Mondo Vampire & It's All About Me

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In the It's-All-About-Me section of our blog:

I just discovered a swell review site -- and my opinion is absolutely not influenced in the least by the great reviews my Casa Dracula books have received there. Dirty Sexy Books is having a contest for my first two novels, Happy Hour at Casa Dracula and Midnight Brunch. So if you need some "brain candy for a lazy afternoon," head on over there. Uhm, brains!

Dirty Sexy Books reviews Happy Hour at Casa Dracula and says: "It’s hard not to love Milagro, who is flirty, fearless, and furnished with a writer’s love for words. She’s everything I could want in a heroine, and more. I can count on one hand the number of books that make me me laugh out loud while reading, and this is one of them. "

Also, I'm speaking at the El Cerrito Library tonight at 7:00 p.m. I can usually be counted on to say something completely inadvertant, yet appalling, so please come if you're around.

That's it about me for now.

BLOG TO WATCH: Derek Tatum, the manager of Dragon Con's Dark Fantasy programming, has started a new blog, Mondo Vampire. It's a new blog, but Derek is writing in-depth, smart, and thoughtful reviews backed by a lifetime of fan knowledge, so I'm adding on my blogroll.

Read Derek's review of the "Blood Ties: Season One" DVD: "Thankfully, it turned out to be a very good TV series with touches of greatness. I warmed up to it as soon as I saw Tanya Huff's name mentioned immediately after the show's title during the opening credits. Huff was getting top billing above the cast! I knew right then and there, while Blood Ties might not be a 'prestige' series, producer Peter Mohan's heart was in the right place."

Bambi Reads reviews Sherrilyn Kenyan's Dark Side of the Moon. "I think my favourite part of this book is when Ravyn is on ketamine. It was uncalled for and highly entertaining."

Review of Atlantis Unleashed by Alyssa Day. "This character driven tale will grab the readers imagination from page one and hold it in thrall until the end. Imperfect, valiant heroes and the complicated women who love them are the highlights of the series, and this story lifts everything up to the next level." (Romance Reviews Today)

You can watch two new clips from the live-action version of "Blood: The Last Vampire" over at Dread Central. "On the surface Saya is a stunning 16-year-old girl, but that youthful exterior hides the tormented soul of a 400-year-old 'halfling'" Why is it that ancient vampires in teenage bodies never suffer from acne, moodiness, and irresponsible driving?


GRATUITOUS VIDEO OF THE DAY

I have lots of things to do today so I am going to put a bunch of videos up to entertain you while you're sitting in the office hating being inside on a summer's day. Could be worse. You could be a vampire and never enjoy the sun.

You know, I usually have the problem that a video is terrific, but the song is hideous. This "Moonlight" video is worth watching just for the totally bitchin Joe Cocker song, "Never Tear Us Apart." Vid by Siamesabr.



For all the Mick St. John fans, here's a vid by Khunslaow and the song veers right on the edge of disco-trashy and pulls back into hawt territory.



For "Blood Ties" fans, here's a video by HellGS with music by 30 Seconds to Mars. (Yeah, they say it's 30 seconds, and then you sit on the tarmac for four hours.)