Elizabeth Darcy (née Bennet):
I am delighted to be here in the 21st Century, as I may never have another opportunity. It is an honour to be invited on this blog tour, although I confess I am not quite certain what a “blog” is! I shall own that I possess a fondness for books, yet I am rather surprised to discover not one but two novels devoted to my husband. I suppose there could not but be curiosity to know how it is to have an husband who is a vampire! As this will not be seen for two hundred years, I find no harm in relating some of the more trying aspects in my marriage. Because Mr. Darcy is immortal, he may someday come across my list and think it exceedingly diverting!
Twelve Worst Things About Being Married to a Vampire
1. He stays out all night hanging with his vampire friends.
2. One may not have mirrors in the foyer or the parlor to check her appearance when receiving callers.
3. As to callers, one may have to defend her husband to a Lutheran dwarf. (Sparkle indeed!)
4. Because of his supernatural strength, he keeps ripping his wife’s bodices.
5. One can never be terribly sure whether he has mesmerized her, and what he did whilst she were entranced!
6. One may embarrassed when her friends see his “love bites” on your neck.
7. Sometimes when drinking, say, a dear Amarone della Valpolicella, one may pick up his wine glass by mistake and drink blood!
8. He is fully capable of murder, although that is not entirely a bad thing.
9. He is unsympathetic about his wife’s fears of being killed whilst riding a horse.
10. His hands are always freezing!
11. When the fruits of bloodletting are not available: Mutton, for dinner, far too often. (How I long for a grapefruit!)
12. He is so preternaturally attractive, with his predacious grace and a feral gaze that speaks of hunger and lust, his wife may be overcome with desire even when angry with him.
Although that is not entirely a bad thing.
Dearest
Bloodiest Elizabeth
The
Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire
Book
II
Colette
L. Saucier
Genre: Historical paranormal romance
Publisher: Southern Girl Press
Date of Publication: eBook August
8, 2016;
Date of Publication: print
October, 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9969974-0-9
ISBN: 978-0-9863718-8-2
ASIN: B01K3DP652
Word Count: 80,000
Cover Artist: Dawné Dominique
Book Description:
The Confession of Mr. Darcy,
Vampire
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy - elegant,
dark, brooding...vampire. In Pulse and Prejudice, the definitive vampire
adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, the Master of Pemberley reveals his
haunting tale of unquenchable desire and forbidden love.
His story continues in Dearest
Bloodiest Elizabeth, the lurid, lusty sequel to Pulse and Prejudice, as death
shadows the newlywed Darcys from Pemberley to the parlors of Regency London to
the courtyards of Antebellum New Orleans.
As Elizabeth discovers the trials and travails of marriage to a vampire,
can Darcy ever believe that she loves him as he is? Or will his jealousy tear them apart?
Note:
Pulse and Prejudice is not “fan fiction”
but a complete stand-alone adaptation. No prior knowledge of Pride and
Prejudice is required for full enjoyment of this remarkable novel.
On Sale Throughout October for $2.99
Also Available Book I
PULSE AND PREJUDICE
Excerpt:
Crimson drops
fell onto the white snow, staining it pink.
Darcy had not
intended this—to drink from his wife—when he claimed his prize of a kiss after
catching her as they raced through the hedge maze at Pemberley. Elizabeth had
actually done surprisingly well in evading him, considering his intuitive
abilities; but, of course, he caught her—laughing in his arms, eyes ablaze,
cheeks chafed from the cold.
“And now my
prize!” As had so often occurred in the span of their brief marriage, his
tender kiss had escalated quickly into fervent ardour. The laughter then in her
eyes, his wife had taken hold of the lapels of his greatcoat and, falling back
onto the snow, pulled him down with her. As their kisses deepened, so, too, had
his hunger and desire. He pulled off his gloves and trailed his cold fingers
down her face. Untying her bonnet and unfastening her cape, he exposed her neck
for his lips and his teeth.
She moaned
softly as he drew the blood from her throat, sharing her warmth and her pulse,
savouring the rich, metallic taste. He pulled back to watch her, only then
noticing that a few precious drops of lifeblood had escaped his embrace and
fallen onto the snow.
“William,” she
whispered in a half-plea, her hand running over the front of his trousers to
convey her intent.
He gazed into
her eyes. “Should we not go in? Are not you cold?”
“Cover me to
keep me warm.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his mouth onto
hers, sharing the taste of her blood as their tongues intertwined.
Darcy pulled at
her skirts and brought the hem to her knees. He reached his hand up between her
cold thighs to the hot core that drew him in. She gasped against his mouth as
he touched her there, but he wasted little time in freeing himself from his
trousers and thrusting deep within her.
About
the Author:
Colette Saucier began writing
poems, short stories, and novellas in grade school. Her interest in literature
led her to marry her college English professor, but eventually a love of
history encouraged her to trade up to a British historian.
Technical writing dominated her
career for twenty years, but finding little room for creativity in that genre,
she is now a full-time author of fiction.
Pulse and Prejudice was named “A
Most Inventive Adaptation” by Elle Magazine (April, 2016). It was the 1st Place
Winner in its category in the 2013 Chatelaine Awards Romantic Fiction Contest
and is listed in Chanticleer’s 2013 Best Book Listing. Colette dedicated 15
months traveling to Europe and Britain, researching Regency England and vampire
lore and literature, to complete for historical accuracy. It remains faithful
to nineteenth century literary conventions and Jane Austen’s narrative to
create a compelling, thrilling paranormal adaptation.
Colette was selected a “2013
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award” Semi-finalist and named “Debut Author of the
Year” by Austenprose for All My Tomorrows—now expanded and republished as The
Proud and the Prejudiced—which was also chosen Austenesque Reviews “Favorite
Modern Adaptation” 2013.
Colette’s romantic thriller
Alicia’s Possession was the publisher’s #1 Bestselling Romantic Suspense for 4
straight weeks following its debut in June of 2013 and then again in January,
2014, after being voted a “Top Ten Romance Novel of 2013” (P&E Reader’s
Poll). Colette is also the author of the controversial and erotic noir romantic
suspense The Widow, an Amazon bestselling new release and Kobo bestseller.
Colette’s latest novel—Book II:
The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire—entitled Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth,
follows the newlywed Vampire Darcy and his bride Elizabeth from Britain to
Antebellum New Orleans. Due to her devotion to historical accuracy, she spent
two years researching Creole Society and Nouvelle Orleans in the years
following the War of 1812.
A bestselling and award-winning
author under multiple pseudonyms, she is currently working on multiple projects
including a parody of Wuthering Heights and a children’s book based on the
inspiration for the dog Amadeus from Pulse and Prejudice and Dearest Bloodiest
Elizabeth.
Colette lives in a lakeside
community in South Louisiana with her historian husband and their two dogs.
4 comments:
This is a fun list! The first one was my choice too. Especially if I was lucky enough to be married to Mr. Darcy!! Thanks for the list, ladies.
I think drinking blood believing it is wine has to be the worst aspect of being married to a vampire
I hope he does not actually hang out with his friends all night ;)
I cannot wait to read it!! :D
Thank you all for stopping by! Good luck with the giveaway!
Ana, if you really can't wait, right now the eBook is only $2.99!
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