30 Days of Demons, Day 23: Eternal Hunter Back to Blog
Update: Thank you for all the congrats (and the kind words on my cover!). The winner of the IOU is…Fedora! Congrats, Fedora!
Okay, before I get to my demon talk, I need to do some updatey type info.
First up…I’m doing a writing round robin over at Romance In The Backseat. The first installment of White Wedding Nightmares was written by the fabulous Angie Fox. I took the second round. 🙂 And now, Michelle Rowan (an author I love) has posted the third installment. Check it out and let me know what you think.
I’ve also got a cover to share. ETERNAL HUNTER is the first book in my new paranormal bounty hunter series for Kensington Brava, and here’s the cover:
Blurb:
Cynthia Eden delves into the dark realms of the Others, where desires and dangerous games await the unsuspecting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Assistant DA Erin Jerome has a secret. Make that two. One: She’s not entirely human–she’s Other, desperately trying to keep her supernatural strength under wraps. Two: she’s got a killer stalking her–an Other rogue set on “gifting” her bloody corpses, not to mention nights lying awake in terror. Small wonder she’s been having bad luck with men.
But the bounty hunter on her new case isn’t worried about any of that. Jude Donovan is a shapeshifter himself, and the new DA’s midnight hair and addictive scent tell him all he thinks he needs to know: She’s gorgeous, she’s definitely not human, and she’s bringing out the animal in him in a really good way. He might have to track a psychotic Other stalker through half of Louisiaian. But he might also get the chance to watch Erin’s wild side come out and play.
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ETERNAL HUNTER will be a January 2010 release. And, while the book’s hero is a shifter, don’t worry, there’s a demon in the story, too. 🙂 Come on, I couldn’t leave out the demons, now could I? Zane’s the demon in this book, and I hope to begin writing a separate story for him within the next few weeks.
Ah…see, now on to the demon discussion!
One of the things I enjoy about demons is that, by their very natures, they *should* be bad. I mean, come on, when you think demon, you don’t instantly think great savior of the world, now do you? So for my demons–okay, for Zane–I’m going to create a character who fights his own kind. A hero who knows about the darkness inside of him, and he knows just how deadly that darkness can be.
The demons I’ve created for my stories aren’t evil. Well, not entirely. Because I don’t believe anyone can be entirely evil or entirely good. Myth might have set the demons up as the all-around bad guys, but I like to think the power of redemption is pretty strong. So my demons get a chance–a chance to prove if more than darkness waits inside of them.
Okay, I’ve rambled a bit. If you’ve read this entire post, then you deserve a reward! Well, how about an IOU? How about I give one commenter an IOU for the ARC of ETERNAL HUNTER? As soon as I receive my Advanced Reader Copies, you’ll get the first one! And you can leave me a comment about anything. Got a question for me? Ask away. Read a good demon story lately? Tell me!
And, hey, stay tuned. I’ve got some more fabulous demon authors scheduled on the line up…including the previously mentioned New York Times best-selling author Angie Fox!
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Oooh, Zane sounds dangerously wicked and fun. I’ve been looking forward to this new series since you first mentioned it, Cynthia.
I absolutely love the cover. January is too far away. I don’t know if anyone answered this already but I’m pretty sure the model is Nathan Kamp.
That is a fabulous cover, Cynthia. The blurb has piqued my interest and now I want to know all about the rest of the books in the series.
Eternal Hunter sounds like its going to be great, very interesting twist. Thanks for letting us know about it.
Eternal Hunter sounds absolutely amazing and I LOVE the cover!!!
Are you planning on seeing the new Transformers movie? This is, of course, on our list of must sees over the weekend.
Nice cover!
I like your cover it sounds like a great book.Have your read Kim Harrison books she got some strange demons in here books that you may want to read about.
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An IOU sounds good. And I love Angie Fox! She is absolutely brilliant and very funny!
Great cover!! I want more demon books…
Have you read Carolyn Jewel’s My Forbidden Desire the sequel to My Wicked Enemy? I loved all the Fiends and the mix of magic. This cover is great and the story sounds fun. Will look for it next year.
Great cover! Also looks like a great read. Thanks!
The cover is absolutely delicious. It sounds like another fantastic series and can’t wait to read it.
Mmm, that cover makes one salivate.
I have to agree with all the other ladies..that cover is absolutely to die fir. The best I’ve seen lately, and I love, love love covers. Meltdown.. Congrats
BTW, question. How do you choose the season? Does it just fall out to be spring or summer when you start writing or do you plan it out ahead of time?
Great cover! Eternal Hunter sounds like a great read.
GORGEOUS COVER! Woo-woo!!
*raising hand* Count me in on the “what a lickable cover!” crowd. I would love an ARC.
Late again, but I gotta say it….that is one delickable cover…yum!!
Can I have him???
Valerie
Love the cover & the blurb. The cover is definitely lickable and I would love to have any ARC you are offering up 🙂
January can’t get here soon enough.
Congratulations, Fedora!