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Blood Witch info :o)

First off I woke up to Blood Witch ranking 77,000 on amazon. First book of mine to be under the 100,000 mark so that made my day already. Second part to make the day awesome other then trying on the Bud Light Lime straw-ber-rita is I already got my first 5 star review for Blood Witch!

I read the first part and can't wait to read the rest. Ellie, you are such a tease!The story line is intriguing and new. I haven't read anything quite like this before. You sucked me into your plot almost from the beginning. Can't wait to get the rest of it!

A huge thanks to  K.J. Dahlen for making my night!

I have been trying hard to promo as much as I can. I am currently looking for book reviewers. You get a free book if interested leave me a message with your email. I sent Blood Witch off to a bunch of Facebook book pages in hopes to stir more interest as well. I am still new to this all but I am trying. And I am still trying to figure if I like strawberry beer.

Blood Witch release date!!

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Welcome to the Opposite Side where monsters really do roam the night, but The Supervisors make sure that the monsters don’t get noticed by the normal humans. Meet Leslie, a Supervisor and a blood witch, one of four in California. Blood witches are said to have powers that rival gods, that’s why they were almost hunted to extinction. Leslie came into her power late, and fell in with the wrong crowd before she became a Supervisor. Nathan is king of the local werebear clan, and he has plans for the future of his pack, the other local shapeshifters, but also has his eyes set on Leslie. She is not your ordinary Blood Witch, and together they can stir up power that the world has never seen. But nothing is as it seems in the Opposite Side, and Leslie’s already different world is going to be shaken as a new case starts a chain of events that can lead to a feud war.

Excerpt:
“I’m glad you and Nathan are getting along. I know he wasn’t very happy about me working or living with a blood witch. You guys are the equivalent to the bogeyman to the werechildren.” He swiveled towards her in the chair. They sat on two old wheeled stools. Bored, they were twisting and turning on them, waiting for the new vampire to rise. Sometimes they didn’t at all; if the other vampire had been weak the body would just die.

“Sheesh, thanks for sharing. I already feel bad about what I am, but I get reminded daily on what a monster I am. So maybe I get a bit wild once in a while, it’s not like I go all furry once a month and crave fresh meat.” She sat in her own swivel chair, arms crossed, pouting. Earlier they had raced around the room. Now they were just bored, after getting caught making gloved balloon animals.

“Les, you know I don’t mean anything by it. I was just telling you.”

“Sure,” she said making a paper airplane with a discarded piece of paper she had found on the counter. She finished and let it glide. It dropped near the door, crumpling on the floor. The mortuary assistant walked in followed by two men who looked at each other, startled. Leslie felt her chest lurch as her eyes fell upon the shortest of the men.

“I’m sorry, I must have gotten the rooms mixed up,” the assistant said to the two men.

“Leslie,” Rich said, trying not to sound as surprised as his brown eyes were letting on. She noticed his dark brown hair not only had some grey, but was also thinning. He pushed his glasses up on his nose, a sign of nervousness, his weakness in the wereworld. Jonathan hated when Richard showed his nervousness around the wolves. You can find him scolding the witch every so often about it like he was a naughty child.
She said nothing as the assistant led them away. The door closed. “Well, that was awkward,” Patrick said as Leslie got to her feet and went to the body.

“Patrick, why hasn’t the vampire risen yet?” She grabbed the sheet covering the body and pulled it off. “I’m sure it would have already.”

Patrick came to stand beside her and they looked over the body. “It’s rather old to be vampire bait don’t you think?”

“Where is the vampire bites?” She moved the head looking at the neck. She then pulled the sheet fully off the body. Her eyes looked lower for a bite, scanning every inch of the body.

Their eyes went to the door when a scream erupted in the hall.

Buy Links: No Boundaries Press/All Romance Books
Coming very soon to Amazon and BN.com

Author Bio:
Somebody told Ellie Potts you had to be rich to be eccentric otherwise you were just crazy. She set out to prove them wrong doing things she was told she couldn't do like dressing like a pirate, get her books published, playing video games, planning to survive a zombie apocalypse, and other antics most women stay away from. Her love of books motivate her and movies captivate her. She loves almost everything from Disney to George Romero. She lives in California's Central Valley where most of her stories and books take place. Her and her husband are owned by their attack Bugg (Boston Terrier/Pug), and her two red eared slider turtle minions who live in the backyard.
Blog: http://authorelliepotts.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AuthorElliePotts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FanGirlEllie
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5829944.Ellie_Potts

Late Snippet Sunday

Blood Witch will be released this Tuesday!! I am here with the first part of Chapter 1 for snippet Sunday. Hope you enjoy and remember there is a giveaway still in process for a e-copy of Blood Witch.

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Chapter snippet under cut :o) Enjoy!! Something bad had to have happened in the house to have provoked her. Blood witches didn’t just let their magic go. This was exactly Leslie seemed to have done in the small three bedroom house. One thing you try not to do is anger a witch; their power could make a god quiver when let loose. Wild and free, they could bend energy to do anything they pleased with it. The house stank of old blood, a stench which any Opposite could smell just passing by. They were passed the anonymous call at the station. They got all the nut jobs being rookies, they took them, and they fixed the problem and went on to the next case. They had a good/bad reputation with solving cases quickly, even though their means were not by the books.Collin and Patrick leaned against the black SUV as the sun started to set. The tan prefab house in front of them shook and shivered with enough magic to make even the normal humans look around uneasily. The early spring weather seemed cold, yet not as bad as the cold winter they had just had. They both remarked on how the rain from the previous night had made everything look a little greener and healthier, avoiding mentioning what could be happening in the house. The house seemed to groan with the pressure of the built-up magic; it seemed ready to pop like a balloon.Collin, his unruly dyed black hair falling in his sky blue eyes, looked over at Patrick. "Should we help her?" He took a step towards the house.  Patrick let the sun bathe him as he shook his head. "She'll probably flay us alive or something."   Collin leaned against the SUV once more, light blue eyes watching the house. He did not want to be flayed alive. With a quick flick of his large hand, Patrick shooed a bee away. The door to the house swung open with a loud bang, and two short and very scared men came running out. They fell to the ground before the SUV, pleading in their own language and slobbering on each other.Patrick watched as some of the troll dribble fell on his black steel-toed boots. It made a small hissing sound. "Calm it down boys," he said. He heaved himself away from the SUV and pulled warded handcuffs from his pocket. They were normal, except for the runes marked in the stainless steel to keep monsters trapped. The steel rendered most of the fairy folk almost powerless.Before he and Collin could handcuff the two crying trolls, Leslie came out of the house. Her essence rode the air, magic, both dark and light, that tasted of blood. Anger did not go well with a blood witch, the darkness radiated from her. The unseen magic made her brown hair seem alive, as it moved in an independent wind. Her eyes were nothing but thundercloud grey, no white could be seen. Her jeans and hoodie were coated in blood, the black fabric darkened and dripping. It wasn't human, both men could tell by smell."I need a shower," she said as she glared down at the small trolls.To her, they were just trolls. They had odd shaped heads with a few strands of coarse dirt brown hair. Two small beady brown eyes sat on top of a long twisted nose. They had no lips, so their mouths looked like slits just drawn on at the last minute. However, to humans and Opposites, they looked like midgets depending on their own glamour."I bet that shit is burning," Collin said.She nodded. "I've had some troll blood on me, but not drenched like this." She looked down at herself. "Can you two slap the handcuffs on them so we can get a move on? I really need a shower." They did as she said and shoved them in the back. "You gonna ride in the back with them?" Collin asked her. The trolls started hissing and making a fuss at the thought of it. She glared at them again, and her magic started to peek once more. "Not wise," Patrick said. "Get in the back, Collin."As he drove them to the station, he sniffed and made a face. "So where did all the troll blood come from?" "Booby trap," she said. "They either killed some of the others or they've been saving up. By how fresh the blood is I'm thinking they killed some of the others." "Taboo," Collin said. "You two are going to get eaten alive." "Literally," Patrick muttered. Leslie rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms over her chest. Steam rose from her as the acidic like blue blood started to dry. They pulled into the station after a ten minute drive and used a side door to drag the trolls inside. All the other Supervisors stared at Leslie as she made her way to her office with steam rising from her hair and clothes. She could feel the welts the blood had caused raising on her sensitive skin. Troll blood stunk worse as it dried, and it made her nauseous since she had a sense of smell better than any blood witch recorded. She slammed the door shut and went into the bathroom. The men could share showers, but since she was the only woman Supervisor working in the Merced County area she was privileged with her own shower attached to her office. She peeled her sticky cloths off as she started the water. Naked, she stepped in the steaming hot spray. It burned her skin where the blood had been, but the pain went away, and the heat felt good as she scrubbed the gunk from her hair and body. When she was sure she had gotten all the blood off, she stepped out of the shower, drying off with a towel. She dressed in her usual jeans and black t-shirt- usually either a band t-shirt or one with a goofy saying, this one's was about sanity. She didn’t think of herself as ugly or hot. She had all the curves where it counted; she was neither prude nor slut. She wore clothes that were both comfortable and easy to work in, plus clothes that made her blend in. She brushed out the brown hair and added some conditioner, which would have to work for now. She looked down at her shoes. Ruined. Making a face, she pushed the bathroom door open and nearly jumped back inside seeing Fred sitting at her desk. "Don't do that!" she shouted, calming her racing heart. "Damn it." He held out some salve. She had yet to master the herbalism some blood witches innately knew. She had been a late bloomer, and her specialties were more with knowing myth and folklore other than herbalism. Although she came into power late, Fred thought her the most powerful of the three other blood witches in California including himself. There were only four blood witches in the state as far as the Supervisors knew, and the Supervisors knew everything. She and Fred worked as Supervisors. Richard, Leslie’s evil bastard ex boyfriend, worked for the King Wolf in the county. The fourth blood witch Carlotta, had accepted the darkness a long time ago. She had to have been pushing ninety years, and even though she looked it, she didn’t act old. She acted as if she was still in her thirties, especially by the horror stories her lovers had released before they died in some mysterious horrible way. The Supervisors were always monitoring the other two, but so far, they did all their badness hidden from view. The Supervisors themselves are police who keep an eye on the Opposites. There is the normal human world, and then there is the Opposite Side, the creatures of myth and legend that live amongst the humans. The first Supervisors stated that the Opposites had to keep the two worlds separate, because humans scared easy, and so they formed a treaty years ago. It was true: when Leslie discovered what she was after staking a rogue vampire on the day she came into power, she had been pretty freaked out. Who wouldn’t freak, to suddenly know that the things they had read about and watched in movies were real? There were creatures that really did go bump in the night, creatures who had a hunger for real blood. That had been three years ago. Now she helped supervise the world she had once known from the creatures. Protect the innocent: that was their job. Secretly, Leslie wished that the burden had not been shoved upon her, but then again, she had always known she was different. She had a sort of power that clung to her, that made others uneasy when they looked into her grey eyes. Human, yet not so. She sat down as Fred started to rub some of the salve, which had a pungent smell of rosemary, on her face. "I don't know what the three of you are going to do when I leave on vacation," he said, finishing up. The salve was only to stop the itching. Her skin, as sensitive as it was, healed quicker than most humans, and faster than a blood witch's should as well. Fred always seemed a bit jealous about it, but to her it just seemed normal. As a child she had healed unnaturally, spooking even her mom. "We’ll be fine," she said, wincing. He looked at her with his own grey eyes. All blood witches had grey eyes that changed with their mood, so most of the other Supervisors didn't want Fred or Leslie to wear sunglasses. Just in case. "I don't believe you." "So I went a little wild today," she said looking at the salve on her hands. "But they drenched me in blood, TROLL blood. You would have gone a little bit wild today too." He shook his head trying not to smile. "You three are the youngest Supervisors, and to leave you guys unsupervised is not a good idea. You guys get the job done, but you push it. Even you, Leslie. I thought you would be the head of the group, but you use your magic a little too much. It makes the others uneasy. None of the veteran officers want the responsibility of watching over you guys when I leave." "And why shouldn’t I use my power? I was born with it, so I might as well use it to help others right?" “Like I said, you are making some of the other Supervisors uneasy. You know there’s a line, and once you cross it there is no coming back, Leslie. I don’t want to see you lose yourself to that darkness. And I certainly don’t want to be the man who has to get the death order.” Fred was a nice guy, one of the nicest in the squad, but he would follow the rules if he had too. “Just be careful.” His eyes went to the door, as Collin and Patrick came into view. “He is lecturing you again, I take it?” Collin said, arms crossed over his chest. He looked behind him, but Patrick didn't seem to move or say something. Werebears were cool like that. Actually, he just didn't like Fred, so he tried to stay out of the old man’s way as much as possible. "What do you two eavesdroppers want?" Fred asked. "We bring in the bad people, and keep people safe. Our cases get closed faster than most of the veterans. We’ll be safe, and try not to step on toes. Is that all you wanted to hear us say?" Patrick spoke up. "We have business" Fred scratched his balding grey head. "What are you three getting yourselves into now?" He stood up, Fred, like the other three blood witches stood short. They stood five foot to five-five. Leslie, again being different, stood five-ten. She was sure there was something in her blood that might have been more than blood witch, something which would account for some of the differences.Leslie looked at the time. "Damn, nothing. It's the Bear council tonight. Remember? The tensions between them and the wolves are getting crazy and Nathan called a meeting. He asked for us personally."

Blood Witch Mini Blog Tour Blitz Sites!!

[image error] Here are is the list of awesome Authors and Bloggers who will be blitzing Blood Witch!


Blood Witch Blog TourApril 9- Dakota Trace http://alittlebitofnaughty.blogspot.comAlisha Costanzo http://alishamcostanzo.wordpress.comApril 10- Kharisma Rhayne http://www.kharismarhayne.comApril 11- Toy Davis http://authortoydavis.blogspot.com/April 12- Ray Sostre http://www.afterdark-online.com/April 13- K.J. Dahlen https://www.facebook.com/KjsBlogApril 14-  Katie Shelby http://amazingbookscometolife.blogspot.com/April 15- Book Crazy http://amazingbookscometolife.blogspot.com/April 16- Sabrina Ford http://sabrinasparanormalpalace.blogspot.com/

Win a copy of the soon to be released Blood Witch!!!

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Blurb!


Welcome to the Opposite Side where monsters really do roam the night, but The Supervisors make sure that the monsters don’t get noticed by the normal humans. Meet Leslie, a Supervisor and a blood witch, one of four in California. Blood witches are said to have powers that rival gods, that’s why they were almost hunted to extinction. Leslie came into her power late, and fell in with the wrong crowd before she became a Supervisor. Nathan is king of the local werebear clan, and he has plans for the future of his pack, the other local shapeshifters, but also has his eyes set on Leslie. She is not your ordinary Blood Witch, and together they can stir up power that the world has never seen. But nothing is as it seems in the Opposite Side, and Leslie’s already different world is going to be shaken as a new case starts a chain of events that can lead to a feud war.

Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Erotic Paranormal Romance/ werebears/ werewolves/

Here is your chance to win an e-copy of Blood Witch!! 

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No Boundaries Press New Release!

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Wives Awakened Blurb:

Life begins at forty and fifty is the new forty! This collection of six erotic short stories looks behind the closed curtains of suburban middle England, uncovering a red hot world of passion and desire. 'Wives Awakened' blows away forever the myth that middle age and middle income means the end of the female libido. Husbands beware, inside that elegant demure exterior, a cougar may be lurking; if she escapes, your life may never be the same again!
Amateur Porn Wife
When their son’s work colleagues come to call, they find Frank and Carol prepared for a Friday night of passion. After watching a TV channel dedicated to amateur porn their visitors convince them that they could do better. Soon it’s lights, camera – and action!
A Greek Orgy
It was the first time he had seen her go topless on the beach. He never imagined it would be like this!
Walking in the woods
To escape the boredom of a Bank Holiday a couple decide to take a walk in the woods. Another couple may have had the same intention, but their walk turns out to be far, far more interesting.
A Husband’s Tale
His wife didn't know what dogging was, but she does now!
A MILF Exposed
She went along to support a project, only to find she was the project.
Coming out
A fetish shared is a fetish doubled.

Buy it here:
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Also available at amazon and Barnes & Noble

Just the Messenger Spot Light!

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[image error] When Graciela Merced fumbles a package she’s delivering for her mysterious and sexy boss, Gene Hardy, she finds out he’s more than just a wealthy photographer. Prepared to lose her job, she confronts him…and ends up embroiled in the tricky takedown of a powerful drug cartel pushing cocaine into the heart of New York City.

Marco Valencia is an undercover agent, working against time—and against Gene Hardy—to crack Angel’s Drug Cartel before the story makes it to the press. When Hardy’s luscious Venezuelan messenger literally falls at his feet, he has no idea just how well he’ll get to know the beauty or how difficult it will be to drop her.

Hardened by experience, Gene Hardy takes his undercover work seriously, and charges a hefty price. When Grace makes a careless mistake and hurls him back into the visage of Marco Valencia, he must either fire her, or involve her in a twisted plot that could kill them all.
As the two men battle over their feelings for Graciela—and their attraction to each other—one thing becomes perfectly clear.

Grace is much more than just the messenger.


Here are the buy links:
It's up on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BOYYKXO
All Romance Ebooks https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-justthemessenger-1098125-152.html
and at Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/just-the-messenger-ninette-swann/1114763651?ean=2940016263878
Also available directly from publisher: http://noboundariespressstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=262
You can find it on Goodreads here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17558801-just-the-messenger

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Ninette Swann is a journalist turned novelist who writes her books from sunny Florida in between parenting, freelancing and editing. She writes all genre of romance, including contemporary, thriller, suspense, and dystopian. Her books include Hit and Stay, Body Combat, Finding Home, Just the Messenger and Direct Combat.

Blog: http://ninetteswann.com
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/NinetteSwann, @ninetteswann
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April News...

This April I have a book release date for Blood Witch on the 9th! This is part 1 of 3 of Leslie and Nathaniel. I have more plans to visit the Opposite Side with other characters not in the Merced area. Which I think will be fun. 
Me and my friend Author Toy Davis is working on a special short story book which we are trying to finish by May so we can get it submitted. 
I have a short story I am doing for No Boundaries Press for a Christmas anthology, which I finally have an idea for now just to sit down and write it. It should be a fun story once done.
I am almost done with my Untitled Zombie story. I am still not sure of a name for it. I usually don't have an issue this far in. But nothing has jumped out at me. 
I don't have any hops this month but I will have some No Boundaries Press authors stopping in to show off their newest books. There is also some fun things happening over at Facebook on April 7th we are having a Book anniversary for Jennifer Brown! [image error] http://www.facebook.com/events/477839408949635/Join us for some fun and giveaways!