It’s always great to have visitors, and over at Silk & Shadows, we’ve got S. J. Day stopping by. I’m a big fan of Sylvia Day’s historicals, and these are her new urban fantasy series from Tor.
The first book Eve of Darkness, releases on April 28th, with Eve of Destruction due out Jun 2nd and Eve of Chaos on June 30.
Please join us for an sneak peek on this new series! SJ will be discussing the dark heroes of her series–two brothers, Cain and Abel.
She’ll also be giving away an ARC of Eve of Destruction to one lucky commenter, so be sure to stop in and say hi!
I’ll also throw in a copy of an ARC for SO STILL THE NIGHT.
I’ll be posting a bit more about these two books and their authors this week, but starting now, whenever you comment, your name will be thrown into Kim Lenox’s contest top hat.
I’m headed out for the Easter weekend, but I’ll be back on Sunday. As most of you know — I’m not home quite so much anymore, and my blog posts have suffered for it. However, I just invested in a great little Acer netbook, and that should help me update the blog remotely. I’m so not a techie person, so I’m still figuring it all out, but I hope to jump into that this week.
Great news — Romantic Times Magazine has given my May release a Top Pick review! I’m so excited. I’ll post that review this week. But starting Sunday night (pinky promise!) we’ll have that contest I posted about and then neglected to follow up on. I’ve got two recently released books to give away, one by Cindy Miles, and another by Kim Frost, and then I’ll also give away a signed advance reading copy (ARC) of SO STILL THE NIGHT.
If you’ve sent me an e-mail recently, thank you! I love getting e-mails from readers, and I’ll respond to you very soon.
Whoop! Who is ready for the weekend!? I am! I did not get as much writing done this week as I’d hoped, so I’ll make the most of Saturday and Sunday.
Don’t forget that I blog on Fridays at Silk & Shadows! What are we blogging about this week? Hmmmm. This is all the hint that I’m giving:
Come by and say hello!
And hey, come back here on Monday, because I will be announcing a contest to win two new release books! You know me — I like short contests! So we’ll announce a winner next Saturday.
1. JK Rowling, $300m
2. James Patterson, $50m
3. Stephen King, $45m
4. Tom Clancy, $35m
5. Danielle Steel, $30m
6. (Tie) John Grisham, $25m
7. (Tie) Dean Koontz, $25m
8. Ken Follett, $20m
9. Janet Evanovich, $17m
10. Nicholas Sparks, $16m
Out of the list, I’m a “big fan!!!!!” of King. I also like some of Koontz’s books. I’ve never read a Rowling, Evanovich or Sparks book. Shocking, I know.
Archaeologists believe they’ve discovered the skeleton of Queen Cleopatra’s sister, the princess Arsinoe, put to death by Cleopatra and her lover, the Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius, in order to eliminate her as a rival.
An excerpt:
“Scholars have long debated whether she was Greek or Macedonian like her ancestor the original Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who was made ruler of Egypt by Alexander the Great, or whether she was north African.
Evidence obtained by studying the dimensions of Arsinöe’s skull shows she had some of the characteristics of white Europeans, ancient Egyptians and black Africans, indicating that Cleopatra was probably of mixed race, too. They were daughters of Ptolemy XII by different wives.”
So interesting!
The hero of SO STILL THE NIGHT, releasing in May, is Marcus, Lord Alexander — the immortal son of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. His real name was Alexander Helios, but we (editor and I) decided to call him “Mark”.
I’ll be at TJ Bennett’s blog on Wednesday, March 4th. TJ’s kicking off a giveaway where you can win free books from Kim Lenox (hey, that’s me!), Medallion Press debut author Lisa Marie Wilkerson, Victoria Dahl, Stacey Kane, and …
TJ’s Medallion Press historical debut, THE LEGACY, that was rated by All About Romance as a Desert Isle Keeper and Buried Treasure 2008.
Hey, how did it get to be the weekend again so fast, without me posting another blog post?
I hope everyone had a super week. I went out to dinner with two other authors last night (and one crazy non-author) and we had a load of fun. Mexican food, with Barnes & Noble for dessert!
I’ve got a few errands to run today, and then I’ll spend the rest of the day writing! My apologies for the lack of posts recently, but my schedule has grown a lot more complicated. No, I haven’t had octuplets. I have returned to work full time. The blips in the economy affect us all, don’t they?
So I will need to be very disciplined in order to meet my deadlines — and meet them WELL (i.e., write a good book!)
That said, I will be posting on my blog regularly again. Regularly, for me, is about 3-4 times a week. I just needed a little time to adjust to the new schedule. So I’ll see you here!
And I have still been around! If you feel like surfing the net today, check out Silk and Shadows, where I and my fellow “dark romance” NAL writers have pondered the question … where would we send out characters on a winter holiday? Okay, so not such a deep question, but it’s FUN to imagine. Who wouldn’t want to go on little winter holiday with Archer, eh? And possibly get snow bound!? Even better!
I have also been featured by the very talented romance author, Teri Thackston, in her daily Examiner Romance Novels blog.
I’ll be part of a big giveaway on author TJ Bennett’s website in the coming weeks, so I’ll provide more details on that soon. As part of her prize package, I’ll be giving away a signed copy of NIGHT FALLS DARKLY as well as an advanced reading copy of SO STILL THE NIGHT.
And what do you think about that cover? I love it. I was so thrilled when someone told me it looked like Gabriel Aubry — because when I’d sent in the suggestions for the book’s cover, I’d sent this picture of Gabriel Aubry.
What a hottie.
Have a great Saturday, everyone! I’ll see you tomorrow!
My critique partner (and dearest pal!) Cindy Miles has a REALLY COOL new website! Check it out! Trust me, you’ll want to flop down in a comfy chair and stay there all day!
If you haven’t read a Cindy Miles book before, her newest release, MacGowan’s Ghost, comes out in early February! I highly (HIGHLY!) recommend it! Gabe the Hero = drool worthy!
MacGowan’s Ghost–Feb 2009
Odin’s Thumb Inn and Pub may be owned by brooding Highlander Gabe MacGowan, but it is actually run by a crew of ornery ghosts, who aren’t eager for their home to undergo a change in management. Gabe intends to sell the pub not only to give his son a more stable environment but to escape what really haunts him—his wife’s death.
Leave it to fun-loving American Allie Morgan to come to Gabe’s rescue. Hired to oust the sneaky spirits, who are chasing away potential buyers of the inn, Allie ends up winning the hearts of everyone in the Scottish seaside village, including those of the ghost of a sea captain and Gabe himself. Now all she has to do is find a way to help the sexy Highlander chase away his own ghosts.
TJ’s kicking off a giveaway where you can win free books from Kim Lenox (hey, that’s me!), Medallion Press debut author Lisa Marie Wilkerson, Victoria Dahl, Stacey Kane, and …
