One Bite To Passion by MaryLynn Bast - Blog Tour + Giveaway & Book Review

Title: One Bite To Passion
Author: MaryLynn Bast
Genre: Fantasy (Urban, Dark and Epic), Paranormal, Romance, Erotica
Publisher: A Renaissance E Books publication
Ebook
Pages: 107 pages
Words: 39,995

Book Description:

On a business trip to Japan, Paige has just found happiness with Casey, an exciting, young man with a passionate interest in Paige. After a night of wild sex, feels like a new woman. Drawn to Casey, Paige can’t refuse him even though he says he wants to possess her and she learns he is a vampire. Then Paige's unfaithful husband, Dalton, shows up. He has supposedly broken off his affair, but Paige suspects he is still seeing his mistress. Soon, Paige begins to notice disturbing things happening around her and discovers she has become the center of a battle between covens who consider her The Chosen One. But when she faces the greatest peril of her life, and Casey shows up to help, Page realizes she is willing fight the covens side-by-side with him, if it means the chance of a future with this vampire she has come to love.

Buy Links:

One Bite To Passion:

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No Remorse:

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Excerpt:

His tongue licked gently across her lips and she sighed, leaning into him, allowing him access. She threw caution to the wind and went with it, her tongue met his tentatively. Like she did, he tasted of wine and beer. Warnings bounced around in her head, telling her this was not supposed to be happening. But she was sick of being uptight. Tired of always doing just the right thing, constantly worrying about what would happen if…

With her arms to her side, Casey pulled her to him. One hand going to her waist, the other lifted and his big hand cupped the side of her face tenderly. Her arms lifted and her hands came to rest on his shoulders. She had to do it now. Push away or she wouldn't be able to. She fought with her emotions while his tongue fought to go deeper into her mouth.

She relented, giving in to the heat of the moment. Her hands snaked up around his neck, the other into his soft hair. She pulled him closer and kissed him back.

She heard Rosa giggle but was too engrossed in the lips and tongue devouring her to pay any real attention. Paige heard the rustle of clothing and thought vaguely that Rosa was allowing Tadd to remove her shirt. She had never done anything like this before, not with another couple in the room. The thought terrified her, yet it also turned her on even more. Groaning, she deepened the kiss and pressed herself against Casey's muscular chest. It felt good to be held in strong arms.

The room was hot; the windows were open to let in the evening air. The fans circulating thick humid air did nothing to cool the heat of bodies in the room. The military base didn't have air conditioning in any of the buildings accept for commanders quarters and offices. The barracks and lodging buildings were supplied with oscillating fans. But none of that mattered. Paige wanted to feel him holding her, his skin touching her, him inside of her. She broke the kiss and buried her face in Casey's shoulder, trying to catch her breath and make sense of what she was doing.

When she looked up, Rosa and Tadd were going at it hot and heavy on the couch. His pants were unbuttoned and pulled down far enough that Paige could see the top of his ass cheeks. Hips rocked back and forth against Rosa while she ground against him.

Casey saw her look over and he glanced too then gave her a lopsided grin. He slowly leaned forward, giving her time to either move away or meet him half way.

Oh, what the hell, she met him half way and this time, the kiss was slower. His tongue delved into her mouth and licked at her in slow sensual moves that had her wanting to straddle him like Rosa had straddled Tadd. The rustle of clothing sounded again.

Paige heard Rosa and Tadd getting up from the couch.

Rosa met her eyes over Tadd's shoulder and winked. Turning around, her back to Tadd, she grabbed his hands and placed them on her breasts. He was eager to oblige and began to massage her bared perky mounds, pinching at her dark rose colored erect nipples.

My Review

Paige is a 40 something year old woman, a mother and wife who is on a business trip in Japan. She has not seen her husband in six months. Two years ago her husband cheated on her with another woman. Paige wanted to make her marriage work so she forgave him for his indiscretion and they went on with their lives.

Paige goes for a night out with her friend and coworker Rosa to a club. While at this club Paige meets this hot gorgeous guy, Casey. She has no intention of cheating on her husband even though he had cheated on her. But when she meets Casey he is a very nice guy and starts to fall in love with her and tells her how beautiful she is. Her husband has not paid her much attention in a very long time. Paige is a lonely woman not because she has not saw her husband in six months. Her marriage has not had any excitement in it for a long time. She has feelings that she has not felt in a long time and can not resist Casey and his advances.

Paige starts having nightmares about her friend Rosa and Casey being vampires. She doesn't tell anyone about the nightmares because she thinks they will think that she is crazy. But when her husband shows up in Japan unexpectedly. She realizes something strange is going on. Rosa and Casey knows things that she has not spoken of out loud. Things that she has only thought but they know some how. She finds herself in the middle of two vampire clans feud. Paige has been chosen, she is "The Chosen One". She has been chosen to be turned into a vampire. She has to decide between Casey and her husband of which one of the two will turn her into a vampire. If she picks her husband to turn her then Casey will die. Who will she chose? Will she pick Casey and let him die? Will she chose her husband to try and save her marriage?

I have not read a romance book like this in a long time. I have not read them, let's see how do I say this, well because for me they have umm to much romance. But I see that the writing style has advanced and is more mature in some way. Maybe it is just Marylynn Bast's way of writing of putting things into words. I am real glad that I decided to read One Bite to Passion it is a very intriguing read. I could not put it down.

About the Author:

MaryLynn Bast resides in Las Vegas when she is not traveling the world with her job as a contractor with the US Military. Bast enjoys writing paranormal fantasy romance erotica stories because she can allow her imagination to run rampant, her characters can obtain abilities not possible in the real world...or are they?

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One Bite To Passion Giveaway

Win 1 ebook copy of One Bite To Passion By MaryLynn Bast. The giveaway will begin at 12:01 am(EST) on June 5 and end on June 12 at 12:01 am(EST). The winner will be announced on June 13.

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Be sure and check out the other blogs on the tour for One Bite To Passion

Tour Schedule:

June 3rd- Full Moon Bites (Book Review/Author Interview)
June 3rd- A Diary Of A Book Addict (Book Review/Giveaway)
June 4th- Erotic Romance With a Bite...Leigh Savage (Author Interview/Giveaway)
June 5th- The Avid Reader (Book Review/Giveaway)
June 5th- Ramblings of an Amateur Writer (Promo Post)
June 6th- Proserpine Craving Books (Book Review/Author Interview)
June 7th- Abbey Ann's Bookland (Book Review/Giveaway)
June 8th- Tricia Kristufek (Book Review/Promo Post)
June 9th- Reviews By Molly (Book Review/Promo Post)

I recieved a copy of One Bite To Passion from the author for review.

This tour was put together by FMB Blog Tours

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Top Ten Tuesday #12

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created here at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and Each week we will post a new Top Ten list that one of our bloggers here at The Broke and would LOVE to see your top ten lists! the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. All we ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND add your name to the Linky widget so that everyone can check out other bloggers lists! If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Have fun with it! It's a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers.

For future Top Ten Tuesday topics, check them out here!

This weeks Top Ten List is a freebie so I chose

Top Ten All Time Favorite Characters In Books

1. Stewart Redman from The Stand by Stephen King. Stew was just a great guy, a country boy always wanting to do what he could to help someone else. He would do without or hurt himself to keep from hurting someone's feelings. He always tried to do what was fair for everyone.









2. Gus McCrae from Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Gus was every bodies friend. He was a guy with a lot of humor. He loved to play but he new when it was time to be serious too.









3. Zoey Redbird from the House Of Night Series. Zoey would always stand up and for fight for what she believed in.









4. Stevie Ray Johnson from the House Of Night Series. Stevie Rae was a country girl who liked her cowboy boots and blue jeans. She would stand up and fight for her friends.









5. Jess from Witchblood by Emma Mills. I like Jess because she is different than all the rest of the vampires. She can control her desire for drinking human blood better that the other vampires. She is a very strong willed person that is not dependent or always needing another person around her all the time.







6. Edward cullen from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyers. I like Edward because when he thought Bella was dead he was going to end his life because he didn't want to live without her.









7. Jacob Black from the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyers. Yes I like Jacob too. He is one gorgeous dude. Jacob loved Bella too and he would have given up his life to protect her. But I don't think he loved her like Edward did. Jacob was always trying to keep Bella away from Edward mainly because he wanted her. Where Edward would have let Bella go be with Jacob if that was what would have made her happy Jacob would not have if she had been his. At least this is how I see it.







8. Stefan Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. Stefan is very nice looking guy. He is very sweet and really loves Elena a lot.









9. Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith. Damon is one very good looking hot dude. That is all the reason you need to like Damon.









10. I liked the twins Tyler and Lillybelle from The Sword and The Prophet (#1) by Missy LaRae. Tyler and Lilly was raised with their mama always scream and yelling at them all the time. And yet they still had so much love in them. They were easy going until they had taken more than most humans could have handled and then they would fight back.

What is on your Top Ten this week?

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Blog A Quote #3

Blog A Quote is weekly meme hosted by Michelle Chew Writes. Each week we will be sharing a quote from our favorite books. For more info and to sign up visit Michelle Chew Writes.

My quote for this week is from Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

“I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lived love and loss through stories threaded in history; I experienced adolescence by association. My world is one interwoven web of words, stringing limb to limb, bone to sinew, thoughts and images all together. I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”

I relate to this quote a lot. I have actually spent just about my whole life between the pages of a book. Getting lost in the world of the characters in a book. At times not knowing what is going on around me or out in the world for hours at a time.

What is your favorite quote?

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Book Whore - 1000 Follower Giveaway

Book Whore is having a Giveaway. This is how the giveaway works for every 50 followers a new winner will be added until she reaches a 1000 GFC followers.

The giveaway is international.

The prize is one book of choice up to $10 for each winner.

If Book Whore reaches 1000 followers that is $50 in books to 5 winners.

To enter this giveaway and to find out all the details just go visit Book Whore.

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Stacking The Shelves #3

Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. Where each week we share the books that we have added to our shelves during the past week. This includes books that we bought, borrowed from the library, received from the author for review, books that we won. They can be either physical books or ebooks.

You can find out more about Stacking The Shelves from the official launch page.

Won from LibraryThing















Zombie Fever: Malaysia Outbreak by B.M. Hodges







Free on Smashwords













Naively Irrelevant by B.M. Hodges

















Buddy the Rat by B.M. Hodges

















Germaphobia Singapura by B.M. Hodges







Free on Amazon













Zombie Fever: Origins by B.M. Hodges

















No Remorse by MaryLynn Bast

















Family Magic by Patti Larsen

















WereSlave (Were Legends #1) by Lia Slater

















Pretty Witches All in a Row by Lisa Olsen

















Sunrise at Sunset (Sunset Vampire #1) by Jaz Primo

What did you add to your shelves this week?

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Review: Air (Elements of The Undead #2) by William Esmont

Title: Air (Elements of The Undead #2)

Author: William Esmont

Published: Published September 23rd 2011 by William Esmont (first published January 1st 2011)

Ebook: 28 Pages

Goodreads Synopsis:

When the dead rise in Houston, brothers Dave and Chris Thompson find themselves stranded on the top floor of the Liberty Medical Center, with nowhere to run and no help in sight. With Dave’s broken leg making movement impossible and the disintegration of civilization accelerating around them, they have to act fast, or be consumed by the seething horde below.

Where to buy Air Elements of The Undead

Amazon
Smashwords





My Review

Chris goes to see his brother Dave in the hospital. Dave had a motorcycle accident and broke his leg. Upon arriving at the hospital Chris hears the nurse get a call and she tells him to vacate the hall and then she leaves. People all over the United States is getting sick with flu like symptoms. Chris tells Dave that they have to get out of there that being in a hospital is not a good place to be when everyone is getting sick. Chris and Dave witness people attacking and eating each other. Chris and Dave cannot comprehend what they are seeing.

Chris and Dave take off for the roof with a group of people to catch a ride on a helicopter. When the helicopter arrives there is not enough room for everyone. Chris is left on the roof trapped with zombies trying to brake down the door to the roof to get to him. The streets below are swarmed with zombies.

I have to say I was kinda disappointed with Air just a bit. Not with the story itself. I really enjoyed reading Air it was very intriguing. What disappointed me was the fact that I assumed that book 2 of the undead would continue with Megan and Jack's story from Fire but sadly it did not. I still liked Chris in Air though he has the heart of an angel.

Look for William Esmont on the web


Web site - William Esmont
Goodreads - William Esmont
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I download Air (Elements of the Undead) from Amazon for free .

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Review: Fire (Elements of The Undead #1) by William Esmont

Title: Fire (Elements of the Undead, #1)

Author: William Esmont

Published: May 6th 2011 by William Esmont

Ebook: 228 Pages

Goodreads Synopsis:

It begins with the end...

When Megan Pritchard clocks in for her late night shift in a Nevada brothel, she has no way of knowing it will be her last. Around the world, the dead are rising, and mankind is on the express train to extinction. As her coworkers turn into cannibalistic zombies, Megan is forced to flee into the desert with nothing but the clothes on her back and a vague plan to reach her sister in southern Arizona.

Facing impossible odds, Megan embarks on a journey of self discovery, only to learn she may be the last, best hope for humanity.

Where to buy Fire (Elements of the Dead)

Amazon
Smashwords


My Review

An infection, a virus has broken out all over the world and turning people into zombies. People are attacking each other and then eating them. A navy commander has been given orders to nuke parts of the United States. Everyone is in shock not knowing what is going on. What is happening to all the people? Why are they attacking each other?

Everyone or anyone that is still alive is running trying to stay alive and survive. There are two groups of people. Megan's group are very good people they want to do what ever they can to help people to survive until they can get the world back on its feet again. The other group, ran by the navy commander Hollister wants to take over the world. Hollister will kill any one that goes against what she wants.

Fire is written from different character's point of view given us an inside to their story. We get the back ground on their lives as to who and what they did before the infection broke out. I really liked seeing things from each character's view being inside their head and not getting the info from someone else. I can't wait to read the next book Air to find out more about Megan and how she leads the people. Will she be a good leader? Will the people like they way she leads? Will Megan and Jack become an item? Will Hollister take over the world?

Look for William Esmont on the web


Website - William Esmont
Goodreads - William Esmont
Goodreads - Fire (Elements of The Undead #1)
Twitter
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I won Fire (Elements of the Undead) from LibraryThing.

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Pages From My Thoughts - Giveaway

Want to win a signed copy of Lies Beneath by Author Anne Greenwood? Pages From My Thoughts is having a giveaway. Go visit Pages From My Thoughts to see her guest post on mermaid mythology by Author Anne Greenwood and to enter.

The giveaway is international. The giveaway will end on June 25 and the winner will be announced on June 26.

Clicking on the picture below will take you to the giveaway.

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Friday Recommends #11

Friday Recommends is a weekly meme hosted by Pen to Paper. This a weekly book blog hop where we as bloggers choose a book that we have read and recommend it to our fellow bloggers. We can then visit each others blogs to see what other bloggers recommend and find new books to add to our TBR list. Hopefully we all will have new followers from visiting each blog on the linky list.

The rules for Friday Recommends are:

• Follow Pen to Paper as host of the meme.
• Please consider adding the blog hop button to your blog somewhere, so others can find it easily and join in too! Help spread the word! The code will be at the bottom of the post under the linky.
• Pick a book that you've read, and have enjoyed enough to recommend to other readers. It can be a book you've read recently, or a book you read years ago - it's up to you - but make sure you tell us why you love the book (like a mini review). You make the post as long or as short as you like.
• Add your blog to the linky at the bottom of post on host site Pen to Paper after posting your blog post.
• Put a link back to pen to paper (http://vogue-pentopaper.blogspot.com) somewhere in your post.
• Visit the other blogs and enjoy!

My Recommend for this week:

The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

Mass Market Paperback, 692 pages

Published May 1st 1978 by Avon Books (first published 1977)

Goodreads synopsis:

Powered by the dreams and struggles of three generations, THE THORN BIRDS is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country. At the story's heart is the love of Meggie Cleary, who can never possess the man she desperately adores, and Ralph de Bricassart, who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vatican...but whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life.

My Thoughts

The Thorn Birds has been one of my favorite books for a long time. I don't even remember any more how many times I have read it. I love Colleen McCullough's writting style how she decribes the Australian Outback. The long road that took you to get to the ranch. All the gates that they had to go through to get there. I have always wanted to visit Australia and I think The Thron Birds is the reason for me wanting to visit so bad.

What did you recommend? Leave me a comment with a link to your Friday Recommend. I would very much like to see what you recommended. If you are new follower please let me know in comment so that I can return the favor. Thanks for stopping in for a visit.

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Review: The Sword and The Prophet By Missy LaRae

Title: The Sword and The Prophet
Author: Missy LaRae
Ebook: 150 pages
Published: March 29th 2012
Published By: Pretty Wycked Designs




Goodreads Synopsis

“Why'd Mama hate us so much, Tyler?" My head rested on his chest and his arms came around me. Tyler looked out across the tracks at the train station as we waited to find a train headin’ north and he sighed. It reverberated in his chest and into my heart."

"I don't know Lilybelle. Can't say why Mama’d love us one day, and hate on us the next. We just gotta find our way outta here and we'll be okay. I won't let nothin' happen to you."

"Twins Lily and Tyler are bound together by a bond forged through an abusive childhood that neither can escape, and a closeness that defies explanation. No matter how far they run, the pain of their mother's abuse will still be there. Choosing to run fast and far from their mother, the twins head to Charleston, South Carolina, but everything is not what it seems, and they soon realize they may be in even more danger."

"Having never been exposed to the light of the moon before, Lily sneaks out and dramatically changes into something that both fascinates and scares her. She has visions of a world she's never heard of, and her body changes over night. Desperate to escape the twins devise a plan, but are thwarted at the last minute."

"With only each other to rely on they've got to embrace who they are, and ultimately, the destiny that has been written for them."

"Set on Earth, and Amatia Prime, The Sword and The Prophet is the first book in a series that will introduce you to a fascinating new species that loves once, loves deep, and fights for who and what they are against any evil. With scarred hearts, Lily and Tyler must learn what it feels like to be truly loved."

My Review

Tyler and Lillybelle are twins who just wants to know why their mother would love them one day and then right out of the blue just stop loving them. One day their mother was very loving and kind. She would sit and hold Lillybelle and brush her hair for hours. Then she started to hit them and scream at them all the time for no real good reason. At the age of fifteen they left their mother's house in search of their Aunt and Uncle on thier fathers side.

When they find their Aunt and Uncle, Tyler and Lillybelle are very relieved. Their Aunt and Uncle are very nice and sweet people. They seem very appalled at the way their mother treated them. But Tyler over hears them talking and finds out that something is wrong, very wrong. He wakes Lillybelle and tells her they have to leave now.

Lillybelle and Tyler set out on their own not knowing where their going or what they are going to do. People are chasing them and they don't know who they are or what they want with them. Why would anyone want to hurt Lillybelle and Tyler? They are a very loving species who love deeply. I loved how their species felt about their mates, how strong their love for one another was. Although Lillybelle and Tyler were brother and sister they still had a very close relationship. Even with just friends they loved with their whole heart.

The Sword and The Prophet is one of those books that is going to stick with me for years to come. One that I can't seem to get out of my head. You know its like when you get a song in your head and keep hearing it over and over and over. That is how this book has been for me. Instead of a song stuck in my head there's a book stuck in my head.

Needless to say I loved how the writer portrayed the characters emotions and feelings. Especially the way that they feel about their mates. It is very well written it flowed along at an extremely fast paced. It left you always wondering what is going to happen next. I can't wait to read the next book The Prophet of Dreams.

Look for Missy LaRae on the Web:

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I recieved a copy of The Sword and The Prophet from the author for review.

Where to Buy:
The Sword and The Prophet (A Syren Novel)

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