Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping in to virtually meet me.
Authors get asked about their
characters a lot (at least I do)--How did you come up with that name? Why did
you kill him off? Who's your favorite and why? The last question should be a
tough one. Well, with one paranormal/historical romance published, the sequel
partly written, one shifter romance nearly complete, and too many other WIPs to
count, I have A LOT of characters created. They are all like my children.
So which one of them is my
favorite?
Promise me you won't tell the others,
but my favorite
character
comes from my debut release, His Haven. But he isn't even the main male.
I am in love with Lysander
Douay,
Avrum's
mysterious,
silent
friend.
I
think
I
like
him
the
most
because
he
appears
indifferent
about
everything,
but
inside,
he
is
tortured
by
it
all.
He
is
a
character
that,
while
creating
him,
I
was
like:
“Let
me
choose
the
most
terrible
thing
to
put
this
man
through”
and
I
did.
But
even
after
all
the
heartache,
the
death,
and
the
torture,
Lysander
still
tries
to
do
the
right
thing
behind
the
scenes.
He
wants
no
recognition
for
it.
He
is
a
silent
hero.
His
tragic
past
is
only
touched
on
in
His Haven.
But guess
what?
He
gets
his
own
story!
Lysander
will
be
the
main
male
in
the
series'
second
book,
Patterns in
the
Ivy.
Find out
more about Lysander and the other characters in His Haven, which is
celebrating its one-year-published anniversary this month!
His Haven by Harper A. Brooks
Ignorance isn’t
always bliss…
Handsome
and diligent Avrum Brenin should have died in the fire with his mother and
older brother. Instead, he is saved by the powerful and wealthy immortal, Lord
Henri. Placed under his care, Avrum shares in his world of endless splendors.
He must do one thing in return—look after Haven, a human and Lord Henri’s
newest rescue.
The
simple task proves to be more complicated than it seems. Haven is disobedient,
ungrateful, and hostile, yet she is beautiful and mystifying at the same time.
One night, when Avrum stumbles across Haven barely clothed and bound at the
wrists, the world he has trusted in unravels before his eyes. He soon discovers
that no one—from Lord Henri and Haven to his closest friend, Lysander—are who
they seem to be.
Now
faced with the truth, will Avrum choose to surrender to the man who rescued
him, or will he have the courage to save the woman who captivated him?
Teaser Excerpt:
Maybe I can’t do this on my own…
“Help me,” she told him, realizing it was her only real
option. “Help me leave… You can help me now. Together, we can get to my father
and we―”
His disheartened expression made her stop.
“You can never go back to your father,” he said. “It will be
the first place Keagan and Henri will look for you.”
Terror made her mind race and her hands tremble. There had
to be a way for her to get out. “You can bring me and my father somewhere
safe,” she blurted out in desperation. “Please, there has to be some way. I can’t
stay here.”
Avrum’s eyes drifted over her shoulder to where the manor
laid quiet and still. He inhaled. “You have been bitten,” he said.
Haven took a slight step back.
“I saw the wounds when I found you,” he replied to her
perplexed look. “Your blood is now entangled with Henri’s. For as long as they
are together and flowing through his veins, you will be connected to him. He
will know where you are, no matter how far.”
She gasped, her hand flying to the place on her chest where
the two pierce wounds laid underneath. “How do you know this?”
“It is something we all learn when we are first changed.”
“Have you ever killed?” she asked but then hesitated. She
wasn’t sure if she wanted to know the answer to that question.
“No,” he replied. “I have taken blood from humans before,
when I was first turned, but I have made sure to never harm any of them. Now, I
drink from a stock supply of human and animal blood in the manor cellar.”
The thought of consuming a person’s blood made Haven
nauseous. “Can you ever stop? Never drink it again?”
Avrum let out a short laugh. “I have asked the same
questions,” he said. “I still have to be reminded that I am no longer like you.
I cannot stop the drinking because I am no longer fully alive. The living blood
replaces what I have lost during the change.”
“What are you, exactly?”
“We are called vampires.”
She couldn’t speak. She had never heard the name before, but
for some reason, it made her voice freeze in the pit of her throat.
“With your blood still coursing through Henri’s veins, you
can be tracked. I need to get you back to the manor before he wonders where you
are and realizes you’re gone.” Avrum held out a hand to her. She stared at the
open palm with wide, fearful eyes. The skin there glistened against the amber
lights of the manor windows. It was marked with faint scars. Each one seemed to
overlap the others.
“We keep the scars we have earned as humans,” he told her,
as if reading her thoughts. “I have many of my own to bear.”
For some reason, his words made the warmth
in her chest grow even more and the pains in her body ease. She stretched her
own hand out, the raw and marred marks around her wrist standing out against
the paleness of her skin.
Avrum offered her a tender smile―a smile that told her that
this time she wasn’t alone. “Come back with me,” he told her. “I will protect
you with everything I am. I swear it. Please…”
Haven hesitated for a moment, their hands hovering close. In
the space between them, all her doubt and fears lingered. Could she really
trust him? He was one of them after all. A vampire.
She sucked in icy night air
and, taking a step forward, placed her shaking hand in his.
Praise for His Haven:
“His Haven is a fantastic mix of historical and paranormal romance… Action.
Romance. A touch of horror. You can’t put this book down.”–Cynthia Carole, author of the Cedarville Novella
Series
“Exciting and
suspenseful… sweet and hot all at the same time. I recommend that anyone that
loves books about vampires read this and you won’t regret it.”–Crystal N.,
Reviewer from SSYL
“Ms. Brooks has started a story of other-worldly
magnitude where adventure and secrecy filled the pages. Twist and turns ran
amok as the author delivered angst, love, friendship and intrigue.”–Evelise, Reviewer from S.E.X. Reviews
His Haven is NOW available in ebook AND paperback!
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About the Author
Harper A. Brooks lives in a
small town on the New Jersey shore. Even as a young child, she has surrounded
herself with good literature, so it is no surprise that her love for reading
and writing has expanded into all parts of her life. She is a dedicated softball
coach, student, teacher, and friend who enjoys writing about fantastical worlds
when she believes real life gets too mundane.
To
celebrate HIS
HAVEN's one
year publishing
anniversary, Harper
A. Brooks
will be
visiting Lacey
Library in
New Jersey
at 2pm.
There will
be raffle
contests, prizes,
book swag,
and food
for all
guests. Copies
of HIS
HAVEN will
be available
for purchase
and signing.
For more information, visit her Facebook page.
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