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A Review of Mrs. Claus: Not the Fairy Tale They Say

Mrs. Claus: Not the Fairy Tale They Say by Rhonda Parrish
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An excellent collection of holiday tales that put Mrs.Claus in the spotlight...finally. She's been an afterthought, a woman in the shadows too long.

These wide range of tales blend myth, magic, and folklore then twist them with a new take on the woman behind the man in red. Most of them showcase that she's the one in charge or even that there is no "man", that it was her the entire time.

Paranormal, sci-fi, fantasy, horror- there's a bit of everything in this fantastic collection.

The opening story, "Wight Christmas" really grabbed my attention and set the tone for what to expect and not expect from this collection. Wight features a Valkyrie Mrs Claus that isn't going to let anyone ruin Christmas. Not on her watch.

There is no little old lady in an apron sitting on the sidelines in this collection. These women are the ones making sure Christmas happens, they control the magic of the season. Witches, faeries, Valkyrie, aliens, and more. Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without them.

And even though some of the stories have dark undertones this book has plenty of holiday joy....with a few twists.

If you like your holidays blended with fantastical paranormal and sci-fi elements combined with a touch of dark holiday magic then this book is absolutely perfect for you.

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Guest Blog and Kindle Fire Giveaway with Deborah Blake- Dangerously Divine

For those of you not familiar with my Broken Rider series, it is a spin-off from my popular Baba Yaga series from Berkley. The Baba Yagas are powerful witches out of Russian fairy tales, and their modern incarnations travel around in their magical homes accompanied by dragons disguised as (very large) dogs or a cat. The Riders were introduced in the three novels and three novellas of that series as the long-time companions and helpers to the Baba Yagas. It was my first editor at Berkley that had the idea to give them their own books. To be honest, I wasn’t sure anyone would be that interested in the Riders, but man, was I wrong! (Sometimes it is good to be wrong.)

You see, something awful happened to my poor Riders at the end of the third Baba Yaga book, Wickedly Powerful. So the Broken Rider books are the stories of how each man—more-than-human half-brothers Mikhail Day, Gregori Sun, and Alexei Knight—found his way out of the destruction of his old life and onto a new path. The first book, Dangerously Charming, featured Mikhail, and my new one, Dangerously Divine, centers around Gregori.

This was a little challenging, because of the three brothers, Gregori is by far the subtlest character. It was easier to write about gorgeous and charming Mikhail, and Alexei is rowdy and larger-than-life, so his book is going to be filled with humor and fighting. I was worried that it would be difficult to write about a hero who is generally quiet, serene, and thoughtful. (Although goodness knows, that’s my type of guy. Especially when he is dark-haired, Asian, and as good-looking as Gregori is. I do love a smart man.)

But it turned out that there was a lot going on under the surface of my supposedly calm and quiet protagonist, and it was so much fun to watch him try to cope with his mysterious and dangerous new abilities. Of course, I also really loved writing his secretly kick-ass librarian love interest, Ciera. You won’t believe what she is getting up to when no one is watching!

I hope you’ll follow the Riders on their journeys. And for Baba Yaga fans, don’t worry: at least one Baba shows up in each of the Rider’s books. I couldn’t keep them out once they’d made up their minds to help out, could I?

About the Book:

The author of the “wonderful” (Tamora Pierce) Baba Yaga novels and Dangerously Charming is back with a magically mesmerizing new tale about the dashing and daring Broken Riders...

The Riders: Three immortal brothers who kept the Baba Yagas safe, now stripped of their summons to protect. But fate is not finished with them—and their new callings are even more powerful...

Though his physical wounds have healed, Gregori Sun, the eldest of the Riders, remains in spiritual turmoil. His search for his mother, the one person able to heal his soul and save his life, is failing—until he crosses paths with a beautiful and fascinating librarian who might be the key to his salvation...

Ciera Evans’s bookish ways are just a guise. The product of a difficult past, she has dedicated her life to saving lost teens—by any means necessary. She works alone, but when a dark, brooding stranger proposes they team up to solve both their problems, she is tempted—in more ways than one...

After Ciera and Sun’s plans are derailed by dangerous enemies, they find themselves entangled in an ungodly affair—one that will force them to either find new strength together or be forever haunted by their pasts alone.

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About the Author:
Deborah Blake is the author of the Baba Yaga Series from Berkley (Wickedly Dangerous, Wickedly Wonderful, Wickedly Powerful), the Broken Rider Series, and the Veiled Magic series from Berkley and has published ten books on modern witchcraft with Llewellyn Worldwide. When not writing, Deborah runs The Artisans’ Guild, a cooperative shop she founded with a friend in 1999, and also works as a jewelry maker, tarot reader, and energy healer. She lives in a 130-year-old farmhouse in rural upstate New York with multiple cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane.

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HauntedShari Nichols
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Liquid Silver Press
Date of Publication: 11/27-2017
ISBN: 978-1-62210-452-9
Number of pages: 234
Word Count:  80.000
Cover Artist: Valerie Tibbs
Tagline: No matter how he tried, he couldn’t give her up.
Book Description:
When medium Karly Matthews agrees to move into a haunted inn, she’s not sure what’s more dangerous, the ghost or the sexy innkeeper she tries to resist. She’s can’t deny the intense rush of desire she feels every time he’s near. When she agrees to embark on a no-strings-attached relationship, she finds herself thrust into a world of mind blowing pleasures. Now she must face the aching truths of her past.
Hotel heir Thayne Harper has a laser-like focus on success that doesn’t include the help of his family. He’s always been the black sheep, living in the shadow of his dead brother. His dreams are put to the test when a supernatural entity threatens to ruin everything. The one bright spot is the woman who intrigues his mind and heats his blood.
If only he can convince her that, despite his bad boy ways, he can change for the good. Her love becomes his only salvation. Passion burns white-hot as a dark threat looms. The ghost doesn’t want them to be together and sets her sights on Thayne, luring him to a place that goes beyond death. Will Karly be able to save him before it’s too late?
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Excerpt: Karly made sure to keep her head down, wanting to avoid another run-in. Her gaze skittered over fallen leaves and flagstone tiles. Through the corner of her eye, she spotted a man in a suit and a few servers. Her fingers tightened around her key chain with every step, wanting to be far from the chaos of the evening. She was almost to the main street, when she bumped into a solid wall of muscle that threatened to knock her on her ass. Her keys flew from her hands as she began to fall backward. Before she hit the ground, two strong hands reached out and caught her around the waist. She glanced up and into the gorgeous face of the god she’d seen earlier. Up close, he was even more stunning and taller than she’d calculated. He exuded strength and masculinity, and when he focused that intense magnetism on her, all the air left her lungs, along with her ability to speak. Genuine concern flashed in his whiskey colored eyes. “I’m sorry. Are you okay?” His voice was like warm chocolate, melting her insides. When he dropped his hands, Karly could still feel the imprints on her skin. “Y-yes, I’m fine. I’m the one who should be apologizing. I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going.” Her heart pounded wildly in her chest. The man smelled incredible, like sandalwood and clean laundry. “No need for apologies. Maybe you should sit down for a minute and have a drink with me.” There was elegance in the way he spoke that made her think of old money and private school.For a moment Karly thought about taking him up on his offer, but she wasn’t in the frame of mind to pull off light conversation or flirty banter at this point. “Thanks, but I have to pass. This night, well, it didn’t turn out the way I’d hoped so I think it’s my cue to go.” She did her best to school her features, but inside she was feeling raw and vulnerable. The only thing she wanted to do was go home, soak in a hot bath, and lick her wounds. His searing gaze swept over her and made butterflies flutter in her stomach “Perhaps I can make it better. Stay and have a drink with me.” Karly glanced at his jacket for his nametag, but like her, he wasn’t wearing one. “I’m guessing you’re in either sales or politics, and if this is all for a campaign donation, I’m sorry, I already gave at the office.” Immediately she got a vibe telling her he was his own boss, which wasn’t hard to figure out. The man exuded confidence and power.The throaty sound of his laughter raised goose bumps on her flesh. “So you’re funny and beautiful that’s quite a rare combo, Miss….?”His words slid over her like a warm caress. A flush spread across her cheeks. She shook her head, a little dazed by the compliment. It would be hard not to succumb to his charms. If she was honest, his scent alone was driving her crazy. No, the man spelled danger. “I’m sorry. I should go. Good night and uh, nice running into you.” She sucked in a breath, turned and took a step toward the street.    “I don’t think you’ll get far without these,” he said in a bone-melting voice that forced her to turn around. He held up her keys in his hand.    “Right. Thanks.” She’d become so dazzled by his looks, she’d completely forgotten about them flying out of her hands“My pleasure.” The way he said the word pleasure conjured images of their bodies tangled together, rolling around in satin sheets. The air sizzled with sexual tension. Slowly, he closed the distance between them and placed the keys in her hands. She purposely avoided touching him, but his fingers grazed hers, sending a spark of awareness up and down her arm. “Don’t go,” he whispered. “Why?” Karly was curious to hear what he’d say next. “I can’t let you disappear into the night without telling me your name.” The words were spoken in a commanding tone that normally would've irritated her, but for some reason when he said them they hit every one of her buttons. “You can give me that much can’t you? It’s not every day I meet someone that captivates me and you have, quite thoroughly I might add.” The scorching heat in his gaze made her shiver. She swallowed and tried to regain her equilibrium. It’d been a long time since a man had looked at her with such blatant desire. “I’m impressed— that’s quite a pick-up line. I’m curious, does it usually work?”His smile was pure sin. “I’m not using a line on you. I just want the chance to talk to you. Give me five minutes, that’s all I ask.” What happens after that?” His charisma began to melt her resolve. Karly stole a glance at his clothing. His sweater looked like cashmere and his suit jacket was perfectly tailored and cut to fit his body, only adding to his commanding presence.  “You decide. If you want to continue the conversation, I get your number, if not, then we part ways. No harm done.” How could she say no when his approach was so refreshing “Nothing like cutting to the chase.” A guy that looked like him probably had women falling all over themselves to get his attention. It didn’t take a psychic to glean the man was a player. He was too smooth to be anything else. “Five minutes is all you get.” “Five minutes is all I need.” He was persuasive, not to mention cocky as hell and yet for some reason she couldn’t seem to say no where he was concerned. Besides, his vibe was positive and cool with no warning signs. 
“You’re pretty sure of yourself. Do you always get what you want?”
About the Author:
Shari Nichols grew up in a small town in Connecticut where haunted houses, ghosts and Ouija boards were common place, spurring her fascination with all things paranormal. Ever since she read her first Barbara Cartland novel, her life-long dream has been to write sexy, romantic stories. Shari has been married to her own alpha hero for twenty-five years. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, going to the gym, or hanging out with family and friends.
She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two teenagers, and her adoring golden retriever. She’s thrilled to spend her days in sweats, eating chocolate while pounding on her keyboard to create her next novel. Shari’s a member of Romance Writers of America, New Jersey Romance Writers, Liberty States Fiction Writers and Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Romance Writers.
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The Christmas ExperienceMeredith Manor Hotel Book OneKatherine Moore
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Recently divorced, Samantha is all about new beginnings. Her own company. A beautiful seaside house in Winter Harbor, Maine. A chance to reconnect with her sisters. But fate has something else in store. Tenth-century Scandinavia and a reality she never could have anticipated. After being whisked back in time not once but twice, she ends up in a situation she didn’t see coming. Kidnapped by a Viking.
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Post Apocalyptic/Simulation-Fiction/Climate-Fiction, and part of M.Black's Enter Tomorrow brand.
Along the lines of City of Ember meets CW’s The 100, this story will capture your heart and still won’t let go...even at the end. Written in part while listening to Outside by Ellie Goulding, this story contrasts technology to nature, rich to poor, privilege to hardship, lies to truth, and illusion to reality.
Set in 2175 in Colorado, USA, where Citigogs are the new form of cities and citizens are kept under a careful population control, we meet Ilia the Princess of our main Citigog named Iliad, and Jez a Giver. As Ilia spends more time with Jez, she finds herself drawn to the Outside and ventures out of her Citigog only to learn that everything is not what it seems.
Fans of CW's The 100, City of Ember, Breathe, The Water Knife, Oryx and Crake, and the Windup Girl will revel in this YA SIM Cli-fic Dystopian story about a strong, but disillusioned heroine who must become brave as she uncovers the truth about her world.
" I LOVED THE CHARACTERS, WHO WERE EASY TO LIKE OR HATE, WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE." -Amazon Reader
"THE WRITING WAS REALLY GOOD AND THERE WERE A LOT OF TWISTS TO THE STORY THAT I REALLY WASN’T EXPECTING, THE BIG ONE BEING THE SIMULATION ITSELF." -Amazon Reader
"WHAT AN AMAZING ACTION PACKED THRILLER OF A BOOK SET IN A WORLD THAT YOU CAN EASILY IMAGINE AS OUR FUTURE." -Amazon Reader
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Animal Graph Graph World Book 1M Black
FANTASY DYSTOPIAN SciFi
ENTER A WORLD OF ANIMAL GRAPHS in this FANTASY DYSTOPIAN SciFi
YA AMAZON ECO-POST-APOCALYPTIC FICTION (young adult, set in Amazon forest, ecological/environmental based, set 42 years after nuclear war)
A never-before-seen-concept in a kind of HUNGER GAMES MEETS X-MEN!
6 books with 6 different covers, each cover an image of a character from the story and their flushed animal Graph.
The novel came to the author in a dream. When prisoners are experimented on by the ruler of the Americas, after a nuclear war, their cells are grafted with cells and neural tissue from animals of the Amazon. Release to be hunted in the Amazon, to train soldier, Jin finds another Graph like herself named Adan and the two have to survive the Amazon if they are going to live.
Immerse yourself in the gorgeous and dangerous Amazon, find new creatures, learn about new exotic countries, travel the highlands , savannas, and plateaus in this breath-taking, page-turning book, ANIMAL GRAPH.
"AN ACTIVE AND EXCITING STORY THAT WOULD BE ENJOYED BY YOUNG ADULTS AND MATURE READERS. M. BLACK PACKS IN A LOT OF INTERESTING CONCEPTS. FANS OF DYSTOPIAN FICTION LIKE THE HUNGER GAMES WILL ENJOY THIS VERY CREATIVE STORY." -Netgalley
"WOW! WHAT A CONCEPT! I CAN SAY THAT THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK OF THIS KIND THAT I HAVE READ." -Amazon Reader
"THIS WAS AN AWESOME STORY. IN THE APOCALYPTIC FUTURE THEY ARE EXPERIMENTING ON PRISONERS." -Amazon Reader
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Soundtrack - Nemesis by Suzanne Madron

One of the questions I get asked quite a bit, and I’ll be honest, it’s one of my favorite questions to answer, is: Do you write to music? My answer is easy. Yes. Yes yes yes yes. YES! Which is followed up with my other favorite question: What music do you listen to?
Gather ‘round, ye curious. I shall telleth thee. I don’t know why I went all weird Puritan there, but whatever. It’s been a long day, and I’m in sore need of an entire pot of coffee. 
When I wrote Nemesis, my original playlist was basically the entirety of Shriekback’s The Dancing Years album and The Cure’s Disintegration and Kiss Me albums - because it was on cassette and I didn’t have time to make a mixtape, not with swanky auto reverse on my cassette player. 
Fast forward two decades, give or take, and I rewrote the book. This time I had iTunes, 20 years to gather even more music, and a library of music DJs would envy
NEMESIS Soundtrack Sampler in no particular order (to list the entire playlist would be days’ worth of music, so I’ll list the favorite ones I played on a loop). So sit back, and enjoy the writing soundtrack.
The song that started it all: Nemesis (The Arch-Deviant Mix) - Shriekback
24th Moment - Fields of the NephilimDarkcell AD - Fields of the NephilimOne More Nightmare - Fields of the NephilimZoon (Pt. 3 - Wake World) - Fields of the NephilimVet for the Insane - Fields of the NephilimA Matter of Time - InformatikCult of Personality - Living ColourLights Go Out - ClientMemento - UnterArtThe Order of Death - PILDeath Dies Hard - DeathStarsValentine - Sisters of MercyWhen You Don’t See Me - Sisters of MercyMore - Sisters of MercyAnarchy - KMFDMGo to Hell (F*ck MTV Mix Edit) - KMFDMDIY - KMFDMMegalomaniac - KMFDMVogue - KMFDMHau Ruck - KMFDMUnfit - KMFDMHexonxonx - Skinny PuppyWorlock - Skinny PuppyGlass Walls of Limbo (Dance Mix) - Type O Negative Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity - Type O NegativeAre You Afraid? - Type O NegativeSidewalking - The Jesus and Mary ChainBorn of Frustration - JamesCome With Me - Information SocietyEmpty - Information SocietyEnding World - Information SocietyStill Here - Information SocietyWhere the I Divides - Information SocietyStitch in Time - GenitortuersTragedy >for You< - Front 242The Nightmare I Am - Edge of DawnWasting the Dawn - The 69 EyesCrashing High - The 69 EyesDance D’Amour - The 69 EyesIcon - Velvet Acid ChristSlut - Velvet Acid ChristLookaway My Love - Advent SleepOne Kiss - Advent SleepControl - The WakeAnything, Anything - DramaramaRivet Head - ChemlabChemical Halo - ChemlabSpiritual Cramp - Christian DeathIn the Flat Field - BauhausThe Silent Hedges - BauhausKing Volcano - BauhausWho Killed Mr. Moonlight - BauhausHoneymoon Croon - BauhausNow I’m Feeling Zombiefied - Alien Sex FiendComa - Alien Sex FiendKatch 22 - Alien Sex FiendNemesis - VNV NationRubicon - VNV NationLegion - VNV NationDistant (Rubicon II) - VNV NationDarkangel - VNV NationA Strange Kind of Love - Peter MurphySilence - DeleriumSent to Destroy - CombichristThe House That Pain Built - Killing JokeSavage Freedom - Killing JokeLove Like Blood - Killing JokeMoney Isn’t Our God - Killing JokePandemonium - Killing JokeExorcism - Killing JokeEighties - Killing JokeThe Beautiful Dead - Killing JokeThe Rain - LyciaIonia (entire album) - LyciaBreath and Taxes - Spahn RanchJudas Cradle - Spahn RanchDominion Day - Gary NumanDandelion King - March VioletsLost Again - YelloInsight - X Marks the PedwalkI Promise You a Murder - X Marks the PedwalkACF - Stabbing WestwardAdrenaline - Rosetta StoneSearch and Destroy - Front Line AssemblyLiquid Separation - Front Line AssemblySanctum Sanctorum - The DamnedRed Light - Siouxsie and the BansheesNothing’s Free - Alice CooperLost Inside You (Snow in China Remix) - DiveLament - Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsLoverman - Nick CaveDo You Love Me? (pts. 1 and 2) - Nick CaveThe Curse of Millhaven - Nick CaveBeds Are Burning - Midnight OilLast Dance - The CureFascination Street - The CureDu Hast - RammsteinDogma - Marilyn MansonWrapped In Plastic - Marilyn MansonLunchbox - Marilyn MansonSweet dreams Are Made of This - Marilyn MansonLong Hard Road Out of Hell - Marilyn MansonThe Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch NailsCloser - Nine Inch NailsYou Know What You Are - MinistryN.W.O. - MinistryStigmata - MinistrySo What - MinistryIf I Had a Heart - Fever RayWreath of Barbs - WumpscutAngel - WumpscutThorns - WumpscutDecay - Revolver 1010Kiss Eternal - Lords of Acid







NemesisImmortal War SeriesBook 1Suzanne Madron
Genre: Horror
Book Description:
When an amnesiac deity is accidentally resurrected by an ancient evil, his only hope of remembering who and what he once was is a vampire named Lamia. When she runs to him for protection, an inescapable fate is unleashed upon them both as they fight to survive.
NEMESIS is the first installment in the Immortal War Series.


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Book Trailer https://youtu.be/pkjBGDXNvDQ

About the Author:
Suzanne Madron was born in New York City and has lived up and down the east coast. Currently she resides on a house built over a Civil War battlefield in the wilds of Pennsylvania where she has been known to host some interesting Halloween parties. She has authored several novels and stories under various names including Suzi M, James Glass, and Xircon.
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