Happy Halloween!!

Bewitching Trick-or-Treat Blog Hop

Aloha and welcome to my contribution to the Bewitching Trick-or-Treat Blog Hop. Thanks for stopping by.

Click above picture to visit the authors of the blog hop

PRIZE
- Caveat Emptor 1: Charmed Lover AND Caveat Emptor 2: Trapped Lover

OR

- Caveat Emptor 3: Provoked Lover AND Caveat Emptor 4: Anguished Lover

PLUS

- Men of Hawaii 2012 Calendar


QUESTION
- What movie (or TV show) do you love to watch to get you in the Halloween mood?


RULES
(the small print is at the bottom of the post)
- Answer the above question (include your name and email address) and you are entered to win PDF copies of TWO of my Caveat Emptor series novellas (written as Zenobia Renquist). You can meet Ryver and Theron in CE1 & CE2, or you can meet Sicily and Lamon in CE3 & CE4. PLUS, you will receive a Men of Hawaii 2012 calendar.

- Anyone can play: readers, authors, stateside, and international. You will need to provide a mailing address (if you win) in order to receive the calendar.

- Contest STARTS 28 October 2011 4:20AM EST and ENDS 01 November 2011 12:01AM EST. ONE winner will be announced on this blog on 01 November 2011.

- Only comments on THIS blog post at The Multiverse's Archival Chambers are valid. Commenting on FB, Goodreads, or any other place where this blog is syndicated are not valid and will NOT be counted.




SMALL PRINT (PLEASE READ!)
- Entering this contest constitutes agreement to all rules stated in this post.
- Rules are subject to change without notification or reason given.
- All winners are final.
- Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Must be 18 or older to win.
- Chances of winning vary widely based on how many people enter.
- Prize is as stated. No prize substitutions or exchanges.
- PDF ebooks prize will be delivered by the Changeling Press customer service representative.
- Only comments that include email address count as valid.
- Only one comment per individual will count towards the contest.
- Winner is chosen using Random.org.
- Winner has three days from 01 Nov 2011 to answer the notification email or else they forfeit the prize to the runner-up to be chosen on 04 Nov 2011.
- Comments on posts other than the Bewitching Trick-or-Treat post do NOT count towards this contest.
- Contest ends 01 November 2011 at 12:01AM EST. Any comments received after that time, based on timestamp, will NOT count.
- D. Renee Bagby / Zenobia Renquist is not responsible for notification emails that go astray due to mistyped or misrepresented email address, mailer daemons, internet wackiness, or SPAM filters.
- D. Renee Bagby / Zenobia Renquist is not responsible for contests held by other authors of the Bewitching Trick-or-Treat Blog Hop.

Writing Update 25 Oct

And that is it, ladies and gentlemen. YOLETTE, my non-shifter dragon romance introducing the Abarrane Universe in the Multiverse, is COMPLETE at 105,500 words. A little longer than I anticipated (I thought I would cap off at 100k), but that's okay.

It didn't get as long as ERIS, so it's all good. Now it's time to get the synopsis written so I can submit it. As well, I'm sending it along to my beta readers.

As much as I would like to say I'll be taking a break now, I have a novella coming out late December that needs to be written. I figure one or two days of rest and then it's back on the writing horse.

Cover Art - CE5: Forgotten Lover

Coming 04 November 2011 to Changeling Press!

Summer 2011 Movie Recap

I missed a few movies due to my move to Hawaii. But that's okay. I'm here now and I plan to get back into the movie-watching swing of things.

First things first. Let's recap my top ten (upped it from five) of the past season:

Top 10 of Summer 2011

#1 - Fast Five

#1 - Transformers: Dark of the Moon

#2 - X-Men: First Class

#3 - Captain America: The First Avenger

#4 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 2

#5 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes

#6 - Pirates: On Stranger Tides

#7 - Fright Night

#8 - Priest

#9 - Green Lantern

#10 - Cowboys & Aliens

Release Date & New Review

First things first...

STRIPPING CHRISTMAS my contribution to the Changeling Press White Hot Christmas Multi-Author Series comes out 03 December 2011. You'll want to remember that date if you plan to find out what happens when Santa marries a stripper by mistake.

Stay tuned to my site or my page at Changeling Press for more details.

And in review news, CHAMOMILE NIGHTS got an overall rating of 4 from Naughty Edition Reviews.

Grocery Store Squeeeee!

This is truly a miscellaneous post. :P

I just got back from the commissary (military grocery store). OH MY GOD! (That's right. I spelled it out. Deal with it.) This commissary rocks!

Usually I have to go to two or three different places to get my food needs because I like Japanese cuisine. Most stores don't carry pickled ginger, shiro miso, mirin, and ume boshi. This commissary does! I only have to make ONE STOP. Even better, the commissary is right across the street from my house.

Yes. I'm in Hawaii and gushing about my commissary. I have weird priorities. Just go with it.

Aloha!

I am in Honolulu, Hawaii!

My two flights (Baltimore -> Dallas-Ft. Worth; DFW -> Honolulu) were great. Very smooth. Sporadic turbulence that was mild. I slept most of the way here.

I'm looking forward to getting some rest. Closing out the house and getting everything ready to move out to Hawaii exhausted me. I know people think I should be running around doing the tourist thing, but please keep in mind that I'm going to be living here for the next 4-5yrs. I have plenty of time to site see and the like.

I have books I need to finish. For that, I need rest. The hard part is over. I'm here. The rest is just getting acclimated so I can start thinking of this place like home.

Newsletter Contest Winner #8 (Oct)

I'm on my way out the door practically but I had to get the winner picked and mailed out before I hop on that plane to Hawaii.

Remember, you have to be subscribed to my newsletter in order to play (hint hint).

October 2011 Newsletter

Moonlight & Magnolias Goody Bag Winner

Wanda Flanagan (NC)

CONGRATS!

Next month's prize will be a Hawaiian surprise. Stay tuned.

Newsletter Contest Winners #7 (Sep)

It's way past time I announced my winners, but I've been bogged down with moving stuff. I've chosen them now and here they are.

Remember, you have to be subscribed to my newsletter in order to play (hint hint).

September 2011 Newsletter

Box-o-Books #1 Contest Winner

Lisa Garrett (FL)

Box-o-Books #2 Contest Winner

Jackie Wisherd (CA)

Box-o-Books #3 Contest Winner

Gabrielle Jones (OH)

CONGRATS!

MtAM - Zenobia Renquist

Join me over at Ella Jade's Meet the Author Monday for an interview with yours truly (as Zenobia Renquist) about my current and upcoming releases.