Showing posts with label character interview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label character interview. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

Awaken the Darkness Countdown & Giveaway


Only two weeks to go until the release of Awaken the Darkness! I'm so excited! Thank you, everyone, who has been sharing in that excitement. I love hearing that you're looking forward to reading Stanislav and Susan's story:


Coming July 10, 2018
Special Pre-Order eBook Price — $3.99 (Save $1)
Pre-Order Today!
eBook
Kindle • iBooks • Nook • Kobo
Paperback

Return to the "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews), "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly) world of New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall's Immortal Guardians.  

He awakens encapsulated in dirt with no knowledge of how he came to be there. Riddled with injuries, he can remember neither his past nor who he is. Nor can he remember what he is. But surely no mortal man could survive being buried deep beneath the earth. All he knows with certainty is that the soothing voice and presence of the woman moving around above enables him to endure the agony of his wounds. And he will do whatever it takes to be with her.


When Susan first sees the old two-story house for sale, such warmth and longing fill her that—against all reason—she makes an offer. It will take years of hard work and money she frankly doesn’t have to fix up the place. So she can’t explain why she bought it. She also can’t explain what compels her to spend hours one night, digging in the basement until she unearths a man. A man who still lives and breathes despite having been buried alive. A man whose intense brown eyes glow amber with pain, declaring him far more than ordinary. Susan knows she should keep her distance. He has no memory and possesses gifts that would make most fear him. But as the two work together to unravel the mystery of his past, she finds herself drawn in by his teasing nature and tender touch. So much so that she loses her heart to him even as they find themselves hunted by unknown enemies who are ruthless in their quest to capture them.



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Thank you, too, everyone who has pre-ordered the ebook or paperback. (I'm hoping to have the Audible pre-order link for you soon.) Pre-orders are so important to authors. So I wanted to show my appreciation by launching an Awaken the Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway that is separate from my Blog Tour Giveaway (see below).



Because some fans of the series who have won gift cards in my previous giveaways confessed that they really wanted the Immortal Guardians/The Gifted Ones prize pack, I decided to offer 1 Gift Card this time along with 2 Prize Packs instead of the reverse. And the Prize Packs are really cool. Here's a larger picture:



Each Prize Pack winner will receive an Awaken the Darkness pillow (my personal favorite), a signed Blade of Darkness paperback, an Awaken the Darkness coffee mug, an Immortal Guardians pen, 4 postcards, 12 bookmarks, and 12 trading cards. I do, unfortunately, have to restrict this giveaway to residents of the United States and Canada not because I don't appreciate international readers, but because I've run into difficulties in the past issuing gift cards and shipping prize packs to overseas winners. Sorry about that.

So if you've pre-ordered Stanislav and Susan's story, please give me a chance to thank you with awesome goodies:




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My Awaken the Darkness Blog Tour has begun!! Join the fun, follow the tour, and enter to win more great prizes:



There will be excerpts, Author Q&As, an Immortal Guardians Playlist, a dream cast, and more. I'll update the links on my Blog Tour page as often as I can. But to start you off, here are the links to my first two stops:


CHARACTER INTERVIEW
Sheldon interviews Stanislav and Susan


EXCERPT

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The Immortal Guardians Read Along continues in my Dianne Duvall Books Group on Facebook. This is the first time I've done one, and I'm really enjoying it. :-) I have to say, one of the best things an author can hear is that someone enjoyed the series enough to reread it multiple times. I've been hearing that a lot lately from readers, including those in my Books Group, and just want to hug every one of you. That is so awesome!! I love making people happy and bringing a smile to their faces. Thank you for doing the same to me through your comments and messages and emails. đŸ’™

It's not too late to join the Read Along. Just hop over to the group and start playing. 


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I was going to post another sneak peek, but think I'll let the except mentioned above tempt you instead. ;-)

Have a wonderful week!

Dianne

Saturday, December 24, 2016

A Holiday Character Interview & More

Happy Friday!  I had some great writing days this week and am really enjoying Aidan's book.  I can't wait to start sharing some favorite quotes with you.  ;-)  



I also received some wonderful news!  Rendezvous with Yesterday won the 2016 Readers Choice Award for Best Historical Romance at GraveTells!  Thank you!!  I admit I love to make people laugh.  And I've heard from so many of you who laughed along with Robert and Bethany while reading this one.  Thanks so much!  :-)



Since Facebook's algorithms keep limiting my page reach, I've begun to mention some posts here and provide links to them in case you missed them and want to join the fun.  Here are a few from this week:




Since the holidays are upon us, I thought—instead of my usual weekly favorite quote or sneak peek—I would share a character interview I wrote around the time Night Reigns released in which Sarah mentions an incident that took place while she and Roland were Christmas shopping.  Todd (one of the guards from network headquarters in my Immortal Guardians series) is interviewing Sarah and Roland (heroine and hero of Darkness Dawns). :-)  
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Todd: Thanks for joining me for a second interview.

Sarah: *smiles* We're happy to be here.

Todd: I have to admit I was surprised to get your call.

Sarah: *elbows Roland*

Roland: *grunts* We're happy to be here.

Todd: Really?

Roland: *looks askance at Sarah* Sure.

Sarah: *big grin*

Todd: Okay, what's going on?

Sarah: What do you mean?

Todd: The only one Roland is ever happy to see and spend time with is you. And your smile, while lovely, is way too bright.

Sarah: *wilts* Okay, here's the thing. We're kind of . . . hiding out.

Todd: Why, what did Roland do?

Roland: How do you know I did something?

Todd: Because you're . . . you. They don't call you antisocial for nothing. So, what'd you do?

Sarah: I took him Christmas shopping.

Todd: You what?

Sarah: Well, I just thought . . .  The immortals have all been so sweet and wonderful, welcoming me into the fold . . . and I've been trying hard to bring Roland into the fold along with me, since he usually lingers on the outskirts . . .

Todd: Roland doesn't linger on the outskirts. He lingers about a hundred miles beyond the outskirts. So far beyond them, the outskirts can't even catch a glimpse of him, which frankly, neither the fold nor the outskirts mind.

Roland: *scowls*

Sarah: Anyway . . . while we were shopping—

Todd: Did he hold your purse for you?

Roland: *growls*

Sarah: Don't poke the bear, Todd. While we were shopping, there was an . . . incident.

Todd: Ah, man. He didn't kill anyone, did he?

Roland: You like to live dangerously, don't you?

Sarah: You see, I know Darnell likes to play video games and wanted to get him some of the newest ones. There was quite a crush, what with Christmas right around the corner, and . . .

Roland: That little snot pushed you.

Sarah: Yes, he did. A boy pushed me.

Roland: He wasn't a boy. He was twenty if he was a day.

Sarah: It doesn't really matter. What does is that I would have handled it myself if you hadn't decided to step in and protect me. You know I can take care of myself.

Roland: *smiles* She can. She kicks ass.

Sarah: Yes, I do.

Roland: I love that about you.

Sarah: I know. And I wish you would have remembered that when that moron shoved me.

Roland: *eyes flash bright amber* He put his hand on you. He's lucky I let him keep it.

Todd: What exactly did you do?

Sarah: *jerks a thumb in her husband's direction* That. You know immortals can't keep their eyes from glowing when they're in the grips of strong emotion. Well, Roland was furious.

Todd: Oh, boy.

Sarah: And he flashed his fangs.

Todd: Ah, man.

Sarah: And tossed the man across the store as if he were a tennis ball.

Todd: Way to keep a low profile there, chief.

Sarah: Utter chaos ensued. Which led to more shoving and pushing.

Todd: *groans* Come on, man. There must have been children present!

Roland: The children thought it was cool. It was the parents who freaked out.

Sarah: I ended up having to call Richart and have him teleport us out of there. Chris had to send in Cleaners. Seth had to wipe a lot of memories. It was a mess.

Todd: *shakes his head at Roland* You just spread that . . . cheer wherever you go, don't you?

Sarah: I thought it would be best if we lay low for a while and do pretty much anything we can to get back on Seth's good side.

Roland: I don't think I've ever been on Seth's good side.

Sarah: Yes, but I have, sweetie.

Todd: Okay, well, let's see if another interview will help. *jumps when Seth appears*

Seth: Really? You can't even go Christmas shopping without scaring humans?

Todd: I'm out.

Sarah: What about the interview?

Todd: *on his way out the door* Call me tomorrow . . . if you can. 
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Happy Holidays!!  :-)

Dianne

Friday, January 6, 2012

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

Friday, October 28, 2011

Favorite Quote Friday #9

It's Friday again!  Woohoo!  I hope you had a good week!  Mine was hectic and productive and fun.  :-)  The temperatures dropped here.  Finally!  It's a lovely gray, crisp, cool day.  (I love gray days!)  Definitely jacket weather.  We had some rain yesterday.  Not nearly enough to end the drought, but every little bit helps.  The mosquitoes are horrible, making it difficult to spend much time outdoors.  And a new nocturnal friend visited my backyard:  an adorable little skunk.  Fortunately, I have no pets with which it could tangle.  :-)


Before I get to today's quote, I just wanted to remind you I'm giving away a signed copy of Darkness Dawns + Immortal Guardians swag at Ramblings From This Chick.


Also, Roland and Sarah, the hero and heroine from Darkness Dawns, will be interviewed about vampires tomorrow (October 29th) by Sheldon, Richart's Second, over at Reading Between the Wines Book Club, who is hosting a fantastic Halloween event:  Creatures That Go Bump in the Night.  Drop by and enter to win a signed copy of Darkness Dawns + Immortal Guardians swag.

An now on to Favorite Quote Friday.   For today's selection, I've decided to take a narrative quote from Night Reigns as told from Marcus's perspective: 

He needed to take a vamp into custody so they could interrogate him and bring this uprising to an end, but . . . when he heard Ami cry out in pain, he went a little Medieval Maddened Immortal on their asses.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne