Hear ye, hear ye! #Audiobook collection of my #Demimonde trilogy is complete!

Are you an audiobook fan? Keep reading to see how to get copies of my urban fantasy trilogy through Audiobook Boom!

Narrator Kelly Pruner and I are celebrating the completion of the Demimonde in audiobook format!

WOLF’S BANE joins BLEEDING HEARTS and BLOOD RUSH in this series about an advice columnist-turned-oracle who must save her Demivampire lover from the fate that threatens each of his race: evolution and the destruction of his soul.

Like tall, dark, and brooding heroes? Like bad vampires and rock-star werewolves? Like supernatural problems and watching a snarky, good-hearted heroine trying to muddle her way through the messes those problems fling at her?

The Demimonde series is a set of emotional, exciting, addicting reads now available on audio book…so I get to listen to WOLF’S BANE whenever I’m in the car because I LOVE THAT STORY. It’s why I wrote it 😊

To help launch the set, I’m looking for reliable audiobook reviewers to help give these titles some legs. You can sign up to receive a copy of the first book, BLEEDING HEARTS through this promo link HERE (and scroll waaaaaaay down...)

Listeners who review this book and want to hear more are also eligible to receive free promotional copies of the second and third books in the series. That way, you too can listen to WOLF'S BANE whenever you're in the car because I REALLY LOVE THAT STORY! 

This promo is open to both US and UK audiobook readers. The number of copies is limited so if you’re interested in urban fantasy audiobooks, don’t delay!

If you’ve read and enjoyed the books, I’d love it if you gave the audio versions a try. Kelly becomes my Sophie *hearts* so let her become yours, too.

Eternal life isn't a gift...you have to steal it. #TheHeartbeatThief on sale #99c

THE HEARTBEAT THIEF

Dec. 14-18

Only 99c

as low as it goes!

Grab it today at any of these distributors:

Amazon US
Amazon CA
Amazon UK

Kobo
Smashwords
Barnes and Noble
Google Play store

Apple store 

And...because one sale isn't enough for a hungry reader...

THE BOOKS OF THE DEMIMONDE

urban fantasy trilogy

Kindle Countdown sale starts Wednesday, Dec. 14!

Get BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF'S BANE

on Kindle for only 99c 

But don't delay...

the faster you get there, the better the price!

And don't forget...

the Bewitching Book Tours Holiday Extravaganza Facebook party starts today at 10am EST.

Click here to join us!

The Demimonde series: Re-vamped and Ready for Action! #blogtour

THE BOOKS OF THE DEMIMONDE

Re-vamped and Ready for Action!

Celebrating the re-release of a beloved series...new looks inside and out!

Who's your team?

#TeamMarek

#TeamRode

#TeamDierk

...or maybe you haven't met your next book boyfriend?

Join us for a glorious blog tour!

We'll be visiting old friends and new as we introduce readers to

Sophie Galen, an advice columnist who is saving the world...

One damned person at a time.

And...don't miss the tour giveaway!
$25 Amazon gift card and copy of Bleeding Hearts (Demimonde #1) in winner's choice of format (Kindle, Paperback, or Audiobook)

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THE DEMIMONDE BOOK TOUR

October 24 Spotlight 

The Book Junkie Reads 

October 25 Spotlight

Books, Dreams, Life

October 26 Spotlight

Silver Dagger Scriptorium

October 27 Guest blog

I Smell Sheep

October 28 Interview

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

October 31 Spotlight

3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, and Sissy, Too!

November 1 Spotlight

Books N Pearls

November 2 Spotlight

Mello and June, It's a Book Thang!

November 3 Spotlight and review

Sapphyria's Book Reviews

November 4 Spotlight

T's Stuff

November 7 Spotlight

Don't Judge, Read

November 8 Spotlight

Illuminite Caliginosus

November 9 Spotlight

Ogitchida Kwe's Book Blog

November 10 Spotlight

Lisa's Loves(Books of Course)

November 11 Spotlight

Sylv all about books and films

November 14 Spotlight

Lisa’s World of Books

November 15 Guest Blog

Roxanne’s Realm

November 15 Spotlight

The Cubicle Escapee

November 16 Guest Blog

Fang-tastic Books 

November 17 Interview

Books and Tales

November 17 Spotlight

Share My Destiny

November 18 Guest Blog

Marsha A Moore

November 18 Interview

Infinite House of Books

November 21 Spotlight

Ramblings of a Book Nerd

November 21 Spotlight

Fanatical Paranormal Romantical

October Frights Blog Hop (IX): Welcome to my World

 

(Just joining the hop? Check out this post for prizes, how to enter, and who else is haunting!)

 

Blind Alleys: A Collection of Dead Ends
Free on Kindle on October 10th!

 

 

Today's spotlight is on...

The Demimonde Trilogy

 

Bleeding Hearts, Blood Rush, & Wolf's Bane

 

Enter the world of the Demimonde.

 

Look outside your window. Same old town, same streets, same people, same stories you've lived all your life. Or... are they?

 

Sophie Galen is an advice columnist from the suburbs of Philly. Like many sensitive women, she's done her best to create a shelter for herself in order to live in a safe, predictable world, protecting her vulnerable self: her mind, her heart, her soul.

 

Then he came into her life and blew the walls in.

 

When Marek Thurzo arrived, he brought with him all the secrets she never wanted to know: the world outside was not what she thought. There were people and creatures and powers she'd never dared to believe exist and at the very center of this humongous supernatural web was one single person.

 

Her. The Sophia. The one hope for redemption for the Demivampire race.

 

Some days, she still can't wrap her head around the whole thing. Other days...

 

...she's ready to do whatever it takes to protect her demivamps, no matter the obstacle, no matter the enemy, no matter the personal cost.

 

While meeting her deadlines, natch. Who says a girl can't multitask while saving the world?

 

BLEEDING HEARTS: Book One of the Demimonde was my first novel. It's also the first book in the Demimonde trilogy. I suppose once the story pulled me into its world, it wouldn't let me go...so I kept writing.

I love to read fantasy stories, especially the ones that create such realistic and creative worlds that I'd happy move into the book if I could. (Some I'd be a little terrified to move in, but I'm pretty reckless. I'd do it anyway.)

When writing the Demimonde series, I got to play god and re-imagine Philly the way I wish it could be: full of demivamps, witches, and werewolves. I wouldn't even care if it meant avoiding my favorite cheesesteak joint on full moon nights.

In my world, advice columnists may actually be oracles waiting to manifest and German metal bands like Turn of the Wheel *just happen* to be touring. I mean, check out the tour shirts:

That's right. I'm so submerged in the world of the Demimonde that I had tour shirts made. That's dedication. :)

Ready for a chance to enter the October Frights Blog Hop giveaway? All it takes is a comment on this post.

Think about a book you love in part for the lush world-building. If you could introduce one element from that world into our own, what would it be? A creature? An ability? An aspect of human kind as yet undiscovered? Share your fantasy so we can all wish it comes true...

(And those t-shirts are seriously real. If you want one, I can tell you how to order one from Custom Ink. You didn't think I ironed them, did you? I don't even think I own an iron. Ask my husband. He'll vouch.)

Commented? Got your free book? Get back to the hop...pick your next lucky stop:



FREE on #Kindle LIMITED TIME: Tales of the #Demimonde

 

Tales of the Demimonde

IS FREE ON

Amazon Kindle

Nov 30-Dec 1

 

Tales of the Demimonde is a collection of short works based on the urban fantasy trilogy, The Books of The Demimonde. Follow the saga of Sophie Galen, who is saving the world, one damned person at a time. The advice columnist-turned-oracle must save her Demivampire lover from the fate that threatens each of his race: evolution and the destruction of his soul. Learn more about the Demimonde when you read BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF’S BANE available from the publisher Pink Narcissus Press (www.pinknarc.com) as well as many online book retailers.

 

Now, all the Demimonde companion pieces can be found in one collection, along with never-before-seen material.

 

You'll find the short stories "Scent of Hope", "The Blood Countess Chronicle", and "The Horus Bird"... along with the unreleased lyrics by Turn of the Wheel to "Ocean's Daughter". Read Sophie's musings on Sunfall and a dissertation on the preservation of Demivampirekind by Marek Thurzo. Also included are several behind-the-scenes articles on the Demimonde books as well as excerpts from BLEEDING HEARTS. 

 

 

BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF'S BANE

(BLEEDING HEARTS for Kindle only 1.99)

 

 

This collection is sure to delight current fans of the Demimonde as well as readers who are new to the series. If you haven't yet checked out this series, TALES OF THE DEMIMONDE is sure to give you a taste of what you've been missing...

 

The Demimonde Awaits

 

"Tales From The Demimonde" Release Day

 

Tales of the Demimonde

for

Amazon Kindle

$0.99

 

Tales of the Demimonde is a collection of short works based on the urban fantasy trilogy, The Books of The Demimonde. Follow the saga of Sophie Galen, who is saving the world, one damned person at a time. The advice columnist-turned-oracle must save her Demivampire lover from the fate that threatens each of his race: evolution and the destruction of his soul. Learn more about the Demimonde when you read BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF’S BANE available from the publisher Pink Narcissus Press (www.pinknarc.com) as well as many online book retailers.

 

Now, all the Demimonde companion pieces can be found in one collection, along with never-before-seen material.

 

You'll find the short stories "Scent of Hope", "The Blood Countess Chronicle", and "The Horus Bird"... along with the unreleased lyrics by Turn of the Wheel to "Ocean's Daughter". Read Sophie's musings on Sunfall and a dissertation on the preservation of Demivampirekind by Marek Thurzo. Also included are several behind-the-scenes articles on the Demimonde books as well as excerpts from BLEEDING HEARTS. 

 

 

BLEEDING HEARTS, BLOOD RUSH, and WOLF'S BANE

(BLEEDING HEARTS for Kindle only 1.99)

 

 

This collection is sure to delight current fans of the Demimonde as well as readers who are new to the series. If you haven't yet checked out this series, TALES OF THE DEMIMONDE is sure to give you a taste of what you've been missing...

 

The Demimonde Awaits

 

Release Day! WOLF'S BANE (Demimonde #3)

Happy Release Day, Wolf's Bane!
 

Let the countdown to full moon begin...
 

Join us for a month-long blog tour and don't forget to enter the giveaways.
Lots of excerpts, guest posts, and reviews!
Howl with me...

Click here to go to THE WOLF'S BANE TOUR PAGE


Haven't joined the Demimonde yet?
Now's your chance to pick up the first in the series--BLEEDING HEARTS--at a great price!
Amazon   Barnes & Noble

 

Don't miss this post about Demimonde Companion stories on Wattpad...
Team Marek will want to head right over!



 

Demimonde Book Extras on Wattpad.com

As part of the release soirée for WOLF'S BANE, I'll be putting up some Demimonde book extras on Wattpad.com. You can follow me on Wattpad and never miss a post.

You can read one of these today... The Scent of Hope is a must-read for anyone who is Team Marek. Get a unique perspective from this brooding demivamp and see what draws him to our sassy heroine Sophie.

The next release will be The Blood Countess Chronicle, a perfect follow-up to BLOOD RUSH (Demimonde #2).

After that, you can read The Horus Bird, which is a deleted scene from WOLF'S BANE (Demimonde #3).

Watch Facebook and Twitter for announcements when the next stories go up.

In the meantime, help me countdown the final hours...the WOLF'S BANE blog tour starts tomorrow!

Win a gift card at The Masquerade Crew--BLOOD RUSH (Demimonde #2)

 

This month, BLOOD RUSH will be one of the featured books at the Masquerade Crew blog, in both the Cover Wars and the Scavenger Hunt. Stop by and lend a hand to the Demimonde!

You can vote in the Cover Wars every day—so I hope you’ll visit as much as you can…

The winner of the Scavenger Hunt wins an Amazon gift card…the clues for BLOOD RUSH are no-brainers for Demimonde fans and super easy to find for newbies. Answer questions, follow some authors, and be entered to win!

I’ll also be running a flash giveaway at my FB fanpage (http://facebook.com/ashkraftonauthor) for folks who pitch in their votes. Keep a watch on the page for the contest post…

Thank you again for all your support of the Demimonde series. Hope you are looking forward to Wolf’s Bane (Demimonde #3)…it’s coming soon!


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Gravetells Readers Choice Awards! #vote #paranormal #romance

 

  

 

Time to vote in the 2013 Gravetells Readers Choice awards!

 

Fans of urban fantasy and paranormal romance, get ready to show the love for your favorite authors, books, characters, and publishers!

 

A few quick notes before you get started…

• In many categories, you can vote for more than one nominee!
• You’ll only be able to submit your vote(s) for each category once during the entire event, so be sure you’ve made your choices carefully!
• Voting ends at 8pm Pacific time on Thursday, December 19th.
• Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 22nd

 

And, in case you needed a tip *grin*

 

BLODD RUSH was nominated for Hottest Couple!

 

 

 

I hope you'll stop by to cast your vote and show your support for Sophie once more. Competition is deliciously vicious and every vote will count! 

 

My publisher, Pink narcissus Press, is nominated for favorite publisher, as well. Spread the word!

 

You can vote HERE

 

Thanks, Demimonde!

#muchlove

#verysupport

#suchwonderful

A Bewitching Hot Holiday G!veaway

Bewitching Book Tours Hot Holiday Giveaway

Nov 15- Dec 15

Giveaways:

 

1 Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch or equivalent value Amazon Gift Card

3 Bewitching Prize Packs full of books and book swag goodies- open to US Shipping- prize packs may contain print copies of The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle, Would Be Witch by Kimberly Frost and Earth Angel by E Van Lowe, Paranormal Pleasures by Roxanne Rhoads, Tasty Christmas Treats by Roxanne Rhoads- books will be distributed among the 3 prize packs

1  e-book set of the first three books in the Seven Seals Series by Traci Douglass

 

1 Release, book 3 of The Angler series by Annie Nicholas

 

1 ebook copy Murder on Mars A New Orleans Mystery by MM Shelley

1 Ebook giveaway Hollow’s End by Marianne Morea

 

1 Ebook copy of Tigress by JE Taylor

1 ebook copy of In Flames by Jessica Jayne

 

1 copy of River Road by Suzanne Johnson

1 ebook copy of Visionary- Unleashed by N Dunham

 

1 copy of each Bleeding Hearts and Blood Rush by Ash Krafton

1 ebook copy of Soul Meaning (Seventeen Book 1) by AD Starrling

 

1 ebook copy of Blaze Ignites by JL Madore

1  e-book copy of Operation Earth by Maria Hammarblad

 

1 Earth’s Requiem. Print if in the U.S., an e-copy otherwise.

1 ebook copy Silent Oath (Book 2 of the Locked Within Trilogy) by Paul Anthony Shortt

 

1 Ebook: Five Golden Rings by Jeffe Kennedy from the Season of Seduction Carina Press erotic holiday anthology

 

1 eBook: An Unexpected Bride (The Bride Series, Book 1) by Shadonna Richards

1 eCopy of Divine Destiny by Joanna Grace

 

1 Ministry Protocol: Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

1 Ebook giveaway. "Beautiful Stranger" by Katalina Leon

 

1 ebook copy of Chasing the Star Garden by Melanie Karsak

1 ebook copy of Cleaning Up by Jophrael L Avario

 

1 One e-book copy of Haven by Celia Breslin

1 one e-book copy of Dragon Fire by Dina Von Lowenkraft

 

1 ebook copy of Hex and the Single Witch by Roxanne Rhoads

1 one kindle copy of Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective by Christine Amsden

 

1 One ecopy of Cursed Ever After by AC James

 

1 copy of The Miss Education of Dr. Exeter by Jillian Stone

1 ecopy of Catwalk:Messiah by Nick Kelly

 

1 ecopy of Wucaii by Pembroke Sinclair

1 ecopy of The Bottom Line by Shelley Munro

 

1 Ebook copy of Dangerous Pursuit by Margaret Daly

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BLOOD RUSH for Book of the Month...Please Vote! RT

BLOOD RUSH (Demimonde #2) is up for Book of the Month at Long and Short Reviews!
Click here to vote--polls open Saturday at midnight EST and close midnight Monday.

What a thrill :) I hope you'll take a moment to vote for Blood Rush!

Recently, Blood Rush was reviewed by Long and Short Reviews...






FIVE STARS!

"Ash Krafton has created credible characters with their own logic and back-stories and managed to bring them all together in an urban fantasy environment that never feels forced or too incredible. She has done what very few authors have done for me to date: made all her books something I put on my urgent to-read pile..."

~~~Read the review here~~~

BLOOD RUSH has been getting great reviews on

VOTING FOR BOOK OF THE MONTH
RUNS SUNDAY AND MONDAY...please vote while you can.

Thanks for your support, everyone!

Summer Fun Web Hunt from Night Owl Reviews

 

The Summer Web Hunt has begun!

 

Stop by Night Owl Reviews for a summer of reading and winning as they host another author scavenger hunt. It's so easy to enter...simply download the entry form, fill in the blanks by checking out authors and their books, and Tweet to win!

 

This year, I'll be supporting my latest urban fantasy novel release, BLOOD RUSH (Demimonde #2).

 

The prize package?

Signed copies of BLEEDING HEARTS (Demimonde #1) and BLOOD RUSH (Demimonde #2)Demimonde tee shirt & swag

and Amazon or Barnes and Noble 50$ gift card   

Total prize worth $100

 

Goodreads and Amazon and Barnes & Noble

 

Sophie doesn't believe in happily ever after. These days, she'd settle for alive after sunrise.   Advice columnist and newly-appointed oracle to the demivampire, Sophie Galen has more issues than a Cosmo collection: a new mentor with a mean streak, a werewolf stalker she can't shake, and a relationship with her ex's family that redefines the term complicated. And then there's her ex himself, who is more interested in playing leader of the vampire pack than in his own salvation.   Becoming a better oracle is tough enough, but when Sophie encounters a deadly enemy - one she never dreamed of facing - it will take everything she's ever learned in order to survive.     Share this with your friends...Click to Tweet! "Looking for new reads and a chance to win hot loot? Join in the #NOR summer web hunt!" "Night Owl Reviews SUMMER WEB HUNT--Your chance to find new books, new authors, and great prizes!"

 

 

 

Bewitching Summer G!veaway: W!N a Kindle Fire HD!

Do you like to read?

Do you like to win?

I have a feeling that you'll want to keep reading, then, because Bewitching Book Tours is hosting a Sizzling Summer Giveaway that you don't want to miss.

I'll try to keep this post lean. There are so many prizes you might drown under them all. #awesomewaytogo

Details are all on the giveaway page...you'll find the breakdown of each of the prize packs. You can also see whose goodies are up for grabs by looking at the pictures.

Now, here's the biggie: There are four different giveaways going on so be sure to enter them all. Just click on the links below each photo to go right to the Rafflecopter form.

GIVEAWAY ONE: Kindle Fire and Swag packs!

 

 

 

 

GIVEAWAY TWO: Print Books

Including the Demimonde series:

Bleeding Hearts (Demimonde #1) &

Blood Rush (Demimonde #2)

 

 

 

GIVEAWAY THREE: Young Adults books

 

 

 

 

GIVEAWAY FOUR: Ebooks

Including the Demimonde series:

Bleeding Hearts (Demimonde #1) &

Blood Rush (Demimonde #2)

 

 

If you'd like to share any of these contests, be my guest--the share links are also on the main giveaway page tab on top.

 

 

Since one of the contest entries is to leave a blog post comment, let me give you some food for thought...what book are you looking forward to reading this summer? Is there a book on this list you'd love to win? Let's hear your recommendations so we can build our TBR lists.

 

Cheers and good luck!

 

 

 

BLOOD RUSH (Demimonde #2) News and Reviews

Just a quick note...I came across a fabulous review and thought it'd be a good time for a giveaway! Read on, Demimonde...

Reviews

Wondering if you should put BLOOD RUSH on your summer reading list? Let this review help you decide...

"Blood Rush is an exciting tale of romance, mystery, and danger which will intrigue readers who find that the roses of romance are made sweeter and more compelling by the subtle tinge of blood." --Foreword Reviews

Goodreads Giveaway

You are just a click away from entering to win a signed print copy of this book. Click the widget and cross your fingers...

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Blood Rush

by Ash Krafton

Giveaway ends May 31, 2013.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Blood Rush Blog Tour

Bewitching Book Tours is hosting the Blood Rush Release Tour...join us as we visit with some of the best damn blogs I've ever seen, :)

May 17 Guest blog and review

Penny For Them... 

http://pennyforthem1.blogspot.co.uk/

May 20 Guest blog

Phantasmic Reads

http://phantasmicreads.blogspot.com

May 21 Interview

A Writer's Mind-

www.skypuringtonwrites.blogspot.com

May 23 Interview

My Book Addiction  

http://mybookaddiction.com

May 24 Interview

Pembroke Sinclair.  

www.pembrokesinclair.blogspot.com

May 27 Spotlight

Unraveling Words

http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com

May 31 Spotlight

http://www.shelleymunro.com/blog/

June 3 Spotlight

Mythical Books

http://mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/

June 4 Spotlight

The LUV'NV

http://www.theluvnv.com

June 5 Interview

Bianca2b 

http://bianca2b.wordpress.com

June 6 Interview

Books & Tales.

http://www.booksandtales.blogspot.co.uk/

June 7 Spotlight

Books Books and More Books 

http://booksbooksmorebooks.blogspot.com/

June 10 Spotlight

Paranormal Romance and Beyond 

Ashlynnelaynne.blogspot.com

June 11 Spotlight

Cover Reveals 

http://CoverReveals.blogspot.com

June 13 Spotlight

Place of Reads Book Review Blog

Http://placeofreads.blogspot.com

June 14 Guest blog

MarshaAMoore.blogspot.com

June 14 review

Sapphyria's Book Reviews

saphsbookblog.blogspot.com

June 17 Spotlight and review

Faerie Tale Books  

www.faerietalebooks.org

 

 

 

And don't forget to enter the Book Tour Contests...

Need a reminder? Find them both in this post.