ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Georgiana Derwent read History at Oxford University (as you might have guessed). Aside from the vampires, The Cavaliers is an exaggerated but fairly accurate portrayal of her time there. She now works in London and lives with her fiancé. He’s been very supportive throughout the writing of her books, mainly because he likes to claim that all the most attractive characters are based on him.
Georgiana fell in love with vampire novels after reading the Vampire Diaries back in 2000. At the time it was a struggle to find any similar paranormal romances, a situation that it’s fair to say seems to have been rectified in the last few years.
Ever since her teens, she wanted to write a vampire series. Ever since going to Oxford she wanted to write a book about her experiences there. During a dull few months between finishing university and starting her graduate job, she had the idea of combining the two and The Cavaliers was born.
To get in touch with Georgiana and for more information about this book and the two sequels, “like” her page on Facebook or visit www.georgianaderwent.com. The website also hosts her blog, Posh, Privileged and Paranormal, which discusses her thoughts on some of the themes raised in the book and anything else that catches her attention that day.
She’d also love and adore you forever if you could leave a review at Amazon and/or your favourite site. Positive ones preferred, but constructive criticism also received with interest.
A QUICK NOTE ON OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Oxford University do a huge amount of work to dispel stereotypes and encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds. The novel revels in just these stereotypes. If you’re anything like I was, far from putting you off, this book will make you desperate to go there.
However, there’s nothing I’d hate more than to make any intelligent teenagers reading this think Oxford isn’t for them. I had three of the best years of my life there and got so much out of it both professionally and socially. I want to emphasise, therefore, that all sorts of people with all kinds of backgrounds, interests and personalities go to Oxford, and for many of them their experience will be not much like the one I portray. Around 50% of the intake come from state schools. It’s perfectly possible to get through your three years there without ever once wearing white tie or sleeping with an Old Etonian (or so I’m led to believe). If you’re considering applying, check out their admissions and access websites, which will dispel some of the myths. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to get in touch with me via Facebook or my website, and I’ll try my best to give advice.
Now read Screaming Spires (The Cavaliers: Book Two)
Available now.
A Tale of the Posh, the Privileged and the Paranormal...
In her first year at Oxford University, Harriet French became inextricably tied to the Cavaliers, the university's most elite society. Though its members are universally wealthy, charming and handsome, they have a darker side - they are deadly vampires who have been secretly running the country for the last four hundred years.
Now Harriet's back at Oxford for her second year. Armed with a vampire boyfriend, some great friends, and the truth, she's expecting an easier time. She's wrong. Her best friend is now a vampire and the Cavalier who turned her to save her life is facing death for the one good deed he's ever done. Just when it seems that things can't get any worse, the Cavaliers' ancient enemies decide to strike at the heart of the society and they've got Harriet in their sights.
Screaming Spires continues the story of an ancient vampire conspiracy and the ordinary girl caught in its web begun in Oxford Blood.
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