BLURB:
A Murder Mystery… Aurélie
Segler-DeMarche is a smart, independent woman who works as a journalist for a
top rated news network, engaged to a wealthy blue-blood and living a life most
women would dream of when she learns her sister, catalogue and runway model
Trésor DeMarche, has died under mysterious circumstances. The police are quick
to rule the death a suicide but she knows there is more to the story than meets
the eye. Wrapped in a Love Affair… Trésor’s lover, Rory Krieger, is dangerous
for all the right reasons: he’s wealthy, successful, drop-dead gorgeous and
owns some of the most exclusive BDSM clubs in the country. Aurélie is shocked
to find out her sister was part of this sub-culture but she soon realizes in
order to solve a mystery, she will to have to infiltrate a closed community
where reality is an altered state of mind. Of Bondage, Domination, Sadism and
Masochism… Aurélie quickly finds out not only is she no match for the
multifaceted and intelligent Rory, his life with Trésor was a lot more
complicated than imagined. An indecent proposal leads to more than a night of
passion, and raises more questions than answers. What happens when there is no
where to go but deeper before the truth is revealed?
BIO:
Elle Chardou is the
alter-ego of Danielle Blanchard. As Ms. Chardou, she has written Darkness
Rising, The Dawn of Darkness, Darkness Awakened, The Cloak of Darkness and The
Theft of Darkness in The Supernaturals, a paranormal erotic romance series. She
has also written Lara & the City of Angels in the Superstar Marriages
series and Love Voodoo: Book I from the DeGeneration series. She is currently
working on Cling to Darkness in The Supernaturals series, Killing Desire in The
Ties That Bind Trilogy, and Troubled Hart: A Novella in the The Hart Family
Saga.
Elle Chardou is a world
traveler and author of several different series.
Ms. Chardou is the author of The Ties That Bind
Trilogy, The Hart Family Saga, The Vamp Saga, The Supernaturals, Beginnings:
Book I (The Plague) series.
She is currently working on Killing Desire,
Atonement, Jenna & the City of Light, and several novellas for her
paranormal series.
Ms. Chardou has lived abroad in Stockholm
(Sweden), Manchester (England), Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and
Portland. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Ten Things About Danielle
1.
Your genre(s)?
My genre will always be romance or some form thereof though I
have been known to do contemporary, erotic (not erotica as there is a
difference), paranormal, dystopian and even -- grasp! -- horror. I am an artist
so I don't limit myself and as a reader you don't have to buy everything I
write. I assume most of y'all will cherry-pick anyway.
2. How
many books have you completed?
I love serials and series so I have completed one long damn
serial, The Beautiful People (which
consisted of eight novellas), Death
Wish and Better Off Dead in The
Vamp Saga (and a novella, Death Lair), Beginnings inThe Plague series, Love Voodoo in the DeGeneration series, The
Catalyst in my other serial, The Pop Stars,
and Forever 27, a novelette in The 27 Club series.
3. How
many books are you working on now?
*Breathe*
Okay, I am almost finished writing Queen of the Undead in The
Vamp Saga (72k and counting),Hart Attack, the first novel
in The Hart Family Saga (another paranormal series), Apocalypse
2012 in The Plague series, The Making of a
Star in The Pop Stars serial and Love Game in
the DeGeneration series. Plus, I am co-writing a novel with a
writer friend of mine, a horror-thriller, Ties That Unbind. I'm
tired just thinking about my year...
4. Are
you a linear or chunk writer?
I try to work on one project at a time so it makes it easier
for me to maintain consistency. That list above, that is the order of the books
with the exception of the one I am co-writing. I write that one when I get it
back from my co-author, write my part and then send it to him via email and
Drop Box.
5. The
POV (= Point of View) you’re most partial to?
I'm
not. I love first person though it can definitely have its limitations. I
usually stick with third person though. The HUGE exception to this rule
is The Vamp Saga. The first novel is written in first person but
the rest are a mix of first and third person. There are some people out there
this irks but what can I say? I love Manon and I *can't* write her in third but
I also love some of the other characters and thought they should get a word in
too. Hence the bastard project it has become involving both POVs.
6. The
themes that keep cropping up in your books?
Female empowerment, strength, change and staying true to
one's self. None of these are ever easy but nothing in life worth fighting for
ever is so there you have it.
7. How
many days a week do you write?
Everyday. There is no such thing as writer's block for me. I
began Apocalypse 2012 but my Vamp Saga muse
didn't want to let go so I began the third novel. Due to my schedule, I write
at least 2k each day and can finish a first draft in anywhere between four and
six weeks.
8.
What time of day do you get your best writing done?
The
evening. I have two children under the age of ten so when they are sleeping or
are about to go down, I find myself most creative. Plus, I can have a glass of
wine while I write... yes, I sometimes write toasted but I do all my revisions
dead sober and I have an editor just to make sure she catches all the mistakes
I don't. Plus, I have some great writers who act as beta readers and guinea
pigs for those other pesky mistakes neither of us catch. I will upload and
re-do a book that isn't perfect countless times. I do it all the time as it is
a bit easier with the e-books than print but there is no such thing as
"done" for me if mistakes are found.
9.
What kind of music do you listen to when you write?
I'm a child of Generation X and I listen to everything but
when I write paranormal/horror, I need some hard rocking music. My favorites:
Deftones (Diamond Eyes and Best
Of albums are classics), Marilyn
Manson (Mechanical Animals, and Eat Me, Drink Me are two
of my faves but I have every album ever made), Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein...I
also listen to a lot of French hip-hop (Sinik, Diam's, MC Solaar) and French
music in general (too many artists to count!). And I love some good pop music
so Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Britney Spears, and Madonna are never far away...neither
is Mylene Farmer for the matter, my favorite French pop star.
10.
What the hell is up with your love affair with France?
Yeah,
la Belle France gets mentioned a lot in a myriad of my novels. Better
Off Dead and Queen of the Undead take place there as
does most of Beginnings and Apocalypse 2012 will
be a revisit (yet again). TheDeGeneration series takes place almost
entirely in France. My other love affair is French influenced even if it is in
the States. Hart Attack takes place in New Orleans.
I just
love France, French culture, the language and desperately can't wait until I
can live there for a couple of years and write. I have lots of French friends
and am partial to the Ile-de-France area of the country (though it is often
cold, rainy and overcast). Plus, who wouldn't want their children to be
bi-lingual? And did I mention the wine and the cheese and the food? Everything
is better with a French accent! ;-)
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