Review: Seduced: Rose's Story By Kimberly Kinrade

Title: Seduced: Rose's Story

Series: Seduced

Author: Kimberly Kinrade

Published: May 31st 2013

Publisher: Daring Books

Format: Kindle Edition

Pages: 456

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Blurb:

Forbidden passions.

Deadly secrets.

A love that will stand against it all.

Rose and Derek come from different worlds. Different families. Different destinies. But nothing can stop two souls meant to be together.

Faced with supernatural threats beyond their control, and a power that could destroy everyone they care about, Rose and Derek hold onto their love.

But is love enough when the greatest threat lives inside of you?

Get the entire bestselling trilogy in this omnibus set. It includes all three novels from Rose's Trilogy:

Seduced by Innocence
Seduce by Pain
Seduced by Power

New adult paranormal romance, 17+ sexual content If you'd like to sample the trilogy, get Seduced by Innocence FREE on Amazon

My Review:

I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

Rose is a witch with dark powers that she doesn't know how to control. She shares a cottage with her best friend Ocean in what is called a community. The community is made up of friends that are like family. Her mother Rainbow and little sister Jasmine also live in this little community of a coven of witches. Rose is like any other woman and wants what they want like someone she can love and who can love her back. Because of her magic everyone shuns her and is afraid of what she can do to them.

Rose's mother Rainbow has a very evil and cruel heart. The only thing she cares about is her own power and that of the covens. She will use anyone or anything to gain more power. Rose with the help of Ocean is beginning to find out who and what kind of person her mother is. Rose is nothing like her mother and never wants to hurt anyone. Rainbow controls Rose and everyone else in the coven using them to her advantage and making them believe all her lies.

Rose has learned that her mother is planning on using her as a sacrifice to help her gain more power. She has also found out that her mother has been hiding things from her. Things like who her real father is and what he is. Who is her father? What is her father? She now knows that Derek's family was not the ones who was attacking them and trying to kill her family.

Rose's heart is breaking because of what she did to Derek's brother and has realized that her mother manipulated her into using her magic against Dean. Her heart is also breaking into tiny little pieces because she thinks she has lost Derek. She thinks he will hate her because of who she is and what she did.

Rose is still trying to find a way to defeat her mother, Rainbow and to take back the rose bush that she stole from Derek's family. Not only does she have to worry with her mother she is also trying to find a way to get Derek's brother Dean's soul back at the same time.

When Rose and Derek are having sex Rose has to feel pain so that she won't send Derek's soul to hell also. But the pain is not enough anymore and she sends Derek's soul to hell as well. Rose's heart is broken over the fact that she has hurt the one that she loves. Rose is a very sweet and loving person and would never do anything to cause harm or hurt to anyone. Unless they are like her mother who does evil things to human beings then she will do what she has to, to stop them from hurting others. So now Rose has to find a way to save them all. Can she or will she be able to do what is necessary to save them? Is her heart that good?

While trying to save Derek and Dean, Rose meets her farther and finds out who he is and also what he is, a demon. Rose will have to go to hell herself to save Derek and Dean. She meets a demon in hell that helps her get their souls back. But she has to make a choice that could mean she will lose her life. Is she strong enough of a person to make this choice?

I have truly enjoyed reading all three of the Seduced Saga books. If asked which one I liked the best I could not say as I loved them all. And I highly recommend that you read all three but I do suggest that you start with book #1 Seduced by Innocents and then book #2 Seduced by Pain.

About The Author:

Kimberly Kinrade was born with ink in her veins and magic in her heart. She writes fantasy and paranormal stories for all ages and still believes in magic worlds. Check out her YA paranormal series The Forbidden Trilogy, her lower grade fantasy series The Three Lost Kids, and watch for her New Adult romance and fantasy books coming in 2013 including The Seduced Saga, Sunrise and Nightfall, Death by Destiny and The Fallen Trilogy and her next YA fantasy adventure, The Reluctant Familiar. You can find her books on Amazon, B&N and Goodreads among other fine retailers.

When she's not writing, she runs Daring Books Design & Marketing with her husband, Dmytry Karpov, where they help authors with all manner of marketing, editing, and design needs until such a time that their brilliant children take over the business for them.

She lives with her three little girls who think they're ninja princesses with super powers, her two cats who think they're gods (and probably are), her two dogs who think they're humans and her husband, also known as the sexy Russian Prince, who is the love of her life and writing partner.

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Promo Blast: Phase One: Identify By Rose Wynters

Phase One: Identify (Territory of the Dead #1)
by Rose Wynters
YA Fantasy Romance
Categories: Horror, Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian, Zombies
Publisher: Self/Indie
Release Date: May 6, 2013
Heat Level: Sweet
Word Count: 22,238

Available at:
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Description:

From author Rose Wynters comes Book 1 in a new zombie-horror, fantasy fiction series set in Pleasant, Louisiana. Can this checkout girl survive the night when her town experiences a zombie apocalypse?

Tabitha Alexander is just your everyday, small-town checkout girl. At 18, she's just graduated from high school, and her long-term goals don't extend beyond enjoying her freedom and finding a boyfriend.

Her whole life was spread out in front of her...Until the first body slams into the glass, desperate to feed on the living standing underneath the bright lights.

That night Tabitha learns how horrifying it really is when the dead come back to life.

Barely escaping with her life, she manages to make it home but is forced to watch as lives are brutally ended when zombies take over. They are supernaturally strong, unlike the zombies portrayed by films. Nobody knows if they will live to see the dawn of a new day.

By the time the night is done, her neighbor and the man she has a crush on has joined them, as well as her best friend and her father. A new group of unlikely survivors emerges from the death and carnage that surround them, saved by an attractive, mysterious man with unknown motives.

This book tells you how the zombie nightmare begins...Pleasant will never be the same again.

Recommended for adults and young adults 16 years of age and older.

Excerpt:

A woman moved in front of the camera, pushing the reporter out of the way with her body, before grabbing the microphone from his slack grip. Her face was pale, but her dark eyes were filled with determination as she stared into the lens. She got right to the point.

"Don't let this reporter sugarcoat this with his evasions. There are dead people walking out there, and they are fast, deadly, and supernaturally strong. There is a name for them, one we've heard before but thought was only fiction. These dead people are zombies, and they don't care about nothing but getting their teeth into your flesh."

The reporter tried to grab the microphone back, but she shot him a deadly look. "You're not getting this till I'm done," she told him in a firm voice. "I'm not gonna stand by while you get your five seconds of fame and leave these innocent people out there to die. People deserve to know what they are up against, and how to protect themselves. Now back off." Surprisingly, he stood still and listened.

She turned back to the camera. "I know there are some of you out there that don't believe in this. You wanna box it all up, neat and tidy-like, and believe that there must be some rational explanation for this, and come morning it will all be gone. If you believe that though, you're going to find yourself dead before the sun ever hits the sky tomorrow."

About the Author:

When not writing, I enjoy traveling, meeting new people, and having fun! I love plotting what my characters will do next, and thinking up exciting, dangerous, and edgy books. I've been told I have a wicked sense of humor and often this can be seen in my writing.

I have a ton of likes, most especially books, gorgeous men, The Walking Dead, and True Blood. I interact quite a bit on my website, offering unique giveaways and having fun meeting readers. Feel free to drop by and post a comment!

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2 eBook copies (1 each to 2 winners) of "Phase One: Identify (Territory of the Dead #1)". Contest is open internationally and ends August 7. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.

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Promo Blast: Verity's Lie By Grace Elliot

Verity's Lie (The Huntley Trilogy #3)
by Grace Elliot
Historical (Regency) Romance
Publisher: Self/Indie
Release Date: July 14, 2013
Heat Level: Steamy
Length: 300 pages

Available at:
Amazon (US) | Amazon (UK)

Description:

Charles Huntley, Lord Ryevale, infamous rogue…and government agent.

In unsettled times, with England at war with France, Ryevale is assigned to covertly protect a politician's daughter, Miss Verity Verrinder. To keep Verity under his watchful eye, Ryevale plots a campaign of seduction that no woman can resist- except it seems, Miss Verrinder. In order to gain her trust Ryevale enters Verity's world of charity meetings and bookshops…where the unexpected happens and he falls in love with his charge.

When Lord Ryevale turns his bone-melting charms on her, Verity questions his lordship's motivation. But with her controlling father abroad, Verity wishes to explore London and reluctantly accepts Ryevale's companionship. As the compelling attraction between them strengthens, Verity is shattered to learn her instincts are correct after all - and Ryevale is not what he seems. If Lord Ryevale can lie, then so can she…but with disastrous consequences.

Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains adult sexual situations and/or adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.

Excerpt:

Miss Verrinder had rendered Ryevale speechless-for the second time in an hour. During the dance, the sensation that he was protecting something warm and precious tugged at his insides. He held her closer than necessary, taking her disapproval as a challenge. He couldn't remember the last time a woman had not wished to dance with him, and it would have been amusing, except he didn't want to laugh at Miss Verrinder.

As she regarded him defiantly, Ryevale found himself warming to her quirky oddness as it struck him that fawning beauty was overrated. She had more subtle looks: up close her eyes were a fascinating blue, between topaz and ink. He studied the determined angle of her jaw and delicate shell of an ear. Hers was a look full of character with arched brows, high cheekbones, a strong little mouth, a quickness of expression and sharpness of wit, all of which were most stimulating.

Besides, she was fiercely honest, and part of him envied her the courage. So when the dance ended and she dismissed him, he watched her receding back with a sense of loss borne of not saying the last word.

"Well, I never."

It galled him that such an unworldly chit had bested him. He glanced around, wondering who had witnessed such ignominy when he spotted Annabelle Portas smirking from behind her fan. He studied her afresh-yes, she was physically beautiful, with slender curves and tilted eyes, but she lacked something. Then it came to him; when he'd taken Miss Verrinder's hand, there was an honesty about her that called to his soul.

"I say, Ryevale old chap, over here!"

Ryevale looked up to see Archie Watts approaching-exactly the company he needed: straightforward, uncomplicated Watts.

"Hoy there, Watts."

"Saw your little exhibition just now. Taken to currying favor with Lord Bruton?"

Trust Archie Watts to cut straight to the point, Ryevale thought as he bristled. "So I can't dance with a pretty girl without having my motives questioned?"

Watts raised a brow. "Pretty is she? You must want to impress."

Ryevale suddenly realized he wasn't being polite and that he'd changed his mind about Miss Verrinder; the way she'd dipped and swayed in time to the music, her figure with its full curves, her bust straining that buttoned-up bodice, the lush body of a real woman-she was attractive but hid it well.

"Yes, pretty," he said, more firmly. "There's more to Miss Verrinder than meets the eye."

Admittedly, at first dancing with her had been like holding a fizzing wasps' nest but then a change had come over her-she made fun of him! Perhaps watching over her wouldn't be so tedious after all; fisticuffs seemed more likely than romance, which was a refreshing change.

"You're miles away. Are you coming down with something?" Watts inquired.

"Absolutely fine, although I could do with a stiff drink."

"No sooner said than done, old boy. Follow your Uncle Watts."

About the Author:

Grace Elliot leads a double life as a veterinarian by day and author of historical romance by night. Grace lives near London and is passionate about history, romance and cats! She is housekeeping staff to five cats, two sons, one husband and a bearded dragon (not necessarily listed in order of importance). "Verity's Lie" is Grace's fourth novel.

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Giveaway:

3 eBook copies (1 each to 3 winners) of "Verity’s Lie (The Huntley Trilogy #3)" from Grace Elliot. Contest is open internationally and ends August 7. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.

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