The writings and ramblings of Colette Saucier

for November 18th, 2012 The following excerpt is from Pulse and Prejudice , the paranormal adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, which tells the story of Mr. Darcy, vampire . Darcy should have despised himself for this act, for taking this stranger and feeding upon him, etiolating him; but he had long since reached the pinnacle of self-loathing. Indeed, he had chosen his quarry in hopes of drowning his agony in this blood. His teeth sank easily into the thick skin of his victim’s throat, and he consumed the blood in a frenzy, not to sate a hunger but to quell an ache. Pain diminished any satisfaction in feeling the man’s pulse beat through his limbs, but he did not drink for pleasure; he drank to forget. To forget himself. To forget Elizabeth. For more six sentence snippets from other fabulous authors, please go to sixsunday.com

  I have the honour of being interviewed by the amazingly talented author Blak Rayne on her blog today.  Here are a few of the questions she posed, but check out the full interview here . Welcome to BRB, Colette. It's great to have you here today. First, I have to say, I love the cover for Pulse And Prejudice, very creepy, and very well done. And I love vampires, so I think you've got a winning combination. Anyway, I'm not going to yack, instead I'm going to let you tell us about yourself and your novel. Where to begin? I have lived in South Louisiana most of my life, and I make my home there with my dear husband and our two dogs (empty-nest – yea!). Like a lot of people, I have a rather stressful day job; so most evenings I relax with wine, cheese, and a good book. I have a tendency to become too obsessive in the writing of my novels, immersing myself in research and becoming almost fanatical about historical accuracy. The character of Mr. Darcy reads...

Thanks to the lovely and talented Paloma Beck , I have been turned on to the Thursday Thirteen meme. Here is my inaugural post. 13 Reasons I Should Not be Working Today I've already worked 2 days this week. My dogs want me to come back to bed. I need more time to spend on Twitter. The commute across the hall is too far. I am still freaked out about last night's episode of American Horror Story. I didn't drink enough wine last night to numb me for the job. 7. Why work when I know my novel will be turned into a multi-million dollar motion picture and/or I will win the Mega-Millions lottery?   8. All my pajamas are dirty, so I have nothing to wear in my home office. 9. I don't have enough wine for tonight to numb me from the job.   10. I'm still not using Pinterest; I need to get on that. 11. Why waste time working when the world is coming to an end in 5 weeks? 12. Isn't today Thanksgiving?   And the #13 reason why I should not be working:  I sho...

Welcome to the Hump Day Hook Hop for November 14, 2012! With this blog hop, each author posts one paragraph from a WIP or finished book for all to see. Then, it would be really cool if you could visit all the writers participating and comment on their paragraph! This romantic paragraph is from my current work in progress, Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth , the sequel to Pulse and Prejudice , the vampire adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story.    She pulled back to look up at him and met his smile with her own, loving marriage at that moment and its promise of pleasure.   She pushed his coat off of his shoulders as he lowered his mouth onto hers.   As they continued to kiss, slowly and deliberately they worked together to undress him to the waist and then discarded her nightrail.   He pulled his face back from hers and ran his hands down her face, her neck, her shoulders; and that familiar and welcome warmth welled within her.   Her bloo...

for November 11th, 2012 The following excerpt is from Pulse and Prejudice , the paranormal adaptation of the Jane Austen classic, which tells the story of Mr. Darcy, vampire . He held his hand upon her neck and felt her pulse until it echoed in his head. He could have her, here and now, he thought. The hand on her neck slid to her nape, baring her throat enticingly to him. He lowered his face to her—the aroma of blood coursing below her skin prickled his senses, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. “Elizabeth,” he whispered. He closed his eyes and pressed his mouth against her pulse, its rhythm beating upon his lips For more six sentence snippets from other fabulous authors, please go to sixsunday.com

Two of my daughters live in New York City. Amazingly enough, my daughter who lives in Manhattan happens to be visiting us for three weeks so managed to avoid a hurricane by being in Louisiana. My daughter in Queens also made it through Sandy unscathed, but so many were not as fortunate. Because of this, the Austen Authors will be donating the royalties from their book sales to the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts for the next two weeks ( Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund , the United Way Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund , or hurricane relief charity of personal choice). This includes all sales of my novel All My Tomorrows in any format. All My Tomorrows is losing the ratings war. For headwriter Alice McGillicutty, the past year has had enough drama. Her mother passed away, her last relationship ended in disaster, and now poor ratings are catapulting her long-running soap opera toward cancellation. For comfort and creative inspiration, she begins reading The Edge of D...

Thanks to all of you for participating in the Wicked After Dark Blog Hop ! I hope you all enjoyed the special excerpt from Pulse and Prejudice . Congratulations to the winners of these giveaways! Savannah - Pulse and Prejudice eBook Lindsay - DVD Bram Stoker's Dracula (Winners were selected by Random.org .)