Sky Rockets Contest Winners

Thank you all for your entries. It looks like we had quite the band of warrior women! That's so awesome.

I want to remind you all what our prizes were:

1st Place: A prize pack of books, Lindt Chocolates, and a ecopy of my two ebooks.

2nd Place: My two ebooks and a $10 GC to Amazon

3rd Place: My two ebooks.

The First Place winner will get to choose from three book bundles.

The Romantic Suspense Bundle which includes: a signed copy of "Two Lethal Lies" by Annie Solomon, A signed copy of "With No Remorse" by Cindy Gerard, and "Beg for Mercy" by Jami Alden.

The Robin De Hart Bundle: This includes the first (and possibly only) three titles in The Legend Hunters Series; Seduce Me, Desire Me, and Treasure Me.

And finally, The Hodgepodge Bundle which includes: "A Secret Affair" by Mary Balogh, "Scandal" by Carolyn Jewel, "Dreams of a Dark Warrior" by Kresley Cole, and "Lord of Shadows" by Alix Rickoff.

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for... (drumroll)

Our third place winner is... JUNE!!!

Second place goes to... SHERRY!!!

And our first place winner is... TWENTY WITHOUT MONEY!!!

Thank you all again for entering. To claim your prizes, please email me at monicakaye at gmail dot com. If I haven't heard from you in two weeks, I will draw another winner.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS!!!

A Girl’s Guide to Dating a Werewolf

Hi, everyone! (And thanks so much to Monica for inviting me to post! Yay, Monica!)

For fun, I thought I’d write up a guide to dating werewolves (cause, you know, that guide could come in handy one dark night). The heroine of my upcoming release, NEVER CRY WOLF, has particular expertise in this department. Since she got her happily-ever-after with a wolf shifter, I thought I’d share some tips that Sarah King compiled during her…ah…courtship with wolf alpha, Lucas Simone.

Tip #1: Werewolves growl. Get used to it. Sure, it may be annoying at first, but under the right circumstances, it can be sexy. Go with it.

Tip #2: Beware of a jealous wolf. Those guys can get all freakishly territorial over a little thing like an ex-lover appearing. Be patient. EXTREMELY patient. And expect growls.

Tip #3: Other women will want your man. It’s that whole animal attraction bit. It’ll be your turn to be jealous. Feel free to growl yourself.

Tip #4: Don’t expect a lot of candlelit dinners. Werewolves are more the long walk/runs-through-the-night type guys.

Tip #5: Even an alpha wolf has a weak spot—you just have to find it. But finding that spot is half the fun.

Tip #6: It really helps to love animals. If you hate dogs, stay away from wolves. Just sayin’.

Tip #7: Werewolves have an extremely strong sense of smell. Use that to your advantage. The right lotion or perfume can drive him insane. Insane.

Tip #8: Keep a pair of back-up jeans handy for your guy. He’s gonna get naked sooner or later. Either because he’s shifting…or because he’s with you.

Now it’s your turn! Got any tips for dating a werewolf that you’d like to share? One commenter will be picked at random to win a copy of NEVER CRY WOLF.

Thanks!

Cynthia Eden

www.cynthiaeden.com

NEVER CRY WOLF—Available 6/28/11 from Kensington Brava

Be afraid of the big, bad wolf…

RELEASE DAY

So I know this is long overdue, but the sequel to Dirty Business, is finally here!

The Business of Pleasure picks up at Chloe and Sean's wedding. Drew Trotter has been fighting off his attraction to Carmen De La Cruz for months. She is everything he doesn't need in his life. He wants a woman with which to settle down and build a life. Carmen has "temporary" written all over her curvy body. Still, that doesn't stop them from giving into their mutual passion. Neither knew where this one night would lead them.

I love premises like this. Opposites attracting. Trying to fight something that you know is inevitable. Drew and Carmen are not who most people would pair together which is what made them all the more intriguing to me. He's all straight-laced New Englander. She's a feisty Dominicana who used to be a stripper. It was fun writing their back-and-forth. Carmen is one of my favorite characters. She makes me laugh and is sassy as hell. Drew was fun because it's always nice to write about man being blindsided by a woman.

That got me to thinking about those supposedly "bad decisions" we make. Choosing the wrong guy. Throwing caution to the wind and taking a chance on a relationship that seems doomed. Does it work out in real life? Do we regret it or smile a secret smile that communicates how much we enjoyed the ride?

So now it's contest time! I want to hear from you about that bad boy (or girl) you just couldn't stay away from. Was it a hot one night stand? Did it last past the morning after? Are you happily married to your "bad decision"?

Comment here and I will choose a winner on Friday. The winner will receive a copy of my first release, Dirty Business, and a $25 GC to Amazon.

Happy Commenting!

Wednesday Book Blog

Yay!  A Book Blog!  

I deliberately wanted to wait because I wanted the blogvella to stay up for a few days by itself but now, I must blog.

I actually read two books over the weekend but I'm only blogging on one today because I'm trying to enter a contest so...

Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh

Elena Devereaux hunts vampires.  As a fully licensed Hunter with the Guild, she was born to hunt vampires and return them to their angel masters.  So when she gets a summons to Angel Tower, home of Archangel Raphael, she knows that it can't be good given his violent reputation.  When she arrives, she finds him to be everything that she expected, cold, hard, and unfeeling.  But that doesn't stop her instant and fiery attraction. 

Fear and passion aside, Raphael has a job for her.  One that she can't refuse and one that could very well cost her her life.  

Okay.  I can't tell you how much I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!

Really, I love anything Nalini writes.  She's definitely at the top of my 'must buy' list and I wish that she would clone herself and lock them all in a room so all they would do is write because it's absolute torture to wait for her books.  

Anyway, the thing that I like most about Nalini's books (other than the hot sex because hey, we all know I'm a freak) is the fact that she creates worlds that are so realistic that you forget that they're alternate universes.  I mean, at the end of the book, I seriously believed that there was a tower in Manhattan where angels lived and 'worked' and vampires roamed.  She's that good.

I loved the H/H.  Raphael held my heart from the beginning even when he was doing things that I definitely didn't approve of but you get it when you understand him.  He was well-matched in Elena because she didn't take his shit and he couldn't run over her.  Their chemistry was explosive.  I particularly liked that Raphael repeatedly threatened to fuck her brains out.  I love a man (and a story) that can pull this off.

All in all, a wonderful book.  I'm as excited about this series as I was (and still am) about the Psy/Changeling stories.  I remember the first time I read 'Slave to Sensation.'  I literally got goosebumps because this was something so fresh and new in the paranormal genre that I knew she was going to skyrocket.  I feel this exact same way about Angels' Blood.  There's nothing like it out there yet.  I'm sure that the copycats will come soon but Ms. Singh is an innovator.

BRAVA!!!!

RATING: RUN LIKE YOUR ASS IS ON FIRE!