Getting Furry with Kitty :: Giveaway

So in 7 weeks [doesn't time fly :-)] The Cold Kiss of Death :: Spellcrackers.com book 2 :: is released into the wilds of book shops and online booksellers, and to continue my celebratory giveaways to help get the word out, here's this weeks contest - Getting Furry with Kitty*!

I love Carrie Vaughn's Kitty the Werewolf books, Kitty is one of my most favourite characters, as are werewolves in general. But when it came to writing my own books and deciding on what paranormal creatures would inhabit my world - and whilst I have fae that can take the shape of animals, such as kelpies and phoukas - I decided against werewolves for one very good reason.

Wolves are extinct in the wild in the UK**

Mosi • Mai • Torak at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust

My spellcrackers.com books are set in the UK and wolves have been extinct here for at least a couple of hundred years, thanks to a combination of humans hunting them and their natural habitats disappearing [again due to humans]. Doing a bit of googling some extensive research, I've found some info which gives a rough idea of when these beautiful animals probably died out in various parts of the British Isles.

Wales: possibly in the 12th century
England: 1500-1550
Scotland: 1680-1769
Ireland: 1710-1770

So sadly, the only way werewolves are likely to appear in my books are if they're tourists.

An American Werewolf in London***

But onto this week's giveaway. To win your choice of one of Carrie Vaughn's werewolf books plus a signed copy of either The Sweet Scent of Blood or The Cold Kiss of Death leave me a comment telling me your favourite werewolf from fiction, TV or film.


I comment = 1 entry

Please help me spread the word about the release of The Cold Kiss of Death and the giveaways with a mention of the giveaway on your blog/live journal/myspace/facebook/twitter/etc [post the link to the mention into the comments again] and win yourself more entries into this week's giveaway :-) 1 link = 1 entry

Which means you could end up with more entries into the metaphorical hat, so what are you waiting for? Get posting and linking!! Good Luck!!

x/posted to my LJ: leave a comment here or there. Contest ends end of day [anywhere] Wednesday 3rd June 2009.


* Don't you just love a werewolf called Kitty. LOL!

** I know, I have vampires, and faeries, and goblins, and trolls, and none of them are real [no really they're not ... unless of course, you know different :-)] so why should I worry about not having werewolves, just because wolves are extinct here - well, no one ever said this writing business was logical, did they?! LOL!

*** not that this picture in any way impugns any American tourist that has ever visited, or will ever visit London.
David Naughton [The American Werewolf] in the flesh! What a hottie!

Dead and Gone :: Charlaine Harris :: Winner

This week's contest is now closed and Random.org has drawn no. 8. The winner is ...

RF Long.

Congratulations! You've won a copy of Dead and Gone :: Book 9 in The Sookie Stackhouse, Southern Vampire series along with a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood.

Please email me at contest [at] spellcrackers.com with your snail mail details.

Thank you to everyone else for taking part and leaving your congratulations for Charlaine and her success. And thank you for your kind comments about my own books :-)

Remember to check back for the details of the next contest later today!

Hot Wasabi Peas at Forbidden Planet, Southampton this Saturday!!!

So, this Saturday, I'm going to be at Forbidden Planet in Southampton along with my writerly buddies, Alex Bell and Jaine Fenn

This is us at Forbidden Planet in London back in February :-)

But I'm a tiny, bit worried ... Why? I hear you ask. Well, I've just read this on Alex's blog ...

'This Saturday, from 1-2pm, I will be signing copies of Jasmyn at the Forbidden Planet store in Southampton. This is your chance to get signed copies of Jasmyn a full three weeks prior to its publication. Be the envy of all your friends etc. Jaine Fenn and Suzanne McLeod will also be there, signing copies of their books:'

http://forbiddenplanet.com/Signings.html

Okay, that's not the worrying bit, signing books I can do :-) and believe me you'll want to get your hands on an early copy of Jasmyn *has jealous moment about Alex's brilliant writing* and then there's the chance to get Jaine's new book Consorts of Heaven early too *has another jeal...* So y'know, you really should come and see us all :-)

BUT!!!

THIS IS THE WORRYING BIT!!!

Alex says ...

'I’m a little concerned to have seen this event listed in some places on the internet as a “Singles Event”. Er . . . I’m not sure why. Please note, this is not speed dating (at least, I don’t think it is). It is a book signing. You therefore do not need to bring us flowers to get us to sign books. But you can if you want (I like lillies).'

But on a happier note, she also says this ...

'So if you would like to get a signed copy of one - or all of - our masterpieces, then we would love to see you on Saturday. Depending on weather and so on, my Dinky Dane may be wandering about on the high street outside at some point (closely supervised by a family member, of course), and there will be a tin of Hot Wasabi Peas floating around the signing table (the three of us are the Princesses of Fantasy Fiction, after all), which anyone is welcome to sample.*

So there you have it: three very good reasons to come to Forbidden Planet on Saturday. You’ve got signed books, a possible sighting of a Great Dane puppy and the chance to eat a Hot Wasabi Pea** and live to tell the tale. Oh, and I’m bringing the tortoises too. They will be stumping about Forbidden Planet for the duration of the signing. Only kidding. Or am I . . . ? (No, Madam, the tortoises are not for sale. There is no barcode. Please put them down.)'

And not only do you have those three very good reasons, but there will also be Party Rings to munch on [for those not brave enough to try the peas *g*] Yay!!

*Alex Bell cannot accept liability for any projectile vomiting, choking, burning tongue, personal injury or premature death resulting from eating the Hot Wasabi Peas. Consume entirely at your own risk. Do not consume if you are fatally allergic to peas. Do not consume if you are fatally allergic to wasabi. Do not inhale the Wasabi Peas or attempt to insert into nostril. Hot Wasabi Peas are for consumption purposes only.

**Consumption of one or more peas constitutes a legally binding undertaking to purchase at least ten copies of each of our books, despite any oral representations to the contrary.

Russian Deal News

Yay! I'm utterly delighted that the first two Spellcrackers.com books - The Sweet Scent of Blood and The Cold Kiss of Death are to be published in Russian by Azbooka. My heartfelt thanks to Azbooka, Gollancz and John Jarrold for making this happen.

Buffy to Return???

A new Buffy movie - but no Joss, and nothing to do with the TV series! Umm?? More Buffy = Yay! No Joss = Not so good ...

Blood Ties DVD ... And the winner is

This weeks contest is now closed and Random.org has drawn no. 56. The winner is ...

S.M.D.

Congratulations! You've won a copy of the DVD* [reg 2] of complete season 1 of Blood Ties :: all 22 episodes, plus either a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood or a signed proof of The Cold Kiss of Death.

Please email me at contest [at] spellcrackers.com with your details and your choice.

* or one of Tanya Huff's books.

Thank you to everyone else for taking part and leaving your favourite vampire series or film. I had great fun reading all the comments. Remember the current contest to win Charlaine Harris' Dead and Gone is live now, so go enter :-).

p.s. sorry to be a bit late with the announcement, folks - life ran away with me today.

Dead and Gone :: Charlaine Harris :: Giveaway

Many Congratulations to Charlaine Harris!!!!! Whoo Hoo!!!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Best Sellers

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. DEAD AND GONE, by Charlaine Harris



I absolutely love the Sookie Stackhouse books, and I credit Charlaine Harris with part of my love of all things vampire [especially Eric *g*] and to celebrate her being No. 1 on the New York Times ~ squeeeeee! ~ I'm starting my next weekly giveaway early.

So to win a copy of Dead and Gone :: Book 9 in The Southern Vampire series along with a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood please leave your congratulations for Charlaine in the comments before end of day [anywhere] Thursday, 28th May. See it's that easy. And don't forget to check back to see if you've won, and to enter next week's giveaway.

ETA: I haven't read Dead and Gone yet, [it doesn't come out in the UK until the middle of June, so not fair *pout* ] so please, no spoilers in the comments, not even little hints . . . *claps hands over ears* :-)

US and UK covers

Read the article about Charlaine Harris in the New York Times

1 comment = 1 entry

Please help me spread the good news, both about Charlaine Harris being No. 1 and about my upcoming release on the 16th July, 09 of The Cold Kiss of Death :: Spellcrackers.com Book 2, by mentioning the giveaway on your blog/live journal/myspace/facebook/twitter/etc

[post the link to the mention into the comments again**] = 1 entry per link

Which all means you could end up with moreentries into the metaphorical hat, so what are you waiting for? Get posting and linking!! Good Luck!!

*The winner's name will be posted and will have 7 days to claim. If not claimed in this time, then I'll redraw.

x/posted to my lj, comment either here or there.

** To make it easier to link, please copy and paste the following under the cut:

Twitter

RT@Suzanne_McLeod Win a copy of Dead and Gone: Charlaine Harris plus The Sweet Scent of Blood at http://bit.ly/NbPGd

Blogger/or other

Win a copy of Dead and Gone: Charlaine Harris plus a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood: Spellcrackers.com, Book 1, here at Suzanne McLeod's blog to celebrate Dead and Gone being No. 1 on the New York Times list and Suzanne's book 2's upcoming release on 16th July 2009.

Facebook

Win a copy of Dead and Gone: Charlaine Harris and a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood: Suzanne McLeod. Enter at http://suzannemcleod.blogspot.com/2009/05/dead-and-gone-charlaine-harris-giveaway.html

Another Chance to win The Sweet Scent of Blood

The lovely Karen Mahoney, soon to have her first vampire story published [Yay!!] in The Eternal Kiss: 12 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire along with some of my favourite authors [Holly Black, Rachel Caine, Kelley Armstrong, Lili St Crow to name but a few] is giving away . . .






A signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood.

So to win, just leave a comment here on Karen's LiveJ Journal telling her what you're reading right now - or the last book you read and loved.

Comments to be received by the end of the day (anywhere) Friday 22nd May 2009. This giveaway is open to all. Good Luck!

Blood Ties :: Giveaway Draw

To celebrate the upcoming release of The Cold Kiss of Death :: Spellcrackers.com :: Book 2 on 16th July 2009 and to help get the word out, I'm holding weekly giveaway draws . . .


Marta Acosta of Vampire Wire recently held the Ultimate Hawtest Vampire Poll to discover who is the Hawtest Vampire, and okay, so my first choice [Spike] didn't win *pout*, but I'm still totally happy with the vamp that did, and if you haven't guessed by now it was ...

*Drumroll*

The Ultimate Hawtest Vampire is Henry Fitzroy of "Blood Ties," as played by Kyle Schmid! Kudos to Kyle for projecting vampilicious hawtness in his portrayal of a crime-solving, comic-book drawing, unrepentent blood-drinker!







Not only do I love this series, both the TV and the books, but I love all of Tanya Huff's other books [her Keeper's Chronicles are one of my favourite comfort reads].

So this week's giveaway is in honour of Henry Fitzroy :: Hawt Vamp, Tanya Huff and last but not least Vampire Wire: a great place to find out news about all things vamp [check out the Gratuitous Video of the Day] and holder of serious, scientific polls to find out important, necessary details about those of the fanged persuasion for us fang-fans *g* [next up is the BEST EVER Vampire Quotes Contest! Yay! Should be a great one!]

And on to this week's giveaway

*Second Drumroll*

The DVD* of complete season 1 of Blood Ties :: all 22 episodes, plus either a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood or a signed proof of The Cold Kiss of Death. To enter leave me a comment telling me what your favourite vampire TV series or Film is other than Blood Ties :-)




I comment = 1 entry

Please help me spread the word about the release of The Cold Kiss of Death and the giveaways with a mention of the giveaway on your blog/live journal/myspace/facebook/twitter/etc [post the link to the mention into the comments again] and win yourself more entries into this week's giveaway :-) 1 link = 1 entry**

Which means you could end up with more entries into the metaphorical hat, so what are you waiting for? Get posting and linking!! Good Luck!!

x/posted to my LJ: leave a comment here or there. Contest ends end of day [anywhere] Thursday 21st May 2009.


*IMPORTANT: This is a Region 2 DVD , which means it may not be viewable outside Europe. (Read more about DVD formats.) If you win the prize and the DVD is not compatable with your DVD player, then as an alternative you can pick one of the following 'Blood Books' books instead :-)






















**To make it easier to link, please just copy and paste the following;

Twitter

RT@Suzanne_McLeod: Win a copy of Blood Ties, season 1, DVD [reg 2] plus The Cold Kiss of Death giveaway at http://bit.ly/ymwbB

Blogger/or other

Win a copy of Blood Ties: Season 1: DVD [reg 2] and a signed proof of The Cold Kiss of Death at Suzanne McLeod's blog to celebrate her book's upcoming release on 16th July 2009.

Facebook

Win a copy of Blood Ties: Season 1 DVD [reg 2] and a signed proof of The Cold Kiss of Death: Suzanne McLeod. Enter at http://suzannemcleod.blogspot.com/2009/05/blood-ties-giveaway-draw.html

Writing Characters in Love :: Giveaway Draw :: The winner is ...

This weeks contest is now closed and Random.org has drawn no. 21. The winner is ...

book_lover6983

Congratulations! You've won a copy of The Cold Kiss of Death [and The Sweet Scent of Blood if you haven't read it :-)] and either Nalini Singh's Mine to Possess or Visions of Heat

Please email me at contest [at] spellcrackers.com with your details.

Thank you to everyone else for taking part and leaving your favourite 'lovebirds'. Remember to check back for the next contest [goes live later today] for another chance to win more goodies :-)

Rachel Caine at Murder One Film Club :: London

Monday 18th May, 6.30pm SHOREDITCH, LONDON EC1 *

Murder One Film Club presents an evening with Rachel Caine, author of the bestselling Morganville Vampire series, at HOME (101-106 Leonard Street, Shoreditch EC2) including a book signing and a screening of her favourite vampire film Lost Boys (complete with popcorn!). The 80’s classic starring a very young & cute pre-24 Kiefer Sutherland. This exclusive event is only open to Murder One Film Club members (Not a member? Just order any Rachel Caine title from Murder One, and you are automatically a bonafide, card-carrying member of their Film Club) and asks just for a ridiculously low £1 at the door. Please RSVP to trisha@murderone.co.uk or call them on 02077397796.

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Luckily, I'm a member! Yay! And I'll be in full fan-girl sqeeeeeeeee mode at this on Monday night: Rachel Caine and Lost Boys!!!!!

And I'll be asking Rachel to sign the next Morganville Vampires book [UK] Lord of Misrule [available on the night as a special pre-release, so no waiting until the 10th July 2009 to pick up this beautiful book and find out what happens next]. And then I'm thinking *giveaway*! So, watch this space ...

*Tickets still available, but going fast . . .

Excerpt Monday :: The Sweet Scent of Blood

It's Excerpt Monday organized by the lovely Bria Quinlan and Mel Berthier from Romance Divas. For my excerpt I'm posting a piece from The Sweet Scent of Blood :: Chapter 4.

Check out the Excerpt Monday,May blog for links to all the authors participating as there are plenty of fantastic excerpts to get your reading teeth into [full list under the cut]

My fang-filled excerpt :-) ...

‘Your website picture does you an injustice,’ the vampire said. ‘You are so much more in the flesh and . . . blood.’

‘Sorry I can’t return the sentiment,’ I said.

He gently shook his head. ‘Tut tut, Genevieve.’ He took a step towards me. ‘You really don’t mean that. Not when I have been waiting especially for you.’

I hardened my voice. ‘Then you’ve wasted your time. My visit’s with the police, not you.’

The Vampire took another step, fast, calculated to spook me. I swallowed hard, but held my ground. He stopped within touching distance. Long slim fingers brushed a lock of hair from his forehead while he studied me. ‘Intriguing.’ Half-closed eyes gave him a sleepy, enigmatic look. ‘Why would you involve yourself in something not your affair?’

cont ...
‘It’s really none of your business.’

‘But that’s where you’re wrong, Genevieve.’ The words drifted lazy and sweet through the air. ‘You see, this really is my business. I am tasked with bringing this little episode to a satisfactory conclusion for all concerned. I will do better without your . . . help.’

When what he had said sank in, rather than the dream of his voice, surprise tumbled through me, banishing the feeling of languor that had seeped into my bones. ‘Who says your conclusion would be satisfactory for everyone?’

He grinned, letting me glimpse fang, a push of mesma inviting me to go along with the joke. ‘Why, I do, of course.’

‘Uh-huh.’ I nodded slowly. ‘Sounds good.’ I gave him a smile. A wide happy beam of a smile.

Satisfaction lit his face, but before he could speak, I dropped the smile. ‘Only it doesn’t sound quite good enough.’ I winked. ‘But hey. Nice try.’

He laughed, and the sound bubbled through me like champagne. I shivered even as sweat trickled down my spine. I gripped the strap of my bag with both hands, holding it like a life-line, concentrating on keeping him out of my mind. The longer he talked, the more the back of my neck throbbed, reminding me I was more vulnerable than usual.

‘Genevieve.’ He shrugged an elegant shoulder. ‘What are we to do now?’

I stared at him, surprised. ‘You’re asking me?’

He indicated the police station. ‘Once you walk through that door, you make yourself defenceless.’

For a moment part of me actually felt he cared. I bit the inside of my mouth, hard, to banish the feeling.

‘You dispense with all that wonderful witch protection you have carefully cultivated.’ He spread his hands wide. ‘You are fair game.’

‘Tell me something I don’t know.’

‘Are you so eager to offer your blood?’

‘What do you think?’

‘Such bravado.’ He glanced at the door again, a vague anxiety in the action. ‘But even your sidhe magic will not shield you from some amongst us.’

‘Are you done yet? Because so far I’m not hearing anything new.’

He sighed, the sound coating me with remorse. ‘Go home, Genevieve, while you still can.’

‘What? Just leave?’ I stopped strangling the strap of my bag and clenched my fists, digging my nails into my palms, determined to resist the impulse he’d given me to go home. ‘When you haven’t even threatened me yet?’

Something dark and sad appeared in his eyes, then it was gone, hidden by the same enigmatic look as before.

‘Threats . . . Coercion . . . Violence.’ The words hung like blades in the still air. ‘Is that what you would want?’

I froze, pulse speeding up, unable to move or speak, gazing into his eyes. A voice screamed in my mind, yelling at me to break his mesma, but another part of me wanted, desperately needed, whatever he was offering.

Cool fingers circled my left wrist and lifted my still clenched fist between us. My hand moved, seemingly of its own violation, opening like a flower before the sun. Blood welled in the half-moon marks across my palm, bright against my skin.

‘May I?’ His eyes echoed the silken seduction in his voice.

My lips parted in a sigh as my head bowed in submission.

Anger flashed across his face and his fingers squeezed, the bones in my wrist grating with the pain. ‘Say. It.’

‘Yes,’ I breathed.

For an instant his pupils glowed red and my heart fluttered with sudden terror, then he dipped his head. I gazed at the line of his jaw, the long dark lashes, the sleek silk of his hair where it curled round the intricate whorl of his ear, its lobe pierced through, a single gem black against his pale skin. His lips caressed my palm, a shudder rippled through his body and I felt an answering shimmer resonate through my own. My eyes closed as he licked hot lines along my hand. Sharp fangs scraped my wrist and chill air kissed my bare skin.

Leaves rustled in the stillness and a horse whinnied from the nearby stables, startling me out of my reverie.

I opened my eyes to an empty street.

The vampire was gone.

I stared down at my palm. The cuts from my nails had disappeared, healed over as though they’d never been. A bracelet of bruises around my wrist was the only evidence of his presence.

‘Genevieve.’ My name whispered through the breeze.

***

Authors participating in Excerpt Monday are ...
The hosts:[and apologies for weird formatting, the html has got the better of me ...

Mel Berthier, Urban Fantasy (PG-13)

Bria Quinlan, Rom Com (PG)

Participating:

Melissa Aires, Paranormal Erotic Romance (PG)

Gina Ardito, Historical Paranormal (PG)

Evie Byrne, Paranormal (R)

Jax Cassidy, Erotic Contemporary (R)

Lynne Chandler, Romantic Suspense (PG 13)

Ella Drake, Erotic Paranormal Romance (NC-17)

Cate Hart, YA (R)

Kinsey W. Holley, Paranormal (PG)

Babette James, Fantasy Romance (PG-13)

Cynthia Justlin, Romantic Suspense (PG)

Kaige, Historical Romance (PG-13)

Inez Kelley, Rom Com (R)

Ainslinn Kerry, Paramornal Romance (R)

Ansha Kotyk, Middle Grade Adventure (PG 13)

Adelle Laudan, Romantic Suspense (PG 13)

Jeannie Lin, Historical (PG)

Elise Logan, Paranormal/contemporary (R

RF Long, Fantasy (PG)

Crista McHugh, Historical Paranormal Romance (PG-13)

Suzanne McLeod, Urban Fantasy (R)

Alina Morgan, Urban Fantasy (PG 13)

Annie Nicholas, Paranormal Romantic Suspense (R)

Kirsten Saell, Erotic Romance/Fantasy (NC-17)

Vivienne Westlake, Historical Erotica (R)

Kate Willoughby, Fantasy/Parnormal Erotic Romance (NC-17)

Fleshing out the Bones ...

The Topic of the Month over at Fangs, Fur and Fey is . . .

How do you find the beginning of your novels? How do you know where to start them?

I've posted my own thoughts on the subject, plus there's some great posts by many other Fang, Fur and Fey authors on how they start their novels, so head on over there and see :-)

Writing Characters in Love :: Giveaway draw

Yay! Thank you to everyone who entered last weeks Giveaway for The Cold Kiss of Death and for helping to get the news out. At the end of this post are the details of this week’s giveaway : -)

But first …

We’ve had more celebrations in our house this week as it was our wedding anniversary! Hubby and I have been married for sixteen wonderful years : -) We spent a lovely day together taking it easy, reading, walking our dogs, going out for a romantic meal and reminiscing about our lives together and ultimately about how we met.


Like a lot of other folk, we met through work. We both worked for the same retail company, both of us had been there for about a year, and we were both store management. Similar jobs, similar interests and similar working hours; so far, so normal . . . except we didn’t work together, we actually worked [and lived] 400 miles apart! Luck, or fate, or serendipity sat us next to each other on an Interpersonal Skills Course LOL! And we put those skills we learnt to good use over the next year as we got to know each other, [it was a heck of a commute] fell in love and reorganised our lives so we could be together. *Big Happy Sigh*

Which brings me to: Writing Characters in Love …

I love reading romances [paranormal or otherwise : -)] and one of the things writers have to do is find a way for their romantic partners/lovebirds to get together and stay together until they reach their Happy Ever After [i.e. The End of the book : -)] Making our Lovebirds work/attend college/live next door is an easy and natural choice, as is having friends or family introduce them, or even letting them see each other across a crowded room and exchange phone numbers, after all that’s how a lot of real-life couples meet. Then there’s getting our lovebirds together through some something that gives them a mutual goal: like a hobby or evening class, or saving the local school from closure, or even a holiday [or if you're like me - a murder always works well *g*].

Harder to pull off is the ‘chance meeting’, partly because fiction needs to make sense, and while coincidences happen in real life, they are often seen as less than stellar plotting. So in fiction ‘chance meetings’ are hardly ever what they seem. [frex: when Joanne Baldwin meets a stranger on the road in Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden series] But even in real life it’s rare for a chance meeting to result in two people spending enough time together to fall in love without some outside force ‘forcing’ them to pair up [The film Forces of Nature with Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock is a good example of a chance meeting] unless both partners making a deliberate effort to see each other again.


But if our lovebirds meet, fall instantly into attraction/love and decide they’re going to make a go of it [much like hubby and me : -)] then their journey to ‘The End’ will be a relatively uneventful series of ‘dates’ that are much more interesting to the ‘datees’ than to those reading about them, plus the journey is likely to be over pretty quick, so what’s needed in fiction is some conflict.

BRANDED BY FIRE :: BERKLEY BOOKS :: July 2009



Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her. The problem is not simply that he pushes her buttons; the problem is that he’s a wolf, she’s a cat, and they’re both used to being on top.

But when a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory, Mercy and Riley must work together to track the young man—before his shadowy captors decide he’s no longer useful. Along the way, the two dominants may find that submitting to one another uncovers not just a deadly conspiracy, but a passion so raw that it’ll leave them both branded by fire…

If you’ve read any of Nalini Singh’s books, then you’ll know she’s a master at writing romances and in Branded by Fire she’s got two characters who, while attracted to each other find reasons to deny that attraction [adding that necessary conflict ; -)] but because they end up working together, [meaning there’s no chance of walking away and letting the attraction fizzle out] the attraction deepens and they’re soon clashing and rubbing each other the wrong, or more likely the right way, to their exciting Happy Ever After.

Giveaway Draw


So for a chance to win a signed proof copy of The Cold Kiss of Death* [not released until the 16th July] along with a copy of one of Nalini Singh’s books** leave a comment telling me your favourite pair of ‘Lovebirds’ from film, television or fiction.

ETA: My own favourites are Eddi McCandry and the Phouka from War for the Oaks: Emma Bull :-)

Again you can give yourself more chances in the metaphorical hat by spreading the word about The Cold Kiss of Death and the giveaway on your LJ, Blog, twitter, myspace, facebook wherever, just paste the link [one extra entry per link]to where you’ve posted back in the comments.

Draw is open to anyone, anywhere until end of Wednesday, 13th May everywhere. Prizes not claimed within 7 days will be drawn again.

Good Luck!!

* ETA:inlcuding a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood if you haven't read it :-)
**Visions of Heat or Mine to Possess [unsigned].

x/posted to http://suzannemcleod.livejournal.com/ leave a comment here or there to enter.

The Winner is ...

. . . and the winner of the The Cold Kiss of Death :: Giveaway Draw is Carolsue

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Congratulations, Carolsue and an email is on its way to you!

Thank you to everyone else that entered, and remember I'm holding a Giveaway each week for the next eleven until The Cold Kiss of Death releases on the 16th July, so there's more chances to win :-).

The Cold Kiss of Death :: Giveaway Draw!!

Yesterday was the release date for the mmpb* of The Sweet Scent of Blood, and in 11 weeks time on the 16th July The Cold Kiss of Death :: Spellcrackers.com book 2 :: is out!! Yay!! I will be the proud author of /two/ books. Squeeeeee!

And I want to celebrate!!

So starting from now and each week for the next eleven weeks I'm going to hold a weekly giveaway draw.**

This week's draw is for a signed proof copy of The Cold Kiss of Death [see the pretty picture below***] and if you haven't already read The Sweet Scent of Blood, then I'll also include a signed copy [or if you have then I'll substitute for another [unsigned] UF/PR book, so you will still win two books *g*]

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post before end of day [anywhere] Thursday, 7th May. See it's that easy. And don't forget to check back to see if you've won, and to enter next week's giveaway.

**Okay, I want to get the news out about The Cold Kiss of Death, so here's your chance to get your name in the hat more than once :-)

one comment = 1 entry
A mention of the giveaway on your blog/live journal/myspace/facebook/twitter/etc [post the link to the mention into the comments again] = 1 entry per link

Which all means you could end up with more than six entries into the metaphorical hat, so what are you waiting for? Get posting and linking!! Good Luck!!


****The winner's name will be posted and will have 7 days to claim. If not claimed in this time, then I'll redraw.
*** The uncorrected proof cover is not the same as the final book cover: see side bar. I have five copies, so I'm keeping one for myself *g* and the others will be giveaways at some point over the next eleven weeks along with 'other' books, so don't forget to check back :-)
*mass market paperback