Friday 24 February 2012

Welcome Angelique Armae!

Friday's guest of honour is the fabulous Angelique Armae whose fascinating worlds of angels and demons have won critical acclaim from readers and reviewers alike. Welcome, Angelique!

Angels and Demons by Angelique Armae

Angels can be found in many religions across the globe.  They come in many forms - including those with white fluffy wings and those with swords of fire and dark wings.  In fiction they are great characters to write about.  You can give them good virtues and bad virtues, make them fierce battle-mongers or quiet guardians.  I love writing angels.

In my book SHADOWS OF THE SOUL, my hero Nicolai Valentine, is half-human, half-angel.  His father is a fallen angel who has since repented.  This gives my hero his strong connection to the human world as well as his blood ties to both Heaven and Hell.  Creating a diverse character such as Nicolai gave me tons of writing pleasure.  He's good, he's sexy, he's righteous and he still has human flaws.  He's one of my most favorite characters of all time.

Other angels and demons in the book and/.or upcoming sequels include the Valentine brothers, the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel and Michael, and Lucifer, Hadean and Dreadacus, .  Here are some Paradisian facts based on my series on these fascinating beings:

Nicolai Valentine - The oldest Valentine brother.  He runs eNVee Laboratories, the clinic that caters to preternatural creatures living on earth, including other half-human, half-angel beings. 

Sebastian Valentine -  Nicolai's half-brother.  Sebastian is a Triplicate Soul -  part-human, part-angel, part vampire.

Max Valentine - The quieter of the Valentine brothers.  Max deals with all the legal issues concerning the family and their laboratory.  He's skilled in Paradisian Law, including the laws of Hell.

Raphael -  a healing angel, one of the Seven Archangels.  In Shadows of the Soul I've portrayed him close to his common angelic traits. He's a physician in the angelic world, but still a fierce warrior.

Michael - top general of the angelic army, one of the Seven Archangels.  In my series, The Paradisian Chronicles, (Shadows of the Soul is Book One) Michael is the head honcho when it comes to the Paradisian warriors. 

Gabriel - a warrior angel, one of the Seven Archangels. Home post - St. Gabariel's Abbey, Midtown Manhattan. Gabriel's human warriors are also called Scholars - mortals trained in angelic warfare and angelic languages.  Gabriel's troops are collectively referred to as Gabriel's Gothic Garrison. Gabriel trained my human heroine, Isabel Godfroie Heart.

Lucifer - Hell's ring leader.  You can't get much worse than this guy. He's a neat freak, loves beautiful music and is the most tortured soul to exist.  Picking on his half-human bloodline is what he does for fun.

Hadean - a really ruthless demon.  He's both an living, breathing entity as well as one of Hell's most potent supernatural viruses.  He attacks fallen angels and their half-human kin by ripping their souls from their bodies, leaving them to roam in a ghost-like state.

Dreadacus - a Hell-bread spawn capable of stealing human memories.  He carries a memory sphere that he uses to trap mortal thoughts. 


Book Blurb:

SHADOWS OF THE SOUL
(Book 1 of the Paradisian Chronicles)
By Angelique Armae
ISBN: 978-0-9845151-4-1
Publisher: Diversion Books


When a Grigori prince and a demon huntress team up to find the antidote to a supernatural disease, the balance between good and evil is forever altered.


A fallen angel...
A human scholar...
A race against time...



Isabel Godfroie Heart is a Paradisian Scholar-an immortal human trained in the ways of Heaven and Hell-who's suffering from memory loss. During her last battle, a dark force erased specific portions of her past life memories. Now she remembers little of times past, save for the fact she's a demon slayer mentored by the archangel Gabriel. When ordered to a new post to help translate a volume of ancient text from a forbidden verse, Isabel is forced to work with the dark prince Nicolai Valentine, a soul who may or may not be responsible for her memory loss. If only she didn't find the tempting creature so hard to resist...


Born to a fallen angel and a mortal mother, Nicolai Valentine is a prince of the Grigorcov, the children of the fallen sons of God. Searching for the lost chalice that will save his kin from eternal damnation, Nicky unknowingly unleashes the Hadean Virus, a dark entity targeting members of the Grigorcov. Now the entity has been unleashed on man's world and Nicky's in a race against time to find the antidote that will stop this deadly parasite. But in order to keep the Hadean virus from attacking again, Nicolai must enlist the help of Isabel Godfroie Heart, the Paradisian Scholar he was unable to save from the wrath of Hell centuries ago...


GIVEAWAY:  1 pair Angel wings earrings

QUESTION:  What character is your favorite?  Angel or Vampire?
  


Angelique's contest will close at midnight tonight and her winner will be announced tomorrow on this thread.

24 comments:

  1. I've read lots of vampire books and some angel ones. Not really sure which one I like best. When the author writes them so multi-dimensional, then I fall in love with them along with the heroine while I am reading...:))

    Valerie
    in Germany

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  2. Thanks for visiting the blog, Valerie! I agree, a multidimensional vampire or angel would make a great character.

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  3. I have to say I'm a big fan of vampires, although angels are growing upon me by the day :). I think my favourite would depend on the character of each.

    Angelique, I'm reading and enjoying Shadows of the Soul now! You have a fine set of complicated characters there! How many books do you envision in this series?

    Marie

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  4. I have three in the series, currently working on book two - Sebastian's book. He's my part-vampire, part-angel character and one of the Valentine brothers. A very sexy character :)

    Glad you are enjoying Shadows of the Soul, Marie. Thanks for hosting this party.

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    1. Sebastian sounds very intriguing - looking forward to that one too!

      You're very welcome, Angelique - I'm having a blast :).

      Marie

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  5. Love angels. The series sounds interesting and the characters sound fascinating. :)

    menina.iscrazy @ yahoo.com

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  6. I like angels. Each angel is different. Different powers, good or bad, fallen or not, from different worlds, etc. I love how each is unique. They always sound so sexy. ;) Vampires are ok. Ive read to many and burnt myself out on em. There good but i favorite angels more. :) Thanks for sharing! Btw, your book sounds awesome! Im definitely gonna have to go grab a copy. ;) Thanks!
    shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. Hi Shadow!

      Thanks for the input on your favorite angels and the comment on my book.

      I'm currently working on the sequel.

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  7. sounds like a great series. I am adding to my tbb list. Now I am leaning towards angels now. Not so many books for them and so much diversity
    scrtsbpal at yahoo dot com

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    1. I love angels, writing about angels. They are fun characters to create. Thanks for the comment Pamk!

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  8. Of course I love Vampires, but Angels by far are my favorite. I can't get enough of the lore about these complex beings.

    Your series has me intrigued. I must add them to my to buy list. :) kmnbooks at yahoo dot com

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Karen. Glad you liked my post about the angels in my books.

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  9. Thanks for stopping by, Geri. Angels are some of my favorite characters to write about.

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  10. Great cover. LOved the excerpt. would love to win and read this book. This is a new author for me and always looking for new authors to check out. Thanks for the chance to win.
    christinebails@yahoo.com

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  11. Why do I have to choose? Why can't I have both....? Some of the stories I have read about Angel haven't always been that good, which I thought was a shame. Angels of God should be good. I really like your stories. Which one of your stories is your favorite?

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    1. Nicolai Valentine, from Shadows of the Soul is one of my favorite characters. Thanks for visiting the blog.

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  12. I'm going with Angels. (think the wings are sexy lol). Maybe because I've read more about vampires and the angels or fallen angels bring a new dimension. Sounds like a wonderful new series.

    catslady5(at)aol.com

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    1. Thanks for the comment, catslady. Angels do have very sexy wings. Nicolai in Shadows of the Soul has incredible wings.

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  13. Well, looks like the angels have it! Which is only fitting at this party :). Loved all the answers!

    Back in a moment with Angelique's lucky winner...

    Marie

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  14. And the lucky winner of Angelique's SHADOWS OF THE SOUL is...

    Chrisbails!

    Congratulations, Chris! You've left your mail address, so all you have to do is wait for your book to drop into your inbox :).

    Angelique, thanks so much for coming to the party and being such a great guest of honour!

    Marie

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  15. Congrats Chris!!!

    Valerie
    in Germany

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  16. Fascinating character line-up. Looks like a great read! Will check it out.

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