Kiki Howell's Blog - Posts Tagged "contest"

My erotic flash fiction story, Cold Coffee On A Warm Day, was chosen for the Coffee Fueled Erotica Flash Fiction Contest. Go to http://coffeefuelederotica.blogspot.com/ to read all of the stories and comment to vote on your favorites.

In the mood for a mocha popsicle? If you like my story, I would appreciate your vote! http://coffeefuelederotica.blogspot.c...

My new novella, The Sorcerer's Songs, which I wrote using my husband's songs, is now available! I can't explain how excited I am about its release. It is also one of my first, "sweet" paranormal romances. I am the featured author all weekend at Authors Promoting Authors. Comments on the blog enter you in a contest to win an autographed copy of both the paperback version of The Sorcerer's Songs and my husband's CD, Weathervanes. To learn more about them both, and to post those comments/contest entries, go to the following links...

Friday's feature was The Story Behind The Song http://authorspromotingauthors.blogsp...

Saturday's Feature is an Interview, and the interviewer, Tina-Sue, brought me to tears with her kind words. My husband is quoted there as well about the book. The book trailer video is at the bottom, very simple, but just to showcase the music used in the story. http://authorspromotingauthors.blogsp...

Sunday is going to be a very personal guest blog, A Journey From Marriage To Motherhood To Published Author, along with two songs my husband wrote about me. A bit nervous about this one, so be kind :) LOL

Thanks In Advance!
Kiki Howell
~where love is a mystical thing~
http://www.kikihowell.com
The Sorcerer's Songs

It is funny, but even with Halloween being one of my favorite holidays and the fact that I write paranormal stories year round, those created Haunted Houses set up all over the place this time of year are just not my thing at all! However, real haunted houses or places, I am not so sure about. I recently went on a two and a half hour Haunted Footprints tour of Salem, MA one night this summer. While I didn't encounter any ghosts, my camera says other wise as you can see above. And, when I was young, there was this abandoned house in the woods behind my own home that I often explored during the day. By the looks of the place, it could have easily been haunted. I have often wondered if the house is still standing. It would be cool to go back there now, and at night. So, of course it is no surprise that I used it as a setting in one of my stories.

To read an excerpt from The Stone Hex describing the house mentioned above and to find out how to enter to win your choice of one of my releases please go to Kiki’s October Haunted Places Contest

Happy Valentine's Day!
To celebrate, I wanted to have a short, but sweet contest.

What you win: Print copy of Bloodlust & Redemption, my historical, vampire, erotic romance novella, and a hand-knit-by-author red heart book thong.

How you enter: Send an email to howell.kiki@gmail.com with "My Bloody Valentine" in the Subject line. That's all! Contest ends Valentine's Day at midnight. On Tues I will reply to the winning email for a snail mail address.

Bloodlust & Redemption Blurb: Conflicted by his ideas of fate and morality, David Ardington IV, who had been a rake in life, sees his eternal life as a vampire as a penance for shirking his noblesse oblige to his family when he was alive.

When he meets Margaret, a sturdy maiden who after losing her parents in a tragic accident stifled her own needs to care for her sick brother, their attraction is immediate and undeniable. And yet, David fights his feelings for Margaret seeing her as the worst reminder of what he is and what he can never be again. In the midst of the cruel realities of his vampire existence, David fears for her safety unsure if he can keep separate his physical longings from his bloodlust.

Furthermore, when Margaret asks him to turn her brother to give him a second chance at life, he does not feel he can condemn anyone to the horrors of his dark existence either. For David, could redemption lie in doing the unthinkable Margaret asks of him, or will it forever be elusive?

Genres: Historical (Regency), Paranormal (Vampires), Gothic, Erotic Romance
Content Warnings: Explicit Graphic

First, for the release of A Strange Freedom: Blood & Fireworks I have a Memorial Day Contest going on all this week through June 4th with 3 bundles from different authors, publishers and crafters.

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Second, I am participating in the 18 & Over Couples Blog Hop June 2-5th with another bundle of prizes from me.

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Stop by to check out all the prizes and enter!

Have A Great Day!
Kiki