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Review: Centaur Legacy by Nancy Straight

20 January, 2013 3:48 pm , 1 Comment ,

 

Centaur Legacy
(Touched, #2)
By: Nancy Straight
Publisher: Self- published
Published: Nov. 22, 2012
Genre: New Adult/Paranormal Romance
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Camille and Drake are on the run from the head of the Centaur Council, seeking the mythical pasture of Thessaly and a family heirloom that may keep them safe. As their journey progresses from the rolling hills of Ireland to the snow covered forests of South Dakota, Cami learns more about her mother’s secrets, including a twin brother and a Centaur legacy that puts a death warrant on her entire family.

Camille and Drake don’t know who to trust or where to hide. Camille’s family is quick to come to her aid, but who among them can be trusted?

A supernatural benefactor forces Drake to choose between being the man he wants to be and the Centaur warrior Camille needs him to be.

 

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Posted in: New Adult, Paranormal Romance

Guest Post: Christy McKellen author of Her New Worst Enemy

18 January, 2013 3:37 pm , 12 Comments ,

Today we have author Christy McKellen stopping by talk about her heroine and how flaws help us readers relate to them.

Formerly a Video and Radio Producer, Christy now spends her time as either a slave to her children or her muse. When she’s not writing spicy romance, she can be found stomping around the South West of England, glomming her to-be-read pile or escaping from real life with her rather delicious husband.

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Review: Real Men Don’t Break Hearts by Coleen Kwan

17 January, 2013 4:00 pm , 1 Comment ,
Real Men Don’t Break Hearts

(Real Men, #1)
By: Coleen Kwan
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Published: Dec. 10, 2012
Genre: Romance
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Ally Griffin is horrified to learn her new landlord is none other than the infuriating playboy Nate Hardy—the man whose wiles she just knows got her jilted at the altar six years ago. Add to it that her ex-fiancé Seth is showing up in her hometown of Burronga, Australia, to marry his beautiful new bride…for real this time. But the kicker? Everybody’s treating Ally as though she’s still heartbroken. She’s just fine, thank you very much, but could The Jilter have the decency not to hire her sister as his florist?

Nate Hardy is tired of his high-flying city career and bachelor lifestyle and is looking for something more real. The last thing he needs is to find himself undeniably attracted to Ally, the woman with whom he never saw eye-to-eye. But is he even capable of what Ally wants and deserves?

As Ally tries to pull her life out of the rut it’s fallen in, she doesn’t count on Nate stirring up her emotions. A short-term fling with the resident bad boy is practically irresistible, but only if she can guard her heart…

 

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Review: Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

16 January, 2013 2:00 pm , Leave a Comment ,

Scent of Magic
(Healer, #2)
By: Maria V. Snyder
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: Dec. 25, 2012
Genre: YA
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Hunted, Killed—Survived?

As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, she no longer exists. Despite her need to prevent the megalomanical King Tohon from winning control of the Realms, Avry is also determined to find her sister and repair their estrangement. And she must do it alone, as Kerrick, her partner and sole confident, returns to Alga to summon his country into battle.

Though she should be in hiding, Avry will do whatever she can to support Tohon’s opponents. Including infiltrating a holy army, evading magic sniffers, teaching forest skills to soldiers and figuring out how to stop Tohon’s most horrible creations yet; an army of the walking dead—human and animal alike and nearly impossible to defeat.

War is coming and Avry is alone. Unless she figures out how to do the impossible … again.

 

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Posted in: YA Fantasy

Guest Post: Hanna Peach author of Angelfire

14 January, 2013 7:30 pm , Leave a Comment ,

Today we have author, Hanna Peach joining us. She’s the author of new YA novel, Angelfire.

Angelfire
(Dark Angel, #1)
By: Hanna Peach
Published: Nov. 22, 2012
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal

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An army of angels walk among us. They have kept us safe and ignorant, so far.
Earthbound for centuries and ruled by the Elders, they have established hidden cities, a society and The Code: obey your Elders, kill all demons, eliminate Rogue-angels, protect the mortals, remain hidden. Their warriors are the ungifted earthborn angels armed with blades and the ‘borrowed magics’ of distilled angel-blood tattoos.

Alyxandria is a young warrior with a fondness for customized knives and illegal night-races. If only she could overcome the taint of her parents who abandoned her to become Rogues.

When Alyx saves Israel, a gifted mortal with a past, she is forbidden to see him again. But she can’t help herself, drawn to him through their Guardian-bond, an ancient and long-forgotten bond; if he dies, she dies.

An encounter with a handsome Rogue leaves Alyx questioning all she has been taught to believe. Alyx begins to dig into the Elders’ secrets. Two thousand years of secrets that begin with the death of the Archangel Raphael. She is not prepared when she uncovers an Elder’s dark plan.

Somewhere on earth is a key to unlock hell. Somewhere on earth are pieces of an amulet that controls Lucifer and his army. Somehow Israel is the link and now both sides are after him. Who can Alyx trust when Good and Evil is no longer clear?

The war for earth begins.

The Angelfire ‘media story’ begins here…
guest post

Is this a hoax? Or will we see more visions to come? Visit Reading between the Wines on the 15th Jan 2013 to see how the story unfolds. Find the full ‘media story’ Blog Tour schedule on Hannah’s website.

 

 

A writer of fantastical things, especially stories with fangs, magic or wings.

I want to tell you tales that will rip away the glamour from your life, keep you running and fighting and gasping long past the devil’s hour and maybe, just maybe, reality will look a little bit different when you return.

Sit with me around this witchlight. Let me tell you a story.

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Review: Flawed by Kate Avelynn

14 January, 2013 6:35 pm , 1 Comment ,

Flawed
By: Kate Avelynn
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Published: Nov. 22, 2012
Genre: YA
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Sarah O’Brien is alive because of the pact she and her brother made twelve years ago — James will protect her from their violent father if she promises to never leave him. For years, she’s watched James destroy his life to save hers. If all he asks for in return is her affection, she’ll give it freely.

Until, with a tiny kiss and a broken mind, he asks for more than she can give.

Sam Donavon has been James’ best friend — and the boy Sarah’s had a crush on — for as long as she can remember. As their forbidden relationship deepens, Sarah knows she’s in trouble. Quiet, serious Sam has decided he’s going to save her. Neither of them realizes James is far more unstable than her father ever was, or that he’s not about to let Sarah forget her half of the pact…

 

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Posted in: YA Contemporary

Review: Tiger’s Voyage by Colleen Houck

13 January, 2013 8:20 pm , 1 Comment ,

Tiger’s Voyage
(The Tiger Saga, #3)
By: Colleen Houck
Publisher: Splinter Publishing
Published: Nov. 1, 2011
Genre: YA
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With the head-to-head battle against the villainous Lokesh behind her, Kelsey confronts a new heartbreak: in the wake of his traumatic experience, her beloved Ren no longer remembers who she is. As the trio continues their quest by challenging five cunning and duplicitous dragons, Ren and Kishan once more vie for her affections–leaving Kelsey more confused than ever.

 

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Review: Fall Into You by Roni Loren

12 January, 2013 4:26 pm , 3 Comments ,

Fall Into You
(Loving on the Edge, #3)
By: Roni Loren
Publisher: Berkley Heat
Published: Dec. 31, 2012
Genre: Erotica
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He’ll do anything for you. But you’d better say please.

When tomboy sports reporter Charli Beaumonde loses a dream TV job because she’s not girly enough for primetime, she’s determined to land a big scoop and prove her boss made a mistake. But when she gets too close to a football scandal and finds her life threatened, Charli accepts an offer from family friend Grant Waters to hide out at his place—even if Grant predicts nothing but trouble from his buddy’s hard-headed, uncompromising, irrepressible, younger sister. There’s one more problem…

Grant’s “place” is The Ranch, a BDSM resort in Texas, and he’s used to being in charge —even if that means trying to keep Charli in line. But much to Grant’s surprise, she’s intrigued—even envious—of his trainees. They’re the epitome of what she’s never been: sexy, beguiling, and totally irresistible to a man. Still, Grant doesn’t believe for a minute that the sharp-tongued Charli has it in her to be anyone’s submissive. But Charli’s already on her knees vying for the chance to prove that even the Master can be wrong sometimes.

 

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Review: The Selkie by Rosanna Leo

9 January, 2013 10:32 pm , 2 Comments ,
The Selkie

By: Rosanna Leo
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Published: Dec. 5, 2012
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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This was supposed to be her year. However, after losing her job and discovering her fiancé cheating, Maggie Collins has her doubts. When her grandmother dies, she hits rock bottom. Maggie travels to her grandmother’s home in Orkney, Scotland to sort through her gran’s things, only to discover the old woman has left her a seal pelt as her inheritance. She also learns that others are after the pelt.

To add to her frustration, Maggie’s dreams are filled with luscious images of a long-haired man, images that draw her to the magical beaches in Orkney. Although she’s lost her trust in men, this dream man inspires her with a lust she’s never known before.

Calan Kirk has also been dreaming. Dreaming of Maggie, the mortal woman who arouses him as no other woman ever has. Meeting her in the flesh when she arrives in Orkney is nothing short of spontaneous sexual combustion. But she is a human, and not to be trusted. He needs the seal pelt, not a red-haired temptress.

As a thief ransacks Maggie’s grandmother’s house, Maggie and Calan are thrust together. They must search for the animal skin, a mythical relic which once found, will either bring them together or rip them apart forever.

 

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Guest Post: Melodie Campbell author of The Goddaughter

8 January, 2013 11:30 am , 3 Comments ,

Today we have Melody Campbell joining us today to share a short skip with us called, Travesty. She’s also giving away an ecopy to her latest novel, The Goddaughter.

 Melodie got her start writing comedy so it’s no surprise that editors have called her fiction “wacky” and “laugh-out-loud funny”. She has over 200 publications, including 30 short stories, and has won 5 awards for fiction.

“Rowena Through the Wall,” a comic time travel fantasy released from Imajin Books, is her first novel. “The Goddaughter,” a comic mob caper, will be out in 2012 from Orca Books.

 

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