Even Vampires have troubled love lives – Samson’s Lovely Mortal
By Tina Folsom
When I started reading vampire romances in 2008, I instantly caught the bug and wanted to create a vampire who had some very mundane problem that no other vampire had. And it needed to be something I could get across in just one line – like an announcement for a blockbuster movie. Combine that with my love for very steamy romances, and you get Samson’s Lovely Mortal – the vampire with the erection problem.
Samson is the only impotent vampire I’ve come across in paranormal romances so far. Since clearly vampires can’t be sick – after all, they are pretty indestructible – I had to find another reason why he couldn’t get it up. What better way than to give him a psychological issue? It made him utterly vulnerable.
But not to worry, a cure in the form of the very lovely human Delilah appears swiftly. And since I love all things quirky, I had to give her a profession we all know is terribly boring: she’s an auditor.
With my book I tried to go against type as much as I could: the vampires operate a security company hiring themselves and other fellow vampires out as security guards and bodyguards, some of the vampires including Samson see a shrink regularly, and there are even some gay vampires in the cast (well, the book is set in San Francisco).
When it came to other characteristics, I had to go with the cliché: yes, my vampires are all gorgeous, tall, and as Alpha as them come.
Two of Samson’s friends already have their own books in the works: Amaury’s book is undergoing final revisions. He has yet another sexual problem: cursed to feel everybody else’s emotions like a permanent migraine, he needs sex daily to keep the pain at bay (sort of his personal aspirin!). He gives “Sorry, honey, I’ve got a headache” a whole new meaning. I’m currently working on Gabriel’s book. The poor man has a deformity – enough said. I think you can see a pattern emerging ...
ABOUT THE BOOK
Vampire bachelor Samson can't get it up anymore. Not even his shrink can help him. That changes when the lovely mortal auditor Delilah tumbles into his arms after a seemingly random attack. Suddenly there's nothing wrong with his hydraulics – that is, as long as Delilah is the woman in his arms.
His scruples about taking Delilah to his bed vanish when his shrink suggests it’s the only way to cure his ED. Thinking all he needs is one night with her, Samson indulges in a night of pleasure and passion.
However, another attack on Delilah and a dead body later, Samson has his hands full: not only with trying to hide the fact he’s a vampire, but also with finding out what secrets Delilah harbors for somebody to want her harm.
You can buy the book on Amazon and Smashwords
During June 2010 Samson’s Lovely Mortal is available on Amazon Kindle for the promotional price of $0.99. After this, the regular price will be $4.99.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tina Folsom is a member of the Romance Writers of America and writes paranormal, erotic, and historical romance. In real life she is a CPA and now works as a real estate agent in San Francisco. It leaves her time to explore all her creative ideas in her writing.
Her book Samson’s Lovely Mortal is available on Amazon.com (Kindle) as well as Smashwords.com (various e-book formats). Amaury’s Hellion, the second in the series, will be available in July 2010.
Tina’s website: www.tinawritesromance.com
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