{"id":8782,"date":"2021-08-29T09:26:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T13:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8782"},"modified":"2021-08-29T09:26:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T13:26:07","slug":"theres-a-storm-coming-weekendwritingwarriors-vampireromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8782","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s a Storm Coming &#8211; #weekendwritingwarriors #vampireromance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/wewriwa.blogspot.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cWrW5h1cKkY\/UQaGUcSiNeI\/AAAAAAAABAA\/UxDMpIoXpJk\/s1600\/wewriwa_button.png\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/center>It&#8217;s the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog Hop! In it, writers share 8-10 sentences from their work.<\/p>\n<p>This snippet is from The Lighthouse, a story included in All Their Midnights, my upcoming collection of vampire short stories with a romantic flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for stopping by!<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s a storm coming.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenna jumped, her heart racing, and tore her gaze from the snowy field.\u00a0 There was no blood now. The corpses had been buried for a hundred years, but her memories \u2014 her feelings \u2014 were still fresh.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>She gazed at Drew for two seconds before leaping into his arms. After so many years, after all the evil that had stolen her innocence and claimed his sanity, she still loved him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tall and strong, with rangy limbs, eyes like dark blue iron, and a face that was more compelling than handsome, Drew never\u00a0 failed to make her body tingle and her teeth ache.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He tightened his arms around her, and she buried her face in his long, dark hair.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m so glad you made it back,\u201d she whispered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>All Their Midnights \u2013 Coming October 1<\/strong><br \/>\nby Kate Hill<br \/>\nFormat(s): Ebook<br \/>\nHeat Level: Some Spicy, Some Mild<br \/>\nPairing(s): M\/F<br \/>\nGenre\/Themes: Vampires, Romance, Short Fiction and Poetry Collection<br \/>\nLength: Novel<br \/>\nPublisher: Indie Published<br \/>\nCover art:<\/p>\n<p>All Their Midnights is a collection of vampire poetry and short stories with a romantic twist.<\/p>\n<p>The Lighthouse \u2013 Imprisoned in a dungeon and forced to do battle for a cruel lord, Drew lost his sanity long ago. Kenna\u2019s passion for Drew never faltered, even when it drove her from the only other person she\u2019d ever loved, her twin brother, Collin. Kenna and Drew escaped the horror of their past to live a quiet life as lighthouse keepers. Their hard-won happiness is threatened when Collin arrives, stirring past memories that hurl him and Drew toward possible destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Blood and Whiskey \u2013 Despite his thirst for blood, Danel has never wanted to cause permanent harm to his prey. He\u2019s spent his life learning to control his violent nature. Then he meets Yori. She rouses his bloodlust, but will he curb her wild ways, or will she lure him into a life of savagery?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t Drink the Blood \u2013 Rene is a young vampire scraping by while fighting for her life in a world that has shown her little mercy. While on the hunt, she\u2019s attacked, but a strange, beautiful man rescues her. Oliver suffers from a disease that affects vampires. Only Rene\u2019s blood can save him from a slow, painful death. They make a deal\u2014her blood in exchange for his tutoring. Can he transform an uneducated, struggling cynic into a sophisticated vampire warrior? Even more, can he win her hardened heart?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read snippets from other authors in the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog hop <a href=\"http:\/\/wewriwa.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog Hop! In it, writers share 8-10 sentences from their work. This snippet is from The Lighthouse, a story included in All Their Midnights, my upcoming collection of vampire short stories with a romantic flavor. Thank you for stopping by! 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