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This Week's Book & Coffee News - August 24th

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:38:39 GMT

Hello Coffee Readers!

August is almost over, and boy do we have some great fun for you in September to celebrate the kids going back to school.

If you are not a member of our forums, now is the time to join!

Welcome to our newest staffer, Allison. Stop by and learn more about her and the rest of our wonderful Coffee Crew.

We invite you to find us and let us join your area in any of the following groups, organizations, and neat places (wink)

Our Forums

Bebo

Chatters Group (PG)

Erotic Chatter's Group (Adult)

New Reviews This Week!

A Very Dragon Christmas - Children
Ancient Walls - Contemporary
Italian Doctor, Full-Time Father - Contemporary
Lethal Option - Contemporary
Love and Seduction in Las Vegas - Contemporary
Marry the Runaway Bride - Contemporary
Passion's Professor - Contemporary
Proposing to the Children's Doctor - Contemporary
Sweet Dreams by Jordana Ryan - Contemporary
Sweet Love - Contemporary
That's Amore - Contemporary
The Flirt - Contemporary
The Midwife's Baby - Contemporary
A Matter of Deception - Erotic
Addicted by Devon Gray - Erotic
Affairs of the Gods - Erotic
Ice Hunters Prey - Erotic
Loving Control - Erotic
Mr. Delicious - Erotic
The Forgotten Princess - Fantasy
Black & White - Fiction
The Wednesday Sisters - Fiction
Woman with a Past - Historical
The Monster of Florence - Non Fiction
Bound by Light: A Novel of the Dark Crescent Sisterhood- Paranormal
Immortal Kiss - Paranormal
Mating Claire: Sea Island Wolves 1 - Paranormal
Mia and Dominic - Paranormal
One Vampire Summer - Paranormal
Party Vamps - Paranormal
Taste of Liberty - Paranormal
The Vampire Oracle: Chalice - Paranormal
The Vampire Oracle: Sacrifice - Paranormal
Alliance: Cosmic Scandal - Sci-Fi
Cosmic Hearts - Sci-Fi
Legion - Sci-Fi
Clear Path to Cross - Suspense
Scarlet Raven - Time Travel
Love Laws - Young Adult

Chatting this Week!

Latte Lounge

27th - Chat with Linda Banache, Laurel Bradley, Liadan Brodie, Kiss Carson, Cindy Green, Aithne Jarretta, Jennifer Johnson, Sandra Kay, Judith Leger, Linda LaRoque, Hywelela Lynn, Miss Mae, Mallory Mitchell, Shada Royce, Toni Sweeney, and Beth Trissele in the Latte Lounge. All Day Event

Live Chats

Sept 2nd - Yolanda Sfetsos, Contessica Ryan, Sophie Athens, Ericka Scott
Sept 3rd - Lyrical Press
Sept 6th - Tease Publishing

Chatters Group

Sept 12th - Chat with Wild Rose Press Authors. All Day Event.

Exotic Group

Sept 17th - Chat with Tease Publishing Authors. All Day Event.

Forum Fun!

Alphabet Authors

September Event

Back to School fun for the rest of us at home! All September long, we will be having fun every day all over our forums. Prizes, games, and contests. Drop the kids off at school, take a deep breath, and lets celebrate school being back in session. (wink)

Thank you to all of the following authors, author groups, and publishers who are holding events and have some fabulous prizes including Autographed poster of A Birth at Dawn, The print books including (The Love Resort by Faith Bleasdale, Love Lust and Pixie Dust by Luann McLane, Paris Hangover by Kirsten Lobe, Vampire Beach by Alex Duval, Disappearing Nightly by Laura Resnick, Slave to Love by Rebecca Campbell, The Twins of Tribeca by Rachael Pine, Bad Boys in Kilts by Donna Kauffman, Tall Dark and Dead by Tate Hellaway, Serena and Caine by Nora Roberts, Men at WorkHead Over Heels by Mary Janice Davidson, Hot Spot by Susan Johnson, Raspberry Crush by Jill Winters, Just Peachy by Jill Winters) 6 gift certificates for $5.00 each for Fictionwise, a download of The Kandy Shoppe (or) $5 Blade gift certificate, Book thong & Back-to-School themed scrapbook stickers, grand prize $10 Staples gift card, Romantic Gift Basket & Books (maybe some promo goodies thrown in, too! :-D), Scarlet Raven ebook, Small, oblong, zirconia pendant, set in silver, Downloads of Tormented, Obsessed, Prince of Glacier Glas; 2 $10 gift certificates to Lyrical Press; 2 copies of Primal Obsession; ebook Natures Pentacle; Del Fantasma shot glass. Copy of Del Fantasma; download of Forget me not; gift basket' Download of Shelley Munro Elloras cave back list; Pair of Native American handmade Beaded earrings; copy of A Night Of NovelTea ebook and tee shirt; $20 Gift Certificate to Amazon.com; Copy of Reunited By Murder and a Gold Canyon Candle; Copy of Summer of Fire or Cold Fire. 5 handmade cards by author; Signed copy of Dark Thirst; 1 signed copy of Captain's Surrender, 1 signed copy of Witch's Boy, $25 Gift card to Applebee's or TGI Fridays, Free books, tips, advice, special packages and one grand prize, Several goodie bags, copy of Pure Magic and a bag of Home Made Gourmet mixes for a meal including desert mix. ~ a trilogy by Janelle Denison, Nina Bangs, and Mary Janice Davidson,

Look for fun and games and prizes with the following authors in our forums: Alex Beecroft, Aline de Chevigny, Anne Arsenault, Anne Sorgeson, Blade Publishing, Catherine Stang, Christie Silvers, Cindy K. Green, Debora Dennis, Destination Romance Authors (Dani Harper, Buffi Becraft-Woodall, Catherine Stang), Eden Rivers, Ericka Scott, Hazel Statham, Jewel Adams, Kayelle Allen, KZ Snow, Liadan Brodie, Linda Lattimer, Lori Derby Bingley, Lyrical Press, Mary Eason, Maura Anderson, Minnette Meador, Nicole Gestalt, Patricia Bates, Rae Lori, Rayna Vause, Regina Paul, Sara Renike, Shelley Munro, Stella and Audra Price, Susan Vaughan, Tease Publishing

Also, you can look forward to 11 boxes of books from Coffee Time Romance & More! Join our forums and play all September long. Put 'Coffee Crew' in the referral box and we will speed your registration up so you can start posting! www.coffeetimeromance.com/board/

Reader's Retreat - Jewels of the Quill - is a group of award-winning women authors. We write in over 40 categories of fiction, nonfiction, and everything in between. Among the 12 authors in the group, we've had over 300 books published with 68 contracted for by 78 publishers. We've won or finaled for almost 180 awards. Our books are available in mass market paperback, trade paperback, hardcover, electronic, Large Print, and audio formats. In short, we offer something for every reader. Prizes available EVERY DAY! Click here

Free Seminar - Getting into Deep Point of View: Why It's Important for You and Your Readers
All Month Long with Laurie Sanders

If you've ever received a rejection letter there's a good chance your story was written in shallow rather than deep point of view. Shallow viewpoint is the leading reason that I reject manuscripts. Worse than the rejection slip is that a book written in shallow point of view does not deliver what the reader wants and will leave the reader disappointed, something that neither you nor your publisher wants. Click here

I'm Diggin Question of the Week! Each week we have a different question for authors. All of the things that readers want to know. Pop in and share your opinion in our Question of the Week!

New Fun To See This Week!

Featured Contests

Do you know that we have hundreds and hundreds of contests listed on our Contest Page? We update these all of the time. Stop by today and see the neat things authors are giving away.

This is the last week to try to win with our Featured Contests:

Kimberly Adkins - She is giving one lucky reader the opportunity to win a signed copy of Darkenbane: The Fountain as well as a Les Tresor 3 piece vanity collection. This is a set of handcrafted miniature vanity boxes decorated with sparkling cut crystals and they come in a satin lined gift box.

Ericka Scott - is offering a free download of her new book, The Vampire Oracle- Chalice along with a set of wineglasses.

For centuries they have walked among us-vampires, shape-shifters, the Celtic Sidhe, demons, and other magical beings. Their battle to reign supreme is constant, but one force holds them in check, a race of powerful warriors known as the IMMORTALS.

Demigod Manannán mac Lir (Mac) is on the trail of Artemis Black, a stunningly dangerous woman who's inexplicably able to intertwine life magic with death magic. For the safety of his people, he should destroy the desperate witch-once he learns her darkest secrets.

Readers of paranormal romance and urban fantasy will enjoy this adventure filled with black magic, nasty demons, hot immortals, dark humor, steamy sex, and a heart-thumping descent into a modern version of Dante's Hell. Available September 30. 2008.

Which Immortal is your Soul Mate?

50 Days 50 Books Giveaway - September 27 is the day for you to win a copy of Immortals: The Crossing on our Blog

Joy Nash's Web Site

Immortals' Web Site

The Brass Spectacle Magazine - Update

Thanks so much to everyone who sent in answers to our next edition polls. It kind of puts me in the mood to dress up like Santa and carve a pumpkin!

Authors, you're getting dangerously close to having a rumor started about you! So drop us some dirt for our calendar news and let us know what you're up to! If you don't, Karenne will run amok through the fields, giggling with glee over all the stuff she gets to make up. And let me tell ya, it won't be a pretty sight.

Lots of ad space is still available, but sorry, all the cover spaces are full. Inside ads as well as the economic classifieds are available, so if you're looking for something, check in and see if we've got what you want -- you know you want it! Yes I watch too much tv and I've had way too much sugar tonight.

Oh heavens, the articles coming in! I wish I could share them with you now, but there would be something terribly wrong with that (and Karenne would have my hide), so I can't. But it is going to be a great issue. I also heard from a gremlin that there may be a sweet deal of a contest in the next issue too, so you don't want to miss that.

But it's late, so until next time...

Stop by today and give us yours! Keep Up-To-Date through our Blog on MySpace

Love, Hugs, Great Books, & Coffee. . .

The Coffee Crew

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Pirate's Booty

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Pentacles of Magick The Healing

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This Week's Book & Coffee News - August 17th

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:46:31 GMT

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Hello Coffee Readers!

Need a break from getting the kids ready for school, shopping, buying expensive supplies, and attending those endless meetings? Well, we have just the thing for you to relax.

The coffee is always hot and the conversation is always great.

We have something for everyone, so look through this week's events for something to do!

August's CTRR (Coffee Time Reviewer's Recommend Award) have been announced. Stop by and see what the Coffee Crew has to say!

Congratulations to Messalina-Devourer of Men by Zetta Brown and The Murder Notebook by Jonathan Santlofer

New Reviews This Week!

A Highlander Never Surrenders - Historical
Bloodlines by Skyla Dawn Cameron - Fantasy
Devil Wars a Tartan - Historical
Devil's Got a New Disguise - Contemporary
Double-Crossed - Exotic
Dreams of a Bushmaster - Exotic
Fated - Paranormal
Fire for Ice - Erotic
Healthy Homicide - Suspense
Hidden Desire - Contemporary
In the Gloaming - Fantasy
Journal - The Judgment Card - Paranormal
Kama Sutra Lovers - Exotic
Last Glass of Wine - Exotic
Lord Viper: Book 1 of the Infernal Night Series - Exotic
Love & Brimstone - Paranormal
Magic in His Kiss - Historical
Safe Word by Alex Morgan - GLBT
Secrets of the Dark - Paranormal
Sin City - Thriller
Table for Two by Meg Allison - Contemporary
Tempted by the Night - Historical
The Moon: Tigress by the Tail - Paranormal
The Pardoner's Tale - GLBT
Twice Loved - Inspirational
Twice upon an Eventide - Fantasy
Twisted Passion - Fantasy
Uncharted Depths - Suspense
Underlying Notes - Fiction

Chatting this Week!

eLoop Chats, Reader's Group click here

22nd - Themed Chat - Cowboys and Native Americans

eLoop Chats- Exotic Group click here

20th - Chat with Tianna Xander All Day Event
22nd - Themed Chat - Military Men All Day Event

Latte Lounge

20th - Cobblestone Press End of Summer Chat in the Latte Lounge. All Day Event. Authors will be giving away copies of their e-books
27th - Chat with Linda LaRoque, Cindy Green, Paula Strickland, Jennifer Johnson, Liadan Brodie, and Miss Mae in the Latte Lounge. All Day Event

Forum Fun!

Free Seminar - Getting into Deep Point of View: Why It's Important for You and Your Readers
All Month Long with Laurie Sanders

If you've ever received a rejection letter there's a good chance your story was written in shallow rather than deep point of view. Shallow viewpoint is the leading reason that I reject manuscripts. Worse than the rejection slip is that a book written in shallow point of view does not deliver what the reader wants and will leave the reader disappointed, something that neither you nor your publisher wants. Click here

I'm Diggin Question of the Week! Each week we have a different question for authors. All of the things that readers want to know. Pop in and share your opinion in our Question of the Week!

Welcome to our newest authors who have made their group home with us! Stop by and share some coffee and book talk.

Patricia Bates
A.L. Debran

We have tons of things and lots of author groups, publishers and authors who have group for you to visit. We are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Coming in September!!!

Thank you to all of the following authors, author groups, and publishers who are holding events and have some fabulous prizes:

Alex Beecroft, Aline de Chevigny, Anne Arsenault, Anne Sorgeson, Blade Publishing, Catherine Stang, Christie Silvers, Cindy K. Green, Debora Dennis, Destination Romance Authors (Dani Harper, Buffi Becraft-Woodall, Catherine Stang), Eden Rivers, Ericka Scott, Hazel Statham, Jewel Adams, Kayelle Allen, KZ Snow, Liadan Brodie, Linda Lattimer, Lyrical Press, Mary Eason, Maura Anderson, Minnette Meador, Nicole Gestalt, Patricia Bates, Rae Lori, Rayna Vause, Regina Paul, Sara Renike, Shelley Munro, Stella and Audra Price, Susan Vaughan, Tease Publishing

New Fun To See This Week!

Coffee Thoughts

13th - Blog with Claudine & A.L. Debran

21st - Claudine's Clammering

Interviews

The Brass Spectacle Magazine - Update

We've been working hard on bringing our second issue to you, and it's shaping up to be a good one! We've got some great features planned, including: Don't Shoot The Reviewer, Advertising On A Tight Budget, On Writing-Paranormals and much much more.

We have some great poll questions this issue, so feel free to drop us your answers at submissions@thebrassspectacle.com This is not limited to authors only, so readers . . . give us what you got!

1) What is the one thing you do every year on Halloween?

2) The oldest ornament on your Christmas tree is. . .?

And of course, we're always wondering what authors are doing and what they've got coming up next.

We've also got LOTS of ad space still available, including the addition of inside covers, front and back. So email advertising@thebrassspectacle.com and reserve your ad today.

For those of you who aren't authors, but still have things to advertise, like your jewelry company, or used books (etc), we've got classified ads available. Five dollars will get you a 25 word ad, so if you want to get the word out about your company, your service, your sale and you don't have a lot of money... what better way to start? Again, contact us at advertising@thebrassspectacle.com

Please feel free to email with any ideas, thoughts or comments you have, because we'd love to publish them in our new Letters To The Editor section.

Keep Up-To-Date through our Blog on MySpace

Love, Hugs, Great Books, & Coffee. . .

The Coffee Crew

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