Monday, January 13, 2014

Guest Author Rebekah Ganiere DEAD AWAKENINGS

Veronica sez: I’m pleased to welcome our guest today, Rebekah Ganiere, whose new book DEAD AWAKENINGS has just been released. (Be sure you give the terrific book trailer a look, at the end of the post.)

Here are Five Things About Rebekah she’s shared with us:
1) I am secretly obsessed with Monster High Dolls. I went to Comic Con just so I could get the special edition one only released there.
2) I would rather go to the mountains than the beach. I have no love of sand and I am so fair that I burn in less than 10 minutes, no matter the sunscreen!
3) I recently became addicted to Teavana teas! My brother introduced them to me over Christmas and I am hooked. It's my new addiction!
4) Comic Con San Diego is the best family vacation I have ever taken. I was in total geek heaven surrounded by Comic Books, Star Wars, Super Heroes, Dr. Who, and Role Playing games.
5) When I don't have the TV on for writing, I am listening to Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Beyonce, Katy Perry and Christina Perri and a few other strong females to help influence my writing.

Rebekah's love for stories began as a child with Shel Silverstein poetry. She began writing her own poetry and short stories in junior high and high school and then went on to study theater in college.  Ultimately she ended up going back to writing so she could stay at home with her kids. Rebekah is a member of Romance Writers of America as well as the Fantasy, Futuristic, & Paranormal Chapter, her local Los Angeles, Orange County, and Young Adult chapters. When she isn't spending time telling the stories of the characters constantly chattering inside her head, you can find her hanging out with her husband, four children and menagerie of pets. A dog, a rabbit, 2 bearded dragons, 1 Russian Tortoise and 2 Leopard Tortoises. The escaped snake has yet to be located.

(Veronica looks around nervously because She Is Terrified Of Snakes.)

Here’s the story of DEAD AWAKENINGS:
Evaine, a struggling New York theater student, enters an unsanctioned drug trial in an effort to pay bills.  She awakens in a derelict hospital, chained to a bed with no memory of who she is, or how she got there.  A band of pale skinned men, led by the gorgeous Luca, burst in, whisking her away to safety.

Once at Haven House, Evaine is introduced to The Family. Like them, she has become A Deader, a reanimated Undead.

Luca is hell-bent on stopping the experimentations, and killing those responsible. He has no time for a Newborn who is struggling to control her rages, hunger, and powers. Nor does he have the desire to deal with the feelings she's awakening within him.

Despite their best efforts, Evaine and Luca find their connection intensifying when suddenly, she remembers not only who she is, but also her fiancé, Tristan; who is still looking for her. 

Torn between her first love and her new heart’s desire, Evaine runs back to Tristan putting everyone in danger. When a rogue faction of Deaders, called Feeders, attempts to kidnap her, Luca suspects Evaine is the key to the experiments.

Can everyone band together to keep Evaine off the cutting table of those she escaped from? Or will second death tear her away from everyone, for good?

You can find Rebekah "Books with a Bite" Ganiere at:
Twitter: @VampWereZombie Facebook   Goodreads 

DEAD AWAKENINGS Buy Links:
Amazon     B&N     All Romance eBooks

2 comments:

Maureen said...

Rebekah, hello! I don't usually read zombies, but I think you may have swayed me. What an awesome trailer! And now I'm wondering about that tea..and the snake! (also looking around nervously) ;)
Maureen

Unknown said...

Thanx Maureen! Teavana is AWESOME! Check out their website. Or maybe not. You might hate me after you get addicted like me! Haha. And yes, Wonder Woman the snake is still missing. My daughter swears she put her back in her tank, but...we haven't seen her since :( So sad.