This review comes all the way from New Zealand.  Paula from PaulaZone writes in her May 20, 2010 reviews that The Darkness and the Night: Blood and Coffee is "a fast-paced story, that kept you intrigued and a wonderful start to an awesome trilogy."

Thanks, Paula!

A Guide to Literary Agents Editor's Blog is currently hosting a series of contests titled, "Dear Lucky Agent," in which writers send in the first 200 words of their finished works to participating agents of varying genres.  Right now, the call is for Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Check it out here.

Among the prizes are agent edits and a one-year subscription to WritersMarket.com.