It’s not uncommon for an author to state that they have been writing stories since they were able to hold pencil to paper and I, Karen Dales, have to admit the same is true for me. Ever since I was a child all I wanted was to grow up and be an author. Little did I realize as I moved from childhood into my teens and into the realities adulthood placed upon one that I was able to achieve such a dream.

Over the span of several years I wrote two novels – Changeling: Prelude to the Chosen and Angel of Death: Book One of the Chosen – which have been recently published in one volume and are the first two novels of The Chosen Chronicles.

This book is available through Amazon.com (http://tinyurl.com/aodonamazon) and signed copies are available through http://thechosenchronicles.com

The idea of the main character – the Angel of Death – being thrown into a world of Vampires, murder, intrigue, and mixed with romance and horror, came about through my involvement in an online Role Playing Game. It was in that same game that the characters of Father Paul Notus and the Noble Fernando de Sagres blossomed into being. It was the impetus and the main character’s desire to have his story told that drove me to write.

Do I believe my characters are real? Yes I do. After all, they are the ones that tell me what to write.:)

Changeling: Prelude to the Chosen is the origin story of the Angel and how his very early experiences shape him into the person he becomes. I drew from two main sources – Welsh Celtic mythology and Judeo-Christian mythology about the Angel of Death. It is in this first book that the Angel is introduced to the world of the Chosen, or Vampires if you will.

Angel of Death: Book One of the Chosen begins the Angel’s story in earnest when he is summoned by the Mistress of Vampires to discover who is murdering the Vampires of Britain and put a stop to it or suffer the death of one he holds dear. It is here that we are introduced the Fernando de Sagres, a Vampire of sadistic tastes, and the Angel’s love interest, Jeanie.

Throughout both books the theme of exactly who and what the Angel is continues to play out, and will do so into the next in the series Shadow of Death: Book Two of the Chosen 

Since the book’s release  last summer I have been on a whirlwind of adventure, being a Special Guest at Polaris, FanExpo and the Small Press Book Fair last year. This year I’ll be at AdAstra, Polaris and FanExpo, not to mention the Small Press Book Fairs, Word On The Street, Bazaar of the Bizarre and other events still in the works. Little did I realize the full extent of being a working author.would be so much fun.

To add to the enjoyment, I have a Win a Walk-On Contest for one lucky fan. What is a Walk-On, you ask? This is where I will use your name and likeness within my upcoming book Shadow of Death: Book Two of the Chosen in a minor character role, immortalizing you in print. There is no monetary value to the contest save that the winner will receive a free copy of Shadow of Death: Book Two of the Chosen when it is released this fall. The full details of the contest are here:

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I am found on Twitter https://twitter.com/KarenDales and Facebook http://tinyurl.com/cn27xa

I want to thank Natasha for giving me this wonderful opportunity and I look forward to all your wonderful comments and questions.