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Cover Reveal: BLOOD AND FIRE by R. Brennan @bexbrennan @Roanepublishing @bloggerbees

Blood and Fireby R. Brennan
Release Date: April 18, 2016Publisher: Roane PublishingKeywords: Erotic, Romance, BDSM, Paranormal, Master/slave, Erotic Horror

College student, Francesca Morgan has finally met the Dominant man of her dreams. Kevin Stevenson is sexy, sure of himself, and knows just how to make her knees quake.
When he takes Frankie to her first fetish party, she is reminded being collared means her Master can do what he wishes with her, including offering her "services" for the evening to a sexy Dominant business associate he is trying to impress.
It doesn't take long for Frankie to realize their host, Bartholomew Andrews is nothing like any Dom she has ever served. Aside from his devastating looks and heaping financial fortune, Bartholomew can read her thoughts, and knows just how to make her body react.
Can Frankie keep her wits about her and serve at his feet without falling for him, or will Master Amazing steal her heart and her soul in one steamy night of servitude?

About R. Brennan:
Brennan is a full time IT geek, reformed gaming addict, and single parent of three living in Upstate NY where she shares a house in the hills with an two great daughters, and their completely adorable beagle, Digger.
She admits to a slight Twitter addiction and an undying love for all things pirates, rum, or penguins. She enjoys hearing from readers on her blog, and for the truly adventurous, feel free to stalk her on twitter.
Often NSFW -- You've been warned.

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A Playlist from TROUBLE IN PARADISE author London Saint James @Roanepublishing @LSJRomance #giveaway @bloggerbees

Please welcome the author of TROUBLE IN PARADISE,
 LONDON SAINT JAMES
with a playlist
(which i love, a lot of my favorites on this list too)


Trouble in Paradise Listening List Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Lady AntebellumSave A Horse [Ride A Cowboy] - Big & RichSweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies Perfect Storm - Brad Paisley Love You Like That - Canaan SmithOver And Over - Nelly ft. Tim McGrawIt Goes Like This - Thomas Rhett Don't You Wanna Stay - Jason Aldean w/Kelly ClarksonShe’s Everything – Brad PaisleyAngels Fall Sometimes – Josh Turner
Listen on London’s YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/qXwWT2Chx64?list=PLTj2Uioh8mQ7_i1R2ceBkQLHfeAJoCEvm 
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Trouble in ParadiseA Paradise Ranch NovelContemporary Romance, Erotic, Westernby London Saint JamesPublisher: Roane PublishingRelease Date: February 15, 2016
If you know what’s good for you, you’ll go back to Dallas.
Since coming home Sutton has inherited herself a heap of headaches, two bossy men who want her for their own, threatening notes, and a whole lot of trouble in Paradise.
Having Doc McNab as competition, being ten years Sutton’s senior, and under her employ, meant the deck was stacked against Flint Palmer when it came to winning the sexy, vivacious Sutton as his woman. No way would she be interested in an old, worn-out, ex-rodeo cowboy like him, but that wasn’t going to stop the man from trying.
With the exception of the pretty as a picture, Sutton Callaway, Kale McNab’s childhood sucked. He’d been jerked up more so than raised by his ex-convict of a father, eventually leaving the girl and West Texas behind. Now, he’s all grown and back in Sutton’s life, willing to do whatever it takes to stay there.

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After propping up the hood, Sutton stood on her tip toes, waved a hand about in an effort to keep the smoke from her face, and glanced at the guts of the truck—as if she would know what she was looking for. She supposed the doing made her feel as if she were taking proactive measures about the situation, until the coughing started. Perhaps sticking her head beneath the hood hadn’t been the best idea.

Covering her nose with one hand, still swiping the foul air with the other, she took a step back. The breeze kicked up and blew another puff of nasty at her. She coughed yet again and stomped a booted foot on the pavement, irritated.* * * * Kale’s morning had royally sucked. He hated when he had to put down an animal, and as a result, he’d pretty much been in a mood when Flint called him about Maeflower. He sure hoped he didn’t have to put two horses down in the same day, a fact he’d been grumbling about under his breath when he jumped in his truck. But after leaving his office and driving down Main Street, he saw something with the potential to vastly improve his afternoon.
The corner’s of Kale’s mouth turned up into a smile as he pulled his F-150 dual cab into the parking lot of Dunning’s, watching Sutton Callaway doing the hippy, hippy, shake in tight daisy dukes, a faded turquoise T-shirt, and turquoise cowgirl boots.
God bless Texas.
What people are saying about Trouble in Paradise:


"Holy hell in a hand basket! Whoo! What a twisting turning, one hell of a cliff hanger, roller coaster ride that was. Oh, I also forgot the not one, but two hot Alpha males, hot kinky sex, and spankings. This not one of those books you want to miss. It's literally got it all!" - Goodreads 5* Review
"5 sexy stars!! Whoo I may need to be hosed down after reading this sexy, sexy book!!" - Goodreads Review
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Release Day Book Blitz: Bad Boy by J.C. Reed & Jackie Steele #giveaway @bloggerbees

Bad Boy by J.C. Reed and Jackie SteeleRelease Date: February 23rd, 2016Full length, 350pp
Synopsis:I should have seen it coming.
Sexy? Handsome? Trouble? Check, check, and check.
Is he messing up my life? Hell yes.
All the signs are there: he is a bad boy.
Even his name is a lie. Too bad I married him. I can't wait to get divorced. Does this make me sound crazy?
I know I should avoid him, run as fast as I can. However, when a harmless misunderstanding lands me in a foreign prison cell, my dear, lying husband is the only one who can get me out. Crap. I shouldn't accept.

But how to say no to trouble when said trouble is the one who makes me fantasize all the dirty things he could do to me?



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Book Blitz: BLOCKED by Jennifer Lane @JenLaneBooks @SizzlingPR #blitz #NA #SportsRomance

Blocked  by Jennifer Lane
New adult sports romance


College freshman Lucia Ramirez has a secret crush on Dane Monroe. He’s a tall drink of water — blond, brash, and one hell of a volleyball player. ¡Híjole! Lucia hopes her volleyball scholarship to his school will make him notice her.
Too bad what’s noticeable is Dane’s obvious hatred for Lucia. Her family’s politics contradict everything he stands for. And politics are front and center in both their families. Dane’s mother is about to face Lucia’s father in the race for US President.
When Secret Service throws them together, Dane can’t deny his frustrating attraction to Lucia’s athletic curves and sweet faith in the world. Amid the intense pressure of college athletics and presidential politics, can opposites not just attract, but overcome overwhelming odds to be together? Or do their differences block their match from the start?

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Excerpt:
Now that we were alone in the hallway, my eyes swept up Lucia’s firm body, and I decided to play with her a bit. “Did you hear what one of those reporters said?”
She studied me with nervous eyes, then shook her head.
“They asked if we slept in the same bedroom.”
Her lips parted as she drew a breath, and her face turned a delicious shade of pink. I watched one hand smooth down her thigh, then dart up to the back of her neck. The other hand fidgeted at her side. It looked like she had to force a swallow.
Sweet Jesus. Her embarrassment totally turned me on.
“So, um...what did you tell them?” she finally asked.
A sense of pressure below my belt pulled me toward her. Her eyes widened as I approached, but she seemed more excited than frightened.
Her breezy, floral scent mingled with the liquid courage in my veins, and before I knew it I was running my fingers into her thick, damp hair. What the hell am I doing? God, it felt good, and she tilted her ear toward me like she enjoyed it too. There was a cute little dimple on her right cheek that winked at me. I found myself leaning closer to her face, and considering her impressive height, I didn’t have far to go. Her shiny eyes turned back to me, and she gazed up with such yearning, such depth.
My heart thundered. Stop seducing me, Devil Spawn!
Those sensuous lips opened for me, their sweetness luring me forward. I held my face over hers, breathing in her smell, and her eyes fluttered shut as she surrendered to me. I stared at her soft features for too long, shocking myself with an insane desire to kiss those sweet lips. Before I totally freaked myself out, I shifted an inch to press a kiss onto her warm cheek, right on her dimple. I could feel her tremble beneath my touch.
My hand still tangled in her hair, I pulled back to gaze into her mesmerized eyes. “I told them I never kiss and tell.”
When I let her go, I heard a little squawk of protest. That adorable noise reminded me of the pressure down below — pressure I needed to do something about. I turned and took swift strides down the hall.
“Where are you going?” Her breathy voice was tinged with desperation.
I grinned. She was just too easy to mess with.



About the Author Get psyched for romance with psychologist/author (psycho author) Jennifer Lane! By day she's a therapist, and by night she's a writer. She can't decide which is more fun.
Jen adores creating sporty heroines and hot heroes in her college sport romances. Volleyball wonder Lucia Ramirez found her love match in Blocked despite the glaring political spotlight aimed on her family. In Aced, the second book in the Blocked series, it's her brother Alejandro's turn to get lucky in love.
A swimmer and volleyball player in college, Jen writes swimming-based romances as well: Streamline, a military mystery, and the free New Adult novella Swim Recruit.
Stories of redemption interest Jen the most, especially the healing power of love. She is also the author of The Conduct Series, a romantic-suspense trilogy that includes With Good Behavior, Bad Behavior, and On Best Behavior.
Ultimately, whether writing or reading, Jen loves stories that make her laugh and cry. In her spare time she enjoys exercising, attending book club, and visiting her sisters in Chicago and Hilton Head.
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TESTED by Her WEBMASTER by Normandie Alleman @NormandieA @SizzlingPR

Tested by Her Web Master by Normandie AllemanSeries: Web Master TrilogyRelease Date: February 19, 2016 
He's my addiction, my love—my life. He's my Dominant—my everything. He's changed me, and I never want to go back.But now, he's asking for too much. Going too far. It's out of my comfort zone--not who I am.I'll swallow my pride and face my fears But something tells me he has ulterior motives for this extreme request, and I will get to the bottom of it.That is, if I can pass his test.Tested by Her Web Master is the second book in the Web Master Trilogy and should be read following Her Web Master. If cliffhangers make you clammy, never fear - Claimed by Her Web Master, the conclusion of the trilogy, told from the perspective of the mercurial “MC,” is coming May 19, 2016.Buy Now or Read for free with Kindle UnlimitedAmazon US - Amazon UKGoodreads

  About the AuthorA former psychologist, Normandie has always been fascinated by human behavior. She loves writing quirky characters that are all too human. Fiber arts, baking, and Pinterest are a few of her favorite pastimes. A shamelessly proud basketball mom, Normandie lives on a farm with a passel of kids, an adorable husband, and a pet pig who’s crazy for Red Bull.
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Cover Reveal: On the Slopes by Bridie Hall @InkSpellPublish @BridieHall13

On the SlopesBy Bridie HallEbook onlyISBN: 978-1-939590-69-5
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Blurb: Snowboarding means everything to Charlise, but she hasn’t met Sam Miller yet.
Charlise is a snowboarder with a promising career ahead of her. Despite the fact that her father hates her risking her life on the slopes that had taken the life of Charlise’s mother she is determined not to give up her career the way her mother did when she fell pregnant. Charlise wants to win medals, lots of them.
The last distraction Charlise needs is the American freestyle champion, Sam Miller, who utterly enthrals her with his wit and friendliness. Refusing to risk her career for a relationship, Charlise returns home for Christmas, determined to sort things out with her father. But the holidays culminate in an epic fight, and with a repeat of the painful breakup with Sam. However, new discoveries from her family’s past might change Charlise’s mind about Sam …


Excerpt “So, you dumped your mother to come see me?” she joked.“Yeah, well, this was more important than sightseeing.”That sobered her up. She hadn’t meant what she said, but she must have been closer to the truth than she thought. “Christ, Sam. It could’ve waited. She flew in from the US to see you.”He waved his hand. “She’ll be fine on her own. She always has been. She wants to meet you, though.” He added, “It might be because I went on and on about you for the past three days.”Charlise wanted to weep with all the warm feelings his words had awakened in her. Instead, she said, “I’d be honored to meet her. From what you told me, she sounds like an amazing woman.”Sam cleared his throat after he sipped his espresso. “Charlie, about that night—”“Which one?”He had the decency to blush at her words. “At the club.”He took another sip. At this rate, his tiny cup would be empty within seconds. His nerves were showing more than she’d anticipated.“I have no words to tell you how sorry I am. You hurt me, and I went and did something stupid just to hurt you back. I would take it all back in a second if I could.”“So, you ended up at her place, did you?”His silence answered her question. The jolt of pain in her chest shocked her. But then again, it shouldn’t have. She’d been thinking of Sam and love in the same context when she woke up alone in her dark bedroom. How had he felt when he awoke next to the beautiful stranger? Or hadn’t he stayed the night? God, she didn’t want to know.


About the author:Bridie Hall writes young adult and new adult contemporary stories. She sold her first story at fourteen. Since then, she has written dozens more, translated books, studied writing, and started writing novels. Her days revolve around stories and words, her sleepless nights involve plotting and inventing fascinating new characters. 
Find Bridie Hall here:   www.bridiehallauthor.com
@BridieHall13
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It's All About the Book with KH Mezek and KEY OF MYSTERY @evernightteen @bloggerbees #giveaway

It’s All About the Book…
**Please tell us about your current or upcoming release. (Title & Blurb)The title is Key of Mystery, book 1 in the NIGHT ANGELS CHRONICLES. “Be careful who you love, it just might kill you.” 

When Sera’s father is killed in a horrific accident, all he leaves behind is a mysterious key. Sera places the key on a chain around her neck and vows to avenge her father. Strange characters arrive in town including the otherworldly Night Angels, who claim to be sent for her protection. 

Sera falls hard for one of them—exotic, arrogant Peter. But what if his promise of love is only a ruse to gain access to the key? As Sera’s connection to the key grows, so do her supernatural powers. Guided by clues left by her father, Sera searches for the hidden chamber beneath the city, hoping to save what lies within before the sinister mayor and his deadly followers drown humanity in a bloodbath.
**What is this book’s genre?  Is this the genre you usually write in?  Are there any genre’s you haven’t written that you’d like to try?It is YA Urban Fantasy and it is the first of six books in the series. Actually, I have written and illustrated nineteen children’s books—in another life, I feel like—including the best-selling series The Rumpoles and the Barleys. They are all out of print now. I also write a lot of essays and I have a childhood memoir and a work of literary fiction that I have just finished. I write my literary works under the name Karen Hunt and my YA works under the name KH Mezek. I would love to write a mystery/suspense series. But right now, I am completely enamored with the Night Angels!
What inspired you to write this book?There are a number of things that inspired me. First, I am a single mother and raised three kids in the San Fernando Valley, considered to be the most culturally diverse community in the United States. We lived just over the “railroad tracks” from Calabasas, the new Beverly Hills of Los Angeles, made famous by the Kardashians. The town in my series, Oak Haven, is a take-off of Calabasas. It peels back the perfect façade to show the reality of the drugs and violence that teenagers face, no matter what neighborhood they grow up in these days. Part of my dedication is to all the artistic and outsider kids who congregated at my house. I cofounded a creative writing program for incarcerated youth, called InsideOUT Writers, and I was inspired by the incredible life stories that I heard from these kids at the writing table. I am inspired by my childhood travels to over fifty countries and my experiences living abroad as a child and as an adult. The NIGHT ANGELS CHRONICLES has many incredible characters from all over the world. I am inspired by my life-long pursuit of martial arts training and my training in boxing, kick-boxing and Eskrima—stick and knife fighting. I also teach in a gritty boxing gym. So, as a woman, I can write fight scenes from the perspective of actually having experienced them.  Last but not least, I am a romantic at heart and I am inspired by the tragic love stories down through history, Romeo and Juliet, the love triangle of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Lancelot, the pathos of Othello, etc.
How did you pick its title?  Did it come first or did you have to write the story first?The title of the book and the series just came to me, I don’t know why or how. I knew what I wanted the series to be about and I knew that it involved a key. It seemed an obvious and powerful title.
How did you create your characters?  Did you use any real life people in their making?My character were inspired by all the fascinating young people who congregated at my house and the equally fascinating ones I met in juvenile hall and around the world on my travels. The evil Ancient Ones were inspired by powerful leaders from history. Sera’s nemesis, Fabian Gore, was inspired by the greed of the corporate world. And Sera was inspired by my desire to create the strongest and the most fearless female superhero ever—one that I would want to be! Her love interest, Peter, is a complete creation from my imagination and the other young man in her life, Jimmy, is inspired by all the cool guys I’ve met in the martial arts world over the years. Her friend Inez was inspired by a strong Latina female friend of mine who teaches kickboxing.

Who is your favorite character of this book and why?My favorite character is Sera, without a doubt. She is everything that I want young women to know that they can be. She makes mistakes, but in the end she overcomes the obstacles in her path and she learns how to stand on her own two feet and make her own choices. She really grows over the course of the six books. It was important to me to create a female lead that would give girls an example of strength and independence, while at the same time being vulnerable and falling in love and having to decide how much she is going to compromise her own power and integrity to have a relationship.
What is your favorite part of this book?  Can you share an excerpt from that part?I have so many favorite parts! And I can’t tell my most favorite because it is towards the end and would give away too much. I am enjoying developing the tension and complexity of Sera and Peter’s relationship since Sera can never be sure if he really loves her or if he is just playing at it so that he can get the key.  So, here is Sera’s first real conversation with the Night Angel, Peter, who claims to be there for her protection, and with whom she is fast falling in love.“So, tell me something, anything, because I don’t know what to ask. I don’t even know if this is a real conversation.” I was desperate. If this was just another hallucination, I might as well get as much information out of it as possible—for clues as to my twisted mental state.   For a moment, Peter didn’t answer. He sat straight and stiff as if he were a prince on a throne, staring past me and gathering his thoughts. Then, he spoke. And it was as if, for a few brief moments, his defenses were down. As if he was longing for something that once was and would never be again. “The warlike days are over. Blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonorable peace; and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.”I blinked. “Okay…”He blinked back and then sneered, the spell gone. “A quote from Dracula, you know, the book you claim to like so much? It is an excellent account. It tells some of the story, while those other ones they write now...” His sneer became positively evil. “Ignorance is the greatest flaw of humanity. Ignorance and fear.” He paused again, struggling to find adequate words. “How can I explain such an incredible life, and yes, such a terrible one? As a boy, I was stolen from my family in the mountains of Slovenia by an Ottoman sultan, and trained as a warrior to fight against my own people.” He laughed tersely. “The Ottoman Empire, the rivers of blood that flowed. It’s something you learn about in history class, yes? Are you a good history student?”I shook my head honestly. “It never seemed that interesting to me.”“And why should it? When your history books are filled with lies. I am an eye-witness. I lived those terrors. I committed unspeakable acts of violence against my own people, brainwashed as I was to be a bloodthirsty assassin. All who came against me fell. Truth was repressed by those in power: the turning of the First Born vampire, the gruesome wars waged by the vampire lords, and then the evolving of our race into denizens. Our pact with the angel Michael.”He paused as if struggling against some deep and terrible emotion. “That sultan, his name is Mehmet II. He has many names. He is a First Born. He is the one who turned me. Into this.”I couldn’t speak. There were no words adequate to respond to what he had told me. Five hundred years of pain, pleasure, life and death, and most of all knowledge, brought together into this boy/man sitting in front of me. It was too mind-boggling, too intoxicating. I leaned forward, consumed by the desire to know more. “Please.” It was all I could say. But in a flash, Peter’s eyes grew hard and dangerous, as if he found my sudden curiosity in bad taste. “I'm not here to amuse you with stories, stories that are unfit for a young girl's ears. I am a denizen lord. You are a mere mortal. Weak and ignorant. Do well to remember that.” I felt as if I’d been slapped. It wasn’t my right to decide anything, even the direction of a conversation. He was the denizen lord while I was a mere human. Maybe that made me even less than a dog or a rat in his eyes.  I had been prepared to tell him everything—my fears about what had happened to my dad, the attack at his office, and the paper with the coordinates. I had wanted to pour out my heart, sure at last I had found the right person who would understand. Now, I felt my heart closing again, tighter than ever.
What was the hardest part of this book to write? Can you share an excerpt from that part?Overall, with the series, a big challenge has been creating the history of the Ancient Ones and the Night Angels. The series has a firm foundation in historical facts and I think that’s one of the added bonuses that makes it interesting to read. The hardest part of the book to write, again, was also my favorite part at the end and it deals with the relationship between Sera and her brother Salem. I can’t share it because it would give away too much. But another hard part is the ongoing dynamic between Sera and the sinister mayor, Fabian Gore; to make it truly like an electric explosion on paper. Here is her first encounter with him in person, where he tries to seek control over her and possess the key. All the suppressed pain over my father’s death from the past few weeks, all the doubts and fears, exploded to the surface and I struck out at Gore, hitting him full force across the face. He didn’t flinch, he didn’t even blink. It was as if my blow had never happened. I realized that he was holding my arm in an iron grip, and I had no idea how it had happened. The touch of his cold flesh brought nausea, and numbness was creeping up my arm. My strength was ebbing fast, as if a current ran from him through me, drawing out my energy. I tried to pull away, but it was impossible. I gritted my teeth. I would not let this monster control me. I would close my mind against it. I would. Gore took a step closer, so close his bone-white face was a mere inch from mine. He spoke, his voice soft and sympathetic. “The truth hurts, Sera. We make up fantasies because we don't want to see it. But eventually, we all must face our demons. Have you faced yours?”I shut my eyes tight and turned my head away. “I’m not listening to you,” I said, but my voice faltered with uncertainty. How did I really know what was true? I’d heard so many different opinions, so many people pulling me in opposite directions. No. I knew what was true. I did! This man was evil. He had killed my father.“Look at me, Sera.”I would not do it. I would not.But slowly, I felt my chin lifting, as if an outside force was pushing it upwards. Against my will, I found myself gazing into Gore’s eyes, staggered by their invincible power, beauty, and limitless knowledge.  “Come with me.” Gore spoke with such gentle kindness, his words entering my body like a warm, delicious drink, bringing relief to my frozen limbs. He was far gentler and kinder than Peter or Professor Strejan had ever been. I felt the tension leaving me and a deep relaxation flowing over my mind and body. I realized Gore was letting go of my arm. I should run away. So why didn’t I?  Gore reached out his hand and I felt a strong desire to take it. He couldhelp me. All the fear and worry, all the unanswered questions would melt away if I just obeyed him. I would be free at last. Free of the past. Free of my nightmares. “Well now, looky here!” An old lady’s high, shrill voice broke into my head like shattering glass. My brain seemed to explode in an agony of sudden pain. My body wrenched backwards and a bitter bile rose in my throat. Before I realized what I was doing, I had doubled over and thrown up. Immediately, my mind cleared and my eyes focused on the disgusting mess that now lay on Gore’s shiny black shoe. “Uh … oh.” I groaned. I looked up and saw Gore was staring back at me with intense malice. “I will tear your heart out and eat it,” he whispered venomously, his hands knotted into fists as if he was controlling an urge to do it right then and there.  Again, the shrill voice tore through the night air. “Hello! Excuse me. Hello.” An elderly lady in a pink leisure suit was waving energetically at us as she hurried up the stairs from the parking lot. Close on her heels were five other ladies, similarly dressed in various shades of pink, purple, and lime green. Together they were making a beeline for me and Gore. “You here for the bingo?” the pink lady asked hopefully, her sharp, leathery features creased by a smile. It was my neighbor, the one who had brought the chocolate chip cookies. She didn’t seem to remember who I was, so intently was she staring at Gore, eyelashes batting furiously. She was flirting with him! Under ordinary circumstances it would have appeared disgusting, but right now it was the loveliest sight I had ever seen. The other ladies gathered behind her, expressing their own eager enthusiasm with breathy “Ooh’s” and “Ahh’s.”The pink lady looked back and forth between me and Gore, then down at Gore’s shoes. “Oh, my goodness, are you ill, my dear?” she asked worriedly.“She is,” said Gore, putting on an air of concern. “I was just going to take her home.”“No!” Then more calmly, I said, “I’m fine, although I'm really sorry about his shoe.” I smiled to prove it before hurrying on. “I wouldn’t want to ruin your bingo. This is Mr. Fabian Gore, that’s Fabian Gore. He’s a very important man on the city council. He’s here to make sure everything is running smoothly at the community center.”Like a gaggle of quacking, wing-flapping geese waiting for breadcrumbs, the ladies surrounded Gore. No doubt within seconds he could have smashed them to little bits of flesh and bone, but of course, that wouldn’t have been good for his public image. The pink lady had taken charge of the situation. She said, “We’ll get your shoe cleaned up, Mr. Gore. Not to worry.” As she moved away, she encircled her arm firmly through Gore's. My last glimpse of the important man was of him being led past me toward the community center by the happy bingo players, his face a blank mask, his eyes on fire with rage.  

Did you have any special rhythm or quirks while writing this?I had the good fortune to be able to write it in a few different locations in the world. One was Istanbul. I was there in the summer of 2014 and it was magical. For about three years previous to this trip I’d known that I just had to go, one way or the other I had to make it happen. I was determined that I put the weather in Istanbul on my computer so that every time I opened it up to write, there it would be, in my consciousness. So when I finally went and was able to sit down in this amazing penthouse apartment, overlooking the Bosporus and write, wow, I can’t even begin to describe how fantastic that was. I still have the weather in Istanbul on my computer and on my phone! And now I have added Costa Rica and Morocco because I recently returned from writing in both these places. So, now I have a thing about adding the weather of all the places I am determined to go!
Is this a stand-alone book or is it part of a series?  If so, we want to hear about it and what’s next in the series.  If not a series, what comes next to be released?This is the first book in the NIGHT ANGELS CHRONICLES, a series of six books, so I have my work cut out for me! I’ve told my kids to pull me back to reality if I start getting confused between the real world and the world of my imagination! Fortunately, I have the second two books pretty much finished. The titles are Key of Mystery; Book of Angels; Cave of Secrets; War of Demons; Throne of Desire; Door of Destiny. I can’t tell you what happens at the end of Key of Mystery, but it is something terrible between Sera and her brother Salem, which forces them to become enemies, fighting on different sides, although they still love one another. In Book of Angels, Sera finds herself transported to an ancient castle in Slovenia, where she and Peter have a rather heated encounter. Then Sera and the Night Angels are off to Saint Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Desert where Sera confronts the most Ancient one of all, Queen Ahhotep, who is imprisoned in the Life Box. Someone is feeding her power and the worry is that she will escape and wreak havoc on the world. Once back home, Sera must battle zombies under the city of Los Angeles and destroy a Mask of Power, not to mention deal with her drug-addicted mother, who is under the spell of Sera’s nemesis, the mayor, Fabian Gore. Continuing on her quest to find out what happened to her father, Sera discovers the Book of Angels, in a vault in the LA Central Library, but I can’t really talk about what happens in that vault! And of course, she continues to try and resist her feelings of love for the Night Angel, Peter. 
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Key of Mysteryby  KH Mezek
Evernight Teen Publishing, 77KParanormal/Vampires/Suspense/Multicultural

“Be careful who you love, it just might kill you.”
When Sera’s father is killed in a horrific accident, all he leaves behind is a mysterious key. Sera places the key on a chain around her neck and vows to avenge her father. Strange characters arrive in town including the otherworldly Night Angels, who claim to be sent for her protection.
Sera falls hard for one of them—exotic, arrogant Peter. But what if his promise of love is only a ruse to gain access to the key? As Sera’s connection to the key grows, so do her supernatural powers. Guided by clues left by her father, Sera searches for the hidden chamber beneath the city, hoping to save what lies within before the sinister mayor and his deadly followers drown humanity in a bloodbath.

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14+ due to adult situations Excerpt:Before my dad’s death and the move to Cliffside, I had known only lies. I hadn’t seen the truth about myself, my family, or my friends. But here on the ground, covered in blood and dirt, and most likely dying, I knew I didn’t want to go back there. I wanted to stay with the truth. The truth hurt like hell, but it was better than being numbed by ignorance.“No.” I think I said it out loud, but it sounded more like a gurgle. I tried harder. “Never give you the key.” I gasped. “Never.”He hissed in anger. “Then I will turn you into undead.”“No.”I knew he was bluffing. If he turned me into one of them, he would never get the key. I had to willingly give it to him, with a rational mind, and those undead were anything but rational.Gore howled like he had on the plateau, and the nail raked across my face, penetrating deep into my skin. He reached down and licked the blood with his long snake tongue, a poison so painful seeping into my flesh that I almost passed out again.  When he spoke next, his tone was venomous, each syllable biting as if they were his teeth. “Clever girl, I will do something better. I will turn your brother into undead. Think on that.”I made a feeble sound of terror, struggling to get up and unable to move.He laughed. “You will give it to me now. Or else your brother will end up like this.” He grabbed one of the undead and pulled the grotesque, dead-eyed face down next to mine. Then, he tossed it away like a stick.This was the end, then. Gore had won. I had to at least try to save my brother, even if Gore's promises were lies. With unbearable effort, I reached up and tried to undo the chain. I couldn’t. I tried to pull it up over my head but somehow, it became tangled in my torn clothes. I was too weak and the problem of removing the key from around my neck overwhelmingly impossible.“Come, little bitch, quickly.” Gore’s fingers dangled in front of my face, as if itching to undo the chain for me. But he was powerless to do so.A growing uneasiness rippled through the undead standing in a circle behind him. Low moans rose from cavernous mouths. Any second now, surely Gore would unleash the hoard upon my brother to devour him. Why, oh why, couldn’t I undo the chain?I grabbed the key and pulled with all my remaining strength, whispering, “I want this. I want to give him the key. I do.” 

About the Author: Karen Hunt is the author and/or illustrator of nineteen children’s books and the co-founder of InsideOUT Writers, a creative writing program for incarcerated youth in Los Angeles, and the founder of the MY WORLD PROJECT, connecting youth who live in remote, violent and poverty stricken areas around the world through art and writing. She is a 2nddegree black belt in Tang Soo Do, a first degree brown belt in Eskrima, and a boxing and kick-boxing trainer. As a child, she and her family escaped out of Egypt right before the 6 Day War, lived in a 17th century castle in Switzerland and smuggled Bibles into communist countries, to name a few of her adventures. As an adult, she continued her adventures, living between London and a village in Yugoslavia. She writes her YA works under the name KH Mezek. Key of Mystery, book I in the YA Urban Fantasy series, NIGHT ANGELS CHRONICLES, was published February 5, 2016 with Evernight Teen.  Blogs: http://khmezek.com/https://khmezek.wordpress.com/https://twitter.com/karenalainehuntNIGHT ANGELS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/nightangelschronicles/

Happy Release Day - Trouble in Paradise by @LSJRomance @RoanePublishing

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO TROUBLE IN PARADISE &
 LONDON SAINT JAMES!

Trouble in ParadiseA Paradise Ranch NovelContemporary Romance, Erotic, Westernby London Saint JamesPublisher: Roane PublishingRelease Date: February 15, 2016
If you know what’s good for you, you’ll go back to Dallas.
Since coming home Sutton has inherited herself a heap of headaches, two bossy men who want her for their own, threatening notes, and a whole lot of trouble in Paradise.
Having Doc McNab as competition, being ten years Sutton’s senior, and under her employ, meant the deck was stacked against Flint Palmer when it came to winning the sexy, vivacious Sutton as his woman. No way would she be interested in an old, worn-out, ex-rodeo cowboy like him, but that wasn’t going to stop the man from trying.
With the exception of the pretty as a picture, Sutton Callaway, Kale McNab’s childhood sucked. He’d been jerked up more so than raised by his ex-convict of a father, eventually leaving the girl and West Texas behind. Now, he’s all grown and back in Sutton’s life, willing to do whatever it takes to stay there.

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After propping up the hood, Sutton stood on her tip toes, waved a hand about in an effort to keep the smoke from her face, and glanced at the guts of the truck—as if she would know what she was looking for. She supposed the doing made her feel as if she were taking proactive measures about the situation, until the coughing started. Perhaps sticking her head beneath the hood hadn’t been the best idea.

Covering her nose with one hand, still swiping the foul air with the other, she took a step back. The breeze kicked up and blew another puff of nasty at her. She coughed yet again and stomped a booted foot on the pavement, irritated.
* * * * Kale’s morning had royally sucked. He hated when he had to put down an animal, and as a result, he’d pretty much been in a mood when Flint called him about Maeflower. He sure hoped he didn’t have to put two horses down in the same day, a fact he’d been grumbling about under his breath when he jumped in his truck. But after leaving his office and driving down Main Street, he saw something with the potential to vastly improve his afternoon.
The corner’s of Kale’s mouth turned up into a smile as he pulled his F-150 dual cab into the parking lot of Dunning’s, watching Sutton Callaway doing the hippy, hippy, shake in tight daisy dukes, a faded turquoise T-shirt, and turquoise cowgirl boots.
God bless Texas.
What people are saying about Trouble in Paradise:


"Holy hell in a hand basket! Whoo! What a twisting turning, one hell of a cliff hanger, roller coaster ride that was. Oh, I also forgot the not one, but two hot Alpha males, hot kinky sex, and spankings. This not one of those books you want to miss. It's literally got it all!" - Goodreads 5* Review
"5 sexy stars!! Whoo I may need to be hosed down after reading this sexy, sexy book!!" - Goodreads Review
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Sexy Scifi SOLACE by @GiniRifkinAuthor @bloggerbees

SolaceFae Warriors Book 1Gini Rifkin
Sexy Sci/Fi Fantasy RomanceThe Wild Rose Press/248 pages

Can a six-foot-tall female Fae Warrior from another realm, and a hunky ready for action ex-Army Ranger save the earth from invasion?  
Solace Goodeve, one of Mother Nature’s favorite Fae Warriors, is assigned to Earth to help save the planet. Reptile invaders, disguising themselves as humans, are waging a takeover—and Mother is mad enough to eat asteroids. Solace is ready to prove herself as a warrior, but having a human for a partner is not in her battle plan—even if the man is rugged, ripped, and ready for action.

Army Ranger, Tanner Jackson, has seen his share of black op missions. The last one took a toll on both body and soul. Tanner isn’t looking for love, even though his new partner is six-foot-tall and drop dead gorgeous. However, after Solace shows him a new meaning to working undercover, he may have to reconsider that possibility.

As the Reps plan to sabotage NOAA, Tanner and Solace must learn to trust one another. But as they're trying to save the world, Solace and Tanner might just lose their hearts—and that takes the most courage of all.

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Excerpt:There must be some mistake. The man striding toward her couldn’t be Tanner Jackson. Dressed in a black t-shirt, camo cargo pants, and rugged lace up boots, he looked ready for a special ops mission, not a day of wrestling with figures and scientific data. Tall and well-muscled, he appeared rock solid, like he belonged in the age of Athena. In fact, he seemed so overwhelmingly masculine, she worried he might not be human. That gave her pause. Had the Reps already established a man on the inside?https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blo...


About the Author:Greetings...I live in beautiful Colorado with my chaotic herd of abandoned farm animals. My friends and family keep me sane, and writing keeps me hungry to learn new things even as I research times gone by.  When you open a book and turn the pages, you breathe life into the characters and set them free. My stories are adventurous romance, past, present, and into the future, sometimes with a bit of magic or fantasy, but always with a happy ending.
Please visit me at www.ginirifkin.com or http://ginirifkin.blogspot.comhttps://www.pinterest.com/ginirifkin/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001680213365If I don't see you in the future, I'll see you in the pasture (or the hat store).
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