Favorite Quote Friday #104

Happy Friday!  It's been another exciting week for me!  I hope yours was a good one.

Verfluchte Seelen, the German translation of Phantom Shadows, Immortal Guardians Book 3, was released yesterday!  Woohoo!  I just love the cover, don't you?

And I've already heard from a reader who enjoyed it.  Doubly thrilling!

☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

The Romance Reviews declared Darkness Rises a Top Pick and gave it a wonderful 5-star review.  Here's a snippet:

"Dianne Duvall has established herself as a star of the paranormal romance, and this book only solidifies her place in the pantheon. Not only is the love story at the center of this book wonderfully steamy and fulfilling, but the subplots and secondary characters kick this series into a whole new realm that will enchant fans from beginning to end."

Have you seen my contests over at Fresh Fiction?

You can enter to WIN a signed copy of Darkness Dawns, the book that started it all :-) + an awesome Immortal Guardians canvas tote bag and swag HERE.

You can also enter to WIN a signed copy of Predatory + Immortal Guardians swag HERE.

Want more chances to win?  My Darkness Rises Blog Tour is still underway, and there's a giveaway at every stop.  :-)  Here is a list of the stops I made this week, which included an Author Q&A, a Darkness Rises Dream Cast Guest Post, a character interview with Étienne, and a review/spotlight:

October 14, 2013 — Paranormal Reads

October 15, 2013 — Urban Fantasy Investigations

October 16, 2013 — Rabid Reads

October 18, 2013 — Caffeinated Book Reviewer

And don't forget my big Darkness Riss Release Giveaway!  10 Prizes.  Many ways to enter.  :-)  Find out more HERE.

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  For today's selection, I've chosen a quote from Darkness Rises that gives you a glimpse of the eldest Immortal Guardians, Seth and David:

Seth nodded.  “They’ll think I’m playing matchmaker.”

“And playing favorites.”

“That’s ridiculous.”

“Exactly.  Everyone knows I’m your favorite and yet I remain distressingly unattached.”

Seth grinned.  “Angling for me to set you up on a blind date?”

“Hell, no.”

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Cover Reveal & Kindle Contest Winners

Happy Halloween!  I have some news to share.

Guess what I found in my mailbox yesterday!  Predatory cover flats!

Here's the blurb for my Immortal Guardians novella, In Still Darkness:

Immortal Richart d'Alençon can't forget the woman who rewarded him with a sensuous kiss after he saved 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 . . .

Predatory will be released on May 7, 2013 and is now available for Pre-Order at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.  :-)

Thank you so much, everyone who entered my Phantom Shadows – 3 Kindle Giveaway!  For those who were concerned your ebook purchase/purchases wouldn't be counted:  Don't worry.  They counted.  :-)  I used random.org to choose the three winners and have notified them via email.  Without further ado, those winners are:

Bridgett O.

Donna S.

&

Jen

Each winner will have her choice of either a new Kindle or a $75 Gift Card.

Todd, a member of the human network that aids Immortal Guardians, is interviewing Bastien and Melanie, the hero and heroine of Phantom Shadows, for Bitten by Paranormal Romance's Characterfest.  Drop by and enter to win a signed Immortal Guardians book of your choice + swag.  :-)

Have a great day!

Dianne

Last Day of Kindle Contest

Today is the last day you can enter to
WIN 1 of 3 Kindles
I'm giving away to celebrate
the release of Phantom Shadows,
the third book in my

Immortal Guardians series.

 Already have a Kindle?  No problem.
You have the option of choosing a
$75 Kindle Gift Card instead.

Here's How to Enter

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• 100 entries:  Purchase Phantom Shadows and send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) October 21st with “Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

• 50 entries:  Haven’t read Darkness Dawns yet or know someone else who hasn’t? Purchase Darkness Dawns and send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) October 21st with “Darkness Dawns Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

• 50 entries:  Haven’t read Night Reigns yet or know someone else who hasn’t? Purchase Night Reigns and send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) October 21st with “Night Reigns Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

• 25 entries:  Repost the above widget on your webpage, send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Webpage Entry” in the subject line, and leave it up for the duration of the contest. If the Get Widget button doesn't appear, just click on the widget and it will open a window that will allow you to copy the code.

• 25 entries:  Have a working blog (one that is already up and running)?  Repost the above widget on a sidebar of your blog, send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Blog Entry” in the subject line, and leave it up for the duration of the contest. If the Get Widget button doesn't appear, just click on the widget and it will open a window that will allow you to copy the code.

• 5 entries:   Have a facebook page? Repost the above image on your facebook page, mention the release of Phantom Shadows , and provide a link to my website. Then send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link and/or screenshot with “Facebook Entry” in the subject line. 

• 5 entries:   Pin the above image on Pinterest.  Then send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Pinterest Entry” in the subject line.

• 5 entries:   Tweet about the release of Phantom Shadows and this contest, then send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Twitter Entry” in the subject line. 

The Rules

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• Contest begins October 1, 2012 and will last until October 21, 2012.

• You must be 18 or older to enter.  By submitting any entry, you are attesting that this is so and giving me permission to list your name as winner.

• All entries must be received by 11:59pm EST on October 21, 2012.  

• You are welcome to enter in all of the ways listed above. 

• This contest is open worldwide.

• If you post to a forum or Yahoo Group, please do not violate their rules.

• Do not post this contest to sweepstakes or contest sites.

• The winners will be selected using random.org and notified by October 31, 2012. Winners will have one week to respond, otherwise new winners will be chosen.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you, everyone who has already entered!

Good Luck!

Favorite Quote Friday #54

Happy Friday!  I have HUGE news!

Phantom Shadows, Book 3 in my Immortal Guardians series, hit both the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists!  I'm so excited!!!!  Thank you so much, everyone who helped put it there!  I've been so thrilled by readers' and reviewers' responses to it.  Finding out I hit the lists was icing on the cake.  :-)

It's time again for Favorite Quote Friday.  I think almost all of the Phantom Shadows quotes and excerpts I've posted here and on my blog tour have revolved around Bastien and Melanie, the hero and heroine, so today I thought I would give you a glimpse of Roland and Sarah (the hero and heroine of Darkness Dawns) as they appear in Phantom Shadows.  In this selection, Sarah is addressing Roland:

"Am I going to have to start strip-searching you to check for wounds after every hunt, or will you tell me the truth from now on?"

"I would prefer the first option."

One of my favorite things about writing a series is being able to continue the stories of previous heroes and heroines.  :-)

Just a reminder:  My Phantom Shadows Blog Tour is well underway and includes a little bit of everything – character interviews, author interviews, guest posts, excerpts, and promo posts – plus many giveaways and chances to win signed books and swag.  You can find the schedule HERE.  I will be updating links as we go.  This week's stops have included:

October 8, 2012 – Bibliophilic Book Blog

October 8, 2012 – Buffy’s Ramblings  

October 9, 2012 – From the TBR Pile

October 9, 2012 – Paranormal Haven

October 10, 2012 – Ramblings From This Chick

October 11, 2012 – Romancing the Book

October 11, 2012 – Fang-tastic Books

October 12, 2012 – Proserpine Craving Books

October 12, 2012 – Bookish Babbles With Michelle

And don't forget to enter to win on of the 3 Kindles (or $75 Gift Cards) I'm giving away to celebrate Phantom Shadows' release.  Details can be found HERE.

Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend!

Dianne

3 Kindle Giveaway!

 To celebrate the release of

Phantom Shadows, the third book in my

Immortal Guardians series, I’m giving away

THREE brand new Kindles.

 Help me spread the word and YOU could win one!  

Already have a Kindle?  No problem.  You have the option

of choosing a $75 Kindle Gift Card instead.

Here's How to Enter

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• 100 entries:  Purchase Phantom Shadows and send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) October 21st with “Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

• 50 entries:  Haven’t read Darkness Dawns yet or know someone else who hasn’t? Purchase Darkness Dawns and send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) October 21st with “Darkness Dawns Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

• 50 entries:  Haven’t read Night Reigns yet or know someone else who hasn’t? Purchase Night Reigns and send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) October 21st with “Night Reigns Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

• 25 entries:  Repost the above widget on your webpage, send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Webpage Entry” in the subject line, and leave it up for the duration of the contest. If the Get Widget button doesn't appear, just click on the widget and it will open a window that will allow you to copy the code.

• 25 entries:  Have a working blog (one that is already up and running)?  Repost the above widget on a sidebar of your blog, send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Blog Entry” in the subject line, and leave it up for the duration of the contest. If the Get Widget button doesn't appear, just click on the widget and it will open a window that will allow you to copy the code.

• 5 entries:   Have a facebook page? Repost the above image on your facebook page, mention the release of Phantom Shadows , and provide a link to my website. Then send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link and/or screenshot with “Facebook Entry” in the subject line. 

• 5 entries:   Pin the above image on Pinterest.  Then send me  (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Pinterest Entry” in the subject line.

• 5 entries:   Tweet about the release of Phantom Shadows and this contest, then send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Twitter Entry” in the subject line. 

The Rules

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• Contest begins October 1, 2012 and will last until October 21, 2012.

• You must be 18 or older to enter.  By submitting any entry, you are attesting that this is so and giving me permission to list your name as winner.

• All entries must be received by 11:59pm EST on October 21, 2012.  

• You are welcome to enter in all of the ways listed above. 

• This contest is open worldwide.

• If you post to a forum or Yahoo Group, please do not violate their rules.

• Do not post this contest to sweepstakes or contest sites.

• The winners will be selected using random.org and notified by October 31, 2012. Winners will have one week to respond, otherwise new winners will be chosen.

Good Luck!

Favorite Quote Friday #52

Happy Friday!  Only a few days left until the release of Phantom Shadows!  Tuesday is the big day!  I know I've said it before, but I'm so excited!!!!  

My Phantom Shadows Blog Tour officially begins on Monday and will include character interviews, guest posts, author interviews, reviews, and MANY contests and giveaways.  You can find a schedule HERE.  I'll add links (specific links if I have them, general if I don't) this weekend.

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday.  Since the big release day is next week – October 2nd to be exact – I thought I would give you another teaser from Phantom Shadows that features Bastien and Melanie, the hero and heroine:

“I like you, Sebastien.”

“I don’t know why,” he murmured.

“I see what the others don’t.”

Once more, he found himself at a loss for words, because the desperation with which he wanted her to see something good in him – something he could never seem to find himself – was terrifying.

Saturday, October 29th

I've written a special Immortal Guardians scene for Literary Escapism's School's In celebration.  I thought it would be fun to see what would happen if a certain someone in the Immortal Guardians family received an invitation to a high school reunion.  :-)  Find out on Saturday, October 29th, and enter to win your choice of a signed copy of Darkness Dawns or Night Reigns plus Immortal Guardians swag.  

Thank you so much, everyone who has entered my Phantom Shadows Trailer 3 contest!  If you haven't entered and would like to win a signed copy of  Phantom Shadows + Immortal Guardians swag, the contest ends tomorrow at midnight EST.  You can view the trailer and find the details HERE.

Coming Soon – Win 1 of 3 Kindles

I'll be celebrating the release of Phantom Shadows, Book 3 in my Immortal Guardians series, by giving away 3 Kindles.  The contest officially begins on Monday.  Details will be posted here and on my website.  :-)

Thanks so much for joining me!  Have a fantastic weekend!

Dianne

And the Winners are . . .

I'm so excited!  The winner notifications from my blog tour are rolling in AND I've chosen two winners for my Kindle Contest (with the help of Random.org)!!!

Kindle Contest Winners

Congratulations!

Fern C.

&

Michelle B.

One chose a $75 Gift Card and the other chose a new Kindle!  Yay!

Blog Tour Winners

Here are the latest winners from my tour:

Congratulations!

Karla V. - winner at Book Monster Reviews & Reading Between the Wines

Anna W. - winner at Literal Addiction

Tracey D. - winner at Lovin' & Livin' Life Reviews

Barbara E. - winner at Bibliophiliv Book Blog

Susan S. - winner at Rabid Reads

&

Sandy B. - winner at Vampires, Werewolves, and Fairies, Oh My!

Here are the next stops on my tour, which will include more contests:

January 6, 2012 - Book Lover's Hideaway

Marcus and Ami Interview + Giveaway

January 10, 2012 - Full Moon Bites

Author Interview + Giveaway

January 13, 2012 - Proserpine Craving Books

Author Interview + Giveaway

Thank you, everyone who entered my Kindle Contest and everyone who has joined me on my tour stops!  Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend!

Dianne

* * * Kindle Contest * * *

Today is the last day to enter to win one of 2 Kindles (or $75 Kindle Gift Cards) I'm giving away to celebrate the release of Night Reigns, the second book in my Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series.  Details are on the Win 2 Kindles! page here on my blog or on the Contest page of my website.

Good luck!  Happy New Year!  And have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Favorite Quote Friday #15

Happy Holidays!  Oh the weather outside is frightful . . . and by frightful I mean so foggy we have near zero visibility and a forecast high warm enough you could wear shorts.  Not very holliday-ish.  Where are the crisp temps and the brisk winds? 

Before I get to Favorite Quote Friday, I have some news to share.  I'm extending my blog tour and will be planning more stops.  My visiting family members have departed, leaving the house quiet.  I've gotten some rest and feel human again.  So I'm ready for more fun meet-and-greets.  (I meet the nicest people on blog tours.)  If you're a blogger and would like to participate, just zip me an email:  dianne [at] dianneduvall [dot] com .  Here's a list of the next few stops:

December 30, 2011 - JoAnne Kenrick's Blog

January 2, 2011 - Vampires, Werewolves, and Fairies, Oh My!

January 5, 2011 - Book Lovers Hideaway

All three will include giveaways!

There are only two days left to enter my big Kindle contest!  The contest ends at midnight tomorrow.  I'm so excited!  You can win one of TWO new Kindles or a $75 Kindle Gift Card if you already have one.  :-)  Details are on the Win 2 Kindles! page here on my blog or on the Contest page of my website.

And now for Favorite Quote Friday!  Today's selection comes from Night Reigns and actually is two quotes in one.  :-)  Ami, the heroine, speaks first, then Marcus, the hero, replies:

“You didn't see that."

 "If you say so, Oh Graceful One.”

 I love that these two tease each other.  :-)

If I don't post again before the 1st . . . Have a Very Happy New Year!  

Dianne

* * * Kindle Contest * * *

To celebrate the release of Night Reigns, the
second book in my Immortal Guardians series,
I’m giving away TWO brand new Kindles.

Help me spread the word and YOU could win one!

Already have a kindle? No problem. You have the option of choosing a $75 Kindle gift certificate instead.

Here's How to Enter

• 100 entries:  Purchase Night Reigns and send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) December 31st with “Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

• 50 entries:  Haven’t read Darkness Dawns yet or know someone else who hasn’t? Purchase Darkness Dawns and send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a copy of the receipt (with all sensitive data blocked out) by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) December 31st with “Darkness Dawns Purchase Entry” in the subject line.

 

• 10 entries: Repost the above widget on your webpage and send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Webpage Entry” in the subject line. If the Get Widget button doesn't appear, just click on the widget and it will open a window that will allow you to copy the code.

• 10 entries:  Have a working blog (one that is already up and running)?  Repost the above widget on your blog and send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Blog Entry” in the subject line. If the Get Widget button doesn't appear, just click on the widget and it will open a window that will allow you to copy the code.

• 1 entry:   Have a facebook page? Repost the above image on your facebook page, mention the release of Night Reigns, and provide a link to my website. Then send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link and screenshot with “Facebook Entry” in the subject line.

• 1 entry:   Tweet about the release and contest, then send me (contest AT dianneduvall DOT com) a link with “Twitter Entry” in the subject line.  

The Rules

• Contest begins December 1, 2011 and will last until December 31, 2011.

• You must be 18 or older to enter.  By submitting any entry, you are attesting that this is so and giving me permission to list your name as winner.

• All entries must be received by 11:59pm EST on December 31st.

• You are welcome to enter in all of the ways listed above.

• This contest is open worldwide.

• If you post to a forum or Yahoo Group, please do not violate their rules.

• Do not post this contest to sweepstakes or contest sites.

• The winners will be selected using random.org and notified the first week of January. Winners will have one week to respond, otherwise new winners will be chosen.

Good Luck!