Lisa Kessler – Moonlight Blog Tour, Guest Post & Giveaway
Searching For Acceptance in Paranormal Worlds
Hi Everyone –
I’m so excited to be visiting the Reading Café today! My new Moon Series just kicked off this week with book 1, Moonlight, and I often get asked “What is Moonlight about?” so I thought I’d try to tackle that answer here…
You see, while there is a werewolf pack, jaguar shifter assassins, and a company that is highly interested in Lana’s ability to shift into a jaguar, for me, that’s not really what Moonlight is “about”.
The heart and soul of Moonlight is the tagline on the cover. “Embrace your destiny”. Moonlight is about finding out who you really are and finding acceptance within yourself before others can also embrace you.
The book actually started out as a short story, but I could stop wondering what would happen next for Adam and Lana. Six months later, Moonlight was finished and it took me on a journey I never expected when I wrote the opening.
Lana grew up in foster care, abandoned as a baby. Her whole life she’s been haunted by the knowledge of that abandonment, and although she does her best to hide it, the deep seeded insecurity is always lurking there in the shadows.
The hero, Adam, is next in line to be the Alpha of the Pack, but this is a responsibility he never asked for and he doesn’t think he wants it.
Because jaguar assassins have been encroaching on the Pack’s territory, threatening to expose them to the humans, the Pack patrols Reno, willing to kill any trespassing jaguars if necessary. When Adam realizes that Lana is his mate, he finds himself on the verge of losing his family, and Lana teetering on the edge of running away. If she stays, Adam could lose the only thing she’s ever wanted.
The conflict in this book was delicious to write, and although both leads have paranormal abilities, at heart they’re just like all of us.
They want to find a safe haven where they can be accepted for who and what they are…
What are some of your favorite themes in Paranormal Romance?
Thanks again for having me on the blog!
Lisa Kessler
Lisa Kessler is an award winning author of dark paranormal fiction. Her debut novel, Night Walker, won a San Diego Book Award for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror as well as the Romance Through the Ages Award for Best Paranormal and Best First Book.
Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.
When she’s not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, performing with the San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego.
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Moonlight
Lisa Kessler
Moon Series- Book 1
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Links to order Moonlight: Amazon / Barnes & Noble
Sherrilyn Kenyon #1 NYT Bestselling Author of the Dark-Hunter Series
Rancher Adam Sloan is more than meets the eye. As the heir to his Pack, the sexy werewolf’s biggest challenge is keeping his kin’s true nature under wraps. But a group of jaguar shifters threatens to reveal the pack, blasting into town killing humans in plain sight. And when he smells one at the local diner, his standing orders are to take her out.
Lana Turpin doesn’t realize she’s a moving target. Raised in the foster system, she only knows that she blacks out during the new moon and wakes up without remembering a thing. But now she’s being tracked by some strange organization that wants her back–even though she’s never stepped foot inside their compound. And the stranger across the diner is watching her like an enemy. It should be a simple mission for Adam, but when he touches the frustratingly beautiful Lana, his inner wolf howls…mate. Now, the two must find and stop the people who hunt her…and Adam must keep his own family from killing the only woman he will ever love.
Lisa is giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card to one lucky winner
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