Available today -- IMMORTAL by Pati Nagle

[alfreda89]

There's a sample of a brand new urban fantasy up over at Book View Cafe today. It's called IMMORTAL by Pati Nagle. It looks related to her ælven books, but it's definitely urban fantasy, and feels more paranormal romance or even YA/PR. I haven't read Pati's novels yet, but I've read several of her short works, steampunk and ælven, and she has a nice way with characters and world building. Pati gracefully slides hard questions into her tales. For example -- what kind of world do you have where vampires are first cousins to elves, and they are sworn enemies? Her elves are her own, and so are her vampires. So, take a look and see if it promises to go somewhere you'd like to check out! It takes place in New Mexico, too, so different cultures and scenery.

Also, Lori DeVoti's DEMON HIGH now has sample chapters up!

What do you do if the most gorgeous guy you’ve ever seen walks up and asks for help?

Len Whiting is smitten from the minute she sees Caeran’s amazing eyes. She agrees to help him with research, and then to help him find a healer in rural New Mexico. Only then does she learn he’s immortal — an ælven — locked in an ancient struggle with a vampire who’s now got his sights set on Len.

Comments

[originalkitsune.livejournal.com]

The book sounds somewhat interesting but that cover art is kinda gangsta-looking. I do hear many writers have no say in the cover art though.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Writers have NO say over the cover put on a book by a major publisher, or regional publisher. Big names might get cover consultation. It's a hot button, because art boards may know what people are picking up, but they can also kill a career (as my cover on my second Alfreda novel did.)

This book is from the author herself. I think she was going for unearthly-good looking male trying to hide a bit from casual view, both because women react predictably to him, if in a certain age bracket, and also there's a vampire looking for him to kill him and his family.

So -- the things she was trying to suggest with the cover totally failed with you, I'd say! ;^)

[sheilagh.livejournal.com]

yup. Gansta "sparkle vampire" is what occured to me ;) too pretty, no context.