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Monday, July 7, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
COVER REVEAL~ Loving Jack by Cat Miller
Loving Jack
By Cat Miller
Coming August 2014
Happily ever after shouldn’t hurt this bad . . .
Grace is a studious business major who always colors inside the lines. Jack is a fun loving, bi-sexual art major who challenges her orderly existence. Grace loses her heart when a night out with friends leads to a wild encounter with Jack. Only time will tell if her heart can survive the rigors of loving a man who may need more than Grace can provide.
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Saturday, May 31, 2014
Crane by Stacey Rourke, Excerpt, Review and 2 Giveaways!
The
Horseman is unending,
his
presence shan’t lessen.
If you
break the curse,
you
become the legend.
Washington Irving and Rip Van Winkle
had no choice but to cover up the deadly truth behind Ichabod Crane’s
disappearance. Centuries later, a Crane returns to Sleepy Hollow awakening
macabre secrets once believed to be buried deep.
What if
the monster that spawned the legend lived within you?
Now, Ireland Crane, reeling from a
break-up and seeking a fresh start, must rely on the newly awakened Rip Van
Winkle to discover the key to channeling the darkness swirling within her. Bodies
are piling high and Ireland is the only one that can save Sleepy Hollow by
embracing her own damning curse.
But is anyone truly safe when the
Horseman rides?
Excerpt 1:
The plush terry
cloth robe slipped from Ireland’s shoulders with a whispering caress before
pooling in a heap around her ankles. Marble tiles chilled her bare feet as she
stepped into the walk-in shower. The tips of her fingers slid across stainless
steel. With a flick of her wrist, the trio of shower heads flowed to life.
Welcoming heat came at her from all angles, pulsating over her curves with a
rhythmic seduction. Ireland turned, a groan escaping her as the streams massaged
all the right places. Steam rose, fogging the handle and creating a cloud of
humidity that hugged her frame. Tipping her head back, she let the droplets
rain down on her face and across her closed lids. Her lips parted, welcoming
the rush of warmth that flooded between them. Until it assaulted her tongue
with a rush of coppery warmth that clamped her throat shut with a wretched
heave. Her hands cupped to catch the droplets, her eyes widening as thick
crimson pooled in her palms, seeping between her ivory fingers. Formerly white
tiles were now smattered and smeared with blackish-red gore that sprayed from
the nozzles. Ireland threw herself from the shower, her feet slipping beneath
her. She reached out to steady herself, but found nothing to hold on to.
Nothing there to pull her back from the brink, except her own need for
self-preservation … and a shadowed silhouette in the corner. Instinctively, she
covered herself with her arms. Squinting, she craned her neck to see the figure
that was slowly turning to face her.
“Mason?” Her voice
echoed around her before she could even speak it.
He stared straight
ahead with fixed, unseeing eyes. Blood trailed down his face from various
points of origin, soaking the front of his shirt. “Cloak of night, brings Horseman’s
plight. His pricy toll, will be a soul.”
“Mason? Are you
okay?”
A hard blink and
his eyes found focus on her. A desperate panic flared his nostrils, forcing his
breath to come fast and ragged. “Help me, you have to help me,” he pleaded, his
teeth pink with the blood that streamed past his lips.
Her trembling hand
reached for him, then recoiled at her own inept state of confusion. “H-how?
What do I do?”
“You have to save
us,” Mason’s words became more garbled by the fresh rush of gore that bubbled
up the back of his throat. His once handsome face contorted in rage. Leaning
forward he balled his fists and screamed with a force that bulged the tendons
of his neck, “Save us!”
REVIEW
First, as to my normal cover obsession! HOLY SMOKES! This cover is bad @$$! I mean seriously! It's even the wallpaper on my cell phone! I really see this cover receiving lots of rewards through bloggers and page owners! LOTS!
Prior to reading Crane I had never read anything related to the Horseman story line! It just never interested me for some reason (I know, I'm strange lol) but when I found out Stacey was writing this I knew I had to give it a shot and boy am I glad! After reading Crane I am torn between reading other Horseman stories or being afraid nothing will ever come close to the love I have for this book! While this story has it's dark moments, it also has the humor from Stacey Rourke that we have all grown to love in her other series!
Pick up your copy today and follow through Stacey's past and present story telling from where the legend begins and where the legend presently stands!
Fabulous read and in my opinion it's Stacey's best book to date! I can NOT wait for book two, Raven!
BUY LINKS
BOOK TRAILER
RONE Award Winner for Best YA
Paranormal Work of 2012 for Embrace, a Gryphon Series Novel
Young Adult and Teen Reader voted
Author of the Year 2012
Turning Pages Magazine Winner for
Best YA book of 2013 & Best Teen Book of 2013
Stacey Rourke lives in Michigan
with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant, dogs. She loves to
travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction and considers herself blessed to make a
career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head.
Website:
http://www.staceyrourke.com
Twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/Rourkewrites
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Unforgiven by Cat Miller ~ Release day!
Title: Unforgiven
Author: Cat Miller
Series: The Forbidden Bond Series (Book 2)
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Vampires
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Release Date: May 27 2014
Edition/Formats It Will Be Available In: Audio Book, eBook,
Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Things
are about to heat up…
Brandi Vaughn wishes she could stand out. She’d do anything
to get out from behind the shadow of her socialite family—which now includes
Dani, her half-sister, recently discovered to be the most powerful vampire
known to their kind.
But Brandi is more extraordinary than anyone realizes. The
fiery young vamp has a secret elemental power—an inner flame that she must keep
under control so as not to reveal herself to the dangerous rogue vampire
targeting exceptional talents like hers. But when two desperate followers of
the Rogue attempt to kidnap Dani during her wedding ceremony, Brandi lets loose
with a pyrotechnic display that doesn’t go unnoticed…
As the vampire nation comes face-to-face with the threat of
the Shade army, Brandi is caught in an emotional tug of war between the light
and the dark. Torn between the affections of lovers from both factions, she
will need to choose who to trust with her heart: a warrior or a rogue.
I was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and now I live
not far from my birth place in Perry Hall, Maryland. I have two teenage
daughters and a man that keep me busy when I'm not working full-time as a Certified
Medical Coder. I'm an avid reader and I love all genre of romantic fiction from
historical to contemporary to paranormal. Sleeping has always been a problem
for me so most nights I can be found in the living room reading or writing
instead of in bed like the rest of the world. I don't watch television. It's
not a conscious decision, it just never occurs to me to turn it on when I have
books to read and writing to do. It can actually be a hazard, because I never
know what the weather will be until I look outside and I have to rely on my
kids and coworkers for local and world news. I love creating the characters you
love and love to hate. My characters remind me of people I know and people I
wish I had never known.
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Laura Howard release day blitz~ Stone of Destiny
Stone of Destiny (The Danaan Trilogy Book 2)
by Laura Howard
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance
Blurb:
Allison thought it was crazy enough when she found out her father, Liam, wasn't entirely human. But now she has to join his magical allies to unravel his former mistress's plans. Aoife wants to keep Allison's parents apart forever.
Despite Allison's efforts to keep Ethan, the only guy she's ever cared about, out of this supernatural mess, fate keeps throwing him back into the mix.
Will Allison be able to find the amulet that holds the enchantment Aoife placed on Liam and destroy it? Are Ethan' s feelings for Allison strong enough to endure the magic of the Tuatha De Danaan?
Buy Links:
The Forgotten Ones
Book One in The Danaan Trilogy
About Laura:
Laura Howard lives in New Hampshire with her husband and four children. Her obsession with books began at the age of 6 when she got her first library card. Nancy Drew, Sweet Valley High and other girly novels were routinely devoured in single sittings. Books took a backseat to diapers when she had her first child. It wasn’t until the release of a little novel called Twilight, 8 years later, that she rediscovered her love of fiction. Soon after, her own characters began to make themselves known.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Fragile Facade by Sophie Davis~ Spot light post
When Raven Ferragamo moved to Washington, D.C. for a fresh start, she never realized that her new life would be someone else's old one. From the moment she found Lark Kingsley's diary, and the missing diamond heiress' plea for help, there was no turning back. Raven plunged in to the dark mystery. She's spending more and more time in Lark's luxury apartment, trying to follow the trail of breadcrumbs that the socialite left behind.
Each passing day reduces the liklihood of finding Lark alive. From reading the journal and deciphering the clues, Raven believes that someone close to the other girl is involved in her disappearance. She just needs a little more time to figure out who and why.
A secret boyfriend, the weight of a diamond empire on her shoulders, evidence that could topple her family's ivory tower....Lark Kingsley really does have it all. And now, so does Raven. She just doesn't know it yet.
In addition to Fragile Facade hitting electronic shelves today, the first Collection in the Blind Barriers Serial Series, is now for sale!
At 82,000 words (328 pages), the Collection includes: Blind Barriers, Courting Chaos, and Fragile Facade. Get it now for only $2.99!!
For purchase links to Fragile Facade: www.SophieDavisBooks.com/Fragile_Facade
For purchase links to Blind Barriers, Collection #1: www.SophieDavisBooks.com/Blind_Barriers_Collection_1
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Spotlight ~ Black Abaddon by Sasha Hibbs
Blurb: Ally
Watson struggles to live with the choices she made, the worst of which resulted
in her soul mate's death. Michael’s sacrifice to save the girl he loved may
have reversed the Apocalypse, but not the permanent damage inflicted by living
with his loss.
Ally begins a journey where she soon discovers
that death is not always the end, but sometimes the very beginning. With old
friends, she journeys to the Nosferatu Nation where she meets with new
alliances willing to help her in her quest to defeat the Devourer. At
every turn, Ally unearths secrets that threaten to destroy those she loves.
The second installment of The Vulcan Legacies
series will put Ally to the ultimate test, forcing her to face her fears and
the true destiny she will fulfill as Azrael, the Seraph of Death.
Excerpt 1:
Ally
quietly turned to leave but stopped as she heard Marik.
“No,
please. Don’t…go,” Marik said.
Something
grabbed hold of Ally’s chest. She stood still trying to understand what she was
feeling inside. This didn’t sound like the Marik she knew. He sounded wounded,
weak, vulnerable—all the things Ally felt. She shook her head, trying to rid
herself of the conflict she struggled with now.
“Ally…”
Marik whispered.
“You
called me Ally. The Devourer refused to call me by my name,” Ally said. She
didn’t know why she responded to him. He didn’t deserve words or kindness, but
there was something in her that was drawn to him.
“Ally,
I will not ask your forgiveness. I…don’t deserve it,” Marik said between
breaths. He struggled to push himself up into a sitting position, wincing as he
did. “But I will tell you,” Marik cleared his throat, “I am…so very sorry.”
“Sorry
is not enough,” Ally said. She moved in closer. She lowered herself to the
floor, to where she was eye level with him. She circled her fingers around the
bars. “Sorry will never bring Michael back,” she said. She didn’t know where
the words were coming from but she continued. “Sorry will never be enough to
pay for the sins we both committed together.”
“You
are blameless,” Marik said. “You didn’t…know. I did and I let him…take me.”
Ally
didn’t move away as Marik scooted across the cell floor closer to her. The only
things separating them were the thick steel bars. Ally truly had no fear left.
It was simply gone.
“Was
there truth to anything you ever said to me? Or was it the Devourer the entire
time masked as you?” Ally asked.
Marik
was mere inches from her. He raised his hand and swept his raven black hair
from his eyes. Ally had nearly forgotten how piercing blue his eyes were.
She
stared into their icy blue depths. They reminded her of winter. They were cold,
like frost over ice. They reminded her of Michael, too. She felt as though she
were truly looking at Marik for the first time. Even through the moonlight, she
could see the resemblance. If Michael had had black hair like Marik’s they
would have been nearly identical. It was painful staring into his eyes, to see
how his skin was stretched over his cheek bones. She could see more than a
craving for blood, the sustenance the Nosferatu required, in his gaze. There
was another hunger there. Something different and unlike anything Ally had seen
in their depths before. But her gaze never wavered. Ally didn’t flinch under
his heated gaze.
Marik
reached through the bars, gently brushing his fingertips against Ally’s hand.
She
didn’t jerk away. She looked down to where his skin touched hers. Ally looked
back up, as a single crimson red tear slid down his cheek.
“The
Authority help me, but I never lied about the way I felt and still feel about
you.”
Author
Bio:
By age
5, Sasha Hibbs' favorite movie was Gone With the Wind. By age 12, she completed
her 7th grade book report on the sequel, Scarlett. By 18, she met and married
her very own Mr. Rhett Butler and as it turns out, she never had to worry about
going back to Tara to win the love of her life back. Fortunately, he stuck with
her.
With a
love of all things paranormal, the ambiance of the South with its gigantic
antebellum mansions and canopies of Spanish moss, and a love for her husband’s
rich storytelling of blacksmiths and the mythology surrounding their origins,
it wasn’t long until the world of her debut novel, Black Amaranth, was born.
When not
working her day job as a nurse, you can find Sasha dreaming of her next beach
trip, reading the latest YA novel, and drinking more white chocolate mocha than
she should.
Sasha
lives in mountainous West Virginia with her husband, Tim, and their two
daughters, Aeliza and Ava. She is currently hard at work on book two in The
Vulcan Legacies series.
Contact
info:
Twitter
@SashaHibbs
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