Birthday Party Wrap-up and Other Bits of Randomness

For those of you who have been wondering if Corwin's birthday party guests made it through the night alive, the answer is: barely.

They didn't got to bed until after 1am. No big deal - it's a birthday party. However, the little shites woke up at 5:something am and stayed awake. Not only did they stay awake, but they woke up everyone in the house repeatedly. Apparently keeping noise to an acceptable level required far too much effort. One of the kids was (understandably) surly and didn't take kindly to my annoyance with them. He pouted, said I was mean and they could do whatever they wanted because it was a birthday party. I told him that that actually, he couldn't because it was my house. He informed me that it wasn't my house, it was my husband's house. Corwin just looked at him, shook his head and said, "Dude, you so shouldn't have said that."

A lengthy discussion ensued.

Before I brought the kids home, I stopped at Starbucks and got some desperately needed coffee. Isaac, the surly kid, wanted coffee, too. I told him that I wasn't about to reward him for being rude, and that if he was tired it was his own fault. He sulked for the entire twenty-five mile drive to his house. Apparently, he was still pissed at me the next day because he announced to Corwin's entire art class that I'm racist.

Seriously? Are you fucking kidding me? Corwin, ever one to stand up for truth and my honor, yelled that I wasn't and kicked him. Now, I'm not particularly violent, but I kinda want to kick this kid myself. Little jerk.

In other non-annoying child news, there are a couple contests going on right now. Yesterday's post involves a joint contest with me and Paige Tyler. And the super awesometastic Chris is giving away a copy of my latest release, Immortal Curse on her equally super awesometastic blog.

And, last but not least, we've been writing open letters to our muses all week at Writer's Evolution, come check it out!

It's Contest Time!

Pssst...C'mere.

Yeah, you.

Wanna win free books?

It's super easy. All you have to do is between October 6th and midnight October 20th, click on the following links and find the Jack O'Lantern each author has hidden.

Send an email to http://webmail.wingsisp.com/src/compose.php?send_to=dakota.rebel%40hotmail.com with the name of the author and a description of what is depicted on their pumpkin, as well as your name and email address.

On Wednesday October 22nd a winner will be selected at random from the correct
entries.

Winners will be notified by email, and announced on each of the sites listed.

Good luck and Happy October!

Here are the blogs to visit.

www.brynnpaulin.blogspot.com
www.bronwyngreenblog.blogspot.com
www.cindyspencerpape.blogspot.com
http://www.vampsmut.blogspot.com/

And here is the list of authors donating ebooks.

Brynn Paulin

Bronwyn Green

Carol Lynne

Cindy Spencer Pape

Dakota Rebel

Kaenar Langford

Good Luck Everyone!!!

Check It Out!

I was interviewed by Whipped Cream Erotic Romance Reviews and I'd love it if you'd stop by and take a peek. There's also a chance to win a set of 3 ebooks and a deck of tarot cards!

Here's the link if you want to take a look and enter the contest. http://www.longandshortreviews.com/WC/interviews.htm

Pssst! Hey you...wanna buy a watch? Erm...I mean win some books?

Nearly everyone I know is rushing around like mad getting ready for the the holidays. Why not take a few fabulous minutes for yourself and enter The Twelve Days of Romance Contest?

Why Bronwyn, what's that, you ask.

Sit back and I shall tell you the tale.

Once upon a time, twelve fabulous authors got together and decided that they wanted to do something lovely for readers of romance. So they put their heads together, gathered their hard bodied heroes, kickass heroines and clever clues and feverishly plotted. The result is that the winner will receive six books, the person who places second will get four and the person who places third will get two.

Here are the handy dandy rules.

Do you want to win some fantastic holiday reading? If so come celebrate the Twelve days of Romance with 12 authors from Ellora's Cave, Wild Rose Press, Total-E-Bound and Cerridwen Press. Each day beginning December 8th and running through December 19th one of the twelve authors will tell what their "True love gave to them" on either their blog or website.
Collect all twelve answers and e-mail them to mailto:anny@annycook.com with 12 days of Romance in the subject line to win some great books. Deadline for answers is December 21st at midnight EST.
There will be three lucky winners. The prizes –1st prize--6 books 2nd prize--4 books 3rd prize--2 books. All books and prize winners will be drawn randomly.

Anny Cook Winter Hearts
Sandra Cox Boji Stones
Bronwyn Green Ronan’s Grail
Heather Hiestand Cards Never Lie
Barbara Huffert Deal of a Lifetime
Amarinda Jones Mad About Mirabelle
Kelly Kirch Time for Love
Cindy Spencer Pape Cowboy’s Christmas Bride
Brynn Paulin Fallen
Jacquéline Roth Access Denied
KZ Snow Mrs. Claws
Lacey Thorn Earth Moves

So that's it. It's easy. It's fun. You should enter. All the cool kids will.

BTW, here's the blurb from my book. Come back tomorrow for an excerpt. (hmm...kinda feel like a pusher)

Torrid Tarot - Ronan's Grail By Bronwyn Green

Ronan, bastard son of Lancelot of the Lake and last of King Arthur's knights, has been charged with a quest — find the Holy Grail. Merlin sends him forward in time to seek the relic, promising he'll know the keeper of the grail by a sigil. If he fails, all is lost.

Morgan Foster bears the magical symbol in the form of an ill-conceived tattoo but has no idea what to make of this hot, possibly crazy man who lays siege to her body and heart.

Timeless magic and breathless passion bring them together, but is their love strong enough to survive when the battles of the past rip their fragile future apart?