It is the last day of my month long Birthday Bash. It has been fun. It has been wonderful. So, thank you to everyone that has taken part in either posting or commenting. I’ll have a post tomorrow wrapping things up, giving you a few pics of presents I’ll be giving away. But for now, let’s get on with today’s post…
This last group of gals… I met them on Twitter when they fell in love with Vinter from my book Simple Need.
They have a fun, hot yummy blog as a group and then each have one individually. They are…
Meet Minx:
As we get older I do think back to how simple birthdays were when I was little, getting all your friends round to your house for a buffet which included corned beef squares and pickled onions and cheese on a stick, fashioned into the style of a hedgehog. Fun times…. even if they were alcohol free! My friends and colleagues are always amazed at how I can drag my birthday into at least a week of celebrating… what girl wouldn’t given the chance! That is my answer and I know my fellow gutter girls agree with me. Although I have had some memorable birthdays, like my 21st when I fell off a bar stool, not slid… but the whole stool tiiped backwards with me sprawled on the floor being picked up by my friends boyfriends friends (one of whoms job was to import bulls’ semen…. seriosuly)…. oh and it was a packed club.
I like to spend my birthday with friends and family, and even though I am in my 30s I still insist on a birthday cake! My favourite cake is devils food cake with butter cream icing, (don’t like chocolate frosting… I know… people think I am insane) I also like to go out for a meal. no-one should have to cook or wash up on their birthday!
Now for my favourite book and book cover, I am going to go with something that is close to mine and my fellow gutter girls hearts. One of my favourite books and the book which brough Bear and I together over our love of Vane is Sherrilyn Kenyons ‘Night Play’ I read mine till it dropped to bits.
BLURB
Bride McTierney has had it with men. They’re cheap, self-centered, and never love her for who she is. But though she prides herself on being independent, deep down she still yearns for a knight in shining armor. She just never expected her knight in shining armor to have a shiny coat of fur…
Deadly and tortured, Vane Kattalakis isn’t what he seems. Most women lament that their boyfriends are dogs. In Bride’s case, hers is a wolf. A Were-Hunter wolf. Wanted dead by his enemies, Vane isn’t looking for a mate. But the Fates have marked Bride as his. Now he has three weeks to either convince Bride that the supernatural is real or he will spend the rest of his life neutered–something no self-respecting wolf can accept…
But how does a wolf convince a human to trust him with her life when his enemies are out to end his? In the world of the Were-Hunters, it really is dog-eat-dog. And only one alpha male can win.
the cover… the original… is also PINK!
How could I not love it!
Minxy
You can find Minx at her blog: Loose Knickers and Window Lickers
Meet Bearsy:

I, for whatever reason, have a history of crappy birthdays. the worst two being my 16th birthday & my 21st birthday. Two milestone “big” birthdays, one would think they would be fabulous. Sadly, that is not the case. My 16th birthday was crap because my so-called best friend (whose b-day was 4 days after mine) had her Sweet Sixteen party on the day of my actual birthday. she’s a complete cow, obviously. I was so depressed. birthday #16 was eclipsed by birthday #21 when I was out with the same so-called best friend & could not get served a drink because I was with her & she wasn’t 21 yet. We tried at 3 different restaurants before giving up & I went home in tears.
My best birthday was my 18th since I got my very favorite present to date. My mom (the best mom ever!) got me a plane ticket to California to go visit my best guy friend….who happened to be in the Air Force & I spent 5 days on base with loads of single guys. it was heaven! =)
My favorite way to spend my birthday is with family and friends, just a small-ish affair. I’m not really into huge parties, a result of the aforementioned crappy birthdays. as long as there’s good food & booze, it doesn’t really matter where we go. Chocolate cake with chocolate icing, ice cream are absolute requirements. I can’t have a birthday without them…and who would want to, really?
Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard is one of my favorite books. It has the perfect combo of a hot alpha male & a hot snarky chick. I love the relationship between Jaine & her three friends. Sam is a seriously sexy cop who lives next door. Jaine’s smart ass mouth reminds me of….me! =)
Blurb:
WHAT WOULD MAKE THE PERFECT MAN?
That’s the deliciously racy topic that Jaine Bright and her three girlfriends are pondering one night at their favorite after-hours of spot: Mr. Perfect. Would he be tall, dark, and handsome? Caring and warmhearted – or will just muscular do? As their conversation heats up, they concoct a tongue-in-cheek checklist that becomes an overnight sensation, spreading like wildfire at work and sizzling along e-mail lines. But what began as a joke among friends turns deadly serious when one of the four women is murdered….Turning to her neighbor, an unpredictable police detective, for help, Jaime must unmask a killer to save her friends – and herself. Now, knowing whom to trust and whom to love is a matter of survival – as the dream of Mr. Perfect becomes a chilling nightmare.
Fabulous post and there always should be cake on birthdays!!! Great book choices too, I love Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter series!
Well Happy Birthday, and thank you for spending some of it with us your fans, I love your writings and everything about you. So keep up the Greatest Work and looking forward to more years with you. Cathy Wellman 🙂
thanks for alll the blurbs. they sound great!
forettarose@yahoo.com
I loved your post and you’ve picked two of my favorite authors and some of their best books.
I don’t like a lot of people around on my birthday. I usually take vacation that week so I don’t have to deal with people.
sstrode@scrtc.com
I’ll have to add The Guttter Girls blog to my google reader. I’ve read Linda’s book. It was great. My fave book by Linda Howard is Open Season. Happy birthday Lissa! Thanks for a great party!
I loved Mr. Perfect, it was, well, perfect LOL. Thanks for sharing all the birthday memories, good and bad!
Hi ladies,
I have all three of the books you each mentioned [so don’t need duplicate copies].
My favorite birthday cake is angel food, with NO icing/frosting.
Lea Ellen {night owl in IL}
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I already have two of the mentioned books. I love Sherrilyn Kenyon’s books. And I actually got to meet her a couple of years ago at a book signing that went unadvertised so me and just a handful of other people sat around and talked with her for hours it was great and she was so sweet.
Great post…I don’t read Sherryilyn Kenyon but I absolutely love Linda Howard’s books…yum….and yes every birthday should have cake!
Thank you for a fun-filled birthday bash month. I discovered some new authors and have added many, many books to my must have list.
booklover0226 at gmail dot com
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I am famous!!! heheheee, I must have cake to celebrate, ooops I did that at lunchtime, and yes I counted it in my points, I have 9 left for today, that must be enough for cake, you think?
I digress, Lissa thank you so much for inviting us to participate in your birthday blog celebrations! It was a blast and your birthday posts have been great.
We love you and Vinter too! *wink* and his friends and all the lovely men in the blue jeans and hard hats and…. well you get the picture!
*muah*
OMG, bull semen, I die I die LOL too funny. Great book choices, I just started Kenyons Dark Hunter series and I have read and loved Howards books, but I can’t believe I have yet to read Mr. Perfect. Must fix that
Great post ladies. I have fallen off of a few bar stools in my day.lol.you are not alone 😉
I haven’t read any of those books,they sound pretty good.
Its been a great month celebrating with you Lissa.I found some new authors and books.
Hmm…I think I may need to add a couple of Sherrilyn’s books to my list! Thanks for sharing!!
cbandy10(at)hotmail(dot)com
I am going to miss this daily birthday celebration – it has been a LOT of fun – and I added quite a few books to my TBB pile! LOL
Maybe next year you should make it 2 months?! 🙂
Thanks for including us in your celebration!
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p.s. I was able to read all of today’s post without copying and pasting to word. No words were cut off.
Just wanted to say thanks for letting the readers celebrate your birthday month with you 🙂
lenikaye@yahoo.com
Fabulous choices ladies. Archeron holds a small piece of my heart. I loved his book.
Great book selection, I have these titles on my favorite’s shelf too. Thanks for sharing your birthday memories with us. I am more of a quiet party girl myself, and enjoy a dinner out with family and friends to celebrate.
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Thanks for giving us a new blog to check out too!
This birthday bash has been a lot of fun! I have found new authors and books.
Forgot my email!
kissinoak at frontier dot com
Oh, I have to agree that Vane and Bride are AMAZING! Such a great couple with a great story. But, Acheron is on my all time favorite list. I have a couple of favorite quotes from that book. Of course, now I have to go look up Mr. Perfect. Sounds good!
jepeb@verizon.net
This BDay bash was great. Found new and exciting books. Thanks for sharing everyone.
canadianluck(at)gmail(dot)com
This month went by pretty fast, sad to see it end but so glad i got introduced to all these great authors and blogs.
thanks again it has been fun.
Three more books to add to my list! Thanks for sharing authors, books, and birthday stories with us all month!
kbassler@stny.rr.com
Nice way to wrap up your Birthday Bash! Well done! Howards book, love it. Kenyons, I’ve only read one… So many more to go. Thanks for the month of new discoveries and new people. Hope your year it the best one ever!
Thanks for the blurbs, I’ve not read any of these. I’ll be on the lookout. I have had gutter girls on my favorites bar for quite a while now and visit often. Lissa, hope your birthday month was great, and cake was plentiful.
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OMG I LOVe Love Love the Dark-Hunters!
Happy Birthday Month!!!!
mdwartistry at yahoo dot com
So many great books! I absolutely adore Acheron and can’t get enough Dark Hunters!
Thanks for the great birthday month!
joderjo402 AT gmail DOT com
soo many books so little time. thanks for all the blurbs
evelynmoly@yahoo.com
love the Dark Hunter series. thanks
donnasing777@yahoo.com
These three books are faves of mine as well! I was SOOOO happy that Ach finally got a HEA (& that it WASN’T w/ “the b!tch goddess).
I know the Bday Bash is officially over, just wanted to comment.
I love Kenyon-she is one of my auto buys-I have all the dark hunter books on all my readers, and I have Acheron in ebook, hard cover and as an audio book. You can’t go wrong with the Dark Hunter series
So I forgot to put my email address. Sorry.
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Sorry, forgot my email address – itmfiddler (at) gmail (dot) com.
thanks for all the blurbs i am finding some new books to read with this bash thanks
swkimbell@yahoo.com
I am following the blog as well under the name of “kballhog”
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kbassler@stny.rr.com
Ken Bassler
the books sounds great thanks
carol.byles@yahoo.com
I love anything written by Sherrilyn kenyon thanks for sharing
terrilee.byles@yahoo.com
I have never read anything by Linda Howard but her blurb sounds interesting. Thanks
prettyunicorn78@yahoo.com
Need to get cought up on the Dark Hunter novels.
linze_e at hotmail.com
Lots of Sherrilyn Kenyon fans. And now, I have fixed all of my posts.
I am a follower
jepeb@verizon.net
Thanks for the great birthday month celebration!
Ooh, I’ve got most of those on my TBR! Thanks for the intro to some more fun fellow readers!
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