And also, sorry for that teaser title! Point is, I’m apologizing in advance for shamelessly plugging my book in this month’s column. There’s something in it for you, though: you’ll learn how to enter my contest to win $100 Amazon certificate and/or autographed books. And if you like vampires as much as I do--enough to want to date one--you’ll definitely benefit from reading on.

How to Catch and Keep a Vampire is my first title to be in wide release; it’s already in the majority of bookstores across North America and arriving worldwide in the next three weeks. Translation: my publisher thinks people will like it! LOL The first few reviews:

"Might Jane Austen and her zombies be getting some company--and/or friendly competition?... Diana Laurence evidently knows whereof she speaks" --Publishers Weekly

"If you love yourself some Cullen, you NEED this book" --Sugarscape (Sugar magazine)

"A brilliant take on the vampire mythos…a book that would make Anne Rice blink" --Jazma

"Devoured in three hours…grab this book, it’s adorable!" --Bella’s Novella

Better still, I’m getting wonderful fan mail for this book that convinces me the crazy shenanigans contained therein are ringing true to others as well. Even people who didn’t get the vampire craze before, are now falling under their spell after meeting my undead friends Conner, Mordred, Dr. Grey & Company. Hey, don’t say I didn’t warn you!

If you’re starting to feel tempted, I encourage you to visit the official site, www.howtocatchandkeepavampire.com. You can see a sneak peek of the actual book interior (it’s real pretty), read the fabulous and funny remarks of the vampire panel on Ask the Vampires, submit your vampire dating questions or enjoy those of others on Ask the Author, and much more.

And should you be curious to see me, your humble columnist, in 2D, here’s your chance: In this video I talk about a few significant vampire dating issues and what you’ll learn about them in my book.

And please take a peek at the November issue of Glamour magazine, in which I am interviewed about the pitfalls and joys of vampire dating! Yeah, Glamour, how much does that rock?

Enough unbridled commercialism, time for your reward. To enter to win my Spot the Book contest, please visit my contest page. It will provide all the details as to how your photo of my book in any store will enter you in a drawing to win $100 worth of Amazon shopping and/or a personalized, autographed book!

It’s just my way of sharing my joy at being able to spread a little vampire love around the world. Thanks to Sellers Publishing, literarily and literally!

Diana Laurence's latest book, How to Catch and Keep a Vampire: A Step-by-Step Guide to Loving the Bad and the Beautiful was released in September. She is also the author of the Soulful Sex anthologies of erotic romance fiction, and the vampire romance Bloodchained (www.bloodchained.com), and will release Bloodchained 2: The Secret of Secrets in November. Visit her at www.dianalaurence.com or enjoy her blog at www.eroticawithsoul.blogspot.com.