Halloween is my favorite holiday. I like it better than Christmas. What other holiday allows you to dress up like your favorite character (or like a table and a lamp—yes, we had a trick-or-treater at our house a couple of years ago dressed as a table and a lamp. She was way cool.) and solicit everyone for candy? It's got to be a dentist's favorite holiday.
But there's more to love about Halloween than just the costumes, the carved pumpkins, and the treats, especially if you're a paranormal lover like I am, whether a reader or a writer. Vampires have come a long way since the days of Dracula pulling his cape around his face and whisking a damsel in distress into his coffin for a little one-on-one time that usually ended with two red dots on her neck. Nowadays, there are vampires like Wrath, Vishous, Vlad, and even my hot blood-sucking tamales from my award-winning All the King's Men Series, who make Dracula look like a pansy. These are alpha vampires with muscle, moxy, and attitudes bigger than Texas. They're also vampires with human-like problems to overcome. And we love a sexy vampire with problems, don't we? I know I do.
Today (October 29) is my birthday, and I want to celebrate it with my vampires while browsing through the other bloggers involved in this blog hop. The vampires I'm inviting as special guests to my birthday party are the hero and heroine of my new book, Return of the Assassin, book five in the AKM Series, which just released today. Malek and Gina have waited a long time for their story to be told, and I'm excited about adding their heart-wrenching love story to the mix alongside, Micah & Samantha, Severin & Arion, and Io & Miriam. Malek & Gina are two vampires who must overcome tragic, painful pasts if they are to find happiness, and I'm thrilled to have been able to tell their story in Return of the Assassin. I love me a good vampire story, don't you?
As part of the blog hop, I'm giving away a $10 Amazon gift card, as well as all five e-books in my AKM Series to one lucky winner:
- Rise of the Fallen
- Heart of the Warrior
- Micah's Calling
- Rebel Obsession
- Return of the Assassin
Make sure you enter your email in the comments and answer the question: What do you like most about Halloween?
the little trick or treaters -- they're always so cute & sweet :)
ReplyDeletegamistress66 - at- aol- dot -com
I love to take the kids out trick or treating.
ReplyDeleteI like the scary decorations!
ReplyDeleteI like the costumes and jack o'lanterns!
ReplyDeletevitajex(at)aol(dot)com
The kids so excited in their costumes and the sense of community you feel when walking around trick or treating or handing out the candy. Thanks for the awesome giveaway and hop!
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Costumes, trick or treating with my children, carving jack-o-lanterns, hayrides, bonfires and candy especially candy apples :)
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Lori
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Seeing the little ones in their costume :)
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Costumes and all the spooky stories
ReplyDeletebacchus76 at myself dot com
The legends and stories of how Halloween and it's customs came in to being
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ReplyDeletebn100candg at hotmail dot com
Seeing all the little kids in their cute costumes and all the great decorations out there now.
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Seeing the kids dressed up is my favorite part my second favorite is CANDY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the kids all dressed up and having fun! Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love your books I own the first two ;)
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Love the chocolates :)
ReplyDeleteJanhvi
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I love creative, witty costumes! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThe candy- ummmmm!
ReplyDeleteLove the costumes.
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watching horror movies, only do it this time of year - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about Halloween is seeing all of the kids dressed up.
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I love the scary movies marathons.
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Dressing up and parties.
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My favorite is the dressing up.
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My fav part is the candy and trick-or-treating with the kids.
ReplyDeleteI love the chocolate. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love visiting with all my friends and meeting new ones from across the veil. Thanks for sharing the hop and your giveaway. evamillien at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about Halloween is the cute little kids in their costumes.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing is being able to dress however you want, and no one looks at you weird, cause everyone thinks you're in costume.
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