Title :A Tale of Two Demon Slayers

Author: Angie Fox

Genre: UF

Publisher: Love Spell
Publication Date: January 2010
Paperback:: 308 Pages

Last month, I was a single preschool teacher whose greatest thrill consisted of color-coding my lesson plans. That was before I learned I was a slayer. Now, it’s up to me to face curse-hurling imps, vengeful demons, and any other supernatural uglies that crop up. And, to top it off, a hunk of a shape-shifting griffin has invited me to Greece to meet his family.

But it’s not all sun, sand, and ouzo. Someone has created a dark-magic version of me with my powers and my knowledge—and it wants to kill me and everyone I know. Of course, this evil twin doesn’t have Grandma’s gang of biker witches, a talking Jack Russell terrier, or an eccentric necromancer on its side. In the ultimate showdown for survival, may the best demon slayer win.

Stand alone or series: Book three in the Accidental Demon Slayer series. Book 1: The Accidental Demon Slayer reviewed here. Book 2: The Dangerous Books for Demon Slayers reviewed here

How did I get this book: Review Copy from the publisher

Why did I read this book: I am a fan of this series, which I have been reading since it first came out.

Review:

A Tale of Two Demon Slayers is the third book in the Accidental Demon Slayer series, in which former preschool teacher Lizzie Brown discovers she has come from a long lineage of Demon Slayers. In the past two books which cover a period of roughly two months she has gained her powers on her 30th birthday, discovered that her powers came from a family she didn’t even know she had, complete with a witch grandmother who is a member of the Red Skulls (a coven of geriatric biker witches) , that those same powers were not even supposed to be hers (hence the “accidental”) , fell in love with a Greek griffin called Dimitri, had to learn to use those powers, went to Hell and back to save his family and saved the world.

In this third instalment, Lizzie is getting ready to get a much deserved break in sunny Greece with her hot boyfriend and her talking dog Pirate. But who says things go easy to Lizzie? At the airport, her grandmother decides it is time to give her a box that belonged to her mother containing an object that is an important part of a Slayer’s training – and her tutor is to meet her….in the middle of her vacation. Then, inside the box, there is an invisible bar which upon being touched by Lizzie, foretells her impending death. If that is not enough, en route to Greece, Dimitri tells her when he first went searching for her, he used Griffin magic to trace her magic and that made her vulnerable. For all intents and purposes that shouldn’t have been a problem, but someone has tried to steal this remaining “Lizzie” thread from his office in Greece. Upon arriving in his villa, they learn that there is a threat not only to his Lizzie but to his family as well.

I was expecting a lot from A Tale of Two Demon Slayers . Even though I really enjoyed the first book for its wonky humour and non-stop action, the second book set the bar higher when it dealt with a more personal, intimate side of Lizzie. But neither explored her relationship with Dimitri or her hopes and her dreams or rather, how her becoming a Demon Slayer, influenced those in depth. I was pleased to see that those issues were deftly dealt with as it all comes full circle in this book.

The story this time, focuses a lot on Lizzie, with less time for gimmicks (as fan as they usually are from the Red Skulls or Pirate) with a little bit of rebellion from Lizzie. I mean, this is her life. But ever since she came into her powers, she has been dragged around, pushed about, she hasn’t had a chance to say “no”, has she. Not that it crossed her mind – she has a duty, she knows that. But sometimes it is nice to be simply asked. There is one aspect of Lizzie’s personality that I find interesting, which is her OCD tendency to have an explanation for everything and to have everything in their places – including people. Her powers, and the overwhelming feelings for Dimitri (and Dimitri’s for her) simply do not fit in – that struggle with both is a great part of her arc.

As for Dimitri, finally, we come to understand and to get to know him more. This time we are in his turf and we see his family and his friend. Getting to know those is to get to know his traditions and therefore his motivations. I can honestly say now, that I can get on board of that relationship.

On the down side: how annoying is that the title and the blurb completely and utterly spoil the plot of the novel? Because it is not until the last few pages of the novel that we come to know that the threat comes from a second Demon Slayer? Yet, we are expecting it because of the title of the Novel!

And finally, what made Lizzie special to me was that she was effectively an accidental Demon Slayer. To see a common, preschool teacher dealing with it was both funny and interesting. But at the end of this book, there came a twist and I am not sure how I feel about that. Right now, I am sitting on the fence. I guess I will have to read the next book to see what will happens next .

Notable Quotes/ Parts: I loved the no holds barred confrontation/conversation between Dimitri and Lizzie in which both of them said what they felt and thought. It was awesome.

Verdict: A strong third instalment in a series that has yet to let me down. It remains a full of action, funny, sexy and entertaining, Urban Fantasy /Romance series. Lizzie has grown as a character and Angie Fox as an author – great stuff.

Rating: 7 – Very Good

Reading Next: : Lex Trent Versus The Gods by Alex Bell

Hola compadres!

Another Sunday, another stash, another installment with some fabulous news to share!

Book Blog Covention

A couple of Sundays ago we reported that the first ever con for book bloggers, The Book Blogger Convention, will happen in New York on the 28th of May one day after the Book Expo America (May 25-27) and that Thea was going to attend both whilst Ana was going to stay home dying of envy.

Well folks, some things have changed and we have some further news to report! First of all, the BBC has affiliated with BEA and if you register for the former you are automatically registered to the latter. How great is that?

Second, there are going to be several interesting panels during the con like Professionalism/Ethics, Marketing, Author/Blogger Relationships, Building Community, Writing/Building Content, and Thea has been invited to be a panelist for the Marketing segment!

Finally, because she must be there to see this in person, Ana decided to throw caution to the wind and will be joining the hordes attenting both events! This will be grand, the second time ever the Smugglers get to meet in person. Needless to say, we are Super Excited.

So come on, join us! Registration for the con is still open and available for a discounted rate of $90 (until February 14). This includes your pass to BEA, so it’s quite a deal!

In Other News:

Locus Magazine in its February 2010 issue, published The 2009 Recommended Reading List with inputs from many professionals of Fantasy and Scifi genres. Amongst the listed, some of our own favorites such as the ubiquitous Ark by Stephen Baxter (which seems to be making most ‘top of’ lists); Drood by Dan Simmons, Liar by Justine Larbalestier and Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. And of course, many, many others that we really want to read (what else is new?).

On that same vein (hee),The 2009 Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot has been released. The Stoker Awards are held each year by the Horror Writers Association in celebration of the best of the genre has to offer. And we are stocked to see Carrie Ryan’s The Forest of Hands and Teeth and Kaaron Warren’s Slights making the list! The Forest of Hands and Teeth and Slights were two of Thea’s Top 10 reads from 2009. You can read her review for The Forest of Hands and Teeth HERE, and the review for Slights HERE. Also, you can check out our interview with Carrie Ryan, her Smugglivus Guest Post, as well as Kaaron Warren’s guest post about her favorite horror reads of 2009. Congratulations, Carrie and Kaaron!

As you might be aware, the last season of Lost premiered last week with an episode that was mind-blowing and which already sent us into full Theorising Mode. We probably exchanged a hundred emails after we watched the episode discussing the implications of everything that happened to the future of the show. If you are rolling your eyes right now, well, it seems you are not alone. We were shocked, we say SHOCKED, to find out last week, that we, as Lost fans, are officially considered….annoying, Oh, the HORROR, by the non-fans of the show. This, according to this video from The Onion. (Seriously now, THIS VIDEO IS AWESOME. We lurves it. Thanks to Willaful for the heads up).

Current Giveaways:

Don’t forget that our Soul Screamers giveaway is still going! You have until February 15th to enter for a chance to win either both and (first winner) or (two additional winners). You can enter it here.

This Week on The Book Smugglers

We kick start the week with a Lisa McMann special. Thea reviews Fade and Gone books 2 and 3 in the Wake Trilogy and we will have a massive giveaway to celebrate the release of Gone.

On Tuesday, it’s another very special day here at the Book Smugglers. Thea reviews A Dark Matter by Peter Straub, one of the masters of Horror and one of her favourite authors since she was a child. And we are supremely proud to announce that her review will be followed by an interview with the author!

On Wednesday, Ana reviews A Tale of Two Demon Slayers by Angie Fox, third in her Demon Slayer UF series.

Thursday sees Ana reviewing Lex Trent Versus The Gods the first YA offering by writer Alex Bell. The review will be followed by an interview with the author.

Finally on Friday, Thea reviews the Fantasy novel Except the Queen by Jane Yolen and Midori Snyder.

And that’s it from us today.

Enjoy your Sunday!

~ Your Friendly Neighborhood Book Smugglers

Sunday is here, Sunday is here! Which means it’s playoffs time!

Oh, yeah, and time for another stash.

Giveaway Winner:

Our lucky winner of the Angie Fox Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers swag is:

You know the drill: send us an email (contact AT thebooksmugglers DOT com) with your snail mail address, and we’ll get the book off to you as soon as possible. Thanks again to Angie for the great spotlight, and to everyone who commented and entered.

This Week on The Book Smugglers:

We have a fantastic week in store for ya. Starting on Monday we will have a spotlight on fabulous young adult author Melissa Marr, celebrating the release of the third book in her YA Urban Fantasy series, Fragile Eternity.

On Monday, we’ll have a joint review of Fragile Eternity. Hint: both Ana and Thea concur, this book is flat-out amazing and will make both of our top 10 lists for the year.

On Tuesday, Melissa herself will be here with a post on her inspirations and influences.

And on Wednesday, rounding out our Melissa Marr special, Jessica of Racy Romance Reviews will be here for her Guest Dare Review of Wicked Lovely.

On Thursday, Ana will review Jo Beverly’s new release, The Secret Wedding. And finally, on Friday, we’ll have an interview with Jo Beverly herself!

Phew. Told you it was gonna be a crazy week.

Ana Must Read or DIE:

We heard about this one via the always awesome crew over at Fantasy Book Critic, and Ana has decided she MUST have this book. Immediately.

Covers and Other Must-Have Books:

The cover for Don’t Tempt Me is out (thanks to Katiebabs as usual) – another book Ana must read or die.

And Thea cannot wait to read Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner. I mean, just look at this freaking sweet cover.

Here’s the rundown:

Meet Matt Richter. Private eye. Zombie.

His mean streets are the city of the dead, the shadowy realm known as Nekropolis. And in this first case, Richter must help a delectable half-vampire named Devona recover a legendary artifact known as the Dawnstone, before it’s used to destroy Nekropolis itself. That is, if he can survive the myriad horrors that infest the city itself.

Pulp and proud, cracking wise like we just dug up the rotting corpse of Dashiell Hammett and put him back to work at his typewriter, Nekropolis is just the first of a trio of fabulous urban fantasies Angry Robot will be bringing you from the mighty Tim Waggoner. Originally published as a limited run novella, the expanded Nekropolis is the definitive version of this massively entertaining series opener.

Hell. Yes.

And that’s about it for now! Time to get back to basketball. Until next time…

Hello and welcome to another addition to our new series “Inspirations and Influences” in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their …..well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild and write anything they want. It can be about their new book, series or about their career as a whole.

This time around we have the pleasure to give the floor to Angie Fox, writer of the Demon Slayer series.

Her first book The Accidental Demon Slayer (reviewed here) was released last year and soon enough made the NY Times bestselling list. Her second book, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers comes out at the end of April and has been reviewed by Ana here.

Here is what she has to say in a very touching and thoughtful piece:

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How I learned to lighten up and trust my influences
by Angie Fox

A lot of writers I’ve talked with have always known who they are. I envy that. Because for many years, I tried to be somebody else. You see, I’m kind of quirky. I like going on odd adventures. I like meeting new people. I was the kid who would rather hang out at a Renaissance fair than go to the ball game.

And because I love to read, eventually I decided I wanted to be a writer. But in order to write the kinds of books people wanted to read, I decided I had to be very serious. No more playing around. And as far as listening to my inner voice? Forget it.

I’d never written a book before. This was not the time to trust my instincts. Instead, I had learn what other people had to tell me about my voice and my writing. So I signed up for these writing classes that taught me how to outline and how to write scenes on note cards and how to shuffle those note cards around and even how to put them on cork boards and make color coded note card charts.

Now don’t think I’m knocking classes. I did learn a lot. But my problem was, I had somehow convinced myself that someone else’s way was the right way to do things. As a result, my writing life was hard and it was tedious and sometimes I’d get frustrated and want to chuck the note cards at my shelf full of writing books.

Worse, I wrote three mysteries that didn’t sell. One agent even told me that I had humor creeping into a murder scene – not good when you’re oh, so serious.

When I’d get comments like that or when I couldn’t look at one more chart, I’d retreat with the books I loved to read. I can go through several books a week and some of my favorite authors include MaryJanice Davidson, Katie MacAlister, Michelle Rowen and Elizabeth Peters. Then, suitably fortified, I’d go back to ignoring my influences.

Until one day, I snapped. I’d been working hard on some new note cards – color coded according to scene – when I received a longish letter from a respected agent. He’d read my third book and thought it would probably sell. But he hoped it didn’t. He said I was compromising my voice. I was writing for someone else. How he could tell that from those words on the page, I’ll never know. He said that book wasn’t my, “breakout book” and that I should write something else.

It was painful to read, because I knew he was right. I didn’t know exactly what I should be writing, but I decided to pull that mystery from consideration. I needed to relax and have fun for a change. So I decided to write a book just for me, a book I knew wouldn’t sell. It had to be about the excitement, about the love of books and writing. I was so energized by the idea that I had trouble sleeping that night.

Then, a few nights later, I was up at three in the morning feeding my infant son and a fun idea popped into my head – what if a straight laced preschool teacher suddenly learns she’s a demon slayer? And what if she has to learn about her powers on the run from a fifth level demon? Ohhh and wouldn’t it be fun if she’s running with her long-lost Grandma’s gang of geriatric biker witches?

I could write the kind of book I liked reading – quirky, different – a book where I could build my own world and make up my own rules. I banished all note cards. I let my natural voice come out, even if it was kind of offbeat.

Instead of a 20-page plot outline, I had a 5-page list of ideas, one of which included “but little did they know, all the Shoney’s are run by werewolves.” Instead of following the rules, I broke a few. Instead of painstakingly writing over the course of a year, I giggled my way through the book and had a complete manuscript in five months.

The opening chapters did well in contests and caught the eye of an editor, who asked to see the whole thing. That same editor bought The Accidental Demon Slayer less than a week after I finished it. And then The Accidental Demon Slayer even made the New York Times bestseller list. But you know what the best part was? The relief that came with trusting myself to do what I love.

Now that I’ve learned to follow my instincts, I’m writing what I want to write and enjoying every minute of it. And the writing comes easier because I’m following that inner voice that tells me how the story needs to go.

Perfect example – in this second book, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, my protagonist is really coming into her powers. The first book was funnier because she was thrust into this magical world with no preparation. Now, the second book has a darker edge because she’s learning what that means to her.

As I was writing it, I thought, “Can I abandon some of the quirkiness? Will readers follow me on this journey?” The answers are, “yes,” and “I sure hope so.” I had to do it because in my heart I knew the story required it. The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers can be both funny and serious.

I’d like to give away a copy of The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers today. And to do that, I’ve developed a highly un-scientific Are You Part Demon Slayer? quiz. Post your score below and enter to win. Also, if you post your score on my blog at www.angiefox.com, you could win a walk-on role in the next Accidental Demon Slayer book.

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How about that?

Contest is open to all and will run till Saturday midnight Pacific Time. The winner will be announced in our stash on Sunday. Good luck!

And a huge thank you to Angie for the amazing post and the cool giveaway!

Title: The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers

Author:

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Love Spell
Publishing Date: April 28, 2009
Paperback: 336 pages

Stand Alone/ Series: Second book in the Demon Slayer series.

Why did I read the book: I read the first one and enjoyed it a lot and was happy when I received the second one from the publisher.

Summary: Seriously. Why does a new hair dryer have a twelve-page how-to manual, but when it comes to ancient demon-fighting hocus-pocus, my biker witch granny gives me just half a dozen switch stars and a rah-rah speech? Oh, and a talking terrier, but that’s another story. It’s not like my job as a preschool teacher prepared me for this kind of thing.

So I’ve decided to write my own manual, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, because no one tells me anything. Dimitri, my “protector,” may be one stud of a shape-shifting griffin, but he always thinks he can handle everything by himself. Only he’s no match for the soul-stealing succubi taking over Las Vegas. If I can’t figure out how to save him—and Sin City—there’ll be hell to pay.

Review:

It’s been two weeks since preschool teacher Lizzie Brown learnt she was the Exalted Demon Slayer of Dalea. In that short period of time, she found out she had a family, became a member of the Red Skulls (a coven of geriatric biker witches), hooked up with a man who was her protector and a shape-shifter griffin, had to learn how to use her powers, went to hell and back AND found out her dog Pirate can speak.

But is she allowed to take a break and enjoy some sunshine in Greece with her new steady boyfriend Dimitri? NO. Because as it turns out, her Uncle Phil – who by the way is her half-fairy Godfather – is getting married to a succubus demon in Las Vegas. Why would a succubus want to get hitched as this so does not sound like their modus operandi – is what worries Lizzie and her grandmother. On the way to Vegas more problems creep up: Lizzie finds out she actually needs a license from the DIM – Department of Intramagical Matters – to work as a Demon Slayer and has to pass a test to get it. A test which no one has told her about and regarding things no one thought about teaching her.

To make matters worse, Vegas seems to have more succubi demons than the DIM accounted for and only Lizzie can stop them for doing whatever evil plan they had which may or may not involve her uncle and a vigilante slayer called Max . Add to the equation the fact that succubi love to suck Griffins’ life force and even though, as a pure Griffin from an ancient lineage Dimitri is supposed to be impervious to them somehow they manage to deplete Dimitri’s strength and ever-reliable warmth and Lizzie is in serious trouble as she has to save Phil and get Dimitri out of town..

But this time, Lizzie is seriously pissed off and she speaks out: she won’t take the half-truths her grandmother throws at her or the fact that Dimitri wants to protect her at all costs. And this is how the Demon Slayer Lizzie initiates a process of soul-searching to find out what does exactly being a demon slayer mean and finally be able to get comfortable in the role. She even decides to write a manual, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers to help future generations.

The result: a more serious book, in tone and in plotting that its predecessor. The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers is less funny than The Accidental Demon Slayer but it is all the better for it. It still has many of its quirkiness and peculiarities that are a lot of fun to read about (I just love Pirate and how he is still only a dog even if he can speak) but Angie Fox takes Lizzie and the troupe in a new direction which I wholehearted hoped for when I read the first book.

There are great issues being dealt here. For starters, Lizzie was not even supposed to be the demon slayer. That was her mother’s path, not hers. For that reason, Lizzie doesn’t have the one thing that could mean a less solitary life for Demon Slayers : another slayer to rely on. You see, all slayers to this point, had twin sisters and therefore were a duo. Lizzie has to carry all this power on her own and be responsible for other people lives and that is a great burden. She has to make hard choices on this book in order to save people and above all she has to pin down the three Slayer’s truths: Look to the Outside, Accept the Universe and Sacrifice Yourself and what exactly do they mean.

There is also a great look into her relationship to Dimitri and the repercussions to what she did to keep him alive in book one (another reason why this series is good: there are always consequences to actions) and I truly warmed up to him on this one – I still would like to know more about the man and it doesn’t help that the book is narrated in first person by Lizzie so we don’t have Dimitri’s point of view, which is a shame. It seems I will have to wait for book 3 to get to know him better. A word of caution: although the series is marketed as Paranormal Romance, please don’t expect a lot of romance or sex. There is so much action and dangerous sequences in the novel , that the romance takes second place to everything else but I think it’s more realistic this way.

The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayer is a much more thoughtful book than the first one but with enough humor and action to make it still a light and quick read . I know I devoured the book in one go. I am, needless to say, a fan.

Notable Quotes/ Parts: I loved the final showdown and how action packed it was. Just like in the first book!

Additional Thoughts: Tomorrow Angie Fox will be guest blogging here and talking about Inspiration and Influences (our new author series!) and giving away some goodies. Be sure to stop by

Verdict: With a more thoughtful approach on this one, but still with a lot of humor and plenty of action sequences, this series is a winner and I can’t wait to see where Angie Fox takes her characters next.

Rating: 7 Very Good

Reading Next: The Secret Wedding by Jo Beverley

The weekend is over, alas! But we have another shiny new stash for you to chase away the impending Monday blues…

Oooh, Pretty!

The new cover to The Dead-Tossed Waves (out next year), Carrie Ryan’s companion book to her awesome debut, The Forest of Hands and Teeth. Is it next year yet?

This Week on The Book Smugglers:

Monday, Thea serves up her review of the surprisingly excellent The Magicians and Mrs. Quent.

On Tuesday, Thea will review Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews – one of Thea’s top 10 of 2009 reads!

And, on Friday, author Angie Fox will be stopping by to talk inspirations for her newest book The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, sequel to her bestselling debut novel The Accidental Demon Slayer. Angie will have an awesome “Are You Part Demon Slayer?” quiz and contest, so make sure to stop by for the fun and for a chance to win the swag! The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers will be out from Dorchester on April 28.

And, Just Because…

I saw I Love You, Man this weekend (which is awkwardly hilarious, by the way), and guess what I got an eyeful of during the previews???

and

May is so gonna rock the universe.

That’s it for now…

~Your Friendly Neighborhood Book Smugglers

Hello there!! We had loads of giveaways this week so let’s get down to business shall we? *wink* (Please note: we use Random.Org to pick all the winners, but we like to call it our Sorting Hat)

Nalini Singh’s Giveaway:

The winners of Nalini Singh’s anthologies are:

Kate wins An Exchanted Season

Raven99 wins The Magical Christmas Cat.

And as a last minute surprise, we have another copy of The Magical Christmas Cat to giveaway and it goes to:

macbeaner

Angie Fox Giveaway:

The winner of the Biker Witch Party Kit is:

Lori T

Flash Giveaway Week 2

The winner of the six-book-paranormal-package is:

JC!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

Please send your address to contact AT thebooksmugglers DOT com and we will arrange the books to be sent to you!

And don’t forget, we have loads more to give away this week, and Mike Stone’s giveaway is still open. You can enter here.

Have a great week, everyone!

Day 12 (14 days to Smugglivus and counting)

Who: Angie Fox, writer of Paranormal romance with a Demon Slayer as the heroine, surrounded by quirky characters such as a Griffin (who happens to be the hero) and a whole bunch of geriatric Biker Witches. You can check out our interview with Angie here.

Recent Work: Angie debuted this year with her first novel The Accidental Demon Slayer and hit the New York Times bestseller list. You can check our review here. Her second book in the series, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers is out in April and her third…well, read the post and you will find out!

And Angie Fox is here today with a VERY special Smugglivus giveaway!
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Angie:

Okay, I have to tell you that when Ana and Thea first told me about Smugglivus, I laughed out loud. How fun. I love Festivus. I have a Festivus pole. I didn’t think there could be anything better – until Smugglivus added books. I mean, a month-long online book party? Nothing can top that.

And 2008 was quite a year. I managed to do book research with a bunch of Harley riders and their dogs – without falling off a bike once (at least not while the bikes were moving). Then I met a building inspector for the city of Henderson, Nevada, who took me down into the bowels of the Hoover Dam to research the second Accidental Demon Slayer book (The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers – out in April). And then, of course, The Accidental Demon Slayer hit the New York Times bestseller list, prompting me to utter the words “Get out!” over and over to my agent before making her email me to make sure I wasn’t phone hallucinating.

2009 should be just as much fun. Lizzie and the gang are going to Las Vegas to confront a she-demon who has her eye on world domination – and worse, Lizzie’s man. I’ve just signed on to be in the next Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance (which is going to force me to learn how to spell the word mammoth once and for all – I always want to add a “u.”) And then I’m working on the third book in the Accidental Demon Slayer series, tentatively titled A Tale of Two Demon Slayers, where Lizzie and the gang go to Greece and learn all kinds of things about Dimitri’s past. This one is going to be extra fun because I was actually in Greece a few years ago and there are so many amazing things about the ancient ruins there that I now get to include in a book. Yay!

If you’ve been wondering what the heck I’ve been talking about, you can check out an excerpt of The Accidental Demon Slayer.

And if you’re into the joy that is today’s Smugglivus prize, you can enter to win a
Biker Witch Party Kit: Everything the modern Harley riding geriatric biker witch needs to celebrate Smugglivus.

The plastic bucket (hey, our witches aren’t fancy) includes:

Yankee Candle Mistletoe jar candle: The woody scents of mistletoe, berries, pine boughs, and holly create this holiday tradition.
Chocolate armadillos (you can pretend you found them on the road)
The Original Road Kill Cookbook
A “Kiss my asphalt” t-shirt (name your size)
An autographed, first edition copy of the New York Times bestselling book, The Accidental Demon Slayer

The contest is open to US and Canada residents only and all you have to do is leave a comment here, it can be anything but perhaps you would like to share your holiday tradition with us? Contest runs till Sunday Midday (East Coast).

GOOD LUCK!

Next on Smugglivus: another fantastic FLASH WEEKEND GIVEAWAY – because we luuurve to spread the love for books! *wink*