Today’s a big day for me and my newest Greek mythology-inspired paranormal erotic romance novella, The Fever & The Fury! You could win a grand prize (gift cards!) and copy of my book or one of the books of fellow authors Laura Kaye and Leia Rice just for following us all over the internet today where we’ll be spilling secrets and discussing all manner of naughty things. One of the places I’ll be is Bandit Creek, so take a peek!

Updated: This Giveaway is Closed. A Winner Has Been Chosen.

Remember when Harry met Sally? Oh, what a romantic New Years that was. I don’t have any New Years Eve memories like that one, but I do have a zany memory from my teen years. I was in that phase when kissing was still very scandalous and I wore pink perfume and coated my lips with strawberry gloss. My boyfriend was smart, cute, and a little crazy.

Very conveniently, my parents were good friends with his. So when the four grown ups decided to go out for the evening and leave the kids at home, I thought I’d spend a romantic New Years Eve with my first real boyfriend. The mistletoe was still up and everything. But the catch? We had to babysit our younger siblings. To keep them entertained…and hopefully exhaust them so that they’d give us some privacy…we decided to play a game. We needed some pencils, so I went into the basement to fetch them.

While I was down there, all hell broke loose. Apparently, my boyfriend and his little brother were horsing around, opened a side door, and splashed out into the mud. Then, with muddy shoes, they chased each other through the house, leaving huge muddy footprints all over my mother’s brand new white rugs.

I was a dead woman if my mother came home and found those stains. So I made everyone get on their hands and knees and scrub the rug clean. For hours! Our entire New Years Eve was spent with rags and buckets of water, frantically trying to erase the tell-tale signs.

Unfortunately, it was a lost cause. It left stains. My mother was furious. And I never spoke to that boy again. But I confess that the memory now makes me laugh.

So what’s your New Years Eve Story?

1. While you’re here, why not grab a free copy of my historical erotica fantasy, The Knife’s Edge?

2. Want a ridiculously easy way to win a Nook? Click Here.

3. In honor of a quiet new year spent at home reading, I’m giving away a free digital copy of Dark Sins & Desert Sands, a paranormal romance about a modern-day minotaur and the sexy sphinx whose mind and body he must unlock… just leave a comment below. (And if you join my very infrequent but frequently snarky newsletter, you could win a lot more than that!)

4. In exchange for an honest review on Amazon/B&N/Goodreads, I’ll send you an ARC of my super-hot new paranormal erotica novella, The Fever & The Fury.

Be sure to visit these other fine authors on the New Years Blog Hop for some amazing grand prizes!

Update 12/27/2011: A Winner Has Been Chosen. This Giveaway is Closed.

I’ll be honest. I’ve been in a scrooge-esque mood lately. I haven’t wanted to enter anything, win anything, read any samples, click here, vote for this or that, promote anything, link to anything, comment on anything or even answer my email.

But if there’s a time of year to embrace the madness and get into the spirit of the season, this is it!

Now, I love that scene at the end of a Christmas Carol when Scrooge has seen the light and starts handing out gifts willy nilly. Consequently, I’ll be giving out a digital copy of my debut novel, Poisoned Kisses, a Greek mythology-inspired paranormal romance that received an RT nomination for best first series. (I can give it as a gift through Amazon or a Nook/Kobo compliant format through Kobo’s store.)

I’ll also give away a sneak preview, an Advanced Review Copy, of my forthcoming paranormal erotica, The Fever and the Fury (PDF)…which should really keep you warm on a cold winter’s night.

And what am I asking you to do to win this prize? An arm? Your first born? Must you recite the secret password? No. All you have to do is post in this thread that you want it and I’ll randomly choose one person to win. If you want to sign up for my very infrequent but often snarkilicious newsletter, that’s great, but you don’t have to. If you want to review my books (especially on Amazon or Goodreads) that’s even better!

But really, you don’t have to do anything.

That’s right, Tiny Tim, this is a free gift from me to you, no strings attached!

In Other News…

I happen to think that there’s no reason everyone in the country can’t own an e-reader at the rate that authors are dying to give them away. To that end, I’m happy to host Mistletoe Madness in which we’re giving away a Nook. (Entry form here)

Folks in this blog hop are giving away e-readers and other goodies galore. So have fun on the hop!

It’s cold outside but this giveaway is on (Kindle) fire! Yeah, my last e-reader giveaway turned into a disaster but I’m older and wiser and have teamed up with people who know what they’re doing. You don’t have to jump through a lot of hoops for this. You can win and have this under the tree by Christmas. Check it out!