Author Guest Post w/ Lauren Hammond

 

Hey guys! I have a great treat for you today =)

Debut author, Lauren Hammond, of “Love Sucks” is here today doing a guest post. I met her on twitter and she is an absolute sweetheart! I’ll be reading and reviewing Love Sucks soon, so keep an eye out for that.

There floor is yours Lauren…

 

 

“She walks in beauty, like the night. Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright.~George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron.
What would you do if you could walk the lengths of earth forever? If you had the choice between death and living for all of eternity, what would your choice be?

Cara Jones didn't have a choice. The year is 1710. Cara Jones awakens to nothing but darkness. She can't figure out where she is, what she is, or why she seems to buried six feet beneath the earth's surface.

After discovering that everyone she loves had just suddenly vanished Cara sets out on a journey to London. London at night is a world Cara has never seens before, where drunkrads stagger out of pubs and harlots roam the streets. But in London, Cara finds most importantly what's she's become. She finds out why her body is changing, why she's feeding on innocent strangers, and why she can't come out during the day. It takes a man like Andrew to bring Cara to the realization of what she really is, a monster, a creature of the night, a vampire.

When writing Love Sucks, the only thing I could think about was creating and developing the character Cara Jones. I wanted my readers to know her, love her, and empathize with her. I wanted my readers to put themselves in her shoes and feel her pain, love, and heartbreak. I wanted them to ask themselves, what would I do if I were Cara Jones?

I've heard the coined phrase this is just another vampire book at least a dozen times already. I can assure you, this is not just another vampire book. For one, it's completely told through Cara. I felt the only way the readers could identify with her is if I told her story through her point of view. Secondly, the book isn't only a love story but, a character growth novel as well. We see Cara learning what she is, accepting it, and then trying to live her life out for the rest of eternity. Thridly. We begin in the 1700's but we don't end there, we slowly transition through time and make it smoothly to the year 2010.
This book began as a mental image and has evolved into so much more. It's got a little bit of everything tied into it Love. Self doubt. Revenge. So now I only have one thing left to say, are you ready to be sucked in?”

 

 

Thanks so much for being here Lauren!

 

You can find Lauren @

Lauren's Blog | Facebook Fan Page | Twitter

You can buy Love Sucks:

Amazon | Punkin Books

 

 

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