Book Giveaway and STAR WARS

I'm guest blogging over at the Knight Agency blog today. It's Valentine's week, and I wrote about my favorite couple--Han Solo and Princess Leia.

Of *course* STAR WARS is going to embody a defining romance for me! ; )

I'm also giving away a signed trade copy of THE PATH OF RAZORS, Vampire Babylon, Book Five, to someone who comments over there. Here's the link:

http://knightagency.blogspot.com/

Hope to see you!

Dark Whispers and More

A link-licious day, including some book giveaways....

At the Dark Whispers blog, you'll see an announcement for the BREAK OF DAWN, Vampire Babylon, Book Three, reissue. Go to http://hwadarkwhispers.wordpress.com/

At Cataromance, you'll find a giveaway for Linda Thomas-Sundstrom's new werewolf book! http://cataromance.com/?p=3222

And here's where you can go to read about the fantastic DEADTOWN by Nancy Holzner, and perhaps win a free copy! http://booklover07202.blogspot.com/2010/02/guest-author-nancy-holzner.html

Good luck, everyone!

SUPERNATURAL, 2/4/10

Well, I’m behind on the watching of my sweet show. But here we are!

Random thoughts….

* Oh, Dean. I had such higher hopes for your dreams. Don’t know what I expected to be going around in that noggin of yours though: plans for world peace? The formula for conquering cancer? Actually, I truly was expecting perhaps a few modestly brilliant, barely formed schemes for fighting the apocalypse. With a dab of roadhouse tomcatting mixed in, I suppose.

* Castiel! It’s been forever.

* Gosh, Nick didn’t stay on the show long. I guess the actor was on the call sheet for Lost and he had to go.

* Fun premise—Anna is the Terminator (She can even do fake voices.) and Sam is John Connor.

* The Prairie Court Hotel—aw, the name makes me totally want to stay there. It’s bound to have towels that are kind of stiff from the kind of cheap detergent they use as well as an old bed that goes “eeeee” when you lay down on it. It would be totally quaint though, with quail wallpaper and a fun little saloon bar in the lobby.

* How many years bad luck do you get for sticking a tire iron through an angel’s heart?

* LOL for “Not another word or I will turn this car around!”

* Interesting to see John Winchester, the I-can-do-anything manly man we’re used to, floundering here, feeling useless amid the other hunters.

* I can’t wait to find out what heaven’s agenda is in all this, because right now, it’s hard to root for the angels, the “good side.” I despise Anna, but in a way that means she became a strong villain.

* Michael? In John? Hmm. And he touched Mary. She’s preggers with Dean, right? I wonder if Michael marked fetus Dean with that touch.

* Neat conversation between the “good sons,” Michael and Dean.

* Did anyone expect Castile to give a shout-out to The Empire Strikes Back by saying “I feel terrible” when he stumbled into the hotel room? Just me?

* The crib of future doom!

That was a touching eppie. : )

My DVR cut off before previews for next week, but I think we’ll be seeing a cupid eppie, right?

It's Time to Try to Win that $100 Gift Card from B&N!

The contest at Bitten by Books is up now! You have until 11:59pm central time tomorrow to do one of many things on their entry list to get as many entries in as possible. Your efforts could sure be worth it, because one part of the grand prize package is a $100 gift card from Barnes & Noble (along with several signed vamp books from me!).

I appreciate anything you guys can do!

Here's the link:

http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=19276

Good luck--and I hope you come by to chat, too!

Get a head start on contest--top prize: $100 gift card from Barnes&Noble

Want the chance to win a $100 gift card from Barnes & Noble, plus a bundle of my signed books?

The fabulous Bitten by Books web site (http://bittenbybooks.com/) is hosting a release party for the reissue of BREAK OF DAWN, Vampire Babylon, Book Three tomorrow (2/2/10). It starts at 12:00 pm Central time and runs all day and into the night. It ends at 11:59 pm Central on 2/3/10. Not only will there be a contest (see prizes below), but I’ll also be on the site to chat about the series—especially the upcoming DEEP IN THE WOODS!

Here’s what you could win if you participate:
1st prize - $100.00 Barnes and Noble gift card plus all of the following signed books:
Night Rising, Vampire Babylon, Book 1
Midnight Reign, Vampire Babylon, Book 2
A Drop of Red, Vampire Babylon, Book 4
The Path of Razors, Vampire Babylon, Book 5
First Blood, a vampire anthology that includes a Vampire Babylon novella
Twice Bitten, a vampire anthology that includes The Huntress, which was written as Crystal Green

2nd prize - All the following signed books:
Night Rising, Vampire Babylon, Book 1
Midnight Reign, Vampire Babylon, Book 2
A Drop of Red, Vampire Babylon, Book 4
The Path of Razors, Vampire Babylon, Book 5
First Blood, a vampire anthology that includes a Vampire Babylon novella
Twice Bitten, a vampire anthology that includes The Huntress, which was written as Crystal Green

There are several things you can do to increase your chances of winning one of the two prize packages, and here’s the first:

RSVP today for tomorrow’s party at http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=19216
By doing this, you’ll get 25 entries to the contest when you show up on the day of the event. (Note: If you don’t show up and mention your RSVP AND ask a question, you won’t be entered into the contest.) Also note that this is not the main event link. Those of you who RSVP today will be getting extra entries. Tomorrow, you’ll want to go to the main link at http://bittenbybooks.com/

I hope to see you there. You might also want to check out the site ahead of time to see what else you can do to increase the chances of winning!

SUPERNATURAL, 1/28/10

I was already on Facebook, and I heard that tonight’s episode wasn’t going to be that great. I’m trying not to let that sway me. Please be good, episode!

* “I would luuuuve…to have the sex with you.” “Sam”’s nerdy, 17-year-old enthusiasm is a good start, methinks.

* Ugh—even by fast food uniform standards, this one is bad.

* A commercial is on, so now’s a good time to tell you that I saw THE HURT LOCKER this week. Fantastic. Afterward, my jaw was sore because I’d been clenching it for the entire movie. Packs a meaningful punch without being at all preachy.

* Oh, my God, Sam flexing in the mirror. Hello, Sam’s arms.

* LOL for Dean having a cow when his precious Impala gets spanked.

* So…is it a bad thing if I have one of those STAR WARS T-shirts?

* This is what happens when GATE kids get bored.

* Ew points for the blood licking!

* Hey—was that the longest running demon barf we’ve ever seen on SPN? That was some heave!

* Can’t wait for THE WEREWOLF.

* Something tells me we might see these teens again. Just a feeling.

Well, yeah. Not my favorite episode ever, but entertaining enough.
Next week: It’s a Wonderful Supernatural Life

BREAK OF DAWN Reissue Today--and Book Giveaway!

BREAK OF DAWN, Vampire Babylon, Book Three, is being reissued in mass market format today! If you haven't read the series yet, now's a great time to go out and get 'em! ; )

Also, it's Takeaway Tuesday on the Knight Agency blog, and we're giving away signed copies of NIGHT RISING and MIDNIGHT REIGN (mass market editions, books one and two), so come on over!!!

From the Vampire Babylon series comes the sequel to Night Rising and Midnight Reign

Break of Dawn

Hollywood: It Can Suck the Life Out of You…

After facing off against the lethal Vampire Killer, Hollywood stuntwoman Dawn Madison and her friends are reeling with shock. They’re injured, exhausted, and hurting in every way possible.

For Dawn, the pain is much more personal. She’s learned more about her missing father and long-dead mother than she ever wanted to know—a burden of truth that is straining her sanity. And her conflicted feelings about both her enigmatic boss Jonah, and P.I. Matt Lonigan are only making things worse.

Yet Dawn is still determined to save her father. Her private battle will lead her directly into the Vampire Underground, where she will encounter an unthinkable betrayal. And where, finally, the question of who is truly good and who is truly evil will become a matter of life, death—and undeath…

Break of Dawn, Vampire Babylon, Book Three
1/26/10, Ace, 978-0-441-01839-0