Day 17 (9 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Kim Lenox, writer of paranormal romance. She debuted this year with her first book in her Shadow Guard series, set in Victorian times and with Jack, the Ripper as a…
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Day 16 (10 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Victoria Dahl, writer of Historical and Contemporary romance novels. Victoria Dahl has an unique style and her characters, specially the female ones are not the usual run-of-the-mill heroines and they…
Day 15 (11 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Lisa Shearin, bestselling author of the fantasy adventure series starring the unstoppable Raine Benares and the cause of all her troubles, the dratted stone the Saghred. We loved both of…
Hello there!! We had loads of giveaways this week so let’s get down to business shall we? *wink* (Please note: we use Random.Org to pick all the winners, but we like to call it our Sorting Hat) Nalini Singh’s…
Saying adieu to week 2 nearly breaks our hearts but we have so much to look forward to with week 3 so here is the line up: Monday – Lisa Shearin: writer of a fantasy adventure series featuring her…
It’s week 2 of our official Countdown to Smugglivus–and we present you with our second FLASH GIVEAWAY! You know the drill–the giveaway lasts for a mere 24 hour period. You have until Sunday midday (December 14, 12:00 pm pacific)…
Day 12 (14 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Angie Fox, writer of Paranormal romance with a Demon Slayer as the heroine, surrounded by quirky characters such as a Griffin (who happens to be the hero) and a whole…
Day 11 (15 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Mike Stone, writer of horror stories. Michael’s work has appeared in numerous organs. Most recently Dunesteef, Dred, Pseudopod, Triangulation, TQR, Strange Stories of Sand and Sea and The Beast Within.…
Day 10 – (16 days to Smugglivus and Counting) Who: John Marco, writer of Epic Fantasy novels. So far he has published 2 trilogies: Tyrants and Kings and the Lukien Trilogy. You can check the author’s website here Recent…
Day 9 ( 17 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Nalini Singh, a NY Times bestseller, writer of romance novels. Her Psy-Changeling series (paranormal romance) is a fan favourite with its fantastic balance of world building and romance. She…
Day 8 (18 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the modern day tales of faerie Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange. Wicked Lovely won a RITA for best Young Adult novel in 2008, and Ink…
The Smugglers’ Sorting Hat (AKA Random.org) has spoken! The winner of a signed copy of Poison Study (YA edition) by Maria Snyder is: Dan And the winner of the Flash Giveaway – Erotica edition (5 books in total) is:…
It is Adios to week 1 and hola to week 2 in our Countdown to Smugglivus. This is this week line up: Monday – Melissa Marr: writer of YA novels. Melissa won a Rita this year for her first…
It’s the first weekend of our official countdown to Smugglivus, and we present you with our first FLASH GIVEAWAY! Why the Flash, you ask? Because each giveaway will only last for the duration of the weekend–you only have until…
Day 5 (21 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Joanna Bourne, writer of romance novels who released her first novel The Spymaster’s Lady (our review), in early January with a bang – as the writer has been acclaimed for…
Day 4 (22 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Loretta Chase , THE Loretta Chase, writer of romance novels. One of her books, Lord of Scoundrels, is considered by many to be the ultimate romance novel. It is one…
Day 3 (23 days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Meredith Duran, romance novel writer who debuted in 2008 with a romance many hail as one of the best of the year. It has made Ana’s top 10 of 2008.…
Day 2 (24 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Maria V. Snyder, author of the bestselling Study series. Maria exploded on the scene in 2005 with her debut novel, Poison Study, and has since gained a huge following of…
Title: Frozen Blood Author: Joel Sutherland Genre: Horror Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: When we contacted Joel to participate in Smugglivus, he graciously agreed and offered us a review copy of…
Countdown Day 1 (25 Days to Smugglivus and counting) Who: Joel Sutherland, author of speculative fiction and the first ever author to contact us when we started the blog. So, who better than Joel to kick off Smugglivus? Recent…
The six winners of a copy of The Outlaw Demon Wails are: WendyShannon JanellLiLogan Tasha And the winner of the GRAND PRIZE – the entire collection of The Hollows books (1-6) is: Bamabelle All the winners please send your…
Finally, Smugglivus is Coming! (*mostly*) On Monday, we start the official Countdown to Smugglivus (our crazy celebratory festival that starts Dec 26th. You can read about it here)and this is this week’s line up of guest authors coming to…
If you are a regular around these shores you may have noticed that in the past few weeks we have been talking about something called…Smugglivus. Cryptic posts, shout outs, and the sidebar widget that changes every three days with…
Another weekend comes to a close, but worry not! We have another busy week ahead. First, some housekeeping… Thanks to Julia Quinn for stopping by for the lovely chat! And we have our winners–drumroll please– Barbara and Kara You…