Nightshade is out tomorrow! Contest!
*** Thank you for all the comments!! The randomly chosen winner of the $25 gift card is Comment #55 – Francesca*K* . Congrats! Please contact me at michelle@michellerowen.com to claim your prize! ***
The day is finally here! My darker vampire urban fantasy romance, NIGHTSHADE, is out tomorrow! (although I’ve already seen it and the PRIMAL anthology — which continues Jill and Declan’s story in the novella “Bleeding Heart” — on the shelves of Chapters here in Canada).
Since I’m going to be at Bitten by Books tomorrow for my virtual release party, I wanted to do something here on my blog today to celebrate this new release that I’m very excited about. I asked for questions on my Facebook pages and have answered them in the vlog below.
For asking a question, the winner, chosen at random, of the signed copy of Nightshade is Kristen Ceci. Please email me with your mailing address to claim your prize!
NIGHTSHADE
Desire is in the blood
Jillian Conrad never believed in vampires. But she’s just become a living, breathing weapon against them. Attacked by a desperate scientist, she is injected with a serum that was supposed to act as a deadly poison to vampires. And when the scientist is gunned down in front of her, his secrets die with him.
Declan Reyes was only half-vampire, but he hates them with all his heart. He knows that the poison in Jillian’s veins could finally destroy the undead kingdom. Also, the serum has had an unintended effect, making her blood irresistible to all vampires—including Declan, wh
ose bloodthirsty traits are driven into a frenzy by her.
Driven by duty to protect her and by instinct to crave her, Declan takes Jillian into his shadowy world of blood and battle. But he soon realizes his increasing need for her may be a different kind of hunger…
BLOG CONTEST!!!
I’m giving away a $25 gift certificate for Amazon, Borders or Barnes & Noble (or your online book vendor of choice). Add a comment below for your chance to win.* I’ll pick a winner at random Friday, February 4th at 9:00pm EST.
*If you’re reading this at a mirror version of this blog, please comment on the original post at www.michellerowen.com/blog to qualify.
Happy reading!
Michelle xoxo
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Hi Michelle!
Just saw Eve’s retweet and she also recommended me to read your books when I asked her.
I’m lining up yours books on my list!
More power and I hope it kicks ass to your readers, fans and new ones like me!
xoxo
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Nightshade sounds awesome. I love the name Declan. Good luck with the new release!
Stacie
GeishasMom73 on twitter
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Loving your books look forward to reading more of your work!
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Ohh I won a copy of nightshade!! yea I am so excited!! Email is on it’s way thanks so much Michelle!
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Love the sound of your book and congrads on the new release
Vampires you have won my heart !!! i so love a Vampire read !!! Declan sounds like a stong character!!! and well only half vampire Im sure he is just as smexy ** lol.. cant wait to read your book and have it now on my everygrowing list of tbr pile 
Thanks kat
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I cannot wait to read Nighshade!! I pre-ordered it awhile ago which means I get it tomorrow!! (Although, I’ll probably have to wait to this weekend to read it because I’m so darn busy this week. Bleh.)
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Really excited to read this new series. Just finished Tall, Dark & Fangsome and The Demon In Me. I am currently reading The Demon Within, I just love your work!
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Hi Michelle!
Can’t wait to read Nightshade!! It sounds like another great book. Will definitely buy it as soon as I can get to the bookstore! (So… probably tomorrow) =)
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Wow, Michelle! Nightshade sounds awesome!
Congrats on your release tomorrow!
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Happy early release day!
I’m loving the title and I can’t wait to see how Jillian deals with all the crazy that she’s introduced to. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I love your books!!! I got a NookColor 2 months ago and caught up on the few books of yours I hadn’t read. Loved them!!! Looking forward to the new ones. Thanks for the entertainment!!
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Happy Book Birthday Michelle .. :0)
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I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of NIGHTSHADE and can tell you all…this is a seriously good book. I read it in one sitting because I couldn’t put it down! Michelle weaves a fantastic new vampire world with many twists and turns you don’t expect. I really loved this book. Go buy it…it’s worth every penny and then some….
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Oh, sorry, I was so wrapped up in singing the praises of the book that I forgot to say congrats!
Happy Release Day, Michelle!
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Congrats on your release. It sounds like a great book and I look forward to reading it!
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Nightshade sounds excellent, and I’m really excited about reading it. I’ve been reading a lot of light things lately, so a darker turn is definitely in order.
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Can’t wait for this release! I like the spin – sort of like Gena Showalter’s PLAYING WITH FIRE meeting Jeaniene Frost. Awesome.
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hooray!! Release day has finally arrived! *throws confetti all around and do a happy release dance*
I’ll have to wait for it till mister postmail delivers it in my impatient mailbox
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Michelle! Yo! Over here! *sobs* I want this, I NEED this! PWease! (I will beg)!
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Congrats on your (almost) release! Soon everyone one will be reading your words– is that as giddy and feeling as I imagine? Hope you have a spectacular release day!
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Hey Michellle, Congrats on the release of both books…. I have Primal on the way so I guess I better find a way to sneek Nightshade into my groceries and get it read before the other one gets here….. WTG and BTW… you really are awesome….
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I LOVED Nightshade and cant wait for the next book in the series.
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I managed to pick up Night Shade yesterday before my bookclub met. Can’t wait to read it.
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Congrats on NIGHTSHADE’s release tomorrow!
How many books will there be in the Nightshade series?
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Yay! Rather excited about this one
My library catalogue has PRIMAL on order, so I’ve reserved it there. No sign of NIGHTSHADE, so if I win your contest here, I’ll buy NIGHTSHADE, I promise 
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Hi Michelle- you know I loved NIGHTSHADE & Primal. I really enjoyed this interview and hearing the questions/answers. Best of luck with the series. I can’t wait to see what happens next!
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Congrats on the new release. Nightshade sounds really good.
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Congrats on the releases! I can’t wait to read Primal!
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I am in the middle of a TERM PAPER, and I HAVE TO FINISH IT. Damnit. You just bloody well know I am going to buy the book and read when I am supposed to be explaining Hume’s idea of knowledge. This is due THURSDAY. I am so screwed. SCREWED I tell you! Pray I get an ‘A’, because I am hooped beyond hell. I would be earning a BA in Philosophy and not something easy like media relations.
Congrats on the release. You are contributing to my pre-menopausal delinquency.
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Ohhhhh congrats on the new release!!! Nightshade does sounds really good. Please count me in!!!!
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This book looks and sounds amazing, I hope to read it soon!!!!
Love how you create these names that go perfectly with your characters!
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I’m so excited about your new book:) I just saw the information on the anthology today. I’m not sure how I missed that along the way. Congrats on both!
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Much thanks for holding this contest, the count down should be totally worth it!!!
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Congrats on both releases! Looking forward to picking them up.
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On the “TO GET LIST” Now, thank you!
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I loved the first chapter, and ordered the book straight away, looking forward to getting it, I’m a new reader of yours, so can’t wait.
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Congrats Michelle – I already got my copy of Primal delivered from Amazon (it showed up last night) somehow silly me missed nightshade also releases today, guess I’ll have to place another order
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Already have it ready to go on my Nook. Can’t wait to read Nightshade
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oh, the plot sounds really interesting! and i love the name Declan^^Looking forward to reading this book! (:
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I would love to win and read your books. Please enter me. Thanks!
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This book sounds interesting. Can’t wait to read it!
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Happy Release Day!! I bought Nightshade on my Kindle earlier, really looking forward to reading it!
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Happy Book Birthday!
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Happy Release Day, Michelle!
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Can’t to read the book!!
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Happy Release Day!!! I am really looking forward to reading this one! I LOVED Countdown, which was a bit darker, so I am looking forward to an even darker version of Michelle!
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Happy Book Birthday Michelle! I’m so glad its finally here….I remember when you first talked about this series on your blog, was playing with different titles, gave us little bits of info. it was awesome to hear even then…and now…I can go out and buy it! pleaded my hubby to let me go today…and I most certainly will :p
Thank you for bringing such kickass heros to the table, women that aren’t weak and unable to fend for themselves…thank you for writing things that inspire and me and make me laugh
You always give me that push to stay with my current project and not give up on my dreams either…
can’t wait for BLOODLUST! Woot1
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I’ve read your novel written under Michelle Maddox for school and really enjoyed it. Nightshade looks lovely and sounds awesome. Here is to a happy release day and to many more!
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Hi Michelle
Congrats on a job well done! Nightshade was fantastic (just like all of your other books). I couldn’t put it down and finished in 2 hours. Jill and Declan are great characters. Can’t wait for the next book to see what happens with Mathias too. Thank you for a great read!
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Congratulations on your new book. Sounds great. I love the cover.
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Woo Hoo happy release day! Can’t wait to read it!
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I loved Nightshade! I just read it yesterday, and I’m going to buy Primal on Ebay! I really hope to win this contest because I am always buying books! thanks so much for hosting this, michelle!
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I want this book! i NEED it! Thanks for the chance!
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Congratulations on the new release. Looks like a great read!
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congrats, cant wait to read your new book! I miss the demon princess series though, it was one of my favorite!
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Congratulation on the release! I can’t wait to read your book, thank you this giveaway.-)
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Can you pick a winner by height instead? Will totally win this one.
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Hi Michelle ^^ I’ve been a fan since the Immortality Bites series. I also have the Demon Princess series as well. i hope that one day you’ll continue on in Nikki’s adventure. Well until that day comes I’m going to read all your books again. I envy you. I love how your books really draws me in the story and after I’m done reading I look at the clock to see it’s three o’clock in the morning. Meaning your books are definitively worth reading. I’m really looking forward to reading Nightshade.
Keep up the awesome job. Michelle-sensei^^
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Congrats on the release of Nightshade!
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Congrats on the release of NIGHTSHADE! I picked it up to read during this weeks blizzard. It is next on my list and I can’t wait to get started:)
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I absolutely would love a copy! : )
Please enter me.
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I love your writing and I am currently Devouring Nightshade. Thank you for sharing your talent.
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I absolutely loved Nightshade! I could not put it down. I loved Declan and Matthias and can not wait until the next book comes out! Also as everyone else has said, I really miss Nikki and was loving the developing love triangle with Michael and Rhys. Hoping there will also be another Demon Princess book!