tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42455206627296209472024-03-13T13:48:14.798-07:00Kristin Miller~musings of a romance writer~Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-40127085581831004462012-10-12T10:23:00.002-07:002012-10-12T10:25:05.304-07:00Supernatural Underground Super Halloween Giveaway!<br />
<span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Paranormal Avon authors are celebrating the Halloween season with a really awesome giveaway! We're giving away a Supernatural Underground Halloween Book Prize Pack, filled with 24 books, all written by Supernatural Underground authors. All you have to do is fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom of the page. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Ascension by Sable Grace</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Afterlife + Fathom (e-book) by Merrie Destefano</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wrong Side of Hell + To Hell And Back (both e-books) by Juliana Stone</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Heir of Night, US edition by Helen Lowe</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dream of Asarlai trilogy (Secret Ones, Power Unbound, Rogue Gadda) in e-book by Nicole Murphy</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Night Forbidden by Joss Ware</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Angel's Ink by Jocelynn Drake</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A Devil Named Desire by Terri Garey</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Tatsania's Gift (e-book) by Kim Falconer</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Darkness Becomes Her by Jaime Rush</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: black;">Last Vamp Standing by Kristin Miller</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Diamond Eyes by AA Bell</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">One Grave at a Time + Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Diaries of an Urban Panther by Amanda Arista</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: tahoma, Trebuchet MS, lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Good luck!!</span>Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-61587550019278841262012-08-22T09:13:00.003-07:002012-08-22T09:18:09.637-07:00Last Vamp Standing GIVEAWAYS!Want to win a copy of Last Vamp Standing? <br />
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There are two ways to win.<br />
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HOW TO WIN A PRINT COPY:<br />
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I'm giving away three print copies of Last Vamp Standing (Book #3 in the Vampires of Crimson Bay series) on Goodreads. Last Vamp Standing releases in e-version August 28th and print September 18th. The contest runs to September 22nd. <br />
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All you've got to do is have a Goodreads account, go <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/31650-last-vamp-standing">HERE</a>, and click ENTER.<br />
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Good luck!<br />
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If you don't have a Goodreads account, but you'd still like to win a copy of Last Vamp Standing, I'm giving away two kindle or nook copies of the book on my blog tour with LitConnect.<br />
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All you've got to do to be entered to win is comment on any one blog post. Check out the tour dates below:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 20: <a href="http://www.bittenbyparanormalromance.com/2012/08/kristin-miller-virtual-tour-last-vamp.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Bitten by Paranormal Romance</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 21: <a href="http://romancingrakes4theluvofromance.blogspot.com/2012/08/blog-tour-interview-with-kristin-miller.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Romancing Rakes for the Love of
Romance </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 22: <a href="http://www.romfanreviews.com/2012/08/interview-with-paranormal-author.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">RomFanReviews</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 23: <a href="http://www.awesomesaucebookclub.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">AwesomeSauce Book Club</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 24: <a href="http://www.lovlivlifereviews.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">LovLivLife Rreviews</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WEEK 2</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Starting August 27:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 27: <a href="http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ramblings From This Chick</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 28: <b>STOP #1</b>: <a href="http://brunettelibrarian.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Brunette Librarian</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug.28: <b>STOP #2</b>: <a href="http://www.bookwhoreblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Book
Whore</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug.28: <b>STOP #3</b>: <a href="http://www.urbangirlreader.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Urban
Girl Reader</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 29: <a href="http://alliwantandmore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">All I Want and More</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aug. 30: <a href="http://closeencounterswiththenghtkind.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Close Encounters with the Night Kind</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-66897364241579180482012-07-19T10:27:00.003-07:002012-07-19T10:27:38.258-07:00Upcoming Signing in Southern CaliforniaJust wanted to let you all know that I'll be in Anaheim on Wednesday, Juy 25th signing copies of Intervamption and Vamped Up with hundreds of other romance authors. All proceeds benefit ProLiteracy Worldwide. Great writers. Great cause. I'd love to see you there! Take a look at the listing of who will be there and where we'll be seated: <a href="http://www.rwa.org/cs/literacy_autographing" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rwa.org/cs/literacy_autographing</a><br />
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As for what's been happening in my writing world lately: I finished a proposal for a new paranormal romance/urban fantasy series. (For all you non-writerly folk, a proposal is the first three chapters of the first book, a synopsis and book descriptions for the next three books in the series.) That proposal should be landing on editors' desks in the coming months. Cross your fingers for good news! I also finished book descriptions for two more novellas in the Isle of Feralon series. I'll go into more detail next week. :)<br />
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Hope to see you in Anaheim!Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-88901830183594860282012-07-03T16:12:00.003-07:002012-07-03T16:12:40.951-07:00Forbidden by Fate Blog Touring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just wanted to pop in to let you know I'll be giving away 3 copies of my Isle of Feralon novellas during my blog tour. I'm giving e-copies of both Claimed by Desire and Forbidden by Fate to two lucky commenters, and I'm also giving an e-copy of Forbidden by Fate to the blog host who collects the most comments.<br />
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Want to follow along and enter to win?<br />
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Jul 2-Books N Kisses<br />
Jul 3-Rabid Reads<br />
Jul 4-Riverina Romantics<br />
Jul 5-Demon Lovers Books and more<br />
Jul 6-Novel Reflections<br />
Jul 7-Cocktails and Books<br />
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Jul 9-Talk Supe<br />
Jul 10-My Keeper Shelf<br />
Jul 11-Supernatural Snark<br />
Jul 12-Reading Romances<br />
Jul 13-Book Lovin' Mamas<br />
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Jul 16-Nocturnal Readings<br />
Jul 17-Romancing the Darkside<br />
Jul 18-Ex Libris<br />
Jul 19-Ramblings from This Chick<br />
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Hope to see you at one (or all) of the stops! See you then and good luck!<br />
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<br />Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-35706471705066287242012-07-01T08:44:00.000-07:002012-07-01T08:44:04.946-07:00RELEASE DAY!Forbidden by Fate releases today! <br />
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I can't tell you how excited I am about this story. I love the Isle of Feralon so much that I can't help but slip back there when I skim through the pages. I hope you have the same experience. I hope you fall in love with Sasha and Damon...and I hope you get a little taste of the forbidden fruit.<br />
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Early reviews (from The Jeep Diva) say, "Damon and Sasha have an incredible love story" and "I could not put the kindle down once I started reading". Woohoo!<br />
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If you'd like to purchase the novella from Harlequin, click <a href="http://ebooks.harlequin.com/5DFE129F-D63F-4DD2-A100-28AF0317E9CB/10/141/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=BD8956FE-19B4-4044-A745-E66004781524">HERE</a>. From Amazon (for kindle), <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-by-Fate-ebook/dp/B007WRFWDO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341157224&sr=8-1&keywords=forbidden+by+fate">HERE</a>. And Barnes and Noble (for nook), <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forbidden-by-fate-kristin-miller/1110502548">HERE</a>. <br />
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As for me, I plan on having a wonderful release day! I'll be going to church (to give thanks where it's due), then cleaning a bit (or a lot, considering the mess I've got going), and I'll maybe throw in a pedicure somewhere. Maybe. <br />
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Hope you have a happy July 1st! The year's half over already. Crazy. Even crazier? Forbidden by Fate is my SIXTH published book. Yowzer...when'd that happen?Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-3148164403489440542012-06-08T08:48:00.003-07:002012-06-08T08:48:45.553-07:00Forbidden by Fate goes on tour!Good morning!<br />
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After a few relaxing days in Lake Tahoe with Husband (and very limited internet), I'm ready to get right down to business. FORBIDDEN BY FATE is going on tour with Lit Connect!<br />
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If you're a reviewer or blog host interested in having me or the book as a feature on your site, take a look at the calendar, see where I fit in to your schedule and sign up! <br />
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Not only am I giving away an e-copy of Forbidden by Fate or Claimed by Desire to two randomly drawn commenters over the course of the tour, I'm also giving away BOTH Isle of Feralon novellas to the blog host with the most comments. Cool, right?<br />
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Isn't it gorgeous! Harlequin's design team really outdid themselves with this one. B-e-a-utiful!<br />
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FORBIDDEN releases July 1st at your favorite e-retailer.<br />
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Here's the back cover copy (that varies slightly from the blurb in my "book" section of this site): <br />
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Dragon shifter Damon Frost has been banned from stepping foot onto Were land
after sharing a night of pleasure with Sasha Moore, heir to the Were throne.
Since then, he's been waiting for the opportunity to return and claim her once
again—until a territory dispute finally reunites him with his werewolf princess.
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With their desire impossible to resist, Damon and Sasha indulge in a night of
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Also! As if that wasn't enough good news for one morning, my edits for Last Vamp Standing are in! They were sent off last night and arrived safe and sound on my editor's desk first thing this morning. I'm so stinkin' happy with these books, you guys. :big ole fat grin: <big fat="" grin="" ole=""></big><br />
<big fat="" grin="" ole=""></big>Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-30599559774692704882012-05-22T08:18:00.000-07:002012-05-30T09:04:08.897-07:00Amazing News!InterVamption is a Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence finalist! <br />
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I can't believe it. I'm blown away. Stunned. Speechless. <br />
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Since I first started writing, I've expressed to anyone and everyone how special that contest is to me. How much I love REBECCA, Daphne Du Maurier's greatest work. (REBECCA is far and away my favorite book. The only book I've read more than once--and I've read it five times.) Anyone who knows me well knows how many times I've said that I'd absolutely love to final in her contest.<br />
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And I did! Well, InterVamption did. I'm so proud of her...<br />
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The award ceremony will be held at RWA's national conference in LA. I feel like my dream has already come true merely being a finalist...I can't imagine it could get better from here.<br />
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(In case you were wondering how I handled the news, I screamed and cried and asked the caller if she was playing a sick joke on me. She wasn't. I'm so glad.)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Running through a strange forest with a bloodthirsty demon
hot on her heels wasn’t Taylor’s idea of a rockin’ evening. Then again, neither
was soaring backward through time and space. Time travel chafed and left a
rank, nasty aftertaste. So, when she finds herself floundering amidst a sea of
Commandment-loving holy rollers who fling accusations of witchcraft and
bedevilment like hotcakes in a diner, finding her way home jumps to the top of
her to do list. Too bad she can’t remember who she is or where she came from.
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determined to find her way back to twenty-first century Hanaford Park. But
first, she and Gabriel must work together to uncover the dark scourge lurking
in the shadows of Salem Village, and in doing so, save their lives, and the
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Lisa Sanchez is a California cheer mom taxiing her way
through life, one car ride at a time. Along with chauffer, she sports several
job titles, including, but not limited to: author, chef, seamstress,
videographer, nurse, enforcer, and general slave to her three daughters.<br />
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The first two books in her Hanaford Park series (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Eve Of Samhain</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pleasures
Untold</i>) are published with Omnific Publishing. The third book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Faythe Reclaimed</i>, releases with Tulipe
Noire Press on May 17th 2012. Her erotic suspense, Obsessed was published March
29th 2011 with Loose Id. Lisa also took the plunge into self-publishing this
year and released the first novella, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cursing
Athena</i>, in her new Order Of Seven erotic paranormal romance series. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the rotting floorboards below her body, the blackened puddle oddly reminiscent
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crescendo of…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Madre de Dios</i>…feeling.
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north. I knew what I’d find, and, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fuck it
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breezed into my life just days before. The angel who’d awoken me from the state
of numbness I’d resided in for three centuries. The woman who was an exact
match in every way to my long deceased Faythe, hanged upside down and
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ears like a muted drumbeat. The rapid tympani so synonymous with anger and rage
oddly diminished and muffled as though I were listening to it from deep within
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bonds holding me captive, every fiber of my being filled with panic,
desperation—and rage. Supernatural throwdowns were a normal part of my everyday
life. A warlock, an exiled member of one of Europe’s most powerful covens, I’d
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saving grace, time and again. It was also the bane of my fucking existence. Much
like time. I hated my magic, almost as much as I hated myself. Witchcraft,
limitless power… Both proved worthless when they didn’t allow you to save the
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As teenagers, dragon shifter Rafe Landon and empath Misty Burke shared a heart-stopping love and heated passion that neither expected…especially since on the mystical Isle of Feralon, dragons aren’t supposed to embrace members of other races. Fearing for Misty’s life should she be claimed as his rider, Rafe commits the ultimate sacrifice and sets his love free, banishing her from the enchanted isle.<br />
The last thing he expects is for Misty to return to Feralon ten years later as a very mature, and deviously sexy woman on a mission: use her heightened sensory powers to locate the missing Draco stone, a sacred gem that strengthens the dragon race. But Rafe is hiding a secret of his own. Forsaking a rider will end his life…in two days time. Despite his eternal love for Misty, he refuses to imprison her on the isle, condemning her to an early grave. <br />
For Misty, Rafe will gladly pay the ultimate sacrifice—he’ll die, so she can live.<br />
It’s not long before Rafe and Misty are swept away by undercurrents of passion that never waned. Their quest to find the sacred stone may be more of a journey than either realized—one that not only leads to the lost gem, but to true, undying love.<br />
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Writing update: I finished Last Vamp Standing (Vampires of Crimson Bay #3) last night. I wrote a whopping 5200 words to bring the total to 95,000! (For reference: InterVamption was 103k and Vamped Up was 97k). I'm taking today off, then diving back into edits tomorrow. There's more to fix in LVS than the other two, so I'm not sure how long it will take me to polish this bad boy up, but at least it's finished! Sort of. Roughly. ;)Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-19410043004766885092012-04-27T09:20:00.000-07:002012-04-27T09:20:29.725-07:00UpdatesGood morning!
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I have a spare second (with Princess in school and Tank eating breakfast) to give you some updates!
I'm writing the final scenes of LAST VAMP STANDING. At this point the book is rolling to the end and the words are coming faster than ever before. (Finally, right?) My goal was to hit 90k words by May 1st. While I'm going to do that and then some, the book won't be finished by that mark. I'm guessing it'll take me another week to finish, smooth kinks, edit, etc.
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My Harlequin Nocturne Craving CLAIMED BY DESIRE releases May 1st and I'm downright tickled for you to read about Rafe and Misty. They are one of my favorite couples (Rafe is definitely one of my favorite heroes) and every time I re-read the pages I want to stay in their world longer. If you want to read the book blurb it's in the BOOK tab at the top of the blog. As far as the Isle of Feralon, where the novella takes place, it's a land of shifters. A magical isle where dragons rule the air, werewolves rule the land, and merfolk rule the sea. I can't wait for you to read about the isle, Rafe and Misty's adventure, and their way back into each other's arms.
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Until next time...Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-31213004527831995432012-04-16T08:55:00.000-07:002012-04-16T08:55:38.354-07:00Faythe Reclaimed COVER REVEAL!<strike><strike></strike></strike>I'm beyond proud to be doing a cover reveal for Lisa Sanchez's Faythe Reclaimed. She's an amazing writer, what-would-I-do-without-her critique partner and great friend.<br />
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Her two books in the Hanaford Park series (EVE OF SAMHAIN and PLEASURES UNTOLD) are smoking hot and kept me on pins and needles, waiting for a third in the series.<br />
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<i>Here </i> (FINALLY--I'm so excited for this one to come out!!) is FAYTHE RECLAIMED, Book #3 in the Hanaford Park Series:<br />
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Isn't is absolutely, drop dead gorgeous?!? I'm thrilled. THRILLED. For you to get your hands on this copy and read about Gabriel and Taylor. I have to admit (and I haven't even told Lisa this yet) that Gabriel is my fav hero she's written to date. ;)<br />
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Running through a strange forest with a bloodthirsty demon hot on her heels wasn’t Taylor’s idea of a rockin’ evening. Then again, neither was soaring backward through time and space. Time travel chafed and left a rank, nasty aftertaste. So, when she finds herself floundering amidst a sea of Commandment-loving holy rollers who fling accusations of witchcraft and bedevilment like hotcakes in a diner, finding her way home jumps to the top of her to do list. Too bad she can’t remember who she is or where she came from. And if that wasn’t bad enough, Taylor realizes she’s fallen for Gabriel, the mysterious Latin warlock who came to her rescue.<br />
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Battling an identity crisis and lost in a time that’s not her own, Taylor is determined to find her way back to twenty-first century Hanaford Park. But first, she and Gabriel must work together to uncover the dark scourge lurking in the shadows of Salem Village, and in doing so, save their lives, and the lives of countless innocents from a lethal date with the hangman’s noose. <br />
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Author website: www.lisasanchezromanceauthor.com<br />
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Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13552986-faythe-reclaimedKristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-1719513910540426992012-03-19T10:38:00.007-07:002012-03-25T09:26:31.067-07:00ONE NIGHT TO REMEMBER Blog Tour!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D36LElY2Rj4/T2dwqvvqGJI/AAAAAAAABMg/-n1qVQnoRjc/s1600/VBRT_One_Night_To_Remember__Banner_copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D36LElY2Rj4/T2dwqvvqGJI/AAAAAAAABMg/-n1qVQnoRjc/s320/VBRT_One_Night_To_Remember__Banner_copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5721665731270678674" /></a><br />Nothing like waking up to bright blue skies, a steaming cup of Donut Shop coffee and GREAT REVIEWS. :)<br /><br />ONE NIGHT TO REMEMBER has a jam packed week and I'll be giving away a $20 Amazon gift card to one randomly drawn commenter at the end of the tour!<br /><br />Here's the schedule:<br /><br />March 19: <a href="http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com/2012/03/arc-review-one-night-to-remember-by.html">Ramblings From this Chick</a><br />March 19: <a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.blogspot.com/">LASR Erotic Romance Reviews</a><br />March 20: <a href="http://seductivemusings.blogspot.com/?zx=7c4f40b6a8300976">Seductive Musings</a><br />March 21: <a href="http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/?zx=c08c42b4edcfc012">Cocktails and Books</a><br />March 22: <a href="http://amysbookworld.blogspot.com/">Amy's Book World</a><br />March 22: <a href="http://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/">United by Books</a><br />March 23: <a href="http://www.babsbookbistro.net/blog/2012/03/one-night-to-remember-blog-tour-contest.html">Babs Book Bistro </a><br /><br />Early reviews for Ramblings From this Chick and Long and Short Erotic Romance Reviews are already up so go take a look and comment for your chance to win.<br /><br />LASR is calling ONE NIGHT TO REMEMBER "...pure, sultry magic." (Amazing, right?) They also say, "One Night to Remember is a romance that will stay and haunt a reader long after the final page. The romance was beautiful, the characters well developed and the despair and ramifications of decisions made were soundly felt."<br /><br />Can't beat that. Totally made my morning.Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-66695779894886716392012-03-16T18:30:00.007-07:002012-03-16T18:40:14.586-07:00Dark Tide Rising Nomination!I have UNBELIEVABLY great news!<br /><br />DARK TIDE RISING was nominated for Best Action-Adventure/Romantic Suspense novel of 2011 over at The Romance Reviews!<br /><br />I'm THRILLED to be nominated. It was a Top Pick when it was reviewed there in February of last year, and at the time I thought it couldn't get better than that. I was wrong. :)<br /><br />Honestly, I'm so proud of Dark Tide Rising. I call it my "little book" and by that I mean it represents my dream of wanting to be a "real writer". It was the first book I finished that I sought publication for. I remember sitting up late at night writing it thinking this could really make it.<br /><br />It was the first time I thought my dream could become my reality.<br /><br />And now my "little book" has made me prouder than I could've dreamed. If you're interested in voting (you don't have to though I'd LOVE it if you did) you can click the link below this logo...<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kPenkNaQP6w/T2PqRCvlGBI/AAAAAAAABLY/Y5BkJwB4uQk/s1600/2011nominee.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 90px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kPenkNaQP6w/T2PqRCvlGBI/AAAAAAAABLY/Y5BkJwB4uQk/s320/2011nominee.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720673530205771794" /></a><br /><blockquote><a href="http://www.theromancereviews.com/bookvote.php">CLICK HERE TO VOTE</a></blockquote><br />...and log in with your Facebook account. It takes two seconds and you'd make my YEAR.<br /><br />xoKristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-19431120375548556542012-03-02T09:27:00.004-08:002012-03-02T09:34:20.593-08:00One Night to Remember ExcerptAlrighty, I said I'd post an excerpt from ONE NIGHT TO REMEMBER, but when I paste it into blogger, the format comes out a bit jumbled, as you can probably see from scrolling down. I'm under the weather today and *really* want to head back to bed otherwise I'd go through this whole passage and re-format it for you. But, hey, if you're picky about formatting when you read (I often am), you can read this exact excerpt on Amazon under "sample with one-click". I promise you the format on your kindle device or nook is perfect. ;)<br /><br />Without further ado...<br /><br />ONE NIGHT TO REMEMBER<br /><br />CHAPTER ONE<br /><br />April 14th, 1912<br />North Atlantic Ocean<br /><br />Elizabeth Scott closed her eyes, and for the tenth time this dreaded evening, wished she were invisible. Maybe then she could pretend the trip was over. If the hum of the Titanic’s engines didn’t buzz beneath her feet, she could imagine she was hard at work in her studio in Boston, the troubles of Europe far behind her.<br />The trip was nearly over.<br />Waiters shuffled around tables in the first class dining room, picking up silver, delicately setting plates of steaming lamb on every setting. Whether or not the seat was taken was no matter. Wine was poured. Courses were served. Smiles were stretched to the limit. <br />Only the finest for the finest passengers sailing on the finest ship in the world. <br />Which was perfectly acceptable, unless there were others in the room like Elizabeth. Other passengers holding a first class ticket who viewed everyone on the ship, from first to third class, with the same level of civility. <br />She’d bet the gold coin in her shoe that the passengers in steerage weren’t being served on such elaborate china. <br />It wasn’t until Elizabeth sighed that the woman next to her, a busty woman with a pound of rubies dangling from her ear, finally spoke up.<br />“Is the lamb to your liking?” she asked, stabbing her own filet with a fork. “They can make you another. All you have to do is ask.”<br />“The lamb is fine.” Elizabeth forced out a cough and slid a salad fork off the table, right into her lap. When she was certain no one saw what had happened, she peeled open her purse and slipped it inside. “I think my stroll around the deck this afternoon has simply taken the wind out of my sails.”<br />“Too much walking can make a lady pale with fever.” The woman leaned in close as if she were telling a dear secret. Elizabeth could almost smell the money seeping from her pores. She was clean, freshly bathed, and smelled strongly of rose-hipped musk. “You should take care. Perhaps some water would help.”<br />“Perhaps.” Elizabeth took a drink to appease the woman, then slid her elbow back across the table, dragging the knife from her setting onto her lap. “Are you traveling to New York with your husband?”<br />“I am,” she said, and swiveled in her chair. Her face lit with genuine excitement. Like no one had spent two seconds speaking with her about anything other than the necessary formalities. Her eggplant evening gown sparkled with more hand-sewn jewels than Elizabeth could count. The fabric was silk. Foreign. Very expensive. “He’s feeling under the weather and decided to retire for the evening.” She paused, pursing her lips, readying for a smile. “I‘m Lady Isabelle Grace,” she said with purpose, elevating her voice for everyone at the table to hear. “Pleased to meet you.”<br />Elizabeth didn’t need the woman to shout her name from the hilltops to know who she was. She’d married banker Lord Arthur Grace last year and they were headed to the states to rendezvous with his business partners.<br />“It’s nice to make your acquaintance.” Elizabeth took a sip of wine. It was woodsy with hints of vanilla and went down smooth, but did little to warm the irritation building in her middle. Dinner was dwindling to an end and Elizabeth still had work to do.<br />She hadn’t brought down Lady Isabelle’s guard. Not one bit….<br />“I’m Miss Elizabeth Scott,” she said, giving a ten carat smile.<br />“And you’re traveling with your fiancé, I presume?” Lady Isabelle twiddled a diamond bee brooch on the collar of her dress. It was Tiffany & Co. 1890 collection.<br />“No. I’m traveling alone.” Elizabeth slid the knife into her purse, then pressed it shut.<br />“Alone?” Isabelle spoke the word with such disdain, Elizabeth wondered if her tongue was sizzling. “I’ve never heard of such a thing.”<br />No, she wouldn’t have. Women born into money didn’t understand the trials and troubles of women who weren’t. Elizabeth knew those troubles all too well. Although she was wearing a flaming crimson evening gown, accented with just as many jewels as the pretentious Lady Grace, Elizabeth had slaved for every dollar to purchase them and sewed them by hand in her shop in Boston that she’d built from the ground up.<br />Bitterness balled her nerves into a fist that rammed into her ribcage. She finished off the red droplets on the bottom of her wine glass and glanced around the room. Other than the band playing a soft tune in the corner and the stewards clearing plates, most of the room had emptied.<br />And no one was paying attention to the crime that was about to take place.<br />“We’re coming into a new age, Lady Grace.” Deciding no time could be better, Elizabeth stood quickly, purse clutched in hand. “I’m afraid I must leave you now.”<br />“So soon?” she asked, her expression genuinely solemn. “Surely you can stay for dessert. With my husband away, I should like the company.”<br />Elizabeth smiled and moved slowly around the arched back of Lady Grace’s chair, dancing her long, graceful fingers over the top. By the time Isabelle swiveled her gown around to face her, Elizabeth had slipped her gold tasseled purse off the table.<br />Holding it behind her back, Elizabeth leaned over and nailed the boards into Lady Isabelle’s casket. “I’m afraid I cannot stay. You see, I’m not feeling well, but it’s not due to the lamb.” She went in for the kill, gently brushing her stomach. “My situation is…delicate in nature.”<br />Nearly jumping out of her seat, Isabelle lost all color. “You are with child? Oh my dear, I am so sorry. And with no fiancé!”<br />“It’s all right. I’m plenty accustomed to doing things on my own. Now if you‘ll excuse me…”<br />Careful not to turn so that Lady Isabelle would see her stolen clutch, Elizabeth gave a small curtsey and excused herself from the table. She’d done it. Another night, another first class passenger swindled out of money they’d earned off the backs of others.<br />By the time Lady Grace realized her purse was stolen, Elizabeth would have the money emptied from it and have returned the clutch to the Master at Arms. She would probably think she’d misplaced it or dropped it along the way to dinner. When it was discovered in the lost and found, Isabelle wouldn’t cause a fuss. The snobbishly rich never did. Her husband, Lord Grace, was known for his obsessive gambling and frequently “borrowed” from his wife’s trove. She’d either think the money was missing or wasn’t there to begin with.<br />It was quite ridiculous, really, to think more people weren’t taking advantage of all the wealth of the world on a single ship, stuck in the middle of the North Atlantic. Elizabeth swelled with pride when she realized she might’ve been the only ingenious person among them.<br />As she reached the French doors leading into first class reception room, Elizabeth had the skin-crawling feeling that eyes were boring into her back. She spun around, facing her table. Lady Grace had gone back to her plate, oblivious to the theft that’d taken place.<br />No one looked her direction.<br />No one except the clean shaven man with side swept chestnut hair, blazing brown eyes and a square cut jaw. The man walking toward Elizabeth with a hard pound to his stride. As if he’d just witnessed everything.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Want to read more? Go <a href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Night-to-Remember-ebook/dp/B007FT53MY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1330709093&sr=8-4">HERE</a>.Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-30513202999318082222012-03-01T10:06:00.004-08:002012-03-01T10:15:33.685-08:00One Night to Remember--release day tomorrow!I've been in a fog the last couple weeks, battling flus and bugs and deadlines. BUT, I have great news to share!<br /><br />If you haven't noticed the beautiful addition to the sidebar, I have a new release coming soon! ONE NIGHT TO REMEMBER, a historical erotic romance that takes place aboard the Titanic releases TOMORROW!<br /><br />Here's the blurb: <br /><br /><em>First class clothing designer Elizabeth Scott isn’t all that she appears. She may be elegant and poised on the outside, dining with the richest on the ship, but she’s hiding a dark secret within.<br /><br />Thieves boarded the Titanic, too…<br /><br />Officer Thomas McGuire is as honest as they come. Working to make a decent living on the ship of dreams, he can’t believe his eyes when the most striking lady he’s ever seen steals from another first class passenger. As the night goes on, Thomas must decide whether he plans to arrest or seduce Elizabeth and she’s not making it easy on him—the heat sparking between them is unlike anything they’ve ever known.<br /><br />Time is running out…<br /><br />The Titanic is sinking fast. Elizabeth has finally met a true gentleman—one who gazes upon her with total adoration yet fulfills her deepest fantasies. But being a gentleman means more than playing the stuffy part. Thomas insists on helping other passengers until the very end, even if that means going down with the ship. <br /><br />In the fight for their lives, they just might find a love worth dying for.</em><br /><br />I can honestly say I put everything I had behind this story. I've researched all things Titanic since I was eight years old. I have more books than I know what to do with. Well, I found a way to combine my love of romance and my love of the Titanic. I hope my passion for the ship came alive on the page...why don't you check it out tomorrow on Amazon or B&N (for 0.99 cents) and let me know! :)<br /><br />Tomorrow I'll post an excerpt! Stay tuned!Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-27197047807543977332012-02-14T15:07:00.000-08:002012-02-14T15:18:58.233-08:00And the winner is...Drum roll please...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />*<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The winner of the Romancing the Valentine Giveaway is Mama8383! Congratulations! I'll be emailing you shortly to choose your Valentine gift. :) <br /><br />Thank you to all the commenters who entered the giveaway. Rest assured there'll be more on the way.<br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful Valentine's Day!Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-27977240446613830592012-02-06T08:11:00.000-08:002012-02-06T08:19:21.978-08:00Romancing the Valentine Giveaway!<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://reading-romances.com/?page_id=3387" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" title="romancing valentine" src="http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3140/valentineh.jpg" alt="Romancing the valentine giveaway hop" width="182" height="180" /></a><strong><br /><br />Romancing the Valentine Giveaway Hop is being hosted by <a href="http://wp.me/P1sYYP-LV" target="_blank">Reading Romances</a>!</strong></p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Valentine's day is right around the corner! (How'd that happen? Wasn't it just Christmas?!?) Husband and I aren't big Valentine's Day spenders, but this year we bought tickets to a Peter Cetera concert near the romantic holiday so we're using that as our heart-fest date. Although hearing one of the greatest voices of our generation in concert will be an AWESOME way to spend Valentine's Day, I can think of another: getting lost in the pages of a romance novel. In honor of that idea and our lovely cherub filled holiday, I'm taking part in the Romancing the Valentine Giveaway!</p><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">What you can win here:</span></strong><br /><strong>U.S. ONLY</strong><br /><strong>Your choice of one (1) of the following: <br />print or kindle copy of InterVamption </strong><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GpnvppGdRwg/Ty9m9RZeJnI/AAAAAAAABK0/-emX0txFAsQ/s1600/Intervamption%255B2%255D%2B%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GpnvppGdRwg/Ty9m9RZeJnI/AAAAAAAABK0/-emX0txFAsQ/s320/Intervamption%255B2%255D%2B%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705892455729997426" /></a>ReVamp's hottest Vampire Rehabilitation Specialist has been burning moonlight looking for a cure to what's ailing the blood supply in Crimson Bay, California. The mysterious infection is causing vampires to hit the streets and act like...well...a bit like Dracula when he's cranked out on venti mocha vamppuccinos. Neither her arranged marriage on the blood-smudged horizon, nor the threat of shutting down her clinic can tear DYLAN'S eyes off the prize--proving once and for all vampires aren't blood-lusting primal creatures. The last thing she expects while prepping a newborn for coven induction is to be spun for a wet and wild loop by the muscle bound vampire she finds beaten to a pulp and sprawled out on her bed. <br /><br />Little does she know, the shape-shifting goon squads dead set on oppressing vampiric rights have a dark trick up their flickering sleeves. They’ve sent a sheep to sleep amongst the wolves… <br /><br />Shape-shifter by birth, assassin by rank, and vampire by damned unfortunate circumstance, SLADE just wants to penetrate the coven of leeches, complete his risky assignment, and high-tail it out of there. Despite himself and shape-shifting law, he’s fired up; ready to take Dylan six ways from Sunday….with a Blood-Blasted cherry on top. When Slade’s next target is unveiled to be Dylan he must make a choice: complete his task and assassinate the love of his life, putting an end to the vampire uprising or die a traitorous death at the hands of his shape-shifting brothers and kick-start all-out war.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>OR a print or kindle copy of Vamped Up</p></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uFiX5qw_Ujo/Ty9nU8zG2MI/AAAAAAAABLA/3YlWIbuvznQ/s1600/VampedUp_comp.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uFiX5qw_Ujo/Ty9nU8zG2MI/AAAAAAAABLA/3YlWIbuvznQ/s320/VampedUp_comp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705892862517237954" /></a>On the run from hungry vampires with his lover under arm, madly possessive RUAN has one thing in mind: keep the dirty fangs of his khissmates off the neck of his one true love—a human with mouth watering blood. The fact that from the moment he invited EVE into his bed, he’s been having eerily real nightmares about violently screwing her, then killing her? Yeah, that part wasn’t fitting too well into his carefully concocted plan to keep her safe. <br /><br />Eve, a tantalizing biblical studies teacher at Crimson Bay University, has no idea her life is in jeopardy. Ironically, living with the knowledge of paranormal beings and sharing a bed with one of the most cryptic vampires on the planet was not what had her protectively grasping her throat at night. It was the mention of her name in the ancient scrolls; the scrolls written by vampire elders, revealing what’s in store for the end of times…and her spilled blood.<br /><br />Savage, a villainous vampire-therian hybrid, has a simple plan: kill Eve, drain her dry, thus binding the death shades (dark spirits of vampire elders) to him. <br /><br />Determined not to let the evil sucker execute his plan by harnessing the dark energy of the elders and killing everyone they’ve come to love, Ruan and Eve set upon a course to stop the future dictated in the scrolls from coming true. It doesn’t take long however, before Ruan realizes that breaking Eve’s heart and erasing himself from her life might be the only way to save her. If only the pull to her wasn't so strong..<br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">Number of winners: <br /><br />I'll randomly choose one (1) commenter via random.org on midnight, February 13th.</span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Open to:<br />U.S. entries only</strong></span></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">How to enter:<br />All you've got to do is comment this post and tell me what your plans are for Valentine's Day!</span></strong></p><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><!-- start InLinkz script --><strong><span style="color: #ff00ff;">Hop and enter the other giveaways!</span></strong><br /><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=115638"></script><br /><!-- end InLinkz script --></p>Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-39713070011702992652012-01-08T13:01:00.000-08:002012-01-08T13:42:35.734-08:00Breaking through Writer's BlockI haven't met a writer yet who can say they've written novel after novel unscathed. That they haven't fought bouts of writer's block. It hits everyone, though at different times and different lengths. I've heard writers say they hit blocks before they start, when they're trying to draw the lines of their story together. But once they get rolling, the book writes itself. I've heard writers say they smooth sail through the beginning and freeze up mid-way, when antes are upped and the conflict is at its peak.<br /><br />I usually hit the wall around 2/3 of the way through the book. It's no secret I write plot-driven books vs. character-driven ones. Getting deep into character's heads and emotions has always been where I have to work harder than I imagine most others do. (Though I don't know the struggles of others, I can't say for certain.) I can weave plots that are complex and suspenseful, with twists and turns coming out my ears.<br /><br />BUT (and that's a mighty big BUT--no pun intended), once I have all that conflict down, all that thick and interesting plot, my story tends to look like a giant, jumbled mess.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bvqCOSZoNM/TwoFWJSoWRI/AAAAAAAABJI/W6dJhAwSdWo/s1600/yarn.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bvqCOSZoNM/TwoFWJSoWRI/AAAAAAAABJI/W6dJhAwSdWo/s200/yarn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695370556772735250" /></a><br /><br />I get 2/3 through the book (about 250 pages), and stop. I hit the wall. How on earth do I sort those threads? How do they straighten and fit together seamlessly? My first response is to come up with something really complex to solve the problem. (Sounds counter-intuitive, doesn't it?) I guess in my mind, the only way to get myself out of a hole is to keep digging!<br /><br /><br /><br />It's taken 3 years, 4 novels and 2 novellas for me to realize that solutions can be simple. But how do you get there?<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1t5d3-IXWq8/TwoJbdlV6eI/AAAAAAAABJg/cFh1tbkQH5Y/s1600/yarn2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1t5d3-IXWq8/TwoJbdlV6eI/AAAAAAAABJg/cFh1tbkQH5Y/s200/yarn2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695375046165785058" /></a>How do you turn that mess of yarn into something beautiful? <br /><br /><br /><br />There's a few things that work for me...maybe they'll work for someone else out there struggling with the same thing.<br /><br /><br /><br />1-I switch up radio stations. I was listening to a pre-made playlist on mixpod to write my novellas, but it didn't seem to work for the world of Crimson Bay.<br />(Below is the exact playlist I used.)<br /><embed src="http://assets.mixpod.com/swf/mp3/mff-touch.swf?myid=85138314&path=2011/08/30" quality="high" wmode="transparent" flashvars="mycolor=222222&mycolor2=77ADD1&mycolor3=FFFFFF&autoplay=false&rand=0&f=4&vol=100&pat=0&grad=false" width="235" height="390" name="myflashfetish" salign="TL" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" border="0" style="visibility:visible;width:235px;height:390px;" /><br><a href="http://www.mixpod.com/playlist/85138314" target="_blank"><img src="http://assets.myflashfetish.com/images/get-tracks.gif" title="Get Music Tracks!" style="border-style:none;" alt="Music"></a><a href="http://www.mixpod.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://assets.mixpod.com/images/make-own.gif" title="Create A Playlist!" style="border-style:none;" alt="Playlist"></a><br /><a href="http://mixpod.com">Music</a> <a href="http://mixpod.com">Playlist</a> at <a href="http://mixpod.com">MixPod.com</a><br /><br />To get back into the Vampires of Crimson Bay mode, I started listening to a Snow Patrol station on Pandora. I'm going to stay there for awhile because I'm finding that every now and then I get in the right zone and the music and writing both flow.<br /><br />2-Switch up your positions. If you normally sit at your desk and write (that's me!), and that's not working, move to the couch. If that doesn't work, try standing. Or kneeling. Or walking. (Have you seen those nifty tread desks?)<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NQzAahXqIxk/TwoKZdHR7oI/AAAAAAAABJs/m61-2xCKUi8/s1600/treaddesk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 177px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NQzAahXqIxk/TwoKZdHR7oI/AAAAAAAABJs/m61-2xCKUi8/s320/treaddesk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695376111191584386" /></a><br />*That's not me, by the way.<br /><br />Last night I got so frustrated working through a scene that I pushed out the chair, moved it out of the way, and kneeled at my desk. It seemed to work just fine, though my knees have rug burn. (Oh, keep the jokes at bay. I know that one was too easy.)<br /><br />3-Find something to keep your logical brain busy so your creative brain is free to, you know, create! I use this:<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-STfySZPMAsc/TwoLKq_0PwI/AAAAAAAABKA/DTJF9-uWmb4/s1600/Picture0081.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-STfySZPMAsc/TwoLKq_0PwI/AAAAAAAABKA/DTJF9-uWmb4/s320/Picture0081.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695376956731965186" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-luLgJ7yanaE/TwoLKxozHQI/AAAAAAAABKQ/eLfAj8a4ISY/s1600/Picture0082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-luLgJ7yanaE/TwoLKxozHQI/AAAAAAAABKQ/eLfAj8a4ISY/s320/Picture0082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695376958514470146" /></a><br /><br />It's one of those little toy ball puzzle thingies that come in Happy Meals. I was mindlessly toying with it one day while writing (Tank had left it on my desk), and found that when I was trying to figure out how to open and close it one-handed, my creativity really flourished.<br /><br />4-Go outside.<br /><br />5-Exercise<br /><br />6-Try hashtagging #1k1hr on twitter. (There's all kinds of people who are ready to push through 1k words.) If you've got someone there with you, pushing you through, you may break through the wall without realizing it. Or write 1k worth of total crap, but hey, you're writing.<br /><br />There's tons of ways to break through writer's block, and I'm sure every writer you talk to will give you their tips if you ask them. These are mine...and now yours. <g>Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-73963744965241180552011-12-31T19:54:00.000-08:002011-12-31T20:31:53.416-08:00Year in ReviewI can't believe it's the last day of 2011 already. A whole lot has happened this year, both good and bad, but overall I was very blessed.<br /><br />On the family front, we bought a cabin at our favorite mountain spot, took trips to Monterey, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, L.A. and Humboldt. (Not including the trip I took by myself to RWA New York City!!) We picnicked, spa'd, soccered, laughed, smore'd, bbq'd and all around cherished our time together.<br /><br />On the writing front, I published three books this year, got some really great reviews, sold three other books that are coming out in 2012, met some of my writing idols, killed a chunk of my TBR pile, and learned some tools to help me with character development that I hadn't thought about before.<br /><br />And, if you don't mind, I'd like to keep my NYE tradition alive...I make really freaking lofty goals every year, strive my best to do a tad over normal, then see where I land.<br /><br />Here's my list of goals for 2011 that I wrote at the end of 2010: <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">*Sell a book in The Crimson Bay Series to one of the major publishing houses in NYC.<br />*Find an editor who believes in my work like I do.<br />*Write every day<br />*Spend more time enjoying the little things rather than worrying about them.<br />*Finish another two books: the third in The Crimson Bay Seres and another (maybe a paranormal YA??? I'm tossing ideas around...)<br />*Final in the Daphne duMaurier Contest<br />*Final in the Golden Heart Contest</span><br /><br />Now...for those of you in the writing biz, you know how hard some of those goals are to reach in a single year. (A final in both Daphne and GH?!? What was I thinking?)<br /><br />But overall I think I did all right. I didn't only find one editor who believes in my work, but two. I'm working with the wonderfully talented Esi Sogah over at HarperCollins and AnnLeslie Tuttle at Harlequin. What stuns me about these women is that they're not only knock-your-socks-off smart, but very kind. They not only care about the writing, but about the writers, as well. I'm a lucky gal.<br /><br />I didn't write every day, but darn close...minus the two month hiatus when I had men working in my kitchen during the remodel. My writing time was sucked up into the Home Depot vortex. Other than that, I think I was on the money.<br /><br />I have been enjoying the little things. Instead of worrying how I'm going to afford gas back and forth to San Francisco Friday and Saturday for SFARWA meetings, I just go to the dinners Friday night, have a great freaking time, turn around, drive home, drive back in the morning, spend time with really great friends, and figure the friendships made are worth more than the money spent. That's just one example, but a good one, I think.<br /><br />I didn't finish the third book in the Vampires of Crimson Bay series, but it's 1/4 done and IT SOLD to Avon Impulse, the publisher who bought the first two. I also wrote two paranormal novellas and sold them to Harlequin Cravings.<br /><br />(And, in case you were curious, I don't have any plans to write a paranormal YA. Not anymore. I've got two other paranormal series stirring up in my brain after the Vampires of Crimson Bay series. I'm going to focus on those. My agent will KILL ME if I come at her with a YA at this point. ;))<br /><br />Lastly, I didn't final in either contest. HOWEVER, I got really good scores (or at least really good for me--best yet),and one of my critique partners finaled. Seeing her all dolled up, heading to the Death by Chocolate Award Ceremony at RWA in NYC...I just couldn't be happier for her. For now, I'm living vicariously through her. :)<br /><br />Okay...Really Freaking Lofty Writing Goals for 2012...that's the official title. Officially.<br /><br />*Final in the Daphne (I want this sucker so bad...)<br />*Write and <span style="font-style:italic;">sell </span>a third (and maybe a forth) novella in the Isle of Feralon series for HQN (Cravings)<br />*Write every day<br />*Write and <span style="font-style:italic;">sell</span> another dark, gritty, sexy paranormal full-length novel to a major publishing house for a traditional print run. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to work with HarperCollins again...time will tell.<br /><br /><br />Okay...I think that's it. Of course I could say I want a brilliantly starred RT review or to hit the NYT and USA Today Bestsellers lists, but I won't put those goals here. Not yet. I haven't made it to the point where I can start looking that far ahead without feeling like it's unreachable. Know what I mean? It's like waking up every morning saying you're going to hit the lottery. Sure, it's a goal. It could happen. But that doesn't belong on any Really Freaking Lofty Goal Lists either.<br /><br />And what would a year in review be without The Year in Review from JibJab? Enjoy!<br /><br /><iframe width="500" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2zls4Ao3GyM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Hope you have a wonderful New Year! Bring it, 2012! I'm ready!Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-23044595365306596272011-12-14T10:31:00.000-08:002011-12-14T10:48:55.462-08:00Ah, yes. Inspiration via Snow Patrol<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/M25QGZykK20" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I've taken a bit of a break from writing Forbidden by Fate, novella #2 for the Harlequin Cravings line.<br /><br />And, to be honest, I've been stuck. Every time I open it up, I write 500 words or so, then my inspiration dries up.<br /><br />But yesterday I found "Run" by Snow Patrol. Though I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics, I wrote 1k yesterday and I'm aiming for 2k today. I just took a break between writing bursts and looked up the lyrics. No wonder it's so inspirational for this WIP. It pretty much sums up the theme.<br /><br />Back to work I go!Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-10078558848573472902011-12-13T19:49:00.001-08:002011-12-13T19:58:03.388-08:00Vamped Up Price ERRORJust wanted to clarify something...<br /><br />VAMPED UP is NOT $262, as Amazon states. (You can check out the massive oversight--and overprice--<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vamped-Up-Kristin-Miller/dp/0062133306/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1323834465&sr=8-2">HERE</a>.) We're working out the glitches and hope we haven't scared you off. <g><br /><br />The e-version released December 6th for $3.99. You can get your e-copy from your favorite e-retailer. Here's a few:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vamped-Up-ebook/dp/B00655KLIU/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2">Amazon</a><br /><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vamped-up-kristin-miller/1107090426?ean=9780062105219&itm=1&usri=vamped+up">Barnes&Noble</a><br /><a href="http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Vamped-Up/Kristin-Miller/Q429036473?id=5238347340972">Books a Million</a><br /><br />However, if you are interested in purchasing a PRINT COPY (hey, thanks so much!), it releases December 27th for $4.88. <span style="font-weight:bold;">NOT the $262 Amazon is claiming</span>. You CAN preorder VAMPED UP for the correct price here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vamped-up-kristin-miller/1107090426?ean=9780062133304&itm=1&usri=vamped+up">Barnes&Noble</a><br /><br /><br />I can't apologize enough for the inconvenience. And if you are one of the people who've emailed me wondering why the price is so high, it's not. I'm sorry. As soon as it's fixed I'll let you know.Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-87145284802528701902011-12-07T14:24:00.000-08:002011-12-07T14:35:01.490-08:00How'd I celebrate the release of Vamped Up, you ask?There were bright, happy faces...(A rare pic of Husband--he's the hunky, hunky, cheesy one on the right.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JpEfy2yMHK0/Tt_oK6z40LI/AAAAAAAABIw/mDhD1mfidW8/s1600/DSCN1178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JpEfy2yMHK0/Tt_oK6z40LI/AAAAAAAABIw/mDhD1mfidW8/s320/DSCN1178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683516529048080562" /></a><br /><br />There was cinnamon coffee cake...LOTS OF IT...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cpe2onn6qfU/Tt_oKBbSu0I/AAAAAAAABIk/FmnoaTbC55M/s1600/DSCN1179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cpe2onn6qfU/Tt_oKBbSu0I/AAAAAAAABIk/FmnoaTbC55M/s320/DSCN1179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683516513644100418" /></a><br /><br />There was Settler's...(I was red and ended up winning only 1 game of 3 for the night.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RSO15S5gC30/Tt_oJ0BAoCI/AAAAAAAABIU/ZZKQjWgEFek/s1600/DSCN1177.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RSO15S5gC30/Tt_oJ0BAoCI/AAAAAAAABIU/ZZKQjWgEFek/s320/DSCN1177.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683516510044200994" /></a><br /><br />And there was Guiness...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rCnNiPXMM40/Tt_oJp-YU5I/AAAAAAAABIM/RTUeYceOrHw/s1600/DSCN1176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rCnNiPXMM40/Tt_oJp-YU5I/AAAAAAAABIM/RTUeYceOrHw/s320/DSCN1176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683516507348816786" /></a><br /><br />I'd say I had a damn good release day.<br /><br />(Side note: I took the wild goose that we found in our backyard to our local Wildlife Rescue Center. Turns out it wasn't a goose at all. It was an American Coot.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_M_wYRvxYBg/Tt_preUCe8I/AAAAAAAABI8/2fWsxaiEp3c/s1600/coot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_M_wYRvxYBg/Tt_preUCe8I/AAAAAAAABI8/2fWsxaiEp3c/s320/coot.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683518187845614530" /></a> <br />It'd somehow flown in from the river, hurt it's wing and couldn't get back. The Wildlife Rescue is going to fix him right up and set him free. Good deed done for the day!!)Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-38705356131678062742011-12-06T19:14:00.000-08:002011-12-08T15:31:57.928-08:00Vamped Up release day!Today was a big day. <br /><br />VAMPED UP released!<br /><br />I celebrated by going to a local bookclub (Hello Monday Mamas!) and eavesdropping while they ooh'd and aah'd over someone else's book. (The author was a friend of mine and her work is really great, so I didn't mind sharing the spotlight. :wink:) I drank coffee, laughed, talked writing and the future of my series. It was a perfect morning.<br /><br />This afternoon I cooked. Cleaned. Did laundry. Oh, and chased a poor, little helpless goose who'd somehow lost his way. He showed up on our back porch. Our yapping terrier nearly got to him, but I noticed the little guy in time. We corralled him in some brush and put him in a cat-cage. He was scared and no doubt, hungry, but at least he's out of the cold for the night with some chicken feed and water. I'm going to call the local wildlife rescue service in the morning and see what they can do for him. <br /><br />What are my plans tonight, you ask? I'm going to scratch up some homemade coffee cake (after I borrow some flour from my neighbor), make a rich cup of coffee, spike it with some Bailey's, and play Settler's of Catan with Husband and a friend. Check back later and I just might post a picture!<br /><br />Can't wait.<br /><br />Oh! And Goddess Fish is hosting a virtual blog tour for the release. If you comment on any of the blog posts, you're entered into a giveaway for a chance to win a $25 Amazon giftcard. Stop by and say Hi! If you've got questions for me to answer or just want to show some love, this is the time to do it. I'll be popping in and out of the blogs all week, looking for questions and comments.<br /><br />Here's the schedule:<br />December 5: <a href="http://www.mybookishways.com/2011/12/blog-tour-and-guest-post-kristin-miller-author-of-vamped-up.html">My bookish ways</a><br />December 6: <a href="http://www.readergirlsblog.com/2011/12/book-tour-vamped-up.html">Reader Girls</a><br />December 7: <a href="http://www.amongthemuses.com/2011/12/blog-tour-interview-with-kristin-miller.html">Among the Muses</a><br />December 8: <a href="http://www.asiancocoasblog.com/2011/12/guest-post-giveaway-vamped-up-by.html">AsianCocoa's Secret Garden</a><br />December 9: Parajunkee's View<br />December 9: <a href="http://www.immortylcafe.com/">Immortality and Beyond</a>Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245520662729620947.post-37223939391471036202011-12-04T09:40:00.001-08:002011-12-04T09:44:05.043-08:00Kindle Giveaway!Ready for a huge giveaway this holiday season?<br /><br />The Dark Temptresses and I are giving away a Kindle and a whole stash of e-books to one lucky commenter. All you've got to do is click on the link below to be taken to the Darker Temptations blog, and comment on any post posted between now and Dec. 19th. The winner will randomly be chosen then!<br /><br />Super easy. (Wish I could enter!!)<br /><br /><a href="http://darkertemptations.wordpress.com">www.darkertemptations.wordpress.com </a>Kristin Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00215445794120087435noreply@blogger.com0