Night Owl Reviews: Winter Wonderland Giveaway

I'm super excited to be a part of Tammie King and Night Owl Reviews' Winter Wonderland Giveaway. I hope you find an abundance of awesome books as you search through the many great author's who are taking part in the giveaway.I wanted to take this chance to thank my fans (as well as give them a chance to win one of many of the prizes being given away by NOR). To do this, we have spent many an hour putting together the pictures fans have sent me over the years, pictures from events, and a few of my furry assitants too. I hope you enjoy, and one day I would love to add your picture to this awesome slideshow as well! Please feel free to send me a picture via Twitter or Facebook using @DanicaWinters !I love these pictures (thank goodness you guys are in them so I don't break the lens)! Next year, I will be at RT Booklover's Convention in Atlanta and at RWA in Orlando as well as ECWC in Seattle. I'm sure there will be many more events, but I would love to see you there--and maybe even get a picture together!Here's the giveaway information sent my way from NOR for the Winter Wonderland Giveaway:

Hi Night Owl Review Readers,

 

I've got a treat for you. I'm one of the sponsors of the Night Owl Reviews WINTER WONDERLAND Scavenger Hunt.

 

During this event I'm going to help you find some great new books. Make sure to check my featured title out along the way.

 

The grand prize is a $100 Amazon Gift Card. The total prize pool is over $900.

 

Enter Now at: https://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Blog/Articles/Winter-Wonderland-2016

Good luck and have fun playing the game. And as always, thank you so much for being a fan. You are what keeps me writing!Danica Winters

New Release and a Little Nerd Humor Just for You!

Call me a nerd, but I have to start this new release post out with my favorite SUPER cheesy joke. I can’t help myself, so here goes:Q: How do you make a napkin dance?A: You put a little boogie in it!Okay, one more... LOLQ: Who did Frankenstein take to the prom?A: His ghoul friend.All right, I can hear the groans from here. No more jokes, but hopefully they at least put a little smile on your face and got you prepared for Halloween!Around my house, I have the zombie in the window, the blood moon paintings on the walls, and the bowl of half-eaten candy by the door. (I made the terrible, terrible mistake of opening candy two weeks before. The only thing I really fear this Halloween is stepping on the scale.) Aside from the dirty scale monster, I LOVE this holiday. It is a great time to get out of the house and breath in the crisp Fall air and scare the living daylights out of my kids. (Hand coming out from under the bed, anyone?)In addition to the upcoming holiday, I have some great things happening as well. As many of you know, my latest Harlequin Intrigue Dust Up with the Detective hit bookstore shelves in October. Dust Up with the Detective has been on Nielsen Bookscan’s Top 100 books for four weeks and readers are flooding my inbox with letters letting me know how much they have enjoyed Jeremy Lawrence and Blake West!Now, I’m gearing up for my new release which will be hitting bookstore shelves on November 1^st (my first paranormal romance in a year) Once a Gypsy.Once a Gypsy is definitely a book of the heart. I wrote this book after doing years of research into the lives and culture of Irish Travellers. Some of my research even included exchanging letters and chatting with people from within the Pavee and Romany communities. It was truly an eye-opening experience and is one that has changed my life.Here is the blurb:I can’t tell you how fun this book was to write. I had the opportunity to mix one of the most picturesque settings in Ireland, an ancient culture, and twist in just a bit of magic—enough that what happens can’t be real… or can it?Before you run off to read the books, I want to let you know that I will be doing my last couple of signings for the year.Dust Up with the Detective Signing: October 29, 2016: Fact & Fiction, Missoula, Montana 5-7 p.m. Wine included and Halloween costumes welcome!  This event is being sponsored by Kohl’s who will be donating $1500 to the local YWCA to raise awareness of domestic violence and racial equality. Also, Debra Ricci will be speaking about her work with CASA (a women and children’s advocacy program). I’m ridiculously proud to be able to help raise awareness and advocate for women’s rights.Once a Gypsy Signing for New Release: November 5, 2016: Barnes & Noble, Missoula, Montana 2-4 p.m.For those of you who I have had the chance to chat with throughout the year and to those I have met at the many signings this year, I want to give you all a shout out—Thank you! Also, to those who have read and reviewed my books, I couldn’t do this without you. You rock!If you get the chance to read the books, let me know what you think! You can dramatically influence what projects I will be working on next. Like paranormal, but love suspense? Tell me on Twitter @DanicaWinters Or, if you just love books and don’t care what genre they are if they are well written, you can let me know what you are dressing up like for Halloween! I want to see at least one picture of you dressed like a book! I’m really feeling a Jane Austen title!To purchase the new release Once a Gypsy (available November 1, 2016)Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo | Google Play | Walmart To purchase Dust Up with the DetectiveHarlequin | Amazon | iTunes | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Google Play | All Romance | WalmartHope to chat soon. Happy Halloween!Danica Winters

Cover Reveal: Dust Up with the Detective

I'm so excited! The day has finally come in which I can share the cover for Dust Up with the Detective! This book is available for pre-order, but it will hit physical bookshelves September 20, 2016!Murder in Montana is never simple Every dead body in Butte is someone's kin. Detective Jeremy Lawrence has investigated so many wrongdoings, but he still never imagined how it'd feel to be standing over his own brother. Until now. Thankfully, he has the help of Deputy Blake West, a woman he's known his entire life—and wanted for as long as he can remember.It's been forever since Blake has seen Jeremy, and she has questions for the hot-as-sin lawman. But her interrogation must wait once she learns the killer has set his sights on Blake's daughter. They promise to put family first, but time is running out to uncover the Lawrence family's secrets—and rebuild what Jeremy and Blake thought they'd broken long ago…What do you like best about the cover??? (I have to say that anytime I see a Timothy Olyphant-looking man holding a gun... well, it's hard to look away!) Any fellow Justified fans out there?? ;)I totally admit that Timothy was the man I had in my mind while writing this book... and it only made things come out that much hotter! There may be a character that is even a little reminiscent of Boyd Krauter (also of Justified). Though, beyond the main character's physical descriptions, a bit of the good boy/bad boy routine, and a mining town as the setting--the stories are miles apart. That being said, it's a great read for anyone who is looking to pinch hit for their post-Justified television binge!I hope that you get a chance to check out the book... I think you will fall just as deeply in love with as I have!