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Spotlight on Heavy Metal by Natalie J Damschroder

Heavy MetalGoddesses RisingBook TwoNatalie J. Damschroder
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
ISBN:  978-1622668908ASIN: B00BFQANU0
Number of pages:  341Word Count: 98,000
Cover Artist: Liz Pelletier
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Book Description:
The world is not what Riley Kordek imagined. On the run from those who’ve targeted her, all Riley wants is a chance to figure out her new ability to bend metal’s energy. When a hot guy who knows more than he should helps her escape her attackers, she thinks she might’ve found someone who can lead her to the answers she needs.
Three years ago, Sam Remington walked away from his employer and the woman he loved, and now, all he’s looking to do is fill the gaping hole left behind. Except, when Sam takes Riley to the Society for Goddess Education and Defense, the stakes rise beyond what either of them could have imagined.
After being alone for so long, falling for Sam would be far too easy—and far too painful, once his old flame calls needing his help. Worse, Riley uncovers a plot with disastrous ramifications not only for herself, but for Sam and the people he loves—and potentially every goddess in the country.
CHAPTER ONE- HEAVY METAL“The Society for Goddess Education and Defense is your go-to resource for learning about your heritage, preparing for the onset of your abilities, and building supportive relationships with your fellow goddesses.”
—Sam Remington, promotional video, Society website

Riley’s sneakers crunched on gravel as she crossed the pitted lot in front of the squat, rundown bar just off a quiet road in Bridgeport, Connecticut. There was no sign over the door to tell her she was in the right place. Even if she was, her information wasn’t necessarily reliable. But she’d reached her limit even before her car had been stolen, and now all she wanted was a moment to sit down and decide her next move. What it was would depend on who stood behind the bar when she went inside.

The door creaked when she pushed it open and thudded solidly behind her after she stepped through. She shoved her hands in the pockets of her denim jacket and glanced around. The room was dim, hazy even though smoking had been banned in bars and restaurants years ago. The tables and chairs were mismatched, some wood, some metal frames and vinyl seats, even a few molded plastic. Most were empty at this late hour. Riley had wanted to be here earlier, when it would be more crowded and she could linger unobserved, but the car thing had made that impossible.

She made her way past a couple leaning close over a two-top, ignoring their beers in favor of making kissy-faces. She settled with her back to a corner and studied the other people in the place. Stalling. Postponing the moment when she found Sam Remington, or didn’t.

Three guys at the bar shouted at a replay of a European soccer match on the TV over their heads, groaning loudly when the goalkeeper made a diving save. At the other end of the battered expanse of oak, a grizzled old man held up two fingers at the bartender. He added some whiskey to the old guy’s glass, and when he spoke, his deep, slightly rough voice reached Riley easily.

“That’s your limit, Tedley.”

“I can count,” the old man groused, but he winked at the bartender and pulled a few crumpled bills from his pocket. A dimple flashed in the bartender’s cheek before he turned to deposit the money in the till.

Riley sagged into her chair, her eyelids stinging. She’d found him. Maybe he could help her, maybe not. But for the first time in months—hell, in years—she had a move to make. Half an ounce of control, or at least the illusion of it.

Sam looked a little different from the video she’d watched, oh, fifty-five times on the website for the Society for Goddess Education and Defense. His dark hair was longer, for one. Shaggier. It looked just as silky, though, when he shoved one side behind an ear. And his T-shirt hugged his chest and biceps much more lovingly than the tidy button-down he’d worn in the video. She wouldn’t have guessed he was so tall, either. At least six foot four. Her head would probably hit the center of his chest.

She swallowed and glanced away. The image that had flashed through her mind was definitely ill timed. No reason her head would ever have occasion to meet his chest. But if it did…

“What can I get you?”

Riley jerked her head up. In the few seconds she’d been fighting her thoughts, Sam had crossed the bar to her table. Why wasn’t there a waitress working so he didn’t have to leave the bar? Damn the assholes who’d taken her car and made her get here so late.

The soccer guys called goodbyes over their shoulders, and the couple followed them out. Sam waved and then rested his hands on his hips, waiting for her order. She cleared her throat, the sound loud in the now-quiet bar. The TV was off. Maybe she’d been lost in visualization longer than she’d thought. And there was that chest again, the hollow between his collarbones set off perfectly by the slight V-neck of his gray shirt.

“Uh, Coke, please.”

“Pepsi okay?”

“Yes,” she said even though she hated Pepsi, just so he’d walk away sooner. She needed time to think, to figure out how to approach him. She hadn’t practiced anything before now, afraid to hope a vague Facebook reference could lead her to the right place.

Traveling to Connecticut wasn’t a big deal, since she’d been on the move for what seemed like forever, but she didn’t want to expect too much and be flattened when she wound up in limbo once again.

So while Sam drew her soda from the tap, she tried to come up with an opening gambit. It wasn’t easy with her brain so fogged from fatigue. She’d been sleeping in her car as she traveled, not having enough money for a motel anymore. She’d walked a few miles to get to the bar, too, and while she wasn’t out of shape, it added to the toll of a stressful day after a very long string of stressful days. And it was well after one in the morning.

She took a deep breath and shook off the haze. She shouldn’t lose this opportunity. What if she didn’t get it again? So maybe just keep it simple. Hi. What do you know about goddesses?

No, that was stupid. She knew what he knew—it was all over the Society website. Brief mentions in news items and meeting agendas and press releases, plus that video about a new educational program, all added up to “this guy is connected.” But he wasn’t one of them. He couldn’t be—he was male. That was the only reason she was here.

Maybe it would be best to blurt it all out. I need your help. I’m all alone and crazy things are happening all around me, and everything I’ve been raised to believe has been flipped on its head. Goddesses don’t exist, but if that’s the truth, then I must be crazy.


About the Author:
Natalie J. Damschroder is an award-winning author of contemporary and paranormal romance—Love with a Shot of Adrenaline. She sold her first book in 1999, and 2013 will see the publication of her 14th novel. She grew up in Massachusetts and loves the New England Patriots more than anything. (Except her family. And writing and reading. And popcorn.)
When she's not writing, revising, proofreading, or promoting her work, she does freelance editing and works part time as a chiropractic assistant. She and her husband have two daughters she's dubbed "the anti-teenagers," one of whom is also a novelist. (The other one prefers math. Smart kid. Practical.)
You can learn more about her and her books at:
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Replacing Gentry
Julie N. Ford
Genre: Women’s Fiction/Suspense
Publisher: WiDo Publishing
Date of Publication: April 2013
ISBN: 1937178315
Number of pages: 286Word Count: 88,000
Cover Artist: Steve Novak
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When Marlie agrees to attend a cadaver ball at Vanderbilt Medical School, she did not expect to actually see any cadavers. Or, that a strange apparition would issue her a chilling message. 
Despite the cadaver's warning, Marlie is married a year later to Tennessee State Senator, Daniel Cannon, and living in a plantation-style mansion with two step-sons. Add to the mix her growing suspicion that something is amiss with the death of Daniel’s first wife, Gentry, and newlywed Marlie is definitely in over her pretty Yankee head.
What begins as an innocent inquiry into her new husband’s clouded past ends with Marlie in the midst of a dangerous conspiracy.
A modern twist on the classic Gothic romance novels of Rebecca and Jane Eyre, Replacing Gentry follows Marlie’s precarious journey as she learns the truth about the man she married.

About the Author:
Julie N. Ford graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Political Science and a minor in English Literature. In addition, she has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Alabama. Professionally, she has worked in teaching and as a Marriage & Family Counselor.In addition to Replacing Gentry, she is the author of two women’s fiction novels, The Woman He Married and No Holly for Christmas, published in 2011. She also wrote a romance/chick-lit novel, Count Down to Love, published in 2011. Count Down to Love was a 2011 Whitney Award finalist.

Currently, she lives in Nashville, TN with her husband, two daughters and one baby hedgehog. For more information or see what Julie is working on now, you can visit her at JulieNFord.com.
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Spotlight and Giveaway The Beckoning of Broken Things by Calinda B

The Beckoning of Broken Things
The Beckoning SeriesBook 2Calinda B
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense
Publisher: Sumner McKenzie, Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-9839126-8-2
Number of pages: 342Word Count: 92k
Cover Artist: Calinda B
Book Description:

Is Marissa Engles crazy? Or is she a paranormal Light Rebel who can shape form from the electricity buzzing through her veins. Her aunt and sister think “Crazy.” The locked mental facility they’ve put her in thinks “Delusional.”
She’s so drugged up, she can’t tell if they’re right. Only her new pal, Rafe Caldwell, another mental patient “inmate”, thinks she is what she says she is. And he intends to find out more – lots more.
The only problem is her missing soul bound lover, Daniel Navid, who commands the darkest of the dark. But as they say, if the cat’s away…
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Excerpt:
“So tell me how you feel.”
I must be pretty heavily sedated because when the therapist asks me that question, the word “feel” comes out sounding like it’s a slide. I’ll just bet if I could climb on top of that slide, I’d be able to slip from the room and not have to answer that stupid question. I shake my head. What does she mean, how do I feel? I feel like been given something like heroin or Clonazepam or Secobarbital or some other mind-numbing agent. I feel like I weigh a thousand pounds, and I’m looking at her through thick glass walls and she’s talking to me through some kind of filter made of seven layers of dense foam. I feel like…wait, I know. I’m in here because I’m different. I’m sitting here with what feels like two hundred pounds of cotton between my ears because they don’t “get” who and what I am. They think there’s something wrong with me. They all think I’m broken.She pushes up her glasses on her nose and taps her pen on the arm of the brown leather chair in which she sits, like a prim, porcelain doll. “I’m waiting.”“Are you talking to me?”Her face is wrinkled, like an Amish Apple Doll. Her dyed brown hair needs a touch-up. White and gray roots serve as a flag to her age. She smiles, a crisp, stiff smile like peanut brittle. “I don’t see anyone else sitting across from me, do you?”I picture taking her smug smile in my fingers and snapping it in two, resulting in my own satisfied smile. “Where’s Daniel?”“Who?”“Daniel Navid. My soul bound lover.”She frowns and scribbles a few notes in the black binder sitting on top of her lap. She smoothes her blue tweed skirt. Clears her throat. Tries again. “How do you feel right now, Ms. Engles? Your sisters were pretty concerned about you when they brought you in here.”“Where, exactly, is here?”“You don’t know?”“If I did, I wouldn’t ask the question.”The therapist nods, as if I’ve just said something profound. She gestures to the room with her certificates of accomplishment and education lining the beige walls like little soldiers. “Well, you’re at the Brookstone Center for Healing, in Bellevue, Washington. Do you know where Bellevue is?”“Are you kidding me? I’ve lived in this area all my life. I live over in West Seattle, two bridges away from Bellevue. Of course I know where Bellevue is.” I reach up and rub my eyes, trying to clear the spider webs, mud puddles, and sludge clouding my mind.“Do you know what day it is?” The peanut brittle smile appears again.I want to smash that smile with a hammer. “Yeah, it’s today. And yesterday was yesterday. And tomorrow’s going to be tomorrow.”She taps her pen. Scribbles. Frowns. Scribbles some more. “So you don’t actually know what day it is.” She says that as a statement, not a question.“Let’s see, two days ago I was in Brazil, and it was Thursday. That must make today Saturday. What do I win?”“What were you doing in Brazil?”I pause and squint at her. This is a trick question. “I was visiting a friend.” I was kidnapped by a demented sorcerer. I stabbed his dead, but not really dead, girlfriend’s chest, and she exploded and her crystal dagger pierced the old man’s heart.“I see.”“And how did you get back from Brazil?”“I flew.” On a beautiful winged creature known as a Coati-lumina. Her name is Chiara, and she allowed me to claim her a few nights ago. She’s huge and brilliant, and she shines like diamonds. “Where’s Daniel?”“There was no one at your home but you when your sisters stopped by. They were very worried about you. Said you were having a completely delusional conversation with them. Do you remember what you said?”I incline my head and study her. Another trick question. “Maybe.”“Can you tell me what you said to them?”“Will you let me go if I do?”“I’m afraid not. I’m afraid we need to keep you here for a while. Your sisters were very worried.”“You already said that.”“And they decided that a good psych evaluation was in order.”“Oh, they did, did they?” I’m going to murder them. I’m going to strangle the daylights out of them. In my mind, I pick up a pricey sable paintbrush and paint them as tiny fragments of skin and bone, being blown to smithereens. “What gives them the right to have me evaluated?”“Your aunt still holds guardianship. She was the one who ordered this.”Aunt Topaz. “I’m 26 for God’s sake. I’ve lived on my own since I was 18. I think I get to be my own guardian, don’t you?”“In this case, no. When someone is…when someone is ill…” She pauses, frowning.She was going to say mentally deranged. They all think I’m delusional because electricity flows through my veins, and I can burst into brilliant light and paint things with my mind and will them into…“When someone is ill it falls to the guardian or parent.”I don’t think that’s true but can’t argue it right now. My head is so heavy I need a crane to keep it upright. I purse my lips trying to remember something about my aunt. This goddamn drug is making it hard to think. My mouth is dry. I want to leap into a lake and suck it into my throat in one long swallow. Think, Engles, think. And then it all came back to me, like someone shot a memory cannon through my head, blasting open my brain. My dear Aunt Topaz hid my abilities away from me when I was 15. She and Daniel’s father, Armando, cast a spell over me and wiped my memories clean. And now she put me here? Armando and Aunt Topaz are definitely on my to-do list. I just don’t know what to do - yet. My hands squeeze tight, capturing my anger. I restored my Light Rebel skills with Tom the sorcerer’s help. He taught me how to hunt like a predator before taking me on an ether trip to discover what happened. When I showed Daniel my newly restored light, he…I swallow my arousal and blink back tears.Daniel. He’s a Night Numen and commands the darkest of the dark. He can wave his hand, rip the atmosphere in two, and draw foul creatures from wherever the hell they live. Thinking of his handsome tan face, stubble-covered jaw, eyes that are hypnotically blue, 6’1” muscular body, dark hair that falls in his face when he’s on top, his bronze skin, his hips, his legs, his hands…thinking of him makes me seriously horny, even with this drug-filled, muzzy-headed haze between my ears. And then I get a little mad. I mean, a couple of weeks ago he did bind my soul until the end of time to his without asking me, but it might have been for my own good. Might have. Not sure. Still a little miffed. We’ll sort it out by and by. I really need to see him. I need to get out of here - now. “I want to go home. I want to talk to Daniel. I need to see Daniel. I need to take care of my dog, Sober Dober.” I nod, satisfied with this statement, certain that it will yield results.“I don’t know who Daniel is. Your dog is being well-cared for by your aunt.”I lunge to my feet, or at least I want to lunge. It turns into more of a lurching wobble. “Aunt Topaz has my dog? That’s just wrong. Aunt Topaz hates things that are messy. She detests mess and color and light and…” And Sober has brand new sparkly wings. They’re training wings. He’s not very good with them yet. He got his wings when I restored my light. But I don’t say that. I dare not say that. I’ll be in this place for a million years if I tell her my dog has wings. About the Author:
An award-winning web designer and certified SEO specialist, Calinda B has worked in the Internet industry as a web page designer/developer since the early 1990's. She has also taught web site design and computer graphics at community colleges in Northern California. In addition to writing, Calinda B creates fine art and music, and enjoys scuba diving, kayaking, and bike riding. Calinda B makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with the love of her life and her two cats. She is currently working on the fourth book in The Wicked Series, tentatively entitled A Wicked Ending, or the third book in The Beckoning Series or maybe those are done and she's working on.... She loves to write and does it daily.
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Walking in my Character’s Shoes: Guest blog with Heaven and Hellsbane Author Paige Cuccaro

Walking in my Character’s shoes
Location is one of the most important details in any story. For HEAVEN AND HELLSBANE, I chose a place I know and love—Pittsburgh PA.
I grew up about 45 minutes south of the vibrant city in a small town named for its stop on the Pony Express—Eighty Four PA. My little rural town was so small we didn’t even have a stoplight. So for me, growing up, Pittsburgh was a huge city full of glamour and possibilities.
When I reached college age and enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, I realized the city wasn’t exactly New York City, but it was still chock full of wonderful people, amazing culture and…like I’d always suspected—endless possibilities.
So when it was time to choose a setting for a big hearted, fundamentally noble and slightly sarcastic, half human-half angel heroine, (a.k.a. Emma Jane Hellsbane) I knew there was no better place than my favorite city.
The fact that I’d grown up so near to Pittsburgh, and had been in and around its many streets and neighborhoods most of my life helped. It gave me the advantage of knowing what the city feels like, how its people think, and what makes it special. I tried to use that knowledge to enhance the setting in HEAVEN AND HELLSBANE.
But like in any book there are critical scenes where the setting isn’t just a backdrop, it’s a character all by itself. In HEAVEN AND HELLSBANE key places like Emma Jane’s home, the overlook where Emma Jane practices her sword skills, and PNC Park where a major event takes place, all played an integral role. (You’ll have to read the book to find out what and why.)
This summer, after living in Ohio for the past 14 years, I finally got the opportunity to take my family back to my beloved city and take a walk in my character’s shoes.
We visited the exact overlook where Emma Jane defends her boyfriend Dan.

From the overlook we could see Point State Park, and PNC Park, both key locations. 

But even with my personal knowledge of the city there were still some details I needed help with. Google maps is awesome for figuring out street names, police jurisdictions and how long it would take a person to drive from Saint Anthony’s in Troy Hill to a house on Cook Street in McKeesport.
As much as I love Pittsburgh, there is one other place I was lucky enough to visit and where I knew I had to set one of the most pivotal scenes of the series. Positano Italy is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been and I really think my memory of the colorful seaside town helped enhance the story.
While I’m lucky to have actually been to some of the locations where Emma Jane Hellsbane lives and breathes, with a story about all powerful angels and demons who can travel the world in the blink of an eye, there’s no way I could visit every location. Luckily in this day and age a writer doesn’t have to take an exotic trip around the world to give her reader a good feel for a location. With image searches, Google maps, satellite and street views, we can go almost anywhere from the top of the Corcovado mountain in Brazil, to the dirty streets of Mumbai India.
For those sensory details that can really bring a setting to life, check Wikipedia, Flickr and even Facebook. It may sound a little creepy but you’d be surprised by the amount of rich detail you can glean from the people’s family vacation photos and the unique quirky captions and commentaries of those who have been there.
Happy writing! Happy reading! (Embrace the creepy)



Heaven and Hellsbane
Hellsbane Series,Book TwoPaige Cuccaro
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Ebook ISBN 978-1-62266-887-8
Print ISBN 978-1-62266-888-5ASIN: B00BFQANJG
Number of pages: 320Word Count: 97,000
Cover Artist: Karen Phillips
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Book Description:
Someone’s killing angels and turning the half human, half angel illorum warriors against their angelic supporters. If the supernatural baddy behind the attacks isn’t stopped soon, Heaven itself could fall victim. The Council of Seven has called in the best they’ve got to find the killers, and no one’s more surprised than Emma Jane Hellsbane when it’s her phone that rings.
But when her own angelic mentor—and off-limits hottie—Eli is targeted, Emma takes it personally. With Emma hot on the trail of the growing army of assassins, though, hackles start to raise around her. Everyone wants to know if she’s in it to protect all angels or just one in particular. The Council has their suspicions…and so does Emma’s boyfriend.
Now Emma isn’t just fighting off demons, rogue nephilim, and Fallen angels, but she’s defending her honor as well. The problem is even Emma Jane isn’t sure of her motives. One thing she does know: if she doesn’t figure out the killers’ identities soon, she may not live long enough to know what, or who, she really wants.
It’s all in a day’s work as Heaven’s ultimate bounty hunter.

About the Author:
Writing was never a foregone conclusion for me. I once had dreams of being a psychologist, a pediatrician, a school teacher, a photojournalist, a bartender, and/or an EMT. And then I met my husband and my world came into focus. Being wife and mother are my highest priorities and greatest joy. But escaping to the fanciful, sexy worlds twirling through my mind is an absolute necessity. Putting those worlds, and the cornucopia of characters that people them, on paper is just plain fun.
Paige lives in Ohio, with her husband, and three daughters. When she’s not writing she can be found doing the mom thing with a book in one hand and a notepad and pen in the other. Ideas come without warning and the best way to stimulate your imagination is to enjoy the imagination of someone else.
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Interview and Giveaway with Victoria Danann Author of Gathering Storm The Order of the Black Swan Book Five

 What inspired you to write this book?
The saga is based on the idea of multiple realities existing within the same physical space, but unknown to each other because of variants in vibration. This is an idea that is becoming more science and less science fiction all the time. The premise of the saga is that there are multiple versions of ourselves existing simultaneously in these other dimensions that are similar but not identical to our own, alternate, not parallel.
I was toying with the idea of being psychically connected to these other versions of ourselves in dreams. I have dreams in which I find myself in an unknown environment, interacting with people I have never seen, yet the dream has the distinct quality of feeling real. I began to wonder if I’m experiencing a glimpse of the lives of some of the other versions of me.
Please tell us about your latest release.
Gathering Storm is the fifth installment in The Order of the Black Swan serial saga. Because it’s part of an ongoing story (that doesn’t mean cliffhangers – hate them), reading in order is highly recommended.
Can you tell readers a little bit about the world building in the book/series? How does this world differ from our normal world?
The Order of the Black Swan is a serial saga about a young woman who was forced into an experimental device that carried her, against her will, to another dimension similar, but not identical, to her own. She adopts, and is adopted by, a new familial network employed directly or indirectly by an ancient secret society of vampire hunters and paranormal investigators. Her new family includes modern day knights, elves, vampires, werewolves, demons, angels, witches and psychics.
With the book being part of a series, are there any character or story arcs, that readers jumping in somewhere other than the first book, need to be aware of? Can these books be read as stand alones?
The Order of the Black Swan is a serial saga presented in installments. That doesn’t mean cliffhangers (hate them). It means that the story is ongoing. Therefore, only the first book is a stand-alone. After that, you would be cheating yourself out of the full experience if you didn’t read in order.
Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? How do you deal with it?
KNOCK ON WOOD, I never have.  
Do you write in different genres?  
Not yet.
When did you consider yourself a writer?
At eight I was writing little Bobbsey Twins novels. They’d be called fan fiction today.
Other than writing, what are some of your interests, hobbies or passions in life?Classic Rock music – listening and playing, bridge, movies, travel.
What was the last amazing book you read?
Books are often “amazing” because something within appealed found the reader at just the right juncture in life to strike a chord. For whatever bizarre reason I loved Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley. I say “bizarre” because the title character is the last person I would want to end up with outside fantasy.
What can readers expect next from you?
            Book #6, A Tale of Two Kingdoms, will release on December 8th and is THE one many of the Black Swan readers have been begging for. The fae and elves of Loti Dimension have been at war for two thousand years even though the current environment is more “cold” war. The Lady Laiken, as an outsider, has undertaken a search for answers as to what started it all. The saga returns to pure romance as we follow the quest of fated lovers, progeny of the two royal houses, for a happy ever after.
Where can readers find you on the web?
WEBSITE: http://www.VictoriaDanann.com
BLOG: http://VictoriaDanann.me
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/vdanann  
TWITTER: @vdanann
GOODREADS: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18336107-gathering-storm
AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE: http://www.amazon.com/Victoria-Danann/e/B007VCOJES/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0


Gathering StormThe Order of the Black SwanBook Five
Victoria Danann                   Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: 7th House       
ISBN: 978-1-933320-93-9ASIN:
Number of pages: 320Word Count: 85k
Cover Artist: Victoria Danann
Book Description:
The fifth installment in the Black Swan serial saga. READING IN ORDER STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. That’s why we have a try-before-you-buy-program. The first book in the saga, My Familiar Stranger, is PermaFREE everywhere.
THE NEWSLETTER: Z Team, a.k.a Zed Company, is transferred to Jefferson Unit, which is being temporarily retired as an active hunter facility and converted to a research / training institution. Sol takes his first vacation – ever – leaving Glen in charge with Storm supervising. Rosie is proving to be an extraordinary little girl and Deliverance is in BIG trouble with her mother.
THE SURPRISES: Storm is really not himself. Former members of B Team must reunite to preserve his image and reputation.  No one could have prepared for the surprises Rosie delivers.
THE ADVENTURE: The Ralengclan send a second wave assassination team to Jefferson Unit at the worst possible time, when it’s been left defended by only Z Team, Glen, the Lady Laiken and the trainees.

About the Author:
If you're looking for something new and different in PNR, you've come to the right place.
I write unapologetic romances with uniquely fresh perspectives on paranormal creatures, characters, and themes. Add a dash of scifi and a flourish of fantasy to enough humor to make you laugh out loud and enough steam to make you squirm in your chair. My heroines are independent femmes with flaws and minds of their own whether they are aliens, witches, demonologists, psychics, or past life therapists. My heroes are hot and hunky, but they also have brains, character, and good manners - usually - whether they be elves, demons, berserkers, werewolves, or vampires.
My first book, My Familiar Stranger, was nominated for Best Paranormal Romance of 2012 by the Reviewers' Choice  and Readers’ Choice Awards. Each of my books has remained on the Amazon best seller list in category every day since release. All four also earned the Night Owl Reviews TOP PICK award and have remained on the Amazon Best Sellers list every day since release.
My work has been compared to J R Ward, Karen Marie Moning, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Lara Adrian. For example:
"I do see shades of Lara Adrian's Breed books and shades of J R Wards Black Dagger books, but this story is unique enough that it stands out all on its own and can stand up along side those other books and I think given time will elbow them out of the way with the rich story telling and deep emotional core that makes you want to know more." - Kerry, Musings of a Bookworm
The Order of the Black Swan is a series that is also a serial saga. Each book is an episodic installment in an ongoing story. Join me for the adventure.

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Spotlight on The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Tanith Davenport and Anne Bronte

He was already in the room when I entered. I felt his hands rest on my shoulders from behind and he gave a low chuckle at my gasp of surprise. I was in my nightgown—Rachel had helped me disrobe before retiring herself—and his breath heated the nape of my neck as he teased his fingers along the silk edging. I had chosen the material deliberately. It clung to my body, the sheen of the fabric highlighting every curve.“Would you like me to undress, Arthur?” I asked.“No, Helen,” he answered, pressing a kiss to my shoulder and sending a chill along my spine. “I want to undress you myself.”My heart quickened, but I held myself still as slowly he slid the gown from my shoulders. The cool air on my skin made me shiver, my nipples hardening as the soft material dropped past my waist to land lightly around my feet, exposing my naked body to his gaze. I closed my eyes, feeling conscious of my bare skin, the curls at my quim, the growing wetness inside me.“Don’t move,” he commanded, and with his fingers he began a slow, tortuous glide along the curve of my spine. I felt one hand slide around my ribs to cup my breast, his thumb brushing against my nipple, and I was unable to suppress a moan as sparks of pleasure radiated from that tender spot. Instantly the movement was repeated, his other hand mirroring the motion until I cried out, overwhelmed by the unfamiliar sensation.“I love that this is all so new to you, my Helen,” Arthur whispered in my ear as I let my head fall back onto his shoulder, my body weakening as he continued his sweet assault on my breasts. My knees began to tremble. I clenched my fingers tightly, aching for his hands to move lower, to touch me where I had touched myself so often while thinking of him, but afraid he would think me too wanton if I asked. So new to me, indeed! What would he think if I touched myself in front of him? Would he be surprised? No—he would not, I was sure. But he might insist on pleasuring me himself, and my clit pulsed at the thought, imagining myself on the edge of ecstasy, him removing my hands and holding them until I begged him to bring me to completion.He slid his hands down to my hips, leaving me moaning at the loss, and turned me to face him. Before I could stop myself, I reached my hand out to touch his swollen member, which jutted towards me, almost brushing against my stomach. He groaned as I closed my hand around the tip, which was glistening and sticky with moisture, hardening farther under my touch.How strange it was to know that I had such power, that I could bring him such pleasure with only a simple touch! I tightened my grip, feeling the skin move as I tugged, but before I could continue he had caught both my hands in his and was holding them at my waist.“My darling,” he said, with a smile, manoeuvring me backwards as he spoke until my calves hit the edge of the bed. “If I let you do that, I shall lose all control, and that will never do. Lie back for me—let me see you waiting for me.”Trembling, I lay back on the bed, my breath coming faster as he stood watching me, his casual gaze lowering to rest at my quim. Instinctively I parted my legs, blushing as I felt the moisture seep from inside me and dampen my folds.The smile on his face took on a possessive, lascivious quality.“How beautiful you are,” he whispered. Slowly he placed one knee then the other on the bed, the mattress dipping under his weight as he moved towards me. He laid one hand on my breast, my heart beating rapidly beneath.“Arthur,” I gasped.He lowered his head and kissed my nipple, laving it with his tongue, then trailed more kisses down my body—my ribs, my stomach, my hips—until I was trembling with anticipation. His breath rushed over my quim, and for a moment I thought he would kiss me there—oh! How I wanted that!—but instead he paused, watching me with desirous eyes, and slowly slid one finger inside me to the second knuckle.“So pure,” he whispered, caressing me as I moaned. He reached forward with his thumb and swept it back and forth over my clit. I cried out at the sensation, my body convulsing. It was so much sweeter, so much more pleasurable than when I had touched myself, and I longed for him to continue.“Helen,” he growled, “tell me you want this.” I recognised the words from our first kiss, and felt my heart bound and my quim tighten at the knowledge that now I could be truthful. Now I could tell him what I wanted.“I want this, Arthur.”“Tell me how much you want this.”“I want this more than anything,” I moaned. His finger was still moving inside me, his thumb still applying delicious pressure, and my wetness was leaking onto his hand and the bed.“How long have you wanted this, Helen?”Oh, he was torturing me! “Since I first met you,” I whispered, shifting my hips to match his touch. He smiled and crooked his finger inside me, touching a spot that made me clap a hand over my mouth and shriek—the pleasure was exquisite, and I was on the verge of begging him to take me.“Tell me what you want, and I’ll do it.”I arched my back, aching for him. “Please, Arthur, take me.”



The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Tanith Davenport and Anne Bronte
Genre: Erotic romance
Publisher: Total-e-Bound
Date of Publication: 6 September 2013
ISBN: 978-1-78184-444-1
Cover Artist: Posh Gosh
Total e-Bound Print  eBook
Book Description:

Into the quiet village of Lindenhope comes Helen Graham, an attractive young widow and mother. Living alone with her son at Wildfell Hall, her seclusion attracts curiosity from the local people, in particular Gilbert Markham, whose interest in her is soon edged with desire—and Helen, despite herself, begins to reciprocate his love for her.

But when scandalous rumours begin to circulate about Helen’s behaviour, Gilbert is filled with anger and jealousy. Helen attempts to clear her name by offering Gilbert her diary, which reveals the dark, passionate story of her former marriage to debauched rake Arthur Huntingdon, whose sexual and sensual desires fill her with excitement and pleasure but precipitate a gradual descent into hell.

Gilbert believes he could forgive her anything, but the lies continue to spread, threatening Helen’s peace of mind and, above all, her physical safety. Will the secrets of Helen’s past get in the way of their future?

About the Author:
Tanith Davenport began writing erotica at the age of 27 by way of the Romantic Novelists' Association New Writers' Scheme. Her debut novel "The Hand He Dealt" was released by Total-e-Bound in June 2011 and was shortlisted for the Joan Hessayon Award for 2012.
Tanith has had short stories published by Naughty Nights Press and House of Erotica. She loves to travel and dreams of one day taking a driving tour of the United States, preferably in a classic 1950s pink Cadillac Eldorado.
Tanith's idea of heaven is an Indian head massage with a Mojito at her side.

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The Adventures of a Paranormal Romance from Idea to eBook

I’ve been writing plays and stories since I could hold a pencil. Yet I have to admit the original concept for “Her Ghost Wears Kilts” came from a 1993 writing class given by Eva Shaw where we had to brainstorm an idea for a genre we didn’t read. Twenty years ago! The card I drew was mystery. Other than the Nancy Drew series when I was much younger, I hadn’t cracked open a mystery in forever.Eva calls her method of brainstorming “bubbling.” My outline or bubbles started as more of a clash between two clans, the Baillies versus the Bruces, my ancestors. The protagonist would inherit a Scottish castle where all those before her had been killed. I truly enjoyed flushing out more of the story and gave it a working title of “The B & B Mystery.” Over the next ten years I kept notes and scenes, but reality and writing non-fiction pushed the castle mystery further aside. I had three fiction works in progress during these years and pulled one or the other out now and again. Writing is my addiction, my passion, yet I put all other responsibilities ahead of it. My day job is for a short-run book printer and to gain better experience to help my customers, I self published my debut romantic comedy “Changes in Attitude” with a fun and dynamic side character, Gillian Nation. Eventually it was Gillian himself who demanded inclusion in this musty old castle story idea. He was the nudge to finally write the book. Being gay, he couldn’t be the love interest, but loved to steal scenes every chance he got.Gillian’s energy added more to the story, but the manuscript still sat in a virtual drawer on my computer. Until one day I heard about Abroad Writers Conferences and their next event would be during Thanksgiving week held at Hever Castle in England. This was my “aha” moment. I maxed out my credit cards and signed up, getting the chance to live and explore a castle and its grounds.When I returned reality be damned, the pages flew from my imagination. The next four months were a blur of keyboarding or writing scenes, dialogue, new characters that presented themselves from thin air. I enjoyed every frustrating, blissful, sweat-baring moment. Every good story has a final twist to it, right? I’d begun sending out query letters early in 2013, when I flew to southern California to be on the faculty of a writers’ conference. One of my fellow staff members was Eva Shaw, now good friend and mentor. She had published two books with Crimson Romance and nudged me to send a query letter off that very night. The serendipity of a story idea first created in a class given by Ms. Shaw concluded with the manuscript being accepted by Ms. Shaw’s own romance publisher. Don’t you love a happy ending? September 16 Guest blogFang-tastic Bookswww.fang-tasticbooks.blogspot.com
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Her Ghost Wears Kilts
Kathleen Shaputis
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Publisher:   Crimson RomanceDate of Publication:  August 26, 2013
ISBN: 978-14-4405-7215-9ASIN:  B00ECGP8XM
Number of pages:  240 approximatelyWord Count: 69,660
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Book Description:
Drag queens, a ghost and murder, oh my. Love spirits through the modern day tale of inheritance and greed, crossing the vale between worlds.Baillie thought life was content, successful in the Pacific Northwest until her bookshop became haunted. Inheriting a Scottish castle leads her on a wild adventure of Celtic chaos where she meets her gorgeous ghost. Finding her life in danger, Baillie calls the diva squad to the rescue: her friend Gillian Nation and his girls.
Will she choose her normal, safe existence or grab onto an unusual love that makes life magical?
About the Author: 
Kathleen Shaputis, author/ghostwriter, lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Bob, where curling up with icy Diet Coke, writing romantic comedies is her ultimate paradise.
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Interview with Candace Osmond

Do you have a special formula for creating characters' names? Do you try to match a name with a certain meaning to attributes of the character or do you search for names popular in certain time periods or regions?
I'm a big fan of old school names like Charles, Jack, Henry, etc. So it makes it easy to choose names for characters who are hundreds of years old. For modern names and characters that aren’t mythical I tend to search through the people around me. Avery Quinn is the main character in The Iron World Series, and I took her name from my best friend who's last name is Avery.
Was one of your characters more challenging to write than another?
I think writing the characters from the Dark Court of Faerie were a bit challenging for me because they have to be menacing and scary. I'm far from either of those traits so I find myself watching a lot of horror shows and movies with a lot of evil to draw inspiration.
Is there a character that you enjoyed writing more than any of the others?
Surprisingly, I love writing Max. She's temperamental and a super B*#ch, but just a simple girl underneath it all just looking to be loved and accepted. Her character has many faces and emotions; it's always fun to write scenes with her in them.
Do you have a formula for developing characters? Like do you create a character sketch or list of attributes before you start writing or do you just let the character develop as you write?
I don't create a list of attributes or outline a character sketch. But I do dream up a pretty good idea of what I want them to be before doing any major writing. Then I just let them grow with the story.
What is your favorite scene from the book? Could you share a little bit of it, without spoilers of course?
That's easy! I love the ending. It's a major cliffhanger. Throughout the whole book Avery struggles to stay alive and protect her friends, but in the end something happens that makes you scream "Nooooooo!" lol I might anger a few readers, but I think it's worth it.
Do you ever suffer from writer’s block? How do you deal with it?
Ah, writer's block, my mortal enemy. I suffer from it more than I'd like to. Juggling a freelance writing career, being a mom and wife, all the while working on my own published novels is very time consuming and can take its toll. There are days when I don't even want to see my computer. But, I just remind myself that writing is what I do, it's what I love. It makes me whole. And when I need some inspiration I just pick up a book by my favorite author and start reading. It always recharges the batteries.
Do you have any weird writing quirks or rituals?
Yes! I require something caffeinated and something crunchy to stay at my computer. Also, when I need to write a certain mood or dramatic scene I pull out my customized writing playlist and listen to songs that embody that certain mood or emotion.
Do you write in different genres?
Actually, not many people know this, but I do. I'm a published YA author with the Iron World Series, but I'm also a published Erotic Romance Writer. Some works are under my own name but I also have some under a pen name, Jennifer Shires. Other than that, I am branching off into New Adult. (Don't worry, I will always write YA and Urban Fantasy, it's my true love)
Do you find it difficult to write in multiple genres?
Not at all. I know not every writer is the same, just like not every person is the same. We all have things that inspire us, scare us, and drive us to react or create. I go through phases in my life and those phases give birth to new ideas.
When did you consider yourself a writer?
Believe it or not, I didn't consider myself a real writer after I was published. It wasn't until I started a freelance writing career on the side that I truly felt like one. I think it's because writing my own stories is more of a passion, I don't look at it as a job. But freelancing literally is just that, a job.
What are your guilty pleasures in life?
Watching Netflix and going to movies. I'm a huge 'cinophile' lol I speak fluent movie quotes. (Don't judge) But I just love curling up on the couch with my blanket and crunchy snacks and watching full seasons of my favorite shows on Netflix.
Other than writing, what are some of your interests, hobbies or passions in life?
Oh dear, this list is long. I'll just stick with the top five. I love making giant, crazy diaper cakes. Weird, I know. But it's so much fun. I also enjoy making jewelry, painting, making my kid laugh, and paint balling.
What can readers expect next from you?
Ooo, I like this question! Right now I'm in the midst of putting together something big. Along with some other industry professionals, I'm creating a platform for new writers and aspiring authors that will help them break out into the publishing world and will also help improve the quality of indie books available to the world. That's about all I can say right now, but stay tuned for more details! I'll be announcing stuff on Facebook and Twitter.
Where can readers find you on the web?
The Iron World Series on Facebook, @candaceosmond on Twitter, Candace Osmond on Wattpad, or via the contact form on www.ironworldseries.com. I LOVE hearing from readers and other writers, so don't be shy. And, yes, I always write back.
Would you like to leave readers with a little teaser or excerpt from the book?
Change has an irrevocable impact on the mind, body and soul. To the fearful it’s threatening—it means there’s a possibility that things could get worse. To the hopeful, however, it’s encouraging because it means things could get better.Was I fearful or was I hopeful?I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling in my sunlit bedroom and pondered about that. To most people this wouldn’t be so stressful. To most people change meant a new hair color or a new job. But I realized a while ago—I am not most people.


Blood and Bone
The Iron World SeriesBook TwoCandace Osmond
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 9781301362028ASIN: B00ED406KI
Number of pages: 250 roughlyWord Count: 74,960
Cover Artist: Corey Majeau from Coris Designs
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Book Description:
The stakes are high in the second installment of The Iron World Series as Avery Quinn decides which path her life will take. Become a vampire and be with Jack forever, or pledge herself to the Fey and help save Faerie from the horrible Queen Mabry?
The more she thinks about it the more she wants to remain human. But as she sinks further into the magical world she has come to love, Avery realizes that remaining human is next to impossible, especially when a dark king sets his sights on her. To make matters worse, a secret society of shape shifters have sworn themselves as Avery’s enemy all because of a certain classmate with a caustic temperament.
With a mythical war brewing and Evaine close on her heels, Avery must decide who to give her humanity to before it’s too late

About the Author:
Born in 1985 as Candace Osmond in North York Ontario, I began to travel with my parents at the very young age of four years old. I had lived all over Canada and seen everything my country has to offer, from the enchanting shores of Newfoundland to the gigantic snowcapped mountains of British Columbia all by the time I was ten. I did, however, spend most of my life in Eastern Canada where I was surrounded by folklore and legends, not knowing how they would shape my personality and imagination for the rest of my life.
Being the only girl of my age in a small group of kids, in an even smaller town, left me spending most of my time by myself and, in result, letting my imagination take over. I would sit by the shore and dream up stories of mermaids and other fantastic creatures to pass the time. Coming from a family with writers and artists dispersed throughout, it was only natural that I spend my time writing, drawing and reading. I dreamed of becoming nothing more than an artist, a creator of any kind. By the age of eleven, I spent most of my waking hours scribbling down short stories, poems and anything else I could think of, while adding my own personal illustrations. By the age of fourteen, I had won numerous local and minor arts and writing competitions.
I excelled at anything art and literature related so, naturally, I planned to attend university for nothing more or less than that. In 2003 I planned to attend university for Creative Writing and Literary Studies. But, with the fear that I would spend all my time and money on an education and end up in a field that I may very well struggle to succeed in, I backed out and attended school for Design instead. Now, a successful Designer specializing in interiors, I met a man and fell in love. His passion and talent for art far exceeds my own, but he motivated me and awakened my old habits of staying up late and waking up early to scribble down dreams and ideas before I had forgotten them and they disappeared forever.
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September Issue of Bewitching Book Tours Magazine

The September issue of Bewitching Book Tours Magazine features flash fiction set in the worlds of popular paranormal and urban fantasy series- by Kimberly Frost, Suzanne Johnson and Christine Amsden.

Author interviews with Christine Amsden, Nick Kelly, Laurel Cremant, Sebastiana Randone, and Cristiane Serruya.

Regular features include: Tarot in Fiction with Alayna Williams, The Naughty Nook with Roxanne Rhoads, and La Mamma Verde Green Living Tips with Wenona Napolitano.

Be sure to read the fun article- “Paranormals, when did that happen?” By Kenya Carlton.

This month’s issue also features excerpts from: The Wooden Chair by Rayne Golay, Wolf Born by Ann Gimpel, Deamhan by Isaiyan Morrison, Lucky Phoo by Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon, Wail of the Banshees by Robert Poulin, Hot Flashes by Leila Gaskin, Obsession by Sharon Buchbinder, Sexy Men of Mystery by Jessica Frost, and This Ring by Jacqueline Paige



September 2013 Bewitching Book Tours Magazine

Giveaway: Surrendering to the Alpha By Lia Davis

Surrendering to the AlphaAshwood Falls #3By Lia DavisPublished by Fated Desires Publishing
Tag Line: She's given up hope of peace, yet the Alpha's touch offers promises too hard to run from.
Blurb:
Ashwood Falls’ leopard Alpha, Keegan Andrews holds onto the pain of his deceased mate as his own personal hell—a reminder that not all things are what they seem. The Pack Scribe, Addyson Lewis is no exception. She’s intrigued him like no other since the day she stumbled into Ashwood territory about twenty-five years ago. When he discovers that just being near her calms the storm inside him, he can’t stay away even if it means exposing her to the evil she tried to escape.
Over a hundred years of psychological torture at the hands of the rogue Onyx Pack has left Addyson with no memories of her life before captivity and with the inability to control her psychometric nature. Anything or anyone she touches sends her into their darkest past and secrets, causing her pain she wouldn’t wish on anyone. Without the ability to control it, she’s forced to deny her leopard the connection she craves from the Pack that welcomed her with love and without judgment. That is, until the day Keegan involuntarily touches her bare skin and she finds the peace she’d craved for far too long.

Warning: Contains one sexy alpha leopard who craves the most decadent of dreams, a hidden treasure contained within a spunky woman

Other Ashwood Falls books: Winter Eve (prequel) A Tiger’s Claim (book 1) A Mating Dance (book 2)





Excerpt:

He stepped closer and studied her as she turned back to the omelet. Keegan ground his molars, took a deep breath, and calmly asked, “Do you like it here?”

She peered back at him, her eyebrows bunched together before she smoothed out her features in that practiced control she used around others. “It’s not home, but it’s nice. I don’t need much, Keegan.”

He took another step toward her. She turned the stove off and handed Will his plate. The boy stood, watching Keegan as if he would harm Addyson. It made Keegan proud of the kid that he’d want to protect Addyson.

Without looking at the teen, Keegan said, “Will, take your breakfast in the living room and eat before it gets cold.”

From the corner of his eye, Keegan saw Will peer at Addyson. When she gave him a nod, he left them alone. Keegan took another step forward, stopping inches from her. He heard her heart beat speed up and smelled her strawberry scent intensify, but not in fear. She was turned on by his presence.

He inhaled deeply, taking in her scent. His leopard rubbed up against his chest, trying to feel Addyson. He’d never imagine in the past thirty-seven years that he’d find another mate. Then Addyson stumbled into his life about twelve years after losing Cate. He wasn’t ready then, the pain still too raw to see what the leopard tried to make him see.

He’d finally started to accept it, accept the fact that Addyson has a place in his heart and in his bed.


About the Author
Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a paranormal romance author, and co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!
An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very activity imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing started out as a stress reliever that allow her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs. Now it has become her career. A real life dream come true.
Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.
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