I’m very excited to introduce Christina Phillips as my guest blogger today. Foretaste of Forever is Christina’s debut book and it was released at the end of last week. I can’t wait to grab some time and read my copy. Foretaste of Forever is a paranormal tale featuring a witch heroine. Christina tells us why she chose a witch as her heroine.
FORETASTE OF FOREVER – A Witch’s Tale
Thank you Shelley for inviting me onto your blog today to talk about my debut release, FORETASTE OF FOREVER, a dark erotic romance published by the Scarlet line at The Wild Rose Press.
Blurb:
Elyesha, last surviving descendant of a line of powerful witches, finally finds the only man she’s ever loved, the man who deserted her countless years before. But Ben is torn between desire and despair when Elyesha, his only love, eventually penetrates his protective retreat. He knows what she wants, but the price of their love is too high. At midnight, on the beach, a battle of wills and erotic seduction ensues as each confronts the other’s darkest fears.
So why did I decide to write about a witch and her emotionally tortured lover? Well, when Elyesha first came to me in a dream I had no idea she was a witch.
Yes – this story came to me in a dream! And it was a perfectly gorgeous dream, in vivid color and with sound effects. Midnight, on a storm tossed beach with the moon casting silver threads across the chilly sand. And her hero was breathtaking. Dark, dangerous. Powerful. And an utter mystery.
I loved everything about this recurring dream. But after a while – like, four years – it began to drive me mad. Because this couple never got any further! All I knew was the heroine would do anything to be with the man she loved, and the hero was too blinded by his sense of honor to see his destiny when she was standing right in front of him.
So I decided to do some sleuthing. And gradually I discovered the heroine was the last of her line, descended from a powerful matrilineal family of witches.
The whole concept fascinates me and I spent ages reading about ancient beliefs, particularly the goddess culture, and specifically Hecate the goddess associated with witches.
But what kind of man could captivate a woman like Elyesha?
I started digging into the hero’s past. Not only was he more than a match for my heroine, but he was immune to her magic, much to her frustration. And while he loved her more than anything else in this world or the next, it was that very love which drove them apart.
Contest: For the chance to win a download of FORETASTE OF FOREVER, all you need to do to go into the draw to win is comment on this post. The winner will be chosen and announced on Thursday 30th October.
Read an Excerpt
Christina’s Website
Christina’s Blog
Google book link from The Living Goddesses By Marija Alseikaite Gimbutas, Marija Gimbutas, Miriam Robbins Dexter
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: Christina’s daughter chose the winner…
Congratulations to Amy S
Amy, I’ll contact you in private. Thanks to everyone who visited us this week!!
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October 27th, 2008 at 12:20 pm · Link
Fab interveiw. HUGE congrats Christina on the relsease of Foretaste of Forever!!!
October 27th, 2008 at 12:44 pm · Link
Christina – I can’t believe you dreamed your heroine. I wish I could do that. I need some plot right now! It would be very handy right now.
Apologies for the late posting. It was up and scheduled. I don’t know what I was thinking when I did the date part.
Anyhow, congratulations on your release!!
October 27th, 2008 at 12:58 pm · Link
This book sounds great. I love a good witch book. I’m going to have to buy it!
October 27th, 2008 at 4:57 pm · Link
Shelley, thanks so much for having me here today! And I’d like to say I always dream about my stories in advance but unfortunately that would be a big fat lie!!
Hey Sara, thank you so much for the congrats!
Rebecca, I love witches too. thanks for stopping by!
October 27th, 2008 at 6:09 pm · Link
The book sounds great Christina! It’s really cool that you dreamed your heroine and her story. Congratulations on your first book!
October 27th, 2008 at 6:38 pm · Link
You have friends all over the net, Christina. I’m looking forward to this book.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:45 pm · Link
It will be interesting to see if you approach your witch character from a natural magick pov or something more Hollywoodesque.
Congratulations on your book release.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:42 pm · Link
FORETASTE OF FOREVER sounds good!
October 27th, 2008 at 8:43 pm · Link
So exciting to see all the exposure you’re getting from your new release!
October 27th, 2008 at 11:26 pm · Link
Hi Christina and Shelley,
I read Foretaste of Forever and wow, I could feel the love between the hero and heroine, and all the way through I wondered why in the hell can’t they be together….
Absolutely wonderful story, and I don’t read erotic romance… but hey, I truly loved this one. :)
October 28th, 2008 at 12:40 am · Link
Dani and Catherine, thanks so much for the congratulations!
October 28th, 2008 at 1:08 am · Link
Cerri, thank you for your comment. I tried to approach this from the natural angle, rather than a Hollywood one, and I hope I managed to show that! Thanks for the congrats!
Thanks Amy!
Monique, it’s very exciting!!
Suz, I’m so glad you enjoyed Forestaste of Forever!!
October 28th, 2008 at 1:39 am · Link
Loved the idea of a dream, Christina, I had one but when i began writing it the dreams disappeared
It sounds like a great story so good luck
October 28th, 2008 at 2:00 am · Link
Congratulations on your first book! It sounds great, let’s hope there will be more great dreams!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:32 am · Link
So it pays to have pen an paper on the night stand Christina!! Aren’t you glad the dream kept on coming back?
October 28th, 2008 at 2:41 am · Link
Ellie, that happens to me all the time!!! It’s only becuase this one was recurring – and I’m not exagerating when I say it haunted me for four years! – that I remembered it in such detail! Thanks for the good luck!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:42 am · Link
Eva, I hope so too!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:44 am · Link
Eleni, I would love to have this dream again – I really miss my hero! But strangely, ever since I wrote it down, it’s never come back to me!
October 28th, 2008 at 4:20 am · Link
Congrats, Christina on your new release – it sounds like a great story and I love your cover.
Good luck with it.
October 28th, 2008 at 5:08 am · Link
Thanks Debora – I love my cover too! It fits the tone of the story perfectly!
October 28th, 2008 at 6:37 am · Link
Christina, this is all fascinating! And I love that the idea came to you in a dream. I’ve said this before, LOL, but congratulations on your success with FOF!
Helen
October 28th, 2008 at 8:19 am · Link
So the dream WAS calling you to write it down. You don’t need to dream it anymore, it’s in the book. Though I’m sure you do miss the hero
October 28th, 2008 at 9:50 am · Link
I wish I had dreams like this. I hardly ever even remember them and most of the time they don’t make much sense.
I love the sound of this story!
Deidre
October 28th, 2008 at 2:23 pm · Link
Great interview and it’s so exciting to see one dream help you realise another one!!!!!
October 28th, 2008 at 5:07 pm · Link
I love the idea of a dream helping write the story. The hero sounds like a great guy
October 28th, 2008 at 6:41 pm · Link
Helen, thank you soo much for all your support!
Eleni, yes it was – and I ignored its message for so many years!! And here I am, a girl who professes to take notice of Signs!!!
October 28th, 2008 at 6:46 pm · Link
Deidre, I don’t often have dreams that make sense, but this one was just so vivid – as if I was actually watching something really happen!
Amanda, you know how much you helped me to perservere with making this dream become a reality!!
Thanks, Patricia, I love this hero sooo much!!
October 28th, 2008 at 7:41 pm · Link
I love good witch stories, too. And I also LOVE that I have trained myself to remember my dreams. I can go on for several pages of details for most of the dreams that I recall – I call them cinematic! Don’t know if it means I’m self-centered, but I am always a participant in my dreams. I can’t remember a single one that was a story about someone I didn’t know personally (at least one person in the dream, that is).
October 28th, 2008 at 9:43 pm · Link
Amy, I rarely remember my dreams in great detail but from the snippets I recall I’m often a participant too – except for this one where I was just a (pervy?!
) voyeur!!
October 28th, 2008 at 10:12 pm · Link
Amy – I’m impressed that you remember your dreams. I wake up in the early hours of the morning and promptly forget what I’ve dreamed. It’s the nightmares I remember!
October 29th, 2008 at 1:17 am · Link
Great excerpt. I love how you got the story! Dreams can take you anywhere. Jen :)
October 29th, 2008 at 5:39 am · Link
Jen, thank you! And you’re right about dreams taking you anywhere. This one certainly has!
October 29th, 2008 at 6:43 am · Link
It’s great to see you here at Shelley’s blog. I had to be away for a day and look what I missed!
October 29th, 2008 at 5:31 pm · Link
Kaye! thanks for stopping by!
October 29th, 2008 at 9:49 pm · Link
Love witches and their powers. Always check out books that includes a witch or a warlock. Will go over to the publisher site to check this story out. Congratulations on your first book.
October 29th, 2008 at 10:52 pm · Link
Lindsey, thanks so much for the congratulations!