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15 Days to Embrace the Darkside:Day 11 Elisabeth Naughton
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Not only is it day 11, it’s also hump day! To celebrate we’ve got a hot paranormal romance by author Elisabeth Naughton. She is one talented lady who also has written a romantic suspense series, The Stolen Trilogy. You can read about it on her BOOKSHELF.

Today we’re going to concentrate on Entwined the second book in her Eternal Guardian Series.

ZANDER — The most feared of all the Eternal Guardians. It’s rumored he can’t be killed, and he always fights like he has nothing to lose. But as a descendant of the famed hero Achilles, he’s got to have a vulnerability… somewhere.

Forces of daemons are gathering and have broken through the barriers of the Underworld. Now more than ever the Eternal Guardians are needed to protect both their own realm and the humans’. Zander can’t afford to think about what might have been with the bewitching physician he once regarded as his soul mate. But with eternity stretching before him, he also can’t fathom spending his life without the one woman who makes him feel most alive. Perhaps he’s found his weakness, after all…

Sounds delicous no? You can click HERE to read an excerpt.

The first book in this series is Marked and you can read about it HERE All right, Elisabeth is offering a book Internationally and the winner will be able to choose from the latest in this series, Entwined, or the first book, Marked.

To be eligable to win one of these books, please tell me about your favorite myths, whether they’re Greek, Egyptian or Aztec!

Okay, here are the rules:
1. Comment each day for a chance to win the featurued book. I will be asking a question so your comment does have to either answer or expand to be counted. I will specify whether the book featured is open Internationally or not.

2. Winners will be announced the following day.

3. Spread the word about this contest and include a link and you’ll get an extra shot at winning!

4. The grand prize of 50$$ worth of books off The Book Depository will be offered by moi and is open to anywhere The Book Depository delivers!

15 Days to Embrace the Darkside:Day 10 Tiffany clare
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Today we’ve got an exciting debut by author Tiffany Clare. The Surrender of a Lady is an amazing book that I read in basically one helping! It is bold and different and Tiffany is a beautiful writer!

THE PRICE OF PASSION…
Sold. With one word, Lady Elena Ravenscliffe’s destiny changes forever. Forced into Constantinople’s slave market to pay off her late husband’s debts and save her son, Elena reinvents herself as Jinan—a harem girl adored by the rich lords who bid on her favors. But one man instantly sees through her façade.

…IS COMPLETE SURRENDER
Griffin Summerfield, Marquess of Rothburn, let Elena slip through his fingers years ago. When he recognizes her on the auction block, he pays an outrageous sum to possess her even if it is for a short period of time. But when his deadline looms, Griffin will risk all in a desperate bid to make her

To read the first chapter of this book click HERE and scroll to the bottom.

Sound intriguing? For a chance to win this book answer this question: What are some of the more taboo romance tropes that you enjoy? These can pertain to any genre, historical, paranormal or contemporary.

Okay, here are the rules:
1. Comment each day for a chance to win the featurued book. I will be asking a question so your comment does have to either answer or expand to be counted. I will specify whether the book featured is open Internationally or not.

2. Winners will be announced the following day.

3. Spread the word about this contest and include a link and you’ll get an extra shot at winning!

4. The grand prize of 50$$ worth of books off The Book Depository will be offered by moi and is open to anywhere The Book Depository delivers!

This book is open to North America only! Have fun everyone!

15 Days to Embrace the Darkside:Day 9 Jeaniene Frost
Monday, October 18th, 2010

It’s the last week people and we’ve got some great authors still to come. Today we’re featuring the amazing Jeaniene Frost. Her Night Huntress series featuring Cat and Bones is to die for and she’s expanded, with a spin of series, Night Huntress World series.

Today she’s offering up the second book in this series, Eternal Kiss of Darkness.

An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness…and now one woman has stumbled into the shadows.
Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she’s only imagined in her worst nightmares.

At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master Vampire who thought he’d seen it all. Then Kira appears—this fearless, beautiful…human who braved death to rescue him. Though he burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life, yet sending her away is unthinkable.

But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose between the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction.

Read the first few chapters HERE

Doesn’t this sound awesome?

For a chance to win this book I’d like to know who is the first vampire character that you fell in love with! There will be no restrictions for this book!

Okay, here are the rules:
1. Comment each day for a chance to win the featurued book. I will be asking a question so your comment does have to either answer or expand to be counted. I will specify whether the book featured is open Internationally or not.

2. Winners will be announced the following day.

3. Spread the word about this contest and include a link and you’ll get an extra shot at winning!

4. The grand prize of 50$$ worth of books off The Book Depository will be offered by moi and is open to anywhere The Book Depository delivers!

15 Days to Embrace the Darkside-Day 1 Maggie Robinson
Sunday, October 10th, 2010

Okay, Contest time! Here are the rules!

1. Comment each day for a chance to win the featurued book. I will be asking a question so your comment does have to either answer or expand to be counted. I will specify whether the book featured is open Internationally or not.

2. Winners will be announced the following day.

3. Spread the word about this contest and include a link and you’ll get an extra shot at winning!

4. The grand prize of 50$$ worth of books off The Book Depository will be offered by moi and is open to anywhere The Book Depository delivers!

I will announce the winner on Tuesday October 26th, the day HIS DARKEST EMBRACE releases!

Sound cool? Simple? Exciting?!!!!! I’m pumped so let’s get this party started!

First Up we have uber lovely and talented Maggie Robinson. I’d like to thank her for donating an ARC of her January 2011 release, Mistress by Midnight. I had the absolute pleasure of reading Mistress by Mistake her debut and it’s on my keeper shelf! (click the title to see the gorgeous cover and read all about it!) Maggie writes wonderful, steamy, historicals with characters you will love. Did I say they were steamy? LOL, she’s also a very cool lady and I was so happy to meet her this year at RWA in Orlando!

This book is being offered Internationally! (Thank you Maggie!) Here is the cover and blurb:

First comes seduction…

As children, Desmond Ryland, Marquess of Conover, and Laurette Vincent were inseparable. As young adults, their friendship blossomed into love. But then fate intervened, sending them down different paths. Years later, Con still can’t forget his beautiful Laurette. Now he’s determined to make her his forever. There’s just one problem. Laurette keeps refusing his marriage proposals. Throwing honor to the wind, Con decides that the only way Laurette will wed him is if he thoroughly seduces her…

Then comes marriage…

Laurette’s pulse still quickens every time she thinks of Con and the scorching passion they once shared. She aches to taste the pleasure Con offers her. But she knows she can’t. For so much has happened since they were last lovers. But how long can she resist the consuming desire that demands to be obeyed?

You can click HERE for an excerpt.

All right! To win a signed ARC tell me do you have a first love you still think about? That dude who will always hold a special place? If you could see him again, would you?

Contest! His Darkest Embrace
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

I’ve got some more Digital Advance Readers Copies of His Darkest Embrace to hand out, so I’ve decided to hold a contest for a chance to win 2 of them! I’ll also throw in a Digital copy of my latest time travel from Samhain Publishing, Black Destiny!

Starting, NOW!

All you have to do is Blurb the book, post the cover and link it back here! (you can find that info here on my website) Oh, and if you ask a question you get an additional chance to win! You can ask me ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sound cool? I’ll let this run until Friday, September 17th!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Ten Days of Hunger, Contest Grand Prize Winner!
Sunday, March 28th, 2010

I would like to thank everyone for taking part in my contest. It’s been a blast and I have to thank you all for making it such a success! Thank you as well to all my amazing author friends who’ve generously dontated their books as prizes! I will be getting the winner’s info to them this week!

Before I announce the Grand Prize winner, please know that I’ve not heard back from the winner of Ava Gray/Ann Aguirre’s giveaway. I’e emailed her and if I don’t hear back by tomorrow night, I’ll be redrawing for that book!

Okay, the grand prize of a 50$ gift certificate at your choice of bookstore, Borders, Barnes and Noble or Amazon is……(drum roll please)…..HOST!!!!!

Thank you all for playing along and Host, please email me here at my website!

Juliana

Ten Days of Hunger, Day 10
Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Okay, the last day before grand prize draw! Yesterdays winner of a copy of Tall, Dark and Fangsome by the lovely Michelle Rowen is Beth C! Email me your deets here at my website!

All rigtht today we have up for grabs a 25$ gift card for Amazon by the mulit-talented Vivi Anna! This cool Canuk is currently working on a new series for Nocturne!

Here is a look at her latest work!

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Witch Fiona Woodland hopes fate brought her and sexy crime scene investigator Hector Morales together at her cousin’s wedding in the Otherworld city of Necropolis. In his arms she feels graceful and beautiful, and the promise of his kiss takes her breath away. Then everything around them starts going wrong, making Fiona think it’s a sign their union isn’t meant to be….

But the burning desire between Fiona and Hector cannot be refused. And before the night is out, Hector will show how he feels with a night of pleasure that will leave them both bewitched….

In order for a chance at this gift card, share with us how you would spend it! What upcoming books are you looking forward too? What amazing writes have you missed?

Sounds cool, no? for a chance to win the gift card, please tell me how you’d like to spend it! What up and coming books are you most looking forward too? Or great reads you’ve heard about that you’ve not had the chance to enjoy?

And by now you know the drill! Make sure you’ve signed up for my newsletter for an extra chance at the grand prize announced tomorrow! And if you search out and find the countdown widget, copy it to your website or blog and link back to here for another chance as well!

HIS DARKEST HUNGER releases on Tuesday March 30th and I’m freaking out! aaagggghhhhh! Good luck everyone and GET HUNGRY!

Ten Days of Hunger Day 9 1/2
Friday, March 26th, 2010

That’s right folks, I um, counted wrong, so even though my contest is called TEN days of Hunger, technically it is ELELVEN!! Just means extra goodiness for you!

So, lets continued with the celebration of my first book for Avon, HIS DARKEST HUNGER! The winner of Maggie Robinson’s Mistress by Mistake is, Tracey D! Email your deets to me here at the website!

Okay, up for grabs today we have a copy of Tall, Dark & Fangsome, a really cool book by the fabulous Michelle Rowen. Here is the cover and blurb:

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Blurb:

Immortality Bites.

Sarah Dearly’s vampire life is not all B-positive cocktails. A curse made her a nightwalker, the most vicious vamp there is; the charm she wears to curb her deadly tendencies is losing its juice; and a hunter from hell is turning up the heat. Gideon Chase will kill the ones she loves most if she doesn’t obey his orders – that includes breaking up with master vampire Thierry and turning Gideon into an immortal vamp via her bite so he can escape a doom of eternal hellfire.

Making things worse are Sarah’s growing feelings for Gideon, a bad boy who keeps showing a vulnerable side…but is it for real? Will Sarah’s dark side take over? Or can she cure herself of the nightwalker curse in time to stop Gideon and finally get the chance to live happily ever after with Thierry…forever?

To win a copy of Michelle’s book tell me what is it about bad boys that we love so much? hmm…….a picture of Nikki Sixx springs to mind….

Allright, you guys know the drill by now! If you havent’ signed up for my newsletter yet, do so and increase your chances for the grand prize! Find the countdown widget for His Darkest Hunger, here on the website copy and paste to your blog or website, link back here and you’ll increase your chances again! Good Luck all!

GET HUNGRY!

Ten Days of Hunger, Day 9
Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The winner of Lauren Dane’s Coming Undone, is Jackie Burris! Email me your deets here at the website.

Now, onto Day 9 and up for grabs is Mistress by Mistake, the debut historical by Maggie Robinson. Check out this beautiful cover and blurb:

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Scandal is only the beginning…

Charlotte Fallon let her guarded virtue fall once—and she’s paid dearly for it ever since. She swore she’d never succumb to men’s desires again. But even a village spinster’s life miles from temptation can’t save her from a sister with no shame whatsoever. Or a heart that longs for more, whatever the cost…

Sir Michael Bayard found more than he expected in his bed when he finally joined his new mistress. He’d fantasized about her dewy skin and luscious curves, assured her understanding that what passed between them was mere dalliance. But he didn’t expect the innocence and heat of her response in his arms. Nor her surprisingly sharp tongue once she was out of them…

A few days of abandon cannot undo the hard-learned lessons of a lifetime. Nor can an honest passion burn away the restraints of society’s judgments. Unless, of course, one believes in nonsense like true love…

For a chance at winning this book, let me know what your favourite Historical trope is. The penniless lady and rich lord? Mistaken identities? Arranged marriages?

Remember to sign up for my news letter and paste the countdown widget for extra chances at the grand prize! Good luck and
GET HUNGRY!!!

Ten Days of Hunger, Day 8
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Yesterday’s winner of Beyond the Rain, by Jess Granger is Christie. Please email me your deets here at the website!

Before we continue here are two links with ongoing contests to win signed copies of my book, His Darkest Hunger

Bitten by Books and Fiction Vixen!

All right, let’s keep this party rolling along! Today we offer up a copy of Coming Undone, an amazing book by the uber talented Lauren Dane. Here is the cover and the Blurb:

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Brody Brown has always been responsible for others. After his parents’ death, he gave up a promising artistic career to care for his younger brother and sister. Now, with his siblings grown, Brody owns his own business, has a nice house, makes a nice living, and for the first time in years he’s on his own.

Elise Sorenson has come to Seattle with her young daughter to find peace. After years as a world-famous ballerina—(and just as many years in a marriage-gone-bad)—she’s looking for neither love nor attention. But she finds both in the handsome, honest man who befriends her with no strings attached.

More than friends, Brody and Elise discover in each other what they need—wild, physical passion without commitment. But it’ll take a shadow from Elise’s past to make them look beyond what they need—to what they truly desire.

All right, for a chance to win a copy of this book, tell me what you like best about this gorgeous cover!

Remember, sign up for my newsletter and score another chance to win the grand prize as well as copying the countown link found on this website, you guys know the drill by now! Good luck and GET HUNGRY!