Sunday, April 22, 2012

Bloodstorm by Amber Kallyn


Welcome Amber Kallyn as she presents to us her book BloodStorm.
  
She also presents to us one of her yummy recipes for a night of deliciousness to your palate.

Amber is giving away a $5 Amazon gift certificate to one lucky winner at this (and every) stop in the blog tour. Just comment and email below to enter.

And she will be giving away another $20 Amazon gift certificate to the reader who leaves the most comments on all the blogs she’ll be visiting.

(if there is a tie, she will use Random.org to select the winner). 

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Need a lovely dinner for the special vampire in your life? Try some Steak Tartare. Not only will it leave your sexy date satisfied, he'll be ready to sate his other appetites.

Steak Tartare

Ingredients

Assorted fresh greens
12 ounces beef tenderloin or sirloin
Worcestershire sauce
Hot pepper sauce
Salt
Black Pepper
2 tablespoons drained capers
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/3 cup minced red onion
1/3 cup finely chopped parsley
2 eggs
4 slices of white bread, crusts removed, brushed with olive oil and lightly toasted
Extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Garnish 2 plates with the fresh greens.

Place the beef on a cutting board and finely chop with a very sharp knife. Season to taste with Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, salt and black pepper. Shape the meat into 2 patties of equal size and center each on a plate of fresh greens.

Around each meat patty arrange half of the capers, Dijon mustard, red onion and parsley. Carefully break the 2 eggs, reserving the yolk and half of each shell. Place the yolks in their eggshell cups, then sit an egg cup in the center of each patty. Serve the steak tartare with toast points, olive oil, and hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauces on the side.

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Bloodstorm
Heart of a Vampire Book 1

Release Date: April 13, 2012
Novella

Paranormal romance

Short Blurb:

When duty forces a shaman to stop a vampire from her revenge, love doesn’t just burn... it bites.


For two hundred years, Niki DeVeraux has been tracking the monster who murdered her family and made her a vampire. She finally catches up to him only to face more than she bargained for in a too-sexy sheriff who makes her remember she’s still a woman. With duties as Keeper of the peace and Sheriff, Shane Spencer must protect humanity and stop the friction between the local Arcaine races before it turns into an all out blood war.

When wolves start turning up dead, the tension between the races grows and suspicion falls on Niki. Shane knows she’s not to blame, and it has nothing to do with the primal urges she stirs within him. Working together, they must stop the hostilities from going over the edge. Trouble is, the desires raging between them might prove more dangerous than the surrounding threats.

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Long Blurb:


When duty forces a shaman to stop a vampire from her revenge, love doesn’t just burn... it bites.


For two hundred years, Niki DeVeraux has been tracking the monster who murdered her family and made her a vampire. She finally catches up to him in a small Arizona town, only to face more than she bargained for. Amid an imperious vampire King, a shaky truce between the local clan and shifter pack, and a too-sexy sheriff who makes her remember she’s still a woman, Niki’s single-minded purpose is threatened for the first time since her turning.

Between his duties as Keeper of the peace for the Magic Council and heir to his tribe’s shamanistic magic, Sheriff Shane Spencer’s job is to protect humanity and stop the friction between the local Arcaine races before it turns into an all out blood war. To make matters worse, there’s an irresistible rouge vampire in town enflaming his senses.

When wolves start turning up dead, the tension between the paranormal races grows and suspicion falls on Niki. Shane knows she’s not to blame, and it has nothing to do with the primal urges she stirs within him. Working together, they must find a way to stop the hostilities from going over the edge. Trouble is, the desires raging between Niki and Shane might prove more dangerous than the surrounding threats. 
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About the Author:

One of those rare breeds, Amber Kallyn is an Arizona native who can trace her family's history through six generations in the state. She lives with her sexy husband, and their four very active children. Included in the menagerie are two cats (though there's always room for more) and two dogs. We won't count all the fish. She also writes urban fantasy under the name Higley Browne.

Amber loves the paranormal, from dragons to werewolves to vampires. She's currently at work on her next book, probably running around the house acting out a fight scene with her collection of swords and daggers. Or maybe, wishing she had claws to practice the other fight scenes.

A voracious lover of the written word, Amber found at an early age that she could read fast. Really fast. She devours novels by the day, novellas by the hour, and is always looking to get her hands on more.

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8 comments:

Amber Kallyn said...

Hi Mila,
Thanks so much for having me over today :)

Mila Ramos said...

Amber thank you for coming by. I really dig your cover for Bloodstorm. Such a teaser to me. :)

bas1chs said...

Thanks for the recipe of steak tartare. I have always heard about it but have never had it. Now I just might.

Amber Kallyn said...

Thanks Mila.

Bas, unlike my vampires, I prefer my meat extra-well done, LOL. No bloody meat for me :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Tina B said...

Mmm. It sounds delicious. I will have to try it. But, unlike you Amber, I like my meat more like how your vampires prefer it. Medium rare is so yummy!

Sarah Elizabeth said...

Don't think I'm going to try the streak tartar. I don't like steak for a start so eating it raw would be far too masterchef for me! I love the idea of a cookbook for vampires though, that would be very useful when vampires come round for dinner!

Amber Kallyn said...

And the winner of the $5 prize is bas1chs.

Please email me amberkallyn (@) gmail (.) com to get the gift card Congrats!

Remember, the $20 prize for the person who comments on the most blogs during the tour is open until May 17th.

Tina B said...

The recipe sounds delicious. I eat my steak more like your vampires. Medium rare for me. ;)