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Showing posts with label Contest. Show all posts
28 November 2011
WINNER: Crista McHugh Tears of Elois
Happy Monday. The winner of The Tears of Elois by Crista McHugh is . . .
MochaGirlsRead
You have 48 hours to contact me with your contact information.
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21 November 2011
Interview/Giveaway with Fantasy/Paranormal Author Crista McHugh
INSIDE THE AUTHOR STUDIO
WITH
CRISTA MCHUGH
Growing up in small town Alabama, I relied on story-telling
as a natural way for me to pass the time and keep my two younger sisters
entertained.
I currently live in the Audi-filled suburbs of Seattle with
my husband and daughter, maintaining my alter ego of mild-mannered physician by
day while I continue to pursue writing on nights and weekends.
I am an active member of the Romance Writers of America
(including the FF&P , Greater Seattle Chapter, ESPAN, Passionate Ink, and
the Seattle Eastside Chapters), Absolute
Write, and Romance Divas.
Just for laughs, here are some of the jobs I’ve had in the
past to pay the bills: barista, bartender, sommelier, stagehand, actress,
morgue attendant, and autopsy assistant.
And I’m also a recovering LARPer. (I blame it on my crazy
college days)
Describe yourself in one sentence?
A overworked,
slightly snarky MD and mom who likes to retreat to a world of happy endings
from time to time
What are the one record, book, and food, you'd take to a
desert island?
The Little Women
soundtrack (Winona Rider version), Pride and Prejudice, and dark chocolate
peanut butter cups
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
An actress
Which book do you wish you'd written?
Twilight – if only
I’d known how popular disco-ball vampires would be…
What makes you happy?
Seeing my daughter
laugh
What makes you angry?
Stupid people --
seriously
Name five people you'd like to invite to a dinner party?
Out of the living:
Lady Gaga, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Depp, Tina Fey, and Bono.
What's the scariest thing you've ever done?
Hitchhiked through
Scotland (although I didn’t think it was scary at the time)
What inspired you to start writing?
I needed some stress
relief, and I had a bunch of stories in my head that were dying to get out.
Where would you most like to live?
Near where I am now
(Seattle), but perhaps a little more into the Mountains
What is your favorite curse word?
Probably shite – it’s
just fun to say
Who is your favorite man candy?
Right now, it’s Henry
Cavill (my muse for the hero in my current WIP)
Sum up your latest release in no more than twelve words!
Two outcasts searching
for a legendary treasure to save a dying race.
Guys, Crista is giving away a copy of The Tears of Elios to one lucky blog commentor. Leave a comment below to enter. Contest is open until Sunday, November 27th, 2011 Midnight EST. Good Luck.
Winner: Night Hawk by Beverly Jenkins
PatriciaW
Patricia, I've sent you an e-mail. You have 48 hours to contact me with your mailing information. Everyone come back soon, because another Inside the Author Studio interview/giveaway will be posted shortly.
14 November 2011
Interview/Giveaway with Beverly Jenkins
INSIDE THE AUTHOR STUDIO
WITH
BEVERLY JENKINS
Ms. Jenkins is the nation's premier writer of
African-American historical romance fiction and specializes in 19th century
African American life. She has 30 published novels to date.
She has received numerous awards, including: five
Waldenbooks/Borders Group Best Sellers Awards; two Career Achievement Awards
from Romantic Times Magazine; a Golden Pen Award from the Black Writer's Guild,
and in 1999 was named one of the Top Fifty Favorite African-American writers of
the 20th Century by AABLC, the nation's largest on-line African-American book
club.
She has also been featured in many national publications,
including the Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, Dallas Morning News and
Vibe Magazine. She has lectured and given talks at such prestigious
universities as Oberlin University, the University of Illinois, and Princeton.
She speaks widely on both romance and 19th century African-American history.
In 2004 Ms. Jenkins branched out into romantic suspense with
the publication of Edge of Midnight. Bring on the Blessings, her first faith
based, women's fiction work, was published in Jan 09.
Her newest historical, Night Hawk will be released in
October 2011.
In 2012, look for the fourth book in the Blessings series: A
Wish and A Prayer.
Describe yourself in one sentence?
I am the sum of my experiences in life.
What are the one record, book, and food, you'd take to a desert island?
Record – Best of War. Book – Dune by Frank Herbert. Food – BBQ chicken wings.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Librarian
Which book do you wish you'd written?
There are no other author’s books I wish I’d written because each writer is given their own repertoire.
What makes you happy?
Happiness is a drama free, peaceful day.
What makes you angry?
Ignorance, cruelty, and racism.
Name five people how you'd like to invite to a dinner party?
Malcolm X. Zhinga, a 17h century Angolan queen who fought to free her country and its people from Portuguese colonial masters. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson – the African-American astrophysicist. Dorothy Sterling, editor and author of We Are Your Sisters: Black Women in the 19th Century. Henry Adams a man instrumental in the Great Exodus of 1879. David Walker, author of Walker’s Appeal , arguably the most incendiary essay in American/ abolitionist literature.
What's the scariest thing you've ever done?
Giving my first major lecture at Oberlin University back in the mid-nineties.
What inspired you to start writing?
The desire to read a romance with a hero and heroine with African American roots.
Where would you most like to live?
On Lake Michigan or any other coastal place.
What is your favorite curse word?
F***K
Who is your favorite man candy?
Presently Ian Vance aka Preacher.
(Lynette here. I rarely comment on the man candy, but damn . . . do you see that man. He is fine!!! Do you see this cover? It is freaking awesome!!!!)
Sum up your latest release in no more than twelve words.
Bounty hunter meets woman charged with crime she didn't commit. Sparks fly! (Lynette again. I am so honored to have Ms. Jenkins this week. I rarely gush over authors but Ms. Jenkins has been my idol since I walked in a bookstore way back in the day and saw one of her historical romances on the shelves. She is an amazing writer who writes with great historical detail. She is also the reason I took so many African American History courses when I was in college. Anyhoo. Sorry for the major gush fest here, back to the point . . . . Ms. Jenkins will be offering a copy of her latest release Night Hawk to a commentor to my blog. You have until Sunday, November 20th Midnight EST to enter. And you should, because seriously, Ms. Jenkins is just freaking amazing.)
07 November 2011
WINNER: If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker
Happy Monday!
The Winner of If You Hear Her by Shiloh Walker is comment number 13.
NA
Na has been contacted and has 48 hours to reply. Good luck and come back next week Monday for another chance to win!
04 November 2011
Interview/Giveaway with Shiloh Walker
INTERVIEW WITH SHILOH WALKER
AND
GIVEAWAY OF IF YOU HEAR HER
Shiloh Walker has been writing since she was a kid. She fell
in love with vampires with the book Bunnicula and has worked her way up to the
more…ah…serious works of fiction. She loves reading and writing anything
paranormal, anything fantasy, and nearly every kind of romance. Once upon a
time she worked as a nurse, but now she writes full time and lives with her
family in the Midwest. She writes
paranormal and contemporary romance, as well as romantic suspense.
In your previous Inside the Author's Studio interview on my blog, you mentioned that you always wanted to write. What led you to writing romance and what was the first romance novel that you've ever read?
I'm not entirely sure...It seems like I've always written,
but in high school, most of the stuff I wrote was epic fantasy. Then one day, I had an idea for a
romance. I can't say what it inspired
it. I don't even remember which idea I first messed around with, really,
although the first full-length book I wrote was No Longer Mine.
The first romance I read?
Rosemary Rogers' The Wanton.
Oh, man. I generally
have 2-3 full length works contracted with my publishers, Ballantine &
Berkley, in New York and I work in the shorter stuff around those, so it just
depends. Typically in the morning, I
don't get as much writing done-I need to wake my brain up. I do my errands, the post office, go to the
gym, editing, whatever, and then I write from about noon to five or six. I try to stop around then, because that's
when my kids get home and unless I've got a heavy deadline crushing me, I try
not to work as much when they are home.
You write in
several subgenres of romance. I know it would be hard for you to pick a
favorite, but can you tell me one aspect of each genre that captures your
attention and makes you love writing in that genre?
I really can't... the reason I bounce around is because I've
got a short attention span and bouncing around keeps me from getting
bored. Doesn't that sound terrible?
I loved, If You
Hear Her. What made you come up with that series?
Lena. It all started
with her. Her character just sort of
appeared in my head.
One of the
aspects that I love about your novels is the deep respect that the hero and
heroine show for each other, even when they are on opposite sides of an issue.
I know this is weird thing to say but I don't always find that when reading
romance novels. Since you're characters are always what draw me to your novels,
I've always been curious if when you are writing, do you come up with the
characters first or the plot? Or does it depend and why?
It's almost always the characters. They are there, and they have a story to tell
me. I'm just there to get their story on
paper, so to speak.
I'm kinda dying
here needing to know this . . .. Can you tell us what's coming up next in this
trilogy?
Hope & Remy.
That's about all I've got to say on that issue... :)
(Lynette again: Sorry for the interruption. LOL.)
What are you
writing now?
At this very moment...absolutely nothing. I finished my current book, STOLEN, another
romantic suspense, and I think I'm going to take a day to decompress and then
I'll be starting on my next project, a book that will follow the world of THE
MISSING and THE DEPARTED.
I saw a blog post
where you mentioned that you recently got a great idea for a new series at
Georgia Romance Writers? Can you give us a hint about that?
Um...no. Sorry. LOL, but I can't. I'm slightly paranoid and when I talk about a
story too soon, it kind of dies on me and I lose it.
And lastly
because I'm looking in my kitchen as we speak and am realizing that I need to
wrap this up so that I think about cleaning
up (thinking because I will probably sit and read instead of clean), if
I looked in your kitchen now, would it be spotless, dirty, or disaster area?
Probably somewhere between spotless and I need to straighten
it up a little. My husband is a borderline neat freak and I can't stand too
much of a mess, but I'm too lazy to constantly be straightening up or
cleaning. So nothing in this place is
ever spotless, but it never really gets to that dirty zone, either.
Thank you Shiloh for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with me today. Ms. Walker has graciously agreed to send a copy of If You Hear Her (awesome, awesome book by the way) see my review HERE to one lucky person who comments to this post. You have midnight Sunday EST to comment. Good luck!
24 October 2011
WINNER: Nadia Lee Giveaway
Happy Monday. According to Random.org. The winner of A HAPPILY EVER AFTER OF HER OWN is . .
LINDA
Linda. I'm forwarding your contact information to Nadia. Enjoy the book! Thank you everyone for entering. Look for more giveaways soon!
17 October 2011
Interview and Contest with Nadia Lee
INSIDE THE AUTHOR'S STUDIO
WITH
NADIA LEE
She shares an apartment overlooking a river and palm trees in Japan with her husband, winter white hamsters and an ever-widening pile of books. When she's not writing, she can be found digging through old Asian historical texts or planning another trip.
Describe yourself in one sentence?
A bilingual expat writer who loves to read, eat, travel and
enjoy life.
What are the one record, book, and food, you'd take to a
desert island?
Ohh...tough one.
Record: The Complete Beethoven Symphonies
Book: Can I just
cheat and take my fully loaded Kindle? No? All right. I'll
take IN CONQUEST BORN by C.S. Friedman
Food: Fresh
strawberries
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A plastic surgeon.
Which book do you wish you'd written?
LOVING EVANGELINE by Linda Howard
What makes you happy?
A lovely sunny morning spent with my husband and new baby
boy. :)
What makes you angry?
Cruelty toward those who are weaker and more vulnerable than
we are.
Name five people how you'd like to invite to a dinner
party?
Provided that we can invite the dead, living, fictional and
real: Sherlock
Holmes, Julius Caesar, Oscar Wilde, Qin Shi Huang (the
Emperor of Qin
Dynasty), Hwang Jin Yi (a famous kisen from Joseon Dynasty)
What's the scariest thing you've ever done?
Give birth. It was scarier than swimming with sharks and
getting bitten.
What inspired you to start writing?
I've always dabbled, though I didn't get serious until about
seven years ago
or so. I have no idea
why I started or how I got started except that I
enjoyed sketching little scenes.
Where would you most like to live?
Right now, I'm happy where I am (Japan). But I'd love to spend a few years
in France and Singapore.
What is your favorite curse word?
D**** it!
Who is your favorite man-candy?
For now, it's Hugh Jackman.
Sum up your latest release in no more than twelve words!
Preschool teacher finds love with a prince while rescuing a
fairytale
princess.
Happy Monday! Comment to win a copy of A Happily Ever After of Her Own by Nadia. You have until Midnight, Sunday, October, 23rd 2011 to enter. Good Luck!
12 October 2011
WINNER: Thea Harrison Giveaway
Happy Wednesday!
According to Random.org the winner of Serpent's Kiss is . . . .
DREN!
I've contacted the winner. Thank everyone for entering. Check back next week for another Author Studio Interview and another contest!
I appreciate you!
07 October 2011
INTERVIEW/GIVEAWAY with Thea Harrison
INSIDE THE AUTHOR'S STUDIO
WITH
THEA HARRISON
Thea Harrison is the pen name for author Teddy Harrison. Thea has traveled extensively, having lived in England and explored Europe for several years. Now she resides in northern California. She wrote her first book, a romance, when she was nineteen and had sixteen romances published under the name Amanda Carpenter.
She took a break from writing to collect a couple of graduate degrees and a grown child. She experienced waitressing as a teenager, has worked as an activist for a non-profit consumer rights organization, has been a receptionist, an office manager, a penniless graduate student, a director of development and research, and a single mom. Her graduate degrees are in Philanthropic Studies and Library Information Science, but her first love has always been writing fiction. She's back with her paranormal Elder Races series. The release date for her first paranormal, Dragon Bound, is May 3, 2011.
She adores animals and currently resides with several small pets that have very large personalities.
THEA: Hi Lynette, thanks for having me on your blog today!LYNETTE: Umm, totally my honor. Let's begin . . .
Describe yourself in one sentence?
I can do that in one word: nerd.
What are the one record, book, and food, you'd take to a desert island?
Argh, this kind of question is always so hard to answer! This week my answers are: Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits… one book? Wail! … smoke is coming out my ears. Just sayin. Okay, the book I would take is Patricia McKillip’s Riddlemaster of Hed trilogy. Yes, I know that’s three books. But they are put out in one volume now, so that counts, right?
As for the food, it would be chocolate. That’s the one answer that wouldn’t change. It would always be chocolate.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
An architect. Or Wonder Woman.
Which book do you wish you'd written?
Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
What makes you happy?
Lots of things make me happy. A long, leisurely talk with a good friend; a cuddle with my dogs; the surprise of falling in love with a really great book; vacations; chocolate!
What makes you angry?
Injustice, rudeness, bigotry, cruelty. Child or animal abuse. Littering.
Name five people how you'd like to invite to a dinner party?
I played this game with my family recently. I’m going to assume that the people could be dead or alive, or fictional, since this is all make-believe anyway. I would like to invite Gandalf, since he has such awesome fireworks. Also the Dalai Lama, Cate Blanchett, George Clooney, and Robin Williams.
What's the scariest thing you've ever done?
The most recent thing that comes to mind is driving hairpin turns on the way to Mendocino in northern California. I’ve discovered I have quite a problem with that kind of narrow, winding road. There were times when the road had no shoulder at all—it simply ended in a drop where the outside line was supposed to be. I had to pull over several times to take a break.
What inspired you to start writing?
When I was a teenager and we went to stay at my aunt and uncle’s house in the country, I would read their books. They had Zane Grey westerns and Harlequin romances. Then when I was around sixteen or so I saw an article in People magazine about romance writers. I was convinced I could do it too, so I wrote my first romance when I was nineteen.
Where would you most like to live?
I’m not sure, but I do know that water would be involved. Lots of it. Maybe a house on a large lake or by the ocean.
What is your favorite curse word?
Boogers. Okay, anybody who reads my stories knows I get much saltier than that. But boogers is still fun to say.
Who is your favorite man candy?
There’s so much good man candy out these days! No doubt you’ll be relieved that I kept it down to one guy, two photos. Today I’m picking Joe Manganiello, who looks good with or without clothes.
Sum up your latest release in no more than twelve words!
A very old boy falls for a very old girl. They’re surprised.
Thanks again for having me, Lynette! I had great fun answering your questions!
For the readers, who is your favorite man candy?
Lynette here . . . Thea is giving away a copy of her latest release Serpent's Kiss to a lucky blog commentor. Please respond to Thea's question in the comments to enter. And make sure you leave an e-mail address for me to contact the winner or keep up with my blog posts when I announce the winner. The contest is open until Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 Midnight EST and I'll announce the winners the next day. You must be a follower (new or old) of my blog to win. Good luck.
Edited to add: Lynette here, I think I fixed the problem with some people being unable to comment. If you're still having problems e-mail me at lynettestwocents at gmail dot com
26 September 2011
INSIDE THE AUTHOR STUDIO: Interview/Giveaway with Karen Rose Smith
INSIDE THE AUTHOR'S STUDIO
WITH
KAREN ROSE SMITH
Karen Rose Smith's plots are all about emotion. She began writing when she listened to music and created stories to accompany the songs. After expressing feelings in poetry, earning a degree in English and French, completing short stories that became too long to find a market, she turned to her love of relationships in romance. This award-winning best-selling author has sold 75 books since 1991 and has published with Silhouette, Harlequin, Kensington and Meteor/Kismet. Her awards include the Golden Leaf in short contemporary romance, the Golden Quill in traditional romance, cataromance.com's award for Best Special Edition and Romance Review's Today's Best series romance award. Jane Bowers of Romance Reviews Today states: "Karen Rose Smith's storeyworlds are complete and realistic and lovely places to visit and revisit. She excels at stories that feature couples brought together by infants and children, and she handles her plots and characters with sublime sensitivity."
Karen is well-known for writing emotion. An only child, she spent a lot of time in her imagination and with books—Nancy Drew, Zane Gray, The Black Stallion and Anne of Green Gables. She dreamed of brothers and sisters and a big family like her mother and father came from, seven children in her mom's family and ten in her dad's. On weekends she was often surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins. This is the root of her plotlines that include small communities and family relationships as part of everyday living. She believes universal emotions unite us all and that is the reason she uses them to propel her plots.
Karen is well-known for writing emotion. An only child, she spent a lot of time in her imagination and with books—Nancy Drew, Zane Gray, The Black Stallion and Anne of Green Gables. She dreamed of brothers and sisters and a big family like her mother and father came from, seven children in her mom's family and ten in her dad's. On weekends she was often surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins. This is the root of her plotlines that include small communities and family relationships as part of everyday living. She believes universal emotions unite us all and that is the reason she uses them to propel her plots.
Describe yourself in one sentence?
I am a
romantic realist who loves to write
What
are the one record, book, and food, you'd take to a desert island?
Record: MEET THE BEATLES!
Book: THE PROPHET
Food: Ice Cream
What
did you want to be when you were growing up?
An
interpreter
Which
book do you wish you'd written?
THE
FLAME AND THE FLOWER
What
makes you happy?
My
family, my cats and my gardens
What
makes you angry?
Judgmental
people and hypocrites
Name
five people who you'd like to invite to a dinner party?
Dean
Koontz
Michelle
Obama
Chris
Matthews
The
Dalai Lama
Diane
Sawyer
What's the scariest thing you've ever done?
Jumping
off a platform into a lake
What
inspired you to start writing?
I had
back surgery and was flat on my back for four years.
Where would you most like to live?
Flagstaff,
Arizona
What
is your favorite curse word?
Who
is your favorite man candy?
Simon
Baker
Sum
up your latest release in no more than twelve words!
Karen is offering up on copy of HIS COUNTRY CINDERELLA to a lucky commenter. So please comment below to win. The contest ends on Sunday October 2, 2011 at Midnight EST. Good luck.
15 August 2011
Contest: INSIDE THE AUTHOR STUDIO WITH DEE TENORIO
INSIDE THE AUTHOR STUDIO
WITH
DEE TENORIO
The best part is, no more therapy bills!
Well, not for Dee, anyway. Her husband and kids, on the other hand...
If you would like to learn more about Dee and her work, please peruse around this site or visit her blog at http://www.deetenorio.com/Blog/.
Describe yourself in one sentence?
Once you get past the goofy, there's a loyal, determined girl in there.
What are the one record, book, and food, you'd take to a desert island?
Ooooh, well, I'd rather take a mixed CD, lol, but likely take a concert edition CD of Racheal Yamagata (OMG, I love her.), one of Hubby's 3k page blank notebooks for my book (I have a still-mostly photographic memory, so all the books I've read are coming with me anyway, lol) and at least 1 last Coconut Cream pie. :) My favorite.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
First, a Solid Gold Dancer. After that, totally a writer. I've always wanted this. :)
Which book do you wish you'd written?
Any of the Psy/Changeling series, so then I'd know what happens next, lol. (I am not a patient soul)
What makes you happy?
Cakes and Pastry. Baby hugs. A good story. Finishing a project and knowing it's good.
What makes you angry?
Abuse. Laziness. Cruelty. Indifference. I think that last one the most, actually.
Name five people you'd like to invite to a dinner party?
1) Edward Burns—he's witty, he's a writer and he likes movies. He's perfect!
2) Sandra Bullock—the conversations I'd love to have with her.
2) Sandra Bullock—the conversations I'd love to have with her.
3) Liam Neeson—I don't care what he wants to talk about, I just want to hear him speak.
4) Anthony Hopkins—Another one I want to listen to, but his stories would be amazing.
5) Morgan Freeman—Clearly, this is a talking party. I just want to have interesting people chattering that I don't mind listening to.
What's the scariest thing you've ever done?
Crossed in front of a train that missed me by a half-second. (We were late getting home & very, very stupid.)
What inspired you to start writing?
My Mom, who was always writing something and reading. She gave me books and never once thought it was silly that I wanted to write some.
Where would you most like to live?
Somewhere cool and comfortable, where there's enough room for my family and enough space for me to have an office without putting anyone out.
What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck. And any creative combinations thereof, lol. I'm actually trying to stop using it, but there are some really impressive swear-artists out there. My sisters were quite talented, lol.
Who is your favorite man candy?
Oh, I have several favorites. In my fantasies, I get Gerard Butler, Eric Bana and Eddie Cibrian are playing brothers. :) But hands down, Eric Bana makes my heart beat like crazy. :)
Sum up your latest release in no more than twelve words!
A woman is all that stands between a hunter and a killer. (OMG, I did it, LOL!)
Book Title: Deceiving The Protector
Series: Resurrection Series, Book 2 (Stand Alone Book)
Author: Dee Tenorio
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Heat Level: sensual
Series: Resurrection Series, Book 2 (Stand Alone Book)
Author: Dee Tenorio
Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Heat Level: sensual
Publisher: Carina Press
ISBN: 978-142680-9205-9
Price: 5.99
Word Count: 88k
ISBN: 978-142680-9205-9
Price: 5.99
Word Count: 88k
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Author website address: www.deetenorio.com
Publisher sale page: http://ebooks.carinapress.com/816F2940-CD76-45EA-8453-B77AC7C4D4E4/10/134/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=E89FDB62-EDF3-42BB-85AD-0E6CB1EE555E
Excerpt Page: http://www.deetenorio.com/DTPtrailer_excerpt.php#excerpt
Publisher sale page: http://ebooks.carinapress.com/816F2940-CD76-45EA-8453-B77AC7C4D4E4/10/134/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=E89FDB62-EDF3-42BB-85AD-0E6CB1EE555E
Excerpt Page: http://www.deetenorio.com/DTPtrailer_excerpt.php#excerpt
Dee is offering up a copy of Deceiving the Protector to one lucky commenter. Please comment below for a chance to win. Contest is open until midnight EST Sunday, August 21st. Winners will be announced Monday, August 22nd.
Good Luck!
WINNER: Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison
According to Random.org (hey I finally learned to do a screen shot, to show proof that I use Random.org. Aren't you proud of me), the winner of Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison is comment number . . . .
Crystal
Crystal send me an e-mail with your mailing address and I'll get that book out to your right away.
Didn't win Storm's Heart. Don't worry, there are more chances to win up for grabs. Check back later today, because back by popular demand is . . .
Inside the Author Studio
with our special guest
Dee Tenorio
Dee will be answering questions and offering a copy of her latest release Deceiving the Protector (btw, I read this book and it totally got me out of my blogger hiatus and the reading funk I'd been in.)
Congratulations and Good Luck!
08 August 2011
REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY: Storm's Heart by Thea Harrison
storm's
heart
Thea Harrison
ISBN #: 978-0-425-24266-7
Publisher Name: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Released: August 2011
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Book
Format: Print.
BACK COVER BLURB:
He’s
a wyr warrior, a god of storms. She’s the heir to the Dark Fae throne. But
desire will bring both to their knees in this all-new Novel of the Elder Races.
During
the rule of her murderous Dark Fae uncle, Thistle “Tricks” Periwinkle found
sanctuary among the wyr in New York. Her ethereal beauty and sparkling
personality won the hearts of the public, but after her uncle’s death, there
are those who don’t want to see her ascend to the throne…
Able
to wield thunder and lightning, wyr sentinel Tiago Black Eagle has ruled the
skies for centuries. His massive build and thunderous power make him one of the
wyr’s best weapons. And he’s sent to protect Tricks when she’s almost
assassinated in Chicago.
Soon,
both Tiago and Tricks will fall prey to the stormy hunger that engulfs them—a
passion that will shake the very foundation of all the worlds…
A
Fiery Temper is Not Easily Extinguished.
COVER SNARK:
I
don't like this cover. Tiago is supposed to look like Dwayne Johnson. Does that
white chest on the cover look like Dwayne Johnson? As a person of color this
annoys the crap out of me.
FIRST LINES:
You didn't ignore a summons roared from the Lord of the Wyr in New York, since it usually heralded a disaster of some proportion. You especially didn't ignore it if you were one of his sentinels.
FAVORITE LINES:
Her compact, curvaceous body was laid out like some kind of offering to a pagen god. As someone who had once been a pagen god, he knew what he was talking about . . .
She cradled his head and bowed over him, wiping her damp cheeks with one hand. "We're so different from each other." "We live a long time. It's good to not be bored."
LYNETTE'S TWO CENTS:
Everyone
and there mother has reviewed this book, so I'm not going to bother with a
bunch of plot stuff, because if you haven't read it yet, you're probably
planning to and nothing I've got to say is going to change your mind, so I'm
just going to get to the point.
This
is the second Thea Harrison book I read Dragon
Bound being the first, where the cutesy beginning of the book annoyed the
crap out of me, but the great middle and end made up for the slow beginning. I
hope that the beginning of her next book is fleshed out more.
In
the beginning of STORM'S HEART, I thought that Tricks/Niniane was a wishy washy
annoying brat who lashed out on people trying to help her without a good
reason. Well, there was a reason, but it came over 100 pages into the story.
While the reason was a good one, it didn't help my opinion of her in the
beginning. I wish that her character was fleshed out a little more in the
beginning to where I didn't want to bash her upside the head for being a jerk
to Tiago when all he was doing was trying to help her. It was the classic, yeah
so you saved my life, I didn't need you, even though I can't really fight to
save my life and I was just lucky. I'm going to be a raving witch to you
anyway.
While
some find that type of perkiness endearing, I found it annoying.
Tiago
was also a little weird. In the beginning, I thought there was going to be some
m/m love with the descriptions Tiago was giving to his fellow sentinels and
co-workers. I mean really, what guy thinks about other guys the way Tiago was
unless they were going to screw them.
This
is just one example of several:
He wore a Jerry Garcia T-shirt that strained across his chest and at the biceps faded jeans with the knees torn out and steel-toed books, the treads of which had been imprinted on more than one Wyr ass. He had sun-bronzed, fine-grained skin with laugh lines at the corners of lion-colored eyes.
I
mean really. Just throw him on top of the conference table and have your way
with him.
Okay,
so despite all my snark STORM'S HEART is a good story once it got going. Once
Niniane finally decided to get around and explain herself, I found her funny
and understandable, and endearing. Also, once Tiago got over crushing on all
the other guys on the book, he stole the show with the fierce love and protectiveness
that he showed to Niniane.
I
loved at how they joined to try to uncover the conspiracy to discover who among
the Dark Fae were trying to kill her. Although, I knew who it was from the
moment the character appeared on the page, I enjoyed the journey Tiago and
Niniane took to discover the truth for their self. I also loved the respect
Tiago and Niniane showed for each other. They respected each other's strengths
and differences. It is sad to say that it is not often in romanceland that you
come across characters that respect each other, this is definitely not the case
inside STORM'S HEART.
I
can't wait to read the next story in this series.
GIVEAWAY:
I
have an extra copy of STORM'S HEART that I am going to give away to a commenter
as a thank you for you guys sticking around while I took a blogging hiatus.
This 'thank you' contest is for followers of my blog only, although it's not
too late for you to follow my blog and comment to win a copy. The contest ends
on Sunday August 14th midnight EST. I'll announce the winner on
Monday, August 15th.
WHERE PURCHASED:
Purchased
with my own money.
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