Interview with Lilah from
Covet by Felicity Heaton
It’s great to be here today at Underworld Love Addiction as part of
my Vampirerotique Winter Tour celebrating the series and my latest release,
Bewitch.
Today, I’ll be talking to the heroine of the first book in the
Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series, the wonderfully sweet but stubborn Lilah.
Lilah is a human owned against her will. Lord Ashville took her from
her life of misfortune and gave his blood to her without her consent, forming a
bond master-servant between them that can only be broken by death. A strong and
courageous woman, Lilah refuses to let Lord Ashville’s ownership of her wreck
her life. When he grows tired of her behaviour and sends her to work at
Vampirerotique, she sets eyes on a certain sexy Spaniard and develops feelings
for him, even though he’s not only her boss but forbidden by law. Lilah knows
the risks and tries to resist her desire for Javier, but when she finds herself
alone with him, she can’t bring herself to care about the consequences. She
would rather have Javier for a short time than never know his touch or his
kiss.
Read on to find out more about Lilah from the woman herself.
FH: I have Lilah here with me today to talk about her book, Covet and
life at Vampirerotique. Firstly, can you tell us a little about yourself?
LILAH: I haven’t had a very smooth life. I spent a large part of it on the
street before coming under the “ownership” of Lord Ashville, an aristocrat
vampire. Some vampires have a sick sense of right and wrong, and Lord Ashville
was one of those vampires. He took me from the streets and practically enslaved
me. I had to work for him at his mansion. When things didn’t work out there
because I was proving to be quite the disruptive force when it came to his other
owned humans, he shipped me off to Vampirerotique. Out of sight, out of mind, I
guess. I’m glad he did though. I hated the bastard and wanted to run away.
That’s just not possible though. His claim on me is like a homing beacon or
GPS. He knows where I am at all times, unless he travels a very long distance
from me.
FH: It sounds as though you went from a bad life to a far worse one. It
must have been very difficult for you. I know that afterwards you discovered
that you were meant to have a choice about becoming his property. That must
have made you hate him all the more.
LILAH: It did. That’s why I started acting up and trying to escape. I
didn’t willingly enter into the contract and I figured I should be allowed to
get the hell out of there and away from his insane world. I never believed
things like vampires existed, but they’re certainly darker in reality than they
are in films. Lord Ashville was cruel and it sickened me to call him master.
FH: It hasn’t all been bad for you though. By becoming Lord Ashville’s,
you ended up at Vampirerotique and there you met Javier. How did you meet and
how did you feel about them initially?
LILAH: This might sound corny, but I honestly feel it was love at first
sight. When I arrived there scared and angry, bitter over my treatment, I felt
in my heart that all vampires were the same. The first few I met proved my
theory true, but then Javier walked into the room and everything changed. He
took me away from the meeting between Lord Ashville and Antoine, one of the
other owners of the theatre, and introduced me to the rest of the staff. He
took care of me... I had never thought a vampire could be so gentle and so
caring. Javier proved me wrong. My hatred of my master reached a new depth
then... because I was bound to him and that meant that Javier and I could never
be together, even if he returned the feelings I began to feel for him as we
worked together.
FH: It really sounds as though your love was destined to have an
unhappy ending. I’m glad that in the end it all worked out though and your life
is now so much better. As you mentioned, your relationship with Javier was
forbidden by sacred law. It must have been difficult for you to see him every
night and know you could never act on your feelings. How did you cope?
LILAH: Not very well. Whenever Javier would pass me by when I was cleaning
the theatre or would stop near me to speak to someone else, I would lose track
of time watching him. Sometimes he looked at me too. Not at first... but as my
first year with Vampirerotique wore on, he began to look at me too. Just
glances to start with, stolen moments where our eyes would meet... those
moments shook me though and I knew without a doubt that there was something
happening between us... and that it was something we could never act on without
fear of losing our lives. I spent two years falling in love with Javier and I
felt deep inside me that he returned those feelings, but we were bound,
destined to remain apart even when we wanted to be together. It was terrible.
FH: You’re making me want to cry. It’s so cruel that you couldn’t be
with each other without risking death. But you’re here, alive and well, so
things must have turned out okay in the end. Can you tell us about what
happened in your story?
LILAH: I remember that Javier had been away for a month. It seemed like an
eternity. I missed him so much and when he returned, I saw him straight away. I
had been a little bad. I had punched Victor, the theatre’s top performer, and
broken his nose somehow. I didn’t think I had that much strength in me and I
had thought he would stop me before I could actually hit him. Javier came to
hear my side of the story. Unfortunately... or perhaps fortunately... I was
cleaning the empty theatre boxes at the time. It was during the opening
performance of the season... and with the erotic show happening in the
background and no one able to see us... things just sort of happened.
FH: I would say more than a “thing” happened in that box! (she blushes)
How has life been since the events that happened and brought you together?
LILAH: I was scared at first. It was a hard thing to go through and on top
of that something else happened and while it means I will always be with
Javier, it’s also a lot to take in and get used to... but I’m settling into my
new life at the theatre.
FH: Your story, Covet, is a book in a series. Can you tell us a little
about the series and can we expect see more of you in other stories in this
series?
LILAH: Absolutely. I’ve made appearances in many of the stories... or
should I call them romances? Vampirerotique was a strange enough place to work
at when I was part of the staff. Making the switch from staff to lover of one
of the owners was one hell of a leap, and I’m still settling in. Javier doesn’t
want me to work anymore but I like to do my part, and I think that has made it
easier for me to integrate with the owners. Antoine wasn’t pleased about
everything that happened and he always has such a weight on his shoulders that
I hated adding to it. I had thought him quite soulless when I had been working
for the theatre, but now that I’ve spent more time with him, I know that he’s
just under a lot of pressure, constantly. I don’t envy him at all, but I do my
best to help ease his burden and I think he appreciates it. Snow can be quite
the handful but he seems to like me. I’ve even made him laugh a few times. I do
all I can for him because I honestly feel that I owe him my life, and the life
of my love too.
FH: Snow is a contradiction, it has to be said, but from what I’ve seen
of him, he’s a good man under that growly exterior and he suffers a lot because
of his bloodlust. I’m going to end on something a little more fun. Describe
yourself in one word?
LILAH: Courageous.
FH: I couldn’t have chosen a better word myself. Any woman who walks
into a world of vampires and comes out with the heart of one of them, and the
appreciation of two other very powerful vampires, has to be courageous. Thank
you for meeting with me today and chatting. Is there anything else that you’d
like to add?
LILAH: Thank you for interviewing me and I’ve read the interview you did
with Javier. Boy, did he get some sweet loving after that. The man is such a
romantic. I think it drives his brother, Andreu, crazy but I think it’s
wonderful and something I would never change about him. Good luck with the rest
of the interviews. I can’t wait to see how they turn out!
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I hope you have all enjoyed this insight into Covet and life at
Vampirerotique through the eyes of one of the sassy heroines! All of the books so far in the series are available in paperback,
and in ebook. Bewitch will be
available at those retailers soon.
Read more about Covet
below, and visit my site for links to all the retailers and a hot excerpt:
Felicity Heaton
They’ve burned for each other for two years, the forbidden
attraction between them growing each night. Now resisting the sinful desires of
their hearts is becoming impossible.
Javier knows better than to succumb to his hunger for Lilah. The mortal female belongs to a powerful aristocrat patron of Vampirerotique, the theatre he runs with three other vampires. A single touch is all it would take to break the sacred law of his kind, sentencing himself to death, but his passion for her has become too fierce to ignore and he will risk everything to make Lilah his.
Lilah has fought her desire for Javier since arriving at his theatre as a servant but each glance he has stolen, his eyes promising pleasure that will satisfy her longing for him, has chipped away at her defences and she can no longer deny her need and her forbidden feelings for the powerful vampire male.
When they find themselves alone in a private box during one of the erotic performances, will they surrender to their passion and live out their wildest fantasies in a night of wicked pleasure or will the threat of Lilah’s master keep them apart forever?
Javier knows better than to succumb to his hunger for Lilah. The mortal female belongs to a powerful aristocrat patron of Vampirerotique, the theatre he runs with three other vampires. A single touch is all it would take to break the sacred law of his kind, sentencing himself to death, but his passion for her has become too fierce to ignore and he will risk everything to make Lilah his.
Lilah has fought her desire for Javier since arriving at his theatre as a servant but each glance he has stolen, his eyes promising pleasure that will satisfy her longing for him, has chipped away at her defences and she can no longer deny her need and her forbidden feelings for the powerful vampire male.
When they find themselves alone in a private box during one of the erotic performances, will they surrender to their passion and live out their wildest fantasies in a night of wicked pleasure or will the threat of Lilah’s master keep them apart forever?
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Biography:
Felicity Heaton writes passionate paranormal romance
books as Felicity Heaton and F E Heaton. In her books she creates detailed
worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping
romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy
shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!
If you're a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara
Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then
you will enjoy her books too.
If you love your angels a little dark and wicked,
Felicity Heaton’s best selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong,
powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series she writes as F.E. Heaton or any of her stand alone vampire romance books she writes as Felicity
Heaton. Or if you’re looking for vampire romances that are sinful, passionate
and erotic then try Felicity Heaton’s new Vampire Erotic Theatre series.
In 2011, five of her six paranormal romance books
received Top Pick awards from Night Owl Reviews, Forbidden Blood was nominated
as Best PNR Vampire Romance 2011 at The Romance Reviews, and many of her
releases received five star reviews from numerous websites. In 2012, she
received the GraveTells Author of the Year Award and her vampire romance novel,
Heart of Darkness, was selected as a 2013 Epic Ebook Awards finalist in the
paranormal romance category.
If you want to
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Thanks for having me and Lilah here today! If anyone has any questions, please feel free to leave them in a comment and I'll come back to answer them.
ReplyDeleteFelicity
Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThis first book in the VET series captured my heart. Lilah is wonderful and I am so happy she has made dreams come true with Javier!
ReplyDeleteFabulous interview with Lilah..... she is a great character and her story with Javier is a wonderful start to the VET series!!!
ReplyDeletetracy_meighan13@yahoo.co.uk
Yeah great Interview Felicity, whenever I think of that particular book I can only think of the Threatre Box Scene it was an extreamly Erotic Sexy Scene. Loved it. Great Giveaway by the way.
ReplyDeleteGreat interview Felicity! Love learning more about you and the books.
ReplyDeleteevanlea at gmail dot com
Great interview,thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeletedragonkeep62(at)gmail(dot)com
Great interview! I loved Covet! I hope to have the whole series soon!!
ReplyDeleteAshley Applebee
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Fabulous interview!!! Beautiful book covers :)
ReplyDeleteNice interview.
ReplyDeletebn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com
I loved Javier & Lilah's story. It was the perfect beginning to a great series. I do love this series & hope that you will return to it even after Snow's story. Perhaps the clubs in other cities have characters that need their stories told too :)
ReplyDeleteJune
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Such an interesting interview. Poor Lilah, to be in love and not be able to be with Javier.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I'm hoping too June. That there will be more stories about those at Vampirerotique.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I love Lilah's character! ^_^
ReplyDeletetheskyeisthelimit_91(at)hotmail(dot)com
I'm slowly but surely catching up!! These interviews are just awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDelete1karatemom AT gmail DOT com
Thanks for the awesome tour and giveaway.
ReplyDeletedragonkeep62(at)gmail(dot)com
Enjoying the blog hop! Love the books.
ReplyDeletemeingee @yahoo.com
Thanks for coming by everyone!
ReplyDeletegreat interview, thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteluv VET series ^^
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Thanks for the awesome giveaway.
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great interview,thanks for the chance to win.
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