Showing posts with label Lisette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lisette. Show all posts

Friday, August 30, 2019

Thank You! — And a Favorite Quote

Happy Friday!! Wow! What a week! Again. LOL. First, I want to thank you all. You made Death of Darkness a USA Today Bestseller!


Woohoo!! Thank you, too, for the absolutely fabulous reviews you've been posting!! At the time I'm writing this, there are 188 on Amazon alone. And 96% are 5 stars. That's amazing! I hope you know how much it means to me that you're enjoying Seth's book. It has been the most requested book in both series. And I know expectations were high, something many reviewers mentioned. I really wanted to meet those expectations. So I am beyond thrilled by your responses to it. 💕

I wanted to share some more Amazon reviews, but got caught up in writing my next story and didn't have a chance to snag any, so I'll try to do that next week. They have really been keeping a smile on my face. 🙂 

I'm loving the new manuscript, but the way. 😉


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Look what came in the mail: my author copies of the Death of Darkness audiobook!! Yay!! I had already downloaded it from Audible and started listening to it this week, but love having the CDs, too. As usual, Kirsten Potter has done a wonderful job narrating.

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Long and Short Reviews has declared Death of Darkness a Best Book. Their review was so awesome I had trouble deciding which snippet to share with you and ended up picking two. The first is in the image. The second is:

"Do you know there is so much MORE I could write about? Seriously, this story is chockfull of great dialogue, a solid supporting cast and more twists and turns than a pretzel... Thank you, Dianne Duvall, for giving us the perfect HEA for Seth."

Read the full review HERE.

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A quick update on the Death of Darkness's Pre-Order Giveaway: The winners have all been notified. I'm still waiting to hear from one. Then I'll announce them here on my blog. 🙂


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Immortal Guardians Book 9
A USA Today Bestseller
#1 Audible Paranormal Romance Bestseller
#1 Audible Supernatural Thrillers
#1 Amazon Vampire Thriller
#1 Amazon Vampire Suspense

Ebook
Kindle • Nook • Kobo • iBooks
Amazon UK  AmazonAU  AmazonCA  AmazonDE • AmazonFR
Audiobook
Narrated by Kirsten Potter
Paperback

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!! Today I thought I would share another quote from Death of Darkness. This one takes place at David's home, which is the big hangout place for Immortal Guardians in the area. It features David, Seth's second-in-command, and some of the other Immortal Guardians crew:
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Turning back to the group by the table, David found them all staring at him in confusion.

“If we aren’t under attack,” Roland said, doubt written all over his ready-for-battle face, “then why do you want us to leave?”

Zach spoke in David’s mind. You’re going to have to tell them.

David sighed. “Seth has a caller.”

They all exchanged puzzled glances.

“A what?” Richart asked.

“A caller,” David repeated. “Seth has a caller.” And probably wouldn’t appreciate them knowing about it.

Étienne’s brow puckered. “Like a…” He looked at his brother, his sister, then David. “Like a woman?” he asked uncertainly.

“Yes!” David declared with a hefty dose of exasperation.

Zach laughed in the kitchen.
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If you haven't picked up a copy yet, I hope you'll enjoy Death of Darkness! Have a wonderful weekend!

And for my friends who live in Florida: I hope you will weather this hurricane safely. I've been keeping a close eye on it, worrying it would skip past you and hit here. But it looks like you're going to take a hard hit. Please, stay safe. I'll keep an eye out for your updates on Facebook.


Dianne

Friday, April 5, 2019

Exciting Immortal Guardians News

Happy Friday!  I haven't posted in quite a while, so I have a lot of news to share with you. 


If you haven't heard the news yet . . . I finished Seth's book! Woohoo!! Those of you who told me the longer the better will be happy to hear it came in at a whopping 620 pages. LOL! I don't have a release date for you and may not for a while. I still have to get through edits, copyedits, and proofreading, all of which will take a little longer because of the length of the manuscript. And Tantor Audio may then need longer to produce the audiobook. I'll announce the release date as soon as I have one. 

I really love Seth and his heroine together. 😉 

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I have more exciting news: Audible chose Awaken the Darkness (my latest release) as one of the Top 5 Best Paranormal Romance Audiobooks of 2018! It was such a wonderful surprise! I love Stanislav and Susan together, so I was thrilled to see them make the list. 

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A l'aube des ténèbres and La nuit règne — the French Translations of Darkness Dawns and Night Reigns — are now available in ebook format. 


Even more exciting — both are burning up the Amazon.fr bestseller lists. I'm so pleased by the responses the books are getting. 😊

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Another fun surprise: Lisette, the heroine of Night Unbound, made Romance Rehab's Ultimate Badass Romance Heroines List! I love strong heroines. So do the heroes in all of my books. ðŸ˜‰ But Lisette had to be particularly badass to risk so much and evoke such a change in Zach. I love those two together.

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I thought I would mention for the audiobook lovers out there who might not have heard that both Rendezvous with Yesterday (The Gifted Ones Book 2) and Blade of Darkness (Immortal Guardians Book 7) contained Bonus Scenes at the end that were not included in the audiobooks. If you would like to read them, I've posted both in my Books Group on Facebook. You can find them under "Files" in the group. 


While I tend to spend more time in my Books Group, I still post on my Facebook Author Page. I think Facebook now only allows 1—2% of those who have Liked a Page to see its posts. So here are a few posts you might have missed:

Looks like Sheldon is homeschooling again . . .

Adira if she could shape-shift . . .

Um . . . no. I would not do this. Would you?

Call me crazy, but I love seeing people happy . . .

What Sheldon does when he should be working . . .

This reminded me of Roland. 😃 And Bastien. And Zach . . .

I love this . . .

I don't know why this reminded me of Zach. 😃

I also announced Seth's book and the French releases and held a Swag Pack Giveaway. 😊

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That's all for now. I hope your 2019 is going well so far. I can't believe it's already April.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Dianne

Friday, November 6, 2015

Good News, a Great Sale, & Favorite Quote Friday

Happy Friday!  Can you believe it's already November?  :-)





I have good news to share.  A Sorceress of His Own has been selected as Book of the Month over at Long and Short Reviews.  Thanks so much, everyone who voted for it when it was nominated.  Voting only lasted a couple of days, so I appreciated your zipping over to cast your votes.  :-)  

Long and Short Reviews also gave A Sorceress of His Own a wonderful review.  Here's a snippet:


You can read the full review HERE.


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Kindle  Audible  Nook  iTunes  Kobo

The good news doesn't stop there.  Night Unbound, Immortal Guardians Book 5, is on sale in ebook format for just $1.99.  That's 75% off!  If you're new to the series, Night Unbound can be read as a stand alone novel.  You'll just be more familiar with the secondary characters if you read the books in order.  ;-)



USA Today Bestseller
Amazon • Audible • Nook  iTunes  Kobo
BAM!  Walmart • Amazon UK • Amazon Canada

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  Fantastic reviews continue to roll in for Shadows Strike, my latest Immortal Guardians book.  I'm so glad readers are enjoying it!  :-)  For today's selection, I thought I would give you a snippet of Shadows Strike that features the hero and heroine, Ethan and Heather, and includes Zach and Lisette (hero and heroine of Night Unbound).  I'll preface it by mentioning that Zach is the tallest character in the series.  He's also a telepath.  :-)
Zach removed Lisette’s hand from his mouth and pressed a kiss to her palm instead of bending over to reach her lips.   
Heather glanced up at Ethan and thought him the perfect height for her.  He was tall, but not tall enough that he would have to pick her up to kiss her properly. 
“Ahh,” Zach said, “but picking Lisette up always puts her right where I want her—pressed up against me with her legs wrapped around my waist.” 
Lisette’s mouth dropped open.  “Zach!” 
Heather didn’t know whether to laugh or to complain about Zach’s having read her thoughts. 
Ethan settled a hand on her lower back.  “I’m not even going to ask.”

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Friday, September 4, 2015

Favorite Quote Friday + News & Reviews

Happy Friday!  


I have exciting news to share!  



Shadows Strike hit #92 on the USA TODAY Bestseller List!  Woohoo!!  A huge thank you to all of the wonderful readers who helped it get there!  You . . . are . . . AWESOME!!!



A Sorceress of His Own, the first book in my new series The Gifted Ones, received a wonderful 5-star review from Sofia Loves Reading.  


You can read the full review HERE.

The A Sorceress of His Own Audiobook also received a great review from Oh My Shelves.


You can read the full review HERE.


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I'm so thrilled by the reviews that continue to roll in for Shadows Strike.  Long and Short Reviews gave it a fabulous 5-star review and nominated it for Book of the Month.


You can read the full review HERE.

Shadows Strike also received a fantastic 5-star review from Book Reader Chronicles.

You can read the full review HERE.

The reviews on Amazon and Goodreads have been equally amazing.  Shadows Strike has already received 71 5-star reviews on Amazon!  Thank you so much for taking time to review it!!  I appreciate it so much!!  I'll share snippets from some of my favorite soon.  :-)

A USA Today Bestseller
Amazon • Audible • Nook  iTunes  Kobo
BAM!  Walmart • Amazon UK • Amazon Canada

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  The Zach lovers out there seem to be enjoying his scenes in Shadows Strike.  He and Bastien are such fun characters to write.  They will just say anything and couldn't care less what people think of them.  :-)  So for today's selection, I thought I would give you a quote from Shadows Strike that features Zach and Lisette (hero and heroine of Night Unbound) and Ethan and Heather (hero and heroine of Shadows Strike):
“Does this mean we aren’t hunting tonight?” Zach asked from the kitchen. 
Ethan tore his lips from Heather’s long enough to say, “I’m taking the night off.”   
Then their mouths fused once more, hungry and aggressive. 
“We aren’t hunting tonight,” Zach told Lisette, his tone deadpan.  “Whatever shall we do with ourselves?” 
“Not what you’re thinking,” she retorted with a laugh.  “Our bedroom isn’t soundproofed.” 
“So?  We’ll make a game of it.  I’ll see how many orgasms I can give you while you see how long you can go without making a sound.” 
“Zach!” 
“Come on, guys,” Tracy complained.  “I’m standing right here.”
:-D  Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Friday, August 14, 2015

Counting Down With Sneak Peeks and Giveaways

Happy Friday!  Only a week and a half to go until the release of Shadows Strike, Immortal Guardians Book 6, and On the Hunt, the anthology that includes my Immortal Guardians novella Phantom Embrace.  



My Shadows Strike Blog Tour is now underway.  Some of this week's stops included excerpts that gave you a glimpse of Ethan and Heather's first kiss, as well as the banter the two share. And there is more to come.  :-)  I'll continue to update the schedule and hope you'll join me.  If you do, be sure to enter to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card, a $20 Amazon Gift Card, or a signed book of your choice from my backlist.  Here's a list of this week's stops if you missed them:



Diane's Book Blog — Spotlight
Little Shop of Readers — Exclusive Excerpt
3 Partners in Shopping — Spotlight
Ramblings From This Chick — Exclusive Excerpt
KT Book Reviews — Exclusive Excerpt



Have you heard?  August is Read a Romance Month!  I'm participating in a great event, celebrating the Joys of Romance.  :-)  Join me and 92 other authors (some of whom are favorites of mine) and enter to win lots of goodies.  I'll be giving away signed copies of the first book in both of my series—A Sorceress of HIs Own, The Gifted Ones Book 1, and Darkness Dawns, Immortal Guardians Book 1—to one winner here in the US and one international winner.  My post will go live on Sunday the 16th at ReadARomanceMonth.com.



I thought I would share some of the latest reviews rolling in on Amazon and Goodreads.



A USA Today Bestseller
Kindle  Audible  iBooks  Kobo  Nook
"A refreshing paranormal stroyline which takes place in the twelfth century.  The time frame alone brings a fresh take in this popular genre.  No the story isn't about vampires but it is so much better because it doesn't.  The main characters have a dynamic relationship that keeps the readers on edge waiting to see if they get their h.e.a. . .  Buy this book you all not want to put it down."
—Book geek

"LOVE Dianne Duvall's new series.  It is a fantastic insight to the beginnings and history of the Immortal Guardians series which I also really, really, really love (did I say really enough?!!).  Excellent action and ideas, they are funny, romantic, the males are very male and the women are strong and can kick butt.  I can't wait for the next book in either series."
—Dragonfly Dreamer

"I really liked this book.  If you like witches and magic back in the days of knight and kings then you will love this book.  I really enjoyed the action and the romance was wonderful.  I truly recommend this book to anyone who loves magic and romance."
—J. MEADOR "J. MEADOWS"


Coming August 25th
ebook — Kindle  Nook  iTunes  Kobo
paperback — Amazon  BAM!  Walmart
audiobook — Amazon  Tantor

"Dianne Duvall did it again.  She sucked me right into her newest installment of the Immortal Guardians series.  The only thing stopping me from reading this in one sitting was my bodys need for food and seep.  It was that good. . . I love the Immortal Guardians books by Dianne Duvall, because she makes all of her characters look like a big, caring family I wish I could be a part of."
—Bookgatherer

"It's exciting and sweet, action packed and incredibly sexy.  I've been smitten with these Immortal Guardians since book one and each book keeps getting better."
—Dali

"This book had it all from action to romance. . . Ethan is sweet and protective but I loved his reactions when Heather showed just how kick @ss she can be! A brave heroine, a delicious hero and so many surprises. Yes it's fair to say I really enjoyed this one and can't wait to read more."
—Marta Cox


It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  A lot of audiobook fans have been asking me when Shadows Strike will release on Audible, so I just wanted to mention again that it will release on Audible on August 25th, the same day the paperback and ebook will release.  :-)  Until then, here's another peek into its pages taken from a scene that feature Ethan and Heather (the hero and heroine) and Zach and Lisette (the hero and heroine of the previous book—Night Unbound):
Silence fell as they all studied one another. 
Lisette’s curious gaze kept darting back and forth between Ethan and Heather as if she were already sizing them up for wedding finery. 
“I don’t think you want to do that,” Zach drawled, his dark gaze zeroing in on Heather. 
“Do what?” Ethan asked, frowning. 
“Read my mind.  There are things up there you really don’t want to see.” 
Great.  Way to make her feel more comfortable, @sshole, Ethan thought dourly.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Dianne