Colleen Gleason is the author of the historical paranormal romance novels that make up The Gardella Vampire Chronicles. Over the past two years I have had the privilege of introducing you to Colleen through reviews of her works as well as interviews coinciding with the release of those books. February 5th marks the official release date of the third novel in the series, The Bleeding Dusk. To honor that momentous occasion, I have once again subjected Colleen Gleason to the torture of my relentless interview questions. She has graciously answered these and I have no doubt that you will enjoy them. For those of you who would like to sink your teeth into what has gone before, here are links to Part the First and Part the Second, coinciding with the releases of The Rest Falls Away and Rises the Night, respectively. But first,

A Very Important Public Service Announcement:

Like bibliophiles the world over, when I am anticipating a book’s release I have no self control. If I can be there the very second the book hits the store shelves then I am there, parting with my hard earned cash to take my newest acquisition home. Those of you who frequent bookstores in the next few days may have that “ah ha!” moment as you see the sumptuous cover of The Bleeding Dusk tempting you to pick it up and take it home. I am asking you to resist that temptation! “What?” You may ask, “Is this how you promote someone’s book? Remind me not to ask you to help my future book sales!” Never fear, there is a reason behind my madness.

The first week’s book sales are critical to an author of Colleen Gleason’s status. Although she would like to have the sales figures of say, Stephen King, the reality is that she is an author in a genre of books that has tremendous output which means many, many books are clamoring for a buyer’s attention. The official release date for The Bleeding Dusk is Tuesday, February 5th. So the sales that occur February 5th through February 11th are the ones that pack the biggest punch for our delightful storyteller. Those sales have a great deal of influence over her future books being picked up for publication. They tell the publisher that Colleen Gleason is a good investment.

So, control yourselves. Wait. No matter how tempting it is, please realize that this is one of the cases where your vote counts. One book sale does matter here. Waiting is hard, but if you stay tuned to the end of the interview, I assure you that you will find something that makes purchasing The Bleeding Dusk worth a few more days wait.

And now, on with the interview:

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