*Covers may not be final*

Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark #11)  by Kresley Cole

Publication Date/Publisher: February 15th 2011 by Pocket

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Tynga's reviews

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	I’m very intrigued by the cross shaped scar on his chest…

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:

It’s a gripping tale of a battle-maddened warrior driven by revenge and the Valkyrie temptress who haunts his dreams.

He vowed he’d come for her...
Murdered before he could wed Regin the Radiant, warlord Aidan the Fierce seeks his beloved through eternity, reborn again and again into new identities, yet with no memories of his past lives-only an endless yearning.

She awaits his return...
When Regin encounters Declan Chase, a brutal Celtic soldier, she recognizes her proud warlord reincarnated. But Declan takes her captive, intending retribution against all immortals, unaware that he belongs to their world.

To sate a desire more powerful than death...
Yet every reincarnation comes with a price, for Aidan is doomed to die when he remembers his past. To save herself from Declan’s torments, will Regin rekindle the memories of the passion they once shared-even if it means once again losing the only man she could ever love?

Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3)  by Maggie Stiefvater

Publication Date/Publisher: July 12th 2011 by Scholastic Press

Cover Artist: Christopher Stengel

Cover Source: Words on Words by Maggie Stiefvater

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
Oh yeah, you heard that right. I am deliriously pleased to be able to share the cover for FOREVER with you guys today. Once again, it was designed by Christopher Stengel (my interview with him here). It’s coming out July 2011, which seems ominously close.-Maggie	I guess I was expecting this cover to be gold, but otherwise I can’t complain.  I also like how the blood spot was incorporated into the title even without an ‘i’.  If you want to get a signed copy, pre-order HERE

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:
N/A

Ripple (Ripple #1) by Mandy Hubbard

Publication Date/Publisher: July 21st 2011 by Razorbill/Penguin

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Dark Faerie Tales

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
I cannot tell you how impressed/amazed/grateful I am for the folks at Razorbill, who were kind enough to allow me to have extensive input on the direction of this cover. It is really rare for a publisher to truly consider your input, and I will be forever thankful they gave me that opportunity, because i LOOOOOOVE This cover. - Mandy	I love this cover too, almost as much as the description.  Notice the detailing on her calf…she’s a siren but I’m not sure what the design is supposed to be.

Previous Book in the Series:

N/A

Book Description:

For two years, I have not killed.

But tonight, I stand in the shadows behind a tree, watching as a boy skips rocks on the lake.

He shouldn’t be here.

Lexi is cursed with a dark secret. The water calls to her, draws her in, forces her to sing her deadly song to unsuspecting victims. If she succumbs, she kills. If she doesn’t, the pain is unbearable. To keep herself and those she cares about safe, she shuts herself off, refusing to make friends or fall in love—again. Because the last time she fell in love with a boy, he ended up dead.

Then Lexi meets Cole. Against her better judgment, she finds herself opening up again, falling in love when she knows she shouldn’t. But when she’s offered the chance to finally live a normal life, she learns that the price she must pay to be free of her curse is giving him up.

In Ripple, Mandy Hubbard spins a sea-ravaged tale of melancholy beauty, and the choices one girl makes between land and waves, love and freedom, her future—and her heart.

Rage (Horseman of the Apocalypse #2) by Jackie Morse Kessler

Publication Date/Publisher: April 8th 2011 by Harcourt Graphia

Cover Artist: Sammy Yuen

Cover Source: Tez Says

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
I absolutely love it! Now, I just received my author copies of HUNGER…and I have to say that the final cover, with all its gorgeous artwork and fonts and foil, is even more spectacular than the cover on the ARC, or the still image seen at places like Goodreads and online bookstores. So I’m positive that the final cover to RAGE will be even more phenomenal than this sneak peek. - Jackie	I love how distinctive the covers for this series has been.  The image alone identifies RAGE as a HOTA book.  It looks dark and disturbing, just like I’m sure the book will be.

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:

Missy didn’t mean to cut so deep. But after the party where she was humiliated in front of practically everyone in school, who could blame her for wanting some comfort? Sure, most people don’t find comfort in the touch of a razor blade, but Missy always was . . . different.

That’s why she was chosen to become one of the Four Horsemen Apocalypse: War. Now Missy wields a different kind of blade—a big, brutal sword that can cut down anyone and anything in her path. But it’s with this weapon in her hand that Missy learns something that could help her triumph over her own pain: control.

A unique approach to the topic of self-mutilation, Rage is the story of a young woman who discovers her own power, and refuses to be defeated by the world

Those Who Fight Monsters (anthology)

Publication Date/Publisher: March 2011

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Chris Marie Green

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
Here's the cover for the anthology that will contain a new Vampire Babylon short story (as well as works from Simon R. Green and Rachel Caine): - Chris	Details are scant on this anthology, but the vintage noir cover is very cool.

Previous Book in the Series:

N/A

Book Description:
N/A

 

Bite Club (Morganville Vampires #10) by Rachel Caine

Publication Date/Publisher: April 2011

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Dead Book Darling Book Reviews

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	I really like the style shift that took place with Fade Out and has continued through Bite Club, although if that guy is supposed to be Michael…um…no.

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:
N/A

 

Defiance (Strange Angels #4) by Lili St. Crow

Publication Date/Publisher: April 2011 by Penguin / Razorbill

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Dead Book Darling Book Reviews

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	I actually really like the evolution of these covers.  They are each very different in terms of the main image, but are styled in the same way to unify the series.  Nice.

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:

The heart-stopping fourth novel in New York Times bestselling author Lili St. Crow's Strange Angels series.
Now that sixteen-year-old Dru's worst fears have come true and Sergej has kidnapped her best friend Graves, she'll have to go on a suicidal rescue mission to bring him back in one piece.
That is, if she can put all of Christophe's training to good use, defeat her mother's traitor, Anna, once and for all, and manage to survive another day . . .

Mists of Velvet (Annwyn Chronicles #2) by Sophie Renwick

Publication Date/Publisher: February 1st 2011 by New American Library

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Dark Faerie Tales

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	She’s in a gown, he’s in torn jeans…where are they going together?  Seriously though, this looks hot & I love his torque on his neck.

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:

Hidden from mortals, Annwyn, the Otherworld, is home to shapeshifters, wraiths and dragons. Rhys MacDonald, the mortal great-grandson of a banished prince races to Annwyn to offer help when his ancient homeland is threatened by a dangerous Dark Magick. There he encounters a young goddess and shapeshifter, who thinks he is the mate foreseen in her dreams. Bound together by the flames of desire, they discover that destiny—and the Dark Magick—has other plans for them…

Wildcat Fireflies (Meridian #2) by Amber Kizer

Publication Date/Publisher: 2011 by Delecourt Press/Random House

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Dark Faerie Tales

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	I like the semi hidden insects in the pattern on the side, but the model is odd looking.

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:
N/A

Dark Heart Forever by Lee Monroe

Publication Date/Publisher: October 7th 2010 by Hodder Children's Books

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Goodreads

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	I totally missed this book before and it comes out in just a few days.  Hauntingly beautiful, isn’t it?

Previous Book in the Series:

N/A

Book Description:

Jane Jonas is nearing her 16th birthday and troubled by unsettling recurring dreams where the same mysterious boy her age comes to her, telling Jane that they are each other's destiny. Her mother is increasingly anxious about Jane's disruptive sleepwalking episodes, but for Jane her dream world and reality are about to collide ...When she develops a friendship with an enigmatic stranger in town, the blond, uber-cool Evan, it's exciting, it's new, and Jane wants him more than she's ever wanted anybody - until her mystery dream boy gets in the way. Now Jane is caught between two worlds: one familiar, but tinged with romance and excitement; the other dark and dangerous, where angels, werewolves, and an irresistible stranger are trying to seduce her ...

Black Magic Woman (Others #11) by Christine Warren

Publication Date/Publisher: April 26th 2011 by St. Martin's Paperbacks

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Wicked Scribes

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	Given the title, I would expect the cover to be more paranormal-y.

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:
N/A

Flying Blind (Dragon Diaries #1) by Deborah Cooke

Publication Date/Publisher: June 2011

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Dark Faerie Tales

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
Well, here it is – the cover art for the first book in the YA Dragonfire series. This trilogy focuses on Zoë becoming the Wyvern, around the time she turns 16. Sophie and Nikolas will also finally get their HEA in this trilogy. - Deborah	Bring on the dragons!  I would have liked to see an actual dragon on the cover, but the snow is a nice touch and the description sounds excellent.

Previous Book in the Series:

N/A

Book Description:

Zoë Sorensson is perfectly normal – well, as normal as a girl with an obsession with drawing dragons can be. The thing is that she’s always been told she’s special and destined for great things. It’s not just because of her good grades, either. Zoë’s the Wyvern, the one female dragon shapeshifter with special powers. But Zoë is at the bottom of the class when it comes to being Pyr and her powers are AWOL. Worse, there’s no reference book to consult and the last Wyvern is dead…

Everything changes when Zoë’s best friend is bullied and Zoë reacts. Before she can blink twice, her inner dragon is loose, she’s suspended from school and  headed to a boot camp for the Pyr guys she’s known all her life. But soon she’s doubting her powers—and even some of her friendships.

Zoë quickly realizes  that she has to master her powers yesterday – the Pyr are in danger and boot camp is a trap. The Mages want to eliminate all shifters and  the Pyr are next in line—unless Zoë and her friends can solve the riddle, work together and save their own kind…

My Immortal Assassin (My Immortal #3) by Carolyn Jewel

Publication Date/Publisher: January 1st 2011 by Forever

Cover Artist: N/A

Cover Source: Michelle's Book Blog

Author Comments:	My Thoughts:
N/A	This is my least favorite of the series.  The colors seem wrong and I miss the design graphic behind the title.

Previous Book in the Series:

Book Description:

Revenge. It's all Grayson Spencer wants. Christophe dit Menart, a human with dark magical powers, destroyed the life she loved. She wants the pleasure of killing him, no matter the cost to her. If not for Durian, a dangerously sexy demon fiend charged with keeping Christophe alive, she would have succeeded, too. Now, she's certain all hope is gone. But he has a plan and an offer she can't resist...
Durian has spent his life as a trained and sanctioned assassin. His duty: to enforce the laws against demons harming humans. He's always prided himself on staying out of the fray, carrying out his orders and honoring his fealty to his warlord, but never getting attached. Never until Grayson, a spunky and determined woman clearly gifted with magic herself. He convinces her to swear fealty to him so he can protect her and teach her to use her magic to taste the revenge she so desperately wants.
They're soon bound together in a forbidden desire--a dangerous passion that calls into question Durian's oath of loyalty to his warlord. When he refuses to return her to Christophe, his disobedience threatens to inflame the tumultuous war between demons and the magekind. Can they--and their love--survive?

I received a surprise package in the mail on Monday.  There was no name on the return address and I had no clue who it was from or even what is was.  It was sort of rectangular in shape, so I figured it had to be a book.   

After opening the outer packaging, and tearing through a padded inner wrapping, I pulled out a very old, battered leather book.  The leather was cracked and curling at the edges, and the sender had used a rubber band to keep the cover from falling off.  In faded gold letters, the spine identified it as Shakespear’s Comedies.

Um…What?

Then I looked back in the package and found a folded note:

Hi Abigail,

Thank you for helping me with this, I think if we all post pics on Facebook of the clues we find, then together we can solve this mystery.

Shay
Facebook.com/ShadowShay

My brain finally started working again and I remembered the super cool publicity campaign that Campfire was doing for the even cooler book NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer.  They said they were sending something else, I guess I shouldn’t have expected more flowers and flash drives :) Back to the book.  Inside the front cover was the following message handwritten in flourishing script:

He who I refuse
to name makes a mockery of our invitation
His chosen answer is to cast
us as unnamed extras in one
of his libelous texts. He serves as a
warning to any of us that would
reach a hand out for those
lesser than our own.  Make no
peace with these lesser men.
Offer not a hand or choice
word. He is the mark of our failure.

 

Two places were marked in the book with torn page bookmarks.  On each of the pages, a swirling, tribal like pattern encircled specific words and letters:

The first bookmark was on page 293 Act 4, Scene 3 of The Comedy of Errors:

R
must
thee
promis
a drop of blood
covetous
the chain
witch
N
E
of
H
T
E

My best guess:  Covetous thee must promis a drop of blood the chain of witch (Raehten?)

The second one was on page 582 Act 1, Scene 2 of As You Like It

  

to
Ne ther
The
the
keep er
bond
of
desire
bounden

My best guess: The keeper bounden to nether the bond of desire.

On Shay’s Facebook page other people are posting their book pictures and clues, you should definitely go check it out.  You can also watch all of Shay’s Shadow Days episodes (like the one below) which explain where these books came from and offer more clues as to their meaning.  I’m not sure I’ve got these right.  What do you guys think?

NIGHTSHADE by Andrea Cremer will be published on October 19th

Description:

Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she'll be the mate of sexy alpha wolf Ren Laroche and fight with him, side by side, ruling their pack and guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But when she violates her masters' laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to question her fate, her existence, and the very essence of the world she has known. By following her heart, she might lose everything--including her own life. Is forbidden love worth the ultimate sacrifice?

Title: Double Cross
Author: Carolyn Crane
Series: The Disillusionists Trilogy #2
Cover Art: Gene Mollica

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Spectra 9/28/2010
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553592629
• ISBN-13: 978-0553592627

Review Copy Source: Carolyn Crane
Reviewed by: Abigail

 

 

Book Description

SOME SECRETS COME BACK TO HAUNT. OTHERS COME TO KILL...

Justine Jones has lived her life as a fearful hypochondriac until she's lured into the web of a mysterious mastermind named Packard. He gifts her with extraordinary mental powers-dooming her to fight Midcity's shadowy war on paranormal crime in order to find the peace she so desperately craves.

But now, serial killers with unheard-of skills are terrorizing the most powerful beings in Midcity, including mastermind Packard - and his oldest friend and worst enemy, Midcity's new mayor, who has the ability to bend matter itself to his will.

As the body count grows, Justine faces a crisis of conscience as she tests the limits of her new powers and faces an impossible choice between two flawed but brilliant men . . . one on a journey of redemption, and the other descending into a pit of moral depravity.

 Review

Urban fantasy is a genre largely dominated by vampires and werewolves.  Occasionally we get a witch or a demon, or rarer still a creature mined from a more obscure mythology.  Apparently Carolyn Crane didn’t get the memo because you won’t find a single fang or furry fellow in her Disillusionists Trilogy.  Like Mind Games before it, DOUBLE CROSS is an urban fantasy with a retro comic book twist featuring a ragtag band of crime fighters suffering from crippling paranoia.  Different? Absolutely.  But in the hands of Carolyn Crane, never has being crazy been so much fun. 

Tricked into lifelong minionhood by the (villainous?) mastermind Packard in Mind Games, DOUBLE CROSS picks up with the same motley crew of hypochondriacs, gamblers, and fatalists turned unwilling super heroes as they begin working for Midcity’s new Mayor by ‘zinging’ their particular psychosis into Hicap (X-men types) criminals and disillusioning (essentially resetting them back to neutral) them.  If you’ve already read Mind Games, you’ll slip right back into this world and these characters like a spandex jumpsuit.  If you haven’t, Crane does a decent job of bringing newbies up to speed, but you’ll have missed out on a lot of crucial back story and character development if you jump right into DOUBLE CROSS. 

Whether you’re new to this series or not, I’m sure you’ll once again be shocked at how fun it is to be a voyeur amongst these characters in the throes of their deepest fears and neurosis.  Throughout DOUBLE CROSS, Crane dropped little paranoid thoughts for her characters into random scenes to remind the reader how close they always are to falling back under that fear.  It’s fascinating and perversely funny.

And let’s not forget the love triangle between Justine, Packard and Otto.  Initially, Justine was powerfully drawn to Packard, but his betrayal drove her into the arms of the man she had idolized for years.  Otto shares Justine’s Vein Star paranoia (you can’t imagine the conversational foreplay these two have about brain aneurisms), and she lives for his adoration.  Packard, not one to back down, constantly challenges her to examine her feelings for Otto and compare them to the intensity she felt with him.   Meanwhile, the animosity between Packard and Otto comes to a head as their disturbing history is finally revealed. 

To sum up, DOUBLE CROSS has accomplished what few books ever do: it blows its excellent predecessor out of the water.  Crazy characters, maniacal villains, twisted romance, and an ending that is scream out loud good.  I was thinking about it for days afterwards and I still can’t believe the devious double cross (yeah, the title works on many levels).  Part of me seriously hates Carolyn Crane for leaving me like this to wait in agony for the conclusion to The Disillusionists Trilogy when it comes out sometime next year.  I just hope my Glory Hour lasts till then. 

Sexual Content: A graphic sex scene.  A semi graphic sex scene.

My Rating:

5/5
Near Perfect - Buy two copies: one for you and one for a friend.

Click HERE to read an excerpt from DOUBLE CROSS

Previous books in the series:

1. Mind Games

Also reviewed by:

• Smexy Books
• BABBLING ABOUT BOOKS, AND MORE!
• The Book Smugglers

Marta Acosta, author of the Casa Dracula series, is back on ATUF today after being one of my first ever interviews almost a year ago.  The fourth book in the series, HAUNTED HONEYMOON, has just been published and Marta let me pick her brain about funny vampires, free books, Spike, and all things Casa Dracula.   See below to win your own copy of the book.

Marta Acosta lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.  She was a feral reader, roaming the stacks of the public library. She received a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and Spaces Magazine. Marta lives with her husband and son and their crazy dog.   An avid gardener, she likes independent films, funny novels, loud music and lively conversations. She’s always happy to hear from readers, even the ones who point out typos.

---

Interview

ATUF: You’ve recently posted not one but two full novels (Nancy’s Theory of Style & The Shadow Girl of Birch Grove) online as free reads.  Which means that, in addition to being super generous and/or insane, you must be on to something because The Shadow Girl has since been bought by Tor Books and will be published in the not so distant future.  So do you recommend this type of philanthropy for other authors?

MA: Hi, Abigail! I think the "or insane" applies. I'm an author who wants my stories to be read, as simple as that. I was unhappy that Nancy's Theory of Style was no longer available in print only a few months after its release. I don't know why this book just sunk out of sight when it's funny and touching, a great frothy read.  (Ya think the cover with a roll of frickin toilet paper might have had something to do that that?) As for Shadow Girl, the manuscript was with editors and I'd been waiting and waiting to hear something.  My feeling about both stories was, "Well, I'll just take my ball and go play somewhere else."
I posted them as free reads because I trust in my stories and I trust in readers.  I knew that once people had a chance to read  Nancy, they'd love the book. The same with Shadow Girl.  I think it had over 26,000 reads before I took it off Scribd.com. Nancy's had 4,000 reads in just a few weeks.
I don't know that posting free reads helps book sales. I think if having your story read is more important to you than being published, shared sites are a great resource.

ATUF: As I mentioned in my recent review of Happy Hour At Casa Dracula, you broke the cardinal rule in urban fantasy: you cannot be funny.  Authors can beat their heroine to within an inch of her life, make her love life look like something that even Jerry Springer would be shocked at, and have her dog run over by a bus full of demons, but they cannot be funny.  What do you have to say for yourself?

MA: I wasn't writing straight urban fantasy, which is generally all action and fights; I was writing comedy! And it's a cardinal rule of comedy that you must be funny. When I first wrote Happy Hour at Casa Dracula, I'd never even heard the term "urban fantasy." Since then the sub-genre has exploded and books that were originally in other sections are being repackaged as UF. What I really like about UF is that it's a flexible category.  It can include thrillers, mysteries, drama, romance, and even comedy, which is great since I like my characters to have fun, banter, flirt, party, etc.

ATUF: HAUNTED HONEYMOON is the forth book in the Casa Dracula series and marks a radical departure in terms of the cover art.  I’m in love with the flirty Milagro and the blue/black cover wash.  This is the the kind of imagery that I think should have branded the series all along. What are your thoughts on the cover and do you know who the artist is?

MA: I agree with you! I've been fighting for better book covers from the start and I wanted something that conveyed the fun, sexy, hip feel of the stories.  People say you can't judge a book by its cover, but covers are what draw the reader and it doesn't matter how many great reviews you get if no one picks up the book. I think this cover finally gets it right and I'm thrilled with it and the new color scheme. The artist is Elena Dudina and you can see more of her work at her deviantART page.

ATUF: You’ve maintained that the Casa Dracula series is a comedy of manners with vampires.  For new readers, how exactly do those elements blend together?

MA: The stereotypes of vampires as beautiful, wealthy and sophisticated seemed to mesh perfectly with comedy about social class.  If vamps were all that and a bag of pommes frites, it seemed to reason that they'd be terrible snobs. In a comedy of manners, humor, clever banter, and skewering ideas about social class are the most important parts of the story.  My bright, but aimless character Milagro gets involved with these successful vamps, and they treat her like a trashy gold-digger.
I like to think of my stories as delightful desserts.  Desserts require technique and a deft hand, and they should seem effortless. 
That said, Haunted Honeymoon is a little more plot-driven, with action, but the humor is still there. People have told me the series gets better with each book, and I'm not going to disagree with them since I love, love this story!  I finally give my heroine Milagro the happy ending she's earned.

ATUF: I asked you before about a dream movie cast for the Casa Dracula series and you couldn’t answer because a few actresses were already looking at the books.  Are there any developments on the film front?

MA: No, no developments. People always ask about movies, but the reality is that very few movies get made every year, but thousands and thousands of books are published every year. Lots of times you hear about books being optioned, but the option can pay one dollar for a two-year option. I had one offer like that and turned it down.

ATUF: And while we’re on the topic of book adaptations, what do think about the flurry of titles being optioned for both film and TV.  Is there one you are particularly looking forward to or dreading?

MA: I never pay any attention to options because options are cheap and plentiful.  The vast majority of stories optioned are never made into films.

ATUF: So what’s next for Milagro & Co.?  Is Nancy going to be getting another book? Are you working on something else brand new?

MA: What's next for me is getting my editor's notes for The Shadow Girl of Birch Grove and working on that. I'm excited to be going to Tor and working with a great editor there. Then I'll be focusing on the adult gothic I'm writing.  I hope readers will also like my more serious writing.  Then I'll see what happens! Everything is quite up in the air.

ATUF: Your blog Vampire Wire is famous for ending every post with Gratuitous Videos Of The Day clips.  Since we’re both self proclaimed Spike fans, can you dig us up a couple James Marsters clips that you love?

MA: Oh, you're making me do the work? You should be finding them on your own, but here are a few I like.

MA:  Thanks for having me here at All Things Urban Fantasy, Abigail! Readers can find out more about my books and get free reads at my sites.
www.martaacosta.com
www.vampirewire.blogspot.com

ATUF: Thanks so much for coming back Marta.  You’re welcome anytime!

---

Visit Marta online:

• Website
• Blog
• Twitter
• Facebook

Want to read more from Marta Acosta?

Casa Dracula
1. Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (read my Review)
2. Midnight Brunch aka Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula
3. The Bride of Casa Dracula
4. Haunted Honeymoon

Writing as Grace Coopersmith
Nancy's Theory of Style

Giveaway

Giveaway courtesy of Marta Acosta

One copy of HAUNTED HONEYMOON by Marta Acosta

As the only human to survive vampire infection, Milagro de Los Santos has become quite a celebrity among the blood-drinking elite. Too bad the perks of her condition—increased strength, super-fast healing—don’t pay her condo fees. There are other complications too. She’s feeling guilty about her fling with enigmatic Vampire Council member Ian Ducharme, and pining for her ex-fiancé, Dr. Oswald Grant . . . the fabulous man whose kiss changed her life. It’s when Milagro — irked by Ian’s attentions to his neighbor — travels to London and enjoys a sexy flirtation of her own, that the blood really hits the fan.

Suddenly, those around her are dying gruesome deaths and Milagro’s being interrogated. Who would kill to set her up as a murder suspect? Milagro just wants to turn back the clock and have another chance to make things right, but no sooner has she escaped to Oswald’s ranch than an accident obliterates her memory. Will the murderer come after her now? And will amnesia spark a romantic do-over with Oswald—or will she make all the same mistakes before she ever gets to say "I do"?

Click HERE to read the first chapter of HAUNTED HONEYMOON

GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES

1. Open to US & Canada only
2. Leave a comment that includes:
   1. A question or comment for Marta
   2. A way to contact you if you win
3. Entries must be received by Midnight MST on October 8th

---

Interested in being interviewed on All Things Urban Fantasy?  CONTACT ME

Related articles by Zemanta

• Review: "Haunted Honeymoon" by Marta Acosta 2010 (dirtysexybooks.com)
• The Dirty Sexy Book Club Discusses "Happy Hour at Casa Dracula" by Marta Acosta (dirtysexybooks.com)
• Where Stories Are Made: Marta Acosta (bookchickcity.com)