Blog Tour + #Giveaway: Legacy of Lies by Jillian David @jilliandavid13 @starange13

Title: Legacy of Lies Series: Hell's Valley #1

By: Jillian David Publisher: Crimson Romance

Genre: Western Paranormal Romance

Garrison Taggart doesn't have time to deal with touchy-feely junk like "trust issues" or "feelings." His dad's health is waning and the family's Wyoming ranch is being sabotaged. Too bad his supernatural ability to tell when someone is lying has been exactly zero help in ferreting out the betrayer so far. So, when sweet schoolteacher Sara Lopez raises concerns about his son being bullied, who can blame a guy for getting a little testy?

The last thing Sara needs is any more attention or gossip after her recent breakup with big-shot rancher Hank Brand. So her attraction to surly but sexy Garrison, Hank's rival, is entirely unwanted. When she uncovers an insane plot to kidnap the Taggart boy and throws herself in harm's way to protect him, Garrison must risk his deepest secret and his own life to save the people he cares for the most. But will his heroics cost him everything?

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"It's been a while, so I may be rusty." His low voice sent jolts of anticipation down her spine.

Her lips waited, just a few cruel inches away from his mouth ... was this some kind of evil torture? Would she have to wait, a millimeter from heaven, while she froze to death? 

No thank you.

Never let it be said that Sara couldn't take charge of an iffy situation when the chips were down. Or help knock some rust off a fellow.

She grabbed his sheepskin and leather jacket lapels, yanking him toward her as she stood on tiptoes. When their lips met, a zap of holy wow shot clear to her feet, then returned to settle in her pelvis, swirling in the most delightful way. The heat from his mouth flowed like warm liqueur through her body. After a moment, her calves protested the height difference, and she staggered back a step. Her hands remained clamped onto his jacket.

She licked her lips, her taste buds instantly craving more of his spicy male essence. A comparison between the taste of his lips and the rest of his body would be fine, too. "Yes, well. So there you go, no more rust. Like riding a bike," she babbled.
When he leaned down, his stubble brushed her cheek, sending ticklish, delicious sparks skimming over her skin. "I might need more practice." His breath slid up her jaw and drifted over her ear.
Rusty? Out of practice? She'd love to bear witness to his expertise when he regained proficiency. Kisses any better than these could kill a woman. Dead.

Jillian David lives near the end of the Earth with her nut of a husband and two bossy cats. To escape the sometimes-stressful world of the rural physician, she writes while on call and in her free time. She enjoys taking realistic settings and adding a twist of "what if." Running or hiking on local trails often promotes plot development.

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Blog Tour + #Giveaway: Escape from the Past Trilogy by Annette Oppenlander@AOppenlander @yaboundtourspr

Escape from the Past: The Duke's Wrath
by Annette Oppenlander
Genre: YA Historical Fiction, Time-Travel
Release Date: July 31st 2015

Summary from Goodreads:

When fifteen-year-old nerd and gamer Max Anderson thinks he's sneaking a preview of an unpublished video game, he doesn't realize that 1) He's been chosen as a beta, an experimental test player. 2) He’s playing the ultimate history game, transporting him into the actual past: anywhere and anytime. And 3) Survival is optional: to return home he must decipher the game's rules and complete its missions—if he lives long enough. To fail means to stay in the past—forever.

Now Max is trapped in medieval Germany, unprepared and clueless. It is 1471 and he quickly learns that being an outcast may cost him his head. Especially after rescuing a beautiful peasant girl from a deadly infection and thus provoking sinister wannabe Duke Ott. Overnight he is dragged into a hornets' nest of feuding lords who will stop at nothing to bring down the conjuring stranger in their midst.

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Excerpt:

“His name is Max,” Bero offered from the bench. “He hid in

Hanstein’s forest.”

The woman stepped closer and then crossed herself. “May the

Lord have mercy. A Wanderer to bring doom to our Haus.”

I vehemently shook my head. “No, no, I’m just lost and need

a place for the night.”

Bero’s mother stepped closer still. She was inches shorter, yet

her shoulders were wide and her arms thick and muscled. I

shrank back. She’d beat me to a pulp no problem. To my horror

she extended an arm to inspect my hair. “What’s a lad like you

doing in the Lord’s forest? You look like a stranger. A conjurer

perhaps.”

“He said he is from the village,” Bero intercepted. I wished

he’d shut up. It was nerve-wracking enough to deal with Bero.

The woman was positively frightening—nothing like my mother

who was gentle and sweet.

“I’m visiting,” I tried. Maybe it was best to say as little as

possible.

Bero’s mother grabbed my T-shirt and rubbed the fabric

between thumb and forefinger. “Your clothes are…odd.” Then

her eyes fell on my shoes, half hidden in the straw. Obviously not

hidden enough. She got on her knees mumbling something. Then

she crossed herself again. I stood waiting and hoping my legs

wouldn’t tremble. To keep from fidgeting, I stuck my hands in

my pockets, my right fingertips making contact with something

within.

Escape from the past: The Kid (Escape from the Past #2)
by Annette Oppenlander
Genre: YA Historical Fiction, Time-Travel
Release Date: February 26th 2016

Summary from Goodreads:

Time-traveling gamer, Max, embarks on a harrowing journey through the Wild West of 1881! After a huge fight with his parents, Max tries to return to his love and his best friend, Bero, in medieval Germany. Instead he lands in 1881 New Mexico. Struggling to get his bearings and coming to terms with Dr. Stuler s evil computer game misleading him, he runs into Billy the Kid. To his amazement Billy isn t at all the ruthless killer history made him out to be. Trouble brews when a dying Warm Springs Apache gives Max a huge gold nugget to help his sister, Ela, escape from Fort Sumner. Shopping for supplies Max attracts the attention of ruthless bandits. Before Max can ask the Kid s help, he and Ela are forced to embark on a journey to find his imaginary goldmine. This is book 2 in the Escape from the Past trilogy."

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Excerpt:

Getting back on the donkey was the hardest thing I’d ever

done. By the way the sun hung lower, it had to be mid-afternoon.

I was bone-tired and so hot that my light shirt was dark with

sweat. Once in a while I scanned the horizon, wishing for clouds,

wishing for something to change and get me out of my misery.

Of course, there was no such thing. The relentless blazing

continued, the sky huge and intensively blue. My muscles

screamed with every step and the insides of my thighs burned

raw.

“Hey, Kid.” The voice sounded muffled as I woke from a

daze. The Irish had pulled his horse next to Donkey Biter,

watching me with clear green eyes.

“What?” I croaked.

“You don’t look so good. Where do you say you come from?”

I swallowed, but there was nothing but grit in my mouth and

my mind was blank. I finally waved my chin toward my right

shoulder. “East.”

“You a city boy.” It wasn’t a question. “Going to make your

fortune in the west? Get some gold?”

I nodded and threw a sideward glance at the man, my eyes

aching from the scorching brightness sinking low in the sky. I

had to ask. “Where’re we going?”

The Irish threw me a quick look. “Santa Fe. Isn’t that where

you were heading?”

I managed another nod. That was in New Mexico if I remembered

right. “How far?”

“Boss, look.” Wade yanked around his horse. I saw nothing,

but Scarface next to him raised an arm. Everyone stopped. I was

glad Donkey Biter got his cues from the other horses or I

would’ve walked on.

“Looks like settlers,” Broken Nose said. “Are we going to take

them?”

“Don’t be stupid,” the Irish said. “They ain’t got nothing we

want.”

We moved on and as the setting sun turned everything blood

red, I finally saw them. My back and legs were on fire and I felt

miserable, but the two families in front of us appeared much

worse.

Escape from the Past: At Witches' End (Escape from the Past #3)
by Annette Oppenlander
Genre: YA Historical Fiction, Time-Travel, Action/Adventure
Release Date: November 25th 2016

Summary from Goodreads:

When Max learns that Karl helped spring him from Schwarzburg’s dungeon during the first game, he feels obligated to return the favor. Not only because it’s the right thing to do, but supposedly Max is the one who rescued Karl from Hanstein in 1473 and helped him return home. 

With Karl’s programming help Max reluctantly agrees to enter the game a third time. At least he can visit his old friends and get cozy with Juliana while he’s at it. But two years is a long time in the Middle Ages. Something foul is in the air. Lord Werner is mysteriously absent and the new guards refuse Max entrance. Even Bero’s mother is terrified to see him. With no place to stay, Max soon finds himself on the run from Schwarzburg who hasn’t forgotten Max’s miraculous escape two years earlier. 

When at last Max finagles a way into the castle, Bero is less than pleased to see him, Lady Clara is near death and Juliana is not meeting his eyes. Can Max sway his friends, help Karl and stay out of Schwarzburg’s clutches? And will he ultimately stop Dr. Stuler’s evil computer game?

This is the final book in the Escape from the Past trilogy.

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Excerpt:

I stepped to the door and knocked. Nothing. I knocked again.

Something stirred inside.

“Yes?”

“It’s Max Nerds,” I said. It felt good to use my old name.

“Go away,” the voice said. That had to be Bero’s mother, but

she sounded tired and very old.

“Please open the door. I’ve got some questions.”

“Leave.”

“I’ll sit on your doorstep until you speak to me.”

The sound of feet shuffling through straw drew closer and I

took a step back. Then the door moved just enough to show the

mother’s face. Even in the last light of the evening I saw she’d

aged a decade, her hair hung in grayish clumps, the shadows

under her eyes dark with fatigue. That’s how Juliana would look

one day.

“You must leave at once,” the mother whispered. “It is

dangerous.”

I stepped closer. “What happened?”

The mother shook her head. “Leave before you bring us

misfortune.”

“Can’t I come in for a minute?”

“Nay!” Surprisingly quickly the broad-shouldered woman

stepped outside and scanned the path. I followed her gaze, but

didn’t notice anything. The light was almost completely gone,

but I knew that the people of the Middle Ages saw much better

in the dark.

“Please go,” the mother repeated.

“Tell me what happened here. The village…”

“Shh,” the mother said. “You hear that?”

“What?”

“Someone is coming.” As quickly as she’d stepped outside,

she disappeared and closed the door behind her. A chain rattled.

Last time there hadn’t been one.

Then I froze.

From the direction of the Klausenhof, horses galloped my

way. I snuck around the side of the shack toward the outhouse,

climbed across the rickety fence and dropped to my knees.

The pounding of hooves drew near, stopping in front of Bero’s

hut.

“He was here a moment ago,” a voice said.

“Check the Haus,” another voice commanded. There was

something cruel and cold about it that made me shiver. Deep

down in the recesses of my mind it sounded familiar. I bent

lower.

To celebrate the release of AT WITCHES’ END, my publisher has reduced the eBook price of book one, THE DUKE’S WRATH, and two, THE KID, to $0.99 each – regularly $6.99 each.

Guest Post on Character Development

I usually start out with one or two protagonists. These are fleshed out with external characteristics, hair, eyes, built, walk and size. I also determine demographics, i.e. where s/he lives/wants to live, age, family structure, belief system (based on the historical setting) etc. More importantly I create the emotional profile of my character such as strengths, weaknesses, worries and what s/he wants really bad and what s/he fears most of all. Some of those characteristics may not be complete as I start writing, but I have a pretty good idea at the point I begin to write.

That’s all I have. Because I’m a pantser I develop side characters – and these sometimes creep up and become rather important – as I go. In THE DUKE’S WRATH the idea of Bero, the pig herder, came to me pretty quickly because my protagonist, Max, meets Bero in chapter two of book one. Many of the other characters arrived on the scene as my brain produced them. Of course, I also weave in the historical characters of the era my story is set in. I sometimes wonder how my mind creates these people, but they are absolutely real to me. In other words I can see them walk and speak. I see what they look like, their expressions and I know what goes on inside them. 

About the Author

Annette Oppenlander writes historical fiction for young adults and anyone who loves stories set in the past. When she isn’t in front of her computer, she loves indulging her dog, Mocha, and traveling around the U.S. and Europe to discover amazing histories.

"Nearly every place holds some kind of secret, something that makes history come alive. When we scrutinize people and places closely, history is no longer a number, it turns into a story."

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Review: The Light of Reason (The Seekers Book 3) by David Litwack @DavidLitwack

The Light of Reason

(The Seekers Book 3)

by David Litwack

Published: November 26, 2016

Publisher: Evolved Publishing

Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Religion

Blurb

Orah and Nathaniel return home with miracles from across the sea, hoping to bring a better life for their people. Instead, they find the world they left in chaos.

A new grand vicar, known as the usurper, has taken over the keep and is using its knowledge to reinforce his hold on power.

Despite their good intentions, the seekers find themselves leading an army, and for the first time in a millennium, their world experiences the horror of war.

But the keepmasters’ science is no match for the dreamers, leaving Orah and Nathaniel their cruelest choice—face bloody defeat and the death of their enlightenment, or use the genius of the dreamers to tread the slippery slope back to the darkness.

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As the leaders split up to follow their orders, Jubal, one of Caleb’s men from across the sea, dragged a frightened and bleeding deacon to me.

“What shall we do with this one?”

Caleb grasped the man in his thick hands and shook him until he cried out.

“Perhaps now, we can find out what awaits us in Temple City,” he said as the terrified deacon looked on. “And the rules of your teaching need not apply.”

I grabbed his wrist, my hand too small to encircle his forearm, and glared at him. “Enough violence. I won’t allow this man to be mistreated.” I clasped a wide-eyed Devorah by the shoulders and squeezed to regain her focus. “Do what you can for his wounds, and fetch him something to eat.”

After the others moved out of earshot, Caleb fumed at me. “You’re a fine leader, Orah, and wise, but you’re innocent in the ways of the world. Before this quest is done, you’ll need to learn.”

“Learn what?” I said.

“That no change comes without the shedding of blood.”

My Review

Orah and Nathaniel have returned home from across the ocean with some of their new friends they made while there. They are happy to be home finally and to see their parents and old friends. But upon their arrival they find that their home has been turned upside down by the Vicars once again. Everything that they set right before leaving their home behind has been usurped.

The Vicars have gone back on their word and have the people back under their rule. The people have been humble into believing the lies they have spread to get them to follow them once again. Not only have the Vicars made the people afraid again but their dearest friend since childhood Thomas has disappeared and of course Orah and Nathaniel went not rest until they find him and put their world back to the way it was.

So Orah and Nathaniel with their friends and family backing them set out to put the Vicars back in their place and make them leave the people alone. They are seekers of the truth and will stop at nothing to get the truth to the people so that their people can lead a life of freedom without fear and do the things they love.

Can Orah and Nathaniel talk some sense into the Vicars and make them see reason? Or will they have to go to war and loses lots of them friends lives in battle? Can they make them see the truth before it is too late? How many lives will be lost before they find truth? Will they lose their selves to the Darkness? Or will the Vicars see the Light?

I have really and truly love this journey with Orah, Nathaniel, Thomas, the people of Little Pond, the Dreamers, the Greenies and all the other characters of The Seekers it has been a wonderful journey one that I am going to miss. Orah and Nathaniel’s journey has been one of interest to me as I am a Seeker myself. I have been searching for the truth for a while now and was kinda/sorta hoping they would find it. Will they ever find the truth? Will anyone?

If you have not read The Light of Reason then let me suggest that you do. It is more than a story. It is more like a story within a story if you know what I mean. But I would like to suggest that you start with the first book The Stuff of Stars and then the next book in the series The Children of Darkest just so you get the whole story and know what is going on and what Orah and Nathaniel are seeking.

Other Books in the Series

The Stuff of Stars

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The Children of Darkness

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AUTHOR BIO

The urge to write first struck when working on a newsletter at a youth encampment in the woods of northern Maine. It may have been the night when lightning flashed at sunset followed by northern lights rippling after dark. Or maybe it was the newsletter's editor, a girl with eyes the color of the ocean. But he was inspired to write about the blurry line between reality and the fantastic.

Using two fingers and lots of white-out, he religiously typed five pages a day throughout college and well into his twenties. Then life intervened. He paused to raise two sons and pursue a career, in the process becoming a well-known entrepreneur in the software industry, founding several successful companies. When he found time again to daydream, the urge to write returned.

David and his wife split their time between Cape Cod, Florida and anywhere else that catches their fancy. He no longer limits himself to five pages a day and is thankful every keystroke for the invention of the word processor.

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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: The Alpha’s Hunger by Renee Rose @ReneeRoseAuthor @XpressoTours

The Alpha’s Hunger
Renee Rose
(The Alpha’s Hunger #1)
Publication date: May 7th 2015
Genres: Erotica, Paranormal, Romance

Her Millionaire Boss. The Human he can’t resist.

Lying on the floor of her cubicle to stave off a migraine, the last thing Ashley Bell expected was to find the company’s notoriously hard-assed CEO, Ben Stone, standing over her. The offer of a ride home is a bigger surprise, but the biggest shock of all comes when Ben asks her to work for him as his personal assistant.

Despite misgivings about his intentions, Ashley accepts the position. She has barely started the job when she learns her twin sister has been kidnapped, and the price for her life is Ashley’s help in a plot to destroy Ben’s company. But she soon discovers that Ben has a far more terrifying secret of his own.

From the moment he first crossed paths with Ashley, the beautiful young human from marketing, Ben has been consumed by her. When her life is threatened by his enemies, he casts aside caution and fights with the rage of a beast defending his mate. Not sure he can trust her yet determined to protect her, Ben kidnaps Ashley, planning to keep her under his watch for as long as necessary.

Ashley is none too happy with the situation, but a hard bare-bottom spanking changes her attitude…and leaves her begging for more. Though Ben knows a human girl is no match for the fearsome lusts of an alpha wolf, she ignites in him a hunger he can barely contain. Can he resist the urge to mark her as his own and take her harder than she can imagine?

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EXCERPT:

She flushed and looked down at her paper to compose herself. “I do,” she said quietly. “I appreciate your faith in me.” When he said nothing, she amended, “Or maybe this is a test, in which case, I plan to pass it.” She lifted her chin.

A smile flashed around both corners of his mouth but it disappeared as quickly as it had come. “Go,” he said, with his characteristic curtness.
She stood and walked to the door. Grasping the knob, she screwed up her courage and turned around. “Mr. Stone?”
He turned from his computer screen and raised an eyebrow.
“Did you hire me for this job because you actually think I show promise or is it because—” she stopped.
He didn’t help, gazing at her with both eyebrows raised now.
She swallowed. “Because you like the way I look in a skirt?”
The smile flitted across his face and his eyes dropped to her skirt and down her legs.
She flushed, wishing she hadn’t said it.
“Get out, Ashley.”
She actually laughed. Well, it was more a gasp for breath, or a sob. But it came out like a bubble of laughter. He’d called her by her first name, which felt like a success. And she loved the way it sounded in his deep, rich tones, evoking intimacy and…heat. She pushed the door open and stumbled out, relieved to be out of his intense presence. But the moment she shut the door, she missed it.
How would she survive working for this man? He stole her breath with every glance.

Author Bio:
USA Today Bestselling Author Renee Rose is a naughty wordsmith who writes kinky BDSM and spanking romance novels. Named Eroticon USA’s Next Top Erotic Author in 2013, she has also won The Romance Reviews Best Historical, Sci-Fi and BDSM awards, Spanking Romance Reviews‘ Best Historical, Erotic, Ageplay and favorite author, and was a finalist for The BDSM Writer’s Con Golden Flogger award. She’s hit #1 on Amazon in multiple categories in the U.S. and U.K., is often found on the list of Amazon’s Top 100 Erotic Authors and has been a regular columnist for Write Sex Right. She also pens BDSM stories under the name Darling Adams. To receive four free books from Renee, sign up for her mailing list here. 

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