Even though I’m deep in the last chapters of Immortal Defender (coming sometime in 2012, btw), I’m managing to get around a little.

First,  an “appearance” I just found out about that left me gobsmacked: Wordsmith.org, the “A Word a Day” people, quoted from Immortal Champion in their word of the day for 7/13/11.  Really. Go look for yourself:

— Medieval collier, woodcut. Unknown artist —

http://wordsmith.org/words/collier.html

As a person who’s been known to read the dictionary for fun, this left me smiling all day. Upwards of a million people get the Word a Day email everyday—it’s hard to get an accurate number because the found stopped keeping track at 550,000 in 2003. And every one of them saw my usage of collier in Immortal Champion.  <g> If you don’t subscribe to A Word a Day, you should. It’s the best daily email you’ll get. Just click here.

Second, a slightly more traditional appearance coming up quickly:

Thursday, July 14, I have an interview and live chat on sister sites Book Monster Reviews and Literal Addiction Paranormal Book Club. The interview will be posted to both sites by 10am EST. The Live Chat will take place on the Literal Addiction site from 8-10pm EDT ((7-9pm CDT/6-8pm MDT/5-7pm PDT). I’ll be giving away signed copies of Immortal Champion at both sites, so be sure to drop by and comment, then join the chat this evening. You’ll need to register for the Author’s Corner forum at Literal Addiction in order to comment on their site, but it’s easy, so be sure to do that so you’re eligible to win. (The forum is on the Author Corner page, where the second part of the interview appears.)

The chat itself will be in in the chatroom on the Contact Page of Literal Addicition. Sign in this evening and ask your best questions. I’ll answer anything! Remember, 8-10pm EDT/5-7pm PDT.

See you there,

The official random drawing for the Dabwaha bribe giveaway occurred at 8:30 a.m. my time, using entries from both my blog and my Facebook Page, and the name that came out of the floppy jester cap is…

(drumroll…)

Margaret Whelehan

I’ll notify Margaret by email and pop her copy of IMMORTAL CHAMPION in the mail as soon as she sends her address.

Thanks to all of you for participating, and be sure to click on that RSS feed  symbol in the right sidebar to hear about future giveaways.

~Lisa

A couple of weeks ago on Twitter, four or five folks were chatting about heroes when someone asked, “Why aren’t there romance hero trading cards.” Well, that’s all it took. Within two days there were templates and a website (thanks to author Jeannie Lin), and writers and readers all over the web were getting excited about trading RTC’s, including me. I had cards designed for each of my heroes so far, and I’ll keep adding to the set as more books come out.

The first three came in a couple of days ago. I’d have posted earlier, but my mother-in-law was coming and I had to clean — you know how that goes.  But here they are.  Pretty snazzy huh? (Especially Gunnar. Mmm…Gunnar)

Want some of your very own? (keep reading…)

I’ll have them with me at the RT Booklovers’ Convention in LA (April 6-10, 2011)—particularly at the Giant Book Fair on Saturday, April 9, 11am-2pm.  Afterwards, if there are any left, you’ll be able to get a set by sending me an SASE.

HOWEVER…

You can get some NOW for FREE. (This is where the bribe comes in )

Post a new, legitimate* review of Immortal Champion on Amazon or B&N.com between now and April 3,  and I WILL SEND YOU A SET OF AUTOGRAPHED  TRADING CARDS. Yep, I’ll pay for the stamp. You just have to post the review then notify me via the Contact form here on my site with the user name you used and the mailing address where you want me to send them. If you’re Canadian, you can post your review on Chapters.com or Amazon.ca. If you already posted a review on Amazon and want to get in on this, great. Just post your review again on another major site and let me know about it. I’m easy. Really.

Remember: The review must be newly posted between today, March 20, and April 3, and I must have your info by midnight, April 3 (because I’m heading to LA immediately after that and want to get these in the mail before I leave). So hurry and get that review up now. And be sure to let your friends know.  The more reviews, the merrier.

~Lisa

I’m over at Nas Dean’s blog, chatting about life, the universe and romance writing. Nas and I decided to give away a book. But this time, just to switch things up, you need to comment both there AND here.

The best part? Since Nas is tucked away on a South Seas island on the far side of the International Dateline, this  contest is international. Yep, I’ll mail a book anywhere that mail can be delivered, from Burkina Faso or Bulgaria to Tuvalu or Tuva…or even Tucson. All you have to do is comment here then pop over to read my post at Nas’s blog and make a comment there. All dual commenters will be entered into a random drawing to win a signed copy of Immortal Champion.

To make this end of it fun, we’ll do this as an ASK ME ANYTHING. I’ll pop in regularly over the next few days and answer any question you throw at me. If your comment also includes a link to a review you’ve done of Immortal Champion or to a mention of it on your blog, you get 3 times the number of entries, for 3 times the chances to win.

Contest open until midnight, March 11 (US, Pacific Standard Time)

I’m over at Wicked L’il Pixie today,  explaining

WHY VIKINGS?

Click on the button or the Why Vikings text above to pop over there to  join the party, where you can comment for a chance to win a signed copy of Immortal Champion.  Remember, comment there.

Not here. There.

That’s the question I’m asking today over on the Borders True Romance blog. Pop on over there and leave your answer for a chance to win your choice of one of the Immortal Brotherhood books.

Lisa at Borders True Romance

I did a guest blog a couple of days ago, and we were having so much fun that I decided to give away an unbound galley of Immortal Champion—which, by the way, earned a terrific TOP PICK, 4-1/2 Stars rating from RTBookreviews. RT also named my darling, reckless, sexy Gunnar a Knight in Shining Silver (K.I.S.S.) for January, their designation for an especially swoon-worth historical romance hero.

To enter, just pop on over to Seven Sassy Sisters and leave a comment before midnight tonight (5 Dec 10). It’s that easy.

That’s not Gunnar to the right, btw, but it is the husband of one of the Sassies, doing his best Romance Hero pose, billowed shirt and all. I couldn’t resist.

What do you think? Cover-worthy?

It’s contest time again! Check out the Books page to read about Immortal Champion and learn the name of Gunnar’s lady, then zip over to my contest page at Fresh Fiction to enter to win one of five prizes. First prize is Immortal Warrior and Immortal Outlaw, plus a box of delicious Harry & David truffles. Plus four more lucky folks will get their choice of either  Warrior or Outlaw (Winners may substitute another of my backlist books if they already have both Immortal Brotherhood books).

Enter Contest Here

Be sure to spread the word – the more the merrier!

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I’m guest blogging over at Leontine’s Book Realm, “Five Things I Learned While Writing Romance Novels.”

Pop on over and share what you learned from romance novels for a chance to win your choice of any of my books .

My dear friend Lucy Monroe, one of the most generous women I know, has a new book out tomorrow, so I wanted to give her some Monday love. Let me tell you, I do crave this book — and that Highlander werewolf! Be sure to check out the contest at the end (below the trailer, which you should also check out):

Moon Craving

Feb 2010 – Berkley Sensation
ISBN-13: 978-0425233047
Children of the Moon Book 2

If it were up to him, Talorc—laird of the Sinclair clan and leader of his werewolf pack— would never marry. But when the king orders that Talorc wed an Englishwoman, the lone wolf is shocked to find his mate in the strong-willed Abigail. And after an intensely climactic wedding night, the two fiercely independent souls sense an unbreakable bond…

Deaf since childhood, Abigail hopes to keep her affliction from Talorc as long as possible. And for his part, he has no intention of telling her about being a werewolf. But when Abigail learns that the husband she’s begun to love has deceived her, it will take all of his warrior’s strength—and his wolf’s cunning—to win his wife back. And Talorc will have to face his biggest challenge yet: the vulnerability of a man in love…

Read an Excerpt | Buy the Book

Watch the Book Trailer

As a special thank you to readers, Lucy is giving away a prize pack of pamper yourself products and paranormal romance. All you have to do to enter is send an email with Moon Craving Contest in the subject line to moon_craving at yahoo dot com before February 28th, 2010. The drawing will be held March 1st and the winner will be announced on her blog at http://www.lucymonroeblog.blogspot.com.