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AAD Spotlight: Melanie Card and Giveaway

March 14, 2012 by Mandi 15 Comments

Our Authors After Dark Spotlights continue with the very talented paranormal romance author, Melanie Card. Ms. Card likes to walk on the adventurous side with her action packed paranormal and fantasy stories.

Currently writing for Entangled Publishing, Ms.Card’s love of story telling began at an early age. In fact, Ms. Card reminisces of two very special teachers who helped foster her love of storytelling in grade school through journal writing time.

Ms. Card’s debut paranormal romance Ward Against Death, released Aug 2012.

Twenty-year-old Ward de’Ath expected this to be a simple job—bring a nobleman’s daughter back from the dead for fifteen minutes, let her family say good-bye, and launch his fledgling career as a necromancer. Goddess knows he can’t be a surgeon—the Quayestri already branded him a criminal for trying—so bringing people back from the dead it is.

But when Ward wakes the beautiful Celia Carlyle, he gets more than he bargained for. Insistent that she’s been murdered, Celia begs Ward to keep her alive and help her find justice. By the time she drags him out her bedroom window and into the sewers, Ward can’t bring himself to break his damned physician’s Oath and desert her.

However, nothing is as it seems—including Celia. One second, she’s treating Ward like sewage, the next she’s kissing him. And for a nobleman’s daughter, she sure has a lot of enemies. If he could just convince his heart to give up on the infuriating beauty, he might get out of this alive…

Ward Against Death (Chronicles of a Reluctant Necromancer, #1)

Today, we have an e-book copy of Ward Against Death to giveaway! To enter, just leave a comment. Contest open to all through March 16.

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  1. Madeline says

    March 14, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    Ward against Death sounds very interesting. I have not read Melanie Card yet but I think I need to get on amazon :)

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  2. Stephanie says

    March 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    I must read this before the AAD conference! The picture entices me but, the authors wicked smile definetly guarantees a wickedly good read!

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  3. fishgirl182 says

    March 14, 2012 at 10:40 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway. The book sounds great!

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  4. aurian says

    March 15, 2012 at 3:04 am

    A new author to me, and I love that cuver and blurb. But still, a zombie love?

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  5. Sheralee says

    March 15, 2012 at 4:23 am

    Ooohh! A new author I haven’t discovered yet and I love the book description :)
    Will keep my fingers crossed. Thanks for opening it up to international followers too

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  6. Rosie says

    March 15, 2012 at 6:54 am

    Sounds interesting and fun!

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  7. Cathy says

    March 15, 2012 at 7:28 am

    Sounds intriguing!

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  8. Elaine L says

    March 15, 2012 at 9:18 am

    This book sounds great! I have not read Melanie Card…yet! Thank you for hosting this contest!

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  9. Sariah says

    March 15, 2012 at 12:36 pm

    Sounds like a great read. I can’t wait to get the chance to meet you in NOLA at AAD convention. Thanks for the chance.

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  10. Victoria Zumbrum says

    March 15, 2012 at 9:03 pm

    I would love to read this book. It sounds very good. Please enter me in contest.

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  11. Linda says

    March 16, 2012 at 1:12 am

    Congrats on the release of your debut bk. I was taken aback at 1st when i read the release was Aug2012 – imagine having to wait another 5 mths! but figured it must have been a typo. :)

    Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  12. bn100 says

    March 16, 2012 at 1:53 am

    The book sounds very good. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  13. Na S. says

    March 16, 2012 at 2:58 am

    A necromancer sounds interesting. I’ve never read about one before.

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