SPOOK-A-LICIOUS: WHERE BOO-KS DEVOUR YOU BLOG HOP TOUR (OCT 17-24)

HALLOWEEN IS ALWAYS 
THE MOST SPOOKY TIME OF THE YEAR!

HERE'S SOMETHING TO HOWL ABOUT....

SPOOK-A-LICIOUS:

WHERE BOOKS DEVOUR YOU BLOG HOP TOUR
(OCTOBER 17-24)

TOUR RULES:

1) HAVE FUN!!!

2) INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, October 17, at Midnight (Arizona Time)

THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday,  October 24 at Midnight (Arizona Time)

Winners will be drawn and posted October 25th! ***

4) MEET AND MINGLE WITH ALL THE AUTHORS AND BOOK PAGES! EXPERIENCE A NEW PARTY DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY BLOG CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!!

5) PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE BLOGS YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY AUTHOR AND BOOK PAGE IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SHOW EVERYONE SOME LOVE!

6) DID I MENTION TO HAVE FUN? WHOO! HOO!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO!

***Authors have full discretion to choose an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s) within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win, whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this blog hop tour is subject to these rules***

WELCOME TO:

THE CHARMED, MAGICAL DAYS OF OCTOBER

NOTHING'S MORE FUN THAN THE HALLOWEEN SEASON: October is the spookiest time of the year. Children dressed in costume bustle neighborhoods in delight. Illuminated by the haze of a blood covered moon, you can see them in the shadows: super heroes, princesses, zombies, vampires and witches, all of them whoosh from house to house, each of them aspiring to fill their pillowcase sacks with treats. 

Crisp, wicked night air is brisk and haunting. The soft, lit ambience of meticulously carved pumpkins glow from every neighbor's porch. Girlfriends get together for sleepovers, huddled in preparation of scary movie night. You can hear the screeches of unseen spectors and the hisses of the black cat crossing your path. Do you dare to enter a cursed corn maze? Are you brave enough to withstand a night inside the haunted house on the hill?

SPARTAN HEART SAGA:

WHERE TIME-TRAVEL
PARANORMAL ROMANCE 

MEETS HISTORY AND DESTINY

SPARTAN HEART:

LOSING IT ALL PLACES YOU

IN A POSITION TO GAIN EVERYTHING.

TIME MEANS NOTHING WHEN THE ONE
 DESTINED  TO LOVE YOUR HEART

HAS WAITED CENTURIES!

Sent away to college in America, Evangeline swore she would never return to England. Anger loses its value when tragedy forces her home to assume ownership of the family's beloved Greco-Roman museum.

Placing a foolish, drunken kiss on a Greek statue in the museum's basement, Evangeline unknowingly frees a Spartan prince from an evil oracle's curse. Suddenly, her lonely life is invaded by the rakish man with knowing emerald green eyes who never eats or sleeps, and seems to know her every thought and feeling.

Falling in love is dangerous, especially when it's with a man who has already been claimed by the bitter oracle Demona. From the moment of her kiss, Evangeline is swept into Dorien's world of mystery, danger, and passion. The Oracle's fury only mounts as they unravel Demona's darkest secrets, but not before Demona finds out about their unborn half-breed immortal twins.

Demona uses her knowledge of the future to manipulate, but sometimes love has a will, and a heart...of its own.

About the Author:

Kristine Cheney is a published author with Astraea Press. She is currently writing the Spartan Heart Saga series and has released Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two. She is currently writing the next book in the series, Spartan Surrender, which is expected to be released before the end of 2011. Three more books are planned to follow. She is also currently writing Guilty of Innocence, a single-title release expected in Fall 2011.

An Arizona native, Kristine lives in Surprise and has been married 21 years to her high school sweetheart Brett. She is the mother of Taryn, Brett, and Zackary, and is a young Grammy to Parker, Ivy, and baby Evely'nn. A huge labrador lover, she is also mom to yellow lab Magnus and to the very naughty (and huge) white Labra-doodle puppy Brody.

Hobbies include writing passionate love stories that involve chivalrous characters, dashing adventure, forked humor, and the ever-true good vs. evil dilemma. Her favorite place to relax is anywhere within close proximity to a beach or wooded lake. A huge history buff, she plans to one day make a trek across the US to get her fill of American wonder (with hubby, labs, and lap top in tow). She loves a good hot cup of coffee with Creme Brulee liquid creamer and sugar. A maestro with a bag of frosting, Wilton cake decorating lessons only fueled her artistic fire. She is pretty darn awesome at crankin' out a deluxe wedding, baby shower, or themed birthday cake that will make your toes curl.

*Take a peek at the left side of this blog & check out my links!*

SPARTAN HEART CONTEST!

1) Click "Follow" on the upper left side of this blog! (I follow back!)

2) Leave a comment here at my blog below. Please also leave your email address so I can notify you in case you're a winner!

3)  Check out my fan pages at: www.facebook.com/AuthorKristineCheney and www.facebook.com/KristineCheneyFanPage to say hello. If you like what you see, become a fan by "Liking" my pages and adding me to your favorites. If you would like to get to know me, also add me as a personal friend at www.facebook.com/KristineCheney.

4) If you Tweet, click on my Twitter link and follow me at: www.twitter.com/SpartanHrtBooks

5) If you have a Goodreads account, follow me at: http://www.goodreads.com/authorkristinecheney.

PRIZES FOR THIS CONTEST:

1) Grand Prize: A .pdf e-book of Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two, and your choice of four other Astraea Press .pdf e-books below, plus two autographed bookmarks!!!

2) First Place Prize: One winner will be chosen to receive a .pdf e-book of Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two, plus two autographed bookmarks!!!

3) Second Place Prizes: Multiple winners will be chosen to receive their choice of .pdf e-book Spartan Heart, Part One, or Spartan Heart, Part Two, plus an autographed bookmark!!!

4) Third Place Prizes: Multiple winners will be chosen to receive an autographed bookmark!!!**

**E-book prizes are International, however, all bookmark prizes are for US winners only. International Third Place winners will receive another prize in lieu of a bookmark, at the authors complete discretion.**  

GRAND PRIZE WINNER ALSO CHOOSES ANY 4 ASTRAEA PRESS BOOKS BELOW:

1) A Deal with the Devil, Part One, by J. Gunnar Grey

2) Lifeline Echoes by Kay Springsteen

3) Heartsight by Kay Springsteen

4) The Keepers by Monique O'Connor James

5) Tinsel Town by Stephanie Taylor

6) Through the Rabbit Hole by Lisa Kumar

7) The Perfect Rose by Felicia Rogers

8) A New Dream by Elaine Cantrell

9) Lizzie and the Rebel by Stephy Smith

10) Wayward Soul by Kim Bowman

11) The Picture by Stephanie Taylor

12) Lucky for Her by Stephanie Taylor

13) Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights by Jean Joachim

*and a few more titles may be be announced

SPARTAN HEART: 

DESTINY IS ALWAYS ETERNAL

IN CASE YOU'RE LOST
AND NEED TO GET BACK
TO THE BLOG HOP LINKY LIST,
CLICK ON THE HILIGHTED LINK BELOW:

BLOG HOP LINKY LIST

SULTRY SUMMER NIGHTS: IGNITE YOUR PASSIONS BLOG HOP TOUR (AUGUST 22-29)

WELCOME TO THE
SWEETEST TWANGS OF SUMMER!



IMMERSE YOURSELF IN

SULTRY SUMMER NIGHTS:

IGNITE YOUR PASSIONS BLOG HOP TOUR
(AUGUST 22-29)

TOUR RULES:

1) HAVE FUN!!!

2) INVITE ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS!!! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, August 22, at Midnight (Arizona Time)

THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, August 29, at Midnight (Arizona Time)

Winners will be drawn and posted August 30th! ***

4) MEET AND MINGLE WITH ALL THE AUTHORS AND BOOK PAGES! EXPERIENCE A NEW PARTY DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY BLOG CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!!

5) PARTICIPATION AT ALL BLOGS IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. REMEMBER, THE MORE BLOGS YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES. EVERY AUTHOR AND BOOK PAGE IS WAITING TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH YOU, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO SHOW EVERYONE SOME LOVE!

6) DID I MENTION TO HAVE FUN? WHOO! HOO!! HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO!

***Authors have full discretion to choose an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s) within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win, whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this blog hop tour is subject to these rules***

WELCOME TO:

THE LAZY, BASHFUL DAYS OF SUMMER 

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SUMMER: Okay, it's really as sweltering hot as Hades...and there's quite a few flying, pesky bugs buzzing around, and man that wretched humidity can smother a mortal where they stand. But still, there are quite a few things about summertime that we must never fail to forget.

Have you ever witnessed the way the sun melts when it extinguishes its flame in the coolness of the ocean? What about the bloom of a perfect, English rose? Then there's the refreshing taste of an ice cold mint julep, a juicy sno-cone, or a bright colored popsicle whetting our whistle. You can't forget the slices of watermelon, the BBQ's and strand lit barn dances, with plenty of hot dogs, hamburgers, and Grandma's famous macaroni salad to pass around.

And then there's love...young, sweet ripe kisses by the bushelful. The feel of the one you love pressed against you in a lover's tender embrace. The wedding march down an aisle in the last week of June. Cincada's twanging their secret storm songs, bringing the promises of whooshing winds and pouring rain. 

SPARTAN HEART SAGA:

WHERE TIME-TRAVEL
PARANORMAL ROMANCE

MEETS HISTORY AND DESTINY

SPARTAN HEART:

LOSING IT ALL PLACES YOU

IN A POSITION TO GAIN EVERYTHING.

TIME MEANS NOTHING WHEN THE ONE DESTINED

TO LOVE YOUR HEART HAS WAITED CENTURIES!

Sent away to college in America, Evangeline swore she would never return to England. Anger loses its value when tragedy forces her home to assume ownership of the family's beloved Greco-Roman museum.

Placing a foolish, drunken kiss on a Greek statue in the museum's basement, Evangeline unknowingly frees a Spartan prince from an evil oracle's curse. Suddenly, her lonely life is invaded by the rakish man with knowing emerald green eyes who never eats or sleeps, and seems to know her every thought and feeling.

Falling in love is dangerous, especially when it's with a man who has already been claimed by the bitter oracle Demona. From the moment of her kiss, Evangeline is swept into Dorien's world of mystery, danger, and passion. The Oracle's fury only mounts as they unravel Demona's darkest secrets, but not before Demona finds out about their unborn half-breed immortal twins.

Demona uses her knowledge of the future to manipulate, but sometimes love has a will, and a heart...of its own.

About the Author:

Kristine Cheney is a published author with Astraea Press. She is currently writing the Spartan Heart Saga series and has released Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two. She is currently writing the next book in the series, Spartan Surrender, which is expected to be released before the end of 2011. Three more books are planned to follow. She is also currently writing Guilty of Innocence, a single-title release expected in Fall 2011.

An Arizona native, Kristine lives in Surprise and has been married 21 years to her high school sweetheart Brett. She is the mother of Taryn, Brett, and Zackary, and is a young Grammy to Parker, Ivy, and baby Evely'nn. A huge labrador lover, she is also mom to yellow lab Magnus and to the very naughty (and huge) white Labra-doodle puppy Brody.

Hobbies include writing passionate love stories that involve chivalrous characters, dashing adventure, forked humor, and the ever-true good vs. evil dilemma. Her favorite place to relax is anywhere within close proximity to a beach or wooded lake. A huge history buff, she plans to one day make a trek across the US to get her fill of American wonder (with hubby, labs, and lap top in tow). She loves a good hot cup of coffee with Creme Brulee liquid creamer and sugar. A maestro with a bag of frosting, Wilton cake decorating lessons only fueled her artistic fire. She is pretty darn awesome at crankin' out a deluxe wedding, baby shower, or themed birthday cake that will make your toes curl.

*Take a peek at the left side of this blog and check out my links!*

SPARTAN HEART CONTEST!

1) Click "Follow" on the upper left side of this blog! (I follow back!)

2) Leave me a question or a comment here at my blog below. Please also leave your email address so I can notify you in case you are a winner!

3)  Go to my fan page at: www.facebook.com/AuthorKristineCheney and say hello. If you like what you see, become a fan by "Liking" my page and adding me to your favorites. If you would like to also add me as a personal friend, feel free to send your friend request to www.facebook.com/KristineCheney.

4) If you Tweet, click on my Twitter link and follow me at: www.twitter.com/SpartanHrtBooks

5) If you have a Goodreads account, follow me at: http://www.goodreads.com/authorkristinecheney.

PRIZES FOR THIS CONTEST:

1) Grand Prize: A .pdf e-book of Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two, and your choice of four other Astraea Press .pdf e-books below, plus two autographed bookmarks!!!

2) First Place Prize: One winner will be chosen to receive a .pdf e-book of Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two, plus two autographed bookmarks!!!

3) Second Place Prizes: Multiple winners will be chosen to receive their choice of .pdf e-book Spartan Heart, Part One, or Spartan Heart, Part Two, plus an autographed bookmark!!!

4) Third Place Prizes: Multiple winners will be chosen to receive an autographed bookmark!!!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER ALSO CHOOSES ANY 4 ASTRAEA PRESS BOOKS BELOW:

1) A Deal with the Devil, Part One, by J. Gunnar Grey

2) Lifeline Echoes by Kay Springsteen

3) Heartsight by Kay Springsteen

4) The Keepers by Monique O'Connor James

5) Tinsel Town by Stephanie Taylor

6) Through the Rabbit Hole by Lisa Kumar

7) The Perfect Rose by Felicia Rogers

8) A New Dream by Elaine Cantrell

9) Lizzie and the Rebel by Stephy Smith

10) Wayward Soul by Kim Bowman

11) The Picture by Stephanie Taylor

12) Lucky for Her by Stephanie Taylor

13) Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights by Jean Joachim

*and a few more titles may be be announced

SPARTAN HEART:

DESTINY IS ALWAYS ETERNAL

IN CASE YOU'RE LOST
AND NEED TO GET BACK
TO THE BLOG HOP LINKY LIST,
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:

BLOG HOP LINKY LIST

BLOG FEST JULY 15-17

WELCOME TO BLOG FEST

JULY 15-17

List of Blog Fest Participants 

SPARTAN HEART SAGA:

WHERE TIME-TRAVEL PARANORMAL ROMANCE

MEETS HISTORY AND DESTINY

SPARTAN HEART:

LOSING IT ALL PLACES YOU

IN A POSITION TO GAIN EVERYTHING.

TIME MEANS NOTHING WHEN THE ONE DESTINED

TO LOVE YOUR HEART HAS WAITED CENTURIES!

Sent away to college in America, Evangeline swore she would never return to England. Anger loses its value when tragedy forces her home to assume ownership of the family's beloved Greco-Roman museum.

Placing a foolish, drunken kiss on a Greek statue in the museum's basement, Evangeline unknowingly frees a Spartan prince from an evil oracle's curse. Suddenly, her lonely life is invaded by the rakish man with knowing emerald green eyes who never eats or sleeps, and seems to know her every thought and feeling.

Falling in love is dangerous, especially when it's with a man who has already been claimed by the bitter oracle Demona. From the moment of her kiss, Evangeline is swept into Dorien's world of mystery, danger, and passion. The Oracle's fury only mounts as they unravel Demona's darkest secrets, but not before Demona finds out about their unborn half-breed immortal twins.

Demona uses her knowledge of the future to manipulate, but sometimes love has a will, and a heart...of its own.

About the Author:

Kristine Cheney is 39, and is a published author with Astraea Press. She is currently writing the Spartan Heart Saga series and has released Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two. She is currently writing the next book in the series, Spartan Surrender, which is expected to be released before the end of 2011. Three more books are planned to follow. She is also currently writing Guilty of Innocence, a single-title release expected in Fall 2011.

An Arizona native, Kristine lives in Surprise and has been married 21 years to her high school sweetheart Brett. She is the mother of Taryn, Brett, and Zackary, and is a young Grammy to Parker, Ivy, and baby Evely'nn. A huge labrador lover, she is also mom to yellow lab Magnus and to the very naughty (and huge) white Labra-doodle puppy Brody.

Hobbies include writing passionate love stories that involve chivalrous characters, dashing adventure, forked humor, and the ever-true good vs. evil dilemma. Her favorite place to relax is anywhere within close proximity to a beach or wooded lake. A huge history buff, she plans to one day make a trek across the US to get her fill of American wonder (with hubby, labs, and lap top in tow). She loves a good hot cup of coffee with Creme Brulee liquid creamer and sugar. A maestro with a bag of frosting, Wilton cake decorating lessons only fueled her artistic fire. She is pretty darn awesome at crankin' out a deluxe wedding, baby shower, or themed birthday cake that will make your toes curl.

*Take a peek at the left side of this blog and check out my links!*

SPARTAN HEART CONTEST!

1)  Click "Follow" on the upper left side of this blog! (I follow back!)

2)  Leave me a question or a comment here at my blog below. Please also leave your email address so I can notify you in case you are a winner!

3)  Go to my fan page at: www.facebook.com/AuthorKristineCheney and say hello. If you like what you see, become a fan by "Liking" my page and adding me to your favorites. If you would like to also add me as a personal friend, feel free to send your friend request to www.facebook.com/KristineCheney.

4)  If you Tweet, click on my Twitter link and follow me at: www.twitter.com/SpartanHrtBooks 

5) If you have a Goodreads account, follow me at: http://www.goodreads.com/authorkristinecheney.

6) Do you want extra entries? For every new visiting romance novel fan you refer to this site who completes the steps above, just have them tell me in their blog post below that you referred them, and you will get an additional entry into the contest. You get another extra entry for each new romance novel fan you send, so send a bunch!!!***

(***Please...no husbands, brothers, uncles, children under the age of 18, etc. Please only refer fans who share our love of romance novels and who you think would be genuinely interested in Spartan Heart***)

PRIZES FOR THIS CONTEST:

1) Grand Prize:  A .pdf e-book of Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two, and your choice of four other Astraea Press .pdf e-books below, plus two autographed bookmarks!!!

2) First Place Prize:  One winner will be chosen to receive a .pdf e-book of Spartan Heart, Part One, and Spartan Heart, Part Two,  plus two autographed bookmarks!!!

3) Second Place Prizes:  Multiple winners will be chosen to receive a .pdf e-book of Spartan Heart, Part One, plus an autographed bookmark!!!

4) Third Place Prizes:  Multiple winners will be chosen to receive an autographed bookmark!!!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER ALSO CHOOSES ANY 4 ASTRAEA PRESS BOOKS BELOW:

1) A Deal with the Devil, Part One, by J. Gunnar Grey

2) Lifeline Echoes by Kay Springsteen

3) Heartsight by Kay Springsteen

4) The Keepers by Monique O'Connor James

5) Tinsel Town by Stephanie Taylor

6) Through the Rabbit Hole by Lisa Kumar

7) The Perfect Rose by Felicia Rogers

8) A New Dream by Elaine Cantrell

9) Lizzie and the Rebel by Stephy Smith

10) Wayward Soul by Kim Bowman

11) The Picture by Stephanie Taylor

12) Lucky for Her by Stephanie Taylor

13) Sunny Days, Moonlit Nights by Jean Joachim

*and a few more titles may be be announced 

SPARTAN HEART:

DESTINY IS ALWAYS ETERNAL

READY FOR YOUR
NEXT HOP DESTINATIONS?

CLICK BELOW:

1) STAR METAL OAK BOOK BLOG

2) STILL BLONDE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

3) SUPERNATURAL SNARK

4) SWEEPING ME

5) TALKING WITH TUNDRA

*BLOG HOP SPONSOR & LIST AVAILABLE AT:

www.ajourneyofbooks.com

WANT ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN, SPARTAN HEART, PART ONE????

WANT ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN SPARTAN HEART, PART ONE? Go check out my interview today through Saturday (4/28-4/30) with the fabulous Mahalia Levey and leave me a question or a comment! Winner(s) will be chosen on Sunday, May 1st! Go to: http://mahalia2010.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/special-guest-and-author-interview-with-kristine-cheney/

 

SPARTAN HEART, PART 2, IS OFFICIALLY LIVE!!!!

SPARTAN HEART, PART 2, is the continuation of SPARTAN HEART, PART 1, and is available NOW for purchase at http://www.astraeapress.com/! SH2 will be live at http://www.amazon.com/ sometime today and at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ within three days. Go finish the rest of this fabulous book! SPARTAN SURRENDER will be the next book in this paranormal Saga series and is planned for release in Summer! Go get your read on!

ANOTHER FABULOUS 5-STAR REVIEW for Spartan Heart, Part I!!!

I LOVE MY NEW 5-STAR REVIEW of Spartan Heart by Katrina "Kat" Whittaker of Page Flipperz at http://www.pageflipperz.blogspot.com/!!! Thank you so much, Kat! Everyone...go check it out! It is really beautiful!!!! This girl knows my heart! *hugs*

Spartan Heart, Part I, can be purchased now at http://www.amazon.com/!