Treat – Amanda Usen

Welcome to Heather Long’s Lucky 13 Trick or Treat Blog Hop! I’m a treat! Actually, this is ironic. Halloween is not my favorite holiday. I’m usually working and miss it! If I’m home, the dog barks her fool head off, so someone has to be on dog duty, someone has to be on candy duty, and someone has to be on kid duty…and there are only two grown-ups to go around. I also tend to roll my eyes and groan at the cost of making or buying a costume that will be worn once then strewn in parts and pieces around the house for YEARS to come. As for the candy…I’m a pastry chef. I’m not in the least bit snobbish about my sweets, but there are a lot of sweet things in this house most of the time. When you throw three bags of candy into the mix, I become THAT mom. The sweets police, or, as I have affectionately become known as around here…

SPIRIT CRUSHER!

But don’t be sad for my poor kids, I married a guy who puts up one of these every year. And wears a Halloween costume to work. The kids are fine, well-steeped in the American tradition. And since I eschew the holiday, they never suspect me of stealing their candy. 😉

Hop along and see how other romance authors feel about Halloween. Prizes are offered at EVERY stop! The GRAND prize for the Hop is a KINDLE PAPERWHITE and gift card! And TWO e-books bundles will be given away! The TREAT bundle includes:

FOOL’S GOLD, The Diamond Series Book 2 by Cassandra Dean
Her Wicked Sin (Sins of Salem #1) historical romance (Entangled Scandalous) via Amazon or BN gift copy
Hot Winter Kiss, Irish Kisses bk4 by Joanne Kenrick
Norse Jewel by Gina Conkle
Once Her Man, Always Her Man by Heather Long
Then, Again by Karen Stivali
Reforming the Cowboy: A South Beach Book, gifted as an Amazon ebook by Marisa Cleveland
Scrap Metal by Jennah Scott
Brazen (Whispering Cove) by Cathryn Fox
A Date with Death (1NS ) by Louisa Bacio

and the TRICK bundle includes:

Fight or Flight by Natalie J. Damschroder
Silken Edge by Lacey Paige
Sleepy Hollow Dreams by Taryn Kincaid
Lightning by Taryn Kincaid
Ruby Hill supernatural romance (Entangled Ever After) via Amazon or BN gift copy
ebook bundle, Tales from the Coffin by Joanne Kenrick
Last Flight of the Ark by Dawn Jackson
Kindred of the Fallen by Isis Rushdan
Protector of the Flame by Isis Rushdan
Hereafter by Joya Fields
Earth Witches Aren’t Easy by Heather Long
Marshal of Hel Dorado by Heather Long
Amazon or B & N gift copy of To Catch Her Death (Book 1 in the Grim Reality series) by Boone Brux
Hunter’s Moon (Paranormal Romance) by Lisa Kessler

To enter the GRAND prize giveaway visit the Rafflecopter at the end of this post.

Are you dressing up for Halloween this year? What are you going to be? Leave a comment on this post to enter MY GIVEAWAY: a signed copy of my very own LUSCIOUS which takes place in the fall in Verona, Italy, where the heroine makes a spectacular Pumpkin Creme Brulee! I’ll also throw in an excerpt booklet for INTO THE FIRE. In that book the heroine makes a delicious sauce for Chicken Alighieri, using – you guessed it – PUMPKIN! Both recipes can be found here on my site because I might not love Halloween, but I totally groove on PUMPKIN! Rules: My giveaway is international. Entrants must be 18 years of age. The winner will be picked on October 26th and will be contacted within two days. Winner must respond to my e-mail by October 31st or another winner will be chosen. I will cheerfully mail the prize, but after it leaves my hands at the Post Office, I am no longer responsible for delivery. Entry constitutes an understanding of these rules and proof that you are 18 years of age.