Happy New Year To all Opussians, Wishing you all a fabulous new year. Best wishes for the future...let's make 2013 a good year for ourselves and each other. x

Merry Christmas Everyone!! To all Opussians Knowing that I'll be running around like a headless chicken tomorrow I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Enjoy x

Darkness Forbidden Release Hi everyone, My first novel, darkness forbidden, will be published on Amazon Kindle on 14th December! The paperback edition will be released in January 2013. A big thank you to all your support...it's been a long road! I'm hoping to be able to offer signed copies once the paperbacks arrive from the publisher (Scorpius Books) and will offer these through my Facebook page. Please do pay me a visit Facebook.com/JMRankinbooks Thank you all again for your ongoing support x

Vrolok For centuries I have walked among you; Feeding off you, living off you; You haven't known I was there; You have never known the creature that I am; And to this day you think I do not exist. Be warned I do exist. I am a vampire, a Vrolok, A devil, and a killer. I could be there when a storm comes from nowhere out of the sky. I could be there when you hear a whisper in the wind; Or see a phantom in the mist. I could be there when your blood turns to ice and your hands start to tremble. There is no escape from me, for... I am a vampire, a Vrolok, A devil, and a killer. I have had three great loves in my existence on this earth. First was a human, then a vampire, and then a Vrolok. Each one was different from the last; And each one I loved with what was left of my empty heart. I would have died to protect them but at times the only protection they needed was from me. For I am a vampire, a Vrolok, a devil, and a killer. I cannot be harmed by you or your kind. Only a unique creature can harm me; This creature is now but a child. Until that child comes of age I will continue to wander the earth, free to be A vampire, a Vrolok, A devil, and a killer. How can you distinguish me from other people of this world? Look for a woman with raven hair, red lips, and white skin. She will be cold to touch And will have a small scar above her heart, where she on e came close to harm, But, be warned...do not seek me out for I am a vampire, a Vrolok A devil, and a killer. Will I build a nation of vampires? Will they be the greatest race ever to rule the earth? Will they be like they were before thousands of years ago? Who knows...only time will tell. But for as long as I rule the immortals, rest easy in your beds. For no vampire can enter your home without an invitation. So when a stranger insists on an invitation Before they cross the threshold of your home, Always be cautious...for they may be A vampire, a Vrolok, A devil, and a killer. **this is an actual #poem written anonymously in 1906. It features at the start of my novel Darkness Forbidden and has links in within the story**

Thank You One And All Thanks to all who have shown their support for my soon to be published novel Darkness Forbidden. A lot of work is going on at the moment (I'm involved in the painful editing process as we speak!) Its still looking like publication date will be early October but nothing has been confirmed yet...will keep you all posted! I will be posting a sneak peak of the first couple of chapters soon!! Thank you all again xx