Let’s start with the “You Did It!” part, because I HAVE THE BEST READERS IN THE WORLD! Last week, I mentioned Paranormal Bites and their new Best Of list for 2011, which they were calling Bites Fights. And I noted how they’d somehow (???) overlooked both SOPHIA and DUNCAN in the Vampire category. Well, YOU DID IT! PARANORMAL BITES announced their final Bites Fights line-up, and DUNCAN was one of only two books that made the list because of reader write-in votes, and the ONLY book in the Vampire category!
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So, thank you, thank you, thank you! You all are the BEST! Of course, the competition, as always, in this category is impossible. J.R.Ward, Lara Adrian, Jeaniene Frost, Laura K. Hamilton … But I’m thrilled just to have made the list! And it’s all because of YOU.
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By the way, if you read down on the Paranormal Bites web site, you’ll see they have the latest trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman. I’m not a big fan of the Kristen Stewart school of (cough) acting, but any movie with Chris Hemsworth is worth seeing! Plus, the story and special effects look great.
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One more excellent bit of news this week, THE ROMANCE REVIEWS published their review of DUNCAN, naming the book A TOP PICK.
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Cleverly constructed, fast-paced and full of the sizzle and heat that you’ve come to expect, this story adds a new dimension to the world of the Vampires in America series and exceeded all my expectations.
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Moving on to LUCAS, things are definitely heating up in South Dakota! I’m afraid Lucas and Kathryn are a somewhat combustible combination. Oh, dear. And speaking of combustible, you know how you get a song in your head and can’t let go of it? Well, my song this week is Stereo Hearts by Gym Class Heroes featuring Maroon 5′s Adam Levine. It’s the Adam Levine part I can’t quite get out of my head. (heh, heh) I personally prefer the Maroon 5 SNL You Tube version, because Levine gets more face time. And speaking of, er, face time, for those of you not familiar with Adam Levine (are there such people?) he did a photo shoot for the UK edition of Cosmopolitan Magazine (how come we don’t get that edition? ) in which he posed nude to raise awareness about testicular cancer. The only thing between Adam and the rest of us are his girlfriend’s hands, and I want you to notice, she had to use BOTH hands, too! LOL YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT HERE.
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Okay, no more voyeurism. Not this week anyway. On to the CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!! There are different kinds of contests, some to promo a new book, some to introduce new readers to the books, and then there are the ones designed to thank my loyal readers. “But, DB,” you say, “how can you be sure only READERS can win?” Ha! Because in order to enter, I ask a question whose answer is one that only someone who has read the books will know. AND … I’ve made it pretty much non-searchable, too. (Hey! I have an e-reader … actually 3 of them … so I know how easy it can be to search a book.) So, first, the rules:
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1. Email your entry to me at DBReynoldsWriter@live.com, and be SURE to type NAME THAT WOMAN CONTEST on your subject line.
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2. Include the answer (hopefully the correct one) to the question below, as well as your NAME and an EMAIL address where you can be contacted if you win. THIS IS IMPORTANT!! I need a contact name and email addy.
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3. All correct entries will be included in a random drawing to determine the winner.
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4. All entries MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12:00 am PST (Midnight) on APRIL 8, 2012. The winner will be announced in my regular weekly blog on April 23, 2012.
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5. The decision of the judge (ME) is final.
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6. The PRIZE! (can’t forget that) is … the winner gets to name a character in the as-yet-unnamed Vampires in America, Book Seven (i.e., the book after LUCAS.) You can use your own name or one you make up. The author (i.e., me) reserves the right to change the name for any reason. If it is necessary to change the name, the author will consult the winner, but the author has complete discretion and her judgement is final. The author will also have complete discretion in deciding WHICH character will bear the selected name. Winner will be mentioned in the Acknowledgments section of Book Seven and will receive an autographed print copy of Book Seven.
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7. And finally … THE QUESTION: In SOPHIA, Raphael’s Seattle Security Chief is sleeping (aka having sex) with a human woman. What’s her first AND last name?
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8. Good luck! And thanks in advance for playing!
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Okay, that’s it for this week. Gotta get back to LUCAS again. Did I mention things are heating up?
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xoxo
DBR

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