Saturday, September 22, 2012

Guest Blog and This Blackened Night Giveaway with L.K. Below

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2 Days until the release of This Blackened Night, The Order: Book 3!

Every author has a set of characters more dear to their hearts than any others. In most cases, this stems from these characters being among the first ever created. I won't claim Lori and Terrence were my very first, but they did come close. Their first book, Stalking Shade, which released in 2011, was originally written in 2007. And rewritten. And rewritten.

And now it feels like a dear friend is moving away. With the release of This Blackened Night on September 24th, 2012, the trilogy will come to an end. Lori might be a prickly character, not easy for anyone but Terrence to love, but I had a lot of fun with her. When I wrote this third book late last year, I dragged my feet to see it finished for the same reason. I didn't want to let the pair of them go. A not-so-secret part of me is hoping for an overwhelming response from readers asking me to continue so I have an excuse to revisit my favorite characters.

For now, I'm counting down the days until the third book releases. Maybe you'll fall in love with Lori and Terrence every bit as fiercely as I have. Lori might be stubborn in pushing people away, but Terrence is the most persistent character I've ever written. Good thing, too.

Join me in celebrating the release of the third book a bit early with this short, sweet teaser excerpt:


This Blackened Night by L.K. Below

With murders cropping up all around, who should she trust?

After months of searching, Lori finally scrounges up a clue as to the whereabouts of the missing leader of her secret organization. But her vision isn't encouraging--it points to her vampire companion Terrence as the culprit.

Terrence is adamant that he isn't at fault. Even though she knows she might be walking into a trap, she follows his lead to a shabby island port. When her informants start turning up dead with puncture wounds in their necks, Lori wonders just how well she knows Terrence. And why does he act different during the search than in their hotel room?

Lori doesn't know who to trust anymore. She only hopes that she won't be the next victim.


Seven Sweet Sentences from the book:

He lingered above her body, his face and torso only inches from hers and slowly closing in. His lips parted to reveal the tips of his fangs. Lori shivered as he traced the sensitive skin under her ear with his thumb. The rough pad sensitized her skin even further. Their breaths mated, like she knew he longed to do with their bodies. For a second, she almost gave in.

Then she remembered what he’d done.

 
Do you want to win a copy of This Blackened Night

Comment below with your email address before September 23rd, 2012 at 11:59PM EST. 

Contest open worldwide. 

Winner announced on September 24th.


Learn more about the series as a whole on the Lyrical Press, Inc. website: http://bit.ly/TheOrderSeries.

Read a longer excerpt from This Blackened Night at http://bit.ly/ThisBlackenedNight.


About the Author:

If L.K. Below gets far too attached to her characters, well, that's because they're interesting people. Read two of her favorites in her urban fantasy series, The Order. Join her online at www.lbelow.net to learn more. 

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7 comments:

L.K. Below said...

Thanks so much for having me today! Best of luck to all entrants!

Debby said...

I have read some of your books but not these. They look great! Congrats!!
debby236 at gmail dot com

L. K. Below/Lindsay Below said...

Thanks for stopping by, Debby!

bn100 said...

Congrats on the book! It sounds good.

bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

Vickie said...

I always love discovering new authors, looks like I'll enjoy these =) mistressv@widomaker.com

L.K. Below said...

Congratulations to Vickie Harvey, the winner of THIS BLACKENED NIGHT!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

KMichelleC87 said...

thanks for the giveaway

kmichellec87(at)yahoo(dot)com

 
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