Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Guest Blog and Banshee Charmer Giveaway with Tiffany Allee

The Importance of Secondary Characters

When I first started writing, my entire focus was on my main characters. Secondary characters only showed up when they were needed to give information to the main character or to cause a ruckus. When I figured out my character's backgrounds and motivations, I focused solely on the main ones.

Silly me.

The best secondary characters out there do more than act as stooges for the main characters. Would we enjoy Kim Harrison's The Hollows series as much without Jenks? Would The Princess Bride be as compelling if we didn't have Inigo Montoya and his hunt for the six-fingered man who killed his father? Would Ilona Andrew's Kate Daniels series be as compelling without Andrea?

I don't think so.

Strong secondary characters fill out the author's world. They make it more real and they give readers all the more reason to care.

The world of Banshee Charmer is full of all kinds of different creatures. Banshees, succubi, vampires, witches, and others occupy it. And while the focus of this story is on a half-banshee named Mac, I do hope that the secondary characters I've created evoke some interest as well.

What secondary characters have captured your heart over the years?



Title: Banshee Charmer (From the Files of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency, #1)
Author: Tiffany Allee
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: 159 pages
Release Date: January 2012
ISBN: 978-1-937044-99-2

From the Files of the Otherworlder Enforcement Agency - Book One

When she’s sent to a crime scene and finds her second dead woman in as many weeks, half-banshee detective Kiera “Mac” McLoughlin is convinced a serial killer is on the loose.

Incubi are extinct, her boss insists. But what else can kill a woman in the throes of pleasure? When her partner is murdered after using witchcraft to locate the killer and Mac is thrown off the case, her frustration turns to desperation.

Certain the killer is an incubus, Mac works behind her department’s back to chase down slim, sometimes perilous leads. While the killer eludes her, she does discover handsome Aidan Byrne, an investigative counterpart from the enigmatic Otherworlder Enforcement Agency. Mac typically runs her investigations fast and hard, but with Aidan at her side, she’s running this one “hot” as well.

But Aidan knows more than he’s letting on—something that could shatter their blazing romance and add Mac to the killer’s growing body count…

Available at Barnes & Noble for $2.99:

Available at Amazon after January 24th, 2012About the Author:

Tiffany Allee currently lives in Phoenix, AZ, by way of Chicago and Denver, and is happily married to a secret romantic. She spends her days
working in Corporate America while daydreaming about sexy heroes, ass-kicking heroines, and interesting ways to kill people (for her books,
of course).

Her nights are reserved for writing and bothering her husband and cats (according to them). Her passions include reading, chocolate, travel, wine, and family.

Tiffany's Website: http://tiffanyallee.com/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/authortiffanyallee
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/TiffanyAllee


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10 comments:

Simply Kayla said...

Thanks for the giveaway! This sounds like it would be an awesome book.

kayla.s.graham at gmail dot com

Alicia0385 said...

great giveaway!! The book looks good!

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Roxanne Rhoads said...

I have to write my review for this one- it was fabulous. I got sucked in and couldn't put it down.

I read it in one sitting. Loved the premise- tough as nails bad-ass banshee cop facing a killer and being helped along the way by a mysterious and completely sexy stranger.

Hot, steamy, and engrossing.

Anne said...

Congrats on your new series!

I have said the exact same as you on my blogs. The greatest series have a rich group of characters and not just one hero/ine or power couple. I'm not saying a series without couldn't be successful (Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone for example) with just a heroine (Henry and others play a tiny, tiny role in many books).

I love the secondary characters in Patricia Briggs', Jim Butcher's and Ilona Andrews' books as a few examples.

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Debby said...

Thanks for the chance to win a copy. It sounds like a fantastic read.
debby236 at gmail dot com

Linda Henderson said...

I'd really love to read this book, thank you so much for the giveaway.

seriousreader at live dot com

Unknown said...

Thanks for the giveaway. I would love to read this book. It sounds very good. Tore923@aol.com

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Unknown said...

Thanks for the great giveaway!! I really like how this book sounds!

email: red_tigergirl2(at)hotmail(dot)com

Tiffany Allee said...

Thank you, everyone, for your comments and for entering the contest! It's amazing how secondary characters can capture our hearts.

Also, I'm so glad you enjoyed Banshee Charmer, Roxanne!

 
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