There are four books in the Darkness Chosen series: SCENT OF DARKNESS and TOUCH OF DARKNESS, in bookstores now, and INTO THE SHADOW and INTO THE FLAME, scheduled for July and August 2008.
A note from Christina Dodd —
I wondered what became of the family after they moved to America, and I began to plot a series of books about the displaced children of the family, their close ties to their parents, the process of adjusting to the new life, and the terrible occurrences that could tear the family apart if they let it. At the same time, I was reading paranormal romance, which I love (A WELL FAVORED GENTLEMAN was my first paranormal) and analyzing why vampires worked so well as romance characters. I decided vampires are the ultimate alpha hero. They only mate with the woman who is their fate, and they can either give her the best sex of her life - or kill her. They are completely in control of the relationship. But vampires have constraints - they can't go out in daylight, crosses and holy water can harm them, and a skilled hunter can stake them through the heart. I daydreamed about heroes who were more invincible -- and at that moment, something happened. Hm, it's a little vague in my mind, but I remember a blinding flash of light, the two ideas meshed, and I had the concept for the series called DARKNESS CHOSEN. I was absolutely enthralled as I figured out the epic battle of good and evil that is the basis of the mythology, and I plotted each book in a fever of excitement, taking care to make the romance between my shapeshifter hero and my very mortal heroine the heart of the story. I knew I had to write this four book series, and I hope you enjoy the first two installments, SCENT OF DARKNESS (July 2007) and TOUCH OF DARKNESS (August 2007). Warmly, |
The
idea for DARKNESS CHOSEN came to me as I watched one of my favorite
movies of all time, Fiddler on the Roof. I wondered why the
story appealed to me so much. I was pretty sure it was Tevye's dedication
to his family, his God, and his traditions, and it was fascinating
to watch as, slowly, everything he believed in was overturned by
change. Everything, that is, except what mattered the most -- his
family and the bedrock of his faith.
