Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Interview- The Dark Awakening by D.L. Blade #YAParanormal #authorinterview



- If you were not a writer what would you be doing?

I’d actually love to produce and direct films someday. I love creating stories, so if I wasn’t a writer of books, perhaps I can do it on film.

- If you wrote a book about your life what would the title be?

Wine and Chocolate with a Side of Dogs

- What is the hardest thing about being an author?

Time. I have the ideas, but getting the time, on top of caring of a 4 and 7-year-old, is tough. Really, really tough.

- What is the best thing about being an author?

Sharing my imagination with others and hearing someone tell me that my story helped their teenager or themselves love reading.

- Have you ever been star struck by meeting one of your favorite authors? If so who was it?

Having lunch with the author of Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman, was pretty freaken awesome.

- What book changed your life?

The Vampire Diaries. I wasn’t a reader until I picked up that book and it led me on the journey to love reading, and then create my own.

- What were your some of favorite books growing up?

Twilight, The Vampire Diaries and Evermore. They hooked me from the very start.

- What books are currently in your to be read pile?

Too many. Right now, I’m reading The Hunger Games and Little Fires Everywhere

- Which do you prefer ebooks, print, or audio books?

eBooks unless it’s a signed paperback. I love paperback but eBooks are more affordable, so I can buy more, but also, my eyes have a tough time with paperback. I like to be able to make it big and bright.

- If you could live inside the world of a book or series which world would it be and why?

The Vampire Diaries again. Mystic Falls is adorable and I’d love to kick with Damon Salvatore anytime. 


The Dark Awakening

The Chosen Coven

Book One

D.L. Blade



Genre: YA Paranormal

Publisher: Fifth Element Publishing

Date of Publication: October 2nd, 2018

ISBN: 9780578416458

ASIN: B07G22WH8H
Number of pages: 252
Word Count: 69,000

Cover Artist: Redbird Designs

Tagline: Darkness is coming, and she’s their last hope

Book Description:

She's stalked, hunted, and a villainous vampire desires her blood.

Mercy’s life is anything but ordinary. A stalker lurks in the shadows, and a man rescues her from a life-threatening car accident, but vanishes right before her eyes.
But this man who she thought was a hallucination, tracks her down at a nearby cove, and claims they were once in love from another time. Another century.

Mercy has no memory of this world he shares, and instinctively doesn’t trust him.
He also reveals to her a life-changing secret—she’s a powerful witch, vampires are real, and she's destined to destroy them.

Mercy finds herself dragged into a centuries-old battle against the undead, and a sadistic vampire leader has set his sights on her. And he will stop at nothing until he claims Mercy as his own.

She and her coven won’t go down without a fight. She needs to discover the truth about her past, and the power she holds, before it’s too late.


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EXCERPT 3

When I turned around, he was nowhere to be seen. A heavy sigh escaped as I eyed Lily’s truck about a hundred feet ahead. I looked around one more time and then sprinted to the truck. Once inside, I locked it and pulled my phone out of my pocket. My phone had been turned o.
This is going to take too long.
He would reach me before my phone powered on. I powered it on anyway and put my hands back on the keys which were still in the ignition. I tried again. The car didn’t make a sound.
Please turn on, please turn on.
I gripped the keys so tightly that the house key was digging into my palm. “Turn on!” The feeling of electricity sparked in my hand, followed by a green light from my fingertips. I quickly removed my hand and the car started up.
What the hell?
The shock of what had just happened stunned me. I couldn’t move or think straight.
I sensed movement ahead coming out of the forest and I looked up. He was standing there. His sleeves were now pulled up to his elbows, revealing his muscular arms. My eyes narrowed down to his wrist, revealing a red flame tattoo that reached from his wrist to his elbow. My stomach churned and I felt like throwing up. It was him; it was the man who had pulled me from my car after the accident.

About the Author:


D.L. Blade grew up in southern California, but relocated to Colorado with her family in 2014.

She always loved writing, concentrating on poetry rather than prose when she was younger. That changed however, when she had a dream one night and decided to create a story about it.

In her spare time, D.L. enjoys a wide variety of hobbies, including reading, attending rock concerts and volunteering at local animal shelters where she can indulge in her passion for all forms of life.

In the future, D.L. hopes that she can continue to write exciting novels that will captivate her readers and bring them into the worlds that she creates using her imagination.















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