It’s my pleasure to welcome author Gina Danna to the blog today. She’s going to tell us a little about her latest release, Her Eternal Rogue, a scorching paranormal romance. Gina’s graciously offering an e-book to one lucky commenter. Be sure to leave your comment by Saturday, July 6. The winner will be announced by Monday, July 8.
Welcome, Gina. Please tell us about Her Eternal Rogue.
Alexander Barrington flees his tyrannical uncle for the open seas where he becomes a ruthless pirate who turns vampire.
Captured and sentence to hang, a fate he must avoid to keep his vampire self hidden, a reprieve comes if he rescues Lady Lavinia Sinclair from the French pirates and returns her to her fiancé in England.
In this Vampire Diaries meets Pirates of the Caribbean, Alexander falls for the woman who makes him feel human and alive, but can he really have her without exposing what he is – a thief, the undead? The damned? Refusing to taint her innocence any further, he erases her memory of him and vanishes into the night but can he really exist without her?
Wow, that is going to be a terrific read. Now, tell us some things about your future releases, Gina.
Love my debut – Her Eternal Rogue (Regency w/ paranormal twist) but also excited about my release next April – Love & Vengeance (Ancient Rome – gladiators!) & next June – The Wicked Bargain (Regency – about a male courtesan).
Who would you cast to play your hero and heroine in an adaptation of your story?
Hard to answer – got the heroes figured out. For Her Eternal Rogue, Alexander was fashioned after Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvadore – Vampire Diaries) & my gladiator in Love & Vengeance was Channing Tatum <sweet!>
If you could live during any era in time, when would that be? Why?
Probably America, 1861 & probably in Deep South – my mother’s family was from the South, Mississippi at that time. Why? I’m very drawn to the American Civil War. It changed this nation – I teach college US History & the War is the focal point to my classes – how settling in the US pushed us towards this calamity and how the after-effects are still around even today in 2013.
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Rome. I’m ½ Italian (Sicilian actually) My family migrated from Northern Italy down to Palermo, Sicily before my grandfather came to the US.
What’s your all-time favorite movie? Why?
Tough Question – I have a lot, but probably Gladiator. It is a fascinating time in history, the Roman Empire.
Do you follow sports? Favorite teams?
Fave is a tie: Horseracing (love the Triple Crown & the Breeder’s Cup – wanted to be a jockey) & Baseball – ST. LOUIS CARDINALS!!!!!!!!! (Hey, I live in Cardinal-Nation!)
Thanks for stopping by, Gina. I’m sure one lucky reader will be thrilled to win a copy of Her Eternal Rogue.
Her Eternal Rogue is available from Amazon: http://bit.ly/HerEternalRogue
You can check out Gina’s web page at: http://ginadanna.com
Tara Kingston 
Yay a history teacher! I fell in love with history by having an amazing European history teacher that taught more than dates and battles. Congrats on your novel!
Thank you Andrea 🙂
We do love our gladiators, don’t we? Congrats on your release. Hope you sell a million!
Thanks Kary and you do know me well 🙂
The book sounds wonderful, Gina!
Thank you Wendy!
Ian Somerhalder and Channing Tatum – yum!!! I’ve always found the Civil War era to be fascinating, too. You are so right – it was a major turning point in our history. Good luck with Her Eternal Rogue. Sounds like a terrific story!! 🙂
Such delicious men aren’t they? Oooo lala! Thank you!
I know this is a great book because my niece, who’d never read an historical, fell in love with it!!!! Tweeted.
Ella – what a wonderful piece of news to tell me. Thank you!
I love watching horse racing too.
Your book sounds like a fantastic read.
Thank you Brenda!!
Love the combination of a pirate/vampire hero, Gina. The story sounds so fascinating and I can’t wait to read it. It’s in my TBA!
Wonderful Sandra! Thanks!!
Such a great concept for a historical. and one of the most gorgeous covers! Tweeted
Nancy – thank you!!!!
This book–and your others–sound great and I can’t wait to read them all. Good luck.
Thank you Barb!
When I went back to school to become a teacher, I seriously considered a history major. Instead, I went elementary. I do love history. Can’t wait to read Her Eternal Rogue!
Thank you Collette 🙂
Pirate vampires – sounds super sexy. So I’ll forgive for St. Louis Cardinals – Detroit Tiger fan!
LOL. Ok on b-ball & thank you 🙂
I love history and the American civil war is a fave of mine
I love romances set during the American Civil War…such a dramatic time in America’s history. I was born and raised in Virginia, so I was surrounded by so much history. Right now, I’m revising a series set during that time. I’m really enjoying writing it…so much potential for conflict between the hero and heroine.