TamaraThorne.com has been undergoing a make-over under the nimble fingers and watchful eye of returning Webmaster Damien Thorne.  You'll find ALL the books on the site now, complete with tips on where to buy them.  More about the new look in a minute, but first, 
 

Santa Claws is Coming to Town:
 

Tamara Thorne Signs at Dark Delicacies on November 20
 

 Get'cher Inexpensive but Oh-So-Personal Holiday Gifts Here!
 

Deck the Halls with Parts of Molly. . . That was the first really cool Christmas song I ever sang. I found it in an old MAD Magazine when I was maybe ten-years-old and it beat the heck out of Jingle Bells, Santa Smells (which was fine, but entirely over-used, and not nearly twisted enough).  I suspect lots of you feel the same way, and that's why I'm shamelessly suggesting some quick n'easy, down ('n sometimes dirty) horror novels, personalized to you or your giftees.  Nothing says thoughtful yet doesn't bust your hump like a personalized-by-the-author book.  It's a lot cheaper than a Lands' End angora sweater (or even a pair of socks) and there's no charge for the personalization.  Think about it:
 

Angora Sweater:	Thorne novel:
About $80  plus S&H	About $6 plus S&H
Initials: sometimes free	Full personalization and autograph: always free
Keeps you warm	Keeps you scared
People want to touch it	Sometimes makes you want to touch yourself
Moths will eat it	Can smoosh sweater-eating moths with it
Useless in summertime	Makes wonderful vacation accessory any time of the year
Bad for cat-people since it snags on claws.	The Forgotten: perfect for cat lovers. (No cat violence ever in Thorne books.)
Gets covered with pet hair	Special Teflon coating ensures books don't attract fur
Nice, modest body coverage	Naughty, but with a heart of gold beneath its cleavage
Innocent	Innocent, Guilty, good, evil, everything in one package
Rarely of interest to Western fans	Cowboys and UFO-watchers love Thunder Road
Rarely contains serial killers or cops	Serial killers and cops run wild in Thunder Road, Moonfall, and Eternity
Only occasionally haunted	Thorne books are always haunted , especially Haunted!
Often contains a sorority girl	The Sorority trio contains lots of sorority girls. Naughty and nice. Mostly naughty.
Stained by frat boys	In spades
Dry clean only	Pull sticky pages apart, air dry. Don't let cat lick them.
Soft and cuddly	Teeth and claws

                                                                         

So, this Saturday, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Pacific Time, Tamara will be signing at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, California.  All you have to do is e-mail or phone the store with your requests -- just try and do it by 3:30 Saturday.  BUT WAIT -- THERE'S MORE!  As an added bonus, if you call Dark Delicacies by 3:30 p.m. and you're on the east coast, you can wait all the way until 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time.  Or 5:30 in Chicago or 4:30 in Denver. (People in Arizona will have to figure out their own Special Time Bonus.) 

BUT WAIT -- THERE'S STILL MORE!  Chelsea Quinn Yarbro will be at Dark Delicacies signing her newest St. Germain book, DARK OF THE SUN!  The same free personalization and Special Time Bonus applies to her books, too! 

Here's all the info you need to come by or to order by phone or e-mail:

To order your signed copies of  Thunder Road, Haunted or other Thorne novels, contact Dark Delicacies via e-mail at darkdel@darkdel.com  

Or phone toll-free (1-888-DARKDEL).
Dark Delicacies  is located at: 
4213 W. Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505

 And Now, Back to the New New New TamaraThorne.com News

Lots of new features haven't made their way on-line yet, but one, Hauntster: Anomalies with Attitude,  has been published.  This fledgling area will be devoted to the non-fiction side of the paranormal and eventually, will become a separate website, absorbing GrimmAcres.com, which will serve as a light dessert after a hearty meal of ghosts and poltergeists. 

Hauntster, like GrimmAcres, is a collaborative effort, part Tamara Thorne and part Melanie Billings.  Tamara will tell you about her own investigations and how they play into various books and Melanie will tell you about. . . well. . . all sorts of things. You can have a little sneak preview of her take on things by clicking on Consider This. 

The big Hauntster premier is Menage au Talk.  This isn't any old interview, no dishpan-handed Q&A, no sireebob!  This is hot and heavy three-way action, right in your face.  And for the premier, the ladies take on Jeff Belanger, author and notorious webmaster of GhostVillage.com.  New in-depth questions appear several times each month as guests are mined for some serious gold.

Coming in December, Menage au Talk will be with Bill Cook of Calico Ghost Town. Calico is the real-life inspiration for Thunder Road.  

ALSO NEW on GrimmAcres:

There's lots new here since the last newest is Wanda the Psychic's just-baked column fresh new column. I don't know how Melanie stands dealing with that woman, but I'm glad she does.  Speaking of Melanie, check out her latest Weird Files.  And have you cruised through the Acres since Tamara and Melanie ripped into The Village or Smilin' Bob in Two on the Margin?  Also, check Freelander Smith's page.  Freelander's never happy, but he's grumpier than usual, as you'll see if you sample his ever-lengthening list of URLs.  There's a cause for everyone there and blue voters will find many of the links quite theraputic.  Except for the one showing where the WMD has been hidden all this time.  (Note: Freelander Smith's opinions are his own and do not necessarily represent those of GA.com or TT.com.) 

Finally, Magick Mind Radio is on hiatus but will return soon. Ed and Tamara will be playing host to some great guests, including Loyd Auerbach, Glen Hirshberg, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Bill Cook, and Robert Masello. Stay tuned for details, coming soon! Meanwhile, previous interviews are archived at Magick Mind for your listening pleasure.

That's all for now.

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