In my upcoming novel The Vampire, The Witch & The Werewolf 2: Chains of Silver, Nick Stake bartends at Club Blood in New Orleans, a wannabe fang-banger hangout that some creatures of the night use as feeding grounds. As a vampire hunter, Nick earns tips along with identifying his targets.
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With Halloween literally right around the weekend, one of my favorite activities is researching new themed-related drinks. Last year, I made Witches Brew, and had a mini nightmare trying to buy dry ice to get that cool fog effect.
Chains of Silver features Club Blood’s “signature” martini, Vampire’s Kiss, and this one isn’t a sexy sliding of the teeth into a willing, warm neck. The drink consists of chilled vodka, champagne and Chambord, a black raspberry liquor that adds that blood-red tone. On Saturday, I’m hosting a poker night – complete with a Halloween costume contest for the attendees’ kids – and I plan on serving up some delectable cocktails (photos to come!).
Have a favorite spooky drink? Share and leave an email address, and I’ll send you a goody bag filled with: Gummy Vampires or Gummy Werewolves, a “baby” that can be found in King Cakes from New Orleans, and other assorted goodies. Plus, one lucky "grand-prize" commenter will win a $10 gift certificate to Ravenous Romance. Hopefully, you'll save it for my Chains of Silver release! (Hint. Hint!)
This weekend, I’ll be blog-hopping all around. Join me and a host of other writers for the Romance Girls Gone Goblin Halloween Blog Hop (try saying that five times fast after a few Vampire’s Kisses! Other parties include the TRS Spookapalooza, which is giving away a Nook!, the Whipped Cream blog, where I’ll be “visiting” on Saturday, and the Goddess Fish Party Pavilion.
Have a delightfully fun – and safe – Halloween weekend!
Louisa
I'm not a big Halloween person. And I can't find my Blood Red Margarita recipe at the moment, which tells you how often I make it, LOL. This recipe is the closest I could find to mine: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/danny-boome/pomegranate-margarita-recipe/index.html
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely check out your recipes. Have a great party!
Oh, yummy! How did you know I loved Pomegranate Margaritas so very much! Grazie.
ReplyDeleteI actually don't drink. How unseasonal and boring would it be of me to say hot chocolate with floating marshmallows? lol.
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Have you seen the new Halloween marshmallows in funky shapes and colors? Totally seasonal! And hot apple cider is good this time of year, too!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite actually goes by a similar name -- Dracula's Kiss.
ReplyDeleteCoat the bottom of a glass with grenadine, pour in black cherry vodka and top with coke :) They will KNOCK YOU OVER lol
Thanks for the giveaway!
Jess
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I don't actually HAVE a favourite spooky drink, but I love silly things like garnishing with jelly snakes or dying drinks green :) That'd probably be my ideal actually, I'd invent a white chocolate thickshake, dye it green and call it a slime shake, garnished with a couple of jelly snakes or sour gummy worms! ^_^
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P.S. Thank you SO much for making this international! Happy Halloween
I don't really have a favorite Halloween drink. I would be happy with a glass of my favorite red wine, Apothic Red. Love it! Thanks for the great giveaway.
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Wow, Dracula's Kiss sounds pretty kickin' and I'm a fan of red wines, too ... such good recommendations.
ReplyDeleteJamine -- good points about everything being Halloween-y with food dye!
Happy Halloween! I dont really have a favorite Halloween drink either. I do love hot cider and its perfect for this weather. Thank you for the awesome giveaway!
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Sludgy Chocolate Martini
ReplyDeleteWhat You Need1 Tbsp. chocolate syrup
3 Halloween OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 1/4 cup)
1/2 cup chilled brewed strong MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee, any variety
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup chocolate-flavored liqueur
1 cup light vanilla ice cream
2 Tbsp. PLANTERS Creamy Peanut Butter
Make It
POUR syrup onto small plate; place crushed cookies on separate small plate. Dip rims of 2 martini glasses in syrup, then in cookie crumbs.
SPOON any remaining cookie crumbs into prepared glasses.
BLEND remaining ingredients in blender until smooth; pour into prepared glasses.
Enjoy!!! They are yummy!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
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Of course, a nice deep blood red wine. ;) But I'm not a huge drinker. This Ghostly pudding milkshake would probably get my vote:
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Thanks, for the interesting read. Lots of good ideas here. Just popping by as one of the participants of the blog hop. You don't need to enter me, Louisa. Have a great Halloween!
J.D. Revezzo
I'm drinking dark red wine as I do this, will that do? Thanks for the giveaway!Gloria
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I love me some Bloody Rum Punch, it's a awesome spin on sangria.
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The winner of the $10 certificate was Jess. Everyone else can get a goody bag, and I'm going to send you a private email for mailing addresses. Thanks for taking part in the contests!
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