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New Releases Sept. 23-30 and Reader's Choice C*ntest

First, a commercial message. Will and Aidan, two of the vampires from my Penton Legacy trilogy (written as Susannah Sandlin) are over at the Grave Tells website today, being silly. Will's answering questions, and I'm giving away winner's choice of a Redemption print book, ebook, or audiobook. So head off to enter! (The contest says ebook, but it's your choice.)

Last week of the month, and here we go round in circles. Lots of releases this week, and next week? Holy cannoli, Batman!...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Scene Snippet Sunday (& W*nners): The Greater Mississippi River Nympths

Welcome to scene-snippet Sunday! Today, I have a bit of a scene from RIVER ROAD, which comes out November 13, although you can preorder it, you know :-) and if you were to do so and email to let me know, I might just send you one of my nifty new double-sided bookmarks :-)
Anyway, a lot of RIVER ROAD has to do with the various water species that have moved into New Orleans since Katrina (plus some who were already living among us), including the nymphs, who have become loosely organized under t...

Tigers for the Win! (Last Chance to Enter)

First, a commercial interruption...I'm teaching my Quilting 101: Patchworking the Perfect Plot online class through the South Louisiana chapter of RWA in October. The class starts October 1 and runs through the month. It's a pretty intensive class (it will be conducted through a Yahoo loop) but you will end up with a good working outline for a novel and get lots of feedback from me, of course. Click HERE to sign up. You don't have to be an RWA member to take the class.

Yes, it's football seaso...

#YA Friday: W*n ADVENT by James Treadwell

I’m really anxious to read today’s featured book, James Treadwell’s debut novel Advent. It has magic in it, and I love me some magic. And there might be time-travel, and alternate futures and all kinds of intriguing stuff. It’s the first in a new trilogy. See what you think, and weigh in to be entered to win a copy!
ABOUT THE BOOK: "A drowning, a magician's curse, and a centuries-old secret. "1537. A man hurries through city streets in a gathering snowstorm, clutching...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

#PNR Thursday: W*n CHOSEN by Sable Grace

Ready for some gods and goddesses? Today's featured book is CHOSEN, the third book in Sable Grace’s Dark Breed series (each works as a standalone). This is a new series and author for me (“authors,” actually, as Sable Grace is the pen name for the writing team of Heather Waters and Laura Barone). See what you think, and weigh in to be entered to win a copy!
ABOUT THE BOOK: The ranks of tough, beautiful, and sexy heroines who battle supernatural evil have grown si...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

#PNR Tuesday: W*n CHOSEN by Sable Grace

Ready for some gods and goddesses? Today's featured book is CHOSEN, the third book in Sable Grace’s Dark Breed series (each works as a standalone). This is a new series and author for me (“authors,” actually, as Sable Grace is the pen name for the writing team of Heather Waters and Laura Barone). See what you think, and weigh in to be entered to win a copy!
ABOUT THE BOOK: The ranks of tough, beautiful, and sexy heroines who battle supernatural evil have grown si...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Preternatura Books Club: A Different Take on Shapeshifters?

Welcome back to the Preternatura Book Club! We'll be talking about topics that are related to the book we're reading but are general enough for you to pipe up and voice an opinion.

First, if you have a chance, head over to the awesome  Grave Tells website today, where Molly is reviewing Redemption, the first in my Penton Legacy paranormal romance series. 
Now...book club...Each book read will last four weeks, which is a much faster schedule than we've done on previous book...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

Q&A with #UF Author Alex Hughes & W*n CLEAN

Today, I’d like to welcome to Preternatura a fellow Southern author, Alex Hughes, whose debut urban fantasy, Clean, was released on Sept. 4 by Roc. Clean is the first in a new series by Alex, who lives in the metro Atlanta area. You can learn more from Alex’s website. http://www.ahugheswriter.com/.
Want to check out CLEAN? Read on…
ABOUT CLEAN:  I used to work for the Telepath's Guild before they kicked me out for a drug habit that wasn't entirely my fault. Now I work for the...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

New Releases Sept. 15-22 and Reader's Choice C*ntest

First, head over to my official websiteto read a new short story set in the Royal Street world. It’s a prequel about Alex and Jake Warin when they were teenagers.
Kind of a slowish week in new releases…and you know what that means. Next week, kind of huge. Week after next? Mind-bogglingly huge! So let’s enjoy a slower week and maybe the choice will be easier.
Which book would you most like to read? As always, leave a comment telling me the book you’d most like to win (or the first...<![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>

A Free ROYAL STREET Prequel (& Weekly W*nners)

Ready for a new read? Today, I'm rolling out, for a limited time, a prequel story to Royal Street called "Rivalry." You can find it in the tabs on my official website, so I hope you'll go and check it out!

In the meantime, I have two weeks' worth of winners to announce, so here goes. If you see your name, please email your appropriate mailing info to me HERE .

* JC won Carnival of Souls in the Sept. 1-6 Reader's Choice contest. Choice of print or digital.

* SANDY G won her choice of books from th...