Ann Aguirre winner…

Just a quick note to let you know that the winner of yesterday’s giveaway is:  Donna L

Congrats!  You should be contacted soon!  If you don’t hear from anyone by next week, e-mail me.

Please check below for today’s regular guest post…I am curious to read your responses to the questions.

Please welcome Angela Cameron…

First the winner of yesterday’s giveaway is:  Lea

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Today my guest is author Angela Cameron.  Angela’s latest releases, Blood & Sex, Vol. 1: Michael and Blood and Sex, Vol. 2: Jonas, are available now!

 

Now here is my interview with Angela…

 

 

Welcome to my blog! 

Hi! *waves* Thank you for having me.

 

Can you please tell us a little about your book(s)?

I’d love to. My current books range from horror to erotic romance. Nocturne, for example, is more urban fantasy and suspense. The Blood & Sex series is what I like to call a suspenseful paranormal erotic romance. I like to mix it up a little.

 

Can you tell us a little about the Blood & Sex series?

The books are about a group of Italian vampires who operate through a mafia style setup. They handle the black market blood trades, enforce the vampire laws in their territory, and so on. Individually, each book is about a different character’s falling in love (and having sex *smiles*), while the series follows the rising threat that their enemies pose the vampiro cosca in Collins Bay and vampires worldwide.

 

What inspired the books and the series?

A couple of things, actually. I’m a vampire junkie. The character Michael came up first, while I was working on another project. He sort of brought the rest of them through and the idea morphed from there.

 

How many books are planned for the series?

Currently, I’m working on the third. If the series remains as successful as it has been, I have ideas for a total of six books. Knowing the characters, it could go on forever. There’s no shortage of sexy characters and conflict in Collins Bay.

 

Do you have a favorite character in the series?  If so, why is this character your favorite?

*laughs* I can’t decide. Jonas, the hero of the second book, keeps trying to convince me that he’s my favorite. I think that he may be right. I’ve had a hard time moving on after finishing his book.

 

What is your favorite thing about being a writer?  Least favorite?

It’s so much fun. I guess my favorite thing is getting to live in a dream world while I’m writing. The characters are so real that I could entertain myself indefinitely. Especially when I’ve got a hot vampire trying to coax me back into the club to watch him play and write about what he does. *laughs* I’m so grateful to Ravenous Romance for allowing me to do that.

My least favorite thing right now is editing. I don’t generally mind, but it’s hard to pull myself out of the story to do it.

 

Describe yourself with three words.

Stubborn. Talkative. Imaginative. (At least those are the words I seem to hear the most from my husband.)

 

What do you like to read?

Everything. I read a lot of paranormal stuff, of course. It’s my vice. But I also read classics. This year I’ve already read Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and a lot of nature poetry.

 

What’s next for you?

Blood and Sex, Vol. 2, Jonas’s book, just came out. So, Vol. 3 will be on it’s way to the publisher soon. If you’re familiar with the characters, this one is about Blane.

I also have a story coming out in the Rekindled anthology that Elle Amery is editing for Ravenous Romance. It’s my first witch story and I’m very proud of it. It’s actually become one of my favorite stories and inspired a series of books that I’m still planning out. All of the new items will be announced on my blog at angelacameron.wordpress.com and on my blog at ravenousromance.com as they near their release dates.

 

Is there anything you’d like to ask my blog readers?

Yes. There are a few things that I haven’t noticed in paranormal romances lately. So, I’m wondering if there is anything that you, as a reader, would like to see in paranormal romances that you’re either not seeing or not seeing enough of?

Thanks again for having me, Jennifer.

I’d like to offer a contest for the blog, too. Commenters within the first 24 hours will earn an entry into a drawing for a free copy of Blood & Sex, Vol. 1: Michael.

 

Thanks Angela!

As Angela mentioned one lucky commenter will receive a download of Blood & Sex, Vol. 1: Michael.  Just leave a comment answering Angela’s question to be entered.
I’ll announce the winner tomorrow!

 

And to learn more about Angela and her books please visit:  www.Angela-Cameron.com

Winner and What Are You Reading?

First, the winner from yesterday’s giveaway who will receive a copy of Tempt the Devil is:

cheryl c.

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So what is everyone reading?
Anything you’d recommend?

Also, I still need some suggestions for April’s Book-of-the-Month.

March’s Book(s)-of-the-Month!!

First the winner of yesterday’s giveaway who will receive a copy of Riding the Line by Kate Pearce is:

Fedora

 

Congrats!

Please e-mail me at the addy in sidebar with your mailing info!

 

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Just a reminder that the discussions for February’s Books-of-the-Month will be next week.

 

And now it’s time to announce the Books-of-the-Month for March!

 

We had a large number of votes for both the print and the ebook polls and the winning books each won by a landslide.

 

With almost 50% of the vote, the eBook-of-the-Month for March is:

 

Redemption by E. Jamie

 

 

 

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And with over 50% of the vote in its poll, the print Book-of-the-Month is:

 

Tempt the Devil by Anna Campbell

 

 

 

You can learn more about each book as well as find a place to buy by clicking on their title or cover.

Discussion dates will be announced soon in the sidebar!

 

And as always I am giving away a copy of the print book you all voted on and selected.

 

To win a copy of Tempt the Devil by Anna Campbell, leave a comment below letting me know you are interested.
I’ll announce the winner sometime tomorrow so be sure to check back.

 

Also, I still need some suggestions for April’s polls…I am looking for books (print and ebook) that are the first in a series.

Week of Secrets Winner!

A BIG thank you to all of my guests this week.  I have enjoyed all of the SECRETS you have revealed.

And I also want to thank everyone who came out and commented.  It’s been great to “see” so many new “faces” and I hope you’ll return!

And now we have one last secret to reveal…the winner of this week’s contest.

And that winner is….

Helen

Congratulations Helen!

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Readers, check back throughout the day today as I close out the “party” with my reviews of some fabulous Red Sage releases including a couple of recent Secrets volumes, Megan’s Choice, and Scarlet and the Sheriff.

Poll for February’s Book-of-the-Month!

*Sorry for the confusion for those who checked in earlier and found no poll or winner!  It’s been one of those weeks…I prepared this post a few days ago and then lost Internet and was unable to get the winner and the poll up before it went live.  Things should be up now!  Thanks for your patience!!!!*

The winner of yesterday’s giveaway is:  highlandlove

 

Please e-mail me to claim your prize!

 

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Today the poll for February’s Book-of-the-Month opens.

 

I randomly selected some books from those you suggested (here and through e-mail) and added a few of my own giving us six books to choose from this month…and they are:

 

Immortal Warrior by Lisa Hendrix

 

 

Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole

 

 

Tangled Up In Love by Heidi Betts

 

 

Slade and Kally by AE Rought (eBook)

 

 

Circle of Friends: Only Tyler by Jess Dee (eBook)

 

 

One on One by Cathryn Fox (eBook)

 

 

 

So there you go…you can learn more about each book by clicking on the titles.

The poll can be found in the sidebar and will be open until January 24.

I will be announcing the book for February on January 27!

 

Good luck with choosing!  They all sound great to me!

Ch-ch-ch-anges…

First, the winner from Saturday’s post who will receive a download of Cat Burglar from Shelley Munro is:  Lindsey Ekland

Congrats!  Please e-mail me so you can receive your prize!

 

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Now onto the announcements…

 

2009 is going to bring some changes to the blog (I mentioned one of these yesterday) so this week I am going to focus on some of these changes.
Each day I will discuss one of the changes I have planned for the blog…don’t worry, they aren’t anything major.  (Note:  This is what happens when I am sick and have too much time to think…I come up with changes  )

 

Up first…Contests

 

Now this first change isn’t anything major, but I will no longer do a monthly drawing for a goodie pack winner.  In fact, I have actually forgotten to do these the last few months so because of my forgetfulness (and the rising costs of mailing stuff), I will no longer draw a monthly winner for goodies.

 

BUT DON’T WORRY!!  We will still have random contests and giveaways on the blog…that won’t change.  In fact, many of you probably don’t even know what I am talking about so you won’t even miss it. 

 

Also, I want to remind everyone to check out the contest rules for the blog by clicking here or the link in the sidebar.  These are the rules for all the giveaways held here on the blog unless otherwise stated (occasionally an author or contest might have different rules…you’ll be made aware if that is the case). 

 

I have made a few minor changes to the rules page.  One change is that if the contest requires that you leave a comment (which most of them do), I wanted to make it clear that you may comment as often as you like, but know that I will only count you once in the drawing.

 

This may be obvious to most of you, but I wanted to make sure you were aware of it.  I don’t want you worrying I’ll disqualify anyone for commenting multiple times because I hope that you will comment frequently and interact with my guests and each other.

 

Also, to claim a prize be sure that you e-mail me unless directed otherwise.  This helps me to keep track of prizes and their winners.  I’ll take care of notifying the authors or donors if the prize is coming from someone other than myself.

 

I don’t want to sound preachy or anything.  I just want to make the contests on the blog fair and fun for everyone so please read and follow the rules.

 

So that’s all for the contest changes…at least that I can remember right now.  If I think of anything else or if anything else changes, I’ll be sure to share it.

 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for more changes for 2009…