Kalayna Price

Thank you everyone who helped me get the word out about the UK release of GRAVE DANCE! The random number generator has spoken, and we have winners. Congratulations to: Melliane and jbon! If you will write me with your shipping information and who you'd like your book signed to at  Contests (AT) Kalayna (DOT) com I will send you your book and handmade bookmark. To those who didn't win, I'd still love to thank you for helping me get the word out by sending you something. How does bookmarks (sorry, not handmade) and a signed bookplate sound? If you're interested, send me an email at Kalayna (at) Kalayna (dot) com   with the subject line Get the word out! Be sure to include your shipping information and who you'd like the bookplate made out to and I'll get them in the mail. Thank you again everyone who helped get the word out! Have a great Monday.

Hello United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand! Did  you know that GRAVE DANCE hits your shores (and e-readers) today? It's true!  In Alex's second adventure, something foul is afoot in Nekros City, but as Alex begins investigating the murder case, it quickly becomes apparent that the only thing someone wants her to find is a dead end--her own.  To read an excerpt click HERE .   (Note, excerpt contains spoilers from book one. If you haven't checked out GRAVE WITCH yet, you can read and excerpt HERE ) As the official release day for the UK version of GRAVE DANCE, the second Alex Craft novel,  I think it's a good time to do a "get the word out" contest: UK version. Entering is easy. Simply tweet, blog, google+, facebook--whatever social media you like--the news about the release and include a link back to this blog post, to the excerpt ( HERE ) or a site selling the book (Amazon UK HERE , iBooks HERE , Book Depository HERE ,  or anywhere else books a...

    Release day is finally here! GRAVE DANCE should now be available at all major bookstores and about anywhere books are sold online. Here are some convenient links to online sellers, or check your local brick and mortar store. Amazon Barnes and Noble Book Depository    Books A Million Borders Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoy Alex's continuing story! 

Ten days until Grave Dance hits shelves--It's almost here! I think now is a good time to give things away, what do you think? For my last release, I posted a "get the word out" contest, and you guys were absolutely wonderful about letting people know about the book, so I think I will beg for your help once again--and of course, there will be a chance to win free books! So what am I giving away? Let's have a look: What do you think? Quite a score? I have books from all the authors participating in the Fantastical Mystery Tour, a signed copy from one of my favorite YA authors, and of course, my books. In detail, we have: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr Mad Kestrel by Misty Massey Skinwalker by Faith Hunter* Hard Day's Knight by John Hartness* Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron* Once Bitten   Twice Dead Grave Witch (Audio release) Grave Dance (my very last ARC) and finally Grave Dance (mass market) What do you think? See anything you like? Okay, g...

  I can't believe we are at 11 days and counting until the release of GRAVE DANCE. Which means it's time to share the final excerpt from the book. The first section of chapter two is now live on the excerpt page . I hope you enjoy! In the next couple days I'll be announcing my blog tour. Things have been so busy that I'm a bit behind on my scheduling, but be on the look out for dates and locations. And speaking of tours, have you heard about the FANTASTICAL MYSTERY TOUR ? This huge, five author event that will have two panels, a question and answer session, goodies, a signing, and door prizes--including a FREE NOOK (or equivalent gift card)! It will be Saturday, July 9th from 5:00-8:00pm at the Barnes and Noble on Forest Drive in Columbia, SC. This event will also double as the official release party for Grave Dance, so as you can guess, I'm super excited. Here is some more information: Event Schedule: 5-6pm: Short panel and an open-forum question and ...

The May addition to the GRAVE DANCE excerpt has now been posted! Click here to read it. I'll be extending the excerpt one more time (in mid-June) and then the book will hit shelves on July 5th. I can't believe we are just over a month and a half from release. In the coming weeks I should have information about blog tours, release parties, and signings, so please stay tuned. Happy hump-day everyone, and remember to check back later this week for an author chat with Mario Acevedo and clips from last weekend's SC Book Festival.

First of all, I want to say thank you everyone who entered! It was awesome to read how you found the books. I wish I could send all of you ARCs! Okay, on to the announcement you all want to see. And the winner is: dorien-b who wrote "I believe I found the cover of Grave Witch on All Things Urban Fantasy and kept it in the back of my mind. It was a great cover and the blurb had caught my attention, so when release month came I noticed the cover again." Congratulations Dorien-b! Please send your shipping information to contests(AT)kalayna(DOT)com and I'll sign the ARC and ship it out to you. To everyone else, thank you again for entering! If you didn't win this time, please check back because I'll be having another contest closer to the release of the book. Happy Monday Everyone! (Edit: I've just been informed it's Tuesday--how did that happen? Sorry for the late post!)

Today all my news is about Grave Dance. You might have seen my earlier tweet that I received a couple of ARCs. I think now is a good time to give one of those copies away, don't you? What is up for grabs: An ARC (advanced reading copy) of Grave Dance. These are pre-pageproof copies, so there are some uncorrected mistakes and a few very minor text changes. How to win: Leave a comment telling me how you first found me and my books. I'm just curios. ^_^ Only comments left on the blogspot blog will count toward entry, so if you are reading this post somewhere else, please stop by THE BLOG . When to win: The contest will close April 30th at 11:59pm EST, so be sure to get your entry in before then. Who is eligible to win: I'm willing to ship overseas, so the contest is open  internationally . Anyone who has not already read or received a copy of Grave Dance, and who is not related to me or my critique partners is eligible to win! Okay, I think that about covers it as ...

Today I'm very pleased to share the first sneak peek excerpt of GRAVE DANCE! If you'd like to check it out, you can CLICK HERE . This first excerpt is only a few pages long, but check back often because I'll be releasing extended excerpts on or around the 15th of each month between now and the book's release in July. I hope you enjoy and thanks for reading!

First and foremost, I want to thank all of you who have joined the fan page on facebook. Next week there will be a contest that everyone who likes the page will be automatically entered in, so watch this space for more information to come.  Next on the list, I'm very excited to announce that GRAVE WITCH was nominated as "Best Novel with Romantic Elements" for 2010 by The Romance Reviews. If you have a moment, I'd be absolutely thrilled if you'd head over and vote . Thanks! And on to more updates, I've been given permission to release an excerpt from GRAVE DANCE. Woohoo! I promise I've been waiting as impatiently to share as you guys have been to read. Tonight or tomorrow I'll be releasing a newsletter with a special preview of the excerpt. It will be up online for everyone next Monday. If you haven't joined the newsletter yet but would like to, you can sign up here: Don't worry, I send out no more than one newsletter a month. Also, I t...

Hello everyone. A flyby post here, but I just had to share this beautiful countdown meter Larissa Benoliel made for the release of GRAVE DANCE. If you would like splash this counter on your webpage, you can find the code on Larissa's COUNTO page. (Scroll down until you see the Grave Dance counter, the code is in a small box below it.) You can find out more about Larissa at her home page HERE or at her TWITTER . Thank you again for the gorgeous counter, Larissa! Happy hump day everyone!

As promised last week, may I present for your entertainment the official cover copy (back cover blurb) for GRAVE DANCE: Whoever said dead men tell no tales obviously never met Alex Craft. After a month spent recovering from a vicious fight with a sorcerer, grave witch Alex Craft is ready to get back to solving murders by raising the dead. With her love life in turmoil thanks to the disappearance of Fae Investigation Bureau agent Falin Andrews and a shocking “L” word confession from Death himself, Alex is eager for the distractions of work. But her new case turns out to be a deadly challenge. The police hire Alex to consult on a particularly strange investigation in the nature preserve south of Nekros City. The strange part: There are no corpses, only fragments of them. A serial killer is potentially on the loose, and Alex has no way to raise a shade without a body, so she’ll have to rely on the magic of others to find leads. But as she begins investigating, a creature born of the...

Today is the day, and I am very pleased to reveal the cover for the second Alex Craft novel, GRAVE DANCE. I could build this up a bit, but I think I'll just splash the cover and not keep you waiting in further suspense. So, what do you think? Personally, I think it's absolutely striking. It retains the ethereal and contemplative aspect of the Grave Witch cover while the closer crop and forward angle of Alex's body adds an edge of power and assertiveness. The cityscape visible behind the cemetery is a gorgeous touch, and I love that they kept the subdued blue greys overall  with just a single splash of brilliant of color with Alex's shirt (green this time). In short, I love it and I absolutely cannot wait to see it on the shelf beside the first book! Happy hump day everyone!