tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post1564627720383043607..comments2024-03-01T18:47:44.890-05:00Comments on Fangtastic Books: Vampire Evolution: From Bad Guys to Bad Boys- Guest Blog & Giveaway with Madeleine DrakeRoxanne Rhoadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727784602361446818noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-76079330149653857372010-07-13T13:48:00.302-04:002010-07-13T13:48:00.302-04:00LJ SMith wrote The Vampire Diaries. She has a rea...LJ SMith wrote The Vampire Diaries. She has a really good witch series and now has some adult books aswell...Brandy B aka Brandlwynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354815510779050741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-62183138024267674082010-07-12T17:44:45.263-04:002010-07-12T17:44:45.263-04:00Oops, apologies for the double post; blogger told ...Oops, apologies for the double post; blogger told me that the first one was too long and that it didn't go through... didn't realize that it had worked until I started reposting in small blocks.Madeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-13554003101270745962010-07-12T17:42:57.895-04:002010-07-12T17:42:57.895-04:00Brandlwyne--Thanks for your enthusiasm! :) What ...Brandlwyne--Thanks for your enthusiasm! :) What are the titles of of the LJ Smith books?<br /><br />Stella--Yes, Boreanaz fits the brooding romantic hero to a T. I've wondered for a while if he's really like that in real life, or if he's just that good.<br /><br />SandyG265--Wow, Bela Lugosi, you are really old school! I'm impressed.Madeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-9840554475718020222010-07-12T17:42:28.832-04:002010-07-12T17:42:28.832-04:00Carol L--Thanks for putting Blood Hero on your TRL...Carol L--Thanks for putting Blood Hero on your TRL! I hope you enjoy it. Yes, Antonio Banderas makes a delicious vampire! <br /><br />Roxanne--Thanks for the recommendation for Vampire Diaries. I liked Angel, but I was happier when Buffy got together with Spike. He was so good for forcing her to grow as a character. <br /><br />Judy--Yarbro also has a book of St. Germain short stories, if you haven't read them. She went through a period where her sales dropped (people were saying then that vampires were dead, no pun intended), and she kept writing even though she was having a hard time getting published. So when they picked up again, she had a few St. Germain novels ready to go.<br /><br />Gabrielle--Thanks for stopping by! It's definitely an addiction, isn't it? ;) <br /><br />Zuradia--Okay, now I'm going to have to go buy the first LA Banks book...her vamps must be pretty sexy if they can outshine Eric Northman!Madeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-13462526379234685482010-07-12T17:41:55.295-04:002010-07-12T17:41:55.295-04:00Morning Glow--Katie MacAlister is so much fun! Th...Morning Glow--Katie MacAlister is so much fun! The first of her books I read was the beginning of her Aisling Gray series. <br />Stacey--Tanya Huff is such a wonderful writer, and I was so happy to see the Blood books made into a TV series. I think they did an excellent job of capturing the love triangle between Vicki, Henry, and Mike.<br /><br />Gabby--Have you read Peter David's Howling Mad? It was the first werewolf story I ever read where the werewolf wasn't a villain. Very funny, and poignant. I think it might be out of print now, but you might be able to find it on half.com or alibris.com. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's books are still in print; I can't recommend them highly enough. She's a fabulous writer, and each novel is set in a pivotal point in history.Madeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-8040542926432316382010-07-12T17:41:23.145-04:002010-07-12T17:41:23.145-04:00Hi, everyone! Apologies for being so slow to repl...Hi, everyone! Apologies for being so slow to reply; I was traveling cross-country all day yesterday from TX to WA, to visit my mother.<br /><br />Booksrforever123--Pretty cool that your advanced English class included Dracula! Mine spent a lot of time on Joyce (Portrait of the Artist). Vampires have really been revisioned by the current generation of writers, but the classics never die. I've yet to read Le Fanu's, but it's on my list.<br /><br />She--I had a hard time with the grimness of the Crimson Files; I had to read them in short stints. But P.N. Elrod really captures that era. Are you thinking of the Family of Dracul Diaries, by Jeanne Kalogridis? I have the first of those in my TBR pile, which never seems to stop growing. ;)Madeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-89096388545511249722010-07-12T17:40:40.462-04:002010-07-12T17:40:40.462-04:00Hi, everyone! Apologies for being so slow to repl...Hi, everyone! Apologies for being so slow to reply; I was traveling cross-country all day yesterday from TX to WA, to visit my mother.<br /><br />Booksrforever123--Pretty cool that your advanced English class included Dracula! Mine spent a lot of time on Joyce (Portrait of the Artist). Vampires have really been revisioned by the current generation of writers, but the classics never die. I've yet to read Le Fanu's, but it's on my list.<br /><br />She--I had a hard time with the grimness of the Crimson Files; I had to read them in short stints. But P.N. Elrod really captures that era. Are you thinking of the Family of Dracul Diaries, by Jeanne Kalogridis? I have the first of those in my TBR pile, which never seems to stop growing. ;)<br /><br />Morning Glow--Katie MacAlister is so much fun! The first of her books I read was the beginning of her Aisling Gray series. <br />Stacey--Tanya Huff is such a wonderful writer, and I was so happy to see the Blood books made into a TV series. I think they did an excellent job of capturing the love triangle between Vicki, Henry, and Mike.<br /><br />Gabby--Have you read Peter David's Howling Mad? It was the first werewolf story I ever read where the werewolf wasn't a villain. Very funny, and poignant. I think it might be out of print now, but you might be able to find it on half.com or alibris.com. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's books are still in print; I can't recommend them highly enough. She's a fabulous writer, and each novel is set in a pivotal point in history. <br /><br />Carol L--Thanks for putting Blood Hero on your TRL! I hope you enjoy it. Yes, Antonio Banderas makes a delicious vampire! <br /><br />Roxanne--Thanks for the recommendation for Vampire Diaries. I liked Angel, but I was happier when Buffy got together with Spike. He was so good for forcing her to grow as a character. <br /><br />Judy--Yarbro also has a book of St. Germain short stories, if you haven't read them. She went through a period where her sales dropped (people were saying then that vampires were dead, no pun intended), and she kept writing even though she was having a hard time getting published. So when they picked up again, she had a few St. Germain novels ready to go.<br /><br />Gabrielle--Thanks for stopping by! It's definitely an addiction, isn't it? ;) <br /><br />Zuradia--Okay, now I'm going to have to go buy the first LA Banks book...her vamps must be pretty sexy if they can outshine Eric Northman!<br /><br />Brandlwyne--Thanks for your enthusiasm! :) What are the titles of of the LJ Smith books?<br /><br />Stella--Yes, Boreanaz fits the brooding romantic hero to a T. I've wondered for a while if he's really like that in real life, or if he's just that good.<br /><br />SandyG265--Wow, Bela Lugosi, you are really old school! I'm impressed.Madeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-66194130976817392182010-07-12T14:15:34.065-04:002010-07-12T14:15:34.065-04:00My first print vamp was Jean-Claude from the Anita...My first print vamp was Jean-Claude from the Anita Blake series. Once I read book one, I didn't stop till I finished all of them to date. :-)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902436240578859128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-74961062917281721782010-07-12T12:58:30.838-04:002010-07-12T12:58:30.838-04:00WOW that was a great excerpt! This one is definite...WOW that was a great excerpt! This one is definitely going in my TBR pile. Lestat was also my first vampire, but I liked Louis the best. I am going to agree with Carol L. and say that Antonio Banderas was beautiful in Interview With a Vampire:) As for TV shows right now I am watching Vampire Diaries. I'm going to have get True Blood on DVD. My first vampire book that I picked up was Twilight but now my tastes run much darker than that. <br /><br />yadkny@hotmail.com*yadkny*https://www.blogger.com/profile/11009997492532854307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-44107112957543929712010-07-12T11:31:58.542-04:002010-07-12T11:31:58.542-04:00My first vampire books would have to be Anne Rice....My first vampire books would have to be Anne Rice. I have always been a huge reader and after my cousin recommended Pandora, I picked up the entire series and everything Anne Rice had written.<br /><br />From there, my brother suggested the Anita Blake books. he had the old school paperback versions that were well worn. I was instantly in love. Started scavaging the aisles at the local book stores and Walmart for more books to read. Used the library for awhile, now I have almost 1000 books on my book shelves.<br /><br />Leigh, Singh, Kenyon, Feehan, Ward, Briggs, Harrison, Warren, the list goes on and on.Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194964770003612908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-36586849804730487272010-07-12T10:11:31.823-04:002010-07-12T10:11:31.823-04:00My fist vampire experience was watching Bela Lugos...My fist vampire experience was watching Bela Lugosi in Dracula on TV in the old Creature Features TV show.SandyG265https://www.blogger.com/profile/11715078006688996968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-85419939362731451872010-07-12T04:04:23.359-04:002010-07-12T04:04:23.359-04:00My first, the one vampire that made me see vamps a...My first, the one vampire that made me see vamps as sexy and swoonworthy was Angel in Buffy. DAvid Boreanaz really knew how to do tortured dark handsome. :-)<br /><br />stella.exlibris (at) gmail (dot) comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595369872159009395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-48040680075945374402010-07-11T20:04:24.238-04:002010-07-11T20:04:24.238-04:00Hi, I would say that the 2st vampire books I read...Hi, I would say that the 2st vampire books I read were by LJ Smith and Christopher Pike. I can't wait to look into more of your books!!!<br /><br />brandyzbooks@yahoo.comBrandy B aka Brandlwynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354815510779050741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-8594509654318310582010-07-11T19:05:07.375-04:002010-07-11T19:05:07.375-04:00Um let's see the first vampire I fell in love ...Um let's see the first vampire I fell in love with was Lestat from the Anne Rice books. Then I moved on to the Vampire Huntress Novels by LA Banks and fell head over heels for Carlos Rivera and his friend Yolando. They are evil while at the same time having a good heart, not to mention being drop dead gorgeous. I've read alot of vampire books/series, but none have been able to capture my heart or my attention like those boys have. Not even the sexy Eric Northman. :-)<br /><br />zuradia@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-74706439504033817132010-07-11T18:23:43.211-04:002010-07-11T18:23:43.211-04:00My first vampire book was Dracula but Anne rice...My first vampire book was Dracula but Anne rice's Lestat was the one who really brang me over to the dark side.From than on I have been hooked.<br /><br /><br />Gabrielle<br />meingee@yahoo.comGabrielle Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726480907517527358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-9757698797824009232010-07-11T17:38:55.981-04:002010-07-11T17:38:55.981-04:00I am partial to Hotel Translyvania because that is...I am partial to Hotel Translyvania because that is the first book I had picked up and read by her. There is no telling how many times I read that book:) She puts out her books so fast I can't keep up with them. I have about 5 or 6 I need to buy. I have some of her other books, some I really like, I have found a couple I did not care for.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02625886775965231468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-45742539019815403172010-07-11T14:55:17.586-04:002010-07-11T14:55:17.586-04:00My first vamp loves were Louis and Lestat. I liked...My first vamp loves were Louis and Lestat. I liked Louis in Interview but later found Lestat appealing once I got to know him better in the other books.<br /> <br />On tv I adored Rick Springfield as Nick Knight in the tv movie and loved the movie The Lost Boys.<br /><br />Later I fell for Angel and Spike hard. And Henry in Blood Ties was so unapologetic- he owned his vampire self and was not whiny like so many vamps.<br /><br />Now I love bad boy Damon on Vampire Diaries- those blue eyes suck me in.Roxanne Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08727784602361446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-11939186724384285342010-07-11T08:38:21.856-04:002010-07-11T08:38:21.856-04:00Hi Madeleine,
I too love your cover and the whole ...Hi Madeleine,<br />I too love your cover and the whole interview as well as the blurb. It's on my TRL. The first Vamp was Antonio Banderas in Interview with A Vampire. I think he's beautiful. :)no matter what part he plays.My first book was Ann Rice's Interview With A Vampire, after that it was Lynsay Sands and I love Sherrelyn Sparks vamps.And definitely Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters as well as Kresley Coles.<br />Thanks for alerting me to Gavin's book as well. Will be checking it out next.<br />Carol L.<br />Lucky4750@aol.comCarol L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05291123842810883524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-88841945684331031692010-07-11T02:40:14.993-04:002010-07-11T02:40:14.993-04:00It's been a long time since I thought about wh...It's been a long time since I thought about what first led me to the vampire world. I was in love with werewolves first and still am, but I've learned to share that love with both werewolves and vampires.<br /><br />I think the first book that allowed me to love literary vamps was Master of Ecstasy by Nina Bangs, that book ultimately caused my love of all paranormal romance, it was Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunters after that. And Christine Feehan's Carpathians after that....I think.<br /><br />As for the movie and tv. vamps my mom got me hooked on Forever Knight, and then I found Blade and Interview with The Vampire. Although I think watching that with my dad several times is what allowed me to fall for Louis.<br /><br />To this day he's one of favorite movie vamps, I love him even more because he was one of the few vamps that was able to retain his humanity I always liked vamps like that because it shows that they're not completely dead.<br /><br />I don't think I've heard of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro before do you think I could still get a copy of that book? It seems like I'm the only one who hasn't read Bram Stoker's Dracula I feel sort of like I've missed out.<br /><br />Thanks for the info about the m/m novel as well I'm fast becoming hooked on this genre I'll have to look into it!<br /><br />Loved the interview and this book looks really awesome!Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17239198794692068127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-88975823780926130442010-07-11T00:15:02.228-04:002010-07-11T00:15:02.228-04:00I had read Sci Fi for ever when i came a pound Tan...I had read Sci Fi for ever when i came a pound Tanya Huffs Blood series and i have been reading Paranormal romance ever since then.I found them in Sci Fi and loved them my grandma a few years later found and read them in horror and was talking about them and I told here that I had the hole set if she wanted to read them but to me thay where not a horror.to me thay wore a Romance everybody see things differently.<br /><br />sasluvbooks(at)yahoo.comStacey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877466721665434680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-90731238712653996632010-07-10T23:12:08.060-04:002010-07-10T23:12:08.060-04:00I got into Paranormal romance through a favorite a...I got into Paranormal romance through a favorite author - Katie MacAlister. I read her contemporaries, and noticed she had a vampire romance. I picked it up, LOVED it, and then never stopped reading them. From there i moved to Anita Blake, the Dark-Hunters, Lynsay Sands' Argeneau series, and more. So many years ago that was... and I still can't get enough!<br /><br />ohmorningglow AT aol DOT comAmanda from Novel Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363603266358485693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-48725312243257865822010-07-10T21:05:24.408-04:002010-07-10T21:05:24.408-04:00I'm not sure who my first was. I went through...I'm not sure who my first was. I went through a period where about all I read was vamp. Jean-Claude from Anita Blake is definitely one of my favorites. But I also liked the P. N. Elrod Crimson Files series. It's been a while since I read about Jack but it's set during the Depression. A good read! Then there was Amanda Ashley, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Kim Newman, Jeanne (a Greek name starting with K--Children of Dracula series), Christine Feehan, Anne Rice's Pandora series, oh, and others I can't remember it's been so long and so many. I love vamps--the brooding, sexy, alpha.Shehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376023103870884939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-29399817778764304412010-07-10T19:05:12.221-04:002010-07-10T19:05:12.221-04:00I remember watching Barnabas when they brought dar...I remember watching Barnabas when they brought dark shadows back for a second time. I was really bummed when they took the show off the air. My first vampire book was Bram Stokers Dracula-I had to read it in high school in an advanced English class. I have since read many vampire books like anne rice-didn't really like her, and many of the erotic vampire writers of the current age.Booksrforever123https://www.blogger.com/profile/16106285974745341710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-55009698126662735482010-07-10T17:45:30.883-04:002010-07-10T17:45:30.883-04:00Thanks for the positive comments, Michelle! :)Thanks for the positive comments, Michelle! :)Madeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2550157220540446805.post-11213321727867496942010-07-10T17:44:33.393-04:002010-07-10T17:44:33.393-04:00Thank you, Joder! One of my fellow Excessica auth...Thank you, Joder! One of my fellow Excessica authors worked with me on the cover--Dakota Trace. She did a fabulous job!<br /><br />Oooo, the 20s would be an awesome setting for a vamp story. A vamp who owns a speakeasy, maybe? And the flapper he lusts after? I think I feel a story coming on...<br /> <br />I was going to post the Excessica link for Slave to Shadows, but it seems the website is down right now, so here's Gavin's book on ARE, if you want to read more about it: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-slavetoshadows-82287-139.htmlMadeleine Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255889834245025591noreply@blogger.com