Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Between Heaven and Saturn by Idalita Wright Raso


What inspired you to become an author?

It all started when I was in the eighth grade, I wrote a story about aliens and the teacher loved it and entered it into a writing contest. Although I didn’t win, I was hooked! 

How did you come up with the title for your latest book?

“Between Heaven and Saturn” is the second book in the Eye of Saturn vampire series. I wanted to be consistent and create a brand for the series. Each book in the series will have Saturn in the title.

Do you title the book first or wait until after it’s complete?

I always title the book first.

Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp?

Yes, but the message isn’t revealed until book four, which is the last book in the Eye of Saturn series.

Of all the characters you’ve ever written, who is your favorite and why?

My favorite character is Felipe de Hayos. He is flawed, making him the quintessential tragic hero. This character evolves, starting out as a normal young man in love, ending up a cursed vampire that does horrible things. He becomes a larger-than-life character, a cursed vampire with impeccable supernatural powers. Felipe also struggles with his inner conflict, which makes the character complex and interesting.

If this book is part of a series…what is the next book? Any details you can share?

I am finishing up book three in the Eye of Saturn series. I plan to have it released spring/summer of 2026. I can share this much about the book: Time is running out for Felipe. He only has two months before the Eye of Saturn reopens. It is imperative that he finds his beloved Zaybeth and turn her into a vampire before the Eye opens or risk having to face her in a battle to the death.

Do you have any advice for other writers?

The best advice I can give any writer is to keep on writing. Life will sometimes get in the way, but don’t let that stop you from writing. Oh, and keep a notebook handy to jot down notes/ideas. You never know when inspiration will hit. Inspiration often happens at the most inopportune time—weddings, funerals, while sleeping, while driving, during an important meeting…etc.

Do you have a song or playlist (book soundtrack) that represents this book?

This is the music that inspired Between Heaven and Saturn. The playlist changed depending on what whether I was drafting or revising. This list represents some of my favorites.

“Eternal Monument” (by Lynnemusic NeoSounds) 
“Synaulia” (Music from Ancient Rome Vol. II)
“The Dance of Hadin” (by Bjorn Lynne NeoSounds)
“The Curse “ (by Disturbed)
“Upstairs” (by Push) 
“Night of the Wolf” (by Nox Arcana)
“Eye for an Eye”  (by Uncle) 
“I Will Find You” (by Clannad-Last of the Mohicans soundtrack)
“Love Is All” (by Yann-Tribute)
“Fire on High” (Electric Light Orchestra) 
“Black Magic Woman” (by Santana)
“Get Up Stand Up” (by Bob Marley)
“Black Survivor” (by Bob Marley) 
“Intro” (by Korn)
“Gypsy Soul: New Flamenco” (by Gypsy Flameco music Various Artists)

Between Heaven and Saturn 
Eye of Saturn 
Book Two
Idalita Wright Raso

Genre: Horror
Publisher: BookBaby
Date of Publication: 9-29-2024
ISBN: 979-8350973150
ASIN: B0DJG9CL49
Number of pages: 328
Word Count: 85,703
Cover Designed by Idalita Wright Raso. 

Tagline: BLOOD IS THE SEAT OF THE SOUL

Book Description: 

Felipe de Hayos is a vampire cursed by Saturn's Priestess, his wife, to roam the Earth for five hundred and fifty years until the Eye of Saturn reopens. When he comes to Wallachia, he intends to use his vampire powers to help Vlad Dracula III defeat the Turkish Ottoman Empire. However, he instead orchestrates a daring deception by killing Prince Dracula and using his powers to disguise himself as Dracula. Sultan Mehmed II will stop at nothing to overthrow him and install Radu on the throne. Felipe must use all his cunning to stay one step ahead with help from the monks who possess the Philosopher's Stone.

Meanwhile, the clock is ticking for Felipe to break his vampire’s curse and rescue his beloved Zaybeth from the Netherworld. Felipe’s epic journey takes him from the fierce battlefields of the Ottoman Empire to the New World, where discovers a darkness even more significant than his curse—slavery. Felipe is where the cursed live…Between Heaven and Saturn.   

Amazon     BN      Bookbaby      Ciando     eSentral

 

Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/XqYmk0QynH4



Excerpt:

“Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been nearly a century, give or take a decade or two, since my last confession,” Felipe proudly proclaimed.

“What have you been doing in that time, my son?” the priest asked.

“Well, I have killed roughly, 30,000 people,” Felipe said matter-of-factly.

“Okay, Mister, this is a confessional, not a joke booth,” the priest said angrily.

“I can assure you, Father, I’m not joking.”

“Now, see here, I’ve had enough of this nonsense!” The priest slid open the partition. The booth was empty. The priest walked to the other side of the confessional and examined it from top to bottom.

Empty.

The priest felt a slight breeze. He turned around. Standing in front of him was an eight-foot-tall, winged vampire.

The priest fainted.

 

 


About the Author:

Author Idalita Wright Raso is a freelance writer and actress based in Cleveland, Ohio. She has written feature-based stories for the Lake County Gazette in Ohio.  Idalita is best known for the Eye of Saturn vampire horror series: The Daughters of Saturn Book One and Between Heaven and Saturn Book Two. 

“From the moment I read Bram Stoker's Dracula I was hooked on vampires! They are sexy, dark, scary, and mysterious. My favorite television show growing up was Dark Shadows. I have seen every Christopher Lee Dracula movie, Hammer Films produced. And yes, I even loved the 1972 American blaxploitation horror cult classic, "Blackula" and "Scream Blackula Scream.
 
While writing the Eye of Saturn series I also created a language called Solsatihel—the language of Saturn. The inspiration for the language came as a result of listening to the 2005 NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft audio recordings of Saturn's intense radio emissions. The recordings had eerie whistling, frightful whooshing, and haunting warbling echoes.

My vampire series incorporates the classic Gothic vampire with magick, the occult, and sci-fi—interweaving the genres into one horrifying vampire tale." 













at 2:30 AM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
 
BLOG DESIGN FOR FANG-TASTIC BOOKS BY BARBARA.
RED CORSET © HALAQUINN ARCADIAS. GOTHIC NIGHT © ASHEN SHARROW.