Welcome to the Saturday Spotlight, a weekly feature that shines the light on Indie and Debut authors. This week I have the pleasure introducing readers to:
BELLA Forrest
~Author of A Shade 0f Vampire~
Hi Bella! Welcome to the blog, to start please tell us about yourself.
I've always had an active imagination. My favorite subject at school was creative writing and I wrote a lot of poetry in my spare time. From quite a young age, I felt the urge to express my ideas in words. So I have
pretty much always been writing. Although it was only recently, on December 14th (2012), that my debut novel, A Shade of Vampire, was published.
What inspired you to write A Shade Of Vampire?
I'm not really sure where the original inspiration came from. The idea just sort of popped into my head one day and the characters and storyline developed organically from there.
If you could pick a song to encapsulate the mood of your book what would it be and why?
I don't know the answer to this one, because there was quite a variety of music I listened to whilst writing this book. I don't think just one song could encapsulate it - or at least, I can't think of one that does right
now.
I don't know the answer to this one, because there was quite a variety of music I listened to whilst writing this book. I don't think just one song could encapsulate it - or at least, I can't think of one that does right
now.
....well I must intervene here and share a song Im loving right now...I write reviews to this soundtrack and loooove it, Im sure vampires could fit into it somehow...........
Three great Indie books I enjoyed:
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
Amanda Hocking's Hollowland - I'm personally a big fan of Amanda and find her a true inspiration.
Moon Island by J.R. Rain
What do you want readers to walk away with after reading your book?
I want my story to be swirling in their minds after they turn the last page and leave them feeling enchanted.
Whats on the horizon for Bella?
Writing Book Two in the series!
I've been telling stories pretty much since I could talk. Instead of having my parents read me bed-time stories, I would prefer to share with them my own made up tales. As I grew older, I developed a passion for the fantasy genre. I'm an incurable Potterhead. My debut novel, A Shade of Vampire, was released on December 14, 2012. The book became a Number 1 Christmas Bestseller in Vampire Romance, Paranormal and Fantasy on Amazon. If you sign up for personal email updates from me here: www.forrestbooks.com , you'll be the first to hear about my new releases.
GIVEAWAY
Today Bella is giving away one eBook (version of choice) of A Shade of Vampire to a reader at TBRs. Please fill in the copter and a winner will be drawn March 2, 2013.
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On the evening of Sofia Claremont's seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake.A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood. She is kidnapped to an island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine. An island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains.
Sofia's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is the one selected out of hundreds of girls to join the harem of Derek Novak, the dark royal Prince. Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to win him over if she is to survive even one more night. Will she succeed or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks?
Thanks Bella for being on the spotlight today. Find out more about this author at
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I just read this the other day and it was a really interesting, short read. It's different from other vampire stories out there, and the way that Bella wrote it hooked me in and makes me really, really wanting that next installment now. Plus I love this newer cover. I'm very interested in seeing where she's taking this series.
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