Felicity Heaton
Introducing Sophis, the heroine of Masquerade
It’s wonderful to be here at Under the Covers Book Blog for the next stop on the virtual book tour for my new vampire romance, Masquerade. Masquerade is the tenth book in my ongoing Vampires Realm romance series. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the others, as Masquerade does stand alone.
Today, I want to talk a little about the heroine of the book, Sophis. The first things that came to me for Masquerade, the tenth book in my Vampires Realm series, were the hero and heroine. They came with a story to tell and I listened. The plot grew from their pasts and their feelings, centred on them rather than the other way around.
Sophis isn’t your typical strong heroine. She has a tough life and I think that shows in the way she approaches things and her feelings throughout the book. Some might think she’s led a privileged life as a vampire. Her sire is one of the elite in her bloodline, and she lived a life of comfort prior to her decision to enter the guard, much to his disgust. She’s fought convention since becoming a vampire. Her sire would prefer she traveled around Europe with him rather than dedicate herself to protecting her bloodline. Many in the bloodline look down upon female guards. And certain males have come to the conclusion that she doesn’t deserve her rank of captain and want her removed from the guard completely. Sophis fights every step of the way for what she wants. She’s strong in heart and character, but she has her weaknesses too. All heroines need weaknesses or they’re just not believable.
Sophis’s major weakness is her muddled feelings for Vivek, a fellow
guard and the hero of the book. Vivek was once her friend and mentor, a man who
taught her everything he knew and trained her to be strong, to fight for what
she wanted. Her relationship with him changed the night she almost died in his
arms, bleeding out from a dagger in her gut while the twin hunters watched on
from a distance. Vivek almost died that night too, and she feels responsible
for what happened to him, but doesn’t know how to broach the subject or
apologise. Things between them have deteriorated over the decade between that
night and the opening of the book. Vivek has grown determined to have her
thrown out of the guard, something she doesn’t want, and she is constantly at
war with him. The guard is her life and she will fight for it, just as Vivek
taught her.
But just because Sophis is strong, it doesn’t mean she isn’t prone
to making mistakes like the rest of us. When the book opens, Sophis is
recovering from a fight against a hunter in which she went in without back up
and had to be rescued by Vivek again. She returns to her position convinced now
more than ever that Vivek is doing everything he can to have her kicked out of
her beloved guard. When they’re given the task of tracking hunters ahead of the
masquerade, Sophis sees it as an opportunity to prove that everyone is wrong
about her, especially Vivek, and tries to unravel what happened to him to
change him so dramatically from the man she once knew.
Sophis is just like any one of us. She is strong but weak at the
same time, confused by Vivek’s behaviour and her lingering feelings for him.
She doesn’t understand why he changed but she feels partially responsible for
it, even though she doesn’t know why. She’s a fighter but she’s afraid she
might lose the most important battle of her life and lose her place in the
guard.
Sophis rises to the challenge of seeing to the safety of the
attending bloodlines during the Creator Day masquerade, intent on proving
herself to her commander, and to Vivek too. She’s also determined to leave her
past behind her and move on, forgetting Vivek and where their friendship may
have been heading a decade ago. She’s a woman on the brink of change, determined
to do what is best for herself. I think many women have been there and will be
able to relate to her. She knows what she wants, and faces the hard truth that
the man she may have once felt something stronger than friendship towards no
longer feels the same way about her. It’s a tough time for any woman, but add
to it the pressure of protecting the elite members of seven bloodlines from
vampire hunters and you’ve got a serious challenge on your hands.
And what’s a woman to do when she moves on only to have the vampire
she had wanted to leave behind change on her once again, becoming the man she
had been falling for all those years ago?
To find that out, you’ll have to read the book and see just how
Sophis and Vivek confront their past as they fight for revenge against the twin
hunters who drove them apart.
If you would like to find out more about Masquerade or the Vampires
Realm series, you can visit the official Vampires Realm website at http://www.vampiresrealm.com
Masquerade is available now
at Amazon Kindle stores, Smashwords and All Romance eBooks. It will soon be
available for Nook, Apple devices, Sony Reader, and Kobo Books, but you can get
it in epub from other retailers like Smashwords and my own website.
Masquerade
F E Heaton
Ten years have passed since Sophis and Vivek, two vampires of the Venia bloodline, came close to death at the hands of twin hunters Aleksis and Izabella Romanov. The events of that night turned Sophis and Vivek against each other, shattering their close friendship and driving them apart.Now, on the eve of a centenary Creator Day masquerade and at a time when things between them are dangerously close to separating them forever, they uncover a small army of vampire hunters in Saint Petersburg, led by their nemeses, Aleksis and Izabella.With the safety of the rulers of the seven pure vampire bloodlines in their hands and their chance for vengeance hanging in the balance, can Sophis and Vivek face their past and overcome their differences? Will they realise their true feelings for each other before it’s too late or will the hunters finally claim their lives as their deadly plot to destroy the bloodlines unfolds?
Read an excerpt: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Masquerade
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Biography
Felicity Heaton writes passionate paranormal romance
books as Felicity Heaton and F E Heaton. In her books she creates detailed
worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping
romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy
shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!
If you're a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara
Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then
you will enjoy her books too.
If you love your angels a little dark and wicked,
Felicity Heaton’s best selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong,
powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series she writes as F
E Heaton or any of her stand alone vampire romance books she writes as Felicity
Heaton. Or if you’re looking for vampire romances that are sinful, passionate
and erotic then try Felicity Heaton’s new Vampire Erotic Theatre series.
In 2011, four of her six paranormal romance books
received Top Pick awards from Night Owl Reviews, Forbidden Blood was nominated
as Best PNR Vampire Romance 2011 at The Romance Reviews, and many of her
releases received five star reviews from numerous websites.
If you want to
know more about me, or want to get in touch, you can find me at the following
places:
My website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk
Vampires Realm
official website: http://www.vampiresrealm.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/felicityheaton
Twitter: http://twitter.com/felicityheaton
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/felicityheaton
Felicity is giving away a signed copy of Seventh Circle + swag to one lucky commenter at UTC!
Seventh Circle
F E Heaton
Born with powers similar to a vampire’s, Lilith has spent her life hunting demons for Section Seven. On the same night as she watches a vampire kill her best friend, she is faced with her worst nightmare—a client who is not only attractive but a vampire.
Lincoln is a powerful pureblood with a problem. He’s caught up in a prophecy and has little time left to unravel the mystery of the contract between his lord and the Devil before he dies. When witches foretell that a vampire hunter will save his life, he’s prepared to work with his most hated enemy, but he isn’t prepared for the forbidden desire he feels when he meets her.
Their mutual attraction becomes difficult to deny as they work together but when Lincoln reveals the truth about her powers, will Lilith find the strength to embrace a side of herself that she wished didn’t exist? And when they discover Lilith’s role in the prophecy, how far will Lincoln go to save her?
Dark, sensual and fast-paced, Seventh Circle is a story of forbidden love so strong that it will save the world.
I would also like to take this moment to
mention that there is a grand giveaway running throughout the whole of the
Masquerade Book Tour. The top prize is a KINDLE
TOUCH plus bundle of Vampires Realm series ebooks 1-9 (doesn’t include
Masquerade), and it’s open internationally. You can find all the details at the
Masquerade Book Tour page: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/masquerade-book-tour.php
i luv her angel series and vampirotique..
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thanks for the interview ^^
I love Felicity Heaton books I haven't read all of them yet but working on it Thanks for the interview.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new Felicity Heaton fan so I have several books to catch up on! Thanks for the interview!
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Good post! I've enjoyed the books I've read by Ms. Heaton and I'm sure I'll enjoy this one too:)
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of Feliciy Heatons books. I've just finished Masquerade i really loved it :) i love the interview its great getting the story behind the story, how it came to be :) Thanks for joining in the hop :) love finding new blogs to follow :D
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Felicity will be my first author to read with angels and demons. I am so extied to do so. I have a few of the vampire seris waiting for me as well. I better get crackin!!
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Thanks for having me here at Under the Covers! And thanks to the lovely people who have already left a comment! Looking forward to reading the rest.
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I love Ferlicity's work and have read a collection of her work. I really need to get a move on with this series. I've only read the first 3. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Thanks for the interview. I have a new author to look up now.
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I'm dying to read MASQUERADE. It sounds absolutely brilliant!!
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I just love the vampire series that Felisity Heaton writes, both the Vampire Realm and the newest series are very interesting. I also like the Angel series. sdylion(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI have read several of Felicity's books and love them all. This will be another great read. Thanks for the post and sharing a peek into Sophis, the Masquerade heroine.
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Thank you ladies for passing by and Felicity, it's our pleasure.
ReplyDeleteI've only read the VET series. Snow is my guy! I was lucky enough to get an Arc of SEDUCE the next VET and it was AWESOME!!!! A must read!
I do have to get to this series and I've got my eye on the Angel series as well. Hopefully soon!
~Angela
Love all of felicity's book!
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I really enjoyed reading the post today. I can't wait to read about Sophis & Vivek.
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Sounds like a great series I so need to check out her books
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Great post! Sophis seems amazing character, thank you for the giveaways!
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Great post! WOULD LOVE TO READ SEVENTH CIRCLE!!!! :-) Thanks for the Giveaway!
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Great post! WOULD LOVE TO READ SEVENTH CIRCLE!!!! :-) Thanks for the Giveaway!
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I love all of felicity's book! I have read all her Angel series books, All her VR series books, all ger VET series books and all her free standing books also her Sons of Lyra series books! she is an amazing writer! So glad I picked up her book Love Immortal which hooked me for life! caraadams5@yahoo.com
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I Loved Sophis. She's a warrior. I love women with balls!! I love that she’s a bit reckless. After all, it created a few, and the main conflict between the hero and the heroine. So yeah, I'm a big fan of her :))
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Love the giveaway and i´m looking forward to reading this, it´s on my TBR list, =)
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I love the Her Angel Series! I can't wait to start this series!
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I love all of Felecity's books! She is such a talented writer who makes her characters come alive for us and immerse at us into their world. I am loving the "Vampires Realm" series right now and can't wait to see more in this series! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that you have such a strong female lead.
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ReplyDeleteWow this is a new series and author for me and all I can say is please let me win :) thanks for this giveaway!!
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I Love her Books I Gotta have them All. butterfli262002@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely love to win Felicity's books! I haven't read any of her books yet, but I will be now! Oh, my goodness, where have I been? lol
ReplyDeleteI have not yet started this series, but I have a few of the books already. Just from reading what Felicity wrote about Sophis and Vivek, I don't know how I would handle Vivek if I were Sophis. I am looking forward to reading this one also. :)
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