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Lia Davis | Vampire, Gargoyles, and Christmas?
Author Guest / December 13, 2014

One is a subspecies of demon. Another is a guardian. And, well, Christmas is the last holiday many would expect to see either of them celebrate. With Lilith, the mother of all demons, as the vampire queen… Yeah, it make you curious to see how it would all work out. Could it work? Do vampires actually celebrate Christmas? Oh, but wait! One of the vampire heroes was a priest in his human life. Then there is the heroine. Rhianna isn’t a vampire and she spent her adult life living as a human. She had adopted the human holidays in order to fit in. Being the adopted daughter of a vampire lord, she knows the vampire way of life. That is why she’s pleasantly surprised when her vampire mates accepts her traditions and honor her desire to put up a tree and decorate the mansion. So where do gargoyles play into the mix? They are the guardians of the night, protectors of the vampire lords against threats from a group of demons out to destroy their peaceful life in the human world. Plus, Rhianna is part gargoyle. IT’S A VAMPIRE CHRISTMAS is a vampire ménage Christmas story and a taste of…

Ally Broadfield | Why All of My Heroines Love Jewelry
Author Guest / December 13, 2014

If I could get away with it, I would probably wear pajamas all the time, but my grandmother never left the house unless she was wearing the perfect outfit, had her hair and makeup in place, and had just the right jewelry to match. She loved jewelry. From the time I was a little girl, I remember her traveling to Hong Kong and other exotic-sounding locales and coming home with gorgeous necklaces, bracelets, and rings (most of which were costume jewelry, but I didn’t know that). I would put them all on, usually all at once, stick my tiny feet in her high heels, and totter around, imagining myself in a beautiful ball gown dancing with the prince. After my grandmother passed away, the task of sorting through her jewelry fell to me and my sister. We went through what we thought was the costume jewelry and divided up the items we each wanted, then set aside the rest to give away. My sister chose a fake but large diamond on a plain gold chain to give to a friend’s daughter for dress up. It just so happens that at the time, her then boyfriend, who is a police officer,…