Dame Edna, Mistress of Random Bits o’ Halloween Lore, has picked the winners of her progressive story contest.  They are: Most: Sharmi with five contributions. Funniest: Ramona Joy, Comment 31: “…expelled black ink from a random orifice…”  Spookiest: Shannon C, Comment 14: Edna liked the vampire awakening “from his torpor.” You have each won a “to be determined” prize [...]

The Spooktacular Mistress of Randomness is hard at work coming up with da winners of da contest of spooktacular tales. (she has turned them in and is just waiting on that slow duckie gwen) We are going to kidnap Kathryn. She is leaving tomorrow for a booksigning but just because she isn’t here, doesn’t mean [...]

The Spooktacular Deborah Cooke already announced her winner on her blog so hey I figured we should here too. Deborah Cooke wants to be a princess in drag(on) winner is: Kim Please email your address to redwyne @ redwyne . com (no spaces)! Thanks!

 Sybil’s been yelling at me to get this posted, but with all the Spooktacular fun to be had, I just didn’t have time! But I do now! The winner of the New Jersey Romance Author’s are Generous limerick/haiku contest and recipient of the fantabulous prize from Caroline Linden is…. Zara Her limerick had all of [...]

Kathryn Smith, author of Taken by the Night (releases today), answers a few of Sybil’s questions for TGTBTU readers… Sybil: My first love as I often say are historicals. And the first books I read of yours were your Avon historicals. So we will just get this out of the way quickly… when are you writing me another [...]

Taken By the Night by Kathryn Smith Saint came to London looking for a little rest, blood, and maybe some feminine company. He never wanted to avenge the murders of two prostitutes, and he certainly never asked for the censure he sees in Ivy Dearing’s eyes. Though, the desire he sees there awakens a hunger [...]

The Lost Memiors of Jane Austen by Syrie James Many rumors abound about a mysterious gentleman said to be the love of Jane’s life—finally, the truth may have been found. . . . What if, hidden in an old attic chest, Jane Austen’s memoirs were discovered after hundreds of years? What if those pages revealed [...]

Christine Warren shares some bounty with TGTBTU’s readers.  Her new book, Howl at the Moon, comes out tomorrow.   Here’s the book blurb: Noah Baker never wanted to betray The Others. But if his military commanders want him to covertly investigate a Lupine scientist—whose extraordinary research on sensory perception in werewolves could be used to develop werewolf-sharp [...]

For Halloween, I want to be a… Doesn’t everyone? Think of the perks – the pointy hat with the veil on the end (haven’t you always wanted one of those?); the floaty dresses made of satin and velvet and brocade; staff to schlep the dry cleaning. A turreted castle with every luxury at your fingertip. [...]

The Irish, and their Celtic ancestors, take most of the credit for our celebration of Halloween—but then the Irish do like their fun! And when so many Irish came to America to escape the 1840’s potato famine, they brought Hallowe’en with them. Want a recipe for an Irish supper—often associated with Halloween on the Emerald [...]

On Thursday November 1st, the day after Halloween, we will award three prizes to the posters in EC Sheedy’s Spooktacular Story. The prizes will be bunches o’ books and not ‘just’ books but paranormal fiction! One Spooktacular bunch o’books will be Zebra titles One Spooktacular bunch o’books will be Brava titles One Spooktacular bunch o’books [...]

My Most Notorious Halloween Costume (a.k.a. How Not to Win the Guy) by Stephanie Rowe It all started with a guy. Doesn’t it always? His name was Brad, and he was hot. Dark hair, dark eyes, buff body of an ice hockey player, incredibly smart, very funny, and very nice. And we’d been flirting. Oh, [...]

Coming this January, February and March are three back-to-back new Argeneau novels by Lynsay Sands. The Accidental Vampire (Argeneau Vampires, Book 7) Released December 26, 2007 Ever since an acciendent turned her into a vamp, Elvi Black’s been sleeping in a coffin, staying out of the sun and giving up garlic. She knows there’s more [...]

I know it’s somewhat predictable, what with the “Storywitch” website and all, but a witch. A willowy, elfin witch who looks forward to Halloween every year, who buys a new filmy black dress with long draping sleeves (to go with her long black nails) and a flowing skirt with triangular points to reveal tiny high [...]

I hope so cuz I am not too sure the site is ready. But hey, we float with the flow around here and we hope you can too. Expect the next three days to be jam packed with Halloween fun, freakyness and of course it will be spooktacular. We have some awesome authors telling tales [...]