Daniele Lanzarotta

Hi everyone,  It's been a while, huh? I decided to revive the blog! I hope you love the new look, and I would love to hear from you on what type of content you'd enjoy (outside of book updates). Whether bonus content from my books, more about new characters, or even about writing in general, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message letting me know what you'd like to read about. :D I also have an upcoming release next week! Here is a little info about Avenoir - a YA paranormal novella.  Welcome to Havenwood Falls, a small town in the majestic mountains of Colorado. A town where legacies began centuries ago, bloodlines run deep, and dark secrets abound. A town where nobody is what you think, where truths pose as lies, and where myths blend with reality. A place where everyone has a story. Including the high schoolers. This is only but one… Heidi Bennett had the perfect life—including great parents and an insanely romantic boyfriend—until it all cam...

Sudden Hope, my first novel outside of the fantasy/paranormal world, is now available! Here is a little about Sudden Hope and what readers are saying about it. :)  Alec is a seventeen-year-old who has endured more in life than anyone should have to. Seeing his neighbor and ex-bestfriend, Skylar, struggle after a tragic loss, Alec makes it his mission to show her that life is worth living.  Little does he know that he will learn that same lesson. "Ok this review is hard to write. This book is beyond amazing. There are no words for how good this book is. There is so much to this story. So much heartache and sadness but also love and happiness. There is something in this story that all of us can relate to and something to touch all of our hearts. Daniele Lanzarotta I definitely think for your first contemporary romance you hit this one out of the park!"  - Crazy Chix Book Reviews  "I loved this book. It deals with teen bullying a...

(This is me, babbling about character withdrawals. lol I actually wrote this a few weeks ago, but didn't have a chance to share it until now.) Ending a book is never easy. I know authors who can’t wait to type,  ‘The End’ . I think that is the normal reaction… Right? *laughs* I’m not one of those authors. I can’t wait to share the story with my readers, but I also dread the moment when I type ‘The End’, because I don’t want to let go of certain characters. As readers, you get attached to characters while reading a book for a couple of hours or days. Now imagine having those characters become a part of your life for months or years....  It’s not easy. This is actually the number one reason why I love writing series versus standalone books. Yet, I find myself writing my first standalone book and I’m already dreading that character withdrawal from when the story is over. I mean, they aren’t even gone yet and I already miss them. And ' Sudden Hope'  (young adult ...

I know that Halloween is not technically a holiday, but I still consider it one.  Not just that... Halloween is my second favorite 'holiday'.  Needless to say, I was looking forward to October and this month is turning out to be even better than I expected! The month started out with my first visit to Busch Garden's Howl-O-Scream.  It was all fine and fun while daylight was out.  I even made a few jokes by calling a werewolf Jacob.  Then it started to get dark outside and the clowns were out.  I'm good with werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts, but clowns... I don't think so.  Clowns aside, it was a great night.  I absolutely loved that they were playing The Lost Boys soundtrack.  I also had my first (well... first and second), vampire martinis at the Open Casket.  It was truly a fang-tastic evening. v--v The following week I met not just one, but two YA authors, including Devyn Dawson, who wrote The Light Tamer ( among other ti...

Hi Everyone! I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the characters from The Broken Destiny by Carlyle Labuschagne. This is an upcoming series that I added to my TBR list months ago and hope you will add to yours as well! Hi Ava. Thanks for agreeing to do this interview for my blog. I understand that you have a lot going on, so please stop me if the questions get too personal. Hi Daniele, I thank you for agreeing on this interview. My creator has admired your work for a while now. *bows head* Can you tell us a little about you… How old you are and what a ‘normal’ day with you would be like? I am going on 18 now . I am a difficult girl. I m always arguing with someone. * laughs* Before the change , before the Zulu threat, a normal day would be going to class, studying, hockey practice and perhaps finding some rule to break *laughs* That has all changed now. Now I dont have time for school , or friends, thing has spiraled completly out of control. So my life is always in ...

My 2011 favorites! (...not including my own books. hehe) Leave a comment with your favorites and make sure to include your email address. :D Warning: The Hunger Games trilogy will probably take over most of the answers. My favorite 2011 reads! YA The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. LOVED all 3 books! *** Non-YA Books I will be honest… I don’t read a lot of books that are not YA, so no point in breaking this down into more categories. My favorite non-YA books were the Georgina Kincaid series by Richelle Mead. *** Favorite female character Katniss Evergreen from the Hunger Games. Why? She is badass. Enough said! *** Favorite male character That is a tie between Peeta from the Hunger Games and Aric from Starcrossed by Trace Lee Campbell. They are both adorable. *** Character who made me mad... Another tie! Jace from MI and Shane from Morganville Vamps. Ugh. I wanted to smack them both. *** Cover Love Passion by Lauren Kate **...

Kayla is a 16-year-old girl who was adopted when she was little. She lives a normal life, with great friends, loving adoptive parents, and well... a not-so-great boyfriend. But the reason why she was given up for adoption was far from any usual reason. She was meant to be kept away from the Academy and anything else related to the supernatural beings that could hurt her. Unfortunately for Kayla, it was only a matter of time before she encountered the creatures from the Otherworld, and there is just no running away from the beings that she can now see. In trying to protect Kayla by keeping her away from the Academy, she may have just been put in even more danger. Academy of the Fallen on Facebook Tweet