Jayne sits down over a cup of tea to chat with Elizabeth Guest.

Jayne: (Getting to the good stuff right away) Boy, howdy, that's one really weird necklace you're wearing.

Elizabeth G: It's a gold cartouche pendant.

Jayne: I knew that.

Elizabeth G: It was a gift from my husband to celebrate the sale of NIGHT LIFE. He had it shipped to me from Cairo. The hieroglyphs spell out my name.

Jayne: Right, hieroglyphs. Yeah, well, I took Spanish in school. Okay, moving right along, it's no secret here at RWQ that you've gone over to the dark side. Talk about a personality makeover! The first book in your new vampire paranormal romance series is NIGHT LIFE. Having read the manuscript, I'm here to assure readers that this is one very different, quite wonderful twist on the vamp story. Tell us about it.

Elizabeth G: It all grew out of my fascination with ancient pharaonic Egypt—a lifelong passion of mine. A few years ago I created the character of Seti III. Then I looked around for a contemporary setting and a story in which to place him. Turns out that the mythology of ancient Egypt is perfect for retelling the vampire myth. I mean right there in the Book of the Dead it talks about the Eater of Blood and the Breaker of Bones.

Jayne: (Wincing.) Sounds gruesome.

Elizabeth G: It’s not really. At least not the way I tell the story. I can’t read some of the vampire books or watch most of the vampire movies because they’re essentially horror stories with a lot of blood spurting everywhere. (Shudders.) I wanted to create a world as lush, as sensual, as exotic and as erotic as the royal court of a man who had once been a warrior-king, a pharaoh.

Jayne: You sure achieved your objective! That waterfall shower scene, alone, is worth the price of admission. Woo-hoo! And speaking of your hero, Adrian King, he's gone through a few changes since he was a pharaoh.

Elizabeth G: Yep. In the current day Adrian is a billionaire casino owner in Vegas and a collector of fine wines.

Jayne: And a vampire.

Elizabeth G: Well, yes, that, too.

Jayne: And like all true Alpha Males, Adrian meets his match?

Elizabeth G: Of course. Can’t have a larger-than-life hero without an equally strong heroine. In NIGHT LIFE it’s brilliant Egyptologist Christine Day.

Jayne: Christine has a few interesting powers of her own.

Elizabeth G: I like to believe that every woman has special powers—she just has to learn how to tap into them.

Jayne: I'm with you on that. Writers often talk about their core story, the story at the heart of every book they write whether it’s a contemporary romantic comedy or a vampire paranormal. What’s yours?

Elizabeth G: It always has been and always will be one man, one woman, meant for each other...for this lifetime and for whatever comes after. You see, I believe that love is eternal.

Jayne: You’re a true romantic at heart.

Elizabeth G: Damn straight!

Jayne: It definitely shows in NIGHT LIFE, the first novel in your new Pharaohs Rising series. Thanks for chatting with us today about the book.

Elizabeth G: Can I just mention my really cool new web site: www.elizabethguest.net?

Jayne: I think that was a rhetorical question, folks, but please check out NIGHT LIFE, a story that reviewers are raving about and calling a "completely original and fresh twist to the vampire story," a "unique and spellbinding" addition to the paranormal romance genre.