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February 17, 2014
Author Spotlight Part 2~ Exclusive Interview ~ AM Hudson Author of the Dark Secrets Series
A. M. Hudson loves her life in Australia
She fell in love at just sixteen, got married young and, since then, has added three boys to the mix--also releasing her first two novels before her thirtieth birthday.
A. M. prides herself on writing the shocking, the depthy and the highly-emotional subjects other writers steer away from. She addresses the uncomfortable with conviction and enjoys taking stories down dark paths.
Some of her heroes are Stephen King, Walt Disney, Hamish and Andy, Muse and 30 Seconds to Mars, and with influences like these, one can only imagine what stories will unfold.
When she's not writing, A. M. reads books, watches movies and chats with fans on Facebook.
I can sing well enough that I was almost going to make a career out of it, but I much prefer to write. I can also draw and paint pretty well. And I’m very good at making cakes that look like masterpieces. I was a bee’s leg away from opening my own cake store when writing took off for me and I chose to follow that path.
Tell us 1 thing about yourself that most people do not know?
Uuuum. I’m incredibly shy. The thought of social situations can make me quite anxious sometimes. Unless I’m in the mood for it. Once there, I usually embrace it and shine.
Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?
It was always there. I never imagined I could make a career out of it, so it was just something I enjoyed doing when I had spare time. I used to write books as a kid and try to sell them to my siblings and friends, and my mum’s friends. They were usually picture books with basic stories. Then I went through a poetry phase, tried my hand at writing for children, didn’t like it, moved on to romance. Loved it.
What inspired you to write your first book?
I couldn’t find anything to read that really ‘ticked all the boxes’ for me. I’d find myself thinking ‘This book would be good if they did this’ or ‘Why can’t there be a story where this happens?’. So, I decided to write my own book—make it everything I’d want it to be if I was looking for something to read.
Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family members?
The Australian Writer’s Forum, with special mention to Peter Mclennan. He was the very first person to take me seriously and gave me endless advice, including the best advice I ever had. It went something along the lines of ‘The only difference between a published writer and a wannabe is persistence.’ But I’m paraphrasing.
Hardest scene you have ever written?
Oooh. Tough question. Maybe the dungeon scene, where Jason is torturing Ara. It took a lot of energy for me to write that from her perspective, keeping general writing rules in mind and trying not to be too grotesque while also making it realistic and not overbearing. I had to literally ‘feel’ what she felt both emotionally and physically. I didn’t go as far as to cut myself or anything, but I did sit on my legs for about an hour to see how they’d feel if they went numb, and I did lay on the hard ground to get an idea of what Ara might see or feel (and some other crazy stuff). In fact, to write the scene where she’s in a coma, in the dark, then wakes believing she’s buried alive, I stuffed myself in the blanket box at the end of my bed (and yes, I am claustrophobic), and closed the lid. After the hyperventilation passed, I got up and wrote like mad.
What gives you the most inspiration?
Mundane tasks. Nothing makes me come up with scenes faster than doing the laundry.
Give us an interesting fun fact or a few about your book or series:
#1: In the beginning, David was supposed to be Ara’s BFF (and human), and Mike, the tall, blonde Aussie, was the vampire. But every time I wrote a scene with the vampire, I kept writing ‘David’. After this happened repeatedly, I realized the characters had grown minds and desires of their own. I made David the vampire and Mike the BFF. David always wanted Ara.
#2: The first book was split in two in 2011 and released as Tears of the Broken and The Knight of the Rose. It has since been combined again.
#3: I came up with the character Ara after dreaming of a girl in a yellow dress who, at the time, I believed would be the daughter I was pregnant with. That daughter turned out to be a boy, so I brought Ara to life in words. She began life in a story set in the 1800s, and it has changed so much since then.
#4: The very first ever version of Dark Secrets had no title, so it was saved on my computer as ‘The girl in the yellow dress’.
What are your current projects?
Book 5 of Dark Secrets and the Elora series that will follow.
Will you have a new book coming out soon?
By the end of this year, yes.
Can you tell us about your upcoming book?
The fifth book in the Dark Secrets series. All the questions will finally be answered, all the truths finally uncovered, but the journey from the first page to the end page will break your heart, make you cry, tear you apart and leave you whole at the end.
What can readers who enjoy your book do to help make it successful?
Spread word! If a Facebook post asks what book everyone should read, mention Dark Secrets. And leave reviews. Authors always read reviews. Reviews not only tell the other readers that you liked or disliked the book, they let the author know what the readers want next. I’ve shaped this series based on what the majority of the readers have begged or asked for. I had planned to kill Jason, but the Beta Team saved him.
Is there anything that you would like to say to your readers and fans?
You guys are the reason I smile. Writing saved my life in more ways than one, and the support from my readers has been the steady platform that keeps me going when the writing world gets shaky. I love you all.
And now, before you go, how about a snippet from your book that is meant to intrigue and tantalize us?
Okay, here’s one of the most highlighted quotes from Amazon:
“It doesn’t matter how loud you scream. There is no such thing as the worst things can get. There is no rock bottom. There is only a deep, endless pit of hell that you can fall through.”
I want to Thank AM Hudson for taking the time out of her busy schedule from Down Under and give me this amazing interview. If you are not aware she is pregnant and is due very soon. So good luck and have a safe and happy delivery….
To prove the greatest love,
you must face the greatest challenges."
~AM Hudson
Author Spotlight Part 1 ~ Dark Secret Series By A.M. Hudson
Dark Secrets began in 2011 as a two-book series. Book one (Tears of the Broken) and book two (The Knight of the Rose) gained cult popularity within weeks of release, with a following of die-hard fans rising up from all over the world.
These two books have since been combined into one great book for one low price now tilted Dark Secrets. Tears of The Broken it was at 4.05 stars on Amazon.
These two books have since been combined into one great book for one low price now tilted Dark Secrets. Tears of The Broken it was at 4.05 stars on Amazon.
The Heart’s Ashes it was at 4.25 stars on Amazon.
The Heart's Ashes, follows Ara's story from the moment she steps out of the limousine taking her to an inevitable (or not so inevitable) marriage to the wrong man, also uncovering some truths about her in the end that alter the course of her mortal life. Book three, Mark of Betrayal, takes a wrong-turn on the road to right, making it one of the most popular books in the series. Next up is book four, Lies in Blood, a mind-bending dive into the dark depths of ancient lies and prophecies, followed by book five, Echoes & Silence, which will be arriving shortly to blow us away and sum up all of the mysteries.
Since its inception, this eBook series has infected the hearts and minds of millions around the world, with readers often confessing to a love/hate relationship with both the books and the characters.
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It is this controversial style of storytelling that captivates people and keeps them guessing throughout the entire series. Everything you think you know about people and plots will be changed.
Are you brave enough to step out on the Dark Secrets journey?
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It is this controversial style of storytelling that captivates people and keeps them guessing throughout the entire series. Everything you think you know about people and plots will be changed.
Are you brave enough to step out on the Dark Secrets journey?
Dark Secrets
4.1 Stars on Amazon
4.0 Stars on Goodreads
Romance story with a vampire in it. Not a vampire story.
How can you be attracted to a guy who just said he wants to kill you?
Ara-Rose asks herself the same question. She's been torn away from her old life, thrown into a new one in a new country, and in the midst of death, heartache and depression, she finds herself in love with a vampire--one who kills people with his teeth!
But the vampire is forbidden to fall for this human, and at the point Ara-Rose decides she can't live without him, he pulls away and leaves her falling back to the darkness he woke her from. She will be caught up in a century-old feud among brothers, and the fight for love becomes a fight for her life.
The only question now is whether her beloved vampire will find her in time, or leave her to face a destiny he triggered with their first kiss.
*Since their release in 2011, books 1 & 2 from the vampire series, Dark Secrets, have come together, presented as one great book for one low price. This book replaces Tears of the Broken
Ara-Rose asks herself the same question. She's been torn away from her old life, thrown into a new one in a new country, and in the midst of death, heartache and depression, she finds herself in love with a vampire--one who kills people with his teeth!
But the vampire is forbidden to fall for this human, and at the point Ara-Rose decides she can't live without him, he pulls away and leaves her falling back to the darkness he woke her from. She will be caught up in a century-old feud among brothers, and the fight for love becomes a fight for her life.
The only question now is whether her beloved vampire will find her in time, or leave her to face a destiny he triggered with their first kiss.
*Since their release in 2011, books 1 & 2 from the vampire series, Dark Secrets, have come together, presented as one great book for one low price. This book replaces Tears of the Broken
and The Knight of the Rose. It is delivered in Australian English.
The Heart’s Ashes
4.6 Stars on Amazon
4.40 Stars on Goodreads
Book TWO in the internationally successful Dark Secrets series. Now with a bonus scene, as told by David Knight.
"I was in tears 90% of the time.Hudson
"Completely unexpected twists that had the tears rolling down my face or grinning with pure joy." ~Tracey Spiteri (YA Book Addict)
Death never leaves us. Once it's touched our souls, it hungers for our return--waiting for us to fall. And if it finds Ara again, she will have no way to escape.
Moving on from David was hard, forgetting the abduction and torture was almost impossible, but nothing as devastating as the thought that now, because of her, David might face the horrific punishments of the Set.
No one knows where David went after he lost Ara, but she can only hope he's the one leaving subtle clues for her to discover, and it makes her desperate to find him--desperate enough that she would risk her life, hanging out with an informant who means to kill her. What truths she is told about David's dark past, though, will threaten to change her heart and destroy the way Ara perceives everything. She must ask herself if it's right to love one monster, then hate the one who tried to destroy her.
In all her searching, the promise of immortality will finally be renewed, but sold at a price Ara's not sure she's willing to pay.
Is love enough to make her submit to this new role, or will it fail her once again and leave her reaching back for the grasp of death?
"I was in tears 90% of the time.
"Completely unexpected twists that had the tears rolling down my face or grinning with pure joy." ~Tracey Spiteri (YA Book Addict)
Death never leaves us. Once it's touched our souls, it hungers for our return--waiting for us to fall. And if it finds Ara again, she will have no way to escape.
Moving on from David was hard, forgetting the abduction and torture was almost impossible, but nothing as devastating as the thought that now, because of her, David might face the horrific punishments of the Set.
No one knows where David went after he lost Ara, but she can only hope he's the one leaving subtle clues for her to discover, and it makes her desperate to find him--desperate enough that she would risk her life, hanging out with an informant who means to kill her. What truths she is told about David's dark past, though, will threaten to change her heart and destroy the way Ara perceives everything. She must ask herself if it's right to love one monster, then hate the one who tried to destroy her.
In all her searching, the promise of immortality will finally be renewed, but sold at a price Ara's not sure she's willing to pay.
Is love enough to make her submit to this new role, or will it fail her once again and leave her reaching back for the grasp of death?
Mark of Betrayal
4.5 Stars on Amazon
4.38 Stars on Goodreads
Book three in the epic vampire series, Dark Secrets.
*Be sure you've read Dark Secrets and The Heart's Ashes before this one.
A love so strong fire and torture could not break it. A heart so pure neither death nor hate could taint it. But, left alone in a world of lies and secrets, Ara will find herself down the road of treachery, walking very dangerous ground, while those closest to her fight to keep her safe from dangers unseen.
The boundaries between friends and enemies will blur, and the return of an old friend will see Ara crossing a line she can never return from.
Now with bonus Jason Knight interview, by Dark Secrets reporter Trinny Boss
*Be sure you've read Dark Secrets and The Heart's Ashes before this one.
A love so strong fire and torture could not break it. A heart so pure neither death nor hate could taint it. But, left alone in a world of lies and secrets, Ara will find herself down the road of treachery, walking very dangerous ground, while those closest to her fight to keep her safe from dangers unseen.
The boundaries between friends and enemies will blur, and the return of an old friend will see Ara crossing a line she can never return from.
Now with bonus Jason Knight interview, by Dark Secrets reporter Trinny Boss
Lies in Blood
4.67 Stars on Amazon
4.57 Stars on Goodreads
Book Four of Dark Secrets (start with books 1, 2 then 3)
The ashes of a dark past fall away, and a new sun rises in place—bringing light to a nation once thought lost to ancient secrets. All that has been done in pursuit of vengeance will be undone for peace, and an age-old agreement will finally be met.
At last, the child who became a queen will pave the way through the blood of others’ lies, and the betrayal on her soul will mark the beginning of a new future—one even she could not have predicted.
All the lies will finally come undone. All the truths will finally be out, but with the layers of deception shifting and evolving, so spawns a new secret Ara must carry alone—one she will fight to take to her grave.
The ashes of a dark past fall away, and a new sun rises in place—bringing light to a nation once thought lost to ancient secrets. All that has been done in pursuit of vengeance will be undone for peace, and an age-old agreement will finally be met.
At last, the child who became a queen will pave the way through the blood of others’ lies, and the betrayal on her soul will mark the beginning of a new future—one even she could not have predicted.
All the lies will finally come undone. All the truths will finally be out, but with the layers of deception shifting and evolving, so spawns a new secret Ara must carry alone—one she will fight to take to her grave.
This trailer is from Original Book 2 The Knight of the Rose which is now Dark Secrets
November 8, 2013
A. M. Hudson Lies In Blood - Book Four of Dark Secrets
AM Hudson is 1 of my favorite Authors and Dark Secrets is AMAZING......
Book Four of Dark Secrets (start with books 1, 2 then 3)
The ashes of a dark past fall away, and a new sun rises in place—bringing light to a nation once thought lost to ancient secrets. All that has been done in pursuit of vengeance will be undone for peace, and an age-old agreement will finally be met.
At last, the child who became a queen will pave the way through the blood of others’ lies, and the betrayal on her soul will mark the beginning of a new future—one even she could not have predicted.
All the lies will finally come undone. All the truths will finally be out, but with the layers of deception shifting and evolving, so spawns a new secret Ara must carry alone—one she will fight to take to her grave.
The ashes of a dark past fall away, and a new sun rises in place—bringing light to a nation once thought lost to ancient secrets. All that has been done in pursuit of vengeance will be undone for peace, and an age-old agreement will finally be met.
At last, the child who became a queen will pave the way through the blood of others’ lies, and the betrayal on her soul will mark the beginning of a new future—one even she could not have predicted.
All the lies will finally come undone. All the truths will finally be out, but with the layers of deception shifting and evolving, so spawns a new secret Ara must carry alone—one she will fight to take to her grave.
About The Author
She fell in love at just sixteen, got married young and, since then, has added three boys to the mix--also releasing her first two novels before her thirtieth birthday.
A. M. prides herself on writing the shocking, the depthy and the highly-emotional subjects other writers steer away from. She addresses the uncomfortable with conviction and enjoys taking stories down dark paths.
Some of her heroes are Stephen King, Walt Disney, Hamish and Andy, Muse and 30 Seconds to Mars, and with influences like these, one can only imagine what stories will unfold.
When she's not writing, A. M. reads books, watches movies and chats with fans on Facebook.
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September 7, 2013
Dark Secrets Video Made by Me
This the 1st Video I ever made for one of my favorite Authors & her Series. The Series is Dark Secrets and the Author is A.M. Hudson. It is pretty ruff and I have gotten better. I hope you enjoy. This is an Amazing Series.
July 19, 2013
My Thoughts Book Review - The Turning Unleashed By April M. Reign
Book Description
A feud, which has been unsettled for centuries…
A vampire leader, determined to sacrifice his army…
A werewolf clan, ready to invade its greatest enemy…
A town on the verge of destruction, its secrets buried in a Native American legend…
This is Apollo’s story
In a hurry to leave the forest of Stockwood, Washington, and the feud between his vampire family and his werewolf bloodline, Apollo and Sophie flee to a neighboring town in order to seek a “normal” life together.
Protecting Sophie is the only thing on Apollo’s mind—until he finds himself in the middle of a town with a deadly secret—a secret which includes everyone he loves.
Now caught between his duties to protect the vampire family that raised him, share his life with the woman he loves and unravel the town’s secrets, which could destroy everyone, Apollo makes a choice. Determined to do the right thing, Apollo’s world is torn apart, causing him to unleash his rage on everything in his path.
A vampire leader, determined to sacrifice his army…
A werewolf clan, ready to invade its greatest enemy…
A town on the verge of destruction, its secrets buried in a Native American legend…
This is Apollo’s story
In a hurry to leave the forest of Stockwood, Washington, and the feud between his vampire family and his werewolf bloodline, Apollo and Sophie flee to a neighboring town in order to seek a “normal” life together.
Protecting Sophie is the only thing on Apollo’s mind—until he finds himself in the middle of a town with a deadly secret—a secret which includes everyone he loves.
Now caught between his duties to protect the vampire family that raised him, share his life with the woman he loves and unravel the town’s secrets, which could destroy everyone, Apollo makes a choice. Determined to do the right thing, Apollo’s world is torn apart, causing him to unleash his rage on everything in his path.
About The Author
April M. Reign is the bestselling author of The Mancini Saga, The Dhellia Series, The Disciples of the Damned Series and The Turning Series. She started her writing career long before she could read or write. While bundled around a campfire at the beach in Southern California with her family, she'd share stories about sea monsters and land creatures. In her teenage years, authors such as Nora Roberts, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Jude Deveraux, Anne Rice and many others were the influence that shaped her career as an author. April lives in Southern California with her two teenage sons, her attention-seeking cat and the glorious beach, which is almost close enough to be her backyard. Please visit April at any of following website: www.aprilmreign.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/aprilmreign.author
My Thoughts
This was the 2nd book in the series. Book 1 was Bound to Darkness (The Turning). April has the creative mind. I have read several of her Series. She never lets me done. She captivates her reader and takes them on a wonderful and exciting journey.
Apollo thinks he has a normal life. Until his 18th birthday. Then everything changes he met Sophie his one true love, He is turned into a Vampire, Find out his mother’s blood line has the werewolf gene, his whole life he has lived with a clan and last his father is also a vampire. He wants a normal life with Sophie. They leave together and find a place to live in a small town close to the forest he grew up in. That’s when the new adventure beings. This town is anything but normal.
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