Damned and Defiant: Out Now!!

Release day today! Damned and Defiant at Ellora's Cave

 

Shapeshifting demons with seductive powers and one hunky demon who is torn between two worlds-mortal and immortal and the forbidden love of a mortal woman.

Three women have their sites on Dante Akanto and for various reasons: Haley Moore, a mortal woman who is trying to draw the man out of the demon and make him stay on Earth. Of course he must give up immortality and leave his world forever. Natessa, a Drone from Anartia with the power to shapeshift into a wolf. She's a seductress and the most dangerous demons want her. But she has her eyes on Dante for a specific reason. To help her with a treasonous act. And Gwyllain, the most evil of all the demons and ruler of Anartia. She wants Dante to be her consort and commit one tiny deed: murder her husband, the ruler of planet Prygos, once they're free from exile.

From the series: Demons in Exile

Dante has made quite a journey though these three books Desert of the Damned and Damned and Desired. He's faced with his biggest challenge in the third book and has to make his toughest decision.

Once you read the book, let me know which of the three women/demons (Haley, Natessa, or Gwyllain) is the one standing behind Dante on the book cover.

Keep watch here and on my website: www.kathykulig.com for Blog tour dates and locations. I'm giving away lots of prizes including an eBook download at every blog stop, two $20 Gift Certificates from either Amazon/BN/or Ellora's Cave, winner's choice and a Cool tote bag of HOT books including Desert of the Damned, Desert of the Damned, Dial B for Bondage Anthology and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Vol. 1 Anthology. (See photo for picture of tote bag.)

Blog Tour Coming soon:
http://www.goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2012/08/virtual-book-tour-damned-and-defiant-by.html

September 10: Blisse Blog
September 17: Bodice Ripper Novels
September 24: Books & Other Spells
October 1: The Bunny's Review
October 8: Romance with an Attitude
October 8: REVIEW ONLY Reviews by Molly
October 15: TBQ's Book Palace
October 22: Long and Short Reviews: Erotic Romance Guests
October 29: Ramblings From This Chick

 

Lex Valentine has a new book Mating out today too. Check out her interview tomorrow.

SPRING BREAK CYBER-ROAD TRIP

Well not this kind of road trip, although with the warm weather everyone may be getting cabin fever and itching to take a trip--a spring break trip. So just in time for spring, my new book from Ellora's Cave, SPRING BREAK will be released on April 13th!!

I've planned a Cyber-Road Trip Blog Tour and there will be lots of prizes along the way. the tour, so far, will run from April 13-26. To enter the contests, just go to any or all of the blog stops along the tour and make a comment and leave your email address. At the end of that day a name will be chosen. And that person can chose an ebook from my back list. Easy-peasy.


Here are the list of blogs so far. Check at the column on the right on my website here for updates.

4/13: Cerise Deland's Blog
4/13: Mari Carr's Blog
4/16: NJ Walter's Blog
4/16: Francesca Hawley's Blog
4/17: Romance Lives Forever Blog
4/24: The Romance Studio Blue Blog
4/26: TRS Parties
4/26: Author Island Cyber Launch Blog

Thanks for helping me celebrate the release of SPRING BREAK. It's a fun and sexy, menage book. And it's not anything like the spring break you might've had in college.

Featured Author/Blog Tours

FEATURED AUTHOR TODAY

As a result of my blog tour during the week of my release for Damned and Desired, I was asked to be a featured author on Erotic Romance Crush Junkies reviews. Check it out if you like. Interviews are a challenge. It’s hard talking about yourself. I’d rather talk about my books. More on the results of my last minute Blog Tour below.

BLOG TOURS

When I was notified I only had a week before the release of my novel, Damned and Desired, I scrambled for the best ideas to set up an emergency promotional plan. I’d just sold the book in November and hadn't expected such a quick turn around. It was a pleasant surprise, but I was also panicking. I put a call out on a couple writers loops asking to do last minute guest blogs. Fortunately, I had five responses for the week of my release. I had just set up my first Blog Tour. Ashlyn Chase has a list of bloggers interesting in hosting blog tours.

What do you usually include in a blog tour when you’re invited to be a guest blogger?
Ask the owner of the blog first. Usually, they like a short article (one to two paragraphs) on a topic related, more or less, to your book; your book cover with buy information, links and ISBN; a short blurb of the book and a short excerpt—about 500 words or less. Ask the blog owner if they prefer a PG rated excerpt before you submit a hard core sex scene. Also include your website and/or blog links.

Since I was blogging at five different sites within three days I wrote up five slightly different mini articles. Yes, it takes more time, but if you post the same article on each site people will lose interest.

On the day that your guest blog is posted, announce it with the topic on Twitter, Facebook, other social networks and loops, and provide the link.

After your guest blog is posted, check it regularly and respond to comments. That helps to keep the conversation going. It also helps to include a question in your post or comment to encourage more comments.

Check the blog a few days after for late comments.

Offer to return the favor to your host on your blog or in your newsletter.

You can also offer a give-away contest during your guest blog to increase traffic. Mention in your post the freebie (a book or other item) and when the name will be randomly selected from those who commented.

If you have more time to plan, advertise your blog tour schedule on your website or blog weeks in advance.

How effective was my blog tour? As with most promotional plans, it’s hard to measure. I did receive a request from a review site to review my book. Most authors will tell you how hard it is these days to get your book reviewed. I also was invited by another review site to be a featured author, AND they offered to review the new release and the first book in the series. That book Desert of the Damned only received two reviews. I hadn’t contacted these sites before. One author, Adele Dubois, did track the hits on her site for the day I guest blogged. We only had about fifteen comments which I thought was pretty good. But she said the number of hits were over 10, 500!!

If anyone has other suggestions or wants to share their experience or expertise about blog tours, please post a comment.