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Hey everyone! It’s so fantastic to be here with Rachel and the crew at Bitten By Books. I have been an avid reader of Paranormal Romance for as long as I can remember. I grew up watching all kinds of sci-fi but Star Trek was always my favorite. I’m sorry… but Captain James T. Kirk is still one of the hottest characters out there. He’s a classic alpha male with disarming charm. Love him! I also had a penchant for Soap Operas. I was an NBC girl. I adored Days of Our Lives and Another World. So I always tell people that if you combine sci-fi and soaps you end up with Paranormal Romance.
As a reader, my favorite authors are Christine Feehan and Lori Handeland. Both of them write so vividly. Christine Feehan’s Ghostwalker series is incredibly inventive and full of sexy adventures. Lori Handeland’s Nightcreature Series has awesome female characters with sharp, sarcastic wit and alpha males that can really melt your butter. Yummy. As a writer, I aspire to be as good as they are. To me they are the “high bar” to meet.
The Amoveo Legacy is Book 1 in my shifter series. I wrote much of this book while visiting the very town in takes place in. My family has had a beach house in Westerly, Rhode Island for many years. I’ve spent a few weeks up there every summer since I was fourteen years old. So when you read this book most of the places you’ll see are real places in Westerly. The hero and heroine, Malcolm and Samantha, go on their big date to one of my favorite summer haunts, Paddy’s. We’ll actually be doing a book signing at Paddy’s in August which should be a whole lot of fun.
Aside from reading and writing about the paranormal I have had one or two personal experiences that fall into that realm. One of them happened up at the Westerly house. The house was built by my late Grandfather, Leo Diamond. He passed away about 16 years ago and we scattered his ashes off of the jetty right near the house. We’re all still pretty convinced he never really left. One morning at about five a.m. I got up to give my son his bottle. (He was about 18 months old at the time.) My husband and I were standing in the hallway with him just outside the kitchen. Just as he was about to grab the bottle his eye was caught by something and he snapped his head toward the empty corner to the left and started laughing hysterically and clapping. He pushed at my husband’s hands to be let down. We both looked over and saw nothing but air. So my hubby put Ian down. Well he stood there for a moment and kept giggling at the corner but then his gaze started moving down the hallway past us…as though he was watching something move toward the living room. Then he clapped his hands, ran to the living room and jumped, laughing, into my Grandfather’s easy chair. Weird!
So how about you? Ever had any close encounters of your own? I’d love to hear about it. Hey don’t forget to enter the contest we’ve got going. I’m itching to give away the Apple iPod touch 8 GB (2nd Gen)
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Hi Sara!!! Thanks for stopping by. That is just the coolest story. I believe we have family and friends all around, but I’ve never had such a close experience. My pups will randomly look and stare at empty space in the house and start barking. Their tails are always wagging. I always like to think that its my Pap or my partner’s Mom stopping in to say hi and check in.
Was it your love of sci-fi that made you want to be a writer? I use to watch Days myself. They have some off the wall story lines…like Marlena possessed. I missed the show where she became unpossessed. My best friend called to tell me, and my brother never gave me the message…:(
I say the reminder for the event on Day 26 contest, but I did remember anyway.
Hi Heather
I loved that Marlena storyline! It was such a hoot. I definitely think that animals and kids can see stuff we can’t or won’t see.
As a kid I did a lot of day dreaming and eventuall I decided to put some of these lingering day dreams on paper. I really do have a blsat writing these characters. I’m writing Book 2 now and it’s looking good. I hope everyone will enjoy it. Malcolm and Samantha from Book 1 are in it as well but there’s another love story to be told.
Hi, Sara, I have had numerous experiences such as you described over the years, most notably a spiritual visit by my father the night he died (he lived in Virginia, I live in Massachusetts). Good thing I’m not freaked out about these kinds of things!
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Good morning Sara,
I never really thought about Sci-Fi + soaps = paranormal romance; but that is so true.
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The wildest experiences I’ve had have been dream visits from people who’ve passed. Love those dreams because they’re comforting.
My Wildest experiences are going sound kinda weird but here it goes.. When i was pregnant with my oldest child her due date was May 7th.. Everything was Normal till my last appointment were they planned my Non Stress Test.. some Strange woman looked at me and said i wouldn’t make it to my stress test. The last Day of April i ended Up in the Birthing Center because i was Leaking Fluid… i spent the while day trying to bring on Labor.. Nothing worked.. After being Admitted into the Hospital I looked at my Birthing Coach and Said..This girl will be Here No sooner then Early Morning of May 1st. I had her 6:30 am May 1st 1996. here is what makes it weird.. 1 whispered the Sex the time and the day to my aunt who was a witch and my birth Coach.. I wasn’t told and i didn’t ask what i was having. I had always referred to my tummy as a her. I know i know its not weird weird so lets try This one.. I have been studying Wiccan and Druidism for years.. I have Seen Avalon which I firmly believe exists and i have Met Merlin, Arthur and Gwen. I have Laid on the center Stone of Stone henge Many times in my Dreams and I am visited at time from Past Witches Male and female to tell me things.
Hi, thanks for spending the day with us. Wow, did I read that you have 4 boys? Have their personalities influenced any of the characters in your book? I love reading books in a series, it gives you a chance to really know the characters. How many books are you planning in this series?
I have a twitter account but haven’t figured out how to use it. I would like to have you as a myspace friend.
Hiya Sara, fascinating intro to the virtual release party! As a former para investigator with many encounters of my own to speak of, I always love hearing about other peoples ghostly experiences, so no doubt I’ll be dropping by again, to read the latest comments!
My most memorable ghostly encounter was my earliest memory of such encounters - perhaps when you read it, you’ll see why I ended up with such a keen fascination and interest in the paranormal world at large.
North Wales…a place where mostly everyone speaks english, but where the council name streets with welsh names! So I had no idea, until my thirst for investigation began, that the name of the street where I grew up in was ‘white stone avenue’. Yes, that’s right! Why on earth would they call a street that? Well, at the end of our backgarden there were some raseberry bushes, then, beyond that, a graveyard.
At the time I had no idea of lurked at the end of our yard. I just remember my mum would never go out to get the washing after night fall.
During the dead of night, I would have a visitor, one that many other people have reported seeing around the GLOBE also. A shadowy figure wearing a top hat and tail coat (almost cloak like). He’d wander into my room at night and wake me up. Sometimes with just the freeze factor, other times he’d physically hit me.
I was really glad when we moved, although he hadn’t moved too far away, it was far enough away from that house. He found me and payed me one more visit, two nights after we’d moved in. After than, nothing! Phew.
It’s been suggested that he may be a guardian angel or guide of some such by the love and light brigade but I don’t believe that to be the case, his energy was far to foreboding to be anything other than…well I want to say evil, but that’s a strong word…how about bad, or misguided.
Anyhow…on a lighter note, and back to Sara’s new book
It’s awesome that you’ve included your own old haunt in the book — pretty amazing that you get to have a book party there too!
Dream visits are awesome — so validating and comforting :o) I only wish more people could embrace those dreams instead of passing them off as simply a dream.
xxx
wow that was a long post - apologies- I got carried away with my ghostly encounter.
Hey Silver Pixies I love that story. My Aunt is Wiccan and I’m fasinated by it. Very cool stuff!
Elie, I do have 4 sons and they are very different. My youngest are twins. They’re fraternal and are like night and day. They’re all still pretty young so I don’t think they’ve influenced any of my characters….at least not yet.LOL!
The Amoveo Series will be 5 books. I’m writing Book 2 now. If you’re not sure whether or not you’ll like it, there are several fan reviews on my publisher’s site
Hi,
I loved your interview. I’ve been a Trekkie since religiously watching the very first series as a kid….ya, I’m dating myself I know…hehe!!!
I’m also a BIG fan of the paranormal and devour everything I can on it, fiction and non-fiction.
I’ve never had a ghostly encounter, but I do believe the spirits of our loved ones hover near us and watch over us.
I’m going to look up your book right now!!!!
Hugs,
Valerie
Hi Sara,
woo-hoo another chance for an ipod, that is such a cool prize.
2-I’m an avid soap fan too,I even help run a Days messageboard now.You can catch up with Another World,P&G have made new webisodes to catch up with whats happened in Bay City since it was cancelled,its pretty cool.
Anyway,my sisters house is haunted,things keep moving around the house,sometimes you can catch a glimpse of someone walking around, it totally freaks her out,I won’t even stay there anymore.
I read the review for your book sounds awesome.
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I grew up on “General Hospital”, but when I gained control of the remote, I became a “Days of Our Lives” and “As the World Turns” fan. My Tivo is on the fritz, though, so I’m behind!
Thank you for sharing your story. Being from Georgia, we have a lot of ghost stories and haunted places. The house I grew up in was haunted by a corrupt judge; my best friend’s house was haunted by a suicide. The college up the road had the ghost of a soldier who died during the Civil War, when the college was used as a hospital. I adore hearing stories like yours, though! Thanks again for sharing!
My only weird experiences are premonitions I don’t get them all the time just occasionally. I knew my youngest child would get sick ( he got leukemia at age 3) I knew he would survive ( he’s 24 now) I’ve known about accidents before they happened things like that but they are never clear enough to prevent them.
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As for personal paranormal experience, I’ve had spirits in the last three houses in which I’ve lived. I’m not sure if they were attached to the places I lived or to me.
Ghostly encounters? well, once everything on my mantle swept itself off (imagine someone sweeping their arm along it and shoving everything off the side
) for no apparent reason. I still think it was a poltergeist 
Have you seen the new Star Trek movie, and if so, what did you think? I never got into the originals so I’m not a good judge of how it compared, but I enjoyed it
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Hi Sara! It’s so good to have you!
You’re book sounds so interesting, I am putting it on my TBR list. As soon as I get the money…
But hey! It was really neat to hear about your stories. I have a few of my own.
Lets see… One of them involves me in my room with a bunch of flickering lights. I live up in the attic so my mom would flicker the lights down at the bottom to get my attention… But no one was home but me. So apparently my ghostie wanted something. ~laughs~ Turns out it was the TV turned on.
Hi Sara, nice to meet you here. I too, was an avid fan of Another World. My mom and grandmother watched, so I grew up with the Corys, lol!
I requested you on FB and myspace, am following you on Twitter, retweeted the link and posted it on my FB page. Have a great day!!
Hi Sara,
I can’t wait to read your books:)
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Hi Sara
The book looks interesting.
No ghosts here, nothing close. The only strange thing was a sense of deja vu. Bu who doesn’t have that.
What do you think, any tips to go and find some ghosts?
Hi Sara,
I have to say when I was in 7th grade or so I became a huge fan of Days. I used to watch all the ABC soaps, all my children (back when jenny and greg were on it), One life to live and General Hospital (huge luke, laura and scorpio fan). My best friend was visiting and got me to watch Days. it was when Hope was going to marry Larry and Bo kidnapped her from the church (with the song I need a hero playing). Loved anotherworld too. Passions - not so much!!
Loved your story you shared. My grandparents and my husbands mother have all passed away and this past fall we had a huge tree fall in our backyard. I don’t know how it kept from hitting our house but it actually fell down between our house and our neighbors and only took out the utilities. I really think they were watching over us.
This book sounds really good. I love everything paranormal and am always looking for new books.
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Your son sounds amazing to see things like that. I used to see staring eyes in the mirror where I used to work, when the place was totally empty.
reading the review right now.
Hi Sara,
I loved your story. I wish I could say I’ve had lots of paranormal experiences, but I only had one (I think) when I got a phone call from a friend (when I was still in HS). He told me he was going to break up with me because of various reasons, and not to be upset it was for the best. I later found out that he had been killed in action the day before he called me. His grandma lived near me and said he also called her the same time he called me. Scared me a little at first. I guess thats why I’ve always been open to new ideas and experiences.
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I haven’t had any experiences really, but my mom has. She used to see people walk from the living room into my old bedroom. She didn’t tell me this until a few days ago, long after I moved out, but I still stare warily at the room when I visit.
The icon for your contest is gorgeous! Seriously drool worthy!
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Hi Sara: I live in an almost 150 year old house in Minnesota. Spooky things happen here all the time. I hear music most nights when the house is quiet - scratchy music, like something played on a victrola. I love it so much that I went to an antique store and bought an old hand-crank one and play my own music (in the daytime). In the bedroom, that belonged to my twin daughters, someone knocks on the window - usually 3-4 knocks, evenly spaced. It is so freaky. I sleep in there occasionally when the snore level goes past my tolerance level. The knocks usually occur about 2am. My girls are 31 and they will not stay overnight in that room. They swear the house is haunted.
I have 3 cats and I will always catch them watching something or someone.
I think all old houses have their own stories to tell and things like the above are quite common. I would not change it for the world.
There are times I’ve been certain I’m being watched, and I feel I know the person, but I’ve always been afraid to look in case my dead grandmother is actually standing there watching me.
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Welcome, Sara and congratulations on your great book! I can’t wait to read more of the series. Christine Feehan’s Dark series was my introduction to paranormal books..until then I had been a diehard scifi, fantasy and mysteries reader. Have you seen the new Star Trek movie? Spock is yummy and I never thought I’d be thinking that about a vulcan!
I haven’t had any ghostly experiences. I’ve read about them in (fiction) books and it’s left chills. Mostly because I am reading at home all alone and the house creaks. Not always a good idea. I sometimes think that I would like to have an experience with a ghost but then wonder, is that such a good idea? I have such a wild imagination I think of all the bad things that could go wrong with a ghostly encounter. What if it’s a bad ghost? What if it doesn’t leave? Possession? I also watch a lot of those A Haunting on Discovery Channel and I used to watch Haunted History back when it was on.
So I do believe in ghosts. I have never had an experience. And I am still debating if I would like to experience something. If it happens…cool, if not, it might be for the best because I would probably flip out if I saw a strange ghost. Now if it was my grandma, then I probably would still flip out a little bit.
Book sounds interesting too!
Hi Sara. Great story. Many years ago I ran an old movie theater that had been built in the 40’s (on what used to be swamp land in the 19th century). My employees and I had many unexplained experiences there…. movie projects that would start by themselves, platters that would spin when no power was going to them, objects disappearing and showing up in strange places, strange noises behind locked doors, etc., not to mention one of the theaters had a very oppressive feel to it and people rarely enjoyed watching movies in that house. The upstairs, where we housed the projectors and equipment, had a long hallway that ran the length of the building. One night as my projectionist and I were locking up, we saw a transparent white/grayish figure (almost like a light shadow) in a wheel chair rolling down the hall towards us. Needless to say we got out of there fairly quickly that night. We tried to do some research but never turned up anything concrete.
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Hi! I don’t have a personal experience myself but my mother does. I was in high school when we moved into a new house. The previous owner committed suicide about 2 weeks after we moved in. A few months later my mother saw the old owner standing in front of my bedroom. It looked just like him but she said there was something weird about him to let her know it wasn’t a person. She told him to leave and he did! She didn’t tell me about it until I was older and out of the house because she was afraid that I’d freak (which I would have).
Wow, what a neat story. I wish my grandfather would show himself to the boys, I’m sad that they didn’t get to know him better before he died.
We have a resident ghost in our house, likes to turn lights on and off.
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Sara,thanks for being here today. I have say that is a wonderful story about your son and grandfather. I have a story about my late ex-husband.
My son and I moved into the house that my ex lived in until the day they took him to the hospital for the last time. The house was a mobile home with my bedroom at one end and the kitchen at the other. I was in the kitchen and I had left my large seven-day pill box on my nightstand. The dogs were sitting with me and then all of a sudden we hear a thud. I looked back the hallway and I see my pillbox flipped over, unopened, and on the floor near the door about three feet from the nightstand.
I think it was my ex’s way of letting me know that he was keeping his threat to haunt me. There have been many strange things that happened even after that house was torn down and scrapped.
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My grandmother died when I was 11, and for years after I would smell her perfume and feel her presence, especially when I was feeling sad. I missed her so much and that bit of contact was so comforting.
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Okay, well my story wouldn’t hold weight against the stories already posted, but here goes…
When my husband deployed to Afghanistan the first time, we decided I would stay with family so I wouldn’t be alone with the kids. The house we stayed in had stories…like most do. Sometimes we would hear odd noises and such, but one night, after putting the kids to bed, I was watching The Ring. Yes, alone. At one of the more gruesome parts of the movie, the door to the basement slammed shut. There were no windows open and no other wind-type movment in the house…and I was the only one there. A few weeks later, I was helping put some decorations in storage in the basement when something blocked my foot while I was stepping down and I fell all the way down, hitting a spot on the floor where there was a red stain…noone has ever seen the stain there before. It is interesting to note, nothing ever happened to me so long as I wasn’t alone.
As for The Amoveo Legacy…it is a MUST READ! I stayed up all night devouring it, I couldn’t put it down. Now I am forced to sit and await the next installment. Sara?
Hi Sara! Thanks for sharing your experiences!
I just purchased! I can’t wait to read it! I have had many experiences and spiritual visits as you described. My grandfather passed away when I was 7 & we were on vacation. I was sitting on the dock & he come to ‘visit me’. He explained he passed away, we had a nice chat & I went in & told my dad. As I finished telling him - the phone rang. I was also so very fortunate to have a visit from my mom shortly after she passed. She was very young at the age of 46. It’s one of the most meaningful events is my life. My 6yo also has similar experiences. We moved into our current house when she was 9mo old. She became very sick & this lasted for 2 years. She kept saying a man stood in her doorway every night watching her when she was sick. Sure enough at the end of the 2 years, I was sleeping with her & she woke me up to show me him standing in the doorway!
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Hi Sara,
Welcome to BBB. I love Star Trek too, but I have to confess I am more of a Jean Luc Picard girl though I love Capt Kirk!
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Holy COW! You guys have some AMAZING stories!!!!! I have to say I adore real life ghost stories so thanks for posting yours…I’m having a ball reading them.
As for the new Star Trek Movie..IT WAS AWESOME!! I sat there with my mouth hanging open the entire time. I don’t think I’ve done that since I saw the first Star Wars when I was 8 years old. I think what made it so cool was how perfectly cast all the characters were. Really well done. The acting was great and they all just fit their roles so well. Okay…how yummy is the kid who plays Captain Kirk?? Can you say…delish?
Here’s another ghost story for you…that I personally experienced.
About 10 years ago we bought the house my husband grew up in. Sadly, his Mom died when he was just 12 years old.
About 3 months after we moved in, my sister-in-law was getting married and wanted to find some pictures of her with her Mother when she was little. (I should mention that when we bought the house my Father-in -law left the entire attic & basement full of 35 years of stuff) So one hot Saturday on Labor Day weekend, I decided to take one last look in the attic. Perhaps we overlooked an old photo album or two?
I opened the attic door and was hit with that hot waft of stale attic air–boof. I grimaced but pushed onward into the steaminess. However, when I hit the top landing it was like stepping into an icy refrigerator. I stopped dead in my tracks and all the little hairs stood up the back of my neck. I got major heebie-jeebies. Just as I turned to flee back down stairs my eye was caught by a small metal box sticking out from under an old painting. Funny…I hadn’t seen that before. I grabbed it and high tailed it out of there.
When I got back downstairs, I opened up the little metal box and what I found stole my breath. It was filled with old Kodak slides. There were about a hundred pictures in there… of all the kids with their Mom. I called my husband at work and excitedly told him the story. He said, “Today’s is the anniversary of her death.”
Tweets done, FB add done, BBB everything already a member and getting both newsletters,….
I have always had times when I felt someone near me. My sons when they were little have played with the little boy who is in the hallway. I have never seen him but 14 years ago I had a stillborn little boy…. I fainted and fell in the hallway before rushing to the hospital only to loose him and the little boy they have seen is in that hallway….there is also a dog that is in my bathroom. I also knew when my Grandmother called to tell me my second cousin, her great nephew, had died. I picked up the phone and all she said was HI and I said “how did it happen”….. I knew it was Tommy and that he was dead.
I was an NBC gal too….. Another World was always my fave.
The book sounds awesome…. best of luck!!!
Shell B
Never watched soaps closest I get is reading books by people who watch soaps. This looks like one I will deffinately have to pick up. Great story.
I have done every thing but tweet (wow, that sounds a little obscene). Okay, I’ll go back to daydreaming about a certain hawk now…..
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Wow, I would be scared if that happened to me. Ghosts, ghouls, demons - I love reading about them, and don’t quite believe in them in real life…but they scare the pants off me.
My paranormal experiences have been mostly limited to creepy feelings like when you are in an old house and you get the sensation that something is watching you.(((shudders))))
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Wow thank you so much for being here Sara! And what a GREAT prize! I have to agree w/ your thoughts on Paranormal Romance and have to give you Kudos on your taste in other authors!
I enter the Kindle 2 contest every day in multiple ways!
i twittered
i am following her on twitter
i friended her on myspace
BBB and Sara are on blogroll on WP, Blogger, and google profile
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Hey there…so I am loving all these new friends on FB and Myspace
I’m hoping that you all will enjoy The Amoveo Series.
Amy S. had asked how I pick my character’s names. I guess you could say they just…come to me. Samantha has always been a favorite name of mine and Malcolm has a strong but sexy ring to it. I will tell you that Sam’s Grandparents, Helen and Jack Costigan are my actual Great-Grandparents names. Samantha is probably a bit like me…except for the whole shape shifting thing LOL!
If I could travel in time…probably the 1940’s WW II or during the Salem Witch trials. Both of those eras fascinate me
As for finding ghosts…I think you have to be open to it and being someplace with lots of history will certainly increase the odds.
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Okie dokie, here are my things –
well, this is number 2 as a whole. . .
3 - already a member
4 - did the poll
5 - two places for this one, my site which is gotten to from http://home.comcast.net/~loismerritt1013 and click on What’s New/Blog and the other journal place, http://ov-099.livejournal.com/
7 - twittered today
(okay, so it’s tweet, but I prefer twittered LOL)
Lois
Wow, that IS pretty weird! If it was your grandfather, I wonder what he was doing to make Ian laugh and clap. Heh!
Nope, I’ve had no close encounters of any kind and I’m okay with that!
I just voted for The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher in the Best Paranormal Series poll.
Congratulations on the new series, Sara!
Oooh, paranormal experiences, eh? Well, I’ve had my fair share of them! Sadly, most of them haven’t been very pleasant at all.
Over the 9 years I’ve lived in my current house, I’ve been haunted by a very dark man who has, thankfully, dulled down over the last couple years and isn’t so frightening anymore. However, to take his place is something in the attic that breathes close to you when you go up there. I’ve only ever dared to go in the attic twice, and both times I’ve heard that breathing. Aside from that, I’ve heard music that disappeared when I went looking for it, saw a hooded figure in my room one night rifling through my bookshelf (the books were rearranged too), seen a cat made of black static, and a couple other things. Hehe, I’ve lived a pretty paranormal life! 
Contest stuff:
So already voted. Also already entered the Kindle 2 contest (alas, no video in my entry.)
1. Purchased!
2. Just did that, of course.
3. FINALLY subscribed to the newsletter!
4. I was the first to comment on the poll.
5. Advertised the contest in three places:
– http://community.livejournal.com/urbanfantasyfan/298878.html
– http://sixverstein.livejournal.com/62056.html
– http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&suggest¬e_id=92338565828#/note.php?note_id=92338565828&ref=mf
6. Sent a Facebook friend request and am now following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event today! (As usual, my Twitter name is Sixverstein.)
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Oh, the twitter place is OV_099 for me. . .
and soaps and Star Trek. With you on Kirk, for certain, original and new. But I also watched Another World until it was cancelled. . . went on to Guiding Light because an actor from AW went there. If you want paranormal on GL, you had Reva’s clone (didn’t watch those days), walking through a painting and going back in time, psychic Reva. . . and that’s all I can think of. And there certain is plenty of romance on soaps, even if there are few happily ever afters on them!
Lois
I was an actress initially after college and got some work here and there on NY based soaps. I did some stuff on Another World, Guiding Light and As the World Turns. Nothing major but worked here and there. It was pretty cool to work alongside some of the actors I watched as a teen.
Tom Eplin, who played Jake on Another World, was even hotter in person and a HUGE flirt. Definitely made the days on set more fun!
Oh, I totally forgot to mention that I RSVP’d earlier for this event! And of course I showed up!
So I actually have…
0. RSVP’d earlier and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented earlier.
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in previous comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event today (via Sixverstein).
Maigan R. (dragoon.silverstein[at]gmail.com)
Sara: First, Star Trek and Lori Handeland? Awesome! Second, I really love reading about places I know / have lived. Reading those familiar spots and being able to really picture how a place looks makes for a great reading experience. I imagine it is just as cool to write a place you know and love. Is it also hard trying to make your action fit in places you know but don’t quite fit and / or having to tweak places you know to fit your action?
I wouldn’t say I’ve had much in the way of paranormal experiences. However, there is one place that gives everyone in my family the creeps. My grandmother’s place was out in the woods, so there were lots of places to go hiking and such. There was one spot that was very beautiful - artistically strewn with rocks, lots of trees, and even a waterfall during spring runoff - but it gave every one of us a “bad feeling” and my grandmother’s dogs refused to go there. We’d occasionally visit back to see if other members of the family or visitors felt the badness as well. Some did, some didn’t, but every one of the family felt it without being prompted.
Contest stuff: already newsletter subscriber, already voted in poll.
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What parts did you play on Guiding Light and As the World Turns? I used to watch those shows all the time and I cannot place your face. It is bugging me because I do recognize you.
how cool to get to work with the actors. I loved Jake on Another world. I keep seeing the commercials that Cass is doing now and it’s strange to see him doing them. I just always remember him as Cass. I loved Felicia (Linda Dano) too on another world.
loved the story about your son.
Already joined Sara’s facebook page when I read the review last week. Waiting eagerly on the book being out in paperback
Not really a ghost story but kinda.
We had to put my rottiweiller down due to bone cancer. We did it at home but they had to inject into the muscle as she refused to have it in the vein (just come out of the vets where she had been put under for xrays etc). Anyway because inject was intramusclar she went to sleep but didn’t actually pass for sometime. She was inside in her favourite position by our sofa. My partner swears she died at 10.30pm because he saw her with his mother (long dead). His mum was in her rocking chair with Shar beside her and she told my partner that she would look after her.
Recently my grandmother died. The day before she passed she told my mum she could hear singing (there was none that mum could hear), beautiful voices grandma said. Then she asked mum if she could see Bodie playing. Bodie was my uncles dog that unknown to grandma had been put down the day before. These comments were of great comfort to my mother as she believes Bodie and Grandma are together now.
My grandmother said goodbye to me after she passed. It was wonderfully comforting.
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I added the link to face book. How does it work if I already voted in the poll. I can’t vote again, does that still count?
very cool story. I don’t thik that I have any close to it.
Hey Sara, Thanks so much for spending time with us today. I have not read your books yet, but am planning on it as I read all the great reviews. I do have a little paranormal story to share - I was at work one day many years ago and my boyfriend at the time called me. That was not unusual at all. He was chatting with me for a while (probably to get up his courage) and then told me he actually did call me for a reason, that he had something to tell me. And before he could say anything more, I told him - “You are calling to tell me my grandmother died.” He was kind of surprised and asked if one of my brothers had already called me to let me know. I was able to tell him that no one in my family had talked to me that day. I realized she had passed because the night before, I had gotten an “empty call”, meaning the phone rang, but when I answered there was no sound on the other end and I had gotten these type of calls before when other members of my family had passed on.
Hi Sara!
That was a very interesting interview. I know my folks said the same thing that happened to your son happened to me. Though I have no recollection of it lol.
But Welcome to BBB! And congrats on the book release!
Hi, Sara!
I can’t say I’ve had any encounters. If I’m freaked out by walking in the dark, I can only imagine having something like that happen to me would freak me really out!
Although there was this one time where I was at work and suddenly they announced a code blue in 7th floor but 7th was closed that night so they couldn’t possibly be any codes up there since there’s no patients! So I make a joke to a fellow nurse about it being a ghost and she started telling me how one time an old supervisor was coming out the elevator and fell right down, having an MI and died. And then a few times after that the elevator would open by itself and stay open a few seconds then just close.
Just as she is telling me this, we here thudding, like some is running, from the floor up which was 7th and I swear, I had goose bumps in my arms! Even that little bit freaked me out! I’m such a wimp…
Contest stuff:
I did RSVP in advance
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5 = facebook
6 = facebook & twitter
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Thanks for coming by Sara!
Weird happenings? They kind of run rampent in my family. I’ve had a lot of dreams that have come true (Unfortunately, I have yet to dream about winning lottery numbers), cousins have predicted things and I think my grandmother came to me when she died. She had been in the hospital for a couple of weeks (I was 13 at the time) and everyone knew she wasn’t coming home. They didn’t tell ME this because she and I were pretty close but I think I knew. One night as I was in bed, I heard a beeping noise. When it stopped there was a …. I hesitate to say figure because it wasn’t in any form….a white flash at the foot of my bed. It wasn’t until the next evening that I learned my Grandma had died and at the exact moment all of this happened. Since then, I’ve felt her presence quite a few times and even in front of a friend. My friend and I were sitting at my kitchen table talking and somehow we got on the subject of my Grandma. I was talking about her (and I THINK I was telling the above story) when my pop can moved on it’s own a few inches across the table. I laughed and said “Hi Grandma!” but my friend totally freaked out, left the room and wouldn’t come back come hell or high water. (Grandma had a sense of humor!)
As I’m not familiar with your books (for shame!) my question will be somewhat general. Of all the books ever written…what one (or series) would you have liked to have written?
The strangest thing that happened to me was when I was about five years old. I was asleep in my room when a man walked in, picked me up, and carried me into my mother’s room. The man was glowing, so brightly that I couldn’t see his face. My mother woke up in surprise when she realized that I was in her bed! I explained to her what happened, but she just chalked it up to an overactive childhood imagination…though years later, when I was grown, I mentioned that to her and she didn’t seem too convinced that it was a figment of my imagination.
Hi there..I’m back
I’m really enjoying all of the experiences people are posting.
As for my soap opera career…it’s really not that exciting.LOL! I did lots of extra work, under/5 and day player stuff. My best gig was on Another World I played Officer Baird. It was great to get any paid work and those shows were fun to work on.
As for what do I wish I had written? hmmmm…..I think that Christine Feehan’s Ghostwalker series is just so inventive. I really love it and hope that readers will enjoy my series the same way! Sigh…one cand dream.
I know that many of you want print…and so do I! I’ve got to sell just a few more ebooks and then I ge sent to print! Whooo HOO! So not only would you 6.99 purchase get you 100 entries for the i-touch it also gets us closer to print.
So….any more good ghost stories? I’ve got a few more…but our party goes on for another 10 days and I’ll save it for a little later.
Okay. I wanna read the book. Rather win it though. So…
4 = done & done
6 = facebook.
Hi there. I am following Sara on Twitter. Sara, I’ve never read any of your books before, but I read the review and it sounds interesting. I’ve read a lot of reviewers disenchanted with the destined or life mate story line, yet I’ve also read authors who did it quite well (C.L. Wilson in particular comes to mind). What are some of the special challenges you face when you write about characters who are “meant to be together” and how do you meet them?
I was really close to my grandparents and they passed away when I was pretty young (actually within four years of each other). In high school, there were times when I’d be completely alone in a room and I could smell my grandfather and/or feel like I wasn’t completely alone in the room. Later on in life, I would be working and realize my hair smelled like my grandmother - like she had been playing with it. It was comforting to know they were still with me even though they were gone. I think it had more to do with a need I had for their presence, as I was going through some tough times personally. I don’t sense them anymore, so I can only guess that they no longer feel the compulsion to watch over me.
I love your story, which just corroborates with stories I’d heard that children naturally sense spirits. I suppose it’s because their minds are wide open to all experiences and are perhaps innocent enough to witness such beings. How neat!
I posted information on this event on my blog (http://elisajankowski.blogspot.com), which autofeeds into my facebook notes (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=27710637&ref=name#/profile.php?id=27710637&ref=profile)
Oh and I did RSVP for this event via facebook
Ohhh I love reading about these spooky stories!!
An iPod Touch sounds fantastic!
Hi, Sara. Love Westerly and will be there off and on this summer since one of my best friends has moved there permanently!
How many books are planned for your shifter series?
(I’ve befriended Sara on FB. I’ve voted in the poll.)
Hey Kimberly…that’s a great question about the life mates. In this series the Amoveo have 1 pre-destined soul mate. Their abilities don’t manifest until puberty. One of their abilities is dream walking. They find their mate in the dream realm first and then are able to connect in the physical realm. The catch in “The Amoveo Legacy” is that Samantha is a hybrid but she doesn’t know it, therefore Malcolm faces a special set of challenges. I hope you’ll take a chance on my new series and check it out!
Oops! I almost forgot. This series is planned to be 5 books.
If you’re going to be in Westerly on August 8th, come by Paddy’s from 1-4pm for the book signing!
eeks, seriously that story gave me goosebumps! Great post:D I’m already friends with Sara on both twitter & FB… and I’m pretty sure Myspace, though we’ve been friends for quite awhile so I’ve no confirmation of these… course I’m sure she could tell you *G*
I find it awesome about paranormal little stories, because it brings me back to when I loved my imagination and wishing for things to be real– and the stories told to have me believe again.
The only event I can really remember and it happened a few times for me in my childhood, is during the times in my old home, before my first move, I used to go down the stairs which leads to the foyer and the front door. And each time I have to stop because I swear I hear someone calling out my name, faintly like it was from far away, and each time I call back to my mom to ask her if she called me, but she keeps telling me she didn’t, and the voice was always feminine. Now a-days I just catch in the corner of my eye a presence of a white cat, which has to be a ghost since the two cats we have, one is black and one is orange with bits of white.
2. Yes weird things do happen. Some times it is dreams. On the eve of my 5th birthday, I dreamed of my uncle on the battlefield in Korea where he was at the time. Next morning I told my parents he was killed. Got a sound scolding and told I couldn’t dream what was go happen. My grandparents got notification that afternoon that he was killed at the time and in the manner I’d dreamed. Have “felt” things often and known things were happening. Was trying to get to sleep one night when my husband and daughter were driving home from Florida. Was just dozing off when I heard a squeak and my heart rate jumped. Next day when we were talking about their trip, I discovered my daughter hit a possum on the interstate at exactly the time I “heard” the squeak. There have been many, many more instances. I often know someone is going to call seconds before the phone rings.
3. Already subscribed.
4. Already voted in the poll and visited the Kindle site.
Welcome - your books sounds intriguing and I will have to give the link a look I am hoping its an ebook!!
2) For a person that loves paranormal I have always been the first to say to my family do not come back as a ghost and haunt me — I don’t think I could take it. My experience happen when I was in college abroad and my dad was having major surgery in the states. I had a “dream” of my grandfather (we were in present time and he had passed a couple years before) the night before my dad’s surgery. In my dream I kept trying to tell everyone that he couldn’t be here that he was dead. They ignored me and he turned and looked at me in my dream and said ” Yup I am dead - you and I both know it - I just stopped by to tell you your dad was going to be OK” It freaked me out a bit but I always liked my dream because I felt in control. When I woke up I felt better and later I learned my dad had the same dream about his father telling him he was going to be OK - the grandpa who was in mine was my mom’s father.
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Sara, how fun to get to know you! I love the story about your son being apparently delighted by your grandfather!
I’ve had ghosts mess with my stove (turn it up) to get my attention, and I have one now who changes the light settings on a makeup mirror to let me know she’s around.
BBB is is a permanent link of my web site!
Light,
Nancy Haddock
I love hearing about new series. Definitely will check this one out.
I’ve already voted in the poll
I love hearing about new series. Definitely will check this one out.
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My husband and I were traveling late one night on an unlighted stretch of highway thru the country. Lights glared in the rearview mirror for about a mile. When we slowed down hoping the car behind would pass, lights glared in the outside driver’s mirror and reflected up from the macadam, then our car rocked, but nothing passed us. The lights in the rearview were gone. We looked at each other and said at the same time: “What was that?” We have no idea.
Hi Sara!
Welcome to BBB. What a fascinating post. I’ve had no close encounters which I can share, but I always enjoy reading about others.
Thanks for stopping by!
(Rach, FB, friends everywhere with BBB, BBB on blog roll, twitter, entered contests, etc etc. LOL)
1. Book Sounds great. I am definitely either buying or adding to my wish list. Will have to see what i can order this week lol.
2. Voted in the poll already
3. added sara to myspace http://www.myspacecom/Pamk258 and twitter http://www.twitter.com/Pamk258
4. added sara to my blog roll and blogged about the contest at http://bookcrazyscrapbookmama.blogspot.com/
5. blogged at http://www.myspace.com/pamk258
5. am buying this book.
What a great prize. Would love to be reading your book on it. Thanks for the chance!
Hi Sara
when i was younger i remember waking in the middle of the night and seeing my grandfather at the foot of my bed. it scared me a lot and then right after i had my daughter once again i woke in the middle of the night and there was my grandfather at the foot of the bed once again.
What Fruit best describes your personality and why?
already subscribed to BBB
already voted and enter to win a kindle and i twittered the kindle contest
shared it on fb http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home
shared it on myspace http://home.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user
blogged about it http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&bID=491497906
Friended on myspace and FB
i’m following Sara on twitter
i think i’m done for now lol
Heheh, I’m almost afraid to join in. Shell thinks I’m lucky… so rubbing good luck on her and Keeshe
Well I posted something in the “Win a Kindle 2″.
* Added her on facebook
* following on twitter
you are lucky lol
I live in an old farmhouse in VA and when my kids were little there seemed to be alot of paranormal activity here. It has quieted down a lot now that they are adults. One evening my friend and I were sitting in the living room which is actually a LR/DR combo and the sofa divided the two, when out of the kitchen doorway came 3 distinct black shadows of different heights that stopped at the back of the sofa and stayed there for about 5-10 mins. It seemed like a man, woman and child and they just vanished. My mother, who lived with us for a while, often said she saw a shadow person going up the stairs and into the back bedroom that we used for storage.
For the contest:
1. Posted on facebook
2. Posted on MySpace
3. Twittered
4. Had RSVP the other day
5. Put in a friend request for Sara on Facebook
6. Subscribed to newsletter
7. Entered the Kindle contest
I grew up in a very old farmhouse. People had died (of natural causes) there. I always was seeing shapes when I was younger and had a problem sleeping in a room by myself. I usually did the “camp out” on my folks bedroom floor.
I tend to see animal shapes in our newer house- the pets we lost here. And I feel our one cat get on my bed at night, turn on the light- and my other cat is yawning- saying “why did you turn the light on- it’s just Ruby”
friend on twitter, myspace and I am a member of the Blood Bank! Going off to sign up for the Kindle contest!!
Love you guys!! Can’t wait to read Saras’ books!! They sound amazing!!
Hi Sara, congrats on your book, my kind of story. Cool story about your grandfather. I’ve never had any such experiences myself. I’ve been going on vacation to Westerly for years, try to get there every summer if I can. Someone in the family will usually rent a place and the rest of us barge in for a few days if we can’t stay the whole time. I don’t know about this year, but I sure hope to, so maybe I’ll see you at Paddy’s in August. Have eaten and hung out there many times, usually park my beach chair down that way because I love to listen to the classic rock playing all day. Years ago they’d have the live bands playing every day,
Did the poll already, RVSP’d the other day, already subscribe BBB, friended Sara at Facebook and shared this event there with friends yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/ogaqrd
My best friend in high school had a ghost in her house. I still remember her mom telling us about the time she saw a lady walking down the hall, and noone else was home. Congrats on your book- sounds like a really interesting read.
Hi Sara -
Congratualtions on the book! I enjoy Christine Feehan’s Ghostwalker series too, although I’m still a sucker for her macho Carpathians…
I live in San Diego, home of the Whaley House which has been featured on all sorts of ghost hunter-type shows. Lots of people died in the house and around the house, and as a kid on a field trip with my school, my friend and I smelled them making coffee. It was such a normal smell that it never occurred to us to even question it.
WHen we went back downstairs we saw that the kitchen area was roped off and asked one of the docents where they made the coffee. As soon as we saw their faces we knew they weren’t making coffee. No one cooks or has food or drinks in the house. We were very spooked!
Fun interview!
Lisa
thanks for the awesome interview and contest!
i’ve twittered and fbooked this
I just now realized that this book isn’t available in print, so I figured I better buy it now. Gotta help Sara get to print. : )
Hello! I just love paranormal romance. I belonged to the Southwest Ghosthunters Association when I lived in New Mexico. I can’t wait to get my hands on your book!! I’ll be letting others know about your book as well!
Hiya, Sara!
Regarding paranormal stuff, I’ve had only a few instances where I did a double check! I’ve tried to explain them away, but they always stay in my mind. “Did that really happen?” kinda sitches.
One odd thing that occurred involved my cousin when she was a toddler…must be 25+ yrs now. We were at one of my aunts house watching a scary movie…Ghost Story, I believe. She was sleeping, but the movie must have affected her because she woke screaming for her dad. He was not with us at the time, he had stayed at home. After we had gotten back to their house, he eventually asked if everything had been ok. He then explained that he’d fallen asleep on the couch & was woken up at about 9:30 pm by my cousin yelling for him. He said he could swear he heard her running down the hall towards him. Weird thing was that was about the time she woke up from her nightmare. Pretty weird.
Best wishes on your first book in the Amoveo Legacy series!
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I didn’t rsvp…I don’t remember doing so, but I did get a reminder from the 5/26 post. Just never made it back to enter any entries yesterday!
2. commented
3. I’m a subscriber
4. Have already voted on the poll & entered the Kindle2 contest
5. spreading the love at:
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6. pending follows/friending at FB, myspace, & followed at twitter
7. 1st twitter post today!
8. added her blog link to my Haunting Grounds @ http://dd03.blogspot.com/
What an awesome contest, and ways to answer. I love shifter books, and Sara will definitely be on my To Read List!
Hi Sarah
This is a great post and i enjoyed reading all of the comments.
I do think that The Amoveo Legacy sounds wonderful and am looking forward to reading it..just my type of storyline!!
Sometimes i wonder about the experiences that i have had,although sometimes small i get the feeling that there is more and i should pay attention.
My mother on the other hand is a definite believer. She started telling me her experiences when i was very young and i always knew she would never lie because i still woke her up in the middle of the night scared,why would she chance it more with me being scared of ghosts?? The house that she grew up in was haunted. There was a baby that cried and someone that sounded like a man with boots that walked up and down the stairs.Doors would open that would be shut all the way. Everybody lived with it until the house burned down mysteriously. A few days after the fire, my mom who was 17 at the time walked to the ruins and sat on a step that was still standing on the front porch.She said all of a sudden she felt an invisible hand touch her shoulder and rest on it.She thinks now that it was a gesture of reassurance,but at the time it scared the heck out of her and she ran down the street barefoot.
I have always wanted to look up the details of this house but never know where to start.
I love your blog, I am a subscriber and i took the poll;)
I don’t know as it’s a close encounter, just one of “those” things (also known as a Gabby moment) - a couple times I have gotten what I tend to term as a feeling of dread (sort of like someone walking over your grave w/ice cold boots on) which has always been followed by someone close dying within a few months. Not a pleasant thought.
Wow. I have been trying here and there for weeks off and on to get a copy. Finally managed to disable enough security options to enable me to utilize the frustrating website and now I have happily downloaded the book!
If Sara is half as talented as an author as she is as an actress, it will all have been worthwhile! Looking forward to reading and CONGRATULATIONS!
Much love,
Christian
Hi Sara!
I am a “wanna be” writer! I too want to learn from the best. I definitely will definitely use Saara Taney Humphreys as one of my role models!
I am a “wanna be” writer! I too want to learn from the best. I will definitely use Sara Taney Humphreys as one of my role models!
i voted in the poll
i rsvped and will be adding you later on
welcome to BBB great to have you here and the opertunity to read ur interview and ty for the chance to win ur awesome prize my uestion to u is what is a major role in how u chose to write a book or do anything creative what motivates you
Hi!
1. Okay, I signed up to follow your blog
2. I’m already a subscriber to bittenbybooks newsletter
3. my comment: A lot of people who believe in ghosts/spirits say that young children see more than adults do. Actually, it’s young children and pets. Every once in a while at my old house, my dog would just start barking a growling at a specific spot in the living room, not wandering around barking, he would stare at a spot and grow. Our cat, also used to growl at the wall.
4. added you to my links at http://mardelwanda.livejournal.com/
5. already voted in the poll
Good luck on sales, and congrats on the publishing!
I live in a house when i was a teen that the capnet drawers would open and clouse by them selves and the lights would fliker.
3. already a subscriber
4.I think i did 7781 at one time but i cat do 6834 wright now
5.I spread the word on my my space myspace.com/sasluvbooks
6.going to going bake to do that now.
I always was in to Spock more then Kirk but thay are both cute.
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2. I’m so boring - I think the closest encounter I’ve ever had was my little brother messing around!
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7. http://twitter.com/glowstars/status/1946221260
8. http://glowstars.net/?page_id=380
Good Morning everyone! It was awesometo wake up to all these posts. I loved the wide variety of experineces. I tell ya,the more I hear other people’s experiences, the more I’m convined there is more than just this life.
Ok..Chris Galpin posted on here and bought my book?! Chris is an old buddy of mine from college who I haven’t seen in years…THANKS CHRIS :)We did theater together and you guys are in the Boston area you should check out his improv troupe Speed of Thought Players!!!
I was posed the question, What kind of fruit would I be? Hmmm. What a cool question. I’ve never really thought about it before…but I’d have to go with Pineapple. Mostly because it’s my favorite fruit and it’s exotic. I’m not exotic but always wish I was so if I’m gonna be a piece of fruit…I’m gonna be an exotic one. LOL.
So here’s my ghost story for today.
As I mentioned earlier, we own the house my husband grew up in and his late Mother and Grandmother both lived here for many years before their deaths.
When my son Ian was about 4 years old he told me there was an old lady in his closet. I said, “Excuse me?” He said, “There’s an old lady in my closet and she waves at me sometimes at night.”
WEIRD! He never really mentioned it again. He’s the oldest of my four boys–and now 13 years old– and none of the others have said anything.
My we have at times heard somone walking around upstairs when no one is up there.
I have another idea for a spirit series…..now if only I had more time to write. sigh.
3. 4. done
5. 8. both all here http://beetsbooks.blogspot.com/
My most memorable experience was when I was around 10. We rented a house and while moving in, a boy just appeared in the road, on a bike. He rode up to me and my cousin and told us that someone was buried under the house and that there are tunnels under the house. He then turned around and headed back across the road, but disappeared before he made it all the way across. We lived there for a little over a year and had many things happen. Lights came on, the tv came on, the front door came unlocked and opened. There was a small building outside, with a padlock on it. The door would open, with the padlock still locked, and the light would be on. The dogs would bark at nothing. Mom would feel someone get into bed with her. I was crawling around on the floor and something cut my leg, but there was nothing there to cut it. I still have the scar from that. I oculd go on and on, but those are the biggest things that happened. It sure made me a believer that there is more out there than we realize.
Melissa
BTW, I am already a subscriber to Bitten by Books.
I voted in the poll and posted about the contest on Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/melissaconatser
melissa
Posted on Vicki Pettersson’s message board and on Facebook.
Voting in the poll too.
~Raven
I had several encounters at my parent’s house which is over 110 years old. Most recently I was staying overnight with my infant daughter and she started crying. I did not wake and felt someone sitting on my leg to wake me up. Very real, very crazy. My mom swears she’s actually seen the ghost lady that lives in the house.
I am also an email subscriber.
wow the ghost stories are still being passed!
A pineapple eh? So you’ve got a hard skin but are soft, squishy and sweet on the inside…with happy outlook on life, great focus and fab will power (yellow).
I’ve just started reading on my ereader, and got so engrossed in it that I read for three hours straight (wha?!) I didn’t end up going to sleep until midnight - exhausted today! LOL will have to start reading a little earlier tonight. My fav so far, the whole ambiance! I’m drawn into their world upon the first sentence…excellent work Sara!
Loving the ghost stories…although that whole getting touched on the leg thing..and someone else getting cut…ewwww. That gave me the heebie jeebies!
Jo…I’m so glad you like it
That made my day!
Ooh, I’d LOVE a Touch. *drool* They’re so pretty. Excellent idea!
exellent ghost story….
1)love to get and buy some of your books but iam flat broke at the moment iam sorry….i know you understand..iam blaming the two toddlers!!!;-)
2)i have a story that involves the local cematry(visting my nan) but i get goose bumps thinking about it and i get teary too very powerful precense not far from my nans grave when i go past this area i feel sorrow,loss and lonelyness …….
3)all ready subscribed to the cool newsletter
4)i voted the other day for my girl kim harrison..the hollows rocks!!
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becca
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ok i added you to facebook and i add the like to face book too. i hope i win.
but i proble won’t, ohh well i try.
this book I have to check out. I haven’t had any ancounters of anything, but I wouldn’t mind if something like it happened
3. already subscribed
4. already voted, and I don’t want a kindle 2 at the moment
I’m back!
And I’ve brought another ghost story with me. 
This one actually happened to my mother. Well… more of my mother and me.
This happened probably two years ago. One night, I was trying to get some sleep, as the first day of school was only hours away, but I couldn’t because something kept walking up in the attic. Now, I know I didn’t imagine the footsteps, because my father’s admitted to hearing them, too. Well, seeing as my bed was only five feet from the ceiling at the time (loft bed and all) I could hear the footsteps very well… and it was unpleasant. After school, I told my mother about it, and she didn’t believe me. Well, I wasn’t too surprised with that, given that she hasn’t believed any of my ghost encounters. I shrugged it off. Well, a few weeks later, my father had to leave for his duty on his ship at the time (Coast Guard) so my mom and I were alone for a few months. One night, my mom awoke with a start from a nightmare, and she looked around for my dad, remembering that he was gone. Suddenly, while she was sitting in bed, someone patted her shoulder and she could smell cigarette smoke. No one in the house smokes (and no guests are allowed to smoke in the house) so this was certainly unusual. Later that day she came to me and said, “I think there might be something to your ghost stories. I’m pretty sure Grandpa visited me last night.”
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Oh yeah, and tweeted the contest again today.
So I have…
0. RSVP’d earlier and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
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now if captain kirk was in a soap opera that would be a really cool Paranormal Romance con5459(at)gmail(dot)com
great book, great contest
This is a GREAT contest. Please let me be lucky!
I worked in a haunted pizza place in Lakenheath, England when I was stationed there ‘88-’90. A friendly woman who had lived and died in the house where the pizza place was located downstairs. The living area was upstairs and used for storage and our bathroom. I went upstairs one evening at closing time and found all of the doors open. I closed them all, went to the bathroom and when I came out not a few minutes later, the doors were all open. I closed them again and by the time I got to the stairs, they were open again…..I asked the manager and he said the ghost just liked them open sometimes.
Hi Sara,
The Amoveo Legacy sounds great.
I’m a bbb subcriber and friend on facebook
Great author, keep up the good work!
great book
Your book is fascinating! Id love to win the ipod touch
Thanks!
Christine Feehan is one of my favorite authors also. No ghost stories here, but I loved reading everyone else’s.
Sounds like a really good book! Can’t wait to read it!! I’m going to try to buy it soon but who knows! And iPods are really nice
I’ve never had any paranormal experience. But I love to read about the paranormal. Congrats on the new book. The customer reviews at Devine Destinies were great, they all loved The Amoveo Legacy. Lots of 5 stars.
I am a subscriber and participated in the poll. Would love a chance to win an iPod.
I’m slightly new to the paranormal genre. What is a shifter? Is it a were person? Thanks
timidbutterfly2008(at)yahoo(dot)com
Loving the stories. Hey by the way… I noticed we’ve got some military families here. FYI.. I have a very special contest running through the summer for U.S. Military Wives only! You can find the details in the CONTEST section of my website http://sarataneyhumphreys.com
A shape shifter is a being that can shift into something–or take the form of something– other than itself. I tried to create a new and different species with The Amoveo people. The Amoveo are an ancient race of shape shifters. They have 10 animal clans among their race. They are dream walking, telepathic, shifters that have one pre-destined soul mate. If they don’t find their mate by the time they turn 30, they slowly lose their abilities and die. Once they mate they live exceptionally longer life spans, age more slowly and they can only have chidlren with their mates. One of their coolest abilities is that they can travel with the speed of thought.
never had any but I am fasinated
Hey there! Shape shifters are beings that can take the form of another. For this series I wanted to create a new race of shifters. The Amoveo are an acient race of shape shifters. There are 10 animal clans among their people. They are dream walking, telepathic shifters that have one pre-destined soul mate. They can only have children with their mates. Once they mate they age at a signifcantly slower rate and live exceptionally long lives. However, if they don’t find their mate by the time they turn 30, then they begin to lose their abilities and they slowly die. If one Amoveo dies then their mate eventually dies and it wipes out any offspring they might have had. Their race has been hunted to the brink of extinction by the Caedo Family one of only 2 families of humans that know of their existence. Intrigued??? I hope you’ll check out “The Amoveo Legacy.
In the Amoveo series, it seems that there is a definite and real existence of true love, in the form of the perfect mate. Is this form of destiny going to be shown through other books? What happens when someone tries to fight destiny–do they and their intended mate simply lose their powers, or is there something greater at work?
Wow, you actually sent a personalized email on myspace. I’ve really enjoyed your interview
Elie N
zenfoxflower@ yahoo.com
i Twittered it
the books sound awesome
Hey there again!
Glad you liked the message Elie…I try to do that when I can
Hey Joy
The key the Amoveo’s survival is finding that 1 destined mate but true love isn’t alaways smooth. In Book 2 we’re going to see the heroine fight things a little more than Samantha did in Book 1. I don’t want to give anything away…but in the coming books you’ll see more about what happens when an Amoveo loses their mate. Stay tuned…..
Hi Sara
This is on my TBR list.
Just popping by to say hello *waves*
I love this story and I am really anticipating the rest of the series!! Great job Sara you have my support all the way!!
~Nicole RObbins
My Wife would love this!
Thanks so much ladies
Big hugs to you!!!!
I’m pooped and heading to bed…but I’ve got another great ghost story for tomorrow!
Sounds like a great book–thanks for the chance!!
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Your books sound fascinating, I’m definitely intrigued!
Me personally, I haven’t had any “close encounters,” but I do know people who have. One story in particular happened to my grandparents. They were driving around with a friend of theirs sitting in the backseat. They were talking and joking around, having a good time, but then their friend started cracking up hysterically and shortly thereafter died. Basically, he laughed to death. But the uber weird part is whenever they drove down that same stretch of highway, he would always appear in the backseat of their car and looked as though he was trying to tell them something. Creepy.
After they sold the car, he stopped appearing. I must say that I feel sorry for whomever purchased the car after them.
Love it!
Posted link to this giveaway at another lj today!
http://community.livejournal.com/dark_carpathian/28004.html
Book series are my favorites. You get to know the characters so well after a couple of books that you feel like you know them.
Good morning everyone
We’ve been talkin a lot about ghost stories so let’s change gears a bit.
I’m going to post a few questions with my answers…but I’d like you to answer them too.
If you could be any animal what would it be? A wolf. They are beautiful, mysterious and fiercly dedicated to their families.
If you could meet anyone from History who would it be and what would you do? Jesus. So I could ask him…What would Jesus do?
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? I would love to visit the Pyramids in Egypt or go on Safari in Africa.
SO how about you? What are your answers?
A tiger because of the speed and grace and i just think they are beautiful
Joan of ARC because she kicked butt for the cause she believed in and ask why she did not fight when she was a condemned heretic that lead to her death?
Hawaii because i love the water and by brother says the beaches are fabulous.
here are mine
This books looks intriging. I can’t wait to read it.
Hi! I bought the book in pdf format and I emailed you the receipt. I am so excited about this contest and I really hope I win! I also can’t wait to read it! I’m going to print out this afternoon and take it home to read this weekend. Thanks for the chance to win!
I subscribed!
I voted you five stars and I entered for the Kindle.
Thank you for a great giveaway. Thank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
I don’t think I’ve had an encounter like that. I’ve heard of other people having similar experiences, usually kids and the elderly though. Thank you for the great giveaway, my question to you would be how much input do you get to have on the covers?
Thanks
~ Popin
My wife loves paranormal stories!
No experiences here, i have lived in the same house all my life.
I subscribe!
I swear that a ghost lives here but nobody believes me.
oooh, I’d love to win!
I’d really love to win this one.
BBB and Sara’s blogs are on my blog roll on WP Blogger and google profile
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I want to win. Count me in.
Sorry, no personal close encounters, though some friends have had them.
This would be nice to have, thanks for the opportunity.
1. If you could be any animal what would it be? A wolf. They are beautiful, mysterious and fiercly dedicated to their families.
2. If you could meet anyone from History who would it be and what would you do? Jesus. So I could ask him…What would Jesus do?
3. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? I would love to visit the Pyramids in Egypt or go on Safari in Africa.
SO how about you? What are your answers?
1. wolf- actually the same answerrs why, honestly; they are beautiful, fiercely protective of their family(like me), and only kill to protect or eat.
2. hmmm idk who I would want to meet, James dean- I think, to ask him if he really was the “bad boy”
3. where would I go? Anywhere? Transylvania to see if it really is as spooky as the stories and to check out the Carpathian Mountains.
My oldest daughter got an iPod Touch for xmas from her father’s family- and it is COOL! I would LOVE to have one!
if you could be anything- Angel, Demon, were/shifter, vampire, psychic, or Zombie what would you chose and why?
Wow. What a story about Ian and the ghost of your grandfather. The closest I’ve come to something like that is seeing a face (not my own) in the bathroom mirror in the downstairs bathroom at my parents’ house. It was a bit creepy, especially when I knew nobody else could’ve been in the bathroom with me. Of course, I work in a reportedly haunted building, where I’m currently alone waiting to be done with work so I can go home, and I have heard some odd things on other nights when I’ve been the only one here. It can get a bit creepy. lol
If you could be any animal what would it be?
— Hmmm… that’s kind of hard to answer. A falcon or owl makes sense, given my ever-present desire to fly, but… hmmm. Yeah, I think I’d go with an owl.
If you could meet anyone from History who would it be and what would you do?
— I’d choose Shakespeare, Dante, or Abraham Lincoln. I’m sure we’d end up talking about writing (or in Abe’s case, the times) and not doing much else.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
— Well I’ve always wanted to go to Tokyo… Then again, I always wanted to go to Egypt, too. Hmm… Tokyo, or ancient Egypt… Tokyo… Ancient Egypt… Can I just go to both?
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Tweeted the contest again today. So I have…
0. RSVP’d and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented. (A bunch.)
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in first comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event 3 days (via Sixverstein).
Maigan R. (dragoon.silverstein[at]gmail.com)
Nice prize - hope I win.
Hmm,
1. What animal would I be? Anything from the Cat family. They are sleek, gorgeous, have fantastic markings and personality. But I must say that wolves are also quite tempting because I absolutely love them too!
2. If I could meet anyone in history, who would it be and what would we do? Hmm, I would say Empress Elisabeth of Austria (one of my favorite musicals is based on her), Marilyn Monroe, and Joseph Smith. I’d just want to talk, discuss, and generally chill with them.
3. Where in the world would I love to go? Japan. It’s not only part of my heritage, but I’ve been there once and would absolutely LOVE to go again.
I havent had any hauntings personally, however, there was a pub down the street from me that was haunted. Glasses would fall off a table, pioctures would fly off the wall, etc. My husband was in the basement getting some beer, and the door slammed shut and the door locked. He looked like a darn ghost himself when he got out of there.
Hey There! Loving the ghost stories. I am actually at the beach house in Rhode Island this weekend, where “The Amoveo Legacy” is set.
Here’s one other ghostly encounter for you. When my son Ian was about 4 years old he and his Dad went to the cemetary to plant flowers at his Mom’s grave. They were there at the crack of dawn and the place was deserted.
Just as my husband began planting flowers Ian pulled on his sleeve and said,”Daddy, who’s that man over there?”
Will looked around and there wasn’t a single person in sight. “What man?”
“That man, right there. The one in the suit.” Ian pointed to an empty spot nearby.
Will still could see no one.
“I don’t like this place Daddy. It’s creepy. I wanna go home.”
Will agreed and they left in record time.
have a great day
nice story
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I love this contest! It is so much fun to read about everyone’s experiences!
I am anxious to learn more - and am having a hard time finding where to download for Kindle 2.
Great contest. I don’t have anything to share though.
Hi Debilee…I believe it’s Mobi for the kindle but you can email the help desk at Devine Destinies publishing if you have any questions
They have several formats available!
http://devinedestinies.com
Hey again, Sara! I have a few questions for you this time.
1. How long did it take you to write The Amoveo Legacy?
2. When can we expect the next one?
3. Do you have other series planned besides this one? Will we see any of those soon?
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Tweeted the contest again today. So I have…
0. RSVP’d and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented. (A bunch.)
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in first comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event 4 days (via Sixverstein).
Maigan R. (dragoon.silverstein[at]gmail.com)
Hello Maigan!
Wow! You are a very dilligent contestant. Phew!LOL
1. It took me from start to finish about 6 months.
2. Book 2: An Amoveo Heart will probably be out around August. No release date yet but it’s coming….
3. I have another series I’m working on. It’s about a coven of vampire chicks that live and work in NYC. Kind of Sex in the City for vamps but there’s murder and mayhem mixed in. I am hoping to have that contracted by the fall. We shall see….
Did you like “The Amoveo Legacy”?
Hehe, I really want an iPod Touch.
And I want to support a new author! I’m sure others would (and hopefully will) do the same to me when I am finally published. 
Hehe, that series sounds fun. I think I’ll have to check that out when it comes around.
Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten to read it all the way through yet (my TBR pile is massive and I’ve got a bunch of stuff for BBB to read that takes precedence over personal work) but I did start into it, and I’m intrigued.
entered the K2 contest again- multiple ways! I really want to win something big! I haven’t won anything big EVER! I enter the K2 contest everyday in multiple ways and am trying to enter this one everyday as well! It would be so cool to win this or the K2!
lol ok I have probably bugged you enough for now! 
I really want to read this book as well! It sounds so interesting! But so does the other series that you are working on! What is that series going to be called? Vamps in the City? for your Sex in the City
Is The Amoveo Legacy available on Amazon in Kindle format?
Hi Nicole
“The Amoveo Legacy” is avialable in several formats on DD’s website. I think Mobi works with Kindle. It’ll be on Amazon in the next month or so I think..but for now you can get mobi.
My vampire seris is The Coven Series. Book 1 is “Heart of the Coven”
I’m having a ball with it…I really like my heroine. She’s tough and sassy.
Hello Sara,
I just finished reading a story by Celis T. Rono and accidentaly ended up at Bitten By, and found your post. This is how I find books to read well they find me I should say and I am glad I was feeling curions tonight.
I have to share a recent experience that happened just after my uncle passed away. It was about 4 days after his passing and we had a small family going away party of sorts for him he was a character and did not want a funeral. Needless to say my boys and I had just come home from the gathering and I was sitting in my living room when a Sympathy card from my friend slid acoss my coffee table, the card remained upright from one side of the table to the other, then it tipped off the table and fell to the floor, I knew it was my uncle, his presence was felt before we knew he had died. The last words he said to me the night before he died were “I love you sweetie, I hope you feel better” He and I had ended up in the ER at a hospital here in Boise at the same time. Sadly he was very sick, having dialasys every day and he shouldn’t have been released fromt he hospital that night as he died the following morning. We have had a lot of things go “missing” only to turn up right where we already looked, the remote control from the TV does it alot and keys too, it is funny most of the time. Other experiences with the paranormal for my family haven’t always been as fun but we have quite a history, I’d love to share again some time. Anyway I’m glad I found you and look forward to reading your book.
Warmest Regards,
Felicity
http://www.myspace.com/fleabone
Hi Felicity!
I’m glad you happened accross our event here at BBB and I hope you’ll enjoy “The Amoveo Legacy”.
Thanks so much for sharing that story
Here’s a question for you all. Someone had posed it to me earlier.
If you could travel to anytime in hitory where would you go?
Hi Sara,
I subscribed to the newsletter. I’ve never heard of this before, but it looks interesting. Not your average love story, ha ha. I’ll look for it!
My mother thinks the old man who used to own her house before his death still lives there. He rocks in the chair when there is no air movement in the living room. He shakes her ice tea glass. Her cats will both suddenly stare in one direction - at nothing she can see. But we all knew him, he was a very nice fellow so we are not afraid of him.
Thanks for the contest. My iPod was stolen from my home about a month ago, so I really hope I’m your winner!
Hope all goes well for you!
Ravzie
I really like Christine Feehan too and Sherrilyn Kenyon - love her Dark Hunters!
Thanks
I would love to travel back in time to the medieval times with knights and lords.
i’m a white knight kind of gal lol
Looks intriguing - how I win.
Looks intriguing - hope I win.
BBB and Sara’s blog are on my jblog rolls on WP, Blogger, and google profile
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http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
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I’m baaaaaaack.
Hmmm… anywhere in history? Well, I think I’ll have to hearken back to one of my answers to the “where would you go in the world” question. Because I would totally pick ancient Egypt.
If that wasn’t an option, then I’d pick feudal Japan so I could see the famed warriors for myself.
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Tweeted the contest again twice today. So I have…
0. RSVP’d and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented. (A bunch.)
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in first comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event 5 days (via Sixverstein).
Maigan R. (dragoon.silverstein[at]gmail.com)
Where would i go in history? Hmmm
I would not want the medieval times, I love the idea of a knight in shining armor, but i like my amenities too much- ac and toilets
I guess the same goes for the wild west- although I would love to meet Calamity Jane and see the wild west show!
You know what I would love? To go back to when the Incas were still alive and thriving! That to me would be a blast! The had running water, toilets- of a kind.
They were smart and inventive, a people that wholly believed in their gods, traditions(even if both were bloody), and in advancing their society. I would love to be a part of that type of society, to see their development; know their thoughts.
I’ve been reading science fiction and fantasy since my teens. As I am in my 50’s now, that was a lot of years ago. Back then, much of SC/F was pulp fiction - monthly magazines that were the size of a book, but much thinner, and printed on newsprint. Later I got hooked on paranormal fantasy. Oh the strange looks and comments I got. It was made clear that I was (1)Very weird, (2)Not very smart since I read “junk”, and (3)going straight to hell. Now 40 years later, much of the science fiction written back then has become a reality. Man has traveled in space, walked on the moon, and can carry a computer in his pocket.
As to fantasy, paranormal, and supernatural fiction - No, I don’t think it is all going to come true, but reading it encouraged “What if . . ” thinking.” In real life, that helps you lconsider other possibilities, adapt, and adjust. At 57, I think it is my most useful skill.
A story that I can share- when my folks moved into their house- it was interesting. Us women went there first to get it clean up for the guys to move the furniture in. When we got there we were about an hour ahead of the guys. And for that hour we tried to get in. We had the key, but the door would not open for any of us. My mom and I tried to even open the door together- but it wouldn’t budge. When my dad and the rest of the guys got there, The door just smoothly opened- no resistance or anything- We had managed to unlock it somehow- but the knob wouldn’t even move! Of course we got kidded about being lazy, they wouldn’t believe us! But that darn door would NOT open.
As we lived there strange things would happen- The iron would move around. I would have clothes laid out, go take a shower but when i came back to my room other clothes would be in their spots. I would get into fights with my folks about them trying to chose what I wore- and they constantly told me it wasn’t them. But then their cigarettes would start disappearing. by the pack. not just a few here and there, but packs out of the carton….. by this time i started to help the old lady next door, and would complain to her about it, since i was getting the blame for the cigs disappearing and my clothes were still being moved- and Ms. Violet said- “Darn Jimmy” And when i asked her who Jimmy was she told me-
Jimmy was the man who owned the house before us. There were many rumors around town about him, as there will be in a small place, but he was a small town man who loved to mess with people. He had died in the Kitchen of the house, and she said that he would pull practical pranks on her all the time when he was alive- moving her smokes, giving her a hard time about always ironing and so would hide her iron from her, and griping about her never wearing dresses anymore. Once she told me that I understood, and the next time that my clothes got moved, I hollered out- “ok Mr. Jimmy I will wear the darn dress” My folks looked at me funny, but it worked, as long as I wore 1 dress a week, my clothes stayed where i put them. Some people are uncomfortable in my folks house, I ‘m not. Mr. Jimmy is a nice dead guy, who just happens to like to joke around.
this is a fun contest too. This and the K2 contest are the two that I have enjoyed the most so far!
Felicity-
Isn’t Celis just grand? She has alot of talent! Definitely a new author to keep an eye on! I am glad you came here too!
Whew, I wasn’t late for this!
I am subscribed to the newsletter, I voted in the poll, and I entered the Kindle 2 contest!
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I posted the link here: http://nightdweller20.livejournal.com/15354.html and here: http://nightdweller20.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/win-an-8gb-ipod-touch/
I put both Sara’s website and blog on my blogroll at both above blogs.
Hey there….so I’m almost out of ghost stories…but I’ll have one for tomorrow.
I think that the best is reading everyone else’s experiences.
Look forward to reading more of ‘em!
When you are writing do you identify with all the characters or just the main character you are writing about? Do you feel how they would each think and act or does it evolve as you write?
Hi Susan
I definitely identify with all of them. I think my background as an actor helps me when trying to get into each character’s head. I do have some preconceived notions about each character’s feelings, but a great deal of it evolves as I write. It’s a little bit of an out of body experience.
I know that those we love who have passed on are still with us. My grandmother passed away when I was a little girl but she still comes to visit me. One time I was in my car with my daughter (who is a seen-it-all teenager. lol) and all of sudden the smell of flowers was overwhelming. Katie asked me if that was Grandma coming to visit. She knew I don’t wear strong scents and it was winter in New Jersey so nothing was in bloom. Whenever I smell flowers I know my grandma is with me. I cannot wait to read your books! When the contest began I twittered, facebooked, and mentioned to everyone I know about the contest. Good luck to everyone.
Sounds like a great contest - would love to win> Thanks for the great job.
When were you on AW.? I met Charles Grant back in 1989…On my birthday. I won tickets to go to a homeshow he was at the day I came out of the hospital with my first son. A week after they called me to tell me I won the meet and greet with him….. It was soo fun. One biker dude won it too and wouldn’t let his wife come to the meet and greet made her wait outside. LOL He was a nice guy. Everyone was trying to get storyline details out of him. Did that happen to you? Does it happen now that you are an author than in the acting?
Please include me in this giveaway. I just became a subscriber.
Thank you.
makeupgirl21@comcast.net
Great prize. I would love an Ipod Touch.
Good Morning!
Well I wasn’t a contracted player….meaning I wasn’t a lead role. I had a small part on Another World as a police Officer Baird. I only spoke occasionally and usually did glorified extra work. It was fun though and sure beat waiting tables! Hey…I figure there are lots of actors who don’t even get that work, so I always counted myself lucky. It was a lot of fun to work on the show because I grew up watching it. Tom Eplin, who played Jake, was even more gorgeous in person. Yummy!
I haven’t pursued my acting career for a very long time. I’ve got 4 boys and acting is a tough road to choose…especially if you’ve got kids. I have worked for the past several years as a public speaker. It’s lots of fun and I really enjoy it.
Guess what?! I found out last night that “The Amoveo Legacy” is the #1 BEST SELLER at Devine Destinies!!! Whoo Hooo! I don’t if they updated the site to reflect that…but it should be done by the end of the day
Thanks for the great giveaway…my son’s iPod touch was just stolen. so this would make a great no cost replacement! I hope that I win!
Thanks for entering
I know there are a lot of free ways to enter..but remember…if you buy “The Amoveo Legacy” for just 6.99 you get 100 Entries to the contest and a great book….if I do say so myself 
You can check out some reader reviews or read the BBB review for someone else’s opinion LOL!
I STOLE THE IPOD FROM POST 223 AND I NEED THEM TO WIN AGAIN SO I CAN GET ANOTHER ONE!
Hi,
I loved your interview and the prize is very generous ;). I’ve been a Trekkie from my childhood, there is just something great about it, even contagious:)
I also love the paranormal stuff and devour everything I can grab my hands on.
I’ve had a ghostly encounter, maybe not as vivid as yours but several times I heard my grandfather’s laughter in the house during the year he died, but afterwards it stopped. Also, and this still happens, at the moment I wake up and open my eyes I see him sitting on my bed or a chair beside the bed. He’s there for a few seconds and then he disappears. I was his favourite and I believe he hovers near me and watches over me. Your book sounds interesting. I’m going to check it out on the web and it goes on my TBR pile!
Here’s my blog post about the contest: Undercover Book Lover
jax1204(at)gmail(dot)com
Ummm… this looks like the kind of book I’d have to read when I’m sure there is someone in the house to keep me company. LOL. Weird things creep me out.
i would love to buy the book but right at this minute i cannot afford it but it is on the tbb list
I use to watch Star Trek the next generation and decided to go and see the new Star Trek movie. I loved it and actually want to see it again. We have had so many various ghostly things at my apartment and one that stuck out the most for me. I was on the phone with my mom and looked up to the kitchen curtain being pushed all the way to the center like someone was looking out it. There was no one there and the window was closed so there was no breeze or anything. A week later or so my husband seen the same thing with our bedroom curtain.
great contest, I,ve noticed many people enter contests for ipods.
Would surely love to win an ipod touch…thanks for the contest!
BBB and Sara’s blogs r on my rolls here
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enter the WWYD4aK2 contest every day in multiple ways!
Hey there! Thanks for stopping in! I think I’m going to add a couple more prizes to sweeten the pot
Here’s another ghost story for you….
I was in my kitchen one afternoon with my son Leo, who was about 5 years old at the time. It was summer and I had the front door open to get a breeze. Out of nowhere I hear the screen door open and shut and a woman softly call my name..twice.
Leo said,”Mommy who’s here?”
I shrugged. “Hello?”
Nothing. No one was there and the screen door was closed…and latched.
This is a great contest. I wish I had the money just to go out and buy an ipod but at the moment I cant afford it.
This is a great contest, I really would like to have an ipod Touch.
I don’t know if i said it yet or not but i had rsvped for this! And hee hee i have shown up multiple days!
This is a great contest! You’re gonna add more prizes to the pot?!?!!? SWEET!!!!!!
I twittered today as well!
Thanks for such a great contest.
I posted here:
http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
and here:
http://nicholandria.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/sara-humphreys-is-at-bbb/
I LIKE THIS PRIZE
Summer is upon us and I’ve got tons of pool and beach time ahead… I NEED CONTENT! ipod and books are the best for enjoyable passing sun worship time.
Glad that you’re all loving the contest! I’m hoping we can pass 500 comments before this thing is done! I’m so psyched that “The Amoveo Legacy” is #1 at Devine Destinies
I hope you’ll take a chance on buying my book. I know that I’m a new author and people are sometimes wary of trying something new.
I’m actually sending this message from my iPhone. It’s my favorite gadget!
So……who’s got a ghost story?
sign me up
Hi Sara! I can’t believe that you were on Another World!! That was one of my favorite soaps…I grew up watching Days of Our Lives and Another World. My mom watched them, she still watches Days. After Another World went off the air, I started watching Guiding Light. I used to Tivo it or I would go and sit with my patients (I am a nurse) if one of them had it on, or I would make beds at the time it was on…on the east coast it came on at 10 am.
I have to tell you about an experience I had. Two years ago my father passed away from colon cancer. He was only 68 and did not want to die. About 6 months or so after he died, a friend of mine had psychic party. Of course I wanted to know how my dad was. The psychic did not ask me any info but she made contact with my dad. She told me that my dad was really sorry about the computer…I almost fell out of the chair. A week before, my son’s computer died, we couldn’t even turn it on! She went on to explain that spirits sometimes travel along the electrical lines - she asked me if there was any particular light bulb that kept burning out…there were two in the hallway. At any rate my father was trying to come in and he entered the wrong way. He told her that by the time he realized what he did and tried to back out, it was too late!!! There was only a handful of folks that knew about the computer (my mom, my kids and a coworker). It was funny, once I talked with the psychic, I had such a great feeling knowing my dad was okay. I still miss him SO much, but feel more at peace.
Thanks for the book and the great contest!!
I’m intrigued by the book and the contest!
Just wanted to stop by and say congratulations again for the success of The Amoveo Legacy!
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Tweeted the contest yet again today. So I have…
0. RSVP’d and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented. (A bunch.)
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in first comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event 6 days (via Sixverstein).
Maigan R. (dragoon.silverstein[at]gmail.com)
congrats on the book news…!!! I have 4 boys too…. 20.16.12.10 I know what you can go through with all the scheduales ….LOL
The weirdest thing that happened to me was to see a door close by itself in an old house. There was no breeze of anything that could close it, it just closed. Gave me goosebumps for hours.
Great book - congrats!! My daughter has been begging me for an Ipod touch. She would be so excited if we won this!! Thanks for the great site and great giveaway.
i’m back
and i love reading all these stories
this is great
thanks for sharing
Hey there! If you are fascinated by the afterlife then you should pick up the book “Testimony of Light”. It’s outstanding! Of course…you could also get “The Amoveo Legacy” AND you’ll get 100 entires into this contest with it
thanks
Hmmm, do I have a ghost story for today? I can’t think of one right now, but I do have something else to say! Thanks to you, I started thinking about shifters… and got a really cool idea for a shifter race of my own!
Now if I could just find a plot or co-writer for it…
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Tweeted the contest yet again today. So I have…
0. RSVP’d and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented. (A bunch.)
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in first comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event 7 days (via Sixverstein).
Maigan R. (dragoon.silverstein[at]gmail.com)
Sorry if tacking this onto the end of all my comments is getting annoying. It’s more for me to keep track than anything. XD
Hi Heather,
Have you seen the new Star Trek yet? If so what did you think of the young Captain Kirk?
Enjoyed the interview and I am looking forward to reading your books.
1. I subscribe to the newsletter
2. Following on twitter
3. tweeted the contest
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BBB and Sara are on my blog roll at WP, Blogger, and google profile
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http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
http://www.google.com/profiles/me/editprofile?edit=t#about
twittered- nicholandria
The book looks great. I think I may need to pick up a copy this weekend after payday!
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I subscribe!
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I gave you a Tweet here: http://twitter.com/Tracy_Iglesias/status/2013958648
Good Morning
no new ghost story but i keep waiting for a new to make itself known lol
have a good one
The book looks wonderful
thanks everyone. I’m working on Book 2 now. Hoping to have it out before the end of the summer. I hope you’re all enjoying the contest and if you’ve read Book 1 I’d love to get your feedback
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http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
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Sara, we are on the way to 500 comments! w00t!
I need to go sneak the book, lol. I really want to read it!
This is the 1st time I have heard of yourself and just went to amazon to read up on reviews and check the titles I have now added you to my wish list and hopefully i will get the chance to read one of your books next week when i get paid, thanks to this site I am meeting new authors that in the subjects I am interested so thanks bitten by books and thanks to yourself.
great book
I wish I had something witty to say, but all I can think of is… best of luck with book 2!
And I tweeted the contest yet again today. So I have…
0. RSVP’d and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented. (A bunch.)
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in first comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event 8 days (via Sixverstein).
Maigan R. (dragoon.silverstein[at]gmail.com)
Oh wow, that’s insane about your son. I haven’t had an experiences like that, though I did live with family friends when I was little for about a month and everyone believes that house to be haunted. I think if anything happened, I might be freaked…unless it was like your son and not too bad…he was laughing after all.
I’m a subscriber to the Bitten by Books Email.
-Lauren B.
lauren51990 AT aol DOT com
wow, great contest
Hello Sara,
Loved the post. Added you as a friend on Facebook. Added your blogspot to my list. Subscribe to the newsletter. Commented on the poll for the Kindle. Have a great day. house_mouse88 at yahoo dot com
good morning
what i thought was a ghost this morn was actually my two does gone wild in the garage. lol
ops lets try this again
what i thought was a ghost this morning was my two dogs gone wild in the garage.
never said i could spell before my 3rd pot of coffee and i’m just on my first cup lol
I twittered the contest
blogged the contest on myspace
and Share the contest on facebook
I twittered the contest.
I’m already a member on the mailing list.
I met up with Sara and added her as a friend on Facebook.
Now, I just want to read the book!
Thanks for introducing us to another paranormal author! It’s wonderful to see so many new paranormal fiction authors.
hey everyone! Thanks again for popping in. We’ve got some very determined folks on here…I love it!
How about this question…..Have you ever had a dream about a loved one who’s passed?
Another interesting author! Now I need to look at their work.
I have had several recurring dreams of my grandmother and i always wake up in the same spot just before she says good bye.
enter me!
lol, Star Trek is my favorite too. I own all of the original Star Trek series and a few of The Next Generation
Very cool contest, by the way.
Laura Pruett
backflash_tuna@juno.com
Ailce500
I’ve never had any experiences but have heard alot about others that have.
I’m a subscriber!
BBB and Sara are both on blog roll at WP, blogger, and google profile
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My entry for Thursday 06/04
ktgonyea at gmail.com
Hey, Sara!
I think I remember you tweeting something about book signings next year? Care to share?
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And I tweeted the contest yet again today. So I have…
0. RSVP’d and attended.
1. Purchased the book.
2. Commented. (A bunch.)
3. Subscribed to the newsletter.
4. Commented on the poll and entered the Kindle 2 contest.
5. Advertised the contest in three places (links posted in first comment).
6. Befriended on Facebook and am following on Twitter.
7. Twittered the event 9 days via Sixverstein.
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ok i twittered- nicholandria
blogged here wp, blogger,
http://nicholandria.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/sara-humphreys-contest-goes-until-june-10th/
http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
http://nicholandria.xanga.com/weblog
of course we are determined! this is a great prize!
blogged MS, FB, LJ
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http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home
http://nicholandria.livejournal.com/783.html
oh and blogged here:
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and shared on Friend feed!
Nicole Hicks https://friendfeed.com/
Stellar contest!
I follow Sara on twitter. User name Tdbttrfly
timidbutterfly2008(at)yahoo(dot)com
thanks for the awesome contest enter me please
Good morning
I twittered the contest
I blogged the contest on myspace
and I shared it on Facebook
wooohooo only 199 post to go to reach 500
This is awesome! I can’t wait to see who wins
Hi Sara. I’m sorry if this has been asked already but do you work from an outline or let your characters run the show? I write and find I have to do a combination of both. Thanks!
Thanks for the fabulous interview and contest. Will be re-posting on my site by midday.
http://writefly.wordpress.com
I tend to dream things before they happen. It can me as simple as a conversation or as scary as dreaming someone’s death before it happens. Only problem is, I never have a time frame for when the even will happen.
I subscribe to the BBB newsletter and voted in the poll.
Hi Barbara. I do both as well. Although I find much of my writing is character driven. Even when I make an outline it tends to change along the way. Writing is sort of an out of body experience. LOL
A great name, a neat concept and a cool prize…the only thing missing is chocolate. You Rock Sara!
I love paranormal books. I might have to check out The Amoveo Legacy!
Great prize.
wow ok we’re up over 300! w00t! This is awesome!
posted on friend feed Nicole Hicks
and twitter nicholandria
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My mother swears she heard a “ghost” once. We were camping at a deserted campground, my brother, father & I were out fishing in our boat and only my mother was at camp. She heard a little girl laughing, but no one was staying at the campground but us…
Stacy..Great story! So spooky…anything in the woods like that creeps me out.
Thanks so much Monica, Angela, Laurie, Nicole and Stacy
I hope you’ll check out “The Amoveo Legacy” remember…you get 100 MORE ENTRIES when you buy the book and email your receipt to Rachel at racoo.smith@gmail.com!
Hey there! I’m chatting LIVE tonight (Friday June 5th) at The Haunt! I hope you’ll come on by. The link to join is on my site. Also, I posted a video message on my blog. Check it out!
http://amoveoromanceseries.blogspot.com/
Sounds like things are going beautifully for you!! I’m really happy for ya.
Thanks Storm! Things are definitely motoring along
I am the #1 Best Seller at Devine Destinies right now and would love to keep that title for June!
Good Morning everyone!!
Question for you…..
What is are your top 5 Favorite qualities in a hero?
Good Morning everyone!!
Question for you…..
What are your top 5 Favorite qualities in a hero?
Good Morning everyone!!
I have two questions for you.
What 5 qualities do you like to see in a heroine?
What are your top 5 Favorite qualities in a hero?
Heroine
1. Lovable
2. Strong & Independant
3. Flawed
4. can kick butt
5. Sexy
Hero
1. Alpha
2. Droolable
3. Sensual
4. fight to protect what is his
5. Sexy & Flawed
I twittered about contest
i Blogged about contest on myspace
I shared about contest on facebook
My 06/06 entry
ktgonyea at gmail.com
No kidding Kirk was the hottest!
Hey everyone!
I just posted the book trailer for Book 2: An Amoveo Heart!
It’s on my Facebook Page. Come on over and check it out
book sounds great, scifi is my favorite genre
Hi Sara,
Thanks for sharing. That was an awesome story. My family has always had a few unexplained experieces.
I havent read The Amoveo Legacy yet but I hope to soon.
What 5 qualities do you like to see in a heroine?
1. strong but sweet
2. able to stand alone
3. friendly
4. not perfect
5. smart
What are your top 5 Favorite qualities in a hero?
1. sexy
2. strong
3. kind and lovable
4. some bad boy qualities
5. smart
GREAT CONTEST
Good Morning!!
Ok here’s another question for you.
In love scenes….does it throw you off when the author drops “dirty” words into the scene? Do you prefer creative description over down and dirty?
2.) I always doubt my own memories and perceptions. But I do think I saw something once standing at the foot of my bed, staring down at me.
3.) I subscribe.
4.) I voted in the poll (Charlaine Harris, of course). And entered the Kindle 2 contest.
7.) Tweet: http://twitter.com/morbidromantic/status/2065757065
Valorie T.
USA
Question: What’s your favorite book and who’s the author?
I subscribe to bitten by books.
I blogged about the contest here:
http://hookedonyabooks.blogspot.com/
http://paranormalobsession.blogspot.com/
I follow Sara on Twitter.
I add Sara’s blog and website to my blog roll here: http://hookedonyabooks.blogspot.com/
http://paranormalobsession.blogspot.com/
lovinfitch(at)aol(dot)com
Great contest! I’ve had all sorts of experiences with ‘paranormal’ if that’s what you want to call it, I don’t believe it’s so different or weird.. my grandmother passed away about 5 years ago and I sense her all over the place now, whether it be by smelling something that reminds me of her randomly or by seeing something that reminds me of her when I feel down (like a butterfly), I believe they send messages to us from beyond when we need them to.
Great book. I read the reviews. Can’t wait to buy it!
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/amplifyy/status/2069188996
I twittered the contest http://twitter.com/sonyalovesbooks#/sonyalovesbooks
I blogged the contest on myspace http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll
i shared the contest on facebook http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fshar.es%2FW1BY&t=Win%20an%208GB%20iPod%20Touch%20from%20Author%20Sara%20Taney%20Humphreys#/home.php?ref=home
to answer your question i like both it depends on my mood.
I read about this book and beach house experiences from this site! This would be a great book to read while on my family beach trip in 2 weeks! Thanks for the tip and the opportunity to enter this great giveaway! senekers@comcast.net
I don’t know how to twitter or blog or any of that modern stuff. I’m 82 years old. When I read some of the comments they were about soap operas. Well, I was “around” when “The Guiding Light” was just a radio program. And by the time I had my first child, I was watching it on TV. I was really hung up on it, until they changed the concept of the program. And now it’s going off the air completely in September. I get nostalgic about things like that.
2. Done in earlier post
3. Previously done
4. Both done
5. Posted here - http://donnasbloghome.blogspot.com/2009/06/win-8gb-ipod-touch.html
6. Facebook - done, MySpace - done, Twitter - done
Just saw todays question.
In love scenes….does it throw you off when the author drops “dirty” words into the scene? Do you prefer creative description over down and dirty?
It has thrown me off yes, I mostly prefer creative descriptions but down and dirty has its places too.
Sharon, Andy, Donna,Jennifer, Alexa, Valerie, Mary and Sonya…thanks so much for participating in the contest and posting it all around
Mary…WOW! I love that you first got into “Guiding Light” when it was on the radio!!! So cool!
My grandmothers who are 86 & 87 are both on the internet too! I love it!
I just posted the book trailer for Book 2: An Amoveo Heart. It’s on my blog if you’d like to check it out.
http://amoveoromanceseries.blogspot.com
BBB and Sara are both on blog roll at WP, blogger, and google profile
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I twittered the contest http://twitter.com/sonyalovesbooks
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I shared the contest on facebook http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fshar.es%2FWt2g&t=Win%20an%208GB%20iPod%20Touch%20from%20Author%20Sara%20Taney%20Humphreys#/home.php?ref=home
great giveaway thanks for the chance
Ooh, a contest *and* a new author to discover–I love it! Your book sound fun, I am definitely looking forward to reading it.
Paranormal things happen all around us, all the time…we just have to keep our eyes, ears, and minds open. I’ve had benign experiences as well as some not-so-much. I live near “skinwalker” country in the Southwest. Let me tell you, those nasties are not what you want to run into, whether or not you believe in ‘em! I know many people who’ve had scary experiences that could only be explained by ticked off spirits…or perhaps just overactive imaginations, but I don’t believe it’s just that. I much prefer simpler things like thinking about a friend just before she calls, etc. Or a sexy shapeshifter who has my best interests in mind, lol!
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Hi Sara,
I’m looking forward to reading this series! I love hearing about an author’s favorite books/authors - I haven’t read any of Christine Feehan and Lori Handelan’s books but I will be checking them out.
HI Nicole, Sonya, Mary,Julie and Kersty!
Thanks for stopping by
I’m psyched that you’re going to check out “The Amoveo Legacy” and I really hope you’ll enjoy it.
I find most paranorml phenomenom fascinating. I think the idea of true love is intoxicating…of course if it’s with a big, hot, mysterious shape shifter…all the better!
what inspired you to write this book?
Hi!
What is your favourite series?
I am a subscriber to bbb.
I once dreamed that a spirit came to me and told me to hurry because something bad had just happened to my best friend. She had recently moved to another city and when I woke up I called and called and got no answer and decided to hop a bus to her new place, an hour and a half away, and as I came to her door there she was about to go in with a bandaged head! She had been walking through a park and some kids in a truck had thrown a rock at her head! She was ok but alone and scared in a new city and somehow I was supposed to be told this (through the spirit) and come and help her! Others didn’t believe me but it really happened!
I’ve only dreamed about close encounters.
I’ve only dreamed about close encounters 45.
We moved into a house a year ago and right away started seeing a man. We have no idea who this man is or when he’s going to appear. For instance, a couple weeks ago I was making dinner while talking to my husband (so I thought) I looked across the kitchen to ask my husband if he heard me because he wasn’t answering and there sat the guy on the stool at the breakfast bar. He disappeared as soon as I saw him but he was there for a brief second.
My 06/08 entry
ktgonyea at gmail.com
Hi everybody!
You only have TWO days left to enter and win the iPod Touch that author Sara Taney Humphreys!
The fastest way to get the most entries is buy purchasing a copy of her amazing book!
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Hi Jill.
What inspired me to write this book? Well I’ve always loved the paranormal and I”m a hopeless romantic. I came up with the idea and decided to just do it. Part of me wanted to see if I could do it…and then once I had it down on paper I decided to take it to the next level and have it published.
It’s all about passion.
Hi Cheryl!
My favorite book series….hmm…it’s a toss up between Christine Feehan’s Carpathian Series or Lori Handeland’s Nightcreature Series.
If I had to pick…..I’d say Lori Handeland’s Nightcreatures. Awesome droolworthy alpha males and kick ass, smart funny heroines.
Christina, Kayce and Teresa,
I love the dreams that provide messages. Those are the best. I’ve never seen a spirit manifestaiton…not sure what I’d do. Cry? Faint? Scream? Sit down and talk to them? Wet my pants? The options are many. LOL!
Hi Sara! I started reading your book today, I have read about 100 pages so far. It ROCKS!! I am looking forward to finishing and then reading Book 2! Will Book 2 need to be an e-book first like Book 1? I hope you do a signing in the DC/Maryland area! Congrats on the printing of book 1!!!
Hey Sara, I haven’t actually had any close encounters, but I’ve had several false alarms. XD Every time I walk my dog at night I swear there’s something paranormal lurking, but nothing has resulted from my paranoid feelings as of yet.
(I subscribed to the BBB newsletter, voted in the poll, am following her on Twitter, and posted on Twitter about the contest)
Will your books be availble for the Apple ITouch? Please accept my entry. Thank you.
I love this thread. Its turning out to be so interesting to read, so many great comments/stories.
Thanks Lori Ann! Book 2 will start as an ebook and then go to print soon after…as long as the fans come back!
Adrienne…I totally know what you mean about spooky nights! At the beach house the driveway area at night is totally creepy! It’s surrounded by 6 foot tall marsh grasses and I always wonder what’s hiding in there!!
Hi Ken!
My book is available right now in several ebook formats and could be immediately uploaded to an itouch or iphone!
SO glad you’re enjoying it Donna! Be sure to pass the word tomorrow is the last day!
Okay…we’ve got just two more days until the end of the contest!!
Here’s today’s reader question.
In a vampire series….if there is a human character who falls in love with a vamp do you want to see her turned or see her stay human?
I’m not on the “plane” where things like that happen to me! So I can’t say I’ve had an experience like that. Thank you for the contest!
You never know Stephanie….it will happen when you least expect it. Glad you’re enjoying the contest!
yes the human has to be turned
it just tears out my heart when the human says goodbye
I shared the contest on fb http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fshar.es%2FWUSw&t=Win%20an%208GB%20iPod%20Touch%20from%20Author%20Sara%20Taney%20Humphreys#/home.php?ref=home
I blogged about contest on myspace http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll
I twittered about contest http://twitter.com/sonyalovesbooks
The book looks interesting! I would LOVE to win the Ipod…
wow! almost to 400! w00t! Ok BBB and Sara are on roll with WP, Blogger, and google profile-
http://nicholandria.wordpress.com/
http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
http://www.google.com/profiles/me/editprofile?edit=t#about
BBB has a perm banner on my myspace
Will send the receipt to u Rach! 
http://www.myspace.com/nicholandria
the book is offered in mobipocket which is a PRC file- Kindle format!
I bought the book! YAY! Snuck it in behind hubbys back, lol!
I can’t wait to read it!
And yes we are a determined group huh? LOL. I know I am because this is the only way I could get something like this! I want one so bad! They are just so neat!
I posted in the Kindle 2 contest everyday! And i posted 6 videos! and twittered and posted blogs!
I posted on friend feed- Nicole Hicks
Twittered nicholandria
I blogged here
http://nicholandria.xanga.com/weblog
and here on FB
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/home.php?ref=home
What a great contest! Sounds like a lot of fun!
oh oh oh can I get an esignature? Pretty Please? With whip cream and chocolate on top?
My 06/09 entry
ktgonyea at gmail.com
I love anything paranormal, and would really like an ipod
in a human/ vamp pair I think I like to eventually see them turned; unless it is going to end badly!
then that always leaves the question of would they still be here if they had been turned!
i blogged here as well
http://nicholandria.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/sara-humphreys-and-an-8-gig-ipod-touch/
and here
http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
and here
http://bittenbybooks.ning.com/profiles/blogs/sara-humphreys-is-is-offering
Great interview! Please count me in! What’s the difference between paranormal and supernormal anyways? loony_balooga_91@hotmail.com
blogged here:
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and here:
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Hi Michele! Glad you’re enjoying it and thanks for coming by
Thanks Kate..I hope you’ll check out the book too!
Hey Nicole!!! Great to see you here!
Hi Karen and Myra
thanks for coming by again!
Nicole..>I’m right there with you. I am working on a vampire series and I definitely want the human who falls for the vamp to turn vamp. No doubt!
Hi Liyana,
Glad you enjoyed the interview. Hmmmm Supernormal? I’m not familiar with that term. But could it be a normal character in a paranormal book? LOL.
@Liyana: Could you have meant supernatural instead of supernormal?
I wish I did have the money to buy this book. I have had some ghostly encounters when I was younger and any time I tell anyone about them they look at me funny and you can tell they want to just laugh in fact some do. I dont get as many of the odd feelings as I use to or sightings. But I think as a grew older I learned to block them. I do still get feelings and dreams about things that have happened in some of the old homes we have lived in. In fact I freaked my hubbys aunt out when we moved in the house down from them and mentioned that I had a dream that a lady lived there once that fell in the bathroom and passed away in there and even pointed to the spot. She couldnt believe I knew it since I hadnt even lived in the area and it happened when I was about 5 or 6 and had never been in the area before then.
nice prize
What is your favorite book?
I’ve had a couple of brief encounters with the spirits of my pets. Like, one time I was in bed, and I felt a cat jump up on the bed, but I looked and no one was there. Turns out, all of my current pets were outside (this was years ago; they’re all indoor cats now).
I work in a theatre that used to be a jail, courthouse, and site of many executions in the early 20th century. I’m not sure what was on this location before the jail, but European settlements in this area date back 450 years. I have never personally encountered any of the spirits that inhabit the building, but I’ve talked to many people who have.
The reviews of The Amoveo Legacy sound great, and I can’t wait to read it.
I lived in a upstairs apartment in Philadelphia with my boyfriend and his daughter and believed the place to be haunted. You could sense something watching you and hear footsteps at night and often the baby would look in a room and just scream and then cry–it was eerie and the place felt like there was an evil presence. We moved out within two weeks because we were so afraid.
I’m intrigued…enter me please
Hi Sarah…you know how much I love the Amovoe series already!! <3 Good luck with this book! I’ve tried my best to spread the word for you!
following now on twitter
subscribed to BBB mailing list and verified email
posted link to BBB/Amoveo on my wall on Facebook!
became friends with Sara on Facebook
I would love to win this, thanks.
Lol thats what i get for not FULLY reading the instructions- lol Rach I have been a subscriber to the newsletter for a while now LOL
I posted on friend feed- Nicole Hicks
twittered - nicholandria
its after 5 am i guess i should try to get some sleep now! night! Errr, or would that be morning?
I am also a fan of Star Trek and I’m still waiting for a chance to see it at my local Imax.
What a great site! Thanks for the generous contest!
Love this author!! Love this prize!! Please pick me
Thanks!
Great Author! Thanks for the opportunity!
oh noes! This is the last day!
BBB and Sara are on blog roll at WP, blogger, and google profile
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w00t w00t! we will get over 400 comments today! YES! This is GREAT!
Sara did I see something about book 2? Have you finished writing and are editing now? When will it be available?
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I love books that reference real places.
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Also a lifelong sci-fi fan here. I remember begging my parents to let me stay up long past bedtime on Fridays nights Star Trek’s final season during its original run. (Friday night at 9, I believe) My dad usually talked my mom into letting me. Of course, tv was not my only sci-fi outlet. The first Sci-fi movie I was in the theaters was 2001: A Space Oddessy. The first Sci-fi I ever bought was Heinlein’s Green Hills of Earth.
Hi and good morning
I twittered the contest http://twitter.com/sonyalovesbooks
I blogged the contest on myspace http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll
I shared the contest on facebook http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fshar.es%2FfCPI&t=Win%20an%208GB%20iPod%20Touch%20from%20Author%20Sara%20Taney%20Humphreys#/home.php?ref=home
BBB and Sara have a banner perm on my myspace
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I signed up for Sara’s Newsletter on her blog- Nicole
following her blog- Nicole H.
Just dream visits.
YAYAYAY! We are over 400 comments! This is AWESOME!
Great contest! This could make a great Father’s Day present.
I would so love to win this,I need it for when I work out!
Thanks for the contest. I enjoy your books.
I would definitely love to win it!
WOW! What a great prize… I’ve never really considered myself to be an Ipod person, but if its free, I may reconsider!
As far as your books are concerned, I honestly haven’t read any
I am, however, a voracious reader and ‘consume’ at least 2-3 books per week. I’ll definately make a point to pick up your new one and let you know what I think. Thanks for the super contest!
I’ll have to admit that I rarely buy books, especially new. If I do buy them it is at garage sales or thrift stores. I also trade books. But this made me interested and I will certainly be on the lookout for Sara’s book!
Her books are great.I enjoy reading everyone
Wow, this has got me really interested in reading this and other of your books. I haven’t been introduced to them before, but I will seek them out from now on. (And yes, I’m a big Captain Kirk fan too!)
Please enter me. Thanks!
Hi Sara! I think you and I both feel the same way about animals! They certainly have a 6th sense that we don’t! It was a lot of fun seeing you post here!
I voted in your poll. Thanks!
I just subscribed and confirmed. Thanks!
Wow, this would be great, I’d actually be up-to-date technically with my kids. Thanks!
Thanks for the GREAT giveaway
please count me in
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on facebook kathy l pease
following on twitter klp1965
This is a great contest!
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here
http://nicholandria.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/last-day-for-sara-humphreys-and-her-8-gig-ipod/
and here
http://nicholandria.blogspot.com/
posted here
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here
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and here
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posted here
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posted on Friend feed- Nicole Hicks
and twitter- nicholandria
wow this is a tough end to the entries! Its going to be alot of entries for the contest!
Sara you had a WONDERFUL turn out! Grats!
My 06/10 entry
ktgonyea at gmail.com
Thank you for the giveaway
I have had some interesting dreams, but I’m not sure I’ve had any visitations. I love to hear other people’s stories.
rlgrady[at]yahoo[dot]com
Pick Me..Pick Me
WOW!~ I had to work all day and I came back to an avalanche of comments…awesome!!!
Sonya, Sheila V. , Bev, Leigh, Lisa S, Erma, Nicole, Laurie, Shelley< ron, Elizableth ,Sonya Regina, Stevie Marlyn, Veronica, Angle, Jerold, Andrea, Kathy Jen…whew….thank you all so much for checking this out and I wish you all the best of luck!!!
I do hope, of course, that you’ll check out “The Amoveo Legacy” it will be out in print in the next couple of weeks :0
Onolee…My favorite book? Hmmmm that’s a tough one. Considering the blog you guys might find this to be a silly answer…but it’s “Goodnight Moon” I know it by heart and have told it to my 4 sons over and over again.
AWESOME!!! Thanks for the cool contest!
Steve S.
I highly recommend the new Star Trek movie..IT. IS. AWESOME.
I want to go back and see in in Imax!
Great Prize!
great!
Hi Sara!! I Love Days too, still watch (love the DVR!!). I love shifter books and can’t wait to read yours. Congrats on your release!!
ok hmmmm I RSVPd and am here
she is now my friend on myspace and face book
I twittered as nicholandria 9 times
I had her and BBB on blog roll 13 rolls each = 26
I bought the book
I have followed her on twitter since day 1
I blogged 36 times
friend feed- Nicole Hicks 7 times
twittered- nicholandria- 9 times
commented 44 times
following her blog
have newsletter thru blog
entered Kindle 2 contest with a total of 159 things done from may 27th to June 1st from comments, to videos, to twits, FF, and blogging!
lol Wish me luck!
And I wish luck to all the contestants!
Hey Sara! OK, so I’m already your friend on Twitter @ChristaCarol, I tweeted this event, which also went to my Facebook. I added both your links to my blogroll (http://christacarol.blogspot.com), subscribing to BBB and, well, commenting
Either way, can’t wait to read the book (haven’t bought yet, saving my allowance
) and I hope all the word spreading gets you some well deserved success. Good luck everyone!
Great contest for a great prize
Greetings, Sara! My step-mother’s house has a ghost that we hear open the front door, walk up the stairs (straight across from the door), and into what was my step-brother’s room and this ghost actually turns on the light and sometimes the TV. The lights are the old push button type. He also smokes a pipe as my step-mother says can smell the smoke from it in the wintertime regularly. I would only spend some holidays and a month in the Summertime there but it was enough to get used to him doing it. My current house has a ghost that likes Tupperware of all things. It’s not unusual to see it slide across the counter. Freaks out people visiting us when it only moves slightly as they think they are seeing things. Scares them when it flys or flips off the counter. After living in the house for almost 19 years, I just try to keep it put away especially if company is coming over. Paranormal Romance is a new genre for me to read but I’ve been doing so for the last year and will look your books up next time I’m at the library because of unemployment.
Waiting email confirmations on Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace and Twitter says that Sara has gone to bed because she’s not feeling well. Twittered the url. I’m off too.
{*hugs*}
Sandy M/Wynterose
This is a great website. Not to mention a great giveaway. ♥
I can’t wait to read the book!
What is your favorite cartoon?
I’ve always been interested in the paranormal, but I’ve never really experienced anything myself.
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Sara’s books look very interesting! I will definitely check them out. Thanks for the great contest!
I subscribed to your newsletter.
I’m following Sara on Twitter. My URL is http://twitter.com/likwan.
wow ty 4 the awesome giveaway and 4 the entry:)
I really haven’t had any rue texperiences, but there are a few things in the past that could not be explained. Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this giveaway!