I remember the day I first learned about today's guest, Donna Grant.
I was talking to a friend of mine, who was a bookseller, about how broad the scope of paranormal could be but seemed to be stuck in vampire stories. I didn't want bloodsuckers I wanted dangerous kick ass warriors, with flaws, battling their darkness within while battling against evil with a sense of honor. “Snap! I know an author you would love. She writes Celtic themes and recently sold to a major publisher. Wait, I have the book here…” the phone clunked on the counter. “Donna Grant and Dangerous Highlander!” She read me the blurb…I was sold then and still am. I had Donna on my blog (Dark Swords and Druids) a few weeks later.
Thank you to Sia
for hosting me today in celebration of my newest book – MIDNIGHT’S PROMISE!
For those
unfamiliar with my Dark Warriors
series, let me tell you a bit about it.
The Warriors
are a group of Highlanders who are the greatest warriors of their family. By being so, they carry within their blood
primeval gods that once unbound, not only make them immortal, but give the
Highlanders enhanced abilities and special powers. They also transform by way of claws and fangs, but also each god
has a color, so the Highlanders turn the color of their god when that god is
released. IOW, when those Warriors are
ready for battle. J
There are so
many legends and myths of Scotland that it’s hard to know what was real and
what wasn't So, when I began the
series, I developed a legend of my own: What if Rome was driven out of Britain
by magic?
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Deirdre is the
perfect villain in my Dark Sword
series, but when the series time traveled to modern day Scotland, I knew I had
to add another twist. Welcome Declan
Wallace, a new kind of villain that takes my Warriors by surprise. Declan,
however, wasn’t enough. There’s a new villain in town – Jason Wallace - and he
is going to come at the Warriors and Druids sideways.
Wait, your
saying. Time travel? Yep.
The series began in 2009 with DANGEROUS
HIGHLANDER, a historical paranormal set in medieval Scotland. After six book in the DS series, my guys
decided to throw me a twist and time travel. My love was
historicals. I’d dipped my toes in
contemporaries with a novella and one time travel, but not an entire book.
My publisher
asked me to keep the Warriors in modern time, so there would be no going back
for me. L Yet, when I sat down to write MIDNIGHT’S MASTER (the first Dark Warrior book), I found the idea of
taking these alpha, immortal Highlanders into contemporary Scotland thrilling.
All is not fun
and games, however, because the storyline that began in the Dark Sword series continues in the Dark Warriors. There are still villains to fight, evil to battle, and love to
find.
It’s been a lot
of fun taking each Warrior’s power and using it for - or against - him. To add to the conflict, their heroines are
Druids who each hold a special type of magic.
With the Warriors being such strong, rugged men, their heroines have to
be just as stalwart to be able to stand beside them.
It’s bitter
sweet that I’m now promoting MIDNIGHT’S
PROMISE, the last full length book in the Dark Warrior series. I know
many have been anxiously and not so patiently waiting for Malcolm’s book. Malcolm first showed up in FORBIDDEN HIGHLANDER (Dark Sword book
2) and his story took one drastic turn after another.
I’m not having
to say good-bye to my Warriors and Druids, however. There’s one more Dark
Warrior story, a holiday novella featuring a Warrior I had thought died –
Dale. Read his story in MIDNIGHT’S SURRENDER (Nov 5, 2013).
Even then the
Warriors and Druids will still be around, playing large roles in the upcoming
spin off series the Dark Kings
featuring my shape-shifting hunks, the Dragon Kings starting with the novella
bind-up titled DARK HEAT (Dec 31,
2013) before moving on to DARKEST FLAME
(April 29, 2014) and FIRE RISING
(June 3, 2014).
Donna, I was glad to feature the first of these warriors in Dangerous Highlander and I'm glad to be featuring the last of these warrior's stories today with Midnight's Promise. I've enjoyed the adventure! I'm looking forward to Dark Kings series and another aspect of the magic of old--dragons!
Donna, I was glad to feature the first of these warriors in Dangerous Highlander and I'm glad to be featuring the last of these warrior's stories today with Midnight's Promise. I've enjoyed the adventure! I'm looking forward to Dark Kings series and another aspect of the magic of old--dragons!
- Have you read Donna Grants stories?
- Do you have a favorite warrior?
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MIDNIGHT'S PROMISE
HEART OF STONE
For
centuries, Malcolm has struggled against the forces of darkness – and bears the
scars to prove it. Hardened by a
lifetime of fighting, he is more warrior than man, incapable of feeling love or
compassion. But one stormy night, he pulls a beautiful woman from a car wreck –
and experiences a rush of fiery emotion that could melt even the hardest of
hearts.
TOUCH OF MAGIC
Since childhood, Evangeline Walker has
felt the magic growing inside. Descended from Druids, she is the perfect vessel
for ancient magic – and evil. Evie knows she should trust no one, not even
Malcolm, whose strong touch and tender kiss she craves. But after she makes a
devil’s bargain to save her half-brother, this fearsome warrior may be the only
man who can protect her – with his heart, his body, and his soul…EXCERPT
New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author Donna Grant has been praised for her "totally addictive" and "unique and sensual" stories. She's the author of more than thirty novels spanning multiple genres of romance. Her latest acclaimed series, Dark Warriors, features a thrilling combination of Druids, primeval gods, and immortal Highlanders who are dark, dangerous, and irresistible. She lives with her husband, two children, a dog, and three cats in Texas. Visit Donna at www.DonnaGrant.com, Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter.
