Q: When is the next Dark Ones book going to be out?
A: At this time, the next vampire book is scheduled to be out May of 2009.

Q: Are you going to write Christian's story?
A: Christian's book, Sex and the Single Vampire, came out March 2004.

Q: I don't understand how Joy could be Christian's Beloved, and yet she didn't want him.
A: It's pretty much what Joy says in the book--there were two women who got their cosmic wires crossed. Joy was born to be Christian's Beloved, but didn't grow into the role. Following that reasoning, it means there is a woman who was not born to be his Beloved, but who will end up taking on the job.

Q: But that would mean there are two Beloveds! How can that be?
A: A lot of the elements I use in my paranormals have their basis in quantum psychics, believe it or not. My reasoning for allowing there to be two women who could potentially be a Beloved for the same man has its roots in the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (in very simple terms, the uncertainty principle says that you can't know with absolute certainty what the position and momentum of an elementary particle will be at any given time). If you apply that idea of uncertainty to something so delicate as a woman being born a Beloved, you have a rather round-about explanation of why both Joy and Allegra both were technically Christian's Beloved. And if you think that's confusing, just wait until Sex, Lies, and Vampires comes out--a good part of the basis for the "magic" used in that book comes from quarks.

Q: How many vampire books are you going to write?
A: I've written seven so far, and more are contracted. I don't have an end in mind for the vamp books, so I should have one published per year.

Q: Are you going to write a story for Roxy from A Girl's Guide to Vampires?
A: No, although Roxy does make an appearance in Sex and the Single Vampire.

Q: Are you going to write a book for Sebastian and Noelle?
A: I had intended their story to be the third book, but Sebastian refused to speak to me when it came time to write that book, so another Dark One--the man who betrayed Sebastian, as a matter of fact--stepped forward and demanded his story be told instead. Sebastian, Allie, and Christian all make an appearance in Sex, Lies, and Vampires, however. Sebastian's story is told in the novella "Bring Out Your Dead" in the Just One Sip anthology, which was published October 2006.

Q: Is Noelle getting her own story?
A: I have no intention of leaving her wandering around alone, so yes, she will ultimately end up with someone.

Q: Are there any female Dark Ones?
A: Yes and no. Females born to Dark Ones are referred to as simply Moravians--they are immortal and sometimes drink blood, but unlike their male counterparts, they can exist without consuming blood. The nature of the male Dark Ones has to do with redeeming their souls, something the females usually don't need to worry about.

Q: What's the story with Raphael and his weird reaction whenever werewolves are mentioned? He has yellow eyes--is he a werewolf?
A: Raphael's reaction will become more understandable after the My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon anthology is published in early 2008.

Q: Are Adrian and Sebastian still enemies? It's not clear whether their conflict was resolved at the end of Sex, Lies, and Vampires.
A: It's not clear because they haven't yet worked things out. It may take them a few books before their situation is resolved.

Q: What order do the vampire books go in?
A: A Girl's Guide to Vampires, Sex and the Single Vampire, Sex, Lies, and Vampires, Even Vampires Get the Blues, the "Bring Out Your Dead" novella in the Just One Sip anthology, and The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires (2007).

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