Night Sighs [Kindle Edition]

Emma Meade (Author)

Book Description

It's good to be alive...when you're dead!

Meet Alex & Tristan, modern star-crossed lovers of the supernatural variety.
Alex is running-on-empty, one year on from the death of her fiancé, and the only thing that keeps her going is her romance with the young vampire Tristan. Tristan, meanwhile has a serious obsession with Bruce Springsteen, and is battling a 'can't live without you' sort of love for Alex. He's trying to persuade her to come over to the dark side but so far she's resisting his efforts.

So come and sing along to Tristan's band, The Dead Beats, the hottest group in London right now, and walk with Alex as she teeters between this life and the next.  Because when you're around Tristan, you'll see, how much fun it is to be alive when you're dead....

Night Sighs is an adult paranormal romance, following the relationship & adventures of Tristan & Alex through five short stories: The Dead Beats, The Ancients, Until My Body Is Dust, Bourbon & Jazz and West of Forever.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Emma, you are a horrid tease!!  These short stories are very well written but leave you wanting for more." Close Encounters with the Night Kind

"Bad guys, danger, friendship, love, rescue..." - Darkest Sins

"Each story is surprisingly complex and shows the depth of their emotions for one another." - Reading the Paranormal

From the Author

Night Sighs started out as a single short story, The Dead Beats.  I happened to be looking up Bruce Springsteen songs on youtube one summer evening and came across a live performance of Because the Night from 1985 in Paris.  The opening sound of the piano was so haunting and Bruce's singing so passionate that I immediately opened up a blank word doc and started typing.  The words for The Dead Beats came easily and I found that I fell in love with Tristan and Alex and their love for each other, and I had to keep writing.
A follow up short story to Night Sighs, Blood & Mulled Wine can be found for free on the author's website

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Product Details

• File Size: 138 KB
• Print Length: 43 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00647Y158
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,856 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Night Sighs - Tears of Crimson Review December 15, 2011

By Michelle Hughes

Format:Kindle Edition

Emma Meade really impressed me with these short vampire stories and the only critique I could give is I wish she would have made this into a full length book. The stories follow Tristan and Alex and you will want more the minute you finish reading. I don't want to give away the plot of these stories, which is really hard because I think everyone who enjoys paranormal romance should be reading her work. There are so many opportunities for these stories, I can only say I hope the author considers offering a series along this basis. I will be purchasing further works from Emma Meade. I encourage you to uncover the author's world, you won't be disappointed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Sexylicious and fun! November 26, 2012

By laurathomas61

Format:Kindle Edition

Tristan and his band are a sensation. Their rock concerts are jam-packed show after show. There's nothing he loves more than performing before a screaming mass of fans. Well, except for her.

Alex loves Tristan, can't keep her hands off him. There's just one problem. He's a vampire, but that's not the problem. The problem is he wants to make her one too. As much as Alex loves Tristan, she doesn't want to become a vampire.

He loved feeling her beneath him, her warm, beating body that knew his own so well. His next words were muffled into her curls but Alex heard him.

"I don't have you completely. This world is so dangerous. You know that more than anyone Alex."

"Shh, please," she murmured and kissed the top of his head.

Alex doesn't know how much longer she can put him off. Tristan is losing patience. She knows what she has to do and wishes there were any other way.

Two years later and Alex can stay away from Tristan no longer. She died a little on the day she snuck away. Seeing him, hearing his sultry voice on the stage, makes her wonder how she ever found the strength to leave. It didn't matter now, she was here and she hoped Tristan would forgive her.

Later.

She felt his presence behind her but didn't move, preparing herself for his questions. Finally Alex turned to face him.

"Tristan I -"

He flew at her bird-like and she hit the ground silently. Falling over her, Tristan clamped a hand over her mouth.

Alex's chest rose and fell rapidly and her eyes were wide, pleading with him to understand. Tristan's face was not the one she was familiar with. There was something crumpled about it, more human and paradoxically more sinister. He looked eerie now with his eyes just as wide and frightened as her own.

Slowly he removed his hand and sat back, allowing her to rise up to meet him at eye level. Both had ceased to listen to the clamour of the excited audience.

"You came back to me," he announced as if it were an agreement.

Alex nodded, afraid now of this new Tristan. He was quieter than normal. The man she had fallen in love with had been impossible to shut up. What is it about him that changed? Maturity, it came to her. The child-like gleam in his eyes had gone.

"I missed you," she told Tristan honestly and stroked his cheek.

He closed his eyes at the touch, lost for a second in anguish at long passed memories. Then he looked directly at her and Alex's heart beat faster.

"Shh," he whispered and she never got a chance to protest.

No, he doesn't kill her. Well he does, but he doesn't. You know what I mean.

Tristan may have changed, gained some maturity, but when it comes to his music and the band, he is still childishly stubborn.

The head of the vampire council forbids Tristan and the band from performing anymore. The risk of exposure is too dangerous.

Here's where Tristan rebels. He and his boys continue to perform, thumbing their noses at the council. This will have consequences.

Night Sighs is several chapters in the lives of Tristan and Alex. They are insatiable and incorrigible. The sexual scenes are hot and steamy, Oh My! And there is plenty of danger and intrigue.

I read this front to back in one sitting and my only complaint is I want more. This is a great beginning and I'd love to read further into the adventures of Tristan and Alex.

If you like stories about vampires, adventure, dangerous predicaments, a bit of mystery, and steamy sensual romance, you'll love Night Sighs. The title alone gives me goosebumps.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Vampire Vignettes November 25, 2012

By Kitt Crescendo

Format:Kindle Edition

What’s a mortal girl to do if her boyfriend is rakishly handsome, determinedly immature with amazing sex appeal? Simple, right? But what if he’s also this generation’s most popular rock star and a vampire? Not so easy if you’re human…and recovering from the loss of your last boyfriend. So begins the story of Alex and her sexy vampire lover, Tristan.

Emma Meade, through a series of five short stories weaves the tale of the immortal Tristan and Alex, the lovely woman with whom he’s fallen in love. Tristan is used to getting what he wants…and why not? He’s a talented rock star with the typical celebrity’s propencity for narcissism and immaturity. Alex is a woman who met Tristan after losing her last fiance to death. Life has given her no choice but to grow up. She loves Tristan… but does she love him enough to take the final step in the journey and join him for all eternity? Good question. Would you?

I really enjoyed these 5 sexy little interlocking stories that gave us glimpses into the lives of Alex and Tristan. Though immature, there’s something sweet and raw and loveable about our hero. In fact, I believe by making him less than perfect, he became more charming. And he really loves his woman. Alex, the heroine, was no wilting flower. She was strong, with a mind of her own and willing to fight for the things she wants in life…once she decides what that is.

Ms Meade has a passion for the supernatural, and it shines through in her writing. In these vignettes you will find a lovely balance of sex (of course there’s got to be sex…he’s a vampire! If Damon Salvatore from Vampire Diaries decided he wanted me…even if I wasn’t sure if I wanted forever with him, I wouldn’t turn down a romp in the sack!), action, romance and sweet.

If you’re in the mood to bite into something fun and playful, I recommend you check out Night Sighs. These little stories are sexy fun and are only $.99 through Amazon for Kindle. Pick it up today!

More About the Author

Emma Meade lives in rainy Ireland and loves all things supernatural: vampires, slayers, witches, ghosts, aliens & shadow men (or at least the youngest of the shadow men), and regular people who live extraordinary lives (think Slayerettes and you're on the right track).

Books, DVDS & TV show boxsets take up lots of space in her home, and she collects all the Point Horror books she can get her hands on.
Writing supernatural stories & watching marathon re-runs of Buffy are some of her favourite ways of escaping reality.



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