Thursday, October 30, 2008

Moving Madness

I know I've been a MIA blogger. I didn't realize how much moving can take out of a person. We've been in California for a little over a month now and the days have been pretty busy. The new house is nice(even with all the boxes stacked everywhere) The girls all have their own rooms now and are putting their own personal touches to them. (They still end up sleeping in one room by morning though) Me and the DH have our days around dropping off and picking the girls from school.(There is overflow in the school district and the girls had to be separated into different schools) It was worrisome at first but they've all made friends and like the schools and teachers. Hopefully next school year they can get into the same school.
I've been trying to look for a job. It's been seven years since my last job and filling out applications has been an interesting process. :) I squeeze in some leisure reading through out the week. It's whatever book is close to me at the moment. I have the Charmed anthology in one room, Must Love Black by Kelly McClymer in another room and Up in Smoke by Katie MacAlister in another. I miss the blog chatting. Once things settle down, my blogs won't be so sporadic.

Its a big holiday tomorrow for all of us paranormal lovers. I hope everyone has a
Happy Halloween!
Be safe this weekend and talk to you soon :D
Hugs, Danette

Monday, October 6, 2008

I Received a Blog Award



I received an I Love Your Blog award from Linda of Reading Is So Much Fun. Thank you Linda, I love the cute award and your blog is a favorite of mine too :)

The rules for this award are that you need to:

1) Add the logo of the award to your blog

2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you

3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs

4) Add links to those blogs on your blog

5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs!

Here are the seven bloggers I am awarding this I love your blog award to.

Sidhevicious

Bitten by Books

Amberkatze's Book Blog

Romance Reviews Today

Simply Romance Reviews

Vampire Wire

Back to the Drawing Board

Friday, September 26, 2008

And The Winner Is....

My Middle daughter reached into the hat and chose......
Beth Ann !
You won one of the 50 copies of The Crossing I'm giving away in my 50 Days 50 Books Contest!Congratulations Beth Ann! Please contact Joy at joy@joynash.com with your snail mail.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Fantastic Fives on Joy Nash

Five words and/or phrases that describe you:

Creative (another word for 'listens to the voices in her head')
Busy (free time? What is that?)
Introspective (I'm happiest when I'm lost in my own little make-believe
worlds)
Optimistic (I want that happy ending, dammit!)
Loyal (My family and friends mean more to me than anything)

Five people and or things that inspire you:

My husband and kids(that's four people right there!)
My childhood love of fairy tales and myths
Any current news story about paranormal happenings or interesting archeological discoveries
Deadlines (these can be particularly inspiring!)
Being the youngest of six siblings (competition with bigger, smarter people comes naturally to me!)

Five of your favorite authors:
Only five? Boohooo! In no particular order -

JK Rowling,
Liz Carlyle,
Charlotte Bronte,
JRR Tolkien,
Linnea Sinclair

Describe five of your heroes/heroines through your eyes:

Mac (from The Crossing) - tall, blond, with amazing life energy and never-failing optimism. Mac will go to hell and back for the woman he loves

Kalen (from The Awakening) - broad and dark, brooding, with a terrible sin in his past (note: refer to Charlotte Bronte above). Kalen needs a woman strong enough to make him face his demons.

Gwen (from Deep Magic) - powerful, free-spirited, possessor of forbidden shapeshifter magic. She's bound by a duty to her clan she wishes she didn't have.

Marcus (from Deep Magic) - Strong and steady, unflinching in the face of dangerous magic he does not understand. Marcus is the man who can anchor Gwen's erratic power and stop her from destroying herself.

Owein (from The Grail King) - Embittered by war and slavery, the warrior Druid Owein risks everything to bring power back to his people.


Five reasons to read your books:

You love paranormal romance

You like sexy, honorable heroes who struggle with, but aren't conquered by, their own sins and fears

You love exotic magical settings, either in the present or the past

You love Celtic countries and Celtic magic

You won one of the 50 copies of The Crossing I'm giving away in my 50 Days 50 Books Contest!

Extra!Extra! As a part of Joy's 50 Days 50 Books Contest! A lucky commenter will be chosen to win a copy of Immortals: The Crossing.

Immortals: The Crossing by Joy Nash


Pre-Order Immortals: The Crossing HERE
Go to a bookstore near you on Sept. 30th

Comment on Joy's Fantastic Five Interview to win an early copy

and stop into Joy's Website to find out where else Joy is for her 50 Days, 50 Books Giveaway!

Monday, September 22, 2008

Fantastic Fives on KyAnn Waters


Update: Ashlyn Chase, you won your choice of one of KyAnn's ebooks from her backlist. Check here for KyAnn's books and the email KyAnn your choice.Congratulations!

Five words and/or phrases that describe you:

Wife/mother.
Organized chaos.
Tenacious
Happy
and Tired


Five people and/or things that inspire you:

Music
Memories
Reality television – I know, it’s shameful. I’m a junkie.
Silence
I can’t say there is any one person that inspires me. I think about men in history and I’m in awe of what they endured and accomplished. One of my favorite historical figures is John Paul Jones. He led a tarnished life in England but went on to become the “Father of the American Navy.”

Five of your favorite authors:

For me that’s like asking my five favorite foods. I love to read, but tend to avoid the genre I’m currently working on. Five off the top I’d say…
Susan Johnson
Clive Barker
James Patterson
Sean Michael
Kate Douglas

Describe five of your heroes/ heroines through your eyes:

Kean Phelan from All Lycan’s Eve shoulders the responsibility for his pack. As alpha male he is their leader. In a chance meeting, he finds his mate and must protect her from the pack. He never wavers in his duties. He manages to convince Callie of their destiny and also stand in judgment of his pack to claim her. He is all the best qualities of a complex hero—Strength, love, honor, duty. If you love a bit of violence and a lot of sex in your werewolf stories, this is the one for you. All Lycan’s Eve – Ellora’s Cave

Tessa, in With or Without You, made a decision in her youth that has now come back to unravel her life. She messed up, but she’s strong-willed, decisive, and has to learn to forgive herself. With or Without You – Samhain Publishing

Taylor Davis is a great heroine. She’s intelligent and a bit arrogant without being a jerk. She’s known as the Bitch of the Beau Monde because ultimately she controls everything in her life. Putting her into a BDSM relationship where she is the submissive was a real exploration into what it would be like for a powerful, dominate business woman to give up control in the bedroom. The Cougar Meets Her Master – The Wilder Roses

Trace Tilton grew up in a small town fearing what his father would do if he discovered his sexual preference. He moved away from home after his mother’s death. It takes a family emergency to draw him back. He’s prideful, yet considerate, sophisticated, and sexy as hell. In Hard Ride Home, Trace has to choose—leave home again or stay in a small town and claim the man he wants. Hard Ride Home – Ellora’s Cave

Nash Stokes is the ranch foreman of the Triple T. He’s the second hero in Hard Ride Home. Rural Montana is the ideal place for a man to live a simple life. And the perfect place to keep his sexual preferences a secret—until Trace disrupts his idyllic life. He’s loyal, hard working, and stubborn as hell. Hard Ride Home – Ellora’s Cave



Five reasons to read your books:

Hopefully, I’ve written books that entertain you. In the moments when you’re reading one of my stories, whether paranormal or contemporary, the unbelievable becomes believable.
I’ve try to write stories with unique twists on those hot alpha males, decadent vamps, and feisty heroines in contemporary romance.
My stories tend to have that campy dialog and situation that will hopefully at least bring a smile to your face if not make you laugh out loud.
Of course, if you love hot sex scenes you’ll enjoy my books.
And finally I like a fast read and I think that’s reflected in the way I write. So if you like that too, I think you’d enjoy one of my books.

-KyAnn Waters
www.kyannwaters.com
Extra!Extra! A lucky commenter has a chance to win a download of one of KyAnn's backlist.

With or Without You by KyAnn Waters


The best mistake she ever made...Tessa Brooks is dated. Not dated as in going out with men-having dinner and light conversation in poorly lit restaurants in hopes of finding someone with whom she can get naked. No, Tessa is dated. And the year she seems stuck in is 1988. The year her life changed.

With her twenty-year high school reunion coming up, Tessa's daughter has surprised her with a makeover on the Jade Star television talk show. However, that's not the only surprise. Enter Matt Toler, the best mistake she ever made. Tessa might not feel a ribbon of panic tightening around her neck if Matt had spoken to her again after their one-night sexual encounter...and if knew he had a daughter.


For a Sample chapter go HERE

With or Without You is an eBook,to get your copy,visit Samhain Publishing