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Weekend of Bram | A chat with Bram & Nora… and a giveaway!

September 26, 2012

 So it’s the final day of our Weekend of Bram event!

Which, if you’ve noticed, it’s Wednesday and about the furthest day from the weekend as you can get.  Yeah.

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Eh.  We’re rolling with it…

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Anyway, enough with the bunny trails!  On to the important stuff.  And that “important stuff” would be Bram, of course.

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So… Heather & I got in contact with Lia, who in turn put us in touch with Bram & Nora, who then both graciously took time from their busy schedule of kick-buttery, kissing and just being utterly awesome to answer a few questions for us!

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So without further ado,

 * Warning… if you are currently drinking a beverage.  You might want to cease and desist until after reading this interview.  I speak from personal experience...

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Love can never die.

Love conquers all, so they say. But can Cupid’s arrow pierce the hearts of the living and the dead—or rather, the undead? Can a proper young Victorian lady find true love in the arms of a dashing zombie? 

The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modeled on the manners, mores, and fashions of an antique era. A teenager in high society, Nora Dearly is far more interested in military history and her country’s political unrest than in tea parties and debutante balls. But after her beloved parents die, Nora is left at the mercy of her domineering aunt, a social-climbing spendthrift who has squandered the family fortune and now plans to marry her niece off for money. For Nora, no fate could be more horrible—until she’s nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses. 

But fate is just getting started with Nora. Catapulted from her world of drawing-room civility, she’s suddenly gunning down ravenous zombies alongside mysterious black-clad commandos and confronting “The Laz,” a fatal virus that raises the dead—and hell along with them. Hardly ideal circumstances. Then Nora meets Bram Griswold, a young soldier who is brave, handsome, noble . . . and dead. But as is the case with the rest of his special undead unit, luck and modern science have enabled Bram to hold on to his mind, his manners, and his body parts. And when his bond of trust with Nora turns to tenderness, there’s no turning back. Eventually, they know, the disease will win, separating the star-crossed lovers forever. But until then, beating or not, their hearts will have what they desire.

In Dearly, Departed, romance meets walking-dead thriller, spawning a madly imaginative novel of rip-roaring adventure, spine-tingling suspense, and macabre comedy that forever redefines the concept of undying love.

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Book Two in the
Gone With the Respiration Series by Lia Habel

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is currently available at…

Amazon  |  B&N  |  The Book Depository  |  IndieBound

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Lia Habel was born in Jamestown, NY, and has lived there the majority of her life. Her first book, Dearly, Departed, is a sweeping tale of zombie-living romance set in a cyber-Victorian/steampunk future. When Dearly, Departed sold, Lia was swimming in debt incurred from her studies and years of un- and underemployment, with only a few dollars to her name. Miss Habel enjoys attending anachronistic and steampunk events, watching zombie movies (she has watched over a hundred of them), commissioning ball gowns, and collecting Victorian and Edwardian books. She is incredibly grateful for the opportunities she has recently been given.
*Photo Credit: WinterWolf Studios

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 ONE (1) reader will win EITHER a paperback of Dearly, Departed or a hardcover of Dearly, Beloved.

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Comments

  1. Christina K. says

    September 26, 2012 at 3:37 am

    LOVE this character interview:)

    And now, dude, I totally love Bram more now that he shared how he saved the dog – a dog-loving guy, gets me every time:)

    Thank you so much for this:)

  2. Julia Ivashkov says

    September 26, 2012 at 10:43 am

    I LOVE YOU ,LIA! YOU ARE AMAZING!I LOVED THIS INTERVIEW AND CANT WAIT TO READ DEARLY,BELOVED!

  3. Yvonne Leacy says

    September 26, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    Loved the interview. Bram is just too cute :) Can’t wait for more of him in Dearly, Beloved. Thanks for the giveaway!

  4. Texas Book Lover says

    September 26, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    I have Dearly, Departed at home just waiting for Dearly, Beloved. I have made myself wait to read it because I tend to get a little too into series so I like to have at least two books before starting a series.

    Zombies…I am all about The Walking Dead season premier next week!

    Thanks so much!

  5. Erika says

    September 26, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    Love the interview and the characters seem so fun! Can’t wait to read this soon! Thanks for the giveaway!

  6. Sarena T says

    September 26, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Loved the book and the interview! Your characters are amazing, even though I’m usually not into zombie books because I get grossed out too easily. I’ve only seen one zombie movie, Zombieland, which was actually pretty good.

  7. Kristia says

    September 26, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    The characters sound really interesting! I haven’t read any of the books yet but I’m going to! I love zombies 😀

  8. Karis says

    September 26, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    AAAWWWW i don’t have twitter so i can’t access the other entries :(

  9. starryblue says

    September 26, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    I usually don’t read zombie books, but when I read an eARC of Dearly, Departed I ended loving the story.

  10. Sophia Rose says

    September 26, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    That was fun! Little tidbits about their lives is always great to know. Thanks for visiting!

  11. Jennifer Thomas says

    September 26, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    I love the characters! I love that there is a separation between noble zombies and ARGH… eat your brains!! bad zombies! I also love the mixture of Steampunk in it which has stolen my heart!

    Cannot wait to read this I know that much!

  12. Nuzaifa says

    September 26, 2012 at 11:58 pm

    I haven’t read Dearly Departed yet.But I have heard so many wonderful things about the book-Cannot wait to read it! 😀
    I did like The walking dead TV series and the Underworld movies(it’s not a zombie movie,it’s a vamp and lycans movie actually)!

    Thanks for the super cool giveaway!

  13. Inky says

    September 27, 2012 at 12:29 am

    I LOVE THESE TWO!! EEP! Hi Lia! 😀 I’m in the middle of DD right now and loving it! So excited that I can just hop along to DB 😀 Yay! 😀

  14. Maly says

    September 27, 2012 at 12:29 am

    It’s interesting because it’s very rare that I fell in love with a male zombie character. Something new! I love zombie movies like resident evil and zombieland.

  15. Jennifer Messerschmidt @ Some Like It Paranormal says

    September 27, 2012 at 2:15 am

    awww that was such a sweet interview! I just love Nora and Bram. I would also hate the rules. I would kiss Bram and not care. lol I love the way they described each other.

  16. Lisa Vazquezanzua says

    September 27, 2012 at 2:37 am

    Can you please tell me where to post my comment for this:
    “Leave a Blog Post Comment”

    “Say hi to Lia, tell her what interests you about her books, your favorite zombie/horror movie, or what you thought about the interview :)”

    I don’t want to post it in the wrong place!
    Thanks

  17. Veronika says

    September 27, 2012 at 3:11 am

    I loved the interview with Bram and Nora!! Can’t wait to read the book. I keep hearing amazing things about it!

  18. Brooke says

    September 27, 2012 at 5:54 am

    HI! I loved the interview. I love the covers!

  19. Sandra Hake says

    September 27, 2012 at 8:53 am

    I love the interview with Bram and Nora. I can’t wait to read Dearly, Beloved. Thank you for the giveaway.

  20. Jenna says

    September 27, 2012 at 8:58 am

    Very entertaining review! Reading your posts for the series made me want to read them! :)

  21. C.E. Hart says

    September 27, 2012 at 9:24 am

    I love the interview. It gives me a hint for the flavor of the books and they sure sound tasty!

  22. Lisa Cox says

    September 27, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Hi, Lia.
    My favorite zombie movie right now is Zombie World because it is just so darn funny.

  23. Julie Witt says

    September 27, 2012 at 10:23 am

    Hi Lia! I just want to say that Dearly, Departed is one of my favorite books of all time and if Dearly, Beloved is even HALF as good, I’m going to devour it just like I did Dearly, Departed!! I would love to live in your mind for just one hour because I’ll bet it’s a really fun place to visit

  24. Amy @ Amy's Book Den says

    September 27, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Awesome interview! I had a few good laughs this morning because of it 😀
    ♥ Bram and Nora ♥

  25. Galena says

    September 27, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Gah, I love zombie books!!!

  26. krsz says

    September 27, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    I fell in love with this book. The cover is amazing and the plot interesting. Can’t wait to read it!

  27. Artemis says

    September 27, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    Hi Lia! I haven’t started your series yet but I find it very interesting. My favorite zombie movie is 28 days later.
    Amazing interview!

  28. Filia Oktarina says

    September 28, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Hi Lia!!
    I haven’t read this series yet, but from interview it’s look interesting. My favorite zombie movie was Resident Evil.

  29. Lili says

    September 28, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    The interview definitely made me want to read this series! Thanks so much for stopping by, Lia!

  30. Kai W. says

    September 28, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    Wonderful interview. Every time I hear the name Bram, I think of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. He is the first to bring the undead to the audience in a classic novel. Of course, I still think Edgar Allen Poe is the masterful in Horror.

  31. Jaime Lester says

    September 29, 2012 at 1:02 am

    Hi Lia! Wonderful interview with wonderful characters. My favorite zombie anything is most definitely this series. I do like pretty much any zombie movie though. They just make me smile, and grimace. Maybe want to throw up a little and sleep with a night light. But I love them. Can’t beat Bram and Nora though. The covers are beautiful, the stories are amazing. I think I may have a slight girl crush on Lia. Now worries, it is completely innocent. You just have to love an author this talented. Talented enough to dream up Bram! I mean, come on! Sorry for the rambling, thanks for the giveaway and interview. I’m done now. Night!

  32. Holly says

    September 29, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Great interview! It really made me laugh :) I’m really looking forward to reading Dearly, Beloved. I would say my favorite zombie movie, is Shaun of the Dead

  33. Erin M. says

    September 30, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Hi Lia. You seem so nice! I loved your book because: it was ya, the characters were amazing, the friendships and love, the fight for something you believe in, Zombies…. Must I go on. Your next book is definitely on my tor pile, I can say that for sure.

  34. Lindy Gomez says

    September 30, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    Hi Lia, I think the book covers of Dearly Departed and Dearly Beloved are very beautiful and intriguing! I cannot wait to read this series! Plus I love a good romance/love story and I loved the Victorian era. So I know that this book will be a great read!

  35. nurma says

    October 1, 2012 at 11:57 am

    hallo lia :)
    i love all about zombies..in books or movies..
    my fave is walking dead series …
    thx 4 the giveaway..

    i hope i win dearly beloved …because i have a copy dearly departed ^^

  36. Marissa says

    October 4, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    Such a sweet, funny character interview! They sound awesome. I haven’t read Dearly, Departed yet but it’s pretty high up on my to read stack so hopefully I can get to it and Dearly, Beloved soon. I’ve heard amazing things :)

  37. Ren @ Ren's Rambles says

    October 4, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Hi Lia! *waves* I loved the interview. especially that last question.

  38. Lea Krnjeta says

    October 5, 2012 at 6:05 am

    I love zombies and I cannot wait to read this series :) Great intervier, I think I´m gonna love Bram

  39. Jenelle Riane says

    October 5, 2012 at 8:42 am

    Ah crap, I just drank water while reading the interview- BAD IDEA! 😛 I loved this interview! :) Nora seriously sounds badass!

  40. Jenelle Riane says

    October 5, 2012 at 8:44 am

    Oh crap, I drank water while reading this- BAD IDEA! I loved this interview! 😀 Nora sounds awesome and seriously badass!

  41. Soma Rostam says

    October 6, 2012 at 5:18 am

    LOVED the interview.
    I have read Dearly, Departed and it was GREAT!
    LOVED Bram and his protectiveness.
    Nora is a wonderful girl, too
    I love zombie books that add a new twist to the zombie lore.
    Lia Habel has made a great job, indeed.


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