Blog Tour " Where the rain is made by: keta Diablo

• Hi friends,
Welcome to the blog tour for Where The Rain Is Made. Keta and I are glad you stopped by.

~JJBC On your website you break your backlist into two categories: "erotic" and "m/m" romances. Which do you prefer to write? Is one genre easier to write than the other?

~KD I’ll say the male/male novellas are quicker because they’re not full-length novels. The erotic romance is almost always full novels. And there’s more research with the historical romance. I enjoy writing both because of the variety and the different lengths, but if you really pinned me down I’d have to say I’m really fond of reading and writing historical romance.

~JJBC What is the best book you've read in 2010? What upcoming 2010 book release are you most looking forward to reading?

~KD I absolutely loved The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne and hope to get to the other books in the series soon. I think she’s a wonderful writer with an amazing grasp of plot and character depth. Like many authors, I don’t have a lot of time to read so I have to be very selective in what I choose. I’ll often read the reviews and ask around if I’m on the lookout for a new book. My TBR pile AND TBR list is huge. I still have book sitting on my nightstand that I received last Christmas and haven’t had the time to open them yet. I know, pathetic.

~JJBC Who is your favorite author?

~KD Again, this a hard question to answer. I wouldn’t choose a favorite, but some of the authors I read are Helen Kirkman and Joanna Bourne. I love Bourne’s The Spymaster’s Lady. I also love a few older novels, To Kill A Mockingbird and Windflower, which I read about once a year.

~JJBC Do you hear from your readers and what do they ask?

~KD Thank goodness, yes. I love hearing from readers. Mostly they tell me how much they enjoyed the book. I haven’t had any write to me and complain, but I suppose they wouldn’t. Sometimes they say, “I have this great idea for a story. Can I send it to you?” And I must tell them that I have so many stories in my head now, I won’t live long enough to publish them all.

~JJBC What are you passionate about these days?

~KD Homeless people, women and children who have no medical insurance. You don’t even want to get me going on those issues. Why are we the most power country in the world, yet we have one out of eight children who go to bed hungry in the US? I don’t understand it. And I really can’t tolerate the thought. There’s no excuse for it.

~JJBC What do you do to unwind and relax?
~KD Read, garden and spend far too much time at my local animal shelter trying to figure out a way to bring them all home. I can’t, of course, but I donate items, food and money to them, do what I can to help out. I love animals and think they’re so accepting of humans. My cat, Emma, doesn’t care if I forgot my deodorant this morning. She loves me just as I am.

~JJBC Do you have any suggestions for beginning writers? If so, what are they?

~KD Read everything you can get your hands on and then plop your butt in the chair and write. I don’t care if it’s the worse first draft you’ve ever seen. You can always fix it. There are many times I delete entire paragraphs and think a third grader can write better than me. But you can’t quit, you have to keep on writing and one day it will all come together.

About Where The Rain Is Made:

A decadent savage has captured Francesca DuVall and her brother, Marsh. Now she must spend every waking moment planning an escape. However, she didn’t count on the powerful draw of desire interfering with her scheme in the camp of the brutal Cheyenne dog soldiers.
Ethan Gray is a curator at a national museum . . . most of the time, but when he travels through time to help his beloved People he becomes Meko, leader of the most revered and feared tribe of the plains.

Although their worlds are decades apart Meko can’t resist the dark beauty he kidnapped during a raid. He has many battles to fight but none he wants to win more than the one that will capture Cesca’s heart forever. From the windswept plains of Colorado and the harsh life of a Dog Soldier to the placid life of a curator their love was fueled by passion and kindled by destiny.



You can find out more about Where The Rain Is Made by visiting the publisher’s site, Decadent Publishing, http://tinyurl.com/37oepsy

You can also read Chapter One and part of Chapter Two here:
 http://tinyurl.com/2drur2y

Keta is very active on Twitter and would love to have you follow her:
 http://www.twitter.com/ketadiablo

See my review which is posted on Book Lovers Inc HERE

We hope you enjoyed stopping by JoJosBookcorner. Tomorrow, you can have another chance to win Where The Rain Is Made by stopping by:

TWO BLOGS - September 18

Seriously Reviewed
 http://www.seriouslyreviewed.com/

The Black Raven Erotic Cafe
http://theblackraveneroticcafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/contact-blackravens-erotic-cafe.html

***   GIVEAWAY   ***

Keta will be giving away one copy of Where The Rain Is Made in PDF today.

 To be eligible, do these three simple things:

RULES
~ Follow my blog ( JoJosBookCroner)

~Follow Keta’s Erotic Romance Blog

~Leave a comment below with your e-mail address.



A winner will be selected on _Sept 25_  and announced here on the blog, so be sure and check back to see if you won. Keta will be notified by me and will send the book directly to you.

Good luck everyone, and again, thanks for dropping by,

WHERE THE RAIN IS MADE BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE:



September 12th
Leilani Loves Books.com
http://www.leilanilovesbooks.com/



September 13th
Bitten By Paranormal Romance
http://www.bittenbyparanormalromance.com/



September 14th
Lovin' Me Some Romance
http://www.lovinmesomeromance.com/



September 15th
The Divas Bookcase
http://www.divasbookcase.blogspot.com/



TWO BLOGS, September 16th
That’s What I’m Talking About
http://twimom227.blogspot.com/

The Geeky Bookworm
http://thegeekybookworm.blogspot.com/



TWO BLOGS: September 17th
Book Lovers Inc. Blog
http://book-lovers-inc.blogspot.com/

Jojos Book Corner
http://jojosbookcorner.blogspot.com/


TWO BLOGS -
September 18
Seriously Reviewed
http://www.seriouslyreviewed.com/
The Black Raven Erotic Cafe
 http://theblackraveneroticcafe.blogspot.com/2009/08/contact-blackravens-erotic-cafe.html

September 19th
Not Really Southern Vamp Chick
http://not-really-southernvampchick.blogspot.com/

TWO BLOGS - September 20th
Sapphire Realm Romance Blog
http://sapphireromance.blogspot.com/

Hanging With Bells Blog
http://hangingwithbells.blogspot.com/?zx=3a5011c6fd2f43d3

TWO BLOGS: September 21st
Happily Ever After Reviews
http://www.hea-reviews.blogspot.com/

Talk About My Favorite Authors Blog
http://talkaboutmyfavoriteauthors.blogspot.com/



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Guest Post with Author RG Alexander + Giveaway

How I Grew Up To Write Erotic Romance…Wait, I Grew Up?

For most of my life, if you’d asked anyone around me what I was destined to be, you’d get a handful of varied answers: singer, hallmark card creator, caregiver, dreamer. No, the dreamer label doesn’t usually come with an official job for the resume or a regular paycheck, but they would say it just the same—often with worried expressions and fingers crossed that I wouldn’t walk absently into oncoming traffic because my head was in the clouds.

I’m one of those people who wanted to be everything when I grew up. Even things that weren’t supposed to be real. Like mermaids. I really wanted to be a mermaid. I would tell you all the training and breath holding and preparation I made for the day I would finally learn I was a lost princess from an underwater Atlantis—but then you’d just think I was strange.

On dry land, I loved to read. It was my sport of choice. And when I wasn’t reading, I was daydreaming. What if I could fly to school? What if the teacher was actually an alien? You get the idea. When I discovered romance, then paranormal romance, I was in heaven. Two of my favorite subjects together in one delicious package? How could you lose?

Here is the weird thing—for all the daydreaming I did, I rarely wrote them down. Oh, I tried once or twice, a chapter or a few paragraphs, but then I got frustrated and threw them away. I told myself they were mine, they were strange, and only my ability to rhyme with a Seussian affinity was fit to be shared with the masses.

In a way, through the years, I did follow my dreams. I did everything. I sang in smoky blues joints and dark corner bars, I worked as a nurse in an Alzheimer’s ward and in hospice, I did a thousand and one jobs that made my resume start to resemble a novel all by itself. Waitress, check out girl, secretary, telemarketer, office cleaner, bartender. I even went back to school to study my favorite passions, mythology, religion and archaeology.

I would have, no doubt, continued my strange, transient career path indefinitely, if it weren’t for one thing. My husband. He watched me devour one romance after another, wishing I could write something that affected people in the same way. Made them smile, opened their minds, warmed their…hearts. He also *gasp* listened when I imagined out loud. I had an idea for a story—Lifting the Veil, my first book out with Ellora’s Cave—and he thought it sounded pretty darn good. One day he sat me down and said we would have to tighten our belts, but we could do it. Said he wanted me to stay home and sit in front of the computer until I’d written my story. He was kind of adamant about it.

How could I say no? And once I started, well, I couldn’t stop. As of August I’ve been typing away for four solid years, and I have no intention of stopping.

I love world building and putting a new spin on my favorite myths, or creating my own. And all of my past career choices have helped me with my characters. My heroines, often, have a little bit of my own experiences snuck in. I also love paranormal heroes. Or heroes that are somehow thrust into paranormal situations, like the ones in Possess Me, my debut Berkley Heat anthology.

The erotic part? That kind of just happened. Everyone knew I was a dreamer with a vivid imagination…but they had no idea.

Surprise.

Places to find RG Alexander:

Blog: http://www.rgalexander.com/blog/
Website: http://www.rgalexander.com/
Smutketeers: http://www.smutketeers.com/

Check out some of RG Alexanders Newest Releases!

Wicked Bad
Releases Tuesday Sept. 14th 2010 (tomorrow, YAY!)

Harrison Jennera Abbot was born with a silver broomstick in her hand. Heiress to a Magian dynasty. Good witch extraordinaire. She’s sick of it. She longs to be human, normal like her friend Callie. Or, uh, as normal as Callie ever gets.

She thought running away would be an adventure, but three months playing human has given her a new point of view. Just as she’s ready to return home, though, the real adventure begins. In short order, she’s attacked, saved, kidnapped…and seduced.


Jacob and Ric are convinced that Harrison is the destined third of their triad—if they can convince her they won’t use her as a sexual chew toy, or a social stepping stone. Before they can make her beg for the match, though, she needs to know the truth about who tried to kill her. And why her brother keeps sending her cryptic psychic messages.


Hard as it might be on their Magian male pride, they might have to let her go…trusting that in the end, she’ll choose them.

Warning: Contains an accidental orgasm, crimes of passion, sentient ropes, and powerful witches being magically delicious. Oh, and a charmed shower that only lives to please you.

Possess Me
Out NOW!

In the Big Easy, there’s a legend women long for: a sexual voodoo spirit who can fulfill their darkest fantasies. And in these three steaming-hot novellas, he helps three New Orleans couples achieve the ultimate satisfaction…

Release Me

When Allegra heads down to New Orleans to heal her wounds, she never expects to lose her heart to such a quiet, troubled man as Rousseau. She’s even less prepared for the scorching, sexual spirit within him—and what he can do to her…

Reclaim Me

Ben has loved Michelle as long as he can remember. But his beautiful artist has a way of running away from life—and what the pair could be. Leave it to the infamous sexual spirit to help Ben prove to Michelle where she belongs: in his embrace…

Redeem Me

It’s All Saints’ Day, the one day the voodoo spirit can walk the world in the flesh. When he bumps into Bethany, she might just be the reincarnation of a girl he once loved. Passion ignites, but can he overcome past mistakes and fall in love again?

Thank You so much RG Alexander for giving us a glimpse into your life!

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**Giveaway time**

1 lucky commentor will win a Book!

Wooo Hoooo *throws confetti*

Winner Options

*If winner lives in the US 

1 signed Copy of Possess Me

OR

1 e-book from RG's backlist

*If winner lives International

1 e-book from RG's backlist

Rules:
~Must leave a comment and/or ask RG Alexander a question
~Fill out the form
Contest Ends Sept 19th


  

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BlogFest 2010 is HERE!!! And a Bloggy Bday Celebration!

STOP #14  It's HERE!!! BlogFest 2010 is finally here!!!!
(put on by: A Journey of Books)  AND 

Thank you all for stopping by today to help me celebrate BlogFest 2010 and JoJosBookCorner's 1st Bloggy B-day!

I know there are Lots and Lots of other Blogs on the list *gasp* over 250 blogs, so I won't take up to much of your time.

So on to the giveaway!!!!

There will be 6 winners!

Yep you heard that right!!!

6 WINNERS

250 Business Cards

Open to US residents only. No PO boxes.Custom design does not include logo creation.

Business cards must be ordered within 45 days of contest end date.

Robin Ludwig Design Inc. is offering one commenter 250 - custom designed FULL COLOR business cards. The business cards are printed on heavy 16 point cardstock and glossy UV coated on both sides. Great promotional pieces for bloggers and for author swag.

Robin Ludwig Design Inc. also offers postcards, brochures, bookmarks, website services and book cover design.
You can check them out:
Robin Ludwig Design Inc. can be found online here:
Website: http://www.rldprint.com/index.html
Blogger: http://rldprint.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rldprint
Please follow Robin Ludwig Design Inc. online for weekly deals, contests and more!

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 One Winner will Get 1 book of choice up to $10.00

Open Where Book Depository Ships

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2 SWAG Packs!!!

US Only

Authors Included (in both packs):

~Bookmarks & Magnet: Caridad Pineiro (signed)

~Bookmark: Pamela Palmer

~Bookmarks: Sandra Sookoo

~Beaded Bookmark: Sandra Sookoo

~Bookmarks: Leanna Renee Hieber (signed)

~Bookmarks: Stella & Audra Price

~Bookmark: Laura Stamps (signed with note)

~Bookmarks: Gabi Stevens

~Bookmarks & Pen: Larissa Ione

~Bookmark & Pen: Dakota Banks

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*Extra* Bloggy Bday

MUST be a follower

The Art of Fang Shui - By: Sandra Sookoo (signed)

Bookmarks & Beaded Bookmark

Open US Only

Vampires Web of Deceit Gothic Bracelet

By: Miss Bohemia

Open World Wide

Inspired by the vampires lust for human blood and the ability they have to dazzle, glamour or hypnotise their prey, a stunning bracelet was created using a silver bangle with a web detail at it's centre and a small drop of blood (red glass jewel).

The bracelet is silver plated and has a spring clasp at the side which allows it to open and close!
The style of the bracelet is gothic and offers a vintage style to a modern piece - kind of like a vampiric family heirloom!


Rules:
~Must leave a comment
~Must fill out the Form HERE
~Must be a follower (for extra giveaway)

Track your Progress:
HERE

THE BIG GIVEAWAY:
Don't forget about the massive BlogFest 2010 grand giveaway! Head on over to http://ajourneyofbooks.halfzero.net/ and click on the Tracking Site link to head to our own exclusive tracking site. Once there you can register with a valid email address (to be used solely for the purpose of contacting the winner). This site will allow you to track your progress through BlogFest 2010! You can log on from anywhere at any time and continue where you left off. The best part is that every blog that you visit and mark off through this tracking site will give you one entry into the massive giveaway! We have a great collection of books, goodies and other swag that is looking for a new home!


Next Blog in-line:
#15 - Good Choice Reading

Giveaways End

September 12th at 11:59pm

Dont forget my other giveaways Still going on! 

~Wind Warrior Blog Tour & Giveaway Ends- Sept 30
~Blog Tour & Kindle Giveaway with Scott Nicholson Ends - Sept 11
~Bloggy Birthday Giveaway with Scott Nicholson Ends - Sept 11

~ Guest Post & Giveaway with Author Dakota Banks Ends - Sept 15th

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Guest Post & Giveaway with Author Dakota Banks

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I have a special treat for you here on JoJosBookCorner. Author of Dark Time, and new Release Sacrifice in The Mortal Path Series, Please help me give a warm welcome to Dakota Banks *round of applause*

When I was writing suspense novels, I'd sometimes get my heroine stuck somewhere and I'd think, "If only she could... " read minds, fly, run up the side of a building, or run that evil guy through with a sword and not dial 911. And I'd tell myself that I couldn't do it because it didn't fit in the real world I was writing about. Oh look, in her latest police procedural, the villain trapped on the rooftop sprouts wings and off he goes! Although I did have some leeway in my books because they included virtual reality and artificial intelligence, it wasn't enough for me. Finally I decided to stretch my own wings and move into a genre where world-building was not only expected but mandatory. I was a science fiction and fantasy fan when I was young, and enjoyed reading urban fantasy, so it wasn't tough to know what I should try.

I needed a new name to keep my new work separate from my techno-thrillers, so I borrowed a name of a character in an unsold book: Dakota Banks. It seemed right that as I reinvented myself, I took a name from my own fiction. There was a practical aspect to it, too. Banks is near the beginning of the alphabet and would place my books close to the beginning in a bookstore section. It didn't take long before I had a character and story line I loved, but it took a lot of research and trying out different versions of the Mortal Path before I was ready to write about it.

One thing that I decided early in the process was that I was going to do something unusual in urban fantasy in two ways. First, the world is based on ancient Sumerian mythology, an area that is not heavily used. This takes the Mortal Path books out of the Judeo-Christian background present as the basis of most urban fantasy, and leaves out heavily-written elements such as vampires, werewolves, and witches. Instead, the concepts in the Mortal Path books might be familiar to a reader from the Sumerian culture 5,000 years ago--except that they're not written in cuneiform! The second thing is: once a thriller writer, always a thriller writer, so it seems. From the beginning I envisioned the books containing a thriller plot embedded in each one, full of action, adventure, and exotic locations.

The thing I like best about writing urban fantasy is world-building, something that has to be vivid and able to withstand the needs of a series. My idea is that I set out a world different from our reality, yet overlapping our reality in enough ways that my characters could easily pass you in the street and you wouldn't notice anything unusual. Readers accept the world and play along with it, if done right, but the underlying features of the world can't keep changing. So from the first book in a series, the world is defined and the author has to live within it, even if it would be convenient to keep throwing in new features to solve plot problems.

The second book in the Mortal Path series, Sacrifice, brings such strong challenges to Maliha Crayne that she considers returning to ways of her evil past, as the Black Ghost. Two hot immortals contest for her heart, and she returns to the deadly desert in Central Asia, the one she knew wasn't through with her. I'd like to offer a small passage from Sacrifice. To set the scene, Maliha has traveled into the Taklimakan Desert, crawled down a tunnel into a rock outcropping, and found a room she's visited once before.

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The pool, wisps of steam rising intermittently from its smooth surface, filled the width of the chamber. There was no way across to the wall without going through the pool. In spite of its placid surface, the water was superheated. The layer of sand underneath the water sucked down anything resting on it for more than two seconds. The sand wasn't a natural, passive thing. She knew from experience that the feel of it against her fingers was like grasping tentacles, a very un-sand-like quality.


Sitting cross-legged at the edge of the pool, Maliha leaned over and plopped in a throwing spike from her belly bag, thinking that maybe the sand didn't behave the same way all the time. Two seconds later, the sand pulled the spike down so forcefully that it churned the water, sending bubbles up that fizzed and steamed when they reached the surface.


Okay. Consistency is a big thing here.


She took a piece of paper from the pocket of her loose trousers, a paper that had been folded and refolded so many times it was tearing at the creases. On it was a drawing of the inscription on the back of the tablet, the words that had sent her to this place. She studied them again: go to sand.


I went to sand. I crossed the desert. Now what?


A thought hit her like an unnatural blast of frigid air in the desert. Goose flesh rose on her arms and her frightened mind pushed away the terrible possibilities unfolding in her imagination.


No, oh no, surely not …


She saw what she had to do. If she wanted to follow the cryptic clue, to find out what awaited her in Anu's cave, she didn't have to go to the sand but into the sand.


This sand, in front of her.


Maliha had to step into the boiling water and let the sucking sand in the pool claim her. Her mind rebelled against it. All of her logic told her that it was a trap. She would die in the sand from mortal injury, or be trapped there until her body aged and died. Yet Anu was telling her to do exactly that, if those were Anu's words on the tablet.


There was no rational way to decide. It would have to be a leap of faith.
 

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Find Dakota at:

Website: http://dakota-banks.com/

Blog: http://dakota-banks.blogspot.com/

Twitter: http://twitter.com/dakotabanks

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Dakota.Banks

 

Thank you so much Dakota for taking the time to share with us today!

But don't go away. 
Dakota is stopping by through out the day to chat, AND

One lucky commentor will win a signed copy of Sacrifice

 

Open Internationally

Ends Sept 15th

Rules:

~Ask Dakota a Question and/or Leave a comment

~Fill out the form

 

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Bloggy Birthday Giveaway On JoJosBookCorner with Scott Nicholson

Today JoJosBookCorner is 1 year old!!!

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO

You didnt think i could have a bloggy Birthday without some man candy did you?!?!

*innocent look*

mmmmmmmm, you know I love me some abs!

Anyhoo.......

My Bloggy Birthday Giveaways will be held next weekend along with my BlogFest 2010 Giveaway.

BUT

Today we have a special treat from Scott Nicholson!

If you havent checked it out yet, Scott is have a

90 Day Kindle Giveaway Blog Tour 

with a different stop each day!

And today is Scotts stop on JoJosBookCorner

HERE

AND

Scott is also helping to celebrate My 1 year Bloggy Birthday with an EXTRA Giveaway

Only on JoJosBookCorner!!!

WOOOOO HOOOOO

*throws confetti, pops open the bubbly*

So for the Giveaway:

1 luck winner will recieve a paperback copy of

Thank You for the Flowers

By: Scott Nicholson


Thank You For The Flowers is a collection of thirteen stories of suspense and imagination by award-winning author Scott Nicholson. The stories are a mixture of mystery, fantasy, and ghost stories. All have previously appeared in national publications

Giveaway Rules For this Extra Giveaway:

~ Blog Follower

~Simply post a comment below with contact info

~Giveaway Ends Sept 11

Dont Forget to enter Scotts Kindle Giveaway! (if he reaches the top 100 anytime during his blog tour, Scott will be adding another Kindle!) *gasp* YEP...you read that right! Another Kindle!!! So head on over HERE, after you enter this giveaway!

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Blog Tour & Kindle Giveaway with Scott Nicholson

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED

*UPDATE*
Scott is also helping me celebrate my 1 year Bloggy Birthday with a separate giveaway HERE


Please Help me give a warm Welcome to Scott Nicholson.

Blog Birthday Love
By Scott Nicholson
http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/

Here I am at Jo Jo’s Book Corner for her first bloggy birthday party and I don’t have any presents except maybe a Kindle or some free e-books. *JoJo does Happy Dance*

I keep looking around expecting one of these hunky dudes to pop up out of a big birthday cake. All I know is I’m keeping my shirt on.

Part of the mission of the Kindle Giveaway Blog Tour is to celebrate book bloggers. They are doing more for reading than just about anybody else around, sharing a passion for books that sometimes borders on frenzy, especially when a big blockbuster like The Passage or Mockingjay comes out.

But bloggers like JoJo are also doing the important work of spreading the word about new books and authors who might be flying under everybody else’s radar. The newspapers don’t do it anymore, and the traditional press and book review magazines are vanishing. This is an important role that will only get bigger in the future, as the walls of the virtual world erode and we’re all mixed together like a puddle of melted Neapolitan ice cream.

The places we used to meet around books, like libraries and bookstores, have their own challenges and seem to have more digital media than paper books these days. And as the digital revolution continues, we might lose that personal connection that makes reading and sharing ideas so cool.

Sure, there are forums at places like Amazon, Goodreads, and Shelfari, but sometimes they are too big and it can take time to find your communities. That’s where bloggers like JoJo can offer a gathering place that still has personality, and the thousands of book bloggers can each build comfortable, inviting platforms for the people with similar tastes.

As an author and reader, I love bouncing around the different blogs. I love the wild creativity and the giveaways, the reviews and news, and best of all, the author interviews. Blogs are a cool meeting place that can change rapidly and stay current, and in the years ahead they will be helping create trends as readers gain more control over price and content.

And bloggers are also creating today’s bestsellers, with independent authors like Vicki Tyley and Amanda Hocking (I love her books!!!) getting a push from a few high-profile bloggers just when their sales were heating up anyway. Blogs add that personal touch that makes a big difference to the reading experience.
So a blogger like JoJo, who opens her home here on her birthday to a little-known writer like me, really matters a lot. Most of all, it’s fun to be here, because I can tell from this blog that JoJo is a warm, humorous person.

Sure, I’d love for you to buy all my books (psychological thriller The Skull Ring is this week’s over-hyped feature), but I’m happy just to be able to get out here on the Internet and be goofy a little.

Usually I am about 10 years behind the times, and once in a while ahead of my time, but as an author I feel the digital era, the book blog era, and independent publishing are colliding at the place where I am happiest and most free. And that’s worth baking a cake over.

Happy Bloggy Birthday, JoJo, and may you have many happy blogging years ahead. Now blow out those candles and let’s get this party started!

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Scott Nicholson is author of Speed Dating with the Dead, Drummer Boy, and 10 other novels, five story collections, four comics series, and six screenplays. A journalist and freelance editor in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, he often uses local legends in his work. This tour is sponsored by Amazon, Kindle Nation Daily, and Dellaster Design.


Prizes and Rules:

To be eligible for the Kindle DX, simply post a comment below with contact info. Feel free to debate and discuss the topic, but you will only be entered once per blog. Visit all the blogs on the tour and increase your odds. I’m also giving away a Kindle 3 through the tour newsletter and a Pandora’s Box of free ebooks to a follower of “hauntedcomputer” on Twitter. And, hey, buy my books and put me in the Top 100 and I’ll throw in another random Kindle 3 giveaway. Thanks for playing. Complete details at http://www.hauntedcomputer.com/blogtour.htm

BLOG CONTEST RULES: The international contests are free and available anywhere it's not prohibited by law, and no purchase is necessary. To be eligible for the Kindle DX, simply stop by the hosting blog within a week of my post and leave a comment with your email address or Twitter account. I will return one week after each post and collect names--these people will be assigned a number and entered in the prize pool.


You can only enter once per blog, but the more blogs you stop at, the better your chances of winning. The winner of the Kindle DX will be randomly selected, by number, at the Watauga County (NC) Public Library in early December. The contacted winner will have one week to respond, or another winner will be selected.


BONUS KINDLE GIVEAWAY: If at any time during the tour, one of my books hits the Top 100 of the Amazon U.S. or U.K. Kindle Store, I will give away an additional Kindle 3! Promote the tour and double your odds.

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Thank you so much Scott for being here today and helping Celebrate My 1st Bloggy Birthday!!!

You heard him folks, to enter the Kindle giveaway simply leave a comment on this post (with your contact info),Feel free to chat about this topic, Then head over to Scotts Blog to enter the other giveaways! Good Luck!!!

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Wind Warrior Blog Tour Giveaway *Happy Dance*

Sept 1 ~ Sept. 30

 

Cynthia Roberts, author of her debut historical romance, Wind Warrior has something pretty darn dynamic for all of (name of blog) visitors, friends and subscribers ... one of the largest blog tour promotional giveaways ever attempted.

Breaking into the world of romance fiction is a challenge unto itself but more so, when you’re a newly published author. JoJosBookCorner is excited to participate in this venture with Cynthia and help introduce Wind Warrior to the world of romance readers. The bonus … every one has the chance to compete for not one, but five pretty extraordinary prizes which will include:

1 Romantic Two-lid willow picnic basket with deluxe service for two ~ $125.00 value

1 Succulent Godiva Chocolate Tier ~ $75.00 value

1 Exquisite Pearl & Crystal Necklace ~ $50.00 value

2 Amazon Gift Certificate ~ $25 value

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8. Winners will be chosen on Sept. 30th and notified via email by Cynthia
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Wind Warrior ~ The Iroquois Series ~ Book One

Leslie Michaels is a visionary, and only those close to her know of her special gift and the visions that come when her mind and body surrender to sleep. Fate has a way of righting many wrongs, and for Leslie it is a destiny that changes her life dramatically. But not before she is forced to flee into the wilderness to escape a murderous trapper bent on claiming her for his very own. Faith and a strong will to survive are her only companions, until she encounters Winnokin, the handsome Seneca war chief who first came to her in her dreams. Not only does he prove to be her rescuer and protector, he teaches her that tragedy can breed happiness and the passion to live and love deeply once again.

Wind Warrior plunges readers into the intimate depths of a relationship that unfolds like a live drama before their eyes while painting an insightful and intriguing portrait of Native Indian life in the 1800s. It is a story of longing, of a wanton need to survive all odds, and a love so strong it conquers human evil. Wind Warrior expresses with cunning words the simple, raw human emotions that hold readers spellbound and captivates their hearts.

On Sale Now at Amazon, Borders, Barnes and Nobel ISBN# 978-1-61663-162-8. Read more than a dozen reviews on her website at http://www.romanceauthorcynthiaroberts.com/

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