Genre: Urban Fantasy

House of the Rising Sun (Cresc..

Posted December 1, 2014 by Karen in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

I bought House of the Rising Sun (Crescent City) by Kristen Painter when it first came out in May, I read and loved it but honestly wasn’t in a mood to review it, as I had lost my mother in […]

The Birth of the Comarré by ..

Posted October 25, 2012 by Karen in Authors, Guest Post / 0 Comments

One of the questions I get asked most often is where the idea for the comarré came from, these hybrid humans bred to be blood slaves for the vampire nobility. Usually I say that I’ve carried the idea of Chrysabelle […]

Plumbing The Depths by Kristen..

Posted October 25, 2012 by Karen in Authors, Guest Post / 1 Comment

I don’t know exactly where Mal came from (other than the twisty recesses of my mind), but I can tell you what his building blocks were – a host of dark emotions: disappointment, anger, impatience, bitterness. As I mentioned in […]

Interview: Kristen Painter

Posted October 25, 2012 by Karen in Author Interviews, Authors / 0 Comments

I really enjoyed reading the House of Comarré series. I was very excited when Gothic Urban Fantasy author, Kristen Painter, agreed to an interview. I hope you enjoy getting to know her better. Q. As a writer do you write […]