Favorite Quote Friday #69

Happy Friday!  Did you have a nice Valentine's Day?  Mine was great despite a trip to the dentist.  :-)  I've been going through Darkness Rises (Immortal Guardians Book 4 — October 1, 2013) again and can't wait for you to read it.  There's one line in particular that keeps making me laugh, spoken of course by Bastien, hero of Phantom Shadows (Book 3), also known as the black sheep of the Immortal Guardians family.  His character is so much fun to write, because sometimes even I don't know what he's going to say until he says it!

I couldn't remember if I showed you these.  Look what came in the mail!

Woohoo!  Predatory cover flats!  I love that cover! There are less than three months to go until Predatory's release on May 7th!  I'm eager to read the other stories in it, but haven't had the chance yet.  I hope you'll like Richart's story "In Still Darkness"! :-)  

Thank you, everyone who joined me for the Heartbreaker Blog Hop!  And welcome, all new blog followers! The winner of my prize — a signed copy of  Phantom Shadows + swag — is:

Liss M.!

Congratulations!!!  Your package is on the way!

The Grand Prize Winners, chosen by Carrie Ann Ryan using random.org, are:
Kindle Fire — Ashley M.
Amazon Gift Card — Jess987
Swag Pack — Meghan Stith

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  Since Richart's story is the next one that will be released, today I thought I would offer you a quote from Phantom Shadows in which Richart is bantering with Bastien, the hero:

"Showing your age there, old man," Richart goaded.
"We're damned near the same age, dimwit."

I'm participating in the Vampires for Valentine's Giveaway Hop and will be giving the winner a signed copy of one of the first three Immortal Guardians books (winner's choice) + swag.  The hop lasts through Monday, February 18th.  You can join the fun HERE.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Dianne

Favorite Quote Friday #65

Happy Friday!  I hope you all had a good week.  :-)  Mine ended well, primarily because of what arrived . . .

Woohoo!  My Predatory ARCs came!  I'm so excited!  I hope you'll like "In Still Darkness", my story in it.  I thought it would be fun to see what would happen if Richart tried to conduct a conventional courtship, since none of the other immortals have done so.  Spending one's nights hunting and destroying insane vampires doesn't give one much opportunity to date, so he's a little rusty.  ;-)

It's time once more for Favorite Quote Friday!  For today's selection, I thought I would rifle through the pages of Phantom Shadows, Immortal Guardians Book 3, and offer a quote from Bastien, the hero:

"If I have to hunt you down, there won't be any talking when I find you. We clear?"

Bastien isn't known for mincing words.  :-)

Have a fantastic weekend!

Dianne

Favorite Quote Friday #38

Happy Friday!  It's time once again for Favorite Quote Friday!  Today's selection is taken from Night Reigns, the second book in my Immortal Guardians series.  In it, Seth (the leader of the Immortal Guardians) and Marcus (the hero) are talking about Ami (the heroine):

    Seth grinned, chest swelling with pride. “I told you she could kick your ass.”
    Marcus laughed. “I believe she could.”

I had such fun revisiting these characters in Phantom Shadows.  I don't know how I'll ever give them up.  :-)

I hope you had a good week and will have an even better weekend! Take care!

Dianne

Favorite Quote Friday #36

Happy Friday!  I hope your week has been a good one!  Mine was good, but very hot.  Temps here keep creeping closer and closer to the century mark.  It was 98 in the shade again one day, but we did finally get a little bit of rain.

I wrote and turned in a synopsis of the novella I'm writing for the Predatory anthology, which will include stories by Alexandra Ivy and Nina Bangs.  It's a story that's been rambling around in my thoughts ever since I wrote Night Reigns, so I'm excited.  :-)  I'm also designing some new Immortal Guardians swag and hope to order it by the end of the weekend.  Woohoo!

And now it's time for Favorite Quote Friday!  For today's segment, I've chosen a narrative quote from Night Reigns told from the point of view of Melanie, a secondary character who will be the heroine in the next book – Phantom Shadows):

The immortal’s eyes closed. An expression of such anguish contorted his handsome features. Such pain. His hand tightened on the handle of the sword, crushing it and cutting his palm. Blood drip-drip-dripped onto the metal guard, then slithered down the blade like a crimson snake.

I like Melanie.  It takes a lot of guts to work on a daily basis with vampires who could succumb to violent bursts of insanity at any given moment.  :-)

Have a fantastic weekend!

Dianne

Favorite Quote Friday #34

Happy Friday!  This week really flew past, but it was a great one!  :-) How was yours?  Anyone on vacation yet?  Heading for the beach? Kicking back and watching zombie movie marathons?  (Yes, I am a zombie movie fiend.)   I'm still working on Phantom Shadows proofs, but am confident I'll finish before the deadline.  Carefully scrutinizing every word and punctuation mark in a 108,000-word manuscript, looking for any errors we may have missed during edits and copyedits can simply be slow going.   :-)

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I have some very exciting news to share with you.  I'm going to write an Immortal Guardians novella that will appear in an anthology alongside novellas by Alexandra Ivy and Nina Bangs!  Woohoo!  I'm so excited!!!  

I also took a trip over to Amazon.de and found this:

The German cover of Darkness Dawns!

Ausgezeichnet!

Love it!  Love it!  Love it!  It will be released in Germany in October 2012.  Ich hoffe, die Leser werden es mögen!  :-)  

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There's only a week left to bid on items in The Brenda Novak Annual Auction for the Cure of Diabetes.  Bidding will continue through May 31st.  I've donated an Immortal Guardians package:

• 1 signed copy of Darkness Dawns

• 1 signed copy of Night Reigns

• Immortal Guardians swag (cover flats, postcards, bookmarks, mini-bookmarks).

There is also a store which will allow shoppers to purchase items with the proceeds going towards the auction.  The link to it is http://www.cafepress.com/brendanovaksonlinediabetesauction.  You can find out more on their blog:  http://bnauctionblog.tumblr.com/.

The auction will have a final Twitter Party on Sunday,  May 27, 2012 from 1:00-2:00 PM PST. One lucky tweeter who uses the hashtag #bnda during the hour will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card. Be sure to follow @bnovakauction to be part of the Twitter Party.  :-)

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It's time again for Favorite Quote Friday.  I've been enjoying Marcus and Ami's roles in Phantom Shadows so much as I read through it that, for today's selection, I thought I would choose a quote from Night Reigns (Immortal Guardians Book 2) in which Marcus, the hero, addresses Ami, the heroine:

Marcus, looking rumpled, gaped up at her from a dozen or so yards away.  "Are you insane?" he bellowed after a long moment.

“I don’t think so,” she answered honestly.  Seth, David, and Darnell had all assured her she wasn’t.  But there were moments she questioned their judgement. 

If you've read Darkness Dawns and Night Reigns, I can't wait for you to see these two again in Phantom Shadows!  :-)

Have a great weekend!

Dianne