Monday, June 21, 2010

Giveaway Alert (International): Sultry Summer Nights ~ Day One


This contest has ended.  The winner will be announced shortly.  Thank you!


Blood of the Damned
by Anya Bast
Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance (Vampire)
Book Type: Trade Paperback

Ellora's Cave Blurb:
"The Dominion are making a play for the future of humanity. They have achieved corporeality…with the help of a traitor Embraced.

Jade has been entrusted with the keeping of a Vampir known for his ruthlessness. The Embraced need him in the fight against the Dominion, but even his own friends consider him dangerous. As a Priestess of the Morrigan, Jade can handle most anything, but perhaps not Niccolo Romano.

Jade looks damn good to Niccolo, but she proves resistant to his charms. Soon bedding her becomes a mission, but he takes one step too far in his quest to possess her and soon she possesses his heart.

Jade has secrets she wants to keep, but Niccolo has a way of laying her bare in more ways than one. Every time Niccolo seduces her to his bed—sometimes gently, sometimes not—he unravels another piece of her history, bringing up long repressed sexual need and emotion.  Soon Niccolo is fighting two battles—one against the Dominion and the other for Jade."
Ellora's Cave Author Blurb:
"Anya Bast is a multipublished erotic fantasy & paranormal romance author. Primarily, she writes happily-ever-afters with lots of steamy sex. After all, happily-ever-afters with lots of sex are the very best kind.
  
She enjoys the study of Celtic myth, dreaming, and shamanism and incorporates what she learns into her paranormal stories.

Anya got her start writing fantasy romance. Since writing a little hotter seemed to come naturally to her, she had no trouble making the move to erotic romance. She loves writing books that are heavy on plot, emotion and character development, and also have spicy, no-holds-barred sex scenes. Exploring the elements of dark sexual fantasy in her writing is what Anya does best.

She lives in the country with her husband. They share their lives with eight cats and one perplexed dog."
Giveaway Details - International

Would you like the chance to win Blood of the Damned?
Read on...

One person will win a copy of Blood of the Damned by Anya Bast.  The book will either be mailed by me (within the USA) or sent by The Book Depository * (outside the USA).

* A Note to International Readers (outside the USA): If The Book Depository is out of stock of this title at the time the contest ends, the winner will be sent a different book by Ellora's Cave instead.

HOW TO ENTER:

** Required - Answer this question:  Which vampires do you like better: True Blood, Twilight, or other?  Why?  In a comment, leave your answer and e-mail address (or another way to contact you if you are the winner).

Possible extra entries:

+1 Be a Follower (GFC, RSS, Networked Blogs or E-mail).  Just let me know. 

+2 Spread the word about today's contest on Twitter, etc.
(leave a link)

+4 Grab one of my new blog buttons and add it to your site.
(tell me where)

The contest is open worldwide, meaning anywhere the The Book Depository delivers. You must be 18 years old or older, or a legal adult in your country of residence. Entries will be accepted until Wednesday, June 30th, at 11:59 pm Central Time. The winner will be chosen using Random.org and notified by e-mail.

38 comments:

  1. Which Vampires do you like better (if we are just talking vampires): If we are talking on screen--I would say the Dark Shadows world. I loved how conflicted Barnabas was and in the remake, I loved how Ben Cross played him. If we are talking books then I love Lara Adrian's series. I like how they are protectors :)

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  2. I like the vampires in Twilight better because if I am going to live forever I want the big loyal family.

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  3. Goodness. Though I love Sherrilyn Kenyon's and my favorite vampire is still, far and away, Lestat. Old school, I know.

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  4. I like anne rice's vampires a bit better. I see them as not always on the good side. I am a gfc follower.+1
    debbie
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  5. Erotic fantasy paranormal romance! This, truly, is what dreams are made of.
    Madame Perry

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  6. Hmmm Eric with True Blood. Wow -- just WOW LOL

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  7. Personally I prefer Vampires that evolve and since on-screen vampires are mentioned, such as that of Underworld with loads of action packed scenes and plenty of steamy erotic romance as well.

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  8. I like The Breed vampires by Lara Adrian the best by far. To bad their not real...sigh.. They're strong, sexy and once they find their breed mate utterly faithful. Would do absolutely anything to protect them. True Blood vamps are silly to me and don't have that protectiveness about them. I am a fan of the Sookie series though =) I look forward to reading your style. Thank you for the contest. I'm a follower and twittered about contest at Twitter.com/Tanya1224
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  9. i like the sookie-style vampires, and i like many many other kinds. im not too picky! mary janice davidson writes a great funny vampire too.

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  10. I'd have to say the True Blood vampires. They are sexy, dangerous and humorous. That's a lethal combination. They can sex you within an inch of your life, make you laugh with their wry vampire humor and protect you if your life is ever threatened. That's way better than a sparkly, stalker vampire.

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  11. I liked the Twilight Saga, but I like True Blood(Sookie Stackhouse) books better. I love many vampire series...

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  12. I love the vampires from Katie MacAlister's books. I'm not too big a fan of tv so the only tv/movie vamp who comes to mind is Blade.

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  13. I'm a follower, and I go for the vamps from True Blood because their darker! tWarner419@aol.com

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  14. I like Acheron from the Dark Hunter series and if TV Show it would be Angel from Buffy still love him in Bones.
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  15. I love Ivy from The Hollows/Rachel Morgan series by Kim Harrison. Why can't she be real? *tear* lol

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  16. I'm loving the vampires in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series... oh my Jean-Claude! :D

    I'm a follower and will add your contest to my blog post tomorrow as well as include it in my Contest Side Bar as 6/30 • Blood of the Damned @ Book of Secrets

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  17. Q: Which vampires do you like better: True Blood, Twilight, or other? Why?

    A: Twilight... my favourites changes all the time. I'm fickle that way. For now, I'm twihard! :) Why? God knows!! I just like those vampires... for now ;)

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  18. I like the vampires in Guardians of eternity series the best!

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  19. I was never a big vampire fan until I read JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series. So I'm totally all about those baaaad brothas. ^_^

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  20. The Dark-hunters are my favorite vampires.
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  21. I like the true blood vampires most...because they are the most real. I also love the Night Huntress (Jeaniene Frost) vampires as well, because they are also accurate.

    +1 im a follower

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  22. Which vampires do you like better: True Blood, Twilight, or other? Why? I prefer the vampires in Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series. Don't like the sparkling approach of the Twilight vamps.

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  23. Hi! well, I like this kind of vampires from Robin McKinley's "Sunshine", well I actually just like one in particular: Constantine. He's very low profile, quiet and strong.

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  24. Oh, definitely True Blood. Is there a better-looking vampire than Eric (in the series) and totally cool, deadly and sexy in the books? :)

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  25. More the Southern Vampire series vampires than how they're portrayed on True Blood.

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  26. Which vampires do you like better: True Blood, Twilight, or other? Why? I love Moonlight. There is just something about Mick

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  27. I love the twilight vampires. Especially Carlisle who went out of his way to help people by being a doctor. He learned how to deal with the smell of blood so he could be a doctor. The Cullens are good and are trying to do the right thing. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com

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  28. It Is Hard To Choose Betweeen Twilight And True Blood. Granted I Have Loved Vampires Since I Was A Kid But I Would Have To Say Twilight Reawakened My Passion For All Things Vampire.

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  30. I'd have to go with twilight. My daughter watches True Blood but I don't.

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  31. I like Spike because he's just so darn much fun...especially when he's trying to be mean and scary.

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  32. My favorite vampires are fro True Blood, because they are a little scary.

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  33. Which vampires do you like better: True Blood, Twilight, or other?
    True Blood.

    Why?
    Because it doesn't feel wrong to want Eric!! LOL!! It just feels a little illegal to want Edward!!

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  34. I love both stories, but I would have to pick the True Blood vampires since they are more true to the lore.

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  35. I lean more towards the 30 Days of Night type vampire than the sparkly, angst-ridden Twilight type, at least when it comes to movies & television.

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  36. I'd go with True Blood!
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  37. I like the Twilight vampires because I'm not familiar with the others.
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  38. I'm a follower on GFC.
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