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January 5, 2012
And the last batch…The Departed… Giveaway
Last round…(FYI, the winner must check back to claim the prize-if you think you might forget, try setting up a google alert. It's easy, I promise…) Also, because I've been emailed/asked… all entries made be made via the comments section of the blog. Not thru email/Goodreads, etc.
Also included, but not shown…some random swag, bookmarks, pens, trading cards, etc.
From THE DEPARTED
Say something, he thought. Stop her, damn it. His mind was a raw, ragged wound and today, of all days—shit, today, yesterday, it was the worst possible time for him to be trying to think of something coherent to say to anybody. Especially the person who mattered to him the most. Dez.
But he had to say something. He just didn't know what. Didn't know what to think. His mind went blank. Words, the easy glib lines he could always hand out whenever he needed to do whatever he needed to do—they failed him. He needed to talk, needed to say something, but he couldn't.
He had to do something, though, and he had to do it fast, because if he let her leave this time, he wasn't going to have a chance in hell of getting her. Keeping her. And he was finally starting to realize that was exactly what he needed to do—what he wanted, what he absolutely must have.
Otherwise, he was going to turn into one of those shadows that haunted her. Maybe a living, breathing one, but everything that made him live would be gone.
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These are books I've picked up to give away. And here's your chance to win them.
To enter, name an author you've discovered in 2011 that you love. Mine would be Thea Harrison. :-) The other authors are ones I've already read & enjoyed…before 2011. Well, except the author of Hunter's Fall… not too sure about her. 
All names entered will go into the pot. One winner will be drawn at the end of the contest and posted here. Make sure you read my disclaimer-the winner is responsible for checking back to see if they've won- (hint…you can always set up a google seach for your name/whatever handle you see use. Good way to keep track of contests).
Entering means you agree to the rules and that you've read the disclaimer.
More prizes will be randomly added with each giveaway post. (Or that's the plan…) Entries must be made at my blog, not via facebook, twitter, GR, etc).
One winner will be drawn from all the names posted, and one winner will get the entire stash of goodies from the random giveaways posted here over the past few weeks. The name should be posted next week and you have two weeks to contact me to claim the prize, as per my disclaimer.
January 4, 2012
Cut it off! Cut it off! #helpingout #soldiers
Okay, so we had a name from a while back… a marine by the name of Anthony Raymond. I can't find the original post-I think it's one of the ones that got lost during my move.
Anyway…He was stationed with a unit that didn't get much mail or anything and we posted his name/unit here.
So today I get an email from my friend Kelley…
This was a forwarded part of the message:
She said, "Tony called. He said, 'Mom, you can't believe it! I must've received 100 boxes and given away more than 50 pounds of chocolate—Reese's pieces! But tell them to stop sending them!'"…
…(cut some of the email out, not sure if it's personal data or not)
a huge group of Marines was made very happy this holiday. He was very surprised because he hardly ever got anything during the other 4 or 5 deployments. It was depressing to be a leader and have the men share with him rather than the other way around.
I know some of you send stuff out…whoever sent something, thank you. You're awesome…but Tony's gotta head back soon, so we need to stop now. Whoever sent something…you're amazing. Thanks so much.
FYI… per their requests, solider requests aren't to be posted on FB.
Wicked Reads… in print
January 3, 2012
The Departed…
This book happened because people asked me questions. I've blogged about that somewhere or other… I think Smexy Books is one of the places. You can read about it tomorrow. ( I think…?)
But in short, this book happened because people kept asking about Taylor.
He was a guy who wasn't ever going to have a story. Because I didn't like him. I met him in THE MISSING and that should have been the end of him until Jillian's story. Yes, I do plan on telling one for her.
He's a jerk. To be blunt…I just saw him as an asshole. A cold, unfeeling asshole.
But other people wanted to know why he was the way he was. And after you get asked why so many times, well…at least for me, it made me wonder.
And once I started to wonder?
Well…there's a story. If you want to know it, though, you'll have to read it…and it's out today.
A LIFELONG OBSESSION
FBI Special Agent Taylor Jones has made it his mission to save those in harm's way by any means necessary—including employing psychic agents like Desiree "Dez" Lincoln, who can communicate with the disembodied spirits of the dead. Taylor is haunted by his own ghost, his kid sister, gone missing at age six. For a quarter of a century he has been tortured by her loss and the mystery of her disappearance.
A NIGHT'S INDISCRETION
When Dez is seriously wounded, Taylor can no longer hide his feelings for her. Getting involved could spell disaster for both of them—not to mention those who rely on them for help—but once Dez lays her hands on him, he can't resist the fierce attraction. But after giving in to his desires, Taylor pulls back, and Dez strikes out on her own.
AN INESCAPABLE PASSION
Responding to the call of another anguished spirit, Dez is led to Taylor's old hometown. As the two are forced to come together to save a girl in peril, Dez may be able to help Taylor finally find the answers he's been looking for…
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January 2, 2012
The Departed…Giveaway…Day 6
Next Round! (FYI, the winner must check back to claim the prize-if you think you might forget, try setting up a google alert. It's easy, I promise…) Also, because I've been emailed/asked… all entries made be made via the comments section of the blog. Not thru email/Goodreads, etc.
From THE DEPARTED…
"Several million people live inVirginia,"Taylorpointed out.
"True." Blake leaned forward, elbows braced on his knees. "But several million people don't have a rep for being psychic, do they?"
Shit. Taylor met Blake's gaze. "You realize if you go around handing out stories like that, you'll get laughed off the police department, right? And, Blake? If you can't hold a job with the French Lick Police Department, you aren't going to find another police department willing to hire you, I don't think."
"Is that a threat?" Blake stared at him, his gaze flat. And rather unimpressed,Taylorthought.
"Just a comment—pointing out the obvious." He sighed and rubbed his hands over his face.
Blake snorted. "Do I look stupid to you? I don't plan on spouting any sort of shit. Like you . . . I'm just pointing out what's obvious to me. Smoke follows fire and all that. Your girl? She's smoke. Which means, she's following fire."
"Fire?"Taylorstared at Blake.
"Yeah. Meaning Mark." He stood up and glanced down the hall. "He used to be a good kid. Maybe he still is, I don't know. But if she's hanging out here around him, well, my gut tells me there's trouble."
Taylorfollowed Blake's gaze and saw Dez as she cut down the hall—not toward him, but a different way.
"So. Is there trouble?"
Taylor sighed. "With Dez, there's almost always trouble."
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I got the Monica Burns book at Lori Fosters… one of the swag giveaways I meant to do and never did. So now it could be yours. Also? Allison Brennan and Teresa Mederios. Two authors I adore. I bought those and they can be yours.
To enter, just tell me a couple of authors you'd share with the world. I just listed two, but I'll list a few more… Nora Roberts, SL Vieh in all her incarnations, Ilona Andrews, Stacia Kane and… I must add Thea Harrison. She's quickly climbing up on my list.
All names entered will go into the pot. One winner will be drawn at the end of the contest and posted here. Make sure you read my disclaimer-the winner is responsible for checking back to see if they've won- (hint…you can always set up a google seach for your name/whatever handle you see use. Good way to keep track of contests).
Entering means you agree to the rules and that you've read the disclaimer.
More prizes will be randomly added with each giveaway post. (Or that's the plan…) Entries must be made at my blog, not via facebook, twitter, GR, etc)
December 31, 2011
Young Survivors…
So in the giveaway where I was going to donate money… it was pretty close, 21 for Young Survivors, 14 for Kiva and 15 for World Vision.
But the Young Survivors had it. So I just donated $50. :) Thanks guys!
From their site…
Also… did $25 to Kiva… helped fund a loan for a lady who runs a small business in Sierra Leone, and $25 to World. Vision. Thanks, guys… 
Saturday Snippets
Endings…Have a Happy & Safe New Year…
She caught his hand. "Anna's gone."
More authors doing the snippets
Lauren Dane
Rhian Cahill
Eliza Gayle
Selena Blake
Anne Rainey
Jody Wallace
Lissa Matthews
Mari Carr
McKenna Jeffries
Myla Jackson
Taige Crenshaw
Alison Kent
Delilah Devlin
Shelli Stevens
HelenKay Dimon
December 30, 2011
The Friday 56
…Hunter's Rise
Hey, I'm editing it… it's handy.
But the second Toronto pushed through the door, the
game was up.
They were the only non- mortals in there and although
Toronto could mask his presence pretty damn well, Bobby
was a werewolf— weak, but still were.
At a table off in the corner, Bobby sat rigidly, eyes on the
floor.
Gazes skittered toward Toronto and then away. Unlike
Bobby, they didn't know what he was. They just recognized
trouble.
About the Friday 56
Grab the book nearest you. Right now
Turn to page 56.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.
Post a link along with your post back to this blog.
Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.
