By Blood Sworn (The Dagger Chronicles, #2)
by Janice Jones
Published by: Amberjack Publishing
Publication date: August 22nd, 2017
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Supernatural
As the Dagger, Alex Stone hunted down supernatural threats on covert ops team, Night Command. After the capture of a particularly bad-ass vampire, Tristan Ambrose, Alex gets out of the game. In the years following her departure, Alex started a hot new clothing line and moved on with her life. She was happy pretending the supernatural didn’t exist, but, with Tristan’s escape, she’s pulled back into the game.
Alex is hired to continue guarding the very tempting body of Jason Stavros – up-and-coming vampire politico – alongside her new team, The Trackers. Stavros is scheduled to head to an international conference of the supernatural community in Bucharest, and Alex and her new team must keep him safe while investigating new threats, and ghosts from the past.
When the conference is interrupted by betrayal and sabotage, Alex must pull her weakened team together to bring the saboteurs to justice–and get some well-deserved revenge.
Suddenly, she’s not just back in the game, she’s all in.
By Blood Sworn is the thrilling, psychological, and sexy sequel to In Her Blood , the first book in The Dagger Chronicles series by Janice Jones.
~AUTHOR INTERVIEW with Janice Jones~
1) What gave you the inspiration for the
storyline?
I was a
devoted Buffy fan, so having a strong female lead was very important to me.
And, having her be rich and independent too. Sort of a female Bruce Wayne.
2) Are there any hidden themes in the book
that you hope readers will discover?
This world is
filled with all kinds of people. We’re stronger together.
3) Are any of the characters based on real
people you know?
Esmeralda and
Fallon, who you meet in Book 2, are based on people I know.
4) Who has influenced you most as a writer?
Anne Rice and
L.A. Banks. They both really opened up the vampire genre and did some things that
were fairly new at the time they were writing their respective series. Also,
Octavia Butler. Her characters were always strong and human. I loved her
vampire novel, Fledgling. I wish she
had lived to continue the series.
5) If you could have any three literary
characters over to your place for game night, who would you invite, what would
you play, what would you serve, and why?
Atticus Finch,
Lestat de Lioncourt and any character from Octavia Butler. We’d play Pictionary
because Lestat likes to show off. I’d have to serve something unique to the 21st
century just to see what they thought. Maybe, like microwave popcorn (Charlie
Brown Thanksgiving style).
Author Bio:Graduating with a Masters in Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University, Janice's first novel, In Her Blood, is the first book in her vampire adventure series The Dagger Chronicles. This series introduces you to the world of Alexa "Alex" Stone, ex-vampire hunter and assassin turned fashion mogul. Hiding in plain sight, Alex must return to the world of the supernatural in order protect a handsome vampire and her own secrets. Janice is looking forward to readers of New Adult Fiction and Vampire lore to embrace a new kind of action adventure hero, a woman with many secrets and many stories to tell.
(Author photo courtesy of Omar Ramos Photography www.omarramosphotography.com / Makeup by LaChandra Middlebrooks.
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