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Release Day Blitz Savage Prophet by James A. Hunter

Savage ProphetThe Yancy Lazarus SeriesBook 4     James A. Hunter
Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Shadow Alley Press Inc
Date of Publication: October 7, 2016
ASIN: B01LW3ZVGH
Number of pages: 415Word Count: 110,000
Cover Artist: Lou Harper
Book Description:
Legions of murderous undead, Haitian voodoo, and a five-thousand-year old serpent god.
Yeah, ’cause that’s exactly what Yancy Lazarus needs in his life: more complications. As if being the Hand of Fate and the newly appointed guardian over one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse wasn’t headache enough.
All Yancy wants is an easy life on the open road—chock-full of ribs, beer, cigarettes, and smoky bars blaring with gritty blues music—but that just isn’t in the cards. Nope, not anymore. He’s been charged to save the world and now that he’s got a no-shit demon riding shotgun in his head, he’s sorta committed to the cause.
If Yancy can’t sort through this colossal heap of bullshit, he’s coffin bound. But, he’s not dead yet. In fact, he even has a lead.
Turns out one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse—the pale Rider, Death—is slumming around in one of Yancy’s old haunts. In order to corner this new threat, though, Yancy’s gonna have to face some deadly supernatural nightmares from his distant past. And, to make matters worse, he’s not the only one trailing the Pale Rider. A powerful new mage with some serious magical chops, is also aiming to find the Fourth Seal and he’ll do whatever it takes to win. Even if it means hurting those closest to Yancy … Like F.B.I. Agent Nicole Ferraro. Amazon

 Excerpt“Will anyone stand for this man? Stand for Yancy Lazarus?” The voice rang out, echoing off the bleak stone walls, rolling over me like a frigid ocean wave crashing on a rocky shoreline. “Will anyone dare to call him friend”—a taut pause—“or brother?” A creeping dread filled my belly, twisting my guts into serpentine knots. Gooseflesh broke out along my arms, neck, and back, while slick beads of perspiration dotted my forehead. If no one stood for me, vouched for me, I was dead. And I’m not being hyperbolic or metaphorical here. Someone—probably ol’ Iron Stan, the leader of the Fist of the Staff and my former boss—would literally slip a Vis-imbued garrote around my neck and strangle me until I was a lifeless meat sock. Choke the air from my lungs while crushing my windpipe, leaving me to die a very undignified death: Kneeling on the concrete floor before a bunch of bathrobe wearing geezers. Back bent with some douchehole digging an elbow in between my shoulder blades. Hands cuffed behind my back and a brown leather sack covering my bowed head. Well, someone would try … These days, I had some extra kick under the hood in the form of an honest to goodness End Times Seal—straight outta the book of Revelation—come to me by way of an Elder Bigfoot, Chief Chankoowashtay, the leader of the People of the Forest and the last great ruler of the Chiye-tanka.Yep, riding right next to my ticker was the Seal of War. A metaphysical prison containing the essence of the second horseman of the Apocalypse: Azazel the Purros, Grigori of Old, Scourge of Mankind, Maker of War, and Lord of Dark Magicks. A creature with a truly intimidating string of titles, though, admittedly, I’d hate to be him when tax season rolls around and you have to list your full name in quintuplet. True, I couldn’t take on the entire Guild even with that evil dickhead, Azazel, in my corner, but I’d sure as shit go down hookin’ and jabbin’, and I’d take at least a few of these sons of bitches with me if it came to it.“He abandoned this Guild,” the voice said, as insistent and unyielding as old stones. I swiveled my head toward the speaker, and though I couldn’t see her—what with a friggin’ sack over my face—I could picture her in my mind. A striking woman with smooth skin, high cheeks, and bright green eyes, searching and weighing. Her hair, a mass of silver, hanging all the way down her back. Arch-Mage Borgstorm, head of the Guild of the Staff. As savvy as magi came, but cold, calculating, and political to her teeth.“Throughout the course of this trial,” she continued, “the prosecutor has shown Mage Lazarus to be a traitor. A danger. A deserter.” Her words sparked a fire in my chest, my blood rising to a low simmer as I clenched my teeth and balled my hands into fists. Traitor. I’d given more for the damn Guild than anyone had a right to ask, and they’d been the ones to turn their backs on me and mine, not the other way around. But, despite the fact that I had the sudden urge to conjure a gout of molten rock and melt the chamber to blackened slag, I held my tongue. My personal feelings aside, I needed these shifty bastards in my corner because I had nowhere else to turn. No other leads to run down. After trying unsuccessfully to find James and the Morrigan for the past two months—and with no further word from Lady Luck, my immediate boss as Hand of Fate—I only had one viable clue: the Fourth Seal. The essence of Deathand Pestilence. And, unfortunately, the only person who knew the location of the Seal Bearer was sitting on the raised platform. The arch-mage. Awful luck for me, considering she was the one leading the charge to have me summarily executed and thrown into an unmarked grave.Them’s the breaks sometimes, I suppose.“Even if Mr. Lazarus isn’t willfully an enemy of the Guild,” the arch-mage said, “no one here can deny he is a liability and threat to anyone who comes near him. Everyone in this room has seen his personnel file, so we all know exactly how dangerous he is. Moreover, since deserting our ranks in ’98, he’s committed hundreds of unsanctioned acts of violence and vigilantism across Inworld and Out. “Hundreds. Violating untold treaties. Wantonly killing. Compromising the integrity of this distinguished organization.” She made that last one sound far worse than wantonly killing, which should tell you everything you need to know about her. “So, I ask again. Will anyone stand for him knowing the potential risk he represents?”A long, uncomfortable pause filled the room, a palpable weight settling over everything.“If you would have him back among our number,” the arch-mage said at last, breaking the quiet, “stand now, or hold your peace as the Elders pass judgement on this man. This unrepentantcriminal.” About the Author:
Hey all, my name is James Hunter and I’m a writer, among other things. So just a little about me: I’m a former Marine Corps Sergeant, combat veteran, and pirate hunter (seriously). I’m also a member of The Royal Order of the Shellback—’cause that’s a real thing. I’ve also been a missionary and international aid worker in Bangkok, Thiland. And, a space-ship captain, can’t forget that.
Okay … the last one is only in my imagination.
Currently, I’m a stay at home Dad—taking care of my two kids—while also writing full time, making up absurd stories that I hope people will continue to buy. When I’m not working, writing, or spending time with family, I occasionally eat and sleep.
You can visit me to find out more at www.JamesAHunter.wordpress.com
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Hot, Wet, Smooth, and Hard by Marina Blue

Hot, Wet, Smooth, and HardCraving CoveBook OneMarina Blue
Genre: Contemporary EroticRomance
Date of Publication: Sept 28th, 2016
ISBN: 1537448331
Number of pages: 188
Word Count: 70K
Cover Artist: Mayhem Cover Creations
Book Description:
Melody’s a beautiful hurricane with an unbreakable spirit, and she’s capable of anything she sets her mind to. But after fifteen long years of living a life not meant for her, she’s returned home to Craving Cove, to take the perfect path she knows in her heart she was destined for, and to win back the man she abandoned all those years ago.
Knox…
Every inch of this rough waterman is hot, smooth, wet, and hard, and each woman who’s laid eyes on him is dying for a taste of his tattoos. But he knows in his still-broken heart there’s only one girl out there for him, and he’s been waiting for the chance to reclaim what’s his.
But when dangerous forces threaten them and their home, it will take every bit of their loyalty, courage, and spirit to protect everything they love. Will they be able to cling to each other and conquer the storm, or will unknown enemies pull them apart, and destroy everything they love?
If you adore hot men, strong women, and beautiful locations then set sail through dangerous waters with the residents of Craving Cove, and take a trip to HEA in this “contemp-erotic romance” that you’ll never forget!

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Excerpt:
Melody gently laid her beautiful hands on William’s delicious meat. With a perfect stroke, she moved them back and forth. Back. And forth. Then slowly, and with definite focus, she grabbed a bottle of oil, and poured a viscous stream into her palm. The liquid slipped between her already wet fingers, and she continued to move her hands. Reaching over, she pinched some coarse sea salt, and sprinkled it evenly. Looking down at the rib eye, Melody smiled. Perfectly seasoned…But before she could start cooking in earnest, she gave the dining room a quick glance. The red wine was breathing, the table was set with Swiss watch precision, and William’s favorite songs were prepared to play on their entertainment system. Everything was perfect. Even her. Underneath her red dress was a black bustier hot enough to sear the waiting steak, and a pair of stockings that would make a mute man scream in joyous rapture. The plan was to surprise her husband with a fabulous anniversary dinner, and drink a great bottle of wine, then rut like stoats upstairs. None of which should be a problem, especially the surprise. Their actual anniversary was on the following Saturday, and Melody was supposed to be on a trip with her friend Kat, and not back in town until the following morning.So like she thought, it was going to be perfect. Then the sound of their garage door roused her from her thoughts.Damn it. Melody looked at her watch. Seven thirty… William’s home early!Melody ran to the light switch, but on the way passed by her full-length mirror, where she checked herself one last time. Her thick, brown hair was up just right, allowing a slim tendril to curl down the side of her face, and the red dress fit well enough. But still, she fretted. The figure she’d had at twenty-five was no longer the same, but she was still curvy. So, with everything ready, she killed the kitchen and dining room lights, and froze. Seconds passed. She was breathing deeply. Her heart beat loudly in her ears. She was so excited!And then finally, the door opened, and she heard William say, “Come on, let’s get to it.”“Why?” a woman said. “We’ve got all night, it’s not like she’s home.”“Not until tomorrow. But every second I’m not inside you is one I wish I was.”Melody’s quick beating heart stopped. She turned her head slightly, unsure of what she’d just heard.The mystery woman said, “Well then, if you’re that hungry we’ll have to get right to it.”Then the door slammed. There was some fumbling. And the two of them rushed into the living room. Melody crept along the wall of the dining room, and peeked around the corner.William was in one of his tailored, gray suits, and all five and a half feet of him was twisted around a woman who couldn’t have been over twenty-three. She looked like a sundae, topped with a dollop of whipped cream blond hair, and wore a tight, white dress, over a perky body. Melody nearly broke her teeth grinding them together. It was Kendra. William’s paralegal!The two tumbled onto the couch, with William landing on top of his employee. “My God,” he said. “I’ve been thinking about this all day.”Kendra ran her fingers through his thinning hair. “Me too, Billy.” She undid his tie and threw it on the floor. “During that meeting I wanted to pull out your cock and-”“What the hell’s going on?” Melody was standing in the doorway to the dining room, staring down at the two. The lovers froze, with their eyes full of shock. William was the one who broke the silence. “Melody, what’re you doing here?”Melody stared at him with a viper’s gaze. “Surprising you, apparently.”The two cheaters disentangled, and staggered to their feet. Kendra straightened her white dress as William said, “Melody, I can explain. This isn’t-”
“Say ‘what it looks like’ and I’ll jam an oyster fork in your eye,” Melody said.
About the Author:
Marina Blue is a small town girl who turned into a big city pro, only to return to the small town she left. A long time fan of reading romance and adventure, she's often seen writing with Muffin the cat, and Boosa the dog.
http://Marinabluexoxo.wordpress.com

Character Interview - The Raveners by LD Towers

An interview with His Eminence, Cardinal Mungo Kerr, Grandmaster Emeritus of the Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitan. 
The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Ah, my son. You are incorrect. I’m not the Grandmaster of the Order. I’m Grandmaster Emeritus of the Inner Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. It is a circle inside the wider group. While we share the same routes, our group has other tasks. We are very small. Normally there are twenty of us, but at the moment there are merely ten. A crusty group of older fellows. Not very interesting. I’m semi-retired these days.
Are you a morning person or a night person?
I have arrived at the juncture in my life where one is merely an extension of the other. I require very little sleep. Four hours at a maximum. Sometimes I break it into a couple of two hour rests. My life is usually one of study and quiet contemplation. I often snooze in the afternoons when the world is at its noisiest. The hustle and bustle of the afternoon is a frustration to me.
Where do you dream of traveling to and why?
There is not one part of the world I have not seen in my years. Except the Polar reaches, of course. I’ve had no reason to go there, and now I’m far too old for that sort of nonsense. No. I prefer to roam as little as possible. These days I spend my time at the Vatican and I’m often in England to study at the Bodleian Library. Such an extensive collection of books. They have no idea what they have.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Like all little boys of my time, I dreamed of being a soldier. And I was for a time. I spent seven years as an officer of the British Army before God called me to his service. Perhaps it made me a better leader for my order. Discipline is very important.
What do you do to unwind and relax?
There is a place I like to visit in Rome. The Castel Sant’Angelo. It’s very important to my order. We’ve a— meeting room of sorts— in the Castel. I like to go there and pray. Sometimes I work. But the work there is of such deep and lasting gratification to me. It soothes the weariness in my soul. It is my— what do you children say these days? Yes. It is my oasis. The place where I am most at peace. But my studies often call me away and a man cannot drink of the beautiful cup of pleasure too often lest he become drunk upon it.
What is your opinion on the state of the Catholic Church today?
Far more modern than when I was a lad. I must say I’m a pre Vatican II sort of a clergyman. But look at all the changes? Our new, modern, Oriental Pontiff? Pope Leo XIV quite sets the cat amongst the pigeons. Many changes coming. Who am I to say that perhaps too many traditions are being erased. Perhaps it is because His Holiness is so—- well foreign to the ways things have been done. Being a Cardinal on the far side of the world might not have prepared him as well as others for his tasks. But, of course it must be God’s will for us to have this man on the Throne of St. Peter and I will serve him to the outset of my abilities.
What is something people would be surprised to know about you?
Oh I can think of a few things they might like to know about me, but I’m not at liberty to say. I’ve lived many lives. I’ve saved many souls.
Do you have any special routines or rituals?
Some new ones have come with age. I’m increasingly focused on this great blue and green jewel we live upon. This planet, this Earth, has so much power. I only discovered how magical it was in later life. Yes. You could call me a form of Environmentalist. We must harness the power of this planet and use it in concert with the Will of God. The blessings of God’s grace in concert with the magnificence of the planet is the true path. Yes. We must use it more.What was the scariest moment of your life?
Ah, yes. When I came home from seven years of war and found that my dearest sister had been murdered. When I saw her wee grave and knew she had been savaged by a monster. More than any sieges or bombardments, I became a man on that day. So great was my fear and despair that I turned to the balm of God’s grace. I’ve been His truest son ever since.
Go in Peace, my child. M. Kerr
The RavenersBook 1LD Towers
Genre: Paranormal Thriller
Publisher: BadBird Publications
Date of Publication: September 20, 2016
Word Count: 100k
Cover Artist:  Pranav LohaniPhoto by Blackbird Photography
Book Description:
On 26 May 1897, Bram Stoker brought us the story of Dracula; an undead creature who terrorised the living by drinking their blood. He based his creature on the legends of Ireland and Eastern Europe, bringing it to life with all the pomp of Victorian literature. What if his concept was correct, but the execution was not? What if there was not one creature, but a band of twenty-four? Crusader knights who committed such a terrible act that the Pope of Rome and the Rabbis of Jerusalem joined together in petitioning God to bring a terrible curse upon them.Sentenced to eternal life as punishment for their crimes, yet hounded by both the clerical and the secular as they struggle to live them. The Jews called them Ga’ashekelah: the Raveners. To the Catholic Church, they are the Accursed Ones. Feasting on the bodies of the living to maintain their power.
What starts as a simple trip on the Eurostar to the buried trenches of World War One in Northern France is going to take Imperial War Museum expert Dr. Alexandra Horne on a journey she could never have conceived. From the bustling streets of Paris to the azure waters of Collioure and the very Vatican itself, Lexa will discover the Raveners and those who have sworn to hunt them down.


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LD Towers travels the world like a rootless vagabond! A military historian, she searches out places of conflict to find a deeper insight to the things she writes about. Presently enjoying the warm weather and azure seas of Central America, she has lived all over Western Europe, including 5.5 years in the incomparable Berlin.
Primarily working in Historical and Military Fiction, LD sometimes sneaks in the odd Dystopian or Modern Thriller piece. In fact, her new book is a complete redo on the vampire concept. Look for The Raveners; coming September 20, 2016.https://ldtowers.net
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Sneak Preview! Playlist for the creation of A.M.I.E. by Christina Leigh Pritchard

Sneak Preview! Playlist for the creation of A.M.I.E. 
I’m listening to these songs while writing the 4th book in the ALMOST Series. It follows where N.I.C. leaves off and has romantic elements along with lots more suspense!
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List of Songs:
Tear in my heart – Twenty One Pilots
Fairly Local – Twenty One Pilots
Closer – The Chain Smokers
LUV – Tony Lanez
Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes
Panda – Designer
We Could Never Be Friends – Blue Blood
We Ain’t Never Getting Older – I Can’t Stop
Hold Up – Beyonce
Heathens – Twenty One Pilots
Different for Girls – Dierks Bentley
N.I.C.ALMOST SeriesBook ThreeChristina Leigh Pritchard
Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Publisher: LIMITLESS Publishing
Date of Publication: 10/4/16
Word Count: 26k

Print Length: 104 pages

ASIN: B01M04P4BY

Cover Artist: Deranged Doctor Design
Tagline: Rescue Mission: In Progress…please stand by
Book Description:
Escape Marine Research: Complete. Survival mode activated…
Shay and her Optional Human Parent Darla escape Dr. Cole and make it across the Miami border from the Marine Research Facility, but their safety comes at a hefty price. Shay thought hitting Eric in the head would save him from being reset, but there was too much blood. She has no idea if he survived or what will happen to N.I.C. without her there.
Capture of S.H.A.Y. initiated. Hybrid hunter released…
If a highly skilled hybrid hunter tracking her through the streets of Miami isn’t enough to worry about, Shay’s corporate sponsor Endre wants something from her too. Threats are in motion to terminate N.I.C. and pull the plug on Shay’s A.M.I.E., essentially killing them both. Shay has no choice but to make a deal with Endre to create inventions for him to sell to potential financial sponsors. But when he ups the stakes and wants Shay to help create a weapon of war, she refuses. She’ll just have to find another way to save N.I.C. and find Eric.
Shay’s death is certain. There is nowhere else to run…
Shay has an impossible choice—be captured by the hybrid hunter on the streets or unlinked from A.M.I.E. for refusing to help Endre. Either way, everything she’s fought so hard to save will be lost. Love has always been stronger than science, though.
And maybe this time…Shay is the one to be rescued.
Amazon Excerpt:     N.I.C.AMOST Rescued…Novella Three in the Almost Series
Dr. Cole
“The hybrid is released…”
I raced over to the containment cell, lifting the doors. Clouds of what looked like steam blew in my face and I coughed. Subject 31 did not move.Was she dead?How long had she been in there? My only friend was locked up because of me. It was time she was set free. Would she remember what I did? Did she think I was the enemy? Was I?Amie faded. “Don’t let anything happen to my little girl.”Sharp pains shot through me. What was I to my mother?I shook the thought away and peeked inside the containment. A girl with short blonde hair and dark eyes who resembled my Amie sat with her knees tucked into her chest.“Shay 31?” I said.She glanced up. “Have you found a cure for me?”I shook my head. “Not yet.” I couldn’t swallow. Does she not remember me? “We’re still working as hard as we can to fix you.”“Why are you taking me out of containment?”My lips trembled. “I need your tracking skills to find my little sister. Would you be willing to find her?”“Where is she?”“She’s escaped into Miami.”“That’s a huge place. Have you ever been?”I shook my head.“How long do I have to find her before I die?”I froze. “How long, S.H.A.Y. subject 59?”She did remember me.“It’s Dr. Cole.”“How long, 59?”“Dr. Cole.”“I’m not coming back from this trip, am I?”“I just need my sister found,” I said. “Then you’ll be put safely back into containment until we discover a cure for you.”“I thought you were my friend,” she said. “I was nothing but an experiment to you.”I stiffened. “That was a long time ago.”“Now you want me to help you find someone you claim is your sister? What do you plan to do to her?”“Nothing, her sponsors want her alive and immediately back in this facility.”“If I do this, I don’t want to go back inside here to rot.”“Our Amie says you must go back inside immediately.”Subject 31 shook her head. “I said no.”“Please just find my sister before something detrimental happens to her.”Subject 31 stepped out of her containment, stretching her limbs. She was tall and lanky with a sharpness in her eyes. “My body feels so achy.”“Thank you for helping me.”She shrugged. “I just want out of that box. Please tell our Amie that I’m ready for phase four.”“Phase four?” I stepped aside. “What are you talking about?”“It’s none of your concern. Tell our mother what I’ve said.” She sniffed the air, using her hybrid senses…

About the Author:
Christina Leigh Pritchard was born and raised in South Florida. Her first stories were written at the age of nine in spiral notebooks and in the various diaries she kept.
Since she’s upgraded to a computer, she’s completed over fifty books, including her ALMOST Series, signed with Limitless Publishing.
Christina Leigh Pritchard is still going strong with many more to come! Her genre’s include science fiction, dark fantasy, young adult, drama, suspense, historical romance, multicultural, comedy, poetry and many more.
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Guest Blog and Giveaway: Dangerously Charming by Deborah Blake

Some of you might have read the first three books in my Baba Yaga series (I hope so!), paranormal romances based on an updated version of the Russian fairy tale witches. In Wickedly Dangerous, Wickedly Wonderful, and Wickedly Powerful, people were introduced to the three Baba Yagas, along with their companion dragons, who were disguised as either a huge white pit bull, a massive black Newfoundland, or (in the case of Bella’s Chudo-Yudo named Koshka) a very large Norwegian Forest cat. Readers also met their friends and helpers, The Riders.
The original fairy tales mentioned the Riders too (I don’t just make this stuff up, you know). In the tales, they were called the Black Rider, the Red Rider, and the White Rider, and they were mysterious figures who rode magical horses. Since this is a modern fairy tale, their horses are now motorcycles—but still magical, of course. And the Riders are still a bit of a mystery, even to the Baba Yagas who have known them for many years.
When my editor at Berkley told me she wanted me to come up with a spin-off series for the Riders, I wasn’t sure if anyone would be interested in reading about Mikhail Day, Alexei Sun, and Gregori Knight. But based on the response to this first book, I couldn’t have been more wrong. (WHEW) Apparently, their appearances in the three Baba Yaga books were just intriguing enough to leave my readers wanting more. Have I mentioned how much I love my readers?
But that meant I had to come up with a reason for the Riders to have their own stories. So at the end of Wickedly Powerful, I did something really horrid to them. (Bad author. Mean author.) I won’t go into the details, in case you haven’t read the first three books yet—and I do actually consider the Rider books to be a continuation of the Baba Yaga series, although you can read Dangerously Charming without having read the first three—but essentially, at the end of that book, the Riders all went through a tremendous change. That change left them without the identity that had molded their entire very long lives; the Rider series is about how they figure out who they are now, and also discover parts of themselves that have been hidden…and what the heck to do with them.
Of course, there are romances, because what would be the point of writing a paranormal romance without a love interest, right? And the Baba Yagas show up from time to time, because it is still their story too. Plus magic and mysteries and mayhem, just because I can.Dangerously Charming is the story of Mikhail Day, the White Rider. In my head, I always envisioned him as looking like the guy who plays Thor in the movies, and I think my wonderful cover artist did a great job with him. (They even put his white Yamaha on the cover, too.) Mikhail is determined to hide away from the world, and most especially to never, ever come to the rescue of a damsel in distress again. Then Jenna Quinlan literally shows up on his doorstep, running from an ancient fairy curse that has destroyed her family, and things get a lot more complicated very fast.
I’ll confess, it wasn’t easy switching from writing about the Baba Yagas to writing about the Riders…and writing this book just about killed me. Thankfully, despite the unexpected struggle (or maybe because of it), I love the way the book ended up turning out. I hope you do too.

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The Riders are three immortal brothers who protect the mythical Baba Yagas. But their time serving the witches has ended—and their new destinies are just beginning...

Ever since a near-fatal mistake stripped Mikhail Day and his brothers of their calling to be Riders, Day has hidden from his shame and his new, mortal life in a remote cabin in the Adirondack mountains. But when a desperate young woman appears on his doorstep, he cannot resist helping her—and cannot deny how strongly he’s drawn to her...

For generations, women in Jenna Quinlan’s family have been cursed to give up their first born child to the vengeful fairy Zilya. When Jenna finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, she is determined to break her family’s curse and keep her baby, even if it means teaming up with a mysterious and charismatic man with demons of his own...


To unravel the curse, Jenna and Day will have to travel deep into the Otherworld. But the biggest challenge of the journey might not be solving an ancient puzzle but learning to heal their own broken hearts...

Barnes and Noble |Amazon |Penguin Deborah Blake is the author of the Baba Yaga Series from Berkley (Wickedly Dangerous, Wickedly Wonderful, Wickedly Powerful) and has published nine 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 three cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane.
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Tour Launch - Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth by Colette L. Saucier

Disappointment as Inspiration

When I began writing Pulse and Prejudice: The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire, I had no intention of writing a sequel. By the end, however, I had no choice. Toni Morrison once said, “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” Essentially, my daughter said the same thing to me when I complained that I could not find a true vampire adaptation of my beloved Pride and Prejudice, although Miss Austen’s work had been reworked into dozens of variations, some even involving vampires. I found them all so…disappointing. I wasn’t looking for a “mash-up” as in that zombie atrocity, or a sequel that reveals Mr. Darcy as a vampire after he and Elizabeth had married, or some mistitled variation that veers off on its own vampire plot before revealing that Darcy is not a vampire at all, has little desire, and shares no characteristics with Miss Austen’s character but the name! I wanted to read a paranormal adaptation that remained faithful to Austen, to Darcy and Elizabeth, and to Pride and Prejudice.  Oh, and I wanted a few naughty bits as well—a peek at the passion, lust, and desire that simmers just under the surface in the original. (I suppose I should mention that she is an adult and lives in Manhattan lest you think I am discussing scenes of a sensual nature with a fifth grader!)
Therefore, I took my daughter’s—and Ms. Morrison’s—advice and wrote a stand-alone adaptation of the original but primarily from Mr. Darcy’s point of view as if Jane Austen had always conceived his character as a vampire and had simply not revealed it to the reader. Because Miss Austen had written so little of Mr. Darcy other than hints about his character (and where she did, I included those in my narrative so no one would need to be familiar with the original in order to enjoy my adaptation), I had plenty of room to create the world of Mr. Darcy, vampire.
By the time I typed “The End,” however, I knew I had to write Book II: Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth. Why? Because my daughter insisted! I will not spoil it for you, but there is one detail of my adaptation that my daughter found…disappointing. Thus, I wrote out a detailed plot for a sequel, submitted it for her approval, and then began researching and writing the book SHE wanted to read.

With Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, as I was not adapting another author’s work, I possessed complete creative freedom. Hence, it is much darker, bloodier, and sexier than its predecessor. I still maintain complete historical accuracy as the vampire Darcy and his new bride Elizabeth travel to New Orleans immediately after the War of 1812, except of course the paranormal elements. 
Yet who’s to say? Perhaps vampires do roam through the streets and alleys of the French Quarter.
Dearest Bloodiest ElizabethThe Confession of Mr. Darcy, VampireBook IIColette L. Saucier
Genre:  Historical paranormal romance
Publisher: Southern Girl Press
Date of Publication: eBook August 8, 2016; Date of Publication: print October, 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9969974-0-9 ISBN: 978-0-9863718-8-2 ASIN:  B01K3DP652
Word Count: 80,000
Cover Artist: Dawné Dominique
Book Description:
The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy - elegant, dark, brooding...vampire. In Pulse and Prejudice, the definitive vampire adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic, the Master of Pemberley reveals his haunting tale of unquenchable desire and forbidden love.
His story continues in Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, the lurid, lusty sequel to Pulse and Prejudice, as death shadows the newlywed Darcys from Pemberley to the parlors of Regency London to the courtyards of Antebellum New Orleans.  As Elizabeth discovers the trials and travails of marriage to a vampire, can Darcy ever believe that she loves him as he is?  Or will his jealousy tear them apart?
Note:  Pulse and Prejudice is not “fan fiction” but a complete stand-alone adaptation. No prior knowledge of Pride and Prejudice is required for full enjoyment of this remarkable novel.
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Excerpt:
Crimson drops fell onto the white snow, staining it pink.Darcy had not intended this—to drink from his wife—when he claimed his prize of a kiss after catching her as they raced through the hedge maze at Pemberley. Elizabeth had actually done surprisingly well in evading him, considering his intuitive abilities; but, of course, he caught her—laughing in his arms, eyes ablaze, cheeks chafed from the cold.“And now my prize!” As had so often occurred in the span of their brief marriage, his tender kiss had escalated quickly into fervent ardour. The laughter then in her eyes, his wife had taken hold of the lapels of his greatcoat and, falling back onto the snow, pulled him down with her. As their kisses deepened, so, too, had his hunger and desire. He pulled off his gloves and trailed his cold fingers down her face. Untying her bonnet and unfastening her cape, he exposed her neck for his lips and his teeth.She moaned softly as he drew the blood from her throat, sharing her warmth and her pulse, savouring the rich, metallic taste. He pulled back to watch her, only then noticing that a few precious drops of lifeblood had escaped his embrace and fallen onto the snow.“William,” she whispered in a half-plea, her hand running over the front of his trousers to convey her intent.He gazed into her eyes. “Should we not go in? Are not you cold?”“Cover me to keep me warm.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his mouth onto hers, sharing the taste of her blood as their tongues intertwined.
Darcy pulled at her skirts and brought the hem to her knees. He reached his hand up between her cold thighs to the hot core that drew him in. She gasped against his mouth as he touched her there, but he wasted little time in freeing himself from his trousers and thrusting deep within her.
About the Author:
Colette Saucier began writing poems, short stories, and novellas in grade school. Her interest in literature led her to marry her college English professor, but eventually a love of history encouraged her to trade up to a British historian.
Technical writing dominated her career for twenty years, but finding little room for creativity in that genre, she is now a full-time author of fiction.
Pulse and Prejudice was named “A Most Inventive Adaptation” by Elle Magazine (April, 2016). It was the 1st Place Winner in its category in the 2013 Chatelaine Awards Romantic Fiction Contest and is listed in Chanticleer’s 2013 Best Book Listing. Colette dedicated 15 months traveling to Europe and Britain, researching Regency England and vampire lore and literature, to complete for historical accuracy. It remains faithful to nineteenth century literary conventions and Jane Austen’s narrative to create a compelling, thrilling paranormal adaptation.
Colette was selected a “2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award” Semi-finalist and named “Debut Author of the Year” by Austenprose for All My Tomorrows—now expanded and republished as The Proud and the Prejudiced—which was also chosen Austenesque Reviews “Favorite Modern Adaptation” 2013.Colette’s romantic thriller Alicia’s Possession was the publisher’s #1 Bestselling Romantic Suspense for 4 straight weeks following its debut in June of 2013 and then again in January, 2014, after being voted a “Top Ten Romance Novel of 2013” (P&E Reader’s Poll). Colette is also the author of the controversial and erotic noir romantic suspense The Widow, an Amazon bestselling new release and Kobo bestseller.
Colette’s latest novel—Book II: The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire—entitled Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, follows the newlywed Vampire Darcy and his bride Elizabeth from Britain to Antebellum New Orleans. Due to her devotion to historical accuracy, she spent two years researching Creole Society and Nouvelle Orleans in the years following the War of 1812.
A bestselling and award-winning author under multiple pseudonyms, she is currently working on multiple projects including a parody of Wuthering Heights and a children’s book based on the inspiration for the dog Amadeus from Pulse and Prejudice and Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth.
Colette lives in a lakeside community in South Louisiana with her historian husband and their two dogs.
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Marcella Burnard Guest Blog and Giveaway: Damned If He Does Tour

Hiya! I'm Marcella Burnard, author of Damned If He Does. I want to thank Fang-tastic Books for hosting me and the book today. I thought I'd give you a quick 3 for real things I put in the book and then a couple that I *might* have taken a little fictional license with. But hey. I brought pictures!

5 things about Damned If He Does
1. Fiona’s running trail exists. It is the Burke-Gilman bike/pedestrian trail that runs from Golden Gardens into the heart of Seattle. There’s a scene in the book that happens right beside the Lockspot Café (of Deadliest Catch fame), which is right beside the trail at the Hiram Chittenden Locks. (The Lockspot has killer fish and chips.)


2. Port Townsend is for real the Victorian Seaport of Washington state. The town wanted to be the major port city of Puget Sound - maybe even on the entire west coast of the US. But the railroad stopped short and the ports of Seattle and Tacoma grew while Port Townsend dwindled. It is now a town that’s half farming community and half artist enclave. It is 100% funky. You can stay in a hotel that used to be the town brothel. LINK: http://www.palacehotelpt.com/ I recommend the Miss Kitty room - up on the third floor (no elevators) with a view of the water and of Water Street. Many a writer's retreat has been had there. (This photo is the second floor lobby.)



3. There’s a diner scene when Fiona and Darsorin go to Anacortes on their way to Port Townsend. That diner is also for real. It’s called Dad’s Diner. Breakfast and lunch only – but the menu is built from the owner’s original restaurant – a BBQ food truck (called Dad's Diner A Go Go). You can order pulled pork hash. Or savory French toast that’s stuffed with jalapeno cream cheese and brisket. It is 100% worth the drive. This is the Diner page on Facebook - where the owner cruelly posts photos of the food he's serving. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dads-Diner/494325663922039

4. Archimedes is real. Ish. I took a few liberties, but his real name is Autolycus. Here's a photo.  

In real life, he's a short-haired, bob-tailed guy with a personality twenty times his size. He has an opinion about EVERYTHING and has no compunction about giving you that opinion. At volume. Why yes, the world does revolve around him. Thanks so much for asking. ;)

5. I'm sorry, but Fiona's pharmacy is 100% fiction. Seattle used to have a bunch of small, family owned pharmacies. No longer. We're now innundated with large, corporate chain pharmacies. So Fiona's charmed workplace is a throwback - a bit of nostalgia on my part. I can also assure you that Satan's office building is also complete fiction. Unless you talk to some of the long-time residents in Ballard who will freely tell you that all of the new condo buildings replacing single family homes are from the devil. (No, really, there are bumper stickers all over saying "Ballard welcomes its new condominium overlords") Makes me glad I live on a sailboat in the marina - liveaboards are smiled upon indulgently. I have yet to figure out why. After the condo overlord bumper stickers, I'm kind of afraid to ask.

On last bonus fact. There's a tea shop very briefly mentioned in the story. Real. It's where I wrote most of the book - where I write almost all of my books. This is why.


The drink that gets made for Darsorin is 100% real, too. It's called a Fireside Hot Chocolate - a mix of dark chocolate and smoky Lapsang Souchong tea and milk. 

Miro http://mirotea.com/ is the name of the shop. You'll find me there most mornings, drinking tea, headphones on, madly typing away. Last set of books, I turned the tea shop into a heroine's tattoo parlor. I haven't told Miro's owner.

Thanks for going a brief tour of Damned If He Does and some of my favorite places in Washington state with me. If you were writing a book set in your home town, what favorites would absolutely show up?


Damned If He DoesMarcella Burnard
Genre: Light Paranormal
Date of Publication: 7/19/2016
ISBN: 978-0-9977244-0-0ASIN: B01HR5R2DI
Number of pages: 333Word Count: 98k
Cover Artist: Danielle Fine
Book Description:
Rejected by heaven, twisted by hell, what’s a damned dead man to do when he stumbles upon a life and love worth fighting for?
Though damned for his earthly sins, Darsorin Incarri likes being an incubus. Prowling women’s dreams to siphon off their sexual energy for Satan's consumption has its perks: an array of infernal power and a modicum of freedom. Sure, Ole Scratch holds Dar’s soul in thrall, and Dar has to spend a few hours recharging in Hell every day, but it could be much worse. All he has to do is hold up his end of his damnation contract – five women seduced, satisfied and siphoned per night for eternity. So when he encounters gorgeous, bright, and funny Fiona Renee, it’s business as usual. Deploy the infernal charm and rack up another score. Except it doesn’t work. She’s immune. He has to find out what’s gone wrong or face Lucifer's wrath.
Fiona Renee has the life she’d always wanted: a career, a home, a cat with a bad attitude, and peace. Fiona’s dated. Had boyfriends. And hated every minute of it. She’s reconciled to being lonely. So when a man shows up in her bedroom in the middle of the night demanding to know why her dreams turn to nightmares every time he tries to seduce her from within them, Fiona winds up negotiating a contract with a demon that allows him access to her life. She never anticipated that it would also give him access to her heart. If she's going to fall in love at all, something she never thought would happen, shouldn’t it be with someone who’s alive? If Fiona wants to hang on to Darsorin, she has to find his true name—the one he’d been given at his birth over a thousand years ago. But Satan, himself, stands in her way. Even if Fiona can dodge Lucifer, she and Darsorin have to face the question neither of them can answer: What happens to a dead man if you manage to wrest his soul from the Devil?
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Marcella Burnard graduated from Cornish College of the Arts with a degree in acting. She writes science fiction romance for Berkley Sensation. Her first book, Enemy Within won the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice award for Best Futuristic of 2010. The second book in the series, Enemy Games, released on May 3, 2011. An erotica novella, Enemy Mine, set in the same world as the novels was released as an e-special edition by Berkley in April 2012. Emissary, a sword and sorcery short story released in the two volume Thunder on the Battlefield Anthology in thesecond half of 2013. Nightmare Ink, an Urban Fantasy novel from Intermix came out in April of 2014 and the second in that Living Ink series, Bound by Ink, came out in November 2014. Damned If He Does, a light paranormal romance came out in July 2016.
She lives aboard a sailboat in Seattle where she and her husband are outnumbered by cats.
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A Highlander’s Christmas KissPaula Quinn
On Sale: September 27, 2016
Series: Highland Heirs, #5
Publisher: Forever
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A STRANGER'S SMILE
Christmas may be coming to Linavar, but Temperance Menzie is far from joyful. Grief-stricken over the death of her father at the hands of the Black Riders, she almost didn't see the wounded stranger in the woods. And now she's determined to give this braw, brooding Highlander the help she couldn't give her father. But there's a secret lurking in the depths of his blue-gray eyes. And Temperance won't rest until she uncovers it . . .

A LOVER'S KISS
A killer for hire. It's the last thing Cailean Grant ever thought he'd become, but being part of the Black Riders was his only way to survive. Now, his guilt grows day by day, along with his desire for the beautiful, brave lass nursing him back to health. As Christmas, the season of miracles, draws near and the truth of his identity threatens to come out, Cailean must risk the only thing he has left to lose – his heart.

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A Highlander’s Christmas Kiss Excerpt
She stopped walking and pulled on his hand to stop him as well. “Who am I to you?”What? What had he said? He realized quickly enough, scowled, and then smiled, giving in to what his heart was telling him. “Ye are—” He paused, not truly sure what to say. He hadn’t wanted to care for her, but he did. He’d let her in, but how could he have denied her entrance? She’d been through much, thanks to him, and yet she still smiled, she still sang, she still had compassion to help him heal.He began again, reaching for her. He pulled her closer and wrapped his arms around her plaid- encased body, shielding her from the wind. “Ye are my candle in the dark.” He stopped again to take her in. He smiled. “I’m better at puttin’ a quill to m’ words than I am at speakin’ them.”Her wide, beautiful eyes glittered like the snow dusting the braes. He wanted to lose himself there in the expectant hope that lit her gaze.“You’re doing just fine,” she assured him softly. “Continue, please.”He shoved aside everything on his mind but her. What was left scared the hell out him. “I canna—”She waited in silence while he fought his demon for her. Her hope began to fade to disappointment.It made him smile to think her hope was to be with him and she was waiting to hear him tell her.“I canna take my gaze from ye, lass. No matter what I’m doin’, m’ eyes find their way back to yer rich dark hair fallin’ over yer flawless jaw, the relaxed curl of your bottom lip that tempts my legs to bring me to wherever ye are. I lay awake at night imaginin’ yer soft inhalations of breath. They fill my heart with something other than mortar and fury. I want to bring ye to me but I’m unworthy of yer dreams. Still, I want to be in them, as ye are in mine.”“You see?” she said breathlessly. “Just fine.” She closed her eyes and parted her lips when he dipped his head to hers.He moved his mouth over hers, basking in the intimacy of kissing her, capturing her short, eager breaths. His senses came alive and he used each one of them to fill himself with her. She tasted like passion and innocence. When he slipped his tongue over hers, she opened her arms and coiled them around his neck, covering them both in his plaid. He listened to her heart beating like ancient drums. Or was it his own heart he was hearing? He withdrew a hairbreadth so he could look at her again. The sight of her dreamy-eyed and wanting more nearly drove him mad. He brushed his nose across her temple to her hair, drinking in the scent of her, like the familiar fragrance of peat and pine. “Ye’re bringin’ me back to life, lass.”He kissed her again, barely holding back the passion raging inside him to be released.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
New York Timesbestselling author Paula Quinn lives in New York with her three beautiful children, three over-protective chihuahuas, and a loud umbrella cockatoo. She loves to read romance and science fiction and has been writing since she was eleven. She loves all things medieval, but it is her love for Scotland that pulls at her heartstrings.




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