Sara Daniel Romance Author: Spring Fling Blog Hop

Monday, April 23, 2012

Spring Fling Blog Hop


I'm excited to join Selena Blake's Spring Fling Blog Hop and tell you about my first foray into writing paranormal romance. I'm giving away a copy of that book to one one lucky winner, and don't forget to enter the Rafflecopter drawing for the free Nook as well.

The Wiccan Haus intrigued me from the moment I heard Musa Publishing was developing a magical world that was open to submissions. I saw the cover for the first book in the series, and I couldn’t look away from the intense, rugged hero. I bought my copy of Shifting Hearts by Dominique Eastwick as soon as it was available and read it that night. I fell in love with the quirky cast of characters that inhabited the island, and I knew I wanted to create a story in that world.

I’d never written paranormal before, and I’d never written for a shared world. I had reservations about both. They were both immediately put to rest. Incorporating magic and paranormal elements gave me so much story depth that wouldn’t have been possible in a straight contemporary. The characters of the Wiccan Haus were a ready-made, fun, quirky cast. I fell in love with each one, as they took turns pushing Justin and Holly to grow, heal, and recognize their love for each other.

He has nothing left to offer. She's determined to show him just how much he's worth.

Shot by a member of his military team, Justin Lawson retreats to the Wiccan Haus. Holly Walters refuses to accept her boyfriend's out-of-the-blue rejection without an explanation, even if getting the answers forces her to be trapped on a bizarre island for an entire week. She's going to use every minute to work Justin out of her system once and for all. Justin's body and spirit begin to heal under Holly's loving ministrations. As she talks about never seeing each other again, he realizes he never wants to let her go. But the rogue assassin who had gone after Justin before is after him again. Before he can fight to make Holly believe in their love, he'll have to fight for both their lives.

To be entered to win, leave a comment letting me know what you think of the Wiccan Haus series.  Then like my page on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, and follow my blog here. I'll pick one random winner to receive a copy of A Man Worth Fighting For.  Make sure to include your email address and your preferred file type (Kindle, Nook or pdf) in your comments.  Contest is open internationally.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

The Spring Fling Blog Hop

1. SER's Awesomness!  42. Natasha Blackthorne (INT)  
2. Selena Blake  43. Michelle Clay (INT)  
3. Josee Renard  44. Carly Fall - Where Fantasy Meets Romance (INT)  
4. Eliza Gayle  45. Laura Kaye (INT)  
5. theJeepDiva (US & Int)  46. Bitten by Paranormal Romance (US)  
6. Dani Harper, PNR author - Way Past Normal (INT)  47. Guilty Pleasures  
7. Best Erotica Books (INT)  48. Book Monster Reviews (INT)  
8. Romance Book Junkies (US)  49. BookSpark (INT)  
9. Alice Anderson  50. MyBookAddiction  
10. Sharonda @ SalaciousReads  51. Close Encounters with the Night Kind  
11. Not Your Momma's Book Blog (US)  52. Jess @ Wickedly Bookish (INT)  
12. Reading Between the Wines (US/CA)  53. Sara Daniel Romance Author  
13. Mary @SweepingMe (INT)  54. Dianne Duvall - Paranormal Romance Author (INT)  
14. Cocktails and Books (INT)  55. Leia Shaw @ The Paranormal G-Spot (Int)  
15. Serenity Woods  56. Tami Brothers ~ Live, Love, Write! (INT)  
16. Gabrielle Bisset (INT)  57. Kharisma Rhayne  
17. Kassanna  58. LilyElement  
18. Jennifer Zane- Author (INT)  59. Mimmi's Musings  
19. Casey Crow (INT)  60. Jessica Scott  
20. Delighted Reader (US/CAN)  61. The Romanceaholic (US/INT)  
21. Ann Cory (US) ebook prize  62. Cherie Marks  
22. Book Savvy Babe  63. Mercy Bordeaux (US)  
23. Sarah Gilman  64. After Dark (INT)  
24. Lissa Matthews  65. One Writer - Two Names (INT)  
25. Miss Vain's Paranormal Fantasy (INT)  66. Malia Mallory (INT)  
26. Minding Spot (US)  67. Steph (Int)  
27. Riverina Romantics (US & CAN)  68. Shannan Albright  
28. Sandra Bunino  69. H.B. Pattskyn (US/INT)  
29. Tiffany Snow  70. Marlene @ Reading Reality  
30. Amanda J. Greene (INT)  71. Froggarita's Bookcase  
31. Dark Haven Book Reviews (INT)  72. Terra Harmony  
32. Romance Book Club Blog (US/CAN)  73. Nina Whyle  
33. Blackraven's Erotic Cafe (INT)  74. Kat Halstead (US)  
34. Blackraven's Reviews (INT)  75. June Kramin  
35. AJ's Reading Nook (INT)  76. VanesMate@Paranormal Itch (INT)  
36. The Readers Roundtable Romance Reccers (INT)  77. Ghost Stories and Haunted Places  
37. Dark Divas Reviews (INT)  78. Telling Tales (US & CA)  
38. Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy  79. Reading On The Wild Side (US)  
39. Romance At Random US  80. The eBook Reviewers (US)  
40. Diane Thorne - Erotic Paranormal Romance Author  81. Shawntelle Madison - Author (INT)  
41. Tina Folsom (INT)  82. Leila Brown  

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18 comments:

  1. thanks so much for your giveaway!
    lauren

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  2. Thanks for doing the blog hop! So much fun!

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  3. The Wiccan Haus series looks like something I'd love to read!
    Fingers crossed for the eReader - I don't have one.
    sallans d at yahoo dot com

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  4. What a generous prize! Thanks so much for the fun blog hop!

    geishasmom73 AT yahoo DOT com

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  5. I have yet to read The Wiccan Haus series but the men of it sound delicious ;)


    sionedkla@gmail.com

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  6. I have read the first Wiccan Haus and loved it! Rekkus took my breath away! I need to read this one now.
    Mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

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  7. It is really nothing like I've seen before....I'm totally looking forward to reading it.

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    1. And because I'm a dork....I'm a kindle girl....LOL
      should I by chance happen to win...
      beejee77 at gmail dot com

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  8. a new friend here ;) thanks for the opportunity

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  9. i have not yet read The Wiccan Haus series

    catherine0807 at hotmail dot com

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  10. I havent read any of these yet, but they do sound great :)
    Sorry i left the wrong email up there in the raf.
    elliott2668(at)yahoo(dot)com
    LorettaLynn

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  11. I LOVED Shifting Hearts...cant wait to read A Man Worth Fighting For! Thx for this AWESOME giveaway opportunity! :)
    I'm following via FB (Barbara Battaglia) and GFC (Barbara)

    barbbattaglia @ yahoo.com

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  12. Thanks so much for participating in the hop and for the awesome giveaway! I can't wait to read your book. It sounds so good!
    slinkydennis@yahoo.com

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  13. Your rafflecopter isn't accepting entries and it's only 11:30 am in central US I hope I'm not too late.

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    1. Rhonda, I'm really sorry about this. I'm not sure what the issue was. I was at a conference all day, so I didn't see this message until the hop was truly over. Was my site the only one, or was it everyone on the hop? Thanks!

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  14. I LOVE the Wiccan House! I can't wait to continue the series. I am sure you did a wonderful job writing your paranormal! Thank you for the great giveaway! If I win, I would prefer a Kindle copy. Thanks again. :)
    FB ~ Tina Becker
    Twitter ~ @trb0917
    email ~ trb0917 at gmail.com

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  15. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the my site. Extra shout out to those who commented and/or followed me. I love how I get to meet so many new people on blog hops. The winner of A Man Worth Fighting For is ... Tina! Congratulations Tina. I will email you privately with your prize.

    For everyone who didn't win, I do have a short story (Second Chance Valentine) available for free download here:
    http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=192

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