Thank you, Flossie, for having me as your guest today. I’m very excited to be here to tell you about my newest gay erotic paranormal fantasy, In Blue Poppy Fields. The book will please not only all fans of Belial, the Prince of Trickery, the Lord of Lust and the Antilight… aka Guardian Demon, but all readers who love vampires.Though… maybe not all readers as vampire stories differ greatly. Some have 
gloomy, horror atmosphere, some are full of blood and violence, still others brim with dark sensuality. How should you know ours would be to your liking? Apart from reading a sample chapter on Amazon or Smashwords to get a feel of the tale, you can learn about various aspects of a vampire’s life in our world during In Blue Poppy Fields release tour. Let’s first take a look at the book and then we will move on to our topic for today. The effects of an angel’s blood.
gloomy, horror atmosphere, some are full of blood and violence, still others brim with dark sensuality. How should you know ours would be to your liking? Apart from reading a sample chapter on Amazon or Smashwords to get a feel of the tale, you can learn about various aspects of a vampire’s life in our world during In Blue Poppy Fields release tour. Let’s first take a look at the book and then we will move on to our topic for today. The effects of an angel’s blood.In Blue Poppy Fields blurb: A victim to another man’s cruelty, talented and beautiful theater actor Adhemar Lebeau learned not to trust and not to love anybody but himself. Falsely accused of his master’s murder, he has to accept assistance of mysterious Count Sanyi Arany to later discover his savior is a vampire. Forced both by a fatal illness and aftershocks of torture experienced during his unjust imprisonment, Adhemar agrees to the only possible cure. Rebirth.
Healed in body but not in mind, he guards his independence, free will and heart. He is not able to give love, only the fulfillment of lust. Yet, satiation of sensuous longing is not enough for his Sire and he knows it. When an eerie malady strikes and seems to deplete Sanyi’s life energy for unknown reasons, Adhemar understands his fears and agrees to keep a street boy, Reyach, as a pet for both of them in hope it will soothe the unspoken worries.
Out of necessity he finds himself in the role of the only hunter in their company, and out of attachment he accepts the responsibility readily. Indulgence in blood and carnal pleasures fill his nights and vampiric powers give him the feeling of safety. Until the evening when he carelessly falls prey to High Demon Belial’s plays that quickly turn into more than either of them has bargained for.
In spite of a hard start, Adhemar feels burning urge deep in his heart and no matter how much he denies it, the cause of the strange sensation is a budding seed of affection brought to life by the insufferable demon. But letting Adhemar learn to love somebody other than him is not what seemingly innocent Reyach plans.
The blurb has only revealed the book is about vampires. But if you are ready we can uncover some secrets of blood right here.
Yesterday I wrote on another blog about the blood of mortals and about one of the two most powerful fluids a vampire can taste: a demon’s blood. Today we will speak about the other one: the blood of an angel.
You might be tempted to think its effects are the complete opposite of the ones invoked by swallowing a demon’s blood. After all, angels and demons are perceived as sworn adversaries. Well, it is not so. While a sip of demon’s blood causes a strong addiction and instantly arouses the vampire, an angel’s blood is neither an antidote, nor does it rob its receiver of his manly power and stamina.
But it provides the best possible nourishment to a vampire, feeding him easily with much smaller volume than he would need, should it be a mortal’s blood he was devouring. It purifies his organism of any disease and that might be extremely important for a newborn vampire who wasn’t Turned in the state of full health. Depending on the disease itself, his life energy at the point of Rebirth, the age and accumulated energy of his Sire, he might do well even without such aid. But should his illness be grave and his Maker young measured in the number of years spent as an immortal, he would become a weakling condemned to struggling through several decades before picking up the pace of the more lucky ones of his kind. A dose of an angel’s blood can make all the difference between life and death for such a vampire.
Another effect of an angel’s blood isn’t so important from a vampire’s perspective. It transforms blood rage into peaceful intimacy. That isn’t exactly something he would seek unless he is affectionate with the donor of his nourishment. In fact, it would likely scare him and startle him if it happened while feeding from a random prey.
But is it common for a vampire to feed from an angel? No, it is not. Any Archangel or High Angel would easily overpower even the strongest of the vampire kind. So, the only way to receive this substance is as a gift.
Angels usually do not concern themselves either with mortals or other immortal races apart from demons, so the probability a vampire would meet a willing donor of this fluid is rather low. That is why vampires aren’t even aware of the effects it would have on them. But cast down angels roam the world of mortals and so exceptions can happen…
To go with the theme of today’s post, the excerpt comes from the scene where Adhemar and Sanyi take from an angel:
Pain pulsated through him in waves rising from his neck and wrist, rolling, rolling, rolling through his frame, joining together somewhere in his chest. But it was an agony of affection and he gave them his gift readily, relishing in the regular milking pulls against his wounds. They both fed in a gentler way now. Their inner beasts had calmed down under the soothing caresses of his powerful blood and neither of them tore his flesh in the effort to lacerate the veins and make them bleed harder. Only an angel’s blood had the power to turn rapacious savages into silently purring kittens. But they wouldn’t know. They would just think that attachment had stopped them in their attack, that it had made them savor the feelings of satiation slowly, gently, thoughtfully. In time, they would learn the same with each other. In time they would learn to truly control the scarlet rage, the needy rush, the desire to kill. In time… and it would take years, maybe decades. But they had all the time in the world and nowhere to hurry.
Did the little peek into our world capture your attention? In Blue Poppy Fields is currently available at Amazon and Smashwords.
It can be read without being familiar with other books in the Guardian Demon Series but you now have an opportunity to win one of the twelve copies of Trails of Love I Crawl Part 1 that opens the beguiling world of this series. Participation is easy enough for anybody over the age of eighteen. The more you help others find me and Guardian Demon Series books, the more chances to win you will have.
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My giveaway form will give you more suggestions. Winners will be announced on my blog on the 11th of April. http://ciarandwynvil.wordpress.com/
I hope to see your entry in the giveaway and thank you for your help in spreading the word of mouth about Guardian Demon Series.
With this I hand over Flossie’s blog back to her. It has been my pleasure to be your guest, Flossie. Thank you for having me over today.
Marvellous. I thoroughly enjoyed that peek into the world of Vampires. And the excerpt was darkly sexy and sensual. Loved it. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Jessie. I’m happy you enjoyed reading!
Thank you, Flossie, for having me over at your blog. I appreciate it a lot.
Ciaran, I am thrilled to have you here! I actually said so in the post, but I added that after I scheduled the post and for some reason it didn’t save it. I love your thoughts about angel blood. Best of luck with your new book!
Thank you, Flossie! I’m happy you enjoyed the little peek in our world.