Blog Torur: The Soul Thief (The Angel of Death Series #1) by Majanka Verstraete @iheartreads @writeawaybliss #Giveaway

 

The Soul Thief (The Angel of Death Series #1)

by Majanka Verstraete

Publisher: Booktrope

Published: November 11, 2014

Genre: YA, Paranormal

When sixteen-year-old Riley is injured in a car crash and sees a girl stealing a boy's soul, she's convinced she's hallucinating. But when she sees the same girl at the hospital later, she knows she wasn't dreaming. That's when Riley learns her secret heritage and who she really is: a halfling Angel of Death. Riley must come to terms with her new reality and supernatural abilities, but before she can do this, girls her age start dying in mysterious circumstances. It's up to Riley to figure out why, what the innocent victims have in common, and what she can do to stop them.

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Character Bios

Riley - At age sixteen, Riley has always led a normal life. That is, until she's stuck in a car crash, meets an Angel of Death and finds out she's a Halfling Angel herself. Now charged with having to escort the souls of the deceased to the afterlife, finding a way to control her new powers, and somehow survive high school, she has a lot on her plate. She's brave and supportive of her friends. She loves spending time with them, and with her family, especially her little sister Cassie. She also hangs out a lot at her Grandma's shop, Herbie's Herbs. She's intelligent and has a great sense of humor, but she's struggling with her new life and what it means to be a Halfling Angel.

Leander - An immortal Guardian, he's the Angel set up with the task to help Riley control her new powers. The Council is wary of Halflings ever since an incident with a Halfling named Darius, now over half a millennium ago, so Leander is always watching out for Riley and making sure the Council doesn't start seeing her as a threat. He's struggling with his feelings for Seraphyn, an angel he's been in love with for centuries. He's loyal and caring, and taking his job very seriously.

Katie - Katie is one of Riley's best friends. She's flirty, spontaneous and outgoing, and has a positive view on life. She's all about emotions, about doing what you want whenever you want it, and about seizing the day - carpe diem. Whenever a problem presents itself, she faces it head on, without hesitating.

Michelle - Riley's other best friend, Michelle is a self-proclaimed geek with a love for Lord of the Rings, video games, studying, and Star Wars. Considering how their personalities clash, it's remarkable Katie and Michelle get along at all. Michelle would do anything for her friends. She has a logical mind and knows how to stay calm in crisis situations.

Craig - The fourth member of their best friend cycle, Craig is very intuitive. He knows something is wrong before his friends even mention it to him. He's always there for his friends, and when you don't want to get judged, he's the person to talk to. Sometimes he struggles with being gay - not because he's confused about that, but because not everyone has accepted that part of him yet. But his friends and parents are okay with it, and he's thankful because of that.

Herbie - Riley's Grandma, Herbie, owns a shop called Herbie's Herbs. She's also a witch, and the only one who knew what Riley truly is, but she never told her. Riley loves her Gran, but this betrayal stung a lot and has hurt their relationship. Herbie is always ready t to help though, be it with spells or just pep talks.

Soundtrack

Angels by Within Temptation

Going Under by Evanescence

Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife) by Kamelot

Memories by Within Temptation

The Haunting by Kamelot

My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne

Remember by Emilie Autumn

In The End by Linkin Park

Little House by The Fray

Surrounded by Nick Glennie-Smith

Illuminielle by Jo Blankenburg

About the Author

Majanka Verstraete begged her Mom to teach her how to read while she was still in kindergarten. By the time she finished fifth grade, she had read through the entire children's section of her hometown library. She wrote her first story when she was seven years old, and hasn't stopped writing since. With an imagination that never sleeps, and hundreds of possible book characters screaming for her attention, writing is more than a passion for her. She writes about all things supernatural for children of all ages. She's tried to write contemporary novels before, but something paranormal always manages to crawl in. Majanka is currently studying for her Master of Laws degree, and hopes one day to be able to combine her passions for law and writing. When she's not writing, reading or studying, she likes watching "The Vampire Diaries" and "Game of Thrones," spending time with her friends, or playing "World of Warcraft."

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Book Blitz: Coming For You (Dirty Dark and Deadly #3) by J.A. Huss @JAHuss @XpressoReads #Giveaway

Coming For You by J.A. Huss
(Dirty Dark and Deadly #3)
Publication date: November 19th 2014
Genres: Erotica, Thriller

Synopsis:

James, Harper, and Sasha are products of their environment. Born into a secret organization that runs a global shadow government, and taught to kill since they were small, they find themselves both indispensable and expendable to all the people they used to trust.

Twenty-eight year old James Fenici has been an assassin since he was sixteen. He's amassed debts and favors from countless Company brothers and participated in hundreds of Company jobs. But there are not enough favors in the world to clear his debt and make him worthy of the only girl he's ever wanted.

Eighteen year old Harper Tate is the girl who doesn't exist. Born and raised on a megayacht in a tropical paradise, she was destined to be a secret until now. No history, no records, and manipulated into having no opinions or ambition of her own, Harper is suddenly presented with more choices than she can handle.

Thirteen year old Sasha Cherlin is the girl who knows everything and understands nothing at all. Her future is filled with vengeance and death, but her dreams are filled with hope and a promise. A promise who no longer wants her.

The game is on, the pieces are in place, and the players have everything to lose. But who can you trust when everyone's a traitor?

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Excerpt:

HARPER

The rolling of the ship eases me out of my slumber. I'm home. That thought bounces around my head for several seconds before I remember, this is not home. I'm on my father's yacht. I don't open my eyes and I don't stop breathing heavily. Instead, I give off a long sleepy sigh and turn over. I crack one eye as I do that to try and figure out if I'm alone in the room.

"How are you feeling?" my father asks.

Not alone.

"It's wearing off, Harper. The doctor gave you a drug to make it wear off. I hope you realize we only drugged you so that Tet would leave quietly. But you became combative the last few times we brought you out of it-"

The last few times?

"-and since you've been known to make rash and dangerous decisions, we were forced to subdue you."

Well. Since there's no use pretending I'm still asleep when they know for a fact I'm not, I open both my eyes. He's staring down at me and he looks worried, but then he smiles.

I hate to admit that it's reassuring. He's my father. It's hard to turn that off.

"How are you feeling?" he asks again. "OK?" His smile makes the corners of his eyes crinkle up. My father is handsome, even at fifty-one. His hair is not gray, it's still dark and it's still thick. His suit, however, is gray. And his tie is navy blue. When I was a girl I always loved to touch them. "Harper, answer me," he demands, but not unkindly.

I pause for a few seconds and then nod. "I'm OK."

His smile grows and I get a warm feeling that I don't immediately understand. I mean, who is this man? How can he call himself my father when he's part of this organization and all they want is to use me as a whore to marry off?

"We're having dinner in an hour. I've had them prepare your favorites to welcome you home."

I don't know what to say to that, so I look away.

"Harper," he says sternly so I refocus on him. "I'm glad you're home."

I don't know what to say to that either.

"Did you even miss me?"

Why is he asking me these things?

"Because this ship was not the same without you two."

I look up at him for that. "Is Nick here?"

"No."

I look away.

"He's hiding. But once he hears you're back, he'll come for you, Harper. I know he will."

"So I'm a trap? To catch him."

"Why in the world do you think I'm trying to catch him? He's a grown man now. He can do as he pleases. I admit, he's messed up my plans for you two. But I'm not wholly dissatisfied about that."

I glance at him again. "You're not?"

"Why would I be unhappy that you were not given away on your birthday, Harper. I love you. I might not have been the perfect father, but I was present more than most parents in this modern world. I did my business on the ship to stay near you. I really do not understand where this distrust comes from."

"You promised me to someone."

"I had to. It's required. Which is why I'm not upset that didn't happen."

"James said you promised me to him."

"Tet is mistaken."

"I remember him, though. From the beach party when we trend Six."

"He said no, Harper. I gave him the opportunity and he said no. That was the end of it for me."

"But you sent for him every year."

This makes him hesitate and when I look up at his face I see the shift. He wasn't expecting me to know that.

"Tet told you that?"

"James told me that."

My father sucks in a breath through clenched teeth. "It would be a very big mistake to mix them up, Harper. James is not Tet, and Tet is not James."

I get a really sick feeling in my stomach at that comment. "What are you talking about?"

"He's insane. He's been this way for a very long time. Years."

COME BACK
Dirty, Dark, & Deadly, #2

"Secrets keep the darkness alive," Harper tells me. But that's not how I see it at all. Secrets keep me alive, the truth is overrated, honesty is never the best policy, and when your job title is Assassin Number Six--lies are your lifeblood. "Death is a business deal," I tell her back. And I shake his hand with secrets every chance I get. They're currency in my world. I pay my debts with them, I feed on them, they ground me in the present and they promise me a future. But Harper Tate is everything I've ever wanted. She's my promise, she's my obsession, she's a delicious fuckable transgression. She can be mine. She will be mine. All I have to do is complete the mission. There's just one teeny, tiny problem with the mission. It's a secret.

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COME
Dirty, Dark, & Deadly, #1

My name is James Fenici and you will never see me coming. I walk the shadows like darkness itself. I hide in the corners where nobody looks. I live by no rules, I have no boundaries, I take no prisoners, and I never, ever blink. I am not your knight in shining armor; I'm your worst nightmare. My name is James Fenici and you are my target. Only one of us is getting out alive, and that's not gonna be you. Once your name is on my list, your life is over. It's a deal I make with death, it's a contract I sign in blood, it's forgone conclusion--get used to it. My name is James Fenici and I'm as dirty as they come. But then one day I saw her. And every monster I thought I was. Every fact I thought I knew. Every dirty promise I ever turned down came back to slap me in the face. My name is James Fenici and I think I am in love.

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About the Author:

J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).

She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.

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