In celebration of the upcoming release of DRAWN - my first YA contemporary romance novel - here are 5 interesting things I would like to share about this book.
#1 The name of the male protagonist, YUKI HIMURA, was derived from the names of 2 of my favorite anime / manga characters.
#1 The name of the male protagonist, YUKI HIMURA, was derived from the names of 2 of my favorite anime / manga characters.
For those who don't know Kenshin HIMURA is the main character of the anime / manga Rurouni Kenshin. He's an ex-samurai who goes around doing good deeds to make up for his bloody past. He's my #1 anime crush, heh.
And below you have Kaname (the guy) and Yuki (the girl). They're both pureblood vampires and though they were raised as siblings, Kaname is in love with Yuki. I am rooting for Yuki x Kaname, personally, but I have 100% respect for all the shippers of the Yuki x Zero pairing. If you read the same books that I do (like the Top 10 of Amazon's Erotica bestsellers) then you may recall one book referring to this anime. :) Her female protagonist ships Yuki x Kaname, too.
And below you have Kaname (the guy) and Yuki (the girl). They're both pureblood vampires and though they were raised as siblings, Kaname is in love with Yuki. I am rooting for Yuki x Kaname, personally, but I have 100% respect for all the shippers of the Yuki x Zero pairing. If you read the same books that I do (like the Top 10 of Amazon's Erotica bestsellers) then you may recall one book referring to this anime. :) Her female protagonist ships Yuki x Kaname, too.
#2. You may have noticed that the girl in the cover of Drawn is a brunette even though she's been described as a redhead. Just think of that hair as her wig when she was COSPLAYING as Yuki. :) And she does in one of the latter chapters. Just saying. Thought you'd like to know.
#3 I talk a lot about MANGA in the book. I'm kind of sad that English-translating manga publishers in the US like TokyoPop have closed, but thankfully you can still indulge yourself with the ones being faithfully translated and published by companies like Kodansha and VizMedia. If you have an iPad, I highly recommend you download Manga BRR Reader. This great app allows you to download scanlations straight to your iPad and store it for offline reading. :) But of course, nothing beats having your own copy of these wonderful works when they become available in your country.
#4 I have never been to Florida so forgive me if I may have misrepresented anything about the state in any way. It was unintentional definitely. I'd love to hear any feedback you'd like to give so that I can make my setting more real. :)
#5 Hopefully, you will be delighted to know that Drawn is just the start of Yuki and KC's story. After all, they haven't exactly...well, you'll know what I mean once you've read their story.
Enjoy and lots of love to those who would download, purchase, or review Drawn!
#3 I talk a lot about MANGA in the book. I'm kind of sad that English-translating manga publishers in the US like TokyoPop have closed, but thankfully you can still indulge yourself with the ones being faithfully translated and published by companies like Kodansha and VizMedia. If you have an iPad, I highly recommend you download Manga BRR Reader. This great app allows you to download scanlations straight to your iPad and store it for offline reading. :) But of course, nothing beats having your own copy of these wonderful works when they become available in your country.
#4 I have never been to Florida so forgive me if I may have misrepresented anything about the state in any way. It was unintentional definitely. I'd love to hear any feedback you'd like to give so that I can make my setting more real. :)
#5 Hopefully, you will be delighted to know that Drawn is just the start of Yuki and KC's story. After all, they haven't exactly...well, you'll know what I mean once you've read their story.
Enjoy and lots of love to those who would download, purchase, or review Drawn!
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