Hello my Freaky Darlings,

Coffin Hop 2012 has begun. This year I’ll be giving away an e-copy of Oasis to one lucky hopper.

In order to win all you have to do to go into the draw is follow me on Twitter and subscribe to my blog. Once you’ve done that, post a comment at the bottom of this blog post letting me know you’ve done that. It’s as easy as that.

Here’s a sneak preview from Oasis for your reading pleasure:

I smelt the sweet tang of blood and caught myself smelling the air like Czar sometimes did. I had to know where it was coming from. I followed my nose to the other side of the camp-site, where some of Wolf’s men were competing to see who was the fastest and most accurate with a knife, by plunging it between each of their fingers and seeing how fast they could do it. I’d only seen it done in movies, never in person. One of them had bad aim and managed to slice his hand open. A trickle of blood dribbled down the side of his hand and dripped onto the sand. I so badly wanted to bite it, lick up the blood and taste his flesh. I closed my eyes and savoured the smell of his blood and imagined what he would taste like. Licking my lips, I made my way towards him. The closer I got the better the blood smelt, and the hungrier I felt. I was starving. I had to taste him. Just one little bite wouldn’t hurt.

“Max!” Wolf called from the other side of the camp, where I’d come from a few moments before.

“Evening Ma’am,” the soldier with the appetising hand said. “Where’d you just come from?” His accent was American, probably Texan.

“Just over there,” I said, gesturing to where Wolf was standing. He looked surprised at the distance I’d covered without him noticing. “You should take care of that cut. It looks ta … nasty.” The confused expression on his face as I scampered off was priceless. The hunger I felt for his flesh shocked and scared me. What was I turning into? Was I a cannibal?

Here are the gory details for the Coffin Hop!

1) HAVE A SPOOKY FUN TIME!

2) INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND SPREAD THE WORD!

3) THIS TOUR STARTS: Monday, October 24, 2011 at Midnight (PST)

THIS TOUR ENDS: Monday, October 31, 2011 at Midnight (PST)

Winners will be drawn and posted November 1, 2011

4) MEET AND MINGLE WITH THE AUTHORS! EXPERIENCE A NEW DESTINATION AT EVERY STOP! PARTICIPATE IN EVERY SITE’S CONTEST AND BE ENTERED FOR CHANCES TO WIN MULTIPLE PRIZES! EVERY BLOG VISITED IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO WIN!

5) PARTICIPATION AT ALL SITES IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT REQUIRED. THE MORE SITES YOU HOP, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING PRIZES.

6) DID I MENTION TO HAVE A SPOOKY FUN TIME?

***Authors have full discretion to choose an alternate winner in the event any winner fails to claim their prize(s) within 72 hours of their name being posted or after notification of win, whichever comes first. Anyone who participates in this tour is subject to these rules***

For each stop check back to the hops linky list.

Now go hop!