AAD Meet and Greet: Author Michele Bardsley: TTT + Interview + Giveaway

Welcome to today's AAD Meet and Greet, with another wonderful Author

 Michele Bardsley.

 Today she is here is share with us her

Followed by an interview and giveaway!

So Grab a cup of Joe, and get ready for 

Michele Bardsley reading from

Never Again

Never Again

Lucinda Rackmore is a witch cursed...

Desperation sends her to the last place anyone would think to find her ... the small Dragon-protected town of Nevermore, Texas. To escape the wrath of her ex-lover, she must plead her case with the town's Guardian---the man her family betrayed a decade ago.

Gray Calhoun is a wizard scorned...
Gray wants nothing to do with the Rackmores, especially not the spoiled younger sister of the woman who sacrificed him to a demon lord. But when Lucy shows up at his door begging for sanctuary, he can't turn her away.

Magic is love reborn...
An infamous Rackmore witch isn't the only trouble in town, either. Someone's creating demonic mayhem---and murdering citizens. Only with Gray and Lucinda working together, can they hope to defeat the dark forces that threaten Nevermore. And maybe along the way, they'll find that love is the strongest magic of all.

Michele Bardsley

National bestselling, award-winning author Michele Bardsley is best known for her paranormal fiction--and her obsession with all things chocolate. She writes novels because its much more fun than housework, and yeah, she still hopes the dish fairies will arrive to scrub the plates in the sink. She lives in Texas with her son, where they are slaves to their numerous pets.

About You:
JJBC - Do you have any hobbies?
MB - I play the drums on Rock Band and I punch
out virtual bad guys on Fighters Uncaged
(via the Xbox Kinect). I also read. I love
 reading books nearly as much as
 I love writing them.

JJBC - What do you like to read?
MB - Just about everything (except technical manuals).
 I like to read in almost every genre, from
 science fiction to romance, and I particularly
enjoy supernatural settings and
paranormal characters.

JJBC - Can you tell us some of your favorite
books you've read?
MB - I get asked this question a lot and it's always
difficult to answer. Of course, I enjoy books by
 authors who write within my genre, such as
MaryJanice Davidson, Richelle Mead, Dakota Cassidy,
and so forth. I also adore Christopher Moore,
 Neil Gaiman, and Jeff Strand. I own all the Harry
Potter novels in hardcover. I'm also a huge fan of
Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs, and Jaye Wells.

JJBC - If you can meet any author in person
dead or alive, who would it be and why him/her?
MB - Shakespeare or Mark Twain because
 talking to either one about writing would be awesome.

AAD:

JJBC - What part of AAD are you most

looking forward to?

MB - This is my first year attending, so I'm looking

forward to the entire event. I'm very excited!

JJBC - What do you hope to walk away

with from AAD?

MB - New readers, new experiences, and new books.

 And chocolate. I always want to walk away with chocolate.

JJBC - Are you on any panels? if so can you tell us

 which ones to look for you on?

MB - Yes, but I don't remember exactly which ones.

Um ... just looked for the dazed author clutching

books and Godiva. That'll be me.

Your Writing:
JJBC - How did you first get into writing?
 Has it always been your dream?
MB - I decided I wanted to be a writer at age twelve,
 and that's when I started really trying to pursue it.
I thought that I wanted to be a journalist, even though
I wrote a lot of poetry and fiction. Eventually, I turned
 completely to the conquest of writing and publishing
 novels. It took a while, but I finally sold to a
New York publisher and I've been going strong ever since.

JJBC - What genre do you write?
MB - I write adult paranormal romance as
Michele Bardsley and young adult paranormal
fiction as Michele Vail.

JJBC - Do you have any must haves when
 you sit down to write?
MB - Coffee. Chocolate. Sometimes, music.
Mostly Breaking Benjamin or 30 Seconds to
Mars or Linkin Park. I don't know why I like to
create to angry songs, but there you go.

JJBC - Can you tell us how a typical writing
day for you is?
MB - I make coffee then I sit down and write.
I'll take breaks to check email and Facebook,
 then go back to writing. I also have to work in
other obligations both as an author and as a single
 parent. Some days have more chaos than others,
and I just try to go with the flow.

JJBC - What is one thing you think sets you
 apart from other authors?
MB - Um ... nothing? We're all neurotic messes
 who drink too much caffeine, check our Amazon
 stats 32,000 times a day, Facebook about the
 half bag of chips we ate for lunch, and ignore
 housework in favor of fixing Chapter 3 and
 Chapter 7 and that one scene on page 281.
My children no longer bother asking what's for
dinner is all I'm sayin'.

Your Books:

JJBC - Can you share with us what you are

 currently working on?

MB - The first book in my new young adult series,

the Reaper Diaries, which will be out in 2012 from Harlequin Teen.

 I'm writing about a zombie-making teenager named

 Molly Bartolucci, who is tapped by the ancient

 god Anubis to become a reaper.

JJBC - Can you share with us your first

book ever published?

MB - Sure! DADDY IN TRAINING was

 a romantic comedy published by Hard Shell

Word Factory in 1999. Readers can still

download it from either Amazon

 or Barnes & Noble.

JJBC - Can your share with us your most

recent release, or a soon to be release?

MB - NEVER AGAIN is the first book in my new

Wizards of Nevermore series. It's about a cursed

 witch named Lucinda Rackmore who, as last

desperate measure, approaches her

ex-brother-in-law for help.

http://www.nevermorenovels.com/

JJBC - What has been your favorite book you have

 written so far? why is this one your favorite?

MB - I would have to say NEVER AGAIN, and

 then MUST LOVE LYCANS. I really liked writing

 both of these stories, and I hope readers enjoy the darker

side of romantic fiction in the Wizards of Nevermore series,

 and the return to quirky paranormal fun in the

 Broken Heart series.

JJBC - Where can readers find you?
Website: http://www.michelebardsley.com/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/michelebardsley
Facebook: http://tiny.cc.com/michelebardsley
Fan Group: http://www.micheleminions.com/


JJBC - Do you have a link to your book list?
MB - It's on my home page: http://www.michelebardsley.com/

JJBC - Do you have a newsletter?
MB - No. I post to Facebook almost every day, though.

*~*Giveaway*~*

You Don't want to miss out on this!

Michele is stopping by to chat with you all today!

AND
is giveing away

three signed copies of NEVER AGAIN.

 

And she is opening it up

*~*World Wide*~*

So say hi and follow these rules to enter the giveaway!

**RULES**

- Must leave a comment for Michele, OR ask her a question.
- Must leave a valid e-mail (please do not add your complete e-mail. we do not want it picked up by spammers. for Exp: leave DOT instead of . , or AT instead of @ )

**Giveaway ends Fri night ( 2-18 ) at Midnight, winners will be chosen and named here in this comments section