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June 10, 2012
Birthday Blowout Bash Winner!
The winner of the special Birthday Blowout Bash is Stacy, who told me about attending Phoenix Comicon for her birthday this year! You have 5 days to contact me to claim your prize. Please email me your information (I’ll need an address you’d like the box of 19 books (I’ve included a few surprises 
) shipped to, and the email address & format you’d like me to send the electronic copy of Chasing Sin).
Congratulations and thanks to everyone over the past two weeks for helping me celebrate my birthday!
June 8, 2012
Birthday Blowout Bash
Winner of Katie MacAllister’s Zen and the Art of Vampires is Viki S.
Today’s the day! Each day for the past two weeks I’ve given away a book. Well, today I’m giving away an entire box of books! In addition, the winner of today’s drawing will win a download of my newest release, Chasing Sin. Be sure to read the rules at the end of the entry, as they’ve changed a little from the past two week.
How about a glimpse at the paperback you could win?
Tell me how you like to celebrate your own birthday by leaving a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) tomorrow to be entered for the box of paperbacks & my newest release (ebook). No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
June 7, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Books – Day Fourteen
I cannot live without books.
~Thomas Jefferson
Winner of Victoria Janssen’s The Moonlight Mistress is Colleen C.
Each day from now until June 8th, I’m going to run a giveaway for a different paperback/hardcover book each day. Some of my favorite genres, my favorite authors and my favorite books. Entering will be as easy as leaving a comment, but please read the guidelines before entering. 
Tomorrow’s the big day and a big giveaway!
How about some light paranormal romance from Katie MacAllister:
White picket fences can be dangerous to vampires. Sometimes a woman’s gotta choose…
Pia Thomason doesn’t have a typical life, but she wants one. The husband, the kids, the house in the suburbs… With her fortieth birthday looming, she decides to do something drastic, and takes off on a singles’ tour through romantic Europe.
But the few guys on the trip leave much to be desired—unlike the two men Pia sees in a small Icelandic town. Handsome, mysterious, and very dangerous… Just the sight of them puts her in a dither. When their paths cross again, Pia knows one thing for certain: Where vampires are concerned, love isn’t the only thing at stake.
Simply leave a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) today to be entered for a paperback copy of Katie’s book. No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
June 6, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Books – Day Thirteen
Reading is a means of thinking with another person’s mind;
it forces you to stretch your own.
~ Charles Scribner, Jr.
Winner of Nancy Holzner’s Deadtown is Vanessa N. (No need to email me, I’ll add it to the Dakota Cassidy book.)
Each day from now until June 8th, I’m going to run a giveaway for a different paperback/hardcover book each day. Some of my favorite genres, my favorite authors and my favorite books. Entering will be as easy as leaving a comment, but please read the guidelines before entering.
How about some historical menage erotica (psst, it also has werewolves) from Victoria Janssen:
It is the eve of the Great War, and English chemist Lucilla Osbourne finds herself trapped on hostile German soil. Panicked and alone, she turns to a young Frenchman for shelter. Together they spend a night of intense passion, but their dangerous circumstances won’t allow more than a brief affair.
Even with the memory of Lucilla’s lushness ever present, scientist Pascal Fournier is distracted by his reason for being in enemy territory—Tanneken Claes has information Pascal could use against the enemy but, even more extraordinary…she’s a werewolf.
After entrusting Pascal with her secret, Tanneken and her mate, Noel, are captured. Suspecting a rogue scientist rumored to have a fascination with werewolves is behind the abduction, Pascal knows he must act fast to save them. He’s all too aware of Professor Kauz’s reputed perversions and lust for control….
As war rages, Pascal and Lucilla combine efforts to stop Kauz, struggling with danger, power and secret desires transformed by the unyielding hunger for the beating of a lover’s heart.
Simply leave a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) today to be entered for a paperback copy of Victoria’s book. No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
June 5, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Books – Day Twelve
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
~ Joseph Addison
Winner of Kristen Painter’s Blood Rights is Majanka. Please email me your information (I’ll need an address you’d like it shipped to).
Each day from now until June 8th, I’m going to run a giveaway for a different paperback/hardcover book each day. Some of my favorite genres, my favorite authors and my favorite books. Entering will be as easy as leaving a comment, but please read the guidelines before entering.
How about a highly imaginative urban fantasy from Nancy Holzner:
They call it Deadtown: the city’s quarantined section for its inhuman and undead residents. Most humans stay far from its borders — but Victory Vaughn, Boston’s only professional demon slayer, isn’t exactly human…Vicky’s demanding job keeping the city safe from all manner of monsters is one reason her relationship with workaholic lawyer (and werewolf) Alexander Kane is in constant limbo. Throw in a foolhardy zombie apprentice, a mysterious demon-plagued client, and a suspicious research facility that’s taken an unwelcome interest in her family, and Vicky’s love life has as much of a pulse as Deadtown’s citizens.
But now Vicky’s got bigger things to worry about. The Hellion who murdered her father ten years ago has somehow broken through Boston’s magical protections. The Hellion is a ruthless force of destruction with a personal grudge against Vicky, and she’s the only one who can stop the demon before it destroys the city and everyone in it.
Simply leave a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) today to be entered for a paperback copy of Nancy’s book. No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
June 4, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Books – Day Eleven
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
~ Maya Angelou
Winner of the autographed copy of Dakota Cassidy’s The Accidental Werewolf is Vanessa N. Please email me your information (I’ll need an address you’d like it shipped to).
Each day from now until June 8th, I’m going to run a giveaway for a different paperback/hardcover book each day. Some of my favorite genres, my favorite authors and my favorite books. Entering will be as easy as leaving a comment, but please read the guidelines before entering.
How about a Gothic urban fantasy from Kristen Painter:
Rebellion has a price…
Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle’s body bears the telltale marks of a comarré — a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world…and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks.
Now, Chrysabelle and Malkolm must work together to stop a plot to merge the mortal and supernatural worlds. If they fail, a chaos unlike anything anyone has ever seen will threaten to reign.
Simply leave a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) today to be entered for a paperback copy of Dakota’s book. No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
June 3, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Books – Day Ten
The novel avoids the sublime and seeks out the interesting.
~ Mason Cooley
Winner of Jennifer Armintrout’s The Turning is MicheAnn Oboyle. Please email me your information (I’ll need an address you’d like it shipped to).
Each day from now until June 8th, I’m going to run a giveaway for a different paperback/hardcover book each day. Some of my favorite genres, my favorite authors and my favorite books. Entering will be as easy as leaving a comment, but please read the guidelines before entering.
How about a light paranormal romance from Dakota Cassidy (of note, this book is autographed by the author!):
When Marty Andrews gets bitten by a mangy mutt while walking her teacup poodle, her blond hair darkens, the hair on her legs starts growing at an alarming rate, and her mood swings put her dream job as a sales rep for Bobbie-Sue Cosmetics in serious jeopardy.
Then a drool-worthy man shows up at her door claiming that he accidentally bit Marty. And since he’s a werewolf, she is now, too. Thinking Keegan Flaherty is clearly insane, Marty refuses to believe a word until a kidnapping makes her realize there’s more at stake than just her highlights. And she must put her out-of-control life in the hands of the man who makes her blood run wild in more ways than one…
Simply leave a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) today to be entered for a paperback copy of Dakota’s book. No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
Six Sentence Sunday – 6/3
Thought I’d share six from my most recent release. This section doesn’t need much explanation, you can more than figure out what’s happen – but it is of the adult variety. 
(And psst…All Romance eBooks has all Ellora’s Cave titles w/ a 30% rebate, including Chasing Sin for the month of June!)
Warmth and pressure built, rising in a crescendo that echoed the monster storm raging outside. She rode Snyder, reaching back to pull Tripp’s hips hard against her bottom so she felt his erection as well.
A sharp crack of thunder split the air just as she slammed forcefully down on Snyder. Her body imploded as the resonance of the charged air vibrated outside. The orgasm was sharp and powerful, shattering her with unrelenting force.
But it wasn’t enough.
For those new to this, the rules are simple:
1) pick a project – a current Work in Progress, contracted work or even something readers can buy if you’re published
2) pick six sentences
3) post ‘em on Sunday
See? Easy. Want to play? See the site for information on how to do just that: http://sixsunday.com
If you have a Twitter account, you can add the hashtag #sixsunday to your tweets when you tweet a link to your Six Sentence Sunday post. If you’re a writer (regardless of published/unpublished status) come join us!
June 2, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Books – Day Nine
We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate.
~Henry Miller
Winner of R Garland Gray’s Darkscape: Redemption is bn100. Please email me your information (I’ll need an address you’d like it shipped to). Also, the winner of Day Two of the event never contacted me, so the redraw pulled CC as the winner of Sydney Croft’s Seduced by the storm. Please email me your information (I’ll need an address you’d like it shipped to).
Each day from now until June 8th, I’m going to run a giveaway for a different paperback/hardcover book each day. Some of my favorite genres, my favorite authors and my favorite books. Entering will be as easy as leaving a comment, but please read the guidelines before entering.
How about a dark paranormal romance from Jennifer Armintrout:
I’m no coward.
I want to make that perfectly clear. But after my life turned into a horror movie, I take fear a lot more seriously now. I finally became Dr. Carrie Ames just eight months ago. Then I was attacked in the hospital morgue by a vampire. Just my luck.
So now I’m a vampire, and it turns out I have a blood tie to the monster who sired me. The tie works like an invisible leash and I’m bound to him no matter what I do. And of course he’s one of the most evil vampires on earth. With my sire hell-bent on turning me into a soulless killer and his sworn enemy set to exterminate me, things couldn’t get much worse — except I’m attracted to them both.
Drinking blood, living as an immortal demon and being a pawn between two warring vampire factions isn’t exactly how I’d imagined my future. But as my father used to say, the only way to conquer fear is to face it. So that’s what I’ll do. Fangs bared.
Simply leave a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) today to be entered for a paperback copy of Jennifer’s book. No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
June 1, 2012
A Few of My Favorite Books – Day Eight
A great book is like great evil.
~Callimachus
Winner of Karin Tabke’s Skin is StacieD. Please email me your information (I’ll need an address you’d like it shipped to).
Each day from now until June 8th, I’m going to run a giveaway for a different paperback/hardcover book each day. Some of my favorite genres, my favorite authors and my favorite books. Entering will be as easy as leaving a comment, but please read the guidelines before entering.
How about an action/adventure science fiction romance from R. Garland Gray:
Declan de Douglas has come to Planet Forest to negotiate a trade agreement with Clan MacKendrick during a time of precarious peace. It’s 3211, and Ancient Earth is a distant memory. As a child on Planet Mars, he learned that knowledge means preventative clout, but no education acquired in the Braemar Keep of Clan Douglas could prepare him for the peril that awaits him on this mission.
Princess Fallon MacKendrick is drawn to the Douglas “Savage” from the day he enters the MacKendrick Castle Keep. Her betrothal contract prohibits her from pursuing Declan, a member of an untrustworthy clan, but he stirs her like no other. When he is kidnapped, collared, and sold to a space-age brothel to provide stud service, Fallon infiltrates this high-tech prostitution ring to rescue the haunted man who touched her heart.
Destined to be her lover, Declan is at the mercy of a woman who loves not only his body but his spirit. A product of DNA synthesis, his days are numbered unless his soul accepts the altered state of his physical makeup. Princess Fallon holds his life in her hands, the only woman with the power to save him from his captors . . . and himself.
Simply leave a comment between now and 9 pm (EST) today to be entered for a paperback copy of R. Garland Gray’s book. No need to leave an email (I hate SPAM as much as the next person). Through the magic of Random.org, I’ll announce the winner of the previous day at the beginning of each new post & the winner will be responsible for contacting me directly. The winner will have five (5) days to contact me before a new winner is drawn.
Open to All (international included)
Good luck!
