Her Russian Protector Series Book Tour and Giveaway with Roxie Rivera

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Sandy

Her Russian Protector Series Book Tour and Giveaway with Roxie Rivera

Her Russian Protector Series by Roxie Rivera

series spotlight

IVAN

Click HERE for our review of IVAN by Roxie Rivera

Release Date: February 24, 2013

Her Russian Protector, #1

Desperate to find her sister, Erin goes to the only man in Houston who can help her: Ivan Markovic. The intimidating, tattooed Russian operates one of the most elite mixed-martial arts training centers in the world but it’s his shadowy past and reputed connections with Houston’s underworld that interest her most.

To find her sister, she’ll need the help of her big, scary Russian protector—but asking for help from a man like Ivan carries a steep price, one that might just include her heart.

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DIMITRI

Release Date: April 2, 2013

Her Russian Protector, #2

Refusing to lose her brother to the violent Hermanos street gang, Benny turns to Dimitri, the dead sexy Russian who lives in the apartment above her family’s bakery. He’s the only man tough enough to get through to Johnny and save him from a life in prison—or worse.There’s nothing Dimitri won’t do for Benny, even if it means dealing with her troublemaking brother. He quickly realizes that it’s not just Johnny and his thug friends that pose a threat to Benny. A shady real estate developer needs to buy her bakery to secure a multi-million dollar deal and he’ll stop at nothing to make her sell.

Threatened from all sides, Benny finds safety in Dimitri’s strong arms — and in his bed. Her big, sexy Russian has no intention of ever letting her go—and he’ll brave the fires of hell before he lets anyone harm her.

Reader’s Note: Dimitri is an incredibly passionate man with a dominant streak—and Benny is only too happy to indulge his need for a little…restraint.

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YURI

Click HERE for our review of

Release Date: May 17, 2013

Her Russian Protector, Book 3

While clawing her way out of Houston’s worst neighborhood, Lena vowed to never let any man have power over her. After a lifetime of broken promises from her criminal father and a mother who abandoned her, Lena believes that love makes you vulnerable. She’s never been tempted to test that belief…until Yuri.

Sexy as sin and with a dark reputation, Russian billionaire Yuri Novakovsky survived a miserable childhood of poverty and neglect to ascend the pinnacle of success. He enjoys the perks of his massive wealth without much thought to the consequences…until Lena.

When Lena’s father and cousin blunder into an international art theft operation, Yuri seizes his chance to be her protector. But when past misdeeds catch up with him and threaten Lena’s safety, Yuri puts her love and trust in him to the test.

He’ll prove he’s the man she needs—a man she can trust and depend upon—one sensual, wicked kiss at a time.

***YURI is a full-length novel, clocking in at 90,000 words and 300+ pages.***

Available at: Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Barnes and Noble | All Romance eBooks | Smashwords.

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NIKOLAI

Her Russian Protector, Book 4

Release Date: June 24, 2013

After a brush with death as a juvenile delinquent, Vivian swore she’d never stray across that line again—but there’s just one problem with her plan to stay on the right side of the law. She’s completely, irrevocably and unabashedly in love with Nikolai, the Russian mob boss who saved her life.

From the moment Vivian appeared in his life on that tragic April night, Nikolai felt himself inextricably bonded to her. She’s the bright light in his dark world and the only thing that keeps him from sliding deeper into a life of crime and violence—a mobbed-up life he can’t escape no matter how hard he tries.

After Vivian is ripped from his arms in a brazen blitz attack, Nikolai will stop at nothing to get her back—but rescuing her and keeping her safe in his arms isn’t enough. Suddenly, Nikolai’s only chance to keep her safe is to do the one thing he vowed never to do—he’ll drag her deeper into his shadowy world and bind her to him forever.

Because their tangled pasts are about to collide and the shockwave threatens to bring Houston’s criminal underbelly to its knees…

Reader Advisory: This story contains scenes of violence against women and frank descriptions of trafficking.

Coming June 24: Amazon | B&N | Kobo | All Romance eBooks | Smashwords.

*This is not available for pre-order*

About the Author

ALL ABOUT ROXIE:

When I’m not chasing after my wild preschooler, I like to write super sexy romances and scorching hot erotica. I live in Texas with a husband who could easily snag a job as an extra on History Channel’s new Viking series, a sweet but rowdy three-year-old with Tetralogy of Fallot, and Bosley, our Great Dane with major mommy issues.

I also have another dirty-book writing alter ego, Lolita Lopez, who writes deliciously steamy tales for Ellora’s Cave, Forever Yours/Grand Central, Mischief/Harper Collins UK, Siren Publishing and Cleis Press.

Connect with Roxie: Website | Facebook | Goodreads

blog tour schedule

YURI & NIKOLAI Tour Schedule
June 17 – June 30

6/17- Books, Books & More Books (series spotlight & review)
http://booksbooksmorebooks.blogspot.com/
6/17- Reading Between The Wines (guest post)
http://www.readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.com/
6/18- Nina’s Literary Escape (series spotlight)
http://ninasliteraryescape.blogspot.com/
6/18 Flirting with Romance (interview)
http://flirtingwithromance.blogspot.com/
6/20- The Reading Café (series spotlight & review)
http://thereadingcafe.com/
6/20- United by Books (interview)
http://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/
6/21- Book Monster Reviews (guest post)
http://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/
6/22- Night Owl Reviews (series spotlight & review)
http://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Blog/Articles/Roxie-Riveras-Her-Russian-Protectors-Series-Continues/
6/23- Romance Junkies (series spotlight & review)
http://www.romancejunkies.com/rjblog/
6/24- My Reading Obsession (series spotlight & review)
http://4myreadingobsession.blogspot.com/
6/25- Offbeat Vagabond (series spotlight & review)
http://offbeatvagabond.blogspot.com/
6/26- Cocktails and Books (series spotlight)
http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/
6/27- Salacious Reads (series spotlight)
http://www.salaciousreads.com/
6/27- Riverina Romantics (guest post)
http://riverinaromantics.blogspot.com/
6/29- Book Lovin Mamas (guest post)
http://booklovinmamas.blogspot.com//

Roxie is giving away the following prizes on her tour:

GRAND PRIZE: US/CANADA ONLY

Signed set of all four HER RUSSIAN PROTECTOR print books in a tote with swag

RUNNERS UP: US/CANADA ONLY

TWO (2) runners-up will receive a signed copy of IVAN and swag..

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Mine To Take-Blog Tour and Giveaway with Cynthia Eden

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Sandy

Mine To Take – Blog Tour and Giveaway with Cynthia Eden

Mine To Take
by Cynthia Eden
Release Date: June 17, 2013

NOTE FROM AUTHOR: From June 15 until June 23, 2013, MINE TO TAKE will be available at the => sale price of .99 cents. <= So if you are interested in reading this dark and sexy story of obsession and love, please get your copy TODAY… As always, we remind you to verify the price before placing your order.

Mine To Take June 2013

Order: Amazon.com/Amazon.ca/ Barnes and Noble / KOBO

Click HERE to read our review of MINE TO TAKE

BOOK BLURB: Sometimes you want someone so much…
Sometimes you need someone so much…
Lust can become love.
And love can turn into a deadly obsession.

Skye Sullivan knows that someone is watching her. Not just watching—stalking her. Months ago, Skye was involved in a dangerous car accident. The accident ended her dancing career and sent her fleeing back to Chicago. Skye is convinced that her stalker caused the crash, and she fears that he won’t stop pursuing her, not until she’s dead.

When someone breaks into her apartment in Chicago, Skye turns to the one man she believes can protect her—Trace Weston. Once, Trace was her lover. Two lost souls, they’d come together in a firestorm of need and desire. But then Trace had pushed her away. He’d joined the military, vanishing from her life. She’d put all of her emotion into dancing, and she’d tried to forget him.

Now Trace is one of the most successful men in the United States. Rich, driven, and carrying dark secrets, he agrees to help Skye. He’ll protect her from the danger that lurks in the darkness, but Trace wants more than to just be a guard for Skye.

He wants her. And he’ll take her. The years have changed him, hardened him. He’s not just a poor kid from the streets any longer. Now, he can have anything—or anyone—that he wants. And the one woman he has always wanted has just come back into his life. He won’t let her go again.
But with the threats mounting against Skye, she suspects that her stalker may be intimately close. He’s a man who knows her too well. As his attacks grow ever more dangerous, she realizes that if she trusts the wrong man, she could be making a fatal mistake.

Lust. Love. Obsession.
Just how far would you go in order to possess the one person you want the most?

Excerpt

“H-hello, Trace.” She hated that stupid break in her voice. Trace made her nervous. Always had.He stopped in front of her. He stood at several inches over six feet, while she barely skimmed five feet three. Skye tilted her head back so that she could meet his stare.

“It’s been a long time,” Trace said, the words a deep, dark rumble. His voice went perfectly with the rock hard body and the sexy face—a voice that a woman could imagine in the darkness.

She swallowed because her throat was suddenly dry. “Yes, it has.” Ten years and three months. Not that she’d counted.
That assessing gaze of his slid down her body once more. There was an awareness in his stare that she hadn’t expected. A heat that made her remember too many things.

He was close enough to touch. Close enough for her to smell the crisp, masculine scent that clung to him.
His nostrils flared, as if he were catching her scent, too.

“You look good, Skye.” Again, that heat was in his stare. A heat that said he knew her intimately.
She wished her heartbeat would slow down.

“But you’re not here for a friendly chat, are you?” And he stepped away from her. He waved to the open chair near his desk and returned to his seat.
“We’ve never really been the friendly chat kind,” she said softly as she eased into the leather chair.

She didn’t take off her coat. She just pulled it closer to her.

A faint furrow appeared between his brows. “No, we weren’t, were we? More the hot sex type.”

Her lips parted. He had not just said that to her.

His faint smile said that he had.

“I’m not here for that, either.” She’d been wrecked after her last go round with Trace.

He leaned back in his chair. The leather groaned beneath him. “We’ll get to that…”

Uh, no, they wouldn’t. She wasn’t ready to feel that burn again.

He tapped his chin. “You’re not here for pleasantries, you’re not here for sex, then why have you come looking for me?”

This was where she’d have to beg. Because there was no way she had enough money in her account to cover his services. Not with the guy sporting this high rise building and looking like he’d just walked off the cover of GQ. How things have changed. “Someone is watching me.”

He stilled. The heat banked in his eyes as his whole expression instantly became guarded. “And what makes you so sure of that?”

“Because I can feel him.” Wait, that sounded crazy, didn’t it? When she’d gone to the cops, they’d sure looked at her as if she were crazy. You couldn’t feel a stalker. So they said.

She disagreed.

About the author

USA Today Best-selling author Cynthia Eden has written over twenty-five novels and novellas. She was named as a 2013 RITA^® finalist for her paranormal romance, ANGEL IN CHAINS, and, in 2011, Cynthia Eden was a RITA finalist for her romantic suspense, DEADLY FEAR.

Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror movies, chocolate, and happy endings. She has always wanted to write (don’t most authors say that?), and particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters–vampires, werewolves, and even the real-life monsters that populate her romantic suspense stories.

Cynthia’s foreign sales for her books include translations to Japan, Germany, Thailand, Greece, and Brazil.

(Back in the day…) Cynthia graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Alabama where she studied Sociology (because people interest her) and Communication (because she likes to write about said people). Cynthia has worked as a college admissions counselor, a teacher, and as an editor. But now, Cynthia is thrilled to be spending her days making up stories.

Connect with Cynthia:

Website | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

June 16:
Book Monster Reviews – http://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/
Grave Tells – http://gravetells.com/
Hesperia Loves Books – http://www.hesperialovesbooks.com/
Sassy Book Lovers – http://sassybooklovers.blogspot.com/
Ramblings From This Chick – http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com/

June 17:
Books-N-Kisses – http://www.books-n-kisses.com/
Mad Hatter Reads – http://madhatterreads.blogspot.com/
Literal Addiction – http://www.literaladdiction.com/
June 18:
Reading Between the Wines – http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.blogspot.com/
Urban Girl Reader – http://www.urbangirlreader.com/
Salacious Reads – http://www.salaciousreads.com/

June 19:
Book, Books & More Books – http://booksbooksmorebooks.blogspot.com/
Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews – http://literalhottiesnaughtybookreviews.blogspot.com/
Mimmi’s Musings – http://mimmismusings.blogspot.com/
The Reading Café (Evening Post) – http://thereadingcafe.com/

June 20:
Book Lovin’ Mamas – http://booklovinmamas.blogspot.com//
Nina’s Literary Escape – http://ninasliteraryescape.blogspot.com/
United by Books – http://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/

June 21:
So Many Reads – http://www.somanyreads.com/
Trine’s Review Cave – http://trinesreviewcave.com/
Crazy Four Books – http://crazyfourbooks.blogspot.com/

June 22:
Wicked Readings by Tawania – http://www.wickedreadingsbytawania.blogspot.com/
Froggarita’s Bookcase – http://www.froggaritasbookcase.com/
Scorching Book Reviews – http://scorchingbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Bookin’ It Reviews – http://www.bookinitreviews.com/

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Twisted by Rebecca Zanetti-Book Tour and Giveaway

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Sandy

Twisted (Dark Protectors 5.5) by Rebecca Zanetti-Book Tour and Giveaway

SERIES SPOTLIGHT: DARK PROTECTORS by Rebecca Zanetti

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The Kayrs family leads not only the vampire nation, but also the Realm, which is a coalition of vampires, shifters, and witches. Years ago, an evil vampire race called the Kurjans declared war on the Realm by creating a deadly virus that infects vampire mates. The virus attacks chromosomal pairs and takes mates from immortal to human, and maybe down to death. No cure for the virus has been found for mates, and the vampires, who are male only, know that time is running short.

In addition, the demons declared war on the Realm, going so far as to kidnap the youngest Kayrs brother and torture him for five years. He has been rescued, damaged but still alive. The eldest Kayrs, the king, is out for revenge, no matter the cost.

The prophets of all the races predicted the coming of a young psychic named Janie who is destined to change the world. How, nobody knows. The vampires found her as a young girl, and one of their leaders adopted her and raised her with love and determination. In the final four stories of this series arc, Janie is an adult, and it’s time for that change—if she lives long enough.

Series Spotlight

Dark Protectors by Rebecca Zanetti

Dark Protectors

PROVOKED

Dark Protectors, Book 5

AVAILABLE NOW: Amazon.com |Amazon.ca | B&N | Kobo

A TIME FOR WAR…
A casualty of the war between the demons and the vampires, Jase Kayrs has been missing for six long years. His older brothers want answers—but they’re going to have to get them from an unlikely source. For when Kane Kayrs tracks down Amber Freebird, what he finds is a blonde, vegan pacifist who has no intention of using her skills in his war…

A TIME FOR LOVE…
Amber enjoys her life of chaotic freedom and has no intention of falling in line just because a sexy-as-sin vampire insists on order. Unfortunately, he discovers she may be the only hope they have of finding his brother, and there’s no way he’s going to let her go—even if it means mating her to gain her cooperation. The two are as different as can be, yet when the dominant Kane and the untamed Amber finally unite to rescue Jase, they just may find that opposites really do attract…

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TWISTED

Dark Protectors, Book 5.5

AVAILABLE NOW: Amazon.com |Amazon.ca |B&N | Kobo

Maggie is a wolf shifter who was captured and experimented on by the Kurjans. Now that a cure has finally been found for shifters (although not for vampire mates or witches), she can concentrate on creating a new life for herself and finally accepting that her memories are gone forever. Most memories, that is. Sometimes in the hazy world between dreams and dawn, she hears a Scottish voice, dark and deep, that sounds suspiciously like wolf-shifter Terrent Vilks. A man she happened to anger by kidnapping a few years back. Hey, it was for a good cause.

Terrent Vilks knows more than he’s let on for the past several years. After digging for answers, he knows exactly why the demons want Maggie dead. And he remembers his past with Maggie…very well. She is finally where he wants her. Now all he has to do is discover what exactly the Kurjans did to her, beat the demons into so much submission they leave her alone, and get her to fall in love with him. Again. Good thing he’s used to wrangling monsters.

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SHADOWED

Dark Protectors, Book 6

PRE-ORDER: Amazon.com |Amazon.ca | B&N | Kobo (Coming Soon)

Jase Kayrs was the fun brother. The warm, charming, easy-going brother of the vampire leaders. Until he was taken and tortured by demons with their evil mind tricks for nearly five years. Upon his return, he’s dark, violent, and not the man they all thought they knew. Not the man he once was. He’s haunted that the only reason the demons would have let him live was to use him as a weapon against his family—but he can’t figure out when or how he’ll explode. Plus, once again the demons are after Jase with a vengeance…or rather, a female demon he rejected is out to destroy him.

Then the king asks Jase for a favor…a big one. To mate with one of their allies in order to save her. She’s everything that’s good and light in the world…while he’s at home with darkness. Yet he agrees…knowing mating may be the only chance to save them both.

About The author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

USA Today Bestselling Author Rebecca Zanetti has worked as an art curator, Senate aide, lawyer, college professor, and a hearing examiner – only to culminate it all in stories about Alpha males and the women who claim them. She writes dark paranormals, romantic suspense, and sexy contemporary romances.

Growing up amid the glorious backdrops and winter wonderlands of the Pacific Northwest has given Rebecca fantastic scenery and adventures to weave into her stories. She resides in the wild north with her husband, children, and extended family who inspire her every day–or at the very least give her plenty of characters to write about.

Connect with Rebecca:

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

Blog tour Schedule

6/17- Book Monster Reviews
http://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/
6/17- Literal Addiction
http://www.literaladdiction.com/
6/17- Cocktails and Books
http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/
6/18- GraveTells
http://gravetells.com/
6/18- United by Books
http://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/
6/18- Ramblings From This Chick
http://ramblingsfromthischick.blogspot.com/
6/19- Close Encounters with the Night Kind
http://closeencounterswiththenightkind.blogspot.com/
6/19- Toot’s Book Reviews
http://tootsbookreviews.blogspot.com/
6/19- The Reading Café
http://thereadingcafe.com/
6/20- Salacious Reads
http://www.salaciousreads.com/
6/20- Books, Books & More Books
http://booksbooksmorebooks.blogspot.com/
6/21- The Jeep Diva
http://thejeepdiva.com/
6/21- Deal Sharing Aunt
http://www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com/
6/22- Page Flipperz
http://pageflipperz.blogspot.com/
6/22-Joceleyn Dex Blog
http://jocelyndex.blogspot.com/
6/22- Musings From An Addicted Reader
http://musingsfromanaddictedreader.blogspot.com/
6/23- Buffy’s Ramblings
http://buffy-kennedy.blogspot.com/
6/23- Wicked Readings by Tawania
http://www.wickedreadingsbytawania.blogspot.com/
6/24- Books-N-Kisses
http://www.books-n-kisses.com/
6/24- Mad Hatter Reads
http://madhatterreads.blogspot.com/
6/25- Darker Passions
http://darkerpassions.net/
6/25- My Reading Obsession
http://4myreadingobsession.blogspot.com/
6/26- Paranormal Haven
http://www.paranormalhaven.com/
6/26- Romancing the Book
http://romancing-the-book.com/
6/27- Book Lovin’ Mamas
http://booklovinmamas.blogspot.com//
6/27- Bookin’ It Reviews
http://www.bookinitreviews.com/
6/27- Reading Between the Wines
http://www.readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.com/
6/28- Under the Covers
http://www.underthecoversbookblog.com/
6/28- Riverina Romantics
http://riverinaromantics.blogspot.com/
6/28- Froggarita’s Bookcase
http://www.froggaritasbookcase.com/

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Larissa Reinhart Blog Tour-Still Life in Brunswick Stew

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Sandy

Larissa Reinhart Blog Tour-Still Life in Brunswick Stew

Cherry Tucker Mystery Series by Larissa Reinhart

Series Spotlight

Portrait of a Dead Guy
Cherry Tucker Mystery #1
by Larissa Reinhart
Release: August 2012

Portrait of a Dead Guy

ORDER: Amazon.com / Amazon.ca/ Barnes and Noble / KOBO / The Book Depository /

In Halo, Georgia, folks know Cherry Tucker as big in mouth, small in stature, and able to sketch a portrait faster than buckshot rips from a ten gauge — but commissions are scarce. So when the well-heeled Branson family wants to memorialize their murdered son in a coffin portrait, Cherry scrambles to win their patronage from her small town rival.

As the clock ticks toward the deadline, Cherry faces more trouble than just a controversial subject. Between ex-boyfriends, her flaky family, an illegal gambling ring, and outwitting a killer on a spree, Cherry finds herself painted into a corner she’ll be lucky to survive.

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Still Life in Brunswick Stew
Cherry Tucker Mystery #2
by Larissa Reinhart
Release Date: May 21, 2013

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Click HERE to read our review of STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW.

ORDER: Amazon.com / Amazon.ca/ Barnes and Noble/ KOBO/ The Book Depository

Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Art commissions dried up after her nemesis became president of the County Arts Council. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, the police get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose

About The author

Larissa Reinhart

Larissa Reinhart loves small town characters, particularly sassy women with a penchant for trouble. STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW (May 2013) is the second in the Cherry Tucker Mystery Series. The first, PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY, is a 2012 Daphne du Maurier finalist, a 2012 The Emily finalist, and a 2011 Dixie Kane Memorial winner. Expect HIJACK IN ABSTRACT and a Cherry Tucker novella in THE HEARTACHE MOTEL out in November and December 2013.

She lives near Atlanta with her minions and Cairn Terrier, Biscuit. Visit her Website / Blog/ Little Red Hens on Facebook / Facebook / Twitter/ Goodreads

Blog tour Schedule

Larissa Reinhart’s STILL LIFE Blog Tour Schedule

June 10-23

6/10- Mad Hatter Reads (interview and review)

http://madhatterreads.blogspot.com/

6/11- United by Books (interview)

http://unitedbybooks.blogspot.com/

6/12- The Jeep Diva (interview)

http://thejeepdiva.com/

6/13- Literal Addiction (spotlight or guest post)

http://www.literaladdiction.com/

6/14- Books-n-Kisses (interview)

http://www.books-n-kisses.com/

6/16 – My Book Addiction (interview)

http://mybookaddiction.com/

6/17- The Reading Cafe (evening review of Book 1)

http://thereadingcafe.com/

6/18- The Reading Cafe – Series Spotlight & review)

http://thereadingcafe.com/

6/19- Book Monster Reviews

http://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/

6/20- Froggarita’s Bookcase (interview)

http://www.froggaritasbookcase.com/

6/21- Bianca2b

http://bianca2b.wordpress.com/

6/23- Love In A Book

http://www.loveinabook.com/

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Larissa is giving away a $20 Visa card and an e-book of Portrait of a Dead Guy (the first in the series) to one lucky winner at the end of the tour.

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Shadow Hunter Blog Tour-Guest Post with Kait Ballenger

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Sandy

Shadow Hunter Blog Tour-Guest Post with Kait Ballenger

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Developing My Hero’s Storyline: The Beginning of Damon Brock

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Click HERE for our review of SHADOW HUNTER

When I first started writing the Execution Underground series, I hated Damon Brock.

I began writing the novel which would later come to be titled Twilight Hunter with very little outline. The only two characters of the series I was really familiar with was Jace McCannon, werewolf hunter and hero of the novel, and Frankie Amato, werewolf packmaster and heroine. Aside from these two characters, all I knew was that there were going to be several other members of the Execution Underground Rochester division. I also knew that the division needed a leader, and even though I was writing his story first, that leader wasn’t Jace. It wasn’t until I wrote a scene in Twilight Hunter, in which all the hunters of the Rochester division are introduced, that I came to know the hunters—the five other men who would make up the series. Since I was writing from Jace’s perspective, through his eyes Damon Brock was an asshole.

damon As the leader of the Rochester division, Damon is Jace’s boss. Damon is in charge of directing Jace and the other hunters, dealing with the division’s communications with headquarters, and of course, his own job of hunting vampires. Jace has a problem with authority figures and always has. I knew when I started writing Damon that immediately he and Jace would not get along. As a result, I wrote the entire book knowing very few things about Damon. My knowledge was restricted to the knowledge Jace has of Damon, which is very little. Honestly, when my agent and critique partner among others said they were excited for Damon’s book my initial thought was: why would you want to read a book about Damon? I was dreading, absolutely dreading the day when I had to write that novel.
Though I knew Damon would inevitably have to have his own book somewhere down the line—after all, he was one of the division members and they were each receiving their own book—I positioned Damon’s novel as the last in the series. I had no clue how to approach his character. When I wrote him into Twilight Hunter all I knew was that he was a bad ass vampire hunter, that he was made bitter seemingly by some unfortunate event in his life (though I didn’t know what it was), and that Jace McCannon was a major royal pain in his ass.

So when Harlequin contracted the first three novels of the Execution Underground series, I still felt I had all the time in the world to learn about Damon’s character. After all, he wasn’t going to have a book of his own until book six and I hadn’t even written book two. Then, Damon’s story came as a huge piece of news from Harlequin.

AfterDarkJPEG I received a phone call from my agent, Nicole Resciniti. She told me that Harlequin wanted me to write a 50,000 (or longer) word novella that told the origin story of the Execution Underground and how Damon came to be the leader of the division. What would later be titled Shadow Hunter, a prequel to the series, was going to be placed in a paperback anthology titled After Dark next to New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Gena Showalter. I was stunned by the news and I knew it was an opportunity that I absolutely couldn’t pass up. I needed to write that novella.

The weight of the massive task hit me later that evening once my initial excitement had simmered to a low boil. Not only did I have to write a novella Harlequin considered to be good enough to be in an anthology beside one of the paranormal romance genre’s biggest names, but I had to do it in a month and about a character I knew nothing about. When I sat down to write Shadow Hunter I feared the worst. I had no clue what to write about and I was afraid I wouldn’t meet my deadline, that I’d missed out on the amazing opportunity. Deep down I knew I couldn’t let that happen.

So I got to work. I spent probably a good week of that month planning out the possibilities for Damon’s character (but nothing fit) and begging, practically pleading, with him to tell me his story. Finally, everything clicked and I was able to start channeling his voice.

Describing how I came up with Damon’s storyline is something I don’t think I can put into words. I don’t know where it came from. It must be something on a subconscious level that suddenly and magically clicks into place. For me, if you were to ask me how I came up with Damon Brock’s novella, I’d be forced to say it was part subconscious, part forcing myself to sit down and start typing, and a whole lot of dumb luck.

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BIO: Kait Ballenger is a full-time paranormal romance author, wife, bellydancer, graduate student, and soon-to-be-professor. She is the multi-published, award-winning author of the Execution Underground paranormal romance series. With a B.A in English from Stetson University, Kait is currently earning an M.F.A in Writing. Kait believes anything is possible with hard work and dedication. One day, she hopes to be a bestseller and to see her novels on the big screen. Look for the next two books in her page-turning Execution Underground series: Twilight Hunter, book one (August 2013) and Immortal Hunter, book two (January 2014). For more information, please visit www.kaitballenger.com or follow her on Twitter @kait_ballenger.

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Vampire hunter Damon Brock’s newest assignment with the Execution Underground is Rochester, New York, a city crawling with the undead. But he isn’t the only hunter in town gunning for vamp blood. Tiffany Solow is fierce and ruthless when it comes to slaying the monsters that destroyed her family-and she works solo. But being alone is no longer an option when she meets the mysterious hunter who wants more than just her turf. Forced to unite against the local covens, the line between good and evil blurs when they must decide between their lifelong beliefs…and their newfound desires.

UNLEASH Blog Barrage with Felicity Heaton

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Sandy

UNLEASH (Vampire Erotic Theatre #6) by Felicity Heaton-Blog Barrage and Giveaway

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Unleash (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance Series Book 6)
BY Felicity Heaton
Release Date: May 18, 2013

A powerful vampire lost deep in his bloodlust, Snow is a savage animal, mindless with rage and a thirst for violence, and trapped with no hope of awakening from an endless nightmare… until a song draws him up from the abyss, restoring his sanity but leaving him haunted by the sweet feminine scent of lilies and snow, and fragmented familiar lyrics.

When the mysterious and beautiful songstress reappears in Snow’s room at Vampirerotique, she awakens a fierce protective streak and stirs dark desires that drive him to claim her as his female, even when he knows his touch will destroy her innocence.

A single forbidden taste is all it takes to unleash emotions in Aurora that she shouldn’t possess, tearing her between duty and desire, and luring her into surrendering to her wildfire passion and embracing hungers that burn so hotly they threaten to consume them both.

One act of kindness can lead to one thousand acts of sin though, each a black mark against the bearer’s soul and another grain of sand that slips through an hourglass. The clock is ticking and time is almost up. Can beauty save the beast?

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EXCERPT from UNLEASH (Vampire Erotic Theatre #6) by Felicity Heaton

The vampire raged in his sleep.

His bare torso bowed off the mattress and his powerful muscles strained as he pulled at the heavy cuffs chaining him to the steel posts of the large bed.

When they didn’t give, he thrashed his long muscular legs, pulling the black covers down and revealing more of him to her eyes, including the start of a colourful tattoo on his right hip. The lower half of it disappeared beneath his black underwear. She couldn’t make out the design from this distance and refused to give in to the temptation to move closer.

She shouldn’t be here.

Her master would be angry with her if he discovered she had left her post to be here, unable to keep away.

Snow snarled and twisted his arms in the thick steel and leather restraints, reopening the ragged marks around his wrists and spilling fresh blood. He had been lost to his bloodlust for many weeks now and a few days ago, things had taken a sharp downwards turn, plunging him into the darkest throes of his curse, far worse than any she had witnessed before.

What did he dream to make him turn so violent and wild?

She could see others’ dreams but never his.

Her master believed they would prove to be too much for her, and she felt he might have been right to take that ability from her where this vampire was concerned.

She moved a step closer but kept her distance, standing several feet from the end of the bed in his grim black-walled apartment. He had been doing so well recently, gaining ground against his addiction and learning to master it. Now he seemed worse than ever. Lost.

He growled again, the sound pained and feral, like an animal caught in a vicious snare with no hope for escape. His claws scratched at the heavy steel chains of his restraints, blunted by the sheer number of times he had attempted to grasp them.

He thrashed his head and bared his fangs, his face twisting into a dark visage that was so different to his normal appearance. It had startled her the first time he had changed and revealed his darker nature all those countless centuries ago. Part of her had known then that Snow’s future would hold more pain than one man could bear, and she had wished she had spared him such a life when she’d had the chance.

Snow twisted and bucked, the ferocity of his thrashing causing the steel posts of his bed to groan against the large bolts that secured them to the floor and ceiling of his room.

She had the oddest urge to go to him and stroke his brow. Why?

Did she hope it would soothe him?

She wanted to soothe him somehow. She knew that. It was why she had come to this dangerous place, cloaked from the eyes of those who resided in the London theatre, Vampirerotique.

About the Author
Felicity Heaton

Felicity Heaton writes passionate paranormal romance books as Felicity Heaton and F E Heaton. In her books she creates detailed worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons!

If you’re a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then you will enjoy her books too.

If you love your angels a little dark and wicked, Felicity Heaton’s best selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong, powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series she writes as F E Heaton or any of her stand alone vampire romance books she writes as Felicity Heaton. Or if you’re looking for vampire romances that are sinful, passionate and erotic then try Felicity Heaton’s new Vampire Erotic Theatre series.

In 2011, five of her six paranormal romance books received Top Pick awards from Night Owl Reviews, Forbidden Blood was nominated as Best PNR Vampire Romance 2011 at The Romance Reviews, and many of her releases received five star reviews from numerous websites.

If you want to know more about Felicity, or want to get in touch, you can find her at the following: Website / Blog / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads

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Unleash, the sixth book in Felicity Heaton’s Vampire Erotic Theatre romance series is now available. To celebrate the release, she’s holding a fantastic giveaway at her Website and she’s also offering the first book in the series, Covet, for FREE at selected Amazon Kindle, Kobo Books and Apple iBooks Stores.

You can find all the links for the Covet special offer (and two other free paranormal romance ebooks) at: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/paranormal-romance-ebook-offers.php

GIVEAWAY TIME!

Find out how to enter the Unleash international giveaway (ends May 26th) and be in with a shot of winning a $75, $50 or $25 gift certificate at her Website, where you can also download a 5 chapter sample of the novel: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Unleash

Leah Rae Miller – The Summer I Became a Nerd Guest Post

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Barb

Leah Rae Miller – The Summer I Became a Nerd Guest Post

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6 Nerdy Things To Do This Summer

1. Reread your favorite book series – Be it Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Goosebumps, put some time aside to delve back into the fictional worlds you love and remember why you loved them so much in the first place.

2. Make a costume – Do you have a favorite superhero/heroine you wish you could be? Put some time and effort into creating the best costume you can. Then post the pictures so we can all marvel at your awesomeness. P.S. This will also mean you’ll have the best Halloween costume!

3. Watch a new genre of film – Are there some cult classics you’ve never seen like The Rocky Horror Picture Show or the Evil Dead movies? Maybe you’re interested in foreign films but don’t know where to start? I highly recommend a French film called Amelie which is a sweet, magical romance, or Night Watch and its sequel Day Watch, two Russian films that are intense paranormal thrillers. How about some Japanese animation? Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Princess Mononoke are all amazing movies!

4. Have game nights – Invite friends over for a rousing game of Monopoly! Or try something new. Check out Wil Wheaton’s Table Top Youtube series on GeekandSundry (http://www.youtube.com/user/geekandsundry) for lots of games you’ve never heard of!

5. Start a blog/vlog – Maybe you want it to be about something specific or maybe you just want a place to ramble. Either way, a blog or vlog is a great way to meet new people with similar interests. Plus, it’s free!

6. Learn something new – Need a creative outlet? Learn to crochet, knit, sew, draw, make origami, or whittle. Buy a book on the basics of a new language. Write some short stories, poetry, or a whole novel. You know all those things you wish you could do? Well, you’ll never be able to do them unless you learn!

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Mother, wife, and YA author living on a windy hill in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Leah Rae Miller loves fuzzy socks, comic books, cherry coke, and brand new office supplies. THE SUMMER I BECAME A NERD releases May 7, 2013 from Entangled Teen. Stay cool!

Author Website: http://www.leahraemiller.com/
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The Summer I Became a Nerd
By Leah Rae Miller
Entangled Publishing – May 7, 2013

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On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she’s a nerd hiding in a popular girl’s body isn’t just unknown, it’s anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.

Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop’s counter uncovers her secret, she’s busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie’s whisked into Logan’s world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become…and the more she risks losing Logan forever.

Title: The Summer I Became a Nerd
Author: Leah Rae Miller
Genre: Contemporary YA
Length: 352 pages
ISBN: 978-1620612385
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Imprint: Entangled Teen

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Sworn to Protect by Jo Davis-Blog Tour and Interview

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Sandy

Sworn to Protect by Jo Davis-Blog Tour and Interview

INTERVIEW with Jo Davis at The Reading Cafe

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INTERVIEW with Jo Davis

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TRC: Hi Jo and welcome to The Reading Café.  You have a busy 2013 planned with several new releases and spin off series.

Jo: Thank you for having me here! Yes, 2013 has been crazy, and 2014 even more so, in a good way!

TRC: We would like to start with some background information.  Would you please tell us something about yourself?

Jo: I’m a multi-published author who currently writes under 2 pen names, and I’ve been writing for 13 years. I’m a mother of 2 awesome almost-grown kids, and I just bought a new home that we’re having fun decorating.

TRC: How do you handle the combined pressures of writing deadlines and family life?

Jo: It’s not easy! I try to balance work with taking breaks. I go to lunch, dinner, and movies with my kids for special outings. I take a break and make dinner at home. We talk about our day and try hard to enforce a “No Smartphones” rule at the table! Family grounds me and so I try not to get too carried away in work.

TRC: Many authors bound ideas and information with other authors or family. With whom do you bounce ideas?

Jo: I discuss plotting and such with my critique partners, Tracy Garrett and Suzanne Ferrell. They are invaluable to me.

TRC: SWORN TO PROTECT is the first full length storyline in your new Sugarland Blue series.  Would you please tell us something about the premise?

Sugarland Blue Collage Jo: The Sugarland Blue series centers on the heroes of the Sugarland Police Department and is about our men in blue, the dangers they face, and the women who love them. The series kicks off with Detective Shane Ford and his long awaited stories. The first one is a novella, ARMED AND DANGEROUS, which is a prequel to the series and has some history of Shane and Daisy. It doesn’t have to be read to enjoy the first full-length book, SWORN TO PROTECT. Here’s a blurb for SWORN:

Detective Shane Ford, Sugarland’s favorite cop, has been blindsided by the sudden death of his best friend, NFL star Brad Cooper, and becoming the legal guardian of Brad’s son, Drew—a bitter, angry sixteen-year-old with a dangerous secret. Shane is determined to pry the truth from Drew, but only manages to alienate him—and winds up going head to head with Juvenile Detective Daisy Callahan, whose job is to protect the teen’s best interests.

Shane has always been drawn to Daisy’s beauty and strength, but he’s determined not to allow their intense attraction to interfere with his duty ever again. It’s a vow that will prove difficult to keep, as the realities of Shane and Daisy’s blossoming love and their growing bond with the grieving teen propel Shane headlong into danger for the new family he’s sworn to protect.

henry cavill TRC: In your mind, which actor or model would be the ideal image of your leading characters Daisy Callahan and Shane Ford?

Jo: The extremely versatile and sexy Henry Cavill IS Shane! I couldn’t ask for a more perfect specimen of male hotness to portray my much-loved detective. As for Daisy… I’m not sure. Readers, which blonde actress do you think would make a good Daisy?

TRC: ONE LAST KISS is the first storyline in your new FBI series Armed and Deadly.  Would you please tell us something about the premise of the book and the series?

Jo: This series is romantic suspense, but will be much darker and grittier than my other series written as Jo Davis, more along the lines of early Linda Howard or Lisa Jackson. Each hero in the FBI series will get his own book. I’m working on editing the first book to get it up for publication by June—heavy deadline with my current publisher has set me back, but I’m determined to get it done! Here’s the blurb for ONE LAST KISS:

They are the FBI’s best. Men and women who put their lives on the line, hunting the most dangerous, depraved criminals lurking in the underbelly of society. No situation is too treacherous, no risk too great to bring down their enemies. But for love, they’ll risk everything…

Special Agent Dominick “Nick” Roth is the FBI’s fallen star, a man on the brink of self-destruction, slowly drowning in guilt and grief due to his part in his partner’s death two years ago. Nick is ready to resign from the Bureau—until the monster who calls himself “Samson” goes back on the hunt, forcing Nick to play his deadly game once more.

Reeling in the wake of her best friend’s murder at the hands of an infamous serial killer, Lena DeAngelis demands justice. When she learns that the agent who knows Samson better than anyone refuses to rejoin the search to catch the murderer, Lena seeks him out and won’t accept “no” for an answer—Nick Roth is going to find the sadistic bastard and destroy him once and for all.

As passion ignites between Nick and Lena, a shocking web of obsession and murder comes to light…and a devastating truth rocks Nick to his core. Samson is closer than anyone realized, always remaining one step ahead—and Lena may be his next victim. Nick vows to take down the cunning monster, but success may come with a terrible price…

TRC: You also write a paranormal shifter series –ALPHA PACK-under the pen name J.D. Tyler.  What are you plans for this series?

Hunter's Heart Jo: I’m about to begin work on book 5, COLE’S REDEMPTION, which will be Zander Cole’s story. He’s the Healer of the Pack, and he’s suffered a devastating injury (in BLACK MOON) that has left him feeling worthless to his team. His story promises to be a heartbreaker… I’ve also just signed a new contract for 2 more Alpha Pack books, for books 6 & 7, so the Pack will get more stories!

TRC: Do your storyline characters speak to you and tell you the direction of the story or do you direct the characters?

Jo: The characters definitely direct me! They speak to me and tell me the direction the story is supposed to go, and they repeatedly refuse to cooperate when I want to do something different than they have planned. They usually win the argument!

TRC: What do you believe is the biggest misconception about yourself?

Jo: I’m not sure… Perhaps that just because I’m quiet when people first meet me doesn’t mean I am. I’m not quiet at all once you get to know me!

TRC: What five things would you like to accomplish in the next ten years?

Jo:
New York Times bestseller list
USA Today bestseller list
Be nominated/ win a RITA award
Make my first million $
Buy a mountain lake retreat

Completely do-able, right?!

TRC: If you could select one reality show in which you were one of the contestants, which show would you choose and why?

Jo: EXTREME MAKEOVER, body edition! I’d love for those guys to march in, take me by the hand, and give me a complete, fabulous new me. I’m on the 40-something slide and feeling every year of it…

TRC: On what are you currently working?

Jo: Right now I’m finishing HOT PURSUIT, Sugarland Blue #2, for publication in September. This is Detective Taylor Kayne’s story and promises to be a hot one!

TRC: Would you like to add anything else?

Jo: Thank you to the readers for stopping by!

LIGHTNING ROUND

Favorite Food
Mexican

Favorite Dessert
Crème Brule

Favorite TV Show
Hawaii Five-0 (the new one!)

Last Move You Saw
Silver Linings Playbook

Dark or Milk Chocolate
Dark

Favorite Flower
Impatiens

TRC: Thank you Jo for taking the time to answer our questions.  Congratulations on the release of all of your new novels and series.

Jo: Thank you for having me here today! I appreciate the support and hospitality!

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Armed and Dangerous
Sugarland Blue 0.5
by Jo Davis
Release Date: April 2013

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Armed and Dangerous final cover When Detective Shane Ford, Sugarland’s favorite man in blue, and Juvenile Detective Daisy Callahan work together on a dangerous case, they find themselves ignoring their professional instincts and falling hard. But when their romance gets in the way of their job—and puts both their lives in jeopardy—Shane vows to break things off. But as they’re about to discover, this kind of steamy passion is impossible to deny…

Includes a preview of the first book in Jo Davis’ new Sugarland Blue series, Sworn to Protect

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Sworn to Protect
Sugarland Blue #1
by Jo Davis
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Sworn To Protect cover w quote Sugarland loves their men in blue, especially Detective Shane Ford. But Shane’s mission to protect and to serve has just gotten personal…

Detective Shane Ford, Sugarland’s favorite cop, has been blindsided by the sudden death of his best friend, NFL star Brad Cooper, and becoming the legal guardian of Brad’s son, Drew—a bitter, angry sixteen-year-old with a dangerous secret. Shane is determined to pry the truth from Drew, but only manages to alienate him—and winds up going head to head with Juvenile Detective Daisy Callahan, whose job is to protect the teen’s best interests.

Shane has always been drawn to Daisy’s beauty and strength, but he’s determined not to allow their intense attraction to interfere with his duty ever again. It’s a vow that will prove difficult to keep, as the realities of Shane and Daisy’s blossoming love and their growing bond with the grieving teen propel Shane headlong into danger for the new family he’s sworn to protect

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