Stephanie Chong

Cover Reveal: The Demoness of Waking Dreams

Stephanie Chong — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:54:58 +0000

Here it is!! The cover of book #2 in the “Company of Angels” trilogy!!

I can’t thank the art department at Harlequin MIRA enough. They have spoiled me beyond belief by creating such gorgeous cover art for these books.

Here’s the description of the book:

Come, sleep. Come, dreams. Come, darkness.

Ex-cop Brandon Clarkson is an angel with an edge. His tough exterior is the perfect camouflage for his job: hunting down the most dangerous criminals on earth. A self-reliant and demanding lone wolf, Brandon is the ideal angel to track and capture demoness Luciana Rossetti.

Beneath the surface of Luciana’s cool, green-eyed beauty lurks the heart of a malevolent killer. In the winding streets of Venice, she lures him into her dark world of pleasure.

They are perfectly matched. Angel and demon. Man and woman. But only one can win the battle of wills, of strength and of desire.

Book #2, and Theodore Roethke’s ‘In a Dark Time’

Stephanie Chong — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:19:29 +0000

I just finished the final revisions on The Demoness of Waking Dreams, book #2 in the ‘Company of Angels’ series and sent the completed manuscript in yesterday to my editor. The book will be released in September. I’m so excited about this book – I put a lot into it and I hope readers will enjoy it!

Still walking around feeling a bit stunned and at a loss for words – I feel like all the words I had got sucked into that novel.

While I regenerate, here’s a poem by American poet Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) that has been on my mind lately. Along with a picture of an eye that could belong to Luciana (the star of book #2 – you might remember her from book #1). I love Luciana – she’s such a bad girl and so much fun to write.

In a Dark Time

In a dark time, the eye begins to see,
I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;
I hear my echo in the echoing wood–
A lord of nature weeping to a tree,
I live between the heron and the wren,
Beasts of the hill and serpents of the den.

What’s madness but nobility of soul
At odds with circumstance? The day’s on fire!
I know the purity of pure despair,
My shadow pinned against a sweating wall,
That place among the rocks–is it a cave,
Or winding path? The edge is what I have.

A steady storm of correspondences!
A night flowing with birds, a ragged moon,
And in broad day the midnight come again!
A man goes far to find out what he is–
Death of the self in a long, tearless night,
All natural shapes blazing unnatural light.

Dark,dark my light, and darker my desire.
My soul, like some heat-maddened summer fly,
Keeps buzzing at the sill. Which I is I?
A fallen man, I climb out of my fear.
The mind enters itself, and God the mind,
And one is One, free in the tearing wind.

Happy Holidays from Dexter the Pug!

Stephanie Chong — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:21:57 +0000

Watch the Book Trailer for Where Demons Fear to Tread!

Stephanie Chong — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:31:34 +0000

Where Demons Fear to Tread – Online Book Tour!

Stephanie Chong — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:16:11 +0000

Welcome to my online book tour! I’ll be kicking off my visits to these wonderful blogs and websites the day after Where Demons Fear to Tread releases. I’ll post links as soon as the articles appear online, so stay tuned for updates!

Caridad.com – live video Author Chat with NYT Bestselling Author Caridad Pineiro – August 24th

The Qwillery – Debut Author Challenge Interview – August 25th

RT Book Reviews – Author Spotlight – September 1

Babbling About Books - Guest Post – September 1

Paranormal Haven - Guest Post – September 2

Harlequin’s Paranormal Blog – Guest Post – September 5

Layers of Thought - Guest Post – September 2; Giveaway – September 1 – 7

Dreaming in Books – Guest Post – September 8

Lovin’ Me Some Romance - Guest Post – September 12

Dark Faerie Tales and Parajunkee’s View - Supernatural Smackdown – September 13

Fiction Vixen Book Reviews – Guest Post – September 21

Book Monster Reviews and Literal Addiction - Interview and Contest – September 22

The Book Nympho – Guest Post – September 28

My Book, The Movie - Guest Post – October 1

Manic Readers - Interview – October 4

Books and Things - Guest Post and Giveaway – October 5

Bookhounds – Author Q & A; Dogs and Blogs Interview starring Dexter the Pug – October 5

My Bookish Ways – Interview – October 19

Literary Escapism – Exclusive excerpt – November 8

Book Chick City - Guest Post – November 9

If you’d like to request a guest post, please feel free to contact me or Eric Glover at PTA: glovere@plannedtvarts.com

Happy Halloween from Dexter the Pug!

Stephanie Chong — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:34:33 +0000

Maggie Shayne’s Twilight Fulfilled

Stephanie Chong — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:44:41 +0000

Yesterday was the release day for Maggie Shayne’s Twilight Fulfilled, the glorious finale to her “Wings in the Night” series! As a longtime reader and fan of Maggie’s, I can’t wait to dive into this one! For those of you who don’t know, Maggie started writing “Twilight” vampires long before (ahem) others.

Here’s the blurb:

Utanapishtim has paid dearly for the sin of creating the vampire race—imprisoned in a living death for centuries, driven to near madness. With a single white-hot glance, he immolates his descendants…and the vampire Armageddon begins.

Beautiful and deadly Brigit Poe, not wholly vampire but fiercely loyal to that shared bloodline, is called into action. She abhors yet cannot deny her destiny: to vanquish the once-great king of the immortals and save the vampire race.

Two warriors, equally matched in power and determination, are soon locked in an unwinnable battle, only to discover a passion so shocking it threatens every truth they’ve ever known—even as they must face one final battle that seems fated to end in death and heartbreak for them both.

9/11/11

Stephanie Chong — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:17:47 +0000

Remembering, with deep respect and sorrow, the victims and heroes of 9/11.

Words seem profoundly inadequate today.

Live Video Interview & Giveaway with New York Times Bestselling Author Caridad Pineiro

Stephanie Chong — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:56:40 +0000

Join me and host NYT Bestselling Author Caridad Pineiro - August 24 at 9 pm EST!

DATE: August 24th, 2011
TIME: 6:00PM Pacific / 9:00PM Eastern
DURATION: 30-45 Minutes

About Caridad: New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal and romantic suspense author Caridad Pineiro wrote her first novel in the fifth grade and a decade later, Caridad is the author of over twenty-six novels and novellas.

How to watch: click here to view the recorded event

Let sleeping pugs lie

Stephanie Chong — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:44:47 +0000

Our 1-year-old pug, Dexter, is a rambunctious little boy. He’ll chase, tumble, climb and chew until he’s all played out.

He is supposedly 100% pug. But I suspect he is actually a cross between a Vervet monkey and the Energizer Bunny.

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But he’s the sweetest little angel puppy when he’s sleepy.

He was only 7 months old in these photos. Now that he’s older, he’s definitely calmer. But I have definitely come to understand the meaning of the saying, “Let sleeping dogs lie.”

Sleep when the baby sleeps? I’d rather write when the baby sleeps. ;)