Encounter 1

Encounter 2

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About Ally Thomas

When I’m not running the AS Fan Blog or skarsgarding, I spend time writing fiction. I actually created a vampire angel character based on Alexander Skarsagrd. His name is Michael and he’s in Part 2 of my series, the Vampire from Hell (which is available as a free download). 

I’m an avid reader of fantasy and paranormal romance novels. I like writing about vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, and any fuzzy monsters who go bump in the night. In my stories, I try to imagine new origins for these traditional creatures and see where it takes me.  Currently I’m writing the Vampire from Hell series. Learn more at “My Books” at www.allythomas.com or www.thevampirefromhell.com

 Free ebook

Download a free copy of my first story, “The Vampire from Hell: The Beginning (Part 1)”

According to Rayea, the oldest daughter of Satan, the origin of vampires started in Hell, and it started with her. Here’s her story about how it all began. Rayea isn’t daddy’s little girl, even if he is the most powerful fallen angel around. He wants her to take an active role in the family business. But she’s not interested in his schemes for world domination. Instead she wants to spend her time shopping on the Internet, rescuing humans from a horrific eternity, and practicing martial arts with her seven foot hellhound. Then one day everything changes.

I’m relaunching my series on 9/22 with the release of the 1st Anniversary edition of the Vampire from Hell. Join us at https://www.facebook.com/events/1412385912308392/ for the Release Party, hosted by Chelsea Author Promotions. The party starts online at 6 pm (Eastern time) and lasts until 10 pm. At that time, Chelsea will share information about the Grand Prize you can enter to win. I’ll be adding a signed paperback copy of “The Vampire from Hell Revamped (1st Anniversary Edition)” and several of my author friends will be donating swag/paperbacks from their collection of books. They are Alexandra Anthony, Catherine Wolffe, Sharon Hamilton, Trina M. Lee, and Kristen Middleton. (Click their name to view their Amazon Author page.) Special thanks to them all!

~ally thomas

It has been over a year since Part 3 – A Vampire on Vacation was published in July 2012.  Since then I have not released anything related to this series.  That’s a startling, and sobering fact, for me – even for my readers maybe– because for many months last year, I did not know if I’d return to writing this series.  I didn’t know if I’d keep writing at all.

With that being said, I have returned to the keyboard and will be releasing “The Vampire from Hell Returns (Part 4)” next month on Oct. 20th. (Join the Facebook Release Party.)  I’m very excited to continue Rayea’s story, at least for three more installments, and I’m delighted to say that, for bad or worse, I’m past the first obstacle I encountered during my first year of writing.  And I’m not looking back.  It may not always be smooth sailing from now on, but that’s okay because I’ll keep sailing.  I’m hoping many of you will join me for the ride.

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Cover design by Ally Thomas.

Currently the Anniversary Edition is going live. You can view it at Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon as an ebook and in paperback (coming soon).

At Smashwords, I’m offering the Anniversary edition at .99 through 9/23. Go tohttps://www.smashwords.com/books/view/353435 and enter the code NK93D when you check out.

What’s in the Anniversary Edition?

It contains the first 3 installments plus character sketches, story insights, hints about upcoming parts, behind the scenes information, excerpts from new works including the upcoming 4th installment, The Vampire from Hell Returns.

Read An Excerpt

This excerpt features Michael, the arch angel Rayea (vampire heroine) falls for. I based Michael’s character on Alexander Skarsgard of course. Enjoy! ~ally

A drop of blood from my busted lip landed on Michael’s white T-shirt.  I groaned with pleasure.

“When was the last time you fed this vampire?” Michael asked.

Hearing the word ‘vampire,’ my attention snapped back to Michael’s face, and I snarled at him.  I wanted to devour this angel in my sights.

“You’ve got some long fangs there, Vampire.  What are those?  An inch and a half, maybe two?”  Michael managed a small, tentative smile despite the threat I posed.

I watched his every move, ready to strike, but feeling a force hold me back.  “Blood,” I replied.  I could hear it pumping in his veins, through his temples, and down the side of his neck.  His pulse reminded me of the waves slamming against the rocks.  An image of my rocking in his lap to that rhythmic dance surfaced in my mind, riding him, grinding against him over and over until…  To have him inside me, I thought.

The voice inside my head said, “Grab your popcorn!  This is gonna be good!”

“Rayea, please calm down,” Blick interjected as he carefully approached us.  “We can’t make a scene.”

“I think it’s a little late for that,” Michael said.

“What do we do?” Blick asked him.

“I told you she needs blood.”

I nodded, staring at Michael.  Yes, she does, I thought.  That and a lot more.

The voice inside my head asked, “She needs blood!  Why did we not think of that before?”

“You’re right.  God, I’m an idiot!  I’m the worst guardian angel ever!” Blick exclaimed, throwing up his hands.  “But she can’t have mine or yours for that matter.  J won’t approve it.”  He collapsed in a chair, behind Michael, shaking his head.  “Rayea, I’ve failed you.”

Michael looked over at him.  “Get a grip, man.  We move to Plan B.  Grab those items and I’ll take her to the living room.”

“Tasssty,” I hissed and smacked my lips when I witnessed Michael’s adam’s apple showing as he leaned his head back to speak to Blick.

Cautiously returning his attention to me, Michael said, “Look into my eyes.” The warmth of his smile echoed in his voice.  I stared at him, mesmerized by the ocean-blue color of his eyes.  Instantly, I felt relaxed, sane, and willing to submit to his will.

Great, the vampire is going googoo for the angel.

Shut up, I snapped at the voice inside my head.  He’s adorable. I sighed and returned his smile.

“If this doesn’t work, you can ask Gabriel to help out,” Michael said to Blick.

“Not funny,” Blick said.

Michael shrugged.  Sweeping me off the table, he gathered me in his arms and announced, “Let’s do this.”

Without any resistance, I floated into the living room as the angel carried me.  Isn’t he dreamy? I thought.

The voice inside my head responded, “You better latch your mouth around something on that angel or I will!”

Michael positioned me on the large, comfy leather couch.  He was talking to me, but I didn’t pay any attention.  I was fascinated with the movement of his arms, the way his neck curved from side to side as he and Blick conversed.  I looked at Blick, and then Michael many times as I admired how both angels were attractive in their own right.  Were all angels beautiful? I wondered.  The roar of the ocean called me and I let the feeling pull me under into a heavenly bliss.

About Ally Thomas

When I’m not running the AS Fan Blog or skarsgarding, I spend time writing fiction. I actually created a vampire angel character based on Alexander Skarsagrd. His name is Michael and he’s in Part 2 of my series, the Vampire from Hell (which is available as a free download). 

I’m an avid reader of fantasy and paranormal romance novels. I like writing about vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, and any fuzzy monsters who go bump in the night. In my stories, I try to imagine new origins for these traditional creatures and see where it takes me.  Currently I’m writing the Vampire from Hell series. Learn more at “My Books” at www.allythomas.com or www.thevampirefromhell.com

Free ebook
Download a free copy of my first story, “The Vampire from Hell: The Beginning (Part 1)”

According to Rayea, the oldest daughter of Satan, the origin of vampires started in Hell, and it started with her. Here’s her story about how it all began. Rayea isn’t daddy’s little girl, even if he is the most powerful fallen angel around. He wants her to take an active role in the family business. But she’s not interested in his schemes for world domination. Instead she wants to spend her time shopping on the Internet, rescuing humans from a horrific eternity, and practicing martial arts with her seven foot hellhound. Then one day everything changes.

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Birthday Suit

Remember if you want to see Alex in his birthday suit, thanks to the season finale of True Blood (Season 6), you can do so. Click here. You can also view the video.

Why We Love Alex

Being a fan of Alexander since I saw him in Generation Kill (HBO), I have something of an obsession with the “Tall One.” Read more about that obsession here. Also read the following:

Why I love Alexander Skarsgard by Alexandra Anthony

Why I love Alexander Skarsgard by Kelly

Tell us why you love Alex too! Leave a comment on this article.

Alexander Words

Be sure to leave a comment and tell us what you think Alexander as Eric is reading in this True Blood pic!  We think he’s deciding what his favorite Alexander Word for the day is.

Skarsgarding

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to get a word published in the UrbanDictionary.com. I had looked up Skarstarved and wrote an article, “Are We Skarstarved” on it. Then I decided I would try to write a definition too. Skarsgarding got submitted and accepted, and the rest is history. Since then a few of our moderators in the AS Fan Blog have submitted words and have gotten those published too. We are writing our on ASkars dictionary. Well, not really. But it’s an idea :) Help us celebrate Alex’s birthday and visit the links below so you can give each word a “Thumbs Up” vote. Thanks and have a great day! ~ally

Here’s the complete list (as of Aug. 25th)
Skarsaholic
Skarscrush
Skarsgaholic
Skarsgarding
Skarsgasm
Skarsgasmic
Skarsgirls
Skarsguardian
Skarslicious
Skarslust
Skarsporn
Skarstarved
Skarsunami

And a few examples of how to use these words. Feel free to post your example too.

• Skarsaholics enjoy skarslusting while skargarding, especially if they are skarstarved.
• Skarsgaholics do not like being taken away from skarsgarding by work.
• Ally is skarslusting while skarsgarding.
• Ally is a confessed skarsaholic, skarsguardian, and Skarsgirl.
• The AS Fan Blog has a lot of Skarsgirls in it.
• Hoping for a Skarsunami when Season 4 of True Blood hits!
• Buying Skarsporn inspired gifts for non-ASkars friends may not be such a good holiday gift idea.
• How large is your Skarsporn stash?
• When a season of True Blood ends, the goal is to keep Skarsgarding so you don’t become too Skarstarved. 

About Me

When I’m not running the AS Fan Blog or skarsgarding, I spend time writing fiction. I actually created a vampire angel character based on Alexander Skarsagrd. His name is Michael and he’s in Part 2 of my series, the Vampire from Hell (which is available as a free download). 

I’m an avid reader of fantasy and paranormal romance novels. I like writing about vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, and any fuzzy monsters who go bump in the night. In my stories, I try to imagine new origins for these traditional creatures and see where it takes me.  Currently I’m writing the Vampire from Hell series. Learn more at “My Books” at www.allythomas.com or www.thevampirefromhell.com

Free ebook
Download a free copy of my first story, “The Vampire from Hell: The Beginning (Part 1)”

According to Rayea, the oldest daughter of Satan, the origin of vampires started in Hell, and it started with her. Here’s her story about how it all began. Rayea isn’t daddy’s little girl, even if he is the most powerful fallen angel around. He wants her to take an active role in the family business. But she’s not interested in his schemes for world domination. Instead she wants to spend her time shopping on the Internet, rescuing humans from a horrific eternity, and practicing martial arts with her seven foot hellhound. Then one day everything changes.

Check out the list! Can you add any fascinating facts about Alexander Skarsgard to this list?

TEN FACTS

1. Alexander is a fan of Swedish football (also referred to as soccer) and supports Hammarby IF, a club based in Stockholm, his birth city.

2. In July 2011, Skarsgård received an honorary degree from Leeds Metropolitan University where he was formerly a student.

3. Alexander’s break-out role occurred in 2008 with the HBO miniseries Generation Kill in which he played Sergeant Brad “Iceman” Colbert.

4. Alexander has been a vampire (i.e. Eric Northman on the HBO series, True Blood) for over 5 seasons.

5. Alexander has been in over 20 movies in his career (since 1984). Recently he will be in “Hidden” as Ray (2013).

6. Alexander calls himself a “terrible texter”. He says, “I like to keep it short and, that’s sometimes a problem because it can come across as you’re being rude … I’m not trying to be rude. It just takes me forever. I’m not a good texter, and with these big hands, it takes me a long time.”

7. Alexander is an impressive height of 6′ 4″.

8. Alexander likes to sing while he’s driving. He says, “You know what it is, you’re in you’re car and you just sing along and someone starts, and you just, you know … if you know every 10th word that’s it, you know. That’s good enough. You just hum, you know?”

9. Alexander is very gracious and kind to his fans.

10. Despite rumors, Alexander still does not have a Twitter account.

ADDED BY FANS

11. Alexander is friggin HOT! (Submitted by Alex fan, Renee.)

12. Alexander is one of the two hottest men on the planet. (Submitted by Alex fan and vampire erotic romance author, Alexandra Anthony.

READ MORE

Please note some of these facts are a part of Alexander’s article on Wikipedia. Other facts are from Alexander Skarsgard: 9 Fascinating Facts About the World’s Hottest Vampire.

Also Check Out

Alexander Skarsgard Biography at People

9 Fun Facts About True Blood’s Eric Northman

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This Article is by Ally Thomas, author of the Vampire from Hell series.

Ally Thomas

Amazon bestselling author Ally Thomas loves writing paranormal books that showcase vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, and any furry monsters who go bump in the night. Her Vampire from Hell series has been on the Top 100 Amazon bestsellers list in Fantasy since 2011.

About the Vampire from Hell

According to Rayea, the oldest daughter of Satan, the origin of vampires started in Hell, and it started with her. Rayea isn’t daddy’s little girl, even if he is the most powerful fallen angel around. He wants her to take an active role in the family business. But she’s not interested in his schemes for world domination. Instead she wants to spend her time shopping on the Internet, rescuing humans from a horrific eternity, and practicing martial arts with her seven foot hellhound. Then one day everything changes.

Start the Vampire from Hell for FREE– Click here for the free download.

Learn more about Ally’s books at Amazon.

Well of course!

Have a great rest of the week everyone :D
~ally

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Vampire Hottie

In Honor of Alexandra’s Birthday, today’s Vampire Hottie is Alexander Skarsgard who is the muse for Stefan, one of Alexandra’s main characters in her Vampire Destiny series.

We both are fans of Eric Northman, and the actor Alexander Skarsgard. That’s how we meet, online when I asked her to join the AS Fan Blog as a moderator for one of my two Eric Northman Fan pages. Over the past few years, Alexandra has become one of my dearest friends. I remember talking with her every few weeks about her treatments for breast cancer when she was diagnosed in early 2011. She wondered how many friends would get freaked out when she revealed the news online and I made a point to not be one of those people. I’ve lost many people in my family to cancer and walking away from someone just because you don’t know what to say when they are dealing with something that heavy was not going to be my scene.  At that time, we’d talk about the fan blog and related sites, True Blood, everything Alexander of course, and my writing as I began the Vampire from Hell series, normal every day stuff. If she wanted to talk about her progress, we’d talk about that too, but I never pushed it.

It was earlier this year, just this year, that she too embraced her desire to write a book. She released Fated, Book 1 in the Vampire Destiny series on May 24, 2012. I crossed my fingers and prayed it would be well received. I didn’t want my friend to have to face some bad news as she recovered from breast cancer.

To our delight, the book flew up the charts. By July, it hit the Top 10 on one of Amazon’s biggest list, Books > Romances > Vampires and it hasn’t left there or fallen below number 10 yet. I doubt it will because it’s a wonderful read!  Alexandra’s dream of writing a book was realized and she has some great readers who support every aspect of her writing.

As the summer progressed, we both shared progress on our writing ideas and projects when we found time to chat. Alexandra appeared on radio shows, blog hops, blog tours promoting her book and wrote her follow up book, Illusion #2 in the Vampire Destiny series. It was released on August 24, 2012 to immediate 5 star reviews and interest, sitting not very far behind Fated on the Amazon list.

Finally as the holidays approach and 2012 comes to an end, I can’t help but be proud of my friend’s accomplishments. I realized a few days ago when I sent Alexandra a birthday present in the mail that she has written 3 books in one year, this year. It’s her first year of writing, certainly not her last, and she is burning up the keyboard. She has even spoken of another vampire series in the making for next year.

Alexandra is now a survivor of breast cancer with having to have one last reconstruction surgery in a few weeks. This past year has been very different for her from last year of 2011, and I mean different in an extremely good way. As I wait with many, many other fans for her third book, yes I said third, I can’t help but be so proud of Alexandra.  She deserves the success she is having with her books. She’s faced things in her life I can’t possibly begin to imagine and she has emerged on the other side as a supportive, humble, funny, amazingly strong and awesome person.  Not to say that she wasn’t like that before. I didn’t know her before she was diagnosed, but afterwards. And I remember the day she decided to tell her online friends what was going on because she could have kept it a secret and pretended nothing was wrong. She didn’t. She embraced fighting cancer the same way she embraces her writing, with fearlessness, courage, and gutsy determination.

So with having said all that, and I hope she won’t be mad that I gushed on about it, I thank every day that I have a friend like Alexandra.  She’s an amazingly supportive person and a wonderful friend.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, A!!! Here’s to another year of writing and I know it’ll be a great one!

Awakening Book 3 in the Vampire Destiny series will be available on Amazon December 15, 2012. Alexandra will be a featured author on my blog December 16th and I’ll have the link available, so mark your calendars. To read samples of Awakening Book 3, see Alexandra’s website.

Also read: “Taking a Small Sidestep” by Alexandra Anthony

About Alexandra

Alexandra Anthony loves all things vampire and enjoys writing romantic/erotic stories combining vampires and the paranormal, loves the idea of good happily ever after story and the possibility that there could be a supernatural Prince Charming lurking out there.

View her latest books available on her Amazon Author page below. You can also learn more about Alexandra at the following links.

Alexandra’s Links are Website | Amazon Author page | Smashwords | Facebook | Twitter | The Vampire Destiny series Book page

Read my interview with Alexandra on Sept. 8th.

Cover Designs by Ally

For the first three books of Alexandra’s Vampire Destiny series, I had the wonderful opportunity to create her covers. She has told me many times that she has heard from her readers how awesome the covers look and that just puts a smile to my face. I’m so glad I was able to help her with her those creations. View other designs of mine.

That’s why I’m starting a new concept on my AS Fan Blog and Skarsgarding Facebook pages that you guys may want to get in on. It’s called “Fan of the Week.”

More information is below, but basically it’s a way to appreciate our fans. Two people are selected each week for a monthly giveaway. You can enter to win or donate items to be given away. A few of my friends and I, being huge Alexander Skarsgard fans, now write vampire fiction and we do use our appreciation for Alex as inspiration for some characters and let it find its way into our books. And I thought this would be a great way to help circulate info about their books as well.

Click here to learn more about “Fan of the Week.” Two fans for November have already been selected!

Have a great week everyone! ~ally

To be honest, I know the exact moment I became an addict.  It was seeing him play Brad Colbert in “Generation Kill”.  He was tall, blond and delicious with a sarcastic mouth.

I was in heaven.

When it was announced he would be playing Eric Northman on “True Blood”, I was beside myself.  I’ve been a fan of the fang since I was a teenager and Anne Rice introduced me to the seductive world of vampires.  Lestat de Lioncourt was my first vampire crush.

As I became increasingly disenchanted with other vampire books on the market, I decided to dip my toe in the pool and write an adult version of how I pictured vampires to be.  I stripped away all of the typical vampire myths; their inability to be in the sun, garlic, mirrors, silver.  I decided to make them able to walk among us and not limit them to being creatures of the night.  It adds an element of fear that you don’t normally have since the person sitting next to you on the bus could be a vampire.

When I was creating my vampire, I immediately decided to use a version of Alexander Skarsgård as my model.  I combined several of his “ looks” (Generation Kill, Straw Dogs and several different photo shoots) and gave my character Stefan some of his charm and sense of humor with a liberal dose of sex appeal for good measure.  I can only hope I do him justice as I write my book series.

And that my friends is why I’m proud to be an Alexander Skarsgård addict.

If you’d like to share with us why you love Alexander Skarsgard, please email your article to ally at allythomas dot com.

Check out Alexandra’s lastest book she has written – Fated: The Vampire Destiny #1.  The main hero, Stephan is inspired by our “Tall One.”  It’s available at Amazon.

Article written and provided by Kelly

Call me Kelly. I’m a brazilian fan of Alexander Skasgard.

I appreciate your community about him on facebook. I know your fan blog now and like the themes, titles and pictures, of course. Wonderful!!!

I met Alex through the work in True Blood. I admit that at first glance, I thought it was only a handsome man, but then, knowing their job better, I can say that his beauty is equal to his immense talent. Alex was born to shine.

I also could not fail to mention that his personality really surprises me. In some interviews I read, I can see that he is fantastic and so I admire him even more. … fantastic, beautiful and talented. Not to mention the most beautiful smile I have ever seen :)

Ally, if you have contact with him, do not hesitate to say that in Brazil there is anyone who has a fondness for it huge, and always pray that he shine more and more. I do not know how I could be useful to you or to the blog, but in need can count on me. Thank you for giving color to my days with your news and photos about Alex. Hugs to you, to Maribel and the entire team. ;-)

If you’d like to share with us why you love Alexander Skarsgard, please email your article to ally at allythomas dot com.