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YA Review and Contest: SHATTERED DREAMS by Ellie James

Iwas anxious to read this new YA paranormal that is set in post-Katrina NewOrleans…a setting I know well, right? So it means I'm going to probably betougher on it than I would on a book set in, say, Zanzibar or Portland. So,read on to see what I thought of it. And if you'd like to win a copy, leave acomment at the end!
ABOUT THEBOOK: Sixteen-year-old Trinity Monsour wants nothing morethan to live a normal life. But that isn't as easy as it seems. Trinity isdifferent. She is special. She sees v...

New Releases Dec. 7-16 and TRUE Reader's Choice

Talkabout feast or famine—sheesh! Last week's Reader's Choice was a feast…thisweek…well, not so much. So just because it's the season of giving, if nothingon this paltry little list strikes your fancy, this week we'll have a trueReader's Choice—any book you want, new or old. I only ask that it be less thanUS$15 or thereabouts so I can still buy my elderly mother some socks forChristmas J Heh.

Asalways, Reader's Choice is an international giveaway, so dig in…and tell mewhat YOU want to read!
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From the ROYAL STREET Playlist--and Did You Win a Book This Week?

HappySunday!
Occasionally,I like to share some music from my RoyalStreet playlist…actually, today's song is on the whole series playlist. Thesong is called "La Ballade de Jean Batailleur" by Zachary Richard, and is thesong I play when I'm writing scenes for one particular character who, by thethird book, is in very deep emotional trouble. The lyrics speak of pure anguish(if you speak French, warning: there's an F-bomb in here). If you don't speakFrench and would like to see the lyrics you can...

And the New Gently Used Kindle Owner Is...

I'm such a tease!

I'll be back on Sunday with a list of this week's book winners, but I do have a special Saturday giveaway. Last month, when I indulged myself with a new Kindle Fire, I began a month-long contest to win my gently used Kindle Wi-Fi, and so today I'd like to thank everyone who commented and entered, and congratulate

JENNIFER K
as the winner! I'll be in touch shortly to work out mailing details, Jenn! Looks like my little Kindle is headed for Canada :-)
Again, thanks to everyone...

First Sentences Friday, and Last Chance for the Kindle

I'm behind on my reading and drowning in books....and you know what that means--time to clean house with a five-book giveaway! It's also the last day to get your entries in to win my gently used Kindle Wi-Fi. Read on...

Here's the game: Match the five first sentences of these novels with the title/author, and post in a comment. I'll choose one set of correct answers (cheating is always acceptable--LOL) to win the five books. Plus, you'll be entered to win my Kindle. For three additional Kindle...

Review and Giveaway: SHIELD OF FIRE, by Boone Brux

It'sThursday, it's cold, so what better time than a fiery paranormal romance frommy author buddy Boone Brux, who lives in Alaska and would snort fireballs tohear me complaining because it's forty-nine degrees. (But, it's a scientificfact that Southerners have thinner blood and therefore cannot tolerate coldweather.) Boone's debut novel, Shield of Fire, was released on Tuesday and it'sa great paranormal fantasy. Want to win a copy? Read on!-THE OFFICIALBLURB:Protectinghumans is the Bringers'...

Royal Street Photo Album: Sweet Home New Orleans

Since the Preternatura Book Club is on hiatus until January, I'm taking this time to share some of the places that play a part in my upcoming urban fantasy, Royal Street.

The lead character in the Sentinels of New Orleans series is Drusilla Jane Jaco, aka DJ, who lives in an area in New Orleans called Uptown. Now, for those of you unversed in the NOLAsphere, New Orleans is actually a conglomeration of about 63 distinctive neighborhoods, each of which has its own personality, style, and sometim...

YA Review and Giveaway: OBSIDIAN by Jennifer Armentrout

 I'vebeen grinning as several of you who've already entered the Reader's Choicegiveaway this week said you wanted Jennifer Armentrout's Obisidian because…well, here it is again! So if you want this one, youhave two chances to win it this week!
THE OFFICIALBLURB:Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before mysenior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internetaccess, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with hislooming height...

New Releases Dec. 1-6 and Reader's Choice Giveaway

Takea deep breath…it's going to be a heck of a week as publishers try to cram in asmany December releases as possible before the holidays! So get out your list,check it twice, and tell Santa to get busy. Oy! Okay, and I'll help Santa outby sending one of you the book of your choice.

Asalways, Reader's Choice is an international giveaway, so dig in. (And if a bookin a series catches your eye, you can always request the first in the seriesinstead.)
*Genrekey (at the end of each listing)...

Seven-Sentence Sunday (and Did You Win a Book This Week?)

 HappySunday!


First, thanks to Constant Reader Roger for letting me know that Royal Street is a "Top 12 for 2012" pick by Abigail over at the wonderful All Things Urban Fantasy blog--how cool is that?! You can see it HERE. Also, the blog is collecting votes as part of its annual cover awards, and Royal Street is one of the "Sneak Peek" nominees--I hope you'll go over and vote! The link is HERE. 
I'mnot really organized enough to officially join the Six-Sentence Sunday project—authorssign up...