On this side of the pond, Immortal Rider released last week, and this week my US readers gave me an early Christmas present — they put Immortal Rider on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists!!! I can't thank you enough!!!!

I had a really great release week (with one exception I'll tell you about in a minute,) between awesome reviews, bestseller lists, and an appearance in A Klingon Christmas Carol. Folks, if you haven't seen A Klingon Christmas Carol, I urge you to do it if you can. Even my mom, who isn't a Star Trek fan, LOVED it. I got to play a Klingon in a fun scene, and I even had a line — in Klingon! It was AWESOME. And yeah, this is me as a Klingon (makeup and costume wasn't quite finished yet. I'll share more pics later!)

Now for the exception to my great week I mentioned above.

Okay, so remember Hexe, our new puppy? Well, I'm SUPER picky about what I feed her, from her regular food to her treats. She gets nothing that isn't all natural, no grains, and has to be made in the US. I learned my lesson with a diabetic cat that a pet's health can truly suffer from diet (I even have an entire section on my website dedicated to feline nutrition.)

So anyway, Hexe got a treat that was supposedly made from quality, all natural ingredients. And ingredients I THOUGHT came from the US. Turns out, the chicken used in the treats was from China. The FDA has issued a warning about chicken treats made in China (which includes the chicken wrapped veggies and fruits that are so popular.)

I gave Hexe ONE teeny Waggin Train treat, and an hour later, she was vomiting. She vomited nonstop all day, all night, and into the morning the next day. She was horribly sick, so I rushed her to the vet. Turns out that another dog was there with the same problem…same brand of treats.

Hexe is doing better now, but it was scary. She's still on meds and needs tests to make sure her kidneys are okay. And don't think that if you've been feeding your pets these treats for months or years that they must be fine — apparently, the effects of whatever is in these treats can be cumulative, resulting in renal failure and other problems WAY too early in a pet's life.

PLEASE heed the FDA warning and don't feed treats imported from China. It's scary stuff, and it's real. My vet bill will attest to that. It's way cheaper to throw out the treats than to pay vet bills.

Okay, so scary stuff aside, it's been a good week, and I want to thank everyone who has bought Immortal Rider. Your support means so much — and it's the reason I keep writing!

(((HUGS!!!)))

Four chances to win an autographed totebag full of good stuff!

Visit Larissa Ione’s Facebook page. Click the LIKE button (if you haven’t already). Find her Note with this contest announcement and SHARE it on your Facebook page. Be sure to add a comment to Larissa’s Note, letting her know you’ve shared the link so she can make sure you’re entered for the contest. Then, on November 22, 2011 – release day for IMMORTAL RIDER! – Larissa will draw one random winner from the eligible entries.

Visit Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed Series Facebook page. Click the LIKE button (if you haven’t already). Find her Note with this contest announcement and SHARE it on your Facebook page. Be sure to add a comment to Lara’s Note, letting her know you’ve shared the link so she can make sure you’re entered for the contest. Then, on December 5, 2011 – release day for A TASTE OF MIDNIGHT! – Lara will draw one random winner from the eligible entries.

Sign up for Larissa’s website newsletter (if you’re not already subscribed). On December 1, 2011, Larissa will draw one random winner from all active subscribers of her newsletter.

Sign up for Lara’s website newsletter (if you’re not already subscribed). On December 5, 2011, Lara will draw one random winner from all active subscribers of her newsletter.

Note: Picture shows two totebags to show both sides of the totes. Prize is for ONE double-sided totebag autographed by both authors and is filled with items shown plus extras including signed copies of Lara Adrian's DEEPER THAN MIDNIGHT and KISS OF MIDNIGHT.

This contest is open to both US and international entries, but void where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary. One entry per person, per contest (four contests here mean four entries.) Winners will be notified on Facebook and via author newsletter. If winner does not respond with mailing address within thirty (30) days of notification, another winner will be selected by random drawing for the unclaimed prize. Good luck to everyone!

For quite a while now, I've tried to explain why my ebook versions of my books released on the first of the month, while the print version released earlier (usually,) on the Tuesday before the first. It's a long story, but it all had to do with internal contracts and legalities, and crap that was taking forever to get ironed out. But my publisher assured me that they were working on it. Trust me, it was frustrating for them too, because they WANT to sell ebooks.

Well, guess what?

Immortal Rider comes out on November 22nd. The print book AND the ebook!

I am SO excited! Like, jumping around the house, screaming at the top of my lungs, excited.

I want to thank all my awesome readers for their patience and understanding. You guys rock!!!!!

The latest installment of Demonica: Overkill is now available. Just click here to get to the page!

Also, thanks to everyone who bought Supernatural over the last couple of weeks! I've been hearing awesome things from readers about it, and because of you, we hit the USA Today bestseller list. Thank you!!!!

I seriously have the best readers. I appreciate every purchase, every review, every word spoken to spread the word about my books. You guys rock…hard!!!!

Hugs!!!!

Have you been dying for more Demonica? Well, you're in luck, because today the Supernatural anthology releases, and in it is Vampire Fight Club, the story of Nathan Sabine, who runs an underground, underworld fight club, and Vladlena, a nurse at Underworld General who must go undercover in Nathan's seedy world.

This story ties together both the Demonica and Lords of Deliverance series, and even now, I'm finishing up Lethal Rider (the third book in the Lords of Deliverance series, and in the book, you actually learn more about Nathan.

So anyway, I hope you enjoy not just my novella, but the others too, because I gotta say, I'm SO excited about this anthology. It's my first mass-market anthology, and it's with an amazing collection of authors.

In this tantalizing collection, four New York Times bestselling authors invite you into the alluring worlds they created in the Demonica, Guardians of Eternity, Nightwalkers, and Dragon Kin series. Each mesmerizing page will leave you craving more…

VAMPIRE FIGHT CLUB, by Larissa Ione:

Escorting the highborn Bram through deadly Sand Dragon territory will try Ghleanna's patience. . . and her resolve. For Bram is determined to enhance the journey with a seduction no female could resist. . .

Available in print, ebook, and audio format. Click here for links to buy!

Yep, get ready for action! Danger! Upside-down tree sex!

Oh, and hellhounds and apocalypses and hot demons and sexy angels and…well, you get the idea. (UK readers, you'll get the UK version on April 7th, so small delay, but I think the next book should be the same day as US.)

Oh, and if you haven't signed up for my newsletter yet…this is your last chance to do it before it goes out in a couple of days. I've got a guest author with an AWESOME contest available for my subscribers only, so sign up now in the form to the right of this post!

Also, it's day 3 of Operation: Auction! New items were added last night, and there are now 460 items up for bid, including:

A set of 6 Sydney Croft ACRO books signed by both me and Stephanie Tyler, to include Taken By Fire (if we get ARCs, you'll get that, if not, a finished copy.)

Coffee and goodies with me and Stephanie Tyler in NYC. Yep, see us at our spazziest, all hopped up on caffeine!

A book video created by LeaF, who made my Eternal Rider video. She's awesome to work with!!!

Also, just FYI — because of Ebay constrictions and the massive number of individuals involved in the auctions, getting everyone's mailing preferences wasn't easy. So if an auction says US ONLY, and you are outside the US, feel free to contact the seller to ask if they will do international shipping (you might have to pay.)

Okay, on to the contest, because also released into the world today? Another book about hot demon dudes…Gena Showalter's The Darkest Secret. I read it already, and I gotta say, Amun is tied with Reyes as my favorite hero, and Haidee is definitely my favorite heroine. Loved this book, and to show my love, I'll give away a copy to a commenter! All you have to do is tell me where you buy most of your books. I split my purchases between Amazon and my local Bookworld. What about you?

I'll draw the winner on Thursday. Good luck!

Eternity Embraced is now available for the Nook at Barnes & Noble! I'll let you know when it's up in the Sony store and Apple store, but all formats can be purchased at Smashwords in the meantime, and it's definitely up on Amazon.

Also, I'll soon be putting Bloodlust up at Smashwords so that it'll be available in multiple formats instead of just a PDF download. I'll let you know when that happens!

Happy Sunday, everyone!

In case you missed it over the weekend, Eternity Embraced, while it might be a couple of months overdue, has released! Here's a repeat of the info:

Right now it's only available in two places — Amazon and Smashwords.

Smashwords will be distributing it to all the major ebook retailers including Barnes & Noble soon, but for now, it can be bought in Kindle format at Amazon and at Smashwords in all formats including Kindle.

So…what is Eternity Embraced? It's the short story originally printed in The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance, but it has been tweaked and expanded for its digital release. For those who prefer to read in print, you can find the added chapters (two of them) here. (But don't read them if you haven't read the print version yet! Spoiler!)

For some reason, I can't adjust the description on Amazon yet, so please be aware that this IS a short story, a little over 13,000 words, so please don't be expecting a novel.

Also, over on my Facebook page, winners of the big contest have been announced. If you missed it, didn't win, or don't have a Facebook page, fear not, because I'll be holding more giveaways here on my blog and on the Writeminded Readers group.

Happy Monday and happy reading, everyone!

Now, there's a teeny catch. Right now it's only available in two places — Amazon and Smashwords.

Smashwords will be distributing it to all the major ebook retailers soon, but for now, it can be bought in Kindle format at Amazon and at Smashwords in all formats including Kindle.

So…what is Eternity Embraced? It's the short story originally printed in The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance, but it has been tweaked and expanded for its digital release. For those who prefer to read in print, you can find the added chapters (two of them) here. (But don't read them if you haven't read the print version yet! Spoiler!)

For some reason, I can't adjust the description on Amazon yet, so please be aware that this IS a short story, a little over 13,000 words, so please don't be expecting a novel.

Also, over on my Facebook page, I'm still running the contest all weekend. You really have to scroll to find all the contests — it's like a big treasure hunt! Lots of reader comments between the contests have buried them a bit. Just keep scrolling! When you get to the second Jaci Burton contest, you've come to the end.

Okay, I think that's it for today. Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Now, the original release date for Sin Undone was Sept. 1, but it was moved a couple of months ago, so I think release dates got kind of blurred. In any case, most people should be able to find it on shelves today. Me? I'm going out (with my broken arm) and signing stock at Target, Wal-Mart, and my local book store.

I also want to give a shout out to another demon author, Kresley Cole, whose 8th IAD book, Demon From The Dark, releases today. Yay for hot demon smexing! :)

Happy reading, everyone!