Indie Book Blowout September 2nd to 5th

The first ever INDIE BOOK BLOWOUT is this Labour Day weekend!

To celebrate this exciting event, I’ve kept the price of my book Ardeur reduced to only 99¢!

Yes, it’s a weekend to remember!

To score dozens of FANTASTIC indie books for only 99¢, visit indiebookblowout.com. While you’re there, register to win a brand new Kindle & up to $100 in Gift Cards (entry form on the site).

One more sleep...

The relaunch of Ardeur is tomorrow. As my kids would say... One more sleep!

My first novel is coming back with a new cover, a  new series title and has been edited by a pro. Isn't it pretty?

I'm blogging today to let you know Ardeur is going up for sale tomorrow. For a limited time, it's being offered at the friendship rate of 99 cents, and that certainly applies to all of my loyal fans and followers.

The print edition won't be out for another two weeks (and if you prefer a print copy, please let me know), but you can find the eBook at Barnes &Noble and Amazon right now. 

Please feel free to pass this friendship deal on to any Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance fans you know, the more the merrier. In any endeavor in life, it's all in who you know!

And now for a bit of fun... I thought you might like to see the people I pictured while writing Ardeur. 

Channing Tatum as Brody Mason Callaghan

Ex-Military (Captain), Werewolf

Brown hair, hazel eyes

Six feet, three inches tall

I know Channing isn't every woman's fantasy but, dayum... he does it for me. Rar. 

Amanda Seyfried as Ardeur Blaise Lisle

Necromancer, Killer for Hire

Blonde hair, blue eyes

Five feet, four inches tall

She's got the sultry but sweet look I envisioned for Ardy down pat. 

Azrael

Angel of Death

Black hair, blue eyes

Six feet, four inches tall 

I have no idea who this guy is. I saw him on another author's blog and... yeah,  perfect.  You'll see why in Cassiela. 

I hope you've all enjoyed this quick peek into the world of Ardeur. I'll be over at Mind Reader on Monday with a giveaway. Hint: the answer is in this blog post.

Have a great weekend everyone and run, don't walk, to get your copy of Ardeur tomorrow!

Danielle 

Launch me baby, one more time...

Yes, I went there.

Now that I've got your attention let me tell you why. I'm re-releasing my first book, Ardeur, on August 19th, 2011 through Red Hot Publishing. Just two short weeks away.  Exciting times!

Anyone who follows me on Twitter or Facebook knows I've been hard at work with my editor getting the book polished to within an inch of its life. With that goes a huge thank you to Shontrell Wade of Wade-Staten Services. You rock!

I took some time off from the craziness of formatting and editing (for others) to work on the new cover yesterday. You may be familiar with the old/current cover:

While cute, I'm not in love with it and decided that - with a fresh new face on the inside - there should be one of the outside as well. I posted the new covers on Facebook last night, but I'll put them here too.

Here's the eBook cover: 

And here's the print cover:

It came to my attention during edits that a glossary of terms and characters would be handy, and so... I'm going to include one. Seems not everyone knows what a Nephilim or Dhampyre is.... Who knew?

I'm hoping to have all of the technical stuff done by the weekend so that I can turn my focus toward setting up reviews, guest blogs, etc... My wonderful publisher, Red Hot Publishing, is working on scheduling a book blog tour and I've got my fingers crossed that it goes well.

We'll see. 

Some of you may be wondering about the sequel, Cassiela. I've put it aside for the time being. The book needs a massive rewrite and I've got a few other projects that need completing before I can get back to it. My plate is a little full and, with surgery scheduled for mid-October, I need to clear off as much as I can before I'm laid up for two weeks. 

Two novellas and a revision on a full length novel in two months? Sure, I can do it! LOL, I have to.

On that note, back to work I go.

Danielle

It's a Merry Christmas after all!

I received an early Christmas present this morning when I opened my email. The wonderful ladies at Joyfully Reviewed were kind enough to provide me with a phenomenal review of my book Ardeur - Book I in the Possession is Nine Tenths Series.

Anyone interested in seeing the actual review can do so.. here.

If you don't feel like clicking though.. voila! I've copied and pasted it below. Many thanks to Jo, Joy, Cheryl and all the wonderful ladies at Joyfully Reviewed. I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season.

On a side note... Chapter One of Cassiela, Book II in the series is being released as a Free Read on Free Fantastical Fiction tomorrow! Drop by and take a gander.

Ardeur by Danielle Gavan

Possession is Nine Tenths, Book 1
Smashwords
Contemporary Paranormal
ISBN: 978-0-9867187-0-0
Reviewed by Jo

To say that Ardeur Blasie Lisle’s life has been horrible really would be an understatement. Sold off and then invaded by a demon, her life as a Necromancer has been one nightmare after another. That is until she was finally able to escape her demon and put him in the cage where she had been. Finally trying to get her life back together, Ardeur has always had one person who’s memory has helped her make it through every horrible moment – a boy from her childhood who stood as her protector.

Brody Callaghan is an alpha werewolf without a home at the moment. After he left the military service, Brody has been hunting for a person who has haunted him since her sudden disappearance. Taking each day as it comes is how Brody goes on, because he just knows that the path will bring him back to Ardeur.  Brody has loved Ardeur since they were children and nothing is going to stop him from finding her and showing her all they have missed.

When an accident injures Ardeur, she wakes up at the Mount Angel Abbey where she learns that she isn’t alone in being different. More important she and Brody are reunited and the sparks fly instantly. While free-falling into love with Brody, Ardeur learns how she became a necromancer and that she can finally be rid of her caged demon – who wants out again. You might think that would put Ardeur and Brody on easy street for a life of loving, but you would be wrong. Unexpected changes and jealousy threatens to tear them apart again and this time forever.

Angels, demons and werewolves wouldn’t normally go together, but in Ardeur they do. I was amazed at how dark Ardeur’s story opened up.  However, as I kept reading I could see that she was determined not only to have her own life but the love of her life, too. I saw that Brody was just what Ardeur needed to finally have the life she dreamed of.  Ardeur’s take-no-prisoners attitude had me rooting for her and Brody. The final twists were some that I would have never imagined, although I just knew that Brody and Ardeur would have their life together no matter what. Ardeur is a dark into light journey that will keep you guessing from one page to another.

Have a Kindle?

Want to read Cassiela – Book II in the Possession is Nine Tenths series months before anyone else?

I'm posting increments weekly with six other authors' work, prior to its publication in June, 2011. Chapters will be released in a blog, reminiscent of how Dickens' released Great Expectations over a century ago in print.

The blog is called Free Fantastical Fiction, and the name pretty much says it all.

Here's how you find our blog on Kindle:

On or after December 20th, 2010, please go to the Kindle store

Click on the sub-tab for Blogs (should find it right under the search field box)

Do a search for: Free Fiction

Look for our listing under blogs  

Click on Subscribe

Bam! You're done. You have just signed up for a free two-week trial and will receive seven installments a week from seven different books.

We don't expect you to stay after the trial period ends. This email is essentially a push to move us up in the rankings for other potential subscribers to see us. In thanks, we'll provide you with a direct link to the site so you can read the work for free and unsubscribe on the Kindle.

If you open this email after the 20th, we could still use additional subscribers to help move our blog up in the rankings! And on that note, if you know of anyone with a Kindle, please feel free to pass this email on.

Thanks so much for supporting us. The goal is to get our work out to readers in the hopes of boosting sales for our upcoming publications, and without your help we'll stay at the bottom of the Kindle pile for a long time.

Danielle