Blood Instinct’s First Reviews

The first two blog reviews are in for Blood Instinct and I’m delighted (and relieved) to say it’s great news so far!

Thank you so much to Michelle at Big Little Sister Blog for her awesome review (and one of the best descriptive titles I’ve ever read for a review of one of my books!):

Here’s a snippet of what Michelle had to say but you can read her full review here.

“This series just went through the roof. Ms. Pryor has kept her Blackthorn series dark, gritty and romantic, only now it’s also an action packed thriller. The previous books had readers swimming in Lindsay J. Pryor’s world, this time Blackthorn completely submerges you. Where her last book had my heart pounding and made me all sweaty, Blood Instinct is brain scrambling and gut wrenching… Whilst each twist is a complete shocker, yet on reflection you see the author’s trail of breadcrumbs. It’s a trail that goes back six books, now that’s clever! …Over a week later I’m still connecting the dots – a sign of a truly great book… The truth is this is the hardest review I’ve ever written, I don’t think I can do justice to the nuances and brilliance of Blood Instinct.”

And a huge thank you too to Stephanie at My Bookworm Blogger for her fab 5 star review as well!

Here’s a sample of what Stephanie thought but you can read her full review here.

“From the very first page, Blood Instinct held me captive as I was pulled willingly into Blackthorns embrace. This incredibly complex book takes us back to Jask and Sophia… I began reading Blood Instinct thinking it couldn’t get worse for my favourite characters. Oh how naive I was. Lindsay J Pryor expertly weaves intricate plot lines that will not only take you to the edge of what you think you can handle, but hold you there, captivated yet afraid to look down. Blood Instinct takes Blackthorn to a whole new level, testing its residents to their breaking point.”

I’d also like to thank Stephanie for her fantastic cover reveal post which I’ve only just seen, where she links back to all her previous reviews for my Blackthorn series so far. Now that’s dedication!

And almost two weeks on from Blood Instinct being available for pre-order, we’re still at number one in Gothic Romance on Amazon UK! So, again, thank you to everyone who is pre-ordering. Not long to go now! 😀

Blood Instinct Winners Announced

Last week, I posted a giveaway for you to be in with a chance to win an early eBook of Blood Instinct. The response was so terrific that, courtesy of Bookouture, we’re now going to be giving away THREE eBooks instead of two!

Entries could be posted here, on my Facebook page or via email. All entrants were given a number and the winners were selected using a random number generator. I am so relieved I didn’t have to choose because there was no way I could have judged the winners!

And those winners are….

HUGE congratulations to Nikki, Kat and Carol! Please email or message me to let me know you would like to claim your prize and I’ll put you in touch with Bookouture’s Publicity Manager for your copy of Blood Instinct. Happy reading!

Commiserations to anyone left disappointed. At least there’s now just over two weeks to go until Blood Instinct’s official release though. Oh, and if it helps, I have another giveaway coming very soon! 🙂

A HUGE thank you to every single person who joined in. I was completely overwhelmed by the comments that came through. And having been told many of you were enjoying reading others’ entries too, I thought I’d share a sample here from Facebook as I know some of you don’t use it. I wish I could have included them all. <3

Have a wonderful week! xxx

Win an Early Copy of Blood Instinct

We have just over three weeks to go until BLOOD INSTINCT is released! However, I know that even this feels like too long a wait for some of you. So…

How would you like your copy in your hands NEXT WEEK instead? Because, courtesy of Bookouture, I’m giving away TWO early eBooks. 🙂

HOW TO ENTER

I’m going to keep it quick and easy. The word I hear most from loyal readers when it comes to Blackthorn is ‘hooked’.

So, to be in with a chance of winning your copy of Blood Instinct, tell me:

WHAT – OR WHO – IS KEEPING YOU HOOKED ON BLACKTHORN?

I’m running this competition simultaneously here on my website as well as on my Facebook page, so you can leave your answer on either. Alternatively, feel free to email me your response.

THE RULES

Only ONE entry per person please.

The competition is open NOW and will close at Midnight (UK time) on Friday 15^th April.

All entries will be given a number (in no particular order). The winners will be chosen on Saturday using a random number generator.

The winners will be announced on Sunday 17^th April both here and on Facebook.

Winners will need to claim their prize within two weeks of the announcement.

Good luck! xxx

Blood Instinct’s a Gothic Number One!

Yay!! We’ve done it again!! I’m thrilled to be able to tell you that, in less than 24 hours, BLOOD INSTINCT has hit #1 in Gothic Romance on Amazon UK – from pre-orders alone! It also hit #1 in Gothic Romance’s Hot New Releases! We even reached #6 on Amazon.com in the same chart. That’s now the third Blackthorn book in a row to do it. 🙂

Thank you SO much to everyone who clicked that pre-order button and made this possible – and for your wonderful reaction to the cover reveal yesterday. <3

The review copies also started to go out last night, and this was the first bit of feedback I received this morning:

“Omg, Lindsay J. Pryor, you have truly outdone yourself this time. Holy crap; I have never read a book with so many plot twists that I never saw coming…Thank god Lindsay is already working on Blood Bound. My hands are just shaking right now…”

Thank you, Sarah!

Let’s hope you agree when you get to read it. Talking of which…

If you can’t bear the wait any longer, look out for a giveaway early next week!

Have a wonderful weekend! xxx

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UPDATE:

Blood Instinct has now made it to #4 in the Gothic Romance chart on Amazon.com and #1 in Hot New Releases in Gothic Fiction there too. 🙂 Thank you to everyone who continues to pre-order.

Blood Instinct Cover Reveal

With only four weeks left to go before the official release of BLOOD INSTINCT – book 6 in my Blackthorn series – I am thrilled to finally be able to share both the cover and the blurb with you…

Here’s our Jask, in his full azure-eyed glory this time around!

‘I THINK WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU TRIGGERS THE WORST OF ME’

Sophia McKay has always had a reckless streak, but falling for lycan leader Jask Tao gave her something to live for. Now, cursed with a serryn bloodline, a darkness inside Phia is awakening. A darkness she knows could prove deadly to those she loves most.

Approaching a blue moon, Jask Tao and his pack are living close to the edge due to a delay getting the herbs required to stop their morphing. Worse still, the growing strength of Phia’s serryn powers are dangerously provoking the lycan in Jask.

At a time when Jask and Phia need each other more than ever, their very passion has become a poison that puts both their lives at risk.

With Sirius Throme, leader of the Global Council, on the verge of invading Blackthorn – working together is the only chance of survival. But Jask is holding on to a secret that could just blow everything apart.

And so is Phia.

Will the truth destroy them all?

A thrilling, action-packed and sinfully seductive paranormal read – where passions in Blackthorn ignite.

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What readers are saying about Lindsay J. Pryor:

‘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

‘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

‘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 first-hand.’ ~ 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

‘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.’ ~ Fiction Vixen

‘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! 🙂

IT’S UP FOR PRE-ORDER!

I’m equally thrilled to be able to tell you that it is up for pre-order with some retailers NOW!

Amazon UK

Amazon US

KOBO

REVIEWER COPIES

And for reviewers, that means it is available on NetGalley TODAY!

(If you’re a blogger/reviewer not on NetGalley but you’d still like to review BLOOD INSTINCT – or any of the previous Blackthorn books – I have the information you need on my Queries page as to how you can get hold of Bookouture’s Publicity Manager.)

AND BEFORE I GO…

I’ll leave you with our rather more dark-and-moody-looking Jask for now but for those who don’t mind me already mentioning book 7, I’m also super-excited to tell you our penultimate book in the series will be called BLOOD BOUND. I had to tell you now because I mention it at the end of BLOOD INSTINCT! 😉 And, yes, it’s already well underway…

Oh, and look out for giveaways coming soon!

xxx

Blood Instinct Cover Reveal Coming Soon!

We now have just over 5 weeks to go until Blood Instinct’s release day!

I was beyond thrilled with the response to the release date announcement a couple of weeks ago, especially as we even managed to break a record for my Facebook page with the highest number of likes/reactions ever – over 170 in the end!! The enthusiasm in your comments across social media has been infectious, so thank you so much for that. <3

Above: A snippet from my Facebook page during the release date announcement

Since then, I’ve said my final farewell to Blood Instinct. It went in with my last set of edits on Thursday, so it’s now undergoing proofreading and typesetting as well as all the other things my publisher does from here to prepare it for reviewers – and for pre-order, of course! Hopefully I’ll be able to share that date before too long.

So with that in mind, I’m very excited to be able to tell you that, all being well, the cover and blurb reveal are due NEXT WEEK!! I can’t wait to share them with you.

Needless to say I’m already plotting a giveaway for the not-too-distant-future too. I know some of you might want to get your hands on a couple of Blood Instinct treats – or even an early copy if you really can’t wait until May 5^th. 😉

Have a great week! xxx

Blood Instinct Release Date Announced!

The countdown can officially begin!

I’m super-excited to be able to reveal that BLOOD INSTINCT, book 6 in my Blackthorn series, will be released on:

5^th MAY 2016!

And it’ll be available for pre-order in April! I’ll let you know as soon as it’s ready.

Thanks so much for all the incredible support and excitement that has already been coming through on my Facebook page pending this announcement – you really do make every release a huge amount of fun. 😀

Stay close because the cover and blurb are being worked on as we speak. I hope to be able to share both very soon. And as with all Blackthorn releases, I’ll have lots of other things to share in the build up to release day too!

Have a great week! xxx

We’re Edging Closer!

We’re edging closer, everyone! My Blood Instinct structural edits are done. So, with only a couple more rounds of edits to go over the forthcoming weeks, Bookouture will shortly be discussing release dates. I’ll keep you updated as and when I can. 🙂

Also, I couldn’t let today pass without mentioning that it’s a rather special one for Jask. Two years ago today, he (and Phia, of course!) was officially unleashed into your hands (his cameo in Blood Shadows aside). To mark the occasion, I thought I’d share a sample of the ‘Bites’ from back then for anyone who might have missed them the first time around.

Have a great week and I hope to have more news for you soon. xxx

Blood Instinct is Written :)

In case you’ve missed my recent posts on Facebook, a very Happy New Year to you!

Okay, so the title above is a bit of a giveaway as to what this post is about. Before I get on to Blood Instinct though…

Towards the end of 2015, Blood Dark was nominated for several readers’ choice awards across a number of different blogs – all thanks to my readers (and my incredible hot-off-the-press street team) for putting my latest book forward.

So, last week, I was really excited to find out that it went on to win three prizes in the Sweet N Sassy Book A Holics ‘Best of the Best 2015’ Awards: 2^nd place for ‘Favourite Fantasy Book‘, 2^nd Place for ‘Favourite Urban Fantasy Book‘ and 3^rd Place for ‘Most Anticipated Book‘ of 2015! I was thrilled. Thank you to every single person who voted – and for all the wonderful comments left on my Facebook page. <3

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I was also thrilled to find out that Blood Dark was named in My Bookworm Blogger’s Top 3 Reads of 2015.

“Lindsay is one of my all time favourite authors, she weaves incredibly intricate stories and has created a dark and thoroughly delicious and disturbed world called Blackthorn. Stories of vampires, lycans and witches have been done many times in the past, and many seem to blur into one. NOT Blackthorn! In the world of paranormal romance Blackthorn shines. It’s a whole new world ripe for the taking and is certainly the world you should be picking!”

Thank you, Stephanie!

And made it into the ‘Best Books of 2015’ for Big Little Sister Blog.

“Sometimes the waiting is too much and the book doesn’t live up to it. But mostly great authors don’t let their fans down. And just occasionally, right before your eyes an author goes from great to sublime genius. This book nearly killed me. What on earth will happen in book 6?”

Thank you, Michelle!

And whilst staying on a Kane and Caitlin theme, Blood Shadows was listed as one of Splashes Into Books’ favourite Bookouture books so far alongside books by my fellow authors Angela Marsons, Holly Martin and Sue Watson. It also received a terrific review and 5 out of 5 stars!

“This is a great story, well written, fast paced, enthralling and intriguing as historical events are slowly revealed shining a light on deception, double dealers and demonstrating that it isn’t always those you believe to be enemies that you shouldn’t trust – unworthy friends may be even worse! This is the first book in the series and does end appropriately but also whets your appetite for future books – I can’t wait to find out what happens next! Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys paranormal mysteries with plenty of action and bite.”

Thank you, Bicted!

What a lovely start to 2016. 🙂 And on that note…

I already come bearing good news. As of early this week, the first draft of Blood Instinct is now with my editor. Even better news, it’s going to be back with me very shortly. That means I’ll be able to move on to the next stage (the structural edits) without delay. That signals a huge sigh of relief from me, and hopefully one from you too! Thanks, as always, for the fantastic response to the news already. I really appreciate it. <3

Since Blood Dark was released in September, I’ve had a lot of queries, particularly from readers new to Blackthorn, asking how soon Blood Instinct will be out and why I won’t give a release date – even an estimation (I love the attempts at bribes, by the way!). Basically, even though Blood Instinct is now written, we’re only at the initial stage. Further timings beyond the first draft deadline have yet to be set. My editor is always the first person to read my book and, until she does, my publisher has no idea how many redrafts/rewrites will be required. And, until I’ve seen the initial set of structural notes, I don’t know how long it will take me. As soon as I do, the schedule is set and Bookouture talk to me about provisional release dates.

However, even after all the structural edits are complete, there are still line edits to come and then copy edits – and all of that is before the rest of the publishing process kicks in. Once we’re at the line edits stage though, Bookouture usually confirm the release date. So, watch out for that announcement because then you’ll know we’re close to you being able to mark your calendars. 🙂 Oh, and if anyone still doesn’t know, Jask and Phia will be back in the spotlight for this one!

I’ll be back with more news after my first round of structural edits are in – unless anything exciting happens between now and then, that is!

Take care xxx

Merry Christmas, Team Blackthorn!

I can’t quite believe 2015 is nearly over! This time last year, after almost twenty years in the profession, I’d stepped out of my teaching career and taken the leap into writing full-time. At the start of 2015, I was finally able to give Blackthorn my full attention.

Much of this year has been spent writing Blood Dark with my head simultaneously in my old notebooks making sure I’m still on track with my plans for the finale. (As most of you will know by now, I never have my head on only one book at a time – not when it comes to Blackthorn!) Since Blood Dark’s release, the last ten weeks have been all about the first draft of Blood Instinct. I’ll share some news on that soon.

Until then, I can’t say farewell to another year without first saying a massive thank you to all my incredible readers who have been a part of it. Whether you support me here, via social media, email, or simply by rating and reviewing my books, you make a difference to me and to my series. Thank you for being there to back Blackthorn and for rooting for our heroes and heroines as we edge ever closer to the finale. 2015 has been such a stand out year for me when it comes to fun and interaction with my readers (I do solemnly swear never to pose the T-shirt question ever again), and I am so lucky to have you! Involvement in the giveaways this year has been the best ever and your support of Blood Dark’s release was simply immense. I hope you’ll be just as excited about Jask and Phia’s return in Blood Instinct!

I know it’s been far from all fun and laughter out in the wider world this year though, so thank goodness for whatever escapism we can find in books. Here’s just one of many emails I received this year that reminds me how important books are in so many of our lives:

“I am from Romania and I just wanted to say that your books have made my world such a better place … Your characters and plot of the story has taken me on a wonderful journey. Thank you.”

Is there any better reason to share stories?

Here’s wishing you all a fantastic Christmas and health, peace and happiness in the year ahead. I’ll be back in January with those Blood Instinct updates as well as my plans for Blackthorn in 2016. Whatever you do between now and then, take care. I have soooo much more escapism planned for you! 🙂

xxx

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