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Friday, September 5, 2014

Favorite Quote Friday #144

Happy Friday!  What a fantastic week!  I've been shouting it from the rooftops . . . and many readers and reviewers have been shouting it with me (Thank you!) . . . but if you haven't heard the news . . .

Amazon • Kindle • Barnes and Noble • Nook
Audible • iBooks • Kobo • BAM! • Walmart

Night Unbound, Immortal Guardians Book 5, hit stores Tuesday!  Woohoo!!  It is now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook, and is garnering rave reviews!  I am so excited and thrilled by the responses it's getting.

Thanks to you, Night Unbound hit #1 on Amazon's Hot New Vampire Romance Releases list.


It went on to hit #6, #7, and #8 on three of Amazon's Romance and Vampire Romance Bestseller lists.

And catapulted me onto five of Amazon's Most Popular Author lists.


The Night Unbound Audiobook even hit Audible's Top 60 list!  Thank you so much, everyone who picked up a copy (paperback, ebook, or audiobook) and helped me hit those lists!  It's been such an exciting week!  Don't forget to enter my Night Unbound Push Giveaway!


I want to thank you for your support, and giving away a Kindle Fire HD, Kindle, and more seemed like a fun way to do it.  :-)  You can find details HERE.
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The reviews Night Unbound has been receiving have just been fabulous!  Here are some more snippets:


I really enjoyed getting back into the Immortal Guardians series and the rich, imaginative world that Dianne Duvall has created. I'd been eagerly awaiting this book since I finished Darkness Rises, and Night Unbound did not disappoint.”
—Book Liaison


“Night Unbound is brimming with things that capture and tease the reader’s imagination”
—Just Talking Books

"Dianne Duvall created a wonderful world in the Immortal Guardians series. Night Unbound is original and well-written. The plot is intoxicating and carefully thought out. Many exciting things happened to keep me fascinated.”
—Diane’s Book Blog

(for the German readers out there)
"Night Unbound empfehle ich allen wärmstens. Es hat Action, Romantik, Drama und Humor. Ich liebe es." 
—Book Gatherer

Thank you, everyone who has reviewed and/or rated Night Unbound on Amazon, Goodreads, etc.  You're the best!!
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Did you see my feature in BTS Book Reviews?  Want to know what made me want to write paranormal romance?  Check out the interview inside for that and more, then enjoy a nice long excerpt of Night Unbound.  :-)   
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4.5 stars
"Book after book, Duvall brings her readers complex, 
fascinating tales of romance, danger and loyalty."
~ RT Book Reviews


It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  If you haven't peeked inside the pages of Night Unbound yet, I thought I would tantalize you with an excerpt that features Zach and Lisette, the hero and heroine:  
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“Why are you doing this?”  Confusion colored Zach’s voice.

Lisette set the pasta down and gave him her full attention.  “Doing what?”

He hesitated.  “Helping me.  Being . . . kind to me.”

Why indeed?  She kept getting deeper and deeper and deeper into this . . . whatever this was.  “You saved my life.”

His lips tilted up in a faint smile that seemed to reflect cynicism, relief, and disappointment all at once.  “Ah.  You feel obligated.  I understand now.”

“Not obligated,” she corrected.  “Grateful.  And . . . ”

“And?” he prompted.

“Don’t you know?” she asked curiously.  “Haven’t you looked into my thoughts?”

“No.”

Interesting.  Seth and David seemed to lack any reservations when it came to reading the minds of their charges.  And, if she were honest, she and Étienne intruded on their friends’ thoughts far more often than they should.  One would think Zach, perhaps the antithesis of Seth, would possess even fewer scruples. 

Or did he lie?

Could he be testing her to see if she would tell him the truth?

Hell, what did she have to lose at this point?  

Crossing the kitchen, she stopped a foot away from Zach and tilted her head back to look up at him.

“Ask me again,” she ordered softly.

“Why are you doing this?” he murmured.

“Because I’m drawn to you, Zach.” 

His heart began to beat faster.  

As did hers.  “I’m drawn to you in a way that makes me want to risk everything just for the chance to know more of you.”

His eyes lit with a mild golden glow.  “Why?”

She gave her head a slow shake.  “I don’t know.  But I suspect . . . I hope . . . that it’s the same for you, that that’s why you came here—to me—when you were so badly injured and needed help.”

He raised one of his hands and, almost as though she were a bird he feared he might frighten away, captured a damp strand of hair that dangled in front of her ear, testing its texture with his fingers.  “I came to you because you were all I could think of while I was being tortured.”  He drew the lock closer to his face and breathed in the citrus scent of her shampoo.  “I came to you because you were all that enabled me to endure it.”

I am in so much trouble here, Lisette thought.  
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I love these two together.  :-)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

It's Release Day for NIGHT UNBOUND!

Amazon • Kindle • Barnes and Noble • Nook
Audible • iBooks • Kobo • BAM! • Walmart

Release Day is here!  Night Unbound, the fifth book in my Immortal Guardians series, is now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats!  Woohoo!!  If this is your first time hearing about it, here's the blurb:
For centuries, Lisette d'Alençon has been a warrior against the dark. She fights alongside her brothers and comrades. But when the dreams start coming, she can't bear to confess them to the Immortal Guardians' command. Dreams of a dark-haired man with soft eyes and brutal wounds, a man her heart aches for--and a man she knows has been declared a traitor. 
Zach is an exile, a loner. He won't defend himself against false accusations or grovel to those who should have faith in him. But he'll damn sure defend the woman who kept him sane against a plague of super-vamps that seems to have appeared from nowhere. The Guardians will blame him, and that will make Lisette suspect, too. With life, death and eternity on the line, who can they really trust?
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A lot of you have been asking, so if you missed my post yesterday . . . Night Unbound is available on Audible (and is already on Audible's Top 20 Bestselling Romance, Fantasy Audiobooks list).  Yay!  

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Even though it isn't Friday, I thought I'd give you another Favorite Quote from Night Unbound that features Zach and Lisette:
He raised his head. 
She met his golden gaze, saw the fierce emotion that lit his eyes, and . . . everything changed.  Everything. 
Framing his stubbled jaw in both hands, Lisette couldn’t find the words to express what she felt for him in that moment. 
He dipped his head.  Their lips touched. 
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I have other awesome news to share!  I'm the Featured Author in the September/October issue of BTS Book Reviews magazine!  (It's my first magazine cover!)  Find out what made me want to be a writer, what books influenced me the most, what I'm working on now, and what advice I have for new writers in the featured interview.  Then enjoy an excerpt of Night Unbound.  :-)

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A huge thank you to everyone who Pre-Ordered Night Unbound!!  Don't forget to enter my Night Unbound Push Giveaway!  You can also enter if you pick up a copy this week.  Paperbacks, ebooks, and audiobooks all count.  :-)  I appreciate your support so much!!!

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My Night Unbound Blog Tour is still going strong!  Join the fun and enter to win more prizes!  There are excerpts, Top 10 lists, author interviews, character interviews, a peculiar Playlist, spotlights, and more.  You can find the schedule HERE.

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I'll also be celebrating Night Unbound's release with more Flash Giveaways on my Facebook Page.  Hop on over and join in the fun!  If my posts aren't showing up in your feed (Facebook is constantly changing its algorithms), try selecting "Get Notifications" in the "Like" pull-down menu.  I don't want  you to miss anything and would love to see you there.  :-)  

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Thanks so much for sharing in my excitement!  I can't wait to hear what you think of Zach and Lisette's story!!

Dianne

Friday, June 13, 2014

Favorite Quote Friday #133

Happy Friday!  I had such a productive week!  I am really loving the way Immortal Guardians Book 6 is coming along.  :-)  AND I designed and ordered even more new swag.  I also have awesome news!

Look what arrived:  My ARCs of Night Unbound, Immortal Guardians Book 5!  Woohoo!!  The September 2nd release is getting closer and closer!  If you haven't Pre-Ordered your copy yet, here are the links I've accumulated thus far:  

Amazon • Kindle • Barnes and Noble • Nook • iBooks • BAM!

——— Cover Reveal ———


I have more exciting news!  In Still Darkness, the Immortal Guardians novella that tells Richart and Jenna's story and was originally published in the Predatory anthology, will be released as a solo ebook in August!  Yay!!!  Don't you just love that cover?  :-)  If this is your first time hearing of it and you're wondering where it falls in the series, In Still Darkness is Book 3.5, but can easily be read as a stand-alone novella.  Here's the blurb:

It’s not the first time Immortal Guardian Richart d’Alençon has saved a human life from eternal damnation. Usually, he moves on, a nameless savior like a ghost in the night. But this time he can’t seem to forget the woman who rewarded him with a sensuous kiss after he rescued her from a trio of vampires. While Richart knows that loving a human can only bring trouble, the taste of forbidden lust is too great to resist…
 
Jenna never imagined she’d end up a single mom working overtime to put her son through school. But she might have daydreamed once that a devastatingly gorgeous Frenchman would sweep her off her feet. Now that a package of tall, dark, and handsome seems intent on doing just that, doctors are telling her she may not have long to live. But Richart is telling her just the opposite. All she has to do is abandon her humanity… 

I'll let you know as soon as it becomes available for Pre-Order.  :-)



In case you missed it, I was featured in the "BTS Goes Hollywood" section of the May/June issue of BTS Book Reviews Magazine.  You'll find my interview on pages 168-169, along with two video excerpts of Darkness Rises.  :-)


Today is also the last day you can enter to win an Amazon Gift Card, a signed copy of Darkness Rises + Immortal Guardians swag, and more in the Covergasm Blog Giveaway Hop.  You can find all of the details and enter to win HERE.


It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  To celebrate the cool cover and blurb reveal, I thought I would choose a quote from In Still Darkness for today's selection.
Richart could do nothing to free her until the vampire released her.  If he struck now, the vamp could break her neck. 
So he simply cleared his throat. 
The vampires all looked in his direction. 
"Where the hell did you come from?" one spouted and shifted, giving Richart a clearer view of the captive. 
The woman turned her head to meet Richart's gaze. 
And the oddest little tingle danced through his chest. 
She was pretty, with fiery red hair that fell just beneath her shoulders, pale freckled skin, and wide hazel eyes that met and held his, full of both hope and fear.
I had to go back and check something in Richart and Jenna's story earlier this week while working on Book 6 and ended up reading the whole thing again from beginning to end.  I love their story, in part because you rarely see powerful paranormal warriors try to date or carry on a normal courtship with a mortal woman.  :-)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Friday, May 2, 2014

Favorite Quote Friday #128

Happy Friday!  What a fun and exciting week it's been!  I have SO much to share with you!



BTS Book Reviews Magazine featured me in the new BTS Goes Hollywood column in their May/June issue!  My feature, in which I talk about the making of my trailers and video excerpts, is on page 168.  Here's a link to the issue:  http://issuu.com/btsemag/docs/may-june2014/1?e=5491198/7688593


I also finished going over Night Unbound proofs and sent the pages that need correcting off to my publisher.  Woohoo!  That's it for editing.  Now I'll start looking for the ARCs to arrive.  I can't wait!  :-)

Immortal Guardians Book 5
Coming September 2, 2014

Good news!  You can now Pre-Order Night Unbound on Kindle, iBooks, and Nook!!  The Audio CDs can be Pre-Ordered at Amazon and Tantor Audio.  I'll let you know when Night Unbound becomes available for Pre-Order on Kobo and Audible.  :-)



I also choose winners for two contests and mailed packages to those who have already sent me their addresses.  :-)  First, the winners of the Darkness Rises Video Excerpt 2 Contest are:

SIGNED COPY OF DARKNESS RISES + SWAG
Tonda Pasowicz

IMMORTAL GUARDIANS SWAG PACK
Stephanie Fredrick
Sony Killian

Thanks so much, everyone who shared the video!  (If you missed the video, you can view it on Youtube HERE.)

Second, the winners of the Easter Blog Hop are:

GRAND PRIZE
Wendy M.
Susan W.

SIGNED COPY OF DARKNESS RISES + SWAG
Brandi

Thank you, everyone who entered!  I hope you had fun and won lots of goodies!  :-)


It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  Since so much happened relating to it this week, I thought I would give you a quote from Night Unbound.  In this scene, Lisette (the heroine) is offering to lend Zach, (the hero) a weapon:
Crossing to stand before him, Lisette gripped the lapels of her coat and opened it wide.  A small arsenal hid inside, tucked into various and assorted loops and pockets and sheaths. "Take your pick."
His eyes lit with a faint golden glow.  "I can have anything I want?" he asked in a silky voice that turned her insides to mush. 
Her pulse leapt.  "Yes." 
"How you tempt me," he murmured. 
Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne