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Monday, October 8, 2012

Happy Birthday Evernight! Birthday Blog Extravaganza

 
Welcome to the Evernight Publishing birthday blog hop!
Evernight Publishing opened its doors two years ago. In those two years we’ve signed over one hundred and sixty authors and published over three hundred books. From paranormal to contemporary, we’ve had more best sellers than we can count and made thousands of people smile, sigh and gasp. So, as a thank you to all our readers and everyone who has supported us, we’re holding this blog hop and we have a whole lot of prizes to offer you.
Here's how it works... the more blogs you hop to (shown below) the more chance you have of winning prizes. Each author on the hop is offering a prize and Evernight is offering the following grand prizes, a Kindle, a $100 Amazon gift certificate, two Evernight swag bags (which includes a tote, a tee, vouchers, a mug and other coolness) and a personalized Facebook banner. To be in with a chance of winning the author prize simply follow the blog you're visiting and leave a comment which includes your email address. Each entry on each blog is then counted towards the grand prize draw. The more entries you have, the better your chance of winning a grand prize! You also get extra points for liking the Evernight Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/evernightpublishing. Just make sure you let us know in the comments that you've done so.
Good luck and happy hopping!
 
For my prize I'm giving away a PDF copy of Passion's Flight PLUS a $20.00 Amazon Gift Card.
 
Blurb:
With ferals attacking the human populace in greater numbers than ever before, Tegan Murin has his hands full these days. When he is ordered to find and destroy a deadly artifact known as Oman’s Seal, deal with his estranged step-father and find a missing archeologist. He’s a bit irritable. Add into the mix a recurring dream of one sexy seductress leading him to his death… well, you get one very pissed off were-panther.
Kyra Navarone is an archeologist who is more than what she seems. Escaping from the ferals who captured her, she ends up running into the brooding, irritating man who makes her blood run hot just with one look. Her life depends on the betrayal of this compelling man, but how can she live with herself afterward?
With ferals, An Atlantean Tracker and Lucien closing in on them, they are running out of time, Tegan and Kyra must learn to trust each other in order survive. More hangs in the balance than their lives. Their actions could very well spell the end of everything for not just their world, but the world hidden beneath the waves as well.
 
Excerpt
 “Is that all you got, asshole?” Tegan growled from flat on his back. The damn leech had packed quite a punch, but he’d never let him know that. He rose from the ground, spitting a wad of blood on the alley floor. “You hit like a girl.”
   The vampire hissed, baring his impressively large fangs, his fingernails lengthening to razor sharp points. Tegan laughed with dark intent. His claws punched out of his hands with the sound of tearing flesh. The dagger sharp points, catching the light from the crescent moon shining above the filthy alley.. Forming a fist, he fought off the rank odor of rotten garbage and urine trying for a permanent home in his nostrils.
  “Mine are bigger than yours,” he said with a menacing smile, wiggling his claws “Game on.”
   The vampire’s eyes glowed red. Snarling his contempt, the beast leapt, its sharp nails aiming for Tegan’s exposed jugular. Tegan twisted to the side at the last moment and raked his claws up the vampire’s unprotected stomach. Crap, the vamp even screamed like a girl. Wasn’t that just fucking pathetic?
   The vampire wrenched free of Tegan’s claws. Its nails tore through the leather of his bomber jacket, past the soft cotton tee shirt and gouged deep into the muscle and tendons.
 
Pain exploded through his shoulder, clear to the bone, traveling like wildfire down his arm, followed by the unpleasant prickling sensation like a thousand fire ants were eating his limb off. Gods damned vamps, he thought disgustedly. What was it with these feral vampires and poisons anyway? The venom pulsed though his system like toxic sludge, warning him there would be very little time before it rendered him immobile. Reaching for the knife strapped to his chest, he pinned his gaze on the cocky asshole. No more play time. Now it’s die time. He made a quarter turn, nice and steady, letting the vamp think he was going to flee. Tegan waited for the merest brush of those sharpened nails to sweep the back of his neck. Sensing the Feral move in for the kill, he spun back, his knife firmly gripped in his good hand, slashing into the vampire’s neck.
 
  The force of the strike bit deep, cutting clear to the bone, almost beheading the leech in one strike. He stumbled away, hands clamped over the damage. The attempt to keep its head on his shoulders was futile. The vamp’s life gushed, ruby red, running down the alley walls. Before it could begin to heal, Tegan cut deeply into the unprotected stomach. The creature’s hands jerked to his belly doing what he could to keep his insides from spilling out over the dirty alley floor. Putting all his strength into it, Tegan hacked through the vamps unprotected throat. It fell to the ground with a satisfying thwump, the body crumpling beside it.
  “That’s for fucking poisoning me, you asshole!” Tegan growled at the body as he cleaned the blade on his black cargo pants and placed it back into its sheath. He pulled out his cell from one of his pants pockets. His fingers fumbled as numbness claimed them and he gritted his teeth with frustration until he heard the cell ring through.
  “Hey Zeke, I need a pick up and my poison kit,” he grit out as the toxin starting to burn through his blood stream. “I’m at Bridger and Third. Hurry.”
 

41 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday to Evernight, I certainly took advantage of the .99 amazon and ARe deals, I picked up quite a number of books to add to my already-huge TBR pile :) I'm following you and Evernight on FB.

    Eva
    evitap67(at)gmail(dot)com

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  2. Happy 2nd Birthday Evernight!! I am a FB and Twitter follower of Evernight Publishing and I'm a GFC follower on your blog! Thanks for the excerpt and for the chance to win!

    Elizabeth H.
    ehaney578 at aol dot com

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  3. Happy Birthday Evernight! I am a FB and Twitter fan of Evernight Publishing. I also follow your blog.
    Yvette
    yratpatrol@aol.com

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  4. What a fun hop!!! delphinareadstoomuch at yahooo

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  5. What a fun Blog Hop! Thank you for the opportunity to win a prize. I’m a fan of Evernight Publishing on Facebook and I follow your blog. I would love a chance to read one of your books!

    kornhsl@yahoo.com

    Thank you,
    Julie

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  6. fun Blog Hop! Thank you for the opportunity to win a prize. I'm a fan of Evernight Publishing on Facebook

    parisfan_ca@yahoo.com

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  7. Happy Birthday Evernight.
    Thanks for the great giveaway.
    Facebook-Elaine Geight
    elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

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  8. Thanks for being part of this fun hop and the great giveaway.
    FB fan of Evernight Publishing
    Follow via GFC JeanP
    skpetal at hotmail dot com

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  9. Thanks for being part of this fun hop and the great giveaway.
    FB fan of Evernight Publishing
    Follow your blog via GFC JeanP
    skpetal at hotmail dot com

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  10. Great hop and giveaway! Happy B-day to Evernight

    I follow Evernight via FB (Kelsey Summer), GFC (Kelsey Summer) and Twitter (@kelsey_Summer)

    I follow your blog via GFC (Kelsey Summer)

    kesummer69 at gmail dot com

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  11. Happy Birthday Evernight! :)

    And thanks for an amazing giveaway!
    I'm a fan of Evernight on Facebook and I follow your blog via GFC (mariehahn13). I also subscribed through email. I'm looking forward to reading more from you in the future! :)

    Thanks!
    Marie
    songbird1613 at yahoo dot com

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  12. Thanks so much for the chance to win. I just started following your blog.

    Jyl22075@gmail.com

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  13. Awesome giveaway! I am a fan on FB for Evernight and follow you in GFC (susanmplatt).

    This book looks so good I went right to amazon and added it to my wishlist!

    susanmplatt AT hotmail DOT com

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  14. Happy 2nd Birthday Evernight!
    Loved the Exerpt! Passions Flight sounds wonderful!
    I am a FB friend and blog follower to Evernight and I am a GFC follower here. Thanks for being a part of this fun celebration. Carin
    mawmom at gmail dot com

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  15. Happy 2nd Birthday Evernight! I've picked up several Evernight Published books lately. Thanks for the giveaway!
    Like Evernight Publishing on Facebook
    Email follow here.

    suz2(at)cox(dot)net

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  16. I follow/like all :)
    GFC: Cassandra Hicks
    Facebook: Cassandra Hicks
    Twitter: @KatraCass
    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
    cassandrahicks1989@yahoo.com

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  17. Thanks for the great giveaway!

    GFC: beckerjo

    beckerjo at verizon dot net

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  18. Happy birthday Evernight!
    bituin76 AT hotmail DOT com

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  19. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

    GFC/facebook follower!

    mcrlover32@yahoo.com

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  20. Hello Shannan! Thanks for this opportunity to have another entry in the contest! Happy writing! randjurban@gulftel.com

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  21. Passions Flight looks like it has it all. action, romance, gorgeous hero,ferals, vampires and did I say great hero?

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  22. Happy 2nd Birthday Evernight Publishing!! I follow Evernight on facebook: Ashley Anne Applebee and twitter: VelvetKisses22 and GFC Follower of this blog: Ashley Applebee

    Thanks for the chance to win!
    Ashley A
    ash_app@hotmail.com

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  23. Happy Birthday Evernight.

    PASSION'S FLIGHT looks amazing & I loved the excerpt thank you.

    marypres(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  24. Very cool. Happy Birthday.
    Thank you. mharrell3@yahoo.com

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  25. Happy Happy Birthday! Passion's Flight sounds amazing. I can't wait to read it. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
    slinkydennis@yahoo.com

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  26. Happy Birthday Evernight. Love the sound of Passion's Flight.

    Liked Evernight's FB page: Kathryn Anne Merkel
    GFC follower of this blog: Kathy Merkel
    drainbamaged.gyzmo at gmail.com

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  27. Happy birthday Evernight! Thanks so much for the giveaway! I can't wait to read Passion's Flight.

    Liked Evernight's FB pags: Book Sniffers Anonymous
    Booksniffersanonymous @ gmail . com

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  28. Happy Birthday Evernight! I am a FB and Twitter fan of Evernight Publishing.

    smurfettev AT gmail DOT com

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  29. Happy Birthday, Evernight! My favorite part of birthdays are the spankings and cake!!

    Elizabeth Garza

    Thedelishdish2012(at)gmail(dot)com

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  30. Woohoo! Great theme for a hop!
    GFC follower: Nay Nay
    Evernight Follower FB
    Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win. <^_^>
    reneebennett35(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  31. Happy Birthday Evernight! Thanks for the amazing giveaway! :)
    GFC follower: laceyblossom
    Lacey
    laceyblossom1(at)gmail(dot)com

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  32. Happy Birthday Evernight. I follow on FB. Great excerpt and I love the cover. Thanks for the chance.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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  33. Passion's Flight sounds like a fantastic read!

    Thanks for the amazing giveaway & Happy 2nd Birthday Evernight!

    Elizabeth
    elizabeth @ bookattict . com
    GFC: BookAttict
    "Liked" on Facebook: Elizabeth Kotkiewicz Hyatt
    Twitter: @BookAttict

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  34. Happy Birthday Evernight! Thanks for being on the hop! I love finding new to me authors and visiting with old friends.

    "liked" FB: Mel Bourn
    Twitter: @MelCamino5
    GFC follower: Mel Bourn / Melissa

    mel
    bournmelissa at hotmail dot com

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  35. yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy...! Wat a wonderful hop! Congrats EVERNIGHT!
    redz041@yahoo.com

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  36. Happy Birthday Evernight Family!! Thanks for the chance to win :) raynman1979 at yahoo dot com

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  37. Thanks for the chance!

    GFC follower

    Liked on FB - Donna S

    bacchus76 at myself dot com

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  38. Happy 2nd Birthday Evernight!
    Thanks for the giveaway.
    liked Evernight on Facebook – Sherry Strode
    follow Evernight on Twitter – @SStrode
    GFC - Sherry S.
    sstrode at scrtc dot com

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  39. Thank you for the giveaway!
    GFC: Veronika
    +Liked Evernight on FB: TW Veronika

    verusbognar (at) gmail (dot) com

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  40. Happy Birthday Evernight Publishing!! Congrats on all your success! Best wishes and many blessings to you all! Thanks for letting us celebrate with you! And thank you for the awesome hop and giveaways! :)
    GFC: shadow_kohler
    Liked Evernight on facebook: Shadow Kohler
    shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com

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  41. Happy Birthday, Evernight! Great way to celebrate. Loved the excerpt! Thank you for sharing, Shannan and for the giveaway.
    I follow both ~
    GFC ~ Tina B
    FB ~ Tina Becker
    Tina
    trb0917 at gmail.com

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