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Lala’s Book Corner Presents: Author Interview & Giveaway w/ Fallon Blake!

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Hey everyone! How you all doing this lovely Tuesday? I’m doing pretty well myself =)

As per usual I have the pleasure of welcoming a great author here today for an Interview and Giveaway… YAY!

Today I have the pleasure to welcome Fallon Blake, who is a debut author of paranormal romance. I loved her “This Side of Heaven” book and just had to invite her over!

You can check out my 4.5 Loveys Review of the book HERE!

Giveaway deets at the bottom of the post and without further ado, here’s the interview… Enjoy!

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- When did you first start writing?

I first began writing when I was a kid. I’ve always had stories and characters in my head. Books and the worlds the held within them have always fascinated me and ever since I can remember I wanted to write my own stories.

- Have you always been interested in Romance?

Oh yes. I read my first historical romance, Jude Deveraux’s Twin of Fire, when I was just fourteen. I’ve been hooked since then.

- What about in the Paranormal?

I’ve always had a soft spot for the paranormal since I was a kid. The first time I can remember being intrigued by that kind of thing was when I read James Howe’s Bunnicula books in elementary school. It was all down hill after that. When I was older and discovered that authors were blending my love of romance with paranormals, I was in heaven.

- Why writing Paranormal Romance?

I’ve always loved the blend of the two so it seemed like a natural choice for me.

- Were there any Books, Movies or Writers that have inspired you?

Over the years I’ve been inspired by so many. Writers like Anne Rice, Stephen King and Anais Nin. Movies inspire me as well. Actually it’s harder to not see inspiration in things these days. I get ideas from everywhere nowadays.

- What is your favorite subject in the Paranormal Romance Realm?

I’ve always been fascinated by shifters and I plan to write a story about them someday.

- I found The sex scenes in your book to be amazingly hot. Where do you get your inspiration?

Thank you! That’s a big compliment. My husband and I share a really active and hot love life so I’m never short on inspiration. He’s my hero. Besides it’s fun to try new things in the name of research *winks*

- Do you find it hard to write them?

No, they are my favorite scenes to write. I figure if it makes me hot to write a scene, then I can count on it being pretty hot to read.

Favorites:

- Favorite Paranormal themed Movie?

There are way too many to list, but I have a huge soft spot for zombie movies.

- Favorite Paranormal themed TV Show?

Easy, Supernatural. I love me some Winchester boys!

- Favorite Paranormal themed Book?

There are so many of these as well that I love dearly. Right now I’m completely enamored of Ilona Andrew’s Kate Daniels series.

- Favorite Author?

To name a few—Kim Harrison, J.R. Ward, Ilona Andrews, Patricia Briggs… I could go on here.

- Favorite Paranormal Romance Author?

They’re like Lays potato chips, you can’t have just one.

- Favorite one of your Books?

As of now, I only have one published.

- Who is your favorite of your own characters? Why?

My favorite has to be Seth because he’s damaged and evil and a bit of a sadist, but…well you’ll see in the next book.

- Which was the hardest to write? Why?

Uriel was the hardest to write. He’s cold and distant. I had a hard time connecting to him at first.

- What would you be if not a writer? Why?

Oh, I really couldn’t tell you. I can’t imagine really doing anything else at this point.

Quickies!

- Coffee or Tea? Coffee

- Up or Down? Up

- Virtual or Real? Real

- Right or Left? Left

- Day or Night? Night

- Vampires or Werewolves? Werewolves

- Angels or Demons? Demons

- Reading or Writing? Writing

- What is your favorite part of the writing process? Typing The End

- What is your least favorite part? The middle I tend to get stuck there from time to time.

- I found that the book has a lot of potential for more and I love the world you have created. Is there going to be a sequel to the book or are there any plans to turn into a series?

I’m almost finished with the second book. It’s about ¾ of the way done. There may or may not be a third. We’ll see.

- What is coming up next for you?

I just wrapped up a contemporary BDSM novella that I’ll be submitting soon. Cross your fingers for me.

- What are you working on right now?

Wrapping up the second book in the Telal series Between Heaven and Hell. It’s Seth’s story.

- Do you have any advice or tip to those like me that want to become a published Author someday?

The best advice I wan give you is to write, hone your craft and keep at it.

- Anything you would like to say to your fans out there?

I’d just like to say thank you to everyone who took the time to read my little book.

- Thanks so much for being here!

Thank you for having me.

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“Samara Hale has learned to keep everyone at arm’s length, with good reason. Abandoned by a father she’s never known, she’ll do anything to not become her mother and waste her love on a man who will only end up leaving. A powerful empath, she’s grown comfortable hiding behind her self-imposed walls. On the heels of her uncle’s death, a stranger shows up claiming to be a Telal, a half-demon, half-angel. She’s sure he’s out of his mind—unbelievably hot, but still, out of his mind. When she’s attacked by demons, he’s the only one who can save her. Samara will have to trust him with her life. She’s just not sure she can trust him with her heart.
With a forbidden love, an ancient prophecy, and demons on the hunt, Nathaniel knows this would be the worst time to act on his feelings for his mortal charge. But with Samara’s life in danger, he must not only come face-to-face with temptation, but with an old rival whose ambitions include claiming Samara for Lucifer himself. Nathaniel will risk it all to save the woman he loves and he can only hope Samara will take a risk of her own.

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content and graphic language.”

From Goodreads.

Publisher: Samhain
Release Date: July 7th, 2009
My Copy: eBook given to me by the author.
Author's Website
Buy This Book: @Loose ID

This Side of Heaven was such a pleasant surprise and I’m so glad that I got the chance to read it.

Samara Hale is mourning the lost of the only father she has ever known, her uncle. In the aftermath of his death, she finds herself organizing his things when a stranger called Telal walks through the door and turns her world and life upside down.

All her life her uncle told her stories of angels and demons, Telal shakes up her world by telling her that all those stories are true and that he is in charge of her protection.

An overwhelming attraction pull them together and the heat is unbelievable, but Samara is still finding hard to believe that not only Angels and Demons are for real, but she is also an empath and part of long ago told prophecy that puts in her in danger of attack from power hungry Demons.

Telal has been in charge of Samara’s safety for her whole life and in love with her for a long time. He is half-Demon and half-Angel, but he has chosen to fight the ultimate war on the side of the good guys and the rule forbid him of pursuing the love he feels for Samara.

When Demons come on the hun for Samara, everything changes and her and Telal go into hiding. Hiding up in close quarters brings them closer together and gets braking all the rules for an attraction and feelings that cannot be denied any longer.

I loved this story, the world Fallon Blake created is very rich and has so much potential. The romance did take the forefront, but the ultimate plot is compelling and definitely gets you on the edge of your seat with plenty action and jaw-dropping surprises along the way.

There a few villains in this book and they are mainly demons with awful power and creepy as hell, but the main villain is so awful and his nature is very surprising, it was an extremely pleasant twist in my opinion.

The only thing that bothered me is that it was too short, I wanted so much more and I just hope that it becomes a series, because that is too much potential to be denied. If you are into Paranormal Romance, I definitely recommend This Side of Heaven as a great quick and very enjoyable read.

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