My Demonic Ghost - Vanity's Lair

Inside Vanity's lair ~

One of the Seven Deadly Sins, Vanity, spends most of her time living in a cave of ice and mirrors where she indulges in soaking up her reflection. She does not like to be bothered and lacks proper social skills, preferring her time alone where she can bask in her image for decades on end.

This is absolutely beautiful, a huge thank you to himaru-of-neptune for his amazing and very unique artwork of the demon Vanity. Please check out his gallery if you have a moment to spare, it truly is amazing.

Artist:  http://himaru-of-neptune.deviantart.com/

WINNER OF PARANORMAL ADDICTS

Paranormal Addicts had run a competition for My Demonic Ghost to win a Hard Copy of the Book, three book marks, one pen with My Demonic Ghost on the barrel and a large My Demonic Ghost poster - and now we have a WINNER!!!

Congratulations to Tiffany Webb!!!!

Jean Book Nerd

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! 

To celebrate, I had the honour of being featured on Jean's blog site called: Jean Book Nerd. 

Jean is an amazingly sweet woman who dedicates her time and energy in finding great reads for her adoring followers. I was very lucky to have a feature with her, where not only did Jean set up a series of very unusual but exciting interview questions for me to answer, but there's also a giveaway for 5 ebook copies AND a very, very nice review of the Book ~ My Demonic Ghost Banished Spirits. 

Click here to purchase from Amazon as My Demonic Ghost Reapers is coming out in 2013. 

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Check it out here:   JEAN BOOK NERD

SAMPLE INTERVIEW: 

In your new book, The Demonic Ghost; can you tell my Book Nerd community a little about the novel?

Gladly, My Demonic Ghost is a story about two young people thrown into a world of demons, spirits and monsters. One, a young girl by the name of Rachael and the other is a 14 year old banished spirit boy who calls himself Lock. Through the book we explore the world through the eyes of a demon spirit as he tries to seek refuge from being trapped in Hell. These are desperate spirits tainted with evil, but as Rachael figures out during their adventure, these bad spirits are not what they appear to be.

Not all demons are bad and not all angels are good. The afterlife is not what Rachael or anyone was expecting it to be. Taking on the notorious Seven Deadly Sins, this book is not for the easily scared as we climb into the lives of the dammed.

What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating Rachel?

Rachael’s bravery is what surprised me most. She is only 15 years old when Lock takes her soul for himself but even though she is chained to a demon she doesn’t hide under the covers in fear. If anything, she twists the tables on the snarky demon boy so he ends up treating her as an equal and not a battery source. Rachael is inspiring with her ability to see past the surface and understand the spirits and demons that surround her. She starts to love them despite everything that has happened to her, and in return these demons start to love her back. 

SAMPLE REVIEW: 

Author Jacinta has taken demonic possessions into a whole new level. This darkly captivating story will have readers on the edge of their seats. The imagery presented within the pages is creatively vivid as readers find themselves in the midst of this amazing world beside Rachael and Lock. The political outline of the order of the realms with the Royals that consists of diverse levels of spirits and the Hunters is truly astonishing. Readers will appreciate how Jacinta incorporated this unique idea into her remarkable story. The characters are not watered down as Jacinta’s writing style allows them to shine with complexity and practicality even with demons and spirits. Although the story is complex, the details set forth by Jacinta provided clear details with rich history that readers will thoroughly enjoys its fascinating story. My Demonic Ghost is one of those books that truly do not offer anything recycled. Consisting of vibrant characters and a rock-solid plot, it will not disappoint.

200 LIKES! WE DID IT!

 

 

OH MY GOSH! WE MADE IT TO 200 LIKES!!!

 

 

 

This is a HUGE accomplishment, considering at the start of the week I was sitting on a lonely 46 likes. Thank you to Jessica Johnson and Lisa Markson and just everyone for helping me reach this milestone.

As promised, there will be two winners who get a free copy of My Demonic Ghost on ebook. 

 

 And, from the star of the show, Lock would like to thank you too!! 

 

 

*Lock's eyes shimmer among the darkness for a moment, the air around you starts to feel colder under your clothes and the lights above your head dim within his appearance. He dares not show more than just a hint of snake eyes breaking against the dark*

 

 Hmm.... looks delicious. More Hosts the better. I don't know if you are brave or just ignorant, but now that I have you I won't let you go so easily.

 

*Lock curls his lower lip into his mouth and bites his smile, a flash of white teeth just a fleeting sight as he disappears back into the depths of shadows*

 

 Well... at least he made an appearance. ♥ ♥ ♥

 

 

No Thought 2 Small- 10 EBOOKS GIVEAWAY

 

Is Christmas emptying your pockets and keeping your wallet feeling light?

 

Then there's no problem, with No Thought 2 Small blog there are 10 FREE E-Books available to win with just a simple click, click, click.

 

That's 10 winners!

No Thought 2 Small 

 

 

FROM THE BLOG:

 

 

Konstanz: How long did it take you to write your first novel?

 

Jacinta: This book in particular, My Demonic Ghost- Banished Spirits took me 6 years to write. In my defence that was lazy writing. I would spend more time rereading and editing than actually writing. It wasn't till I went to night classes for writers that I finally pushed myself into writing the ending.

· Konstanz: Is the first novel you ever completed published?

Jacinta: My Demonic Ghost is the first novel I’ve taken seriously enough to go through professional editing. It is my first novel to be published and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. This has been such a fantastic learning curve for me, not only am I strengthening my own voice but I get to surround myself with new and fresh authors from around the globe.

· Konstanz: What time of day do you get your best writing done?

Jacinta: Mostly in the mornings, by the afternoons I am too exhausted to write and I just end up falling asleep on top of the keyboard. To me nothing is better than waking up with a warm hot tea and sitting in my pyjamas knowing I can escape into my books without distractions.

 

 

How to win:

So. . .you know those links at the beginning of the post? Well here is where those come in handy.

To enter, go click on at least one of those links. "Like" her Author page on Facebeook, Add her books to your Goodreads "TBR" list, "Like" her book on Amazon. It doesn't matter what you do as long as you do one of those things.

Rise of the Guardians

I just watched Rise of the Guardians and I loved EVERY second of it.

I think the thing that impressed me most of their originality when dealing with the traditional Holiday Spirits.

There was Santa Claus or St. Nick North where he had tattoos of Naughty and Nice on either arm, he was a tough, big guy that was very jolly and as well as strong and quick to kick butt. I found the elves and yetis surprisingly the funniest characters there. The humour was very playful and caught me off guard. I didn't expect it to be so.... well... funny. Sorry for lack of description.
 

There was the Easter Bunny, or as they called them E.Aster Bunnymund in the novel where he took on a more Australian approach with thick Australian Accent (voice actor Hugh Jackman) and carried with him boomerangs as weapons.

 

 

He had lots of funny moments when bantering with our main character Jack Frost, obviously Bunny was still sour from when Frost caused a blizzard on Easter Sunday and covered all of the Easter eggs under thick snow.
 

There was the tooth fairy, who looks more like a forest nymph than a human which I quite liked. She had an army of tiny fairy followers that would collect the teeth around the world for exchange of money. The reason why they collected teeth is to harbour the child's memory. I thought that was a nice idea, as I never understood why the tooth fairy would care to collect teeth.
 

There was the Sandman as well, he played a very powerful part and was surprisingly one of the strongest characters there. The Sandman gave the children dreams by using golden sand.

And lastly we have Jack Frost... ah, sweet young Jack Frost.

There was just something about him that pulled at my heart strings. Poor Jack Frost has spent the last 300 + years creating blizzards and snow days, hoping to impress the children and make them believe in him. During most of the movie none of the children believed in Jack Frost leaving him invisible and ignored. He would continue on his days riding the wind and causing mischief.
 

Jack Frost also reminds me a lot of the character Lock from My Demonic Ghost, in his desperation to belong and have someone need and acknowledge him. I kept waiting for Frost's white hair to darken to black, his eyes to switch to acid green and for him to start terrorising Hosts.
 

The character Pitch Black or commonly known as the Bogeyman had an understandable motive, one that Frost related to. He wanted to be believed in again. His master plan was to change the children's dreams into nightmares, interfering with the holidays spirits jobs so children will slowly stop believing and their powers will deplete.

 

 

All in all, I LOVED this movie. 5/5 Stars and I want to watch it again and again.
There is also a book out, one which is the original called Guardians of Childhood (i think) and the other which from the movie. I'll be very interested in reading it to get more back story.
 

 

 

Chaos the Hunter....

 

 Hunters-  Angels of Justice.

 

Red hair, olive skin and angelic faces, Chaos is a tainted Hunter meaning that he does not have a full Hunters Title. To degrade and humiliate him, the other Hunters have given Chaos a Banished Spirit's name.

Chaos is 15 years old and has mixed coloured eyes.  He looks stunning, innocent and approachable, the next door neighbour boy who you’ll pour your love into material things in hopes he’ll finally acknowledges you.

 

A huge thank you to the lovely Erina, I love this picture of Chaos and the way that the leaves seem to cross over the image is so poetic and graceful. Erina is brilliant and a fantastic artist. If you have a moment you should head over to Erina's page and just look at all of her AMAZING artworks.

Artist:  Erina