Spookapalooza 2025
EverWarm by Susan Hanniford Crowley
Young Superanaturals of New York
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Mother Teresa said, “There is more hunger for love and appreciation in the world than for bread.”
For Maeve, every moment on the streets was about two things: where could she find food and a safe warm place to sleep. But today she stood in a crowd transfixed by one of a store’s many Christmas display windows. She allowed herself this time to just be sixteen in New York City.
The faces of the tiny ballerinas were each different, unique. The only thing they shared was that they lived in a sugar plum village and performed a synchronized dance. Maeve stood entranced, remembering when she was five and her mother gave her a ballerina doll. A tear rolled down her cheek and she turned away from the sweet memory.
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Sixteen-year-old Mike Harris pulled his peacoat tighter and slipped his hands into his gloves. Even though the wind rushed through him with its fierce cold, he did not move from his space in the crowd. She was here again today.
As much as he admired the perfect art of the tiny automated ballerinas dancing beneath swirling snowflakes, he admired her more. The girl had her own perfection in his mind with her bright green eyes and soft cinnamon red hair. Looking so pretty and sweet, she watched the figures in the window but never once looked his way.
Mike guessed she was around sixteen. Today he would summon his courage and talk to her.
Reviews
“Sixteen-year-old Maeve lives in a cardboard box but is enjoying watching the holiday windows and the toy ballerinas dancing around in the window. Maeve’s life revolves around finding food and being with her tribe, adults who have taken her safety very seriously.
When out of nowhere a young man around her age asks her to join him for hot chocolate her first instinct is to run and she does. Unfortunately, she has no idea that this young man would ultimately die trying to save her and would be a major influence in her life.
Mike Harris lives in a condo but ever since seeing Maeve he has been determined to meet her. Maeve is heartbroken to realize that Mike has died. She will soon learn that there are things out there that she could never have imagined such as the vampire who didn’t kill Mike but changed him.” –Linda Tonis, Member of the Paranormal Romance Review Team
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Susan Hanniford Crowley
Hi, I am Susan Hanniford Crowley, a science fiction, fantasy, and paranormal romance and now young adult author specializing in vampires and rare supernaturals. I am an active member of SFWA, RWA (PAN), CTRWA, and Broad Universe. I founded Nights of Passion Blog, which I share with five other authors. I am also an Associate Editor for Space and Time Magazine.
My newest novels are EverNight and EverWarm (my YA vampire adventure romances) and Lady Fallon’s Dragons (my YA dragon adventure). Both have sweet romances in them and begin new series. The dragon book has tons of dragons.
My steamier romance novels are as follows:
The Vampire with a Blanket of Stars, Arnhem Knights of New York, Book 3. is set in Romania, this tale of two lovers begins just prior to WWII and spans to the present day.
Vampire Princess of New York, Arnhem Knights of New York, Book 2, is all about Noblesse, King Max’s daughter, is currently being prepared for republication. Keep your eye on Nights of Passion Blog to follow that news and more.
Don’t forget to read Vampire King of New York! This Viking turned modern-day CEO has bragged in front of the Norse Goddess Freya. Now King Max must find the woman who can heal his heart or be forever encased in ice.
When my other publisher Tease Publishing closed, they returned all rights to my six books with them and gifted the vampire covers to me. Bless them.
From the Vampires in Manhattan series, When Love Survives, The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais, and A Vampire for Christmas are all now available in Kindle. The Stormy Love Life of Laura Cordelais is in Kindle and print. Vampire in the Basement is now in Kindle!
My steamy steampunk in alternate Victorian England is Mrs. Bright’s Tea Room and in Kindle ebook. My sexy Greek mythology Poseidon’s Catch is a Kindle ebook now!
As for me, I have been researching vampires for over 30 years. I love collecting dragons. Remember when collecting a dragon, always wear oven mitts. Lol. I have two cats. My hobby is chasing my granddaughter around the house. She has discovered running! I want to design a graphic novel but haven’t a clue how to do that. I am writing my next novel and also studying how to format books. I can be found at Nights of Passion blog http://nightsofpassion.wordpress.com and at my website http://www.susanhannifordcrowley.com I am on Twitter as SHCrowley.
My favorite memory growing up was going in a submarine and it sitting on the bottom of Long Island Sound, while Popeye the Sailor cartoons were playing in the galley. I ate ice cream while I watched with the rest of the submariners’ children. I also saw with my own eyes Santa arriving on a submarine. I’m still not sure about reindeer. If someone is sure about reindeer and have photos, please, share them on my Facebook page at Susan Hanniford Crowley, Author. Please, join that page as my profile page, Susan Hanniford Crowley is almost full to its limit and I promise to share between the two.
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