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Name That Dog!

We're getting close--only a month until the October release of Darling Beast !

In the meantime I'm running a fun contest on Facebook: help me name an all new canine character for my May 2015 book, Dearest Rogue . The winner will receive a Tiffany's silver charm bracelet worth $300. Do be sure to enter your suggestion in the contest entry form, however, so that it can be counted!



Good Luck!

Darling Beast First Chapter

The first chapter of DARLING BEAST is up on my website!

Facebook DARLING BEAST Arc Contest!

This week I'm giving away a Darling Beast Advance Reader Copy on Facebook! Just tell me your favorite Maiden Lane hero or heroine (or both!) for a chance to win an arc.

Good luck!

Darling Beast Twitter ARC Contest!

The Advance Reading Copies (ARCs) of my October book Darling Beast have arrived! Usually these go only to select reviewers, but I have a few to give away to readers like you. Right now I'm holding a contest on Twitter to give away one ARC of Darling Beast. To enter for a chance to win, just tweet your favorite Maiden Lane hero or heroine (or both!) along with the hashtag #WinDarlingBeast. Don't forget the hashtag! That's how we'll be able to pick the winner. ;-)

Good Luck!

RWA Conf. Schedule

For those who're interested, places I'll be at the RWA national conference in San Antonio next week. Stop by, say hi, tell me what you loved/hated about my last book! ;-)

Wednesday: Beau Monde mini conference
5:30-7:30: Literary signing (open to public)
Thursday: 2:00 workshop: Holding Out for a Hero
4:30 Spotlight on Grand Central
Friday: 4:30 workshop: Beyond the Alpha Male and Spunky Heroine
Saturday: 4:00 Grand Central Booksigning

Hope to see you there!

Kindle Pre-Orders

I just turned in the galleys for Darling Beast which means we’re on track for release on October 14th. If you’d like to get an alert notice in your inbox on the day of the book’s release, sign up for my The Book is Out! newsblast.

Now for some slightly less fun news: my publisher is Hachette and at the moment Hachette and Amazon are squabbling. Amazon has decided to take down the pre-order links on all Hachette books for Kindle. I’m holding out hope that by the time Darling Beast is released all this will be resolved, but for the moment you can’t pre-order the book for Kindle. You can preorder Darling Beast in all other ebook formats and you can preorder it in paperback on Amazon and every other book retailer. You can also buy all my other books on Kindle—it’s just the preorder books that are affected. I’m sincerely sorry for this situation. I’ll be sure to post to Facebook, Twitter, my website, and in my newsletter to let you know when things are back to normal.

Exclusive DARLING BEAST Excerpt!

Okay, peeps, just two more days to sign up for my newsletter if you'd like an exclusive first peek at DARLING BEAST: www.elizabethhoyt.com (scroll down, newsletter sign up on right. Pick the News Alert if you want a one time only alert when the book comes out and never want to hear from me again, dammit. Pick the Monthly Newsletter if you want to read about dogs, what's happening in Maiden Lane, and book excerpts.)

Name That Baby!

Brrr! It's very, very cold here in central Illinois right now. To brighten the winter blues I'm holding a fun contest on my Facebook page. As you know, in the Maiden Lane Christmas Special Lady Margaret St. John and her husband, Godric St. John, were expecting a Blessed Event. Now I'm delighted to announce that Megs has been delivered of a healthy baby girl. Both mother and child are doing well, but we have one problem: the baby has no name! I'm holding a contest until February 14th: help me (and Megs and Godric) name their daughter. The winner will receive a garnet heart necklace--the birthstone of January. Enter as many times as you wish and good luck!

A Maiden Lane Christmas Special

I hope you're enjoying the holiday season with your friends and family. In honor of Duke of Midnight reaching over 200 reviews on Amazon I've posted a Maiden Lane Christmas Special on my Extras page! And if you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the Scandalous Desires epilogue.

Enjoy!

All New Maiden Lane Books!

I have some wonderful news to share: I'll soon be contracted for my next three Maiden Lane books! Darling Beast , Apollo's book, will be out Fall 2014.

Book sales are everything in this business. THANK YOU to everyone who bought Duke of Midnight and my previous books--you make it possible for me to do what I love best: write romances!