B. K. Walker Halloween Gift Basket Giveaway and Steamy Excerpt from To Love A Wolf

Greetings lovers of all things Halloween!  Today, my guest is B. K. Walker.  she's offering a rafflecopter giveaway for a Halloween Gift Bakset so read on and enter!  Also, she is revealing an excerpt from her steamy upcoming novel, To Love a Wolf.

Thank you for having me back Denise! I always  love visiting your blog and we have so much fun J.  As a Halloween Celebration, I will be giving away a Halloween Virtual Gift Basket consisting of Kindle Gifted Copies Halloween Kid Friendly Recipes by Meg Phillips, 35 Halloween Recipes For The Faint Of Heart: Recipe Ideas for Halloween Parties, Dinner and Appetizers by Jean Pardue, a To Love A Wolf  Wall Paper, and 3 of my books – Night Secrets, Immortyl Kisses: Warrior Rising, and Dares and Dreams. I will also offer  5 of your readers a chance for their choice of title above in PDF format. Plus, for those of you that haven’t heard, we opened Virtual Assistant Services at our Sister Site - Café Creations. We are specializing in Authors, and if you’re an author in need of research, book promotion or need help with social media management, I will give you one hour of free services when you book a VA.

Okay, I’m done ranting, now on to my post haha!

Halloween! I absolutely love Halloween! I always get so excited for October, simply because it gets my Muse ignited. There are so many stories that go with Halloween, like The Headless Horseman, Jason from Friday The 13^th, Freddy from Nightmare on Elm Street, Michael from Halloween. *Squee*

Okay, I’m a horror movie buff!

What’s not to love though? You get your creepy crawlies, ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and my favorite part…when the creepy music plays and you know something is about to happen and you still jump! Ha! You know you do it too lol.

So what kind of stories does my Muse throw at me this time of year?

Stories are just buzzing through me. Here is what you can expect from me for future releases:

The Quarry Murders (Due Out Next Year with Final Title)– believe in ghosts? What if you were a medical examiner and ghosts spoke to you all the time? One ghost stands out though, and you must help them discover how and why they died. Will it be serial killings, a cult? Hmmm.

To Love A Wolf (Due Out December 2012)– what if you didn’t know you were a wolf, and suddenly thrown in to be an Alpha, the only way you know,  is via your dreams? You have 3 days before the full moon to figure it all out before you transform and lead a pack you know nothing about! Not to mention you’re engaged to be married. (No, this is not the blurb)

Excerpt from To Love A Wolf *Adult Content*:

I lay on blood red silk sheets, the room dark except for the eery shadows that danced in the candles glow. A low, deep gutteral growl rang in my ears, almost too quiet to be heard. Trying to move to see where the noise erupted from, I realized my hands were tied to the bed posts. I tugged harder thinking I might break free, only to find the ropes tightening around my wrists. Bile started rising in my throat as panic set in. I had no idea where I was. I could feel my heart pound in my chest like a jackhammer and I shook my arms in a last attempt, and hope, at freedom. Without seeing anything in the room with me, I became still as the pain seared through me. Looking down at my chest, blood started oozing out of the four wide gashes that now lay open and I stared, too in shock to move or say anything. Was that a claw mark?

“You will be still my love.”

I startled, squinting my eyes to make out the figure that slowly moved up my body from my feet. From the shadowy glow, long silky brown hair tickled my bare legs. For the first time, I noticed I was completely naked. What the heck was going on?

“I have chosen you for my mate love. You will share my gift and we can be together for eternity.” Slowly she continued to move up my body, now seductively licking my thighs.

My body was betraying me, my manhood rising to the warmth of her tongue. I watched as deep golden eyes now stared back at me. She had to be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Her skin was flawless and white as cream. Those golden eyes glowed seductively while her hair flowed beautifully around her face, revealing high cheek bones that lead to full, plump lips. She continued with circular motions of her tongue, now teasing me to a full erection. The pain could no longer be felt as my loins took over.

“Ah yes. You will be the perfect mate. I'm so glad to have found you, and lucky. On the full moon love, we will be bonded forever.” She licked the tip of my cock, slowly sliding those luscious lips down my shaft.

My eyes closed and my head fell back, a moan escaping me. I knew in the back of my mind I should be scared as hell, but I couldn't help the pleasure that flooded my senses. I felt like I was falling into oblivion, falling...falling...falling.

Now if I could bother your readers for a vote…Which cover do you like best?
Leave me a comment and let me know.

         

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About BK Walker:

Jack of all trades, master of none. BK Walker is first and foremost a mother and a wife. With three beautiful children and a wonderful husband, she enjoys her days living on their farm in Eastern Pennsylvania. When she’s not writing, she manages her time organizing virtual book tours for other authors, and helping her husband as a consultant in their jointly owned business. Putting most of her time into research, BK is always seeking for the most effective ways to market and promote books and business alike. Art is a secondary love, and you may often find her sketches popping up on one of her blogs, or simply catch her reading the magic created in the pages of a great novel. Who knows, it just may be yours.

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A very big thanks to B. K!  Don't forget to enter the Rafflecopter for her prizes!

Tomorrow, my guest is Carl Hose.

Sexy Cedric:  Steam up your autumn nights with a howling-good read!

Greetings my darlings!  Happy autumnal equinox to my pagan friends!  Now that autumn is here, your naughty boy is back with something to help take the chill out of these longer nights.  Something with warm, silky fur and delicious sharp fangs.  No, it's not this playful tiger.  This sort of beastie howls and scratches when the moon turns full.  Okay, I've done my share of that for a vampire.

So, let me turn the spotlight on a sexy new confection from the always delightful, Katie Salidas.

Good girls don’t wear fur, or fight over men, and they certainly don’t run around naked, howling at the moon.

But then, no-one ever called Fallon a good girl.

As a human unofficially mated to an Alpha werewolf, Fallon is being pressured to “become”...or be gone.

Her mate Aiden, the interim leader of the Olde Town Pack, is in a position that demands he either choose a wolf mate...or leave the pack forever. No matter how hot the sex with Fallon is, he can’t ignore centuries of tradition.

Become a wolf or not. If only the choice were that simple. Fallon’s options are further clouded by the overt presence of other females desperate to be the Alpha’s mate. And when these bitches get serious, it’s not just claws that come out. If Fallon wants to keep her man and take the title she’ll have to exert a little dominance of her own.

You can read Ms. Verrico's review here.

I like the sexy blonde, Fallon, on the cover.  In fact, she'll be here in the coming weeks to talk with me...and hopefully more.

You can learn more about Moonlight and follow Katie Salidas at these links:

http://www.katiesalidas.com/

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Katie Salidas is a Super Woman! Endowed with special powers and abilities, beyond those of mortal women, She can get the munchkins off to gymnastics, cheerleading, Girl Scouts, and swim lessons.  She can put hot food on the table for dinner while assisting with homework, baths, and bedtime… And, She still finds the time to keep the hubby happy (nudge nudge wink wink). She can do all of this and still have time to write.  And if you can believe all of those lies, there is some beautiful swamp land in Florida for sale…

Katie Salidas resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mother, wife, and author, she does try to do it all, often causing sleep deprivation and many nights passed out at the computer. Writing books is her passion, and she hopes that her passion will bring you hours of entertainment.

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This month, I'm giving away an author-signed mini poster of the Annals of the Immortyls cover.  Please leave a contact e-mail and comment to enter! I'll also add a personal message and surprise gift!

That's all for today, my loves!  The authoress is at the Horror Realms convention in Pittsburgh, PA, and she needs me to make the party lively.

So until next time,

Love and Dark Kisses from your sexy Scotsman,

Cedric MacKinnon

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B. K. Walker on Her Paranormal World

Today, I welcome B. K. Walker to Immortyl Revolution. She is part of the Romancing the Darkside Tour.  I'll be hosting several other authors as part of this series.  There will be drawings to go with these posts.  I've asked the authors to provide me with a little insight on how they build their paranormal worlds.  So without further ado, here is B. K.! 

Thank you so much Denise for having back at your blog. It's always a pleasure chatting with your readers. I'm having so much fun touring with these magnificent authors for Romancing Your Dark Side Tour. It's still early and already I've met some great people. Before we get started, I just want to let your readers know that by leaving a comment today and at any blog along this tour they will be entered into our grand prize drawing for a brand new Kindle and a Virtual Gift Basket full of goodies. You gain an entry for each blog you comment at, and you can find the entire schedule with a giveaway at each stop over at http://www.vbtcafe.com/.

Today's giveaway - 2 e-copies of Night Secrets, or readers choice of e-book from my backlist. Please leave a comment for B. K. in order to enter.  Names will be chosen by random drawing.  Commenters must post by midnight EDT Wed. 8/23/11. Please provide an email address where you may be contacted.

Creating My Paranormal World in an Everyday Setting

I love writing in the paranormal fiction genre. Not only can I create a world all of my own, but I can make things happen that you may not normally see. I can throw my characters in a modern day life, I can take them back in time, I can create magic that may never have even been heard of in our world. That's the greatness of writing in this type of genre. I can just let my imagination run wild.

What's the catch though? It must be believable. Even though I write about vampires, werewolves, witches, faeries, and whatever else I may throw into the mix, my characters, no matter what I'm writing, must be believable. If a reader can't connect, or imagine that character in it's description, then I'm not doing my job. Yes, you may see things in my vampires or werewolves that you see in other novels, but what separates my writing from the rest? It's the mix. Not too often do you see vampires, witches, werewolves, and/or faeries all in one story, and if you do, it's often for a brief scene. With my writing though, my make believe all work together, coincide together, live together. They may not always like each other, but they are all there in the forefront making the action happen. I've been told many times by readers that they've never seen such a diverse group of characters in their reading as what they've read in my books. The plus side, it works. It creates a world for readers that not only is believable, but that they want to read to find out more.

In Dares And Dreams, my main character, Lannie Spenser is a witch coming into her full powers when she turns 21. What she faces is also becoming half vampire, like her mother who is already a Vamp-Witch, in order to save herself and her coven from an evil vampire king that hunts her for those powers.

In Immortyl Kisses, Raine is hunted by a rogue vampire simply because she smells good. She's protected by a vampire and a werewolf, and she harbors feelings for both. Both vampire and werewolf must work together to keep her safe, and then in comes a witch giving them guidance as to what is to become and fights by their side as well.

Night Secrets, Keara Crosby is from a fey lineage, but shapeshifting is the power she develops fully. Meeting Channing, a werewolf, and Corbin a vampire, she is introduced to a world she only thought was make believe. As things start happening to her, she needs to find the answers. Only in her crazy Wiccan aunt will she find what she seeks and learn of a heritage that her late parents tried to protect her from. As you can see, once again I have quite the mix thrown into my storyline.

 I like playing with all of the different folk lore. It's fun to research it, figure out how I can change it up, and create my own twist to the existing lore, if you will. My muse just loves creating these characters and the plots to go with them. We create some pretty intense action and most times a surprising twist that the reader just wasn't expecting. I love the element of surprise (*chuckling*).

BK Walker currently lives in Transylvania, (j/k Central Pennsylvania), with her three children, Brittney, Hunter and Danny, her dogs Rancid, Sadie and Haven, a cat named Whiskers and a goldfish named Fat Albert. She has always had a love for reading and writing, even as a child she created stories reading them to her stuffed animals. With a love for vampires and werewolves, you will not be disappointed with her writing as she mixes up the paranormal juice. Aside from writing, BK also supports Indie Authors organizing virtual book tours, helping them to market and promote their work. Her book review site, BWB Reviews, is just another small way she contributes to the reading world. With many stories floating around in her head, she writes when she gets the time between working as a Pediatric Home Care Nurse, being a single mother, and continuing her college education in Graphic Art Design. When she's not arguing with her muse, you will often find her at a baseball game with her boys or drinking iced coffee from Dunkin Donuts enjoying a good book.

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Keara Crosby had the perfect life. Her family was not hurting for anything. When her parents are suddenly killed, Keara must learn to live without them. After mourning their death for two months, Keara starts to live again. She follows her favorite band, hangs with her best friend Jared, and falls for the new kid on the block.

When her favorite band is playing at Night Secrets, a new club downtown, she takes her first outing since her parents death and finds this mysterious boy watching her. Mesmerized by his lapus blue eyes, she can't help but feel drawn to him. Her body responds to him in ways she never thought possible, and she needs to figure out why. What is it about Channing that has her yearning for his touch?

Not only is Keara drawn to Channing, but the owner of Night Secrets seems to be drawn to her. Giving her special treatment, she can't help but wonder what he's hiding, and the sense she's seen him before. When she's attacked in the parking lot, her world turns inside out, literally. Keara will soon learn that secrets of the night, just may be the death of her.

Night Secrets Excerpt

I almost made it to the kitchen when Aunt Aingeal

came running out of my room. She had an incense in her

hand and stopped in front of me fanning the smoke

around my body, chanting in Gaelic. I watched her in

amazement for a few moments, then I’d had enough.

“Aunt Aingeal please? I really would like to get a bite

to eat, and can’t even understand a word you are saying.

What is it with you?”

She paused her actions and looked at me. “Yer father

'as nev'r told ya. I should’ve figured as mooch. Child, I

be placin' prootection upon ya. Go git yer grub and we be

talkin'.” She sniffed the air around me. “I know of yer

accident, an' of tha' thing tha' brung ya 'ome. Ya put

yerself in too mooch danger all tha time. Now go. Go

eat, ya be lookn' like crap, an' th'n be comin' ta see me.”

I looked at her in disbelief. She turned and went to her

room. What the heck was that all about? She was such

a weird woman. What didn’t my father tell me? We’ve

always had a pretty open relationship. I did with both my

parents. I shook my head and headed for the kitchen. I

couldn’t wait to hear this one.

After I filled my stomach Jamison was already

questioning me. “Miss Keara, do you feel better now?”

“Yes Jamison. I am full and feel like a million bucks.

Thanks.”

“You look much better than when you first arrived

home.

Thank goodness you’re okay. I‘m glad you ate it all. It

will help you regain your strength.” He smiled.

“Let me ask you something Jamison.”

“Of course Miss Keara.” He stood at attention.

“Is there anything about my dad that I should know

about? Something I don’t know?”

Confusion was evident in his expression, yet I waited.

He pondered the question for a minute before he

answered. “I don’t believe so Miss Keara. Why are you

asking?”

I sipped my tea. “It’s something Aingeal said. She

said ‘Your father has not told you. I should have figured

as much. I just don’t know what she could mean.” I

absently took another sip of tea.

“I’m not sure Miss Keara. You know your father never

spoke of Aingeal much. She is a bit…..eccentric shall I

say?”

“That she is Jamison. That she is. Well, I must go talk

to her and find out. Thanks for the tea and soup Jamison.

You’re the best.” I kissed his cheek and headed to

Aingeal’s room.

From the hall I could smell her incense. The aroma

was strong, a mix of coconut and sage. What was with

her and her witchery? I just didn’t get it. I could hear her

chanting again as I tapped on her door. “Aunt Aingeal,

can I come in?”

The door opened, a fog of smoke rolling out into the

hallway. She peered around the door so just her head

was visible. Her long red hair was wrapped in a black,

silk scarf. Her ears had large silver hoops dangling from

them. A silver chain with some weird looking stone hung

from her neck. “Come in me child. Come in.”

This was the first time I’d ever been in her room since

she moved here. Looking around I couldn’t believe all the

things she had. Shelves upon shelves lined the walls,

and bottles of every shape and size, all different colors

sat upon them. There were old books on a shelf that sat

on the floor, they looked ancient.

“Sit down me child. We must talk.”

“What is the incense for?”

“Fer yer prootection child.” She pulled two chairs up to

a round glass table and motioned for me to sit. She

busied herself gathering a brass ball on a chain, some

crystals, and a book off the shelf. She walked over to the

other end of the room and grabbed a purple bottle that

looked fit for a genie.

“What are you doing Aunt Aingeal?”

“Shush, me child. I be tellin' ya once I’ve all I be

needin'.”

So I waited. Once she was done she came to sit in the

chair opposite me at the glass table. She spread all the

items out in front of us and opened her book. “Now.

Thar’s a lot fer ya ta be learnin‘. Yer father, bless 'is soul,

nev'r wanted ta believe nor carry on our heritage. He

thought it rubbish, but he was a fool.”

“What heritage? What are you talking about?”

“Listen me child, and I will be tell’n ya.”

“Okay.” I raised my hands in surrender.

“Our family comes from a long line of Celtics from

Ireland. Ya wer' n't born a Crosby, but yer true name is

Flannery.”

“What? Where did Crosby come from?” I knew we

were Irish with the flaming red hair we all had, but never

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Last day to enter to win a copy of Cara Mia!

Today is the last day to enter!  You can read my latest interview at this link and leave a comment to enter: http://paulazone.blogdrive.com/.  I'll be drawing tonight and posting the winner in the morning!  Please check back.

Interview with author, Susan Hanniford Crowley

Today, I welcome Susan Hanniford Crowley to Immortyl Revolution.  Susan is on her Authors Supporting Authors Virtual Tour.

What age group is your work geared toward?

I write for adults. I have explicit sexual content in my books.

Into which genre would you say your work falls and why?

I write paranormal romance. Since I am a cross over author from science fiction and fantasy, the genre appealed to me as it allows me to write science fiction, fantasy, and supernatural with romance. 

 Tell us a little about your latest book.


THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS (which is part of the Vampires in Manhattan series) is about a woman who doesn’t realize she’s inherited Telkhine powers from her mother. Laura has a desperately horrible day which makes her question her existence. She ends up clinging to a railing on the Brooklyn Bridge. When she changes her mind, she falls into the river. Vampire David Hilliard has just asked God for mercy and to end his loneliness. He has a vision of her and plunges into the river to save her. Unfortunately, Laura is mortally injured and he has only one choice. David doesn’t know that to love a Telkhine brings doom upon them both and plunges them into a world of sorcery and voodoo. Will his love be enough to save them? Does Laura truly love him?

Available as an ebook at: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-thestormylovelifeoflauracordelais-374695-139.html
Also available in Kindle:















I’m awaiting news of the print release date.

Who is your favorite character in your book and why?

I love David Hilliard, because he’s brave, patient, kind, and even though he’s over a hundred, he’s not opposed to learning new things. It doesn’t hurt that he’s great looking and has a weird sense of humor.

What other writers would you say have influenced your work and why? What are some of your favorite books in the genre?

My first editor in fantasy was Marion Zimmer Bradley, and her work as an author greatly influenced me. I found her work transporting as if I had walked through a door into another world. Now-a-days I’m influenced by a lot of the up and coming authors in paranormal romance like Bianca D’Arc, Stella and Audra Price, and a.c. Mason.

What is your writing process like? Do you do a lot of background research? Do you plot every detail or do you prefer the characters to move the story in new directions, or a combination of both? Do you belong to a critique group and do you find this helpful?

I dream a story. When I wake I write it down as fast as possible—sometimes only in an outline or grocery list format. Then I flesh it out more and I do tons of research to get details right. As for plotting, I let my characters move the story but I get all that in my dreams, for the most part. Sometimes I have to fix places that don’t quite work.

For THE STORMY LOVE LIFE OF LAURA CORDELAIS, I researched the Brooklyn Bridge, the East River, cemeteries in New Orleans, the different dialects spoken in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina timeline over Florida and New Orleans, the flooding pattern, the French Quarter, Voodoo, different forms of magic, the mythology of Rhodes (the legendary homes of the Telkhines) and obscure Greek Mythology.

I have belonged to critique groups in the past: Critters.org for science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers and Rom-Critters, which is a yahoo group for romance writers. I found them tremendously helpful when I was honing my craft. I belong to SFWA and RWA and also a local chapter of RWA. I love the local chapter meetings because they are highly educational and I’m always learning something new I can use.

 Do you have any advice for young or beginning writers?

Read everything in the genre you want to pursue as a writer. That way you’re not wasting time writing something someone else already has. Join a writers group for the education and a critique group to help with the process and get emotional support.

Who is your publisher?

My publisher is Tease Publishing LLC.  My other books (I also have WHEN LOVE SURVIVES and A VAMPIRE FOR CHRISTMAS in the Vampires in Manhattan series) are available at: All Romance Books

What is your website and/or blog where readers can learn more? Can they friend you on Facebook or other sites?

Readers can always find me at http://susanhannifordcrowley.com/
My romance blog: http://nightsofpassion.wordpress.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/SHCrowley
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/people/Susan-Hanniford-Crowley/629298868
Absolutely friend me and ask to be in the Internet Book Party, that way you get all the news.

Are there any upcoming signings or appearances you’d like to mention?

My next ebook release will be VAMPIRE IN THE BASEMENT—tentative release date July 15.
I will be participating in the Authors After Dark Romance Unlimited Convention in Secaucus, New Jersey, September 16-19. There's still time to register. There will be tons of fun events, panels, workshops, parties, and giveaways. Here's the link:

http://authorsafterdark.blogspot.com/p/aad-confrence-info.html


For those that are attending Authors After Dark Romance Unlimited Convention, come up to me and say “I saw you on Immortal Revolution” and I will give you a small gift.

Susan, Thanks so much for joining me today!

Thank you for having me.

Readers, please leave a comment to be entered in drawing through Authors Supporting Authors.

Contest winner and upcoming interview!

Congrats to Gina Leuci who won the copy of Cindy Davis's book, Final Masquerade. Tomorrow I feature author, Omegia Keeyes. Just back from the Big Apple where I was doing research and seeing friends. I wish I could have stayed!