Roxanne Rhoads's Blog, page 148

November 25, 2020

A Bewitching Wednesday

A Round-Up of Daily Book Tour Stops

INTERVIEW WITH TITUS MURPHY (BLACK OAK-THE LOVELESS CHRONICLES) #bewitchingbooktours https://supernaturalcentral.blogspot....

Death will soon find you...
The Reaper Collection by Jade Royal
https://amzn.to/36DdgEJ
#paranormalthriller #nook #kindle #thriller #ghosts #revenge #friday13th #psycho #jaderoyal #authorjaderoyal

The Journeys of a Different Necromancer The Locked Door Series Book One by James J Crofoot - Young Adult Fantasy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/zmYw50CutYn

Book Tour: The Reaper Collection by Jade Royal
http://mommasaystoreadornottoread.blo...
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 25, 2020 08:40 Tags: a-bewitching-wednesday

November 24, 2020

A Bewitching Tuesday

Black Oak: The Loveless Chronicles Chapter 1 by Titus Murphy
https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-s6wFAUhb/

Spotlight ~ The Journeys of a Different Necromancer: The Locked Door Series, Book One by James J Crofoot @crofoot626_j ~ Young Adult Fantasy #YA #Fantasy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/bCyG50Cthzx

Spotlight ~ The Journeys of a Different Necromancer: The Locked Door Series, Book One by James J Crofoot @crofoot626_j ~ Young Adult Fantasy #YA #Fantasy https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2020/...

The Reaper Collection by Jade Royal
https://www.lisasworldofbooks.net/202...
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 24, 2020 09:00 Tags: a-bewitching-tuesday

Review - Grave War by Kalayna Price

Grave War (Alex Craft, #7) Grave War by Kalayna Price
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sad to see this series end. It has been one of my favorites.

The book opens with Alex having taken over as the lead investigator for the Fae Investigation Bureau after Falin ascended to the throne of Winter Court as the new King. Her first day on the job all hell breaks loose and she's thrust into chaos. Things go from bad to worse with the fate of Faerie in Alex's hands. Can she come up with a solution before magic disappears from the mortal world and all the Fae fade?

Grave War tied up many loose ends and answered many questions that had been left hanging throughout the series. However, I felt the story was rushed and left out many favorite characters that had played key roles throughout the series. Most major characters only got a quick mention, including Death. Having played such a major role in the earlier books I had hoped to see more of him, even if they did "officially" break up.

In the end, I was both surprised by a few revelations and satisfied by the happy ending. There's plenty of room for more stories in the future if Price ever decides to resurrect the series.


I received this book for review from the publisher via Netgalley.

View all my reviews
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 24, 2020 05:00

November 23, 2020

A Bewitching Monday

A Round-Up of Daily Book Tour Stops

INTERVIEW WITH JADE ROYAL (The Reaper Collection) #bewitchingbooktours
https://supernaturalcentral.blogspot....

INTERVIEW WITH ELEXIS BELL (A Heart of Salt and Silver) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/t7eD50Cs3aE

The House of the Wolf The Werewolves of Quebec Book One by Alison Baird - Paranormal, Werewolf - The wolf within is the greatest danger of all. #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/ObDd50Cs3sf

The Journeys of a Different Necromancer by James J. Crofoot - Book Tour #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Yt9U50Cs3Jq

Black Oak : The Loveless Chronicles Chapter 1 by Titus Murphy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/9hHT50Cs3j0

The House of the Wolf [Book Tour with Excerpt] #bewitchingbooktours https://www.westveilpublishing.com/?p...

A Heart of Salt and Silver by Elexis Bell #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Vqar50Cs35V

INTERVIEW - HORROR FANTASY - BLACK OAK (Loveless Chronicles, #1) by Titus Murphy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/LEHw50Cq5Rn

Poetry Corner with James J Crofoot Author of The Journeys of a Different Necromancer #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/I9RY50Cq5Wg

INTERVIEW WITH ALISON BAIRD (THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/GNvE50Cq5Tv
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 23, 2020 07:59

November 20, 2020

A Bewitching Friday

A Round-Up of Daily Book Tour Stops

INTERVIEW - HORROR FANTASY - BLACK OAK (Loveless Chronicles, #1) by Titus Murphy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/LEHw50Cq5Rn

Poetry Corner with James J Crofoot Author of The Journeys of a Different Necromancer #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/I9RY50Cq5Wg

INTERVIEW WITH ALISON BAIRD (THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/GNvE50Cq5Tv

Spotlight: The Reaper Collection, by Jade Royal #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/hB8L50Cq5Y4

A Heart of Salt and Silver Elexis Bell #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/E3Yh50Cq5P3

Spotlight ~ The House of the Wolf: The Werewolves of Quebec, Book One by Alison Baird @bairdwriter #Paranormal #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/lwS050Cq5UL
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 20, 2020 08:57

November 19, 2020

A Bewitching Thursday

A Round-Up of Daily Book Tour Stops

The House of the Wolf by Alison Baird - Book Tour + Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/WzRJ50Cp08r

Black Oak : The Loveless Chronicles Chapter 1 by Titus Murphy
https://serenasynn.blogspot.com/2020/...

The Reaper Collection by Jade Royal #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/hPhR50Cp0cx

Broken hearts and damned souls, magic and death…
All in a day’s work for a demi-demon.
But can she be more?
A Heart of Salt and Silver by Elexis Bell
https://amzn.to/2Tw5Sn1
#PNR #fantasy #supernatural #paranormalromance
#AHeartOfSaltAndSilver #darkfiction #fantasyromance

Interview with the ghosts from The Reaper Collection by Jade Royal +excerpt
http://www.ismellsheep.com/2020/11/in...

The Journeys of a Different Necromancer by James J Crofoot
http://www.roxannerhoads.com/2020/11/...
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 19, 2020 07:32

November 18, 2020

The House of the Wolf by Alison Baird



The House of the WolfThe Werewolves of Quebec Book OneAlison Baird
Genre:  Paranormal, WerewolfPublisher:  Salon BooksDate of Publication:  2017ISBN: 0969803168ASIN:  978-0-9698031-6-4Number of pages:  426Word Count:  131, 320Cover Artist:  Y. Nikolova 
Tagline:  The wolf within is the greatest danger of all.
Book Description:
In the barren arctic, a white wolf journeys alone across the tundra. All his life he has dreamed of the strange creatures called humans that dwell far to the south –– creatures that wolf lore says have an ancient mystical kinship with his own species. Abandoning his pack, he sets out to make contact with human beings and learn the truth.  
In the state of Vermont, a young girl embarks on her own journey of self-discovery. 18-year-old Chantal Boisvert never knew her parents, and she is determined to learn more about them –– especially her French Canadian father, who died in mysterious circumstances. 
When she arrives in the province of Quebec the wealthy Boisvert family gives Chantal a seemingly warm and loving welcome. But then strange and sinister things start to happen. 
Why do her relatives slip away into the forest after sundown?  Why does she keep dreaming at night of being a wolf running in the wild?  Who is the attractive pale-haired boy who keeps turning up, and why do he and his friends seem so concerned for her safety?
Could it possibly be true that the Boisverts are loups garous –– werewolves?
Amazon     AmazonCA
Excerpt:

It was the wolves that woke her.

At some indeterminate point between sleep and waking she became conscious of a sound.  It insinuated itself subtly and delicately first into her ears, and then her mind, becoming part of her dreams: a sound she had never heard before, composed of multiple high-pitched cries.  She visualized these in her head as intertwining silver threads, weaving in and out of the darkness as if it were a backing of black velvet: each strand clear and shimmering and pure.  They reminded her of birdsong or whale-music.  But birds and whales are solitary singers: this was a whole chorus of ethereal voices raised, not in perfect harmony, but in a kind of counterpoint.  One voice would begin, soft and low, rising to a thin quaver; then the rest would join in.  Trying drowsily to analyze what she was hearing, Chantal moved at last from fragmented semi-consciousness into full waking awareness.

Wolves – it’s a wolf pack!

She had never heard wolves howl in the wild, only in movies where the sound effect used was a single long wail like a lonely dog’s.  Never had she imagined anything like this.  The sound was beautiful, but also unearthly.  She had heard of things that could make one’s hair stand on end; as she listened, she swore she could actually feel the fine hairs on her arms and the nape of her neck pricking up.  It must be her imagination though, for the odd sensation extended even to where she had no hair, on her cheeks and the backs of her hands and along her spine.  She alternately shivered as though cold, and then flushed as if with a fever.  Opening her eyes, she saw the moon at the window: full, round, tinged with gold; a “hunter’s moon”. 

Springing out of bed, she went to the window and opened it, letting in the chill night air.  She breathed it in, in deep hungry gulps.  But she still felt sweaty and flushed.  She tore off her pants and tee shirt and tossed them aside.  Now the night breeze blew upon her entire body, and her hot prickling skin responded to its icy caress as if to a physical touch.  A brief giddiness made her reel and clutch at the windowsill for support.  Chantal looked down at her hands resting on the sill. 

But they were no longer hands. 

They had become two grey-brown furred limbs ended in broad, clawed pads. It was the fur that made her feel so hot, she realized.  Her tongue lolled, panting, from her mouth, its soft length spilling over teeth and jaws that now had a different shape…

With understanding came not fear, but relief and joy.  She was not feverish after all, nor was she in any kind of danger.  This was obviously just a dream.  She would wake from it soon, as she did from every dream, and then everything would be all right.  But now the wolf-voices called again, and the dream-body she wore yearned for the freedom of the outdoors, for the cool scent-laden air and the exhilaration of running through the forest.  She glimpsed indistinct, shadowy shapes flitting through the blackness under the trees, and eyes like glimmering stars turned towards her in invitation.

In one light easy motion, Chantal sprang out of the window and into the night.

 

About the Author:
Alison Baird is the award-nominated author of numerous novels for both adult and young adult readers, including The Dragon's Egg (Scholastic Canada), White as the Waves (Tuckamore Books), The Hidden World, The Wolves of Woden, and the Willowmere trilogy (Penguin Canada), and The Dragon Throne trilogy (Warner Books). Baird has also published numerous works of short fiction in Canadian magazines and anthologies.  She lives in Ontario, Canada.
www.alisonbaird.net 
https://twitter.com/bairdwriter 
https://www.facebook.com/alison.baird.944
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/219417.Alison_Baird 



 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 18, 2020 21:30

A Bewitching Wednesday

A Round-Up of Daily Tour Stops

Interview with the ghosts from The Reaper Collection by Jade Royal +excerpt
http://www.ismellsheep.com/2020/11/in...

The House of the Wolf by Alison Baird
#bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/SktF50CnSI7

The Journeys of a Different Necromancer by James J Crofoot #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/1vLc50CnSOh

A Heart of Salt & Silver by Elexis Bell - Book Tour + Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours https://www.jazzybookreviews.com/2020...

The House of the Wolf by Alison Baird #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/GnxT50CnSKn

Arts and Crafts with Elexis Bell: Trying New Crafts #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/P8XS50CmJZU

Virtual Book Tour: Black Oak : The Loveless Chronicles Chapter 1 by Titus Murphy
http://mommasaystoreadornottoread.blo...
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 18, 2020 08:50

November 17, 2020

A Bewitching Tuesday

A Round-Up of Daily Tour Stops

Arts and Crafts with Elexis Bell: Trying New Crafts #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/P8XS50CmJZU

INTERVIEW - PARANORMAL - THE HOUSE OF THE WOLF (Werewolves of Quebec, #1) by Alison Baird #bewitchingbooktours
http://ow.ly/PD7l50CmKDL

The Reaper Collection #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/5MLi50CmKP5

The Journeys of a Different Necromancer by James J Crofoot #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/bchn50CmKLh

Spiritwalker by Tanith Davenport #PNR #eroticromance #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/978650CmKwz

Excerpt: Black Oak (The Loveless Chronicles Chapter 1) by Titus Murphy #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/t7T950CmKnE
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 17, 2020 08:11

November 16, 2020

A Bewitching Monday

A Round-Up of Daily Tour Stops

The House of the Wolf by Alison Baird
https://paranormalists.blogspot.com/2...

Author Titus Murphy
http://kayphoenix.blogspot.com/2020/1...

Broken hearts and damned souls, magic and death…
All in a day’s work for a demi-demon.
But can she be more?
A Heart of Salt and Silver by Elexis Bell
https://amzn.to/2Tw5Sn1
#PNR #fantasy #supernatural #paranormalromance
#AHeartOfSaltAndSilver #darkfiction #fantasyromance

Death will soon find you...
The Reaper Collection by Jade Royal
https://amzn.to/36DdgEJ
#paranormalthriller #nook #kindle #thriller #ghosts #revenge #friday13th #psycho #jaderoyal #authorjaderoyal

Spiritwalker by Tanith Davenport #PNR #eroticromance
https://www.lisasworldofbooks.net/202...

The Journeys of a Different Necromancer by James J Crofoot
https://www.lisasworldofbooks.net/202...

Virtual Book Tour: The House of the Wolf by Alison Baird
https://mommasaystoreadornottoread.bl...
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on November 16, 2020 07:54