Cover Reveal: SCHOOL NIGHTZ by Michelle Cornwell-Jordan @mcjordan37

SCHOOL NIGHTZ ©MichelleCornwellJordan

(NIGHTSCHOOL VAMPIRE HUNTER TRILOGY COMPLIATION)

Written by Michelle Cornwell-Jordan

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Set to release March 18th

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CECILE MONIQUE'S KINDRED ©CecileMonique

Upcoming single

Official song of School Nightz

(Inspired by the second novella in the series Kindred)

Set to release March 2014

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SCHOOL NIGHTZ

A New Generation Slayer

School Nightz compilation blurb: Night School Vampire Hunter (Novella#1)

Fifteen year old Dasheen Bellamy's world is turned upside down, when she is accused of killing her father and godmother. Dasheen cannot remember the events of the night her world is destroyed, but she feels inside that she is innocent; due to lack of evidence against her and with no other family; Dasheen and her younger brother Jordan, are sent to the elusive and mysterious Ame' Academy ; a residential school where all is not what it appears. There all goes well, until Jordan, begins to become distant and behave strangely as if he is afraid of something or someone. Jordan is transferred to Ame' Academy's Night School track, which is usually only open to special cases. In order to discover what is happening with her brother, Dasheen is finally allowed to also transfer, attending classes in the evening while the rest of the world sleeps. Soon Dasheen's world changes again as she discovers that things out of fairytales and horror stories exist, that she has ancient powers and is the major player in a mystical prophecy; and then she falls in love with a boy, whose mission is to see that she is destroyed before her destiny is fulfilled…

Kindred (Night School Vampire Hunter-Novella#2)

The Kindred is the second novella in The Night School Vampire Hunter trilogy.

Angel and her friends at Ame Academy, a boarding school for preternatural and humans are back, and they are preparing for battle against the dark forces that kidnapped Angel's younger brother Jordan. Angel had recently discovered that she was a Hunter and that she alone has a special weapon against her enemies, her blood, which is discovered to be toxic to her enemies. Angel is prepared to use her training and all that is at her disposal in order to save Jordan, even if that means joining forces with the strange and mysterious Rafael, who at their first meeting, she recognized him as the boy she had dreamed about for weeks prior to his arrival at the school. Angel cannot shake the feeling that she knew Rafael before, and is hopelessly drawn to her extremely handsome fellow hunter. Rafael frightens her, he hints of a secret; another time and another life lived. Can love survive two lifetimes? Events unfold that provides the answers to who Rafael really is and what they mean to one another; and along with these strange and blossoming emotions for Rafael, along with guilt and fear for her brothers safety; Angel discovers that she is more than just a Vampire Hunter, and that she plays a major role in a ancient prophecy, which she must fulfill by facing a force so evil that survival is not promised. But she will face the Dark One, Angel will sacrifice all, if it means saving all whom she loves. Many questions are answered, but the drama is just beginning…

Redemption (Night School Vampire Hunter Trilogy) Novella#3

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Set to release March 18th

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About The Author Michelle Cornwell-Jordan is a Young Adult/ New Adult author. Her titles include the Teen Paranormal novella series Night School Vampire Hunter Trilogy, (Print compilation School Nightz set to release March 18^th). Full length novel, Teen Fantasy/Dystopian Chrysalis, (New Adult Novelette) Gothic Romance Tourmentin and a contribution to the HerStory Anthology (Pagans Writers Press) She is also the producer/host of the online radio segment, IndieReview Behind the Scenes, where she and her co-host Author Jamie White interview Indie authors and musicians. Michelle has been married for seventeen years and has a fifteen-year-old daughter. A book lover, her favorite genre has always been paranormal adventures. Author Links: Purchase titles by Michelle Cornwell-Jordan: Amazon Find out more about her on her Website! Follow her on Twitter Fan her on FaceBook at IndieWritersreview YA blog

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Official Night Schoolz SONG

Much gratitude & Heartfelt thanks to artist

Cecile Monique!

Contact Cecile Monique Website Twitter Youtube Myspace Facebook BIO Cecile Monique is a Canadian vocalist/songwriter/composer of original Gothic Rock & Symphonic Metal music. With her powerful, yet angelic voice and unmistakable charisma, Cecile Monique is a multi-talented musical artist ready to make her mark on the international music scene. Cecile Monique is not only an accomplished vocalist; she is also a skilled writer, composer, and arranger of her own original music. Her years of formal classical vocal training provided the foundation, but her singular creativity, diverse musical influences, and her fresh, youthful style have provided the fuel to create the distinctive fusion of rich, classically-influenced vocals with modern, innovative instrumentation that exist together in perfect harmony and have become Cecile Monique's signature, genre-bending sound. In addition to her impressive musical talent, Cecile's cosmopolitan personality and multicultural roots (half European and half Hispanic) also broaden her appeal to an international audience; Cecile is fluent in several languages and has recorded and performed songs in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Czech, and Latin. In 2010, Cecile Monique was awarded the prestigious FACTOR New Talent Award in support of her self-titled EP release featuring three of her original compositions, which was recorded at Metalworks Studios, Canada's #1 recording studio. With the launch of her new EP now available on iTunes worldwide, and a myriad of new projects on the horizon, Cecile Monique is a rising star poised to become an international phenomenon.

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Review of Ocean's Gift By Demelza Carlton @LNBookPromos @DemelzaCarlton

Ocean's Gift
By Demelza Carlton

Book Description:

Sirens don't fall in love with humans. For centuries it has been so...

But Sirena is different. She lost her first love to sharks and a storm, cursing the islands that stole him from her.

Times have changed and she must swim ashore once more, to the islands she once cursed. Gone are the boats powered by sail and steam - jet boats with GPS are now the order of the day.

Enter Joe, the deckhand on the Dolphin. A handy man to have around when the lights go out. He'll fix your generator and have the lights back on in no time, no worries.

But can he seduce a siren?

Or will she swim away before he can uncover her secret?

A book about lobsters, beer and boobs, on some cursed islands off the coast of Western Australia. At least, that's how Joe tells it.

For Sirena, it's a very different story.

A tiny taste of what's in store:

The boat was almost full of water now, I realised in panic, as I groped for a bucket to start bailing. Throwing bucket after bucket overboard, I couldn't tell if I was making any difference to the water level in the boat.

One moment I was holding the bucket, about to scoop up more water, the next I was flying through the air. Immersed in cold, black water, I couldn't see the surface. I struggled, kicking in the direction I thought was up, and hit a rock. I jerked back reflexively and my head cleared the water. I gulped a huge lungful of air and grabbed for the rock. I had to hold on 'til daylight.

Another big wave broke. I tried to keep hold of the slimy rock, but I was pushed out of reach, drifting in the current. I tried to kick my legs, but I wasn't sure if I did. I couldn't feel my feet and the numbness was creeping up my legs.

I could hear the breakers on the outer reef, louder than they were from shore. I could feel the spray on my face. A wave washed over me and I was under the water again.

I thought I could feel someone beside me, rolling me over so my face was at the surface, pulling my body through the water.

All I could hear was an unearthly singing, high and sad, like some kind of suicidal dolphin. I could say I blacked out, but everything was already so black I wouldn't have noticed the difference.

I checked out of Hotel Consciousness. At least I got to dream of Vanessa naked.

Ocean's Gift series

This is the first book in Demelza Carlton's Ocean's Gift series, which currently includes:

Ocean's Gift (Book 1)
Ocean's Infiltrator (Book 2)
Water and Fire (Book 3)

You'll never look at mermaids the same way again.

Ocean's Infiltrator (Book 2)
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Excerpt:

"The Abrolhos is cursed, with murder, mutiny and lust," the pilot said suddenly, as the mist on the water resolved into some very flat islands. The tourists were glued to their windows, craning for a look. "On a stormy night almost 400 years ago, the Dutch ship Batavia was sailing from the Cape of Good Hope to Batavia in Indonesia. The lookout saw what he thought was moonlight on the water, but it was foam of the breakers on Morning Reef. The ship struck the reef just there..." The pilot banked the plane as we passed the reef, so he could pass over it again for the tourists on the other side of the plane. "You can just see where the ship sank. The waves kept pushing that ship until it carved a hole in the reef, where divers found it around 50 years ago...they brought the ship up and put it in the Museum in Fremantle, leaving that blue boat-shaped hole in the reef..."

The Abrolhos Air Charter pilot continued, giving details about murders, mutiny, executions, and some hero called Wiebbe Hayes, whose heroism seemed dependent on a lot of luck. I wasn't clear on where mutiny came in, but the lust involved either some women or the treasure that had been on the ship. Maybe both.

I looked at the little wave-shaped island where all the horrors had happened, with a few buildings huddled together on it. A few weeks marooned on that sandbar and I'd go mad, too. I hope Dean hasn't sent me to an even smaller pile of sand surrounded by ocean. If he has, I'll report him for the Playboy centrefolds he sticks on the ceiling of the ute, every time we leave civilisation.

The plane flew over a much larger island, with an orange gravel airstrip that stood out against the white limestone and grey-green shrubs. There were even fewer buildings on this island than tiny, wave-shaped Beacon Island. At the northern end, a beautiful white beach stretched its arms around blue-green water. A couple of yachts were moored in the bay. Wow, what I'd give to be able to afford to do that. I wonder if my island has a beach that good? I'll buy Dean a beer if it does.

The plane veered north now, across multicoloured waters in blue and green between the brown reefs, toward the island at the northern end of the Abrolhos. "North Island approach..." the pilot intoned, turning sharply to point the plane south.

North Island was a big sand island, with a lake at the north. Houses were clustered in the south east corner of the island. Coming in to land, I realised the gravel airstrip looked really close and really, really short.

I didn't have time to panic before the wheels touched the gravel, more gently than any jet landing at an airport. The plane taxied up next to a rusted shed. A plank was hanging on the front of it, which some comedian had painted with the words, "North Island International Airport." A man was standing beside the shed, next to a quad bike with a shiny aluminium trailer. It had to be aluminium. Anything else would rust in the salt.

One man unbuckled his seatbelt and climbed out of the plane. The pilot helped the guy unload his gear onto the gravel, before he got back in the plane and prepared to take off again.

We took off south over the buildings. I saw the two men load their gear into the quad bike trailer before they headed through the dunes to the settlement. The pilot started telling the tourists about the fishing industry, as we left North Island and flew toward West Wallabi.

He flew low over West Wallabi, telling us about how Weibbe Hayes had fought off the mutineers from a building that you could still see on the ground. I saw the outline of some square limestone walls as we flew over. I shrugged. Old shipwrecks had little appeal to me. They're all long dead now, whoever they were and whatever they did.

The island gave way to ocean again and I could see more inhabited islands, like squashed sea urchins or some kind of exotic bacteria, with jetties sticking out at all angles from the two islands. The pilot mentioned something about pigeons and lobsters and I tuned out again.

I looked down at the islands. These were covered in houses, almost as dense as suburbs in the mainland. Would my island home be like that - with neighbours that would complain every time I flushed the toilet or played music? I bet I'm next door to the oldest, grumpiest fisherman. A bloke who hates the slightest noise, but has his radio and TV on so loud I can hear the actors breathing from next door. And his toilet will be closest to my place, so I hear his every fart.

The islands were gone and we were flying over ocean again, headed toward the next group of islands. I had a map, but I couldn't remember the name of the island I was landing on, or even the group. Maybe it will come as a nice surprise. Maybe there will be palm trees. I crossed my fingers for a nice white beach.

"Why is it called the Easter Group?" one of the tourists asked into his headset.

"I dunno," the pilot said.

Probably the explorers who named it had run out of names and they were here at Easter, so they figured that would do. I looked out the window, to see if any of the islands were shaped like sheep, rabbits or Easter eggs. Nope.

"That one is Rat Island and I know why it's called that. Apparently it was infested with them." The pilot sounded really pleased at this. "We'll be landing briefly there to drop off one of the rock lobster fishers and then we'll head out over the Pelsaert Group."

I looked around and realised the fisher he was talking about was me. Rat Island? Dean, you bastard, you've sent me to an island infested with rats? I'm going to catch some and add those to your swag on the first night…

"I'll show you where the Zeewijk was wrecked in 1727. They built themselves a new boat out of the wreckage and sailed it to Indonesia..." the pilot continued, oblivious to my seething.

Hell, if I was wrecked on one of these islands, I'd take up carpentry real fast, too.

One island was approaching really fast and really low. The gravel of another airstrip was dead ahead and it seemed to end in the water. The water looked real close...OH SHIT. We're going to go off the end of the runway and into the water!

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Joe works in a mining camp as an electrician and is about to go on vacation for a couple of months. All he wants is to spend his holidays fishing. A friend he works with at the mining camp, Dean says he knows a guy with a boat that he can get Joe on off the coast of Australia. There is only one problem Joe will be working as a deck hand and not fishing for fun or when he wants. But hey Joe is ok with getting to fish and getting paid at the same time. Joe is trying to save enough money to buy a house of his own because he is still living with his parents. On his way over to the island on a plane he is worried about who he is going to be living beside. He is afraid that he is going to be living next door to a grumpy old man or someone who wants to stay up all night partying.

But Joe is in for a wonderful suprise as to whom is neighbors are. His neighbors are three very beautiful women. Joe becomes very enamored with one of the women, Vanessa. He has been warned by his boss and some of the other guys that he would probably be better off by staying away from the women. But they are very wrong when it comes to Vanessa. Joe and Vanessa hit it off real quick like upon their first meeting and when they do the sparks start flying. Vanessa's two daughters especially Belinda does not like the idea or maybe she just doesn't understand why she wants to be with a human for the pleasure and gives her a hard time about it. But Vanessa puts her in her place real quick like and lets her know who the boss is.

When I read the summary of Ocean's Gift and found that they were going to be working off the coast of Australia I just had to read it as I have always wanted to visit Australia. I love their accent. I love how they talk like saying mate instead of friend. I loved all the characters even Belinda and her fiery ways. I think that something or someone is the reason behind the way that she acts towards and what she believes about humans. Do you like reading about mermaids? Hopefully you do but weather you do or not doesn't matter because Ocean's Gift is a great read for any mermaid, romantic or paranormal fan.

Author biography:

Demelza Carlton has always loved the ocean, but on her first snorkelling trip she found she was afraid of fish.

She has since swum with sea lions, sharks and sea cucumbers and stood on spray-drenched cliffs over a seething sea as a seven-metre cyclonic swell surged in, shattering a shipwreck below.

Sensationalist spin? No - Demelza tends to take a camera with her so she can capture and share the moment later; shipwrecks, sharks and all.

Demelza now lives in Perth, Western Australia, the shark attack capital of the world. The Ocean's Gift series was her first foray into fiction, followed by the Nightmares trilogy.

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Book Blitz: Forever Doomed By Maryann Kempher

It's not wise to wander the cruise ship Forever alone at night. You might not live to see daylight.

Detective Jack Harney agrees to do an old Army buddy a favor. Curt Noble had some personal business to attend to, he didn't say what. What he did say was he needed someone to temporarily take over his duties as head of security on the struggling cruise ship Forever. Jack hesitates, but he owes Curt his life so agrees. He's told the worst mischief he can expect to encounter will be the occasional shoplifter, or drunk. Instead, one week into the cruise, a beautiful red head and a member of the crew are ruthlessly murdered. Are the two murders connected? It's up to Jack to find out. He must find the killer before the ship returns to Tampa's port, or worse, before another dead body is found. This won't be easy. The ship is old, it's security systems outdated, and clues are few, or so it seems at first

 It's not just a sense of obligation that motivates Jack to agree to Curt's request;

Jack moved thousands of miles, started over, and still can't get Amy O'Brian out of his heart or mind. When she shows up on the ship, as part of a large wedding party, Jack must fight to stay focused. To make matters worse, Amy isn't his only distraction; a sexy and mysterious woman has made it her mission to seduce Jack.

As the body count rises, and time slips away, Jack has to ask himself, "Did someone commit the perfect crime?"

 

 

forever doomed

maryann kempher 

 

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Jack watched Marni leave, torn. Did he think she'd killed Pam? No, but she was keeping something from him, something to do with Pam's murder. He looked down at his arm, seeing her small hand. His heart was still beating hard. It had taken real effort to hide his feelings when she'd touched him. After a few minutes, he started walking, and was soon standing outside Marni's cabin door. He hesitated. He told himself he was just going there to talk to her, to try to make her tell him what he sensed she was holding back. But that was a lie. He reached up and knocked. She opened the door wearing a towel.

"I was about to take a shower," she said.

Jack didn't respond. He walked into her room, shoving the door shut behind him. He took hold of her towel and pulled her tightly against his body, his mouth covering hers, his tongue searching for hers, his hands yanking the towel off and tossing it to the floor. He easily picked up Marni and carried her to the bed. She pulled his shirt up over his head, her hands running themselves through his thick chest hair. She reached for his belt buckle, undoing it slowly, her eyes watching his. Then she pulled his pants down and gasped.

Oh my.

 

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MaryAnn Kempher loves to write mystery with a dash of romance. She spent her teen years spent living in Reno NV where her first book, Mocha, Moonlight, and Murder is set. The setting for her second book, Forever Doomed, was inspired by her love of the ocean. Her writing influences include favorite authors Agatha Christie, Jane Austen and Janet Evanovich. Her guilty pleasures include any and all sweets, including a good cup of Mocha. She is married with two children.

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Instead of feeding her late-night appetite, a midnight food run nearly gets 28-year-old Katherine O'Brian killed. She's the only person to see the man who brutally murdered a local woman, and the killer is hell-bent on making sure she doesn't talk.

Scott Mitchell left a broken engagement behind when he moved to Reno, and the last thing he needs is more melodrama. But when he and Katherine are paired for a college project, that's what he gets. It can be very distracting when someone is out to kill your lab partner. Together, they try to figure out what the police haven't been able to-the identity of the murderer. Passion flares, but with Katherine's life in danger, romance seems like more than a bad idea.

Scott and Katherine will face jealousy, misunderstandings, lust, and rivals, not to mention attempted murder-and all before their first real date

 

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Spotlight: Renegade Lady By Dawn Martens and Emily Minton @Dawn_Martens @AuthorEmilyMint @GHBTours

Renegade Lady
By: Dawn Martens and Emily Minton

Jenna "Ice" Chandler grew up as part of a motorcycle club. She considered it her home, until one wrong move made it her prison. After months of abuse, she is rescued by Chipper, who takes her to Big Clifty, Missouri, home of the Renegade Sons MC.

Kiddrick "Kidd" Jones is the president of the Renegades. He knows there is something special about Ice the moment his older brother, Chipper, brings her into the club, but stays away, because she is too young.

When time comes for Ice to take her place in the club, she has two choices, become an old lady or a club whore. Not believing in love and knowing a man can never be faithful, she decides to earn her spot on her back.

With each passing year, Kidd's feelings for Ice grows and the urge to make her his becomes stronger. Frustrated and jealous, he finally decides it's time to make her his.

Will Ice finally thaw out and give love a chance, or is Kidd fighting a losing battle?

AMAZON   -   BARNES&NOBLE

About the Authors:

Emily is a Kentucky native. Raised in Missouri, her family returned to Kentucky when she was a teen. She is proud to call the Bluegrass State home. She claims she bleeds blue--Wildcat Blue!

Emily has been married to her husband David for over twenty years. They share two lovable but irritating teenagers, Jess and Bailey. She is also the proud mom of feisty terrier mix, Rae Rae.

Emily loves to read and has more books on her kindle than most people could read in a life time, but she intends to read every single one. Nope, no hoarding problem here! Her favorite author is Kristen Ashley, and she swears Kristen's book Sweet Dreams changed her life.

Emily has co-authored two books with Dawn Martens, Whiskey Lullaby and Renegade Lady. She has also written one solo book, Windows. Many more are floating around in her head, and she hopes to get them all on paper before long. She loves sharing her dreams with her readers.

Find out more about Emily on FACEBOOK. 

Dawn Martens is a young, spunky Canadian Author, who is widely known for her best-selling "Resisting Love" series that she co-authored with Author Chantel Fernando. Being a wife to Colin, and a mother to two (soon to be THREE!) beautiful little girls (Sarah (6), Grace (3), Ava on the way!) hasn't stopped this Canadian Firecracker from pursuing her dreams of becoming a writer! She has also co-authored "Whiskey Lullaby" (book one in the Love Songs series) with her friend and fellow writer, Author Emily Minton; on top of serving as a mentor and support system for many Authors in the Indie community over the past few years. 2014 is shaping up to be a phenomenal year for Dawn, as the highly anticipated book two in the Love Songs series titled "Broken". She will also be releasing a brand new gritty MC series, "Renegade Sons MC," with Emily Minton, that will for sure take their avid readers on yet another mind blowing journey. Dawn's number one passion in life is the written word, and she's extremely thankful that she has to ability to share the ramblings from the characters inside of her head with the rest of the world! She also may or may not have the hugest girl crush on Author Kristen Ashley, who is her personal idol and helped inspire Dawn in the beginning of her Indie career. Find out more about Dawn on FACEBOOK.

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