Guest Post with Author Darynda Jones and Giveaway

Today I would like to welcome back to RFTC author Darynda Jones. With the recent release of Fifth Grave Past the Light, Darynda has stopped by to chat. Please give her a warm welcome.

NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious Golden Heart®, a Rebecca, two Hold Medallions, a RITA ®, and a Daphne du Maurier, and she has received stellar reviews from dozens of publications including starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and the Library Journal. As a born storyteller, Darynda grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike, and she is ever so grateful for the opportunity to carry on that tradition. She currently has two series with St. Martin’s Press: The Charley Davidson Series and the Darklight Trilogy. She lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of almost 30 years and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys.

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Charley’s CAFFEINE ADDICT'S QUIZ

Okay, okay, it’s me. Charley Davidson. Yes, I’m addicted to caffeine, but who isn’t? I mean, who hasn't had that moment of sheer terror when you run out of coffee and scrape the bottom of the can with your fingernails trying to get every last grain? Who hasn’t run through the streets in her pajamas at six in the morning screaming for a mocha latte? Who hasn’t begged a homeless man for a quarter so you can get your next fix?

Still, caffeine addiction can be serious. Especially when you stop. Have you ever suffered the agony of caffeine withdrawal? Forget about it. But here at Davidson Investigations and Medical Research, we take caffeine addiction seriously and believe that prevention is the best medicine.
Wait. No, that’s laughter. Laughter is the best medicine. Either way, read on to find out if you have an addiction.

The following series of Yes/No questions will allow you to determine your Addiction Factor (TM). Keep track of the number of Yes and No answers you get and chart your progress at the end.

1. Do you use coffee to escape from your problems?

2. Do you eat spoonfuls of instant coffee because it's easier?

3. Have you ever woken up in a puddle of your own coffee?

4. Do you find that it's easier to drink more coffee than to go to sleep?

5. a) Have you ever drunk cold coffee?
b) Right out of the pot?

6. Do you spend more than 20% of your income on coffee and/or coffee-related products?

7. Does your coffee cup resemble a beer stein?

8. Has anyone ever told you that you "have a problem"?

9. Do you need coffee:
a) ...to get up in the morning?
b) ...to get out of bed?
c) ...to be injected intravenously to stimulate blood-flow?
d)…to keep from being visited by sexy otherworldly men?

10. Do you own a "Coffee Helmet"? (For the culturally ignorant, a coffee
helmet is a hat with coffee cups attached to it and a straw coming
out of each cup leading to the mouth, used for hands-free
consumption.)

11. Do Native Americans call you "Ona mac towanda" (Smells-like-coffee)?

12. Does your doctor measure your heartbeat on the Richter scale as
well as by its frequency?

13. Have you ever sold personal or other people's possessions just to
get your fix for the day?

14. Does the phrase "swiss water decaffeinated" strike terror into
your heart?

15. a) Do you have a coffee maker in more than one room of your house?
b) ...in more than five?
c) ...in your bathroom?

16. a) Do the people at Second Cup refuse do give you free coffee
cards anymore?
b) ...because you're wearing out their hole-punch?
c) ...and it's bad for the environment?

17. Do you grind your own coffee?

18. Do you grow your own coffee?

19. Have you ever been fired from a job because you're "drinking their
profits"?

20. a) Do you know Juan Valdez?
b) ...and his donkey?
c) ...intimately?

21. Do you salivate uncontrollably whenever you hear dripping water?

22. a) Is sleep a hobby of yours?
b) ...that you don't like?
c) ...because it's too frustrating?


Response Ratio| Addiction Factor(TM)
==================================================================
Yes | No | Analysis:
==================================================================
20-22 | 0-2 |
Analysis: You are a well-rounded member of society with a love for life and you are very wise. You are bright and sparkley.
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17-19 | 3-5 |
Analysis: You are a slightly jagged member of society, life's okay but it could be better and you are relatively naive. Your inner diva longs to emerge.
-------+------+-------------------------------------------------------
0-16 | 6-22 |
Analysis: What are you, some kinda nature-freak tree-hugger!? Coffee's not good enough for you, huh? What does that mean that those that do are deranged? Here, have some more TOFU! How about some ALFALFA TEA?!?


The majority of this quiz was taken form Chris Gahan’s with a few minor tweaks to make it Charley’s.

Charley Davidson may not look like your everyday, run-of-the-mill grim reaper, but she has vowed to reap grimness wherever she goes despite this unfortunate fact. Sadly, she gets sidetracked when the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, moves in next door. As he is the main suspect in her arson case, she is determined to stay away from him until she can find out the truth. According to her therapist, however, she lacks conviction.

When dead women start appearing in her apartment - lost, confused and terrified beyond reason - Charley has no choice but to ask for Reyes's help, especially when it becomes apparent that her own sister Gemma is the serial killer's next target. With his ability to observe incorporeally, surely he can find out who's responsible. And even if he can't, he is the one man alive who could protect Gemma no matter who or what came at her. But he wants something in return: Charley. All of her - body and soul. And to keep her sister safe, it is a price she is willing to pay…

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