Congratulations and thanks to all that played the game.

There are 3 winners total. We’ve assigned numbers to each of you and in order, you’ll get to pick 2 of the listed prizes.

Winner #1:

Winner #2:

Winner #3:

Please e-mail me your snail mail addresses. Also, , please include your prize choices. As soon as winner #1 picks, then I’ll notify winner #2 via e-mail and so on. [my email: mylima AT  gmail DOT  com]

Prizes:

* your choice of one of Lori Devoti’s books
* a copy of Vicious Circle by Linda Robertson
* a copy of Matters of the Blood by Maria Lima (yours, truly)
* a copy Would-Be Witch by Kimberly Frost
* a copy of Dancing with Werewolves by Carole Nelson Douglas
* a copy of Vegas Bites anthology from contributor Seressia Glass
* a copy of Demon Inside by Stacia Kane

Again, thanks for participating!!

We writers are often writing when we seem to be doing other things, like say, pre-fall clear out of cluttered apartment. Since decluttering is pretty much a non-thinking kind of activity, I found my mind wandering about the villain in my current work-in-progress, officially known as "Book 4" in the Blood Lines series (working title: BLOOD HEAT).

Villains in my world have to have reasons; more than just motive, means, opportunity, but a passionate deep-down reason that, to them, means they are doing a Good Thing. This was true of the antagonists in the first 3 books, and I intend to keep this going. I prefer gray villains, gray heroes–all my characters are much more than cardboard cutouts (or at least I’d like to think so). They have lives outside the pages of the books, hobbies, likes, dislikes, etc. I’ve created background for nearly all my main characters, and have a fairly lengthy one for my new main villain. It’s amazing to me how much I know about this person. Now, after several hours of thinking and sorting, I know the "why" of the crime. (Handy, huh?)

What are your favorite characters books and what made them real for you?

To my almost birthday twin, !!

Hope your day is fabulous and your year amazing.