Book Blitz: If I Fall By Anna Cruise

Title: If I Fall
By Anna Cruise
Publication Date: April 6, 2013
Published By Mission Bay Publishing

Blurb:

Meg Calloway is at the edge.

Reeling from her parents' sudden divorce, fifteen-year old Meg has never felt more alone. Her father is about to marry a woman she can't stand and her mother's only companion is an endless supply of alcohol. When Aidan Westwood, an older boy at school, shows interest in her, she grabs on and doesn't let go, thinking he's exactly what she needs to help stem her loneliness and despair. She quickly learns that Aidan lives a darker, more dangerous life than she does and the more isolated she feels from her family, the more willing she is to step into Aidan's world.

As Meg drifts further from her friends, she tries to find comfort with a boy who is opening her eyes up to new things, none of them good. Will she listen to those around her who are warning her that she's headed down a path of self-destruction?

Or will she fall too far...too fast...too deep?

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About the Author:

Anna Cruise has been writing -- and drooling over boys -- since middle school. Lots of years have passed but some things never change...

Her books include the best-seller IT WAS YOU (New Adult), IF I FALL (Mature YA) and MAVERICK (New Adult). Additional titles releasing in 2013 will include a follow-up to Abby and West's story from IT WAS YOU.

Anna loves to hear from readers and authors. Email her at authorannacruise@gmail.com. You can also like her Facebook page, find her on Twitter @AnnaCruiseBooks or friend her on Goodreads.

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Book Tour: £6.19 per Witching Hour By Joanna Mazurkiewicz

£6.19 per Witching Hour
Paranormal Personnel Saga Book One
Joanna Mazurkiewicz

Genre: paranormal romance

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Book Description:

Julia Taylor works as a recruitment consultant for Paranormal Personnel in London. Her days at work seem normal, she sees clients that regularly are looking for work, she source new vacancies, updates CV and visits employers.

Everything is pretty ordinary for her, apart from the fact that Julia is half elf and Paranormal Personnel is not an ordinary agency at all because all jobless supernatural creatures come to the agency to look for work. Fairies, vampires, witches, hags, wizards, mermaids, elves, giants and trolls, they all need to find employment and during this economic climate this seems pretty challenging.

Julia doesn't want her life to be complicated but when her day is interrupted by the shape shifter with the chain saw; she just has to deal with him as she always does. She is normally calm, confident and is not afraid to stand up for herself but when the meeting with Nathaniel's Corporation goes not as well as she expected she wants to bury herself under the ground and die.

Then Mr. La Caz gets under her skin, lights up a fire inside her, she accidently reads his thoughts and learns that he craves for her, he wants to suck her dry but she is convinced that he is not even a vampire.

Excerpt:

Right, let's get this show on the road.

I straightened my posture and looked around the room. The werewolf who let us in pointed out two chairs in front of us. It was a decent sized room, still white with large glass windows that were looking over at the whole industrial park. We had to be near the top floor, but I wasn't sure because I wasn't paying much attention to Todd when he was pressing the button in the lift. In the middle of the room was a large table. Two other vampires were in the room. We sat opposite them. Once I finally controlled my breathing, I took a closer look at the creatures in front of me. All of them were watching me-not Jennifer, but me.

'My name is Carter. I work with Mr La Caz here and Mr Porter,' introduced Carter, smiling lazily. He was completely bald and tanned. My eyes moved to Mr Porter; he was short and chubby, not like any vampire would look like. He had to be in his fifties.

I could deal with him; he looked like my grandfather.

When I finally looked at La Caz, my heart made a giant thump. His hazel eyes were focused on me and this was the most intense look anyone ever gave me. For several seconds, I thought I stopped breathing because those eyes were like the shade of moss in the autumn. He wasn't blinking; he was just watching me, and I felt as if he were stripping me, leaving me completely vulnerable, feeling my tension and uneasiness. I couldn't break the eye contact even if I tried. I parted my lips and inhaled. Apart from these unbelievable eyes, La Caz had sandy hair, a long face, and he wasn't pale at all. He looked young and unlike any vampire I had ever seen. He had to be in his mid-twenties; he was dressed in a black well-fitted suit, white shirt, and black tie. He hadn't moved once and I found myself blushing.

What the fuck is wrong with you? Slap yourself if you have to!

'My name is Jennifer and this is Julia; she is our senior consultant.'

My Review:

I was given a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

Julia is half-human/half-fairy who works at the Paranormal Personnel agency. The Paranormal Personnel agency is like an unemployment office where you go look for a job. Employers call in looking to hire say a tooth fairy and Julia places an add on their site implementing that a job for a tooth fairy is available. Then she waits for someone to apply for the job so she can then set them up for an interview.

In Julia's world all paranormal creatures and humans all live together peaceably. Most humans know about the paranormal creatures but not all. Julia's mother doesn't know that she is half-fairy or that her father is a fairy either. Julia found out that she was a fairy when she was like fourteen years old.

Julia has an ex-boyfriend whom she broke up with about a year ago but he still follows her around at times. Jasper was a controlling freak and believes that Julia will come back to him one day. Julia's best friend Ella doesn't like him. Ella is a human and doesn't know that Julia is half-fairy or that Jasper is a wizard. Julia has never told her thinking that she was either better off not knowing or she thinks Ella probably couldn't handle knowing that paranormal creatures exist.

Nathaniel La Caz is a half-vampire/half-human; a Dhampir. He was born a vampire not made or turned into a vampire; he can go out in the daylight. Mr. La Caz runs and owns La Caz Corporation; where they make vampire medication. Mr. La Caz is a player; he doesn't date or have relationships. He will go out with a different girl every night. All he wants is a friend with benefits. All he wants from a woman is a good roll in the hay and a meal; meaning he only wants her for sex, a one night stand and to drink her blood. Mr. La Caz always gets what he wants and is used to getting his way because he always has before. Well with one exception to this fact is when he meets Julia; he wants her body and her blood. Julia's blood is very intoxicating to vampires. Fairies and Elf's have to use a spell around vampires or they may just drain them of their blood.

While Mr. La Caz doesn't do relationships bur Julia does and she tells Mr. La Caz that he is not going to use her for sex and a meal. If he wants her he will have to do the dating thing. Mr. La Caz meets Julia through the Paranormal Personnel office where Julia works. Mr. La Caz needs more employees for his Corporation and he needs them fast.

I have really and truly loved reading Joanna Mazurkiewicz's £6.19 per Witching Hour; the blurb does not give it justice. I really loved the fact that all paranormal creatures and humans have learned to live together and get along well most of them anyway. Do I recommend £6.19 per Witching Hour? Yes, I definitely do. I think the Paranormal Personnel Sage is going to be out of this world.

About the Author:

Joanna Mazurkiewicz was born in Poland. She moved to United Kingdom when she was only nineteen and just finished high school. She had aspired to be a writer upon completion of the Harry Potter series but also enjoyed reading books like 'Gone with the Wind', 'Animal Farm' and 'The doll'. She graduated from Swansea University with a bachelor degree in American Studies. While studying in the UK she made a decision to start writing fiction in English.

The "Whispers of the Sprite" is her first debut novel and she is currently working on the other projects. Joanna lives in Cowbridge, a small town in South Wales near Cardiff with her boyfriend Bruce. She enjoys cycling around Welsh countryside some of which has become the settings in her first series.

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Giveaway:

6 ebook copies of £6.19 per Witching Hour by Joanna Mazurkiewicz

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Bewitching Book Tours Sizzling Summer Giveaway

Bewitching Book Tours and over 35 Authors have joined together for a Sizzling Summer Giveaway. There are Four Giveaways Three of which are for Print Books, Ya Books, Ebooks and one Grand Giveaway for a Kindle Fire HD 8.9" Screen, 16GB, Wi-Fi. So check out all the giveaways below and enter one or all four.

Giveaway One: Kindle and swag packs

1 Kindle HD -30 authors joined together to offer a spectacular grand prize A Kindle Fire HD 8.9" screen , Wifi ,16GB $269 value Open to US shipping, if outside US you can receive an equal value Amazon Gift Card

1 huge package of book swag from Bewitching Book Tours filled with fun goodies from Bewitching Book Tours, owner Roxanne Rhoads and numerous Bewitching authors including a Starbucks giftcard from Gina Conkle

4 packages of book swag from Bewitching Book Tours- filled with fun goodies from Bewitching authors

1 mixed swag pack of various book swag from Milly Taiden

1 book swag from Constance Phillips

$15 Amazon gift card from Sky Purington

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Giveaway Two: Print Books

1 set of Bleeding Hearts (Demimonde #1) and Blood Rush (Demimonde #2) by Ash Krafton- US Shipping

2 sets of Her Dear & Loving Husband and Her Loving Husband's Curse by Meredith Allard open to US Shipping

1 Kidnapped by Maria Hammarbald us shipping

1 ROGUE ORACLE and DARK ORACLE by Alayna Williams- us shipping

1 EMBERS and SPARKS by Laura Bickle- US shipping

1 Fall of Sky City by SM Blooding US Shipping only

1 signed set of DARK LIGHT OF DAY and FIERY EDGE OF STEEL by Jill Archer

1 Life After the Undead and Death to the Undead by Pembroke Sinclair- US shipping

1 DiSemblance by Shanae Branham

1 Shield: Allie's War, Book Two by JC Andrijeski (or Revik: Allie's War, Early Years) by JC Andrijeski

1 signed copy of VICIOUS CIRCLE by Linda Robertson (or any other title written by her if winner already has VC)

1 DiSemblance by Shanae Branham open to International Shipping

1 The Necromancer's Seduction by Mimi Sebastian open to International Shipping

2 print copies of The Chosen by Annette Gisby, US/Canada and UK entrants

1 Print or ebook Copy of Night Hawk by JE Taylor to US residents or ebook (mobi or epub) for international folks. If US resident would prefer ebook - that can be done as well.

1 Print or ebook Copy of Hunting Season by JE Taylor to US residents or ebook (mobi or epub) for international folks. If US resident would prefer ebook - that can be done as well

1 Winner's choice of print or digital (.mobi or .epub) of Royal Street or River Road by Suzanne Johnson, in either U.S. or U.K. editions; open to international.

1 Winner's Choice of print, audio, or digital (.mobi only) of Redemption, Absolution, Omega, or Storm Force by Susannah Sandlin open to international.

1 All three books in the Phaeton Black, Paranormal Investigator series The Seduction of Phaeton Black, The Moonstone and Miss Jones, The Miss Education of Dr. Exeter by Jillian Stone. Print or eBook any format, reader's choice Ebook open international

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Giveaway Three: YA Books

1 Signed print copy Portal by Imogen Rose- US Shipping

1 Signed print copy of INITIATION by Imogen Rose- US Shipping

1 print copy Hollow's End by Marianne Morea- US Shipping

5 print copies Visionary Unleashed by N. Dunham US shipping

1 THE HALLOWED ONES by Laura Bickle- US Shipping

1 print copy The Ifs (middle grade book) by JD Pooker

1 print set of Reckoning and Relentless by Molly Hall- US shipping

1 ebook copy of Soul Meaning by AD Starrling

1 ebook copy of King's Crusade by AD Starrling

1 ebook copy Hollow's End by Marianne Morea

5 ecopies Visionary Unleashed by N. Dunham

5 ecopies of Portal by Imogen Rose

5 ecopies INITIATION by Imogen Rose

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Giveaway Four- Ebooks

1 ebook copy Flashback by Maria Hammarblad

10 ebook copies of Shield: Allie's War, Book Two by JC Andrijeski (or Revik: Allie's War, Early Years)

1 Tyrant of Tarsit (Time travel romance) by Holly Hunt

2 ebooks of New Zealand with a Hobbit Botherer by John Gisby (international)

1 each Bleeding Hearts (Demimonde #1) and Blood Rush (Demimonde #2) by Ash Krafton

2 copies each Her Dear & Loving Husband and Her Loving Husband's Curse by Meredith Allard

1 Winner's choice Caged Heat or Wolf Protector by Milly Taiden

1 ecopy Resurrecting Harry by Constance Phillips

1 The Cat's Meow by Stacey Kennedy

1 Stavros is giving away 1 of each- eBook copies of Dead Girl: A Romantic Zombie Tale of Revenge, Blood Junky, and Love in Vein

1 Murder on Mars (A New Orleans Mystery) by MM Shelley

1 Little Red Riding Wolf by Jessica Aspen, mobi or epub available

1 Cindy Spencer Paper is giving away an E-book - winner's choice of any available on her website.

1 eCopy of The MacLomain Series Boxed Set by Sky Purington (Books 1-4), PDF or gifted to Kindle

5 free copies of DRAGONSTONE by Paula Millhouse : pdf, emobi, ePub

5 ecopies of THREE WISHES by Paula Millhouse pdf, mobi, ePub

1 ecopy SMOKE AND MIRRORS (The Gifted, Book 1) by Marie Treanor

1 ecopy SERAFINA AND THE SILENT VAMPIRE (Serafina's, Book 1) by Marie Treanor

1 BLOOD GUILT (Blood Hunters, Book 1) by Marie Treanor

1 Annie Nicholas is giving away Reader's choice of any ebook from her backlist winner's choice of .pdf, epub, mobi.

1 one e-book set of the first two books in the Seven Seals Series (Seal of Destiny and Seal of Surrender) by Traci Douglass

1 ecopy Wucaii by Pembroke Sinclair

2 ebooks of Silent Screams by Annette Gisby (international)

2 ebooks of Shadows of the Rose by Annette Gisby (international)

3 EBOOKS (one set): THE CROSSE HARBOR TIME TRAVEL TRILOGY by Barbara Bretton

1 More Than Friends by Jessica Jayne (.epub, .pdf, .mobi)

1 In Flames by Jessica Jayne (.epub, .prc and .pdf)

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Book Tour: Halo of the Nephilim By Dina Rae

Halo of the Nephilim
By Dina Rae
Genre: Horror/Paranormal Fiction/touch of romance
Series: Follows Halo of the Damned
Number of Pages: 244
Publisher: Eternal Press
Formats available: E-book

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Book Description:

Can a fallen angel, his band of broken souls, and his nephilim children change the world?

Armaros the Cursed, Satan’s favorite of the Fallen, falls once again after breaking the rules. Fearing an eternity of punishment, he desperately attempts to save himself by sending a bird to his island. The SOS message is received by his beloved congregation. They prepare the great Armaros’ kingdom for his return. Can his loyal worshipers rescue him from the pit?

Halo of the Nephilim is the sequel to Halo of the Damned. The story begins with Armaros’ arrest. Reporters are duped into believing he was gunned down while awaiting trial. Declared dead, his only known surviving daughter, Joanna Easterhouse, proves her relation and inherits everything. She catapults her career from an entry-level advertising assistant to the head of Armaros’ advertising empire. Life couldn’t be better: a windfall inheritance, real power within a major industry, a loving relationship with a former demon, and a baby on the way. She should be on top of the world, but knows everything good must come to an end.

Joanna’s sister, Kim Easterhouse, becomes Kim Slattery after marrying Sean, her dead mother’s probate lawyer. Joanna generously includes them as key players in her advertising chain. They, too, have much to smile about, but a string of events leads them back to old family secrets. Wickedness looms over the Easterhouse family once more, forcing them into an unlikely showdown filled with page-turning excitement. Like Halo of the Damned, Halo of the Nephilim is filled with conspiracy and angel lore taken directly from scripture and other ancient writings. Nephilim meander the earth in confusion, constantly questioning who they are and where they stand in terms of good and evil. More mind control themes top off this tale of doom. Dina Rae delivers the darkness in the most entertaining light.

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What is a Nephilim by Dina Rae

Halo of the Nephilim, Rae's sequel to Halo of the Damned, explores the possibility of a hybrid species of part angel and part human walking the earth. Her horror/fantasy novel is not as incredible as it sounds. The Bible and other ancient writings call this being nephilim (both singular and plural). Genesis hints at the idea of fallen angels mating with humans, but Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees elaborate in great detail.

Centuries later, the existence of nephilim is still debated today by religious scholars. Some believe a specific kind of angel called Grigori or Watcher was ordered by God to watch over mankind. Lust gets in the way.

Many Christians, Jews, and Muslims are already familiar with the fall of Satan. God's favorite angel wages war against God during Creation and loses. Satan is so persuasive that one-third of all the angels in Heaven take his side. He and his renegade are exiled from Heaven for eternity. Their banishment leads them to Hell.

Satan's fall is not the only fall involving angels. Most are unfamiliar with the Apocryphal book of Enoch, one of the most holy characters in Biblical times. Enoch is chosen by the Watchers to intercede for them to God, like their defense lawyer, after they anger Him. It is unclear if all or some of the Watchers defied God's orders, but an infamous meeting on top of Mount Herman in Israel takes place. The Watchers form a pact to wed and bed human women. With their supernatural abilities and charms, seduction is easy.

The result of this forbidden love is a new race called nephilim. Some of these beings are described as giants with six fingers. Centuries later, races associated with nephilim are Anakim, Eminem (not the rapper), Refain, and even Annunaki (usually thought to be hybrids of humans and aliens from Nibiru). These races are considered ancient superheroes. God holds them responsible for teaching humans and their children advanced technology such as weapons, architecture, tools, agriculture, and cosmetics. They, along with Satan and the one third of angels who fell with him, are denied God's mercy and forgiveness.

Goliath who was slain by David is probably the most famous of the Old Testament's nephilim. He comes from the town of Gath, one of the lands of giants. By the way, Jesus was crucified in Golgotha which translates into place of the skull. Some believe Goliath's skull was buried in Golgotha.

Looking for a new kind of horror entwined with religion? Read more about nephilim in Dina Rae's exciting series of Halos.

Halo of the Damned and Halo of the Nephilim are available on most major book distributing sites. Halo of the Madonna, the .99 prequel, is exclusively available on Amazon. Visit Rae's blog page, Halo of the Madonna's Release, and enter to win a free, spam-free, easy raffle loaded with unique themed gifts.

GOODREADS: Take Halo of the Nephilim or Halo of the Damned Quizzes to see what you know about angels: Halo Series Quizzes

About the Author:

Dina Rae is a new author here to stay. As a teacher, she brings an academic element to her work. Her three novels, Halo of the Damned, The Last Degree, and Bad Juju weave research and suspense throughout the plots. Her short story, Be Paranoid Be Prepared, is a prequel of sorts to The Last Degree, focusing on the James Martin character. In the spring of 2013, her latest novel, Halo of the Nephilim, will be released. Dina also freelances for various entertainment blogs.

Dina lives with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs outside of Chicago. She is a Christian, an avid tennis player, movie buff, and self-proclaimed expert on several conspiracy theories. She has been interviewed numerous times in e-zines, websites, blogs, newspapers, and radio programs. When she is not writing she is reading novels from her favorite authors Dan Brown, Anne Rice, Stephen King, Brad Thor, George R.R. Martin, and Preston & Childs.

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Halo of the Nephilim, sequel to Halo of the Damned (60 reviews, 4.3 avg. on Goodreads), has just been released and now available through major book distributors.
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Book Tour: Cassie Scot By Christine Amsden

Cassie Scot:

ParaNormal Detective (Book 1)

About The Author:

Christine Amsden has been writing science fiction and fantasy for as long as she can remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about people and it is in this way that she strives to make science fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone.

At the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt's Disease, a condition that effects the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams. (You can learn more here.)

In addition to writing, Christine teaches workshops on writing at Savvy Authors. She also does some freelance editing work.

Christine currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her biggest fan and the key to her success. They have two beautiful children, Drake and Celeste.

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Genre: Fantasy

Publisher: Twilight Times Books

Release Date: May 15, 2013

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Book Description:

Cassie Scot is the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but belonging to neither. At 21, all she wants is to find a place for herself, but earning a living as a private investigator in the shadow of her family's reputation isn't easy. When she is pulled into a paranormal investigation, and tempted by a powerful and handsome sorcerer, she will have to decide where she truly belongs.

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How I Met Cassie:

Cassie came to me, I didn't go to her.