Death Howls Twice Release Day Giveaway

(I used Grammarly to grammar check this post because I'd rather be giving stuff away!)

Happy Release Day!  Woot, Woot! Today's the day Death Howls Twice releases to the world. This fifth installment of Liz Baker's world finds Liz surrounded by werewolves ready to fight. And Monty doesn't help the situation any.

Here's the back cover description:

 

On the way to her Atlanta estate, the limo carrying Liz and her friends is slammed into by a random SUV on the interstate. During the aftermath of the crash, Monty whisks the injured group off to a nearby ranch run by some of his trusted friends.

While everyone is recovering from their injuries, Jake and Mary Matherson ask Liz for her help in rescuing their daughter from a nearby mad man who previously abducted her for his own twisted reasons. Liz reluctantly agrees after hearing there’s a vampire helping the enemy. Who could this vampire be? Is it Gregory trying to mastermind another attempt at swaying Liz to his side? But how could he even know she’d be at the Mathersons’ ranch?

After a destructive ambush directed by an unknown traitor, Jake Matherson is captured and the rest of his group looks to Liz and Monty to rescue not only him and his daughter, but to also destroy the enemy  and find out the spy’s identity. Will Liz be able to bring Jake and his daughter back safely, or will the unknown traitor and vampire trip her plans up before they even get started?

This book took longer than I expected, what with my kids being out of school for the summer and all, but in my usual celebratory fashion, here's the release day giveaway you've been waiting for!  There will be 8 winners this time and the prizes are as follows:

• $5 Amazon Gift Certificate
• 1 e-Book copy of any Liz Baker book of your choice
• Goodie Box w/ Mug, Necklace, Playing Cards, and a Bookmark Collection
• The 5-book Liz Baker series in paperback, autographed
• 4 Death Howls Twice Key Chains

 

 

All you have to do is join in on the Rafflecopter below. Most of you will be able to rack up some easy points because you're already Facebook fans and Twitter followers, etc. So go forth and enter!!  Be sure to share with all your friends and help me celebrate the completion of another book.  :)

Snag an e-copy today for only $3.99 everywhere and $3.19 on CTR!  (The paperback will be available as soon as a last minute cover issue is resolved.)

 

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March already?

Gosh, I can't believe that it's already March. I'm still getting use to writing 2009 on checks. LOL!

March has started out very cold here in north Georgia. We woke up to 24 degrees with a windchill of 11. Crazy cold for us. It was suppose to snow yesterday, but we didn't see a single flake here. The girls were disappointed and Tim was hoping for a snow day at home. Poor children. LOL!

Since it is March now, I want to remind everyone that my monthly newsletter will be going out on Wednesday. It always goes out on the first Wednesday of the month. If you aren't already signed up to receive it, now's definitely the time. :-) Just click the "newsletter" link at the top of the page.

I found out the winner of my February contest with CoffeeTimeRomance.com. Congratulations to Amanda for winning a collection of bath goodies and book of her choice. For those who didn't win, no worries! There will always be more contests and giveaways. I love giving away goodies. :-)

My weekend went pretty peacefully. I got a lot of work done and had a good time with the family. Tim & I played Fable II off and on all weekend. He's not usually into RPGs, but he's really enjoying this one. He's played more than I have and is much further in the story. Of course, that just means he'll get finished sooner so that I can have it all to myself. LOL!

I don't have a big to-do list this week. I make my list every Sunday for the new week, and usually it's a pretty long list. However, I was surprised yesterday when couldn't think of more than half a dozen items to put on my list. Wow! I even asked Tim if he knew of anything needed to do this week, and he didn't. Soooo, it looks like I'll be having an easy week. There's just a few household things I need to do, and I always have my regular work to do, but not much more than that.

Nice!

Well, I guess I'll go do some baking today and do a little restocking of the freezer. I hope you all have a fabulous week! :-)

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Tuesday, Tuesday. I don't mind Tuesdays.

Good morning all! I hope you're having a good one. So far, so good here on the homefront. The girls are being very good this morning (though as soon as I say that I'm sure it'll change). Tim has already texted me sweet nothings a few times this morning. And the house is fairly clean. LOL!

I woke up to temps in the 20's yet again. I sure was hoping for Spring to arrive soon, and after the nice temps we've been having, this morning was a disappointment. At least the sun is shining brightly though! I'm a stickler for sunshine. It makes me feel good, happy, productive. Winter sucks even worse when it's always cloudy and dreary.

I've already gotten several things on my 'to-do' list for this week knocked out. I need to start sanding and painting in the diningroom though. Tim had to cut into the wall the other weekend to fix a shower problem in the girls' bathroom. What a mess that was, but he got it taken care of fairly quickly. He got the hole all fixed and puttied up this weekend, so now I need to sand and paint it.

I try to never plan for too much when the kids are home from school. My plans never seem to come to fruition if I do. LOL! So I just kind of go with the flow and see what happens.

Oh, a little reminder that the February contest with CoffeeTimeRomance is still going on. If you haven't signed up yet for your chance to win a gift basket of goodies and a copy of one of my Alex & Fiona books, then pop on over and do so!
http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/ContestPage.html

Just scroll down to Christie Silvers and see what you can do! :-)

Okay, I'm out for now. I have work to do, a wall to paint, kids to send outside as soon as it's warm enough, and a hubby who keeps texting. LOL! Have a fabulous Tuesday!

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An exciting week ahead!

Usually I'm pretty blah on Mondays. Not this week! This is going to be one exciting week for me.

First off, let me say that my February contest on CoffeeTimeRomance.com has gone live. You can check it out and enter by visiting www.coffeetimeromance.com/ContestPage.html . Just scroll down to my name and get to it! :-) Good luck to all who enter.

While that's fun all on its own, that's not why I'm in such a good mood on a dreary Monday morning.

We all know that Valentine's Day is next weekend. A day for lovers! I love Valentine's Day. Tim always brings me roses and we spend the evening together (when it's on a week day). However this year it falls on a weekend. Yay!

Soooo, this coming weekend we're going away all alone. Yes, I know it's a week early, but we didn't want to go when everyone would be going. Places are always crowded for Valentine's Day so we're going now.

We are heading over to a little Bed & Breakfast right outside Helen, GA. It's far enough to be "away" and close enough that we won't have to spend all day traveling. I have my mother lined up to take the girls and we'll be off.

We've never been to a bed & breakfast (well, technically it'll be bed & brunch), so we're really looking forward to it. Tim doesn't think we'll leave the room the whole weekend. Thankfully they have a nice resturant right there. We'll make reservations for a late dinner and late brunch and then see what happens. I'm guessing he's right though, and there won't be many public sightings of the two of us over the weekend. LOL!

I guess those of you who've read my books can now tell where the steamy sex scenes come from. LOL! I've been known to say that some of my fiction is based on actual reality, yet I won't say exactly what. LOL!

So I'm in an excellent mood today and plan to be in one all week. Tim is already texting me from work this morning talking about the upcoming weekend.

To friends and family who may call or text me this coming weekend... Don't expect me to answer the phone. ;-)

Now I'm off to see if I can get any actual work done on Time For Death today. Liz has certainly taken a backseat to the hubby lately. Yet knowing Liz the way I do, she totally understands!

Have a great week everyone!

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Contest Suggestions Needed

I'll have a contest coming up in February with CoffeeTimeRomance.com and I'm wondering what kinds of goodies you'd like to see me give away?

Since it will probably be a Valentine's Day themed contest, I'm thinking *lovey* stuff. Maybe a goodie basket like lotions, candles, sweet smelling stuff, and maybe a copy of A Midnight Infatuation. Then again, maybe I could go for a chocolate theme with candies, edible body paints, etc. Hmmm.....

I'm open to suggestions from my wonderful readers. :-)

You can post them here in the comments section, or email me at christie@christiesilvers.com .

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Christie's Blogging on Coffee Thoughts

I'm so excited! Tomorrow I will be the guest blogger on CoffeeTimeRomance.com's blog, Coffee Thoughts. I'll be there all day posting entries, answering questions, and giving away a free book.

I'll post my first entry around 8am EST, and then add several more throughout the day.

For the free book giveaway, I'll ask a single question in my second entry. The first person to find and post the answer will win one of my books (winner's choice). The answer has been hidden on my website, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out the question.

If no one finds the answer right away, I'll be posting hints throughout the day until someone does. It should be lots of fun!

I hope that you'll stop by, join in on the fun, and even ask any questions you may have. Don't make me sit there listening to chirping crickets all day. ;-)

Christie's Blogging on Coffee Thoughts

Let the weekend begin!

Woohoo! It's finally Friday. This has been one long, dragging week for me. You'd think that I'd enjoy it because as soon as Halloween hits, my life will move into uproaring, crazy busy mode. LOL!

As a little notice: The website will be down for about an hour on October 24th, sometime between the hours of 1am - 7am EST. Thought I'd throw that out there so no one wonders what's up. Since it'll be in the middle of the night, hopefully no one will notice. :-)

Okay, back to my schedule. Today has been cold, rainy, and dreary. I don't mind it for a day or two, but more than three days will start to get to me. So fingers crossed that it's only for a few days and Monday will bring the sun back into focus.

I don't have any plans for the weekend. The oldest thinks that it's boring to stay home all weekend, but we'll see what she says when she's in her 30's and a weekend home is appealing. LOL.

Today marks 2 weeks until Halloween, and the day that A Twilight Abduction officially releases. I'm very excited! The pre-orders have been wonderful and I hope that the orders after the release will be just as great, and more so!

Then on November 1st, the big book sale will start on my website. Buyers will be able to purchase all three of the Alex & Fiona books for one low price.

November 1st also marks the start of NaNoWriMo... National Novel Writing Month. I'll be participating in the NaNo contest again this year (50K words in 30days). Hopefully I'll win again like last year. :-)

November 19th is the day I'll be guest blogging on CoffeeTimeRomance.com's blog, Coffee Thoughts.

Then throw in Thanksgiving Day! I'll be cooking and hosting the family Thanksgiving meal again this year, so that'll be a busy day with absolutely no writing time on the agenda. LOL

And all of that is just for November. December is almost as busy, and it leads right into January!

Now that I've rambled your eyes off with my insanity, I'll let you escape gracefully. Have a great weekend!!

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It's been a busy day.

Today was a busy day around here. My older two girls only have three days of school this week, so I'm trying to cram all of my week's worth of work into just three days. Plus the hubby and I will be out of town over the weekend, so that's two less days for me to work.

Nevertheless, I was extremely busy this morning with advertising, blogging, more advertising, setting up event invitations for my "guest appearance" on Coffee Thoughts next month, and all that jazz. Before I knew it, it was time to go pick up the big girls at school. *Shock*

The day just flew by with a WHOOSH.

After I got the kids home from school, I spent half and hour on my hair. It needed a refreshing of red coloring before I go away in a few days. This red doesn't come naturally I'm afraid. LOL! I've been a redhead for a year now, after being a blonde for more than a decade, and I still love this color. Since my hair is naturally dark, and the red is dark, it takes much longer for me to start seeing my roots through the color. Meaning that I don't have to color as often as I did with the blonde. Either way, I love this color.

I did manage to make more notes for my next book. I try not to be too "planning" when I start a new book. I like to let the characters evolve on their own (as if I have a choice, lol). But when something strikes my fancy, I have to make a note about it for later inclusion somewhere in the story.

Okay, enough rambling for today. I have to get dinner started. Well, I have BBQ chicken in the crock-pot, but I need to start the side dishes.

Have a great evening!

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Brrrrr, it's cold here!

I woke up this morning to a brisk 43 degrees here in north Georgia. Normally it's still pretty warm in the beginning of October; not this year! Yesterday only rose to a high of 70 and it was o wind that I felt cold al day long. This morning I haven't even bothered to open the windows in th house because I was freezing without doing so.

Usually by Halloween we are finally in jeans. Well, this year we've been in jeans for the last week, or so. Right now I'm sitting here in sweats, fuzzy slippers, and a jacket! I refuse to turn on the heat though. We are in Georgia, after all! LOL!

Okay, that's enough talking about the weather, lol.

Last night I got some exciting news. Turns out that I will be a guest blogger on the CoffeeTimeRomance.com blog on November 19th! I'm very excited about it, as this will be my first time as a guest blogger. I have no idea what I'll talk about, or even what people would like for me to talk about. But, I will be giving away one of my books to a lucky winner on that day!

I'll post a reminder as the day gets closer. :-)

If you're not familiar with CoffeeTimeRomance, then you should definitely pop on over and check them out. I have lots of fun over there, and even have my own authors section in their forum. Stop by and say Hi if you have time. :-)

Christie's Forum on CTR

Okay, that's it for today. Tomorrow I plan to release an announcement that's been a while in the making. I'm very excited about it and hope that all of my readers will be too!

Until then...

Have a great Thursday!!

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Upcoming "Hooray They're Out of My Hair" Giveaway

With the first day of school fast approaching, I'm happy to announce that I will be holding another giveaway during the month of September titled, "Hooray They're Out of My Hair".

This giveaway will run from September 1st - 30th and the winner will receive an autographed poster of A Birth at Dawn. I'm also considering giving away one e-book copy of either A Midnight Infatuation or A Birth at Dawn (the winner's choice) to another lucky winner. But, that's not a done deal just yet... just a consideration. :-)

I will be announcing more details on this giveaway in the upcoming August issue of my newsletter. So if you aren't already subscribed to it, jump on over and do it! I only use your information for delivery of the newsletter, and the newsletter only goes out on the first Wednesday of every month.

Sign up for the newsletter here!

Some of you may have noticed the new Alphabet Authors banner on the right side bar. This is a promotion that that authors of Coffee Time Romance are doing for the month of September. All of the authors who are joining in will be holding contests/events/giveaways/etc. during September in celebration of all the kids going back to school and getting out of our hair (obviously, myself included). LOL! So stop by, sign up for the forum (use my name as a referrer please -- christiesilvers), and enjoy chit-chatting with some wonderful authors and readers alike. You may even be the lucky winner of someone's contest!

Don't forget to stop by my own Author's Forum there on CTR.

Join Christie on CTR!

Ok, I guess that's it for today. The older girls have gone to spend the night with my sister, the youngest is watching cartoons, and the hubby will be home soon. I might be able to convince him to take me out for dinner since there will only be three of us. LOL We'll see though!

Tomorrow and Saturday I'll be out of the house having a big yard sale. I've decided to finally get rid of all our baby items... swing, stroller, highchair, playpen, etc. and I expect it all to sell quickly! Here's hoping for nothing coming back home with me at the end of the weekend. LOL!

Have a great evening everyone!

Coffee Time Romance

A few weeks ago I ran across this wonderful website called CoffeeTimeRomance.com. This website is choke full of wonderful information about romance novels and their authors. I've been roaming around the site since I found it, when I have time, and I finally decided to join the forum. Well, that was two days ago. I introduced myself and spoke a little about A Midnight Infatuation.

Today I was happily surprised with an email, from the webmistress/co-owner of CTR, offering me my very own section in the Author's Coffee Corner section of the forum. Of course I graciously accepted! Who wouldn't? LOL!

So, not only can you find me on my website, here on my blog, on MySpace, on Yuwie and on numerous other places all over the World Wide Web, but now you can join me over at Coffee Time Romance!! Come on over and check it out and if you decide to sign up feel free to tell them that ChristieSilvers sent you! :-)