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August 11, 2011
Now On Tour The Gift of Illusion
August 9 - Review, Guest Post and Giveaway - A Cupcake and a Latte
August 10 - Guest Blog and Review - Getting Naughty Between the Stacks
August 10 - Guest Blog and Giveaway - Sugarpeach
August 11 - Guest Blog and Giveaway - Among the Muses
August 11 - Review - Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger
August 12 - Interview - Kay Dee Royal Paranormal & Erotica Romance Musings
August 13 - Guest Post and/or Review - Donna's Blog Home
August 13 - Guest Post and/or Review - Gothic Mom's Book Reviews
August 17 - Interview - Theresa Stillwagon
August 18 - Visit? - Laurie's Thoughts & Reviews
August 18 - Review and Giveaway - Romancing The Book
August 19 - Review - Braintasia Books
August 19 - Interview and Giveaway - Frequent Reader, Infrequent Blogger
August 22 - Guest Blog and Giveaway - A Peek Inside the Chaotic Mind of Coral Moore
August 22 - Review, Guest Post & Giveaway - Workaday Reads
August 24 - Review & Interview -The (Hopeful) Librarian
August 30 - Giveaway, Interview & Review - Oodles of Books
August 31 - Excerpt & Giveaway - Everyone Loves a SiNner
September 2 - Review - aobibliosphere™
September 3 - Guest Blog - aobibliosphere™
September 3 - Visit? - Darlene's Book Nook
September 4 - Review & Giveaway - Sooz Says Stuff
September 5 - Interview & Review - Back of the Book Reviews
Title: The Gift of IllusionAuthor: Richard Brown
Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace (May 16, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1461147328
ISBN-13: 978-1461147329
Book Description:
Something wicked has returned to Elmwood, and it longs to continue the study it began over a century ago. It's looking for volunteers, but few seem worthy of the gift. Isaac Winters might be the one. He's a detective with a damaged past, and something to prove. Still haunted by his wife's murder sixteen years earlier, Isaac has thought more and more about turning in his badge. Over the years, he's seen the worst mankind has to offer. Until now. A strange fire has consumed the life of a young girl. But she won't be the last. There are no witnesses and no evidence except a small stone figurine, a gateway to the past. Accompanied by a partner with questionable experience, Isaac must discover and defeat this faceless villain before it takes from him the greatest reminder of his dead wife. Their daughter.
Buy Links:
http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Illusion-Thriller-ebook/dp/B0050ZOS0S/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Illusion-Thriller-Richard-Brown/dp/1461147328/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308517354&sr=1-2
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gift-of-illusion-richard-brown/1102476195?ean=2940011324789&itm=1&usri=the%2bgift%2bof%2billusion
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/59904
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4948768.Richard_Brown
About the Author:Richard is not a vampire, yet.
While he awaits immortality, Richard spends much of his time banging his head on the keyboard trying to make sentences out of words.
Since the age of ten, he's written dozens of short stories, over a hundred poems, and two novels, the first -- The Gift of Illusion -- was released May, 17 2011.
He also enjoys spending time with his daughter, girlfriend, three dogs, watching mixed martial arts, singing karaoke, debating politics, and of course dressing up for photo shoots with a guitar he never really learned to play (ahem).
www.richardbrownbooks.com
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Richard-Brown-Books/219461381398669
Review of What a Goddess Wants by Stephanie Julian
If you're looking for a unique spin on ancient god and goddess mythology this book is for you- especially if you like your books smoking hot with a lot of sizzle.What a Goddess Wants is Book One in the Forgotten Goddess series
Book Description:
IN HIS ARMS, HER MAGIC POWERS ARE ON THE RISE...
Tessa, Etruscan Goddess of the Dawn, is losing her powers and now there's an Underworld god determined to run her down. She needs a hero and fast, because only sexual energy can give her power. So she seeks out Caligo, whose sexual prowess is legendary...
AND SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BRING HIM INTO THE LIGHT...
Caligo is a fabled Cimmerian warrior determined to stay away from spoiled goddesses who trample hearts after they've had their fun. But there's something irresistibly hot and inviting about Tessa and he knows he's her only change to escape the encroaching darkness...
My review:
If you aren't a fan of books filled with super hot and numerous sex scenes, then don't bother with this book because it'll burn you, yup sizzle your hands into burnt cinders cause this book is on fire.
Also if you aren't a fan of sex without love, or sex before love- don't bother either because these 2 start out without even knowing each other's name or what they are.
Pure fantastical sexiness. Escapist sexiness.
Don't bring reality or prudish expectations with you when reading this book, if you do you'll be disappointed in what you find.
Julian spins a new story from old myths- Tessa's a forgotten goddess, forgotten enough that no one really knows who she is but not forgotten enough to be left alone because now an evil god in the underworld wants to suck her and other goddesses dry, drain them of their power so he can get out of the Underworld and wreak havoc everywhere.
Tessa needs help so she seeks out Caligo a Cimmerian warrior known for his fighting skills...and sexual prowess.
The two of them have an instant connection and a strange effect on each other.
Suddenly they need each other- but both have been burned before.
Will the sizzle between them be enough to save them both from the darkness and destruction or will the relationship go up in flames?
I was pleasantly surprised by this new take on god and goddess myths and loved the hotter than hot scenes.
Can't wait to read more in this series.
August 10, 2011
Guest Blog and Giveaway with Felicity Heaton
Firstly, I want to say thanks to Roxanne for having me here at Fang-tastic Books as part of my Paranormal Pandemonium 2011 Blog Tour, and in particular the Her Angel series leg of it.Secondly, I'll introduce myself. My name is Felicity Heaton and I write paranormal romances under that name and also as F E Heaton. I've been writing since 2005 and have been an indie author since 2006. During that time, I have written all of the main species covered in paranormal romance books. I have explored vampires, werewolves and shape-shifters, even witches and demons. Sometimes a writer needs a new challenge. Angels were that challenge for me and since writing the first book in the Her Angel series last year, I have added another three to the series, the most recent being my new release, Her Guardian Angel, which is also the first novel-length book in the series.
What makes an author decide to venture into the world of angels? For me, it was more than just the challenge of writing a new species. It was the chance to take on a whole new world and see what I could do with it. I had heard that people were writing angels but that they were focusing mostly on fallen angels. I wanted to explore more than just the angels that had been cast out of Heaven. I wanted to explore this new genre to the full and that meant dealing with angels who were still in the employment of a higher power.
Here was my chance to see if feathers could be just as sexy as fangs, and I decided to take it and run with it, and now I have four books released in the series and another in the ideas stage.
Most of the angels involved in my Her Angel series so far aren't fallen. They're still working for the man, or at least they were at the start of their stories. While I love the idea of the lost-soul angel who has fallen and then falls in a different way for a mortal, it isn't complicated enough for me. I like my love to be really forbidden, and there's nothing more forbidden than a fully-fledged angel falling for a mortal... unless you count an angel falling in love with a demon... and I even wrote that angle in Her Warrior Angel.
I had a great time exploring angels and the world that I was creating. I researched and dreamt up different divisions of angels, giving them different responsibilities and a different look to distinguish them. I thought about what my angels would be like and loved the idea of some of them being fun and frivolous, but having to deal with all mortals believing they were saintly and asexual, which they're very definitely not. Then I thought about how the heroines would react to them. All of the heroines are very different. Two already know that angels exist. The others are mortal and get the shock of their lives when their hero reveals that he's an angel. All of them share common doubts though. Surely the hero can't fall for them? Surely it's a sin to be with an angel? I wanted the hero to have to work to prove that a relationship with them isn't forbidden or a sin, except in the case of Her Warrior Angel where it really is very forbidden! In that book, the hero has to work to prove that he doesn't care what the rules say, because he's mad about the heroine.I also thought about other elements like what things would be forbidden for angels to do, say or experience. I enjoyed playing on an almost childlike level of curiosity when it came to things that had been previously off limits to the angels—like alcohol for example. Humans would probably leap at the chance to try something that someone had told them they couldn't do, so why would an angel be any different? All of the angels in my series are very curious about human life, human things, and anything that is prohibited. I think readers will relate to that. We've all been curious about things, especially when someone has told us no!
The last thing I considered was their loyalty to their world and their duties. In all of the stories, I have explored how that loyalty can cause conflict within them, leaving them torn between it and the heroine. There is only one true way for them to be with the heroine, without asking her to go to Hell and back, which is by surrendering their wings and immortality. That's a tough decision for an angel to make, especially when they love flying so much. The series focuses on the sacrifice that the hero might have to make in order to win the heroine's heart and love, as well as the great trials that the heroine might face to save her hero the pain of having to give up his immortality.
It's one of the ultimate forbidden loves in my eyes. Angels and mortals (or demons!). Two very separate worlds with very different rules. Love has a way of overlooking such things though and teaching us to look beyond what people tell us to see, to what we feel in our hearts, and that's what the Her Angel series is all about.
I hope you've enjoyed this brief introduction to my Her Angel series and that it has intrigued you enough that you want to find out more about the series and the books, and that you'll follow me on my Paranormal Pandemonium 2011 Blog Tour so you can learn more about the characters, the series and the books. You can find out my tour dates at my website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/paranormal-pandemonium-blog-tour.php
Here's a little more about the latest book in the series. Don't worry if you haven't read the others. This story can be read out of order with them without any problem at all.
Her Guardian Angel is currently available in e-book direct from my website, Amazon Kindle Stores, and Smashwords. It will soon be available from Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, Apple iBookstore, and also as a paperback from Amazon sites.
Other stories in the Her Angel series are: Her Dark Angel, Her Fallen Angel and Her Warrior Angel. Details of them and where they are available in e-book and paperback can be found at my website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebookseries.php?series=Her%20Angel
Her Guardian Angel
A simple mission becomes a fight for survival in this fantastic instalment in the Her Angel series.
A guardian angel dedicated to his duty, Marcus will do whatever Heaven asks of him, but even his loyalty has its limits. When his superior orders him to gain Amelia's trust through seduction, Marcus starts to question his mission and his feelings for the beautiful woman he has watched over since her birth.
Amelia has gone from one bad relationship to another, so when a gorgeous guy moves in next door looking like Mr Right, she hopes he doesn't turn out to be another black knight in disguise. But there's more to Marcus than meets the eye, and when he rescues her from three demonic men, Amelia is thrust into his nightmarish world—a world where God and the Devil exist, and only one angel can save her from death—Marcus, the angel she's falling in love with.
On the run from demonic angels and the Devil himself, aided by Marcus's angel friends and their amazing women, fighting for survival against the odds, Marcus and Amelia discover a love that will last forever.
A love so strong it will shake Heaven and Hell.
Read an excerpt: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Guardian%20Angel
Find out more about the Her Angel series at my website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebookseries.php?series=Her%20Angel
Available in e-book for $3.99 from:
Author's website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/ebooks.php?title=Her%20Guardian%20Angel
Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EUJIG8/
Amazon Kindle Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B005EUJIG8/
Amazon Kindle UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EUJIG8/
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/77776
Biography:
Felicity Heaton is a romance author writing as both Felicity Heaton and F E Heaton. She is passionate about penning paranormal tales full of vampires, witches, werewolves, angels and shape-shifters, and has been interested in all things preternatural and fantastical since she was just a child. Her other passion is science-fiction and she likes nothing more than to immerse herself in a whole new universe and the amazing species therein. She used to while away days at school and college dreaming of vampires, werewolves and witches, or being lost in space, and used to while away evenings watching movies about them or reading gothic horror stories, science-fiction and romances.
Having tried her hand at various romance genres, it was only natural for her to turn her focus back to the paranormal, fantasy and science-fiction worlds she enjoys so much. She loves to write seductive, sexy and strong vampires, werewolves, witches, angels and alien species. The worlds she often dreams up for them are vicious, dark and dangerous, reflecting aspects of the heroines and heroes, but her characters also love deeply, laugh, cry and feel every emotion as keenly as anyone does. She makes no excuses for the darkness surrounding them, especially the paranormal creatures, and says that this is their world. She's just honoured to write down their adventures.
If you want to know more about me, or want to get in touch, you can find me at the following places:
My website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk
My blog: http://www.indieparanormalromancebooks.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/feheaton
Twitter: http://twitter.com/felicityheaton
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/felicityheaton
Giveaway Time
Felicity is offering a giveaway of one prize pack of Her Fallen Angel e-book plus signed book swag that includes book cover postcards, bookmarks, magnet, key ring and coaster.
The Giveaway is open to international shipping
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August 9, 2011
Winner Wednesday
Stephanie Rowe's winners are Lexi and Bethie
Ward Against Death winner is Tanya1224
Delight in Cruelty winners aredugasvitale andShaiha
Heather Kuehl is a Character Inspiration Spy
I spy…By: Heather Kuehl
I've been asked how I come up with my characters. It depends on the character. Sarah Vargas popped in my head thanks to a song lyric. T.D. Drake is from my high school creative writing class. Denna Rainerd from my new release Dream Lover is from people watching.
I love to people watch. It's how I get ideas and create characters. Most writers do it, but I doubt most writers aren't as rude about it as I am. I don't try to hide it if I'm caught watching someone. It's fun to see their reaction. In a way, it shows what type of person they are. Do they quickly look away? Do they glare at me? Do they stare back? It makes me wonder what they would do when faced with adversity. I also like to see how people react to other people. Store clerks. Family. Just like the staring, it tells me so much about the person they are. From there, my imagination takes off.
I also listen to conversations. The ones about little Susie's school day aren't the conversations that get my juices flowing. "I wasn't sure what to do. But since he told me to, I just slit it open." I still don't know what that one was about, but it got me thinking. He who? Slit what open? My mind falls straight into the paranormal world of witches and vampires, and this conversation tidbit was just what my imagination was looking for.
Like with most things, people watching takes time. I don't always see or hear something that strikes my Muse's interest. But when it does…watch out!
Read more about Denna Rainerd in my new release, Dream Lover.
Dream Lover blurb:
Denna Rainerd has dreamed about Warren Connelly for the past ten years, their relationship in the dream world hot and passionate. Pity he isn't real...or is he? Warren wishes that Denna was in his real world, but a human in his world would be a liability. He's a Hunter shapeshifter; sworn to protect his world from the darkest of creatures while he's focused on revenge for the death of his brother. Their worlds collide when Warren saves Denna's life, setting up a chain of events that will change their lives forever.
Will Denna be able to accept Warren's supernatural secrets?
Buy link: http://eternalpress.biz/people.php?author=273
Don't forget to check out another one of my new releases, Epiphany.
Epiphany blurb:
Everlena doesn't usually go out to clubs, but one night she decides to, on a whim. She meets Mika, a man who is as mysterious as he is delectable. Everlena doesn't know that Mika has plans for her, or that dark forces are out to get her. Mika is the Fey-King of the Unseelie Court. He's trying to find the princess of the Seelie Court, and is shocked to find her living life as a human. Even more shocking is that this human has no clue Mika's world even exists. Mika must get Everlena to safety while convincing her that a union between her light court and his dark court is the only way to end the violence.
With danger around every turn, will Everlena be able to leave her human life behind and take her place as a princess of the Seelie Court? Or will the feelings blossoming between Everlena and Mika get in the way?
Buy link: https://sites.google.com/site/heatherkuehl/epiphany
Check out my other books at http://www.heatherkuehl.com
August 8, 2011
Guest Blog and Giveaway with Linda Thomas-Sunstrom
I was meandering through an art museum in London, checking out all the paintings, and I noticed something strange that made the hair on my nape prickle. In a few of the paintings, from Renaissance through the Impressionists, I could have sworn I saw the same face.
Not a similar face, but the same one, exactly, give or take the hair. It was a very sculpted male face — there in the background. How crazy is that? I went back and forth to check and recheck, to make sure I wasn't nuts. I can't even begin to describe the weirdness of this discovery.
Things got even stranger. Because when I turned for the exit, I saw a man in the doorway . . . and his was the face in the paintings. The same face.
And I just knew this was trouble, and that I had to have just locked on to the presence of an immortal — one who would probably prefer no one made this connection.
I also knew, with perfect clarity, as our eyes met across the marble museum floor, that this was likely not only an immortal, but very probably the vampire who had left my mother in the street to die just several days before. Something in my soul warned of this.
Big hint here: angelic looks on elegant, chic, males, aren't everything. In fact, an immortal's appearance can be its draw, its lure. Even if you will inherit your mother's Slayer abilities when she dies, and know in your heart that this creature of the night across from you, who is older than sin and twice as deadly, is not only your next target, but that in finding his secrets, and his whereabouts, he now might also be targeting you.
I wasn't ready. I wasn't trained. My mother, the only person who could have filled me in, was in the hospital in a coma. It was dark outside. I was alone. I knew the mantra, even if I didn't know what to do. "One Slayer. One target."
Unless my mother died while I was standing there, I was screwed.
* * *
Well, fant-tastic bloggers, welcome to the world of Danika Douglas in "Night Born," my new novella release from Harlequin's Nocturne Bites. The enigmatic immortal she meets is Alexander Kent. But he might not be what he seems. In fact, he might be attracted to Danika for altogether different reasons . . . at first.
I just loved writing this novella. It flowed out of me like honey. And when this happens, and the idea burns in you until it's on paper and finished, it's a constant compulsion.
"Write itself" stories are rare for authors, and total author bliss. And because of the background I've already created for my immortals in this "Vampire Moons" series of novellas and full books for Nocturne, of these elegant immortals being so much more than mere vampires, and part of a sect called the Holy Seven, or Blood Knights.
My fanged heros have seen it all, done it all, from the time of the Round Table on up . . . and now might be on the lookout for a way to blend their ancient vows with affairs of the heart, and with the living.
I hope you'll try "Night Born" on for size. If you like it, please do dig your own teeth into the first full book in the series, "Golden Vampire," where we meet another Blood Knight in current times, (hint: is name is Lance) with the pleasure of a full book's luscious word count.We all love the words "immortal" and "dangerous." Right?
As well as the fiery women who take them on.
"I'll happily give away a download or copy of one of my books to the commenter who has or is now reading "Night Born," or "Golden Vampire" and has something to say, or a question to ask, about my world
*I will also give away a download of one of my ebooks to someone who plays with us here today about this wonderful world of the paranormal, in general, and can say what brings you back to it over and over.
(so 2 winners will be chosen)
You know . . . Like minds.
So - speak up. Let's party!
Please check out my books at: http://www.lindathomas-sundstrom.com
xo
Linda
August 6, 2011
Entangled Books Now on Sale
RETURN TO SANCTUARY - Book One by Sarah Gilman
In a violent world where fallen archangels are hunted for their valuable plumage, Wren knows one thing for certain: the human woman who saved him from a poacher attack will die if she stays with him. The demon responsible for his parents' gruesome deaths two decades ago pines for the chance to rip apart any woman who stands under Wren's wing.
Wren doesn't expect Ginger to stay by his side once she discovers his ability to drain life with a mere touch, yet she lingers. When an unusual talent of her own reveals the location of Wren's father, Wren's isolated world implodes. With the help of the demon protectors he's sworn never to trust again, Wren risks everything to rescue his father, confront the demon who stalks his and Ginger's every step, and claim his eternity with the most courageous woman he's ever known.
Title: Out In Blue
Author: Sarah Gilman
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel – 250 pages
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-26-8
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-27-5
"Lovely, powerful, and soaring…a thoroughly delightful debut."
- Laura Bickle, author of EMBERS and SPARKS
THE NIGHT SERIES - Book One by Lisa Kessler
He gave up his soul for a second chance to love her…
Two and a half centuries ago, Calisto Terana lost everything when a zealous priest murdered the woman he loved. Now, desperate for another chance to love her, he wants redemption for the mistake that cost her life.
She's haunted by dreams of her own death…
After catching her fiance with another woman, Kate Bradley returns to San Diego to clear her head. The last thing she needs is romance, but after meeting Calisto she's drawn to him in ways she doesn't understand.
They've waited in the shadows for centuries…
Calisto has no doubt Kate is the reincarnation of his lost love, but the Fraternidad Del Fuego Santo has a new watcher with dark ambitions of his own. As old enemies reemerge and a new threat arises, the betrayal that enslaved Calisto to the night might destroy the only woman he's ever loved again.
Title: Night Walker
Author: Lisa Kessler
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-12-1
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-13-8
Books 2, 2 1/2, and 3 coming December 2011, January 2012, and June 2012!
"A soulful, timeless love story and an engrossing new take on immortal
mythology—if you're looking for a touching paranormal romance, Kessler's got
one for you!"
~Christine Cody, author of the Bloodlands series
A New Dawn Novel, Book One by Aubrie Dionne
Aries has lived her entire life aboard mankind's last hope, the New Dawn, a spaceship traveling toward a planet where humanity can begin anew—a planet that won't be reached in Aries' lifetime. As one of the last genetically desirable women in the universe, she must marry her designated genetic match and produce the next generation for this centuries-long voyage.
But Aries has other plans.
When her desperate escape from the New Dawn strands her on a desert planet, Aries discovers the rumors about pirates—humans who escaped Earth before its demise—are true. Handsome, genetically imperfect Striker possesses the freedom Aries envies, and the two connect on a level she never thought possible. But pursued by her match from above and hunted by the planet's native inhabitants, Aries quickly learns her freedom will come at a hefty price.
The life of the man she loves.
Title: Paradise 21
Author: Aubrie Dionne
Genre: Sci-Fi Romance
Length: Novel – 247 pages
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-02-2
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-03-9
BLOOD HUNTER SERIES - Book One by Nina Croft
The year is 3048, Earth is no longer habitable, and man has fled to the stars where they've discovered the secret of immortality—Meridian. Unfortunately, the radioactive mineral is exorbitantly expensive and only available to a select few. A new class comprised of the super rich and immortal soon evolves. The Collective, as they're called, rule the universe.
Two-thousand-year-old Ricardo Sanchez, vampire and rogue pilot of the space cruiser, El Cazador, can't resist two things: gorgeous women and impossible jobs. When beautiful Skylar Rossaria approaches him to break a prisoner out of the Collective's maximum security prison on Trakis One, Rico jumps at the chance. Being hunted by the Collective has never been so dangerous–or so fun!
Title: Break Out (Blood Hunter, #1)
Author: Nina Croft
Genre: Sci-Fi Romance/Vamps
Length: Novella
Release Date: July 5th, 2011
ISBN: 978-1-937044-04-6
Price: $0.99
Love this taste of Nina Croft's fabulous new Blood Hunter series? The full-length DEADLY PURSUIT releases October 2011!
"An exciting roller coaster ride… Loads of fun!"
~ Julia Rachel Barrett, Award-winning author of Captured
"Absolutely hysterical! Rico – you had me at 'bring me my goddamn spaceship.'"
~ Dawn McClure, author of Samael and Heaven Sent
CHRONICLES OF A RELUCTANT NECROMANCER - Book One by Melanie Card
Twenty-year-old Ward de'Ath expected this to be a simple job—bring a nobleman's daughter back from the dead for fifteen minutes, let her family say good-bye, and launch his fledgling career as a necromancer. Goddess knows he can't be a surgeon—the Quayestri already branded him a criminal for trying—so bringing people back from the dead it is.
But when Ward wakes the beautiful Celia Carlyle, he gets more than he bargained for. Insistent that she's been murdered, Celia begs Ward to keep her alive and help her find justice. By the time she drags him out her bedroom window and into the sewers, Ward can't bring himself to break his damned physician's Oath and desert her.
However, nothing is as it seems—including Celia. One second, she's treating Ward like sewage, the next she's kissing him. And for a nobleman's daughter, she sure has a lot of enemies. If he could just convince his heart to give up on the infuriating beauty, he might get out of this alive…
Title: Ward Against Death
Author: Melanie Card
Genre: New Adult/Upper YA Fantasy
Length: Novel – 285 pgs
Release Date: August 2, 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-08-4
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-09-1
Book 2 is coming December 2011!
"This book has it all–wonderful characters, action packed, mystery, and a unique setting. An excellent debut!"
~ Maria V. Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of Poison Study
DEMONS OF INFERNUM - Book One by Rosalie Lario
Keegan lives to exact revenge on the evil demon who sired and abused him. When his father devises a plan to bring on the apocalypse, he and his three half-brothers, interdimensional bounty hunters for the Elden Council, are charged with capturing and delivering their father for punishment.
Art gallery owner Brynn Meyers has no idea that her ability to read memories embedded in objects and drain people of their life force means she has demon ancestry. Unfortunately for Brynn, she's also the key to raising an ancient zombie army, which puts her on every demon's Most Wanted List.
And no one wants her more than Keegan's father.
Keegan must protect Brynn from his father by any means necessary, but he'll have to learn to harness the other half of his genetics—the far deadlier, uncontrollable half—when he starts to fall for the one woman standing between him and the vengeance he so desperately seeks. The one woman he'll never be able to resist.
Title: Blood of the Demon (Demons of Infernum, #1)
Author: Rosalie Lario
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel – 254 pages
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-14-5
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-15-2
Books 2 and 3 are coming in September and December 2011, novella 3 1/2 in January 2012, and book 4 in July 2012!
"BLOOD OF THE DEMON grabs hold of you from page one and doesn't let go. It's a wild and hot paranormal ride readers will love." ~National bestselling author Cynthia Eden
"The hot and wild fusion of demon, dragon, and desire had me burning through the pages!" ~ Jessa Slade, author of Vowed in Shadows
Speak of the Devil - Book One, by Patricia Eimer
Being the youngest daughter of the Devil isn't all it's cracked up to be. The days of teenage rebellion and vows of chastity made just to tick off her father are over, and now all Faith Bettincourt wants is a nice, quiet life. Unfortunately, thanks to the unexpected arrival of her demonically-downsized sister, a ditzy succubus roommate, and dear old Dad himself, Faith's plans for a relaxing vacation spent watching reruns go up in flames.
Now it's all Faith can do to keep the family reunion from Hell (literally) under wraps, and the angelically-inclined hottie across the hall from realizing there's something weird about his neighbor. And, thankfully, it's working. Until an angelic stalker shows up in a bid to steal her powers and take over the world.
Forget watching reruns. With the way things are going, Faith will need the luck of the Devil just to survive until Monday.
Title: Luck of the Devil
Author: Patricia Eimer
Genre: Paranormal Comedy
Length: Novel – 273 pages
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-10-7
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-11-4
"Patricia Eimer puts a fun, new spin on what it means to be the devil's daughter!"
~ Linda Wisdom, National Bestselling Author, Demons Are A Girl's Best Friend
KEEPERS OF LIFE - Book One, by Shea Berkley
Seventeen-year-old Dylan Kennedy always knew something was different about him, but until his mother abandoned him in the middle of Oregon with grandparents he's never met, he had no idea what.
When Dylan sees a girl in white in the woods behind his grandparents' farm, he knows he's seen her before…in his dreams. He's felt her fear. Heard her insistence that only he can save her world from an evil lord who uses magic and fear to feed his greed for power.
Unable to shake the unearthly pull to Kera, Dylan takes her hand. Either he's completely insane or he's about to have the adventure of his life, because where they're going is full of creatures he's only read about in horror stories. Worse, the human blood in his veins has Dylan marked for death…
Title: The Marked Son (Keepers of Life, #1)
Author: Shea Berkley
Genre: Young Adult
Length: Novel – 334 pages
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-00-8
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-01-5
THE LOST PRINCE coming August 2012, and THE BASTARD KING coming August 2013!
"Reading Shea Berkley is like watching magic unfold before your eyes. THE MARKED SON is written with such intrigue and depth, I could not get enough of this delicious tale. I'm hopelessly lost and can hardly wait to see what jewels Berkley has in store for us next."
~ Darynda Jones, author of First Grave on the Right
The What If Guy by Brooke Moss
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What would you do if your "what if" guy showed up at the lowest point of your life?
(Autumn Cole clocked hers with an encyclopedia.)
After losing her job at a swanky Seattle art gallery and finding out her father has been hospitalized, single mother Autumn Cole reluctantly returns to her tiny hometown of Fairfield, Washington to put the pieces of her life back together.
Her disgruntled twelve-year-old son isn't thrilled about going from hip to hick, but Autumn's got it worse. She resumes her role as the daughter of the town drunk, promptly facing a crisis with her father that's been decades in the making.
Running into Henry Tobler, and nearly breaking his nose, is almost more than she can handle, but can rediscovering love–and herself–with her "what if" guy teach Autumn to forgive before it's too late?
Title: The "What If" Guy
Author: Brooke Moss
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Women's Fiction
Length: Novel – 273 pages
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-18-3
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-19-0
"Brooke Moss has crafted a wonderfully entertaining story with strong emotion, a compelling plot, and scenes charged with a humorous touch. The "What-If" Guy takes the reader back to small-town America and keeps one glued right to the very end. Don't miss it!"
~ Jane Porter, Award-winning author of Flirting With Forty
"Warm, witty, wonderful… I loved it!"
~ Bestselling Harlequin author, Susan Meier
"The What If Guy calls to you from page one. Brooke Moss gives you characters that are alive from the very beginning and a setting that you don't want to leave. Be prepared to rearrange your schedule…"
~ Tara Taylor Quinn, author of Yesterday's Promise
HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME KILL ME - Book One by Lucianne Rivers
Still reeling from her mother's death, news anchor Jane Caldwell's life is upended further when she learns the father she lost twenty years ago is still alive. Her mother's will unleashes a manhunt—the Caldwell sisters must find their father, or their mother's estate will not be settled, and their questions about his disappearance will remain unanswered.
Jane's search leads her to Guatemala to investigate a man who claims to be her father and heir to the family fortune. Needing a translator, she enlists enigmatic Harrison DeNeuve, a sexy ex-patriot with a penchant for wearing dark sunglasses in public.
As Jane struggles to reunite with her would-be father, Harrison fights to suppress his desire for Jane. He has a secret—one he's sequestered himself in a third-world jungle hideaway to keep safe—and falling for Jane puts more than his heart at risk.
Jane finds two men in Guatemala—a father and a lover—but can she trust either of them?
Title: Hold Me
Author: Lucianne Rivers
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novella
Release Date: August 2011
ISBN: 978-1-937044-16-9
August 5, 2011
Entangled Publishing Fun
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August 3, 2011
Striker's Two Loves Guest Blog with Aubrie Dionne
Title: Paradise 21Author: Aubrie Dionne
Genre: Sci-Fi Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-02-2
Mobi ISBN: Coming soon!
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-03-9
http://www.entangledpublishing.com/paradise-21/
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8vCni_TZUA
Striker's Two Lovesby Aubrie Dionne
In Paradise 21, Striker is a space pirate, abandoned by his mutinous crew. One member of that crew is a former flame, and she betrays him to get her hands on a map to Paradise. He thinks love is a weakness in a world where you can't afford to make mistakes. He's done with love, until Aries shows up.
Love interest #1
Tiff, the Space Pirate
5'2'' Blue eyes and short, spiky blond hair
She has a spitfire attitude with selfish tendencies. She'll change her mind about you if she thinks it will get her closer to a safe life on a paradise planet. But underneath her tough attitude, she has enough heart to save a boy from the orphanage and take him on the crew as her own son.
Love interest #2
Aries, the Colonist
5'7'' Green eyes and shoulder length Auburn hair
She's highly intelligent and driven to escape her computer designated marriage, but also innocent of the harsh realities of life, and a little bit naive. She wants to get away, but she also wants to do what's right. If her freedom means giving up the man she loves, then she'll sacrifice herself.
Who does he end up with? Well, you'll have to read Paradise 21 to find out!
Book Blurb:
Aries has lived her entire life aboard mankind's last hope, the New Dawn, a spaceship traveling toward a planet where humanity can begin anew—a planet that won't be reached in Aries' lifetime. As one of the last genetically desirable women in the universe, she must marry her designated genetic match and produce the next generation for this centuries-long voyage.
But Aries has other plans.
When her desperate escape from the New Dawn strands her on a desert planet, Aries discovers the rumors about pirates—humans who escaped Earth before its demise—are true. Handsome, genetically imperfect Striker possesses the freedom Aries envies, and the two connect on a level she never thought possible. But pursued by her match from above and hunted by the planet's native inhabitants, Aries quickly learns her freedom will come at a hefty price.
The life of the man she loves.
Excerpt:
"Might as well stay here and make camp for the night."
His casual tone stung her composure. How could he talk of such mundane things when they'd almost been captured, when she'd touched him so tenderly?
"We'll let them get farther away," Striker explained, reasonable as always. "We're going in their direction tomorrow."
The sting of rejection grew, burning a hole in her heart. "Why?"
"Why what?"
Her lips trembled. "Why not kiss me like you did before?"
"I can't." He shook his head, and the air cooled between them; so much so, Aries wondered if the desert had turned into deep space.
He'd teased her with such affection before, it was cruel to take it away. "I don't understand," she said, wishing she didn't care, wishing she could stop all the emotions he'd started in her heart.
Aries caught a glimpse of pain etched in the wrinkles around his eyes. Striker turned away and started pulling supplies out of his backpack. "I can't do this."
"Do what?"
Striker shook his head and Aries prompted, "Can't kiss me, can't trust me? What?"
"I can't allow myself to get tangled up with someone. Not again."
The thoughts of Striker with another woman confused her. On the New Dawn, everyone had one lifemate and that was it. "You mean you loved someone before?"
Striker's hand tightened on the backpack. "I trusted someone a long time ago, allowed myself to love, if you will. She hurt me so much I lost my entire life and ended up here. I can't experience that kind of pain again."
Aries clasped her hand over her heart. "I'm so sorry."
He waved her apology off as if it meant nothing. "It's a tough world, Aries. And it's dangerous to love. If I were you, I'd keep my heart well-guarded, because you never know when it will affect your decisions, when it will make you weak."
Aries couldn't take his advice. Watching him talk about his past made her realize she'd already given up her heart.
He had it.
Title: Paradise 21Author: Aubrie DionneGenre: Sci-Fi Roma...
Title: Paradise 21Author: Aubrie Dionne
Genre: Sci-Fi Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: August 2011
ePub ISBN: 978-1-937044-02-2
Mobi ISBN: Coming soon!
Print ISBN: 978-1-937044-03-9
http://www.entangledpublishing.com/paradise-21/
Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8vCni_TZUA
Striker's Two Lovesby Aubrie Dionne
In Paradise 21, Striker is a space pirate, abandoned by his mutinous crew. One member of that crew is a former flame, and she betrays him to get her hands on a map to Paradise. He thinks love is a weakness in a world where you can't afford to make mistakes. He's done with love, until Aries shows up.
Love interest #1
Tiff, the Space Pirate
5'2'' Blue eyes and short, spiky blond hair
She has a spitfire attitude with selfish tendencies. She'll change her mind about you if she thinks it will get her closer to a safe life on a paradise planet. But underneath her tough attitude, she has enough heart to save a boy from the orphanage and take him on the crew as her own son.
Love interest #2
Aries, the Colonist
5'7'' Green eyes and shoulder length Auburn hair
She's highly intelligent and driven to escape her computer designated marriage, but also innocent of the harsh realities of life, and a little bit naive. She wants to get away, but she also wants to do what's right. If her freedom means giving up the man she loves, then she'll sacrifice herself.
Who does he end up with? Well, you'll have to read Paradise 21 to find out!
Book Blurb:
Aries has lived her entire life aboard mankind's last hope, the New Dawn, a spaceship traveling toward a planet where humanity can begin anew—a planet that won't be reached in Aries' lifetime. As one of the last genetically desirable women in the universe, she must marry her designated genetic match and produce the next generation for this centuries-long voyage.
But Aries has other plans.
When her desperate escape from the New Dawn strands her on a desert planet, Aries discovers the rumors about pirates—humans who escaped Earth before its demise—are true. Handsome, genetically imperfect Striker possesses the freedom Aries envies, and the two connect on a level she never thought possible. But pursued by her match from above and hunted by the planet's native inhabitants, Aries quickly learns her freedom will come at a hefty price.
The life of the man she loves.
Excerpt:
"Might as well stay here and make camp for the night."
His casual tone stung her composure. How could he talk of such mundane things when they'd almost been captured, when she'd touched him so tenderly?
"We'll let them get farther away," Striker explained, reasonable as always. "We're going in their direction tomorrow."
The sting of rejection grew, burning a hole in her heart. "Why?"
"Why what?"
Her lips trembled. "Why not kiss me like you did before?"
"I can't." He shook his head, and the air cooled between them; so much so, Aries wondered if the desert had turned into deep space.
He'd teased her with such affection before, it was cruel to take it away. "I don't understand," she said, wishing she didn't care, wishing she could stop all the emotions he'd started in her heart.
Aries caught a glimpse of pain etched in the wrinkles around his eyes. Striker turned away and started pulling supplies out of his backpack. "I can't do this."
"Do what?"
Striker shook his head and Aries prompted, "Can't kiss me, can't trust me? What?"
"I can't allow myself to get tangled up with someone. Not again."
The thoughts of Striker with another woman confused her. On the New Dawn, everyone had one lifemate and that was it. "You mean you loved someone before?"
Striker's hand tightened on the backpack. "I trusted someone a long time ago, allowed myself to love, if you will. She hurt me so much I lost my entire life and ended up here. I can't experience that kind of pain again."
Aries clasped her hand over her heart. "I'm so sorry."
He waved her apology off as if it meant nothing. "It's a tough world, Aries. And it's dangerous to love. If I were you, I'd keep my heart well-guarded, because you never know when it will affect your decisions, when it will make you weak."
Aries couldn't take his advice. Watching him talk about his past made her realize she'd already given up her heart.
He had it.
