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Hump Day Updates– Sppoooky Fun

Halloween season is my all time favorite and this October I have much spook to celebrate:

1. The ECWC is on the way and I shall be in costume at the dinner as…Zombie Audrey Hepburn! I have a little black dress and make up tips from uber cool Leanne Gagnon, make-up artist extraordinaire.

2. WANTED and Soul Search are both on shelves and rocking the top 100 Kindle charts thanks to all of you! Plus Amazon has Irish Moon on sale!

3. The Evil Within horror anthology will release in two weeks! In it, my first zombie story (are we seeing a theme?) "Dirt Nap" will appear.

4. October 17-22nd is Blog Tour de Force "Masquerade" and I found out who I'll be in costume as! It's one of the other authors on tour and nope! Not telling who. The week promises to be a ton of fun for readers and authors, too.

5. The Romancing Your Darkside blog tour continues and along the way I've been lucky enough to meet some amazing new book reviewers like Nathiel at The Wolf's Library, Paula at The Phantom Paragrapher and Holly at Full Moon Bites!

6. AND, last but not least, A Love Soul Deep and Enchanted Moon shall be on shelves soon, too! When? I'll let you know when I have exact dates. So stay tuned…

Happy Spooky!

:}Amber Scott

Scene Song Saturday– "The Only Exception"

A Love Soul Deep, originally in the Kissed From Beyond anthology, is a story about the kind of love few people get in a lifetime taken too soon.

Sara's life was forever altered by loving and losing Crew. So much so that one fierce wish while holding a magical relic brings him back, if only for a little while.

This Paramour song is Sara's song. For Crew. For changing her for the better.

*le sigh*

I'm so excited to re-release this…soon!

:}Amber Scott

3 Things Thursday–I Never…

Yep. It's the fun, embarrassing and awesome drinking game and this morning my drink of choice is coffee. Espresso shots anyone?

So, as the game goes, you state what you have never done, but really have.

I go first….

1.  I have never shocked myself or made myself blush over the very hot and sometimes scandalous things my characters have done and said.

2. I have never voyeuristically obsessed, crushed on or dreamed about actor Adrian Grenier.

3. I have never, ever gone on a shopping binge of any sort because of being angry with my spouse. Because that would be wrong.

Soooo….what have you never done? Best comment wins an ebook, reader's choice! (To be judged by my husband cuz he's particular and unbiased and after the credit card bill, needs a boost.)

:}Amber Scott

Scene Song Saturday– "Just a Kiss"

As promised, the Enchanted Moon (historical fantasy) heroine name contest winner has been voted into the win! But first…

Our song. In honor of hitting the publish button on Wanted (time travel romance) tonight–yes, that's correct, to-night–here is one of the many songs I listened to while revising Wanted for re-release.

The lyrics capture Samantha's inner struggle between not wanting to ruin the thin chance of a future with Jesse and the hungry rush she feels over the very real possibility that every time she sees him could be the last.

As Jesse and Samantha lay, limbs tangled, in the afternoon sun, feeling like they're in a dream, I listened to this song.

#sigh

And now–drum roll, please–the winner of the Enchanted Moon name that heroine contest:

She shall be known as Ailyn which means moon. Thanks and congrats to Leanne Gagnon!! (I love the other two names so much, I'll be using the other two for secondary characters, too. Yay!)

Winnings on the way, HOTee!

Thanks to everyone who entered and to everyone for hitting like on my Facebook Amber Scott Books page!

:}Amber Scott

3 Things Thursday–Three Names…

Today's the day! The half fae heroine in Enchanted Moon, due out this October, is down to the final three names. The HOT Club is in private voting and the winning name shall soon be announced…HERE!

But, first, the finalists:

1. Ailyn, submitted by Leanne Gagnon.

2. Tullia, submitted by Wendy Watts.

3. Maeren, submitted by Meg Varhalmi.

You can see why I'm torn and need your help!

While you must be in the secret Facebook group, The HOT Club to vote, you can either friend and ask me to join in, or head to the Amber Scott Books Facebook page to influence the vote by way of hitting 'like' under the comment with your preference.

Thank you so much to everyone for hitting the 'Like' and for contributing a name suggestion. I'll post results this Saturday!

:}Amber Scott

Hump Day Updates–Fast and Hard

The holiday season is coming on fast and hard.

Halloween!! I love, love, LOVE scary season. Not just for the candy or costumes or things that go bump in the night. Moreover, all us paranormal lovers get license to fang, howl and hex out in the open.

This Halloween season will bring Enchanted Moon, "Dirt Nap" in The Evil Within, and possibly, if life cooperates, the re-release of The Best Revenge.

Speaking of Enchanted Moon, the What's My Name contest got a couple extra days of a go. Today will be the last day to throw your name suggestion in the hat. Just click here and put it in the status or as a comment. Feel free to shout out to your favorite suggestion, too. Just click here. Be sure to hit the like button while you're there!

Also in October, I'll be giving an online workshop through the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA, called Red Carpet Writing where I share screenwriting tips for novelists.

When I'm up at the ECWC, there will be a costume dinner. What am I going as?

You'll never guess.

Zombie Audrey Hepburn! Yep, right down to the little black dress. I CAN"T WAIT!

Happy Hump Day! What's coming soon for you?

:}Amber Scott

Scene Song Saturday–"What's My Name" (A Contest!)

Ah, the trouble and thrill of naming books and the characters in them. Want in on the FUN?

Awesome! Here's the deal: I'd love to earn some more "likes" on my Amber Scott Books Facebook page. So, I'm running a contest here, where you post to enter, there.

What do you post? Well, first, let's have a moment for this delicious song. (Sing it with me...Oh, nah, nah, what's my name...)

Now for the real fun! Like Irish Moon, Enchanted Moon is set in Northern Ireland circa 1318. The time of Braveheart. Of Camelot. Of Magick.

In Irish folklore a merrow is a fae creature who crossed the veil through the sea cloaked in seal skins to woo a human man and then after years together, succumbed to her longing for home and left him.

In Enchanted Moon, our heroine is the daughter of a merrow and human man who is about to cross the veil on Samhain in search of a Fae relic whose Moon Magick could save her ailing mother and thereby, the kingdom she rules.

All name suggestions (first name only) for this heroine will count as entry and can be posted here: Facebook Page While you're there, hit the like! (No need to comment here unless you just wanna say hi.)

I'll take name suggestions through the weekend and on Monday, I'll take my favorite five and put it those to a vote by the HOT Club, my fan club and secret (sortof) Facebook group.

**To join the HOT Club, just friend me on Facebook and let me know you want in. My motto: "Spoil the HOT"–with swag, freebies and news first.**

The winning name will be announced here and that winner will also get thanks in the book as well as some goodies: swag, ARC of Enchanted Moon, free ebook reader's choice.

Sweet!

:}Amber Scott

 

3 Things Thursday–LOL

It's my new blog series for Thursdays–3 Things. What will those 3 be? That shall depend on the mood, the project, the month, the day and well, how much I can come up with to make you smile.

Here's our premier: 3 Things that make me LOL (Laugh Out Loud) #heyyouneverknow

1. Joke: A man walks into a doctor's office wearing nothing but Saran Wrap. The doctor looks at him and says, "Sir, I can clearly see you're nuts." hehehehehe

2. "What are you drawing, sweetie?"  Sweet little angel voice says, "A shark. To bite daddy in the butt!" I laugh. She scowls at me. "Because he farts!" she defends.

3. This Sprint commercial:

LOL!! Now my sides hurt.

Happy Thursday!

Amber Scott

Scene Song Sunday–"Love Me Dead"

We could all use a smile today so I changed Scene Song Saturday to Sunday. Plus, yesterday got away from me, so double win!

My favorite line from "Love Me Dead" by Ludo has to be "…and when her edges soften, her body is my coffin…."

I listened to this song for Liv Starr's dark obsession with human lust in Love Lust and it is also SO deliciously accurate for "Dirt Nap," my short story for The Evil Within horror anthology coming soon for Halloween.

It's such a delightful little tune about the toxicity that some loves come with. Dare you not to be humming it in the car.

Happy Sunday!

Amber Scott

Hump Day Updates–Sneaky!

It's a sneaky peeky at Soul Search's cover!

I know, I know, you all are certainly happy to finally see the cover, but let's face it. You WANT the book!!!

Life happened. Edits delayed. Formatting challenged. But after much anticipation (and hopefully little irritation)….

This week, you shall (finally) have it! If all converts correctly. FRIDAY!! So stay tuned for the link on Twitter and Facebook.

eARCs go out today. Yes. TODAY. #yayyayayay

After a wild weekend in the Indie Book Blowout sale, Irish Moon hit #1 in Fantasy>Historical in books and ebooks on Amazon! This makes it all the more exciting to have Enchanted Moon, book two in the Moon Magick series, releasing this October!

I'll be sharing it in the Blog Tour de Force "Masquerade" to all commenters, even if you can't guess who I'm disguised as for the week.

More news? Yes, there certainly is! Nope. Not telling yet. We'll save the next delicious tidbit for next week.

Happy Hump Day!

:}Amber Scott

PS: Special thanks to all of you readers who have been ever so patient and understanding with this one's arrival. It means the world to me to have such support!