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Welcome KT Grant (With Contest!)

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Hi everyone!

Normally, I do these interviews in my newsletter, but since my newest victim, K.T. Grant, has a book out that falls between them, I figured I’d subject her to my blog instead. I'm also going to give away a copy of her newest ebook, The Princess's Bride!

K.T., in case you aren't familiar, writes erotic romance and lesbian romance. I've read my share of m/m romance, but K.T.'s books are my first foray into the f/f subgenre. K.T. has been a huge supporter of my books, and I'm super happy to return the favor here on my blog, so here she is. Just leave a comment if you want to win her newest…a very spicy lesbian pirate romance!

On with it:

The Imp Round:

Favorite pizza toppings?

KT: Just cheese

Ale or lager?

KT: Ale… sweet summer ale.

Small purse or large tote?

KT: Large tote so I can carry all my books around

Mac or PC?

KT: Mac

Laptop or desktop?

KT: Laptop. Keeps my lap warm.

The Cruentus Round:

What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done to one of your characters?

KT: From The Princess's Bride. My sweet innocent heroine is kidnapped and held for ransom by her former lover who wants revenge. Former lover also wants to have her wicked way with my heroine.

The Bedim Round:

Which of your books contains the sexiest love scene?

KT: In my debut release, Lovestruck, my two heroines have some sexy times with a Jack Rabbit vibrator together.

The Sora Round:

Which of your books was the easiest to write?

KT: For the Love of Mollie was pretty easy to write since I had played the entire book in my head and just needed to get it written down on paper.

The Fallen Angel Round:

Which of your covers is your favorite? (I'm partial to The Princess's Bride!)

KT: For the Love of Mollie. My heroine Mollie, is curvy, and the female model on the cover shows that perfectly. (also has some nice man-titty to drool over)

The Seminus Round:

Who is your favorite Demonica brother? (What? You know I had to ask…)

KT: Eidolon from Pleasure Unbound. He's a sexy doctor who won't stop having sex with the heroine, Tayla, until she orgasms. And since she has problems with finding her "O", Eidolon has a lot cut out for him He's quite the giver!

Thanks for being with us, K.T!

Thank you my favorite author of hot demons ;)

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Okay, so just leave a comment about anything, maybe tell us if you've ever read an f/f romance before, and I'll announce a winner tomorrow!



Zoe Winters Winner!

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Zoe picked her winner, and it is: Comment #23, JoAnna B!

Please email her at: zoegrace25 AT gmail DOT com with your address to claim your prize.

Also, the Sin Undone blog tour has begun! Visit the participating blogs for interviews, reviews, and chances to win Sin Undone. Here are the ones who have already posted. Good luck!

http://www.maryinhb.blogspot.com

http://www.froggaritasbookcase.net

http://www.eclecticbooklover.com/

http://hangingwithbells.blogspot.com/

http://www.extremepersonalmeasures.com/

http://sensibleshoppers.blogspot.com/

http://www.rexrobotreviews.com

http://justanothernewblog.blogspot.com/

http://patricias-vampire-notes.blogspot.com

http://www.mybookaddictionandmore.wordpress.com

http://simplystacie.net

http://seductivemusings.blogspot.com/



Welcome Back Zoe Winters…and Giveaway!

Monday, August 30th, 2010

This week I have a special treat! Two guest authors who keep me entertained, whether I'm reading their books, following them on Twitter, or bantering in email.

Today, please welcome back Zoe Winters, and check out her most excellent contest!

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Hi, I'm Dayne Wickham, the hero of the first novella in Zoe Winters' book, Blood Lust. I offered to give Zoe a potion that would temporarily allow her to be in two places at once, but she has this weird thing about drinking potions. So here I am… covering for her.

I think she doesn't trust me with magic around her because she knows I'm jealous of her other male characters. She's got that ridiculous crush on Cain, which I completely don't understand. He's an incubus who kills every woman he sleeps with. Yeah, that's an attractive trait to have in a man. pffft.

And then there are the minor crushes she has on Anthony and Cole, who aren't as bad as Cain, but still. She likes her supernatural bad boys… demons, vampires, werewolves. But me, I'm just a magic user.

Hey, I can shoot a spark of glowing energy out of my hand and wrap people in a band of light. They can still say annoying things, but they aren't getting away. And I have a reputation. Despite this, apparently a sorcerer just isn't bad enough for her.

That's fine. I've got Greta, and I'm happy with her. But it still hurts to be ignored by your author. You know? Maybe I shouldn't be drinking so much. It turns me into a big emo pansy.

I know you didn't come here to hear a sob story, and my sinister reputation is going right out the window, but I needed to get that out. I'm a little bitter, and she probably should have trusted me with magic before she trusted me with a blog post.

Zoe was here a few weeks ago to promote the individual novellas that make up Blood Lust (Kept, Claimed, and Mated). But now, the collection is out in Ebook and finally in print. She's running a contest this week where you can win a free Amazon Kindle. She asked me to make sure people knew that the Kindle she's giving away will be the new generation with the free 3G, not the crappy one that just has the wireless. She was really insistent on this point.

She's also going to give away a signed copy of Blood Lust to one commenter she'll randomly select from the comments thread, here. I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have. Or, if Zoe can be bothered to tear herself from her other commitments, she might field some questions as well.

And now for the obligatory book description of Blood Lust:

It’s all about the blood…

Comprised of three novellas, Blood Lust gives readers a snapshot look at the world of the Preternaturals Series. (Future installments of the series will be novels.)

KEPT:

As a cat therian (shifter), Greta's blood is already sought after to enhance spells and potions, but due to a quirk of her birth, her blood is potent enough to kill for. When her tribe plans to sacrifice her, Greta must ally herself with Dayne, the dangerous local sorcerer, and the only person strong enough to protect her.

CLAIMED:

For a vampire, Anthony isn't a picky eater, but he's drawn to Charlee's blood more than any other. Like a fine wine saved for a special occasion, he's denied himself this pleasure. But one night, high from the potent magical blood of another, he claims his prize and loses control. Ashamed of almost killing the one woman who means anything to him, he wipes her memory of the event. When Charlee awakens with complete amnesia, Anthony is the only one who can clean up the mess he's made.

MATED:

Because of the vampiric blood that has run through her veins since birth, Jane has been a target for vampires who resent a human being "kindred." She's forced to disguise herself as a vampire groupie to appease them and safeguard her life. When she's abruptly given to Cole, the leader of the werewolf pack, to satisfy a gambling debt, she discovers the blood running through her veins has a far greater impact on her destiny than she ever imagined.

Print and ebook copies are available at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. (other retailers coming soon.)

Buy links are available from Zoe's blog (The top stickied Amazon contest post.)

You can find Zoe here:

Author Website
Author Blog
Twitter



Winners Announced!!!

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

OMG, you all are SO great! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for all the awesome discussion group questions! You came up with some really thought-provoking discussion points that I never in a million years would have come up with. YOU ROCK!!!!

Okay, so…because there were so many entries, I added extra prizes. Including another ARC and more totes. And with the totes will come some extra little goodies.

Last time I selected winners, I made my son do it, since he was grounded and I had hundreds of entries. Since I wasn't feeling particularly cruel this time around, I used Randomizer.org to select the winners. They are…

~Winners of the Sin Undone ARCs

Pamela (Spazp), Comment #2

Raonaid Luckwell Comment #71

~Winners of totebags & goodies are:

Billy-Jo Stead, comment #38

Yadira, comment #42

Theresa Navarro, comment #51

Tanya, comment #65

Joanna Kuang, comment #82

~Winner of choice of backlist book or tote:

Charlotte, comment #60

Winners, please email me using the contact link above with your physical mailing address. Charlotte, please let me know which of the four Demonica books you'd like, or if you'd prefer a tote.

Thanks again, everyone! I seriously have the best readers anywhere!!!!



Wanna Win A Sin Undone ARC?

Monday, June 14th, 2010

img_2283 Hi everyone!

Well, I need your help. I've been asked to provide book club discussion points for a reader's guide for Ecstasy Unveiled and Sin Undone. Very cool! Problem is, I have no idea what to ask, so that's where you come in.

I know you probably haven't read Sin Undone yet, so it's hard to come up with discussion questions to provide for a reader's group to discuss after they've read the book, but I'm still open to anything you can come up with. (These aren't questions TO ME — they are discussion points for readers who discuss the book in groups amongst themselves during and after they've read the books.)

If you haven't read either book, simply say so in the comments instead of posting a reader's group discussion question. For you, I'll include a special prize category.

Now, onto the prizes: I'm giving away an ARC of Sin Undone, plus a tote bag I had designed to match! One winner will get the ARC and tote, and two other winners will get a tote. One winner who hasn't read Ecstasy Unveiled and says so in the comments or puts the Demonica widget on the right side of this page on their webpage/blog will get their choice of a signed book or a tote bag.

So…all you have to do to be eligible to win one of the first three prizes is leave a comment with a discussion question that would be good for a reader's group that is reading Ecstasy Unveiled or Sin Undone. (Or, for the fourth prize, say you haven't read the books or post the widget to the right on your blog.)

An example of a discussion question is this, from The Stormchasers, by Jenna Blum: Charles and Karena have very different views about how Charles should manage his bipolarity: Karena insisting Charles seek medical help, Charles insisting on holistic and alternative measures. Whom do you tend to side with on this issue, Charles or Karena? Why?

Remember, the questions are for people who have already read the books in their readers' groups, so they know what happened. The purpose of the questions is to get people to discuss how they feel about the events in the books.

Okay, so have at it! I'll announce winners next weekend, so BE SURE to check back to see if you're a winner. I tend to forget to hunt people down.

Happy questioning! :grin:

Updated to add: Apologies for all the updates on the post (if you have a feed, you're getting a MILLION changes to the post! I just wanted to clarify some of my confusing points and fix a couple of dumb mistakes I made!)

*NOTE: COMMENTS ARE TURNED OFF…CONTEST IS OVER*



Win The Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance!

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

specops12523 passionate stories of hard-hitting love…

Stirring romance featuring the heroes of the Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Air Force Pararescue, the Green Berets, the Army Rangers and other special forces: men and women who live and fight in extreme danger to preserve our freedoms, defenders and protectors of all we hold dear.

This collection includes the work of bestselling romance writers such as Shannon K. Butcher and Stephanie Tyler and Larissa Ione, writing as Sydney Croft. Sydney Croft’s special forces couple, Annika and Creed, work for the Agency for Covert Rare Operatives (ACRO), all of whose members have special powers, while Shannon K. Butcher’s hero is an ex-Navy SEAL. But these fighting men and women have a gentler, protective side; hard-edged weapons when on active duty, they can be caring lovers, of special forces teammates or the civilians they protect.

Contains Sydney Croft's story, Code Word Storm.

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Hi everyone!

If you hop over to the Access Romance blog and leave a comment, you could win a copy of The Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance! Just be sure to check back tomorrow to see if you won.

Hope you're having a great week!



Interview/Giveaway and News!

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Just popping in real quick to let you know about an interview and giveaway at the Book-Faery blog! There are also reviews for all four Demonica books…worth checking out. Very nice reviews!

Also…the good news: Got word today that the release date for Eternal Rider (the first Lords of Deliverance book) has been moved up! It'll now be released in March instead of April. Yay! of course, that means I need to get my butt in gear! :grin:



WE WON!!!!

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

ecstacy-unveiled_125 :laugh: :cool: :grin: :tongue:

You did it! I've been begging for votes for weeks, and you guys never got tired or annoyed…at least, you didn't show it! :grin: And you voted for Ecstasy Unveiled and got me through each round of the DABWAHA tournament.

Then, tonight…you got Lore to take the whole thing!

You. Are. Awesome!

THANK YOU!!!!!!! I seriously have the best friends and readers!!!

Virtual cake and champagne all around! :laugh:

(And since virtual isn't a whole lot of fun, I'll have to have a real celebration soon…once I get past this deadline. We'll have a real blog party!)

Thanks again, everyone!!!!!!



Championship Round…Need Your Votes!!!!

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Okay, this is it. The championship round in DABWAHA! If I win I get bragging rights! If I lose…I'll well, I won't have bragging rights.

Yup, there's a lot at stake here. :laugh:

I need your help big time on this one. I'm currently pretty far behind, so I could use some votes if you get a chance!

Vote Ecstasy Unveiled here!

:grin:



DABWAHA Again!

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Hi everyone!

Hope you had a nice Easter! We didn't do much — my son is too old for Easter egg hunts, and the weather wasn't great anyway, so we had a quiet day. We have lots of BBQ leftovers though! :grin:

Now that the weekend is over, it's DABWAHA time again, and Ecstasy Unveiled has made it to the final four thanks to all your votes! Now we're trying to get Lore to the final two, the championship!

So if you have a second to vote, Ecstasy Unveiled is up against Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins. I haven't read her, but I saw Catching Fire in Sam's Club on Friday and picked up the book because now I'm curious. :cool:

So anyway, here's the link to vote!

Thanks to everyone who got the book this far!!!!



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