The Evolution of Rissa

By Emily Bex

Oh, Rissa…how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways! Rissa is the character you love to hate. She
appears in chapter one of book one, and my beta readers all hated her by the end of the first chapter.

The Evolution of Shannon

By Emily Bex

The reader meets Shannon in book one. She is mortal, and Kate’s best friend. They went to college together, and both secured jobs at the same advertising agency in Washington, D.C. Shannon’s importance in the story grows through the six book series. When Kate first meets Shade, she is overwhelmed by him on many fronts.…

The Evolution of Shade

By Emily Bex

The evolution of Shade was a collaborative effort. My friend Joanna, who had been encouraging me to write, had been a fanfiction writer who worked with a group of other writers. She had a vision for this character of an Italian warrior vampire named Shade, but her writing group never saw a place for him…