February Swagday! Anthology edition

This is the month of love and the most efficient way to get the most author love is through anthologies. I have picked 5 anthologies to feature a total of 18 authors to not only read, but to roll around in till you smell like author goodness! (okay, that was a little creepy)

Featured authors

Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Marjorie M. Liu,

Vicki Pettersson, Jacquelyn Frank, Kate Douglas,

Jess Haines, Clare Willis, Charlaine Harris, Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews,

Meljean Brook, Karen Chance,

Yasmine Galenorn, Eileen Wilks, Jeaniene Frost,

Shayla Black, Sharie Kohler

Anyway...ready to win some anthologies and some a butt load of swag?

What you will win

First Place gets to pick 3 of the books plus the big bag of swag plus I will send some books in your name to the Veterans Hospital in Durham, NC.

Second Place gets the remaining two books and a small bag of swag

A Moonpie and Kool Aid are included in both

How to enter:

1. Play the game and put your answers in the rafflecopter. You don't have to get them all right!
2. Tell me in the comments what authors you would like to see in an anthology or what kind of anthology theme you would like or just say Baaaaa!

Match the anthology to the theme.

Answers (themes)
a. when supernatural sex goes wild
b. when parties go wild
c. when pets go wild
d. when tattoos go wild
e. when dark worlds go wild

***there are clues -hint,hint,wink,wink***

1. Haunted By Your Touch
Jeaniene Frost - Enter the dark realm of Nocturna in Jeaniene Frost's redhot tale, where blisteringly sexy Raphael dominates the demons of a lawless dimension and tries to help a beautiful young woman avenge her cousin's disappearance in"Night's Darkest Embrace".
Shayla Black -In the shadowy world of Shayla Black's Doomsday Brethren, magical warrior Raiden vows to protect his woman and their unborn youngling from evil--and deliver her safely to another man. But once he's saved her, can he let her go?" Mated"
Sharie Kohler - Lycans rule the night in Sharie Kohler's suspenseful story, as a fiery woman stalks mysterious Luc, the undeniably hypnotic being she believes can save her from turning . . . "if "she kills him in "Darkest Temptation"

2. Inked
Karen Chance - "Skin Deep" tells the tale of a war mage in Las Vegas who stumbles across an ominous magical ward that appears as a dragon on her skin--and has a mind of its own…
Marjorie M. Liu - demon slayer Maxine Kiss investigates a grisly murder at a high-class soirée, she finds herself involved in a conspiracy dating back to World War II--and a secret mission that her grandmother may have carried out for the US Government, one that involves the mysterious"Armor of Roses."
Yasmine Galenorn - "Etched in Silver," a supernatural agent is on the trail of a sadistic serial killer, when an unexpected ally comes to her aid, setting in motion a magical ritual that may end up binding them together, body and soul.
Eileen Wilks -When the heavily tattooed body of a man is found in a Northern California town, FBI Agent Lily Yu is drawn into the case. Trouble is, the victim wasn't human--and the killer isn't finished in "Human Nature."

3. Must Love Hellhounds
Charlaine Harris - Follow paranormal bodyguards Clovache and Batanya into Lucifer's realm, where they encounter his fearsome four-legged pets, in Charlaine Harris's "The Britlingens Go to Hell".
Nalini Singh - Seek out a traitor in the midst of a guild of non- lethal vampire trackers, one that intends to eradicate the entire species of bloodsuckers, in Nalini Singh's "Angels' Judgment".
Ilona Andrews - Find out why the giant three-headed dog that guards the gates of Hades has left the underworld for the real world-and whose scent he's following-in Ilona Andrews's "Magic Mourns".
Meljean Brook - Embark on a perilous search for the kidnapped niece of a powerful vampire alongside her blind- and damn sexy-companion and a hellhound in Meljean Brook's "Blind Spot".

4. Nocturnal
Jacquelyn Frank- "The Phoenix Project" Held captive, Amara is subjected to bizarre experiments that test the limits of her sanity. But nothing prepares her for being locked away - naked - with a sexy ex-cop...after they've been pumped full of drugs that increase their sexual appetites to animalistic intensity...
Kate Douglas - "Crystal Dreams" - When Lemurian Guard Darius chases a demon spirit to Earth, he faces a lethal battle between good and evil. His ally is Mari, a breathtakingly beautiful human who unknowingly holds the key to victory. But before the war is over, Darius' desire for his mortal companion threatens to erupt - and could cost Mari her life...
Jess Haines - "Spark of Temptation" - Blackmailed into taking a treacherous case, P.I. Sara Halloway is thrust into a demon war. Sara seeks guidance from a charismatic mage, but their hunger for one another soon becomes a deadly distraction...and the danger surrounding them only makes their urges more powerful...
Clare Willis - "My Soul to Take" - New Orleans native Dr. Maggie Dillon thought she left her past behind her - until she's enraptured by a handsome patient who has been possessed by a malevolent spirit. To find a cure, Colby revisits her magical roots - and unleashes a primal lust too vital to ignore...

5. Holidays Are Hell
Kim Harrison - "Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel" a much younger Rachel Morgan-an undergraduate witch-in-training naively resurrects a spirit and sparks a terrifying showdown with a deadly undead adversary.
Lynsay Sands - "Run, Run, Rudolph" Yuletide suspense when, in order to escape from a determined stalker, a beautiful, reluctant shape-shifter must assume different forms.
Marjorie M. Liu - "Six" A petite-but-powerful goverment agent's hands are full when she must join forces with a hunky necomancer to prevent an unholy brotherhood of terroists and vampires from ringing in the New Year with blood.
Vicki Pettersson - "The Harvest" a former superhero-an elite Zodiac warrior-back to the mortal world for a Thanksgiving reunion with the her equally hated and beloved enemy to do battle for the lives of her imperiled children.


Contest ends Febuary 17th at midnight. DOUBLE entries for followers!





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