Monday, November 9, 2015
Cover Reveal: Blood Moon - Secrets of the Moon Saga #3.5 By Kristy Centeno @KrissyGirl122 @GHBTours
Blood Moon
Secrets of the Moon Saga #3.5
By- Kristy Centeno
Genre- YA Paranormal
Published By- Inkspell Publishing
Publication Date- December 10th, 2015
Cover Designer- Najla Qamber
The mystery deepens…but the truth slowly begins to unravel.
In the midst of an impending war, comradeships will be forged, relationships mended, and bonds strengthened.
We’re closer to dismantling the alpha’s plan now than ever before, but when tragedy strikes, our commitment to a cause kept alive for the memory of our loved ones will be tested. Our ties tried. Our sanity preyed upon.
Darkness will shadow our lives. A common goal, however, can help us move forward.
Can we pick up the pieces long enough to ensure a future for Marjorie? Or will another loss be the evil that breaks me?
Release Blitz: The Seer's Daughter - Beyond the Grave, book 1 by Athena Daniels @AthenaDaniels11 @HotTreePromos #Giveaway
Author: Athena Daniels
Title: The Seer's Daughter
Series: Beyond the Grave, book 1
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Cover Designer: Damonza.com
Upon returning to her hometown for her grandmother's funeral, Sage Matthews is terrorized by a series of strange events. She dismisses each eerie occurrence as a by-product of her overwrought emotional state, until it becomes chillingly clear that something not of this world is desperate to get a message-or is it a warning?-through to her…
Detective Sergeant Ethan Blade comes to Cryton, South Australia, to catch a serial killer. When Ethan meets Sage-the latest victim's beautiful granddaughter-his attraction to her is explosive and inconvenient. He knows she's not crazy, but Sage's theory about the murders is unbelievable.
With the handsome detective rejecting her ideas, Sage embarks on the supernatural journey that her grandmother started. What she discovers shatters everything Sage ever knew about herself-and who she really is.
Ethan's routine case quickly turns personal when he discovers Sage is the killer's next target. For her, he'll break all the rules and cross every line. But how can he protect Sage from an evil he cannot even conceive of?
"Don't move," he ordered. He removed his gun and utility belt and placed them on the chair. Grabbing the neckline of his fitted gray T-shirt with one hand, he tugged it up and off in one swift movement. Sage knew she was staring. She couldn't help it; his body was even more perfect than she had imagined. Well-toned, but not bulky, his muscles rippling with his movements. A thin and sexy trail of hair started at his bellybutton and disappeared suggestively into the top of his jeans. She struggled to swallow, her mouth suddenly dry.
Not taking his eyes off her, he undid the top button of his jeans and positioned his body over hers, resting his weight on his arms. His mouth captured hers, the deep kiss reigniting the fire that had barely banked between them.
She ran her hands over the taught contours of his abdomen, marvelling at the way the individual muscles contracted beneath her fingertips. She played with that neat line of hair, and he sucked in a breath, catching her wrists as she tried to tug the denim down. Capturing both hands, he placed them above her head.
"Thought I told you not to move." His voice was barely recognizable, little more than a sexy rasp. He motioned to the chair where his utility belt lay. "Do I have to use my cuffs, or will you stay still?"
Cuffs? Oh hell, yes! An image of herself, restrained on the bed while Ethan teased and pleasured her needy flesh, flashed into her mind. The tender place between her legs throbbed its approval.
Athena Daniels lives on the northern beaches of sunny Western Australia where she writes romantic suspense, romantic thrillers and erotic suspense.
The author of Desperate, The Seer's Daughter is her second novel. When she is not writing, you will find her at the beach, or under a tree with a coffee and a good book.
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Virtual Tour: A Prince of a Guy by Eileen Dreyer @GoddessFish #Giveaway
A Prince of a Guy
by Eileen Dreyer
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
BLURB:
When New Yorker Casey Phillips visits the tiny country of
Moritania, she simply wants to see where her ancestors came from. Instead,
she's mistaken for a princess.
The
real princess has been kidnapped, and Crown Prince Eric von Lieberhaven insists
Casey—a dead ringer for the missing royal—step into the princess's shoes until
she can be freed.
As
Casey upends royal tradition, Eric finds himself hoping the cheeky American
never returns home. But can a secretary from Brooklyn really find happiness
with a prince?
EXCERPT:
Somewhere in the Alps,
1987
Twenty minutes later,
Casey occupied a chair in the little booth at the edge of Moritania while two
officers dressed like the Pope's Swiss Guards scuttled around trying to find
new and different ways to make her more comfortable. She assured them that
there was only so much comfort one could find at a border crossing. All she
succeeded in doing was making them look more miserable. But when she asked
whether the American consul was coming, or even a tow truck, all they did was
exchange worried little glances.
"Soon now, my
lady," the spokesman assured her, actually wringing his hands. "He
promised."
Casey shrugged again,
thinking that she was doing a lot of that, and crossed her legs, resettling her
wide denim skirt around her legs. Not exactly climbing clothes. But then, Julie
Andrews had done the Alps in a habit.
"This is real
Sound of Music country," she said, not really expecting an answer by now.
"Of course, you guys were probably raised on Wagner and Romberg."
No answer.
"Romberg,"
she repeated. "You know, Student Prince?"
"Cassandra, what
on earth are you up to now?"
Casey lifted her head
with a start at the sound of the new voice. Then her mouth dropped open and her
brain stalled. Now how had he snuck up on her?
The guards were
saluting now, and a new man stood in the doorway. Man? More like a miracle. He
was breathtaking, the kind of man she was sure she had never in her life run
into on the streets of Brooklyn. Clad in precisely pressed gray flannel slacks,
a hunter's jacket of tweed and leather and a wool sweater over a snow-white
shirt and navy blue tie, he looked more like an English lord gone to tour his
estate.
Tall, maybe six feet,
and slim. Athletic. Casey could imagine him on a polo pony or a yacht, the wind
sweeping through his golden-brown hair. He had a face that would have made Cary
Grant cry: long, with an aquiline nose, a strong chin and a well-bred brow. It
was a cultured face with eyes the color of a summer sky, although right now
that summer sky seemed a bit chilly. And it went with an actual English accent.
In the Alps.
A most practical
child, Casey had never been able to figure how Cinderella could have been swept
off her feet within the space of one dance. If this guy had been the one
wearing the tights, it would have made perfect sense. She was in love before
she even knew his name.
He turned briefly and
dispatched the guards with a gentle word. The relief on their features was
palpable as they straightened and departed.
"How did you do
that?" Casey asked, getting to her feet. "No matter what I did they
kept checking out their toes. It's kind of unnerving after awhile, ya know?"
Her guest considered
her with evident frustration. "When are you going to stop? You're not
going to make them better subjects by playing games with them. And you're
certainly playing havoc with my schedule."
"Thanks for the
interest," Casey said, smiling dryly. "What the hell are you talking
about?"
"And where in
heaven's name did you pick up that atrocious accent?"
Casey was bristling
now. "From my mother. She has one just like it. Listen, my car broke down
and I need a tow. And I forgot my passport back at the hotel. Otherwise I
wouldn't have had you paged. Are you with the American embassy?"
He straightened a
little, his head tilted at an angle of inspection. "Cassandra..."
"Nobody's called
me Cassandra since the nuns. Actually, they called me Mary Cassandra, but...”
She blinked, taken aback. “Wait. How did you know my name?" She shook her
head, the confusion mounting. "Listen, I'll tell you what. If you're not
with the embassy, just call me a tow or whatever. If this is an example of
Moritanian hospitality, I don't think I want to visit after all. I'd have more
fun in the Bronx on a Saturday night."
Casey had more to say.
Something about rudeness and insanity and lack of oxygen at high altitudes. She
never quite got it out. As she was speaking, the gentleman's eyes widened with
an incredulity that gave her pause. His mouth opened and he stepped up to her.
When he laid a hand under her chin and lifted it, she fell mute.
His eyes caught hers
and held them. His hand, graceful and strong, stilled her. With just that
contact, Casey found herself suffused with a sweet hesitation she'd never
known. A languid heat, as if his eyes were stealing her strength. She looked up
at him and forgot what she'd been about to say and why it had been important.
Hell, given a minute more and she'd forget her name and birthday.
"Bloody
hell," he breathed, his gaze suddenly sharpening. His eyes swept her
features, her attire, and then came back to rest on her face. "You're not
like her at all, are you? Not at all."
Casey couldn't seem to
drag her eyes away. "I... wouldn't know. Who?"
"Who are
you?"
"Casey Phillips.
Who are you?"
He actually opened his
mouth and closed it once before answering. "Eric von Lieberhaven."
Their voices had grown
soft somehow, intimate in the little room. It was Mr. Von Lieberhaven who broke
the spell first, pulling his hand away as if he'd been scalded. Casey saw him
rub it against his leg in what she was sure was an uncharacteristic gesture.
She wasn't sure how she knew. She just did.
"But why did they
call you?" she asked when he moved far enough away that she could breathe
again. "You never told me. Do you work for the American embassy? Or the
English embassy?"
The smile he gave her
was a bright one, rueful and wry. He had beautiful white teeth and a pattern of
crow's-feet from the sun and wind that imbued his smiles with an endearing
warmth. Casey smiled back without knowing why.
"No," he
assured her. "I am not with the embassy."
That fancy British
accent again. Not the kind you heard on BBC. The real posh one, just a bit
nasally. If he hadn't been standing right in front of her, Casey would have
tried to mimic it. It was the closest she'd been to traveling to other
countries before this.
What she really
wanted, she realized, was to get to know Eric von Whatever better. Fat chance,
from the looks of him. He looked as if he'd been afforded more in life than a
flat and a high school education.
Outside the phone
jangled, and one of the guards went to answer it.
"Your
Highness?"
Eric turned to him.
Casey gaped.
"Your what?"
Copyright Eileen
Dreyer
AUTHOR BIO:
New York Times bestselling, RWA Hall of Fame author Eileen
Dreyer has published 31 romance novels in most genres, 8 medicalforensic
suspenses, and 10 short stories.
2015 sees Eileen enjoying critical acclaim for her foray into
historical romance, the Drake’s Rakes series, which Eileen labels as Regency
Romantic Adventure that follows a group of Regency aristocrats who are willing
to sacrifice everything to keep their country safe. She is also working on her
first nonfiction book, TRAVELS WITH DAVE, about a journey she's been taking
with a friend's ashes.
A retired trauma nurse, Eileen lives in her native St. Louis
with her husband, children, and
large and noisy Irish family, of which she is the reluctant
matriarch. She has animals but refuses to subject them to the limelight.
Giveaway:
$10 Amazon/BN GC
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your chances of winning.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Book Blast: The Oncoming Storm Series By Jay Mims @JayMimsey @GHBTours
The Five Santas
The Oncoming Storm Series Book #1
By- Jay Mims
Genre- Mystery, Detective, Cozy
Dan Landis is a private investigator who makes his living peeping in windows and taking compromising photos to make a quick buck. But, even adultery has an off-season, and to make some quick cash, Dan's been hired by a department store to work as a loss prevention agent.
Then he finds Santa stuffed behind a dumpster. One Santa leads to another, and before he knows it, Dan's up to his sugar plums in murder, intrigue and holiday cheer. It's up to Dan to save Christmas, find the Kringle Killer and choose the perfect gift for the quirky blonde in his life.
The Cult of Koo Kway
The Oncoming Storm Series Book #2
By- Jay Mims
Genre- Mystery, Detective, Cozy
When Dan Landis wakes up handcuffed and threatened by a colander wielding high-heeled beauty, he knows it's Tuesday. And when a hapless blonde is in danger of being mugged, his best friend shows up poisoned in his kitchen, and his sister wants him to track down a cowboy named Tex, Dan knows he's in trouble.
Dan and his faithful sidekick Abbey return for this new mystery, as college professors keep disappearing, students end up poisoned, and someone keeps trying to kill Dan. And all signs point to an obscure film called The Cult of Koo Kway. As the clock ticks, Abbey and Dan must work together to save the day.
The Gray Ghost Inn
The Oncoming Storm Series Book #3
By- Jay Mims
Genre- Mystery, Detective, Cozy
Dan Landis had a simple plan. Drive to a quaint bed and breakfast, spend New Year's with his best friend Doc, and enjoy a much-needed vacation. Except, he didn't account for everyone's favorite klutzy genius Abbey.
Now there's a body in the library, snow all around, and a mansion full of suspects. Dan must call on his best detective skills, and his worst Hercule Poirot impersonation, to solve this latest mystery. However, the awful truth looms overhead everyone, whatever the answer, nothing will ever be the same.
Racing the Storm
The Oncoming Storm Series Book #4
By- Jay Mims
Genre- Mystery, Adventure, Detective, Cozy
The storm is here. Dan Landis, private investigator, has been hired by his defense attorney sister to do the impossible. In order to create a miracle, Dan must call on his friends and family, endangering them and putting a target on his own back.
Dan is on the run, his home is in flames, and the bad guys have murder on their minds. The skies reddened in The Five Santas, the clouds began to darken in Cult of Koo Kway, and the thunder rumbled in The Gray Ghost Inn. At last, the storm is here. And everything is about to change.
About the Author-
Jay Mims, better known as Mimsey, lives two miles past nowhere with The Mimsus. He also accidentally adopted his neighbor's cat, Eartha Kitty, has a lizard named Bob hiding in his house, and has a passive-aggressive Dalek roommate named Steve. When not writing cozy mysteries, Jay teaches and is learning knitting. Jay is currently working on knitting a cape. Capes are cool.
Social Media Links-
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Blog Tour: Daughters of the People Series By Lucy Varna @GHBTours
The Prophecy
Daughters of the People # 1
By- Lucy Varna
Genre- Fantasy/ Romance /Romantic Suspense
Maya Bellegarde has spent her entire life searching for a way to break the curse hanging over her and her People. As part of her quest, she volunteers to investigate an anomalous burial at a Swedish archaeological dig where a rare cache of documents has been discovered side by side with an ancient symbol linked to the Seven Sisters, the progenitors of the People.
While in Sweden, Maya meets James Terhune, an attractive archaic language expert, and invites him to take on a position at the Institute for Early Cultural Studies, the People's main historical research branch. James is thrilled by the opportunity Maya extends and intrigued by the attraction he feels for her. He soon begins to suspect, however, that the secrets of the grave are minor compared to the secrets Maya holds, secrets that could hamper their burgeoning relationship and cripple the work they've undertaken for the IECS.
The People aren't the only ones interested in the newly-discovered documents. An ancient enemy of the People resurfaces, threatening the lives of Maya and James' loved ones, and setting in motion a chain of events that could save the People, or destroy them.
Blog Tour: Alterity By Ashlynne Laynne @qlane @GHBTours
Alterity
Book #1
By- Ashlynne Laynne
Genre- Rocker Romance/Contemporary
Publisher: Q-Rotic Press
Passion. Love. Music.
A man struggling to gain his independence…
Every aspect of Austin MacKenzie’s life is governed by a generations-old code instituted by his Scottish forefathers. But rather than be groomed to take over the family empire, he struggles to free himself from the bonds of an arranged marriage to a woman within Scottsdale’s societal circles.
A woman simply struggling to survive…
Raised by a drug-addicted mother in one of the roughest parts of Phoenix, Liz Carlisle just wants a way out. A nursing student, she’s determined to make a difference and reach her ultimate goal of becoming a pediatric nurse.
With music as a common ground…
After a chance encounter at a band audition, Austin and Liz discover that they share a love of music. Despite their differences, an attraction forms that will alter their lives forever and rip their worlds apart.
Author Interview-
What inspired you to write Alterity?
Alterity came about because of my love of music and the Celtic culture. After writing paranormal characters for the better part of three years, I was ready to take a little break from my vampires and write human characters. It was a transition that took some getting used to in the beginning.
When or at what age did you know you wanted to be a writer?
I was bitten by the writing bug at the tender age of eight. I placed third in an essay contest and history was made.
What is the earliest age you remember reading your first book?
My first book love was for Judy Blume books around third or fourth grade.
What genre of books do you enjoy reading?
I’m not a huge fan of YA. My favorite books are those with some sizzle in the storyline. I tend to steer clear of vampire and rocker romances, simply because these are the genres I write in.
What is your favorite book?
The Outlander Series are my favorite books at the moment.
You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?
Diana Gabaldon is my favorite author. I just love the knack she has for filling out a scene and making you feel the emotions of her characters.
If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?
Honestly, I love living in contemporary times and would never ever want to go back in time.
When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?
Writing is definitely made easier for me with music. I usually start with an outline that never holds up. My characters are just as stubborn as their creator.
Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?
I don’t have any fur babies, but I do love them. My life is so complicated and busy that I simply do not have the time to devote to one. I am a firm believer in not having them unless you can treat them as one of the family.
My first book love was for Judy Blume books around third or fourth grade.
What genre of books do you enjoy reading?
I’m not a huge fan of YA. My favorite books are those with some sizzle in the storyline. I tend to steer clear of vampire and rocker romances, simply because these are the genres I write in.
What is your favorite book?
The Outlander Series are my favorite books at the moment.
You know I think we all have a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?
Diana Gabaldon is my favorite author. I just love the knack she has for filling out a scene and making you feel the emotions of her characters.
If you could travel back in time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go and why?
Honestly, I love living in contemporary times and would never ever want to go back in time.
When writing a book do you find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?
Writing is definitely made easier for me with music. I usually start with an outline that never holds up. My characters are just as stubborn as their creator.
Do you have any little fuzzy friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?
I don’t have any fur babies, but I do love them. My life is so complicated and busy that I simply do not have the time to devote to one. I am a firm believer in not having them unless you can treat them as one of the family.
What is your "to die for", favorite food/foods to eat?
With the holidays coming, I am thrilled to be able to indulge in some of my favorite foods. Sausage balls and applesauce raisin bread are two of my most favorite holiday foods that I only get to eat this time of year.
Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?
Write what you love. Read plenty. Stay at it. Be realistic about your expectations. Being an author hard and it needs to be something you are truly passionate about.
With the holidays coming, I am thrilled to be able to indulge in some of my favorite foods. Sausage balls and applesauce raisin bread are two of my most favorite holiday foods that I only get to eat this time of year.
Do you have any advice for anyone that would like to be an author?
Write what you love. Read plenty. Stay at it. Be realistic about your expectations. Being an author hard and it needs to be something you are truly passionate about.
