Hi, all! Happy Friday! I hope this finds you well. I had to drop offline for a bit, but I'm back now and have a lot of fun news to share with you.

Audiobook lovers, have you heard? Audible is having a HUGE sale!

All titles are up to 85% off for Audible Premium Plus members. BUT the sale ends tonight (March 4th) at 11:59 P.M. PT (US), so time is running out! ALL OF MY AUDIOBOOKS are on sale! Woohoo!! Kirsten Potter narrates all but two of them and has netted multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for Exceptional Audio, so I hope you'll give them a listen. 🙂

SCI-FI ROMANCE
The Lasaran—$3.15
The Segonian—$3.15
The Purveli—$10.50

HISTORICAL ROMANCE
A Sorceress of His Own—$4.20
Rendezvous with Yesterday—$4.20

PARANORMAL ROMANCE
Darkness Dawns—$8.12
Night Reigns—$4.20
Phantom Shadows—$4.20
In Still Darkness—$3.15
Darkness Rises—$4.20
Night Unbound—$4.20
Phantom Embrace—$7.00
Shadow Strike—$4.20
Blade of Darkness—$4.72
Awaken the Darkness—$3.15
Death of Darkness—$3.15
Broken Dawn—$3.15
Cliff's Descent—$3.15
An Immortal Guardians Companion—$8.74

I've bought soooooo many audiobook this week. LOL. I hope you'll find some good ones, too!

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Thank you for making THE PURVELI a USA TODAY Bestseller!!

You all rock!! I've been so thrilled by your responses to Ava and Jak'ri's story. I really love those two together. THE PURVELI was chosen as a Barnes&Noble Press Top 5 Favorite Indie eBook! Thank you, Nook readers! 🙂

Here's what reviewers are saying:

⭐️ BOOK OF THE MONTH ⭐️

"I had an absolute blast reading this book... I totally, completely and enthusiastically recommend this novel for sci-fi romance readers who like action, a hero and heroine who survive impossible odds and a story that sucks a person in because the writing is just that good."

—Long and Short Reviews

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"This would make an AWESOME movie!... The author spins such a creative universe with characters that are rich and bold and full of love. I can't wait to read more."

—Obsessive Reading Disorder

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"Another incredible adventure in this sci-fi romance series!... Sci-fi is not my usual reading genre. However, I love Dianne's writing style, the language she uses and the way she paces her plots. I was drawn into this story and remained hooked throughout."

—Flora's Musings

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"Dianne Duvall's characters are always likable. I appreciate a good dose of humor in stories, and her characters are laugh-out-loud hillarious. The women are stong-willed and tough, and the men never make them feel abnormal for it...I have previously thought myself uninterested in the sci-fi fantasy romance world, but the Aldebarian Alliance books have quickly won me over to that side."

—Perusal of Fiction

Thank you so much, everyone who has taken time to post a review. I love seeing that I've made readers and audiobook lovers happy as much as I love writing. ❤️ 

I'm currently working on Aldebarian Alliance Book 4 and am having soooo much fun with it. 🙂

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A lot of readers and audiobook lovers have mentioned how much they would love to see my books on the big screen. I used to work in the local independent film community, so having my books made into movies or a series is a HUGE dream of mine. Unfortunately, one thing I've learned from working with very talented, award-winning indie filmmakers who are still trying to get their toes in the door is that it is exceedingly difficult to break into Hollywood if you don't already have connections or know someone with connections. The agents I've spoken with are more interested in shopping my indie books to traditional publishers than to Hollywood. So I'm trying more unorthodox approaches, one of which is pitching 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗡 to HULU on their forums. Anything that gets 100 votes is supposed to automatically go to their content/acquisitions team.

So, IF you are a HULU subscriber (you have to be a subscriber and log in to vote or post), it would make me so very happy if you would vote for my request in hopes that it will get their attention.

 https://community.hulu.com/s/idea/0875f0000005WdJAAU/detail

(Some who have already voted said they had to either hit the Back button on their browser or click on the link a second time after signing in.)

Thank you so much, everyone who has voted for it! ❤️

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Those of you who hang out with me on social media have already seen this. But I couldn't resist sharing it again here for those who haven't. I'm a big fan of Stephen King. I really admire his writing style. He has such a way with words. And whenever new writers seek my advice, I'm quick to recommend Stephen King's book On Writing. So Seeing An Immortal Guardians Companion on the bestseller list alongside so many of his works was a real thrill. Thank you, Immortal Guardians fans, for making it happen!!

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Fantasy & Sci-Fi Lovers, there's a Fun Giveaway going on now. 

Follow some amazing authors on Bookbub (be the first to hear about their sales and new releases) and enter to win a $300 Amazon gift card! Enter here: https://bit.ly/feb22bb

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AND I've finally done it. I'm on TikTok now. It's probably going to take me a while to get the hang of it, so I've only posted a couple of videos so far. If you'd like to join me, here's the link: 

https://www.tiktok.com/@dianneduvallauthor

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That's it for now. I'm going to go spend more time with Simone and Janwar. 😉

I hope you'll have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

A Sneak Peek, Giveaway, Sale, & More

Happy Friday! I have lots of news to share with you.

Rendezvous With Yesterday, the second book in my series The Gifted Ones, is on sale for a limited time in ebook—only $1.99 (save 85%)! 

Winner of the GraveTells Readers Choice Award

for Best Historical Romance

Top Pick

"I loved this book!  It had pretty much all of my favorite things—medieval times, a kick-ass heroine, a protective hero, magic, and a dash of mayhem."

—The Romance Reviews

"I'm a sucker for time travel stories . . . this one is genius with its delivery."

—Scandalicious Book Reviews

Rendezvous with Yesterday was such a fun time-traveling action-packed romance!"

—Book Munchies

Modern-day bounty hunter Bethany Bennett helps her brother track two fugitives to a forest outside of Houston, Texas. But what should have been a routine apprehension of two bail skippers spirals out of control and ends in violence. After Beth and her brother are both seriously injured, a mysterious figure suddenly looms over her. And, when the smoke clears, Beth finds herself not only in another place, but in another time.

As Lord Robert, Earl of Fosterly, attempts to identify and track down the nameless enemy who has been plaguing his lands and people with violence, the most peculiar woman stumbles into his path. Small, vulnerable, yet possessed of a bold, fiery spirit and wicked sense of humor, she persists in dubbing Robert and his men members of something called a medieval reenactment group . . . until she sees his castle and labels herself insane. It seems bounty hunter Bethany Bennett has come to him from the future, bringing with her laughter and chaos, swiftly winning the hearts of his people and inspiring within him a love he thought he would never experience again. But when Robert discovers a way for her to return to her time, will the love they share be enough to keep them together?

If you read my Immortal Guardians series,

but have never tried this one:

Seth and Marcus both appear in Rendezvous With Yesterday  Marcus (hero of Night Reigns, Immortal Guardians Book 2) is the mortal squire of the hero in this one. I loved seeing him as a teenager. ;-)

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Look what came in the mail: some Death of Darkness posters. Sooooo pretty. Of course, I had to launch a giveaway. I intended to choose a winner on Thursday, but Facebook did something weird with the links. So I fixed them and extended the giveaway one more day. That means you still have time to enter to win.

I'll choose a winner tonight (Friday). You can enter HERE.

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The Night Owl Romance Cupcakes & Books online Reader Scavenger Hunt has begun. Woohoo!! The event begins on August 8th and will continue through August 22nd. Over $700 in Prizes will be awarded with over 100 Winners!

1 — Waterproof Kindle Paperwhite Winner
(USA Only)

1 — $50 Amazon Card Winner
(Open to the World)

1 — $25 Amazon Card Winner
(Open to the World)

101 — $5 Amazon Card Winners
(Open to the World)

I hope you will drop by, join the fun, and find some great new books.

Cupcakes & Books online Reader Scavenger Hunt

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If you Pre-Order Death of Darkness in ebook or audiobook (so sorry I can't make the paperback available for pre-order), don't forget to enter the Death of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway I've launched. Three prizes will be awarded:

2

Prize Packs

a Death of Darkness pillow

a signed paperback copy of Blade of Darkness

a Death of Darkness coffee mug

an Immortal Guardians pen

13 collector cards

13 bookmarks

5 postcards

1

$50 Amazon Gift Card

So if you pre-order Death of Darkness before August 20th, just fill out the form and you will be entered to win. Winners will be randomly selected (I use random.org) and notified via email by August 25, 2019.

Death of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway Entry Form

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My Death of Darkness Blog Tour has begun! Join me for fun character interviews (conducted by Sheldon from my Immortal Guardians series), author Q & As, excerpts, a dream cast, favorite quotes, Top 5 lists, reviews, a playlist, and more. There will also be a tour-wide giveaway with three prizes:

1

$50 Amazon Gift Card

1

$25 Amazon Gift Card

1

Awesome Immortal Guardians and The Gifted Ones Swag Pack

(a Death of Darkness tote bag, signed paperback copies of Blade of Darkness and Awaken the Darkness, 5 postcards, 13 bookmarks, and 13 trading cards.)

You can find the full schedule on my Blog Tours page and on Author's Taproom. Here are some stops you might have missed:

Diane’s Book Blog

Excerpt

Urban Fantasy Investigations

Top 5 Favorite Quotes from Death of Darkness

Romance Novel Giveaways

5 Things You May Not Know About Me

Buffy’s Ramblings

Top 5 Favorite Paranormal Romance Book Couples

Rachael’s Not-so-Secret Diary

Excerpt

Audio Lovers Blog

Author Q & A

Tome Tender

Death of Darkness Playlist

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Immortal Guardians Book 9

Releasing August 20, 2019

in eBook, Audiobook, and Paperback

Ebook

Special Pre-Order Price—Save $1!

Kindle • Nook • Kobo • iBooks

Amazon UK • AmazonAU • AmazonCA • AmazonDE • AmazonFR

Audiobook

Audio CD • Audible

Paperback

Available on Release Day

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday! Only a week and a half to go until Seth's book releases! I'm so excited!! Some of the reviewers I sent ARCs to have begun to share snippets of their reviews with me... and they are awesome!! I'll share some with you soon. Until then, I thought I would offer you another sneak peek into the pages of Death of Darkness that will give you a glimpse of Seth and Leah:

He took so much upon himself to try to spare others. When she would’ve loosened her hold to look up at him, Seth tightened his arms around her. 

“Let me hold you a little longer,” he whispered. 

Nodding, she relaxed against him. 

Several minutes passed while they just held each other. 

“You make everything better, Leah,” he murmured. 

Warmth burrowed through her chest, straight to her heart. “You do, too.”

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Favorite Quote Friday & 2 Great Sales

Happy Friday! I'm not feeling well today (I think I've picked up whatever flu is going around), so this will be brief. I have two great sales to share with you.

Kindle • Nook • Kobo • iBooks • Audible

Amazon UK • Amazon CA • Amazon AU
Amazon DE • Amazon FR

Rendezvous with Yesterday, The Gifted Ones Book 2, is currently on sale in ebook for $1.99! The sale lasts through Saturday, December 2nd. :-)

Winner of the GraveTells Readers Choice Award for Best Historical Romance

Modern-day bounty hunter Bethany Bennett helps her brother track two fugitives to a forest outside of Houston, Texas. But what should have been a routine apprehension of two bail skippers spirals out of control and ends in violence. After Beth and her brother are both seriously injured, a mysterious figure suddenly looms over her. And, when the smoke clears, Beth finds herself not only in another place, but in another time. 

As Lord Robert, Earl of Fosterly, attempts to identify and track down the nameless enemy who has been plaguing his lands and people with violence, the most peculiar woman stumbles into his path. Small, vulnerable, yet possessed of a bold, fiery spirit and wicked sense of humor, she persists in dubbing Robert and his men members of something called a medieval reenactment group . . . until she sees his castle and labels herself insane. It seems bounty hunter Bethany Bennett has come to him from the future, bringing with her laughter and chaos, swiftly winning the hearts of his people and inspiring within him a love he thought he would never experience again. But when Robert discovers a way for her to return to her time, will the love they share be enough to keep them together?

Blade of Darkness on Audible

Good news for audiobook lovers or those who are thinking of giving one a try for the first time: Blade of Darkness is on sale for only $7.49 on Audible! (Reg. price— $22.04!) I have no idea how long the sale will last, so snap up a copy today if you like paranormal romance with a lot of action, passion, humor and romance! 

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. 

Dana Pembroke has been able to glimpse the future of those she touches for as long as she can remember. But she never saw Aidan coming. When the tall, dark Celt with the charming grin yet world-weary eyes walks through her door, the future she sees for him is one full of violence, danger, deception… and passion. Because amidst the terrifying battles that unfold in her visions, she also sees herself in Aidan’s arms and in his bed. Dana knows she should keep her distance, but the tender moments and laughter they share entice her even as she finds herself thrust into a world of vampires, immortals, and other preternatural beings. 

Immortal Guardian Aidan O’Byrne has been hunting and slaying psychotic vampires for nearly three thousand years, so visions of bloody battles don’t trouble him. The battles Dana foresees, however, show Aidan’s brethren turning against him, so he can’t help but feel alarmed. While he spends as much time as he can with Dana, struggling to decipher her dire predictions, Aidan finds himself utterly smitten. Hope rises that he has finally found a woman who can banish the darkness and loneliness that plague him. But when vampires begin targeting Dana and a powerful enemy spawns chaos, will fate grant them time to find happiness together?

Available in ebook, paperback and audiobook

Audible • Kindle • Kobo • Nook • iBooks • Amazon CA

Amazon UK • Amazon DE • Amazon AU • Amazon FR

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday! Today I thought I would share a snippet of Blade of Darkness with you. Aidan and Dana are the hero and heroine. :-)

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Ethan, Heather, Brodie, and Ed all smiled when Dana and Aidan joined them in the living room.

Brodie crossed to Dana. “I don’t know how much you know about Seconds, but our job is to arm and protect the immortals we serve. In this instance, that job extends to protecting you, so if you don’t mind?” He held up a shoulder holster and weapons.

“Oh.” She had thought she would just be observing. “Okay.” While she held out her arms, Brodie fitted her for a shoulder holster he packed with 9mms.

Aidan’s brows drew down as he watched them.

“Is he not supposed to arm me?” she asked. “You look a little pissed.”

Heather laughed. “He just doesn’t like Brodie touching you.”

When Aidan didn’t dispute it, Dana smiled at him. “It’s not like he’s trying to feel me up or anything.”

Aidan’s frown deepened. “He’d lose a hand if he did.”

His Second laughed, unperturbed by the threat.

When Brodie reached both arms around Dana to secure a belt with a thigh holster around her waist, Aidan strode forward and elbowed him aside. “Let me do that,” he grumbled, taking the belt.

Brodie stepped back with a good-natured grin. “Yes, sir.”

Dana watched Aidan as he buckled the belt around her waist, then knelt and went to work, tying the bottom of the holster around her thigh.

He was jealous and didn’t like that he was jealous. Dana didn’t need be telepathic to glean that or to suspect that that was why he wouldn’t meet her eyes.

When at last he did, she grinned. “You are too adorable.”

His soft lips turned up in a sheepish smile. “Sorry about that. Jealousy is new to me. I vow I’ll work on it.”

Dana combed her fingers through his soft, thick, wavy hair. “I don’t mind. I think it’s cute.”

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Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Blade of Darkness—Favorite Quote Friday

Happy Friday! 

September 19, 2017

Tuesday marked the One Month To Go point for Blade of Darkness's release.  I celebrated with a fun giveaway over on My Facebook Page.  Congrats again to Rachel R. for winning a signed copy of Shadows Strike + Immortal Guardians and The Gifted Ones swag!  I'll probably have quite a few Flash Giveaways between now and release day, so keep an eye on My Facebook Page. or send me a friend request so we can connect on My Personal Profile, because I don't always get a chance to mention them here.  :-)

Yesterday Tropical Storm Harvey became a hurricane and turned my way.  They're saying it will be at least a Category 3 by the time it makes landfall.  And, to make matters worse, they expect it to behave like Tropical Storm Allison did and just park over us for several days and dump up to twenty inches of rain.  So . . . I may not get much work done in the next few days.  And if you don't see me on Facebook for a while, it will likely be due to power outages.  The rain and storms are supposed to last through the middle of next week.

Just a reminder:  Voting has begun in the IRC (Indie Romance Convention) Awards.  Rendezvous with Yesterday is up for Best Historical Romance and Best Time Travel Romance.  If you enjoyed Robert and Bethany's story (and the peek into Marcus's past), I hope you'll take a moment to vote. :-)  Here are the links:

Best Historical Romance

Best Time Travel Romance

Also, if you pre-order Blade of Darkness in ebook, paperback or audio (Audible link coming soon), don't forget to enter my Blade of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway.  Pre-orders are so important to authors.  So I'm showing my appreciation by giving away 2 $50 Amazon Gift Cards and an Immortal Guardians Prize Pack when the book releases.  Here's a link:

Blade of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway Entry Form

A #1 Amazon Best Seller

Special Pre-Order eBook Price — $4.99 (Save $1)

Coming September 19th. Pre-Order Today!

ebook

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

Paperback

Amazon

Audiobook

Amazon

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday! How about another sneak peek into the pages of Blade of Darkness? This one features Aidan and Dana, the hero and heroine. :-)

Silence enfolded them. 

Dana would’ve thought sleep would claim her pretty quickly after their fabulous lovemaking. But it didn’t. 

Aidan arched a brow. 

She grinned. “I don’t know about you, but I’m wide-awake now.” 

He laughed. “Me, too.”

I really love these two together and hope you will, too.  Have a great weekend!  For those who are in the path of the storm:  Stay safe!

Dianne