"The Listener"; DARKNESS BURNING; & Hugh Jackman Again

Mess o' contests: I've got several contests running, so be sure to check the sidebar at the right for links.

Speaking of contests, Chloe Neill is giving away two copies of her new book, Some Girls Bite, at her website.

I was delighted to come across this review for my third novel, The Bride of Casa Dracula: "I decided to start it this morning with my cup of tea, and as the morning progressed I kept telling myself, just one more chapter, until there I was at lunch time still wearing my bathrobe!" The review website is Dirty, Sexy Books and there's lots of good stuff here and a cool layout.

Kimberly Swan is hosting a contest for three sets of three books in the Marked series by S.J. Day. "That includes the books released to date, Eve of Darkness and Eve of Destruction, as well as the upcoming release of Eve of Chaos. Three sets, the first three releases in each!" (Darque Reviews)

Review of Darkness Burning by Delilah Devlin. "Because of what he is, a born vampire destined to be destroyed by the undead Revenants ruling the coven, Alex Broussard is hiding in plain sight as an investigator in the devastated city of New Orleans." (Fresh Fiction)

You can read an excerpt of Darkness Burning by Delilah Devlin on her site. "Being an uncrowned prince of the Undead might get you laid but doesn’t win you friends. Instead, you stay on the down low, hiding in plain sight from enemies who’ll kill you just because you exist. Not an easy task when you still have a duty to protect the innocent and demolish the misbehaving."

Read about Cheyenne McCray's new book, Demons Not Included, including an excerpt. "Meet Nyx. This half-human, half–Drow private eye investigates paranormal crimes by day and is an elite Tracker of demons by night. She prefers working solo—and playing rough." (MacMillan)

Here's an essay discussing black vampires in popular media. "Four book authors top the list for putting the black vampire on center stage: Anne Rice, Jewelle Gomez, L.A. Banks, and Octavia Butler." (Examiner)

Read a commentary on why Bella Swan of "Twilight" is a loozer compared to Sookie Stackhouse of "True Blood." "In a long history of girl-meets-blood-sucker fantasies, these two fictional women have taken the spotlight in the resurgence of vampire obsession." Kudos to MSNBC for only being seven or eight months behind this discussion.


NEW PARANORMAL SERIES: I discovered some show called "The Listener" last week. Yeah, it's one of those titles that's way too easy to forget and when you see it, you think, whoa, not Dr. Phil again. Shockingly, it has nothing to do with quack therapy. It's a Canadian series about a hawt paramedic who can read minds. I know! Craig Olejnik plays Toby Logan who runs around in his cool uniform saving lives and hitting on a superhawt emergency room doc, who's all like, "You never pay attention to anything I say," and he's like, "I'll make more time for you."

The character is always illegally opening doors and stuff. So, basically, it has all the elements of a worthwhile series. Hawt guy in a uniform saying oot and aboot? Check. Racing around with a siren? Check. Mind-reading? Check. Breaking into places? Check.

Read an interview with Craig Olejnik aboot his character in "The Listener." "He doesn't run any quicker, he isn't any stronger than anyone else. He can't go to bed without these images in his head. And he's driven to act upon them morally, ethically, and he wants to help these people out of these situations."

The actor talks a little about the series here.




GRATUITOUS VIDEO OF THE DAY

For Hugh Jackman fans, and who isn't one?





I've posted this before, but I need to get off YouTube and to work.