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Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Monday, September 19th, 2011 · Comments (14)

Ahoy, mateys!

It’s here! It’s finally, finally here!

(No, not MUST LOVE VAMPIRES. Though that is right around the corner. :vamp )

National Talk Like a Pirate Day is finally here! I’ve only been waiting for this since about September 2oth of last year!

So what have we done in the past to mark this momentous holiday? We’ve made lists of our favorite pirate movies & books… We’ve shared pics of our pirate—& pirate wench—costumes… We’ve talked like pirates, of course, & named our favorite from the big screen & raunchy romantic literature…

I think we should do all of that again, if we want…especially talking like pirates. I mean, it’s called Talk Like a Pirate Day so that’s kind of a requirement! But otherwise, it’s a Talk Like a Pirate free-for-all!

I’m going to provide you with a recipe for some hearty pirate grog (which can also be considered our Drink of the Month, if you like) & then let me buxom beauties decide what else we should do to celebrate.

And fair warning—any swashbuckler who thinks her peg leg is too good to participate will be forced to walk the plank!

Pirate Punch

Ingredients:

32 oz. can pineapple juice
12 oz. can orange juice concentrate
6 oz. can lemonade concentrate
5 cups cold water
1 quart 7-UP

Directions:

Mix ‘em up, serve, & start drinking like a pirate who can handle her…well, there’s no liquor in this, but still! Enjoy!

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Happy Sunday

Sunday, September 18th, 2011 · Comments (7)

“Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.”
~Joseph Wood Krutch

Happy Sunday!

I hope everybody is having a wonderful, fabulous week! It’s been a good one here in The Dungeon, but busy. So busy! :purplebat

This week, I AM HAPPY that I was in the right place at the right time. Just yesterday, as I was leaving for an appointment, there was a little white dog in the middle of the road. And it was a busy section of town, too (highway nearby, gas stations & truck stops, major traffic). So of course I jumped out of the car & raced to its rescue. Thankfully, a couple other people were trying to do the same, & two other women were actually holding on to two other dogs at one of the gas stations. They (the dogs) were all together—four total.

At first, I didn’t know what was going on. Then I started to think one of the dogs kinda looked familiar. I said, “Roscoe? & the little white dog’s head came up. Ah-ha! I knew these dogs! I knew where they lived! Texted the gal I thought they belonged to (who is a dog rescuer, which is why she has so many of the little darlings; all different colors & breeds & sizes LOL) & she freaked! Turns out, they’d all been in their outdoor pen, but one of them must be an escape artist & let the whole brood out & taken them on a Grand Adventure. (I’ve got one of those, too, & have been there/done that, so I could sympathize with her mini panic attack.) Well, once I knew where they’d wandered away from, I scooped them all up, put them all in the car, & drove them home. And they loved it! They were so cute, looking out the windows, the little white one sitting on the middle console like a queen.

So that was my very good deed for the day! My neighbor was so happy to have them back, & so relieved none of them had gotten hurt. (The fact that none of them got hit or killed really is a miracle, let me tell you.) She must have hugged me & said thank you about a dozen times. Which is exactly what I’d have done if somebody rescued my babies! And just like the day I scooped my amazing Pekoe Boo (a.k.a Little Mr. Interstate) off the side of I-80, I feel extremely blessed to have been in the right place at the right time. Because no one else who was helping to catch & hang on to those dogs would have had a clue where they belonged or what to do with them. And I’m very grateful I did, or I may have had to bring them all home with me!

Whew.

I AM HAPPY—& very, very excited!—that tomorrow is Talk Like a Pirate Day! You know what that means…oodles of swashbuckling (hopefully scruvy-free) fun here in The Dungeon all week long! Well, okay, there may be a stray day when I lower the Jolly Roger, but otherwise…all week long!

I AM HAPPY that MUST LOVE VAMPIRES will be released in just over a week! (Happy Bat Dance! Happy Bat Dance! :dancingbat )

And I AM HAPPY to have gotten most, if not all, of my Street Team packages out to my wonderful Street Walkers. If you’re on the team, watch your mailbox—promo goodies & chocolate gifties are on the way! :batmoon

So things are heating up! Lots of fun & excitement is just around the corner.

But now it’s your turn to share your happinesses (?) & gratitudes (?). (Hey, those might be real words; you don’t know! :face ) We wanna hear the good stuff to set us on the the right path for the coming week!

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Now to announce the winner of this week’s Free Book Friday giveaway—the Vegas-set (& therefore kinda MUST LOVE VAMPIRES-related ) Just for Kicks by Susan Andersen…

:dancingbat Donna Cummings!!! :dancingbat

Congratulations, Donna! :drinkonme Please contact me with your mailing information, & I’ll get your book out to you as soon as I can!

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Categories : gratitude, Must Love Vampires, prize winner, Street Walkers street team

Sexy Fail

Saturday, September 17th, 2011 · Comments (5)

A reader sent this to me because she thought it would be perfect for our Sexy Fail Saturday feature. Oh, boy, did she get that one right! :ohcrap

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Free Book Friday (with a side of Funny)

Friday, September 16th, 2011 · Comments (29)

A FRIDAY FUNNY

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FREE BOOK FRIDAY

Since we’re gearing up for my uber-fabulous Vegas vampires release, MUST LOVE VAMPIRES, I thought I should tease you a little bit with another great Vegas-set romance—Just for Kicks by Susan Andersen. (The heroine of his one is a showgirl, too! Tee-hee. :dancer )

I adore Susan. Not only is she a terrific person, & author, & friend, but she gave me a lovely quote for my “Chicks with Sticks” knitting trilogy. Her books (namely Baby, I’m Yours; Baby, Don’t Go; Be My Baby…oh, fine, all of them!) showed me that I really could write super-funny, super-sexy contemporary romances, if I wanted to. :vamp So thank you, Susan!

To enter the giveaway for this book, simply leave a comment to today’s post that includes the code FBF—for “Free Book Friday,” of course—to let me know you’re interested in the drawing. (U.S. residents only for the prize, please, but everyone is welcome to chat.)

Winner will be announced during our Happy Sunday post on…well, you know, Sunday. Winner is responsible for contacting me with her mailing information—i.e. I will not be contacting you—so be sure to check back in or you might not even know you won! :uhoh (If prize isn’t claimed within 14 days, another name may be drawn or item may be tossed back into the goody bag to be re-used for a future giveaway.)

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Categories : easily amused, giveaway, Must Love Vampires

“Vamps in Vegas” Giveaway

Thursday, September 15th, 2011 · Comments (27)

Double the vampires, double the fun.
Look out, Sin City—here they come!

Welcome to the first of THREE fang-tastic giveaways I have planned to celebrate the release of my super-sexy, bitingly funny paranormal romance MUST LOVE VAMPIRES!!!

If you haven’t already, mark your calendars for September 27th (or right around there, anyway) & grab your copy as soon as you can!

Yes, that’s a shameless plug for you to BUY THE BOOK! :elvira

But it’s also my way of giving you fair warning: Giveaways #2 & #3 are going to require you to read the story & be familiar with the characters. (Trust me, the prizes will be worth the hustle. :fanglips )

Giveaway #1 (i.e. this “Vamps in Vegas” Giveaway) is pretty much a freebie. :vegas

So here’s a picture of all the fang-tastic swag you could win by entering…

And since you probably don’t have super 200/200 vampire vision, here is a list of the…

CONTENTS of the “Vamps in Vegas” Giveaway

:bat2 bottle of Vampire Wine (Yes—it’s actual Vampire wine, & it is awesome. This one is Merlot, & it has the cutest…I mean, darkest, scariest, bloodiest—raaawr! :littlevamp …little description on the back!)

:bat2 The classic & soooooo good cult favorite The Lost Boys on DVD

:bat2 “Welcome to Las Vegas” refrigerator magnet

:bat2 “Welcome to Las Vegas” notepad set

:bat2 Living the Life!: The World of Elvis Tribute Artists

:bat2 Little Black Bats Ice Cube Tray (silicone for easy pop-out)

:bat2 Glow-in-the-Dark Fangs

:bat2 Vampire Blood antibacterial gel (which smells like Plum instead of blood, thank goodness)

:bat2 dog playing poker (of the plush (was going to say “stuffed” then thought blurg!) bulldog variety)

:bat2 Vampire Bite necklace Complete with ooey-gooey drops of blood! (You have to look kind of closely for this one; it’s around the stuff dog’s neck.)

:bat2 etched glass Las Vegas ashtray (I mean, candy dish. Yeah, it would be unhealthy to give you an ashtray, so you’re going to have to use this as a candy dish. Luckily, the next item in this giveaway is…)

:bat2 set of Colorful Dice (for practicing Craps on the flight to Vegas :fuzzydice )

:bat2 set of Chocolate Playing Cards

:bat2 “Cash in on a Kiss” Lip Balm / “I’m Worth a Mint” sugar free peppermints (Both inside the same handy, showgirl-pink tin! :dancer )

:bat2 Vampire Fangs Whistle

:bat2 Grow Your Own Boyfriend (Because I’m pretty sure it’s illegal—or at least really, really frowned upon—to visit Las Vegas alone, & this way your sexy male companion can be any one/thing you want him to be!)

:bat2 R.I.P. breath mints (Which do not—I have it on good authority—give you breath like a corpse. Rather they’re meant to take care of that dreaded morning “death breath.” :coffin )

& last but not least…

:bat2 a little Rubber Devil Duckie (which has nothing to do with Vegas or vampires or MUST LOVE VAMPIRES, but is one of Mistress Heidi‘s Dungeon favorites)

:bat2 all inside a gorgeous Ed Hardy “Love is a Gamble” denim duffle bag

:batmoon

And because fine print can be a killer (worse than a bloodthirsty vampire, even! :face ), here are some…

RULES & HOW TO ENTER the “Vamps in Vegas” Giveaway

:chip To enter, you must be signed up for my Newsletter. (And remain subscribed, of course.)

That means if you’re already on my Mailing List, then you’re already entered!

If you’re not sure whether your on my Mailing List or not, sign up again! (A.) the list will not let you sign up with the same e-mail address twice. B.) I lost my entire mailing list a while back & don’t think everyone who was on it has gotten back on. So if you’re not sure—sign up again, just to be safe!)

:chip All entrants must be 18 years of age or older.

:chip Due to rising postage costs, this contest is open to U.S. residents only.

:chip Contest will run until Saturday, October 1, 2011.

:chip Winner will be announced here on the WIPs and Chains blog on Sunday, October 2, 2011 during our usual “Happy Sunday” post.

:chip If the winner does not contact me with her mailing information or cannot be reached within seven (7) days, another name will be drawn & a new winner will be announced.

:chip Not responsible for items damaged or lost during shipping or for mis-directed mail.

:batmoon

Good luck! And be sure to spread the word about this contest to all your romance- & vampire-loving friends! :play

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