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Devil to Pay

Novel: Devil to PaySeries: Eternity Gambit - #1Author: Renee BernardGenre: Paranormal RomanceRating: Adult
Workplace comedy is always fun but when the company in question in H.E.LLc (Hades Enterprises LLc) and your job is being Lucifer, let's just say, there are some unique challenges beyond Casual Fridays and who keeps taking your lunch out of the break room. Even if Hell really is just a place where evil is tracked and analyzed in endless cubicles—no brimstone and not a human soul in sight—there’s no room for error. This Lucifer (who is the seventh unlucky archangel to get the position behind the black onyx desk) is about to have his entire world rattled when a very sweet and likable mortal woman crosses his path.
After all, angels can't lie. And when Jayne Hamilton wants to know what he does for a living, all bets are off. Because "dating" isn't exactly in the cosmic scheme of the Eternity Gambit, but Love... Well, Love is never really off the table.
Now, if Lucifer can just figure out how to win the girl and get himself fired, he'll be one very very happy angel.
This is a romantic comedy series with an original paranormal twist that defies categorization and turns every notion of Heaven and Hell on its ear. First book in the new Eternity Gambit series from USA Today bestselling author Renee Bernard.




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Souls of the Never

Souls of the Never 
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In Boston, Massachusetts, 24-year-old Katheryne dreamt, all the while knowing that the dreams were killing her. Something wanted into her world, into the world of the mortals, and she was to be the unwilling vessel to let it in.. 

On Sanctuary, a world that lay at the heart of the Never, Derren searches desperately for the face from his dreams. It is the face of a stranger, but one who he seems to have known all his life. 

At the edge of the universe a dormant evil awakens. His slumber is over as the Veil that hides his source of power slowly collapses, allowing magic to trickle back into his malevolent grasp. 

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Two friends are closer than brothers. In a world of immortals, they are destined to become their mightiest. 

An evil, thought banished forever, seeks to ensnare an unwitting pawn. 

A perfect world, destined for destruction faces a desperate choice.

Dream Vacation

Novel: Dream VacationSeries: Dream Series #8Author: J.J. DiBenedettoPublisher: SelfGenre: Paranormal Romance/SuspenseRating: Adult

Thanks to her unique ability to step into other people's dreams, Dr. Sara Alderson has solved murders, unraveled conspiracies and saved lives. But when a crisis hits close to home, even her supernatural gift might not be enough to avert disaster.
On a family vacation to Paris, Sara's fifteen-year-old daughter Grace disappears without a trace. The only way to find her is through Sara's dreams. But her gift has taken an unwanted vacation, and without it, Sara has no idea how to rescue Grace. In a foreign city, with no clues, and her dreaming talent failing her for the first time, Sara must figure out another way to find Grace before it's too late.

Water Witch Author: Amelia Bishop

 
3.5***StarsNovel: Water WitchAuthor: Amelia BishopPublisher: Amelia BishopGenre: M/M Paranormal/RomanceRating: Adult



Vincenzo is a witch with a short fuse, a sexy smile, and a dirty mouth.
Life demands little from Vincenzo. Treasured by his mother and grandmother, protected by his coven, and blessed with precognitive skills, he grew up happy and carefree in his snug home by the bay.Then a dangerously attractive Fae walks into his house to steal his beloved heirlooms, and into his dreams to steal his heart. Meanwhile, haunting visions of an unknown disaster on the horizon shake his secure world and force him to take responsibility for the first time in his life.Now he must master his witchcraft, temper his impulsiveness, and listen to his heart.
It’s time for this witch to grow up.

The Tears of San'Ferath

Novel: The Tears of San'FerathAuthor: D Thomas JerloPublisher: Dusk Till Dawn PublicationsGenre: FantasyRating: Adult

Allanoria is shifting into a new age—a world without mage’ic. For reasons unknown, I sense this is a passing phase, and that one day the land’s mage’ic will return. San’Ferath readies to succumb to my final spell, The Undying Sleep. Invoking such power shall end my life, but I go willingly, as does he, for when the need is great...so shall he wake.

The Last Wolf

Novel: The Last WolfSeries: Sapphire Ranch Wolves – Book 1Author: Sue BrownPublisher: Love Lane BooksGenre: Paranormal RomanceRating: Adult


The only good predator is a dead one, as far as Joe Lowther is concerned.
That is until the day he shoots a wolf, only to watch the animal turn into a naked Callum Pope. Cal is being hunted by a group of humans who eradicate shifter packs for sport.Joe makes a decision to help Cal and discovers a deeper connection with the young shifter. One which he’d like to explore. If they live that long.

Ladies, It’s Time To Stop Falling In Love With Vampires

Ladies, It’s Time To Stop Falling In Love With VampiresVampires are demons, remember?By Rachel Lu
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He’s tall, dark and handsome. Incredibly strong. Older, but still overflowing with sexual energy. And when you look into his dreamy eyes, you see… burning hunks of coal.Did I mention the best part? He wants to drink your blood.
Personally, I find that last bit a turn-off. I like my lovers non-homicidal. But clearly, not everyone agrees. Pointy teeth are in, and have been for a while, as evidenced by a long line of hit films, from Tom Cruise’s “Interview With a Vampire” to the ridiculously popular “Twilight” series.Why can bloodthirsty demons kill it (in more ways than one) with the ladies? Personally, I didn’t understand it, so I decided to investigate the matter by reading Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic, “Dracula.” From this Gothic thriller I gleaned several insights, which I here put forward for the edification of vamp groupies.Vampires Take the Bad Boy Too FarSome girls love their bad boys. Vampires definitely qualify. Romance is more exciting when it comes with a whiff of danger, and a vampire will give you a noseful (as he consumes your body and rapes your soul). Let’s be clear, though. Vampires do not have layers. If you like your Byronic heroes for their dark, moody depths, dump the vamp. He’s bad, but in a more straightforward, wants-to-gloat-over-your-lifeless-corpse sort of way.Tearing down heroes and lionizing villains is just too obvious to be interesting anymore.This has been understood from antiquity, but modern film, television and “literature” have not always honored the tradition. From Buffy’s Angel to “Twilight” to the recently released (and awful) “Dracula Untold,” modern storytellers can’t resist the urge to redeem a monster. Tragic, broody vampires make better heartthrobs than homicidal demons. Also, writers and filmmakers think they’re being deep when they turn the tables on us and make the bad guys good.I have to ask, though: Is anyone else getting bored of the endless iterations of “shades of grey” storylines? Tearing down heroes and lionizing villains is just too obvious to be interesting anymore. “Dracula” is way more exciting for the fact that Count Dracula is evil incarnate, not just some taciturn guy whose parents didn’t hug him enough.In any case, Stoker has tradition on his side. A vampire is a creature that consumes life to fuel his own preternatural strength. This is not a nice thing. If you have a date with a vamp, you need garlic and holy water, not a sizzling hot dress.Vampires Cannot Love YouA vampire is a sexual predator. You can’t make him love you. He has no soul. Perhaps this is the true explanation of the vampire’s modern appeal? In a world that showers its “sex positivity” on every kind of depraved sexual encounter (conditional only on “consent”), it may not be surprising that women dream of offering themselves to bloodthirsty monsters who just want to consume their bodies.It may not be surprising that women dream of offering themselves to bloodthirsty monsters who just want to consume their bodies.In a way, this is oddly consistent with tradition, or at least with Stoker’s tradition. “Dracula,” of course, is filled with sexual metaphor. It is a tale about the struggle to preserve feminine purity against the darker forces of unchecked lust. The evil Count Dracula battles a cadre of upstanding English gentlemen, and tries to drain the lives of two chaste women as the men desperately work to save them. We all understand what is truly at stake.Dracula is a nighttime visitor who climbs through windows for encounters of illicit intimacy. His first victim, Lucy, is guarded by multiple chivalrous protectors (most of whom want to be her husband), who try to restore her with an almost ludicrous number of blood transfusions. This clearly represents the more-honorable relations they would like to enjoy with her, in contrast to Dracula’s more predatory trysts. The general point is clear. Vampires take. Gentlemen give. Which kind of suitor do we want to encourage?Sadly, that question might be seriously debated in today’s romantic wasteland. In a commitment-shy world, there are undoubtedly women who would choose a fanged hottie over a chivalrous suitor who wants her to bear his children. In a million ways we celebrate casual, uncommitted sex (which is by its nature selfish and predatory) while spurning the sober obligations of committed conjugal marriage. The roots of the vampire craze become clearer.But wait! say the Twilight fans. What about Edward? Isn’t he the sweetest thing to have been invented since the Twinkie? Doesn’t he have the soul of a gentleman and the heart of a Disney prince? How can you maintain such vampire bigotry in the face of such a magnificent lover?A character like Edward is something of a cheat, offering girls a chance to have their cake and eat it too.Here’s the thing. Vampires have been understood from antiquity to be bloodsucking monsters. It’s the essence of their allure, and also the reason why you should not want one for a boyfriend. A character like Edward is something of a cheat, offering girls a chance to have their cake and eat it too. Wrapping your big, swoony sweetie in an alluring lust-and-danger package is a good way to push the buttons of adolescent girls, but it makes no sense whatsoever and does a great disservice to actual gentlemen who are (predictably and necessarily) lacking in monster cred. It would really be better if we could keep our categories straight. Monsters are bad. Gentlemen are good. At some point you have to choose between demon and man.Vampirism Is Unhealthy and UnnaturalWhen Lucy ultimately assumes her vampiric form, her maiden innocence is traded for a voluptuous seductiveness. Like Dracula, she now seeks to entice others in a cheap imitation of real human relationships (romantic and, in her case, maternal) by consuming those she ought to cherish. Stoker apparently agrees that women, too, can use sex as a weapon. But vampiric intimacy is always a perversion of real love. If we can’t tell the difference we’re more vulnerable to predatory advances.Vampiric intimacy is always a perversion of real love. If we can’t tell the difference we’re more vulnerable to predatory advances.One of the major themes of “Dracula” is the extent to which the enlightened, scientific English were unprepared for the vampire assault, because they failed to grasp the dimensions of the threat. Jonathan Harkness receives ample warnings that Castle Dracula is a dangerous place he should not isit, but he ignores this sound advice because the warnings seem too incredible. Later on, the upstanding Dr. John Seward wants desperately to diagnose the vampire Renfield and heal the imperiled Lucy (whom he loves), but his relentlessly clinical focus leaves him helpless before the supernatural threat of the vampire. Only with the help of a Dutch philosopher (who is a capable physician, but also versed in deeper metaphysical realities) are the men able to stage an effective counter-offensive.Might we too be walking past the graveyard when we dismiss modern vampire-lust as trivial or even healthy? I find it disturbing that we allow our teenagers to fantasize about vampires, but I seem to be in the minority. Consider this explanation of the vampire crush, courtesy of  Psychology Today :

Women are programmed to respond to males who have the best chances of successfully fathering and rearing children. Vampires are often depicted as tall and handsome, a combination that signals good genes and high testosterone, and thus, analytical skill, directness and decisiveness. Vampires are also frequently portrayed as wealthy and powerful, which further appeals to women because it indicates access to the resources that help ensure the survival of their young.

Please kill me now. No, wait! I meant that rhetorically!This theory is ludicrous. The vampire is a violent, predatory loner. Absolutely nothing about him says “call me daddy.” If he had children, he would eat them, not set them up in private schools. He is nobody’s idea of a good role model. But nobody wants to conclude that young women today may simply be in the thrall of predatory, pernicious, and deeply unnatural sexual fantasies, that the battle for healthy and natural love, as described in Stoker’s classic, may already have been lost on a large scale. No one wants to consider that we may have rejected healthy romance to such a great extent that lusting after demons seems natural to us.Early in the novel, Count Dracula boasts to his fellow vampires that if his power goes unchecked, even the souls of good men will eventually “belong to him.” Is there anyone in our oversexualized world who has not been injured, directly or indirectly, by the evils of unchecked lust? Do we all now belong to the vampire?
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READING BOOKS FOR FREE

READING BOOKS FOR FREE 
Now I am not going say who this person is apart from someone posting in a social group
But as an author one does get mixed feelings over someone trying to read a book that has taken a large part of one's life to create for free.


YES I do like it that someone is so keen to read what I write that they work so hard get hold of a copy ..........of all the authors about they want to read my work .......... I do like that.
And the number of paperback books I already give away for free means I will never be rich.  
But HeckLook it is only $3.20 incl tax and free delivery    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K1ZFAZE/ref=s9_simh_gw_p351_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=19FRB878EM8MT9CPDCM8&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=1935651402&pf_rd_i=desktop





I search on the internet for book reviews and instead discover links to social groups discussing how to not pay for my work.
There were a number of helpful people that commented under this question on how best to download for free but no one said perhaps they should pay the author ........... below is what I found as a author 
Post: #1Where to download vampire (the Full Color Illustrated Amy Mah Vampire Novel)?

I have been looking for a reliable way to find and download this book for free, but I so far I got nothing solid.

For most things, there is torrent.
For single audio files and rare albums, there is SoulSeek
For random things, there is eMule.

But what about books? Occasional, I am able to find something on eMule, but that's exactly what it is - occasional. I am looking for specific titles, and usually they are not classics, like Dorian Gray or Wuthering Hills, but new literature of fact, like vampire (the Full Color Illustrated Amy Mah Vampire Novel)?

So, is there something I am missing, or is there no reliable way to find such interesting books to download for free?
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For those that can afford $3 BOOKSVAMPIREby Amy Mah









DescriptionThis very funny vampire novel is very different from your normal vampire book and not just because it is bursting with full colour art fitted in with the text showing the life of a young vampireforced to walk about in a transparent nightdress all day without underwear because that is what female vampires are supposed to do! “The massacre on 22nd and 3rd was greatly exaggerated by the human newspapersand not altogether my fault. It was my very first hunting trip, and a girl should not be judged by her first bite night. And no one ever talks about me saving the life of that cat. Besides, most of them kind of killed themselveswithout any help from me...."


Books With Teeth Reviews:Vampire: By Amy Mah offers exactly what I was looking for in a Vampire novel. She creates a vampire society that lives just out of sight of humans but close enough to get a midnight snack...
or take out if they feel like staying home! The story takes place around the life of Amy Mah a typical teenage girl in every way except for instead of painting her nails and worrying about shoes
she polishes her Fangs and sharpens her claws both hand and foot! That of course does not sound typical at all but for Amy it is. 
Our teenage Vampire soon finds herself swept up in a world of social intrigue
and ancient hierarchy as she enters the hidden world of the Vampires. 
Adopted Amelia becomes one of the clan and quickly finds she needs to grow up fast and catch up onthe rules of being a Vampire if she is to survive long in a cut throat society filled with political feuds and clan territorial disputes.
 Being a Vampire is not as Romantic as Hollywood makes it out to be!


Amy has a writing style that is refreshing and well thought out. She handles the romance tastefully and you can tell the character is an extension of the author herself. The illustrated version is a real treatbecause you get to see, obviously, illustrations of the characters done by the talented Heby Sim. 
This adds a significant value to the book. I suggest that everyone read this book. Give it a try
because there will be more coming from this EXTREMELY talented author.
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China Clipper Author: Bill Russell

Book: China ClipperAuthor: Bill RussellPublisher: Class Act BooksGenre: Contemporary RomanceRated: All

With the vast Pacific Ocean and exotic tropical islands as a backdrop, this story of unfolding love, danger and adventure invites the reader into a magical world long gone. In 1937, Pan American Airways fabulous new seaplane, China Clipper, roared off the waters of San Francisco Bay, and headed across the Pacific to Manila, in the Philippians. Among the passengers is a pretty heiress, on her way to an arranged marriage with a distant cousin, a handsome bodyguard secretly hired by her father and a vicious kidnapper who plans to strike once they reach Manila. During the five-day island hopping journey, with stays overnight in Hawaii, Midway Atoll, Wake Island and Guam, the heiress and her bodyguard fall in love, a situation with consequences the kidnapper could not have anticipated.

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Hidden Gem Author: Lissa Kasey

Novel: Hidden GemAuthor: Lissa KaseyPublisher: Dreamspinner PressGenre: Paranormal Romance M/MRating: Mature due to Violence
Misaki “Aki” Itou is a psi—a person with mutated DNA granting him psychic abilities. He’s also a contracted companion—a whore. It may not be the perfect profession, but having a roof over his head, food to eat, and not being subjected to torture is a dream come true. He is the top companion at the Hidden Gem, and it makes him enough money to buy the prettiest, most sparkly shoes he can find.Shane McNaughton is an Irishman who survived the Third World War and works as a cop. Head of Missing Persons, he’s good at finding people, but after the plague of the Third mutated his DNA, he has a hard time letting anyone see the monster inside. He’s been paying for Aki’s services for two years, both the psi and the sexual kind, but he wants more from the companion.Shane needs Aki’s ability to see into another person’s past to track down a serial killer murdering the children of rich and powerful men, but the more they work together, the clearer it becomes that they are linked through a darker past than either of them realizes.



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