Velvetby Temple West
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Release Date: May 12th 2015
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Vampires
Synopsis:
First rule of dealing with hot vampire bodyguards? Don’t fall in love.
After losing both her parents before age seventeen, aspiring designer Caitlin Holte feels like her whole world has been turned upside down, and that was before the terrifying encounter with a supernatural force. Then, she learns that her hot bad-boy neighbor, Adrian—who might have just saved her life—is actually a half-demon vampire.
Suddenly Caitlin is stuck with a vampire bodyguard who feels that the best way to protect her is to become her pretend boyfriend. Trouble is, Caitlin is starting to fall in love for real, while Adrian can never love a human. Caitlin trusts Adrian to keep her safe from his demon father, but will he be able to protect her heart?
Video Interview
“Sorry I dragged
you away from dinner,” I said, realizing the time. “You want to eat with us?”
you away from dinner,” I said, realizing the time. “You want to eat with us?”
He seemed to
consider it, then shook his head. “I’d better get back. Gotta take my
medication.”
consider it, then shook his head. “I’d better get back. Gotta take my
medication.”
I arched a brow
questioningly. “I thought your immune system kicked ass?”
questioningly. “I thought your immune system kicked ass?”
He laughed.
“Sorry, ‘medication’ is what we call it when we need to drink blood. It’s kind
of an inside joke.”
“Sorry, ‘medication’ is what we call it when we need to drink blood. It’s kind
of an inside joke.”
“Oh.” I said,
blushing for some reason. I should have kept my mouth shut, but curiosity got
the better of me. “Does it…taste good?”
blushing for some reason. I should have kept my mouth shut, but curiosity got
the better of me. “Does it…taste good?”
He stared at me
for a long moment, before his gaze drifted down to my neck.
for a long moment, before his gaze drifted down to my neck.
“You can’t
imagine.”
imagine.”
My pulse jumped,
half in fear and half in…something else. His voice had gone low and liquid, his
eyes were burning silver.
half in fear and half in…something else. His voice had gone low and liquid, his
eyes were burning silver.
“Hey Cait?” he
murmured, and though he hadn’t moved an inch, it felt as though he were leaning
towards me.
murmured, and though he hadn’t moved an inch, it felt as though he were leaning
towards me.
“Yeah?” I
whispered.
whispered.
He wasn’t
looking at me in the eye anymore, just staring somewhere above my chest and
below my jaw. The sound of my own heart seemed loud in my ears, and if I could
hear it, so could Adrian.
looking at me in the eye anymore, just staring somewhere above my chest and
below my jaw. The sound of my own heart seemed loud in my ears, and if I could
hear it, so could Adrian.
His eyes flicked
to my face. “You should really get out now.”
to my face. “You should really get out now.”
I blinked.
“Yeah.”
“Yeah.”
I scrambled to undo my seatbelt and
almost fell out of the truck. I could hear the click of the automatic locks
snapping into place the moment the door was closed. Adrian peeled out of the
driveway, back into darkness.
almost fell out of the truck. I could hear the click of the automatic locks
snapping into place the moment the door was closed. Adrian peeled out of the
driveway, back into darkness.
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Temple West, debut author of the YA paranormal romance Velvet, is as nerdy in real life as she is on the Twitter. Armed with a very shiny English degree, she spent four months in Oxford holed up at the Radcliffe Camera amongst the hush of ancient books and the rich musk of academia. Returning to Los Angeles, she acquired a concurrent degree in film, mostly as an excuse to write essays about The Princess Bride and Hook. She can sew (poorly), drive stick (please fasten your seatbelt), and mostly lift her feet off the ground while stuttering into first gear on a very small motorcycle. She currently lives in Seattle and is the proud mother to a one-year-old laptop and a vintage Remington typewriter.
Ink of Blood 
Hello Sarah! Thank you so much for the amazing post! 🙂 I had so much fun watching the video interview 😛
Patri @ FFBC Tours
I thought it was fun – I think the video interview worked really well. Might be good to include more of those.