Guest: Gia Dawn’s Newest

My friend, Gia Dawn, has a new release! She’s feeling under the weather right now, so I thought I’d give her a hand letting people know about it. Here are the details:

“Dunmore Rising” by Gia Dawn

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Genre: Historical Romance, Fantasy Romance

ISBN: 978-1-60504-052-3
Length: Novel
Price: 5.50
Publication Date: June 24, 2008
Cover art by Anne Cain

Love is mightier than the sword…

Sir Graham Dunmore is looking forward to competing in his first summer tournament—until he gets saddled with babysitting a prince in disguise, three fairy-godmothers he would much rather see fly back to where they came from, and a woman for a squire. Gone for years, Jiliana is now back in Westmyre, older, colder, with a lethal fighting skill that leaves him both impressed and intrigued.

Jili doesn’t recognize this sleek, well-trained man as the awkward friend from her youth. But seeing Graham again brings back painful memories of a brutal past. One that forces her to live a life of tight control, lest one slip unleash a deadly monster capable of hurting everyone in her path.

Yet as Graham patiently teaches her the arts of love, Jili has a glimmer of hope that she can finally control the killer that lurks inside her—until a ninja assassin begins to stalk the tournament.

With a heavy heart, she realizes Graham is going to need every skill she possesses to protect the prince—the very skills that could tear them apart forever.

Warning: This title contains cranky fairies, a gorgeous hero, and a heroine who just about kicks his ass… plus really sizzling sex told in naughty language.

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It’s Stella’s Birthday Bash!

I’ll be at the party tonight - calling in a little after the show starts. I’ll probably be in the chat room from about 8:30 on. Here’s the official announcement:

Stella is throwing a fantastic party and you get the presents! Thats right! Tonite at 8pm on her radio show, Books Beyond the Boundaries, she will be hosting the birthday event of the century! Join her as well as Jacquelyn Frank, Bianca D’Arc, Alexandra Ivy, Kayleigh Jamison, Elizabeth Amber, Selena Illiryia, Cara North, Robin Slick, Cat Johnson, Tilly Greene, Skylar Sinclair, Eliza Gayle and many many more as they ring in Stella’s 29th birthday!

Both On Air radio lines and the show’s chat room will be open simultaneously, so everyone can play! Be sure to tune in before the end of the first hour or you wont be able to at all!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/BooksBeyondtheBoundaries

Guest: Michelle Hasker’s New Book

My friend and fellow Daughter of Circe, Michelle Hasker, had a new book release recently. Here are the details:

The Agency: Serpent’s Kiss by Michelle Hasker

ISBN: 978-1-59596-959-0

Genres & Themes: Paranormal; Action Adventure; Shapeshifters

Agent John Macallister is so deep undercover he’s not sure who he is anymore. Fortunately the Agency has sent one of their best operatives to rescue him — from himself. Only problem? She’s a giant anaconda.

Sleeping with the man you’re guarding is a bad idea. Especially if you’re a snake shapeshifter pretending to be nothing more than a six-foot-long, yellow anaconda and you’re in love with the man you’re guarding. As if not being able to have sex with John isn’t bad enough, they’re in the middle of a drug dealer’s paradise and everyone wants him dead. Kim doesn’t know which is harder, keeping John alive or keeping her hands — and her identity — to herself.

To buy: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=814

Guest: Aline de Chevigny’s New Book

My friend and fellow Daughter of Circe, Aline de Chevigny, recently released a new book. Here are the details:

Chronicles of the Cursed: The Ravenson Project (Book 2)

By Aline de Chevigny

Available 22 February, 2008 from Aspen Mountain Press

http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/ravenson-project/prod_79.html

Blurb

Malek DeWinter, learnt the hard way that the Raven Lord he’d thought had aved him from death so many years ago, wasn’t what he appeared to be. After a night of passionate lovemaking with his new found mate, he wakes from his cursed sleep to find himself chained to the dungeon walls. With his mate at the mercy of his Lord, the house he’d thought had abandoned him comes to his rescue. Can he make things right before it’s too late? Or will he lose his true love to the hands of a traitor?

Bound Eternally by Dawn Montgomery

My fellow Daughter of Circe, Dawn Montgomery has a new release! Here’s the pertinent info:

Title: Bound Eternally
Author: Dawn Montgomery
ISBN: 978-1-59596-873-9
Page Count: 41
Price: $3.49
Release Date: January 25, 2008
Editor: Maryam Salim
Cover Artist: Reneé George
Genres & Themes: Paranormal; Angels and Demons; Interracial; The Dark Side; BBW

The Master of the Hunt has sprung his trap. They’ve avoided the worst, or so they think, until betrayal rears its head.

Elena must choose to keep her humanity or release it. Each decision is life or death. She must stop the monster before he kills again.

Death is on his heels, and Drake must make the ultimate choice. As the pieces fall into place, his heart and soul are on the line. When they messed with Elena, they made the wrong choice.

You see, when a demon bonds, it’s eternally.

Purchase Link: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=780

And here’s the Changeling Discount code for the week:  08JAN27  5% off your order!

Guest Blog: Lucy Monroe

Can I share my newest reading glom with you? It’s not a particular author, but another romance sub-genre that I find I really enjoy. I haven’t been this “glommy”" since I first discovered the non-demonic side of paranormal romance. Vampires could suck blood, but they didn’t have to kill people. How cool was that? But I digress. This is about my most recent joi d’ pour lire experience. It’s gay romance.I would never have stumbled across this subgenre if I hadn’t first become a huge fan of eBooks. So many authors, so little time - how true that is. In the three years since I started really reading eBooks, I’ve bought and read hundreds and hundreds of titles on top of my already busy print reading schedule. And a big chunk of those electronic books have been gay romance lately. Authors like JJ Massa, Sean Michael, Stephanie Vaughan, JL Langley and Vic Winter have become as strong an auto-buy for me as Jayne Ann Krentz and Christine Feehan.

So, it should come as no surprise that I have incorporated a few gay characters into my most recent book DEAL WITH THIS. I’ve got to admit that Jillian’s flamboyant, pink-haired boarder and show’s co-star, Gavin, stole my heart and came close to stealing the story. It’s a good thing I was so eager to write Jillian and Alan’s romance, or it would have happened.

What is so compelling about gay romance that it’s become a permanent and significant part of my reading life? I think it’s the purity of the romance, the intense emotions and yes…the fact there are two heroes is nothing but a bonus, you know?

So, do you read gay romance and if you do…who are your favorite authors?

I love to give away prizes, so I’ll be drawing a name from the comments on this blog to receive a hardback edition of WILLING and signed cover flat of my brand new release, DEAL WITH THIS.

Hugs, Lucy

http://lucymonroe.com

http://lucymonroeblog.blogspot.com

Guest Blogging Today

I did a stint over on Jacquelyn Frank’s blog today as a guest blogger. I think my post was sort of all over the place, but what the heck. *shrug* Go over and leave a comment, so Jacki knows I’m loved, okay? Oh, and tomorrow’s guest on her blog will be Nalini Singh. Wow, huh?

I’ve been working on a few things for various appearances I’ll be making this October. Stella Price has cooked up an honest to goodness signing tour. I’ve already posted some of the dates on my events page, but check back for more as we finalize the dates and information.  So far, I think we’re doing signings in Philadelphia, PA - Middletown, NY - Massachusetts - and Paramus, NJ, as well as the big events I’ve already signed up for in Kentucky in September and New Jersey RWA Conference on October 6th.

Lots of goodies have been ordered to give away, so if you’re in any of those areas, please drop by! In the meantime, the Scavenger Hunt is still ongoing, so get your entries in!