Thursday, March 25, 2010

Author Interview and Giveaway- Bree Despain

Earlier this year I read The Dark Divine by Bree Despain and LOVED it.  It is definitely my favorite book so far this year!  Read my review here.  When I got my copy of The Dark Divine, I was also lucky enough to receive a bottle of nail polish that matches the purple color that is on the cover of the book.  And now I get to giveaway 3 bottles! 

But first, I got to ask the lovely Bree Despain a couple of questions as part of the Dark Divine Blog Tour!

1.If you had to recommend one book to readers, what would it be?

Only one?! Oh man, that’s pressure. This sort of thing really depends on my mood. Today I’m going to say THE WAY HE LIVED by Emily Wing Smith, not only because it’s an excellent book (recently won the Utah Book Award and was a 2008 Lambda finalist) but also because it was written by a wonderful person. Emily is an author that I admire and aspire to be as good as—and she’s also an awesome friend.

2.What is your guilty pleasure, food-wise? (And if it's chocolate, be specific)

Well, there was a time when I would have said a Ghirardelli triple chocolate brownie and bowl of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Therapy ice cream, but that was before I discovered that I have an intolerance to wheat, dairy, and eggs.

Every once in a while, I indulge in some chocolate ice cream (shhh…don’t tell my doctor) but I mostly get my guilty pleasures from dairy-wheat-free dark chocolate chips these days. I eat them while I write. Often with cinnamon bears.

However, when I finish my sequel, I am planning on eating one of those Ghirardelli brownies . . . even if it kills me.

3.Will there be a sequel to The Dark Divine, and what can you tell us about it?

Yes, there is a sequel to TDD. It’s called THE LOST SAINT, and it’s scheduled to be released on December 28th of this year!

I’m really not sure what I’m allowed to tell you about it at this point, but it’s definitely going explore some of the issues that came up at the end of TDD. We may, or may not, find out what happened to Jude. And there’s a couple of new characters headed to Rose Crest that are bringing a whole new set of complications with them—and one of them just happens to be pretty darn hot.

Please go to The Book Scout, http://thebookscout.blogspot.com/, tomorrow to see the next stop on The Dark Divine Blog Tour.

Thank you so much, Bree!

And now for the giveaway!

I have 3 bottles of Dark Divine nail polish to give away to 3 commenters.  To enter, please tell us what your guilty pleasure is, food-wise.  Mine is definitely different flavors of popcorn, yum! 

HOW TO ENTER:
~Tell us what your favorite guilty pleasure is, food wise.  (Mine is definitely different flavors of popcorn..yum!)  
+1 Post about the contest on your blog and leave the link in your comment
+1 Tweet about the contest and leave the link in your comment (make sure to put @purplg8r)
+1 Become a follower (or if you already follow me, let me know!)
+1 Follow me on Twitter (@purplg8r) (make sure to leave your Twitter name)
~~For each thing that you do, please leave a separate comment or you will only be entered once!!
~~Make sure to leave your e-mail address on one of your entries or it won't count!
~~The contest will end on Sunday, April 4th at 11:59pm
~~This contest is open to US only.

45 comments:

  1. My guilty food pleasure is definitely Chateau Briand with Bernaise Sauce. My hubby and I had that on our Wedding Night!

    outofthemist @ gmail .com (remove spaces)

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  2. I follow you via Google Friend Connect.

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  3. I follow @purplg8r on Twitter @GeorgiaMist

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  4. Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/GeorgiaMist/status/11175557132

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  5. Guilty pleasure? Donuts from Krispy Kreme :)
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  6. Following on Google Friend Connect.
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  7. Follow @purplg8r on Twitter as @mysticraindrops
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  8. Tweeting!
    http://twitter.com/mysticraindrops/status/11205400443
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  9. Now that the weather is warming, I have been craving vanilla soft serve ice cream with rainbow sprinkles.

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  10. I am a follower through Google Friend Connect.


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  11. I posted about your giveaway with a link and a photo in my left sidebar. Please feel free to enter my giveaway too if you would like.

    http://paintedladyfingers.blogspot.com/

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  12. Ooh I'm so excited about this color! I don't have a nice purple. All I have is a pale silvery lilac and a purple so dark it looks black. I need a nice purply purple :D.

    My guilty pleasure coffee toffee sweet items, like the Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty from Wendy's or Coffee Heath Bar Crunch from Ben and Jerry's :D.

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  13. I follow you on twitter!
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  14. I tweeted about the giveaway.
    http://twitter.com/megweno/status/11277622152

    My email is itsrainingstars13@hotmail.com

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  15. I blogged about your giveaway!
    http://lhrajourney.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-just-cant-help-myself.html

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  16. followed you via friend connect

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  17. followed you on twitter perry772

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  18. guilty pleasures... pork tenderloin and lobster!

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  19. I have to say right now, my guilty food pleaseure is Cadbury Eggs! I can't resist thise delicious chocolate & creme eggs come Easter time! :)
    My email is tessnowhite@gmail.com
    Thank you for entering me!
    Emily

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  20. My favourite guilty pleasure is definitely Kinder Easter eggs right now, once I've started it takes all of my willpower to stop before the package is empty ^^

    my email is moncoinamoua(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  21. I'm a follower via google friends connect as well :)

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  22. my biggest food guilty pleasure are well made meringue cookies! they are like eating sweet clouds and I can eat way too many in one sitting!

    nettysgirl at gmail.com

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  23. My guilty food pleasure is peanut butter :o

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  24. My Tweet for April 1:
    http://twitter.com/GeorgiaMist/status/11454345652

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  25. mine is chocolate any and all chocolate.

    ginnn7(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  26. I follow

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  27. My Tweet for April 2:
    http://twitter.com/mysticraindrops/status/11486552601
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  28. My guilty pleasure is pettermint patties! I love them!

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  29. I follow!

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  30. follow you on twitter
    user: notenthused

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  31. Today's Tweet:
    http://twitter.com/GeorgiaMist/status/11494953880
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  32. Hi Purpleg8r! I just became a new follower through Google Friend connect.

    My current guilty pleasure is Southern Blackberry Cobbler ice cream.

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  33. I just posted about your contest on my blog and here is the link

    http://phoebespolishedphalanges.blogspot.com/2010/04/dark-divine-nail-polish-giveaway.html

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  34. I tweeted and here is the link

    http://twitter.com/starlightlace/status/11555630347

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  35. I've made a request to follow you on twitter,my twitter name is Starlightlace

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  36. Oh my!Almost forgot! My email address is starlightlace@gmail.com

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  37. My favorite guilty pleasure is a Banana Hot Fudge Sundae with Chocolate Almond Ice Cream from Braums, a local ice cream & dairy chain. I would have one of these for lunch occasionally when I worked at the library with the mean lady. She was horrible to both customers and employees and there was nothing I could do to stop her, I tried. On days when it was just too much, sundaes were in order!
    Thanks for all of the hard work that goes into your blog!
    lirpaskoorb@gmail.com

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  38. Tweet. http://twitter.com/notaprilbrooks/status/11594516270

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  39. I follow you on twitter. notaprilbrooks

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  40. My guilty pleasures are sweets and chocolates!

    aikychien at yahoo dot com

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  41. I tweeted about this giveaway.

    http://twitter.com/aikchien/status/11914614551

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  42. I’m a follower.

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  43. I'm following on Twitter @aikchien

    aikychien at yahoo dot com

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