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October 22, 2012
Mermen and Weregators, Oh My! A Free Read from the Royal Street World
Head over to the
Heroes and Heartbreakers website
today, where my updated story "Chenoire" is running as part of the 13 Days of Halloween. It's not a scary story, but is one I really love, and it's set in the world of ROYAL STREET and the Sentinels of New Orleans series."Chenoire" (pronounced shin-WA) is set primarily in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, and features Rene Delachaise, a major character in the upcoming series second book, RIVER ROAD. And there might be weregators.
WEREGAT...
New Releases Oct. 24-31 and Reader's Choice C*ntest
We have a big week of releases the next couple of Mondays, so gird your loins (or something like that) and get ready!
What do you want to read? As always, leave a comment telling me the book you’d most like to win (or the first in its series), and maybe random.org will make your wishes come true. If the book is part of a series, you can request the first book in theRogers draws together the disturbing and the diverting in twenty-two showcase stories that will guide you through ter...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>
October 21, 2012
Scene-Snippet Sunday (& Weekly W*nners)
Happy Sunday! I did the unthinkable and took yesterday off--shame on me. My first day off in more than six months. But I'm back at it today, with some (I hope) interesting stuff.
First, if you're following my Sentinels of New Orleans series, I have a scene snippet from RIVER ROAD on my official website , announce the winners of the giveaway for a signed cover flat, and talk about a surprise coming on Monday.
Second, if you've been following my Penton Legacy books (written under Susannah Sandlin)...
First, if you're following my Sentinels of New Orleans series, I have a scene snippet from RIVER ROAD on my official website , announce the winners of the giveaway for a signed cover flat, and talk about a surprise coming on Monday.
Second, if you've been following my Penton Legacy books (written under Susannah Sandlin)...
October 20, 2012
Q&A with #SF Author John Park (& Win Choice of ChiZine eBook!)
Today, I’m pleased to welcome author John Park for a rare Saturday Q&A on Preternatura! I'm excited about having John here because his debut release Janus, which came out in mid-September with ChiZine Publications, sounds like a great read that combines edgy science fiction with a tremendous inner journey for the characters. It's in my TBR stack and I'm anxious to get to it!John Park was born in England but moved to Vancouver in 1970 as a graduate student and has lived in Canada ever sinc...
October 19, 2012
Guest Post: S.G. Rogers, Literary Bonsai, & TOURNAMENT OF CHANCE
Quick commercial message: I'm at the
Heroes and Heartbreakers
website today, talking (yes, very tongue-in-cheek) about the Top 10 Love Stories by Stephen King. Check it out!
Today, I’m pleased to welcome author S.G. Rogers to Preternatura to talk about her new fantasy novel TOURNAMENT OF CHANCE—and you’ll have a chance to win a copy—alth...<![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>
Today, I’m pleased to welcome author S.G. Rogers to Preternatura to talk about her new fantasy novel TOURNAMENT OF CHANCE—and you’ll have a chance to win a copy—alth...<![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>
October 17, 2012
Q&A with #fantasy Author Jeffe Kennedy (& C*ntest)
Today, I’m pleased to welcome author Jeffe Kennedy to Preternatura to talk about ROGUE’S PAWN, the first book in her new Covenant of Thorns contemporary fantasy romance series. A resident of Santa Fe, N.M., Jeffe has two Maine coon cats and a border collie, which automatically wins points with me. You can read more about her at her website.
ABOUT ROGUE’S PAWN: This is no fairy tale...Haunted by nightmares of a black dog, sick to death of my mind-numbing career and heart-numbing fi...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>
CHRISTMAS IN DOGTOWN by Suzanne Johnson
I've had a few "secret projects" cooking on the back burners for a while, and today I'm excited to unroll the first. CHRISTMAS IN DOGTOWN is a novelette available now for download at Amazon HERE and later today at Barnes and Noble (I'll put up the link when it's available).
DOGTOWN is a standalone story about home and identity (and gators and gar balls). I hope you enjoy it! (Remember--if you don't have a Kindle or a Nook, you can download the free Kindle App to read K...
Preternatura Books Club: Meet Harry Dresden
First, a business note. The Susannah Sandlin ABSOLUTION tour continues today with a fun post at Midtown Underground , where vampires Will, Aidan and Mirren are talking about their favorite weapons. Head over and comment for, among other prizes, a Kindle Paperwhite or, if you prefer, a $100 gift card to an online bookseller of choice. The contest is international and ends on October 31. A NOTE OF APOLOGY: Absolution for Kindle had some formatting problems that created weird br...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>
October 15, 2012
Q&A with #UF Author Allison Pang (And Tour-wide G*veaway)
Today, I’d like to welcome author Allison Pang, a marine biologist-turned-novelist who lives in Virginia. A Trace of Moonlightis the third book in her Abby Sinclair series. You can find out more about Allison from her website.
ABOUT A TRACE OF MOONLIGHT: Abby’s pact with a daemon—whether or not she remembers making it—is binding, so she’d better count herself lucky that (in the words of a daemon who knows better) there’s nearly always a loophole. But her friends’ reckless att...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>
New Releases Oct. 16-23 and Reader's Choice C*ntest
Another kind of slow week in new release-land this week, although there are some interesting titles—like the first in a new series from Jocelynn Drake and check out Portlandtown, a zombie steampunk magical western I just finished and will review as soon as I can find a free blog day.
What do you want to read? As always, leave a comment telling me the book you’d most like to win (or the first in its series), and maybe random.org will make your wishes come true. International? Of c...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>
