Book Title:  The Case of the Heavenly Host (A Mark Julian, Vampire P.I. Mystery #3)

Author:  L.G. Fabbo-Gonnella

Publisher:  Ai Press; 2 edition (December 10, 2014)

Book Length:  141 pages

Genre:  Gay, Vampire, Romance, Mystery, Series

 

A warm love bytes welcome to author L.B Fabbo-Gonnella who is visiting today on his blog tour for his newest release

He is talking about the series, offering an excerpt and there is a giveaway everyone can participate in

Welcome L.B

 

Book Blurb:

This is a series that takes place in NYC and involves a vampire, Mark Julian, who is the nephew of Augustus Caesar. He is a private investigator to the city’s supernatural community. He meets and falls in love with a human Detective named Vinnie Pasquale.

 

His secretary, a sex demon shape shifter named Jaime, who loves to dress in the style of  the 1940’s, assists Mark. By book two she meets her future love, Jean-Claude, the crown prince of the City’s major werewolf clan.

 

Mark and friends solve cases while battling wits with Tortego. He is the autocratic head of the supernatural city govt, a former head of the Spanish  Inquisition and a vampire who fears losing power to democratic counsel reformers like Jean-Claude.

 

By book ten you meet a cast that runs to approx., twenty and the reader not only has a mystery case in each book but also reads about power struggles, frustrated loves,  prejudice against mixed supernatural couplings etc. unfold during the books thus far.

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Hello,

First let me say thank you to Love Bytes Reviews for kindly having me here today as a guest. My name is L.G. Fabbo-Gonnella. I am the author of the Mark Julian Vampire PI Mystery series for AI Press.

So I suppose the best way to begin is to tell you a little bit about this series. From my introduction you know he is a vampire and a private eye. Actually he has a pretty impressive pedigree since he is the nephew of Augustus Caesar. He currently resides and works in modern day New York City. Assisting him in his cases is his secretary Jaime. She is a changeling-sex demon who, for reasons all her own, prefers to dress in a style that was typical of the 1940’s.  Naturally there are love interests for both of them. For Mark it is detective Vinnie Pasquale who is a well-formed dark-haired cop assigned to homicide cases. Their initial meeting does not go well but there are heavy sexual sparks between them. For our Jaime, it’s Jean-Claude Roué, a very sexy crown prince of one of the city’s major werewolf clans.

Over time the books will cover a multitude of cases while slowly revealing an entire world of supernatural beings that exist in American’s largest metropolis. You will met many new characters like the crafty immoral Tortego. He is a former member of the Spanish Inquisition and a vampire. Currently he controls the supernatural council that governs all the otherworldly denizens of the city. Cross him or, get in his way, and you get your throat ripped out. He hires Mark for matters that need investigation but Tortego always has his own agendas. There will be other persons introduced along the way but why ruin your fun with spoilers.

Among the issues covered in the books will be murders, supernatural political infighting and vendettas. Our group will face the bigotry of those who hate “inter-species” couplings like Mark and Vinnie or, for that matter, Jaime and Jean-Claude. It’s a dangerous world in which to work. Many times Mark and his friends find that solving the case has other unexpected ramifications for them. Naturally its not all darkness. There is romance and sex.

Throughout I try to mix up the usual gay mystery book formula. I want to get my relationships to be as close as possible to reality. It will not be a situation where the guys meet, fall in love then do some bickering while solving cases. As I just explained, in the Mark Julian series there is romance and definitely heated sex yet, as in real life, their bond is not always smooth sailing. Its not easy being involved with someone you love and my books will reflect that fact. I won’t tip my hand and spoil the fun but their interactions evolve and a few times their emotions become seriously conflicted. Also, no one in the book is purely one-dimensional. At times you will love a character or hate them. Everyone has some agenda and this too plays out over the course of my books.

Did I mention we also slip into the past via Mark’s recollectionsJ? Well he has lived for over two millenniums and one’s past does catch up to everyone. So be prepared to travel to ancient Rome in the time of the Caesar’s, Egypt in her final heydays, Kenya during the height of the British Empire, Nazi Germany etc.

A reader once told me the books are about a love affair combined with murder, politics, sex both, regular and sometimes kinky, mixed with an occasional unexpected tragedy. I suppose that might be true. For me however the real yet hidden love affair in them is mine with New York City. She {if I may call her that} is the background for this adventure.  I live here and find her endlessly fascinating. I think reading my series will show that too.

I hope you will buy my books. Check your Internet seller of choice for my ebooks. I think you will enjoy Mark and his friend’s adventures. At the risk of sounding egotistical, I think of them as rattling good yarns. 🙂

Please feel free to write me at: L.G.Fabbo.Gonnella@gmail.com. I enjoy fan mail feedback even the critical ones. Okay maybe not so much of the latter but I try to reply to everyone who takes the time to write to me. *grinning* And again, a huge thank you to moderator of this fantastic blog for letting me post on it.  Oh my own blog is: http://fabbo-gonnella.blogspot.com

Ciao,

 

 

Together Once More

Despite Mark’s eagerness to dive right into the investigation, he realized he needed to be patient until the next day when the names Raphael promised would be provided to him. He left his office for home thinking that at the very least he could discuss the general outlines of job he was undertaking with his lover. He had long realized that, as a NYC detective, Vinnie’s perspective on cases was a valuable resource.

Unfortunately Vinnie was not home when he arrived. Hoping to secure any possible information about the sword’s whereabouts Mark pulled out a Bible that Vinnie’s mom had given to her son.

Though there were passages mentioning the Archangel Michael, nothing in any of them indicated what had been the fate of his sword. He was soon frustrated. With no other ideas on what to do next, he decided he would try to get some much needed sleep until Vinnie’s return.

Despite his best efforts however, all he could think about his current lack of a clear plan to successfully complete the job. He was still tossing and turning in their bed at three in the morning when an exhausted Vinnie got back to their apartment. The PI heard his lover making the same type of racket he always did when he was late getting home at night, while endearingly trying not to be noisy. Somehow the brawny New York City detective was simply incapable of being quiet. Mark sighed, just happy to know his soon-to-be spouse had arrived back safely.

While he listened to Vinnie showering he wondered about the case the latter was currently assigned too.  Normally they shared the details of their respective cases, but this one had become the exception to that rule. For some reason, Vinnie was under strict orders not to divulge any of the facts about it to anyone. Although he had tried to pry something from Vinnie, the latter had insisted he had given his word of honor to keep silent. Once Mark heard that he stopped all further inquiries on the matter. Vinnie took great pride in keeping his promises and he did not want to be the cause of the detective not keeping such a commitment. Vinnie’s belief in keeping one’s personal integrity was another quality that bound them even closer.

He heard the shower go off and then a few minutes later, Vinnie’s quiet footsteps moving toward their bed.  Bad day, hon?” Mark quizzed.

“Always a bad day,” Vinnie muttered. “About to get better.”

In a few seconds Mark felt the powerful presence of his lover’s  well-muscled, taller frame spooning close to his own back. Mark wanted to inform Vinnie right away about the day’s events.

Vinnie’s actions however, clearly indicated he had something other  than a nice chat in his mind. As he felt the heat of his lover’s torso pressed against him, Mark decided to simply enjoy the moment.

They had the rest of the night to discuss the location of a sword.

“God, I miss you every second of every waking moment.” Vinnie  kissed Mark’s ear before beginning a sensual nibbling. His bristly five o’clock shadow erotically scraped along the surface of the side of Mark’s neck. The vampire felt his heart beat faster as familiar sensations of pure arousal flared.

“Oh, you do, huh,” Mark whispered as he pushed himself  backward into Vinnie’s powerful embrace. He sensually wiggled his rump against Vinnie’s aroused manhood until, as he hoped, he felt his partner moan with delight.

“Oh, babe,” Vinnie grunted as he pulled Mark tighter towards him.

The detective kissed the now tender skin of Mark’s neck. His warm breath brushed against the vampire’s hair. “More,” Mark mumbled as he used his hips to wiggle his rump faster across Vinnie’s growing erection.

“Fuck,” Vinnie gasped as he humped against Mark’s backside.

Soon both men were fully erect.

“Definitely.” Mark sighed.

“Oh babe, I’m so beat I don’t think I have the energy.” Vinnie chuckled, even as the erection that was pressing on Mark’s rear seemed to indicate otherwise.

Mark shifted around so that he could face Vinnie. His own respectable arousal now pressed against his lover’s. “Really? Too tired?” He teased as he leaned his head forward towards Vinnie’s so they could kiss. Vinnie’s slowly traced the outline Mark’s lips with the tip of his tongue while Mark let his right hand descend between their bodies to fondle Vinnie’s nipples. This action brought gasps from his partner as they stiffened under Mark’s grip.

“Well, maybe not that tired.” Vinnie groaned as he reached downward to firmly take their joint hardness into a grip of his own.

He slowly pumped them both as they continued kissing. By now their bodies were sweating. “Mark, I love you man.” Vinnie hissed in the height of ecstasy, as he rested his head on Mark’s shoulder.

“Same, babe.” Mark let himself float on the erotic stimulations being created by Vinnie’s expert mutual masturbation. Soon Vinnie was nipping on Mark’s ear, knowing this drove the latter to an even higher state of arousal. Mark responded by increasing his own manual stimulation of Vinnie’s nipples. With the patient skill of longtime sexual partners, each had by now an instinctive knowledge of precisely what turned on the other. The room filled with their panting. Mark knew that both were edging closer towards a climax.

“Aw yes.” Vinnie groaned………………..

G. Fabbo-Gonnella is a resident of the NYC metropolitan area. Since an early age he has been interested in “Dr. Who”, all things vampire, the late 1940’s noir movie style, pulp fictions and murder mysteries.

When not writing he can usually be found at his version of the “Letter Lounge” drinking a chilled cocktail with friends. Although he does not know of any vampires, he holds out the hope to one-day bump into one in a non-lethal encounter.

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Book 1

The Case of the Choirboy Killer

• Print Length: 135 pages
• Genre: Gay, Romance, Vampire, Paranormal, Series
• Publisher: Ai Press; 2 edition (June 23, 2014)

• Blurb:

 

•             Mark Julian is New York’s only private eye for the supernatural. He has a job to do, one that includes not getting romantically involved with humans. Until a feeding frenzy on gay men crosses his path with irresistible Detective Vincent Pasquale of the NYPD. The paranormal world is about to collide with the human world, in more ways than one…  The city is being hit by a wave of killings where the victims share two things in common: 1) they are gay and, 2) they have been drained of blood. The press is having a field day using a witness’ description to label him as “the choirboy killer” and the gay community is up in arms. Worse the local vampire council is convinced the killer one of their own who has gone rogue and is intentionally committing these activities as an affront the entire undead community. “I mean we just don’t act this way here,” sniffed the head of the council, “I mean this is New York City after all!”  The council goes to the only person from their community who they think can find the killer and end his reign. Mark Julian, a vampire like themselves and New York’s only private eye for the supernatural world. With the help of his secretary Jaime, an incubus-succubus changeling sex demon he begins the hunt. His only major problem is that one of New York’s finest is also on the trail of the fiend who is dispatching the city’s citizens. When hunky detective Vincent Pasquale and Julian cross paths the gay detective finds the well-built handsome law officer is not only impeding his quiet search but also, for the first time in centuries, getting him heated up as well. Will they join forces or will one of them fall victim to the sensational choirboy killer?  Bonus Feature: The Curious Case of the Runaway Incubus
• Buy Link:    Ai Press

 

• Book 2 The Case of the Strega’s Touch
• • Print Length: 139 pages
  • Publisher: Ai Press; 2 edition (July 14, 2014)
  • Genre: Gay, Romance, Vampire, Paranormal, Mystery, Series

• Blurb:

 

•         With a civil war between vampires and werewolves looming, the last thing Mark Julian, Vampire, P.I. needs is romantic entanglement with sexy human detective Vincent Pasquale. It’s all spinning out of control…  The crown prince of the werewolf clan has disappeared and Tortego, his vampire enemy on the city’s supernatural governing body, is suspected. With a horrific werewolf vs. vampire civil war now looming the crafty Tortego has once more turned to Mark Julian for help in finding the lost prince. But Mark is knee deep in his own problems. After the first rushes of romance his relationship with the very human Detective Vinnie Pasquale is getting tricky.  To complicate matters further Vinnie’s mother has a personal request for her son’s boyfriend, Mark. She wants him to find out who killed and mutilated her best friend’s dog. With Jaime’s itching to join in the cases will it all turn out all right in the end or, is a werewolf/vampire all-out war and a personal breakup for him on his horizons.  Also two bonus stories: The Case That Marked the Beginning and The Panicky Case of the Cucciolo di lupo_  Publisher’s note: This book was previously published. It has been edited for re-release with Ai Press.
• Buy Link: Ai Press