Blog Tour: (Promo) Sharc By Paul Rudd

I would like to welcome Paul Rudd to The Avid Reader today. Thanks for stopping by Paul Rudd. Please be sure and check out Paul Rudd's novel Sharc.

Book Title: Sharc

Author: Paul Rudd

Genre: Romance, Adventure, Great Whites

Publisher: Taylor Street Books

ISBN: 1479209899 / 978-1479209897

Number of pages: 285

Word Count: 101,000

Cover Artist: Tim Roux

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Sharc

It's massive, it's intelligent, it's relentless and it's always looking for its next meal or its next challenge.

Maxwell Baxter is intent on fulfilling his greatest ambition yet, and he is an ambitious man. He wants to build the largest floating aquarium in the world, an aquarium city, and fill it with all manner of monsters from the depths, the first being a presumed extinct Megalodon he has captured, a prehistoric monster shark currently only thirty-five feet long but destined to grow up to one hundred feet of raw, razor-toothed ravenous greed with extraordinary abilities to detect anything edible or threatening in the water for miles around.

In the midst of international financial negotiations to raise the rest of the money to complete his ARC, and with the Governor of California being entertained on his private yacht on his way to review the facility, the Megalodon escapes and begins to terrorize everything in the Pacific, ships and other sea creatures alike, no matter what their size.

Maxwell Baxter's future rests on a knife-edge, and the Megalodon has a gigantic mouthful of them, each five feet long and giving it the capability to bite a small whale in half with one snap of its jaws.

With a Megalodon about, if you are thinking of getting back into the water, don't flatter yourself – you'll barely be a snack.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ask a multi-award winning thespian if they would prefer a star on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame or have the chance to write about a prehistoric shark and they’d take the easy option every time. Me? Sharks are a passion, they always have been. Not to say I have actually met any face to face or relied on a shark cage to keep me out of harm’s way; cos that’s just dumb!

So say hello to the real Paul Rudd. I’m a geek, pure and simple and a far throw from celebrity. I write lots. I’ve watched movies since birth, which probably makes a lot of sense to those who know me well.

My brain is a minefield of ideas just waiting to detonate and making them available has always been a dream. Now, with thanks to Taylor Street, I have managed to take my first step into the unknown.

So now starts the latest saga of my life and a little like the original Lord of the Rings cartoon, the outcome remains up in the air. If only the late Ralph Bakshi was here to conclude it... alas for now I will carry on chasing my own Moby Dick; the great white tooth of a Megalodon, so if anyone has a spare?

This is Paul Rudd of the Nostromo signing off…….

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October 8 Interview and review Deb Sanders

October 9 Guest blog Lisa’s World of Books

October 10 Interview Paranormal Romantic Suspense

October 11 Interview Happy Tails and Tales

October 12 Interview Fang-tastic Books

October 13 Interview Roxanne’s Realm

October 16 Promo Sapphyria's Book Reviews

October 20 Promo The Avid Reader

October 21 Interview Laurie’s Non-Paranormal

October 22 Guest blog The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom

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Blog Tour: (Promo + Interview) Rogue’s Pawn By Jeffe Kennedy

I would like to welcome Jeffe Kennedy to The Avid Reader today. Thanks for stopping by Jeffe Kennedy. Please be sure and check out Jeffe Kennedy's novel Rogue’s Pawn. Check out my interview with Jeffe Kennedy and an excerpt of Rogue’s Pawn.

Book Title: Rogue’s Pawn

Author: Jeffe Kennedy

Series: Covenant of Thorns

ISBN: 978-14268-9406-0

Published: July 16, 2012

Publisher: Carina Press

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Rogue's Pawn

This is no fairy tale… 

Haunted by nightmares of a black dog, sick to death of my mind-numbing career and heart-numbing fiancé, I impulsively walked out of my life—and fell into Faerie. Terrified, fascinated, I discover I possess a power I can’t control: my wishes come true. After an all-too-real attack by the animal from my dreams, I wake to find myself the captive of the seductive and ruthless fae lord Rogue. In return for my rescue, he demands an extravagant price—my firstborn child, which he intends to sire himself…

With no hope of escaping this world, I must learn to harness my magic and build a new life despite the perils—including my own inexplicable and debilitating desire for Rogue. I swear I will never submit to his demands, no matter what erotic torment he subjects me to…

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EXCERPT

Rogue's Pawn

“Enough,” a male voice said.

As if I’d ceased to exist, Tinker Bell blinked her eyes and regained her lovely self, face smoothing, shining once again in sunny elegance. Reboot and resume program. She gracefully stood and glided to the tray, set the bowl precisely in the center, lifted the tray and left the room without hesitation.

Booted footsteps crossed the room toward me. Act II, scene ii. Exit Nasty Tinker Bell, Enter God-Only-Knows-What-Now. My face was sticky with whatever the brothy stuff had been, my hair wet and fouled. I stank. I hurt. I was chained to a bed in a place so completely unknown I couldn’t begin to understand it. I tried to squeeze my legs closer together, but the chains seemed at the limit of their reach. The energy of my brief triumph evaporated, allowing tears to well up again.

Oh, please, please, please, do not cry. The threatening sting worsened. I closed my eyes and one tear leaked out. He stopped next to me, surveying me.

“You’re certainly a mess.” His wry voice was rich and smooth.

My eyes snapped open to glare at him through the blur. Fifty different smart remarks flew across my tongue, most along the lines that any failures of appearance on my part could be laid on the doorstep of someone besides myself. But even the buzz of the first word on my vocal chords brought searing agony. Relieved to have a legitimate reason for the tears, I almost welcomed the searing sensation.

“No, don’t try to talk—no one needs to hear what you have to say, anyway. Not that we can help it, since you think so loudly. And you have a decision to make. We have a quandary.” He began pacing, boots echoing against stone. “No one can heal you while you’re bound in silver and we can’t release you from the silver until you have yourself under control. Which will take a considerably long time—perhaps years of training—if you’re even able to accomplish it at all.”

I thought of the birds crashing in increasing cacophony with a small shudder.

“Exactly,” he confirmed. “And yes,” he said from the window behind my head where he seemed to be gazing out, “I can hear most of your thoughts—another reason to save trying to speak aloud.”

My stomach congealed in panic. Had he heard my secret thoughts? Don’t think of them, bury them deep, deep. Think of other things…like what? Think of home, think of Isabel. Isabel, my cat—Clive hated her. What would happen to her now? How could I not have thought of her until this moment? Abandoned, wondering why I never came home for her… And my mother—she’d be frantic. How long had I been gone? They could be all dead and buried, lost to me forever. The anguish racked me.

“Shh.” The man sat on the side of my bed now, heavier than Nasty Tinker Bell. He brushed the hair back from my forehead, then placed his long fingers over my brow and, with his thumbs, rhythmically smoothed along my cheekbones, wiping away the tears that now flowed freely.

I stifled a sob. I had cried more in the past day than I had in years. The sweeping along my cheekbones soothed me, melting warmth through my skull. The rhythm became part of my breathing. Deep breaths. Smooth, easy. The awful tightness in my chest gave a little sigh and released.

“Let’s try again, shall we?” The man pulled his hands away. I could hear him brush them against his thighs. Soup, tears and blood. Yuck.

My eyes cleared enough for me to see him. Ebony-blue climbed over half his face. The winding pattern of angular spirals and toothy spikes swirled out of his black hair on the left side of his face, placing sharp fingers along his cheekbone, jaw and brow. For a moment, the tattoo-like pattern dominated everything about him. Ferocious and alien.

Once I adjusted, I could see past the lines. His face echoed Tinker Bell’s golden coloring. He could be her fraternal twin, with those same arched cheekbones. But where she was golden dawn, he was darkest night. Midnight-blue eyes, that deep blue just before all light was gone from the sky, when the stars have emerged, but you could see the black shadows of trees against the night. He shared Tinker Bell’s rose-petal mouth, but with a curious edge to it. I suppose a man’s mouth shouldn’t remind one of a flower, and there was nothing feminine about this man. Where she wore the pink sugar roses of debutantes and bridal showers, his lips made me think of the blooms of late summer, the sharp-ruffled dianthus, edges darkening to blood in the heat. His bone structure was broader than hers but still seemed somehow differently proportioned, his arms hanging a bit too long from shoulders not quite balanced to his height. Inky hair pulled back from his face fell in a tail down his back. One strand had escaped to fall over his shoulder and I could see a blue shimmer in its silk sheen.

He arched his left eyebrow, blueness in the elegant arch, repeating the deep shades of the fanged lines around it.

“Shall we?” he repeated.

I stared at him. What was the question?

INTERVIEW

Jeffe Kennedy

The Avid Reader: What inspired you to write Rogue's Pawn?

Jeffe Kennedy: A dream. I didn’t know fiction was in me until I dreamed about Gwynn and The Black Dog. I’ve had a lot of dreams about Gwynn and her adventures – it’s a great gift to have those stories to tell.

The Avid Reader: When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?

Jeffe Kennedy: Not until I was 28 and was getting my PhD in neuroscience. I figured out I was miserable because I was going in the wrong direction. I had to ask myself what the perfect life would be, if I didn’t want to be a scientist. The answer surprised me!

The Avid Reader: What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?

Jeffe Kennedy: It was Charlotte’s Web when I was six years old – and I know this because my mom was reading it to me at bedtime, as was our habit, and I was reading over her shoulder, correcting when she missed words and then complained when she cried so much when Charlotte died (I hope that’s not a spoiler for anyone!) that she messed up the story. At that point she handed me the book and told me I was on my own. It’s a vivid memory.

The Avid Reader: What genre of books do you enjoy reading?

Jeffe Kennedy: Anything fantasy, paranormal and sexy goes right to the top of my list. But I read pretty much everything except the mystery/suspense/true crime end of fiction.

The Avid Reader: What is your favorite book?

Jeffe Kennedy: I never know how to measure this, because it changes all the time. If I had to pick a book I wish I’d written, I’d choose Kushiel’s Avatar, by Jacqueline Carey, because I think it’s a brilliant book that tied that trilogy together in exciting, visceral and wonderful ways.

The Avid Reader: You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?

Jeffe Kennedy: I have many favorite authors, but I give a great deal of credit to Anne McCaffrey. She gave me the great gift of fantasy when I was in 5th grade – and her stories live with me still. She taught me that fantasy and femaleness and romance and politics and passion could all go together. My great regret is I didn’t meet her before she died.

The Avid Reader: If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?

Jeffe Kennedy: I’d love to see the dinosaurs – if I could be encased in my impervious glass bubble and not get munched!

The Avid Reader: When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?

Jeffe Kennedy: Sometimes, when I’m deep into it, the writing comes easily and gives a fabulous ride. But sitting down to write, getting started, is always difficult. Writing is hard work – if it wasn’t, everyone would have novels published instead of saying they’d like to write one.

The Avid Reader: Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?

Jeffe Kennedy: I have two Maine coon cats and a border collie. One of the cats is a six-month-old kitten who keeps us on our toes. Into EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME.

The Avid Reader: What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?

Jeffe Kennedy: I have a terrible weakness for wine. And dirty martinis. I also love pastries of all kinds, but can resist most. If I cave, it’s for a brownie or cannoli.

The Avid Reader: Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?

Jeffe Kennedy: My advice is always the same and is the best advice I know: write every day. Write whether you feel like it or not. Treat it like a job and it will become a career. See above about writing being hard work – the only way to scale that mountain, I believe, is step by step, with fortitude and patience.

About the Author:

Jeffe Kennedy took the crooked road to writing, stopping off at neurobiology, religious studies and environmental consulting before her creative writing began appearing in places like Redbook, Puerto del Sol, Wyoming Wildlife, Under the Sun and Aeon. An erotic novella, Petals and Thorns, came out under her pen name of Jennifer Paris in 2010, heralding yet another branch of her path, into erotica and romantic fantasy fiction. Since then, an erotic short, Feeding the Vampire, and another erotic novella, Sapphire, have hit the shelves. 

Her contemporary fantasy novel, Rogue’s Pawn, book one in A Covenant of Thorns, will be published in July, 2012. Jeffe lives in Santa Fe, with two Maine coon cats, a border collie, plentiful free-range lizards and frequently serves as a guinea pig for an acupuncturist-in-training. Find her on Facebook and Twitter or visit her at her website.

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October 18 Promo SMARTMOUTHTEXAN

October 19 Interview The Avid Reader

October 22 Review Darkest Addictions Book Reviews

October 22 Review Nomi’s Paranormal Palace

October 23 Review Blooding Book Reviews

October 24 Interview Blooding Book Reviews

October 25 Guest Post Ex Libris

October 26 Interview Banshees, Books, and Baseball

October 27 Promo Cover2CoverBlog

October 27 Interview/Review Book Lovin' Mamas

October 30 GuestPost The Insane Ramblings of an Crazed Writer

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Review: Goddess Interrupted By Aimée Carter

Title: Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test #2)

Author: Aimée Carter

Published: March 27th 2012

Publisher: HarlequinTeen

Paperback

Pages: 296

Goodreads Synopsis

Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life with Henry in the Underworld, she'll have to fight for it.

Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.

As the other gods prepare for a war that could end them all, it is up to Kate to save Henry from the depths of Tartarus. But in order to navigate the endless caverns of the Underworld, Kate must enlist the help of the one person who is the greatest threat to her future.

Henry's first wife, Persephone.

My Review

The following review is my opinion and not a paid review.

When we left off with The Goddess Test Kate was starting her six month vacation in Greece. And now in Goddess Interrupted Kate is returning to the Underworld to spend the rest of her live her life with the man she fell in love with, the King of the Underworld, Henry. Kate and Henry were married in The Goddess Test. Now upon her return she will stand with Henry as the Goddess of the Underworld.

Kate has this fantasy going on i her head where she and Henry will now live happily ever after. But Kate is very disappointed when she arrives home from her vacation and Henry is not there. Kate gets very upset because no one will tell her where Henry is exactly nor what he is doing. Kate wants to be treated as an adult now and not a child. She doesn't understand that they are trying to protect her.

But Kate eventually finds out that they are fighting a battle that they will probably lose in the end. When almost all of the Gods end up having to go and help Henry fight because he has been taken hostage. Henry is a very powerful God so if he ends up hurt and needs help to fight a war then you figure out real quick that whatever they are fighting is very strong and powerful.

Kate is a very strong person when the time comes for her to be. At times she wants everything her way but when she is the only one left to find Henry and the other Gods she does not hesitate. She does what she has to do to save Henry, her mother along with the other Gods and Goddess.

You know I said earlier in my review that when Kate returned from her vacation with a fantasy that she and Henry would live happily ever after. Well yeah she did think that and was disappointed. But what girl that has fallen in love for the first time and married the man of her dreams wouldn't think that. In ways I think that Henry was the selfish one and not Kate. All Kate wanted was for Henry to love her too and spend time with her.

I won Goddess Interrupted from Emilie @ Emilie's Book World . I had read a lot of reviews for The Goddess Test series and knew that I had to read them. When I won Goddess Interrupted I had to have The Goddess Test and so I went out and bought it. I couldn't wait to start reading them. I kept turning the pages and turning the pages wanting to know what was happening next. Although The Goddess Test and Goddess Interrupted kept me turning the pages I didn't want it to end. I can't wait to read The Goddess Inheritance the third book in the series. But I have a few months to wait. It is not expected to be published until February 26th 2013.

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Blog Tour: (Interview + Giveaway) Forbidden Fire By Kimberly Kinrade

I would like to welcome Kimberly Kinrade to The Avid Reader today. Thanks for stopping by Kimberly Kinrade. Please be sure and check out Kimberly Kinrade's novel Forbidden Fire Book #2 in the Forbidden Series. Check out my interview with Kimberly Kinrade. Oh and before you leave be sure and enter the giveaway!

Book Title: Forbidden Fire

Author: Kimberly Kinrade

Series: The Forbidden Trilogy

Published: March 27th 2012

Publisher: Evolved Publishing

Kindle Edition:

Pages: 270

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Forbidden Fire

"She escaped, but she'll never be free."

"Time held no meaning as my mind darted in and out of memories. Past and present collided to create a full-sensory collage out of my life: playing hide-n-seek with my best friends Luke--who always cheated by walking through walls when he was about to be caught--and Lucy; Mr. Caldrin critiquing my sketches and offering ideas to make them more realistic; targets changing faces, blending into the same person, their thoughts rippling through my mind like waves. Through it all, a demon stalked me from the shadows of my memories, never quite showing its face, but crouching, waiting.

And then I dreamed...."

Sam and Drake may have escaped, but they aren't free—not with a powerful Seeker after them. As Sam struggles with the ethics of her new powers and embraces a blossoming physical relationship with Drake, Lucy and Luke face challenges of their own.

With forces coalescing inside and outside the Rent-A-Kid dorms, it's only a matter of time before the fire they started forces each of them to make choices they can't undo. But will it be enough to save them?

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EXCERPT

Forbidden Fire

Drake inhaled the cool, salty beach air and sank his toes into the warm sand. The crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean always calmed his mind, but not this time. He dropped his shoes onto the sand and rolled his cargo pants up past his calves, so he could feel the sharp bite of the cold water over his feet.

The sun hovered over the ocean, ushering in another day. Surfers dotted the watery landscape; Drake longed to be one of them, lost in the Zen of the wave, no other care or concern but that one moment of bliss.

His life had changed too much for surfing to bring him any peace. That day so many months ago changed everything. He'd been primed to win the regional Venice Beach Surfing Competition—next stop, Hawaii. Brad had warned him to keep a low profile, but surfing was too important to him, so Drake competed.

And he'd paid.

***?In a perfect moment of synchronicity and connection, the wave broke and wrapped around him in a watery cocoon from which he would emerge reborn. In that state of bliss he didn't notice Max cutting him off, didn't feel the

pull of the current until his board threatened to spill him into the depths of the ocean.?With paranormal strength he steadied himself and kept his feet under him. A look of surprise flashed across

Max's face before he directed his attention to the wave that also threatened to engulf him.?The men rode their boards to shore and were greeted by hundreds of voices cheering their success.?To anyone watching, they had both just scored a serious victory. Even the judges wouldn't be able to tell that

Max had cheated and tried to sabotage Drake.?Words mattered little to him, but Max had just declared war.?Drake shoved Max to the sand using a touch more than normal strength, just enough to sting. "What the hell,

man? Are you so desperate to win, and so afraid of me, that you would cheat?"?Max's eyes turned cold, but he pushed himself up and stared at Drake. "I don't know what you're talking about,

but do that again and I'll make sure you're disqualified from the final round."?A group had formed, drawn into the drama. Drake passed his board to Brad and stormed off toward the

showers to cool down before he blew it for good.?The warm sand squished under his feet, and the hot sun blazed down on his head.?He stripped off his wetsuit and stood under the showers, letting the warm water wash away the sand, salt and

anger. Today could change his life forever; he just needed to keep his cool and ignore Max.?He'd been so absorbed in his rage, he hadn't noticed the buzz of warning under his skin that someone was

watching him.?By the time he felt it, it was too late.?Something stung his shoulder.?He reached around and pulled out a dart. His thoughts swirled around in his head and his recent clarity gave

way to a jumble of incoherent ramblings.

"Dude, are you all right?"

A voice spoke to him, but male or female, he couldn't tell. His vision blurred and he slumped onto the wet cement, the now cold water spraying over him until it ran out of time and stopped.

"Drake, you'll be okay. Come on, boy."

Another voice he didn't recognize. He reached out with his mind to stop whoever was touching him, but nothing happened. His power didn't work. Then he felt it, the compulsion to obey directed at him as someone siphoned his powers from him.

When hands pulled him away from the familiar noises, he tried to fight with his muscle.?"Damn it, he's still too strong. Get him to the van, quick."?"Don't worry," one voice said to the other. "Drake, you will relax and walk quietly to the van with us. You will

not put up a fight or make any noise."?He nodded, stood and walked forward.?Before Drake could process anything more, a painful whack to his head sent him tumbling into darkness. The leader yelled at whoever had hit him, and then Drake lost consciousness.

***?That day had been life-changing, just not they way he'd hoped or imagined.

Drake wondered if his blood still stained the block of cement his attackers had used to bash in his head that day, after hitting him with a tranquilizer gun from afar. Overkill, much? They hadn't underestimated his strength, at least.

Still, not all was lost. The priest's words gave him hope. They could form a plan. They had help. They were not alone.

But how did the priest know so much? Was he really psychic??A shout from behind pulled him out of his thoughts. "Drake!"?Kylie the Beach Bunny, as she liked to be called, hadn't changed a bit. Bits of a silver string bikini hugged her

curvaceous form as if it were painted on. Her bleach blonde hair cascaded down her shoulders in artificial curls. Pretty much everything about Kylie was artificial, actually. Drake could not for the life of him remember why he'd ever hooked up with such a shallow creature.

Drake hadn't turned around all the way when Kylie slipped her slender arm around his waist and pressed her body against his back.

His skin crawled at her touch.

She leaned in close to his ear, her voice a contrived throaty whisper. "I've been missing you, Drakey boy. Nobody has ever had the stamina you do."

"Drake?"

Oh, shit.

Drake turned to face the last person he wanted to see in that moment. Sam.

INTERVIEW

Kimberly Kinrade

The Avid Reader: What inspired you to write Forbidden Fire?

Kimberly Kinrade: The original concept for the series came from a dream I had about a girl who could read minds and was rented out as a spy to the rich. What I thought would be a short story turned into something much longer, and once I completed Forbidden Mind, I knew it was meant to be a trilogy, thus Forbidden Fire was born.

The Avid Reader: When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?

Kimberly Kinrade: I've wanted to be everything—and a writer, my whole life. I started writing when I was 5 or 6 years old, even selling some of my stories to friends and neighbors when I ran out of teeth to the sell to the Tooth Fairy. (That's a true story, by the way.) My first job out of high school was a journalist for a major daily newspaper in Los Angeles. I have done a lot of other jobs, gotten other degrees, explored the 'everything' I thought I wanted to be, and in the end found all I ever really wanted was to be a writer. So I am. ?

The Avid Reader: What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?

Kimberly Kinrade: My early childhood memories are choppy, so I don't know when the earliest memory of that was. I do know that I always had my nose in a book. Whenever we went to family events, I was the one in the corner reading. I was also the girl who snuck a flashlight into my bed to stay up way past bedtime reading. When I was a teenager I had this crazy neon phone in my room that lit up, and I used to use that to read by under my covers.

The Avid Reader: What genre of books do you enjoy reading?

Kimberly Kinrade: So many! YA, paranormal of all kind, romance, thrillers, epic fantasy, dark fantasy, mystery, some chick lit—though I hate that label.

The Avid Reader: What is your favorite book?

Kimberly Kinrade: Picking a favorite book is like asking me to pick my favorite child. Not happening. I love so many! I guess the book that has stuck with me the longest though is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. It opened up magical worlds to me and I've reread it so many times I practically have it memorized, then I read it to my girls before they could read on their own.

The Avid Reader: You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?

Kimberly Kinrade: I have a few, for different reasons. C.S. Lewis for his prose and magic. Neil Gaiman, because he's amazing. Patti Larsen, because her books are some of my favorite. Lane Diamond because I think he's going to be the next big thriller writer of this decade.

The Avid Reader: If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?

Kimberly Kinrade: Egypt, 1370-1330 BC, because I would want to be there when the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti turned Egypt on its head by proclaiming it a monotheistic government during their religious revolution. There's so much intrigue and mystery about that time. What happened to Akhenaten? Where did Nefertiti come from? Did she really rule Egypt alone after her husband's death, before King Tut was pushed into power? I would love to go there!

The Avid Reader: When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?

Kimberly Kinrade: It's always been very easy for me, most of the time. The challenge comes when I'm on deadline and have a lot to do in a short period of time, or when I'm writing the last book in a trilogy and have to make sure I wrap up every plot thread throughout, to the satisfaction of my readers. But that's more in plotting then writing.

The Avid Reader: Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?

Kimberly Kinrade: YES! I have 2 dogs and 2 kittens and love them all!

The Avid Reader: What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?

Kimberly Kinrade: Chocolate and anything with cheese. So bad for me, but so yum! I also adore tropical fruit but hate preparing it.

The Avid Reader: Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?

Kimberly Kinrade: Work hard at your craft. Don't just write, but study and learn. Read books on writing, plotting, grammar, sentence structure and storytelling. Push yourself to excel, and never skimp on the important stuff like a professional editor. And most of all, never give up. This isn't a sprint, it's a marathon, and it takes a long-term commitment to make it professionally in this business.

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NOTE: my married name is Karpov-Kinrade, but my books are published as just Kinrade

Kimberly Kinrade was born with ink in her veins and magic in her heart. She writes fantasy and paranormal stories for children, YA and adults and still believes in magic worlds. Check out her YA paranormal novels Forbidden Mind and Forbidden Fire and her illustrated children's fantasy chapter books Lexie World, and Bella World, all on Amazon.

She lives with her three little girls who think they're ninja princesses with super powers, 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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Wishlist Wednesday #28

Wishlist Wednesday is a book blog hop where we will post about one book per week that has been on our wishlist for some time, or just added (it's entirely up to you), that we can't wait to get off the wishlist and onto our wonderful shelves.

• 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 from your wishlist that you are dying to get to put on your shelves.
• Do a post telling your readers about the book and why it's on your wishlist.
• Add your blog to the linky at the bottom of the post on Pen to Paper.
• Put a link back to pen to paper somewhere in your post.
• Visit the other blogs and enjoy!

On My Wishlist

Title: Buried Alive
Series: No Shelter
Author: T.S. Welti
ebook:
Pages: 135
Published: June 15th 2012
Publisher: T.S. Welti

Goodreads synopsis

When the environment is ravaged by rising sea levels and monstrous storms, America is divided and survival becomes more precious than love.

After their haven in the woods is compromised, Nada and her tribe must decide whether they want to hike all the way from California to Washington D.C. in the dead of winter with the Guardians on their tail. Nada isn't certain she wants to spend the rest of her life living in an underground shelter with Isaac, even if it means living comfortably and free of fear. Nada thinks this is the most difficult decision she has ever had to make until an even more difficult decision presents itself. Will love or shelter conquer all?

This is a post-apocalyptic novella.

Why did I choose Buried Alive for this weeks Wishlist Wednesday?

I have read the first two books in this series. No Shelter and Left Behind They are very good books. I can't wait to read the 3rd book Buried Alive.

Look for T.S. Welti on the web

Goodreads - T.S. Welti

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Twitter - T.S. Welti

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Blog Tour: (Review + Giveaway) Savage (Daughters of the Jaguar #1) By Willow Rose

I would like to welcome Willow Rose to The Avid Reader today. Thanks for stopping by Willow Rose. Please be sure and check out Willow Rose's novel Savage. Check out my review and excerpt of Savage.

I would like to apologize to Willow Rose and Full Moon Bites for missing my tour date stop for Savage on Oct. 9th. My modem went out and I had to have my provider send a new one. They sent me new one in a few days. So now I am up and running again.

I know that the tour for Savage ended yesterday but I still wanted to do my stop because I had made a commitment to Willow Rose and Full Moon Bites. Thanks guys for being so understanding. And once again I really apologize for missing my stop.

Book Title: Savage

Series: Daughters of the Jaguar

Author: Willow Rose

Genre: Paranormal, Romance

Publisher: Self-Published

Ebook/Paperback:

Pages: 447

PURCHASE

Savage

Amazon

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Savage

The year is 1983. Christian is 22 years old when he leaves his home in Denmark to spend a year in Florida with a very wealthy family and go to med-school. A joyful night out with friends is shattered by an encounter with a savage predator that changes his life forever. Soon he faces challenges he had never expected. A supernatural gift he has no idea how to embrace. A haunting family in the house next door. A spirit-filled girl who seems to carry all the answers. An ancient secret hidden in the swamps of Florida. One life never the same. One love that becomes an obsession. Two destinies that will be forever entangled.

Savage is a paranormal romance with some language, violence, and sexual situations recommended for ages sixteen and up. It is the first book in a family saga that covers three decades of the character's lives. The sequel is expected in September 2012.

EXCERPT

Savage

“So how much do you know about St. Augustine, Chris?”

The woman driving gently touched her elegant yellow hair, careful not to mess it up with her colored nails. She spoke with a strong southern accent and was incredibly beautiful for her age, which I guessed was more than twice my age of twenty-two. Her name was Mrs. Kirk. I had just met her at Orlando Airport for the first time a few minutes before. She was waiting for me holding a sign with my name, Christian Langaa, printed on it.

The year was 1983 and I had recently finished my third year of med school at a university in Denmark. I had just left my country of birth for St. Augustine in Florida. Leaving Denmark was my father’s idea, really. I guess he thought it was about time I left the nest, so he called in a favor with an old friend of his, an American eye surgeon, to take me in and help me get a year at a medical school “over-there.” I can’t say I was unhappy about it. At that time all kids my age wanted to go to the States where stone-washed jeans and Michael Jackson came from. His latest album "Thriller" had just been released and was played on every radio station all over the world. Like so many else I bought the cassette and played it again and again on my Walkman. Where I came from anything that was American was considered hip and cool. That summer before I left, my friends and I had watched the movie Flashdance that made ripped sweatshirts popular and we loved the TV show Dallas and Dynasty that made everybody wear increasingly oversized shoulder pads - even us guys. We drank lots of Coke and dreamt of watching MTV, which at that time wasn’t something you could do in Europe yet and especially not in my small home-country Denmark, where we only had one national channel on our TV.

MY REVIEW

Savage

 

The following review is my opinion and not a paid review. I was given a copy of Savage from the author for a review via Full Moon Bites.

Christian Langaa is 22 years old and prefers to be called Chris. He leaves his home in Denmark to spend a year in St. Augustine, Florida. He will be going to med. school. He is going to be a doctor like his Dad. Chris is going to be staying with a very wealthy doctor and his family. Leaving his home and coming to America was his father's idea. His Dad called in a favor from friends of his. Chris came to America in 1983 when Michael Jackson's song "Thriller" came out. Chris and all of his friends played it all the time.

Chris meets the girl next door Aiyana, over time Chris and Aiyana fall in love with each other. Everyone that lives on Chris' street and the whole town doesn't like Aiyana and her family. They think they are weird but they just don't know them. They have never took the time to visit with any of them and find out who they are and what kind of people they are.

Heather the daughter of the doctor that he lives with tells him to leave Aiyana and her family alone. She tells him if her father finds out about Chris and Aiyana he will send him back to Denmark. Heather is probably jealous of Chris because she likes him as well.

When I read the summary of Savage I wasn't sure that I would like it very well. I am very glad that I gave it a chance because it is a very good book. I am very thankful to the author and Full Moon Bites for giving me the opportunity to read Savage. I can't wait to read Daughters of the Jaguar #2.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Willow Rose writes Paranormal Romance, mystery and fantasy. Originally from Denmark she now lives on Florida’s Space Coast with her husband and two daughters. She is a huge fan of Anne Rice and Isabel Allende. When she is not writing or reading she enjoys watching the dolphins play in the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. Other books by the author: - One, Two ... He is coming for you - The eye of the Crystal ball - Beyond - Afterlife #1 - Serenity - Afterlife #2 - Endurance - Afterlife #3 Currently Willow Rose is working on the sequal in the series "Daughters of the Jaguar". It is expected to be published fall 2012.

ONLINE LINKS

Website

Facebook

Twitter

GIVEAWAY

The tour wide giveaway is for a eBook copy and signed paperback copy of Savage. The paperback is US only. The giveaway will end on October 22nd.

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Be sure and check out all the other stops on the tour.

TOUR SCHEDULE

Oct. 1st- Full Moon Bites

Oct. 2nd- Owl Read It

Oct. 3rd- I am, Indeed

Oct. 4th- Mallory Heart Reviews

Oct. 5th- The Other Shelf

Oct. 6th- Happy Tails & Tales

Oct. 7th- Wonderland Reviews

Oct. 8th- Community Bookstop

Oct. 9th- The Avid Reader

Oct. 10th- Kaidans Seduction

Oct. 11th- Herding Cats & Burning Soup

Oct. 12th- Bookluvrs Haven

Oct. 13th- Kharisma Rhayne

Oct. 14th- A Soul Unsung

Oct. 15th- Beach Bum Reads

TOUR SCHEDULE LINK

This tour was put together by FMB Blog Tours

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Top Ten Tuesday #27

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

Top Ten Favorite Authors In X Genre (Ex- Top Ten Favorite Science Fiction Authors, Top Ten Fave Contemporary YA authors)

I picked the genre Post-Apocalyptic because I love reading about zombies and end of the world.

1. Stephen King: The Stand has been one of my favorite books since I first discovered Stephen King when I was a teenager.



2. Tahereh Mafi: I loved Shatter Me it is one of my favorite books. I really liked Juliette because she never felt sorry for herself or whined to anyone about her problems or that she didn't get want she wanted.



3. Amanda Hocking: I loved reading Hollowland I felt as if I was right there fighting along side Remy the whole way. Looking for Max wanting to find him just as bad as Remy as if he was my little brother too. I felt like I was being attacked by zombies. As if my family, friends and my whole life was gone and it was no more.



4. Robert Kirkman: I know I may be cheating just a little bit with picking Robert Kirkman. I had too, I have read about half of the comic books and love them. I also watch the tv show The Walking Dead. It is about the only show that I will watch every week. The comic books and the tv show are very similar. Sometimes when you read a book and then watch the movie or in this case the tv show they will change a lot but they have not changed that much with this one.



5. T.S. Welti: I have read the first two books in this series. No Shelter and Left Behind They are very good books. I can't wait to read the 3rd book Buried Alive.



6. Shaun Jeffrey: I loved the whole concept, idea that is being portrayed in Dead World . It is not just about zombies or Gods in general. I love the aspect of telling a story with in a story. Shaun Jeffrey has an amazing, awesome way of telling a story. He is a brilliant story teller. To understand what he is trying to say you would have to have an open mind. The whole time I was reading Dead World I kept thinking that Shaun Jeffrey has a way of telling stories that makes me think of Stephen King.



7. Shannon Mayer: I loved reading The Nevermore Trilogy, Sundered, Bound and Dauntless. I loved how much Mara and Sebastian loved each other so much that when he was zombish he still knew her and took care of her.



8. Jessica Sorensen: I have read Darkness Falls and Darkness Breaks and loved both of them. I can't wait to read Darkness Fades. I have not read any books about vampires like the ones in the Darkness Falls series. They are like the zombies in books about zombies.



9. Kenya Wright: I really, really loved Fire Baptized. I loved that it had a new twist on all the different supernaturnals like Vampires, Shifters, Fairies, Witches etc... It kept me on the edge of my seat all the way to the end before the murder was revealed. I can't wait to read the second book The Burning Bush. I would also like to read some of Kenya Wright's other books as well.



10. Adam Sifre: I had the privilege of reading I've Been Deader for a blog tour presented by Bewitching Book Tours. I am very grateful that I had this opportunity. I've Been Deader is about zombies which if you haven't figured it out yet I love reading about zombies. I've Been Deader is like no other zombie book that I have read before.

What is on your Top Ten?

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Blog Tour: (Excerpt) Adventures of a Graveyard Girl (Book #2 in the Funeral Crashing Series) By Milda Harris

I would like to welcome Milda Harris to The Avid Reader today. Thanks for stopping by Milda Harris. Please be sure and check out Milda Harris's novel Adventures of a Graveyard Girl (Book #2 in the Funeral Crashing Series) and Excerpt.

Book Title: Adventures of a Graveyard Girl (Book #2 in the Funeral Crashing Series)

Series: Funeral Crashing Series

Author: Milda Harris

Genre: Young Adult Romantic Mystery (with humorous elements)

BUY LINKS

Adventures of a Graveyard Girl (Funeral Crashing #2)

Amazon ebook

Amazon UK

Barnes and Noble

iTunes

Smashwords

SYNOPSIS

Adventures of a Graveyard Girl (Funeral Crashing #2)

Kait Lenox is back! It's Homecoming Dance time and Kait is excited. It's her first dance with a date and that date is none other than one of the hottest, most popular guys in her school, Ethan Ripley!

For once Kait doesn't feel like a funeral crashing weird girl and it's the most perfect romantic evening ever...at least until a girl gets murdered in the high school bathroom.

Rumors fly, panic ensues, and Kait can't help herself, she assigns herself to the case!

MORE ABOUT THE FUNERAL CRASHING SERIES

SYNOPSIS

Adventures of a Graveyard Girl (Funeral Crashing #1)

Now available for FREE download !

Sixteen year old Kait Lenox has a reputation as the weird girl in her high school, mostly because of her ex-best friend turned mean popular girl, Ariel, but maybe it has a little to do with the fact that Kait has a hobby crashing funerals. At one of these, Kait is outted by the most popular guy in school, Ethan Ripley. Yet, instead of humiliating her for all the world to see, he asks for her help, and Kait finds herself entangled in a murder mystery. Not only is the thrill of the mystery exciting, but more importantly Ethan knows her name! A little sleuthing is well worth that!

EXCERPT

Adventures of a Graveyard Girl

"I like the theme: A Night in Paris. Super romantic," I said, trying to keep the conversation going.

It was well done, actually. There was a big banner at the front of the gym, where the DJ was, announcing the theme for the night. A fake Eiffel Tower stood in the middle of the snack table, separating the snacks and the beverages. An Arc De Triumphe was the entranceway into the gym. The tables scattered around the dance floor were covered with white tablecloths and silver stars. The mood lighting was ultra romantic, with small fake candles sitting on the tables.

"Yeah, it was all Madison's idea. She's our club president. Ariel said it was her idea, of course, but I heard Madison suggest it first," Sarah said.

I stopped myself from asking more about what Ariel had said. Was Sarah really criticizing Ariel? Was there dissension among the new group of bffs? I was dying to know, but there was no way Sarah was going to give me any juicy gossip if I asked her. The group lapsed into silence again. What were we going to talk about?

"It looks very cool," Ethan said, trying to get the conversation started again.

The first notes of a romantic slow song were starting to play. I started swaying to the music. Couples formed all around us. We all watched them as we tried awkwardly to think of a conversation piece.

"So, how about we dance?" Mike asked Sarah.

"I'd love to," Sarah said.

"Bye guys," Mike said, as Sarah dragged him away, totally grateful at the chance to get away from us.

Kyle turned to Suzie, "You want to dance too?"

Suzie nodded and turned to us, "See you guys later."

Then they walked away too, hand in hand. Ethan and I were finally alone. We stared at each other, suddenly awkward with one another. I felt a little nervous. We had been about to dance before, but suddenly the air was charged with possibilities.

"Dance?" Ethan asked.

I nodded and took his hand. Ethan led me a little ways onto the dance floor and placed his hands on my hips, drawing me toward him. I hooked my arms around his neck. I caught the scent of his cologne. He smelled amazing. We started moving to the notes together, side to side. My stomach was doing nervous excited flips. Now this was the best moment of my life.

Ethan looked down at me and I looked up at him, our eyes meeting. I leaned up to kiss him. I really couldn't have asked for a more romantic Homecoming Dance moment. It was so perfect, but just as our lips were about to touch, we both jumped as the music stopped with a screech, ending in dead silence. Then I heard the girl screaming, and screaming, and screaming.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Author Milda Harris is a Chicago girl who ran off to Hollywood to pursue a screenwriting dream! She has a dog named after a piece of candy (Licorice), was once hit by a tree (seriously), and wears hot pink sunglasses (why not?). Between working in production on television shows like Austin & Ally, Hannah Montana, and That's So Raven and playing with her super cute dog Licorice, she writes young adult murder mystery, horror, paranormal romance, and chick lit novels.

Her ebooks Adventures in Funeral Crashing, Adventures of a Graveyard Girl, The New Girl Who Found a Dead Body, Doppelganger, and Connected (A Paranormal Romance) are for sale now!

FIND THE AUTHOR

Website

Blog

Blog

Facebook - Author

Facebook – Funeral Crashing

Twitter

Goodreads

Be sure and check out all the other stops on the tour.

TOUR SCHEDULE

Oct. 11 - Terri

Oct. 12 - Michelle These Words Tell A Story - Interview/Guest Post or Excerpt

Oct. 13 - Alana

Oct. 14 - Kimberly - Book & Author Spotlight

Oct. 15 - Nancy - The Avid Reader - Excerpt

Oct. 16 - Faye - A Daydreamer's Thoughts - Review

Oct. 17 - Flora - Review

Oct. 18 - Trish - Guest Post/Excerpt

Oct. 19 - Midu

Oct. 20? - Tana

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