Confessions
of a Vampire’s Lover –
A Late-Summer Paranormal Love Story
By
Kelli A. Wilkins
Hi romance lovers,Summer may be almost over, but there’s still time to hit the beach. In fact, I wrote a romance that plays upon this “end of season” time of year.
My contemporary paranormal, Confessions of a Vampire’s Lover, is a different type of romance. For starters, the novella is told in the first person from the hero’s point of view. The story also makes use of a setting where you don’t normally find vampires—the beach!
I got the idea for the story while sitting on a nearly deserted beach at the end of the summer season. (I’m not a beach person, but I was there with my husband, a surfer.) As I sat there watching the few people milling around, I wondered: “What if a vampire went to the beach? And what if she fell in love with a surfer?”
I liked the idea of contrasting typical sun worshipping beachgoers and surfers with a darkness-loving elusive vampire. Besides, what could be more mismatched than a die-hard surfer falling in love with a nocturnal blood-drinker?
I started toying with ideas and knew that although the book is about a vampire, I wanted to keep the central focus on Brian and Anya’s relationship and not on the ‘bloodier’ aspects of vampirism (show her feeding, etc.) There’s a fine line when blending horror and romance into paranormal romance. Too much gore or a “too terrifying” creature can snap the readers (and the characters) out of the romance and into a full-on horror story.
When I wrote the book I made sure that the love scenes were highly sensual and almost surreal. Aside from being a vampire, Anya is a woman with needs, and she makes sure Brian satisfies them. I don’t remember how I was inspired to have the story told by Brian, but it worked. Readers and reviewers like the first-person aspect—it pulls you into a story that would seem unbelievable.
Several people have asked me if it’s hard to write horror and romance. Not really. I enjoy it. Writing horror allows me to change up my writing style, use different settings, and create characters you wouldn’t find in a romance. My horror stories are more psychological/spooky than gory, and I like to explore darker plots and not always give the characters a happy ending (as I do in my romances).
Here’s the summary and a tame excerpt from…
Confessions of a Vampire’s
Lover
The moment Brian spotted Anya sitting on the moonlit beach, he was hooked. Beautiful, smart, and sexy, Anya was the girl of his dreams. She didn’t mind that he spent the hot summer days riding the ocean waves, because once the sun set, he belonged to her—all night long!
Everything is perfect between them—until Brian discovers Anya’s shocking secret. Can Brian give up the sun, sand, and surf to be with the woman he loves?
Read Brian’s first-hand account of their unusual love story in… Confessions of a Vampire’s Lover.
The moment Brian spotted Anya sitting on the moonlit beach, he was hooked. Beautiful, smart, and sexy, Anya was the girl of his dreams. She didn’t mind that he spent the hot summer days riding the ocean waves, because once the sun set, he belonged to her—all night long!
Everything is perfect between them—until Brian discovers Anya’s shocking secret. Can Brian give up the sun, sand, and surf to be with the woman he loves?
Read Brian’s first-hand account of their unusual love story in… Confessions of a Vampire’s Lover.
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I first saw her on the beach. I
came up over the top of a dune and spotted her right away. She was sitting on
the sand, about ten feet from the water. It was almost midnight and the beach
was deserted, except for us. The moon beamed down on her, and she seemed to
glow with a strange luminescence.
I stood still, listening to the
roar of the crashing waves. Seeing the girl had stopped me in my tracks. I felt
drawn to her, like I had known her before. But that was impossible, wasn’t it?
Who are you? I wondered.
A gentle wind ruffled the blonde
hair cascading around her shoulders, allowing me to see her more clearly. Her
head was bent down and she was staring at something she held in her hands.
I inched a little closer and
watched her for a few minutes. She looked close to my age, somewhere near
thirty. I longed to ask her some inane question to break the ice, but I froze. What
could I say to her? Lone figures on the beach at night were probably not interested
in making conversation.
I’d never had much luck with women.
They thought history teachers were boring and considered surfing nothing more
than a juvenile waste of time. Most of the women I had dated wanted successful,
professional men like lawyers and doctors who drove fast cars and had money to
burn. What kind of woman would fall in love with an unemployed thirty-year-old teacher
who drove a beat-up car littered with sand and surf wax?
I turned and gazed out over the
ocean. The sets were breaking just offshore. The surf would be good tomorrow
morning if the wind didn’t shift.
A minute later, I glanced back
toward the girl. She was gone. Not just gone from that spot— but gone,
vanished. I looked up and down the beach, but I didn’t see her anywhere. Had I
scared her away? Where did she go? I knew she hadn’t passed me, and there were
no footprints leading off into the distance.
I wandered to where she’d been
sitting and found a paperback book half buried in the sand. I picked it up and
squinted at the cover in the dim light. A couple dressed in Victorian clothing was
locked in a passionate embrace. Had she been reading this out here?
I heard a whisper behind me, and I
whirled around. Nobody was there. The darkness and the roaring waves were
playing tricks on me. At least, that’s what I thought.
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I hope you’ll check it out. It’s the perfect blend of
steamy beach romance and mystery to end your summer!
Happy Reading,
Kelli A. Wilkins
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kelli A. Wilkins
is an award-winning author who has published more than 100 short stories, 19
romance novels, 5 non-fiction books, and 2 online writing courses. Her romances
span many genres and heat levels, and she’s also been known to scare readers
with her horror stories.
She
released Extraterrestrial Encounters, a collection of
18 sci-fi stories, in August 2019. If you like horror fiction, don’t
miss her disturbing novella, Nightmare in the North.
Her latest historical romance, The
Viking’s Witch, was released in June 2019. This full-length novel takes
place in Celtic Scotland and blends a sensual romance with paranormal elements.
In March 2019, Kelli published Dangerous
Indenture, a historical mystery romance set in Colonial Pennsylvania.
She released the second half of her flash fiction series, Cupid’s Schemes, in early
2019. These two volumes of lighthearted mini-romances are perfect reads for a
quick lunchtime escape or an after-work indulgence.
Kelli released her
latest Teachable mini-course, Fiction Basics: Finding Ideas in
February 2019. She authored Fiction Writing for
Beginners through Teachable in 2018. These courses are
perfect for anyone who wants to learn how to write. Visit: https://kelliwilkins.teachable.com/
for more
details.
Not
just an author, Kelli is also an amateur photographer. Visit her pages on Shutterstock
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about all of her writings.
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