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Love and other Demons – The Witching Pen Blog Tour

23 Monday Sep 2013

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Today we are yet again invaded by the ever wonderful Dianna Hardy as she enters the final, frantic run up to the release of the final book in The Witching Pen series – The Last Dragon. This epic finale emerges from its cave to sniff the air on the 4th of The Last Dragon front cover smallOctober.

Below we have some extracts and also a giveaway. Anyone who comments on this blog will be in with a chance of winning a Dianna Hardy Swag Bag which contains:

– 1 signed M’Angeal Fridge Magnet
– 1 Witching Pen Omnibus Keyring
– 1 Witching Pen Omnibus Bookmark
– 1 Witching Pen Omnibus Postcard
– 1 The Last Dragon Coming 4th October postcard

If you have not yet read The Witching Pen series, these posts may contain spoilers, as we are now on the last book!

See here for all blog tour dates and posts: http://www.thewitchingpen.co.uk/1/post/2013/08/not-long-to-go-now.html

With The Last Dragon released on 4th October, we’re having a little recap at everything that’s happened in this paranormal fantasy romance series so far. After the last post talking about the “love triangle” between Amy, Pueblo and Paul, we thought we’d treat you to a couple of small exclusive excerpts!

Amy Choices

All excerpts of The Last Dragon are copyright © 2013, Dianna Hardy. All rights reserved.

Excerpt 1 (Amy & Pueblo)

“I don’t want you to go.”

“I know, babe. I don’t want to go either.” His warm hand rested on her still flat belly, the both of them lying on the even warmer sand beneath them.

“You’ve got two babes now,” smiled Amy.

Pueblo laughed, rich and deep, sending delightful waves of pleasure all through her body. “As if you’re not enough to handle on your own.”

“Hey!”

“You know it’s true.”

“Would you have it any other way?”

“Not a chance.” His lips captured hers, and she relaxed into the feel of him, not quite managing to forget that it wasn’t quite as real as she’d like. She blinked back tears, refusing to cry in front of him – he’d seen too much of her crying recently. He was doing his best – no need for her to pile on the guilt.

He pulled away.

This isn’t enough! screamed her mind, but she kept her mouth shut. “Tell me about your training. Is it going well?”

“I don’t wanna talk work. I want to talk about you – us…”

“But I want to know you’re all right. You never tell me about what’s happening. Are you safe?”

“Always safe. I have a family to come back to.”

She almost lost the tear-free battle right then … almost. “Will I see you again tomorrow night?”

“Every night. Every night you dream, I’ll be here.”TWP n Last Dragon Blog Tour List

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Excerpt 2 (Amy & Paul)

Amy threw her keys back into her bag, before throwing the bag on the kitchen counter. “I don’t think what I’m asking for is unreasonable.”

“You don’t—Amy, we’re living in an apocalyptic world!”

“And because we’re living in an apocalyptic world, I want to give birth in a nice, safe hospital.” Paul was near the end of his tether, she could tell – he had his kill-me-now face on.

“Home births are really much safer than people think, and since when are hospitals all that safe?”

“Since they started stocking painkillers. Can you see the size of this baby? You’re tall and Pueblo’s massive. I’m not giving birth to a thirteen pound baby at home.”

“The doctor said it was nearly ten pounds.”

“And does that sound like a breeze to you?”

“The hospital isn’t staffed – you heard him.”

“So we’ll find another hospital.”

“And which would be the apocalyptic hospital of choice, madam?” Oh, great. Kill-me-now face and sardonic-husband tone.

To find out how Amy found herself sandwiched between two men, start at the beginning: Witches, angels, demons, Heaven and Hell all come together in a dizzying story of friendship, love and forgiveness.

Before The Last Dragon explodes into publication, read book one of the series, The Witching Pen, currently FREE to download across most retailers! See here for download links: http://www.diannahardy.com/the-witching-pen.html

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It’s hard being the most powerful witch on the planet. It’s even harder when you’re a twenty-five year old virgin who’ll lose all of that power the moment you sleep with someone … that’s why Elena’s never slept with her best friend and flatmate, Karl, despite the true feelings they harbour for each other.

Elena’s about to discover that there are even more difficult things in life to deal with. One of them comes in the form of a pen she discovers one day, a pen that allows anything she writes to come to pass…

Suddenly, it’s not just her powers or her heart that’s at stake, but her very soul, as a dream demon with a seductive pull uses the pen to try and turn her away from her reality, and from Karl.

But the pen is just the beginning. Everything Elena has believed in is a lie, and her world is about to fall apart…

The entire series can be viewed here: http://www.diannahardy.com/the-witching-pen-novellas.html and mark 4th October on your calendar to know how it all ends with The Last Dragon.

Author of The Witching Pen and the international bestselling Eye Of The Storm series.

Dianna combines a titillating mix of paranormal romance and urban fantasy into her writing to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on both character development and the plot. She writes both full-length novels and short fiction. All further info can be found at diannahardy.com

Want to know more about Dianna Hardy? Well, check out the following links…

Website: www.diannahardy.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/authordiannahardy

Twitter: www.twitter.com/thewitchingpen

Amazon: www.amazon.com/Dianna-Hardy/e/B003AGRHFC

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Dianna Hardy: Cry of the Wolf Blog tour

25 Thursday Jul 2013

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Today we are taking part in a blog tour for Dianna Hardy. You might remember Dianna from her appearance in Vampire Month and her talking about the Witching Pen series. Here she is giving us a review of her latest series, Eye of the Storm, with an extract from Cry of the Wolf. Tomorrow, look out for a giveaway for exclusive goodies!

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Looking to pass the time, she made her way to her desk where Lawrence’s books were scattered from where she’d abandoned them almost twenty-four hours ago. Now, where had she left off?
Right. Mythology.

It didn’t take her long to find the passage she’d read earlier, and it was an absorbing read: a god and a goddess ruled by anger had split themselves apart, creating, for all intents and purposes, duality. But they quickly discovered they could not live without each other. Loneliness and loss consumed them, and it came to be that the only way they could rejoin since their separation was when the lightning (the god) penetrated the earth (the goddess).

Interesting…

In these moments, Yemet’s determination renewed, as did her anger, and she vowed to find a way to rejoin with Himet.

One night, under the full moon, which reflected Himet’s love for her when the sun could not, Yemet led her most prized and loyal animal – the wolf – to the top of the highest mountain. She let her grief, her sorrow, her loneliness and her anger pour out of her until she manifested a storm. Himet responded, joining in her dance, and at the exact moment he sent down his lightning, she placed the wolf in its path and infused herself with it.

Himet cried out in terror, but he could not pull back the lightning. It hit Yemet while she was in the physical form of the wolf – whilst she was mortal.

“Why?!” he asked her, his sorrow consuming him.

“I could not see, but now I do,” she replied with her dying breath, “to have all of you, I must yield all of me. Take my life, Himet. I trust you with it. I give it freely.”

© Dianna Hardy, 2013. All rights reserved.

Bio:

Dianna Hardy Colour Portfolio SmallAuthor of The Witching Pen and the Eye Of The Storm series.

Dianna combines a titillating mix of paranormal romance and urban fantasy into her writing, to bring you stories that are action-packed, fast-paced and not short of heat, with the focus on both character development and the plot. She writes both full-length novels and short fiction. She has also written poetry and esoteric books and articles.

Although quite active online, Dianna is a self-confessed hermit, preferring the company of nature and animals to the hustle and bustle of people. She loves anything paranormal (she doesn’t really consider it “para”), organic food, walking barefoot, the smell of the woods after rain, and summer days.

However, she is also sustained by coffee, chocolate and the occasional vodka.

She lives in the UK with her partner and their daughter, where she devotes her time to parenting, publishing and writing.

Links

Website: www.diannahardy.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/authordiannahardy

Twitter: www.twitter.com/thewitchingpen

Amazon: www.amazon.com/Dianna-Hardy/e/B003AGRHFC

Google +: www.plus.google.com/u/0/110398750519005724804/posts

The Witching Pen website: www.thewitchingpen.co.uk

This post is part of a blog tour. Check out the other stops on the tour… Click the picture below to see the full list.

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[Guest Post] Being Different by W. Charlene Ammons

06 Wednesday Feb 2013

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Today, W. Charlene Ammons, author of The Plan, is here to talk about how how her upbringing in one of the Southern States of America has affected her writing.

She is in the middle of a blog tour and has a giveaway in progress. Click this link to find out more.

Before I begin, I would like to thank you D.A. for allowing me to be a guest blogger onW. Charlene Ammons your page. It is a great honor for me to share with you my thoughts and feelings.

I’d like to talk on the topic of being “different” and how it relates to being a writer. Specifically for me, one of the ways I am segregated by some people is because I am a Southerner (Northwest Florida).

I wear it like a badge of honor. I shall not hide it. I polish it everyday for the world to see. It is the badge of being a Southern Lady. I am proud of my raising. I grew up poor. I wasn’t raised on a plantation like Scarlett O’ Hara but I didn’t freeze every winter in a little shanty on a railroad track. I didn’t marry my cousin. I don’t chew tobacco. And for the love of all that is sacred, I am not ignorant! Maybe those people are ignorant for thinking that way. Maybe it’s my job to open their minds up a little…

In a society where we are encouraged to be tolerant of others and their unique features, I still get fake Southern accents thrown my way every time I talk. It sickens me. They slather it on as thick as mayo on a hamburger at a fast food joint. I don’t know if they think they are being witty, or just trying to break the ice, but I really wish they would stop.

I’m on my high horse as I write this, opening a floodgate of emotion through my written words. I refuse to drop the slur that naturally rolls off my tongue just to please others. To do that is to deny all that makes me who I am.

It is with this lack of understanding by others that I write about the South and all there is to love about it… People flock to our Gulf Coast to eat our seafood and have their portraits made on our sugar sand beaches. They buy up our rolling farm lands. They try to re-create our rich desserts in their upscale kitchens. They tour in awe at our architectural genius. They grind up against the one they lust after while listening to the beats of blues or rock and roll. They hang on the descriptive words of Truman Capote, Harper Lee, and Tennessee Williams.

I use what the Good Lord gave me (a talent to communicate and my life experiences being an outsider) to tell stories that EVERYONE can relate to. There comes a point in every persons life when they feel like they are the “black sheep”, although they may not openly admit to it.

There’s nothing wrong with being different. A person who stands out in a crowd is in a better position to see a situation differently… to think outside of the box. As a writer, it is vital to be an originator; to be creative.

So, as long as the majestic Magnolia blooms forth its large, fragrant flowers, I’ll keep fighting the good fight. I’ll keep putting my armor on,wear that badge, and deal with the blows from the sharp edged tongues of the those “insiders” who think we all must be cookie cutter versions of each other. When I fight back, they will know that there is more to this Southern Belle than a big smile and sweet drawl. I am a Southern Lady…hear me roar!

About the Author

W. Charlene Ammons was born and raised in Northwest Florida. As the daughter of the local chief of police, she was exposed to the law enforcement community early on in her life. She later received her degree from Florida State University and entered the field of law enforcement, where she has served as a field training officer, a traffic enforcement officer, and an investigator.
In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, playing guitar, and collecting all things related to The Beatles. She currently resides in the Florida Panhandle with her husband Brian.

Mrs. Ammons has penned two books: The Plan, the first book in The Honeysuckle Chronicles. The second book in the series, The Lesson, was released on Feb. 15, 2012. The third book, The Bloodline will be released in the spring of 2013.

Find out more on her webpage and her Facebook author page

The PlanThe Plan  by W. Charlene Ammons

Paperback: 320 pages ISBN-10: 1434851206 ISBN-13: 978-1434851208

 Omega, Alabama in 1941 was a place that only storytellers could dream of. Times were hard and faith was wandering; until Mode Lee entered the picture. The handsome preacher brought what appeared to be miracle after miracle to the tight knit community. However, evil things lurked in the wake of the arrival of this “Man of God”. It would take a frightened, mentally unstable child; the mother of the county sheriff; and a wild natured redhead to bring the truth to light. Everyone claims to have a plan. Only One is The Plan.

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