Today I have the wonderful Pepper O'Neal on my stop of the Blood Fest: Chasing Destiny Blog Tour!
Ms. O'Neal will be discussing her personal experiences in being caught in the middle of Mother Nature's wrath and the dangers involved in being adventurous! Make sure you keep reading to find out more about her latest release and stay tuned for an enticing giveaway...
Ms. O'Neal will be discussing her personal experiences in being caught in the middle of Mother Nature's wrath and the dangers involved in being adventurous! Make sure you keep reading to find out more about her latest release and stay tuned for an enticing giveaway...
The Darkside of Adventure
by Pepper O'Neal
Adventure is most commonly used to describe fun journeys and exciting vacations—something a little out of the ordinary for the people involved. Now, I’m not saying the word doesn’t apply to those kinds of experiences. It does. But adventure also has a dark side, a side that most people who claim to have had an adventure rarely get to see. Fortunately for them. I, on the other hand, can’t seem to pull off even the simplest escapade without getting up close and personal with this elusive darkside. It could be luck, or fate, or perhaps, it’s my uncanny ability to always be in the right place at the wrong time. But whatever it is, it’s given me an intimate knowledge of what the darkside of adventure is like.
Adventures always start out so calm and easy—at least mine tend to—but it doesn’t take long for them to disintegrate into miserable and sometimes dangerous experiences. For example, there was the time I nearly got thrown overboard in the Sea of Cortez. I was on a research vessel at the time—a 50-foot ketch (two mast sailing craft) with an six-man crew—heading from La Paz to Cabo San Lucas. When we left La Paz, the weather was beautiful. Warm and sunny. The water was a little choppy, but that’s fairly normal for the Sea of Cortez.


While the captain steered the boat, and two crewmembers tried to fix the winch, the remaining three of us knelt on the bow and pulled the anchor up from the bottom by hand, Imagine, if you will, kneeling at the front of a boat as it plows through the waves. We had to yank hard on the chain, close our eyes and hold our breath as the wave crashed down on our heads. Then we had to do it all over again. And although the sea was warm enough when the weather was calm, seawater chased by wind and rain was cold and uncomfortable, especially when you’re already soaked and chilled to the bone.
We’d no sooner gotten the anchor pulled back up and locked into place, when the top misen sail halyard broke off the mast and slammed into my head. If I hadn’t had a lifeline around my waist that was attached to a cleat on the deck, I would have been knocked overboard.



She didn’t know what she was—or that what she was could get her killed…
A struggling private detective in Los Angeles, Chase Alcott has no idea about her unique genetic makeup. So when she takes on a new client—an old man with ulterior motives—Chase is unaware of the danger she will soon face. Traveling to England to solve a mysterious murder at the request of her new client, Chase encounters terrifying creatures she thought only existed in her nightmares—creatures bent on her surrender or destruction—only to find out she’s one of them. Caught in a web of evil and deception after learning some terrifying truths about her long dead parents, Chase doesn’t know who to believe. Does she dare trust the enigmatic Roman, a man with dark secrets of his own, when she can no longer even trust herself?
He knew what she was—he just had no idea what to do about her…
English nobleman, Roman Fernwood, half werewolf shifter and half vampire, doesn’t want a mate, especially not a half human, half tiger shifter with no knowledge of what she is. After all, cats and dogs would hardly be a good match. But there’s something about Chase Roman can’t resist in spite of his determination not to fall in love. Is it her fascinating American spunk and courage, or her stunning cinnamon eyes? Or could it be the passion he senses just beneath her calm, unruffled demeanor? Whatever it is, Roman must keep her safe from those who want to kill her—and a way to show her what she is without driving her into the arms of the other Weres who also want her for a mate.
A struggling private detective in Los Angeles, Chase Alcott has no idea about her unique genetic makeup. So when she takes on a new client—an old man with ulterior motives—Chase is unaware of the danger she will soon face. Traveling to England to solve a mysterious murder at the request of her new client, Chase encounters terrifying creatures she thought only existed in her nightmares—creatures bent on her surrender or destruction—only to find out she’s one of them. Caught in a web of evil and deception after learning some terrifying truths about her long dead parents, Chase doesn’t know who to believe. Does she dare trust the enigmatic Roman, a man with dark secrets of his own, when she can no longer even trust herself?
He knew what she was—he just had no idea what to do about her…
English nobleman, Roman Fernwood, half werewolf shifter and half vampire, doesn’t want a mate, especially not a half human, half tiger shifter with no knowledge of what she is. After all, cats and dogs would hardly be a good match. But there’s something about Chase Roman can’t resist in spite of his determination not to fall in love. Is it her fascinating American spunk and courage, or her stunning cinnamon eyes? Or could it be the passion he senses just beneath her calm, unruffled demeanor? Whatever it is, Roman must keep her safe from those who want to kill her—and a way to show her what she is without driving her into the arms of the other Weres who also want her for a mate.
Read an excerpt here.
Blood Fest: Chasing Destiny is available at:
About the Author:
Award-winning author, Pepper O’Neal is a researcher, a writer, and an adrenalin junkie. She has a doctorate in education and spent several years in Mexico and the Caribbean working as researcher for an educational resource firm based out of Mexico City. During that time, she met and befriended many adventurers like herself, including former CIA officers and members of organized crime. Her fiction is heavily influenced by the stories they shared with her, as well her own experiences abroad.
O’Neal loves a good romance but that feels today’s readers deserve more than just the same old love story. So O’Neal writes Romance on the Edge of Your Seat—romantic thrillers with pulse-pumping action, mind-numbing suspense, and heart-warming true love. She attributes both her love of adventure and her compulsion to write fiction to her Irish and Cherokee ancestors. When she’s not at her computer, O’Neal spends her time talking long walks in the forests near her home or playing with her three cats. And of course, planning the next adventure.
O’Neal loves a good romance but that feels today’s readers deserve more than just the same old love story. So O’Neal writes Romance on the Edge of Your Seat—romantic thrillers with pulse-pumping action, mind-numbing suspense, and heart-warming true love. She attributes both her love of adventure and her compulsion to write fiction to her Irish and Cherokee ancestors. When she’s not at her computer, O’Neal spends her time talking long walks in the forests near her home or playing with her three cats. And of course, planning the next adventure.
For more information, visit Pepper O'Neal here:
Want your chance to get to know these sexy shifters?
Ms. O'Neal is giving away one e-copy of Blood Fest: Chasing Destiny to one lucky winner!
Giveaway Details:
Must be 18 years or older to enter.
Giveaway ends August 19, 11:59pm, EST.
Open Internationally.
Pepper I can't wait to read your book. It really sounds like an excellent read. Thanks for the giveaway. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteHey Pepper! Haven't read any shifter books so far and would love to give it a try. Thanks so much for the chance to win a copy. It's much appreciated.
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I love shifters. Thanks for the giveaway and great post.
ReplyDeletemusicalfrog at comcast.net
I wanna get to know them! A paranormal romantic suspense with a dash of cross cultural clashing sounds great.
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This sounds so good! Wolf shifter with a tiger shifter? Dog vs. cat! Love it!
ReplyDeleteadsanders77 at gmail dot com
I love shifter books! Sounds like a good one!! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletedarlenesbooknook at gmail dot com
What a great guest post, Pepper, and I know what you mean about Richard Bach! Your book sounds so, so good - I cannot WAIT to read it!! Thanks for the chance to win a copy:)
ReplyDeletejwitt33 at live dot com
I love vampires and shifters so if Chase doesn't want Roman, just send him to me, lol. THe story sounds great! Thanks for sharing, crossing my fingers in hopes that I will win an ecopy! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing. I am with you on taking the leap to find an adventure. Sure sometimes things can get scary, but more often than not you end up with a good story to tell. I look forward to reading Blood Fest - thank you for the opportunity to win a copy.
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Thanks for the giveaway!
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OMGosh this sounds like such a good book.Can't wait to read it.
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