Friday, January 27, 2012

Demon Does it Better by Linda Wisdom (Guest Post/Giveaway)

Today I am excited to welcome author Linda Wisdom of Demon Does it Better who is joining us with a fun except and a giveaway from Sourcebooks! 


Why Cleo Makes Me Laugh

Thank you so much for having me here talking about my favorite excerpt in the book, A Demon Does It Better.

There are several scenes that I enjoy, but I’d have to say I had the most fun writing about Cleo and her overindulgence with catnip wine. She may have started out life as the queen of the Nile and known for her lovers, Cleo is now a plump Persian cat with mega attitude and believing Lili can’t have a decent love life if she doesn’t listen to Cleo.

I hope you enjoy this scene with Cleo. If you have any questions for her, feel free to ask.

Cleo lay in the middle of the floor sprawled on her back, staring intently at her frothy plume of a tail that waved back and forth. She hummed a snake charmer’s tune as the tail danced in circles before her twitching nose.
                The feline twisted her head around and stared at the witch and demon with glazed eyes.
                “What do you do with a drunken kitty? What do you do with a drunken kitty? What do you do with a drunken kitty early in the morning!” Cleo howled loud enough to shatter glass. 
                “If I didn’t know better I’d think she was drunk,” Jared choked back a laugh. He hastily erased his grin when the witch turned to spear him with a look fit to hex.
                “She is,” Lili said grimly. “That furry twit wasn’t happy she couldn’t go to Asmeth’s, so she managed to get hold of catnip wine. How did you get all those bottles?” she demanded of the cat. “I never keep more than one bottle in the house. Do you know what each bottle costs?” Her shriek rang through the house rattling the paintings on the wall and a vase on the mantel started to teeter back and forth before settling back in its original spot.
                Cleo laughed boisterously as she waved a paw in a wide circle. “Did you know they deliver and all you have to do is give them your credit card number and for an extra fee they’ll even magick express it?” She purred. “So that’s what I did. I gave them your Visa.” She started waving both paws in the air. “They’re even willing to set up an auto delivery, so I said yes.” The cat cackled with glee.
                Jared looked down at the clattering sound on the floor. He watched in amazement as the many bottles rolled into the kitchen and tossed themselves into the recycling container.
                “You’re the one that will have to suffer the hangover in the morning,” Lili snarled, standing over the intoxicated cat. “And it won’t be pretty. Remember 1936? You were sick for days.” She threw up her hands. “I should make you sleep outside.”
                Jared turned away to hide the grin that was stretching his mouth to the limit.
                “And here I thought I’d seen it all,” he muttered, struggling not to laugh and quickly losing the battle.
                “Don’t even think about it,” she warned him. “You’ll only encourage her.”
                “I’m only a puss in a gilded cage,” Cleo warbled, rolling from one side to the other. 
                Jared shook his head and walked into the kitchen. He dropped onto one of the chairs and buried his face in his hands, his shoulders shaking with the laughter he could no longer hold back. The sound sounded foreign and rusty to his ears. When was the last time he’d truly laughed in true amusement?
                “It’s not funny!” Lili stormed in, her magick flying around her in erratic flutters. “Cleo can be out of control when she’s sober, but you have no idea how bad she is when she’s drunk on catnip wine. One time she even snuck into a zoo and tried to seduce a lion!”
                He shook his head, unable to form any coherent words. His mouth worked. “My stomach hurts,” he finally gasped.

(The following is from the next morning)

Cleo wearing extra dark sunglasses was spread out on the hood.
            “You better not have left any claw marks on my baby.” Lili reached inside her SUV and pulled out her coffee tumbler. The liquid was still hot and bracing on her tongue.
            “Talk to the paw.” She held up an appendage, offering the witch a wicked smile as long razor-sharp claws shot out. She lowered it to the metal and etched her name with that painful nails-on-a-chalkboard screech. Lili snarled and covered her ears with her hands. The witch shot an array of sparks toward Cleo that had her jumping up in the air as the scratches disappeared.
            “I hate you,” the cat sneered when she landed all feet down. “There was no reason to drag me out here just because you needed to get in touch with your inner witch. I could have stayed home deliberately shedding all over your bed.”
            “Not when you’d probably projectile vomit all over my silk comforter. Besides, I wasn’t the one who overindulged on catnip wine last night and maxed out my Visa.” She waited until Cleo crawled her way into the passenger seat.
            “Just kill me now or give me a hangover remedy,” the feline moaned, curling up on the seat with her nose tucked into her tail.
            “The potion doesn’t work on catnip wine and you know it. You’ll just have to suck it up and suffer the consequences of your wild night.” She glanced at the clock on the dashboard. She gauged she had just enough time to make it home and get dressed for work.
            “I smell the demon on you.” Cleo wrinkled her nose. Her lush fur ruffled. “How come he gets around so much and can’t leave the hospital for good? If I had to smell that musty wizard all the time I’d be outta there like a puss on a mouse.”



A DEMON DOES IT BETTER BY LINDA WISDOM – IN STORES JANUARY 2012

A madhouse is not place for a curious witch
After more than a century, Doctor Lili Carter, witch healer extraordinaire, has returned to San Francisco and taken a job at Crying Souls Hospital and Asylum, where something peculiar and wicked I shappening. Patients are disappearing, and Lili wants to know why.
 And double dangerous for a demon…Lili finds herself undeniably attracted to perhaps the most mysterious patient of all—a demented but seriously sexy demon named Jared. What’s behind the gorgeous chameleon demon’s late-night escapades?
 Before long, Lili and Jared are investigating each other—and creating a whole new kind of magic.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Linda Wisdom has published more than 70 novels with 13 million copies sold worldwide including traditional, paranormal, humor, action/adventure romance, and romantic suspense. Her bestselling books have been nominated for RT Book Reviews awards and the Romance Writers of America Rita Award. She lives with her husband in Murrieta, California. For more information, please visit www.LindaWisdom.com



~*GIVEAWAY*~
Thanks to Sourcebooks I have two copies of Demon Does it Better to giveaway to two US/Canadian readers. To enter, just leave a comment on this post and then fill out the RaffleCopter below with your name and email address. Additional entries are available but not required. Good luck!



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26 comments:

  1. I'm so happy to see this book in a giveaway. I saw this book a week or two ago and knew I wanted to read it. It just looks like such a fun story with a different twist and I love that it has demons.

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for the opportunity to win this book!

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  2. Hi Andrea, I hope you'll try the book no matter what. All the witches in my series has a hot guy.

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  3. This sounds like a great book, thanks for the great giveaway.

    miztik_rose@yahoo.com

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  4. Heard about this book several weeks ago and put it on my wishlist. Can't wait to read it. Sounds like a great read. Thanks for the giveaway.

    e.balinski(at)att(dot)net

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  5. That was fun - thanks for the excerpt. I too have been eying this one since I saw it last week. Really looks like a fun read. Thank you.

    vsloboda(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. Hi Mary, Joanne and Victoria!

    Thanks for stopping by.

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  7. Thanks for the giveaway. I really want to read this book. It sounds very good. Tore923@aol.com

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  8. That was a hilarious excerpt. Love the cat as a drunk.

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
    sophiarose1816@gmail.com

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  9. Hey Linda, long time fan! I'm not a cat person, but she does sound funny!

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  10. GREAT excerpt! Tickled my funny bone but good, hehehe!!
    New to me author - I HAVE to have this book. It is now on the must read list!

    Thank you so much for the giveaway chance =D

    Gena Robertson
    robertsongena@hotmail.com

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  11. I've wanted to start this series for a while. The books look really good! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!

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  12. This is a new book and author for me. I love to read and always looking for new books and authors to check out. Great excerpt. Would love to win and read this book. Thanks for the chance to win.
    christinebails@yahoo.com

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  13. Thanks for the awesome excerpt and giveaway!

    I've had book lust for this book every since it came out! Hope I get a chance to read it!

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  14. A drunken kitty!?! That was a great excerpt! I would love to read the rest!

    yadkny@hotmail.com

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  15. LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this excerpt...too funny! Awesome giveaway! Gimme, gimme! :D

    barbbattaglia@yahoo.com

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  16. Thanks all! I knew Cleo would have her drunken moments because she's a diva kitty and it shows her other side. I also know I'll be writing some flash fiction starring her. I have a lot of flash fiction at my blog, most of it with Fluff and Puff, Jazz's man eating bunny slippers.

    I hope you all will try my books.

    Thanks so much Shelley B! Cats aren't allowed in this house. My two hellhounds won't allow it, but it's makes a great threat when they misbehave.

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  17. This book sounds like my kinda book, thank you for the chance to win =)

    emilytardy(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

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  18. OOLALA :) This sounds like a really good book! I haven't read any of your books before but this is why I like this blog so I can meet new authors. I know this is another book I must add to my "must have list". Thanks so much for the excerpt. I can't wait to read it!
    Lori

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  19. I have most of your books on my wishlist and the few i don't I own. I will def. be moving them up in my tbr pile! Thanks for sharing!!!
    -Amber
    goodblinknpark@yahoo.com

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  20. I can't wait to read this book. I love a little humor when I read. Congratulations on the publication!

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  21. This book sounds awesome added it to my TBR Pile fingers crossed for this win

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  22. Thanks for sharing the excerpt! That was a fun little scene to read :)

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  23. OMG, all I kept picturing was my own cat drunk on catnip wine and couldn't help but laugh. Thank goodness mine doesn't have access to catnip wine. Great excerpt!

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  24. Thanks for the giveaway! It sounds like a fun read.

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  25. Sounds like a fun read. Thank you for this awesome giveaway.
    :) Jeanne, jeannebates_t@yahoo.com

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