Check out what Rachel Vincent posted today. It’s the blurb for Shift!
TROUBLE IN THE AIR…
Being the first female werecat enforcer isn’t easy. Scars accumulate, but I’m stronger in so many ways.As for my personal life? It’s complicated. Choices worth making always are. Ever since my brother’s death and my father’s impeachment, it’s all I can do to prevent more blood from spilling. Now our Pride is under attack by a flight of vicious thunderbirds. And making peace with our new enemies may be the only way to get the best of our old foe.
With the body count rising and treachery everywhere, my instincts tell me to look before I leap. But sometimes a leap of faith is the only real option…
Interviews:
- Jocelynn Drake, author of Dawnbreaker, by The Book Bundle
- Chris Evans, author of The Light of Burning Shadows, by Suvudu
- Aprilynne Pike, author of Wings, by Open Book Society
Jocelynn Drake has posted an excerpt from her upcoming novel Dawnbreaker over on her forum, Dark Room.
io9 has an interesting article, How Sea Monsters Got Into Sense and Sensibility, where author Ben Winters talks about his research and the obstacles he had to overcome in order to give Quirk Books their followup to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
If you have ever wondered what the process was to make a hardcover novel, Suvudu has a video on the publication of Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol.
You seriously need to check out this review of the Twilight Saga if you haven’t already. Cracked.com has the best review possible. It is a little spoilerish, but if you’ve read the books, you’ll fall over laughing. Seriously, it’s that good. It’s so good, I’ll include a snippet (spoiler warning):
Edward, being a thirteen-year-old girl, thinks Bella has died and goes to Italy to commit suicide. He attempts to do this by exposing himself to the sun at noon in an Italian town. Since sunlight doesn’t actually harm Twilight vampires, one must assume that Edward is hoping some macho Italians will see him in at full sparkle and beat him to death for being gay.
There’s a lot of great lines from this review, so definitely go check it out.
PC Cast has posted the dates for her Tempted tour dates. Check out her blog for the details.
Contests:
- Vampire Wire is giving away a copy of Dakota Bank’s Dark Time. Contest ends September 22nd.
- Something Wicked is giving away a copy of the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2 (oohhh gimme). Contest ends soon.
- Melissa Marr is giving away 6 books, but you have to ask which book you want a snippet from. Contest ends soon.
- Shiloh Walker is giving away eARCs of her upcoming Hunters novel, Hunter’s Need. Contest ends September 30th.
And to help spread the love on Shiloh’s novel, here’s the blurb and the excerpt.
HIS CHALLENGE
Duke is bitter. A shapeshifter betrayed by the psychic powers of Analise Morell, he cannot forgive her for putting him in the clutches of a feral vampire, but he also can’t shake his desire for her. And when she needs a Hunter, Duke must face his demons—and hers…HER MISSION
Desperate voices are battering Ana’s psychic shields. A serial killer with extraordinary powers is about to strike again, and the tormented souls of his previous victims are screaming for her help. But Ana can’t understand why they want her…Their INSATIABLE desire
After what she did to him, Ana is sure Duke must be using her…but if he is, so be it. Ana can’t fight her longing for him, can’t fight the desire that’s haunted her for years. For Duke, every fiber of his soul—both the man and the cougar within—yearns to protect and possess her.…
As usual, fantastic post. Thanks for the great links and info. I am so excited to learn about RVincent! The Twilight review was histerical.