It’s great to be here today at Fangtastic Books as part of my
Vampirerotique Winter Tour celebrating the series and my latest release,
Bewitch.
Today, I’ll be talking to the hero of the third book in the Vampire
Erotic Theatre romance series, the very old and powerful, and cold yet damned
hot Antoine.
Antoine is the younger of the two aristocrat brothers at
Vampirerotique at just over one thousand years old and is a man of mystery in
most of the staff and performers’ eyes. He’s a dark vampire with secrets locked
deep in his heart. A man who has come close to losing his brother to bloodlust
more than once and who keeps moving forwards despite knowing that same
bloodlust runs in his veins, waiting for the day it will rule him, he keeps his
distance from everyone and keeps to himself. He focuses on running
Vampirerotique and working towards freeing Snow from his bloodlust. He has shut
down his emotions, leaving only his brother in his heart, but all that changes
when a young female vampire comes to the theatre determined to crack the
barriers around his heart.
Read on to find out more about Antoine from the vampire himself.
FH: I have Antoine here with me today to talk about his book, Seduce.
Firstly, can you tell us a little about yourself?
ANTOINE: I am an aristocrat vampire from a long line of purebloods, and the
younger brother of Snow. I have walked this world for over one thousand years
and was raised by my mother and my brother at our family home in Switzerland.
My father was often busy with his businesses and society, so I did not see much
of him when I was growing up. Around a century ago, I was approached by two
elite vampires, Javier and Callum, about their idea of opening an erotic
theatre catering exclusively to vampires. It seemed like a good business
opportunity, and provided my brother with a stable environment where I could
provide for him and see to his care.
FH: Your brother, Snow, means a lot to you, doesn’t he?
ANTOINE: Snow is very dear to me and I love him with all of my heart. He is
my brother. He was more than a brother to me when we were younger too. I often
spent a large amount of time alone because our parents were so busy with social
affairs and business, and Snow was fully grown long before I was born. He would
travel and whenever he returned, I would hound him until he had divulged every
tale related to things he had seen, people he had met, and places he had
visited. He was the source of my knowledge of the world beyond the walls of our
mansion and the snowy forbidding mountains.
FH: I like that you are so close to your brother, but your closeness to
him can often lead to you becoming distant from all others. In Seduce, you meet
Sera. How did you meet and how did you feel about her initially?
ANTOINE: Sera challenged me from the very beginning. She put my self-control
to the test and it was dangerous. There is a reason it is safer for me not to
feel and not to become attached to anyone beyond my brother. I tread the same
dark path as he does, one shadowed by bloodlust and the danger that comes with
it. I wanted nothing to do with Sera, even as I secretly cried out for her. I
had to deny my needs and desires, and I tried so hard to do just that, but she
is relentless and in the end, my goddess of victory won her battle.
FH: Your relationship with Sera is complicated because of events in
your past and potentially in your future. It must have taken a lot for you to
allow her into your heart.
ANTOINE: It did. As much as Sera challenged me, I challenged her. I could
not make it easy for her to claim my affection and she knew that, compromising
at every turn to ensure she remained with me long enough to slowly work her way
beyond my defences and shatter my self-control. I do not think she was prepared
for all that came after.
FH: Can you tell us about what happened in your story?
ANTOINE: I had avoided love for many centuries, and avoided pleasures of the
flesh along with it. My focus had been on my brother for so long and I had
closed myself off to emotions. I did not want to feel. Sera wanted me, and she,
*he smiles* well, she refused to give up on me. She did everything in her power
to convince me that I could be with her, without fear and reservation, and that
I did not have to be alone.
FH: I personally think it’s about time that you found someone who could
love you for who you are, and could help heal the pain you hold in your heart.
How has life been since the events that happened and brought you together?
ANTOINE: Blissful. Infuriating. Sera can be as irritating as she can be
delightful. She tests me every day, pushes me to my limit at times, and never
backs down. Such a young vampire should not attempt dominance over one my age
and of my breeding. She even taunts and teases Snow, although I think my
brother secretly enjoys her treatment of him. He let slip once that it makes
him feel normal and accepted that Sera refuses to obey him in any way and will
sit with him and talk nonsense about daily life outside the theatre. She is a
joy to be with though. A light I never thought I would have in my life.
FH: I’m glad to hear that you’ve finally met your match and have someone
to share your life with, besides your brother. Your story, Seduce, is a book in
a series. Can you tell us a little about the series and can we expect see more
of you in other stories in this series?
ANTOINE: I believe I have been in every story so far and will feature in
every story to come. As the general manager of Vampirerotique, and because of
my brother, I never leave the theatre. I am there every night, whether it’s
overseeing the performances or attending business matters. Many changes have
taken place in the past year. Changes that will no doubt affect Vampirerotique
for years to come so the place will never be the same. It is no longer the
business of bachelors. I find it difficult to believe considering how intent
some of the males were on remaining single.
FH: A little like you were?
ANTOINE: *smiles again* Yes. I had no intention of falling in love because I
thought it would take too much of my time and attention away from Snow, and he
needed me... it turns out that seeing me with Sera has been good for Snow and
has eased his burden.
FH: Are you hopeful that your brother can find love as you have?
ANTOINE: I will admit that I am. I think that it could soothe his bloodlust
and help him control it. Sera has shown me that I can control my darker urges
and can have a relationship with someone. I wish the same for Snow.
FH: Spoken like a true loving brother. I’ll end on something silly that
I ask everyone I interview. Describe yourself in one word?
ANTOINE: Hopeful.
FH: That choice certainly makes sense these days and I too hope that
your future and Snow’s future will be less bleak now and far brighter soon.
Thank you for meeting with me today and chatting. Is there anything else that
you’d like to add?
ANTOINE: Only that if you intend to interview my brother, please take any
necessary precautions. While he does have a soft spot for you and often refers
to you as his writer female, he cannot control himself when his bloodlust
strikes. I would not want you to be hurt.
FH: Aw, thank you. I’ll make sure that I take care when I interview him.
Thank you for being here today and being so open and honest. Sera really has
been fantastic for you.
I hope you have all enjoyed this insight into Seduce and life at
Vampirerotique through the eyes of one of the sinfully sexy heroes!
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All of the books so far in the series are available in paperback,
and in ebook from Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks and Kobo. Covet, Crave, Seduce
and Enslave are available from Barnes and Sony Reader too. Bewitch will be
available at those retailers soon. Excerpts are available for all of the
current releases in the series, so you can get a taste of these wicked erotic
romances.
Read more about Seduce
below, and visit my site for links to all the retailers and a hot excerpt:
Felicity Heaton
Bloodlust runs in his veins, a dark master waiting for the day it
will reign over him. Now a woman with a pure soul and wicked intentions has him
in her sights and is determined to crack the ice around his heart, and she
might save or damn him.
Antoine stands apart from the world around him, a dangerous and broken soul who must maintain rigid control at all times or risk his dark addiction finally seizing hold of him. The shadows of his past haunt him and he sees his bleak future each night when his brother wakes screaming, his blood addiction turning him savage. He cannot allow himself to feel, but when Sera walks into Vampirerotique, the erotic theatre he runs with three other vampires, to audition, she awakens dangerous desires in him—hungers that could spell the end of both of them.
Sera has wanted Antoine since the night she first saw the gorgeous aristocrat vampire. She can’t ignore the deep carnal hunger he stirs in her or the ache to know the heat of his touch. With the help of her sire, an ex-performer at Vampirerotique, she sets in motion a game of seduction, one designed to thaw the ice in Antoine’s veins and make him burn for her.
When Sera discovers the shocking truth about his past and the darkness that lurks within him, will she be strong enough to seize his heart with both hands and win him forever or will she lose him to the ghosts that still haunt him?
Antoine stands apart from the world around him, a dangerous and broken soul who must maintain rigid control at all times or risk his dark addiction finally seizing hold of him. The shadows of his past haunt him and he sees his bleak future each night when his brother wakes screaming, his blood addiction turning him savage. He cannot allow himself to feel, but when Sera walks into Vampirerotique, the erotic theatre he runs with three other vampires, to audition, she awakens dangerous desires in him—hungers that could spell the end of both of them.
Sera has wanted Antoine since the night she first saw the gorgeous aristocrat vampire. She can’t ignore the deep carnal hunger he stirs in her or the ache to know the heat of his touch. With the help of her sire, an ex-performer at Vampirerotique, she sets in motion a game of seduction, one designed to thaw the ice in Antoine’s veins and make him burn for her.
When Sera discovers the shocking truth about his past and the darkness that lurks within him, will she be strong enough to seize his heart with both hands and win him forever or will she lose him to the ghosts that still haunt him?
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Biography
Felicity Heaton writes passionate paranormal romance books
as Felicity Heaton and F E Heaton. In her books she creates detailed worlds,
twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping
romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy
shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!
If you're a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara
Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then
you will enjoy her books too.
If you love your angels a little dark and wicked,
Felicity Heaton’s best selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong,
powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series she writes as F
E Heaton or any of her stand alone vampire romance books she writes as Felicity
Heaton. Or if you’re looking for vampire romances that are sinful, passionate
and erotic then try Felicity Heaton’s new Vampire Erotic Theatre series.
In 2011, five of her six paranormal romance books
received Top Pick awards from Night Owl Reviews, Forbidden Blood was nominated
as Best PNR Vampire Romance 2011 at The Romance Reviews, and many of her
releases received five star reviews from numerous websites. In 2012, she
received the GraveTells Author of the Year Award and her vampire romance novel,
Heart of Darkness, was selected as a 2013 Epic Ebook Awards finalist in the
paranormal romance category.
If you want to
know more about me, or want to get in touch, you can find me at the following
places:
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