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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 so much for being here today J.D.! It was a pleasure to have you!!!

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
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.…


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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.


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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...

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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.
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BLACK MOON BLOG TOUR
11/25/12 - 12/15/12

            LIVE CHAT - 8-9pm EST (7-8pm CT, 6-7pm MDT, 5-6pm PDT)
12/13 - I Smell Sheep
12/14 - Grave Tells




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

30 comments:

Eli Yanti said...

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

Carol L. said...

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

J.D. Tyler said...

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!

J.D. Tyler said...

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!

Anonymous said...

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

Anonymous said...

I can't wait for the release of Black Moon! I love the series!

mardavin26(at)gmail(dot)com

J.D. Tyler said...

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

Unknown said...

This books looks like a very interesting read.
Thanks for the giveaway.
olga_sergejeva (at) hotmail.co.uk

J.D. Tyler said...

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!

J.D. Tyler said...

Olga,

I hope you enjoy the series if you give it a try. Thanks for coming by!

Unknown said...

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

jmcgaugh said...

The books sound great! Thanks for the giveaway.

jmcgaugh (at) semo (dot) edu

J.D. Tyler said...

K April,

Alphas are the best! I hope you enjoy the series, and thanks for coming by!

J.D. Tyler said...

Filia,

I hope you enjoy the Alpha Pack! Thanks for coming by!

J.D. Tyler said...

Jmc,

I hope you love Black Moon! Thanks for coming by!

Linda said...

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

donnas said...

They all sound great. Thanks for sharing!!

bacchus76 at myself dot com

Alina P said...

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

michele said...

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

Joanne said...

This series sounds fantastic. Thanks for the great interview, blurbs, and giveaway.

e.balinski(at)att(dot)net

Tina B said...

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

Linda said...

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

Ann S. said...

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

Unknown said...

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

miki said...

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

Unknown said...

I love shifter romances. Thanks for the giveaway. marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com

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