Scene Song Saturday– “Eyes on Fire”
Enchanted Moon’s (Moon Magick Book II) April release is on the horizon and Stealing Dusk (Pararealm Book II) will soon follow.
For very different scenes, this song begged for my attention.
In Enchanted Moon, this music matches what Ailyn feels in her belly as she faces her worst fears in the black moment, where she must wear the mantle of her destiny.
In Stealing Dusk, Lyric hears this beat in his soul the first time he sees his love interest in the bloodsport ring. She’s his best friend’s ex-flame, a half breed changeling smuggler who takes him by complete surprise. He thought he knew her.
No one really did until now.
You might recognize it from a little film called Twilight.
Enjoy!
:}Amber Scott
Hump Day Update–Two Tickets to Read!
Calling all fans!
I know you love me and have been so supportive of my writing career. For this, I sincerely thank you! Now I want to return the favor.
On Saturday, June 2nd I will be part of an event called “Arizona Dreamin” – a connecting of writers with readers. Tickets are only $35 and here’s what you get:
- Meet 20 authors of various genres of romance.
- Choose 6 you find the most interesting for “Book Clubs” – 10 readers with 1 author in 30-minute sessions to ask them questions and talk about their books.
- Event Bookstore with discounted book pricing.
- Free Hospitality Suite with snacks and beverages.
- Massages for tips.
- Meet Jimmy Thomas, international book-cover model, and have your photo taken for a charitable donation.
- All-you-can-eat Buffet Dinner with me!
- “Man of Our Dreams” cover model competition during dinner.
- Huge raffle baskets.
- FREE goody bags for everyone!
- Meet with two publishers to see if there is a book in you.
This is a glorified Girl’s Night Out with romance authors!
PLUS – You can add the Friday evening Wine Reception for just $5 (includes all of your snacks & beverages) if you send the money to shop@goodnightpublishing.com and put my name in the “message to seller” on PayPal.
Think that’s awesome? There’s still more:
Hotel suites include a hot breakfast and are only $79 a night when you mention “Arizona Dreamin.” A suite with 2 double beds and a sleeper sofa can sleep 3 comfortably, and that brings the rate down to less than $27 per person per night (plus tax).
For more information, go to http://arizonadreamin.wordpress.com/
I hope you’ll come; I guarantee it will be fun! I’ll have new releases and lots of HOT Club swag and prizes.
AND I have TWO tickets to give away. Want a shot at them? Email me at amberscottbooks@gmail.com with “Pick Me” in the subject. (You’ll have to get yourself to the event is all.)
Scene Song Saturday–”That’s The Way Love Goes”
Awww! My Justin is so young and cute in this adaptation of Janet’s hit!
For all you new fans of Love Lust, the first installment of the Vegas ParaRealm series, here is a taste from the soundtrack of Paula’s story’s . Drowning Lust releases in March 2012.
In it we’ll see just how permanent Liv’s change was as well as meet Roan Slade, a shifter who has crossed realm lines to smuggle endangered changelings and free some succubus.
Paula gets caught in the middle and falls for the wrong girl…
Like a moth to a flame…burned by the fire…delicious!
:}Amber Scott
Scene Song Saturday–”Clumsy”
In honor of Feb. 3rd’s Bestseller For a Day, here is a song I set on repeat while writing my contribution to the anthology of Valentine’s Day stories. What better story than a fan extra of Stupid Cupid herself, Millie Match, right? It’s called “Love Notion #9″
(For all you Moon Magick addicts, I have a separate short just for you coming soon, too. It’ll be a secret coded page and all. Stay tuned….)
Now, Millie, to be clear, is one pitiful excuse for a Cupid, but then it wouldn’t be a punishment for her wrongs in life if it was an easy gig. Not only is she required to match individuals with their true love, she’s head over heels for her partner in time–AJ. (Picture Richard Grieco or Billy Zane here.)
This song is just about how Millie feels…
I adore the whole pop-up thing in the video, and that guy? So Yum!
Hope to see you Friday because the anthology plus a few more titles will be FREE to celebrate the event’s one year birthday. I’ll be the one eating the cake.
:}Amber Scott
Hump Day Updates–Some Kind of Wonderful!
One of my HOT Club’s top HOTees and an all around generous and fun author, Patricia Terrell, gave me this award.
She’s pretty wonderful and the award is pretty wonderful, too. So today’s updates shall come in the form of a list of things I find just, well, wonderful. :)
1. The HOT Club–From Chester to Delphina to Sherrikki, I dare anyone to prove they have cooler fans. This secret Facebook group is my fave place to duck in while procrastinating word count, burning dinner or about to say goodnight. Thank you HOTees, for making my day every day.
2. The Indie Book Collective–How on earth did I get so lucky as to meet Carolyn McCray and help her found this group. I can’t even begin to measure all I’ve learned thanks to her and this group. Feb. 3rd marks the Bestseller For a Day 1st birthday and “8 Hearts Beat as One” will be headlining this event. It’s a Valentine’s anthology that will give you all sorts of warm fuzzies and sighs. AND all this week, the 2nd annual Blog Tour de Force “Get Loaded” tour is feeding fans with free ebooks, chances to win and a scavenger hunt. Today’s stop is Chelsea Fine with her latest release “Anew“. If you’re a Twi-hard like me, you’ll eat this baby up! Every comment is a win.
3. “The Sweetest Fling”, book two in the Stupid Cupid series is on the release list and, barring any hiccups, will be out by Feb. 3rd to help out Bestseller For a Day. This event is going to be special because we’re celebrating the program’s birthday by going FREE. Sweet! (I heart free.)
4. I now get to nominate three blogs I think are wonderful! My nominees are….
-I Smell Sheep...Baaaaaa!
-Close Encounters With The Night Kind…so pretty and I drool on Erik.
-Rachel in the OC…snarkalicious!
It’s a wonderful start to another wonderful year. So tell me, what is wonderful in your world today?
PS: Who else freaking loved that kiss scene from the movie Some Kind of Wonderful? HOT!!
Scene Song Saturday…er…Sunday! “Not Over You”
Okay. Let’s be honest here. I should be recovered from the holidays and back to a normal rhythm. Gah!
By next week, we’ll see how that goes.
The Sweetest Fling is the latest, and long awaited, release. It shall be out in two short weeks and I promise to spread the word fast. I’ve heard rumors about a “Free Par-tay” I will say this: Plans are that both Play Fling and The Sweetest Fling will be in it. Millie up to her doomed cupid antics again!
The Sweetest Fling is not about the one that got away so much as the one Jace cannot, should not love. Because his brother does, too. Or, does he just think he does?
We’ll have to see what Millie can do to get this one right? In honor of Jace and Claire’s story, here’s the song that really encompasses it….
Thank you all for all your amazing support in 2011. Here’s to another amazing year with lots more songs (and books) to come.
:}Amber Scott
Humpday Updates-Told Me So??
For all the fans that told me so...
Several years ago, when Irish Moon was in its infant stages, my critique partner Karen said the words that changed something…”I couldn’t wait to get home and read it. I literally can’t put this one down, Amber.”
Now, Karen, being a most excellent critique partner, is no easy win. I know I’ve nailed a book when she begins to actually like it. And over the years as I hemmed and hawed over whether or not to keep the Moon Magick series going, Karen is the one who encouraged me most. Then I re-released Irish Moon indie one year ago.
Along came Kelli M. and Cindelena and a whole slew of other HOT Club members up to newest HOTees Delphina M. and Patricia T. who love Irish Moon. *wave*
Of course, I love my book baby, too. Finn, the enchanted cat within the pages is to date my all time fave character. I miss Finn! But I’m biased. And I’m an author. Which means the doubt demons come a-knocking every time I sit down to write. #noreally #scary
So, to every reader who ever said, “I love Irish Moon” I’m here to say, thank you, you were right and I am so, so happy that you ‘told me so’. In fact, I hope you’ll grab this pic and splash your bragging rights all over. You deserve it. Why???
Because…
As of this posting, Irish Moon is #7 on the Top 100 Kindle free titles and sitting next to some legends like Sherlock Holmes and Jane Austin. Whaaaat??? WOW. Just…wow! All thanks to readers like you!!
Cheers to such a gigantic milestone for it. And while this is not necessarily related, I’m also pleased to announce the new winner of the big swag pack of books from the ECWC….
<insert drum roll here>
Kelli B.!!!!!
I wish you all the very happiest of holidays. 2012 will be the year of book two’s and shall kick off with Stupid Cupid book 2, The Sweetest Fling. I’ll keep you posted!
Hugs, Amber
Soul Search-Taking it to the TOP?
Today, I am bare cheeked and chilly. Why? Because today I am up again, testing sales limits and asking all my fans and friends to help take Soul Search into the top 100 on Amazon Kindle.
I’m a lucky, lucky author in all this, though. Not only do I have the support of the Indie Book Collective, but also four outstanding authors are putting their money where my mouth is. Today, you can score not only Soul Search by me for 99 cents as we climb the charts together, but also Fated by Carolyn McCray, What the Heart Wants by Kelli McCracken, Gifts of the Blood by Vicki Keire AND Tsunami Blue by Gayle Ann Williams.
Whoa.
Plus a chance to win a Kindle, from me. WOOT!
I also want to give away some gift cards and the closer we get to that top 100 mark, the more I’ll give away. In order for a chance at a gift card, all you have to do is show comment love to at least three of my Bestseller For a Day sponsors. Yep. Just click, enter a comment and you’re entered. Every comment is a shot at one of many $5 Amazon gift cards. #pieceofcake
I appreciate all of these amazing bloggers’ support and all of yours SOOO much! A book is nothing but words on a page until it earns the heart of a reader. So, thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Tune in to Facebook and Twitter while I live update on rankings all day long. WOOT!!
:}Amber Scott
Hump Day Updates–Best of!!
Holy pajama pants, people. What a week! First, we saw over 165 commenters this last weekend right here on this blog in support of our soldiers for Blog Tour de Troops. That is also the number of books, times two, that the troops get, from me, added to the now under construction database.
Thank you SO much to everyone who commented. I laughed, I cried, I loved every minute.
Those of you who entered the previous week’s contest have some sortof good news. The winner has not yet replied. So that means, pending one more week of me stalking her inbox, I might need to draw a new winner.
#Sweetbabycakes!
In some pinch me I’m dreaming news, Fierce Dawn has been nominated by The Romance Reviews in the Best PNR (Paranormal Romance) Angels & Demons category. WHOA! There are some amazing titles nominated and you can vote here.
There are some other amazing titles nominated in lots of fun categories including Lacey Weatherford, Erin Kellison, Deena Remiel and Belinda Boring. #IHeartthem
Starting the 21st, Fierce Dawn’s cover is also up for vote at You Gotta Read Covers. #Squeetafufu!
Fierce Dawn, Blog Tour de Troops, nominations, none of it would be happening if not for all of you. Thank you.
Hump Day Updates–Goodies for YOU!
The Emerald City Writers’ Conference was A-freaking-mazing.
I fangirl gushed over Julia Quinn. I got a pic with her!! (To post soon.) I even remembered to tell her that I cried at the end of When He Was Wicked. *sigh* I still get choked up over it.
I dressed as Zombie Audrey Hepburn–so right, so very wrong.
I met and now stalk the awesomely funny Sarah Wendell, of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, who held up a giant pair of panties in her keynote speech. Her example of our big girl panties. Gotta wear ‘em! Gotta love a gal with guts. I also scored a copy of her book. Sweet!
I got lots o goodies, in fact!
That I am giving away. Cuz I heart you!!
The goodies include:
- Night Veil by Yasmine Galenorn
- Blood Trinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon & Dianna Love
- Everything I Know About Love I Learned From Reading Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell
- Chances Are by Shelli Stevens
- Tsunami Blue by Gayle Ann Williams
- Love is Murder by Allison Brennan
- Plus some HOT Club Swag from me.
Want a shot at these goodies? All you have to do is comment, telling me what you are grateful for this holiday season.
I’m grateful for…YOU!
:}Amber Scott
PS: I’ll draw a winner next Wednesday so share, comment and keep the love alive til then.
PPS: You get double entry if you share this, tell me, or/and are in my secret (sortof) Facebook group, The HOT Club.
Hump Day Updates–Naked Me
Well…maybe naked isn’t exactly the right word.
Presenting a workshop feels a little bit like getting out of the shower in public. Thankfully, it only feels that way about the first two minutes. By then, some friendly audience member tosses me a towel in the form of a smile.
Yep, I’m presenting this weekend at the Emerald City Writers’ Conference with fellow creativity coach and co-author of MUSE FOOD, Jess Macallan. We’ll be sharing our sensory bar with attendees and getting to know what makes each person’s individual creative spark become a fire. MUSE FOOD goes live this weekend and will be ebook priced at just 99 cents.
If you’re in the Seattle area, I’d love to see you and share some swag at the ECWC Book Fair on Saturday at 4:30-6pm. I’ll have lots of goodies on me.
Speaking of getting undressed, I’ll bet you all are wondering who was in costume as me all last week. MANY of you already guessed correctly. It was the uber sweet and amazing author Lacey Weatherford!!! Did you guess right?
Yeah. I know. A lot of us did. Which rocks!!
And while the random number generator has no favorites, it did select a winner of the super secret HOT Kit! Why is it secret? Because my hubby dabbles in beauty products and whatever is popular and new is usually also hush hush unless you’re an industry insider.
AND the winner is…..
Enna Penglin!!!!!!!!!
Thank you to Enna and everyone else who commented here and on all my amazing reviewers’ sites. What a fantastic week!
Please be sure you got Soul Search on ebook for commenting. I hate the idea of missing anyone in the fun frenzy.
For all you book junkies out there, this Friday is the Indie Book Collective’s Bestseller For A Day and five ebooks are up for 99 cents grabbing just in time for Halloween. There’s a Kindle giveaway, too. Author Cristyn West will be feeling all sorts of naked out there. Let’s be sure we support her with a shout out and a purchase.
Sooo…what makes YOU feel naked?
:}Amber Scott
Hump Day Updates– Sppoooky Fun
Halloween season is my all time favorite and this October I have much spook to celebrate:
1. The ECWC is on the way and I shall be in costume at the dinner as…Zombie Audrey Hepburn! I have a little black dress and make up tips from uber cool Leanne Gagnon, make-up artist extraordinaire.
2. WANTED and Soul Search are both on shelves and rocking the top 100 Kindle charts thanks to all of you! Plus Amazon has Irish Moon on sale!
3. The Evil Within horror anthology will release in two weeks! In it, my first zombie story (are we seeing a theme?) “Dirt Nap” will appear.
4. October 17-22nd is Blog Tour de Force “Masquerade” and I found out who I’ll be in costume as! It’s one of the other authors on tour and nope! Not telling who. The week promises to be a ton of fun for readers and authors, too.
5. The Romancing Your Darkside blog tour continues and along the way I’ve been lucky enough to meet some amazing new book reviewers like Nathiel at The Wolf’s Library, Paula at The Phantom Paragrapher and Holly at Full Moon Bites!
6. AND, last but not least, A Love Soul Deep and Enchanted Moon shall be on shelves soon, too! When? I’ll let you know when I have exact dates. So stay tuned…
Happy Spooky!
:}Amber Scott
Hump Day Updates–Fast and Hard
The holiday season is coming on fast and hard.
Halloween!! I love, love, LOVE scary season. Not just for the candy or costumes or things that go bump in the night. Moreover, all us paranormal lovers get license to fang, howl and hex out in the open.
This Halloween season will bring Enchanted Moon, “Dirt Nap” in The Evil Within, and possibly, if life cooperates, the re-release of The Best Revenge.
Speaking of Enchanted Moon, the What’s My Name contest got a couple extra days of a go. Today will be the last day to throw your name suggestion in the hat. Just click here and put it in the status or as a comment. Feel free to shout out to your favorite suggestion, too. Just click here. Be sure to hit the like button while you’re there!
Also in October, I’ll be giving an online workshop through the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Chapter of RWA, called Red Carpet Writing where I share screenwriting tips for novelists.
When I’m up at the ECWC, there will be a costume dinner. What am I going as?
You’ll never guess.
Zombie Audrey Hepburn! Yep, right down to the little black dress. I CAN”T WAIT!
Happy Hump Day! What’s coming soon for you?
:}Amber Scott
Scene Song Saturday–”Love You Like…”
The really delicious part of this post, I will totally miss out on. Bummer. What is that part?
Your reaction.
First, let me share the song I’m currently in writing love with. “Love You Like A Love Song” by Selena Gomez. #sosogood
Next, let me share the character who this song ‘belongs’ to in my head. Cara freakin Cox, baby. She’s a kickass twenty something who hasn’t had a real shot at her own life because her errant sister seems to eff things up for both of them.
A lot.
So Cara feels this song deep, deep down while loving from afar–*sigh*–Jinx. (No that isn’t his real name. It’s his DJ alias.) There’s just one or two little problems.
Cara just woke up from a dirt nap. Yeah.
She’s a zombie who’d like to figure out who killed her then buried her in zombie dirt before she ends up eating brains and facing the next double tap.
See? That right there? I wish I could see your face exactly now. :)
Fun, fun, FUN, Amber Scott
PS: “Dirt Nap” is my short coming up in the IBC horror anthology “The Evil Within” just in time for Halloween.
Hump Day Updates–Freebies!
The next couple weeks are all about Freebies! Why? Because I love a good deal, and free is even better. Right?
Right!
If you don’t already have a Kindle, I’m betting you have the free iPad/Andriod/iPhone app. And if you do, you’re probably transformed by that eBook experience. It’s fickin’ addictive!
My Kindle (Kipp) needs more eBooks!
I know yours must, too and I’m here to help. July 18th meet me HERE for the beginning of MENAGE a BLOG, a week long blog hop of twelve authors of various genres who will be giving a FREE ebook to EVERY single commenter. We’re talking award-winners, YA paranormal, YA fantasy, romantic suspense and more!
My personal faves are Much Ado About Marshals by Jacquie Rogers and Finding Kate Huntley by Theresa Ragan but I haven’t read them all yet so this might change. Three authors a day will be flirting for your attention each day, giving away ebooks, giving away a prize and there will be a brand, new Kindle up for grabs, too!
Want MORE free? If you enjoy my books and friend me on Facebook, I’ll be happy to induct you into my secret fan group, The HOT Club, and send you a swag pack of goodies that tell the world you are HOT!
Happy Hump Day all! May your week end smoothly with you getting a ton done!
:}Amber Scott
Hump Day Updates
Today is all about spilling some secrets. Why? Because juicy secrets are just too fun NOT to share!
The HOT Club is not just a page here, it is also my secret group on Facebook, and it is hopping! If you want in, friend me on Facebook then let me know to add you in. HOT Club Rule #1: Tell everyone you’re in HOT Club. #2: Spoil the HOT. This means swag, news, extras goes to fans first.
Another juicy secret: This Blog Tour de Force’s “Menage a Blog” is coming July 18-22nd and one of the authors on tour could be showing up with a celebrity in tow!! Yep, one of her characters is based on an actor who contacted her about potentially connecting to promote her books. WOW! So, who is it? You’ll have to tune in online to solve that little mystery. But don’t worry, if you go to Blog Tour de Force on Facebook or follow the #BlogTourDeForce hashtag on Twitter, you’ll easily find out.
Speaking of “Menage a Blog,” July 18th, I’m up against Deena Remiel and Carolyn McCray in a flirt to the finish. In addition to scoring Fierce Dawn on ebook for free just for commenting, I’m offering and advanced ebook review copy of Soul Search to every single commenter. This stand alone paranormal romance, set in 1930, will satisfy your inner paranormal investigator with the hero’s hunt for a soul thief before it’s too late to save his missing nephew. After everything else, falling for the spiritualist medium aiding in his search is absolutely, undeniably the worst thing he can do.
Don’t worry, I saw all those ears perking up at the mention of Fierce Dawn and since I know most of you have read it, I have a little treat! Here, on this site, I have a secret page that is password entry only. It gives you a little scene extra snippet from Fierce Dawn that Elijah lovers will adore! To get to the page, email me at amberscottbooks@gmail.com and I’ll get you your goodie!
:}Amber Scott
PS: Fierce Dawn hit #10 on the Amazon Kindle Vampire>Romance list!!! WHOA!
