Favorite Quote Friday—Death of Darkness

Happy Friday!! Less than a week to go now! Death of Darkness will release in ebook, audiobook, and paperback on Tuesday, August 20th. Woohoo!! I'm so excited. Even more so since reviews have begun to roll in, and they... are... awesome!!!

Death of Darkness received a great 5-star review from eBookObsessed, where you can also join us for a fun Character Interview in which Sheldon interviews Seth.

Lady with a Quill gave Death of Darkness a fabulous 5-star review, too. Sheldon will be interviewing Zach and Lisette there on Wednesday. 

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Thank you, everyone who has pre-ordered Death of Darkness. Pre-orders are so important to authors. 😊 Don't forget, I've launched a Death of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway as another way of saying thanks. 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 in ebook or audiobook (so sorry I can't make the paperback available for pre-order) before August 20th, just fill out the form and you will be entered to win.

Death of Darkness Pre-Order Giveaway Entry Form

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Just a reminder: 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

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My Death of Darkness Blog Tour is well underway. Have you joined the fun yet? There are character interviews, author Q and A's, excerpts, a dream cast, favorite quotes, Top 5 lists, reviews, a playlist, and more. There is also 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 this week:

Lady Book Dragon

What's on My TBR List

Jeri’s Book Attic

Death of Darkness Dream Cast

Reading Between the Wines Book Club

Author Q and A

Bookgatherer

A Tantalizing Teaser

EBookObsessed

Character Interview

(Sheldon interviews Seth)

Ramblings From This Chick

Favorite Seth-Related Quotes

Obsessive Reading Disorder

Excerpt

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Also, don't forget: The Night Owl Romance Cupcakes and Books online Reader Scavenger Hunt has begun. Woohoo!! The event will continue through August 22nd. And 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'll find some great new books!

Cupcakes and Books online Reader Scavenger Hunt

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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

Audible • Audio CD

Paperback

Available on Release Day

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday! Wow, this week went by quickly. 😄 I can't believe it's already time to give you another peek into the pages of Death of Darkness. This one features Seth and Leah, the hero and heroine, with a visit from David, Seth's second-in-command:

"I trust I’m not interrupting anything,” David said, a twinkle of amusement lighting his dark eyes. 

Seth smiled. “Correct. We were just resting. What’s up?” 

“Would you and Leah mind meeting me in the study? There’s something I’d like to discuss with you.” 

Seth opened the door wider. “Would you like to talk in here?” 

David shook his head. “The study will do.” Turning, he strode away. 

Curiosity rising, Seth closed the door. 

“Just for future reference,” Leah said as she sat up, “I know I’m not shy, but I would rather not carry on conversations with your friends and family while I’m naked in bed.” 

He winced. “Sorry about that. Force of habit. Usually when someone summons me or wishes to speak with me, time is a factor.” 

Throwing back the covers, she rose. “That sucks. Don’t you get any downtime at all?” 

As usual, his body instantly reacted to the sight of her naked curves. She was so damned beautiful. “What?” 

“Don’t you get any downtime at all?” 

How quickly did David need to speak with them? It hadn’t seemed urgent. He would’ve spoken to them here in the bedroom if that were the case. So maybe they had time to— 

Leah’s laughter disrupted his thoughts. 

Arching his eyebrows in question, Seth watched her approach. “What?” 

Smiling, she rose onto her toes and looped her arms around his neck. “You are too adorable.” 

Now Seth laughed. “I haven’t been described thusly since I was a babe in swaddling clothes.” 

Still smiling, she rubbed her nose against his and pressed a kiss to his lips. “I love to see you laugh.” 

He hugged her closer.

 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

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. 😉 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

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