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Guest Author J.C. Daniels and Giveaway

February 4, 2015 by Mandi 19 Comments

J.C. Daniels (aka Shiloh Walker) is stopping by Smexy today to talk about her latest release, Edged Blade and what it’s like to pick a title for the next book. Later today, May will have her review.

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If my brain cooperates—and if Kit does—I think there will be three more books after EDGED BLADE.

I think I know what the titles will be for books 6 & 7, I think. I think. Book 5 is bothering me.

It’s all about secrets and stealth and for the past few days I’ve been playing name games in my head.

Things like…

Hidden Blade… eh, maybe.

Silent…nope, can’t do that one.

Quiet….thhhhhhhppppptttt

Stealthy??? NNNNnnnnnooooo… that just sounds stupid.

Then I go back and think about what the book is supposed to be about.

Hmmmm. Secrets. Stealth. Hiding.

Secret Blade.

Nah.

Hidden…nah.

FYI, there are reasons authors aren’t always the reasons to come up with their own titles. Sometimes, we can’t see the forest for the trees and trying to nail the overall concept of the book when we’re chasing the shiny happy ending—or the acceptable closure—is like trying to think of what you want for dinner next week when you haven’t even managed to make yourself eat breakfast today…oh, and it’s already two in the afternoon.

The good news is this: during the course of this blog post, I figured out the title for the fifth Kit Colbana book and I’ll share it with you now.

The next Kit book, due out in 2016, will be Shadowed Blade.

So…what do you think?
Read on for an excerpt and a chance to win either a Kindle Fire or a tea set and some of the loose leaf tea that Kit would drink…if she was real. ;)

Shiloh Walker/J.C. Daniels
@shilohwalker
facebook.com/AuthorShilohWalker

 

 

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He laughed and dropped down on my bed.

I frowned.

He lifted a brow. “Problem?”

“Damon’s coming over tonight.”

Now Justin grinned and laid back on the bed, linking his hands together behind his head and stretching out.

Sighing, I rubbed the back of my neck.

“Are you trying to make me hurt you?” I asked. “Because trust me, I’m frustrated enough to do you a lot of damage.”

Frustrated didn’t touch it.

My plans of inviting Damon back home after the Halloween Ball had fallen through and he’d spent the next few days dealing with some sort of clan politics. It turned out that the clan in northern Georgia seriously had business—the kind that came with a major B— that needed to be discussed with the Assembly and now that Matthew wasn’t allowed in the area, they were fumbling to come up with a plausible arrangement, because Amund wasn’t rescinding the ban. And nobody could make the millennia-old vampire rescind it.
All of it made my head spin. If I thought about it too long, I’d have a migraine. All I wanted was one night with my guy. One night.

Then, just when I was thinking I’d go join him at the Lair, I got the call from Nova.

It had taken almost a week of running leads down before I’d managed to find the woman Nova had seen in his vision and I almost hadn’t made it in time.

I hadn’t seen Damon in nearly two weeks.

I hadn’t had sex in so long, I didn’t even want to think about it.

And Justin was doing one thing guaranteed to make Damon’s brain shut down.

“You know, this is what happens when you hook up with a shifter, Kit,” Justin said, pushing up onto his elbows. His black T-shirt rode up, baring his flat belly. “The animal kicks in too easily, shuts down the brain. Now, me? If we were still together, I wouldn’t be all that worried if your bedroom smelled like another man.”

“That’s because you can’t scent another man in my bedroom, you asshole.”

He shrugged. Crossing his feet at the ankle, he said, “He knows we’re done. I just—hey!”

Justin glared at me from the floor.

I let go of his ankles and smiled.

“You were saying?”

He cocked his head. “Well, the view is nicer from down here.”
Read more…

Order: Amazon | BN | iBooks

Haven’t read the Colbana Files? You can check books 1-3, now available in a boxed set. (Smexy girls highly rec this series)

Enter to win one of two prizes by J.C. Daniels. A Kindle Fire or a tea set—including a mix of Kit’s favorite tea, as well as download of books 1-3. Enter via the widget below. Be sure to check back and see if you’ve won and check out the rest of the participating blogs! (Full list of blogs here)

**Two winners from the blog tour, in random order, will be drawn. In the event a non-US winner is drawn for the tea set, a GC of equal value will be substituted. Apologies, but customs can be evil.


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Comments

  1. CG says

    February 4, 2015 at 9:35 am

    The last book tore my heart out. Have this waiting for me on my Kindle right now and hoping for some serious ongoing grovel on Damon’s part.

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  2. Amanda says

    February 4, 2015 at 10:09 am

    I think you could call it Boysenberry Blade and I would buy it. After all that Kit has been through I am hooked to the end.

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  3. Make Kay says

    February 4, 2015 at 10:45 am

    Oh, I like the name Shadowed Blade! Reading Edged Blade now (happy sigh)

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  4. maureen says

    February 4, 2015 at 10:53 am

    I love these books. Kit is heartbreaking and strong to endure.

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  5. Sheena says

    February 4, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    Loved this book! So glad to see Kit coming back. The wait is always hard for these books. Amazing talent

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  6. Raelynn says

    February 4, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    I’m not familiar with these books as a few of the others are, but they sound good! The snippet sounds GOOD!

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  7. Shiloh/J.C. says

    February 4, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    Boysenberry Blade… heh. I’m so tempted to try that…

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    • Suzanne Rothchild says

      February 5, 2015 at 11:02 am

      I doesn’t matter what you call it, I would buy it! I encourage all my friends to get hooked on Kit Colbana!

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  8. LSUReader says

    February 4, 2015 at 2:21 pm

    I like Shadowed Blade–it suggests secretiveness, without being overt. This series is on my TBR list and now I’m moving it way up the list. You’re killing me here! I need more time to read.

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  9. mandy says

    February 4, 2015 at 2:28 pm

    2016?? However will I stand it?!?! :-)

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  10. Krysten M says

    February 4, 2015 at 2:51 pm

    Love these books! Kit is awesome :) I would think coming up with titles is difficult, especially if you’re trying to keep a theme going.

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  11. Julie M. says

    February 4, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    I have the first three books, but I do love tea. Can’t wait to read this one!

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  12. Viki S. says

    February 4, 2015 at 3:54 pm

    I have these in my line up. I have loved all of Shiloh/JC’s books. I like the true and honesty that come through with her characters. I can’t seem to find the q to answer :(.

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  13. Maureen says

    February 4, 2015 at 4:46 pm

    It looks like a series I would enjoy.

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  14. Suzanne Rothchild says

    February 4, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    OMG, I love this series. I can hardly wait for the next book. What a perfect title.

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  15. Cat says

    February 5, 2015 at 7:09 am

    Love the title!

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  16. Liz S says

    February 5, 2015 at 8:48 am

    Just downloaded Edged Blade. This is a great series! Shadowed Blade is a very good title. So happy there will be more books in this series.

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  17. Katrina T. says

    February 6, 2015 at 8:21 am

    Nice title for the next book. It sounds so mysterious and secretive. Why does Shadow have to be in past tense though? Shadow Blade could work too..

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  18. Jenna O says

    February 9, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    Love the cover!

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