Guest Blog and Blood Lust Rising Giveaway with Fayth Devlin

World building - Mixing Fact with Fiction

By Fayth Devlin

For me one of the key ingredients to writing a paranormal romance story (aside from the actual romance and the sexy naked time) is world building. You want to write about vampires, shape shifters, fairies... well how in the hell do you explain them into existence? Furthermore, how does the outside world react to these (often sexy as sin) non-human men and woman walking amongst them?

Having your supernatural characters make sense in whatever setting you've chosen is probably my least favorite aspect of writing!! LOL. But, it is a necessary evil.

When writing Blood Lust Rising, my paranormal romance vampire novel, I found myself scrolling through Wikipedia on the hunt for some simple historical data I could weave into my fiction to create something believable for my readers. I needed a foundation. Who better than the original vampire himself? I'm not the first person, nor will I be the last, to use Vlad Tepes, also known as Dracula, as my go to guy.

There are tons and tons of research material out there on Vlad the Impaler, and all of it was wonderful, but, none of fit for my book. So, what's a girl to do? Weave in some fiction to make it work for my budding universe where vampires with electric blue eyes prey on the innocent.

Lizbeth Tepes, imaginary daughter of Vlad Tepes (in my world he was able to have a child), was born in my mind and became the first, and only, living, breathing vampire. (All important details to make my book work!) Not only did Lizbeth become the Vampire Queen, she also became my villain, the woman Ella Gray needed to defeat in order to survive.

As the book progressed, I found more and more details dependant on Ms. Tepes. The council of seven she sired, which then later inspired the "good guys" to create their own agency to protect humanity. Without Lizbeth, Julian, a sexy vampire whose greed and tenacity to become King knows no bounds, would have never been created. One step at a time, I created my world based on something simple, something from history.

After I nailed down my foundation, things fell into place and my novel, much like Lizbeth Tepes, was born.

In closing, I have a questions for both authors and readers.

Authors, can you share on how you create your mythological worlds? Do you weave in history or do you fly by the seat of your pants?

Readers, do you find comfort in seeing small historical details in novels? Does it make the story more believable to you?

Today I'll be giving away an electronic copy of 

my debut novel, Blood Lust Rising - Book One 

in the Vampire Queen Trilogy, to one lucky 

commenter. So, let the discussion begin!!

Book Details

Title: Blood Lust Rising - The Vampire Queen Trilogy Book One

Blurb: Vampire Queen and Demon son – Together they will wreak havoc and total destruction. Or at least, that’s what the prophecy says. When a sex-seething succubus focuses in on Ella Grey, a half-breed vampire and her Shadow Hunting partner, Micah McGregor, a power is released neither can control or comprehend.

A chain of events is triggered, forcing Ella and Micah down a shadowed path riddled with unrestrained passion, violence and betrayal. The truth of Micah’s demonic origins will reveal a heart-breaking conspiracy within the Shadow Agency that once swore to protect humanity from vampires and demons. Ella and Micah are proof that nothing is as it appears.

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Author Bio - Fayth Devlin

Fayth Devlin wrote her first horror story when she was ten, penned with neon pink ink in a loose-leafed binder. Captivated by romantic literature, yet intrigued by the paranormal, she continues to develop her own voice, writing the kind of stories that inspired her as a teen.

Her current novel, Blood Lust Rising, exemplifies what Fayth most enjoys about the Paranormal Romance genre, a reading experience that both quickens the heart and tingles the spine.

Fayth Devlin was born and raised in Southern California, where she presently resides with her husband and three sons. She is currently working on the final book in her Vampire Queen Trilogy and the first novel in a brand new series.

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