Paperback Version of Kill Me Released!.
Yay! Finally… I can hold a copy of Kill Me in my own lil’ hands! And you can too
Check it, peeps!
Paperback Version of Kill Me Released!.
Yay! Finally… I can hold a copy of Kill Me in my own lil’ hands! And you can too
Check it, peeps!
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Tagged Alex Owens, Blood Chord, indie books, KILL ME, paranormal
It’s day eleven of the blog tour and today over on Masquerade Crew is a review of Kill Me! So hop on over there and check out what Mark has to say about the debut of the Blood Chord Series!
Source: The Masquerade Crew (http://s.tt/1aQfd)
(Blushes… what can I say? I like my vamps with a little bit of heat
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You can also check out the tour calendar over on the press page of the Blood Chord Series Site or Kill Me on Amazon if you’d like!
And don’t forget to enter to one one of the Fab prizes for the Kill Me end-of-tour Giveaway!!
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Tagged Alex Owens, Blood Chord, book review, ebooks, indie books, indie publishing, KILL ME, paranormal, published, vampires, witch
I thought I’d have a little fun today by interviewing the main character from the new release, Kill Me. So put your paws together and lets extend a warm welcome to our guest Claire!
Come on in Claire, grab a seat and settle in. Would you like something to drink? A glass of Merlot perhaps?
Hi! Thanks for having me… mind if I sit over here? No offense, but it’s been a few days since I last fed, and you’re smelling extremely scrumptious today.
Uh, sure. Make yourself comfortable on the stool waaaaay over there in the corner. So nothing to drink? Wait… never mind.
It’s okay. I’m getting used to my diet and I have it under control now, mostly. It’s been quite an adjustment though. By the way, I love what you’ve done with the place. It’s just so… you!
Aww, thanks! I’ve put a lot of thought into the decor. I call it Controlled Chaos Chic. Though to be fair, my husband gets the credit for the Deer heads. And any crumbs/trash/toys would be courtesy of the kids. But I’m sure you understand about all of that.
Do I ever. My daughter’s nine now and it’s a good thing I don’t need to sleep, because my house is in a constant state of disaster. From weird science experiments to makeup and shoes (oh, lord the shoes!) her mess is spread from one end of the house to the other.
You just moved too. I bet that’s kept you busy.
Yes, we did. Within a few days of getting back from my trip to Florida, I found the perfect house for me and Quinn. It’s out by itself, so I don’t have to worry about any nosy neighbors. We’ve got a a sunset view of the creek that will make your eyes water.
That’s great! I’m glad you were able to find something that would work for you guys. And so fast!
Oh, I got lucky. The owners needed cash and I came into some money recently, so I offered a bonus if they could move out within a week. It was a win-win for both of us.
That was lucky. What did you do, win the lottery or something?
Or something… I probably shouldn’t tell you this since they frown on humans knowing our business, but during my trip, I received a nice chunk of change. You could call it an inheritance, but I’ve come to think of it as my Vampire Disability Fund. Because, you know, being a vampire is a huge disadvantage, at least in the begginning. We can’t go out in the sun (most can’t anyway) which makes things like grocery shopping, school plays, and errands super-hard to accomplish. Keeping a job is almost impossible until you get the hang of everything. I won’t even mention how difficult it is to be around friends and family when all you want to do is sink your teeth into them.
Wow, I’d never thought about it like that. I thought being a Vampire was all glamour and romance and crazy supernatural abilities. Seems like the reality of living as a Vampire is something that popular culture glosses over.
Exactly. As my maker, Bette once told me, “Do not believe everything you read or see on television about us. Books and movies often make stuff up for the purpose of entertainment.”
Twilight-Smilight. I’d like to see that little waif of an actress try to work a blood-drive at her child’s school on a sunny Saturday in April. Or figure out how to pretend to eat in front of a child that doesn’t miss a thing.
We live in the land of sun and sand. I’m outside 4-5 times a day, so I’ve had to get creative with things. I have my daughter to think about and I wanted to live as normal as possible. Certainly makes life harder, but I wouldn’t change a thing about our lives now.
It sounds like you’re happy! I’m glad it’s all working out for you. I image that blood drive was something to see too!
Yes, that was a very interesting day. I came home hungrier than I’ve ever been in my life, only to find out that power had gone out while I was gone and my bags of “dinner” were ruined. Good thing I knew where some takeout was!
Too funny! Now, you’ve mentioned your trip several times, and I’m wondering if that’s where your story begins?
Yes, it was. I went to Florida a harried working-mother and came back as something completely different. I blame the violin.
Care to elaborate? Come now, don’t be shy. It’s just us girls here.
Well, it called to me from down the aisle and brought me to Bette and her collection of antique instruments. Then she put the stupid thing in my hands and told me to play it!
Before that, I was normal— I cooked, cleaned and brought home every bit of the bacon. I thought I had life figured out, but I had everything so completely wrong that it’s almost comical. Now the husband is a non-issue, my freakish talents are not of the domestic variety, and being a good mother just became a whole lot tougher.
Holy-Llamas. That was rather on the cryptic side, don’tcha think? Is that all you’re going to give us?
Yep. If you want to know more, you’ll just have to read the book. Anyway, I’ve got to run. I’m due to pick up Quinn from school in a few minutes so she can get to her softball game on time. Yeah, I know. Softball game, vampire Mom– an odd combination, right?
It sure is! Well, it was great having you on the site Claire. Maybe you can come back some time to keep us posted on how abnormally-normal your life is? In the meantime, we can get the scoop from the novel you star in, KILL ME, correct?
Yep! It has a little bit of everything: mystery, magic, suspense, some smoking-hot romance, a sprinkling of rockin’ music and the occasional stripper pole. Oh, and a haunted violin. I can’t forget that, it started everything off.
No need to sell me on it. That sounds like my kind of book
Thanks again for stopping by. Give Quinn my best! Ciao’
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If you’d like to read more about Claire and her life-changing business trip, check out the newly released novel Kill Me, Book One of the Blood Chord series, by Alex Owens. And do an Indie Author a solid and tweet, FB or share this interview or the book link with your friends and enemies. They’ll appreciate the gesture.
KILL ME (Book One of the Blood Chord series)
Three days ago, she was a wife, a mother, and very much alive… then the music called for her.
Kill Me, the debut novel from author Alex Owens, is a quirky paranormal fantasy complete with music, magic, fangs and freaks. It is also the first in a planned series, with the second book due out by the Fall of 2012. Be forewarned, this is not your daughter’s paranormal.
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Also, being the slacker that I am, I neglected to post to let everyone know that Kill Me was featured over on the fabulous Heidi Hall’s website yesterday, so please so hop on over there and take a gander
If you’d like to participate in the Release Blog Tour for Kill Me, more information can be seen here on the Blood Chord series web site.
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Tagged Alex Owens, Amazon Kindle, Blood Chord, ebook, indie books, KILL ME, paranormal, vampire, witch
Good morning and hold on to your shorts, because today I’m over on Good Choice Reading with a fabulously fun guest post from the main character Claire (from my new novel Kill Me) and she’s there to let everyone know Why Being a Vampire Mom Rocks.
Check it out and leave a comment, tweet or something. Pretty please, with Eric Northman on top?
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Tagged Alex Owens, Blood Chord, Eric Northman, indie books, KILL ME, paranormal, vampire, vampires
It’s day eight of the blog tour and today over on Lindsey Gray’s blog is a review of Kill Me! So hop on over there and check out what she has to say about the debut of the Blood Chord Series!
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You can also check out the tour calendar over on the press page of the Blood Chord Series Site or Kill Me on Amazon if you’d like!
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Tagged Alex Owens, Blood Chord, book review, ebooks, indie books, indie publishing, KILL ME, paranormal, published, vampires, witch
It’s day seven of the Kill Me blog tour and today I’m over on You Gotta Read with an insightful author interview. Aside from peeking into my twisted inner-mind, you’ll see why I adore Jodi Picoult (even after her atrocious comments on Indie publishing) and how I feel about gratuitous sex and violence in books.
So, without further ado… take a gander at the Interview on You Gotta Read!
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You can also check out the tour calendar over on the press page of the Blood Chord Series Site or Kill Me on Amazon if you’d like!
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Tagged Alex Owens, Blood Chord, ebooks, indie books, indie publishing, Jodi Picoult, KILL ME, paranormal, published, vampires, witch
Alrighty! It’s day six of the blog tour and I’ve got something special lined up today over on Bookshelf Confessions– an excerpt featuring Claire and the dastardly Clive, from my new novel Kill Me.
So hop to it and check out the post, why dontcha!
Also, Wringing Out Words has an interview up today as well. From the everlasting boxers vs. breifs question to my favorite scene in the novel, we covered a lot of ground!
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Tagged Alex Owens, author interview, Blood Chord, ebook, giveaway, indie publishing, KILL ME, paranormal, vampires
It’s finally Friday everyone! Since I’ve been fighting a toothache the last few days, so I for one am very glad to see the weekend come.
For today’s Kill Me tour stop, the book is featured over on the fantastical website Guerrilla Wordfare. It’s the brainchild of author Lizzy Ford, author of numerous novels including Katie’s Hellion. I adore this cover, don’t you?

Check out the feature of Kill Me on Guerrilla Wordfare if you get a chance, and while you’re there check out Lizzy’s books as well!
Whoo-hoo! It’s day four of the blog tour. (Hey, that rhymed!)
Today I’m over on Independent Paranormal with an Author Interview. I love this site, and Jennifer is the coolest raised-by-wolves girl I know. Plus, she asks some pretty quirky questions, and you know how much I love that!
So what are you still here for… Go on now. Get on over to Independent Paranormal!
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Tagged Alex Owens, author interview, Blood Chord, ebook, indie publishing, KILL ME, paranormal, vampires
I had to rearrange a couple of the days for the Kill Me blog tour, so I ended up with today as a free day. How fortuitous that the proof copy for the paperback version of Kill Me arrived last night!
So now I get to share with you guys
The quality is great and the only minor complaint I have is that the background came out darker than I anticipated and the grayscale text (faded author name) printed a little inconsistently. A few minor tweaks and it should be good to go!
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And don’t forget, you also have a few more days to enter the giveaways over on Seeing Night Reviews and Fang-tastic Books. Tomorrow we head to Independent Paranormal for some bloggy-goodness, but you can check out the full tour schedule here.
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Tagged Alex Owens, Amazon Kindle, Blood Chord, guest post, KILL ME, Kindle, Paperback, paranormal, proof copy, unique, vampires
Next stop on the blog tour for Kill me… Fang-tastic Books!
So stop on by and check out the Author Interview and Giveaway post. I had gobs of fun answering the questions and I’d love to have you guys post questions or comments over there!
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And don’t forget, you also have a few more days to enter the giveaway over on Seeing Night Reviews — and while you’re there check out the excerpt of “Claire’s First Feeding.”
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Tagged Alex Owens, Amazon Kindle, Blood Chord, Fang, guest post, KILL ME, Kindle, paranormal, unique, vampires
Today over on Seeing Night Reviews we’ve got an excerpt of from the new book Kill Me, along with an ebook giveaway. Check it out if you get a second!
And don’t forget to enter our own giveaway here on QuirkyGurl as well.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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Tagged Alex Owens, Blood Chord, E-book, excerpt, KILL ME, Kindle, paranormal, vampires, witch
Yay! the blog tour for Kill Me is on… and I’ve decided give away some cool prizes in celebration! Check it out and earn your contest entries.
Giveaway dates will run from April 22nd – May 5th at midnight. Winners will be notified shortly after the contest ends. So how do you win?
To enter for a chance to win one of the prizes, you can do one (or more) of the following:
Additionally, doing one of the follow will not only earn you good karma, but bonus chances at winning:
After you’ve done at least one (or more) of the above, you must leave a comment on this post so that I know what you’ve done. Thanks in advance, and good luck!
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