Maria Lima
Lima, Maria
VA
Erica Feldon
I write dead people...no, really.
I'm a writing geek with one foot in the real world and the other in the make-believe.
It all started with Mary Poppins and Perri the Squirrel — when I discovered out that I could keep the books I bought from the Scholastic sale. Shortly thereafter, I picked up a #2 pencil and haven’t stopped writing. (The #2 pencil eventually morphed into an iBook, then to an iMac and MacBook.)
My first love was always the supernatural. Tolkien and Bram Stoker still figure prominently in my library, except now they nestle side-by-side with Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, Charles deLint, Naomi Novik and many more modern-day paranormal authors.
The baby me read way above my grade level, quickly graduating to so-called adult reading… no, not that — get your mind out of the gutter! (okay, that came later). Fairy tales and myths were soon joined by Nancy Drew (the ones with the yellow and blue covers), Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan of the Apes (the Ballantine pb editions) and Doc Savage.
As the years passed, my love for reading grew, my love for writing grew even stronger. In 2004, my first published fiction appeared in Chesapeake Crimes, a short story entitled The Butler Didn’t Do It. The story was nominated for an Agatha Award for best short story.
The following year, my first full-length novel appeared. Matters of the Blood was published by a small press and unfortunately, too soon fell out of print. The good news, the book was picked up by Juno Books, an imprint of Wildside Press and debuted (again!) March 2007.
In 2009, the series rebirthed again, as Juno became an imprint of Pocket Books. The books have been released as follows:
August 25, 2009: Matters of the Blood (Book 1; reprint)
September 29, 2009: Blood Bargain (Book 2; reprint)
October 27, 2009: Blood Kin (Book 3)
October 26, 2010: Blood Heat (Book 4)
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Blood Heat Author: Maria Lima Published: October 26, 2010 by Pocket Books Series Name: Blood Lines Category: Paranormal Main Character: Keira Kelly, Adam Walker, Tucker Kelly, Niko The summer heat wave that’s hit Rio Seco, Texas, has even the vampires complaining, but with Keira—the Kelly heir—home from Vancouver, the weather isn’t the only thing too hot to handle. Keira should be setting up her court and planning the big reception where she and her consort, vampire ruler Adam Walker, will receive the magical leaders from the local area, but pomp and circumstance just aren’t Keira’s thing, especially not with trouble smoldering in her domain. Click for more info. |
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Blood Kin Author: Maria Lima Published: October 29, 2009 by Pocket Books Series Name: Blood Kin Category: Paranormal, Supernatural, Contemporary Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Main Character: Keira Kelly Keira Kelly has come into her full powers, and they are frighteningly strong, creating a distance between her and her human friends in her beloved Rio Seco. It is time to obey her great-grandmother Gigi’s orders, and rejoin her family in northwest Canada, where Keira can learn to handle her dangerous new skills. Click for more info. |
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Blood Bargain Author: Maria Lima Published: September 29, 2009 by Pocket Series Name: Blood Lines Category: Paranormal, Supernatural, Contemporary Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Main Character: Keira Kelly Keira Kelly is coming into her unexpected and unexpectedly awesome powers... and Rio Seco, Texas ain't ever gonna be the same! Keira just wants to be left alone without many responsibilities to her supernatural clan and, lately, spend some time with sexy Adam Walker - a vampire trying to get his brethren to give up human blood - on his luxurious Wild Moon ranch. But trouble and her paranormal family keep intruding - Gigi, Keira's great-great-grandmother and the chief of the clan has sent Tucker, Keira's 1,200-year-old shapeshifter brother to keep an eye on her! Click for more info. |
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