Guest blog with Michele Hauf + giveaway "Her vampire husband"

Today I welcome Michele Hauf to my blog, she is giving away an e-book of her new book Her Vampire Husband so be to sure to check that out.

Hi all!  I'm doing a blog tour through mid-April, and at each blog I'll be talking about a different part of HER VAMPIRE HUSBAND, so do check the dates at my blog to follow me!

Today I want to chat about using characters from other books in a story.  I love working in the paranormal world I've created.  I call the overall world, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, and you can view character sheets at my web site.  One of the advantages of keeping all my paranormal stories in the same world is that I can borrow characters from stories if I want to.

In HER VAMPIRE HUSBAND quite a few characters from previous stories show up.  Nikolaus Drake (Kiss Me Deadly) has a role throughout the book.  I love having him back because he is one of my favorite heroes (besides Creed, that is).  Ravin, his wife, stops in, as well as his son Ivan.  And for those who love Himself, I could resist giving him a walk-on part. That guy shows up everywhere!  And even though this line showed up on the cutting room floor, I should probably let you know what Ravin said when she saw Himself.  "Johnny!"  If you've read Kiss Me Deadly, you can interpret that one however you will.  The great part about sharing characters across books is the community I can create.  The world feels more real to me.  And with paranormals, some have lived centuries, so they have such interesting back stories, I could write about them forever.  And maybe I will.  ;-)

I have a copy of Her Vampire Husband (e-book copy)to give away to one commenter.  (MK is Severo's story, and yep, he shows up in HVH, too.)  Tell me if you like to see characters in a series of books sharing stories and crossing over into other books. 

Contest: 

1. Open Worldwide
2. Ends April 5th (since the holidays are coming up)

3. Leave your email if it is not in your profile (or email it to me, Blodeuedd)
4. Have fun

Blurb for HER VAMPIRE HUSBAND:  

She may resist his bite, but she can't resist his charms…
Werewolf princess Blu Masterson won't allow her seductive vampire husband to consummate their marriage with his bite, marking her forever. Alone in a secluded estate with her sworn enemy, Blu curses the marriage arranged to bring their rival nations together, especially since Creed Saint-Pierre calls out to her most feral desires.
When Blu uncovers her pack's secret plot to destroy the vampire nation—and Creed—she is forced to confront her growing feelings for her sexy undead husband. Will she choose the only life she's ever known or accept his vampire bite?

Find Michele online here:
Website - michelehauf.com
Blog - dustedbywhimsy.blogspot.com
Facebook - facebook.com/michelehauf
Twitter - twitter.com/michelehauf
Visit the Beautiful Creatures page - michelehauf.com/worldcharacters.html

For a limited time get the audio version of Vampire's Tango free at Audible.com
If you purchase HER VAMPIRE HUSBAND at Audible.com you receive Vampire's Tango included free.
All through 2010 download KISS ME DEADLY free at your favorite online retailer or at tryharlequin.com.
Read the first chapter of HER VAMPIRE HUSBAND: michelehauf.com/hvh.html
Read the first chapter of Vampire's Tango: michelehauf.com/tvt.html

Watch for these releases from Michele in the coming months:
"Vampire's Tango" - March - Nocturne Bites
Her Vampire Husband - April - HQN
Rogue Angel: The Bone Conjurer - May - Gold Eagle (Alex Archer pseudonym)
Angel Slayer - June - Nocturne
"Halo Hunter" - June - Nocturne Bites

Blurb for Vampire's Tango:
Vampire Alexandre Renard never met a more intriguing woman than Veronica Marshall. He waited for weeks for the mysterious woman to make her move...and wasn't disappointed when they shared a seductive dance at a Paris tango club. Their passion made him want to savor their embrace forever--even though he knew that Veronica was waiting for her chance to destroy him....

Faced with an early death, Veronica wants to do some good in the world before being forced to leave it. But as her game of cat-and-mouse with Alexandre turned into nights of unforgettable pleasure, how could she destroy the man she came to love?
With time--and their enemies--against them, they will have to fight to win just one more day in each other's arms....

Thank you Michele for visiting :)

Review: The Devil to Pay by Michele Hauf

The Devil to Pay by Michele Hauf

Published: 2009
Genre: Paranormal romance
Pages: 288

Torn between Duty and Desire...

After the devil Himself claims Ivan Drake's soul on his twenty-first birthday, the vampire phoenix has no choice but to enforce his wicked rule. But when the devil sends him to claim the Book of All Spells, the last thing Ivan expects is to square off with its gorgeous protector, the witch Dez Merevech - or to be so attracted to her.

To retrieve the book might end the escalating war between the witches and the vampires, but to take it from Dez will ensure her death. With the fate of the paranormal world hanging in the balance, Ivan must choose wisely - and quickly..


My first try at Harlequin's nocturne silhouette books, and it had the Harlequin elements that I know, and sure some other things too. I sure never read a Harlequin book like this when I started reading them.

The story is about Ivan, a vampire phoenix and half witch, his parents story is in book 1, and this is the third by her. This one can be read without knowing what has happened before, it's a stand alone novel. Ivan's parents promised his soul to the devil and on his 21st birthday the Devil came to claim it, and since that he has worked for the dark one. His newest task is to steal a book from a witch, an easy match he thinks but that is not the case and he finds himself falling for her. In the mean time the war between vampires and witches are escalating.

I found it funny sometimes because Ivan is such a young guy really and Dez is ancient and her wanting to be part of the old granny club, very nice. There are sparks at the moment those two meet and not only happy sparks. But it's harlequin in the end so we know what that means. But it's a good ride until the end. The Devil is creepy, there is a story told later on that I really enjoyed and even perhaps liked a bit more than this one cos it was dark, and got me thinking. But they are a good couple and the both need some happiness, if they dare to get it.

There is not much about the whole vampire and witch war. Only mentions when the Grey Council meet, and I guess if there is to be more books than more will be told there. Perhaps one day they all can live peacefully next to each other.

It was a short easy read, romance, action, and the devil Himself on several occasions. Some magic and some bloodsucking, he is a vampire after all. A pretty decent paranormal romance book, but it never had me at the edge of my seat.

Kiss Me Deadly is the first book and this book is one of the books that you can download for free at Harlequin's site because of the celebration of turning 60. I do have that book but I did not think of reading it first, but I can always go back if I want to.