Alannah Lynne Interviews The Sexorcist Himself!

Good morning, booklovers! Today we have something new and different.

Some authors will interview their authors in great detail before they sit down to write a book. They learn every little detail about who this hero or heroine or villain is. I'm not one of those authors. I have never once interviewed a character of mine.

Until today. Alannah Lynne is interviewing Rodriguez from The Sexorcist at her blog today. Also... we're talking about wedding disasters. C'mon over. Everyone has a wedding disaster story...

A Dark & Stormy Night - Guesting at Vivian Arend's Place

Vivian Arend has a new red-hot shapeshifter story out this week, Stormchild. (You want it, you know you do...) So in the interest of all things stormy, she's having a bunch of us over to her blog to gab about storms.

Swing on by and learn why I used to get thunderstorms and earthquakes mixed up (no joke) and tell me about your favorite stormy moments.

Mary Hughes Interviewed Me!

As Friends of the Blog may know, I have a gushing fangirl crush on Mary Hughes. Dignity be damned, my love for her Biting Love books will not be restrained. And today, I'm over at her website being interviewed by the woman herself.

I reveal: My must-see movies. My unhealthy nerd-lovin' for quarks. And the reason why all my blogs sound like incoherent, unrehearsed ramblings. Don't miss it!

Check out the interview!

Go... Bid... Win!

Every year Brenda Novak hosts a fabulous auction benefiting Diabetes Research. The items up for bidding are varied (from an advanced copy of a book you can't wait for to a romantic getaway vacation to a meeting with an editor you'd love to work with). Whether you're a reader, a writer, or someone who just likes to support a good cause while scoring some once-in-a-lifetime prizes, this auction is an amazing opportunity. You can check out the hundreds of items on the auction block at: http://brendanovak.auctionanything.com/Home.taf

I've contributed to two baskets this year. The first is my Alaskan Experience Gift Bag - including all manner of Alaskan goodies (salmon! gold! wild berries! bears!) and a signed copy of Tickle My Fantasy. You can bid on it HERE. Here's a peek at what you'd win...

AND... the Rubies of 2009 Golden Heart infamy have put together a basket drawing goodies from all the corners of the world (yes, even Australia). There's a signed copy of TMF in that basket too, along with a box of Alaska Wild Berry Chocolates (which, seriously, those things as so freaking good I can almost not express the awesomeness of them). The Ruby basket also includes a bunch of gift cards, a few critiques, and more delicious edibles than you can shake a stick at. Check it out HERE. (This picture is just a tease... there's sooooo much more in there, so be sure you check out the full list.)

The Auction runs all through the month of May, with certain special "limited time only" auctions happening intermittently throughout the month. Bid early, bid often, and help this great cause.

Contests, Contests, Everywhere...

Well, folks, the blog party is over, but that doesn't mean the fun is ending. I'm back from RT with a passel of stories (yes, there was a man in shredded red leather being lead around on a leash...) and there are still loads of places where you can win cool stuff all the time.

If you're jonesing for your next contest fix, here are a few places to assuage your contest withdrawl:

Moira Rogers is hosting a fabulous contest right now in an attempt to lure new readers into our dastardly clutches. Get Hooked on a New Series! Enter to win the first book of a series - and you get to pick the ones you're eligible to win, so you won't risk winning something you've already read seventeen gazillion times. Visit http://www.moirarogers.com/ to enter.

And... Coffee Time Romance is currently hosting Samhain's Spring Showers event. Excerpts galore, free books to be won, and a fun romance community all bundled into one. Check it out at http://www.springshowerspromo.com/

And the BIG EREADER PRIZE Goes To...

Amy Smith!

Mega-congrats, Amy! Your shiny new Sony Pocket Ereader will start winging its way through the wild and wonderful world of the postal service tomorrow.

Thank you so much to everyone who participated. Happy reading!

Ereader Contest Extended!

This is my first year at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention so I hope I can be forgiven for not realizing how all consuming it is. I'm keeping long hours at the booklover-y madness right now and my poor, neglected email is stacking up higher and higher... including the contest emails. So...

I'm extending the ereader contest thru Sunday May 2nd at 11:59pm EST. You can still enter two ways - by emailing a copy of your Sexorcist receipt to contest@viviandrews.com with "ereader" in the subject line AND/OR by emailing the correct answers to the questions found here to the same address, with the same subject line. The winner will now be announced on Monday, May 3rd.

Also, if you happen to be in Ohio (at RT or otherwise) I'll be signing Tickle My Fantasy and Shifting Dreams today at the Romantic Times Bookfair from 10:45am until 2pm. Come say hi to me! I'll be the one with paw-print tattoos on my arms.

And, in still more unrelated news, I'm blogging today on the movie Repo Men (and I'm in rare form, if I do say so myself) with mega spoilers at the Raven Happy Hour Blog.

It's May! The lusty month of May! Perfect month for reading lusty books! So get out there and get reading!

The Winner of OBSESSED BY WILDFIRE is...

Cecile! Congratulations!


Please email contest@viviandrews.com to claim your prize!