Kindred Series Update

I promised an update on the final Kindred at the end of the month and I'm happy to say the last book has an ending!!! I still have some fine tuning to do to it, but I'm hoping to send it out for the first round of editing next week! I am going to set a tentative release date of August 31, but it is subject to change.

Giveaway books!

If you won a copy of Salvation during the giveaway, your books were placed in the mail today! In the U.S. winners should be receiving them soon. It may take awhile to reach the winners located outside of the U.S. Hopefully they reach everyone soon!

Salvation giveaway bonus winners!

The winners for the bonus question have been chosen and are Jessica Emanuel and Janelle Avison. To claim your prize message me your address through Facebook or at ericastevensgcp@gmail.com Congratulations!

Salvation Giveaway Bonus Question!

There are still two copies of Salvation available so as promised there will be one final bonus question. The question will run from 9:00 am EST 5/28 to 9:00 am EST 5/29. Please only answer once. Prizes must be claimed by 5/31. Good luck!

What did Aria and William discover as children?

Captive Series Sale!

The first three books in The Captive Series are on sale from now until June 9!

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CZF81PY

B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-captive-series-books-1-3-erica-stevens/1115420839?ean=2940016762043

Apple https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/captured-series-books-1-3/id649105254?mt=11&uo=4

Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/314623

Interview with A.C. James

My interview with A.C. James is posted today! Stop by and check it out! Don't forget to enter the giveaway contest. There are many exciting and interesting books being offered!
http://acjamesbooks.blogspot.com/?zx=54446b41ad4ac604

Final Salvation Teaser

   Jack took up the stance that David had taught him and placed an arrow against the bow. Raising it up, he aimed the arrow over the wall but failed miserably as it bounced off the top of the battlements and spiraled back to the ground. He cursed angrily as David shook his head and lit another arrow for him. “Put some of that vamp strength behind this one Wimpy.”

   Jack scowled at him but he leaned back and fired the arrow with a lot more force. This time it cleared the high walls and sailed into the courtyard of the palace. “Back away!” someone shouted as a sudden influx of soldiers lined the walls.

   The troops outside the gates fell back as a fresh wave of arrows cascaded down upon them. A ferocious shout rose up from the back. Jack had to strain to see over the sea of heads surrounding him as he turned to look behind him. More soldiers had filtered out from the alleys and homes that weren’t yet on fire within the town.

   From the back, his father’s soldiers released a loud battle cry as they charged up the hill. With a sinking feeling in his stomach, Jack realized they were pinned in between the soldiers behind, and the soldiers above as more arrows were released upon them. 

***

   Braith was moving faster as they accessed another small hallway and the staircase that led to the lowest bowels of the palace, the dungeons. Even as he took the stairs he knew that something was wrong. He knew, before he even saw the ruined door that Aria wasn’t within the dark cells below. A low growl escaped him; his hands trembled as he pulled the heavy metal gate away from where it had fallen across the bottom of the doorway.

   A snarl curved his upper lip as he bypassed the steps and leapt into the depths of the dungeons below. The smell hit him first, he had been here before, he had drawn people from here before, but he’d never truly noticed the smell until now. He hadn’t even noticed it on his victims; he’d been too lost in the madness consuming him at the time. It engulfed him now, suffused him with its desolation and dread. Even though he was struck by the harsh scent, beneath it all he could smell Aria’s potent, more delicious scent. She had been here, trapped within this place, ensconced in this awful gloom. This place was everything that her woods weren’t, everything that she wasn’t. The clamoring madness inside him was briefly pushed aside as a lump formed in his throat.

   Sharp gasps accompanied his sudden arrival. People scurried like cockroaches from the light to the backs of their cells. He deserved their terror, there may even be some women still within that he had fed from, but he didn’t have time for it.

   He stopped before an open cell door, his hand twisted around the metal frame. For a moment he couldn’t move as her scent overwhelmed him. He’d known what they would do to her, the abuse that she would endure, but the strong scent of her blood slapped him in the face with the harsh reality of it. He ripped the door from the wall with a violent wrench that did little to soothe him. He managed to restrain himself from heaving it at the back wall as it fell with a clattering ring at his feet.

***

   She longed to pause to catch her breath, and calm her pulse, but she didn’t dare stop for even a moment. She had a head start on Caleb, but not much of one, and he was much faster than she was.

   His freakish humming filled the air as he strolled through the dark halls, relentlessly and unerringly pursuing her. She fell against the wall, wheezing as her legs trembled and shook from exhaustion. She knew she was being louder than normal but she didn’t understand how he managed to stay on her trail so easily.

   Lifting her arm to wipe the sweat from her forehead, she froze as a small groan escaped her. Her blood was still seeping from the multiple bites that had been inflicted upon her. Though most of them had stopped bleeding, there were a few of them still open and raw enough to leave a blood trail behind her. She was ringing the dinner bell and Caleb was answering it.

 

 

Week 4 Winners!

The week four winners are Tammy Ford Torres, Lisa Snowden, Kimberly Kasparian, Paula Reabold Novack, and KayJay. To claim your prize message me your address on FB or at ericastevensgcp@gmail.com. Congratulations! All prizes must be claimed by Sun. 5/26. All unclaimed prizes will be offered up in a bonus question on Tues. 5/28. This is also the final call for week one winners Christine Copas and Heidi Andres.

Bundle giveaway

Hi everyone I just wanted to let you know about a giveaway I am taking part in with some other authors. On Friday I will be giving away ten copies of a bundle of the first three books in The Captured Series on author AC James blog. I will a...lso be starting a sale of the bundle of books this weekend! There are other authors offering free copies of their books. Stop by and check it out if you get the chance! http://acjamesbooks.blogspot.com/

Question 4, Salvation Giveaway!

You will be able to answer the question until 12:00 PM EST, on Tues. 5/21/13, and the five winners will be posted by 5:00 PM EST on the same day. Due to the fact that this is the last question, all prizes must be claimed by Sun. 5/26. All unclaimed prizes will be offered up in one final bonus question that will be asked on Tues. 5/28. Please only answer once. Good Luck!


Which vampire is the fifth in line? Which vampire is the seventh in line?

Week 3 Giveaway Winners!

The winners for the Salvation week 3 giveaway have been chosen! They are Mzd11, Vicki Stephenson, Jordon Haigh, Katrena Turner, and Tabitha McBeth. You can message me your address through FB or at ericastevensgcp@gmail.com to claim your prize. Congratulations! Don't forget there will be another chance to win starting tommorow!

Salvation, Teaser 6

   Braith’s shoulders were heaving, his chest was tense, and his arms sore from the amount of damage he’d just rendered. His vision was blurred by a hazy cloud of red that coated his eyes and made it nearly impossible to see. He’d never experienced anything like it. When he’d lost his vision, the world around him had consisted entirely of blackness. Then Aria had come into his life and brought the illumination back, brought color back and given him the gift of vision again.

   Now the blackness had become the deep hue of blood. Instead of being completely blind this time though, shadows still moved across his field of vision and he could make out the blur of other obstacles in the clearing.

   He couldn’t see them clearly but he knew that Gideon and Ashby had retreated far from him; David, Daniel, and William were standing by something solid, perhaps a rock, maybe a tree, only Jack was brave enough to remain anywhere nearby. He didn’t know what had caused this shadowed haze, he’d never been able to keep his vision this far from her, but it had been steadily improving when he was away from her. He thought it was due to the increasing amount of her blood within him.

   She had strengthened him, and he’d let her down. He’d lost her.

Question 3, Salvation Giveaway!

You will be able to answer the question until 12:00 PM EST, on Tues. 5/14/13, and the five winners will be posted by 5:00 PM EST on the same day. A new question will be posted on Wed. 5/15. Please only answer once. Good Luck!


What book does Aria take?

Giveaway winners week 2!

The winners for the Salvation giveaway week 2 have been chosen! They are Joseph Esposito, Kayla N Lalji, Gloria Berber, Amy Carter, and Fayola Davey. To claim your prize message me at ericastevensgcp@gmail.com Congratulations! Don't forget there will be another chance to win starting tomorrow!

Winners

Still looking for Christine Copas and Heidi Andres from last weeks winners. Voting ends in two days so don't forget to get yours in! :)

Question 2, Salvation Giveaway

You will be able to answer the question until 12:00 PM EST, on Tues. 5/7/13, and the five winners will be posted by 5:00 PM EST on the same day. A new question will be posted on Wed. 5/8. Please only answer once. To make things a little more challenging, no options will be given this week. Good Luck!

How old were William and Aria when their mother was killed?