{"id":8975,"date":"2021-11-28T01:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T06:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8975"},"modified":"2021-11-07T16:17:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T21:17:08","slug":"listen-concentrate-weekendwritingwarriors-paranormalromance-vampires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/blog\/?p=8975","title":{"rendered":"Listen. Concentrate. &#8211; #weekendwritingwarriors #paranormalromance #vampires"},"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 tim\u201cOur senses are keener than those of mortals. We see, hear, and smell our prey. Like animals.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSo?\u201d I skipped ahead and walked backward so I could face him. \u201cThere\u2019s prey all around us. We don\u2019t have to work hard. Now if we were country vampires, then maybe\u2014\u201d<br \/>\nHe stopped abruptly. I paused beside him, tilting my head and narrowing my eyes to focus better.<br \/>\ne for the Weekend Writing Warriors Blog Hop during which writers share 8-10 sentences from their work.<\/p>\n<p>This snippet from Don&#8217;t Drink the Blood, a story included in All Their Midnights.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for stopping by!<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt:<\/p>\n<p><strong>He didn\u2019t say anything else, even when we walked side-by-side down the city streets. He led me out of the more respectable section and closer to the shabby part of town where I lived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSlumming again tonight, Ollie?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cQuiet.\u201d He held up his hand, his brow knitted. \u201cListen. Concentrate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOn what?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s 8, and if you&#8217;d like to read a little more:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOur senses are keener than those of mortals. We see, hear, and smell our prey. Like animals.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cSo?\u201d I skipped ahead and walked backward so I could face him. \u201cThere\u2019s prey all around us. We don\u2019t have to work hard. Now if we were country vampires, then maybe\u2014\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He stopped abruptly. I paused beside him, tilting my head and narrowing my eyes to focus better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>All Their Midnights<\/strong><br \/>\nby Kate Hill<\/p>\n<p>Format(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: http:\/\/winterheart.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Purchase Links:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09F5W2NQX\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/all-their-midnights-kate-hill\/1140046042\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/all-their-midnights\">kobo<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashwords.com\/books\/view\/1100646\">Smashwords<\/a><\/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 tim&ldquo;Our senses are keener than those of mortals. We see, hear, and smell our prey. Like animals.&rdquo; &ldquo;So?&rdquo; I skipped ahead and walked backward so I could face him. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s prey all around us. We don&rsquo;t have to work hard. Now if we were country vampires, then maybe&mdash;&rdquo; He stopped abruptly. 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