Thanks to everyone who participated in the Hershey’s Cherry Kisses contest and the Special Valentine’s Day Blog contest. I’ll be e-mailing the winners shortly. Please drop by the blog for other contests and other kinds of blog craziness, like today’s quick little poll!
I’ve gotten all kinds of suggestions about Diana Reyes and Ryder Latimer and their future in other novels in THE CALLING series. So, here’s your chance to let me know what think! Choose one of these and/or leave a comment about what you would like to see.
Who knows – the answer you give might help inspire the next book! If it does, I’ll be sure to include you in the dedication.
So glad to see you’re all voting! I’ve got some ideas in mind for them in book 9 already (you can check out Works In Progress at THE CALLING site for some clues!)
But, you never know. You may change my mind or inspire me in some new direction with your votes/comments!
by Caridad February 15th, 2007 at 11:48 amLOL! I guess most of us want to see Diana become a vampire.
Waiting for that winning e-mail, Caridad. *HUGE GRIN*
by Melissa February 15th, 2007 at 12:33 pmWell, I’m open to lots of things, but it looks like Diana becoming a vampire is in the lead so far!
I guess they could also get married, but what about the baby thing?
by Caridad February 15th, 2007 at 1:08 pmBut with a very close second of having Ryder becoming human … YAY
by Rita February 15th, 2007 at 2:30 pmLOL! I wish that could happen, but need to check if there’s anything I’ve done in the earlier books that would support this possibility.
by Caridad February 15th, 2007 at 2:32 pmI’m with you Rita! lol Either way, human or vampire, I’m going to love reading about them!
by Carol M. February 15th, 2007 at 4:07 pmMe, too! I hope to get to write about them again. My hope is to do another book with them as the leads, but will see how it goes.
by Caridad February 15th, 2007 at 4:09 pmI’m hoping that Ryder finds a way to turn human. Then babies could come the good old fashioned way.
by Gigi February 15th, 2007 at 5:17 pmAll right, Ryder is a vampire. Diana is something in between. And they are in love. Their story could have something to do with a new race/species, whatever you want to call it. A very old bad vampire could try to kidnap Diana (she’s the new r/s), and her blood is the key to something big. That something big is the key to changing Ryder into the new r/s (not human). Which is where a baby can come into the picture. New characters can be brought in by them being prisioners of the old bad vamp to run tests on them. Which ties in Diana’s blood. I know there are a lot of holes, but I’m not a writer. Just a person who loves to read and has an over active imagination. I think this is still a good over all concept for a book.
by Chavonne McGinness February 15th, 2007 at 11:37 pmThe baby thing has come up and come up often. The problem is that so many mythologies think of everything in a vampire as being undead, including their sperm.
I must think of a way around this, I’m gathering.
by Caridad February 16th, 2007 at 8:11 amThanks, Chavonne (Love that name! What’s the meaning?)
You’re close to something, here! I had dropped some hints about the blood in DANGER CALLS and TEMPTATION CALLS and I think that might be the key to something big!! Maybe even baby big.
Not making any promises, but maybe for #10 (if it goes there, which I hope it does!)
by Caridad February 16th, 2007 at 8:18 amwhat about ryder giving blood to diana like he suppose to his keeper and prolonging her life and him becoming back human but with extra longesvity life for both?
by tami February 17th, 2007 at 1:15 amYou know, Tami . . . I have thought about that since I did set it up that a vamp could let a keeper live longer, but — **SPOILER HERE** What happens at the end of DEATH CALLS will cause all kinds of problems so that may not be possible.
Boy — I’m loving all your suggestions!
by Caridad February 17th, 2007 at 6:58 pmwell i like the idea of ryder and diana getting married but even though they cant physically have a child maybe they can adopt? or even a foster family? I think they would be great parents fangs and all.
by Annette February 18th, 2007 at 9:48 pmLOL! Yes, I think they would be good parents as well. A lot of people have asked for the baby thing to happen. I’ve got to figure out if it will happen and if so, how it will happen. Adoption is certainly a good idea.
by Caridad February 19th, 2007 at 1:09 am[…] Also new, take a moment to decide the future of some of your favorites — Diana and Ryder from DARKNESS CALLS and DEATH CALLS. Just take this quick poll and/or leave a comment at the blog. If you leave a comment that inspires me, I’ll dedicate that book to you! […]
by The Calling » Blog Archive » Welcome to THE CALLING website! February 27th, 2007 at 8:22 am[…] Also new, take a moment to decide the future of some of your favorites — Diana and Ryder from DARKNESS CALLS and DEATH CALLS. Just take this quick poll and/or leave a comment at the blog. If you leave a comment that inspires me, I’ll dedicate that book to you! […]
by Caridad Pineiro - Author of Paranormals, Romantic Suspense, Women’s Fiction and Lots More! » Blog Archive » February 27th, 2007 at 7:09 pmWell, you know how much I love Ryder and Diana and if I could determine the next path for them, I’d say, marry them. Yeah, turning Diana into a vamp would be cool too, but I’d like to see how they would be able to manage being husband and wife in the human/vampire world.
by Chantal March 6th, 2007 at 8:01 pm