In paranormal romance, our heroes and heroines may drink blood or howl at the moon, but everyone longs for the same stuff at the end of the day. They fall in love, pick out china patterns, and want to exchange holiday gifts just like anybody else. Well, maybe not just like everyone else. Tes Hilaire and Elisabeth Staab are here to share their heroes and heroines from Deliver Me from Temptation and Prince of Power, and talk about what special something their badass characters might get for the forever mate in their life.

When Grave Tells asked me to share the top ten things I love about my hero from BLACK MOON, Sorcerer/Necromancer/panther shifter Kalen Black, I thought, “Only ten?” Seriously, I was thrilled! I love his character, and whittling the list down to ten items was tough, but I managed. Without further ado, here are some reasons why I adore Kalen, Letterman-style...

We owe a debt of gratitude and respect to the brave men and women who have served in our armed forces, both present and past. Those at desks and in the field, those who plan and those who do, those who join the military for a short tour and those who make a life-long career of it. I want to dedicate this giveaway to all our soldiers and those who support them. Freedom does not come cheap and it is certainly not "free", and we hope you never feel like we take you for granted or don't appreciate all you sacrifice both during your tour(s) of duty and after you return home. Huzzah!

The prize for this hop is a book that is a personal favorite of mine and a recent addition [...]

From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank comes this first book in The World of the Nightwalkers—an exciting and sensual new spin-off series in which the Bodywalkers, an ancient race of the night, battles the evil forces who prey on them.