what is not to like?

jackie b central texas
jacabur2008(at)gmail(dot)com

Cathy M said...

Hi Kathy, what a gorgeous cover.

I love shifter stories, and really like the idea of a bird shifter like Sakari, though I would probably go bigger, and be a golden eagle. Their speed and fierceness, as well as their ability to watch things from a great distance and be a kind of protector sounds fascinating.

caity_mack(at)yahoo(dot)com

Eva S said...

Thanks for the great interview! I love big cats, a panther or lion shifters sound really great.

I'll add this book to my wish list, it sounds very interesting!

eva.silkka at gmail.com

Rosie said...

What a great interview!! Thanks for stopping by. If I were to be a paranormal creature, I'd like to be a shifter of some kind. Probably a dog like Sam in True Blood. That way I can be an animal that would protect, but not have people running in fear of me.

rosie0512 @ hotmail . com

Estella said...

I like the big cats----lion or panther shifter.

kissinoak at verizon dot net

elaing8 said...

Great excerpt.A paranormal creature I'd like to be? probably a vampire,the immortality.
elaing8(At)netscape(dot)net

booklover0226 said...

I will always want to be a vampire!

I want to live and experience history, not read about it!

Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 AT gmail DOT com

Kathy Kulig said...

Hi Everyone. Thanks Roxanne so much for having me! Finally getting home from work so I can check out the comments. I loved reading everyone's thoughts for their favorite paranormal creature.
Miranda, Yes, a witch would have the power & means to move around humans. I like it.
Jeanette, Thanks for your comments. A wolf. That werewolf movie is coming out soon looks v. cool. Jackie also liked the wolf and panther. Cats do have a grace and power about them.
The big cats seems to be very popular.
Hey Cathy, Thanks, Syneca did a fab. job on the cover. I love it! Eagle is grand.
Eva, you're welcome. Another cat lover. :)
Thanks Rosie, I love Roxanne's site. True Blood is way cool.
Estella, another one for panther. Hmmm. I'll have to consider that. lol.
elaing and Tracey, my all time favorite- vampire. Always sexy and mysterious.
Thanks so much for stopping by. This was fun.

Sherry said...

I would want to be a wolf shifter if I could be anything at all.

sstrode@scrtc.com

Tamsyn said...

Love the excerpt. My choice would be a unicorn. Actually I love horses but I have not come across a story about horse shifters yet!
Thanks for the chance to win.
tamsyn5@yahoo.com

Kathy Kulig said...

Hi Sherry, Wolf shifters are very popular now.
Tamsyn, Ooh, Unicorns cool. No I haven't read a book with horseshifters either.

Anonymous said...

I would probably like to be a werewolf because they are just so mysterious.
wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)com

halukacy said...

I would like to be a witch. I wouldn't have to live forever or succumb to my "inner beast".

Kathy Kulig said...

Woohoo! Congrats to Rosie who won the ebook copy of Damned and Desired! Thank you all for your comments. This was fun. I will talk about your fave paranormal creatures on my blog next monday Feb. 15th. (I'll keep your names private.) Thanks again. http://www.kathykulig.blogspot.com

Kathy Kulig said...

OOh, sorry, I have a guest blogger on the 15th. I'll be talking about Fang-tastic books on my blog with this post on Feb. 22. www.kathykulig.blogspot.com

 
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