Spooktacular Giveaway Hop and A Halloween Read by Mae Clair #HalloweenMystery

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It’s October and that means pumpkins, ghosts, gobbly-ghouls and Halloween. I love this time of year and am totally jazzed to be participating in the Spootacular Giveaway Blog Hop. Running from October 14th through the 31st, you’ll find tons of blogs offering goodies and giveaways. For the complete list of all of the blogs you can visit for a chance to win, click here.

Logo for the Spooktacular Blog Hop with a night sky, full moon and batsI’m giving away a $10.00 gift card to Amazon or Barnes & Noble (winner’s choice).

And if you’re looking for a Halloween read, you’ve come to the right place. My romantic suspense/mystery novel MYTH AND MAGIC is on sale now for only $.99.

Set during Halloween, it features plenty of shivers, hayrides, a lavish Halloween party and rumors of hauntings. Best of all—you’re invited!

You Are Cordially Invited to Attend a Halloween Party

Place:    The Breckwood Mansion
Coldcreek, PA

When:   Halloween Eve beginning at 7PM

Gothic looking woman wearing a long back gown and holding a ravenPlease come in costume. Mrs. Morgana Breckwood has gone to a great deal of time and expense to ensure this year’s annual Halloween party will make her previous events “ghostly” pale in comparison. And yes, the rumors are true. There is a slim possibility her son, Caith, might show. Not sure about a costume though. You know how he feels about Halloween. 

Excerpt from Myth and Magic:

Veronica’s stomach clenched as a mixture of fear and dread skittered through her. The expression in her eyes must have betrayed her unease because Morgana took her by the arm and drew her aside. Across the hall, the caterer and florist were busily consulting with the head of Morgana’s household staff. Three workers wearing black shirts that proclaimed Ghosts & Ghouls, Inc. wheeled a life-sized coffin through the front door. Having attended a number of Morgana’s Halloween parties, Veronica knew trays would be fitted inside the open lid, bearing all manner of delectable treats.

“I know my son,” Morgana said, cutting through the noise and activity. “He’s stubborn, but he’s not stupid. He isn’t going anywhere, Veronica. He may not be willing to admit it, but he’s in love with you.”

“No.” She tried to draw away. “Don’t say that.”

“It’s the truth.”

She shook her head. “Caith’s terrified of love.”

“He’s terrified of loss.”

Veronica clamped her mouth shut. Morgana was right. Even if Caith wouldn’t admit it, she knew it was the defining emotion that had driven him all of his life. The reason he’d chosen a career designed to keep others safe, the reason he’d given his son another name, the reason he still couldn’t bring himself to visit Trask’s grave.

She wet her lips. “I have to see him.”

“Give him time first,” Morgana suggested. “Stuart said he was up all night working on the case. He’s barely slept and probably isn’t thinking clearly.” She smiled encouragingly, hooking her arm through Veronica’s. “You can stay and help me decide where the band should go. And the goblins. Did I mention we’re having roving goblins?”

Veronica managed a small smile. The Ghosts & Ghouls people were pushing a series of crates through the door. Tall ones, large ones, squat ones.

“Mrs. Breckwood,” a sandy-haired worker called. “Where would you like us to put the trolls?”

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Sound like a party you’d like to attend?

I invite you to discover the mystery, romance, and Halloween suspense of MYTH AND MAGIC, on sale now for just $.99 cents through 11/04/15.

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BLURB:
AS CHILDREN THEY PLAYED GAMES OF MYTH AND MAGIC…

Veronica Kent fell in love with Caith Breckwood when they were children. As a teenager, she was certain he was the man she was destined to marry. But a traumatic event from Caith’s past led him to fear a future together. He left Veronica, hoping to save her from a terrible fate. Twelve years later, Caith, now a P.I., is hired to investigate bizarre incidents at the secluded retreat Veronica manages. Returning to his hometown, Caith is forced to face his nightmares—and his feelings for the woman he’s always loved.

THEN ONE DAY THE MONSTERS BECAME REAL.
 
After the callous way Caith broke her heart, Veronica isn’t thrilled to see him again. But strange occurrences have taken a dangerous toll on business at Stone Willow Lodge. Forced to work together, Veronica discovers it isn’t ghostly apparitions that frighten her, but her passion for a man she has never forgotten. Or forgiven. Can two people with a tarnished past unearth a magical future?

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Buy Links for MYTH AND MAGIC…Just $.99 through 11/4/2015
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Kensington Publishing
Google
All Romance eBooks

Spooky owl sitting on an old sign with full moon in backgroundFor a chance to win my $10.00 gift card comment below and tell me what you like best about Halloween, or what costume you would wear to attend the Breckwood Halloween party!

And although it’s not necessary to be entered in my drawing, I would gratefully appreciate:

Sign-ups for my newsletter (issued approximately 4 times a year)

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Please don’t forget to leave your email address, if I can’t find it by linking back through your blog or other online connection.

Many thanks, and Happy Halloween! Personally, I love a spooky mystery. 🙂

138 thoughts on “Spooktacular Giveaway Hop and A Halloween Read by Mae Clair #HalloweenMystery”

  6. Veronica and Caith, two of my favorite characters in Myth and Magic.
    As about the party, yes, yes, yes. There’s a saying around here – “When there’s pie I am the first, when there’s war I’m the last.” Hope it makes sense as I haven’t heard of something similar in English.

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  22. I love the feel of Halloween. The atmosphere, like spirits riding the air. Loved your excerpt, Mae! Costume for the party? Hmm…Paint my face white with black X’s over my eyes and mouth, a long, flowing gown with the bodice stained crimson. LOL

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    • LOL! And I know where THAT costume comes from 🙂

      You are so right about the atmosphere of Halloween. It definitely has a distinctive feel to it. Loved that description about “spirits riding the air.”

      And glad you enjoyed the excerpt. Writing the Halloween party was fun!

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  37. My son has a big decorated Halloween party every year at his home in the county by the pond. Everyone of all ages come even the adults dressed in costumes it is so much fun – and he makes all his spooky decorations by him self . This is why I like Halloween time

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  40. I love vegging out on the couch Halloween night, watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show and handing out candy to trick-or-treaters 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway! Fingers crossed…

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  41. Ooh, a Halloween party! I love candle lit Jack O’lanterns, the abundance of snickers and kit kats, and taking my Snickerdoodles trick or treating OR handing out treats at home to the cute little goblins that come by. The best part of it all is the spooky atmosphere pervading the night. I must add that Halloween is the birthday of John Keats.

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  50. What I like best about Halloween is watching my grandchildren get dressed up in their favorite costumes. My granddaughter is going to be Hello Kitty this year, and it will be my grandson’s first Halloween. He’s going to be a pirate.

    dragonfee64(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  63. I love trick or treating with my kids and drinking lots of pumpkin spice lattes! Lol.
    I signed up for your newsletter and liked your FB page.
    Thanks for the giveaway and the chance.
    diannp (at)neo (dot)rr (dot)com

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  65. Your book sounds fabulous. I’d dress as a member of the dark Fae, so I could wear black. I don’t look great in white (plus, I’m something of a hazard to myself when I wear white and I’d spend the evening worrying about spills).

    I liked your FB page and signed up for your newsletter. Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂

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  67. My favorite part of Halloween is getting to take my son trick-or-treating and getting to be one of the kids just for the night dressed up and acting goofy and all lol! I also love that I it gives me an excuse to break out all my dark decor that my husband says I can’t display any other time of the year lol!

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  72. i ama hugeee Horror film fan I love them and durring the rest ofthe year they arent shown as often so i feel a lil left out but durring halloween and october they are on all month long and i love them h the candy and costumes are great but i love the decor and scares the most

    mortalsinn@Yahoo.com

    ps ur book sounds awesome

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  80. My favorite thing about Halloween is, of course, the candy! My kids like candy corn, but I’m more partial to chocolate candy like m&m’s or milky way.

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  87. The best thing about Halloween is seeing all the little kids trick or treating for the first time. The light in their eyes and the cutest costumes are some of my best moments. Oh and of course the candy. LOL

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