Happy Book Birthday!

Yay! My first book

The Sweet Scent of Blood: Spellcrackers.com #1

is released today in the US!

And it shares its book birthday with some fab books that I'm so looking forward to reading, some of which are below*.
I couldn't be happier for my book to be in such great company.
Happy Book Birthday to all!

I hope you all like my book over on your side of the pond, and don't forget to check out my current contests for a chance to win one of my books!

1. Thinking of buying The Sweet Scent of Blood, or have you recently bought it? Then enter my Thank You for Buying My Book Contest. (photo of purchase receipt required - date of purchase to be between 31st March 2010 - 31st July 2010)

2. The Sweet Scent of Blood - Spellcrackers.com #1 releases in the US on 27th April 2010. Join in the Virtual Book Tour and enter the contest to win a copy of my books. (no purchase required)

3. Already a Spellcrackers.com Fan? Then enter my I *LOVE* My Readers! contest. (no proof of purchase required)

Full details on how to enter here.

*I have massive cover envy for Lori Devoti's Amazon Queen *sighs*

Demons, Sweets and Win a Free Book!

I'm guest blogging over at Maria Zannini's today about Making Characters Real to celebrate the upcoming release of her book Touch of Fire - find out why I wouldn't let the demon possessing me kill you on the spot! and what liquorice torpedoes have to do with it all . . . and leave a comment [over there] telling us what your favourite sweet is, to be in with a chance to win a copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood - so go now and visit Maria [who's blog is always full of awesome :-)] you know you want to *g*

Book Contest!

Not so long ago, Amber of amberkatze.blogspot.com was kind enough to grill interview me about writing and research and what type of paranormal creature I'd like to be!

She also asked me which actor I'd take with me on a desert island - check out the interview to find out my answer to that [go on, you know you want to LOL! ] and all the other questions.

And if you leave a comment telling her which actor/actress *you* would take to a desert island, then you could win a signed copy of The Sweet Scent of Blood.

Writing progress

Emerging from the edit cave to say that the latest round of tweaks and changes and copy-edits on The Cold Kiss of Death [Spellcrackers.com book 2] have been delivered back to my editor - here's hoping she likes them *crosses fingers*. And of course, after I'd pressed that *send* button I had this fantastic high, thinking that Yay! I'd passed another milestone for Cold Kiss. Then of course, five minutes later, I'm back in the usual panic zone ... But a walk in the sunshine - and a good talking to from my BFF who quite rightly tells me I'm much too close to the screen to actually see it objectively and I'm feeling more optimistic. I love this book, Genny has some great adventures, and a lot to deal with personally, as well as a murder to solve, and a good few surprises along the way. [some which surprised me while I was writing; always a fantastic moment when that happens ;-)]

Not only that, The Sweet Scent of Blood comes out on the 30th April in mass market paperback and Gollancz have given it a wonderful new cover! Yay! Not that I didn't love the original, but squeeee!