Hello there! Shelli invited me over today, so I’m here to talk about a problem I have.
My name is Bree (half of the Moira Rogers writing team), and I’m addicted to my iPod Touch.
For those of you who have not been lured into the twisted web of the iPod Touch (or its bigger, badder brother, the iPhone) you don’t know what temptations you’re missing. Not only can I load that baby up with all the mood music and inspirational photos I want, I can program it to connect to my WiFi and give me instant access to the internet. And iTunes. And Amazon. And Stanza.
That’s right, I can browse Amazon from my iPod and order things by pointing to them on the screen. One-touch buy. I can preview a song I want on iTunes and have it 2 seconds later on my iPod. I can browse a wide collection of ebooks through Stanza and download them to my iPod to read at my leisure.
Instant gratification. Oh God, that is so dangerous. Especially since I don’t have to take out my credit card. It’s not like buying anything at all! I’m just poking at an iPod screen! No harm in that!
…well, until the bills come.
Truly, the iPod Touch is the most devilish of devices, which is why my partner-in-crime and I decided we had to spread the addiction around. When we stumbled across a spare 8GB iPod Touch a few months ago, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to hook someone else on the giddy joys of instant gratification.
And that is why we’re celebrating our latest release from Samhain with a contest this week! We’ve teamed up with Bitten by Books to celebrate the release of our romantic urban fantasy Crux by giving away an iPod Touch! Now you, too, could get in enormous trouble next time the bills come because you purchased a pair of warm, fuzzy slippers on Amazon to wear while you listen to your latest album and read the newest ebook releases!
(Standard disclaimer: we are not responsible for hours lost watching YouTube clips of sizzling make out scenes on the
beautiful iPod Touch screen.)
Crux (Available Now at Samhain Publishing)
Jackson Holt makes a decent living as a private investigator in New Orleans, home of one of the largest underground supernatural populations in the United States. He and his partners have never met a case they couldn’t crack…until a local bar owner asks him to do a little digging on her newest hire.
New Orleans is the fourth destination in as many months for Mackenzie Brooks, a woman on the run from a deranged stalker. After all, any man who shows up on her doorstep claiming to be her destined lover has more than a few screws loose. But crazy doesn’t explain why he always finds her no matter how far she runs.
When her well-meaning boss puts a PI on her case, Mackenzie comes face to face with the incredible truth: magic is real, and whatever spell has kept her hidden and separate from the paranormal world is rapidly deteriorating.
With time running out, she has no choice but to trust Jackson as he struggles to uncover the truth of her past-and her destiny.
