GUEST LAUNCH PARTY + GIVEAWAY: King of Darkness by Elisabeth Staab

A warm Casablanca welcome to fellow Sourcebooks Casablanca author Elisabeth Staab, whose paranormal romance, King of Darkness, is now in stores! 

Today my youngest son and I went to visit King of Darkness at Barnes and Noble to celebrate its release. He doesn’t realize it, but he’s been there pretty much for this book’s entire creation. The opening scene came to me late one night while I was rocking him to sleep, and much of the first draft was typed one-handed while he napped in my lap as a squirmy newborn.

Of course, he’s a little too young to get what “mommy’s book” means. He’s got lots of books. A whole shelf full. Kids feed off of their parents emotions though, and he could tell I was excited so he was practically over the moon. He didn’t want to put the book back on the shelf when it was time to go. He was dancing so much I couldn’t get him to stay still for a picture. And he loved the cover. Big time. Huge ups to Jodi Welter for the awesome cover. I mean I loved it before, but you’ve got my kid’s approval, and that doesn’t come easily.

I admit I felt a little silly going to the bookstore just to see my book there on the shelf, but I was glad I wasn’t the only one who would have done it. A good friend said to me, “Are you kidding? My family would’ve held a pot luck right there in the store. Buy this book! Have some cobbler.” Ha. So maybe it’s not just me.

And the little munchkin and I had a picnic of sorts right there in the aisle as well. He had his birthday cake pop from Starbucks, I had my celebratory Blonde Roast. It was really cool to see both of them “all grown up.” Once upon a time King of Darkness was nothing but a blank page with “Chapter 1” at the top and the little dude running around in circles with King of Darkness in his hands was once a little squinched-up, red, squirmy bundle that fit in my two hands put together.

Wow.

And yet there’s still a series to write, and the alphabet and potty training to be learned—so much more to do. But look how far we’ve come! I, for one, was so excited that I hardly cared when I realized after we got back to the car that the kid had shmeared cake pop frosting all over my face. ;-p

So. I thank you for checking out the release of King of Darkness. Come celebrate with us everyone—frosting facials are optional!

Thank you for visiting, Elisabeth--what an adorable photo of your son! To enter to win one of two copies of King of Darkness tell us in the comments below what your favorite way to celebrate something you're proud of? Please leave an email address so you can be contacted. US and Canada addresses only. Enjoy, and congrats again to Elisabeth on her release!

About King of Darkness:

ETERNAL COMMITMENT IS NOT ON HER AGENDA...

Scorned by the vampire community for her lack of power, Isabel Anthony lives a carefree existence masquerading as human--although drifting through the debauched human nightlife, she prefers the patrons' blood to other indulgences. But when she meets the sexy, arrogant king of the vampires, this party-girl's life turns dark and dangerous.

BUT TIME'S RUNNING OUT FOR THE KING OF THE VAMPIRES...

Dead-set on finding the prophesied mate who will unlock his fiery powers, Thad Morgan must find his queen before their race is destroyed. Their enemies are gaining ground, and Thad needs his powers to unite his subjects. But when his search leads him to the defiant Isabel, he wonders if fate had gotten it seriously wrong...

King of Darkness is available NOW:  Amazon : Barnes and Noble : IndieBound

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elisabeth Staab lives in Northern Virginia with her hero and soul mate. She has been a telemarketer, a web page editor, a software developer, a reader for the blind, a technical trainer, a coffee shop barista, a tutor, a homemaker, a government project manager, a graphic designer, and a professional ebayer. Finally, she's landed on being a writer - which is what her high school guidance counselor originally suggested anyway. 

Elisabeth believes that all kinds of safe, sane, and consensual love should be celebrated—but she loves the fantasy-filled realm of paranormal romance the best. Find out more at ElisabethStaab.com.