Cover Reveal: Forever and Always Series By . L. Todd

Only For You
Forever and Always Series #1
By E. L. Todd
New Adult and College; Contemporary Romance; Coming of Age; Romantic Suspense

Book Description:

When Scarlet realized Penelope was dumping Sean, her best friend, she was devastated. Penelope was the love of his life, the woman of his dreams. Scarlet knew how far her best friend was going to fall and she had to catch him. Scarlet became Sean's rock and helped him through a very painful breakup, but her own hidden desires bubbled to the surface in the process. When they finally gave in and slept together, she thought it was the start of their new relationship. Unfortunately, Sean didn't feel the same.

Humiliated and heartbroken, Scarlet moved across the country and found what she least expected. She rekindled her damaged relationship with her brother, who she hadn't spoken to in a year, and her brother's best friend was attractive and interesting. Their relationship was natural and unforced, and she was immediately drawn to him. Would she be able to get over Sean, forget about him, by sleeping with Cortland, or would that just be another repeated mistake?

Forever and Always
Forever and Always Series #2
By E. L. Todd
New Adult and College; Contemporary Romance; Coming of Age; Romantic Suspense

Book Description:

Now that Sean and Scarlet are together, Scarlet couldn't be happier. They were meant for each other and would make any sacrifice to be together. With her greatest friend as her new lover, their relationship was perfect. But when Sean asks her to move back to New York, she hesitates. She doesn't want to leave her brother after finally reconnecting with him so they agree to make the coast-to-coast trip every weekend. Scarlet wants Sean to move to Seattle but she knows he can't leave his job for her. Scarlet fears that Sean still loves Penelope even though she never questions him about it. When Penelope shows up at Sean's apartment pregnant and penniless, Sean has to decide what he really wants. Will a baby interfere with the happiness that Scarlet has recently found?

About The Author:

E. L. Todd was raised in California where she attended California State University, Stanislaus and received her bachelor's degree in biological sciences, then continued onto her master's degree in education. While science is interesting and a hobby, her passion is writing. After writing novels as a small child, her craft grew until she found the confidence to show her closest friends-which is how Only For You, the first installment of the Forever and Always series, and the Soul Saga series began. When she isn't reading or writing, she is listening to indie rock music. Her current favorite artist is Mumford and Sons, whom she credits most of her inspiration for her novels. She also enjoys running and swimming, as well as working as a high school teacher. She also works as an assistant editor at Final-Edits.com. She has an unusual obsession with dogs, even though she doesn't own one, and her favorite vacation spot is Disneyland, which she visits several times a year. The most important aspect of her life is her friends, whom contributed so much time and energy into all of her novels. According to E. L. Todd, "Without them, Only For You and Soul Catcher never would have come to fruition. I am theirs forever."

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Promotional Tour: Someone Has Taken My Place by David Snow

Someone Has Taken My Place

by David Snow

About The Author

David Snow has been working in the private security and financial investigation arena since 1989. He was one of the first graduates and members of the Institute of Irish Investigators. He obtained the "youngest student award" from the Institute in 1989. In 2013 he was awarded Investigator of the Year by the Europe Middle East and African chapter of the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators. He was also presented with the International Investigator of the Year Award in Denver Colorado by IAFCI - North America and donated his winnings to the Wounded Warrior Project, which supports American troops injured at war.

He was initially employed by Sleator Carroll Investigators and then Pinkerton Security & Investigations. Pinkerton is the world's oldest and largest Private Detective and Security agency with operations on every continent. He joined Pinkerton in 1993 and became the General Manager of the Irish operation in 1996, leaving in 2001 to pursue a career within insurance fraud investigation.

Today he is employed as the Head of Special Investigations for the Irish operation of a multi-national insurance company. He is a member of the International Association of Special Investigation Units (IASIU), the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators (IAFCI), the Association of Irish Risk Management (AIRM) and was one of the first Europeans to obtain the Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator (CIFI) from North America. He has lectured on identity theft and financial crime in Ireland, North America and Europe. He is also a member of the Irish charity A Little Lifetime Foundation, formally known as ISANDS, obtaining an award in 2012 for his efforts in the prevention of the identity theft of dead Irish baby's.

He lives in Dublin, Ireland with his wife and two children Olivia and Sarah.

Website - www.davidsnow.ie  

About The Book

Genre - True Crime (Based on a true Story)

A Financial Thriller / Fraud and Identity theft - International Investigation

Publisher - Createspace

Release Date - March 2013

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Book Description:

Inspired by a true story and written by the real Irish Investigator who won the acclaimed award of Financial Investigator of the Year EMEA 2013 and International Investigator of the Year - IAFCI North America "for the true case, in which the book is based." Someone has taken my place is an epic account of the identity theft of Irish babies who died in the 1970's. Irish Fraud Investigator Andrew Stone is on the trail of the serial fraudster known in Ireland as the Texan. The fraudster is inventive and elusive as he evilly masquerades in the identities of dead babies for fraudulent gain. Stone is obsessed with obtaining justice for the vulnerable Irish parents whose babies identities have been taken by the American professional conman. Follow his personal international chase across Ireland, Europe and the United States of America as, with the help of the FBI, former KGB Agents, the United States Secret Service, Interpol and the Irish police, Stone pieces together the international conman's tortuous spider's web of illegal aliases and criminal intent.    

Praise for Someone Has Taken My Place:

  It reads, when you think of it like something out of a Hollywood Movie" Ryan Tubrity, RTE

Ireland, The Late Late Show "A thinking man's thriller, crime in the modern era." Amazon Review

 "Extremely interesting book that shines a bright light on identity theft." Amazon Review "Brilliantly
written by David Snow! I could not put this book down. Gripping and well worth the read! Very well
done, and a highly recommended book!" Former FBI Agent

"This book is an excellent mystery ...non-stop ride through the ruthless world of identity theft ...smart and emotional novel." Irish Police Detective

Excerpt:

What's Underneath the Water....

One of the names that Cochran had used to make claims against Irish insurance companies was John Martin. Snow checked with the Births/Deaths and Marriages office in Dublin for this name, and was told that John Martin was born in 1976 and had died shortly after. Snow immediately referred the case to the Irish Police speciality fraud unit, the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, and was able to present the police authorities with a comprehensive file.

Further investigation revealed that Cochran had obtained multiple Irish passports using the identities of deceased infants. Insurance policies had been issued to these names, followed by personal injury insurance claims. Cochran also had opened bank accounts, set up email addresses, and was using mobile phones in the names of these various stolen identities.

A Happy Ending

As a result of the investigation, Cochran was arrested at the Dublin airport in January 2011 while attempting to board a flight to Poland. When arrested, he was in possession of a child's death certificate and a completed official Irish passport application form. Cochran was convicted of these offences and is serving a prison sentence of four years.

Snow expressed his thanks to all involved. "Following his arrest and conviction, Jeremy Cochran is currently serving his sentence in an Irish prison. This was thanks to the efforts and cooperation of the SIU teams, the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, the Irish Passport Office, International Association of Special Investigation Units, the district attorney's office in Durant, Okla., the sheriff 's department in Texas, the Durango Police Department and others."

Snow also gave a special thanks to the Irish charity "A Little Lifetime" (www.alittlelifetime.ie), which provided support to the bereaved parents of the infants, whose identities were misused by Cochran.

Epilogue

In May 2012, the charity "A Little Lifetime," took the opportunity of providing Snow and two detectives from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation with an award for their efforts in the "detection and prevention of past Irish babies being used for identity theft and insurance fraud."

In April 2013 David Snow, will be presented with the Financial Investigator of the Year Award 2013 in Cyprus, by the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators EMEA (www.iafci.org)

David has since written a book, "Someone has taken my place" which is a novel based on the case and is available at www.davidsnow.ie or Amazon. A percentage of the sale of the book is being passed to the Irish charity A Little Lifetime. 

     

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Birthday Bash: Scorned By Tyffani Clark Kemp

Scorned

LeKrista Scott, Vampire Hunted # 1

By-Tyffani Clark Kemp

Publication Date- October 15th, 2012

Genre-Paranormal/Vampires 

LeKrista Scott has killed a vampire, and now his lover wants revenge. 

After months of watching her from the shadows, Lucretious, a millennia old vampire, finally makes his attack during a party thrown by his maker, Roman - a party where Roman proclaims his protection over LeKrista. Roman steps in and saves her life, but not before she deals Lucretious the true death in front of his lover, Perdita. Now LeKrista is running for her life and Roman is trying to save it, but she's not sure if he really cares or if he has some underhanded reason for keeping her alive. She seeks help from Mages but they refuse to help her, even though she exhibits high potential as a Mage herself. In a last ditch effort, Roman whisks LeKrista away, but Perdita finds them. LeKrista must eliminate Perdita one way or another.

    

  

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Book Tour: Moirai By Ruth Silver

Title: Moirai
Series: Aberrant Trilogy # 2
By Ruth Silver
Publication Date: September 26th, 2013
Genre: YA Dystopian

Blurb:

Olivia has been on the run from the government of Cabal since the marriage ceremony. Finally settling in and finding herself a place to call home, in Shadow, Olivia and Joshua are preparing for the uprising that they and the rebel alliance have been planning for months.

With new abilities and special talents, from Mindonsiphan, Olivia learns that she can do more than most ordinary eighteen year olds. Learning both to hide and perfect her skills will be one of the biggest challenges she'll be forced to face.

A constant rollercoaster of emotion and adventure await Olivia and Joshua, as they embark on a journey to the rebel city of Torv, and what was once home, Genesis.

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Excerpt:

My feet crunched on weeds as I pushed my way through the waist-high grasses towards the river. It was rare anyone ventured outside of Shadow. In most cases leaving wasn't permitted. Was I breaking the rules by being here? I didn't know the answer to that question and hoped I wouldn't find out. Bending down, my body hid among the grasses as I dipped my bare feet into the water. I shivered and grimaced, scrunching my nose from the sensation. As quick as my feet had dipped into the icy cold water, I pulled them out. With a slight splash I heard a rustling in the distance.

"Who's there?" My voice echoed as I stood. I wasn't afraid. Shadow was my home. Although I'd ventured from the town, it wasn't far. I glanced in the direction of Shadow and could barely make out the community. Perhaps I'd traveled further than I thought.

The grass shifted in the distance and I felt my heart skip a beat. My eyes widened as I quickly took off for town. I ran as fast as my legs would take me. Gasping for breath, I refused to slow down. Whether it was an animal or an outlaw, I wasn't waiting around to find out. Swiftly, I headed for Shadow. My knees lifted higher off the ground with each bare step I took. I didn't turn around but I could hear the pounding of weight against grass. Whoever or whatever was behind me wasn't small or light and they were gaining on me. I didn't have time to scream as I felt a large body coming down hard on top of me. My face slammed into the grass, scratching my cheek as I gasped for breath. "Help!" The words barely left my lips as my head lolled up from the ground; someone ripped at my hair and slammed me fast back into the grass. I bit my bottom lip, tasting dirt as I jammed my elbow behind me. I had to think fast. I'd spent months in Shadow training and now was the time to use it!

"Having fun yet?" the voice echoed into my ear. The whispered breath made me shudder. I didn't recognize the voice. Was I supposed to? I couldn't turn my head around, no matter how hard I tried.

Character Interview with Olivia:

The Avid Reader: What is it like living in a world where the government provides all of your needs for you? Like your home, clothes, food and whatever else you may need?

Olivia: For my first eighteen years, it was all I knew. Sure, I was aware of the dangerous Gravelands. You don't get the things that we consider necessities out there. Living in Genesis had its advantages, but there were expectations that you had to follow. They weren't necessarily easy things either. For instance, giving up your second born to the government.

The Avid Reader: How do you feel about babies being created in labs?

Olivia: I wish I'd been created in a lab, like the rest of civilization. At least then I wouldn't be chased by the government. Maybe I'm being unreasonable and ungrateful, but I would love to spend five minutes not worrying about being attacked.

The Avid Reader: What do you think about a couple only having permission to have one child?

Olivia: They're the lucky ones. If they were told to conceive a second child, the government would take the newborn away from the parents. Although there are some families that never have the opportunity to have any children in Genesis.

The Avid Reader: How do you feel about when a couple has more than one child and that second child is taken from the parents and given to another couple?

Olivia: It's terrible. Everyone in town knows what's going on. No one agrees with the system, but it works. It's how society functions. I always wonder what it feels like to be that mother, to know that in a few short months she'll have to hand over her child to the government. Just thinking about it, I feel awful.

The Avid Reader: How do you feel knowing that you were conceived and not created in a lab?

Olivia: It's confusing, upsetting, aggravating. I'm angry about it too. I wish I wasn't any different. I know others would think I'm selfish, and some people probably think I should have a child because I can. It should be my decision though.

The Avid Reader: How does it feel knowing that according to the government you were born illegally?

Olivia: It's absurd that my existence is illegal. I get what they're afraid of: me destroying the entire system. It's frightening not to know who you can trust.

The Avid Reader: I get the feeling you don't really like Cate all that well. Why?

Olivia: Cate and I don't always see eye-to-eye. She wasn't very welcoming when I came to Shadow. As part of their town, they required that Joshua and I had to pass a series of tests to move from recruit to soldier. Cate's talented and of course just watching her show me up with a bow and arrow didn't make me want to like her. Maybe a tinge of it was jealousy in the beginning. To make matters worse, during the training exercise, she decided to steal my clothes from the shower stall. She was acting childish and immature. I got stuck wrapping a shower curtain around myself. It was humiliating! I guess you can say I don't like her.

The Avid Reader: Do you think Chancellor Collins is ok? Is he someone you can truly trust with your life?

Olivia: It's hard for me to trust anyone after what I've been through. The only person I truly trust with my life is Joshua.

The Avid Reader: Is there anything from your life in Genesis besides your mother that you miss?

Olivia: I miss the simplicity of things. We should have a right to make choices and decide what we want to do with our lives but at the same time, having everything decided for you, it does make things easier.

The Avid Reader: What is your favorite thing to eat?

Olivia: Chocolate covered strawberries! They are divine.

The Avid Reader: Is there one thing that you love doing more than anything in the world?

Olivia: Reading.

The Avid Reader: I see that you love to read. What is your favorite book to read? Had you rather read a book that is true or a story that is made up, one that is not real?

Olivia: I prefer reading fantasy novels. Our world is filled with so many horrible stories, reading about them doesn't make me feel any better. I'd rather escape to some fantasy island or faraway land. I don't have a favorite story, but I do love the classics.

My Review:

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

Olivia and Joshua live in a world where babies are created in a lab. But you know what Olivia is very special because she was not created in a lab she was conceived. When the government of Cabal in the town Genesis where they live find out the truth of Olivia's birth they have to go on the run. In their world being conceived and not created in their little labs is illegal. Olivia and Joshua leave their home town and end up in the town of Shadow.

In the town of Shadow Olivia and Joshua learn how to fight and to defend their selves in battle. They are in training so that they can fight for everyone's right to have a child of their own and to live their lives the way they want and not the way someone else tells them too. They are fighting for any couple who has more than one child that they can keep that child and not have to give it to another couple.

Moirai is written in a way that you can just picture all the little towns in your mind, the way that they are laid out and where each and every building is. The vehicles are all described so well that you can just see them running up and down the streets. The world in Moirai is written so you actually believe that it is real or it could be real.

Joshua and Olivia are two very smart and mature people for their age. Olivia just may be the only woman left in the world that can have a child on her own and not one that is not made in a lab. But they both know that this is not the time for them to be having any babies of their own. They could have a child just to say hey look at me I can have a child and you can't. But they are not like that. They are not the type of people to hurt someone or boast about anything. They are two humble people who care a great deal about other people and their feelings.

While Olivia is not ready to have a child of her own she still takes in a child; a little girl Adelaide that she finds in another town, a town that was attacked. Adelaide is a very sweet and loving little girl who takes to Olivia right away. Olivia may not have had a child of her own and never had any brothers or sisters to help take care of. Olivia had no idea how to take care of a child. She probably never was around any babies much less a small child and she still knew what to do. Yeah her motherly instinct just kicked right in. Adelaide wiggled her way right into Olivia's heart.

If you like to read dystopian books then the Aberrant series is one set of books you don't want to pass up. I loved reading the first book in the series Aberrant and I loved the second book Moirai even more. I can't wait to read the next book in the series Isaura. I want to know more about Olivia and Joshua and their lives together. Will they ever have a child of their own? What kind of event would that be for Olivia and Joshua? What would it be like for everyone else? If they had a child it would give everyone else hope.

Title: Aberrant
Series: Aberrant Trilogy # 1
By Ruth Silver
Ebook Publication Date: April 17, 2013
Genre: YA Dystopian

Blurb:

In the future dystopian society of Cabal, the government instills equality for all and offers its citizens the perfect system. There is food, shelter and jobs for everyone. The one requirement is to follow the rules without question, including the government's match in marriage and "The Day of the Chosen", a lottery that randomly selects families to conceive children as natural means hasn't existed in generations. Following her eighteenth birthday, Olivia Parker accepts her requirement to marry her childhood best friend, Joshua Warren, and is eager to start her work assignment and new life when it all comes abruptly to an end as she's arrested and thrown in prison. The only crime committed, her existence. Olivia is unlike the rest of the world born not from "The Day of the Chosen." The truth haunts the government and puts her life in grave danger as one simple fact would destroy the perfect system.

With Joshua's help, Olivia breaks free of prison and is forced on the run. Together they set out to find the promised rebel town in search of a new home and new life together. Their situation seems less than promising as they reach the town of Haven. New rules and customs must be adhered to in order to stay. Leaving would mean most certain death in the large expanse of the Gravelands. Time is running out as the government mounts an attack to destroy Olivia and bury her secret with her. Thrown into a world unlike their own, they must quickly adapt to survive.

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Excerpt:

We rounded the corner and my eyes caught sight of a line of young men stretching around council hall, extending for blocks. "What's going on over there?" I asked.

Landon's face perked up, a hint of a smile playing on his lips, "they're here for you, Olivia."

"Me?" I felt nervous and swallowed the bile rising in my throat.

Landon patted my back, as if he had the ability to reassure me. His touch was repulsive. I pulled away slightly from his grasp, my gaze still attached to the hundreds of young men lining up along the edge of the building and pushed back down into the street. "They're submitting their applications to date you."

"You're joking?" My eyes wide and mouth agape, I couldn't believe this was happening.

"This is because of Joshua yesterday, isn't it?" It had to be the reason they found it necessary to punish me.

Landon sighed. He seemed agitated with me, short-tempered. "We've told you, Olivia, you can't be with Joshua."

I rolled my eyes, "yes and you've also told me I have three years to decide. What's all this!" I gestured towards the young men as I pushed them aside to walk through the main entrance, they were in my way.

"Hey! No cutting in line," one of the young men yelled before his voice faltered off realizing I wasn't there to apply. "Are you Olivia?" His voice echoed against the building as he took another step, further inching towards the foyer.

"It's none of your damned business!" I shouted back, my eyes glaring as I knocked Landon hard with my elbow. I knew it wouldn't win me any brownie points but I didn't care. I was beyond pissed. My feet clanked over the marble flooring. In the center of the room a table had been set up where the young men were fast approaching, one after another. "You're wasting your time," I called back to the woman hosting the event as she recorded their information in an oversized book.

"This way," Landon escorted me away from the line of bachelors towards the open door.

"Please, come in," the older wiry-haired woman gestured us inside and shut the door promptly behind us. All the noise and commotion from the main foyer disappeared inside the room.

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About the Author:

Ruth Silver attended Northern Illinois University and graduated with a Bachelor's in Communication in the spring of 2005. While in college, she spent much of her free time writing with friends she met online and penning her first novel, Deuces are Wild, which she self-published in 2004. Her favorite class was Creative Writing senior year where she often handed in assignments longer than the professor required because she loved to write and always wanted to finish her stories. Her love of writing led her on an adventure in 2007 to Melbourne, Australia. Silver enjoys reading, photography, traveling and most of all writing. She loves dystopian and fantasy young adult stories. Her debut novel published by Lazy Day Publishing, ABERRANT is scheduled for release April 2013. Ruth has been actively writing since she was a teenager. She currently resides in Plainfield, Illinois.

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Tamaria Soana’s Beachwalk Press Tour

Obsession
by Tamaria Soana
Genre(s): Romantic Suspense

Blurb

Is there anywhere safe when you're the object of someone's obsession?

Alexandria Stevens is a New York Times best-selling romance novelist. After she makes a guest appearance on a popular TV talk show, she creates a Twitter account.

Within a few short weeks she meets a fan, and they become fast friends…or that's what Alex thinks. When Alex finds herself being stalked, the person she least suspects is her new friend Jillian. What she doesn't know is that Jillian has been obsessed with her for years. She wants everything Alex has, even her husband.

Content Warning: sexual situations, adult language, violence

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Naughty Little Bedtime Stories
by Tamaria Soana

Blurb

Bedtime stories that will heat up your night.

Naughty Little Bedtime Stories contains twelve short stories that will arouse your senses. You'll find stories that contain light bondage, food play, ménage (m/m/f), and other erotic events. Each story has a different setting and couple who explore all things naughty in and out of the bedroom.

Content Warning: adult language, graphic sexual situations

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Southern Embrace
by Tamaria Soana

Blurb

Can a long lost love mend a grieving heart?

Widowed at twenty-three, Savannah Grant is devastated and consumed with grief, a grief that she can't seem to move past. When her high school sweetheart, Lance Peterson, re-enters her life, Savannah struggles with the feeling that she would be betraying her deceased husband by moving on. Plus, she can't forget the way Lance broke her heart all those years ago.

Lance never stopped loving Savannah. He wants a second chance, and he's willing to do anything it takes to convince her to give him one. Will she give in and let Lance love her, showing her a passion beyond anything she thought possible?

Content Warning: adult language, explicit sexual situations, anal play

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About the Author:

Tamaria Soana is middle aged, but just feels her life has begun. She writes sexy contemporary romance stories that always end with a 'happily ever after'. Growing up she loved to read and make up new places in her head to escape to. In her late teens she began writing short stories and poetry; it wasn't until her late thirties before she began to spin a full story.

She's married and a stay-at-home-mom of two beautiful young girls, they reside in Western New York. Cuddling up with a good book under an electric throw is her way to escape the cold Buffalo nights. Besides writing, she co-owns Shades of Rose Marketing and hosts a talk show on Talkshoe called Live with Tamaria ~ Giving authors a voice.

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Release Day: First Bite By Dani Harper

First Bite
by Dani Harper

ISBN: 1477807594
(ISBN13: 9781477807590)

Series: Dark Wolf #1

Expected Publication Date: Oct 15

Blurb

Geneva "Neva" Ross doesn't want to die. But now that she's been turned into a werewolf against her will, she'll do anything to protect her family and friends…even if that means taking her own life.

After witnessing Neva's leap from a high ledge, Travis Williamson-a Changeling with a dark past-uses his powers to save her life. He feels a connection to the strong-willed woman whose eyes flash that familiar Changeling green. While Neva is hospitalized, Travis risks everything to kidnap her, knowing the approaching full moon will put everyone in jeopardy.

Bickering constantly to hide their growing attraction, Travis and Neva run from the authorities…and from Neva's sinister sire, Meredith de la Ronde. Meredith delights in creating new shape-shifters and compelling them to do her dark bidding; now Neva must join Meredith's murderous wolf pack…or die.

Intensely suspenseful with deliciously sexy twists, this paranormal romance-the first in (the title of series)-intertwines sensual passion with an epic, thrilling battle between good and evil.

About The Author:

Dani Harper is a former newspaper editor whose passion for all things supernatural led her to a second career writing paranormal fiction. A longtime resident of the Canadian north and southeastern Alaska, she recently ventured south with her husband, Ron, to rural Washington to be closer to their grown children and to live the country life (Goats and chickens and pugs, oh my!).

Dani is the author of the shapeshifter series Changeling Moon, Changeling Dream, and Changeling Dawn. She's currently signed with Montlake Romance for two brand new series - STORM WARRIOR kicks off the Grim Series this August and FIRST BITE launches the Dark Wolf series in October of this year.

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Review Tour: Sanctuary By Pauline Creeden

Title: Sanctuary
By: Pauline Creeden
Publication Date: September 30th, 2013
by AltWit Press

Blurb:

In a heart-racing thriller described as Falling Skies meets The Walking Dead, Jennie struggles to find a safe place for what's left of her family. But it seems as though there is no place sacred, no place secure. First the aliens attacked the sun, making it dimmer, weaker, and half what it used to be. Then they attacked the water supply, killing one-third of Earth's population with a bitter contaminate. And when they unleash a new terror on humankind, the victims will wish for death, but will not find it…When the world shatters to pieces around her, will Jennie find the strength she needs to keep going?

  

My Review:

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

Jennie wants to go to college but the thing is she wants to leave home to go. She wants to live the college life just like any other girl her age. But her mom doesn't want nor think that this is a good time for her to be leaving home. Her mom wants to keep the family together. She doesn't know what is going to happen now that the aliens have come for a visit or may be to live. The aliens have been hanging around now for about six weeks. They are hovering over different towns and cities waiting for mankind to just disappear I guess so that they can take over the planet. When they first got here they contaminated the water killing a third of the population and they also made the sun dimmer. Jennie is upset that her mom wants her stay at home and go to college there but at the same time she knows her mother is right. It would be best if they all stayed together for the time being.

One day Jennie's mom is attacked and her father takes her to the hospital. He leaves Jennies behind to get her little brother and they are to meet them at the hospital later. After Jennie gets her little brother Mickey ready and they start out for the hospital she sees a lot of strange things going on that she doesn't understand. When she arrives at the hospital she can't find her parents. The only thing she knows to do is go home and wait hoping they will show up there. When the aliens start attacking the humans and turning them into zombies Jennie realizes that they can't stay home they need to get out before it is too late.

Jennie takes Mickey and they leave their home and run into the pastor of the local church. They hook up with the pastor and his wife and they all head out together to find somewhere safe. On the way they meet up with two guys both of whom are brothers, Hugh and Brad. You would never know they were brother. They are as different as night and day. Hugh is a teacher at the school where Jennie graduated. Hugh is one of the nicest persons you would ever meet. He would protect Jennie and Mickey or anyone for that matter with his life. But not his brother Brad, no way no how would Brad even think about anyone else but himself his brother included. Brad would throw his own brother under the bus and then run over him his self. Brad is one person I would want to stay far away from me during an apocalypses or at least I would want him in front of me so I could keep an eye on him at all times.

I love any kind of horror books, movies, tv shows or whatever I love it. But zombies and end of the world types are my all-time favorites. Don't get me wrong I love a good book about witches, vampires and werewolves as well but zombies and apocalyptic are just my favorite. When I read the blurb for Sanctuary I knew I had to read it. I love Falling Skies and The Walking Dead is my all-time favorite tv show. I have seen every episode ever made.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on Sanctuary and start reading it. I hope that there will be a book 2 because I really want to know more about Jennie and Hugh. Do they get together? Will they save the world? Can the world be saved? Can they beat the aliens? If you love reading or watching anything with aliens and zombies in it and the world is coming to an end as we know it then you will fall in love with Sanctuary.

Author Info:

In simple language, Pauline Creeden breaks down Biblical stories and applies them to real life in new ways. Her methods of teaching have brought new light to old scriptures. In her fiction, she creates worlds that are both familiar and strange, often pulling the veil between dimensions. She becomes the main character in each of her stories, and because she has ADD, she will get bored if she pretends to be one person for too long.

Pauline is horse trainer from Virginia, but writing is her therapy.

She is the Admin for Spirit Filled Kindle and an administrator for Readers' Realm. Her articles, reviews, and devotionals have been featured in RUBY FOR WOMEN Magazine,Devotionals for Bloggers, Faith Filled Family Magazine, and Christian Fiction Book Reviews.

One of Pauline's short stories has won the CCW Short Story contest. Other short stories have been published in Fear & Trembling Magazine, Obsidian River and Avenir Eclectia. An urban fantasy short will appear in The Book of Sylvari: An Anthology of Elves from Port Yonder Press, and a vampire short will appear in Monsters! from Diminished Media Group. She is currently editing and drafting several novels at various stages.

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Book Tour: Stealing Fire By Susan Sloate

Title: Stealing Fire
By: Susan Sloate
Expected Publication Date: late August 2013

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Blurb:

"How do you recognize your soulmate?

In glittery 1980's Los Angeles, Beau Kellogg is a brilliant Broadway lyricist now writing advertising jingles and yearning for one more hit to compensate for his miserable marriage and disappointing life.

Amanda Harary, a young singer out of synch with her contemporaries, works at a small New York hotel, while she dreams of singing on Broadway.

When they meet late at night over the hotel switchboard, what begins will bring them each unexpected success, untold joy, and piercing heartache ... until they learn that some connections, however improbable, are meant to last forever.

STEALING FIRE is, at its heart, a story for romantics everywhere, who believe in the transformative power of love."

STEALING FIRE was a 2012 quarter-finalist in the amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.

Excerpt:

The phones were ringing off the hook, and it was after three. And Amanda was tired.

She disposed of all the calls; she didn't think she could be bright and bubbling tonight. As she started to put down her headset, she realized she'd left one call on hold; the red light winked tantalizingly at her. She pushed the button, and was startled to hear a light, clear whistle delicately sounding one of her favorite old songs.

For a moment, she just listened. Then she started to hum along, filling in the words where she could remember them.

The whistling stopped, and the voice she'd come to recognize and dread pushed out at her. "So you know it."

"It's one of my favorites." She hummed a few more bars, hesitatingly. "I've known it for years."

"Remember the title?" It was a challenge.

"`Bursting Bubbles'." That was easy. She remembered the scratchy old record that Josie had broken years ago. Even now she felt a small pang at losing it. "From a show called The Life and Times."

"Well, well. I'm impressed. Two points for you."

"And for you, 704. Are you into trivia games?"

He chuckled. "So you know who I am. That makes you one up on me. I don't know who you are."

"Why do you want to know? Gonna complain to the boss?"

"I wanted to thank you. I don't often have a chocolate shake for breakfast, but it really hit the spot this morning. I never get service like this, not even at the Lorelei."

Character Bio:

BEAU KELLOGG is my hero. He's spent many years as a brilliant lyricist and librettist in the musical theater. (A librettist is the person who writes the story and script for a musical show.) So Beau is not just a poet who sets words to music, he also understands building story and characters and how to fit songs and story together to build an integrated whole. Beau has been in the theater since his 20's, during the Golden Age of musicals, but he intended to retire years before, when it became clear his kind of musical was dying out. Unfortunately, his investments were lost in a stock-market crash, so he had to go back to work--and now he's writing advertising jingles for L.A. ad agencies. He's been successful at it, though he hates it, and when the story opens he's being asked to meet with an agency in New York. A lyricist friend of his, also a Broadway show writer, got sick and dropped out of a big job, and recommended Beau for it. So Beau is coming to New York for meetings about a job he doesn't want but knows he has to take, because the money is too good to turn down. His marriage is unhappy but inexorable; he can't bear the thought of walking out on his wife, though his life with her is miserable. He's a romantic as well, though it's been many years since he's allowed himself to think about that side of his life. He doesn't know it, but he's been waiting all his life to meet someone like Amanda.

Book Soundtrack:

It would be lots of old romantic songs (think movie soundtracks, like BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S) and plenty of Broadway show music!

Since the novel is set in the 1982-83, the soundtrack would only have music that was available at that time. (This would eliminate a lot of music that we associate with the '80s, like the soundtracks from TOP GUN and FLASHDANCE, which weren't released till years later.) We might JUST be able to use Marian's Theme from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, since it came out in 1981. But I'm really finicky about historical details and not sticking anachronisms into my work, so if it wasn't publicly available in 1982, I wouldn't use it.

There's one song, though, that I'd throw in just for sentimental reasons. STEALING FIRE is based on an incident from my life, and while it was occurring, I had just heard the song "Back on the Chain Gang" on the radio. I got it and played it again and again, and to this day, when I hear that song I think of that time in my life. Needless to say, I've always loved it.

Also, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer who wrote CATS and PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, among many other shows, is mentioned several times in the story, because his shows and their big production values made it almost impossible for Beau, my hero, to return to Broadway writing the kind of shows he used to. Consequently, Beau hates him, and so does my heroine, Amanda (not just because of Beau but because she doesn't like glitzy productions either - she's all about the music and lyrics). So though his music certainly fits into the era, we would have NO Andrew Lloyd Webber songs on this soundtrack!

About The Author:

Susan Sloate is the author or co-author of more than 20 books, including Realizing You(with Ronald Doades), a recent self-help novel, and the 2003 #6 Amazon bestseller, Forward to Camelot (with Kevin Finn), which took honors in 3 literary competitions and was optioned by a Hollywood company for film production.

She has written young-adult fiction and non-fiction, including the children's biography Ray Charles: Find Another Way!, which was honored in the 2007 Children's Moonbeam Book Awards. Mysteries Unwrapped: The Secrets of Alcatraz led to her 2009 appearance on the TV series MysteryQuest on The History Channel. Amelia Earhart: Challenging the Skies is a perennial young-adult Amazon bestseller. She has also been a sportswriter and screenwriter, managed two recent political campaigns, and founded an author's festival in her hometown outside Charleston, SC.

Stealing Fire was a Quarter-Finalist in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and combines autobiographical experience with her lifelong love of the musical theater. She is proud to be distantly related to Broadway legend Fred Ebb, the lyricist for Cabaret,Chicago, All That Jazz and New York, New York.

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