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More Halloween Hijinks and Giveaways!

We are getting very vampy popular around here!

Well, 'tis the season for mayhem, after all! If you haven't stop by our group calendar recently, check again! Two more dates have been added, sweet as candy corn, I know!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...


Oct 26 Halloween Guest Blog with Ginger Simpson

http://mizging.blogspot.com/


Oct 27 The Vampire Family giveway at the 2009 Vampire Bash!

http://vampchix.blogspot.com/


At The Vampire Family, our doors are open all night long! Stop by when the day is quiet or in the wee hours before dawn for the latest appearances, news, and reviews. Stay late for excerpts and interviews with The Vampire Family author Kristin Battestella or information on where to purchase your copy- in ebook or paperback. Join us with our complete list of links, friend and follow options, or subscription feeds. Bookmark The Vampire Family on Blogger for the total vampire experience! http://vampfam.blogspot.com

Unfortunately, the weekend of October 24 is pretty packed, and I won't be about to attend the group signing at Wolfgang Books in Phoenixville, PA! Don't pout, however. I'll be volunteering this Friday at the Mount Laurel Library Friends Book Sale Event. Local fans and authors, do stop by and say hello and supprot the library!

http://www.mtlaurel.lib.nj.us/


And don't forget our Eternal Press chat 8 p.m. this Monday October 19 at Night Owl Romance!

See you soon!

Kristin




PS- More pics to follow!

You can also RSVP to The Vampire Bash on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid...

The Vampire Family Live This Weekend!

Hello October Fans!

Remember this weekend you can stop by Bogart's Bookstore in Millville, NJ and say a real life hello to myself and an autographed paperback copy of my Eternal Press horror novel The Vampire Family!



Now, I know, this is the one time you want to live in the New Jersey area! Never fear! This Halloween season you can find us in plenty of virtual locations as well. Here's a quick list, but remember, you can chat with us anytime and see a complete calendar of events at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group. I'm adding more every day!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...


10/13 Paranormal Day at the Eternal Press Authors Blog
10/16 Kristin's Book Signing at Bogart's Books!
10/19 EP Chat 8 p.m. at Night Owl Romance
10/20 Leigh Wood Guest Day at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group
10/23 EP Authors at The Haunt Yahoo Group
10/26 Kristin Guest Blogging at Ginger Simpson's Dishin' It Out!



Here's a quick excerpt in the spirit of the season! Remember you can read more anytime at our blog, or see our first THREE Chapters FREE at our Fictionwise page. Our Amazon page also offers the Look Inside feature for The Vampire Family!


vampfam.blogspot.com

The Vampire Family on Fictionwise

Amazon: The Vampire Family in paperback!



“Tell me, Theodore.” Victoria poured more of the wine. “Do you want to live forever?”

“It is unnatural. If God wanted man to live forever, he would have made our fragile bodies unbreakable.”

“Your fragile body. Not mine.” Victoria poured more of the wine to replenish the already gone last shot. “And didn’t your own Moses and Noah, Abraham and Adam, didn’t they live to be nine hundred and some? Wouldn’t you like to prolong your life as they did?”

“How long?” Theodore asked. All fools want to live a moment longer, especially when they feel they are near the time of death, as Theodore felt he was.

“However long you want.”

“No.” Theodore was a man. “Dying is a part of life. Why prolong the inevitable?”

Victoria drank every last drop from her glass and then smashed it in the fire. “You are absolutely right.”

Victoria leaped to Theodore’s side and plunged a piece of broken glass into Theodore’s chest. She held his neck and twisted and turned the glass until it was embedded terribly deep. Theodore gasped at the pain.

“I‘ve pierced your lung. Within the hour, you will die.” Victoria released Theodore, and he fell to the floor on his chest, further embedding the glass.

“How does it feel?” Victoria taunted. “T o know you are a fragile being? A being whose life can be taken at any moment! Your precious God will take you whenever he wants, and no one can change his mind. My God is not like that. He makes me powerful and strong. I can prevent your God from taking you away.”

Victoria picked up another hot shard of glass and slit the palm of her hand. Before she was done making the burning incision, it had healed. Theodore was awed.

“I can take the pain away, Theodore. I can make it so pain can never come to you again…if you let me.”


I need to get cracking and upload my pictures from the Collingswood Book Fest! If you want a picture with yours truly, stop by 6 to 8 p.m. Friday October 16 at Bogart's Bookstore and Cafe!


http://www.bogartsbookstore.com/

See you soon!

Kristin

Kristin Live at Bogart Books!

Halloween People Cometh! If you're in the South Jersey area, stop by and say hello to Yours Truly 6 to 8 p.m. Friday October 16 at Bogart's Bookstore and Cafe!

http://www.bogartsbookstore.com/


I had a great time at the Collingswood Book Festival, so now it's time for more local haunts! Mark your October Calendars, and if you can't wait, don't forget you can pick up a paperback copy of The Vampire Family today on Amazon!

ISBN-10: 192664722X


We're also chatting live tomorrow Wednesday October 7 as part of the Eternal Press October release party and stopping by the EP Chat at Romance Junkies! I so love the opportunity to talk scares and books and literature and writing with fellow readers, writers, and fans! Join us!


Kristin

The Vampire Family Live!

Hello October Fans!

Remember this weekend you can stop by the Collingswood Book Festival and say a real life hello to myself and an autographed paperback copy of my Eternal Press horror novel The Vampire Family!


http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/


Now, I know, this is the one time you want to live in the New Jersey area! Never fear! This Halloween season you can find us in plenty of virtual locations as well. Here's a quick list, but remember, you can chat with us anytime and see a complete calendar of events at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...


10/3 Collingswood Book Festival
10/7 Eternal Press Live Chat 9 p.m. Romance Junkies
10/7 EP Release Day Party at eternalpress.ca
10/13 Paranormal Day at the Eternal Press Authors Blog
10/16 Kristin's Book Signing at Bogart's Books!
10/19 EP Chat 8 p.m. at Night Owl Romance
10/20 Leigh Wood Guest Day at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group
10/23 EP Authors at The Haunt Yahoo Group


Yes, if you can't make it to the Collingswood Fest, don't forget you get a second chance to meet and greet with yours truly 6 to8 p.m. Friday october 16 at Bogart's Bookstore and Cafe in Millville, NJ.

http://www.bogartsbookstore.com/

See you soon!

Kristin

Come See Me at The Collingswood Book Festival!

Greetings my fellow macabre readers!

Autumn has sprung, and it's time for The Vampire Family to meet all its adoring fans and fledglings at the 2009 Collingswood Book Festival Saturday October 3 for 10 to 4 p.m.! I hope to see you there!

http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/


If you live in the New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, or Delaware area, the Collingswood Book Festival isn't far from you! Don't forget you can also catch me, Kristin Battestella signing paperback copies of The Vampire Family at Bogart's Bookstore in Millville, NJ October 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. Mark your Halloween countdown calendars now!

For a complete list of virtual and live-or undead- appearances, check out the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group. You can also friend, follow, join, or otherwise socialize with us at any of the following locations:


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

http://myspace.com/kristinbattestella

http://www.facebook.com/kristin.batte...

http://kristin724.livejournal.com/

No blood necessary for participation in The Vampire Family events. Yet. Remember you can also find us anytime at our blog, open all night long from dusk til dawn. There you can purchase an ebook or paperback edition of The Vampire Family, read excerpts and interviews, find reviews, photos, and more!

http://vampfam.blogspot.com/

Rise and Shine with Erotica author Leigh Wood Today!

Hey Folks. I'm passing along Leigh's introductory note for her guest day at my yahoo group today. Stop on by!

Kristin

The Vampire Family
by Kristin Battestella
http://vampfam.blogspot.com

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Top O the Morning to you, Woody peeps! Don't forget you can chat with me today at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group! I'll be posting excerpts, samples, reviews, and treats off and on throughout the day and would love to hear from fellow erotica fans and spicy readers!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

Stop by if you get a chance and catch the latest news on my science fiction erotica novel On The Way To New Isosceles. We're debuting with Eternal Press November 7!

LW

~On The Way To New Isoceles
by Leigh Wood
Coming Soon from Eternal Press!
http://leighwood.blogspot.com

Vampires Don't Need Vacation!

Yes, folks, we're back from the dead with a slew of vampire fun to prove it! Get your Halloween delights on early this September with me and The Vampire Family. Get in the spirit this week with us at Kayden Mcleod's Paranormal ode to Eternal Press. Here's a sample:




Sadistic? Check. Domination? Check. Happiness?
Not for all.

Antonio Welshire accepts the mysterious Mestiphles' offer for vampiric power, but fails to consider that not all in his family desires evil. Daughter Victoria revels in the debauchery, but eldest daughter Samantha loathes the darkness. Charismatic rebel Gaston turns up to rival for Antonio's power; the vampire lover Jean can destroy them once and for all, and henchwoman Lilith seeks to supplant Antonio as Mestiphles' favorite. Who will be declared the victor? And in the end, though they've survived coven wars and persecutions since the 12th century, can The Vampire Family survive each other?

Killing his abusive parents isn't enough for Antonio Welshire. Rape and death follow him through his youth in the 12th Century-until a stranger named Mestiphles give Antonio unimaginable vampire powers. Fearful yet captivated by his allure, Antonio's adopted sisters Ann and Elizabeth share this gift with him and their children-Victoria, James, Samantha, and Stephen. Antonio is a cruel ruler , and after his defeat of the young rebel Gaston, Antonio struggles with Lilith-another magical pet also created by Mestiphles. Antonio's vampire family grows over the centuries, each vampire loving and losing vampire fledglings over time. Wars, persecutions come and go, but the family's troubles always stem from within. Elizabeth may be his wife, but Ann supplants her as Antonio's mistress. By the 20th century, Elizabeth has found love again-unfortunately her fledgling Jean shares Samantha's disdain for the vampire life. Will The Vampire Family self destruct before the 21st Century?


It may be afternoon, but here at The World of the Paranormal, we're always in the spirit of the night. So, Good Evening I say to all our Pale, spooky, and macabre friends! I'm ready for falling leaves, pumpkins, harvests, and Halloween-aren't you? Have autumn early with me and my 2008 Eternal Press release The Vampire Family!

For our complete paranormal fun, stop by http://kaydenmcleodparanormal.blogspo...

If it's sex and science fiction you're after, you can catch EP pal Leigh Wood with us too. Treat yourself to her naughty sf novel On The Way to New Isosceles this November or visit with us anytime at our blogs or The Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group

http://leighwood.blogspot.com
http://kristin724.livejournal.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

Here's a quick list of where to find us virtually and even in the real world, if you are so inclined

9/1 Kristin at Kayden McLeod's Paranormal Blog
9/1 Leigh at the Eternal Press Author's Blog Erotica Day
9/3 EP at Fallen Angel Review Loop
9/8 Kristin at the Eternal Press Author's Blog Paranormal Day
9/8 EP Authors at Cover 2 Cover
9/9 Leigh at the Romance Bistro After Dark
9/12 New Jersey Writers Conference
9/15 Leigh Wood Day at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group

For more, check out the Calendar at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group. You can also follow, friend, subscribe, join, and all that magic at several social sites

http://myspace.com/kristinbattestella
http://www.facebook.com/kristin.batte...

And of course, we're open all night long at The Vampfam blog with interviews, reviews, excerpts, and a complete list of where to purchase The Vampire Family

http://vampfam.blogspot.com

The Vampire Family Lives Despite The Weather!

Yes, despite the sunshine, beaches, and blue skies, The Vampire Family is moving full speed ahead this Fall! I'm taking a bit of a vacation this August, but you'll still be able to catch me, fellow NJ author Leigh Wood, and the rest of the Eternal Press gang at several virtual haunts this month.

8/5 Eternal Press Authors Live chat 9 p.m. at Romance Junkies
8/11 Eternal Press Authors Blog Paranormal Day
8/18 Leigh Wood Guest Author Day at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group.

Check out The Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group's Calendar as well for a complete list of September and October appearances. We'll be at the Collingswood Book Festival and live at Bogart's Books in Millville just in time for Halloween! Several more live appearances are in the works as well, including the First Annual New Jersey Writer's Conference this September.


http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/

http://www.bogartsbookstore.com/

http://www.njwriters.org/


I'll also be guesting with fellow EP author Kayden McLeod at her new Paranormal Blog. And, ahem, someone just had a birthday, so be sure and check out her blog for excerpts from the forthcoming On The Way To New Isosceles coughleighwoodcough.


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

http://kaydenmcleod.blogspot.com/

http://leighwood.blogspot.com/


Remember you can now purchase The Vampire Family in ebook from several virtual storefronts or our paperback from Amazon.

Eternal Press

Fictionwise

Amazon

Barnes and Noble


And of course, you can find me anytime or join, friend, and follow at any of our blogs or social sites!

http://vampfam.blogspot.com/

http://kristin724.livejournal.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

http://www.facebook.com/kristin.batte...

http://myspace.com/kristinbattestella


For the calvalcade of horror reviews from yours truly, check out I Think, Therefore I Review!

http://ithinkthereforeireview.blogspo...

For now, it's back to working on the sequels. Check back for some raw excerpts soon!

The Vampire Family Invades Barnes and Noble!

Yes my Moonlight friends!

In addition to ebook ordering at our Eternal Press and Fictionwise, you can now download my EP release The Vampire Family at the new Barnes and Noble virtual store front!


Here's the big link:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

http://www.eternalpress.ca/vampirefam...

http://fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook66...

http://www.amazon.com/Vampire-Family-...

Currently our paperback edition is only available through Amazon-ISBN-10: 192664722X-, but with this new agreement with B&N, other paperback venues may come in the future. Until then, it's back to the sequel! Tentatively, it looks like there may be two more in the series. For myself, I simply say 'Tales From the Vampire Family' and 'Requiem for The Vampire Family' but that's not set in stone.

For the latest news, excerpts, reviews, and ordering information, always stop by our blog-or friend and follow us at any one of the following magical places:

http://vampfam.blogspot.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

http://kristin724.livejournal.com/

http://myspace.com/kristinbattestella

http://www.facebook.com/kristin.batte...


Ok, I'm done!

Summer Nights with The Vampire Family!

Why be out in the holiday heat when you can stay under the moonlit radar with The Vampire Family? I'm certainly in the cool indoors clicking away on the sequel.

Here's a list of spots we'll be haunting this July. I'm taking a small vacation in August, but my calendar is overflowing for September and October. Yes, keep thinking Fall, pumpkins, cornstalks, the changing of the leaves will be here soon enough!



7/6 Eternal Press at the Cover 2 Cover Group
7/8 EP at the Brenda Williamson Party
7/14 EP Author's Blog Paranormal Day

Erotica fans can enjoy all the science fiction and summer heat of course with fellow NJ gal and Eternal Press author Leigh Wood. Look for her forthcoming On The Way To New Isosceles! Here's a quick list of a few of Leigh's guest spots.

7/14 EP Authors at Rites of Romance
7/15 Leigh Wood at Romance Bistro After Dark
7/21 Leigh Wood Day at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group
7/22 EP visits the Amethyst Winters Group

I won't say the year, but don't forget Leigh's birthday is August 1, too! Stop by our collaborative Blog Scares and Spices to say hello!

Remember for a complete list of appearances, stop by the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group! And of course you can friend, follow, subscribe, or comment at any of the following locations:

http://kristin724.livejournal.com/

http://leighwood.blogspot.com/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kristin...

http://vampfam.blogspot.com

http://myspace.com/kristinbattestella

http://www.facebook.com/kristin.batte...


~On The Way To New Isoceles
by Leigh Wood
Coming Soon from Eternal Press!
http://leighwood.blogspot.com


The Vampire Family
by Kristin Battestella
Now in Ebook or Paperback
http://jsnouff.com/kristin