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Xander’s Heart by Scarlett Flame

21 Thursday Mar 2019

Posted by D.A Lascelles in Vampire Month

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BDSM, erotica, modern day gothic romance, paranormal erotica, Scarlett Flame, Vampire Romance, Whitby


 
My latest book is now available for pre-order at the reduced price of 99 cents / 99 pence until the 26th of March. Publication is the 19th of March
 
 
 
 
This is a modern day Gothic romance
 
 

The Blurb:

 
Xander wasn’t your stereotypical vampire. Far from it. Living in Gothic splendour on the outskirts of Whitby. Savage and Dominant by nature he goes after what or who he wants with ardour and passion.
Especially once his eye is set on his soulmate. His chosen one … Ellenor.

A human that he has been watching and waiting to approach for years. He steps forward when he senses she is in danger from a supernatural being.

Bringing her into his world at full tilt.

A world of Domination and submission.

Spanking and bondage.
 
Of werewolves, shifters, ogres and faeries.

Of mages, magicians and sorcery.

A world where a deadly apocalyptic magical war is approaching.

Both Xander and Ellenor have major roles to play but are they up to the challenge?

A new series from award winning author Scarlett Flame.



**Sexual Content

**Suitable for ages 18 and over

 
 
 
 
Universal Link: books2read.com/XandersHeart
First Beta Review on Goodreads
 
Xander’s Heart (The Vampires of Whitby Book One) 

by 

Scarlett Flame (Goodreads Author),
Zak Jane Keir (Editor)
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Emma‘s review 

Feb 17, 2019

 

it was amazing

 

Having read this for a honest review I was enraptured so on the edge of my seat laugh out loud great read I loved the way the characters blended so we’ll and how I’ve been left wanting more from the fabulous Scarlett Flame
https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/xander-s-heart
 
Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07NTG72BJ
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NTG72BJ
Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07NTG72BJ
  
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[Vampire Month] Scarlett Flame interview

18 Monday Mar 2019

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50 Shades of Grey, BDSM, Dracula, Scarlett Flame, Twlilight, Vampires


This week in Vampire Month we have Scarlett Flame who is here to suffer the painful interrogations of the Vampire month interview. Scarlett is a Manchester based writer who dabbles in many genres from Steampunk to Paranormal but all with a sexy, erotic twist. She is also the organiser of the Manchester Author signing and gig event that takes place every year in August. Details here: Manchester Author event and gigManchester Author event and gig

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1)      What is the earliest memory you have of writing? What did you write about?

This is a hard one to answer really. I always kept a diary or journal from a young age so that is probably my earliest memory of writing anything significant. It was just about what happened for day to day in my life.

2)      When did you decide to become a professional writer? Why did you take this step?

I made the decision in 2013 after a discussion with friends that I used to chat to on Twitter. They were, for the most part writers and authors. on evening my friend John was talking about a book he was writing and I happened to mention that I had been writing secretly. I actually kept the writing in my bottom drawer of my chest of drawers in my bedroom.

He said to send me what I had written so I send him the first chapter of a story. A paranormal Steampunk story and he said it was pretty good and worth pursuing. Between about five of them they then came up with my author name. I loved to write so I thought, why not give it a shot.

3)      What would you consider to be your greatest strength as a writer? What about your greatest weakness? How do you overcome this weakness?

My greatest strength I think is my ability to communicate with others and drive a story forward. My greatest weakness is procrastination. I am easily distracted. Like the dog off Up that can be distracted by the word and thought of squirrels.

A Gothic Romance teaser 5.png4)      Tell us about the place where you live. Have you ever derived any inspiration from your home or from anywhere you have visited?

The place I live is a very small village on the outskirts of Manchester. It is close to moss lands and very rural. Despite being close to the East Lancashire Road. I live in a pretty mining cottage.

In my steampunk book i mention a number of places including Wales where most of my family live and my latest book is set in Whitby. Lots of inspiration came from a holiday there and witnessing the most amazing sunset with the abbey ruins as a backdrop. In fact the cover of the book shows the view I had that evening.

I derive inspiration from here and the many places that I have visited or my family has lived.

5)      Which book, if any, would you consider to be your greatest influence and inspiration?

There are a number but I think Dracula was very inspirational. I love a good vampire novel

6)      What drove you to write about Vampires?

I simply love vampires in their many guises. Dracula, From Dusk till Dawn and of course Twilight.

7)      What do you think is the attraction for Vampire fiction? Why is it such a popular topic?

I think vampires and sex are synonymous. Who could resist a sexy vampire tale of love, lust and blood?

8)      In a fight between all the greatest Vampires of fiction, who do you think would come out on top?

I think Dracula would have to come out on top.

9)      What about in some other contest such as sexiness or dress sense? Who would win that one?

Hmmm the Vampire Louis has to win on sexiness from Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat. I love the books by Anne Rice. As for dress sense that would have to be Dracula and his over the top dark cloaks.

10)   How well do you think one of your characters would fare against the winner(s)InstagramCapture_e8cd6ef1-7764-43ed-8c46-02db0b04b899 of the above?

I think my vampires would fare well against any other vampires as they are superstrong, fast and have other powers too.

11)   Tell us the basic premise behind your latest novel.

The story begins with a young woman visiting Whitby. Visiting her grandma in fact, on the outskirts of Whitby not too far away from the ancient Abbey. There she finally meets the resident vampire, Xander.

This is the story about how their relationship progresses and about the heroine – Ellenor, finding out that her life is about to change in ways beyond her imagination.

In magical ways and the ways of the Lifestyle. The Lifestyle being that of BDSM, bondage and spankings.

Very much 50 shades meets Twilight in some respects.

[Vampire Month] So, let’s talk about Vampires by Erica Hayes

25 Monday Mar 2013

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BDSM, Billionaire Dude, Christian Grey, Erica Hayes, Fifty Shades of Grey, Forbidden Desire, Ice Hearted Bloodsucking Overlord of Doom, Nosferatu, Romance, True Blood, Vampire Dude, Vampire Romance, Vampires


So. Let’s talk about vampires.erica_sm

No, wait. Let’s talk about tortured billionaires who practise faux-BDSM instead of getting the therapy they clearly need and can certainly afford. The poor things. They’re all the rage right now. A year or two ago, you couldn’t turn around in the romance section of the bookstore without falling over a juicy, smoldering vampire hero. Now, it’s billionaires. Not a dripping fang or coffin in sight. They don’t even shapeshift. Say what?

But in the end, Hot Vampire Dude and Billionaire BDSM Dude are the same guy. Right? Seeing as I’m a romance author, I have full license to poke fun at our beloved tropes. Let’s see:

1. He lives in a dark, secret world, and draws the heroine into it

For Vampire Dude, it’s the world of the supernatural, a place where the rules of human society don’t apply. He’s king of a vampire coven. One of a Secret Brotherhood of Hot Dudes Who Save The World. Or, he’s Ronnie Kray with fangs, a vampire mobster in the middle of a war against the local werewolf crochet club, or whoever. He’s probably also filthy rich. Seeing as he’s probably hundreds of years old, he has no excuse for being penniless.

This is what Vampire Romance Heroes don't look like

This is what Vampire Romance Heroes don’t look like

For Billionaire Dude? It’s the subculture of domination and submission, whips and manacles, BDSM clubs, the Red Room of Tampons, whatever. The heroine has never been there before, and what she sees there shocks her. But she kinda likes it, too. And once you’re in, there’s no closing your eyes.

 

2. He threatens – and awakens – the heroine sexually

A no-brainer for Vampire Dude. Oops, sorry, did I eat you before you got off? How impolite.  ‘Hot sex with a ravenous monster is the best evah’ is one of the awesomest tropes in romance. We can’t get enough of this. Because if there’s no threat, then where’s the conflict? Nowhere, that’s where. Perhaps we sanitise the ‘monster’ aspect a little. Most vampire heroes are unrealistically gorgeous. They never look like the guy from Nosferatu. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu) And no heroine ever seems to bleed to death from vampire sex, or catch some horrible disease. A little pain is acceptable, but generally the biting is multi-orgasmic. Hell, it sounds good to me. Where can I get one?

Same with Billionaire Dude’s heroine. She’s afraid of submitting to Billionaire because OMG, poor little me, he’s just so powerful and masterful and gorgeous and filthy rich, I can’t possibly… but is he the ‘best evah’? You bet. If he was a lousy lay, there’d be no story. At least, not a story that ladies all over the world would want to read.

 3. The heroine is his weakness

Vampire Dude had everything squared away before the heroine came along. There he was, merrily slaughtering his enemies and chowing down on his choice of tasty human flesh with little remorse and less emotional attachment… and then blam! This lady comes along, and he’s Consumed with Forbidden Desire. So completely, in fact, that he starts making stupid decisions, like protecting her instead of getting on with the relentless business of being a Ice-Hearted Bloodsucking Overlord of Doom. Love sucks.

This is what they do look like

This is what they do look like

Billionaire Dude is the same. There he was, spending his vast fortune and happily screwing around to avoid his issues, and now the heroine comes along and he Has To Have Her. She’s the one who penetrates (snigger… she said ‘penetrates’…) his carefully constructed Façade of Arrogant Arsehole-ishness, and lets all the torment pour out.

You can draw these parallels with other types of romance hero, too. Dangerous, sexually threatening heroes are popular in historicals. Rakes, pirates, spies, highwaymen, the odd Viking invader. In futuristic romance, we have pirates and rebels and rogue starship captains, but also the alien hero – he gets additional Threatening Points because he’s probably got two cocks, or a stinger under his tongue, or his planet enslaves human women and forces them to bear half-alien monster babies, or something.

So, y’know. It’s easy to poke fun at the billionaire/intern genre. Especially since it’s had such big bestsellers lately, and everyone knows bestsellers are ripe for wise-ass snarkery and derision. But the Dangerous, Otherworldly, Obsessed Hero has been around for a lot longer than Christian Grey.

In all his different guises, he’s probably our favourite kind of hero. And as romance sub-genres ebb and flow in popularity – a few years ago you couldn’t sell a contemporary romance to save your starving children, and no big publisher would touch erotic romance with a ten-foot pole and a biohazard suit on, not to mention the so-called ‘death of historicals’ that happened (or not) a while back – you can bet Mr. Dangerous will keep popping up.

I say, bring back the vampire hero – if, indeed, he ever went away. He’s cool, he’s tough, he’s a fierce monster we can tame to our whims. And hey, he’s rich enough for me. I’m not greedy. Who needs billions, when you can have eternal life?

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Erica Hayes was a law student, an air force officer, an editorial assistant and a musician, before finally landing her dream job: fantasy and romance writer.
She writes dark paranormal and urban fantasy romance, and her books feature tough, smart heroines and colourful heroes with dark secrets.
She hails from Australia, where she drifts from city to city, leaving a trail of chaos behind her. Currently, she’s terrorizing the wilds of Northumberland.

http://www.ericahayes.net
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