THE SHADOWED MOON by Elli Morgan

THE SHADOWED MOON

Elli Morgan

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GENRE: Paranormal Romance

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BLURB:

After they took everything from him, Dave Patton dedicated his life to hunting vampires. But he can’t bring himself to destroy their newest vampire prisoner Sarah—a young woman with a tragic past, who awakens forbidden desires in him.

Sarah McAllister spent her childhood in the hands of ruthless vampires aiming to turn her into a perfect soldier. To take revenge, she hides her true strength and surrenders to a group of hunters, hoping her knowledge will help them bring all monsters to justice.

When the hunters’ compound is attacked, Sarah has to reveal her powers to protect them from certain death. How will Dave react when he learns the truth? And how much will she have to sacrifice to defeat her tormentors?

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EXCERPT

“Okay then.” She swallowed and backed away. “Come at me and try to land a hit.”

He drew his sword. “Just one?”

“One will be hard enough, trust me.” She disappeared, only to reappear on the opposite side of the hall with a grin. “I’ll give you ten minutes before I go on the offensive.”

“All right.” He stormed at her.

Every time he approached, she glided out of reach. Whenever he thought he’d cornered her, she vanished. How did she move so incredibly fast? After a while, he bent over, panting.

“If you can’t get close, you’ll never touch me.”

“Well, you’re just running away. Looks like you’re afraid to face me,” he taunted her.

She laughed. “I’m not, and I’ll happily prove it to you in—” She glanced at the clock on the gym wall. “—three…two…one…now. Your time is up.”

He swallowed and tightened the grip on his sword. “Well then, turn your words into actions because I’m not running either.”

“As you wish.” She flew at him. With the force of her speed, she pushed him back against the wall. Faster than he could react, she seized his arms with hers and pressed her delicate body against his to keep him from fighting back.

Her soft breasts rubbed against his chest as he struggled against her, and the scent of chocolate and coconut assaulted his senses. She tempted him in more ways than one, and his hands ached to break free and explore her body. A flush of warmth spread through him as he imagined turning their training session into a make-out one. Since this was neither the time nor the place for

such thoughts, he shook his head to clear it.

When his jeans tightened, he knew he’d lost the battle—against his arousal.

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Topic: Pros and cons of writing in your genre

I’ve never really thought about the pros and cons of writing in the paranormal romance genre. Since I had those vampire stories in my head, the genre was a natural choice.

What I enjoy about paranormal romance is that anything is possible. You can have vampires or any other creatures falling in love with each other, no matter what species / race they are. You could have a forbidden love conflict in your story just by choosing two characters from different species. And since we’re not only dealing with humans and human standards, other types of relationship models, like reverse harems or certain kinks, become less outrageous. So, readers are more open to exploring scenarios they might otherwise condone.

Furthermore, you can give your characters any ability they need to make your story more fun. Most of my vampires possess the ability to teleport, which is a pretty cool skill if you want to visit different locations in your book. In my debut The Waxing Moon, the reader gets to see many European countries like Spain, Italy, England, France, Greece, Ireland, and more. To be fair, my main character often travels by conventional means as well (for example by bus or train), but the occasional teleportation makes the journey a lot faster and more comfortable.

On the other side, if someone only reads paranormal romance and has the hots for supernatural creatures, they might have a hard time finding love in the real world. If they had terrible experiences with past relationships and see how perfect a fictional relationship with a vampire would be, they might not give a relationship with a human another chance. I was in a similar place until I found my boyfriend. So, I guess most times, love prevails, and this concern is unsubstantiated.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Elli Morgan was born in 1991 in a small town in Germany. Although she only started learning English in sixth grade, she quickly fell in love with the language. To improve her skills, she spent a year working and travelling in Canada and the US.

As a teenager, she devoured countless fan fiction and vampire novels. During that time, she also developed the idea for her first two books.

Her debut, The Waxing Moon, won the Reader Views bronze award in the romance category.

Apart from being a writer, she’s also a trained mathematician, working as a Business Intelligence Developer at an IT company. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, travelling, and all kinds of games.

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