It’s been over a year since I’ve had an interview and, in this one, I talk about my journey to publication for the first time. If you’re a writer yourself or you’d just like to know a bit more about who I am, what inspired me to write Blackthorn and what plans I have for the future, you might find this one interesting.
HUGE thanks to the extremely lovely Daniel Riding for hosting me – and for quizzing me mercilessly!
There are two other events to look out for this week. On Wednesday, if you’re a member of the ‘Into the World of Blackthorn‘ Facebook group (an additional group to the official Blackthorn Fan Page), I’ll be giving you the first opportunity ever to fire questions at our four Blackthorn heroes: Kane, Caleb, Jask and Eden – and you can ask them anything! If you love talking about all things Blackthorn, you’d be most welcome to join. And towards the end of the week I’ll be launching a competition to win an early e-book of BLOOD DARK. Stay close if you can’t bear to wait another 24 days until it’s yours!
The countdown has officially started!! We have less than a month left until BLOOD DARK is yours!
Thanks for all the anticipation and excitement that’s already coming through. This is starting to feel like a military operation, especially for those who have informed me they’ve booked the day off work or made ‘alternative arrangements’ for their family! 🙂 I have to say, one of the best things about a Blackthorn release day is the build-up – and you’re the best at this. This wonderful comment left here my website this morning particularly made my day:
“Dear Lindsay,
I am from Romania and I just wanted to say that your books have made my world such a better place. I couldn’t put them down and I counting the days till the release of Blood Dark. Your characters and plot of the story has taken me on a wonderful journey. Thank you.”
Thank you so, so much, Alexandra. And thank you to everyone else who makes this journey not only worthwhile, but also so much fun. I’ll have a giveaway for you soon!
Yesterday was just fantastic. I’m still buzzing from the overwhelming response to the cover reveal and release date announcement (especially on Facebook), so I certainly wasn’t expecting to make another so soon. But less than 24 hours after Blood Dark‘s pre-order went live, I received news this morning that it had gone straight to the #1 spot on Amazon UK’s Gothic Romance chart -and the #4 spot in US equivalent! It had just fallen shy of being in the top 800 books on the overall Amazon UK chart. As I’m sure you can imagine, I am beyond thrilled.
In addition to that, Blood Dark also hit #1 in the Gothic Romance Hot New Releases!
That’s two Blackthorn books in a row now that have gone straight to No 1 from pre-orders alone (the last was Blood Deep). I can’t quite believe it.
Thank you so much to my fellow Bookouture author Caroline Mitchell for breaking the news to me via Twitter this morning (you are a top class stalker, Ms Mitchell), Tracey Rogers (Blackthorn’s original No 1 fan) for your excited email also making sure I’d heard, and to USA Today bestseller CC MacKenzie for doing the same by taking the time out of her own super-busy schedule to call and congratulate me.
And, of course, a massive thank you to you: all my incredible readers and supporters who got me there. This doesn’t happen without you – and I appreciate it so much. <3
xxx
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UPDATE!!
After posting this, I found out the following morning that Blood Dark had gone on to reach #2 in Gothic Romance on Amazon. com. Thank you SO much to everyone still clicking that pre-order button. <3
Your patience has been amazing, your re-reads can almost come to an end… I’m super-excited to finally be able to reveal that BLOOD DARK, book 5 in my Blackthorn series, will be released on:
23rd SEPTEMBER 2015
I know, still seven weeks to go – but the great news is, it’s available for pre-order on Amazon NOW!
And we can’t have a release date without a cover and blurb reveal:
BLOOD DARK
Book 5 in the Blackthorn series
‘There are guardian angels, and there are monsters with wings’
Caitlin Parish should have been the last person to fall for a vampire. A member of the Vampire Control Unit, her relationship with master vampire Kane Malloy had explosive consequences. Caitlin’s colleagues count her as the enemy. And now she’s going back.
Kane has made powerful enemies of his own – and is being targeted by the head of the Global Council, Sirius Throme. With the stakes higher than ever before, Kane knows caring for Caitlin makes him vulnerable. Worse, her decision to return to VCU feels like betrayal.
With Throme threatening to tear Blackthorn apart, and the prophesied vampire leader finally revealed, Kane and Caitlin must both fight with everything they have to stop an all out war. But they’re fighting on opposite sides…
Right when she needs him most, Caitlin makes a shocking discovery about Kane. Has he been playing her all along? And can she trust him with her life when he won’t even trust her with the truth?
The choice Caitlin makes will change the game in Blackthorn forever.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT LINDSAY J. PRYOR…
‘I don’t think I have read such a finely executed dark PNR world before…This series truly surprised me. I didn’t think I would love it that much or be intrigued by it. I couldn’t stop thinking about these books once I was done with them… The world-building is spectacular. The characters are enthralling and addicting… Plain fabulousness.’ Gaga Over Books
‘I am completely enthralled with this paranormal series. You get so wrapped up in the story and characters that you lose track of time… This is one of my favorite series so far this year!’ Paranormal Book Club
‘This is a paranormal universe like none you have encountered before… There are stories that are so powerful, so intense that I do not believe anyone should warn you about what is to come… I truly do feel that if you love the Paranormal genre and have not yet discovered Lindsay J. Pryor or these novels then you need to read them, experience them firsthand.’ Keeper Bookshelf
‘I am officially addicted to this series. Why, you ask? Because Lindsay Pryor is my kind of fearless author. She isn’t afraid to “go there”, to create characters and situations that challenge me as a reader.’ The Demon Librarian
‘Not only are Pryor’s characters and fathomlessly dark love stories fabulous, but her continual world building of Blackthorn blows me away.’ Gravetells.com
‘If you’re looking for a new PNR series that has a dark world and complicated characters, then you’ll want to grab a copy of this. I can’t wait to read the next book.’ FictionVixen.com
‘She writes paranormal romance mixed with urban fantasy the way I like it – clever world-building, intense characters and no easy options for them to take.’ Nocturnal Book Reviews
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I do hope you like it! I cannot wait to share the next stage of Kane and Caitlin’s journey. There will be lots coming your way over the forthcoming weeks including giveaways, a full cover reveal, the first three chapters posted live and a recap on the story so far (I know it’s getting complex in there). So stay close if you don’t want to miss anything!
Thanks for all the incredible support that has already been coming through on Facebook pending this announcement. I cannot tell you how relieved I am to finally be able to share it!
I know it feels like a lifetime of waiting but I finally have some Blood Dark news coming very soon! Thank you so much for all the queries that continue to come in about its release. Stay close if you don’t want to miss anything! I should have news about its preorder before too long.
For those who still don’t know, especially anyone new here, our debut Blackthorn couple, Kane and Caitlin, are back in this latest installment. (And for Team Jask, Team Caleb and Team Eden – yes, they also make an appearance.)
As we’re talking Kane and Caitlin…
Although we’re almost in book five of the series, some readers are still entering Blackthorn for the first time. Last week, I found out that not one, not two, but FOUR of The Sirens of Fiction reviewed Blood Shadows – AND they enjoyed it! Thank you hugely to Maria, Ingrid, Anna and Scarlett for your time and your wonderful reviews.
“I absolutely love the characters in Blood Shadows…Every time Kane made an appearance I could hear my own heart pounding…Blood Shadows got me more hooked than any other vampire love story currently.” ~ Maria
“What blew me away first was that this was Pryor’s debut book. The detail she gives to the characters is intoxicating and that of a seasoned author…you will not regret reading this book.” ~ Ingrid
“A vampire’s way of putting a whole new twist to “Bite Me”!…I loved this paranormal romance novel from the beginning until the end…I would recommend this book and series to any that ever ask.” ~ Anna
“…the makings of an incredible paranormal series with vampires, lycans, angels, and more. Plot twists that you will never see coming leave you on the edge of your seat begging for more…” ~ Scarlett
Again, thank you hugely, ladies. I do hope you survive Blood Roses!
And for all the other new Blackthorn readers out there…
I’m aware that new readers are joining Blackthorn every day so I thought that between now and Blood Dark‘s release, I’d share a few posts from Blackthorn’s archives.
Last night on Facebook, I posted something for Team Caleb with a flashback to months before even Blood Torn was released.
Back in May 2013, the awesome GraveTells blog asked if they could have an exclusive interview with both Caleb and Jake Dehain in one of the most unique spins on a character interview I’ve ever been involved in. DaVinciKittie (the owner of GraveTells) and her fellow reviewer, Molly, didn’t want just any interview – they wanted to go into Blackthorn and, more to the point, into Caleb’s library to speak to the Dehain brothers face-to-face! Blackthorn readers put forward the questions, DaVinciKittie put together a story with Molly (featuring them as themselves), and I gave Caleb and Jake “a little help” with their answers.
If you missed it the first time around, you can find it HERE (don’t let the original Blood Roses cover throw you).
Another of my favourite interviews from the Blackthorn archives goes back to June last year when I was quizzed by author and reviewer Charles Phipps.
“The Blackthorn series…is the tale of urban segregation in a world where vampires and other supernaturals are regulated to living in crime-ridden slums while the elite of humanity dwell in their own districts. Each novel, a new couple of star-crossed lovers form along class lines as outsider heroines deal with the dangerous supernatural men who make the Blackthorn district their home. Despite the United Federation of Charles not being known for its Paranormal Romance reviews, I find this series one of the most evocative titles of the genre. Its excellent world-building and well-conceived mythology appeals to both my urban fantasy as well as Gothic Punk sensibilities. The seamy Noir mood is a cherry on top of an already rich dessert.” ~ Charles Phipps
It’s one of the most in-depth interviews I’ve ever done so if you’d like to learn more about Blackthorn, such as what inspired me to write it, this is the perfect one to check out HERE.
And whilst we’re still talking interviews…
If you’ve joined the ‘Into the World of Blackthorn‘ Facebook group (not the official Lindsay J. Pryor/Blackthorn fan page), I’m heading over tonight between 9.30-10.30 pm UK time for a live chat about Blackthorn in general or even my upcoming release, Blood Dark. If you want to be a part of the group, now’s your chance! Leticia (its founder) and Louise are the lovely ladies who run it and anyone who wants to chat all things Blackthorn is more than welcome. If you can’t make it for the live chat, you can still post questions which I’ll answer at another time.
I’ll be back with another post in the next few days – or even sooner if I have preorder news to share!
