Still Time To Enter MMC's Monthly Contest For January

There is still time to enter our monthly contest! Just leave a comment on any post this month and you're entered for the drawing! One comment equals one entry into the hat. So the more comments you made in January, the more your chances to win!

The prize this month is an author bookmarks and more packet, and the paperback Gentlemen Prefer Succubi by Jill Myles.

Once upon a time, Jackie Brighton was a completely forgettable museum docent.

But then she had a one-night stand with a fallen angel and was bitten by a vampire…and now she’s a succubus. She’s turned into a babe, needs sex to survive, and can put people to sleep with a touch of her fingertips.

Sounds great, right? Except for the fact that she’s caught between both the Heavenly and Infernal Host in an ancient turf-war, and now both sides want a piece of her…

Contest ends midnight, January 31, 2009. Winner will be announced February 1, 2010 here at the MMC blog. Good Luck!

Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law.

We strive to make our prize winners happy! However, as with all our contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize.

Any prizes that go unclaimed for 30 days after the close of a contest will be placed back into the MMC prize vault, or an alternate winner will be chosen.

Manic Monday Winners...

The winners of the Manic Monday Contest are:

Ilona who got all the questions correct!
Good job, Ilona!

The two other winners chosen by random are:
Celtic Dragonfly
Virginia Lady

Congratulations to all the winners!

Please email us at midnightmooncafe @ gmail. com (no spaces) with your mailing information so we can send your prizes! Woo-hoo!

Manic Monday Trivia

How much do you know about mythical beasties and the creatures of legend? Want to find out and try to win a prize? Here's your chance.

The three people with the most correct answers will win a nifty author bookmarks and more prize pack. In case of a tie, we'll draw from random. Contest ends midnight, Wednesday, January 27th.

The clues start out pretty easy, but will get progressively harder, so be sure to double check your answers before posting your comments.

Good Luck!


1. This terrifying creature slithers toward it's prey, petrifying it with a look.

2. Part man and part horse, this mythical creature is said to be a fierce warrior.

3. This flying serpent breaths fire.

4. A beast with the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

5. A creature with a man's face, a lion's body, and the stinger of a scorpion.

6. Half human, half fish, these creatures sing sailors to their doom.

7. A bird that rises anew from the ashes of its funeral pyre.

8. A fierce beast that can only be captured by a maiden fair.

9. Nine headed water beast defeated by Hercules.

10. This barking beast has a leopard body, a serpent head, a lion's hindquarters, and rabbit's feet.

Heroic, Anti-heroic or just plain psycho?

Heroic, Anti-heroic or just plain psycho?
by Grace Draven


I was at a local used bookstore last month and overheard a debate between two booksellers. One liked Darcy and detested Heathcliffe. The other adored Heathcliffe and disliked Darcy. What I found interesting was the very things one found repulsive in each of these characters, the other found attractive. Each offered what I thought was good reasoning why they either liked or disliked the character and why they thought them heroic or villainous.

Personally, Heathcliffe gives me the creeps. I love, love, love the antihero, but I perceived Heathcliffe as a very mentally and emotionally unstable man with a streak of malice a mile wide. It probably didn’t help that disliked Kathy as much as him and thought they deserved each other.

However, I can from a much removed standpoint, see how he might be attractive to other readers. There’s a wild, free and rebellious nature to Heathcliffe, and also the role of the underdog early in the book. I rooted for Heathcliffe at first but quickly lost sympathy, and then actively disliked him. Honestly, I was glad when both he and Kathy bit it. Maybe then, they’d quit ruining the lives of everyone else unlucky enough to wander too close to their sphere of influence.

With Darcy, my emotions ran the opposite direction. A man born to both power and privilege yet emotionally crippled by a shyness that came through as detachment, disapproval and snobbery. There were a few times I wanted Lizzy to clock him a time or six. But he grew on me. From seeing him as a bore with a stick up his butt, I came to view him as a man of great heart and deep emotion. His would be a subtle affection. Restrained yet everlasting. Never the flair and flash of Heathcliffe’s affections, but something steadier, quieter.

All that being said, I have some friends who completely disagree with my take on these two characters (just as these two booksellers argued). They adore Heathcliffe and the earthy, consuming love he had for Kathy. They’ve said they’d be both bored and frustrated with Darcy’s restraint.

What about you? If not these two male characters, then what characters would you compare and contrast as hero types? Pick from any source—18th century literature, contemporary romance, T.V. Series, movie, etc.

Winner - Allure of the Forbidden Contest

The winner of our recent Allure of the Forbidden contest is...lilbit66!

Congratulations, lilbit!

Please contact us at midnightmooncafe @ gmail .com (no spaces) with your name and mailing address so we can send your relaxing bath spa kit!

Ooh, we do hope your own personal bad boy gets to join you. heehee, Have fun!

MMC Tarot Readings in Second Life

Madame Cora and
Lady Cassandra will be in
Second Life this Saturday, January 16th, from 7-9pm SLT (Pacific Time) at the 3-D Virtual Midnight Moon Cafe in SL!


Free drinks, free tarot readings, general mayhem, and of course— fun!



*for entertainment purposes only*

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gloomy%20Creek/197/32/26

Hope to see you there!

The Allure of The Forbidden

What is it that makes us all want the things we know are bad for us?

Whether your forbidden craving is for rich, decedent chocolate cake or a man you just know is going to break your heart in the end? We know better, but it's not the rational part of our brain in control. Ahh no, the hormones made us do it. lol.

In the case of one of my heroines, she sees the fatal mistake lying in wait, but instead of turning the other way, she flies directly toward it and embraces the danger. Now, some might call her foolish or naive, but she also knows that the adventure, even if (and probably when) it leads to heartache, will be something amazing and the experience worth the risk.

And so I ask you, our wonderful readers, what would you be willing to do to have an illicit, blazing hot adventure with the bad boy of your dreams?

Now, we cannot deliver the guy on your doorstep (in case your boyfriend or hubby happens to be home--lol) but we do have a pampering bath spa kit for one lucky winner! Heehee.

Please leave a comment to enter to win. One winner will be chosen at random. Contest ends, Sunday, January 17, 2010. Good Luck, ya'll!

SL Event: So You Think You Saw A Ghost?

Join Cassandra in Second Life for her workshop:

So You Think You Saw A Ghost?
Monday, January 11, 2010
2PM SLT (Pacific)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Fig/172/106/498

Join RL author and paranormal researcher Cassandra 'Sharktooth' Curtis for a 'lively'
discussion about ghosts and what criteria paranormal investigators use to debunk and determine if a location is haunted. Presentation will include actual photos and EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) from real life encounters.

Hope to see you there!

Mermaid or Whale

A good friend sent this to me and I had to chuckle a bit (for obvious reasons, lol).

Recently, in a large French city, a poster featuring a young, thin and tanned woman appeared in the window of a gym.

It said: "THIS SUMMER DO YOU WANT TO BE A MERMAID OR A WHALE?" A middle aged woman, whose physical characteristics did not match those of the woman on the poster, responded publicly to the question posed by the gym. To Whom It May Concern: Whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, sea lions, curious humans). They have an active sex life, they get pregnant and have adorable baby whales. They have a wonderful time with dolphins, stuffing themselves with shrimp. They play and swim in the seas, seeing wonderful places like Patagonia, the Barren Sea and the coral
reefs of Polynesia . Whales are wonderful singers and have even recorded CDs. They are incredible creatures and virtually have no predators other than humans. They are loved, protected and admired by almost everyone in the world. Mermaids don't exist. If they did exist, they would be lining up outside the offices of Argentinean psychoanalysts due to identity crisis. Fish or human? They don't have a sex life because they kill men who get close to them, not to mention how could they have sex? Therefore they don't have kids either. Not to mention who wants to get close to a girl who smells like a fish store? The choice is perfectly clear to me; I want to be a whale. P.S. We are in an age when media puts into our heads the idea that only skinny people are beautiful, but I prefer to enjoy an ice cream with my kids, a good dinner with a man who makes me shiver and a coffee with my friends. With time we gain weight because we accumulate so much information and wisdom in our heads that when there is no more room it distributes out to the rest of our bodies. So we aren't heavy, we are enormously cultured, educated and happy. Beginning today, when I look at my butt in the mirror I will think, "Good gosh, look how smart I am!"

Now, being a writer of mermaid lovin' I have to say one thing. I am a whale who enjoys playing at being a sexy mermaid. And there isn't a thing wrong with that! rofl.

Accentuate the Positive

Cass has a new meme game over at her personal blog, called Accentuate the Positive. Leave a comment to enter and you could win a prize. To learn more about Cass' new game, go to:
http://cassandracurtis.com/blog

January's Midnight Brew

The Brew is back and better than ever. This month we welcome paranormal author Gabriel Madison to the Midnight Brew. His interview is on the MMC website.

Check it out: http://www.midnightmooncafe.com/featured

Tarot Readings For The New Year!

Join "Lady Cassandra" in the Midnight Moon Cafe Chat Pit for New Year's Tarot Readings tonight, Wednesday, January 6, from 7:00pm EST until 9:00pm EST.

If you miss tonight, Cass will be back in the Chat Pit, Friday, January 8, starting at 7:00pm EST until 9:00pm EST.

What will the cards foretell for you this year? Come see!

*For entertainment purposes only*

January Starts Anew

Happy New Year Loyal MMC Readers!

Starting Friday, January 1 - Sunday, January 31 comment on any post at our blog during the contest period, and your name will be tossed into the hat for a cool prize drawing. One comment equals one entry into the hat. So the more comments you make throughout the contest period, the more your chances to win!

The prize for January is an author bookmarks and more packet, and the paperback Gentlemen Prefer Succubi by Jill Myles.

Once upon a time, Jackie Brighton was a completely forgettable museum docent.

But then she had a one-night stand with a fallen angel and was bitten by a vampire…and now she’s a succubus. She’s turned into a babe, needs sex to survive, and can put people to sleep with a touch of her fingertips.

Sounds great, right? Except for the fact that she’s caught between both the Heavenly and Infernal Host in an ancient turf-war, and now both sides want a piece of her…

Contest ends midnight, January 31, 2009. Winner will be announced February 1, 2010 at the MMC blog. Good Luck!


Congratulations to December's winner, Mason Canyon, who won A Celtic Tapestry, a 4 CD collection boxed set of music, along with a bookmarks and more author pack!


Must be 18+ to enter. The odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. Contest void where prohibited by law.

We strive to make our prize winners happy! However, as with all our contests, it is the participant’s responsibility to check the blog to see if their name is announced as a winner, and/or to respond to winning notification emails in order to claim your prize.

Any prizes that go unclaimed for 30 days after the close of a contest will be placed back into the MMC prize vault, or an alternate winner will be chosen.

Winner of the Melissa Mayhue Contest is...

Barbara E.!

Congratulations, Barbara! Your name was drawn from the witch's hat. Please email us at midnightmooncafe @ gmail .com (no spaces) with your name and a mailing address and we will have Ms. Mayhue send her ENTIRE backlist of books to you! Woot!

Happy New Year!

December's MMC Monthly Winner is...

Mason Canyon!

Congratulations, Mason! You've won the Celtic Tapestry 4-CD set! We hope you will love listening to this wonderful set of music as you sit back and read your favorite books.

Happy New Year!

The Midnight Moon Cafe

Happy New Year!!!