by Eva Lefoy
These days, vampires are popular.
Once they hid in creepy haunted castles and terrorized the neighborhood
peasants, preying upon hapless passersby and sleeping in velvet lined coffins.
Then, they were relegated to Halloween costumes, complete with fake blood and
glowing plastic fangs. These days, the vampires are truly more out in the
light. If you’re a fan of the Twilight series, you know those ultra-modern
vampires sparkle in the sun, they don’t shrivel and burn like in the old horror
movies. All these changes must give vampires an identity complex. One second
they’re evil monsters and the next they’ve got a glitter overload! But one
thing about vampires that everybody agrees on – they bite.
Vampires bite to drink the blood
of their victims, not just for biting’s sake. But in some Urban Fantasy works,
bites of say a werewolf or a vampire or a demon might turn you into one of
them, through some sort of viral infection.
After all, their immune system and their bodies are totally different
from normal humans so who’s to say what kinds of damage their bite can cause? Or what about the opposite? What good could a vampire’s bite do you?
Well, if you’re willing to
suspend belief for a while, how about a bite that heals? After all, they’re
often depicted as having super-human powers. Agile, speedy, and dangerous,
their senses and their reactions are quick and deadly. Usually, they also heal
at a rapid speed – usually after a nice rich dose of blood! What if healings is
a nice little perk of a vampire’s bite? Would you take the risk?
In Darkest Flowers, botanist
Henri Muller is scarred in a forest wildfire. When he arrives at the vampire’s
door, he has no idea the gorgeous naked man can heal him with his bite. After
the first one, he has a mind to risk another even though he’s fearful it will
lead to his death. Will he accept the vampire as his lover or run away, back to
his empty life?
Ah heck, what’s a little nibble
between the boys?
Darkest Flowers is a M/M romance
from MLR Press.
Thanks to Cate for having me here
during the Halloween month. Cate, I hope you get all the goodies you desire
this Halloween and if you’ve been very bad…. Well… you know!
Eva
DARKEST FLOWERS
Botanist Henri Muller will do
almost anything for a flower—even
brave a forest fire. Scarred and heartbroken, he journeys to a greenhouse run
by a reclusive proprietor with a mysterious green thumb and a potent sexuality.
Henri’s startled by their passionate encounter, but when he discovers the
vampire’s bite soothes his tormented body and soul he longs to stay though the
cure is deadly.
Ambrose is a shy monster with a
lonely heart. Will Henri choose to become his mate or will he let Ambrose wilt
and die like a neglected flower? With each passing day, Ambrose grows weaker...
EXCERPT
Siskiyou National Forest
Southern Oregon
Saturday night, August 30th
Henri
clicked the laptop closed and checked his watch. The sun had already slid to
the western horizon. Damn it, I’ve stayed
too late. I should have paid closer attention. He rejected the idea that
secretly, he’d wanted to stay, because if he had, that meant… No. I didn’t do it on purpose. I don’t have
a death wish.
The
greenhouse door opened. Ambrose appeared, wearing nothing at all, and began to
water his plants. He seemed to hover over one in particular, using his soft low
voice to talk to it like a lover. What is
he saying?
Henri
watched the graceful movements, struck anew by Ambrose’s suppleness. How old
was he? How long had he lived here, alone? More questions tumbled through his
mind as Ambrose spied him and sent him a shy smile. He set the watering can
down.
“You’re
still here. I’m glad.”
“I’m
finished with my work. At least as much as I can get done for now. I’ll
complete the paper back at the college.” Henri stood and stretched. After
sitting for hours in the same position, his legs ached. But oddly, the right
one didn’t hurt any worse than the left. Ambrose’s bite had almost completely
cured his pain. And earlier, when he’d looked in the rearview mirror, he’d seen
his real face for the first time in forever. No ugly scarring. No need for the
netting. He was whole. The idea he could have his old body back tugged at him. Ask him. Ask him if he can cure me for good.
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Author Bio and Contact
Eva Lefoy writes and reads all kinds of romance, and is a
certified Trekkie. She’s also terribly addicted to chocolate, tea, and hiking.
One of these days, she’ll figure out the meaning of life, quit her job, and go
travel the galaxy. Until then, she’s writing down all her dirty thoughts for
the sake of future explorers.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Eva_Lefoy
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/elefoy/
Thanks so much for joining the party, Eva! Hope your Halloween is spooktacular!
