KBrock, you’ll hear a lot more about Vlad if I get my chance to write books about him! 
. As for Marie, voodoo isn’t so much magic as a religion, so by practicing it Marie is simply following her religion (and there’s no restriction against different religions in my series). Also, there’s no restriction against inherent natural abilities. Gregor never got in trouble for Dreamsnatching, for example, because that was just an extension of his power. What vampires are forbidden from in my books is casting SPELLS, commonly referred to as dark arts or black magic. Patra and Mencheres both did that in Destined for an Early Grave, so they both broke the law. But if it’s not a spell, then it’s not illegal.
KatVickers wrote:
When reading for pleasure ... What do you choose to read? Do you read in your own genera (if I spelled that correctly)?
Kat, I do read in my genre. I've loved all things paranormal since I was a child, so I wouldn't alter my favorite reading genre just because I now write in it 
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As for what I choose to read, wow, lots. I have a list of favorite authors on my website, broken down by genre, if you want to check it out: http://jeanienefrost.com/links/
DaniNB wrote:
Hi Jeaniene, I have to say that I LOVE your books and I tell as many people possible about them.
I was sad to miss you in Denver, but I was travelling in Australia at the time.
I wanted to ask and see if you could give anything away about TSOTG? (Which I am going to say is a bday present because it comes out at the same time (25th))
Is there anything we as readers/fans can do to help get Vlad a book? (or more)
Hi Dani, sorry to have missed you in Denver but wow, Australia? Nice!
Any clues about THIS SIDE OF THE GRAVE. Well, the first chapter is at the back of ETERNAL KISS OF DARKNESS, so readers get a little early peek there. Can't say much more about the plot. I can say some of the characters that are in it, aside from Cat and Bones: Vlad, Mencheres, Kira, Marie, Tate, Don, Spade, Denise, and Justina, plus of course you'll meet some new characters.
As for what readers can do to help, any time a reader recommends my books, that's a huge help . Word of mouth is an awesome thing. I know I've found a lot of authors that way.
Thanks!
DaniNB wrote:
Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that Tate will be making an appearance in This Side of the Grave, he generally makes things interesting.
I remember reading that Eternal Kiss of Darkness is getting another round printing (3rd or 4th?), if I remember correclty. How many books are in a printing?
It is an amazing book, and I'm glad that I understand Mencheres now as he was never a favorite character of mine...but glad to know there was a reason for everything!
Eternal Kiss of Darkness went into a third printing last week. Pretty awesome considering it was out for less than a month at the time. As far as how many books are in a printing, that varies from book to book and author to author. An initial print run is generally the number of books that a publisher expects to sell within the first year, so that will usually be a good-sized number. Then reprints are the additional copies a publisher prints when stores or distributors realize that the demand for a book was greater than their supply. Always a good thing for an author! . Reprints also vary from book to book/author to author, but generally they are a few thousand to several thousand per reprint (again depending on the book/author).
