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Book Blitz and #giveaway: Memento Mori by Katy O'Dowd

Title: Memento Mori
Author: Katy O’Dowd

Genre: Crime Fiction/Victorian Mafia/ Alternate history with a dash of Steampunk
Publisher: Untold Press
Release Date: April 1st, 2014
Tour Host: Lady Amber's Tours


Blurb:

Take tea with the Victorian Mafia – organized crime has never been so civilized

Revenge is a dish best served cold. At the Lamb residence, it is also served on fine bone china.

The untimely demise of Thaddeus Lamb leaves his son Riley in charge of the vast Lamb empire, which imports tea, picks pockets, extorts, and keeps men warm on cold winter's nights. And so the Lambs grieve for their father in the best way they know how… Retribution.

Hired by the new head of the Fox Family, a position recently vacated by another untimely demise, the assassin O'Murtagh is tasked with the utter destruction of all the Lamb Family's business associates. They learn the hard way that there is no better hit man than a beautiful woman with tricks and weapons up her finely coiffed sleeves.

Treachery and deceit abound in the streets of London, and no one is safe. Honestly, it's enough to make anyone drink. Would you care for one lump or two?

eBook  Links  

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Memento-Mori-Katy-ODowd-ebook/dp/B00JG3NQ4O
Amazon Smart Url: http://bookShow.me/B00JG3NQ4O
Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21795048-memento-mori

Excerpt

Snip. The jewelled secateurs caught the soft light thrown by the candles. Snip. Dark orange on green. Snip. Tiny white blossoms fell to the stone floor. Snip, snip.

Carmine Fox took an orange in her gloved hand and turned it over, this way and that, examining the pitted skin and running a finger along the bumps and grooves in the fruit.

In an alcove, the huge Brass Lady statue gleamed, her beautiful features painted buttery gold, eyes looking blindly at nothing at all.

Carmine's dress swept the floor, not a mourning dress as you might expect, having lost her father, but rather dove grey and lavender picked out with black trim along the panel, cuffs, hem, and bustle. Her hair, long and coiled, was the color of Grip's wings, as were her eyes. The muted tones of her dress made her sallow, or maybe it was just the lack of light.

Years of water and living things within the man-made lake had given the huge cathedral style glass ceiling and everything beneath a greenish hue and made the walls bleed rust.

She looked up from her study of the orange and threw it across the room, faster than the eye could see.

The woman standing in the shadows caught the orange, her arm shooting up to stop the fruit, as it nestled in her palm.

"Oh, brava."

O'Murtagh stood silently before Carmine Fox who walked toward her, the secateurs dangling lazily from her hand.

"Quiet little thing, aren't you?"

Fox peered at her intently, taking in the pale face and brown eyes framed with a veil of auburn hair.

"Well, quiet suits my needs. Feel free to eat the orange, which will be sweet and ripe. Ah, but how could such a thing grow here you wonder?" She paused. "It didn't, of course, there is a vast orangery in the house, but I like to be here to prune, the setting eases my mind."

O'Murtagh made no move to peel the fruit; instead she put it in one of the many pockets of her skirts.

Carmine Fox shrugged. "No matter. When you come to eat the orange, you will find it as I say. But now, we have other matters to discuss."

She walked back to the table where the plants stood and put the secateurs down.

"You have come highly recommended." Her heel tapped on the black and white tiled floor. "I have been told of your merits, misdeeds, and probably know more about you than your own mother, whom I believe has been dead a long time. But that doesn't interest me, your skills do."

O'Murtagh nodded imperceptibly.

"This is not a pretty tale, but then I suppose these things never are." Fox sighed and smiled, pacing the room, warming to her tale and the task ahead.

"Tell me, O'Murtagh. Do you believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth?" Fox waved her hand airily. "We are not here to talk about the philosophy of doddery old men falling asleep and drooling into their beards. I mean vengeance, retribution. Honor, even if it is only the kind to be found among thieves."

Fox stopped pacing, abruptly, and O'Murtagh could feel the heightened tension in the room under the still water.

"There is no need for you to know everything, but know this," Carmine resumed talking and walking, "I am not sorry that my father is dead. Vile man. He made my mother's life a misery. Drove her to her death. I had this statue of her made. You know, I talk to her as I prune." She gazed fondly at the Brass Lady.

"But he didn't do this alone. No. Rather he was fuelled by his once great friend turned great enemy. Interesting that they should have died in the same week, is it not? Thaddeus Lamb and my father climbed the tree to the gold at the top, from ragged boys to prosperous men, branch by branch to the prize at the end. Suffice to say there was a falling out and my father the Fox did everything in his power to bring the traitor Lamb down."

Carmine went to the Brass Lady, and standing on tiptoe, ran her hand down the statue's cold cheek.

"My mother would have hated to see this. Hated to see what he made me. But my father not only left me his riches, he left me his hatred. After my mother died, all I heard of was how he was going to get his revenge. Now that he is no longer here, it is up to me to see this thing through. You do understand, don't you?"

"I do."

O'Murtagh's voice was so quiet that Carmine Fox wasn't sure she had heard her in the first place.

"I suppose you do, why would you be in your line of work otherwise?"

The assassin kept her brown gaze on the woman who had hired her, but held her tongue.

"Very well. Your job then, is to take the family down. Not directly, but by hitting them where they will hurt the most. Trade routes, business associates, and so on. My father left a diary full of any information you should need. I shall release the names of four people to you when the time is right. None of this shall be traced back to me, and if you should fail, I will make your life one long misery."

"I have no doubt."

"Good. So," Carmine Fox rubbed her hands together, almost gleefully, "Thaddeus Lamb, the Head of the Family is out of our way. I have been told that other factions are gathering like vultures over the rotting corpse of what remains and that the Lambs–when they are able to act–will find other matters to occupy their time. Such as a nasty little turf war. At which point we shall have progressed to a point where we will be able to muzzle them entirely."

She laughed, and O'Murtagh, seasoned as she was, felt the small hairs on her arms raise and her skin became as pitted as that of the orange in her pocket.

Fox pirouetted, her skirts spreading out and then settling.

"None of it shall ever be traced back to me," she delighted in her glee, before quietening. "Then I can get straight to the heart of things."

O'Murtagh's place was not to ask. She was being paid handsomely and had more time than she cared for to do these jobs. Nor was she squeamish, her body-count was impressive. Though she stopped short at children, babies, and pregnant women.

"Now, my dear." Fox clapped her hands together. "Time for tea. Would you care to accompany me back to the house?"


Author Bio:

Katy is an arts and entertainment journalist and has worked for Time Out, Associated Newspapers and Comic Relief and her articles have appeared in The Times (London), Metro (London) and many other arts and entertainment publications, paper and online.

Alongside writing with her Dad under the pen-name Derry O’Dowd, whose first book ‘The Scarlet Ribbon’ was chosen to launch the History Press Ireland’s fiction line, she writes under her own name. 'The Lady Astronomer', a YA Steampunk tale was released by Untold Press in 2012.

Katy reviews for the Historical Novels Review and the British Fantasy Society.

Connect with Katy: [Webpage][Twitter][Goodreads]

Links:
Katy blogs at www.katyodowd.com
Twitter: @katyod
Facebook: www.facebook.com/katy.odowd
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5311518.Katy_O_Dowd


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Book Blitz & #Giveaway: Life's What You Make It by Theresa Troutman

Title:  Life’s What You Make It (Love’s Great Adventure Series)

Author: Theresa Troutman        
Genre: Mature Young Adult Romance +16
Publish Date:  April 28, 2014
Publisher:  Indie published

Cover by:  James  GoOnWrite.com

Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.


~ Book Synopsis ~

“She’s everything I’m not and everything I want to be.”


Sebastian Iron’s life is spiraling out of control. Over the course of one week: Sebastian witnesses death, runs away with his best friend’s girl, gets kicked out of his English prep school, and is banished to America by his domineering mother to repeat his senior year of high school.

In America, Sebastian struggles to find self-discipline and a purpose to turn his life around. He meets Tess Hamilton, the only person to show him any kindness in his new school. Little does he know, she is the savior tutor hired by his mother to help him improve his grades. The two slowly begin to build a friendship.

As their friendship blossoms, Sebastian begins to have romantic feelings for Tess. She claims to only wants a plutonic relationship, but Sebastian feels the undeniable spark that sizzles between them every time they are together.

Forces beyond their control will either bring Sebastian and Tess closer together or tear them apart.

Will Sebastian return to his old habits or find the strength to be the person worthy of Tess’ love

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About the Author

Theresa Troutman is a Young Adult/New Adult Romance author who lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their crazy dog, Niko. She loves reading, theatre, traveling and is an active member of the SCBWI. My Secret Summer is her first published work. Her latest release is A Special Connection and her first full length novel, Life's What You Make It will be available in April 2014.

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Giveaway

. Grand prized winner will be a signed copy of Life’s What You Make It and a swag pack. (US Only) Additional prizes will be an e-book of Life’s What You Make It (worldwide), an e-book copy of Special Connection (worldwide), 3 swag packs (US Only)
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Book Blitz: Engulfed by Barbara C. Doyle

Title: Engulfed (North Wing #1)
Author: Barbara C. Doyle  

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance, SciFi, Fantasy
Publisher: Bayou Brew Publishing

Tour Host: Lady Amber's Tours

Synopsis:
Troubled, abandoned and left for dead in the high society of the North Wing, Ebony Falls continues to live her life haunted by her past. Even living in a mansion with a movie star foster mother, she can only think of the night that changed her life forever.

And it all started with the boy with golden eyes.

Accepting the task of saving the life of Ebony Falls, Guardian Angel Nicholas descends to the surface to protect the girl from the shadows. Consumed in the desire the Prophecy holds in the Heavens, Nicholas ventures into all new depths that draws his heart to Ebony’s. However, when he can no longer put her at risk of his own selfish desires, he pushes Ebony away and watches as she lands in the arms of his sworn enemy.

And together, their fates are Engulfed.


Buy links to Engulfed:

Amazon Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Engulfed-North-Wing-Trilogy-Volume/dp/1495267423/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

Amazon Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Engulfed-North-Trilogy-Barbara-Doyle-ebook/dp/B00HYOBD38/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_tnr_1


Author Bio:
Barbara C. Doyle became an Amazon bestselling author at only the age of seventeen.

Growing up in a small town in central New York proved no challenge for the young writer. Taking a risk of sharing her work with the world enabled her first true endeavor into the author life, signing a contract with Bayou Brew Publishing for The North Wing Trilogy, and not long after signing with Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing for The Fearless Trilogy. Currently finishing her senior year in high school, she is preparing for her future endeavors either into the work field or college.

Her ultimate goal is to become an International Bestselling author, and tour the world on endless amounts of book signings, while continuing to write in multiple different genres.

“I just want people to see that they can do anything they set their mind to, no matter how old they are. I was fortunate enough to get an early start on my writing career, and I hope that takes me even farther in life. Hearing that I’m in inspiration to people is success in itself.”

Author Links:

Facebook Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorBcDoyle

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Barbara_C_Doyle

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6576799.Barbara_C_Doyle

Amazon Author Page:  http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-C.-Doyle/e/B00I9P2SSK/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

How do you like your hero? #Hot? #Sexy? #Alpha? How about with a #giveaway?

Alpha Male Madness Bloghop I have always found commanding men fascinating, especially if they soften around the edges when they are with the women they love. That is why the heroes of my paranormal stories are powerfully built warriors, whose duty is second only to their love for their mates.  


My story, Alpha Mine , focuses on a seductive, commanding male named Stephan and his one true love. The story follows their struggle to develop their relationship, while evil ones are hot on their heels bringing death and destruction.

Here is a little more about the story:


                                                           Book Blurb:
In the shadows of the night, there exists a band of warriors--a group of vampires, known as the Alpha Council.  Their formidable leader, Stephan von Haas, has vowed to protect not only his kind, but the humans existing alongside them. His duty comes before all else--until a sassy blonde saunters into his life.

When a sensual, dark-haired stranger walks into Katrina Spencer's life, he stirs her deepest desires and sweeps her into a world beyond her wildest dreams. But when Katrina is targeted by Stephan’s enemies, reality shifts into something violent and deadly, as she is thrust into a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and vengeance is coming for her.

Together they will confront an extraordinary destiny of peril, passion, and dark pleasures. But when one horrid mistake brings retribution, their love may pay the price.



                                                                       Book Excerpt:
“So tell me, young one, is Kat short for something or did your parents just have a fascination with felines?”

“It’s short for Katrina. But everyone calls me Kat.” She began to gather the playing cards from the table, but Stephan stilled her shaking hands by covering them with his own. Something akin to an electric  current passed between them. Katrina gazed at Stephan, drinking him in, dangerous, magnificent, and so very beautiful.

“Where are my manners?” she asked, her voice quivering. “Would you like a drink?”

“You read my mind,” he replied as he rose, pulling her toward him. “I am a little parched, actually.”

Their eyes locked and Kat once again fell into his dark gaze. Her mind detached, as if she watched herself from above. The feel of his mouth registered on her lips, while the smell of sandalwood engulfed her. His lips feathered kisses down her jaw, coming to a rest where her shoulder met her throat. She swooned. His arms closed around her like a set of steel bands, pulling her up against his firm body. Kat moaned when his tongue flicked out to taste her sensitive skin. He inhaled deeply against her neck causing goose bumps to pimple her flesh.

“Honeysuckle,” he murmured, his lips brushing against her flesh. His fangs lengthened, scraping the skin where her pulse beat, sending her heart racing. He cupped her bottom in one hand and tightened his arm around her waist. Her body stiffened only a little as he pulled her tighter against him, lifting her off her feet.

Alpha Mine is on sale for only $.99 for a limited time. Don't miss out on your chance on your chance to get this paranormal romance before it goes back to it's regular price of $5.99.                                                                   Buy Links:
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                                          Wild Rose Press    All Romance     Kobo   
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To celebrate the Alpha Male Blogfest, I am giving away a Kindle copy of Weaver of Dreams. To be entered into the drawing, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post that includes your email address. If you'd like a second entry, like my FaceBook page.  It's that easy. On Saturday 4/19/14 Random.Org will choose the winner and I will notify the lucky person via email.

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Book Blitz: Rest in Places by Marlayna Glynn Brown

Author: Marlayna Glynn Brown Genre: Memoir/Travel Publish Date: 01/12/2014 Publisher: Self Published Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.  

~ Book Synopsis ~

Join award-winning memoirist Marlayna Glynn Brown on a tender journey to understand the father she never knew in life by spreading his ashes around the world after his death. A relatable must-read for anyone who has lost a loved one, this memoir lights the way to afterlife and afterdeath where forgiveness supersedes pain, blame, remorse and regret. In her effort to understand the generational effects of alcoholism and subsequent dysfunctional adult relationships, Marlayna takes her youngest son and her father's ashes on a personal journey, embarking on an emotional voyage to both physical and mental states of being. She confronts her own existence as a mother and a daughter, seeking and ultimately finding peace with her disappointment, anger, failed marriage, and complex relationships with her own four children.

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About the Author

Marlayna Glynn Brown is a best selling American memoirist, award winning photographer, screenwriter and yogi. Immediately upon publication Marlayna's first book became and still remains one of the most highly rated author memoirs on Amazon, and placed as a finalist in the 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Marlayna's extensive travels, BA in Literature and MS in Human Services have honed her remarkable gifts in observing and recording the ways of humanity. Her works include: Overlay: A Tale of One Girl's Life in 1970s Las Vegas City of Angeles Big As All Hell And Half Of Texas The Trilogy: Memoirs of Marlayna Glynn Brown One Day The Invitations Will Stop Arriving: A Travel Memoir Lovers, Liars and Lotharios: Lessons Learned and Self Esteem Earned Rest In Places: My Father's Post-Life Journey Around The World The Nomadic Memoirist: Memoir Writing Tips For Authors The Nomadic Memoirist: Award-Winning and Best-Selling Promotion and Marketing Tips for Authors   Find Marlayna on Facebook, Twitter, and visit her at www.marlaynaglynnbrown.com.

Book Blitz: Discover Daniel

Title: Discovering Daniel
Author: Nadine Christian  
Genre: Young Adult
Tour Host: Lady Amber's Tours
Synopsis:

When a shocking memory surfaces that Ava McCoy can’t understand, she looks for answers. With her parents and her Uncle Sam trying to convince her that she is only chasing dreams, she is determined to prove that they are wrong, the vision too vivid in her mind to be anything but truth. When her investigation reveals another world so shocking and yet so familiar, it feels as if the pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together – with only one question left unanswered. Who is Daniel? The very memory of him draws her to the sea. Then, the ocean brings her the answer she’s seeking. Daniel himself. United, Daniel and Ava must find out why everyone wanted to keep them apart – and who is now trying their best to do it again. They must find the answers – before they succeed. Before Ava loses Daniel all over again – this time, forever.


Buy Links:
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/Discovering-Daniel-Nadine-Christian-ebook/dp/B00J2I7T1O/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1395354672&sr=1-1&keywords=discovering+daniel
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Discovering-Daniel-Nadine-Christian-ebook/dp/B00J2I7T1O/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1395443040&sr=8-5&keywords=Discovering+Daniel

Excerpt:

Her reflection wavered in the water, the ribbon cutting a line in the wavering picture of herself once more. Her mouth frowned down at the face in the water. The watery reflection frowned back. She grinned and the face in the water grinned back too. Laughing now, she pushed the tip of her nose up with her finger and the girl in the water did as well.

Behind the reflection something moved, and she blinked hard. Bubbles rose, breaking the surface with gentle burbles, carrying what sounded like a tinkling laugh with them. A shimmer of scales darted under the boat and she leaned further out in surprise. That fish was big, she thought and waggled her ribbon enticingly. Then a face, pale and smiling peered up at her, black hair fanning out in the water, blue eyes crinkling in the corner with delight. The face suddenly crossed its eyes and poked out a pink tongue and Ava reared back in surprise, dropping her ribbon in shock.

The momentum carried her in a jerky marionette step across the boat, and then her legs caught the side of the boat, and in what seemed like slow motion, her arms wind-milling, she went backwards over the side.

She heard her father shout out, and then water filled her ears, cold and deafening. Salty fluid filled her mouth and nose and she breathed involuntary as she shrieked in fright. Within seconds, her jacket had righted her in the water, but she struggled to draw a breath. Vomiting a copious mouth of nauseating warm salty water, she coughed hard enough to bring tears to her eyes, and then the tears began in earnest. Legs and arms heavy with fright, she bobbed in the water like a cork, panting with the urgency to get her breath back.




Author Bio:
Nadine Christian lives on Pitcairn Island, a small isle in the middle of the South Pacific. With no airport and no way on or off the island unless traveling by the island's supply ship on it's quarterly supply run, she supplements her free time with writing.
Free time is hard to find -- with five children, four goats, two cats and thirty chickens and a life full to the brim. With its rich maritime history, Pitcairn's romantic past comes alive in her novels, capturing the taste of life on an isolated tropical island, miles from the rush and bustle of normal city life.


Links:
Web: www.nadinechristian.com
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6916567.Nadine_Christian
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nadine-Christian/e/B00BPCTZLC/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nadine-Christian/474126792608891
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pitcairngirl

How do you like your men? #Hot? #Sexy? #Alpha?

Alpha Male Madness Bloghop I have always found commanding men fascinating, especially if they soften around the edges when they are with the women they love. That is why the heroes of my paranormal stories are powerfully built warriors, whose duty is second only to their love for their mates.  


My story, Alpha Mine , focuses on a seductive, commanding male named Stephan and his one true love. The story follows their struggle to develop their relationship, while evil ones are hot on their heels bringing death and destruction.

Here is a little more about the story:


                                                           Book Blurb:
In the shadows of the night, there exists a band of warriors--a group of vampires, known as the Alpha Council.  Their formidable leader, Stephan von Haas, has vowed to protect not only his kind, but the humans existing alongside them. His duty comes before all else--until a sassy blonde saunters into his life.

When a sensual, dark-haired stranger walks into Katrina Spencer's life, he stirs her deepest desires and sweeps her into a world beyond her wildest dreams. But when Katrina is targeted by Stephan’s enemies, reality shifts into something violent and deadly, as she is thrust into a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and vengeance is coming for her.

Together they will confront an extraordinary destiny of peril, passion, and dark pleasures. But when one horrid mistake brings retribution, their love may pay the price.



                                                                       Book Excerpt:
“So tell me, young one, is Kat short for something or did your parents just have a fascination with felines?”

“It’s short for Katrina. But everyone calls me Kat.” She began to gather the playing cards from the table, but Stephan stilled her shaking hands by covering them with his own. Something akin to an electric  current passed between them. Katrina gazed at Stephan, drinking him in, dangerous, magnificent, and so very beautiful.

“Where are my manners?” she asked, her voice quivering. “Would you like a drink?”

“You read my mind,” he replied as he rose, pulling her toward him. “I am a little parched, actually.”

Their eyes locked and Kat once again fell into his dark gaze. Her mind detached, as if she watched herself from above. The feel of his mouth registered on her lips, while the smell of sandalwood engulfed her. His lips feathered kisses down her jaw, coming to a rest where her shoulder met her throat. She swooned. His arms closed around her like a set of steel bands, pulling her up against his firm body. Kat moaned when his tongue flicked out to taste her sensitive skin. He inhaled deeply against her neck causing goose bumps to pimple her flesh.

“Honeysuckle,” he murmured, his lips brushing against her flesh. His fangs lengthened, scraping the skin where her pulse beat, sending her heart racing. He cupped her bottom in one hand and tightened his arm around her waist. Her body stiffened only a little as he pulled her tighter against him, lifting her off her feet.


To celebrate the Alpha Male Blogfest, I am giving away a Kindle copy of Weaver of Dreams. To be entered into the drawing, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post that includes your email address. If you'd like a second entry, like my FaceBook page.  It's that easy. On Saturday 4/19/14 Random.Org will choose the winner and I will notify the lucky person via email.

And don't forget to click on the Alpha Male Madness link ( Entry-Form

Do you like to be teased? #AlphaMine by @Brenda_Sparks On #SALE for ONLY $.99 #MFRWhooks

Looking for a paranormal romance to read in 2014? Let me tease you a little with my story, Alpha Mine. 

In the shadows of the night, there exists a band of warriors--a group of vampires, known as the Alpha Council. Their formidable leader, Stephan von Haas, has vowed to protect not only his kind but the humans existing alongside them. His duty comes before all else--until a sassy blonde saunters into his life. 
When a sensual, dark-haired stranger walks into Katrina Spencer's life, he stirs her deepest desires and sweeps her into a world beyond her wildest dreams. But when Katrina is targeted by Stephan's enemies, reality shifts into something violent and deadly, as she is thrust into a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and vengeance is coming for her. 
Together they will confront an extraordinary destiny of peril, passion, and dark pleasures. But when one horrid mistake brings retribution, their love may pay the price. 
Alpha Mine by Brenda Sparks


Interested in learning more about Alpha Mine? How about a sneak peek from the book?
Kat gazed at the man. His menacing, large frame filled the entryway to the kitchen. Hard sapphire eyes stared at them. His shoulder length hair, the color of dark chocolate, was tied back exposing the hard line of his jaw and perfectly chiseled features of his face with its scruffy five o’clock shadow. The black sweater he wore tucked into leather pants that were settled low on his hips, hugged his sculpted chest. A pair of shitkicker boots and a leather jacket finished his ensemble. The look on his face said he could kill you as easily as he could say hello, and Kat wondered just which of the two he would do to them.


I hope you feel properly teased. :) If you would like to read more about Kat and her hunky vampire hero, please visit a buy link below to pick up a copy of Alpha Mine. It is on SALE for $.99 for a few more days, so don't miss out. Grab a copy soon. 

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Book Blitz: Corporate Ties by E.L. Loraine

Title: Corporate Ties
Author: E.L. Loraine 
Genre: Mystery, Urban, Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 16th, 2014

Tour Host: Lady Amber's Tours
Corporate Ties the latest title by Best Selling Author E. L. Loraine

Synopsis:
Olivia Grayson, smart, beautiful and rising star of the corporate world of Dolby, Inc.

Olivia is determined to be successful. She’s smart, beautiful and driven. While working her way up the corporate ranks in her first job out of Grad School at Dolby Incorporated, Olivia finally has a chance to prove just how talented she is. The client she’s been given is Matasuki International, but when she starts reading through the files on the company she finds something disturbing. There are convenient deaths associated with their acquisitions division. The man behind this company is Isamu Matasuki, a powerful and ruthless chairman. Yet there seems to be only generic press release type information on him. When she asks her longtime friend and co-worker in the legal department to get her more information from his former job at the FBI, he disappears and Olivia knows it’s because of Matasuki and his shadowy companion.

Determined to find out what happened to her friend Paul, and keep her boss, Tyson Grant and Dolby protected, she enlists the help of new neighbor and lover, corporate security specialist, and private investigator, Brian. Olivia knows she can use Matasuki’s interest in Dolby and her to get close enough to stop him, but is the risk worth it? Even if she saves Dolby, he’ll just move on to the next, and that company is Dolby’s chief rival, Stein Brothers. Can she just sit back and let that happen or is Olivia willing to lose everyone and everything she loves in order to take Matasuki down?

E.L. Loraine’s Corporate Ties, is a sizzling hot, mystery romance set among the concrete and steel jungle of New York City and the corporate ties that bind it. Another multi-level plot keeps you turning pages as Olivia finds she’s caught right in the very middle of this world of love, lust, and greed as the players fight for power on the corporate battle field.



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Author Bio:

I grew up in a small northern Minnesotan town married my high school sweetheart, had two beautiful children and as soon as we could we moved to a warmer climate. I have worked with my husband building and decorating custom homes for years. After loving every kind of vampire book, movie and series I decided that I wanted to know more. I can write a book I thought, how hard can that be? Well.... But I stuck to it and finished my first book Royal Blood Chronicles Book One in August 2009. I now have six books in the series and am about to release book two of my new series Phantom Lives. My parents always told me that I could do anything that I wanted, work hard, study and do it right. I believe that and live that way every day.

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Book Blitz: Murder in Moscow by Storm Chase

Title: Murder in  Moscow
Author: Storm Chase         
Genre: Contemporary Romance with Mild Sex
Tour Host: Lady Amber's Tours
Synopsis:

Burned out ex-undercover detective Cassidy Stone leaves London for a new life in Moscow, but her past continues to haunt her. Life begins to look up when a favour for the embassy leads her into a lethal ambush, and into the orbit of Dmitri Milyukov, a fun loving millionaire who shares her passion for extreme sports. Cassidy slowly learns to love again – until she stumbles on proof that Dmitri is at the center of a carefully plotted Red Mafia corporate espionage operation aimed at her employer. Worse, there is a gruesome murder in her office, and everyone is convinced Cassidy is the killer…

Murder in Moscow: a thrilling tale of passion, romance, intrigue, betrayal and murder.


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Excerpt:

She heard the sound of running feet coming towards her. More trouble, Cassidy thought. If they had reinforcements, she was definitely dead.

The one with the martial arts training was fumbling in his pocket. Frightened he had a gun, Cassidy knew she had no more time for trickery and deception. She went in fast and close and took him in the solar plexus with a swift eagle strike. As he slumped, his hand came up with a knife.

The sight of it produced a surge of fear that provided an extra spurt of strength and determination. Cassidy moved in close and banged her hands over his ears, bursting his eardrums while she kneed him in the balls. He folded like a sack, retching with a high squealing sound.

“Are you all right?” With surprise Cassidy saw it was Dmitri. He moved lightly, stepping over the unconscious man at his feet. Cassidy hadn’t seen him go down. It must have been fast. As her first victim stirred and tried to sit up, Dmitri gave him a casual kick in the ribs. “Stay down,” he ordered. It was a hard voice, used to command. The man slumped instinctively.

Police, Cassidy thought. He must be plainclothes division.

Looking around he smiled at her. “That was great,” he said. “Karate with a bit of Muay Thai improv. Or was it taekwondo? Either way, love it!”

“Thanks,” Cassidy said warily. Having done routine paperwork like converting her drivers’ license and getting her residence card, her experience was that the Moscow police always had their hand out. She wondered how much this would cost her.

Dmitri saw with interest that his redhead was completely unmoved both by the attack or his appearance. She was breathing a little fast but otherwise she looked cool and composed; as if it was completely normal to stand about talking while three muggers were heaving their guts up all over the street. She really was something. He grinned companionably at her. “Let’s get this scum cleared away, huh?”

He put his fingers in his mouth and whistled. Instantly there was an answering call.

Shit, Cassidy thought. She didn’t want to be mixed up with official reports even though clearly the handover was off.

Dmitri saw her wariness and thought she might not remember him. Men were probably trying to get her attention all the time. “Remember me? I’m Dmitri. We met earlier. Can I buy you a drink?”

Cassidy stared at him. “What?”

“A drink. I really wanted to ask you to dance but after this you must be thirsty, so drinks first and a dance later?”

He was drunk, Cassidy decided. No sober man would ask her for a drink while stepping around three semiconscious, retching, groaning men. Dmitri looked sober but he must be plastered. Cassidy stifled a groan. A clandestine meet that had been a complete fuckup and now a tanked up copper looking for a date. Terrific. This just couldn’t get worse.


Author Bio:

Storm Chase was born September 2012. Her alter ego is Ellen Whyte, a syndicated author who has published roughly 3000 articles and 10 print books. The alter ego is the steady type; Storm is the tearaway who's dedicated to making it work with epublishing.

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