Join me at Arisia in Cambridge, MA Jan 16-19th for my panels and booksigning!

For those of you in the northeast or willing to travel, I'm going to be doing panels and a booksigning at Arisia, a big scifi/fantasy convention in Cambridge, MA.

The convention goes from Jan 16 to the 19th.

For details on my schedule while there, including more information on the con itself, go here: http://adriannebrennan.com/events.html#arisia

It is a highly recommended event to attend. I've been wanting to go for years, and now I finally have the chance!

:D



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A sneak peek at The Oath, Book 1: Bound

Excerpt:
Lila studied the initiator with care. All she saw, with the black painted mask upon his face were his intense, dark eyes that bored into her skull.

Nervous, she swallowed hard. No turning back.

The gentleman with the white gem grabbed her hair and yanked her head back. Lila sucked in her breath, unable to control the thrill that ranthrough her body at the rough gesture. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the black-gemmed male take hold of a rather elaborate flogger.From it hung numerous, long strands of thin black leather. With a sharp crack, it struck her side, and she winced. The sound reverberated in the small room.Lightheadedness filled her, and she surveyed her situation. Three men surrounded her and had her tied to what appeared to be two wooden planks in theform of a huge X, and this for the purpose of attaining self-knowledge?

I must be crazy.

To learn more about this book, go here: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/theoath_bound.html

Love & Magic,
-A

Have a Blessed Yule, everyone! :)

~Magickal Graphics~

This day marks the longest night of the year. From here...it can only get brighter.

:)

New contract, new book...new series!

I am pleased to announce that I have a new contract with Freya’s Bower!

The Oath, Book 1: Bound

Come explore a world where magick, sex, BDSM, and ritual drama meet…all in The Oath.

Will it transform you as much as its participants?

Stay tuned….! Check back at http://www.adriannebrennan.com/theoath_bound.html for updates!

Love & Magic,

-A

The Longest Night, a f/f free holiday read in the Dark Moon series, is available NOW!

Click on the cover to download/read more!

The Longest Night - holiday short within the Dark Moon series by Adrianne Brennan Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year, a time for honoring many different holiday traditions. For vampires, observing the day when the sun shines the least is a sacred event. Merideth's girlfriend Erin has invited her to honor this occasion at her apartment. Sneaking away from her duties at Clan Gladius, Merideth finds a warm and passionate embrace awaiting her to distract her from her woes. But with so much on their minds, how will Erin and Merideth spend their longest night together? Excerpt: It didn't take long for the two women to divest themselves of their clothing, and a dazed Merideth found both herself and Erin on the floor, their garments lying beneath them. She caressed Erin's pale flesh and savored the sensation of skin upon skin. Erin's skin was almost as fair as her own, she realized as her fingertips trailed lightly over her stomach. Erin groaned. "Oh, I've missed you so much, Meri." Meri. That was Kalia's nickname for her too. She blinked away the thought. Merideth missed Kalia, but she also adored this dark-and-fair woman lying underneath her, her skin warm and inviting to the touch. The sharp sensation of teeth scraping her nipple interrupted Merideth's thoughts. She cried aloud. Blood, I want her so bad. "Just think," Erin murmured, her mouth muffled by Merideth's breast, "we have a nice, long night ahead of us."

Oh the weather outside is frightful....

I'm awaiting a huge winter storm that's due to hit my area tomorrow. The joys of living in the New England!

Aside from shoveling, I may stay inside and make some nice mulled wine--a favorite holiday treat of mine. :)

Does anyone have any favorite foods, beverages, or traditions that they typically have during this time of year? Things which you MUST have that make the winter season good?

I hate winter, so anything I do must be absolutely fabulous to get me to have fun. LOL

Speaking of winter, I have some free holiday reads, one which is up and the other which will be up soon:

http://www.adriannebrennan.com/ln.html
http://www.adriannebrennan.com/amor.html





Love & Magic,
-A

A Memory on Record is available NOW from Freya's Bower!

Click on the cover to download/read more!

A Memory on Record - holiday short within the Dark Moon series by Adrianne Brennan Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year, a time for honoring many different holiday traditions. For vampires, observing the day when the sun shines the least is a sacred event. Finding Jesse, Amanda's lover and Sire, the right gift for the Winter Solstice brings her great frustration this holiday season. A treasured memory provides the ideal solution to her predicament. Despite all that has changed in her life, can she uncover a way to show him how much she cares? Excerpt: “You’re crazy,” Jesse whispered in between trailing fevered kisses down Amanda's neck. “I hope we don’t get caught.” “In Central Park past midnight?” Feeling bold due to wine and holiday spirits, she reached for the bulge in his pants. With a gentle hand she massaged his swollen member. Wow, he’s rock hard. He uttered a low groan, his lips pressed against her neck, and Amanda smiled. They lay tucked away in trees and frozen bushes with snow falling around them, and she was doing her best to tempt him into having hot sex in the great outdoors. Every Winter Solstice should be celebrated like this.

Rainbow Reviews gives Blood and Mint Chocolates 4.5 stars!

Rainbow Reviews gave Blood and Mint Chocolates a 4.5 star review!

Quote: "Well worth the reading, Blood and Mint Chocolates will have its readers reaching for a partner to assuage the inspiration."

You can read more of the review here: http://rainbow-reviews.com/?p=784

More reviews for this and other books here: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/reviews.html

To read more about this book and/or to purchase, go here: http://www.freyasbower.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=142

Love & Magic,

-A

Come join me at the Midnight Seductions anniversary bash Dec 15th!

CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

My friend and photographer has taken yet another series of wonderful photos of me to use for my new author bio pic! Of course, he's immensely talented, and I can't figure out which one to use.

Naturally I am making this into an opportunity for YOU! :D

From now until Dec 31st at 11:59pm, a poll is open on my author loop to determine the winning pic. The people who choose the winning photo will be put into a random drawing to win a $15 gift certificate to Freya's Bower.


The poll is here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The-Dark-Moon/surveys?id=12851599

More information about the contest can be found here: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/pic_poll.html


Feel free to spread the word! This is a great and fun opportunity to win a gift certificate, and finally get a few books that you've wanted for the holidays. :)




Love & Magic,
-A

Anyone want to know whether or not you should date a witch? Or a vampire?

If this interview doesn't allow you to get to know me better...I don't know what will. LOL

Yesterday I was interviewed live on the blog talk radio show Coffee with Oly! The show has been archived, and people are free to listen to it at their leisure:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Olympias/2008/12/07/Coffee-with-Oly-Author-Adrianne-Brennan

You'll get to hear me talk about the vampire genre, the care and feeding of your Muse, my opinions of both True Blood and Twilight, pagan religions represented in fiction, vampire lifestylists, the joys of juggling a day job with your writing career, why you should (or shouldn't) date a witch, and even hear me do an impromptu reading of an excerpt from Blood of the Dark Moon!

And you get to hear me laugh. A lot. I had a lot of fun on the show; Olympias is a great host and had many good questions to ask of me. :)



Love & Magic,
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Join me at Coffee with Oly LIVE tomorrow at 4pm EST!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Olympias/2008/12/07/Coffee-with-Oly-Author-Adrianne-Brennan

Oly will be interviewing me on her pagan blog talk radio about my latest releases, upcoming works, and more!

Join us at 4pm EST/2pm MST.



Love & Magic,
-A

Two sneak peeks of free holiday reads - coming soon from Freya's Bower!

For more information on these and other books, go to http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html

The Longest Night - holiday short within the Dark Moon series by Adrianne Brennan Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year, a time for honoring many different holiday traditions. For vampires, observing the day when the sun shines the least is a sacred event. Merideth's girlfriend Erin has invited her to honor this occasion at her apartment. Sneaking away from her duties at Clan Gladius, Merideth finds a warm and passionate embrace awaiting her to distract her from her woes. But with so much on their minds, how will Erin and Merideth spend their longest night together? Excerpt: It didn't take long for the two women to divest themselves of their clothing, and a dazed Merideth found both herself and Erin on the floor, their garments lying beneath them. She caressed Erin's pale flesh and savored the sensation of skin upon skin. Erin's skin was almost as fair as her own, she realized as her fingertips trailed lightly over her stomach. Erin groaned. "Oh, I've missed you so much, Meri." Meri. That was Kalia's nickname for her too. She blinked away the thought. Merideth missed Kalia, but she also adored this dark-and-fair woman lying underneath her, her skin warm and inviting to the touch. The sharp sensation of teeth scraping her nipple interrupted Merideth's thoughts. She cried aloud. Blood, I want her so bad. "Just think," Erin murmured, her mouth muffled by Merideth's breast, "we have a nice, long night ahead of us."

 

 

A Memory on Record - holiday short within the Dark Moon series by Adrianne Brennan Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year, a time for honoring many different holiday traditions. For vampires, observing the day when the sun shines the least is a sacred event. Finding Jesse, Amanda's lover and Sire, the right gift for the Winter Solstice brings her great frustration this holiday season. A treasured memory provides the ideal solution to her predicament. Despite all that has changed in her life, can she uncover a way to show him how much she cares? Excerpt: "You're crazy," Jesse whispered in between trailing fevered kisses down Amanda's neck. "I hope we don't get caught." "In Central Park past midnight?" Feeling bold due to wine and holiday spirits, she reached for the bulge in his pants. With a gentle hand she massaged his swollen member. Wow, he's rock hard. He uttered a low groan, his lips pressed against her neck, and Amanda smiled. They lay tucked away in trees and frozen bushes with snow falling around them, and she was doing her best to tempt him into having hot sex in the great outdoors. Every Winter Solstice should be celebrated like this.

I won third in the REC awards for Best Paranormal Novel and Author of the year!

I had some pretty stiff competition, too! But check out the polls:

Erotic Romance - Paranormal NOVEL OF THE YEAR for Blood of the Dark Moon
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romance_erotica_connection/surveys?id=12835874

Erotic Romance - Paranormal AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romance_erotica_connection/surveys?id=12835870

Congrats to those who won first and second place! :D



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Blood of the Dark Moon, Book 1 of the Dark Moon series, is now available!

Blood of the Dark Moon, Book 1 of the Dark Moon series, has been newly re-released by Freya's Bower!



ISBN: 978-1-935013-51-8
Genre: Vampire/Paranormal
Rating: Tangy
Book Length: Plus Novel
Price: $5.95

Originally published through Aphrodite's Apples Press, it went out of print when the publisher closed. Blood of the Dark Moon made the top five for Best Horror in the Preeditor and Editor's Polls of 2007, and was #1 bestseller at Aphrodite's Apples until its closing. It has been featured in Pretty/Scary, Geek Girls Online, and Realms of Fantasy Magazine.

Freya's Bower is its new publisher, and it is once again available! Mark your calendars and get some vampire erotic romance with a dash of occult intrigue in time for the holidays!

This book earned a WHOLE Bottle of Champagne review from Cocktail Reviews! Here's a quote: "Blood of the Dark Moon is a well-written, wonderful tale of intrigue, vampirism, love, tragedy, a thickening plot, and fast-paced action. I LOVED this book and was a little lost when it ended! Encore! Encore!" To read more of the review, go here: http://cocktailreviews.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/blood-of-the-dark-moon-freyas-bower/

For more reviews of this book from both readers and reviewers, go here: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/reviews.html

This book has been nominated by REC for Best Erotic Romance - Paranormal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romance_erotica_connection/surveys?id=12835874

Available for purchase from Freya's Bower: http://www.freyasbower.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17&products_id=143

Blurb:

Amanda, graduate student and devoted follower of the Greek god Apollo, is intrigued when she meets Jesse, a handsome young scholar who shares her love of both the classics and the occult. He quickly sparks her interest--and ignites a dark flame of passion between them. Together, they embark on a shadowy path that leads Amanda straight into Jesse's scintillating underworld of vampires, magick, and secret societies.

Little does Amanda know she is about to fulfill a legacy that began over thirty years ago and ended in tragedy. Can she learn the truth about her identity in time to help those whom she has grown to care about, and find happiness in her new life with Jesse?

Blood of the Dark Moon combines the classic eroticism of vampires with a touch of modern sensual romance and occult intrigue.

To read more about this release and others in the Dark Moon series, go here: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html




Love & Magic,
-A

Come celebrate with me during my release party - chance to win a FREE copy of my book!

I will be at Midnight Seductions tomorrow from 10am-7pm EST to celebrate the re-release of my book Blood of the Dark Moon, the first book in the Dark Moon series!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/midnightseductions

Join me at the chat loop and you will be automatically entered to win a FREE copy of Blood of the Dark Moon!

You can read more about this book and/or pre-order it here: http://www.freyasbower.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_38&products_id=143



Love & Magic,
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