Ellora’s Cave and Adam & Eve Special!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Mandy Harbin

I know you love getting a good deal on stuff…and when that certain something is of the kinky kind, then the deal is that much sweeter! For the month of April, Ellora’s Cave has teamed up with the adult product store, Adam & Eve, for you to get 50% off one item! Yep, that’s HALF OFF any toy, lube, or one of their thousands of other products (Certain restrictions might apply).

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Ellora’s Cave has all the deets and a link to the online store. Go here http://www.ellorascave.com/adameve.html  and have fun shopping!

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Big Cocks and Shamrocks Blog Hop!

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Mandy Harbin

CocksandShamrocksButtonTime to rock the big cocks…er, and shamrocks. ;-) Everybody loves a blog hop. This chick right here definitely does. If you’re not familiar with the rules of the game, it’s simple…hop around to the various blogs that are participating for your chance to win the big prize and the individual prizes with each of the stops. Getting freebies and winning stuff is always fun! So let’s get crackin’.

I want to hear your favorite St. Patrick’s Day—or theme—story. Just for playing along, I’ll tell you about one of my favorite themed stories. When I was little, I got a hermit crab for a pet. I named him Shamrock. I loved that little guy. I came up with his name because I’d read a comic on St. Patrick’s Day where the hottie hadn’t worn any green to work. A female co-worker asks her about it and she tells her that she purposely hadn’t worn any visible green because she’s looking forward to getting pinched. When asked what she’ll do if the sleazy male guy tries to pinch her, she replies, “I’ll whip out this shamrock.” She grabs a hidden necklace with a four-leaf clover on it and pulls it out from her cleavage.

At the time, I thought that was the funniest comic. I got my pet shortly afterward and named him after the necklace the chick wore. Of course, I was too young at the time to understand the full meaning behind the comic, but looking back, I think maybe I was hoping I’d get pinched.

Hermit crabs don’t have a long lifespan…well, at least mine didn’t. When my room started to smell and little Shamrock kept “sleeping” and not drinking his water or eating his food, my mom told me it was time to put him outside and let another crab move into his shell. I wanted to get many more, but never did. I’ve had a lot of pets over the years, but my little crab named for one of the symbols for this day has been one of my favorites. I mean c’mon… when else could you say you love having crabs?

I showed you mine. Now you show me yours…I’ll pick one winner to get book two in my Woods Family Series, SURROUNDED BY PLEASURE… Because Book one, SURROUNDED BY WOODS, is FREE on Amazon (and everywhere else) right now. Go get your freebie!! http://www.amazon.com/Surrounded-Woods-Family-Book-ebook/dp/B005F6E7Z8/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1363488770&sr=1-5&keywords=mandy+harbin  And don’t forget to click on the links to play along.

Rocking it out with the Cabal Crew on Saint Patrick’s Day!!

1. Cabal of Hotness 59. The Jeep Diva (INT)
2. Close Encounters with the Night Kind 60. Riverina Romantics (INT)
3. Read Between the Lines 61. Suzi Love (INT)
4. Danica Avet 62. Amanda J. Greene (INT)
5. Lea Barrymire 63. Candlelight Book Promotions (US)
6. A.M. Griffin 64. Helena Harker
7. Cassandra Carr – Hot Blogging with Heart 65. Shannan Albright (INT)
8. Amy Ruttan 66. Full Moon Bites (INT)
9. Anya Richards 67. Book Monster Reviews (INT)
10. Cara Carnes 68. Amy Ruttan
11. Cristal Ryder 69. Cindy Jacks (US)
12. Page Flipperz 70. Elise Hepner
13. Tattooed Book Review (US) 71. Dianne Hartsock
14. Victoria Danann and Paranormal Romance News 72. Michelle Graham
15. Buffy’s Ramblings 73. Blackraven’s Erotic Cafe (INT)
16. Milly Taiden 74. Blackraven’s Reviews (INT)
17. Alexandra O’Hurley 75. AJ’s Reading Nook (INT)
18. Books Books and More Books (US) 76. The Readers Roundtable (INT)
19. Susan’s Sensual Side 77. Dark Divas Reviews (INT)
20. Natasha Blackthorne (INT) 78. HEA Romances With A Little Kick (INT)
21. Kristine Cayne 79. Not Now…Mommy’s Reading
22. The Many Muses of MaryLynn 80. Emilia Mancini
23. Kharisma Rhayne 81. Heather Powers-Asst to Rebecca Sinclair
24. Jocelyn Dex: Demons Do It Better 82. Raine Delight (US/INT)
25. Marie Dees 83. Bonnie Bliss
26. Cari Quinn (US & INT) 84. Confessions of the Paranormal (US)
27. Lena Loneson 85. Romance Book Club (US)
28. Dana Littlejohn 86. As You Wish Reviews (INT)
29. Jaxx Steele 87. Mandy Harbin
30. Candace Blevins 88. Ruby Duvall (US)
31. Alexandra Christian 89. Ciaran Dwynvil (INT)
32. Janice Seagraves 90. The Official Serena Zane Website
33. JL Oiler 91. Susan D. Taylor
34. Jennifer Labelle – Labelle Books 92. Anya Breton
35. M.L. Ryan 93. Sapphire Kande
36. Kendall McKenna – Love and Dog Tags 94. Mary @SweepingMe
37. Amber Kallyn (INT) 95. Julia Kent
38. Leslie Ferdinand 96. Share My Destiny (INT)
39. Malia Mallory 97. Aubrey Watt
40. Vanessa Morgan (INT) 98. Nya Rayne
41. Avalon (INT) 99. Kelly Gendron~ Erotic Romance
42. SnifferWalk Books (Int) 100. Lindsay Avalon
43. Justus Roux (INT) 101. Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews
44. Lacey Wolfe 102. Lilly VanHorn
45. Patricia Eimer 103. A. Violet End
46. Paranormal & Romantic Suspense Caridad Pineiro 104. Jessi Bond
47. Booked & Loaded (US/CAN) 105. Tara Lain
48. Karen Mercury 106. Jennifer Wright (INT)
49. Parker Kincade 107. Julianne
50. Book Lover’s Cozy Cafe 108. Tmoinque Stephens~Paranormal Romance
51. Erotica Author, Fierce Dolan – Writing Utopia 109. Lisa Carlisle
52. Hennessee Andrews 110. Charley Descoteaux
53. Morticia Knight 111. Recent Reads
54. My Devotional Thoughts (U.S.) 112. Wicked Wolves & Dreaming Dragons (INT)
55. DC Juris (INT) 113. Naomi Bellina, Adventurous Erotic Romance (INT)
56. Sara Brookes (US & INT) 114. May Water’s Erotica
57. Kristal Baird (INT) 115. Susan Taylor Arden
58. Simply Ali (US & INT) 116. Tabitha Conall (INT)

 

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Lucky In Love Blog Hop!

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Mandy Harbin

Lucky in LoveIt’s blog hop time!! I love these… it’s a way to get to know a lot of people and have some fun. Thanks for swinging by my place…put your name on your plastic cup of green beer and let’s party.

So lucky in love? Eh… I’ve had my fair share of love’s ups and downs. What’s that saying…it’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all… Um, yeah, I’m in this category. When I fall, I fall hard. The first call, first touch, first kiss, *happy sigh* those are awesome feelings. But then the breakup happens… but we won’t go there today. We shall still blissful in our field of shamrocks.

My down fall is that I’m incredibly shy. Yes, shy. An erotic romance author with a case of bashfulness. Go figure. But when it comes to the opposite sex, I’ve always been one to clam up. But this is where my “luck” comes in. The men I’ve had in my life…not that there’s been a lot—I’m not a ho-bag…but the men have been persistent. Not one (that I was interested in) took my shyness as a brushoff. They gave me the space I needed but were still around, waiting for me, biding their time as it were. Right now, I’m enjoying my life and yeah, a new relationship. Will this one workout? Who knows, but I do know that I feel very lucky to have him.

So there you have my “luck”… now tell me about yours. I’ll pick someone at the end of this hop to win book two in my Woods Family Series, Surrounded by Pleasure, because book one, Surrounded by Woods, is FREE right now on Amazon. Go get your freebie while you can!!  http://www.amazon.com/Surrounded-Woods-Family-Book-ebook/dp/B005F6E7Z8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1363308544&sr=8-5&keywords=mandy+harbin

And don’t forget to hop around, check out the other blogs, and see what else you can win… for which, I wish you good luck. ;-)

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Ebook Piracy…Is it worth the risk to save a few bucks?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Mandy Harbin

Recently, I came across a site that had about six of my ebooks, from short story to long novel, and all for the same price of $1.50. They were illegally selling my books. *Cue angry growls*

But what was obvious to me might not be so apparent to the average reader. Why? Because everybody loves a good deal. I think it’s in our nature to research products before we buy, and when we come across a site that has what we want at a discount, we think we’ve hit the jackpot. Unfortunately, when it comes to ebooks, that’s just not always the case. Before I explain how honest people can not only break the law, but also open themselves up to victimization, I’m going to touch on what the concept is.

What is ebook piracy? In layman’s terms, it’s illegally sharing ebook files. Yes, there are companies out there that illegally copy said files and sell them…and even brag about it. Since ebooks gained momentum several years ago with the release of Kindle and Nook, piracy has become a major problem in the publishing industry. Large publishers have dedicated personnel that research and send take down notices on a regular basis. But if you’re indie published or published with a small publisher, good lord! The time it takes to research your Google alerts, send notices to the illegal sites, follow up, and get your books off the site… only to have them show up later when the company reinvents itself as another entity…is a maddening and very rarely successful process.

There are average people out there that illegally download books and know it. That’s unfortunate. Bottom line, it’s stealing. The majority of authors do not make enough money with their books to support themselves. They either work another job and write whenever they can (I’m in this category) or live in a household where his or her spouse works the full-time job while the author writes and tries to make enough money to contribute to the budget. Until the piracy problem within the publishing industry gets the same treatment as the music industry (Napster anyone??), those that willfully steal ebooks will continue to feel justified in their reasoning. I can’t do anything about that. My goal here is to educate the unsuspecting buyer…because you could get much more than you bargained for, and no book to show for it.

The short story I mentioned that’s on the illegal site for $1.50? It’s FREE on the legitimate sites. Yes, I have it for free. So not only are they taking money out of my pocket, they are taking money from my unsuspecting readers, too. But it gets better—or worse. After some investigation, we learned that site isn’t a piracy site after all (or not ONLY a piracy site). It’s a phishing site. Phishing is the act of acquiring personal information, like a credit card number, through bogus (though seemingly legitimate) companies…and you can only guess what’ll happen then. If some unsuspecting person purchased a book there because it was $1.50 cheaper than Amazon’s price, that miniscule savings could have cost a ton in unauthorized charges and headaches. Oh, and that site never send the books that were test purchased.

“But Mandy, I downloaded a free book from a file sharing site that you also have free on Amazon…that’s okay, right?” Wrong. Without getting into the nuts and bolts of sales and rankings, downloading anything from an unauthorized distributor doesn’t help me… or any author. Whether it’s a free promotion, a permanently free book, or one greatly discounted for a limited time, these are all marketing endeavors authors and publishers plan in an effort to boost sales, increase rankings, spread name recognition, etc. Not only do we lose the income from the reduced/free price, but often times we pay a lot of money to advertise and track those downloads and other sales to see what works and what doesn’t. If books are downloaded illegally, we can’t track them. Period. There’s a reason why I don’t have my free books available on my website. But I’m digressing. :)

You know the saying, “If it’s too good to be true…” and it definitely applies here. When in doubt go with a retailer you trust. And if you’re still unsure, check the author’s website and social media stuff. If they are doing a promo, they’ll be spreading the word. Plus you could just always ask. I’m fairly certain authors would be thrilled if you asked them about a certain retailer, rather than downloading from a shady one…because we’re not the only ones with something to lose.

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Hearts on Fire Blog Hop!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Mandy Harbin

Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all. I’ve been crazy busy promoting the latest release in my Woods Family Series, Surrounded by Secrets, but I’m taking a little time to join in the blog hop fun to help celebrate the release of Victoria Danann’s The Summoner’s Tale (Book 3 in the Order of the Black Swan). This hop has some major prizes available—ereaders, books, and gift cards, oh my!—so be sure to hop along for your chance to win.

Since it’s Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about memorable gifts we gals—and guys!!—got on this special day. I’m sure we’ve all had those years where we were shafted and sang along to Bon Jovi’s You Give Love a Bad Name. Great song, by the way, but I’m not digressing. I actually sang along to it on Valentine’s Day and for a very good reason. One year, my then-fiancé (now ex-husband) surprised me with tickets to see Bon Jovi live in concert on Valentine’s Day in another state. This was very special to me because seeing them live was on my bucket list. When I was eleven years old I’d begged my parent to let me go to their concert—it was the year Cinderella opened up for them for those of you who remember—and needless to say, my request was denied. I’m sure I threw a big tween fit at the time, but I have blocked the horrible specifics of that rejection from my mind. I did, however, call my mom from the stadium that Valentine’s night to tell her I was finally getting to see Bon Jovi live. She already knew, of course, but she did say she was glad to be finally vindicated from all those years ago. That man and I have since split ways, but I can’t fault him for making a very memorable Valentine’s Day for me.

Okay, I showed you mine, now you show me yours. Comment about a memorable Valentine’s Day and I’ll pick someone to win Book 2 in my Woods Family Series. Book 1, SURROUNDED BY WOODS, is free right now on Amazon, so go grab it! And don’t forget to hop along and visit everybody else who’s participating!

http://closeencounterswiththenightkind.blogspot.com/2012/12/hearts-on-fire-giveaway-hop.html

More on Victoria Danann

STcover300x400This is the third installment in a serial saga intended to be read in order.
DESCRIPTION: 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.

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IMPORTANT: Black Swan Books 2 and 3 are available on Amazon.com exclusively as single titles. However, a 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.

ISBN: 978-1-933320-70-0      313,000 words            All three books for $6.99.

INCLUDES:

book 1

Book One – My Familiar Stranger: Romancing the Vampire Hunters (nominated for Reviewers Choice Best Paranormal Romance of 2012)

 

Book 2

Book Two – The Witch’s Dream: A Love Letter to Paranormal Romance 

 

 

Book 3

Book Three – A Summoner’s Tale: The Vampire’s Confessor

 

 

book 4

Book Four – Moonlight: Big Bad Wolf  To release late Spring

 

For more information:
 

TWITTER: @vdanann

Author Bio:

Victoria120x180For the past fourteen years, Victoria has illustrated and authored Seasons of the Witch calendars and planners and written several non-fiction books on magickal arts. She lives in a town north of Houston known as The Woodlands even though the idea of the witch in the woods may be a cliché.
 She owns 7th House Publishing and contributes to its enterprises. In addition to art and writing, she plays Classic Rock music (keys, rhythm guitar, vocals) and manages one of Houston’s premier party bands. Married. Four children.
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