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Lydia Dare | Meet the Còig
March 14, 2011
We first introduced the Còig, a coven of Scottish witches in TALL, DARK and WOLFISH in
May of 2010 with Elspeth Campbell’s book. Then we met up with them again in THE TAMING OF THE WOLF in
November 2010 with Caitrin Macleod’s book. Technically 2011 is the year of the
vampyre for Lydia Dare, however it could just as easily be called the year of
the witch. Although each book in our new trilogy features a vampyre hero, the
heroines are the remaining members of the Còig. We thought the best way to introduce you to the other three witches was to let
Elspeth (now Westfield) and Caitrin (now Eynsford) do the honors. After all, who
knows these three better than their coven sisters? Elspeth – Well, how should we start this? I doona
want ta say somethin’ that will make one of them angry with us. Caitrin (snorts) – They’re usually angry with me for
one reason or another anyway. So I’ll start. I suppose I’ll begin with Blaire
Lindsay, since she is first up in IT HAPPENED ONE BITE.
Blaire can fight better than any man. She is proficient at archery and swords,
and she has the power of fireballs restin’ right beneath her fingertips. She is
a force ta be reckoned with. I wouldna cross her if she was angry. Elspeth – But she is kind and carin’ too. Very
maternal. She’s raised her ten year old brother since he was born, after all.
And she is even close ta her older brother. They have a tight bond, the
Lindsays, loyal and devoted ta one another. There isna anythin’ Blaire wouldna
do ta protect her family. Caitrin – The same could be said about Rhiannon
Sinclair from IN THE HEAT OF
THE BITE. Rhi is the oldest of two girls and she is very devoted ta her
younger sister. Elspeth – True. Though Rhi has ta be even more
careful with her emotions than Blaire or she can set off storms of one sort or
another. She isna just in tune with the elements, they’re a part of her. Caitrin (laughs) – Ye should have been there, El,
when Rhi’s powers went awry at Lady Pickering’s ball. Lightnin’ flashed around
the room, a punch bowl exploded, and an icicle dropped into the Duchess of
Hythe’s cleavage. Elspeth (gasps) – I canna believe ye can laugh at
that, Cait. Someone could’ve been hurt. Caitrin – Or someone could have attributed the
strange storm ta Rhi, which would have been detrimental for us all. Elspeth – Aye, bein’ a witch is no’ somethin’ ye can
just go around talkin’ about. No’ in the nineteenth century, anyway. Caitrin – Though if any of us could get away with
bein’ a witch in any century it would be Sorcha Ferguson from NEVER
BEEN BIT. Elspeth – Sorcha is the youngest of us all. Caitrin – Like a little sister ta each of us. Elspeth – Kind and sweet and gentle. Caitrin – And determined and reckless and… Elspeth – Ye’re talkin’ about Sorcha?
Determined and reckless? Caitrin – Ye dinna see her at the Duchess of Hythe’s
house party. If ye had, ye would say the very same thing, Elspeth Westfield. Elspeth (rolls her eyes) – Oh, I’m certain I would
never disagree with ye, Lady Eynsford. (clears her throat) Sorcha is in touch
with nature, she can have plants do her biddin’. She’s like the magic of nature
and goodness all rolled inta one. Caitrin – So there ye have it. Our sister witches –
Blaire the battle-born, Rhiannon who is one with the elements, and Sorcha the
princess of plants. Elspeth – Now I see why one of them is always angry
with ye about somethin’. The princess of plants? (rolls her eyes) Just wait
until ye see Sorcha next. IT HAPPENED ONE BITE
BY LYDIA DARE – IN
STORES MARCH 2011 He’s Lost, Trapped, Doomed for All Eternity… Rich, titled and undead, gentleman vampire James Maitland, Lord Kettering, fears
himself doomed to a cold and lonely existence—trapped for decades in an
abandoned castle. Then, beautiful Scottish witch Blaire Lindsay arrives, and
things begin to heat up considerably… Unless He can Persuade Her to Set Him Free… Feisty Blaire Lindsay laughs off the local gossip surrounding her mother’s
ancestral home—stories of haunting cannot scare off this battle-born witch. But
when she discovers the handsome prisoner in the bowels of the castle, Blaire has
no idea that she has unleashed anything more than a man who sets her heart on
fire… ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lydia Dare is the
writing team of Tammy Falkner and Jodie Pearson. Both Tammy and Jodie are active
members of the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers and live near Raleigh, North
Carolina. Their next two books will also feature gentleman vampires: IN THE HEAT OF THE BITE
(July 2011) and NEVER BEEN BIT (September 2011)! For more
information, please visit http://www.lydiadare.com/. Comment to win a copy of IT HAPPENED ONE BITE, two winners.
Comments
45 comments posted.
Re: Lydia Dare | Meet the Còig
Sounds like a great read. Good luck and happy writing!
(Tracie Travis 12:32pm March 14, 2011)
Thanks for the general introduction to the coven and I hope to get to know each of them in turn.
(G. Bisbjerg 1:05am March 14, 2011)
A coven of Scottish witches. Heavenly!! Wrong word really but I don't care.
(Mary Preston 1:06am March 14, 2011)
keep up the awesome work
(Melisa Clark 1:20am March 14, 2011)
WooHoo! NC State fan here. Didn't realize we had such awesome
writers living in Raleigh. I'll have to watch for book signings
there. My daughter goes to NCSU so I always have a place to
crash.
(Lisa Richards 2:29am March 14, 2011)
Love the combination of vampires (vampyre) and witches. These book sound very good, and the historical setting in Scotland is great. I would love to win a copy of the book. Best of luck with this series.
(June Manning 3:16am March 14, 2011)
Adding vampires to witches in Scotland certainly takes The Bard out of it and
adds a certain bite. What fun!
(Sandra Spilecki 6:16am March 14, 2011)
Love your books and always enjoy witches. Keep up the good work.
(Jane Mccarthy 6:43am March 14, 2011)
Vampires and witches, I would love to read the book.
[email protected]
(Debbie Penny 7:36am March 14, 2011)
Witches and Vampires sound like they would go great together. I think It Happened One Bite sounds awesome!
(Stacie Deramo 7:45am March 14, 2011)
Sounds like a great book and I really love the title :-D !
(Birgit Lehner 7:46am March 14, 2011)
My Scottish ancestors would live these stories!
Blessings,
Marjorie
(Marjorie Carmony 8:37am March 14, 2011)
I really enjoyed your earlier books. I am so looking forward to seeing where you take Blaire, Rhiannon and Sorcha. Thanks for visiting.
(G S Moch 8:52am March 14, 2011)
I enjoy watching movies/tv shows about vampires and witches but it's a
new genre for me reading-wise. Your book sounds like a good place to
start.
(Mona Garg 10:16am March 14, 2011)
Sounds like a great book-can't wait to read it!
(Amber Kuehn 11:47am March 14, 2011)
WITCHES AND VAMPIRES IN SCOTLAND SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT READ! LOVE TO READ IT, EVEN BETTER TO WIN IT.
(Kathleen Bianchi 1:17pm March 14, 2011)
second the above will read wanna win!
(Debbi Shaw 1:34pm March 14, 2011)
Vampires! Gotta love them.What a combo you have going on there.Thats a new one for me. Sounds like a fun read. Catchy title too. Would love to win this. Thank you so much for the chance.
(Karin Arthur 1:38pm March 14, 2011)
Great blog! Love when the characters let us in on more info!
(Colleen Conklin 1:43pm March 14, 2011)
I cannot believe my mother or I haven't read these yet,they sound great,we love 'pnr',and that Scottish accent 'melts' us everytime(we can 'hear' it perfectly when we read,but you should hear us try and speak it aloud-ugh-we sould ridiculous!:)) I'd obviously love to win,but going to add to my amazon wish list&txt mom(she does all our orders),and dig in as soon as they arrive. Thank you and have a great day!
(Kim Adsit 2:02pm March 14, 2011)
Sounds great,would love to win a copy.
(Sheila True 2:31pm March 14, 2011)
It Happened One Bite sounds like a great read! I love sexy and good vampires, and add a good witch and you've got a book that begs to be read. Best of luck with your series, Lydia!
(Cathy Phillips 2:37pm March 14, 2011)
IT HAPPENED ONE BITE sounds deliciously wicked with a bit of humor thrown in. Congratulations on your new release. I would have never guessed this was a writing team - brilliant!
(Cynthia Netherton 2:51pm March 14, 2011)
It sounds interesting. I would love to win a book.
(Michelle Fidler 3:00pm March 14, 2011)
I think it's cool that you write as a team. The book sounds great!
(Renee Pajda 4:41pm March 14, 2011)
A handsome prisoner, works for me.
(Deb Pelletier 4:55pm March 14, 2011)
Oh I would love to win this book.Sounds like an awesome read!!!
(Debra McDonald 6:16pm March 14, 2011)
There are women who are witches...and then there are witches who are women ; ) All are capable of dispensing with mere mortals, but only the chosen are made to match with males of immortal capabilities. Fantastic fun : )
(Ginger Campbell 7:28pm March 14, 2011)
Sounds really good!
(Diane Sadler 8:04pm March 14, 2011)
Vampires & witches - sounds like a fun read.
(Carol Drummond 8:39pm March 14, 2011)
It sounds like a witchy read and I'm not sure which one is more diabolical.
(Alyson Widen 8:47pm March 14, 2011)
I LOVE paranormal romance! Count me in!
(Laura Henderson 8:54pm March 14, 2011)
I have to say that out of any excerpts that I've ever read before regarding books on vampires, or even any blogs, these have to be the most imaginary, as well as the most interesting!! They're not like the run-of-the-mill vampires that you see on tv, or like "twilight." This has some spice and kick to it!! I've never seen your books before, because they're not something I'd normally read, but after seeing this blog, I'm definately interested in picking up your books, and giving them a shot!! Congratulations on your new book of the trilogy, and much continued success!!
(Peggy Roberson 9:23pm March 14, 2011)
I love Your books have have read all but this one and I sure it's as good as the others, Can't wait to read this one. Keep the GREAT books coming for us die hard fans.
(Vickie Hightower 9:38pm March 14, 2011)
This sounds like a fun series!
(Robin Daily 10:22pm March 14, 2011)
your book looks great and would love to read it and blog on it
(Desiree Reilly 10:23pm March 14, 2011)
The book sounds intriguing. I was especially interested since I'm from North Carolina to. Fun to find "local" talent.
(r w 10:25pm March 14, 2011)
oooh! what a fun storyline!!
(Diane Sallans 10:49pm March 14, 2011)
Would love to win. thanks for the contest.
(Lisa Kendall 12:59pm March 15, 2011)
Sounds good. Love the idea of the witch shaking up his life.
(Victoria Sloboda 3:38am March 15, 2011)
Sounds like a great series to have started at the beginning. How do you make two people work together to write a single story? What if you each have a completely different idea of what the next scene should be? Good luck with the books!!!
(Christina Harrison 10:23am March 15, 2011)
Wow--more NC writers!! We have a talented bunch already in this state and room for more. I look forward to readying your books
(Janet Martin 12:26pm March 15, 2011)
I have enjoyed all the books so far and looking forward to this one to learn more about the remaining sisters.
(Lindsey Ekland 10:01am March 16, 2011)
Slang thrown around by witches and romance to boot, what could be better than sitting around a water cooler or stirring up a pot of troubles.
(Alyson Widen 11:35pm March 16, 2011)
thanks for the chance to win
(Bina Edwards 6:05pm March 27, 2011)
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