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26 December 2023

Book Sale!

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It’s that time of year again: the Smashwords End of the Year Sale! Until January 1st you can get:

Love Lies Bleeding for 25% off

Blood Magic FREE

Tooth & Claw FREE

Bleeding Heart: New Release

Speaking of Bleeding Heart, the paperback will be out in early January! 

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Happy Reading,

Aspasía S. Bissas

 

 

02 December 2023

New Novel by Aspasia S. Bissas: Bleeding Heart

When up-and-coming actor Ash is unexpectedly turned by ancient vampire Emma, he revels in the freedom of his new life. But freedom soon turns to crushing oppression. As Emma’s grip on him tightens, he begins to lose everything decent, everything human, inside him. When he realizes the strange woman who haunts his dreams is the same one Emma wants dead, will he stand by while Emma has her way again?

Mara killed her demons and left everything behind–so why does it feel like she’s still not free? She doesn’t know if she’s being haunted or hunted, but one thing she’s sure of is that she’ll have to face a reckoning for her past. Will she find a way to the future, or lose everything?

Bleeding Heart is a dark fantasy novel about nightmares, illusions, control, and revenge. Old meets new meets ancient in this follow-up to Love Lies Bleeding.

I’m happy to announce that Bleeding Heart has been released as an e-book! Don’t worry, if you prefer a hard copy, the paperback will be out soon.

At the moment, Bleeding Heart is available on Amazon and the Smashwords site (click on the links to download now!)

I just want to thank everyone for your support and patience: I hope the wait was worth it ♥

Happy Reading,

Aspasía S. Bissas

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20 September 2023

Bleeding Heart Cover Reveal


 

What do you think?

Fun fact: the statue is part of the “Monument à Denis Diderot,” located in the Panthéon in Paris (a great place to visit, by the way). I chose this as the image for my next book way back when I chose the image for Love Lies Bleeding.

Just a reminder that Bleeding Heart will be available in October (just in time for Halloween!). In the meantime, you can download my other books:

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Love Lies Bleeding: Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books
Blood Magic: Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books
Tooth & Claw: Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books

If you prefer paperback, use this link to order Love Lies Bleeding from Bookshop – a portion of each sale goes directly to independent bookstores, as well as to myself. Thank you for supporting indie! ♥

 

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

[This was originally posted on my official site. Follow me at AspasiaSBissas.com]

12 September 2023

New Book Announcement: Bleeding Heart!

 

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“Bleeding Heart” is almost here! Keep an eye out for a cover reveal soon…

 

Book bloggers/reviewers: please leave a comment if you’re interested in reviewing Bleeding Heart.

 

Want to get reading now? Download my other books:

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Love Lies Bleeding: Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books
Blood Magic: Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books
Tooth & Claw: Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books

If you prefer paperback, use this link to order Love Lies Bleeding from Bookshop – a portion of each sale goes directly to independent bookstores, as well as to myself. Thank you for supporting indie! ♥

 Also, now is a great time to follow me on my official site: AspasiaSBissas.com

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

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25 July 2023

6 Words About Vampires


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As a writer, I love words. As a vampire fan, I write about vampires. It seems natural to combine it all into one post; and so, I bring you words about vampires…

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Related: “Sanguisugent” (adj), blood sucking or blood thirsty. Wikionary says “sanguisuge” is obsolete, but I think it’s due for a comeback.

 

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I’ve written about revenants, if you’re curious to find out more. The word itself was coined in 1814 by Laetitia Matilda Hawkins in Rosanne:

“‘Well, but what is it? What do you call it in French?’ ‘Why, revenant, to be sure. Un revenant.'”

 

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“Philosophy will clip an Angel’s wings,
Conquer all mysteries by rule and line,
Empty the haunted air, and gnomèd mine—
Unweave a rainbow, as it erewhile made
The tender-person’d Lamia melt into a shade.”  -John Keats, “Lamia”

Fun etymology: Lamia literally means “swallower, lecher,” from laimos “throat, gullet.” (Source). Read more about them in my post here.

 

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The first use of “undead” was c. 1400, but its use as a noun to mean vampires and other creatures dates from 1904. (Source)
 
“It’s a reflex. Hear a bell, get food. See an undead, throw a knife. Same thing, really.” -Ilona Andrews, Magic Bites
 
 
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I know the word exsanguinate from the X-Files episode “Eve,” but it was first used around 1800, coming from the Latin exsanguinatus, meaning bloodless or deprived of blood.
 
“My first word of the new year was ‘exsanguinate.’ This was probably not a good omen.”
-Charlaine Harris, Dead to the World.
 
you had me at
 
 
And of course, we can’t forget the word that all the others relate to:
 
vampire

The earliest form of the word “vampire” dates to only 1734, although stories of monsters that rise from the dead and attack the living can be found even in ancient times. The idea of blood-gorged walking corpses goes back to at least the 1100s. There’s some debate as to where the word comes from, but it most likely has its roots in the Old Church Slavonic “opiri.”  (Source)

“It was too much, the weight of it all was too much. Maybe that was why emotions were deadened in vampires; the alternative was to be overtaken by them, crippled, left stranded and isolated and trapped by unbearable sensation. How could they hunt if they felt sympathy, empathy, love for their prey? How could they —how could she —live with themselves?” Aspasía S. Bissas, Love Lies Bleeding

Yes, that’s a quote from my own book (I’m sneaky that way). Get my books to find even more words about vampires:

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If you prefer a good paperback to an ebook, use this link to order Love Lies Bleeding from Bookshop – a portion of each sale goes directly to independent bookstores, as well as to myself. Thank you for supporting indie! ♥

Did I miss your favourite word about vampires? Let me know in the comments…

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

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27 June 2023

A Quote, A Review & A Request

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Dragonscale Clippings recently shared a review of Love Lies Bleeding: 

Love Lies Bleeding by Aspasia S Bissas Although this novel starts off almost predictably (for a vampire tale) it soon develops into something quite unusual. Read more…


Give it a read, and don’t forget to stop by Dragonscale Clippings’s blog and follow and like! Many thanks for the kind review ♥

Speaking of reviews, if you’ve read and enjoyed any of my books, please take a minute now to leave a rating or review (links below). And if you haven’t read my books yet, now is the perfect time to start…

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Love Lies Bleeding

A novel about delusion, obsession, and blood.

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Paperback available from Bookshop – when you use this link, a portion of each sale goes directly to independent bookstores, as well as to myself. (It’s also available on most other online book sites.)

 

Blood Magic

Myth and magic collide in this story about choices, transformation, and retribution.

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Tooth & Claw

A dark fantasy story about memory and delusion, violence and consequences; inspired by real events in Belle Époque France.

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Feel free to leave a rating/review on any other book sites too!

Thank you for supporting authors ♥

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

21 June 2023

Happy Solstice!

 

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Wishing you all a happy Solstice, no matter where you might be!

(Vampires and other sun-sensitive creatures– don’t forget your sunscreen and parasols… 🧛)

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

(PS: Reading is always a celebration! Download my books and get celebrating…)

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