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NOOK WINNER AND THE STORM THAT IS STERLING LAUNCH DAY at the Sourcebooks blog! And yes there are prizes!

***Additional note — I forgot to add my second stop today with prizes!

Happy Monday all! It's my launch day at the Casablanca blog today! visit and I have goodies to give out!

It's suppose to snow today and tomorrow and tomorrow's low before wind chill is — gulp – 9! I guess its better than the negative temps last year. I have never experienced negative before that. When you go out in 15 below you literally cannot breath. The schools called off classes several days because you could get frost bite in a minute flat. It was INSANE…

I also still have the HUGE basket at the RT blog! Entries are open until the 15th!



And now our Thrills and Chills contest winners!!

Jaci's Winner-Crystal: http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub...

Lisa's Winner-Cricket: http://inkstainedwriter.com

Shiloh's Winner (my) http://www.chaoscoffeeandabookshelf.com/

Ladies, each of you win a prize. If you'll contact me at shilohwalker(at)gmail.com with your author's name/Thrill's and Chill's in the subject line, I'll get you in touch with your author. Thanks so much for helping us spread the word.

And the winner of the Nook color….Alexandrea Ward:

Randomly drawn, with this comment from Lisa's blog:

Wow! A giveaway for a Nook. That's a big deal.

Alexandrea, if you can contact me, at the addy above, I'll be in touch shortly about getting your prize, the Nook Color, to you.

Again, thanks to everybody for entering!

–Have a good day everyone! And come see me at the Casa blog and at RT!:)

Welcome YA author Cat Kalen!

Hi all,

I'd like to say thank you to my good friend Lisa for hosting me on her blog this weekend. I'm very excited to be here and to tell you all about my YA debut Pride's Run.

Let me tell you a bit about me first. I write adult romance under two different pen names, Cathryn Fox and Taylor Keating. While I love telling those stories, I've always wanted to try my hand at young adult. Perhaps it's because I have two teenagers and I wanted to write something they'd enjoy reading.

Since I love writing werewolf stories, even in my adult books, I thought why not try it for the teenage crowd? When I sat down and thought about the story I wanted to write, I knew I wanted it to be dark, edgy, and full of danger as well as passion. I wanted to write about trust, sacrifice, death, and about a strong heroine finding love for the first time while she found out who she really was. And that's exactly what I did in Pride's Run.

I've never had a character speak to me quite the way Pride has. Pride is a tortured heroine who has been kept caged her whole life and her struggles touched me deeply. Not only did I care for her, I ached for her and there were times when I was telling her story that my heart broke for her. I put her in grave danger and gave her the inner strength to watch her fight her way out. Pride is my heroine and she never once let me down!

Pride's Run is an upper Young Adult story with crossover appeal to adults. So not only will your teens want to read it, you'll want to read it too.

Here's what reviewers are saying:

"Pride's Run – a YA paranormal action and romance. Pride is a werewolf who has grown up in captivity, forced to kill for her drug lord master, forced to turn on family and friends just to survive. Pride is finally pushed over the edge and decides to escape – it is then that she meets Logan, a boy that sees more than the killer inside her. But most of all this is the story of a girl who has to come to trust herself, to believe in herself as a hero, instead of as a failure." N.Cassidy

"Pride's Run is a dark and gritty read. Pride is faced with insurmountable odds. She's held captive in the "compound" and if she escapes her friends will pay a huge price. If she stays, she personally pays an even greater price. The story had me on the edge of my seat. I really enjoyed it." R.Lees

"Shapeshifter Pride is a seventeen-year-old girl who has been raised in captivity as a killing machine. When her cruel master decides it's time to tame her, unless she wants to be broken her only option is to run. She knows running will bring harm to people who are already suffering but she's left with no choice. These same people willingly make sacrifices in order for her to win freedom for them all.

Her chance for escape comes when she's sent to capture a shapeshifter named Logan, a boy who represents everything she'd like to be. Although the attraction is instant and mutual, Logan is a long time gaining her trust. The fact that he has secrets of his own and is unwilling to share them makes it more difficult for her to believe in him.

This debut YA novel by the talented Cat Kalen will appeal to teens and adults alike. I stayed awake well into the morning hours in order to finish it." P.Altenburg

To read an excerpt please go to www.catkalen.com

Pride can be purchased here:

Amazon

Smashword

All Romance Ebooks

I hope you enjoy Pride's adventure and would love to hear from you.

You can contact me at www.catkalen.com

Twitter, @catkalen

You can also find me on facebook.

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It's Friday Friday Friday…cheat day…eat what I want day….contest day!!

I love my Friday cheat days. No gym. Lots of junk food. It's Olive Garden and sticky pastries and French Fries at midnight. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. The rest of the week is hummus and crackers and protein drinks.

This is how I feel at the end of Friday when I am a fat cat though I don't have the beer. There is NO room for beer lol! Imagine if that beer was a big bag of chocolate. Then that picture would nail my Friday evening!

–So you STILL have lots of chances to win. The Romantic Times Contest to win a HUGE basket of goodies! Open until the 15th.

–The NOOK contest is live through Sunday so get on over to Jaci Burton's blog and enter!

–Also I didn't post this yesterday but sharing GHOST STORIES HERE! Love to hear yours!

Then today I am giving away some vampires and some hot army men at UNITED BY BOOKS

Have a great Friday everyone!

Final day to win the Nook Color with myself, @JaciBurton@ShilohWalker!

NOOK COLOR CONTEST!!! You know you want to win! This is your last chance to enter!!! LAST CHANCE!

Go to Jaci Burton's blog and all you have to do is comment to enter.

Then I am also at Literal Book Addiction for a chat tonight at 8 Central time — LOTS of Prizes!! LOTS!

The RT Basket is still up for grabs so GO HERE to enter to win!

Finally a fun blog post and prizes HERE today

That's a lot of chances to win prizes!!!

More chances to win prizes, a cool new book from my pal Donna Grant and more!

Hi everyone! We are in the middle of a blizzard so I hope to stay on the internet today. We shall see! BLIZZARD! IT was 70 two days ago!

Places you can win fun prizes!

FUN contest and post! HERE

Cool contest and interview! HERE

and

HERE – the RT basket I am giving away is big and filled with TONS of goodies!

AND…guess what? It's Donna Grant's wedding anniversary!! WOOHOO! And she has amazing new covers on her website AND a new release! SO help her celebrate her wedding anniversary by going and buying her new release! Before I share the release — Donna and I have a huge contest coming up. Godiva, Honey Baked Ham and a Kindle Fire! Oh yeah!! WE DO! More soon!

I stole Donna's blog post from yesterday! ME EVIL…but its a great excerpt you want to read!

SO from Donna's Blog…

I'm so happy that my Sisters of Magic trilogy is once more avaiable, beginning with Shadow Magic! This trilogy is a historical paranormal set in Medieval England. It's one of the rare stories that I didn't set in Scotland.

So, here's the blurb for the first book.

With a past soaked in sin and darkness slowly closing in around him to claim his soul, Drogan only wants to live his life in solitude. Years in the king's service and his numerous deeds directed by the crown have left Drogan with horrendous nightmares and immeasurable guilt…

Serena is a witch, cursed and forever alone. She accepts her future. Until she meets Drogan. With Drogan a passion deep and unyielding awakens inside her. She is willing to sacrifice herself for his love, but can he put his past to rest and embrace the future?

Buy link: | Kindle |

Excerpt…

Serena leaned her head back and let the wind enfold her. The chill of the breeze made her wish she had thought to bring her cloak, but she had needed a quick escape from the great hall, from Drogan and his searching brown eyes. She ventured onto the battlements where she knew she could be alone. She loved looking out over Hawthorne and its people from the lofty perch.

She lifted her gaze and stared at the inky sky as the stars twinkled overhead. It was a full moon, and its bright light illuminated everything in its soft glow.

But she had no need of a light to know when Drogan drew near. She sensed him. She lowered her head to look at the land that was Gerard's by birthright, but hers in God's eyes.

"Hello, Lord Drogan," she said without turning around.

He stepped beside her and placed his hands on the stone wall. "How did you know it was me?"

"You have a very unique scent. The sandalwood is very strong, but I also smell traces of pine and a hint of cinnamon." She kept her eyes straight ahead, afraid to look at him.

Afraid of what she might see in his beautiful eyes. But more afraid of what she might do just to have him touch her.

"Do I unsettle you?" he asked quietly. "I have a feeling you don't care for me."

His statement surprised her so much, she swiveled her head to him. She stared at his profile for a moment. "It is the truth. You do unsettle me, but not for the reason you think. You are a good man, my lord."

"You say that as if you know it to be true."

"Because I do know it to be true."

His golden brown eyes shifted to her. "How do you know that? Because Gerard and Maris said so?"

"Actually, nay. I know it because I feel it." She reached up and placed her hand over her heart. "Here."

As soon as she touched him she knew she'd done the wrong thing. Something strong, something primal moved between them. It was heat, it was passion. And it doomed her.

"What are you?" he whispered, eyes narrowed on her in puzzlement.

Serena quickly dropped her arm and fisted her hand to keep the warmth of him against her as long as possible. "I am a woman."

He snorted. "You are much more than that," he said and turned to look at the land again.

Serena sighed and leaned against the battlement wall. She didn't move away from Drogan, although she should have. Every fiber of her being screamed to run as far away from Drogan as she could. She'd always listened to her conscious. Why would she ignore it now?

But she knew the answer. It was the desire, the need she felt inside Drogan. The longer she stood beside him, the more she sealed her fate.

"I am a bana‐bhuidseach."

"What is that?" he asked as his gaze swiveled to her.

"It is Gaelic for witch."

You know you want it !! Go fourth and buy! Happy day all!

I'll post some blizzard pictures later!

Important Update for tonight's Chat

Hello everyone, due to some unforseen situations Lisa is unable to make tonight's chat. It has been rescheduled for Thursday night at 8pm EST.  Please help us to let others know and make sure to mark your calendar's for Thursday night!

 

Thank you so much!

Posted by WendyK for Lisa Renee Jones.

Another chance to win the NOOK COLOR and Sterling release day! YAY!

Today is the BIG DAY. The Storm that is Sterling is officially released!

I have so much going on today!

Want to win the NOOK COLOR? Go over to Shiloh's blog and read about STERLING and comment for your chance to win. This is the last of two chances to enter before we draw the winner!



Then I have an interview and contest will be posted at Book Monster Reviews http://bookmonsterreviews.blogspot.com/



Then I have a LIVE Chat will be from 8-9pm EST over on the LITERAL ADDICTION website with prizes!

This is the link for the chat – http://www.literaladdiction.com/author-chat.php#/general/

The chat is Java enabled so you must have Java installed. If you do have Java there is a good chance you will have to update it. It does NOT work with Internet Explorer 8 or 9 so use any other web browser. Firefox, Google Chrome and older versions of Internet Explorer work fine.

Sterling is here!

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Today's Happy Halloween contest and tomorrow another chance to win a Nook!

Today I am HERE http://mybookaddictionandmore.com/

Tomorrow I will be at Shiloh Walker's blog with one of only a few more chances for you to enter to win the NOOK COLOR!

And tomorrow I will be at Book Monsters Reviews with a chat that evening to celebrate guess what? THE RELEASE OF STERLING!!! YAY! He was already on the Barnes and Noble shelves this weekend which made me grin from ear to ear! The first is the official release date though. So lots of fun that day!

Happy Halloween!

Wanna Win?

Here is a Saturday contest chance to win!!

Come see me HERE

And look look YAY!

Books – N – Kisses Zodius feature today and if you see Sterling on shelves…

Hi everyone and happy Saturday. I am spending the day with TROY from HOT VAMPIRE TOUCH and with Kelly HERE — come visit!

And if you see Sterling on the shelf this weekend please email me a picture. I would love to see! It's still early but I hear its on some shelves. YAY!

lisarenjones@gmail.com

Saw Paranormal activity last night. It was pretty good. Not as good as two. I keep seeing previews of the next Twilight movie. Am I the only one not interested in seeing Bella get pregnant and having it drug out for two movies? My excitement has been smashed by the seemingly empty plot line for the next two movies. Sadly I think I am over it.

I am looking forward to this one! I love Ben Stiller and with Eddie Murphy its going to be great I hope!