This Week on PVN (June 13, 2010)

On Tuesday June 15 PVN once again welcomes Adrian Phoenix author of the vampire series The Maker's Song and a new series beginning with the novel Black Dust Mambo There will also be a contest with a very special prize. Mark your calendars!

Publisher: Kallie Riviere, a fiery Cajun hoodoo apprentice with a talent for trouble, finds herself smack-dab in the middle of one of those times her mentor warned her about when she visits New Orleans to attend the Hecatean Alliance's annual carnival: her hard-bodied conjurer hookup ends up dead in her blood-drenched bed. And he was killed by something that Kallie would never dream of touching -- the darkest of dark
juju, soul-eating juju -- a black dust hex that may have been meant to kill her.

Now Kallie has to use every bit of hoodoo knowledge and
bayou-bred mojo she possesses to clear her own name and find the killer -- even as that dark sorcerer hunts Kallie and her friends. But Kallie's search for the truth soon leads her in a direction she never anticipated -- back home to Bayou Cypres Noir, and to Gabrielle LaRue, Kallie's aunt, protector, and hoodoo mentor . . . who is looking more and more like she just might be the one who wants Kallie dead.

Read my review of Black Dust Mambo 

The blog tour for Masked by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon begins Thursday June 17. One lucky reader will win a copy of the book.

MASKED BY MOONLIGHT

 Pocket Books / May 25, 2010

Publisher: Homicide detective Charlotte Caissie is dedicated to bringing down the crime boss responsible for her father’s murder.  Using Jimmy Legere’s right hand man is a dangerous gamble, not just because of his ruthless reputation as more monster than man, but because her feelings for her mysterious and irresistible enemy are … complicated.  There’s just something about Max.

Rescued from the swamps as a child, Max Savoie owes Jimmy Legere his life. Existing silently in his rescuer’s shadow, he heeds only one voice.  Until Charlotte Caissie awakens his emotions and tests his loyalties.  Forced to step outside his cautious rules to save her, he risks more than his heart . . . he risks exposing his dark secret.

Working together means facing the truth about who and what they are, and what they need from one another.  If Max is the murderer she seeks, Cee Cee might be his next victim. She can’t afford to trust any man.  Good thing Max isn’t one.

The Contest for a copy of Immortalis Carpe Noctem by Katie Salidas is over. The winner is Donnas. Congratulations!

There is still time to enter the contest sponsored by Vampire Master Esteban. Ask the advice of the Master. The person with the most original question will become a character in one of Esteban's adventures.

Read the interview Esteban and lovely assistant Lyla HERE.

Ask your question  HERE
                      International contest ends June 27.

This Week on PVN (June 6, 2010)

On June 8 join PVN for an interview with Arlene Russo author of The Real Twilight: True Stories of Modern Day Vampires.

From the publisher: Ever since the publication of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, vampires have been a part of the popular consciousness. Now, with the release of the phenomenally popular Twilight novel and the subsequent films, it seems that we can't get enough of these blood-sucking creatres of the night. But we might not sleep quite so soundly if we knew that vampires aren't confirmed to the page and the screen. There is a thriving UK vampire scene that has its roots deep in our history. Their shadowy secrets - which include drinking actual blood - have remained hidden from public gaze...until now.

Every month PVN holds a drawing for a book title. All email subscribers (including international) are entered in the contest. For the month of June one email subscriber will win a copy of Blood Promise by Richelle Mead.  See the right hand column for details.

The May subscriber winner is Sharon Ashwood. She has won a copy of Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand (Kitty Norville, Book 5) by Carrie Vaughn.
Read a review of the book.

The winner of the contest for a signed copy of Dark Lady's Chosen by Gail Z. Martin is Julie (AKA) juliecookie. Congratulations, Julie!

Lady Graeye is the winner of the contest for a signed copy of Master of None by Sonya Bateman. Congratulations!