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I hope this works! I’m crowdsourcing this post. Pick one in each category to construct the story…

It was a fine day to be walking in the Cotswoalds and Miss
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was happy to be walking and to have her delightful dog at her side. She wore her finest
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secure in the knowledge that she looked smashing. She walked all the way to the edge of forest and there she stopped, for she knew Lord
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had a reputation for
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those who came too close to his demense. She shuddered with horror at the thought of such a fate. Suddenly, a shot rang out! A bird flew from a bush like a
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with her beloved dog in pursuit. She ran to the rescue of her pet, calling out ”
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! Here, my beloved pet! Oh dear, I mean, Come back, you VISCIOUS BEAST!” for what did she see but his Lordship
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Their gazes locked and she swooned.

When she woke up, she was ……

Finish in the comments.

Get Yer Demons here! Smoking Hot Demons!

Cover of My Darkest Passion

Demon. Hot.

Yeah. That’s right. My Darkest Passion is Book 5 in my My Immortals series and is it out right now.

I am pimping it here, at the Riskies. Here in this very post, I will give away 3 copies of the book to three lucky commenters. See below for rules, terms and conditions. If you’re interested in a review copy, say so in the comments — you should mention what format you’d prefer. Getting a review copy means you have to read the book and post an honest review at Amazon, Goodreads, or any place that might induce someone to make a purchase decision. If you don’t like the book, well, them’s the breaks for us authors.

What’s the book about, you ask?

Addison O’Henry has no idea magic is real or that the fragile peace between the magekind—humans who can use magic—and demons is about to shatter. All that changes the day she’s abducted by one of the magekind. After a ritual murder goes horribly wrong, Addison ends up with demon-sourced magic that nearly kills her. But for the intervention of demon Harsh Marit, she might not have survived. Though Harsh does what he can to help her return to what used to be normal, they both know her life will never be the same.

With corrupt mages threatening them both, her honor requires her to help Harsh and the demon warlord he serves. If that means accepting her power and the high rank it confers on her, so be it. Now her once distant relationship with Harsh turns hot and immediate as the two of them explore the dark passion of a forbidden relationship.

My Darkest Passion is Book 5 in the My Immortals Series, set in a world where demons are real and the people who have used magic to protect innocent humans aren’t always in the right.

Where to Buy

Books in the Series

Links go to my website where you can find out more about the books.

Giveaway Rules

You must be 18 to enter. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Winners chosen at random. Contest closes Midnight Pacific on Monday April 29, 2013 (The day before MY BIRTHDAY!!!!) so I can prepare the WINNER post on Tuesday, my actual birthday for posting on Wednesday, May 1, the day AFTER my birthday.

I will send the winners the file format that will work for their reader. (mobi or ePub)

I’m not ready quite yet with the print version, so I’m excluding that for now.

How to Enter

Leave a comment in which you give me a compliment. Here’s an example,
Carolyn, you are the best EVER!
or
Carolyn, if I had to choose between cookies and dinner with you where the entree is cooked peas (one of the three vegetables of doom) I would STILL choose dinner with you.

Like that. Because, come on, my birthday is next week.

And if you want a review copy, let me know.

Go.

Yay for Happy News Wednesday!

The winner of the subscription to Susan Broadwater’s Regency Library is:

Jane Lark!

I’ve sent you an email, but feel free to contact me if it’s gone astray.

Writing News-ish

I have 5 chapters left to revise for My Darkest Passion, book 5 in the My Immortals series. Then it’s off to the copy-editor.

And that is why this post is short.

Other Happy News

My little dog is asleep on the chair behind me. That always makes me happy.

What’s your happy news?

I’m working on preparing the final files for the 5th book in my My Immortals Series. Hopefully by the end of the week I’ll be able to start uploading. But this means I have been very, very busy with html and css and viewing files on devices and generally deciding that since Apple can deal with a lovely drop cap, then Apple readers will get my lovely drop caps and other devices will get something a bit more spare. Still looks nice, though.

The Poll. It’s tricksy.

You can pick up to five.

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Explain yourself in the comments.

Pioneer VillageI’ve been visiting relatives in California, only my third trip to this state. In Bakersfield we visited the Pioneer Village, which consists of buildings of various ages in California history which have been moved to one location.

While we were touring the site, one of our relatives mentioned how much shorter California history is compared to our history in Virginia (We meant western civilization history, not Native American history, which, of course, spans plenty of time). I immediately thought that both histories pale in comparison to British history. My goodness, the UK has discovered museums that date back to 680 BC, with collections of artifacts that go back 1,000 more years.

I tried to find some Regency connection to California, without success. The Spanish first landed in the 1500s and Sir Frances Drake explored the California coast in 1579, but California was not settled by any Europeans until two hundred years later when Spanish missionaries came to convert the Native American “heathens.”

During the Regency, Russian settlers came down from Alaska to settle in California. In 1812 Russians established a settlement called Fort Ross. In 1821 Mexico gained independence from Spain and claimed California as part of their country, but the Californians often clashed with the new governors.

So I could not find any evidence of British exploring the area during “our” time period.  In the 1770s, Captain Cook mapped the California coast, but that was earlier. It wasn’t until the 1850s that Englishmen (and other Europeans) flocked to California during the Gold Rush.

Diane at Pioneer VillageUsually when I go someplace I can find some connection, even when I went to Alabama, but this time I feel like I might truly be in a foreign land….

Do you know of a connection between California and the Regency? In what strange place have you found a Regency connection?