Vampire Vacation
Authors: C. J. Ellisson
Tags: #Fiction, #General, #Fantasy, #Murder, #Paranormal, #Supernatural, #Romance, #Mystery, #Vampires, #Alaska, #Resorts, #Mysteries & Thrillers
| Vampire Vacation | |
| C. J. Ellisson | |
| Red Hot Publishing (2010) | |
| Rating: | **** |
| Tags: | Fiction, General, Fantasy, Murder, Paranormal, Supernatural, Romance, Mystery, Vampires, Alaska, Resorts, Mysteries & Thrillers |
*Special Pricing from the Publisher
The ebook price is offered below the regular retail price of $4.99 to introduce new readers to the series. The second book,
The Hunt,
released on June 30th 2011, and the third book,
Big Game*, is due out in early spring 2012.
Praise from Readers:
"Adults, it's time to replace your drab teenage vampire novels & move up to the real thing! Vampire Vacation is a drop-dead SEXY mystery which will have you turning the pages til the end!" ~ Gina Gareau-Clark
"I didn't expect that this book was going to actually be a quality read, I was looking for fluff but I found a new favorite author instead." ~ Abouchard
"CJ Ellisson pairs comedy, murder suspense, sex appeal and action so flawlessly." ~ Tarisa J. Tate
"What I appreciate most in this book and the series is the approach that C.J. takes on marriage... They might argue, but always support and have each other's back. They know that part of a successful marriage is being playful and having fun, even when times are hard." ~ Teri
"Vampire Vacation's characters and story grabbed me by the belt loops and whisked me away! Great story line, vivid imagery - loved it and couldn't put it down!" ~ LVTree
"Totally fun and entertaining with juicy sex scenes and great humor. What more could you ask for?" ~ Jennifer D Gonzales
Book Description:
Meet Vivian. She's a 580-year-old vampire who exudes sex, has a talent for drama, and is passionate about two things: her human husband, Rafe, and their resort for the undead. Her ability to project physical illusions has created the perfect vacation spot -- a dark, isolated Alaskan hideaway where visitors can have their wildest fantasies come true.
Vivian knows the best performance requires perfect timing, but the powerful vamp is put to the test when she discovers a corpse in a locked guestroom minutes before the next arrivals. Always cool-headed, Rafe hides the body, convinced he and Vivian can find the culprit without disturbing their guests.
Juggling the increasingly outrageous demands of their customers while tracking a killer isn't easy. Will their poking and prodding give them the answers they need, or will it uncover secrets Vivian would kill to protect?
Warning: This book contains
very
explicit sex scenes, intended for mature readers over 18 only.
Titles in the V V Inn series:
Free Short Story and half of Book One:
Just One Taste
Book One:
Vampire Vacation
Free Read containing half of Book Two:
Another Sip
Book Two:
The Hunt
Book Three:
Big Game
(due out in spring 2012)
Book Four:
The Seduction of Death
(due out December 2012)
This is not a young adult series and it is intended for
mature readers over 18
. The first book in the series contains several erotic sex scenes and maintains a high level of eroticism throughout the whole novel, which can be very explicit at times. But, the overall content is not considered "erotica" for categorization -- and I should know since I read, write, and edit erotica professionally.
Please, if you offend easy, or do not like detailed sex scenes, do not purchase these books. While the second book isn't as steamy as the first, it still has explicit sex in it. If you liked LKH books
before
she descended into 100-page sex scenes spanning several chapters, then you might enjoy this series as well.
Happy Reading!
C.J.
C.J. Ellisson is the author of the bestselling contemporary fantasy series
The V V Inn
. Right now there are two of the projected five books published, with the third releasing in early 2012. She also writes erotica with eleven other authors for the Kindle Blog sensation,
Everything Erotic.
C.J. lives near Washington DC with her husband, two children aged eleven and nine, two Staffordshire Bull Terriers and a young cat she's newly allergic to. After spending most of her working life dealing with real estate -- either as a sales manager, corporate trainer, Realtor, or as a property manager -- she's now writing full time and happy for the first time in years. Writing has become her passion and to find people want to read her stories feels like a dream come true.
You can visit C.J. at her website (cjellisson.com) or search for her on Facebook and visit her author page. She loves hearing from readers!
Vampire Vacation
The V V Inn Series: Book One
C.J. Ellisson
C.J. is represented by:
Kristin Lindstrom
Lindstrom Literary Management LLC
871 N Greenbrier Street
Arlington, VA 22205
703-522-4730
Email: [email protected]
Red Hot Publishing
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First ebook Edition October 2010
Copyright 2010 C.J. Ellisson
All Rights Reserved
ISBN 9780982661017
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead (or undead ;-), business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
To Peter, for supporting me while I reached for the stars. May you some day get the lake house of your dreams
.
No matter where I got the encouragement to finish my first novel, the work never would have been fit for public consumption without my old writing partner, Supriya Savkoor. You helped guide me on this twisted path to publication by sharing all your vast knowledge and experience on writing with me, and I thank you.
A big thanks to Hope Rice, for being the beta reader who found the most errors in my work. I’ll try not to cringe when I think about how clean I thought the manuscript was when I sent it out.
Special thanks to my agent, Kristin Lindstrom, who believed in me and my book, even when the big publishers passed on us. Here’s to hoping we fare better in the overseas market!
Big hugs and a shout out to my family, friends, neighbors and book club members who dealt with me talking non-stop about my novel for well over a year. Oh—and an additional thanks, mom & dad, for agreeing to never discuss the sex parts in the book with me.
Finally, above all, I thank my best friend in the whole world, my husband Pete, for always believing in me and in this book, no matter what. All the achievements I could ever hope to earn would mean nothing without you by my side.
A few artists did some exceptional work and I’d like to recognize their efforts here:
Debi Singleton, Maciej Kijowski,
and
Melissa Gannon
. Thanks for creating some beautiful art inspired by my novel, it was humbling to see such talent expressed on my behalf. If I make some money on this endeavor I plan to send you all gift cards.
The following individuals inspired names for characters. They either thought the name up, I stole their names because I liked the sound of them, or they supported me so much I wanted to thank them:
Andy Lipshultz:
It started as an April fool’s joke, but then I twisted things and named a character after him (and basically stole his name, too).
Angie Linne:
I named a character after her.
Asa Monson:
My nephew, whom I based a character on and stole his name.
Cali Blackadder, aka Julie Jewell:
I based a character on her Second Life persona, and named the character after her.
Cy Whitfield, aka Michael Stern:
My brother, whom I based a character on his Second Life persona, and named the character after him.
Debi Singleton:
I named a character after her.
Frank Natsuhara:
I stole his last name for a character.
Jerry Stern:
My dad, whom I based a character on and stole his name.
Paul Ocker:
I named a character after him.
Margery Stern:
My mom, whom I based a character on and stole her name.
Michelle Pazdan:
I named a character after her.
Miranda Blevins:
I stole her name.
Rolando Ray:
He thought of the name Ivan, which won in an online vote—and I stole his name.
Romeo LoGiurato:
I stole his name.
Theresa Dowd:
I named a character after her and she picked Dria/Vivian’s original first name, Ceara, which won in an online vote.
And a big, BIG thanks to
Linda Treese
for crafting the superb tag line “In the Alaskan darkness, it’s not just the cold that bites.” It still gives me chills when I read it.