Entwined Within the Darkness
Within the Darkness Trilogy, #1
by Charley Black
Date of Publication: September 4th 2022
Publisher: Charley Black
Cover Artist: MiblArt
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy
ISBN: 979-8986887708
ASIN:B0BD577QKC
Number of pages: 310
Word Count: 95, 963
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A wild evening goes demonically wrong…
Patience craves answers. Half a century after appearing on the steps of the witch academy, she was still no closer to recovering her lost memories and identity. Tormented nightly by visions of red eyes and burdened by dreams that, although connected, remain unclear. Patience, to distract herself, decides to defy the rules and enter the vampire club, Moarte, an act strictly forbidden for witches. Never expecting her best friend, Michael, to begin his transition into a full demon, Patience, desperate to save him, binds him to his vampiric lover.
To make matters worse, Lucius, the domineering brother of the vampire, whom Michael is now bound to, harbors a deep resentment for witches and especially for Patience. Even so, they must now work together to find a soul gem that will untether the bond before her best friend completely consumes his brother’s soul. As their unlikely alliance takes form and their attraction grows, Lucius’ presence draws out long-forgotten memories deep from within Patience. He may just be the key to unlocking her past—but will she be able to convince him that he needs her far more than he needs to kill her? Rediscovering her past and how it binds her to Lucius may just prove to be far more dangerous than either of them imagined.
Entwined, the first book in the Within the Darkness Trilogy, will leave readers in suspense. This enemies-to-lovers story will be filled with plenty of action, humor, and steam. So, prepare yourself, as the end of this novel leaves us with a cliffhanger, but not for long! Intended for 18+ readers, stay tuned to find out what lies ahead in this captivating trilogy.
Excerpt
A tremendous gust of wind came out of nowhere, blowing the umbrella out of her hands. She debated whether she should run the rest of the way home or chase after it when there was a sudden pull at her core in the direction her umbrella went. The sensation was strange, but her legs strode of their own accord toward the umbrella. She would usually fight this kind of enchantment, but her curiosity got the best of her. She wanted to know where it was leading her. It had to be an Allure of Soul’s charm, similar to the one found on the website, except this felt different. The pull was stronger than any charm she had experienced before.
She let the compelling force at her core lead her to the front of the double doors of an old industrial building. It looked like it was a nightclub. Picking up her umbrella, she saw a sign above the doors that read: Moarte.
Interesting. So this is Moarte. Club Death. Typical of vampires to name their club “Death.”
Strange creatures.
Realizing it had stopped raining, she folded up the umbrella. She must have become swept up in the enchantment because of the storm. Magic had a mind of its own sometimes. The weather constantly messed with enchantments, especially with lure charms.
Turning to walk away since the allure had done its job and got her here, she found her feet wouldn’t leave.
“What the hell?” She struggled to leave, thinking it was a fluke. She tried moving toward the door instead of away, and it worked. Then she tried to turn away again. Her feet wouldn’t move forward.
Fighting the enchantment became harder the longer she stood, so she gave in. Stepping up to the doors, she touched the handle. An image flashed through her mind.
It was too quick for her to see. A warm, familiar sensation washed over her, pulling at her memory. It ran through her body, brushing against her soul, then vanished as quickly as it came. She pulled on the door. It wouldn’t budge. She could unlock it, but there was a magical ward, and she didn’t want to risk drawing attention to herself by blasting off the door to a vampire club.
Vampires and witches were still mortal enemies. Even with the law outlawing the killing of witches in place, vampires were to be avoided.
This time, when she turned to leave, nothing stopped her. Her feet moved forward without incident.
Her thoughts traveled in a million different directions.
The first being, what the hell kind of enchantment was that if it wasn’t a lure charm? There were other enchantments that vampires used specifically to lure their victims into their clubs. It shouldn’t have affected her, at least not this strongly. She could blame it on the rain. Another possibility was something else was leading her there.
Following clues to her past wasn’t always easy. She went into many of her leads blind and knowing she would come out with disappointment. She always told herself she had at least had to try. Her instincts were telling her there was a clue in the club.
Walking up the stairs to her apartment, she knew they would go to Moarte tonight.
No… I couldn’t let that happen. She had followed too many clues already. Tonight was going to be about fun and doing something different. Remember: new energy in the air.
Though this differed from her dreams and nightmares, she had never seen a glimpse of memory before or that warm sensation. It never happened when she was awake before.
No, she wouldn’t think about it. Tomorrow was another day. She would chase it tomorrow.
She did this to herself all the time. All it did was add to her stress.
She promised herself she wouldn’t go anywhere near the club tonight
Author Info
Charley Black is an up-and-coming writer and author who has been creating stories since she was twelve years old. Her early short stories dabbled in different genres, but her passion for romance novels — paranormal romance in particular — always shone through. Charley currently resides in Rhode Island, with her family and works at a local university. Debuting in September, Entwined will be the first of three novels set in the Within the Darkness universe.
The Book Junkie Reads . . .Reckless Dreams Interview with . . . Charley Black . . .
What mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)?
I do like to write certain scenes when I am in different moods. For example, if I am going to write a passionate moment between two characters, I always write my best scenes when I am PMSing… probably TMI but it’s true. I don’t know why, but I always really get it and I really feel like I get my scene across and pull the reader in. I also love writing action scenes and I write them the best when I am locked away alone with my headphones on. It helps me to get really immersed in their world.
I think the biggest thing I need when writing to really get me in that mood is music. For those passionate scenes, any song about love will do. Action scenes though require more concentration and I usually listen to a nice instrumental playlist or just an easy-listening playlist usually filled with music from different movies I enjoy. Listening to music always gets me in that mindset I need.
Have you found yourself bonding with any particular character(s)? If so, which one(s)?
I have bonded the most with Patience, one of the main characters of my book, Entwined. She is very strong-willed and can be very sassy. When I first started developing her, she was very meek, but then I noticed in certain scenes, she would come out of her shell. I really had to sit down and have a conversation with her to find out who she was. I realized that I just needed to find her story, so I have been searching for her story for a long time. I was so happy when I finally found it, even though part of me is sad that once this trilogy ends, we may part ways still to be decided.
I also really like Maxim or Max, as Lucius calls him. He is another character that I have been working on for years. In another story, he had originally been Patience’s love interest, but I realized that didn’t fit at all, especially since he is almost as sassy as her, but he also reminds me of myself in the way he loves telling Lucius the truth and he is almost always the voice of reason in the room. I think one day I will find out his story and give it to him.
Do you have a character that you have been working on that you can't wait to put to paper?
I do have one particular character I have been slowly developing because she is different. I have been slowly developing her onto paper for months, since she first crept into the back of my head.
I think it will be a little while longer before you see her because I am realizing the only way for her story to be told will be in the first person only from her perspective. Almost like a diary, but she is still talking to me because we both know her story will be darker and spicier than anything we have written before, so we shall see where it goes.
Can you share your next creative project(s)? If yes, can you give a few details?
Yes, I can. Book 2 of the Within the Darkness trilogy is currently at the editor's and will be out in June.
Another book I have been working on is called The Elite: the Fall of Celearius. It is a vampire dystopian fantasy novel about Serenity who needs to save her family so she enters the system to become an Elite but she never expected to be paired with Kane, the head of the council who has been trying to crush the raising rebellion in his city. Neither one of them expected to fall, but when he asks her to help him save the city, how could she refuse, even if it meant betraying everyone she loved?
Obviously, my book description needs some work, but that’s the gist of it. It is not complete, but it has the potential of being a duology or possible, but I am planning for it to be standalone. Though my characters have a mind of their own and they usually get a say on how long their story can be unless I don’t like them, then they get no say at all.
I also have two shorter stories in development as well. Both are within the fantasy realm, but I am not ready to talk about them yet because I suspect their plots will change if a certain character has anything to say about it.
Do you feel that writing is an ingrained process or just something that flows naturally for you?
This is a very interesting question that I have never really thought about. The whole reason I started to write was that I had an amazing dream which I didn’t want to end, so I wrote it down and continued to add to it. Thinking about it now, I think writing is something that just comes naturally to me. I don’t really think about how I write when I write. I usually write how I think if that even makes sense. I think reading has made me a better writer, especially when I look back at previous work. Definitely a big difference.
One thing that took me a while to realize is that not everyone likes my writing or will like my writing. It is one reason it took me so long to actually publish a book, but I also realized that there are many people out there who love my writing and will continue to. All I know is that I love to write and I will continue to do so whether or not people like it.
Where would you spend one full year, if you could go ANYWhere, money is not a concern? What would you do with this time?
I absolutely love this question because I never thought about spending a full year somewhere, which also makes this a very hard question. The one place I would love to spend a full year is on the British Isles. I would love to explore each isle because each place is so beautiful and full of such rich history that I would be able to inspire millions of stories.
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