Winner of Weekly Contest

Congratulations to our winner from Saturday's contest... the winner of a free ebook by Linda Mooney.

The winner is...Molly Daniels.

Congratulations Molly! We hope you enjoy your free ebook.

Don't forget to check out Linda's website to pick out which of her books you'd like to receive.

To receive your prize, please email us at thedeadlyvixens@yahoo.com with your e-mail address and your book choice.

Thanks for participating in our blog and congratulations again! Don't forget to check back each Saturday for a new contest!

Please note: New winners will be chosen from the remaining entries if prizes are not claimed within one (1) week from today's drawing.

The Deadly Vixens

Weekly Contest!

Welcome to our weekly contest on The Deadly Vixens blog! The winner will receive a free ebook by Linda Mooney. The winner will get to choose which book they would like to receive from all of her current ebooks. Thanks again to Linda, our guest blogger this week, for offering this great prize.

To enter, just read Gracen's blog post from yesterday and leave a comment.

Be sure to check out Linda's site to find the book you're interested in.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Be sure to check back and see if you have won. If your name is drawn as the winner, you will need to email us at thedeadlyvixens@yahoo.com to claim your prize. Include your email address within the email when you claim the prize to ensure delivery. Tell us in the email which book you'd like to receive.

New winners will be chosen from the remaining entries if prizes are not claimed within one week of drawing.

Best of luck!

The Deadly Vixens

*WARNING* Some books may contain explicit material and are for persons 18 years of age or older. If you are not at least 18, please do not enter the contest, as we have no way of knowing your actual age. By entering this contest, you are accepting these terms and agree that you are at least 18 years of age. Thank you.

Please Welcome Guest Author...Linda Mooney

Music is My Life and My Books

Melodies weave through my bloodstream. All my life, music has consumed me and filled me to the point where I was in the choir and band all through-out my school years. Then into college where I got both my bachelor and master’s degrees. Following that, I spent 25+ years teaching music in elementary and junior high schools.

When the iPod came out, I was delirious with joy. I could take my music with me anywhere (which was a godsend for the hours I spent in the hospital while hubby waited for a heart transplant.)

But where I became the most dependent on my music was when I was writing. I discovered that soaring love themes put me in a frame of mind for passionate romance, the same way big, bold, brassy, triumphant soundtracks gave me a reference to write heroic scenes, saving the heroine/hero scenes. And those long walks I took to clear my head also gave me ample time to listen to what I’d downloaded, and work out those threads I was weaving together in my plots.

I recently started a new book, but at the time my iPod was at the Apple doctor. I couldn’t get my motivation going, couldn’t get my Muse to answer, could barely scratch out a page a day. Got the sad news from the doctor that they had to put my iPod down. So off I went to Best Buy for a new one. Re-filled it via iTunes. Added another soundtrack.

Lo And Behold! My groove was back. The ideas were flowing. The love scene was coming together. I’m off and running, and once again I am happily pounding away on my keyboard.

Never again will I take my music for granted. I may even had my iPod buried with me when I die, ala the pharaohs of Egypt.

At least, I’m thinking about it.

Linda Mooney
Sensuous Romance with a Sci-Fi or Fantasy Flair!
LindaMooney.com (myspace.com/lindamooney for the video book trailers)

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Disclaimer (because we don't have a choice): The views expressed by the guest blogger do not necessarily reflect those of The Deadly Vixens.