Moira Rogers' Kindle Contest

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End of Year Party Winners

Hey Alexia561 and Demon Hunter send me an email (bbricke AT yahoo DOT com) with your addresses and choice of book either from Amazon or Book Depository ($15 limit). Thanks for bearing with me while I finished up my school stuff and took my boards.

Early Review- Demon Song by Cat Adams

Being around Celia Graves is hard - heck, BEING Celia Graves is even harder.

Celia is getting used to being a half-vampire siren. As if that wasn’t enough, she has faced off against both a Siren Queen and a demon who wants her dead, and she’s done all of this while dealing with a heart that's been broken twice by the same man.

Just as we think Celia may get a little rest, she learns that an ancient rift between a demon dimension and our own begins to open. With all of the life-and-death struggles that she's going through, she is actually uniquely gifted to handle such a problem.

But she's still going to need help from friends - as well as from people she no longer trusts.

How many ways must I say how awesome this series is before everyone believes me? Suspense, drama, action, and even a little romance thrown in just to spice it up a bit. Very few authors come close to writing stories such as this. I’ve seen few movies that I actually enjoy as much as the BLOOD SINGER series.

Cat Adams is a joy to read each and every time. With these books and this author I know that my interest will be held and my expectations exceeded before even opening the cover. Definite Gold Star reading material!

End of Year Party

I am sorry that I haven't posted in a bit. I have been trying to finish my school work and I am proud to say that I passed. I can now take my LPN test( as soon as they send me the information on where I will be taking it.) I am hoping to get back into my blogging. I have missed it so much. In the coming days/weeks I will be getting back to my reviews and other blog business. Looking forward to so many awesome books in the new year. There are several that I am looking forward to- Demon Song by Cat Adams, River Marked by Patricia Briggs, The Iron Queen by Julie Kagawa, the list goes on and on.

What are you most looking forward to? I am cleaning out the bookshelves and I will let you know what I have to send to a few lucky winners.

Guest Post: Author- C. Fern Cook

HOW THE WILD SERIES EVOLVED



The Wild series began when I was a patrol deputy in the Colorado Mountains . I worked in a county that was cattle country. As charming as that seems, many of the ranchers killed anything that crossed their property they didn't like.



This did not sit well with me, the great animal lover that I am, I believe all animals have right to live on this planet. As a patrol deputy, I could do nothing about it unless it was an endangered species or poaching involved.



I have always been the storyteller, I imagined a rancher that shared his land with all creatures including the dreaded wolf. This turned into a skin walker or werewolf story. A good story always takes on a life of its own. While I was writing the series, the story developed in ways I had never imagined when I first set out to write the first book.



What would happen if you were attacked by a vicious animal? What if that animal turned out to be human, a changeling? Would you tell the cops about the person you killed in self-defense? Would you hide the body and tell no one? Who would believe your story?



How would this affect the rest of your life? How could you put this behind you and just forget about it? Wouldn't you be on edge? Suspicious of everyone? How could you live a normal life from then on, especially if you became the creature that attacked you?



Wild Evolution is about how Dan chooses to hide the body because he thinks no one would believe his story. He worries that if anyone found out, he would be charged with murder. It is hard to be a mellow when you are obsessed with keeping your secret a secret.



Wild Justice is the continuation, how Dan tries to live a normal life and get married and have family. How he tries to live the American dream of owning his own business.

Wild Legacy continues with Dan 's attempt to raise a family and try to blend in with the rest of the community. This is how the Wild series evolved.



The characters are composite of people I have met through my real life experiences. The first in the series has a great deal of crime scene processing in it. The law enforcement officers are composites of officers I had worked with. The crime scene processing is as real life as possible; this comes from my experience as a crime scene investigator when I worked with Boulder PD.



Just like my books, I have also evolved as a writer doing this series. I have learned a lot from the feedback from readers. I enjoy hearing from readers and hear about what they think. I invite any questions you might have about the series, my writing, or experiences in law enforcement.




c. fern cook, author, WILD EVOLUTION
www.muddymuttsacres.com

Blogmania 2010 Winners!!!

Its over and everyone had a great time. We got introduced to some great blogs. Fun was had by all(hopefully). All of my winners have been contacted and have 48 hours from the time of this post to email me with their information. The winners and their prizes are as follows:

Winner 1- One of the blank journals and the Autographed Theodosia series book set-
T....( Name withheld per request) Claimed

Winner 2- One blank journal and the books donated by BookreaderTimes-
Alexia561 - Claimed

Winner 3- $20 to The Book Depository-
Stella Ex Libris

Winner 4- Lift by Kelly Corrigan, The Temptation of the Night Jasmine by Lauren Willig, Deadly Little Secret by Laurie Stolarz, Mistress By Mistake by Maggie Robinson
Julia( rexreadingrobot...) Claimed

Winner 5- A Highlander Christmas anthology, Lift by Kelly Corrigan( I actually found a second copy of this one so you get it too), James Rollins- Doomsday Key, Crocheted blanket and Handmade ornaments

Dkay( dkay401....)- Claimed

Winner 6- Shade by Jeri Smith Ready and gently read copies of Sweet Surrender by Maya Banks and No Mercy by Sherrilyn Kenyon,Thief of light by Denise Rossetti,How to Uncage a Girl by Fancesca Lia Block

E.J. Stevens - Claimed

For all of the winners that I am mailing items from my home I will try to put a little something extra inside your prize box. Thanks for so many new followers and I hope to keep you interested enough in the future to hang around. Many thanks go to Lynda Coker for starting this awesome event and also to everyone behind the scenes who we may not have heard from but we knew they were there.