Random musings of a romance reader
| Tuesday, August 29, 2006 |
| FORBIDDEN: THE CLAIM by Samantha Sommersby |
Byron Renfield has spent years climbing the social ladder, and is now successful, handsome, independently wealthy--and a vampire. For over two centuries, he's held the honored position of Treasurer of his Clan's most sacred Trust. He's also been responsible for the financial security of the most elite of the immortals, the Dominie.
In order to ensure his redemption, Byron isolated himself on a small private island, away from all temptation. It was a good plan until the day Violet Deeds was stranded there.
Violet is beautiful, sexy, outspoken, and a human, which makes her completely off limits. His society's canon may forbid relationships between vampires and humans, but will that be enough to help Byron and Violet conquer the intensity of their attraction to one another? Or will Byron succumb and take a little nibble?
FORBIDDEN: THE CLAIM
Samantha Sommersby
Linden Bay Romance
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| Saturday, August 26, 2006 |
| Save The Quiet Kitty |
I enjoy a great many of Camille Anthony's works and have chatted with her a few times on the list. Although I knew she had some health issues, I had no inkling that they were this critical until I received the circular below. Camille was always so upbeat and personable. I find her courage both admirable and humbling. Please take a few minutes to check out the site below and find out how you can help her.
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 SavetheQuietKitty.com is now officially launched.
This is a project very dear to my heart. Our initial goal is to raise $6000 for an oxygen machine and current medical expenses for our friend and fellow author, Camille Anthony, who suffers from a debilitating lung disease. Long term, we want to make help available for other authors in crisis.
Please take a moment to check out our new website, and help spread the word. This is a huge project, and we can't do it alone. It's not a Changeling project, or a Shelby Morgen project. It's a community project. We need your help. Please share the link. With your help, we can make a real difference.
My thanks to all those who have given so freely of their time and energy to help make this possible, in particular Isy Jordan and Ann Jacobs.
Margaret Riley
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| SLAVE TO SENSATION by Nalini Singh |
I am participating in a blogging experiment hosted at dearauthor.com. To enter the contest, put up this blurb, image, and trackback and you are entered to win the following prize package.
- $200 Amazon gift certificate
- Signed copy of Slave to Sensation
- New Zealand goodies chosen by Singh
- ARC of Christine Feehan's October 31 release: Conspiracy Game
You can read about the experiment here and you can download the code that you need to participate here.
SLAVE TO SENSATION
Nalini Singh
Berkley / September 2006
Welcome to a future where emotion is a crime and powers of the mind clash brutally against those of the heart.
Sascha Duncan is one of the Psy, a psychic race that has cut off its emotions in an effort to prevent murderous insanity. Those who feel are punished by having their brains wiped clean, their personalities and memories destroyed.
Lucas Hunter is a Changeling, a shapeshifter who craves sensation, lives for touch. When their separate worlds collide in the serial murders of Changeling women, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities...or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation. Excerpt |
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| PLAYING WITH FIRE by Gena Showalter |
Isn't the cover just stunning? Gena's running a kewl contest in conjunction with the book's release. See below for details.
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 Earth, Wind and Fire aren't just a band anymore...
Used to be my greatest achievement was holding a job more than three days. Now suddenly I can shoot fireballs, chill your drink, or blow-dry your hair at fifty paces with a blink of my eye!
It all started when this crazy scientist dropped something in my grande mocha latte. Of course I got wicked sick. Next morning I'm waking up with this total hottie bending over me. He tells me 1) his name's Rome Masters, 2) he's a government agent and 3) I can control the four elements with a thought.
He seems even less pleased by my (apparently irreversible) transformation that I am. . . because now he's supposed to kill me. The only good news: I didn't make this bed of trouble, but Rome sure seems to want me to lie in it. With him.
Read an excerpt
Order your copy from Barnes and Noble or Amazon or Books A Million
And if you'd like a chance to win signed copies of *all* Gena Showalter's books, all you have to do is post this entry, too. Post the cover, the blurb, the links, and this contest announcement, then head over to Gena's blog (http://www.genashowalter.blogspot.com ) and let her know you posted the material. A name will be randomly selected on September 3rd from those who do!! |
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| Inauguration Post |
| As and when fancy strikes, I'll post some of my thoughts on the books I've read and news of my favourite authors. These will mostly be from the romance genre as I love my HEAs (Happily Ever After for the uninitiated)! *g* |
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