{"id":5248,"date":"2011-11-14T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/?p=5248"},"modified":"2011-11-12T19:31:15","modified_gmt":"2011-11-13T03:31:15","slug":"diana-duncan-guest-blogs-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/diana-duncan-guest-blogs-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Diana Duncan Guest Blogs Tomorrow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow I&#8217;ll welcome my first (and probably only) guest blogger for 2011, paranormal romance and romantic comedy author, <a href=\"http:\/\/dianaduncan.homestead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diana Duncan.<\/a>\u00a0Please join us to celebrate Diana&#8217;s transition from traditionally published to Indie author. Diana is blogging about\u00a0<em>Grab <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Me, Hold Me, Make Me Read Good Books<\/em> and will give away an ebook of the winner&#8217;s choice of either <strong>DEAL WITH THE DEVIL<\/strong> (romantic comedy) or her latest, the paranormal romance, <strong>SWORD OF THE RAVEN<\/strong>. Both books are the first in a planned series and both are currently available on Kindle, Nook and Smashwords.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that the winner must\u00a0be capable of receiving an ebook gift from Diana from either Barnes and Noble (Nook), Amazon Kindle, or Smashwords, which covers several other\u00a0eformats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About\u00a0SWORD OF THE RAVEN\u00a0(Morrigan&#8217;s Legacy &#8211; Warriors of the Light, Book 1):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_sword_raven.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5251\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 1px;\" title=\"duncan_sword_raven\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_sword_raven.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_sword_raven.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_sword_raven-101x150.jpg 101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>When destiny calls, you don\u2019t hit <em>ignore<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Delaney Morgan\u2019s ho-hum life begins to fray around the edges when her cop brother is framed and imprisoned. Determined to exonerate him, she starts poking her nose where it doesn\u2019t belong. Things go from extra-ordinary to extraordinary with her discovery of Mr. Tall, Dark, and Naked washed up on a deserted Oregon beach.<\/p>\n<p>Rowan MacLachlan\u2019s no ordinary man. He\u2019s a semi-Immortal Highlander. A Water Mage, a Supernatural Enforcer\u2026and since the slaughter of his entire family, Chieftain of his Clan. Recently escaped from the clutches of the Sorceress Cearde, he\u2019s drawn to Delaney\u2019s newly awakening Powers. She learns her brother possessed similar Powers, and his &#8220;situation&#8221; is entangled with the magical forces he tried to shield her from.<\/p>\n<p>Pulled into an epic battle of light and dark\u2026with a kick-ass pair of boots and a Bon Jovi inspired battle cry\u2026Delaney vows to help Rowan avenge his family, and free her brother from the dark forces holding him captive. First, Rowan must teach her to control and wield her new Magic.<\/p>\n<p>When passion flares between mentor and student, so do their Powers. With Delaney\u2019s help, Rowan plans to vanquish the evil bitch who killed his family. Even if it means betraying the woman he\u2019s come to love.<\/p>\n<p>One of them may be required to make the ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>Can love really conquer all? Betrayal. Evil. Even death?<\/p>\n<p>Delaney\u2019s about to find out. Because she\u2019s destined to be the Sword of the Raven.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>About DEAL WITH THE DEVIL (Devilish\u00a0Devlins &#8211; Book 1):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_deal_devil1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5286\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 8px; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 1px;\" title=\"duncan_deal_devil\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_deal_devil1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_deal_devil1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_deal_devil1-104x150.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>When Irish eyes are smilin\u2019\u2026beware! Because trouble\u2014and love\u2014isn\u2019t far behind!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Paradise for software designer Cynthia Wagner means uninterrupted solitude to invent a brilliant video game, and save her job. But renovations on her city apartment force her to seek refuge in a temporary rental in the \u2018burbs.<\/p>\n<p>The promised Paradise morphs into Purgatory when she meets her new neighbor, a deliciously tempting Irish rogue sporting a wicked grin and to-die-for body. Worse, the handsome bachelor has noisy, drooly, havoc-creating baggage on his hands for the summer\u2026 rambunctious five-year-old twin nephews, a baby niece, and the kids\u2019 yappy dog. Rory Devlin is a dangerous distraction\u2014and he\u2019s hiding a naughty secret.<\/p>\n<p>Jackhammers and contractors would have provided more peace and quiet.<\/p>\n<p>Stuck in the Suburbs of the Damned with Mr. Uncle-Turned-Mom and his wild menagerie, Cynthia struggles to meet her deadline. But she struggles more with her undeniable attraction to her devlish-ous neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>Could it be that what Cynthia has mistaken for hell is actually the heaven she\u2019s been searching for?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>About Diana:<a href=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5271\" title=\"duncan_pic\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/duncan_pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When her dreams of becoming a ballerina were quashed by early-onset klutziness, Diana Duncan took up the safer vocation of writing. Her first thrilling masterpiece\u2014written in orange crayon\u2014was titled \u201cPerky the Kitten,\u201d and became an instant bestseller with her grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>Her childhood growing up as a military brat gave her ability to leap into a conversation with anyone, anywhere, anytime\u2026and she always discovers a new friend in the process. This gift of gab perfectly equipped her for a career that involves making stuff up.<\/p>\n<p>Di is famous for using seven words when one will do. She wields smart-assery like a samurai sword, and will be the first to volunteer in a catastrophe. Of course, she was probably the one who caused the catastrophe. She\u2019s fiercely loyal to her friends and family\u2026but in the event of the upcoming zombie apocalypse, she won\u2019t hesitate to use them as human shields.<\/p>\n<p>She loves her job as an author, and claims writing is the most fun she\u2019s ever had while wearing her sock monkey pajamas. She also enjoys gardening, cooking, and adopting abandoned curbside furniture to refurbish into treasures.<\/p>\n<p>Diana published six award-winning books with a traditional print publisher before going rogue with Indie publishing.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Diana and her books, please visit her <a href=\"http:\/\/dianaduncan.homestead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow I&#8217;ll welcome my first (and probably only) guest blogger for 2011, paranormal romance and romantic comedy author, Diana Duncan.\u00a0Please join us to celebrate Diana&#8217;s transition from traditionally published to Indie author. Diana is blogging about\u00a0Grab Me, Hold Me, Make Me Read Good Books and will give away an ebook of the winner&#8217;s choice of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/diana-duncan-guest-blogs-tomorrow\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Diana Duncan Guest Blogs Tomorrow!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,39,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books-authors","category-give-aways","category-guest-bloggers","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5248"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5289,"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5248\/revisions\/5289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}