Shannon Delany Guest Post + Giveaway

Please welcome today's paranormal guest author Shannon Delany.  Shannon is the author of the 13 to Life series (13 to Life, Secrets and Shadows, Bargains and Betrayals, Destiny and Deception, Rivals and Retribution) and Weather Witch.

Keep reading for a chance to win a prize pack from Shannon Delany.

Guest Post: Shannon Delany

You know I have a love of the paranormal, I mean, my debut series was all about hot Russian-American werewolves... So where's the paranormal in this steampunk novel WEATHER WITCH? It's everywhere and nowhere.

WHAT?! Well, if you live in our world (which I expect you do if you're reading this) anything beyond what science interprets as normal is paranormal, so many of the characters in this novel are of paranormal origin. The Weather Witches, Wardens and Wraiths, all of the Wildkin (including merrow, pooka, kelpies, gytrash, oisin, wolfkin, and kumiho). BUT. If you live in the world of WEATHER WITCH, none of those characters or creatures are paranormal. They're all distantly linked through heritage (thank you, Darwin for clearing such things up) although you probably wouldn't invite most of them to a family reunion because you might suddenly find yourself served up.

So, normal or paranormal, WEATHER WITCH is somewhat about getting along with your kin. Before they kill you.

Weather Witch by Shannon Delany.

In a vastly different and darker Philadelphia of 1844, steam power has been repressed, war threatens from deep, dark waters, and one young lady of high social standing is expecting a surprise at her seventeenth birthday party–but certainly not the one she gets!

Jordan Astraea, who has lived out all of her life in Philadelphia’s most exclusive neighborhood, is preparing to celebrate her birthday with friends, family and all the extravagance they might muster. The young man who is most often her dashing companion, Rowen Burchette, has told her a surprise awaits her and her best friend, Catrina Hollindale, wouldn’t miss this night for all the world!

But storm clouds are gathering and threatening to do far more than dampen her party plans because someone in the Astraea household has committed the greatest of social sins by Harboring a Weather Witch.

Release Date June 25, 2013.

Thank you Shannon for joining us here today at From the Shadows!

To learn more about Shannon Delany and her books, please visit her website and don't miss our interview with Shannon here at From the Shadows.

Weather Witch Tour Giveaway

We are giving away a prize pack including:

•     a signed copy of Weather Witch
•     a Weather Witch coffee mug with special goodies
•     signed copies of 13 to Life and Secrets and Shadows
•     a handcrafted mask
•     a special metal and crystal bookmark
•     a mini top hat
•     a silhouette of their own profile cut and matted by the author (Author note: it'll take a few weeks after getting their profile before I can get it to them, of course).

To enter, use the easy peasy Rafflecopter form below.  This giveaway is open internationally. 

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Wolf Days of Summer Giveaway

Friday is the first day of summer, so we're going to kick it off with our annual Wolf Days of Summer Giveaway!

Wolf Days of Summer Giveaway

We are giving away ebook copies of She Smells the Dead, Spirit Storm, Legend of Witchtrot Road, and Brush with Death, the first four books in the Spirit Guide young adult paranormal series.

To enter, fill out the easy peasy Rafflecopter form below.  This giveaway is INTERNATIONAL.  Ebooks available in choice of Kindle or PDF.  Giveaway ends July 3, 2013.

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Fiery Edge of Steel Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Jany winner of our Fiery Edge of Steel Giveaway at From the Shadows.  Jany will receive a signed copy of Fiery Edge of Steel by Jill Archer.

 

Thank you to all who entered!

**Giveaway winner selected using Random.org**

Q+A with Darynda Jones (Fifth Grave Past the Light)

Please welcome today's paranormal guest author Darynda Jones.  Darynda is the author of the Darklight series (Death and the Girl Next Door, Death, Doom and Detention, Death and the Girl He Loves) and the Charley Davidson series (First Grave on the Right, Second Grave on the Left, Third Grave Dead Ahead, Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, Fifth Grave Past the Light).

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Darynda:  I’ve been writing since before I could write. I think I was born making up stories in my head. I didn’t know I wanted to BE a writer until I was in high school, but I wrote anything and everything I could from the time I was a kid. Plays, poems, song lyrics, news articles, short stories . . . you name it, I’ve written it.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?

Darynda:  I’ve just always been fascinated with the paranormal realm. When I was about five, a male cashier at a store dressed up as Dracula. He gave me that deep, eternal stare and kissed my hand. I’ve been lost ever since.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?

Darynda:  Oh, so many to choose from! I think I would like to be indestructible/immortal. Seeing history in the making for centuries would rock.

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

Darynda:  My next release will be Fifth Grave Past the Light, the fifth in the Charley Davison series. I think readers will enjoy it because it is a tad creepier than the previous books and a lot hotter. Fans of Reyes Farrow will be pleased.

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?

Darynda:  Hopefully this will happen someday. The rights sold to CBS for the CW a while ago, so if they were to ask me who would play the roles, I would love to see Jason Behr as Reyes. I wrote specific scenes (not saying which ones) with him in mind. Charley is a little harder. I recently fell in love with Analeigh Tipton, the best friend in Warm Bodies. I love her timing and she’s just a cutie.

Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson #5) by Darynda Jones

Charley Davidson may not look like your everyday, run-of-the-mill grim reaper, but she has vowed to reap grimness wherever she goes despite this unfortunate fact. Sadly, she gets sidetracked when the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, moves in next door. As he is the main suspect in her arson case, she is determined to stay away from him until she can find out the truth. According to her therapist, however, she lacks conviction.

When dead women start appearing in her apartment - lost, confused and terrified beyond reason - Charley has no choice but to ask for Reyes's help, especially when it becomes apparent that her own sister Gemma is the serial killer's next target. With his ability to observe incorporeally, surely he can find out who's responsible. And even if he can't, he is the one man alive who could protect Gemma no matter who or what came at her. But he wants something in return: Charley. All of her - body and soul. And to keep her sister safe, it is a price she is willing to pay…

Release Date: July 9, 2013
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
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Thank you Darynda for joining us here today at From the Shadows!

To learn more about Darynda Jones and her books, please visit her website.

Q+A with Pamela Palmer (A Kiss of Blood)

Please welcome today's paranormal guest author Pamela Palmer.  Pamela is the author of the Feral Warriors series (Desire Untamed, Obsession Untamed, Passion Untamed, Hearts Untamed, Rapture Untamed, Hunger Untamed, Ecstasy Untamed, A Love Untamed), the Esri series (The Dark Gate, Dark Deceiver, A Warrior's Desire, Warrior Rising), and the Vamp City series (A Blood Seduction, A Kiss of Blood).

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Pamela:  When my youngest was in pre-school. I'd made an attempt at writing a book soon after college, but after the first chapter, I had no idea what to do. I didn't know there was such a thing as classic story structure, let alone know how to find it. What drove me to try again was a daydream that got too big to keep in my head. I started typing it on the computer and managed to get three chapters down before I hit that 'I don't know what to do, now' wall. Fortunately, a brand new library had just opened a few blocks away and as I strolled the aisles, I discovered an entire section of books on how to write. For the first time, I saw the things I didn't know: story arcs, plot points, turning points, character arcs, black moments, and realized I could learn them all. The rest, as they say, is history.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?

Pamela:  I fell in love with Star Trek when I was ten and never looked back.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?

Pamela:  I would love, love, love to be able to fly under my own power. So I'd probably choose to be a broom-driving witch, or a bird shifter, or even Superman.

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

Pamela:  In A Kiss of Blood, book 2 in the story of Quinn Lennox and vampire Arturo Mazza, more is revealed, the stakes become higher, as Arturo begins to realize that he's no longer the male he used to be, that something's damaged his conscience, and what. As Quinn starts to come into her sorcerer's power, and Arturo becomes determined to protect her, the dynamic between the pair changes dramatically.

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?

Pamela:  Hmm, I'm not very good at choosing actors and actresses--I rarely know who plays what. But I love Julia Stiles and I think she'd make an awesome Quinn. For Arturo, maybe Ian Somerhalder. Arturo's friend, Kassius, would be Joe Manganiello (Alcide on True Blood) all the way. He was my inspiration for the character of Kassius, a werevamp.

A Kiss of Blood (Vamp City #2) by Pamela Palmer.

ONLY ONE WOMAN CAN SAVE VAMP CITY

One of the few humans who managed to escape the deadly twilight world of Vamp City, Quinn Lennox vows to never return. But the vampires want her back, for only she has the power to renew the magic of their crumbling world--and free the vampires trapped within.

When the handsome, dangerous, and all too seductive Arturo Mazza comes for her, Quinn knows she can never trust him after the betrayal she suffered at his hands. But with her beloved brother's fate hanging in the balance, and her own power beginning to emerge, she chooses to risk all on yet another perilous journey back to Vamp City. And though she tries to deny it, her heart begins to hold hope that even a ruthless vampire can learn the meaning of true love….

Release Date: June 25, 2013.

Thank you Pamela for joining us here today at From the Shadows!

To learn more about Pamela Palmer and her books, please visit her website.