Bid on your chance to purchase immortality . . .

New York Times best selling author

 Charlaine Harris

 will allow the winner of this charity fundraising auction to

"Name a Character"

in a novella to be included in the Companion book to her hugely successful

Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse) Series

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For a second year running, this very special fundraising auction has been generously donated directly by renowned fiction author, Charlaine Harris.  All proceeds from this auction go directly to the American Heart Association - Greater Southeast Affiliate.

The highest bidder on this fundraising auction wins the naming rights for one character in Ms. Harris' next book in the Southern Vampire Mysteries series featuring Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic cocktail waitress in rural Louisiana.  Charlaine Harris has received numerous awards and recognitions, and currently all 9 of her books in this series are in the top 25 on the New York Times Paperback and Hardcover Fiction Best Sellers Lists!  If you are a fan, you also know that this Sookie Stackhouse series is the foundation for "True Blood," a current HBO hit show.

The character's chosen name must be mutually agreed to by the winner and Ms. Harris and the auction winner will release all rights to the created/chosen name's use within the specified novel.  Additionally, if the character is named after an actual individual, the said namesake must agree to the use of their name.  There is no direct or implied financial benefit for the winner or any namesake.  At this time, the date of release for the next book, a novella, in this series is scheduled for first half of 2010. 

The Sookie Stackhouse aka Southern Vampire Series:

Dead And Gone

From Dead To Worse	Dead To The World
All Together Dead	Club Dead
Definitely Dead	Living Dead In Dallas
Dead As A Doornail	Dead Until Dark

Thanks to Charlaine Harris, we are thrilled to offer this incredible opportunity to be a part of literary history.
All proceeds go directly to the American Heart Association - Greater Southeast Affiliate!