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You’ve all been so gloriously patient while waiting for my August release SOME LIKE IT WICKED that I’ve decided to give you a sneak peek at the book. I just posted my very first excerpt over at MY WEBSITE.  (Just visit the HomePage and click READ EXCERPT under the cover graphic for WICKED.)

And while you’re there, you can enter my JUNE CONTEST.  Not to be outdone by our very own Christina Dodd, I’m ALSO giving away an autographed Advanced Reading Copy of SOME LIKE IT WICKED along with an autographed ARC of Christina’s August release INTO THE FLAME, the thrilling conclusion to her “Darkness Chosen” series. (She makes me say that every time I mention the book.  She also makes me introduce her as the “thrilling Christina Dodd” when we go out in public, although occasionally she will settle for “the magnificent Christina Dodd”.)

Once you’re done entering the contest, pop on over to my JUNE NEWSLETTER to read all of the exciting tidbits--the most “thrilling” tidbit is the news that I just finished SOME LIKE IT WILD, the sequel to SOME LIKE IT WICKED!  SOME LIKE IT WILD has been scheduled for March 2009 so you won’t have to wait nearly so long between books.  Good luck in the contest and Happy Reading!

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The friendship between authors is a rare and precious thing. We nourish each others’ creativity, laugh at each others’ jokes, gossip and laugh and sympathize … and sometimes, we have books come out in the same month. When that happens, something wonderful occurs — it’s a chance for you to win!

That’s right, I’ve scored not one, but two arcs (advanced reading copies) — an arc of Teresa Medeiro’s August release, SOME LIKE IT WICKED, a Scottish historical romp with that touch of Medeiros magic!

And an arc of my August release INTO THE FLAME, the exciting conclusion of my acclaimed DARKNESS CHOSEN series!

In my June contest, I’m offering both arcs to one lucky winner.

Read about Teresa Medeiros’s historical romance, SOME LIKE IT WICKED http://teresamedeiros.com/ , then check out my powerful paranormal introduction http://christinadodd.com/index_paranormal.php (make sure you turn your speakers up!) and read about INTO THE FLAME. Then go to my website and sign up to win Teresa Medeiro’s SOME LIKE IT WICKED and Christina Dodd’s INTO THE FLAME now! http://www.writerspace.com/contests/christinadodd.html

Order your copy of INTO THE FLAME from Barnes & Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?ISBN=9780451224668&ourl=Into%2Dthe%2DFlame%2FChristina%2DDodd&tabname=custreview&rv=1
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Dear friends,
I just updated my website for May and included the very first sneak peek at my August release SOME LIKE IT WICKED I also posted a May newsletter.  Check the website in June for the very first excerpt from SOME LIKE IT WICKED along with a fabulous new contest!

Click HERE to visit the website…

I’m also being featured in two new interviews over at Lifetime TV’s Romance B(U)Y the Book as hosted by the wonderful Michelle Buonfiglio.  You can learn some more juicy tidbits about Julian from THE VAMPIRE WHO LOVED ME and learn what goes into making the perfect romance novel kiss!

Click HERE to watch Lifetime TV Video Interviews…

We’re all excited at the henhouse because Liz’s fabulous new romantic comedy FAST AND LOOSE hit the shelves at the beginning of April! 

Here’s a sneak peek:  Thoroughbred trainer Cole Early needs a place to stay while his horse is preparing for the Kentucky Derby. With Louisville booked solid, he snaps up the snug little bungalow his real estate agent miraculously finds.

But it isn’t Lulu’s feng shui that Cole is interested in. Especially after he discovers she’s the mysterious woman whose house is filled with such sensual indulgences. What’s a guy gotta do to bring the passion out of the self-possessed Miss Flannery?

And just when you thought it would be safe to go back into the bookstore again without getting both your funny bone and your heartstrings tickled, Liz’s next romantic comedy OVERNIGHT MALE (the last book in her MALE series) is scheduled for special delivery at the beginning of May!

For more info, visit www.elizabethbevarly.com

Dear Friends,
You’ve seen the riveting introduction to my paranormal world, DARKNESS CHOSEN. http://christinadodd.com/index_paranormal.php Now, on my website, the sexy new covers for INTO THE SHADOW and INTO THE FLAME are revealed! http://christinadodd.com/para_books.php

Drool over these magnificent warriors, walk down memory lane with the first two books, SCENT OF DARKNESS and TOUCH OF DARKNESS, then read the brand-new excerpts of INTO THE SHADOW and INTO THE FLAME!

Of course if you do, you’ll be cranky because the excepts will whet your appetite, and you’ll have to wait for July and August to read the exciting conclusion of Darkness Chosen.

So maybe you should be strong and not read the excerpts at all. You don’t want to wonder if the Wilders break the evil pact that binds their souls. You don’t want to speculate whether Adrik is alive or why Firebird is so angry at the father of her baby. You especially don’t want to imagine what kind of romance and excitement is in store as you follow the adventures of these mysterious, sexy shapeshifters who can steal a woman’s heart even as they battle the devil himself.

Do you?

Heh. Heh. Heh.

Please feel free to spread the torment … er, I mean, forward this email to your friends!

Warmly,
Christina Dodd
http://www.christinadodd.com

For the Wild at Heart

Pre-order INTO THE SHADOW! http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Into-the-Shadow/Christina-Dodd/e/9780451224514/?itm=2

Pre-order INTO THE FLAME! http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Into-the-Flame/Christina-Dodd/e/9780451224668/?itm=1

Dear Friends,
On August 27, 2005, I had a plane reservation for New Orleans, where I intended to do research for the contemporary romantic suspense, THIGH HIGH, that I was writing. The flight was cancelled. On August 29, Hurricane Katrina wreaked her devastation, changing the face of the city forever. I had visited New Orleans in the past, and as I watched the news, and saw the vibrant city brought low by catastrophe, I couldn’t believe that the story I had planned to be a celebration of the Big Easy might also be washed away in the flood.

Yet what a small disaster in the midst of a horrible tragedy! I stood in the parking lot of my hotel and talked to the refugees as they streamed into Houston, dazed and distraught. They had only what they had packed into their cars, and no idea if they would have homes or jobs when they returned. But although the scope of the calamity could scarcely be imagined, all those people believed that New Orleans would rise again.

So I believed, too.

Now, to my joy, New Orleans is back, changed forever, yet still with the effervescent spirit that made it the perfect and only setting for THIGH HIGH. There’s no other U.S. city that is such a melting pot of French, Spanish, Cajun and Creole influences. No other city boasts stately Garden District homes, a French Quarter filled with cool jazz on hot nights, and the wild exuberance of Mardi Gras. No other city has the food … oh, man, what food! Only New Orleans is such a unique celebration of America and its diversity.

“> So accept my invitation to visit the New Orleans and read about sensible Nessa and arrogant Mac, Nessa’s two eccentric elderly aunts, a series of quirky bank robberies, and a passion far hotter than a sultry summer night. I dedicate THIGH HIGH with affection and admiration to the resilient people of New Orleans and to the city itself.

Let’s lift a go-cup to the Big Easy. Laisse le bon temps rouler!

Sincerely,
Christina Dodd
http://www.christinadodd.com

Dear Friends,
I’m celebrating Valentine’s Day by posting a very special contest over at www.teresamedeiros.com

As you know, it’s very rare for me to give away another author’s books in my contests, but my favorite reads for 2007 were the TWILIGHT series by Stephenie Meyer, which consists (so far) of Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. They’ve been marketed as Young Adult novels, but they truly are some of the most classically romantic books I’ve read in years and I’d really love to share them with you. So I’m giving away all three books as the GRAND PRIZE in my February Contest. If you loved meeting Portia and Julian in THE VAMPIRE WHO LOVED ME, I think you’ll be equally enamored of Bella and her vampire Edward in this wonderful series.

SECOND PRIZE is an autographed copy of THE VAMPIRE WHO LOVED ME and THIRD PRIZE is an autographed copy of AFTER MIDNIGHT.

You can also check out my FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER to get all of the new scoops. 

BLOG OF THE MONTH
In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’m offering up the classic Squawk blog A ROMANCE WRITER’S GUIDE TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE

I wish you much love (and chocolate!) this Valentine’s Day and always!