The Zyan Character Quiz!

Today the main event of the Zyanniversary is the Zyan character quiz. Which character from the series are you? Do you have the sass and kickassery of Zy, or the peaceable nature of Quinn? The arrogance of Pan or the loyalty of Eli?

And head over to Facebook for my daily giveaways (EVERYONE gets a free book) and other groovy stuff! And post your results below in the comments! It’ll be fun :)

Zyanniversary Day 3: Favorite Lines!

We’ve arrived at day three of the Zyanniversary! Are you having fun yet? Got some free books? Pop over to Facebook to check that out, or see this post for an intro to the Zyanniversary and a Rafflecopter giveaway.

The main event today is favorite lines. I’ll post some of my faves (Is that too narcissistic? Zy has rubbed off on me), and you can add yours in the comments. Woot!

“I have a plan. Find that bastard, and kill his sorry ass. It has a beautiful simplicity, don’t you think?” I smiled a smile I knew was not pretty at all.

Martinis with the Devil

He wore head-to-toe body armor wrought from gleaming silver and carried a helmet under his arm. Even his hands were covered in gauntlets. His skin was the color of dark cinnamon and his eyes a gold-green like a panther. And his wings—his wings I couldn’t stop staring at. They weren’t one color, but many; feathers of bronze and silver and pewter and moss green. They sung of death and victory.

Whiskey and Angelfire

As we walked down the dock, a stingray glided through the purple water beneath us, outlined in sparkling phosphorous. You’d never guess we were in Hell. Lucifer sure had an eccentric taste in locales.

Vengeance and Vermouth

Their eyes glowed fuchsia, and their bodies left smears of light like shooting stars, both beautiful and disorienting. Only two things about them had any solidity: their teeth and their hooves. Sparks flew up off the mountain where their feet touched the ground.

Black Magic and Mojitos

“What kind of circus is this exactly?” I asked.

She shrugged an elegant shoulder. “A supernatural circus, of course.”

After that she introduced me to the main crew. There were vampire twins who did a knife and sword show, faeries who manipulated lights and danced, a snake charmer who apparently was a snake shifter herself, a couple low-level demons who performed magic tricks, and a trio of witches. And of course the werewolves, who were contortionists and daredevils.

Sorcery and Sidecars

So, what are your fave lines - from your own book or another? And definitely check out my Facebook posts for free books, character profiles, and other excellent stuff.

The Zyan Star Book Trailer!

Day two of the Zyanniversary! Today is the official one year anniversary of Martinis with the Devil!

If you missed yesterday’s post and the announcement of the Zyanniversary schedule, click here. It’s basically a huge party with a free book being given away every day on my Facebook page, plus a Rafflecopter for an e-book bundle with several great urban fantasy books by other authors as well.

Today I’m excited to reveal the book trailer I had made for the Zyan series. It’s something I never got around to last year, and I thought it would be fun for the one year anniversary.

Do you have a book trailer you want to share?

And pop over to facebook.com/aachamberlynn later for the daily giveaway and character profile!

Cocktails With Friends!

The Zyanniversary continues! (If you missed the intro post click here)

Zyan loves her cocktails, as you can probably tell from a series named after martinis, whiskey, vermouth, mojitos, and sidecars J Below are some of the faves of her and the crew. But first, a blog takeover by amazeballs urban fantasy author Christine Rains!

Happy Zyanniversary! I’m so excited to be a part of celebrating these kick-ass books.

I’m raising my glass to say cheers, and I’m sorry that only water is in it. I don’t drink any alcohol at all. But my characters do! What would the heroes in my Totem series drink?

Ametta Dorn – she’s young, sophisticated, and a wine snob. Don’t dare gift her with wine in a box! You might get it dumped over your head. She’d drink a pinot noir like Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee Grand Cru. The bigger the name, the better, right?

Lucky Osberg – he might kick back with a beer or go out with buddies and drink their wine from boxes (not that he’d tell Ametta!). But he has experienced taste buds. You should see this gorgeous man cook! He’d mix himself up a Stinger (brandy and white crème de menthe liqueur). Classy and potent.

Kinley Dorn – she’s not much of a drinker as she likes to keep a clear head, but make any type of drink nerdy and she’ll give it a try. There’s a sweet Doctor Who inspired drink called The Grandfather. Don’t down it all at once!

Ransom Averill – this guy knows how to party. Whatever you have to drink, he’ll drink it! He wants to know if he has to pick just one? Give him an Irish Car Bomb or a Jagerade and clink glasses.

Saskia Dorn – not that she’s a party animal, but don’t challenge her to a drinking contest. She’ll drink what fits her mood, but she favors a smoked Alaskan porter. Like sitting by a campfire.

Sedge Kvasnikov – vodka. Straight up. He doesn’t mess around when it comes to anything and that includes drinking.

Cheers, Alexia!

Thanks, Christine! I'm gonna have to try The Grandfather myself :) Check out The Totem Series here - super fun urban fantasy with Inuit magic and lore.

So what do Zy and her crew drink?

Zyan’s fave: Siren’s kiss martini

Eli’s fave: Dwarven beer

Donovan’s fave: Whiskey

Pan: Faerie mead

Riley: Brimstone liquor

Quinn: Pixie dust martini

One my of favorite things in the Zyan Star series has been to make up some supernatural-ish cocktails :) If you want yet more books and beverages, check out www.booksandspirits.com, www.cocktailsandbooks.com, and this Flavorwire post on 10 Great Novels and the Cocktails You Should Pair Them With.

What are your favorite cocktails? How about your characters? Stay tuned the rest of the week for more Zyan party time! Also, make sure to check out the intro post for a Rafflecopter giveaway and facebook.com/aachamberlynn for a daily FREE book!

The Zyanniversary Begins!!

For those of you who may be new friends, Zyan Star is the main character of my urban fantasy series. April 11th, 2016, I released Martinis with the Devil, the first book in the series. I quickly followed with Whiskey and Angelfire, book two, and Vengeance and Vermouth, book three. There are also a couple novelettes in the series. It’s been a whirlwind, and I can’t believe a year has gone by already! So, we’re here to party hard core, because that’s how Zyan does things :)

Here’s the schedule of events for the week:

Every day I’ll have a main event, a giveaway, and a character profile or additional goodie for ya. A lot of the party is going on at my Facebook page, www.facebook.com/aachamberlynn, so hop on over there. EVERY DAY I will post a link on my FB page to download one of the Zyan books for free. It’s not a drawing, literally everyone who clicks can get a free book. 

I am ALSO doing a Rafflecopter of an e-book bundle with several yummy urban fantasy e-books featuring other authors as well. Enter below. Because I heart you, and Zyan thinks you’re alright, too :) If you have other friends that love urban fantasy, spread the love, eh? 

Now, pop back later for the main event of the day, Cocktails with Friends! Fellow kickass urban fantasy author Christine Rains is taking over the blog to share what her characters like to drink, plus Zyan will share her list, and I've got some other fun cocktail and book themed websites for you to check out.

Party on!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Luck O' The Irish!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! I feel like I should be out somewhere having some yummy beer but I'm home in my PJs being lazy this Friday night. A couple fun Irish things for you:

First, when I was writing my author newsletter yesterday I decided to theme the whole thing on Ireland, including some of my fave books that were Irish/Celtic inspired. Click here if you want to read it... there are a couple good classic fantasy books that made me nostalgic! A teaser...

Also, over at http://fantasybookgiveaways.blogspot.com we're having the Get Lucky book fair... 25 featured books that are FREE on Kindle Unlimited, plus a wicked giveaway of over 20 e-books.

What are your fave Irish/Celtic books? Any fun St. P Day plans?

Author Promos Coming Up!

Hi, friends! It has been a whirlwind finishing up my latest book for my agent. I finally got that turned in a few days ago. Whew! Now to take a breather for a moment or two.

Some exciting author promos coming up that I wanted to share! First, over at fantasybookgiveaways.blogspot.com, the other blog I run with fellow fantasy authors T.F. Walsh and Christine Rains, we've just posted the sign-up list for our Get Lucky book promo running March 17-23. Our promos are still free for the time being, so if you write urban fantasy or paranormal romance, pop on over! We'd love to have you join the fun.

Then in April I am hosting the Zyanniversary! It's the one year anniversary of my bestselling urban fantasy series. I'm planning a week long fantasy book bash and would love other fantasy authors to join the fun for mutual promotional benefit. Facebook takeovers, Twitter party, etc. Click here if you want to sign up.

So, what's up in your world? TTFN!