Vampires here, vampires there, vampires, vampires everywhere. In books, in movies, on TV shows, and even in commercials, you can’t escape the creatures of the night. Of course, vampires have always been on the radar, but I don’t think they’ve ever been as popular as they are today.

I wrote my first vampire story way back in 1994. “Masquerade” was a short story for an anthology titled “The Topaz Man: Secrets of the Heart”. It was published more recently in another anthology titled “After Twilight”.

Back then, vampires weren’t nearly as in demand as they are today. As I recall, there were only a few romance authors writing about vampires at that time.  Those that come to mind are Nancy Gideon and Lori Herter. I had read both of their books before I wrote “Masquerade”, and enjoyed them very much.

However, I was writing historical Westerns at the time and I had no intention of writing anything else until my agent asked if I’d be interested in writing a short story for that Topaz anthology.

Suddenly, I was intrigued by the idea of writing about something other than cowboys and Indians. I was also intrigued by the play, Phantom of the Opera, which I had seen on stage 13 times. Thus it was that my vampire hero, Jason Blackthorne, fell deeply in love with a young woman who sang in the chorus of Phantom. I fell in love with my vampire hero and with the whole vampire mystique.

As soon as I finished writing “Masquerade”, I knew I wanted to write another vampire book. My editor suggested that, since I was changing genres, I should use a pseudonym and thus it was that my alter ego, Amanda Ashley, was born.

Vampires have – you should pardon the pun – been in my blood ever since. Now days, it seems like every author out there has climbed on the paranormal bandwagon.

Vampires are truly amazing creatures. Love them or hate them, they are the most fascinating bad guys out there. Once only portrayed as monsters in books and film, these days they are, more often than not, the hero of the story. How can you not love them? They are sexy, mysterious, dangerous, charming, always handsome, and usually rich.

I count myself lucky to have been among the first to discover just how fascinating these creatures of the night really are. To date, I’ve written 19 vampire romances and hope to write many more.

Amanda

Vampires here, vampires there, vampires, vampires everywhere. In books, in movies, on TV shows, and even in commercials, you can’t escape the creatures of the night. Of course, vampires have always been on the radar, but I don’t think they’ve ever been as popular as they are today.

I wrote my first vampire story way back in 1994. “Masquerade” was a short story for an anthology titled “The Topaz Man: Secrets of the Heart”. It was published more recently in another anthology titled “After Twilight”.

Back then, vampires weren’t nearly as in demand as they are today. As I recall, there were only a few romance authors writing about vampires at that time.  Those that come to mind are Nancy Gideon and Lori Herter. I had read both of their books before I wrote “Masquerade”, and enjoyed them very much.

However, I was writing historical Westerns at the time and I had no intention of writing anything else until my agent asked if I’d be interested in writing a short story for that Topaz anthology.

Suddenly, I was intrigued by the idea of writing about something other than cowboys and Indians. I was also intrigued by the play, Phantom of the Opera, which I had seen on stage 13 times. Thus it was that my vampire hero, Jason Blackthorne, fell deeply in love with a young woman who sang in the chorus of Phantom. I fell in love with my vampire hero and with the whole vampire mystique.

As soon as I finished writing “Masquerade”, I knew I wanted to write another vampire book. My editor suggested that, since I was changing genres, I should use a pseudonym and thus it was that my alter ego, Amanda Ashley, was born.

Vampires have – you should pardon the pun – been in my blood ever since. Now days, it seems like every author out there has climbed on the paranormal bandwagon.

Vampires are truly amazing creatures. Love them or hate them, they are the most fascinating bad guys out there. Once only portrayed as monsters in books and film, these days they are, more often than not, the hero of the story. How can you not love them? They are sexy, mysterious, dangerous, charming, always handsome, and usually rich.

I count myself lucky to have been among the first to discover just how fascinating these creatures of the night really are. To date, I’ve written 19 vampire romances and hope to write many more.

Amanda

Vampires here, vampires there, vampires, vampires everywhere. In books, in movies, on TV shows, and even in commercials, you can’t escape the creatures of the night. Of course, vampires have always been on the radar, but I don’t think they’ve ever been as popular as they are today.

I wrote my first vampire story way back in 1994. “Masquerade” was a short story for an anthology titled “The Topaz Man: Secrets of the Heart”. It was published more recently in another anthology titled “After Twilight”.

Back then, vampires weren’t nearly as in demand as they are today. As I recall, there were only a few romance authors writing about vampires at that time.  Those that come to mind are Nancy Gideon and Lori Herter. I had read both of their books before I wrote “Masquerade”, and enjoyed them very much.

However, I was writing historical Westerns at the time and I had no intention of writing anything else until my agent asked if I’d be interested in writing a short story for that Topaz anthology.

Suddenly, I was intrigued by the idea of writing about something other than cowboys and Indians. I was also intrigued by the play, Phantom of the Opera, which I had seen on stage 13 times. Thus it was that my vampire hero, Jason Blackthorne, fell deeply in love with a young woman who sang in the chorus of Phantom. I fell in love with my vampire hero and with the whole vampire mystique.

As soon as I finished writing “Masquerade”, I knew I wanted to write another vampire book. My editor suggested that, since I was changing genres, I should use a pseudonym and thus it was that my alter ego, Amanda Ashley, was born.

Vampires have – you should pardon the pun – been in my blood ever since. Now days, it seems like every author out there has climbed on the paranormal bandwagon.

Vampires are truly amazing creatures. Love them or hate them, they are the most fascinating bad guys out there. Once only portrayed as monsters in books and film, these days they are, more often than not, the hero of the story. How can you not love them? They are sexy, mysterious, dangerous, charming, always handsome, and usually rich.

I count myself lucky to have been among the first to discover just how fascinating these creatures of the night really are. To date, I’ve written 19 vampire romances and hope to write many more.

Amanda