Title: Blood Curse (Branded Trilogy #2)
Author: Kat Flannery
Genre: Historical Paranormal w/Romance 16+
Publication Date: October 1, 2014
Publisher: Imajin Books
Event Organized By: Literati Author Services, Inc.
Synopsis
“Upon mine death for the blood ye have shed, Every daughter born to ye shall die before it draws breath, to which ye will know pain and worse, I cast unto ye mine blood curse.” ~ Vadoma Four years after the Blood Curse, Pril of the Peddlers vows to protect her child against the evil men who hunt her. With her clan unaware of the branded girl among them, Pril has to keep the identity of her daughter a secret. When her child is kidnapped, she is forced to ask Merchant runner, Kade Walker, for his help. Kade Walker needs to find the gypsy child. Blackmailed and pushed beyond his own moral code, he is determined to do whatever it takes. When he comes across the Peddler clan, he is sure the girl is there, however all hope is lost when the gypsies capture him. Time is running out—until Pril makes him an offer he cannot refuse. Amidst greed, lust, revenge and love, Pril will need to trust Kade. But as the evil nears and doubt creeps in, will she discover that the enemy has been standing next to her all along?
Purchase Links
Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Character Inspiration:
As a writer I strive to give the reader a
great story wrought with suspense, action, drama and romance. I express my own
feelings through my characters when writing an emotional scene. I agonize over
the simplest of words while trying to convey an emotion. I type and delete only
to re-type the same sentence again with added passion. I utilize the five
senses to the best of my ability, writing them differently each time.
I place raw—real feelings within my
characters. I write their actions according to what most would do, their
reactions are an outcome of who they’ve become. I will not compromise them for
a happy ending.
Blood Curse is filled with adventure,
greed, hate, lust and love. The journey of Pril and Kade will take you to a far
away land in Colonial America during 1723. Before I started writing this story
I studied my characters. As with all of my novels my characters nestle
themselves within my heart and attach to my soul. Pril and Kade were no
different. I fell in love with them, with their strength, their sorrow and
their honor. I only hope you do too.
Introducing Pril of the Peddlers- When the
plot had begun to form for Blood Curse, I had to create my lead character,
Pril. My dad actually named her. It was a conversation over coffee when he told
me of a girl he used to go to school with named Pril. I liked the name, but
wasn’t stuck on it. However, the darn name wouldn’t leave my mind. I kept
seeing my character; red hair, jewelry, bright shawl and Pril kept popping up.
Instead of fighting it, I gave in and my gypsy was born.
I created Pril to be tough, mouthy, and
resilient. She was skilled with a bow and could throw her fist better than some
men, all taught to her by Galius her oldest brother.
Pril needed to be strong in order to go up
against the wealthy Monroes. Yet, I wanted to give her frailties too. I
instilled fear within her. A constant worry when it came to her child. I made
her insecure, gifted with only certain magical abilities. Due to her
insecurities she couldn’t perform crucial spells. This would be the cause of
her guilt.
I had created my heroine, the character
that would push the story along. The main reason the reader would continue to
turn the pages and as I wrote, I began to adore her.
Excerpt
Upon mine death for the blood ye have shed, Every daughter born to ye
shall die before it draws breath, to which ye will know pain and worse, I cast
unto ye mine blood curse.” ~ Vadoma
Four years
after the Blood Curse, Pril of the Peddlers vows to protect her child against
the evil men who hunt her. With her clan unaware of the branded girl among
them, Pril has to keep the identity of her daughter a secret. When her child is
kidnapped, she is forced to ask Merchant runner, Kade Walker, for his help.
Kade Walker
needs to find the gypsy child. Blackmailed and pushed beyond his own moral
code, he is determined to do whatever it takes. When he comes across the
Peddler clan, he is sure the girl is there, however all hope is lost when the
gypsies capture him. Time is running out—until Pril makes him an offer he
cannot refuse.
Amidst greed,
lust, revenge and love, Pril will need to trust Kade. But as the evil nears and
doubt creeps in, will she discover that the enemy has been standing next
to her all
along?
Book 2 in the Branded Trilogy
About the Author
Kat Flannery's love of history shows in her novels. She is an avid reader of historical, suspense, paranormal, and romance. When not researching for her next book, Kat can be found running her three sons to hockey and lacrosse. A member of many writing groups, Kat enjoys promoting other authors on her blog. She's been published in numerous periodicals. Her debut novel CHASING CLOVERS has been on Amazon's Bestsellers list many times and was #62 over all their titles. LAKOTA HONOR (book 1 in Branded Trilogy)
and HAZ ARDOUS UNIONS are Kat's other two books and both have made bestseller lists. T he second book in the Branded Trilogy BLOOD CURSE will be released fall of 2014.Giveaway
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
