Guest Post with Tessa Adams & Giveaway!

DARK EMBERS by Tessa Adams

Releases July 6, 2010

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Prince Dylan MacLeod is one of the last pure-blood dragon shape- shifters-and ruler of a dying race, the Dragonstar clan. It falls to him to protect his people and their ancient magic. But he has one important duty: to provide an heir...

Like all dragons, Dylan, who has a dark, rampant sexual appetite, can only procreate with his destined mate-for whom he's searched for the last five hundred years. But his quest is delayed when a disease sweeps through the Dragonstars, and Dylan must venture to the human world to find a cure. He tracks down bio-chemist Phoebe Quillum, never imagining the beautiful scientist would be the mate he's been seeking. But even with the fate of the clan on their shoulders, Phoebe and Dylan are overcome by their sexual desire.

Their passion turns to something truer, but when Phoebe is kidnapped by Dylan's oldest enemy, he must risk everything for his love and his clan...

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Hey everyone! Please join me in welcoming Tessa Adams/Tracy Wolff to Lovin' Me Some Romance!

Guest Post:

I’m so excited to be here today—I love this blog and all of the great covers and interesting facts VampFanGirl digs up for her readers *blushing* Thanks Tessa!. I’ve been writing as Tracy Wolff for the last couple of years—doing contemporaries and erotic suspense, so I’ll admit to being a little nervous about introducing my new pen name, Tessa Adams—especially as it’s kicking off a brand new, paranormal series for me: Dragon’s Heat.

Now, I’ve been a fan of paranormal romance for years—from Christine Feehan to Sherrilyn Kenyon to Patricia Briggs to JR Ward, I’m a huge fan of the genre. Which is why, when my editor approached me about doing a paranormal series, I completely jumped on the idea.

And while I love me some vampires, I have to admit my favorite paranormal creatures really are shapeshifters. There’s nothing sexier to me than a super-studly, super-hot guy who has a bunch of animal instincts running around inside him—which is why I came up with my Dragon Heat series. They are modern day dragons living in the deserts of New Mexico, and trying desperately to survive a virus that is ravaging their species (not to mention war with other dragon clans). The first book, which comes out next week, is Dark Embers and I’ve just finished work on Hidden Embers, the second book in the series.

But enough about me—what I really wanted to talk about today are some of my favorite shapeshifter series. Like I said above, if its paranormal I pretty much read it, but I have to admit to having some tried and true favorites. So with no further ado, here’s my list:

1. Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling series: I love these books. Seriously love everything about them. The wolves, the cats, the Psy—and the chemistry between them. What’s not to love? My favorite book to date is still Caressed by Ice (the third in the series) but Hostage to Pleasure runs a close second. Not that I don’t buy the other books the second they come out and read them in one sitting …

2. Patricia Briggs’s Mercy series: I just recently discovered Mercy, and ended up whipping through the entire six book series in a week. While this falls more in the range of urban fantasy than paranormal romance, I have to write about it because Briggs does such a kick-ass job with Mercy (a coyote shifter mechanic) stuck with an Alpha wolf for a mate, a Fae for a best friend and a vampire with a VW bus who has a serious crush on her. Briggs has tackled some really difficult issues in these books and done so beautifully—I can’t recommend them highly enough.

3. Sunny’s Mona Lisa series: I fell in love with Sunny’s writing from the first chapter of the first book and have stayed that way through all four of them—and her new Lucinda series as well. She is an incredible writer who makes even the most unsympathetic characters completely sympathetic.

4. Sophie Renwick’s Velvet series: Sophie is a fellow NAL writer and very good friend of mine and I have to admit to being completely hooked on her brand new Paranormal series. The first book, Velvet Haven, hit the shelves a few months ago and each of the subsequent books will feature a different kind of shifter in her mythical world of Anywnn.

5. Allyson James’s Stormwalker. This is a brand new Urban Fantasy story, with a kickass heroine who draws power from lighting and her dragon lover. Allyson has created an incredible world in the southwestern desert, one filled with Native American magic and fascinating relationships. I can’t wait for the second book to hit the shelves.

So, as I’m getting to launch my own paranormal shifter series, I thought I would ask you who your favorite shifters are. Who is your favorite author/shifter character of all time? Though I didn’t mention her Dark Hunter series above (because much of it is vampires), I think my absolute favorite shifter is Vane Kattalakis from Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Night Play. He is the most amazing hero I’ve ever read and the fact that he is half wolf makes it even better ;) So leave a comment below for a chance to win a copy of Dark Embers and Tease Me, my most recent Tracy Wolff book.


VFG's Answer: Oh gawd, that's a tough one to answer Tessa because like you, I love me some shifters. Their voracius animal halfs make for some super delicious alpha heroes, not to mention all the fabulous authors who pen their lucious selves onto the pages. And ooh girl, I love me some Vane too!!! I have to agree that Nalini Singh has a collection of shifters that I'd love to have an ogRy with. No joke on that one. And Sophie Renwick definitely has some bitable hero shifters. Yeah, I'd have to say that those two are my faves. Can we have a tie? ;)

Giveaway Details:

*Answer Tessa's Question along with a Current Email Address*

**Contest Open to US and Canada Only**

***Must be 18 or Older to Enter***

****Contest Closes Monday, July 5th at Midnight U.S. Pacific Standard Time and Winners will be Chosen Randomly and Announced Tuesday, July 6th****