Happy Monday everyone! Today we welcome fellow Breathless Press author Lisa Casian with her new release Blood Bond. Take it away Lisa!
1. How did you start writing romance? I'm a sucker
for a great romance story. I went through a romance reading phase and decided
to take a shot at writing it and here we are!
2. Plotter or pantster? Pantster all the way. I love
surprises.
3. What are three things you have on your writing
desk? Note cards, coffee, and Toothless.
Ahem, he's a dragon that acts like my muse.
4. Favorite food? Jibarito. A sandwich made with flattened, fried green
plantains instead of bread, garlic-flavored mayonnaise, and a filling that
typically includes meat, cheese, lettuce and tomato. I just made some the other
day. Yummy.
5. Tell us a little about your new release. What
character in the book really spoke to you?
Blood Bond follows the story of twin brothers
Cassian and Bowen who are vampires. This is book two of the Blood Shade series
and follows the story of Cassian. He's charged with caring for a friend who's
been bitten by a werewolf and is fighting the change leaving him crippled.
After hiring a healer for him, Cassian begins to have feelings for her. This is
a problem since Cassian is a Shade and is the vessel of the goddess of chaos.
They team up with Bowen to save the lives of those they care about, as the goddess
intends on releasing a malevolent evil into the world. The character that
really got to me is Bas (Colin Basset). He's just a tortured soul and writing
his scenes was so heartbreaking.
6. I write because I have to get this crazy out of
my head.
7. What is your favorite type of character to write
about? The tortured soul. I love rebuilding them. Sometimes you can, other
times you just can't.
8. What is the sexiest scene you ever wrote? Cassian
gets quite a few intimate scenes in this one. I can't pick one.
9. What advice would you give new authors in the
erotica/romance field? Write. Read. Learn the craft. There's really no magic
pill. Trust me. I've searched.
10. What is next on your writerly horizon? I'm
looking forward to writing the next installment of the series.
Social and buy links-
@LisaCasian
Author bio-
Lisa Casian is the author of BLOODROSE and the
sequel BLOOD BOND published by Breathless Press.
Lisa completed a Bachelors degree in Psychology with
a minor in Criminal Justice at Northeastern Illinois University and works in
the community strengthening families. She spends her spare time reading and
writing great romance with tough heroines and bad-boy heroes.
Lisa resides in Chicago with her family, a household
of kids, and the bliss of chaos.
Blurb-
When Bowen pleads for Cassian's help in saving
his beloved from Eris, Cassian must fulfill his duty as Shade and lead the
shadow army, risking more than just his soul.
Centuries ago, Cassian formed a bond with the
goddess of chaos and stripped all that made him human, releasing the evil
inside him. He became a Shade, leader of the shadow army. But Cassian could
never allow the evil to fully entrench his heart.
Anna is running away from her life and her
father. Switching places with her maid, she accepts a job as a healer, unaware
that the job would require much more—her body and her heart. She gives both
willingly to Cassian.
When Bowen pleads for Cassian's help in saving
his own beloved from Eris, Cassian must fulfill his duty as a Shade and submit
to Eris in order to save her. But it requires releasing Nyx out of Hades, along
with a shadow army to rule over the humans. And with Anna's life at stake,
Cassian has much more to lose than just his soul.
Only working together
with his brother will allow them to save those they love and, hopefully, the
world. If they don't kill each other first.
Book excerpt-
A long
howl erupted in the distance, a terrible, pained howl that sent Cassian's body
into shivers. "Bas."
"Werewolf
Bas?"
"Yes.
He's changing..." Cassian caught another scent in the brisk air and recognized
it just as Bowen leapt into a charge through the landscape.
"Elizabeth!"
Cassian
turned to Samir. "Stay with them." He ordered and ran behind his
brother.
Terror
swelled inside him as he watched Bowen change. Taller, thicker, faster, his
brother, the warrior. Always had been. But as they crossed the snow packed
landscape in a blur, the mounting need to protect Bas surged dangerously close
to panic, and Cassian allowed the transition to consume him. His bones shifted,
muscles bulged against his coat, heat sifted to the surface forcing him to
release himself of the binding of his shirt.
They
tore through a slit into an earthen cavity inside the mountain of snow. Without
pause, Bowen leapt at Bas who stood in shadows crouched on all fours. Elizabeth
went unseen by her father, but Cassian saw her first. Scared, but well and
alive.
Bas would
not be for very long.
Bowen
lunged at him, claws extended, and Cassian followed behind. In a trio of
tangled limbs, they went sprawling deeper into the cave. Cassian wrapped his
arms around Bowen's throat, pulling him in a death grip as Bowen, in turn,
gripped Bas's throat. From behind Bowen, Cassian caught sight of Bas's
features. He hadn't turned all the way, fighting it to save the girl. Bas remained
better than both of them.
Bas
shifted his gaze away from Bowen and settled it on Cassian, something like
peace draped over his features, and Bas stopped fighting. He wanted to die. He
wanted to leave Cassian in this hellhole alone. He wanted to give in to Eris
and allow his soul to be taken to Tartarus. Something inside Cassian flamed.
Anger turning to rage.
He
growled and pulled Bowen so hard he thought he snapped his brother's neck. Both
he and Bowen went sprawling on their backs, clawing, scratching, biting, until
they pulled apart. Panting, Cassian placed himself between his brother and Bas.
"Let
him be."
Bowen
spat out blood. The color of his flesh at the throat turned purple. "You
protect him...he's not one of us. Never will be."
Cassian
didn't turn to look at Bas. He didn't trust his emotions to see him yet.
"Take Elizabeth and get out."
Just
then, Anna, Dr. Bryden, and Samir ran inside.
"We
can't go out there. Eris will find us," Elizabeth's small voice came from
the shadows. "This place is protected by..."
The
earth shook, splitting the cave in two.
Two
winged beasts entered the cave and the humans ran toward Cassian, who stood the
furthest from the mouth's opening. Bowen lifted Elizabeth into his arms,
stepping away as well. The cave ignited in heat that sent the ice around them
melting, not only from the creatures threatening them, but from Bas, behind
them. Cassian didn't trust himself to warn Bas of the danger of keeping the
beast at bay within the cocoon of ice. He didn't trust himself to look at the werewolf,
his bonded werewolf.
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