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EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Laura Young for submitting the randomly-chosen 537th entry. With wind howling like a werewolf outside, winter is the perfect time to curl up with a captivating book. One lucky reader will be embraced by vampire stories without having to leave the warmth of home. Author Ian Hall is giving away signed paperback copies of his two books, A Connecticut Vampire in King Arthur's Court and Vampires Don't Cry: Blood Anthology. While waiting for the print books to arrive, the winner may also choose any three of Ian Hall's eBooks from Smashwords to suck dry. But first, sink your fangs into these summaries ... A Connecticut Vampire in King Arthur's Court : 21st century vampire Richard DeVere never intended to become a time traveler. When he is mysteriously catapulted back five hundred years into the dawn of the Tudor age, he suddenly finds himself in the reign of King Henry the Seventh. Despite the physical advantages affor...

I didn't doodle classmate or movie star names in hearts across my high school notebooks, oh no. Instead I read Anne Rice novels and daydreamed about Louis de Pointe du Lac appearing to save me from an awkward teen life of being single. I'm eternally glad Ogre eventually found me instead, but I still like to celebrate Valentine's Day with vampires. And this year I'm not alone! This holiday weekend, February 14 - 16, 2013, dark fantasy fans can feast upon a free vampire eBook for Kindle by Ian Hall and April L. Miller. Behind the Masque is a short story of murder, love and revenge. In 1851, a wedding takes place in a small church in the lowland moors of Scotland. Withered from a childhood illness, and banned from the ceremony, Arabella reluctantly watches her mother marry a local businessman. As Arabella settles into her new household, trampled underfoot by her new stepfather and misused by her two stepsisters, she seems destined to a life of drudgery. But then a newly ...

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Winner will be announced later in the week. I'm still too attached to paper books to buy an eReader - but you can bet I've been trying to win one in free sweepstakes. The digital book world is immense and I'm just starting to explore it. Karla, a fellow Fantasy Artist of Etsy, recently introduced me to the writings of her husband, Ian Hall . He is not confined by genres, having equal success in Historical adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and hard hitting gritty crime. He even writes self-help books for writers! After looking inside his "Why You Should Write e-Books, e-Novels, e-Shorts" , I'm tempted to revisit my childhood dream of becoming an author. I have been awfully interested in zombies lately, so his "How To Write Your Own Zombie Novel" advice could feed my brain nicely. Ian is currently working on his Caledonii: Birth of a Nation series. He just released the fourth part, and each is over 10...