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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Blog Tour: "Black Moon" by J.D. Tyler
Welcome to our stop on the Black Moon Blog Tour! It's kind of exciting to me (Anna) because I am a HUGE fan of the Alpha Pack series!!!!
Welcome to Book Lovin’ Mamas! We are so excited to have you
here!!! I (Anna) am a HUGE fan of your Primal Law series so it’s a great honor
to get to ask you a few questions about the books.
Hi Anna, and all of you Book Lovin’ Mamas! It’s great to
be here today on your awesome blog.
1)What was your inspiration for this series? Where did the
original idea come from?
Readers are sometimes surprised to learn that I never
imagined I would get the opportunity to write paranormal romance. I was busy
writing romantic suspense as my alter-ego, Jo Davis, and enjoying that very
much. My publisher actually came to me in 2010 and said they didn’t have an
author writing shifters for them, and would I be interested in proposing a
series? Would I ever!!
Extremely excited, I went to work on a series outline,
and I knew I wanted my wolves to have a military background. What on earth is
sexier than Navy SEALs? I also wanted them to have some other abilities, so I
gave each Pack member a special Psy gift, such as the ability to start fires,
move objects with his mind, see the future or the past, speak in others’ minds,
etc. Combined with the shifting and military background, my men are sexy and
heroic. The Alpha Pack was born, a black ops team that protects the world from
all sorts of lethal human and non-human predators. I’m also working other types
of shifters into their world, and I’m absolutely loving my work writing this
series!
2) Which character is your favorite from the series?
I would say right now that Sorcerer/Necromancer/panther
shifter Kalen Black and Seelie Prince Sariel hold special places in my heart.
Both are wounded heroes who are bouncing back from being outcast, a theme that
melts me every time.
I have to say, though, that the character who is the most
fun to write is Telekenetic/Firestarter Aric Savage (Book 2, SAVAGE AWAKENING)!
Aric walks onto the page and steals every scene he’s in, every single time.
He’s witty, sarcastic, dynamic, and one of the best heroes I’ve ever written. He’ll
never go away, because he’s just too awesome to ignore.
3) Do you use real people as inspiration for the characters
in this series?
In this particular series, there wasn’t one real-life man
who inspired me right off the bat. Sometimes, though, I find a picture in a
magazine of a sexy man who resembles my character and keep it by the computer
to ogle as a write. For BLACK MOON, magician/illusionist Criss Angel kept
popping into my head as a cool person who’s physically similar, and I peeked at
his pic once in a while. To get my motor running, of course!
4) What was the hardest scene in Black Moon to write? Your
favorite scene?
That’s a hard one to answer without giving away the big
secrets! I guess in general, I can say that the scenes where Kalen is mentally
struggling against being seduced to the side of evil by the Unseelie King Malik
were among the hardest I’ve ever written. Writing a good man losing his mind, a
man who’s never had love and wants it so desperately, and fighting against
accepting a twisted form of love from a force who’s sweet-talking him, saying
all the right things, was a great challenge. I think I pulled it off, but I’ll
let the readers decide!
One of my favorite scenes in the book is the final
battle, when Kalen unleashes the full power of his sorcery and commander Nick
Westfall’s terrible vision comes to pass… How’s that for a tease?
5) What is next for this series? Can you give us any insider
info? And, I have to ask, will Sariel get his own book any time soon?
BLACK MOON releases Tuesday, December 4, and I’m so
excited! Here’s the blurb:
A group of former Navy
SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf shifters with Psy powers
combating the greatest dangers in the world. But sometime those dangers are
more intimate than they bargained for…
Ever since he saved
Dr. Mackenzie Grant’s life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen Black has had
trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense passion between
them—one that for the first time had the notorious loner letting down his
guard.
With the Alpha Pack
battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen’s mind, Kalen can
no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in
order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen’s
child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To be with his mate and unborn child, Kalen
will have to unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all…
I don’t know whether Sariel will get a story in the near
future, but it’s definitely in my mind! Next up in the series is HUNTER’S
HEART, the 4th installment in the Alpha Pack series. (Due to be
released in late summer/fall 2013) This is Ryon Hunter’s story, and while I
don’t have back cover copy yet to share, I can tell readers that this is a
“predator” story. It explores the question—what if one of Malik’s and Dr. Gene
Bowman’s test subjects, an innocent human man, was an experiment gone wrong and
accidentally got unleashed on the world when the labs were destroyed? Can Ryon,
Ryon’s mate Daria, and the Pack save this man inside the creature? They’d
better hope so. Because the most dangerous predator is the one you can’t see
coming…
In spring of 2013, my Sugarland Blue series that centers
on the Sugarland, Tennessee Police Department launches with the novella ARMED
AND DANGEROUS in April. The next month, in May 2013 is the first book, SWORN TO
PROTECT. Both the novella and full-length book feature the popular Detective
Shane Ford, who first appeared in my Firefighters of Station Five series!
After that, I have two more books under contract—the 5th
Alpha Pack book, character and story to be announced, and the 2nd
Sugarland Blue book, tentative title HOT PURSUIT (could change). HOT PURSUIT is
slated to be Detective Taylor Kayne’s story. Taylor is Shane’s partner in
Homicide.
Thank you very much for inviting me to your blog today,
and thank you to the readers for stopping by to chat! Feel free to ask
questions! What do you say we give away a book?
*Scroll down to find the giveaway*
PRIMAL
LAW, Alpha Pack #1
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Founded
by a group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf
shifters with Psy powers tasked with eliminating the most dangerous predators
in the world. But the gift of their abilities comes at a price…
After
a massacre decimates half his team and leaves him crippled, Jaxon Law must
relearn how to fight—and battle the anger and guilt threatening to overwhelm
him. But when he rescues a beautiful woman who reawakens his primal instincts,
Jax is unprepared for the dangers that lie ahead.
On the
run from her employer, brilliant lab assistant Kira Locke has evidence that
leads the Alpha Pack on a hunt for someone targeting human civilians with Psy
abilities. And as Jax and Kira circle both the killer and each other, Jax will
have to decide if the deep connection he feels with Kira is worth breaking the
ultimate shifter rule—because bonding with Kira means putting his abilities at
risk, and they might be the only tools he has to keep his mate alive…
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BLACK
MAGIC, An ALPHA PACK novella #1.5
An
original Alpha Pack novella featuring the sexy sorcerer and panther shifter
Kalen Black…
Recruited by the Alpha Pack, Kalen Black is still very much a lone wolf. But when a paranormal creature threatens the life of Dr. Mackenzie Grant, Kalen must use all of his abilities to rescue her. This brush with death excites a passion between them, and after a night of intense pleasure, Kalen leaves Mac with a mysterious gift that just might save her life again.…
Recruited by the Alpha Pack, Kalen Black is still very much a lone wolf. But when a paranormal creature threatens the life of Dr. Mackenzie Grant, Kalen must use all of his abilities to rescue her. This brush with death excites a passion between them, and after a night of intense pleasure, Kalen leaves Mac with a mysterious gift that just might save her life again.…
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SAVAGE
AWAKENING, Alpha Pack #2,
A
group of former Navy SEALS, the Alpha Pack is a top-secret team of wolf
shifters with Psy powers combating the greatest dangers in the world. But
sometime those dangers are more intimate than they bargained for...
After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair--and a spine of solid steel.
LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah's recovery. Still, she can't help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has--however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric's life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate.
After a mission goes wrong, Aric Savage is taken prisoner. Half-dead and despairing, he makes a stunning discovery: his Pack mate Micah Chase, who was reported dead, is a fellow captive. When the Alpha team goes into full-rescue mode, accompanying them is an absolute stunner with sable hair--and a spine of solid steel.
LAPD officer and Psy Dreamwalker Rowan Chase has one priority: her brother Micah's recovery. Still, she can't help but be drawn to Aric, the ruggedly handsome wolf shifter who pleasures her as no man ever has--however fleeting their affair is destined to be. But when Aric's life is endangered, Rowan must ask herself what she's willing to sacrifice in the name of love, for the man fated to be her Bondmate.
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BLACK
MOON, Alpha Pack #3
Publication Date: December 4,
2012
Ever
since he saved Dr. Mackenzie Grant's life, panther shifter and sorcerer Kalen
Black has had trouble keeping the beautiful doctor out of his
thoughts, and his heart. The brush with death awakened an intense
passion between them--one that for the first time had the notorious loner
letting down his guard.
With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen's mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen's child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To be with his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all...
With the Alpha Pack battling an evil Fae who is slowly gaining control over Kalen's mind, Kalen can no longer trust his own actions, and he breaks off his affair with Mackenzie in order to keep her safe. But when Mackenzie learns that she is carrying Kalen's child, no amount of danger will keep her away from the man she loves. To be with his mate and unborn child, Kalen will have to unleash the full fury of his power, and risk destroying them all...
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J.D. Tyler is an award-winning, multi-published author who
writes for New American Library under three pseudonyms. Whether this is due to
an overdose of ambition or a multiple personality affliction, she’ll never
tell.
J.D. writes dark, sexy paranormal romance and has a huge
thing for shifters, vampires, the Fae, and just about everything else that goes
bump and grind in the night. She can’t get enough of those dangerous
supernatural heroes, and the fun of creating her own was just too much
temptation to resist… so she didn’t. J.D. doesn’t do self-denial.
When she isn’t writing, J.D.’s idea of a good time
certainly isn’t cleaning house (sniff), bungee jumping (not in this lifetime,
or the next), or camping (her idea of “roughing it” is a slow bellboy). She
enjoys reading, being pampered like the diva she is, and spending time with her
awesome family. She lives in Texas with her two teenagers.
Connect
with J.D. Tyler:
BLACK MOON BLOG TOUR
11/25/12 - 12/15/12
JD is offering ONE commenter winner's choice of a paperback copy of any one of the ALPHA PACK series (Primal Law, Savage Awakening or Black Moon). To enter just leave a comment below and make sure to leave your email in your comment so you can be contacted!
This contest is International
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30 comments:
I have been followed this blog tour and really hope can win J.D.'s book
thanks for the giveaway
eli_y83@yahoo.com
This is an awesome series!! I have been following the tour as well for a chance to win Black Moon and I have noticed that A LOT of people are entering these contests! It's wonderful that people love the series or want to try the books. Congrats on all the success!
And I hope they contract you for more books because We haven't heard from everybody yet! I'd love to find out what's going on between Sariel and the beautiful doctor! Too bad Sariel's dad is such a d-bag (total understatement!!).
And I LOVE Nick, poor guy. I'd love for him to find his HEA. We still don't know what happened in his past, but I think he needs a good mate, I'd be more than happy to volunteer!
Thanks for the awesome series and for the chance to win!! *fingers crossed*
ehaney578 at aol dot com
I love this tour and love that I found J.D.Tyler. This series is on my wish list and my TRL. I look forward to starting it. Thanks for the chance.
Carol L
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com
Eli, Elizabeth, and Carol,
Thanks you ladies so much for your support for the series and for the blog tour! You guys are awesome!
Elizabeth, I'm glad you're enjoying the series and I hope you love Black Moon. I hope they continue to publish the series, but one way or another it will go on. :)
Eli and Carol, I hope you enjoy the series!
Thank you all for coming by!
Anna,
Thank you for your enthusiastic welcome! I'm so glad you're a bonafide Alpha Bitch and love the series! Your support means the world.
Thank you for having me here!!
Good readers--The Alpha Bitches is my Street Team! If you guys want to join, visit my FB fan page and look for it under groups!
It's only 2 days now from the release of Black Moon! I can't wait!
thanks for the giveaway!
mardavin26(at)gmail(dot) com
I can't wait for the release of Black Moon! I love the series!
mardavin26(at)gmail(dot)com
Maria,
I'm glad you're excited! So am I. :)
thanks for coming by!
I've been going to each blog on this blog tour! I've been so curious about this series
Raonaid at gmail dot com
This books looks like a very interesting read.
Thanks for the giveaway.
olga_sergejeva (at) hotmail.co.uk
Raonaid,
I've noticed you a several of the readers following my tour, and I very much appreciate your support! You guys are the best! I hope you enjoy the series and thanks for coming by!
Olga,
I hope you enjoy the series if you give it a try. Thanks for coming by!
THese books look super sexy! I love a good Alpha male!
grapeapril75(AT)gmail.com
Awasome series and i am followed this tour. Looking forward to starting read this series. Thanks for giveaway :)
filiafantasy at gmail dot com
The books sound great! Thanks for the giveaway.
jmcgaugh (at) semo (dot) edu
K April,
Alphas are the best! I hope you enjoy the series, and thanks for coming by!
Filia,
I hope you enjoy the Alpha Pack! Thanks for coming by!
Jmc,
I hope you love Black Moon! Thanks for coming by!
Love this and can´t wait for my chance to read, =)
thanks for the giveaway & Happy Monday!
//Linda
I loved all 3 books in this series, I am dying to read Black Moon, but my DH has me on a book buying ban until after Christmas.
Sugerlady@aol.com
They all sound great. Thanks for sharing!!
bacchus76 at myself dot com
I have been fallowing the blog tour and I love this interview. Thank you for the giveaway.
email: alinutza4u2004[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]uk
Great interview and cannot WAIT for BLACK MOON!! You have captured me from the very first book, cannot wait to see what you have planned for this series. Keep them coming :)
mharper1023@gmail.com
This series sounds fantastic. Thanks for the great interview, blurbs, and giveaway.
e.balinski(at)att(dot)net
Loved the interview! The more I read about this series, the further up my TBR pile it moves. ;)
I think I am going to fall in love with them SEAL shifters!
Thank you for sharing and for the opportunity to read one of your stories.
trb0917 at gmail.com
Love this and i want to read them all! =) Got it on my TBR list.
Thanks for the giveaway & Happy Tuesday!
//Linda
fr_larsson at hotmail dot com
I haven't read these, YET. They sound so good, it is a hard decision which of JD's books to read first
Ann(dot)sheiring(at)gmail(dot)com
I am loving this tour :D That interview was brilliant! A lot of teasing just giving us bits and pieces :D lol I love Sariel as well and Nick I can't wait until he gets his own book! I look forward to reading Kalens book Thanks for the interview and the giveaway :)
amieesnow@gmail.com
thank you for this new opportunity to win your books. i ordered book1 now because i couldn't resist anymore^^
all the best
isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com
I love shifter romances. Thanks for the giveaway. marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com