Happy HOWLOWEEN! Witches, Werewolves and Fairy Tales #hopswithheart

HOWLOWEEN blog hop

UPDATE: The bloghop ended Nov. 1. Congratulations to Janet Haselden, who won the $50 Amazon gift card Grand Prize, and to Jean MP who won my prize of a $10 Amazon gift card and Halloween socks. A big thank you to everyone who participated in a wonderful blog hop.

Welcome to the HOWLOWEEN Paranormal Romance Blog Hop! To enter the Grand Prize Giveaway, fill out the Rafflecopter box below and press enter! (One entry per person.)

Grand Prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card!

My Prize: $10 Amazon Gift Card and Pirate-themed Halloween Socks

Halloween was my favorite holiday when I was a kid. I had two favorite outfits: wicked witch or Little Red Riding Hood. I don’t remember if the witch costume was store bought, but I remember that my mom made the red skirt and cape for my Little Red Riding Hood costume. Being practical minded, she sewed the skirt with a gathered waist and deep hem so it could be let out and lengthened as I grew. That way, I got to wear it more than one year. So it’s probably no coincidence that the first two paranormal stories I wrote involved a witch and a werewolf.

Ilona's Wolf coverMy novella, Ilona’s Wolf: A Fairy Tale Romance, was inspired by Little Red Riding Hood and features a runaway princess and a cursed werewolf. It begins with the wolf saving Ilona from a dangerous woodsman.

Princess Ilona is rescued by a wolf that transforms into a handsome, naked man. Cursed by an evil wizard, Rolf was trapped in wolf form until he tasted the blood of a royal. Now he must escort the princess on a hazardous journey to the castle. Passion flares between them, but both know there is no future for a princess and a werewolf. Or is there in a world where magic and passion combine?

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Heather Parnell of Marooned is my 18th century hereditary witch. The research was a bit tricky, since witches of the period had to keep their craft in secret. The previous centuries had witnessed massive witch hunts, and many women were drowned, hanged or burned at the stake. Modern witches still refer to the period as the “Burning Times”.

Marooned coverBlurb:

Heather MacGibbon is traveling from England to her home in Jamaica with her new husband, Roger Parnell, a man she detests. She performs a banishing spell with unintended consequences. When their ship is attacked by pirates, Roger is killed, and Heather, disguised as a boy, joins the pirate crew.

Pirate captain Adam Langworth soon discovers Heather is a woman, but agrees to keep her secret, a violation of the ships’ articles. When her identity is discovered, Adam and Heather find themselves marooned on a deserted island with nothing to do for the rest of their lives but make love…

Disclaimer: This is a 12,000 word steamy romantic short story, not a full-length novel. Previously published by Amber Quill Press. Contains a sexy pirate, a naughty witch, cussing and fornicating.

Only 99 cents at Amazon, BN/Nook, iBooks, Kobo and Smashwords. Read an excerpt.

What’s your favorite Halloween costume? Let me know in the comments to be entered for my prize of a $10 Amazon gift card and Halloween pirate socks. And don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter to win the Grand Prize.

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Click below to keep hopping in the Howloween Blog Hop. Happy Halloween.

Lyndi Lamont

Click on a name below to keep hopping. And have a safe and fabulous HOWLOWEEN!

Presenting Lyndi Lamont’s Paranormal Blogfest #PNRblogfest

Lyndi Lamont's Paranormal BlogfestUpdate: New items have been added to the gift basket: a $10 Amazon gift card and Levenger notebook donated by author Dee Ann Palmer. Thank you, Dee Ann!

Enter using the Rafflecopter form. There are three ways to enter, but only one is required. Entry form is below.

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October Paranormal Blogfest Giveaway

Through October 28, the Reading Room Blog presents Lyndi Lamont’s Paranormal Blogfest. There will be lots of guest bloggers and paranormal books for your wish lists, and a big Halloween-themed basket for the monthly drawing. The basket contains:

Do You Believe in Magic by Susan Squires, autographed trade paperback
Alliance: Stellar Romance by Lyndi Lamont, autographed trade paperback
$10 Amazon gift card and Levenger notebook donated by author Dee Ann Palmer
Spirit Mug & cowboy boot tin with mints donated by Paty Jager
Halloween socks
Milk Chocolate and Candy Corn (white chocolate) M&Ms
Halloween notepad and post-its
Assorted author swag

Here’s the current schedule, subject to change:

Oct. 1, Book Review Club: Review of What Rough Beast and interview of author H. R. Knight
Oct. 3, Cross Keys, YA paranormal by Ally Shields + Cajun recipe
Oct. 5, A Thirst for Love, vampire boxed set
Oct. 6, Paty Jager interviews her Native American shapeshifter
Oct. 9, Mythic Scotland with Suzanne deMello
Oct. 10, Andrea Cooper interviews her Elvin hero, Brock
Oct. 12, Highland Shifters boxed set
Oct. 13, Michelle Drier on vampires
Oct. 14, Daryl Devore, Interviews the hero of Capri’s Fate
Oct. 15, Dee Ann Palmer, dragonshifters and How To Seduce a Knight
Oct. 17, Kitty Buckholtz on superheroes
Oct. 19, Interview with a Wolf-shifter by P.J. MacLayne
Oct. 20, Shadowed Spirit by Paloma Beck
Oct. 21, Melanie Robertson-King, young adult time travel
Oct. 22, Guy Ogan Interviews a Vampire
Oct. 23, Why Wolves? by Margay Robarge
Oct. 24, Ashley Ladd, Spooky Sojourn (ghosts)
Oct. 26, A Bit of the Dark World by Toni V. Sweeney, inspired by H. P. Lovecraft
Oct. 28, Barbara Donlan Bradley
Oct. 29, Susan Squires, Night Magic

You can enter by using the Rafflecopter starting on Oct. 7. There are three options including simply leaving your name and email address.

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Hope you enjoy the event.

Lyndi Lamont