Danette's Chatting Lounge

Sarah's Random Musings is giving away an ARC of Shiver

to celebrate her follower count. Stop in and tell her what

you would do if you were a werewolf for a winter.

Could be added to your book shelf if you visit Jessica's blog today.

Click the Pic!Fellow blogger Diana Evan is giving away one

of her handmade Cuppie Dolls. I entered, my

middle daughter loves dolls :)

“To celebrate its Fifteenth Anniversary in June, Red Sage is throwing a party! Every party needs presents, and here’s a gift that could win you the July Secrets anthology and Calista Fox’s new novel, Object of Desire!

Here’s how to play the party game.

Anyone can play! All you have to do is “kidnap” this logo and post it on your blog or website. Copy and paste the jpg image of the anniversary gift to your own blog or website to kidnap it. Be sure to include these instructions so people know how to play!
Invite your readers and friends to send an email with the subject line “Ransom Note” to eRedSage@gmail.com. Inside this email, they must include a link back to your kidnapped logo.
Then you and your friend will both be entered into a drawing to win free trade paperbacks! Every time one of your readers sends a ransom note with a link, you will be entered again! Each Ransom Note is worth two entries in the drawing — one for the person who sends the Ransom Note, and one for the linked blog or website. And you both can win!
Want more chances to win? Invite your readers and friends to kidnap this logo, and then you can enter again by sending a Ransom Note linking to your friend’s blog or website!
The more times you enter, the more chances you have to win! But get your entries in by June 30. We’ll be drawing the winners on July 1!
Group blog or website? No problem! Just be sure to sign your post so we know who the winner should be!
Good luck, and have fun!”

Thanks so much to Danette for having me by today to talk about The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers and life as an author.

This past year has been an adventure to say the least. I managed to do book research with a bunch of Harley riders and their dogs – without falling off a bike once (at least not while the bikes were moving). Then I met a building inspector for the city of Henderson, Nevada, who took me down into the bowels of the Hoover Dam to research the second Accidental Demon Slayer book, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers (you can win a copy here). And then, of course, The Accidental Demon Slayer hit the New York Times bestseller list, prompting me to utter the words “Get out!” over and over to my agent before making her email me to make sure I wasn’t phone hallucinating.

They say you’re only as good as your next book, though and I have to tell you I’m really excited about this next one. Lizzie and the gang are going to Las Vegas to confront a she-demon who has her eye on world domination – and worse, Lizzie’s man. It’s chock full of biker witches, smart aleck fairies and steamy romance.

Plus, I love quirky research and The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers gave me an excuse to do it. The climax of this book takes place inside the Hoover Dam, and of course in order to write about it, it was necessary (and fun) to talk my way into some behind-the-scenes places. An engineer took me far down into the inspection tunnels they used in the 1930’s and 40’s, when the cement was still curing. It was amazing to see the notes these inspectors made on the walls, to hear the stories of those that didn’t quite make it out and to walk the same old metal steps that they did. All of that made it into The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, along with lots of things I had a blast making up (this is fiction after all).

And to celebrate the upcoming release of The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, I’d like to give away a copy on today’s blog. Just take the highly un-scientific Are You Part Demon Slayer? Quiz. Post your score below and enter to win. Also, if you post your score on my blog at http://www.angiefox.com/, you could win a walk-on role in the next Accidental Demon Slayer book.

Five words and/or phrases that describe you:

One woman, too much snark.

Five people and or things that inspire you:

My mother,
my husband,
my daughter,
my son,
my sister. Of course, I didn't say they always inspire me in GOOD ways. :) A lot of arguments are settled in my head while I'm writing.

Five of your favorite authors:

Jane Austen,
Stephen King,
Nora Roberts,
Olivia Goldsmith,
Mary Higgins Clark.

Five reasons to read your book:

-The heroine is fired, given a gift certificate for potato skins instead of a severance, mistaken for a deer by a drunk hunter, shot and turned into a vampire. All in the first chapter.

-There's a vampire named Dick Cheney.

-There's a aisle at Wal-Mart specifically devoted to vampire products.

-There's a werewolf/vampire double date.

-You will laugh. A lot.

To a lucky commenter Molly is offering up a copy of her book and some bookmarks as a giveaway. (This book is on the top of my Must Buy List :D )

Order your copy or visit your favorite book seller!

and Visit Michelle's Blog (There's some partying going on :D )