Blade of Darkness—Sneak Peek, Giveaway & More

Hi, all!  This has been a very long week. But we did get another thunder-booming downpour.  :-D  This one lasted at least a couple of hours.  Such a stress-reliever.  Having the same weather—blindingly bright sunshine and scorching heat with feels-like temps above 100ºF—can be a real drag.  :-)  Now my flowers are all blooming and everything is lush and green.  Love it!

I also received more swag.  Woohoo!!  Here's a glimpse of some of it.  I'll be giving some of these lovely coffee mugs away when I celebrate the release of Blade of Darkness. :-)

Speaking of which . . .

Thank you so much, all of you who have pre-ordered Blade of Darkness!  You've already made it an Amazon #1 Best Seller and propelled it onto several Top 100 lists, which will help more readers find it.  To show my appreciation, I've launched a Blade of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway and will give away two $50 Amazon Gift Cards and 1 Immortal Guardians Prize Pack to randomly chosen winners when the book releases.  If you've already pre-ordered, you can enter simply by filling out the form (see link below).  If you haven't pre-ordered it, you can enter the giveaway by pre-ordering Blade of Darkness before September 19th, then filling out the form:

Blade of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway Entry Form

Paperback and Audiobook Pre-Orders will also be eligible.  I'll post the links for those as soon as they become available. International entries are welcome, too, as long as you can receive gift cards from Amazon.com.  :-)

(Must be of legal age in your country to enter.  Void where prohibited by law.)

Voting has begun in the IRC (Indie Romance Convention) Awards.  Rendezvous with Yesterday is up for Best Historical Romance and Best Time Travel Romance.  Woohoo!!  Voting will continue through September 7th.  Each person is allowed to vote once per day.  If you enjoyed Robert and Bethany's story, I hope you'll drop by and cast your vote.  :-)  And there are a lot of other categories, so—if you'd like to show your support for other authors—I'm sure they would appreciate it, too.

IRC Awards Main Page

Historical Romance Page

Time Travel Romance Page

A #1 Amazon Best Seller

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Coming September 19th. Pre-Order Today!

Kindle • Nook • Kobo • iBooks • Amazon CA • Amazon UK • Amazon DE • Amazon AU • Amazon FR

(Paperback and Audiobook links Coming Soon)

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  We're coming up on the one-month countdown to Blade of Darkness's release.  I'm so excited!!  So today's quote is another sneak peek that features Aidan and Dana, the hero and heroine:

Aidan ducked his head, burying his face in the crook of her neck. “Damn, you feel good,” he whispered, his deep voice hoarse with need. 

It only excited her more. “What do you say we forget dinner and the movie?” she whispered, her breath shortening. 

“How you tempt me,” he rumbled, tightening his hold. 

“If I tempted you as much as you tempt me,” she pronounced boldly, “we would both be naked right now.”

I'm working on character interviews for my Blade of Darkness Blog Tour and am having fun with Sheldon, as usual. :-) I hope you're having a nice weekend!

Dianne