Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Win a Kindle Paperwhite and Over 100 Prizes in the Hearts on Fire Giveaway Hop!


Welcome to the Hearts on Fire Giveaway Hop!

To enter the giveaways, follow the instructions in the Rafflecopters below.

What sets your heart on fire? What tells you if a man is worth your energy, your devotion, your heart?

My boyfriend set my heart on fire when he wrote me a poem for our second date. What made it so special is that it wasn't a poem about how beautiful I was or anything like that. It was a poem about pursuing my dream of becoming a writer. I already liked him quite a bit, but that poem told me I had something special on my hands: a man who listens, a man who encourages me to pursue my dreams, a man who isn't just into what I look like, but who's into who I am.


Want to share that special moment when your man set your heart on fire, or when the hero of your favorite romance won his heroine's heart?
Feel free to comment below!


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Now that you know what kind of man sets my heart on fire, you might want to check out my Blood and Honor romantic suspense series, which is set in Italy among the Calabrian Mafia. The series chronicles the battles--both bloody and romantic--between two warring Mafia clans. Books 1 and 2 are available now. 

Book 1: Revenge (Blood and Honor, #1)


A woman on the run. A damaged Mafia don. A rival bent on revenge...


Revenge (Blood and Honor, #1) by Dana Delamar
Kate Andretti is married to the Mob--but doesn't know it. When her husband uproots them to Italy, Kate leaves everything she knows behind. Alone in a foreign land, she finds herself locked in a battle for her life against a husband and a family who will "silence" her if she will not do as they wish. When her husband tries to kill her, she accepts the protection offered by a wealthy businessman with Mafia ties. He's not a mobster, he claims. Or is he?

Enrico Lucchesi never wanted to be a Mafia don, and now he's caught in the middle of a blood feud with the Andretti family. His decision to help Kate brings the feud between the families to a boil. When Enrico is betrayed by someone in his own family, the two of them must sort out enemies from friends--and rely on each other or die alone. The only problem? Enrico cannot reveal his identity to Kate, or she'll bolt from his protection, and he'll be duty-bound to kill her to safeguard his family's secret. 

Attacks from without and within push them both to the breaking point, and soon Enrico is forced to choose between protecting the only world he knows and saving the woman he loves. 



If you prefer printRevenge is also on Amazon US (paperback) or Amazon UK (paperback).

Book 2: Retribution (Blood and Honor, #2)


An Interpol agent playing a dangerous game. A Mafia princess desperate to escape. A man determined to exact retribution...

Retribution (Blood and Honor, #2) by Dana Delamar
Nick Clarkston, a young Interpol agent, threatens to undo the fragile peace between the Lucchesi and Andretti families when he tries to take down the Mafia don father who abandoned him. He allies with his father's sworn enemy, a mobster both devious and ruthless. The mobster's alluring daughter helps Nick negotiate the murky criminal underworld, but he soon learns she's using him. Trapped, and with nowhere to turn, Nick makes a tragic mistake that plunges him further into danger.

Delfina Andretti appears to be the typical Mafia princess--but this princess wants out. Delfina dreams of being a fashion designer, and hooking up with Nick is her ticket out of an arranged marriage. Her feelings for Nick are genuine, but he's leery of her. Even worse, his heedless drive for justice threatens to get them both killed and to put everyone Delfina loves behind bars--unless she and Nick can forge a new future for their warring families.

You can find Retribution at these retailersAmazon US (Kindle)Amazon UK (Kindle)Amazon CA (Kindle)AppleAll Romance eBooksBarnes & NobleBarnes & Noble (UK)DieselKoboOmniLitSmashwords, and Sony. 

If you prefer print, Retribution is also on Amazon (paperback) and Amazon UK (paperback).

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Today is the official release date for A Summoner's Tale by Victoria Danann! 

This is the third installment in a serial saga intended to be read in order.

Book Trailer


A secret society, a witch, a psychic, vampires, modern day knights, heroes, elves, fae, assassins from another dimension, and fairytales come together where emotions intersect. Two souls, joined by a mystical bond, separated by distance, must simultaneously struggle through pain and darkness in an ultimate confrontation with character and an ultimate struggle for life proving that true love waits patiently through lifetimes and finds courage to survive. Even in the strangest places. Even when you're least expecting it. Even when you're far, far from home.

Erotic quotient: A little steam. No menage. No BDSM.







IMPORTANT: Black Swan Books 2 and 3 are available on Amazon.com exclusively as single titles. However, The Order of the Black Swan COLLECTED TALES, Books 1-3 will also be released on or around Feb. 14th in e-book everywhere.  This is the story as it was intended to be read - without interruption. 

All three books -- only $6.99!




Want to connect with Victoria?

WEBSITE: http://www.VictoriaDanann.com
BLOG: http://VictoriaDanann.me
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/vdanann
TWITTER: @vdanann




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Prize Giveaway!

To thank you for visiting my blog and participating in the Hearts on Fire Giveaway Hop, I'm giving away a $10 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner's choice)! To enter my giveaway, you must comment on this post with your email address and follow the instructions in the RaffleCopter below.


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Grand Prize Giveaway!


We have a boatload of grand prizes!!! To enter the Grand Prize Giveaway, follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below. 

Now what are those prizes?


1.) 2 Kindle Paperwhites (US only)
2.) Three sets of Black Swan: Books 1-3 paperbacks signed by Victoria Danann (US only) 
3.) Twenty sets of Black Swan: Books 1-3 e-books 
4.) $60 winner's choice gift card (Amazon or Barnes & Noble)

The Kindle Paperwhites also come with a book package, as well as the gift card.  The following authors have donated their books:

  • Read 2 Review (Kate) and GMTA UK:  (5 to 10 books that will be announced)
  • Danica Avet: choice of backlist
  • Airicka Phoenix:  E-copy of Games of Fire, Touching Smoke, & Touching Eternity
  • Katie Salidas:  E-copy of Moonlight and Sweet Surprises! by her and Willsin Rowe which also releases on Feb 14!
  • Sara Trimble:  E-copy of A Woman's Revenge
  • Michelle Graham:  E-copy of Landing the Big Ones
  • Kim Mullican:  Yoder's Farm, Taking Control (Book 1 Control Series), Control (Book 2 Control Series), Immortal Decision
  • Cambria Hebert:  Ecopy of Recalled and a winner's choice Ecopy from the "Heven and Hell" series 
  • M.L.  Stephens:  Ecopy of Love You More
  • J Kelly Acinni:  5 sets of paperback copies of Baby and Echo (US only)
  • Susan Griscom:  Reflections and Whisper Cape
  • MaryLynn Bast:  "Heart of a Wolf" Series
  • Susan D. Taylor:  Secret Desire
  • Tara Lain:  Beach Balls
And a big thank you to:  Dani-Lyn Alexander, Lisa Simington, Kym Grosso, and Liberty Ann for making the gift card possible!!!


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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Win a $100 Gift Card and 300 Other Prizes at the Heartbreaker Blog Hop!




Welcome to stop #71 of the Heartbreaker Blog Hop!

To enter the giveaways, follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below. 

I love, love, love the heroes in my books, but sometimes they are heartbreakers. For example, when Mafia Don Enrico Lucchesi lies to Kate Andretti, the woman he loves, about who he is because he knows she won't accept it, you *know* there's some heartbreak coming! Or when Interpol agent Nick Clarkston lies to Mafia princess Delfina Andretti and tells her he's a dirty agent working for her father, there's heartbreak ahead when they fall for each other, because Nick has no intention of betraying his law-enforcement ideals. 

Both of these heroes lie with good intentions--Enrico to keep Kate safe from her mobster husband, Nick to infiltrate the Mafia and seek justice--but they both almost lose the women they love because of these lies. It takes some pretty dramatic heroism on both their parts to win their women back. I like some good groveling, but there's nothing like a man putting his life on the line to save the woman he loves--wins your heart every time, doesn't it?

If these heartbreaker heroes sound like the kind of men you swoon for, you might want to check out my Blood and Honor romantic suspense series, which is set in Italy among the Calabrian Mafia. The series chronicles the battles--both bloody and romantic--between two warring Mafia clans. Books 1 and 2 are available now. 


Book 1: Revenge (Blood and Honor, #1)


A woman on the run. A damaged Mafia don. A rival bent on revenge...


Revenge (Blood and Honor, #1) by Dana Delamar
Kate Andretti is married to the Mob--but doesn't know it. When her husband uproots them to Italy, Kate leaves everything she knows behind. Alone in a foreign land, she finds herself locked in a battle for her life against a husband and a family who will "silence" her if she will not do as they wish. When her husband tries to kill her, she accepts the protection offered by a wealthy businessman with Mafia ties. He's not a mobster, he claims. Or is he?

Enrico Lucchesi never wanted to be a Mafia don, and now he's caught in the middle of a blood feud with the Andretti family. His decision to help Kate brings the feud between the families to a boil. When Enrico is betrayed by someone in his own family, the two of them must sort out enemies from friends--and rely on each other or die alone. The only problem? Enrico cannot reveal his identity to Kate, or she'll bolt from his protection, and he'll be duty-bound to kill her to safeguard his family's secret. 

Attacks from without and within push them both to the breaking point, and soon Enrico is forced to choose between protecting the only world he knows and saving the woman he loves. 



If you prefer printRevenge is also on Amazon US (paperback) or Amazon UK (paperback).

Book 2: Retribution (Blood and Honor, #2)


An Interpol agent playing a dangerous game. A Mafia princess desperate to escape. A man determined to exact retribution...

Retribution (Blood and Honor, #2) by Dana Delamar
Nick Clarkston, a young Interpol agent, threatens to undo the fragile peace between the Lucchesi and Andretti families when he tries to take down the Mafia don father who abandoned him. He allies with his father's sworn enemy, a mobster both devious and ruthless. The mobster's alluring daughter helps Nick negotiate the murky criminal underworld, but he soon learns she's using him. Trapped, and with nowhere to turn, Nick makes a tragic mistake that plunges him further into danger.

Delfina Andretti appears to be the typical Mafia princess--but this princess wants out. Delfina dreams of being a fashion designer, and hooking up with Nick is her ticket out of an arranged marriage. Her feelings for Nick are genuine, but he's leery of her. Even worse, his heedless drive for justice threatens to get them both killed and to put everyone Delfina loves behind bars--unless she and Nick can forge a new future for their warring families.

You can find Retribution at these retailersAmazon US (Kindle)Amazon UK (Kindle)Amazon CA (Kindle)AppleAll Romance eBooksBarnes & NobleBarnes & Noble (UK)DieselKoboOmniLitSmashwords, and Sony. 

If you prefer print, Retribution is also on Amazon (paperback) and Amazon UK (paperback).


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Prize Giveaway!

To thank you for visiting my blog and participating in the Heartbreaker Blog Hop, I'm giving away a $15 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner's choice)! To win, you must post a comment with your name and email address. Comments without an email address will be discarded. For additional chances to win, follow the instructions in the RaffleCopter.

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Grand Prize Giveaway!


We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. (Comments without an email address will be discarded.) Yep, you can enter over 300 times!

Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet (international)
2nd Grand Prize: A $100 Amazon or B&N gift card (international)
3rd Grand Prize: The following swag pack! (U.S. only)



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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Win Over 100 Prizes in the Love Is in the Air Blog Hop!




Welcome to stop #81 of the
Love Is in the Air Blog Hop!

To enter my giveaway, follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter below. 

Each blog participating in the hop is giving away a prize. That's over 100 chances to win! 

Looking for a steamy book to get you in the mood this Valentine's Day? I've got a few recommendations for red-hot sexy reads! 

Romantic suspenseKristine Cayne (Deadly Vices series -- I've fallen in love with each of her sex-god heroes), Pamela Clare (I-Team series -- very appealing alpha males!) 
Paranormal romanceJ.R. Ward (the Black Dagger Brotherhood and Fallen Angels series -- super-sexy alpha vampires and angels) and Larissa Ione (both the Demonica and Lords of Deliverance series -- sex demons!!! What more do I need to say?). 
Historical romanceDelilah Marvelle (Scandal and Rumor series -- as Delilah says: "I don't write bodice rippers. I write trouser rippers. Get over it." These books are hot!!!)
Erotic romanceLorelei James (Rough Riders series -- oh, those cowboys!), Natasha Blackthorne (A Measured Risk--The Earl of Ruel is my Christian Grey), Nina Lane (The Erotic Dark -- much darker than Fifty Shades), Emma Holly (Billionaire Bad Boys Club -- don't you just love that title?), Megan Hart (Broken -- beautifully written *and* scorchingly hot), Summer Daniels (Summer's Journey: Collection One -- a woman's journey of sexual self-discovery following a divorce), Kristine Cayne (Under His Command -- so hot you'll get blisters!)
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Now that you've read my recommendations, are you wondering what kind of books I write? Of course you are! :)

My current romantic suspense series is called Blood and Honor and is set in Italy among the Calabrian Mafia. This gritty, sexy series chronicles the battles--both bloody and romantic--between two warring Mafia clans. Books 1 and 2 are available now. Here's a taste of Book 2, Retribution
An Interpol agent playing a dangerous game. A Mafia princess desperate to escape. A man determined to exact retribution...

Retribution (Blood and Honor, #2) by Dana Delamar
Nick Clarkston, a young Interpol agent, threatens to undo the fragile peace between the Lucchesi and Andretti families when he tries to take down the Mafia don father who abandoned him. He allies with his father's sworn enemy, a mobster both devious and ruthless. The mobster's alluring daughter helps Nick negotiate the murky criminal underworld, but he soon learns she's using him. Trapped, and with nowhere to turn, Nick makes a tragic mistake that plunges him further into danger.

Delfina Andretti appears to be the typical Mafia princess--but this princess wants out. Delfina dreams of being a fashion designer, and hooking up with Nick is her ticket out of an arranged marriage. Her feelings for Nick are genuine, but he's leery of her. Even worse, his heedless drive for justice threatens to get them both killed and to put everyone Delfina loves behind bars--unless she and Nick can forge a new future for their warring families.

Excerpt:

Nick turned the music up and caught Delfina’s eye. Was it just his imagination, or had she been admiring his bare arse? “Watching me, were you?” he asked, keeping his voice pitched low.

She blushed, roses staining her cheeks. His chest felt lighter than it had in weeks. “I’m not answering that.”

He strode over to her and leaned in, forcing her to sprawl back on the bed, caged within his arms. He placed his lips near her ear. “Your blush told me everything. Every single naughty thought you were having.”

Madonna,” she muttered and braced her hands against his chest. “You’re getting a swollen head.”

He darted his tongue out and ran it along the edge of her ear. “Most certainly.” He put a knee up on the bed and rubbed his hard aching length along her thigh.

She laughed and pushed against him, but he didn’t budge. “Time to get undressed,” he whispered. Her hands went to the buttons that ran down the front of the silk blouse tucked into her skirt. She played with the top one. 

“Now?” she asked, her voice lilting and playful.

“Now.” He rumbled the word in her ear and she shivered. “Take it off. I want to see you. All of you.”
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Want to know what happens next? You can find out in Retribution (Blood and Honor #2), available at these retailers: Amazon US (Kindle)Amazon UK (Kindle), Amazon CA (Kindle)AppleAll Romance eBooksBarnes & NobleBarnes & Noble (UK)DieselKoboOmniLitSmashwords, and Sony. 

If you prefer print, Retribution is also on Amazon (paperback) and Amazon UK (paperback).
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Prize Giveaway! (International)

To thank you for visiting my blog and participating in the Love Is in the Air Blog Hop, I'm giving away a $10 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner's choice)! To win, you must post a comment with your name and email address. Comments without an email address will be discarded. For additional chances to win, follow the instructions in the RaffleCopter.

To continue hopping, click the next link in the list below!