Here’s the full-length promo video for my action urban fantasy book, Two Sisters. It’s part of my “Shadowdance” series. Don’t worry; it’s under forty seconds but has elements of the three influences on the saga as a whole.

Writing is easy. Marketing is hard.

Defining a promo video for an action urban fantasy

I’d come up with the tagline comparing Two Sisters to three classic works as part of the promo copy for the book’s back cover and the listing on publisher sites. I couldn’t resist using images from those works in the promo. Figured I’d throw up the shortened version out in the world and then tease a full clip here on the site.

Get those eyes in my house, if ya know what I mean.

Influences on an action urban fantasy saga

Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” appeals to me for its deep mythology and character interactions. Those qualities drove me to create the depth of mythology and characters for the Shadowdance. I prefer the AMC+ version of Interview With the Vampire to that Tom Cruise/ Brad Pitt whatever it was, so I chose images from there.

Who doesn’t love The Exorcist? People with no taste, that’s who! I’ve seen it over a dozen times, and it still scares the crap outta me. Mad props to director Billy Friedkin and writer William Peter Blatty. I instilled some scares into Two Sisters by pulling at the raw emotions involved.

Bond. James Bond. Loved this series since I was a kid. For a long while, it led as the only action franchise out there. No Mission: Impossible, John Wick, or Fast and Furious without the big daddy, dreamed up by author Ian Fleming.

Though Sean Connery is hands down the best Bond, I have a place in my heart for the Pierce Brosnan version seen here.

For Shadowdance, I created action set pieces to get the adrenaline going, never forgetting that character drives that action.

All these influences came together for this promo for my action urban fantasy book.

Learn more about Two Sisters, Song One of the Assassin’s Absolution Trilogy

Two sisters. Two destinies. One terrifying fate.

When Safia Edris’ surrogate mother is murdered on the night of the new millennium, the only clue is an eighteenth-century painting of two mysterious sisters.

But the painting has disappeared.

To uncover the truth of her mother’s death, Safia must find the painting and the answers that lie within. But her pursuit leads her into a conflict with supernatural creatures that manipulate the mortal world from the shadows.

Safia finds help in Adriana Dupré, a former member of a cult of vampire assassins. However, Adriana has an agenda that conflicts with Safia’s goal. 

Ultimately, Safia and Adriana must solve the real mystery… Who are the two sisters? 

Fans of Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles,” William Peter Blatty’s “The Exorcist,” and Ian Fleming’s James Bond will love this thrilling adventure. If you enjoyed the intrigue, horror, and action of these classics, then you won’t want to miss “Two Sisters,” the first story in the “Assassin’s Absolution” trilogy of the “Shadowdance” action/ urban fantasy saga.

Buy it now and be the first to enjoy this intriguing, horrifying, and thrilling action/ urban fantasy saga!