NBtM Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway - Worlds of Fire: Blood Red Moon by Deborah A. Bailey

Welcome to my stop on the NBtM virtual book tour for Worlds of Fire: Blood Red Moon by Deborah A. Bailey. This book tour was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have an excerpt from the book as well as an awesome guest post from the author. There's also the tour wide giveaway for a chance to win a $40 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card. Be sure to visit the other stops on the tour for more content. Enjoy!

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Title: Blood Red Moon

Series: Worlds of Fire #1

Author: Deborah A. Bailey

Publisher: Bright Street Books

Genre: Romantic Fantasy

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Out of the ashes, a new beginning...

When his family and most of their kind were destroyed by the Guild, Derek inherited the position of Vampire Lord. Alchemists held the keys to creating portals to other worlds, knowledge they passed down to phoenixes. Their utopian society was crushed when the Guild invaded, intending to unlock the powerful secrets phoenixes possess. Lovers Derek and Avani met the night their city was sacked and after the city succumbed, they were lost to each other.

Love will be resurrected in blood and fire…

Having lost her memory, Avani became a protégé of the Guild Master, conditioned by magic to believe shifters and vampires were evil. Eventually, she was made Seeker, tasked with finding the Vampire Lord in order to gain access to phoenixes.

When Derek finds Avani, he neutralizes the magic that's kept her from remembering who she is. However, the Templars have almost certainly made a pact with the enemy of all supernatural creatures, in order to gain access to the portals. Only a phoenix can save the world from utter ruin now, but that was precisely the asking price…

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EXCERPT:

His hand outstretched. He mouthed one word. "Come."

I did.

Upstairs in his bedroom, we held each other for a long time. Listening to the party going on downstairs and to the festivities in the street. Holding each other as we enjoyed the comfort of each other. Now I wondered how I'd gone so long without it. But it's hard to miss what you don't remember, that is until it's found.

"I want you here with me. With us. But it has to be your choice," he whispered.

"You put me in that apartment to give me time to get comfortable. Is that the only reason?"

Silence, then finally he answered. "Yes. And because I was afraid."

"Of me?"

"Of what I felt. You weren't…you aren't ready for us to be all that we were to each other. But I still want you. Badly."

That much was obvious and always had been. "I need more time, Derek. There's still something between us. I feel it here." I touched my heart. "I'm sorry."

He sighed. "I know. You'll have to shed all the magic from him first."

I didn't have to ask who him was. We both knew without saying his name. Even without being here he was still between us, which I'm sure had been his intent.

"I just want you to know. You are welcome here."

Vampires had to be invited in. So did hosts. I was invited. I was welcomed. And yet, something nagged at me. The flashback. The Guild Master's words and his transformation. I wanted to tell Derek about it. And I planned to. Afterwards.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Deborah A Bailey's Paranormal & Science Fiction Romance novels include suspense, a bit of mystery and a lot of romantic heat.

Her short stories have won awards from the Philadelphia Writers' Conference and have been published in US1 Magazine and the Sun and are included in, Electric Dreams: Seven Futuristic Tales. She's the author of non-fiction books, and articles for various online publications.

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GUEST POST:

- Would you rather be a vampire or a shifter and why?

If I wanted to be one or the other I think I'd rather be a shifter than a vampire. Nothing against vampires, by the way! They can be very mysterious and incredibly sexy. But I'm not sure if I'd be ready to deal with the blood drinking. In fact, while I was writing Blood Red Moon I had to consider what that might be like. And I had to describe what it would be like if you were the one the vampire was biting. That was a bit of a challenge at first, but as I wrote the story I was able to describe the positives.

As far as being a shifter (and they're also included in the story) they have the option to change into another type of person or animal. This gives them the opportunity to experience these different things when they want to. For instance, one of the supporting characters is a dragon shifter. Another supporting character is a werewolf. They're both part of the shifter culture as the animals they become and as humans who live in the human world.

And of course, the phoenix shifters who are a major part of the story are humans who can shift when they have their phoenix transformation. When they transform they can open the portals between worlds. They don't shift all the time but when they do it's an important event.

So, I think that being a shifter would be a bit more interesting – depending on what you could change into, of course!

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GIVEAWAY:

Deborah A. Bailey will be awarding a $40 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter. Good luck!

(All the Ups and Downs is not responsible for this giveaway, its entries, or the prize. Goddess Fish Promotions assumes all responsibility with this giveaway.)

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