Goodies, Good News, and Giveaways

As of Tuesday September 20th, we're two weeks away from the release of the first Rider book, DANGEROUSLY CHARMING! (And not to get you excited or anything, but the print version is on sale right now at Amazon. Click the link to see.) What does that mean? Well, sadly, it means that for the next two weeks you are going to get a whole lot of me saying, "OMG, did you see this giveaway?" On the up side, GIVEAWAYS! But feel free to just wander away for the next few weeks and come back after, if you get bored. I promise I won't take it personally.

The truth is, for those of you who don't know much about the business end of publishing, the advance pre-orders and the sales in the first week that the book is available tend to pretty much make-or-break the success of the book. (Which doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it later, if that's what works for you!) For those of you who have been asking me if Berkley is going to buy the third book in the Riders series (they've already bought the second one, DANGEROUSLY DIVINE, out in November 2017), that first week may well decide it. But that's only part of why I'm doing so much promotional work on DANGEROUSLY CHARMING. I love this book, and I hope you'll love it too, and it is just possible I got a little carried away buying swag and goodies. I'm not quite sure how I'll give them all away. But I'm going to give it my best shot!

So, here is a sneak peak at a few of the goodies I'm going to be giving away both here on my blog and elsewhere :-)

Tote bags and notebooks and magnets OH MY

Specially made Dangerously Charming key chains with little motorcycles

Amazon gift cards

Advanced Reader Copies

All of these are in limited supply, so I'm going to have to pick and chose where I give them away, but I also have two of these:

Not the cat. There is only one Magic the Cat, Queen of the Universe

Yes, those are Kindle Fire HD Tablets!

I'm giving the first one away at Fresh Fiction, in a contest going on all month HERE. The other one will be given away here on my blog at a giveaway that runs the last week, starting Tuesday, September 27th, so be sure to check back.

My lovely publisher Berkley is giving away FIFTEEN COPIES of the book on Goodreads, in a giveaway that ends on the 30th. (USA only, alas.) Check it out HERE

I'm also going to be bopping around the Interwebs, showing up at various places in the next few weeks, almost all of which will also include giveaways. I'll try and remember to keep you posted. But you definitely will want to check out LITERARY ESCAPISM on September 28th, since I've written a short-short story featuring Mikhail Day, just for them. (And you.)

Tune in tomorrow to see what I'm giving away here on the blog next. You know, unless you're bored already with this...

OMG, he's PERTY

 Oh, and the good news part. I can't remember if I shared this here yet or not (between the writing and the promo, I'm kind of fuzzy). RT Reviews gave DANGEROUSLY CHARMING a 4 1/2 star review and named it a Top Pick for October. This is a really big deal, and made me uber-happy. It might have also caused me to get a bit carried away with the goodies... So blame them.

Wickedly Wonderful Giveaways!

I was surprised that no one said "Congrats!" on my release day post on Tuesday. I guess you were all out buying WICKEDLY WONDERFUL, right?

Of course, lots of people said lovely things on Facebook, and THANK YOU so much to all those who spread the word. And of course, to those who did run out and buy the book, you have my undying appreciation. SMOOCHES.

I'm all around the interwebs this week, with lots of guest interviews on various reviewer's blogs. (And getting lots of good reviews--WHEW.) Most of them are giving away a free copy of the book, too.
A few places I am today:
An Interview with author D.J. Martin (includes a signed book and swag giveaway from me)
Fun and silly interview at I Smell Sheep blog (includes a book giveaway)
Fabulous review at I Smell Sheep--I got 5 Sheep!
Author Karen Rose Smith talks about the book

 And I'm giving away one more signed copy of Wickedly Wonderful on Goodreads. The contest ends December 14th, so don't wait!

 
 

    Goodreads Book Giveaway
 

   

       
   

   

     

          Wickedly Wonderful
     

     

          by Deborah Blake
     

     

         
            Giveaway ends December 14, 2014.
         

         
            See the giveaway details
            at Goodreads.
         

     

   

   

      Enter to win

But the big news is that I will be doing one more MEGA GIGANTIC giveaway here, probably starting Saturday. So be sure to check back. Here's a preview:

Yep--all of it! So keep your eyes open. I'll be putting the giveaway up here soon.

In the meanwhile, I'm dying to know...has anyone started reading the book? What do you think?

Winners! and an Exclusive Excerpt

Congrats to Kay, Maddie Rose, and Kit--you all won copies of Wickedly Wonderful from the latest giveaway. (If you've not sure it is you, go check your comments: I replied there that you'd won.) You should each email me at magicmysticminerva at yahoo and let me know where to send your book!

And if you didn't win, don't worry, because I've got a few other things up  my sleeve. Today I'm over at Fang-Tastic Books where there is an exclusive excerpt so you can get a sneak peak of the book, as well as a giveaway running all week (a signed copy of the book plus some swag!)

I'm also giving away a copy on Goodreads (that contest runs through the 13th).

Want more? Of course you do. Tomorrow is RELEASE DAY! And to celebrate, I'll be at Bitten by Books giving away $50 worth of gift cards (USA only, I'm afraid) and chatting with people. The event goes live at noon Pacific, 3 EST time. Feel free to stop by and say hello. In the meanwhile, you can get an extra 25 entries by going there ahead of time and RSVP-ing via this link! http://bittenbybooks.com/author-deborah-blake-release-party-and-50-00-gift-card-contest-122-rsvp-here/ 

Also on the 2nd, I'll be interviewed over at Delighted Reader which should be a lot of fun.

I'm pretty excited about this, my second novel, finally hitting the shelves! Tell me, are you planning to read it?

 

Some Good News

We're still working on the contract for the Super Sekrit Project, but we're getting closer, so hopefully I can announce something soon...

In the meanwhile, I have a few other bits of good news.

I found out from my agent (who found out from my editor) that Wickedly Dangerous hit Barnes and Nobles romance mass market bestseller list for the last two weeks in a row, topping out at #5 last week! Can I get a WOOT!?

Circle, Coven & Grove is still doing really well (it was at #59 in Kindle Wicca and Witchcraft last time I checked). Big thanks to everyone who bought either one! (And especially to those who put up nice reviews.)

And because I am Just That Nice (yes, I really am) I decided to put up a copy of Wickedly Dangerous for a Goodreads Giveaway. I wasn't sure if people would still be interested in such a thing, but since I got 112 entries today and I haven't even announced it yet, I guess they are :-)

It is open to USA and Canada residents, so if you haven't already bought the book (WHAT???), go ahead and enter!

 
 

    Goodreads Book Giveaway
 

   

       
   

   

     

          Wickedly Dangerous
     

     

          by Deborah Blake
     

     

         
            Giveaway ends October 18, 2014.
         

         
            See the giveaway details
            at Goodreads.
         

     

   

   

      Enter to win

Winners Past and Present

I am having a "catch up" day today. And one of the things I'm doing it getting a bunch of things ready to take to the post office, including jewelry people have bought and books folks won in recent contests. (Also some books for my mom, on account of she asked--lol.)

Congratulations to the winner of the giveaway over on Goodreads Josie Lajambe of Ontario! (Nice to know I am internationally read...one of the winners from last month's contest was actually from Brazil!) And there were 925 people requesting the book, which is pretty darn gratifying.

I am also finally getting around to sending out the prizes from last month's contest here (sorry...the book ate my brain!).

Cristina Potmesil, you still have to email me with your address so I can send out the copy of the book you won! Contact me at magicmysticminerva at yahoo ASAP, please.

Okay, getting off the computer now and actually going to get things done...

Today's Harvest OMG CARROTS

Most years I struggle to get my carrots to grow. I'm not sure why. But I tend to throw a LOT of seeds into the ground in the hope of getting a few. For some reason, this year...

They seem to be doing pretty well :-) That's about 2/3rds of what's out there, maybe a bit less. And no, you're not imagining it...some of them are purple. They're a kind called "Purple Haze" and they taste sweeter than a regular carrot and have extra beta carotene. Also, they're pretty. I think that's important in a carrot, don't you?

Of course, not all carrots are pretty. Some are kind of...perverse looking. LOL

So--anyone have any good carrot recipes???

Here's today's Frog Prince picture

And the rest of today's harvest

Three kinds of potatoes, a few tomatoes, two scrawny ears of corn (not a good corn year, alas) and also, a huge bunch of edamame (soybeans) that I need to take off the plants and cook.

I'd forgotten I put a copy of the upcoming Everyday Witch Book of Rituals up on a Goodreads giveaway last week, and was amazed to discover that there were almost 300 people entered already! You can enter HERE.

And don't forget that the new online class, Witchcraft on a Shoestring class is going to start on August 27th over on the workshop loop. Registration is open now, and one lucky participant will be gifted with a signed copy of the new ritual book as soon as it comes out!

So, about those carrot recipes...