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Someone asked me the other day if my books were for teens or adults. No doubt about it, I write my books for adult readers, since there is explicit sex and violence in all of them. Of course, in today’s world, those things certainly don’t limit the audience to adults, and in truth I have plenty of older teen readers, too. But I still say I write my books for adults. Because the stories aren’t only about the sex and violence. My characters are all adults, not just in age, but in experience.
Teenagers, and I know this from personal experience having been one, think the world begins and ends with their own drama and don’t look beyond that. And, yes, I know, there are many teenagers who do wonderful things in the community, who give selflessly of their time to others. I know many of them personally. But there’s nothing intrinsically wrong with being a selfish teenager, either. Being a teenager can be hell, but teen angst is all part of the process. Teenagers think the world will end if one doesn’t make the team, go to the prom, get the date or the latest fashion accessory.
Adults know the world won’t end. That would be too easy. The world will go on and so will you, and you’ll have to find a way to live with the reality of losing your job, or not getting that promotion, of discovering someone you love doesn’t love you anymore, or even worse losing someone you love to the immutable force that is death. Tragedy isn’t that the world will end. Tragedy is living with the knowledge that it won’t.
My characters have all seen what a crap place the world can sometimes be and soldiered on. Many of them have experienced true, personal loss and kept going. My vampire Sophia suffered an unimaginable loss before she was turned, one no person should ever have to endure. But that loss is what led to her becoming a vampire and shaped who she would become hundreds of years later.
The very human Cynthia Leighton grew up with everything money could buy, but not a single person to show her how to love, and yet she’s one of the most loyal and loving of friends. Because she values what she never had until she went out into the world and found it for herself. Sarah Stratton was betrayed by her family, locked away in an institution while still a teenager, because they didn’t want to deal with the embarrassment of her psychic ability.
But she went on to make something of herself, leaving behind everything and everyone she knew, putting herself through college and graduate school and moving far away to start a new life, coping not just with the stress of daily life, but a truly horrific psychic talent. That takes guts and strength and determination, the kind that only comes after someone has walked through the fire and come out the other side. And when it comes to literally walking through fire, Navy SEAL Colin Murphy has seen the very worst humanity has to offer, but the very best in the men he fought beside, too.
And like Sophia, none of my vampires started out as the powerful Vampire Lords they are now. They didn’t come close to death, only to wake up the next morning the most powerful creatures on earth. They each clawed their way to the top of the pile, some of them surviving personal tragedy, others a predatory Sire they had to destroy in order to find freedom. And there were always plenty of vampires far stronger than they were at the beginning of their new lives, too. Sometimes they were forced to submit, sometimes to fight, in order to stay alive, but always they were determined that one day they would be the one on top, the one other vampires looked to for life itself.
And that’s why I write for adults, not just for the hot sex scenes, or even the glee my vampires take in hunting down and torturing their enemies, although I love writing each and every one of those scenes! But because I’m interested in the adult experience, the decisions and compromises they’re forced to make and the consequences they live with, the strength of emotions forged in fire. So, if you’re looking for sex, violence and action, you’ll find it in my stories, but don’t be surprised if there’s some genuine adult angst right there alongside it.
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Ah yes, it would be too easy if the world just ended wouldn't it?! Great interview D.B.! Your books sound excellent. I'll be sure to check them out.
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I would like to be entered in this contest please!! =)
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Thank you for hosting this giveaway!!
I am so glad DB decided to write adult novels! I love YA novels, but sometimes you just want more adult fare :)
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Woo-hoo! Thanks for a giveaway! Love Raphael and Cynthia - one of the best couple out there. They remind me of supernatural Roarke and Eve :)) Can't wait to read Sophia!
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I'm DYING to read this series! I've tweeted it and would love to enter.
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I would love to win one of your books!
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Great post. Adult angst definitely something not seen in books everyday.
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There's often a fine line between books for adults and those for a counger audience. It's interesting to get an author's viewpoint on that regarding her own books.
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Great interview. I have never read any of your books. I would love to read them They sound very good. Please enter me in contest. I am a follower and email subscriber. Tore923@aol.com
I had 8. Great giveaway, both of these books sound great!
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Oh, Rajmund sounds like a great name for a vampire. *nods*
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Hi:) Angst among adult characters is something I look forward to reading about.
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LOL! I AM looking for sex, violence and action. ;) And real adult angst, too. Books with a mix of fantasy AND reality are my favorites.
thank you for the giveaway.
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Not much of a fan of YA either than some fantasy related stories....so I'm glad your books are targeted for an adult audience.
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I would love to read this!
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That is also what I love reading in adult novels. Different problems, different ways of solving them. Since I'm no longer a teen I have a harder time relating to YA's characters. Not that I don't like reading some of them, but adults' problems are on a different level and their resolve is also different.
Thank you for making this contest open internationaly.
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Thanks for Larissa to the giveaway and thanks for D.B for guest blogging :)
It's interesting to know the reason why you write your books for adult,not just for a hot scene but about the story and the development at your character. I don't mind to read adult books (since I'm already adult) , but the reason why I usually choose adult book than YA is because the character act mature, and think as "adult":)
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Please enter me in DB's giveaway contest. I am a huge fan of the series. One of the best out there.
When Sophia came out, i had it pre-ordered on Kindle and sat there watching for it to be sent to me. I'm sure i'll be the same way when Duncan comes out. Kat
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Love your vampires. Glad ther are more stories to tell.
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I absolutely love your vampires, especially Duncan. I can't wait to learn more about him and I'm so excited!!! Cyn and Raphael are the sexiest power couple ever.
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Ooh suckered in by the covers! Thanks for this giveaway, my fingers are crossed :)
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I haven't read this series yet but it sounds like one I would really enjoy!
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Thank you Larissa for hosting the contest and God bless D. B. Reynolds and her Vampires as will as for her "Heart of the Wolf" story. All excellent works. Rajmund
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I haven't read this book.. but make me wanna read!!
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Looks interesting!
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DB, I like that your characters have gone through a trial to get where and who they become. Nothing in life is easy. We have to go through many trials in life, some not to pretty.
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I don't see the world ending anytime soon!
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