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Leah Braemel » Texas Tangle On Sale for $0.99
Carina Press has been having a "Deal of the Day" special every day this week over at KoboBooks. Today they're offering Texas Tangle for only 99 cents. Since it's normally $5.85 which they have been offering for $4.59 up until now, that means you're saving $3.60.
Not to be outdone, Amazon has picked up on the challenge and is offering the same deal. So it doesn't matter whether you're buying for the Kobo or the Kindle, you can get your very own copy of Texas Tangle on sale but ONLY for today.
**Edited** I just discovered Barnes and Noble is matching that price too. So if you have a Nook, you can take advantage of the discount.
Buy Texas Tangle from:
KoboBooks
Amazon.com
Barnes and Noble
After today, you'll still be able to buy it at those links, but it'll be back up to its regular price.
Since Texas Tangle's my third book out, I figured I'd celebrate all three, and hold a contest!
Here’s a tiny taste of each of my books – these are my favorite lines (if you've already read any of them and have favorite lines, I'd love to hear them!)
Private Property:
“You’re trespassin’ on private property, sweet pea.” His deep voice resonated through her chest, its slow cadence drumming a prisoner to the gallows.
Confidence wrapped itself around him in a comfortable cloak. Something in the way he held himself told her not to let his casual pose deceive her. He looked like he … [Link]
Redneck Romance Writer » Thirteen Things I Got/Will Get For My Birthday
My birthday is day after tomorrow and I’ve been celebrating for a while. LOL!
1. Stir Fry Skillet
I went to a Pampered Chef party given by one of the Cub Scout Bitches and I went a little crazy. Luckily, the Redneck had given me permission. For my birthday.
2. A Really Cool Grater<
3. Tai Red Curry Rub
At the party, Beckie, the Pampered Chef person, made a dip with mayo and sour cream and this spice. It was so good, I had to get some of it.
4. Rasberry Habanero sauce I got this for spending so much money. LOL! They also had this at the party poured over cream cheese. Oh. My. God. It ROCKED.
5. A Pastry Blender
Mine has been pretty much broken for a while. I love the style of this one.
6. A New Casserole Dish
My in-laws checked out my Amazon wish list and I got this in the mail yesterday. I can’t WAIT to use it!!!
7. Sarah McLachlan’s “Laws Of Illusion”
Also from my in-laws! They love me.
8. Eminem’s “Recovery”
I downloaded this. Awesome!!!!
9. Joey W. Hill’s “Vampire Trinity”
I won this on Joey’s fan forum. I LOVED this book. It was the best present so far!!!
10. Camping with the Cub Scouts
Actually, I’m so looking forward to this!
11. Homemade Salsa
The Redneck and I went to Pepperwood and Clendenan’s to buy tomatoes, peppers and garlic to can salsa. I love doing this, so it …
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Donna Grant » Counting down
Just 60 more days until the release of Wicked Highlander!
I’ve got a couple of contests that I’ll be putting together for the month of October. I’ll be doing the huge month long “Spread the Word” contest – a little different than before – but I’ll also be hosting a contest at the last half of October where you could win a replica sword!
Coming in the next few weeks will also be the book trailer for Wicked Highlander.
There’s a lot coming soon, so be ready. 
hugs,
D
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Victoria Janssen » Promotional Bookmarks
Back when I first posted about promotional bookmarks and postcards for The Duke & The Pirate Queen, I promised to give an update on how it was going. So, here's how it's going…sort of.I don't actually know yet how it's going. I carried quantities of the bookmarks and postcards with me to the RWA conference and to Readercon, and left them on the freebie tables. People took them. I had taken [Link]
Six Sexy Sirens » Feeling drained? Get Sexual Energy in Print!
It’s September and time to go back to school, work, or whatever it is you go to buckle down and do some serious hard work.
Burned out? Don't have the energy? Lost your zip? I know how you feel. The EDJ (evil day job) has really drained my batteries this year, but when a gorgeous guy walked into the office, my zest returned. Life, energy, and passion again dance through me like electricity.
Even if you're short on hot guys, never fear. My erotic menage Sexual Energy is now out in print! Grab a copy and go to the beach before summer ends.
http://www.jasminejade.com/p-8728-sexual-energy.aspx
Afton Locke
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Playtime with Melany » Start 'em young? *blinks* #2
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Samhain Weblog » Giving the last devil his due
Hey y’all, Beth Williamson here. The last three years I’ve been hanging around with devils. They’ve teased me, tortured me, possessed me and even lured me. Now I can say that I’ve given the last devil his due.
Which devils?
Why the Devils on Horseback of course. 
The first Devils book (Nate) was written in early 2007, published in November of that year. Since then I’ve written and published three more (Jake, Zeke, and Lee).
Each book had its own challenges because each of the devils had his own personal challenge. Whether it was post-traumatic stress from the war, a handicap, a drinking problem, or even a little OCD, they all showed me their true colors and let me (sometimes kicking and screaming) tell their stories.
The last devil is Gideon. He is the former captain of the group, the responsible one who always made sure everyone else was okay long before he thought of himself. He needed his own happily ever after and I’m pleased to say his story is in my capable editor’s hands.
What do you do when you finally end a 5 book series? Why, start thinking of the next one of course!
Happy reading, y’all!
~ Beth
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Embrace the Shadows » Guest Post by Wendi Zwaduck – Goddess Fish Blog Tour
Here at Embrace the Shadows we are very proud to help out Goddess Fish Promotions with hosting paranormal authors on their blog tours. We hope through this partnership we can continue to introduce all all of you some of the newest and brightest authors writing in the paranormal genre.
Our first guest is Wendy Zwaduk,. Wendy is is promoting her newest book, My Immortal, on sale now at Total-E-Bound. Today, she will interview one of the main characters from her novel for us, Storm. Take it away Wendy!
Wendi (WZ): I sat down the character from my book, My Immortal, Storm Richardson. I didn’t mind because he’d just left a job on the way to getting dinner.
WZ: Hello, Storm. Don’t you look flushed. Was it a tough job? And for those who aren’t sure what kind of job you do, what exactly is it that you do?
Storm Richardson (SR): Hello, hon and hello to all those out there reading this. I’m glad you stopped by. Now, you wanted to know what I do for a dead existence. Stevie and I are private investigators. We follow suspected cheating spouses and unfaithful individuals. It’s not glamorous and it’s been dangerous on occasion, but with the right person on your back, it’s decent.
WZ: Wait, I thought you said dead existence. I’m pretty sure the readers want to know what you mean.
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Crystal Jordan :: Blog » Romance Scholars: Call for Proposals
It’s that time again! We’re soliciting proposals for the Popular Culture Association conference. This year it’s in San Antonio, TX. As always, it’s over Easter weekend!!! April 20-23, 2011. So if it’s a problem to be away from your family for Easter/Passover, we’ll miss you, but we’ll understand.
PCA is an amazing conference to go to to experience the joy and sheer intellectual brilliance of the field of Popular Romance Studies. We are truly a community. We hang around together all weekend, eating most of our meals together, talking between panels. It’s a VERY inviting conference for new scholars, and for interested non-scholars. We’ve had undergraduates and brand new graduate students present their papers at PCA and they loved it. We’re welcoming, friendly, fun, a little bawdy, and very very interesting.
With no further ado, here’s the full Call For Papers:
PCA/ACA 2010 National Conference
San Antonio, TX, April 20-23, 2011
Call For Papers: Romance Area
(Conference info: http://pcaaca.org/conference/nation~
Deadline for submission: December 15, 2010.
We are interested in any and all topics about or related to popular romance: all genres, all media, all countries, all kinds, and all eras. All representations of romance in popular culture (fiction, stage, screen—large or small, commercial, advertising, music, song, dance, online, real life, etc.), from anywhere and anywhen, are welcome topics of discussion.
We will consider proposals for individual papers, sessions organized around a theme, and special panels. Sessions are scheduled in one-hour slots, ideally with four papers or speakers per standard session.
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Taste of Kiwi » Puffins: The Clowns of the Sea
I’ve always been interested in puffins. I think it’s because they’re so cute with their bright bills. I have seen puffins in the wild during our trips to Britain, but I haven’t had a close encounter so they’re still on my list of things to see one day.
Thirteen Facts About Puffins
1. Puffins spend most of their time at sea, only returning to land to breed during spring.
2. Puffins are known for their distinctive black and white coloring and their bright orange beak. The beak is actually gray while they’re at sea and turns orange when it’s time to return to land. They’re the cutest thing.
3. Puffins are strong swimmers and can dive to 200 feet. They don’t stay underwater for long.
4. Puffins eat small fish e.g. herrings.
5. On land, they live in colonies.
6. Birds usually mate for life.
7. The females lay a single egg.
8. The parents take turns feeding the chick
9. Over 60% of the puffins are in Iceland.
10. They supplement their meals by drinking seawater.
11. Puffins choose a partner when they’re around 3 – 5 years old.
12. When a couple reunite they knock their bills together. This is called billing.
13. The puffins nest in burrows and return to the same one each year.
Source: National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.c~
http://www.animalfactguide.com/animalfacts/atlantic-puffin/
Puffin with Fish © Paul Edwards | Dreamstime.com
Have you seen a puffin before?
Copyright © 2010 Taste of Kiwi. …
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Paige Tyler – Author of Sexy, Romantic Fiction » Thursday Thirteen!
Thirteen Cool Prizes You Can Win on the Labor Day Blog Hop!
Click on the Banner Below for More Info and Get Ready to Drool Over Some Hot Hunks!
1. Choice of backlist from Paige Tyler
2. Choice of backlist from Alanna Coca
3. Choice of backlist from Tina M. Lee
4. Choice of backlist from Jolie Cain
5. Choice of backlist by Tina Holland
6. Copy of The Virtuous Vampire by Monette Michaels
7. Copy of Wolf's Magic by Rebecca Royce
8. Copy of Breed True by Gem Sivad
9. Copy of Stone Cold by J. Hali Steele
10. Copy of About Last Night by Rhonda Leah
11. Signed print copy of Where Danger Hides by Desiree Holt
12. A Prize Pack from Nina Pierce
13. Winner's Choice of select books by Tina Donahue
Links to other Thursday Thirteens!(Leave your link with Mister Linky when you comment, and I'll add you here!)
*hugs*
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Kougar Kisses » Cool-o-pedia
From Coast to Coast am ~ Face in the Volcano Crater
Aug. 6, 2010, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park– According to Hawaiian mythology, the volcano goddess Pele is a shapeshifter. In her form as an old woman she's believed to reside in the crater Halema'uma'u inside the enormous Kilauea Caldera. She is called Kaluahine, the old woman of the pit. The lava inside the crater is several hundred feet below the floor of the caldera and you can only see its glow at night. I took the picture from the observation deck using night exposure on my camera and it clearly shows Pele Kaluahine's face inside the crater!
–Igor
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Late night mews, darling Felines, it’s been rainy-cool on the tame prairie… the giant-sized horseweed, beloved by the butterflies and birds, has taken a watery beating… yes, bent, but not broken… however, now the Kougaress has to clear a path to her Plucky tomatoes.
As usual, the Kougaress has been authorly busy and is resting her foot… better than it was… thank the Divine!
Cool-o-pedia ~ a new word that suddenly struck the Kougar in the brain today… meaning the cool info found in encyclopedias. Of course, someone else could already have thought of this expression and used it… ~shrug~
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No, the Kougar did not check on Branded by the Texans today… time and energy got away from her… and ya know, perhaps it’s time to let Kylie and her Texans run ‘free’ to their destiny… still, ya never … [Link]
Nine Naughty Novelists » Who's Who in Bloodsuck, Part I
In her post yesterday, Juniper talked about some of the fun we've been having writing the Zillionaire Vampire Cowboy's Secret Werewolf Babies (or, ZVCSWB, as we like to call it). What she forgot to mention was how crazy we can get around the subject. How goofy and hyper and…nah, crazy says it best. In fact, we got so crazy that, at one point, I think we actually frightened her. In her defense, she had yet to read any of the chapters or story notes. And she had yet to attend one of our zany planning sessions. She was busy. We were manic. She humbly offered to bow out of the serial…and was met with stunned, disbelieving silence. Trust us, we told her. Take some time. Read the chapters. You don't know it yet, but you want to be part of this!And, of course, we were right.Today, we're going to share a little more of the fun by introducing you to some of the characters you'll be getting to know over the next several months. We hope you'll learn to love them just as much as we do.
First up, of course, is our virile hero…
Rock Fangsworthy
“I’m rock hard for you, baby!”
What can you do with a man like Rock? Alpha to the core with a somewhat faulty memory, he’s tall, pale and extremely hard-assed. The girls all swoon for his chiseled features, granite-like eight-pack abs and slate blue eyes.
Who knows how much money the vampire cowboy … [Link]
The Rantings & Ravings of Jeanne St. James » 13 Dr. Seuss Quotes
13 DR. SEUSS QUOTES:
Theodor Seuss Geisel was more than just a great author of children's books. His first children's book, The Cat in the Hat became an instand success. In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham. Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
1. “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”
2. “Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”
3. “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
4. “I meant what I said and I said what I meant.”
5. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
6. “Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.”
7. “If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.”
8. “You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.”
9. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells.”
10. "So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads."
11. "Being crazy isn't enough."
12. "Only you can control your future."
13. "You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut."
Here’s one we all recognize: “I do not like green eggs and ham I do not … [Link]
The Rantings & Ravings of Jeanne St. James » Romance Writers Behaving Badly: Five Things to Love about Male Friends
Romance Writers Behaving Badly: Five Things to Love about Male Friends: "I was pressed for a list recently by a guy friend who wanted to know what his best attributes were. He was filling out a 'get to know you' f…" [Link]
Madelynne Ellis » Flying Visit.
It all happens at once. I've two lots of edits sitting awaiting my attention, plus another book I'm halfway through rewrites on. Thank heavens the kids go back to school next week. [Link]
Kate Pearce » Crystal Jordan’s new release
The Between. A race of people between light and dark. Good and evil. Human and animal. The world discovered their existence over a decade ago, and so far the balance between humans and Between has been precarious at best. One bite is all it takes to cross the line from human to Between. It doesn’t matter what species of shapeshifter bites a human–only the soul can dictate what kind of animal is most suited to a Between. Many humans think they’re dangerous and should be locked away, while others covet their power.
On a fateful camping trip, fiery Oregon beauty Rhiannon Reid is kidnapped and turned into a “Between”–a magical shape-shifting creature. Now forced to prove her worthiness to the group’s golden king, lion-shifting Elan Delacourt, the two test each other’s strength and character–but lose themselves in the hot-blooded battle…
Find out more here: http://www.crystaljordan.com/books/between-lovers
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Shapeshifter Seductions » No title
Hi and welcome to your Wednesday fix of Shapeshifter Seductions! I’m Rebecca Gillan, a writer of fantasy romance, and this is where I share with you proof that fantasy is alive and well in the real world! Today, I offer you a goat on the run while teasing cops on his Face Book page. I have a cool story about zombies in the workforce helping to make the next generation of cars safer. A weather witch in Pheonix causes a major accident when a spell goes awry. And last but not least, a heart-warming story of a monkey adopting an abandoned kitten!
The last couple weeks have been busy as heck! Between kids going back to school, the day job and writing, I'm juggling like crazy! I am also now doing a blog the first Friday of the month over at Whipped Cream’s guest blog page, so that was two blogs to write this week. Phew, I sure hope things slow down a bit pretty soon. I blinked twice and missed most of August!
So on to the news!
There’s not much that irritates police more than copy-cats. When the copy-cat is a goat they can’t seem to apprehend, it only makes things worse. In Mexico, Illinois, there is a now famous goat on the run and taunting the police by posting his whereabouts on his FB page. This trend, first made famous by the Face Book Bandit, also know as the Barefoot Bandit, is becoming a real problem for authorities the world … [Link]
Romance Divas » Author of the Month, Miranda Neville
Miranda Neville is the author of historical romances set in Regency England. She grew up in England and spent her youth devouring historical novels. After studying history at Oxford University, she spent several years writing catalogues of rare books and original letters and manuscripts for Sotheby’s auction house in London and New York. Later she worked as a journalist and small business owner before discovering the delights of writing fiction. Always a sucker for happy endings, a few years ago she decided to try her hand at romance. How hard could it be? Several manuscripts under-the-bed (or deep in the hard drive) later, HarperCollins bought Never Resist Temptation, published in 2009 by Avon Books. The Wild Marquis appeared in March 2010 to be followed later this month by The Dangerous Viscount. She now lives in beautiful rural Vermont with her daughter, a college student and confirmed drama queen.
More information about Miranda may be found at www.mirandaneville.com.
**Miranda will be giving away 1 copy of her latest release here on the RD blog and 1 copy during her workshop on the Romance Divas FORUM. Please comment to be eligible for the random drawing. Winner will be contacted via email so please provide this info if it is not attached to your user link. **
We love stories about “the Call”, what were you doing at the time and how did you feel when it happened?
I always feel my call story is …
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Hot Ash's Romantic Comedy » Out of the blue reader request
A reader wrote to me recently, asking me to write a particular character type.
That’s never happened to me before!
I’ve had lots of reader mail asking all kinds of questions about my published works, but this was the first one who gave me an assignment. I was intrigued!
I asked for any good sources on the subject (fairies) so I could research them first. To be honest, I don't think I've ever read a book in my style (paranormal comedy) with faeries in it. But I've read enough to realize they're not always full of rainbows, puppies and sunshine. Sometimes they're downright mean! What fun!
So, thank you dear reader. Now that I've finished the novella I had started a year ago and the novel I was contracted to write by Sept 30th, I can enjoy reading all about the fae. I'll start with the sources you gave me, and if anyone out there knows of some terrific research resources for me, give me a yell! Either here or privately. ash@ashlynchase.com
However, I'm still planning to write a series with my writing partner Dalton Diaz and we have an idea which would involve ghosts–not fairies. So, here I go…working on two projects at once again. Possibly three! I still have a tiger shapeshifter/India story in my head.
That’s okay. All that work will keep me out of trouble! Something fairies don't worry about. Heh heh [Link]
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