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brought to you this week by Nicole Murphy

TRAILERS

Kathrine Leannan has released the trailer for book one of the Katana series, Warrior Born, which is out this month!

Congratulations Kathrine!

RELEASES

On Thursday, the ES Siren science fiction romance series launches, published by Momentum and featuring three fabulous Darkside Downunder writers. Here's the information on three stories that cover the drama and romance of life aboard ES Siren. There will be three more later in the year.

Yours to Uncover by Mel Teshco

Is she willing to sacrifice everything to keep her secret and her lover safe?

It's the year 2202. Earth is grossly overpopulated and seriously polluted. Rita Songworth has spent half her twenty-two years trying to escape the dying planet. It's taken the last five of those years to realize making it in the hard-ass infantry is her only way out, via space transporter Earth Ship Siren.

But the journey to Unity, the new colony, isn't easy. Rita has to resist an attraction to hard, brutish prisoner, Tristan MacFallan, whose masterful hands create more than the beautiful art he's been assigned to make. His forbidden touch affects her profoundly and he sees things in her no man ever has before. But obeying Kane, her ex-lover and malicious lieutenant, who is appointed to keeping the prisoners under guard, comes at a high price. Is she willing to sacrifice everything to keep her secret and her lover safe?

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Yours to Command by Shona Husk 

He would do anything to protect her, if only she'd let him.

Corporal Sienna Jade wasn't given a choice about joining the mission to Unity. Seen as a troublemaker after reporting an assault by a senior officer, the army wanted her gone. Sienna resents the army for assigning her to Earth Ship Siren, and suspects the fleet's Unity mission will fail. But others would do anything to escape Earth ...

Alex Tariel knew his only chance to get a place on ES Siren was as a prisoner, so he stole water rations. As a former construction foreman, his skills make him a valuable prisoner on board, but still a prisoner unable to control his own life. Instead of keeping his head down, he gets involved in the fights set up for gambling privilege tokens, the only currency aboard ship among the prisoners.

Getting patched up by Corporal Jade might be the best thing that's happened to Alex on the trip so far, but becoming her ship husband puts him between her and the lieutenant who tried to kill her for kicks on Earth. While Sienna tries to keep control of her feelings for Alex, Alex would do anything to protect her, if only she'd let him.

As ES Siren faces its first crisis, a little trust and love goes a long way.

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Yours to Desire by Denise Rossetti

A man more potent than any drug.

It's 2202 and on board ES Siren, the brilliant Doctor Lily Kwan has worked in secret to develop an antidote for the aphrodisiac rape drug, sexmeth.

She'd be overjoyed if it wasn't for an embarrassing problem: the antidote has no effect on her extraordinary reaction to Connor Madison, the Siren's tough quartermaster. Scientifically, it should be impossible, but the man's a raging fever in her blood. If a single dark glance sets Lily on fire, a kiss might kill her dead – but what a way to go!

A former gang rat from the slums of a dying world, Con came up the hard way, so when geeky Doctor Kwan tops his hit list of possible drug runners, nothing's going to save her—not her family's money, nor her clever mind.

Not even the smile in her eyes.

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BOOK COVERS & RELEASE DATES

Exciting times for DarkSider Erica Hayes. She has two new releases coming out shortly. The first is Dragonfly, a romantic space opera adventure, coming out with Momentum 1st December 2012.

Japheth the Tainted is on the hunt for a mysterious demon vampire. But meeting her face-to-face might disarm his warrior spirit—and spark an unquenchable passion with apocalyptic consequences.

As a fallen angel, Japheth is determined to make his way back to heaven by staying pure and slaying hellspawn. With a new scourge of vampires unleashed by a blood-drinking demon, the Prince of Thirst, there’s plenty to be done. But Japheth is after one vampire in particular—the one they call the Angel Slayer.

Rose Harley never wanted to be a vampire, but the Prince of Thirst can turn even the kindest soul into a soldier of hell. Feeling abandoned by God, she stalks the West Village taking revenge on his angels—until she meets her match.

When Japheth and Rose encounter each other, the battle is fierce and charged with desire. But when they discover a common enemy—the Prince of Thirst himself—they form a dangerous alliance that could either cost them their eternal lives, or spark a love more powerful than heaven or hell.

Erica also has Redemption, a dark apocalyptic/urban fantasy/romance, released 5th March 2013 with Berkley Sensation.

Carrie Thatcher is a tough Imperial counter-terrorism agent. Her mission: pose as a sexy cyber-thief to entrap the notorious rebel Dragonfly, who’s planning a heist on the space station Casa de Esperanza; a orbital casino on the fringe of Imperial space.
And this assignment’s personal: Dragonfly murdered her closest friend, and she’s in no mood to show him mercy. Even getting stuck with the partner from hell—Malachite, her sociopathic ex-lover and the Empire’s most dangerous agent—can’t dampen her relish for the kill.
With Carrie’s expert weapons skills and penchant for cracking codes, insinuating herself into Dragonfly’s confidence should be easy. But is he the ruthless killer she was led to believe? Or has her precious Empire deceived her? With Malachite watching her every move, the slightest flinch in loyalty means death.
Carrie is soon racing to uncover an audacious treachery that will shock the Empire to its core … if she can stay alive for long enough to expose it. 


Nicola E.Sheridan's latest release, Magical Redemption (Bk#3 Magic series), was released this month with Eternal Press.

When magic is heavily taxed and traceable, a Genie can't expect good working conditions. So when Jinx finds herself the Genie of the coldly handsome Demonspawn, Lucian, she knows she's in for a rough time.
Lucian is being hunted by the Magical Mafia, otherwise known as the "Family". Years ago he pledged himself to serve, but in a moment of weakness betrayed them. Now, unable to live or love freely, Lucian finds himself falling for Jinx, but knows a future between them is impossible. As they hide from incredible and malevolent Magical Beings they search for a way to be together before fate and the Family separate them forever.


Eleanor Maine's Hunters of the Nile, an erotic time travel historical romance novella set mostly in ancient Egypt, was released in November on Amazon (in print and Kindle) and Smashwords (in all formats including i-books and Kobo).

When Callista wakes up naked after being abducted one evening from Inskip’s Stables, she discovers she is the subject of a modern day, but very secret hunt club. Running for her life, she tries to evade her pursuers by hiding in a cave, but she slips and falls into a strange mist, losing consciousness on the way down. When she returns to consciousness, it is to bright midday sun, barren desert and a hunt of a very different kind. Captured by an Egyptian noble, Callista must adapt to a new land, and a different era. Torn from all she knew, she must also learn if she has to face the future alone.


She also has A Gargoyle for the Hotel Gothica, a paranormal romance novella about gargoyles and inheritances, released in November on Amazon (in print and on Kindle) and Smashwords (in all formats including i-books and Kobo).

When Claire Handley wins her bid for a Scottish gargoyle and the Journal of Magick written by James Macgregor, she doesn’t believe the Scotsman’s centuries-old tales. It’s only when the legends come alive, invading her home and her bed, that she must decide whose side she’s on.


Secondhand Sweetheart, is Madeleine Torr's contemporary romance novel about leaving one love behind and finding another in the face of assisted misunderstandings. It was released in October on Amazon (in print and on Kindle) and Smashwords (in all formats including i-books and Kobo).

When Lisa Montgomery resigns her job to can mend her relationship with her long-time boyfriend, and is then photographed in a compromising situation with one of the airline directors, her future looks bleak. Unwilling to give up, Lisa decides to take control and see what she can do to repair her tarnished reputation. Honorable Mention: Harlequin’s 2012 Aviator's Challenge.


And C.M. Simpson's dark fantasy novel with elements of romance, Fisherpriest, was released in October on Amazon (in print and on Kindle), Smashwords (in all formats including i-books and Kobo), and DriveThruFiction.com (in PDF).

When the two halves of her soul rejoin, Linna finds herself in a city she does not recognize on a world she thought existed only in her imagination. To make matters worse, she is captured and sold to four princes from a distant land, who require a priest of the sea, and the god she serves has rejected her. What starts out as a journey to regain her deity’s approval, soon becomes a flight for her life. With one prince at her side, and unspeakable evil at her back, Linna embarks on a journey where she must survive pursuit by the purist Silver Mountains tribeselves, and captivity by the cave spider clan in order to find her place in the world.

OTHER

Nicola E.Sheridan has a new trailer for her latest release, Magic Redemption.

Christina Ashcroft starts her blog tour for Archangel of Mercy this week.

• 1st Nov - 2nd Dec - Goodreads Giveaway of a copy of Archangel of Mercy
• 15th Nov - Magical Musings - 2012 The End of Days with an International Giveaway of a copy of Archangel of Mercy
• 16th Nov - I Smell Sheep Interview in the Dungeons & Giveaway
• 19th Nov - Riverina Romantics Heroes with Wings with an International Giveaway of a copy of Archangel of Mercy
• 20th Nov - Tina Donahue Spotlight with Excerpt & Giveaway

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TV OPTION!

Maree Anderson
Freaks of Greenfield High has been optioned for TV by Cream Drama, Inc.  How mega cool is that?!!!

COVERS

Imogene Nix
The next installment of the Warriors of the Elector series is Star of the Fleet, and check out the smoking cover! It's due for release in August sometime.

OTHER NEWS

GOODREADS GIVEAWAY COMPETITION

Kylie Griffin - Goodreads giveaway competition!
If you haven't yet discovered the world of the Light Blades, then why not? There's a signed copy of Vengeance Born up for grabs over at Goodreads! - http://bit.ly/ITwCoI

BOOK TRAILER

Rowena Cory Daniells
Getting ready for July, August, and September releases of The Outcast Chronicles Trilogy, here is the book trailer for the series. Brilliant work done by Rowena's husband. Very slick.




Youtube link



SHARING THE LOVE - FREE READ

Mel Tescho
Stone-Cold Lover, Mel's first book, will be available from Amazon and Ellora's Cave for a short time for FREE. Don't miss out!

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Release Date & Book Trailer

Mel Teshco

Moon Thrall is to be released in the US on the 2nd March by Ellora's Cave.

Check out its fab book trailer here.

CAPA Awards

Denise Rosetti

Laced with Desire won the CAPA for best erotic anthology. Denise's story Rhio's Dancer is a part of this anthology. Congratulations to Denise and the other authors of the anthology! 

Reviews

Jenny Schwartz
Angel Thief received a 4 rating book review from Tammy's Another Readers Blog and Reviews. Well done Jenny!

Sales

Keri Arthur
As reported in Publishers Marketplace this week, our NYT bestselling author, Keri, has had the next three books of her Dark Angel series (a spin off from the Guardian books) sold to Danielle Perez at NAL!!

Woohoo, more fantastic books to come our way!!! Wonderful news Keri.

~ I just love good news, don't you everyone? Come back next week for more.

This Week and What's New on the DSDU

Coming up this week on the DSDU

Tues 7 Dec - Good News Day.


Wed 8 Dec - Magic Thursday giveaway winner announced (Nicole Murphy)


Thurs 9 Dec  - Magic Thursday with Tracey O'Hara. Win a copy of an e-ARC of  Death's Sweet Embrace.


Sat 4 Dec - Darklight On....with Jess Anastasi - plus giveaway of Santuary.

What's new on the blog?

We have two new Book Trailers on the Book Trailer page. 

Captive by Christina Phillips and Power Unbound by Nicole Murphy

We also have a new Page called Promo Material, where you will find things like widgets for book releases and bookmarks.

Here's a sample:






And don't forget that our Latest Releases page and Upcoming Releases page continually gets updated.

Enjoy your week :)