When Bartlett and Jet were guests of the blog back in 2009, the author explained that her main character, Glory St. Clair, had a canine bodyguard/shapeshifter named Valdez.
Now Bartlett explains how Valdez has "evolved" in the latest book in the Glory St. Clair, Real Vampires series, Real Vampires Don’t Wear Size Six:
[H]e’s shifted back into human form and has become one of her love interests. Yes, that’s a big change. I have some regrets about making that happen. Rafael Valdez was a great comic character as long as he was her doggie sidekick. Now he’s an intense Latin lover type. Still faithful, but macho. What can I say? Our dogs are...[read on]About Real Vampires Don't Wear Size Six, from the publisher:
For a vampire, losing weight can be hellish-from the national bestselling author of Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs.Learn more about the book and author at Gerry Bartlet's website and blog.
After Glory St. Clair kicked out the demon that had set up shop in her body, she had a serious fallout with longtime lover Jeremy Blade. But before Glory can win him back, she has some issues of the hellish variety to deal with.
When Lucifer himself offers Glory the ultimate temptation-work for the devil and he'll make her a size six-the curvy vampire's not sure if she can resist. But what Glory does know is that somehow, she's going to get back the man she loves and show everyone that real vampires always have more to love.
Coffee with a Canine: Gerry Bartlett & Jet (2009).
The Page 69 Test: Real Vampires Have More to Love.
Writers Read: Gerry Bartlett (December 2010).
My Book, The Movie: Real Vampires Have More to Love.
Writers Read: Gerry Bartlett.
Read--Coffee with a Canine: Gerry Bartlett and Jet.
--Marshal Zeringue