Guest Author: Laura Kaye

I am excited to welcome author Laura Kaye to Literary Escapism today as part of her South of Surrender tour.

She’s the only one who can see through his golden boy façade to the broken god within…

Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, is on a mission: save Eurus from his death sentence and prove his troubled brother can be redeemed. But Eurus fights back, triggering vicious storms that threaten the mortal realm and dangerously drain Chrys.

Laney Summerlyn refuses to give up her grandfather’s horse farm, despite her deteriorating vision. More than ever, she needs the organized routine of her life at Summerlyn Stables, until a ferocious storm brings an impossible—and beautiful—creature crashing down from the heavens.

Injured while fighting Eurus, Chrys finds himself at the mercy of a mortal woman whose compassion and acceptance he can’t resist. As they surrender to the passion flaring between them, immortal enemies close in, forcing Chrys to choose between his brother and the only woman who’s ever loved the real him.

Make sure you stick around to the end. We’ll be giving away an ecopy of an Hearts of the Anemoi novel (winner’s choice), a set of Hearts of the Anemoi swag – romance trading cards from all three books, new bookmarks, magnets, and a tattoo, and a chance to enter the big tour giveaway – a signed set of all three Hearts of the Anemoi novels.

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Meet Chrysander Notos and Laney Summerlyn

It’s always fun to fantasize about your book being made into a movie. Imagine the glamour, the red carpet, the big, silver screen! Oh my! You’d wonder how your story might translate to film, and how exciting it would be to see everything come to life. And, of course, you’d wonder just which actors would play your characters.

In my latest book in my Greek-mythology-inspired Hearts of the Anemoi series, South of Surrender, the hero is an immortal, a Greek God named Chrysander Notos. He’s the Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer and he’s on a mission: to save or capture his brother Eurus who’s under a death sentence handed down by the Olympians. Chrys’s heroine is a mortal, human woman named Laney Summerlyn he meets after literally falling into her life. Laney owns a horse farm and suffers from a degenerative eye disease that has left her nearly blind. I absolutely adored writing this couple. So, here’s more about Chrys and Laney, who I think could play them, and a reveal of their romance trading cards:

MEET HERO CHRYSANDER NOTOS:

Laney’s first impression of Chrys:

She was used to the limitations of her low vision by now, but sometimes it was so frustrating not to be able to see more than a pinpoint of the world at a time, her brain putting the whole together like a slow computer loading the pixels of a high-resolution image. Blond hair. Longish. Angled jaw. Muscled shoulder. Bare muscled shoulder.

Laney gasped and cut her gaze away, half of her afraid of what else she might see if she continued to scan her gaze over him, and half of her dying to know.

Chrys’s Job: Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, one of the four Cardinal Anemoi

3 Words that Describe Chrys: Loyal, Protective, Powerful

3 Things he Loves about Heroine Laney Summerlyn: Her acceptance, her courage, her belief in him

Who would play Chrys if the book was made into a movie? I’m torn between two possibilities: Jason Lewis in all his yumminess and the ever-awesome David Beckham

MEET HEROINE LANEY SUMMERLYN:

One of Chrys’s early impressions of Laney:

Easing onto his back, Chrys found himself staring into the sleeping face of an incredibly beautiful woman. Long black hair spilled down around her shoulder, and cherry red lips set off the fairness of her skin. She lay stretched out against him, her head now resting against his bicep. The comfort her body heat provided was so intense, her laying against him didn’t even set off his usual anxiety about being touched.

Laney’s Job: Laney is a freelance writer and columnist

3 Words that Describe Laney: Adventurous, Strong, Courageous

3 Things she Loves about Hero Chrysander Notos: He’s honorable, he doesn’t treat her like she’s disabled, he’s dominant

Who would play Laney if the book was made into a movie? With her black hair and blue eyes, beautiful and sexy British actress Louise Cliffe could be a great Laney

Giveaway: One commenter who leaves their email address will win a set of Hearts of the Anemoi swag – romance trading cards from all three books, new bookmarks, magnets, and a tattoo! Open to international. What to comment? DAVID OR JASON??? Or someone else altogether? LOL

Also enter the Rafflecopter below for a chance at the overall tour prizes to be picked on June 22!

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Meet Laura!

Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

Contact Info
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Want to purchase Laura’s novels?
Hearts of the Anemoi

1. North of Need
2. West of Want
3. South of Surrender

Hero

1. Her Forbidden Hero
2. One Night With a Hero

Vampire Warrior Kings

1. In the Service of the King
2. Seduced By the Vampire King
3. Taken by the Vampire King (Aug 1, 2013)

Hearts in Darkness
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Contest Time!

Thank you Laura for taking the time to stop by Literary Escapism!

Laura is giving away an ecopy of an Hearts of the Anemoi novel (winner’s choice), a set of Hearts of the Anemoi swag – romance trading cards from all three books, new bookmarks, magnets, and a tattoo, and a chance at the big tour giveaway, a signed set of all three Hearts of the Anemoi novels.

To enter for an Hearts of the Anemoi novel (winner’s choice), all you have to do is answer this one question: Who do you like as Chrys – DAVID OR JASON??? Or someone else altogether? Remember, you must answer the question in order to be entered.

To enter for the set of Hearts of the Anemoi swag – romance trading cards from all three books, new bookmarks, magnets, and a tattoo, and a chance at the big tour giveaway (a signed set of all three Hearts of the Anemoi novels), use the rafflecopter widget below or click here.

Even though I’m not giving the additional entries any more, you can still help support the author by sharing their article, and this contest, on your blog, Twitter, Facebook, or anywhere you can. After all, the more people who are aware of this fabulous author ensures we get more fabulous stories.

The winner must post a review of the novel someplace. Whether it is on their own blog, Amazon, GoodReads, LibraryThing or wherever, it doesn’t matter. Just help get the word out.

The contest will stay open until June 15th at which time I’ll determine the winner with help from this snazzy plug-in that I have.

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