{"id":2279,"date":"2020-02-11T01:05:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T06:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2020-02-03T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:56:11","slug":"alexa-piper-antihero-valerian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2020\/02\/11\/alexa-piper-antihero-valerian\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexa Piper &#8211; Antihero: Valerian"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2020\/02\/09\/antagonists-antiheroes-amour\/antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2.jpg?fit=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2268\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/antagonistsanitheroesamourpic2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Alexa Piper<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Valerian is absolutely charming, well-mannered, and patient. He has an impeccable fashion sense and enough vanity to outshine a fashion model. His hobbies include stalking (not the creepy kind, if you ask him), seduction, fellatio, and making the world a better, less glittery place by killing intruding Fae.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Valerian is a true epicurean who enjoys devouring people&#8217;s greed, their desires, and deepest wants. Bridges are his favorite places, even if&#8211;as far as he is willing to admit&#8211;he never threw anyone off one.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>I do not per se enjoy writing about Valerian, but it is hard to say no to him. He has such pale eyes, perfect for outshining all other ideas I might have. Currently, he is being very insistent on joining the mile-high club.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2020\/02\/11\/alexa-piper-antihero-valerian\/alexa-piper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Alexa-Piper.jpg?fit=988%2C1098&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"988,1098\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.45&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-N9005&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alexa Piper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Alexa-Piper.jpg?fit=640%2C712&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2299\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Alexa-Piper.jpg?resize=270%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Alexa-Piper.jpg?resize=270%2C300&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Alexa-Piper.jpg?resize=921%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 921w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Alexa-Piper.jpg?resize=768%2C854&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Alexa-Piper.jpg?w=988&amp;ssl=1 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexa Piper is never sure what mischief her characters are getting up to next. She writes their stories so she can find out and satisfy her (and your) curiosity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ProwlingPiper\">https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/ProwlingPiper<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram:@piperthewriter,<br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlexaPiperWrites\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlexaPiperWrites<\/a><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexapiper.com\">https:\/\/www.alexapiper.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Taste of Magic (Fairview Chronicles 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After dropping out of college, Cora\u2019s life has become one part Dresden Files, one part Buffy. She thought she was heading for a boring, uneventful future. Instead she tumbles into the supernatural underbelly of Fairview as a PI\u2019s freshly minted assistant. Will she manage to tame the not-so-vampiric lover who has her on his radar?<\/p>\n<p>Valerian enjoys his life eating the greed of humanity. When he stumbles into Cora, he happens to find her quite the delectable morsel. He wants to savor her fully and introduce her to the paranormal world she\u2019s never known about before. There are annoying creatures to overcome before Valerian can have his way with her. But nothing will keep him from making Cora his.<\/p>\n<p>Content warning: There is brief mention of depression and suicidal thoughts in Cora\u2019s story, but those thoughts are not acted upon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchase Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rcwidget_8of4wc7m\" class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/274b9e256\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-raflid=\"274b9e256\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexa Piper Valerian is absolutely charming, well-mannered, and patient. He has an impeccable fashion sense and enough vanity to outshine a fashion model. His hobbies include stalking (not the creepy kind, if you ask him), seduction, fellatio, and making the world a better, less glittery place by killing intruding Fae. 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