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Winner of SEA CHANGE!
I interrupt this normally quiet non-blogging Thursday to announce that the winner of Karen White’s signed copy of SEA CHANGE from yesterday’s interview, is:
Lorrie Thomson!
*throws confetti!*
Congrats Lorrie! Karen will be in touch with you! Enjoy!
Today’s Author Spotlight: Angel Betrayed by Cynthia Eden!
It’s the last day!!!!!
But it’s not over! First of all a big hug and thank you to Kat Magendie yesterday for giving away a copy of FAMILY GRACES to Evie Clifton! Congrats Evie!!
FOUR DAYS TILL THE REASON IS YOU IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED!
I say “officially” because some are already receiving it in the mail, which makes my insides quiver a bit…lol!
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Okay… Putting the perfect finishing touch on an amazing week of authors, is superstar writer, Cynthia Eden, with her paranormal romance, ANGEL BETRAYED.
Cynthia Eden is a national best-selling author of paranormal romance and romantic suspense novels. Her books have received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, and her novel, DEADLY FEAR, was named a RITA® finalist for best romantic suspense.
Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror movies, chocolate, and happy endings. She has always wanted to write (don’t most authors say that?), and particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters-vampires, werewolves, and even the real-life monsters that populate her romantic suspense stories.
And here are the the famous three questions, with Cynthia’s answers:
-Dracula. I count his tale as a love story/horror story blend. Poor guy—he just wanted his Minda!
What’s your favorite love song and why?
-That is so hard! I’ll do Elvis Presley’s CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE … mostly because my husband and I danced to that song at our wedding ten years ago.
What’s your guilty pleasure comfort food?
-Chocolate—always, chocolate.
Sammael–call him Sam–was an angel once. An Angel of Death. But the dispassionate, watch-from-above thing just wasn’t working for him when it meant watching evil torture innocent souls day in and day out. It might have cost him his wings, but these days he gets to apply the direct method on the bad guys. Problem is, what’s making his life difficult is a bad girl…
Seline O’Shaw needs protection, and with the hounds of hell on her tail, she’s not going to quibble too hard about where she gets it. Sam’s virtue is questionable, but he’s smoking hot, massively powerful, and owes her a favor. So what if she’s getting a little case of angel lust? There are some damn deadly sins after her hide…
WHEW! that sounds HOT!!
Now it’s time to try to make it yours. 
Leave a comment below for Cynthia (including your email address!), saying hello, dropping a thought or two about the book, the blurb, whatcha think about those wings… Because that’s what you were looking at, right? The wings? Yeah.
Anyway… LOL. Okay, so same rules apply… Comment before 10pm CST and a random commenter (chosen by The Hat) will be chosen to win a signed ARC of Cynthia’s ANGEL BETRAYED!
For more information on Cynthia Eden and her books go to www.cynthiaeden.com.
Now go comment to win this book!
Today’s Author Spotlight: Family Graces by Kathryn Magendie!
JUST 5 MORE DAYS! (not that I’m counting….nope…) And before I get to the meat of today’s giveaway, I want to mention that my book is being reviewed over at Dawn Alexander’s blog today. tiny squee!! So if you’re so moved, after stopping here, maybe you can stop over there. Thanks!!
LOL. I want to thank Donna Grant for giving away a signed copy of DARKEST HIGHLANDER to Denise Ellis yesterday! Congrats Denise !!
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Today’s spotlight is on an author I hold dear to my heart, Kathryn Magendie. She is a sweet and funny friend and one of the peeps that graciously quoted for my book! Kat, I love you, my friend! Her third book in the Graces trilogy (TENDER GRACES, SECRET GRACES…) comes out in April with mine! FAMILY GRACES is going to be awesome and I can’t wait.
Kathryn Magendie is an author, and Publishing Editor of The Rose & Thorn. She was born a West-by-god Virginia Hillbilly (and proud of it), moved here, there, and yonder, was stuck in the swamps of South Louisiana for many years, and one fine morning she left behind her moss-filled grandfather oak trees in South Louisiana and floated off to Home in a tucked-in cove in Maggie Valley, Western North Carolina, where she spins tales, drinks Deep Creek Blend coffee, an occasional vodka tonic with lime, and contemplates the glow of Old Moon.
She is a member of organizations such as BR NAWW, North Carolina Writer’s Network, Mountain Writer’s Alive in Haywood County, Backspace The Writer’s Place, Netwest Mountain Writers.
Beautiful Maggie Valley, North Carolina, in Haywood County, has folded her into their arms and she is ever-appreciative and respectful of this town, this county, and these mountain people. Sometimes she writes in the third person like this, but she doesn’t like it, because it makes her feel a bit wonky and ickily self-important, but yet, then again, it allows her to remain distant from herself and that makes her laugh, slapping her knee. Her short stories, essays, photography, and poetry have been published in both online and print publications.
What’s your favorite love story hero, from any story, any genre?
What’s your favorite love song and why?
What’s your guilty pleasure comfort food?
- Actually, I can break apart that question. Comfort food: grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup–nothing like it to make me feel comforted. Guilty Pleasure food: Any kind of rich decadent dessert that makes you feel slightly sick after you’ve eaten every bite, but you eat it anyway, even knowing you are feeling slightly sick, because that’s part of the guilt in the pleasure.
In the first of the trilogy, Tender Graces, at Grandma Faith’s urging, lonely Virginia Kate returns home from South Louisiana to the West Virginia holler to release her momma’s ashes and confront her family’s turbulant past.
In book 2, Secret Graces, Virginia Kate seeks to find the love and acceptance that has eluded her, and finds that her grandma’s and momma’s legacies have come to haunt her despite her vow to live her live differently.
In Family Graces, storyteller Virginia Kate explores her momma’s (Katie Ivene), grandma’s (Grandma Faith), stepmother’s (Rebekha), and adoptive daughter’s (Adin) lives, where along the way, she discovers her own path to love, freedom, acceptance, and forgiveness.
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Oh my goodness, I read the first two and can’t WAIT for this! Now it’s your turn!
Leave a comment below for Kathryn (including your email address!), saying hello, dropping a thought or two about the book, the blurb, her dog, and her fun picture of her in her mountain cove!! (I have special rocks picked from her creek…yep, I’m special like that…) Okay, so same rules apply… Comment before 10pm CST (because I need my sleep…lol) and a random commenter (chosen by The Hat) will be chosen to win a signed copy of Kat’s book, FAMILY GRACES.
For more information on Kathryn Magendie and her books go to www.kathrynmagendie.com.
Now go comment to win this book!
Today’s Author Spotlight: Darkest Highlander by Donna Grant!
I’M LOVING THIS WEEK!!!!!
SO much fun. And a huge thanks to Roni Loren yesterday for giving away a copy of CRASH INTO YOU to Jean Jones ! Congrats Jean !!
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Today’s spotlight is on another Texas-based author, Donna Grant, with her paranormal romance, DARKEST HIGHLANDER.
Donna Grant has been praised for her “totally addictive” and “unique and sensual” stories. She’s the bestselling author of more than twenty novels spanning multiple genres of romance—Scottish Medieval, dark fantasy, time travel, paranormal, and erotic. Her latest acclaimed series, Dark Sword, features a thrilling combination of Druids, primeval gods, and immortal Highlanders who are dark, dangerous, and irresistible.
She lives with her husband, two children, a dog, and three cats in Texas.
And here are the the famous three questions, with Donna’s answers:
-Deagas MacKelter from Karen Marie Moning’s THE DARK HIGHLANDER
What’s your favorite love song and why?
-Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers. Why? Love the sound of his voice and the music, but combined with hearing it after watching Patrick Swayze in Ghost, and there was no turning back.
What’s your guilty pleasure comfort food?
-Pasta. I love just about any kind of pasta.
Wow, that sounds really good!! Now it’s time to try to make it yours.
Leave a comment below for Donna (including your email address!), saying hello, dropping a thought or two about the book, the blurb, whether or not Texas girls wear cowboy hats… No, that’s a joke. Don’t do that. I’m one too, and I’ll nix that right now. We don’t. Unless we’re at a Country bar…and then still probably not. LOL. Okay, so same rules apply… Comment before 10pm CST (because I need my sleep…lol) and a random commenter (chosen by The Hat) will be chosen to win a signed copy of Donna’s book, DARKEST HIGHLANDER.
For more information on Donna Grant and her books go to www.donnagrant.com.
Now go comment to win this book!
Today’s Author Spotlight: Crash Into You by Roni Loren!
YESTERDAY WAS FANTASTIC!!!!!
And thank you to Kristina McMorris yesterday for giving away a copy of BRIDGE OF SCARLET LEAVES to Dianne Venetta! Congrats Dianne!!
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Today’s spotlight is on a fellow debut author and friend of mine, Roni Loren, with her sizzling romance, CRASH INTO YOU. And because Roni is shouting out about my book today as well, you can catch my post on her weekly Boyfriend Of The Week today, where I talk about the sexy inspiration for “Alex Stone”, the hot and mysterious ghost in my book.
Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives in Dallas with her husband and son. If she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching reality television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to rockstars, er, rock concerts. Yeah, that’s it. Her debut novel, CRASH INTO YOU, is now available from Berkley Heat. Website: www.roniloren.com
To keep with the trend, I asked Roni the same three questions. Here are her answers:
Probably the story that made me fall in love with romance was Dirty Dancing. I know it’s not a book, but Johnny Castle will always hold a special place for me. I can’t resist a tortured bad boy hero. I also love Jamie from Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander–the sweet-hearted warrior.
Mexican food. Nothing makes life better than a big bowl of chips, salsa, and guacamole. (And queso if it’s been a REALLY bad week, lol.)
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Hot, right? Well, it’s time to try to make it yours.
Leave a comment below for Roni, saying hello, dropping a thought or two about the book, the blurb, how sexy that cover is and how many times your eyes kept dropping to his hand… LOL! Comment before 10pm CST (because I need my sleep…lol) and a random commenter (chosen by The Hat) will be chosen to win a signed copy of Roni’s book, CRASH INTO YOU. Be sure to leave your email address so we can contact you!
For more information on Roni and her books go to www.roniloren.com. And don’t forget to go check out her blog today…the man-candy is worth it.
Now go comment to win this book!
Today’s Author Spotlight: Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris!
IT’S HERE!!!!!
The Authors On Parade week has begun! A full week of giveaways before the release of THE REASON IS YOU, as each awesome author hands over a signed book to a random commenter.
And today, kicking off the parade, is the amazing and talented Kristina McMorris, giving away a copy of her latest release, BRIDGE OF SCARLET LEAVES.
*much clapping!*
Kristina McMorris is a graduate of Pepperdine University and the recipient of nearly twenty national literary awards. A host of weekly TV shows since age nine, including an Emmy® Award-winning program, she penned her debut novel, Letters from Home (Kensington Books, Avon/HarperCollins UK), based on inspiration from her grandparents’ wartime courtship. This critically praised book was declared a must-read by Woman’s Day magazine and achieved additional acclaim as a Reader’s Digest Select Editions feature, a Doubleday/Literary Guild selection, and a 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards semifinalist for Best Historical Fiction. Her second novel, Bridge of Scarlet Leaves (March 2012), has already received glowing reviews from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, among many others. Named one of Portland’s “40 Under 40″ by The Business Journal, Kristina lives with her husband and two sons in the Pacific Northwest, where she refuses to own an umbrella.
For a little fun, I asked Kristina to answer the same questions I posed the last three weeks for the contests. Here are her answers:
Los Angeles, 1941. Violinist Maddie Kern’s life seemed destined to unfold with the predictable elegance of a Bach concerto. Then she fell in love with Lane Moritomo. Her brother’s best friend, Lane is the handsome, ambitious son of Japanese immigrants. Maddie was prepared for disapproval from their families, but when Pearl Harbor is bombed the day after she and Lane elope, the full force of their decision becomes apparent. In the eyes of a fearful nation, Lane is no longer just an outsider, but an enemy.
When her husband is interned at a war relocation camp, Maddie follows, sacrificing her Juilliard ambitions. Behind barbed wire, tension simmers and the line between patriot and traitor blurs. As Maddie strives for the hard-won acceptance of her new family, Lane risks everything to prove his allegiance to America, at tremendous cost.
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Doesn’t that sound amazing? Oh my goodness… And that cover is just to die for. Well, it could be yours.
Leave a comment below for Kristina, letting her know what you think, just saying hello, maybe offer to cook her some hashbrown casserole or play some Nat King Cole! LOL! Comment before 10pm CST (because I need my sleep…lol) and a random commenter will be chosen to win a signed copy of Kristina’s book, BRIDGE OF SCARLET LEAVES. Be sure to leave your email address so we can contact you!
For more information on Kristina and her books go to www.KristinaMcMorris.com
