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January 19, 2016
Tuesday Tease with #dragons #ChaoticWar
Happy Tuesday. I thought I’d pop in and share the first page of Chaotic War.
A glimpse into the future?
Elle paced the small cage, her hands fisted at her sides. Somehow, Garrick had muted her powers or cast a spell around the cell that kept her from using any of her magic against him. A low snarl escaped from her as she smelled the male at the door to the room he kept her in. “Where is Zavier?”
An evil laugh sounded through the room before he stepped into view. “He will be with us soon.”
“You will burn in Tartarus.”
Garrick moved to a laptop set up on a counter to her right as if unfazed by her taunt. Bastard. Just then, two Imperials—descendants loyal to Garrick—drug a half-unconscious Zavier through the door. Elle’s heart stilled for a moment. Cold fear raced through her, chilling her to the bone.
She gripped the bars and growled. “Let him go.”
The sound of a drawer opening drew her attention to Garrick. The male pulled out the Divine Dagger and smiled. Evil flowed from him. He couldn’t have the Dagger. “That’s the wrong one.”
“I think not. You see…the guardian in charge of protecting the Dagger is insane and easily persuaded.”
He’s lying. Of course, he was. He was an evil, greedy asshat. When she opened her mouth to tell him just that, he faced Zavier, the Dagger fisted in one hand. Elle’s whole body tensed and her blood froze. Before she could get a scream out, Garrick plunged the Dagger into Zavier’s heart.
“No!” Elle jerked awake, her heart pounding, the beats resounding in her aching head. A dream. No, it had been a vision, she realized with a lump in her throat. Zavier. She swallowed a sob and listened. Relief flooded her when she heard the male’s office chair creak on the other side of the curtain that separated her studio from his office.
A sharp pain exploded in the back of her head and arched like electric currents to the font, settling behind her eyes. Ugh. She pressed her palms to her temples and squeezed her eyes shut. The headaches got worse with each vision.
“Elle? Are you okay?”
The smooth, husky tone filtered through the cotton barrier, relaxing her. But only a little. “I’m fine.”
Forcing herself to stand, she willed the pain in her head away. More like wished it away. The headaches never left her. They were constant reminders of the dark power that lie within her, waiting to be unleashed.
She stumbled to the worktable and searched for the brush she always used to paint her dream-visions. It wasn’t there. Frowning, she grabbed a new one then set up her palette. Tears stung her eyes as the images whirled in her mind. Zavier was going to die.
No. She couldn’t—wouldn’t—allow it. The future could be changed, right?
If you are new to the Sons of War series. Here is the reading order:
War’s Passion – on sale for $0.99
Bound by War (coming 2106)
January 18, 2016
The wait for more #dragons is over
Chaotic War (Sons of War #3) is available for per-order. Resever your copy today!
While Zavier Sullivan may be the calm, reserved brother, his dragon is not. Especially since the beautiful, unorganized demi-goddess, Danielle Roberts—a.k.a Elle—moved into the mansion and into his life. She disturbs his OCD and makes him yearn for things he shouldn’t, but he can’t stay away from her. Nor can he deny her anything. Including his blood.
Ever since arriving at the home of the Sons of War, Elle has been plagued with dreams of the past and future. The visions are taking a toll, causing her debilitating headaches and ruining her sleep, but she doesn’t know what it all means. Her mother, Nyx, the Goddess of Night, has never bothered to show up and explain things to her. Until she arrives and unlocks Elle’s powers, promptly transforming her into a half-daimon, half-goddess. Now, Zavier may be her only hope of holding onto her humanity, but can she bond with him after everything she’s seen? Especially in the midst of everything the Sons and their mates are going through.
Releases on Feb. 23, 2016
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iBooks coming soon…
January 17, 2016
New release: Prophecy by Lea Kirk
Prophecy
Book One of the Prophecy Series
by Lea Kirk
A nightmare of galactic proportions
One normal day turns into horror when Earth is attacked. Now ER nurse Alexandra Bock is imprisoned aboard an alien slave ship with no way out. She deems all aliens untrustworthy, including the handsome blue-skinned Matiran captain who shares her cell.
A betrayal from within
One night of treachery leaves Senior Captain Gryf Helyg a prisoner of his enemies. Because of him, Earth’s indigenous people face extinction and his home world is threatened. But his plans for escape are complicated by his inexplicable draw to the Earth woman imprisoned with him.
A chance to save both their peoples
One ancient prophecy holds the key to free Alexandra and Gryf’s war-ravaged worlds. Can two wounded souls who have lost everything learn to trust and forgive in order to fulfill the prophecy, and find a love that will last for eternity?
Find it on Amazon
About the Author
Lea Kirk loves to transport her readers to other worlds with her romances of science fiction and time travel. Her fascination with science fiction began at six years old when her dad introduced her to the original Star Trek TV series. She fell in love with the show, and was even known to run through her parents’ house wearing the tunic top of her red knit pantsuit and her white go-go boots pretending to be Lieutenant Uhura. By nine years old she knew she wanted to be a writer, and in her teens she read her first romance and was hooked.
Ms. Kirk lives in Northern California with her wonderful hubby of twenty-five years and their five kids (aka, the nerd herd). She’s also proud of her seven times great grandson. Apparently her stories will serve as the inspiration for James T. to join Star Fleet Academy. She learned this in the 1980’s when James sought out her counsel on where to find a pair of humpback whales.
January 16, 2016
Party planning with kids
In addition to slaving away at the keyboard, I have a life. What? Yes, it true. *wink, wink*
My beautiful granddaughter turns 2 on Feb 10th. We are planning a Mini Mouse BDay party for her. It’s a lot fun. Kayla, my daughter, and I are making pink cup cakes with little bows on top. And the will be a bounce house for all the kiddos.
Another party/event I’m planning is a wedding. Kayla and her boyfriend are getting married. yesterday we went dress shopping and found one! I can’t show pics because the groom to be follows me on FB and well, he can’t see the dress until the wedding day. 
January 15, 2016
New release: Black Magic Cafe by Erzabet Bishop
Black Magic Cafe
by Erzabet Bishop
Love that is forbidden is always the sweetest…
Elodie Conway is the owner of The Black Magic Café, where love and chocolate go hand-in-hand. She runs the enchanted café with her cousin Madison, and together, they help lovers tie the knot with the assistance of a few spells and some delectable chocolate recipes.
When journalist Jason Thibedeaux, who is also a werewolf from a rival family, runs a scathing critique of her business in his newspaper, the fur is sure to fly. He visits the café to sample their most famous culinary delights, and ends up wanting far more than what’s on the menu. Can a Thibedeaux wolf and a Conway witch truly be fated to love each other for all eternity?
Find it on Amazon | Evernight Publishing
About the Author
Erzabet Bishop is an award winning author who loves to write naughty stories. She is the author of Lipstick, Dinner Date, Crave, The Science of Lust, Arcane Imaginarium: Spirit Board, Holidays in Hell, Mallory’s Mark (upcoming 2016),The Devil’s Due (upcoming 2016), Charity Benshaw’s Enchanted Paddle Emporium (upcoming 2016), Sigil Fire, Glitter Lust (upcoming 2016), Written on Skin, Club Beam, Pomegranate, A Red Dress for Christmas, The Black Magic Café, Fantasies in Red, Sweet Seductions: The Erzabet Bishop Collection, Holiday Cruise, Fetish Fair, Temptation Resorts: Jess, Temptation Resorts: Marnie, Taming the Beast, The Erotic Pagans Series: Beltane Fires, Samhain Shadows and Yuletide Temptation along with being a contributor to many anthologies. Erzabet has been a finalist in the GCLS awards for 2014 and 2015, winning the Goldie for her spot in two anthologies. She lives in Texas with her husband, furry children and can often be found lurking in local bookstores. She loves to bake, make naughty crochet projects and watch monster movies. When she isn’t writing, she loves to review music and books.
Coming soon:
Wicked for You, Salacious box set, Alpha Fever Box Set, Glitterlust and more…
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January 14, 2016
#throwbackthursday with Ashes of War
Happy Thursday. Today’s TBT is from Ashes of War, the story of the tortured dragon, Ty.
Ashes of WarSons of War, book 2
Ashlynn Blake, minor goddess of the hunt—lethal, beautiful, and able to connect with animals on a psychic level—is the perfect person to place judgment upon an accused dragon. But first she has to prove to the gods that Ty Sullivan is innocent of his crimes. If she fails, she’s doomed to lose her heart along with him forever.
Ty’s been beaten, scarred, and betrayed by females. He doesn’t trust them, can’t stand being around them for longer than he or his dragon needs to be. Yet, when he meets Ashlynn, his dragon is ready to mate, but the man believes she’s no different than the others.
The Fates have thrown them together, forcing secrets to be told and igniting a passion so fierce it may destroy both of them.
Excerpt
Females couldn’t be trusted. Period.
Yet here he was, about to chase after Ashlynn, a goddess by all rights of the divine laws and a hunter sent by the gods.
The latter made Ty even more suspicious of the female.
“I’m not sure how long I’ll be gone,” Ty said to break his destructive train of thought.
Zavier offered him a handheld device. “This has a GPS tracker. If you need us and can’t call, for whatever reason, just push the green button.”
In another time—before his capture—Ty would’ve been cocky enough to tell Z where he could stick the GPS. Not anymore. Life was too short, even for an immortal dragon.
He closed his hand around the device. His lips twitched and his heart warmed a little. “This Markus’s idea?”
“Gwen’s.”
The twitch in his lips was back. Markus’s female was the only one in a long time Ty felt he could trust. Even he admitted she possessed a pure soul and kind heart. Plus, she was incapable of lying. Being the granddaughter of Aphrodite and one of the Fates meant she was very powerful and Garrick wanted her power.
“Tell Gwen thanks,” Ty said, then jumped off the cliff, shifting at the same time in a flash of red and gold. The burn of his wings extended from his back and the hard change rolled over the rest of his body. The shift into a dragon shot through him like an electric current.
His wings caught an updraft and he was yanked out of his freefall. Leaning into his left side, he turned and flew over the mansion. From there, he spotted the ruins where Ashlynn had last been seen, about a quarter mile away.
He touched down about fifteen feet from the stone remains of Garrick’s lab based on the backpack full of shit Gwen brought back. Actually, Ashlynn stuffed random items, from a laptop to flash drives and other devices Ty didn’t recognize, in the bag the day the lab exploded, not Gwen. Z was still searching through the computer files and breaking codes. They all hoped the information in the files would give them a one up on Garrick’s grand plan to take over Olympus.
Shifting back to his human form and willing clothes to cover his body, he walked to the fallen building. He and Markus combed the area for anything useful to locate their quarries with no luck. It was as if they both disappeared from Earth. Gwen said the building blew up a moment after she was teleported out by Ashlynn, but she didn’t know anything else about how it exploded.
He clenched his jaw and fisted his hands. His blood heated in his veins, intensifying his dragon’s rage. They needed to find Ashlynn because they refused to believe she was dead. Taking deep, calming breaths, Ty tried to rein in his dragon. “We’ll find her.”
A twig snapped and he whirled to face the intruder. As soon as the redheaded goddess came into to full view, he froze and his heart pounded. Her hair hung in silky waves around her shoulders and her green eyes sparkled like emeralds. He let his gaze travel down her body. A tight black V-neck sweater and black jeans clung to her modest curves and his palms itched to touch her, to see if she was real.
“Are you going to stand there and stare at me all day?” Ashlynn stepped toward him, her expression a mysterious blend of coyness and invitation.
You can find Ashes of War at…
eBook:
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Audiobook:
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January 13, 2016
New Release: Vanished by Bethany Shaw
Vanished
A Times Journey Novel Book 1
by Bethany Shaw
Zak knows he should kill the beautiful witch that betrayed him, but he can’t bring himself to do it. All he wants is a chance to get to know the bewitching beauty. His mother maliciously grants his wish and sends he and Cadence over a thousand years into the past. They both want to get home and stop his mother from doing more harm, but that is easier said than done. The only positive is that maybe, just maybe, while he has Cadence all to himself, he can win over the woman who has caused his undead heart to feel again.
Cadence is weary of Zak. Her coven is at war with his vampire clan and Zak is hell bent on ending her friend’s life. When they end up stuck in the past, she has no choice but to trust the vampire in this strange time. Enemies from Zak’s past surface, posing a threat to them, and forcing her to tap into her unstable magic. As they unravel truths, they learn more dangers lurk in the present as well. Both are determined to get home, but if they succeed, then whatever it is she feels for Zak she’ll have to extinguish. They can never be together, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to resist his charms.
Find it at Amazon | iBooks | Kobo | Nook
About the Author
Bethany Shaw lives in Ohio with her husband and two kids. Writing has always been her passion and she loves sharing her stories with readers.
When she isn’t writing, she is spending time with her family. They enjoy bike rides, bowling, and board games.
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January 11, 2016
Updates and book news from Lia
I made it through the first week on 2016 stress free. 51 more weeks to go. LOL I hope everyone is having a great start to the new year. I really had to step back, take a look at everything, and make some changes.
Get organized!
I’m going back to keeping a planner. Write down my weekly goals as well as what I need to get done each day. I use to use one a couple of years ago and with the day job. it made my life so much easier. I made list and checked off items. I even scheduled down time.
January 10, 2016
Sunday spotlight with K. N. Lee
by K. N. Lee
Woodland Creek Series.
30 Authors. 30 Shifter Stories.
Wizards. Shifters. Murderers. Welcome to Woodland Creek, where one family of wizards gives new meaning to organized crime.
Evie Scarlett is a shy college student. She also happens to be a wizard. She wanted two things: marry Parker Drake and leave Woodland Creek and her crazy family of wizards behind.
But when Hugh Prince, a dangerous crime boss, is mysteriously murdered while awaiting trial for her father’s murder, all eyes turn to the Scarlett family.
The arrival of Hugh’s youngest son, Avalon brings a century-old feud to a dangerous climax. From the Old World of magic, this vengeful wizard is more powerful than anyone in her family, and gives Evie’s older brother a choice: die or give Evie to him.
When Evie’s plans for escape are broken by familial duty, she must find a way to protect those she loves and win back her freedom. What she finds is an ancient power that she never knew she had…and an unmistakable attraction to the man that threatens to ruin everything good in her life.
About the Author
www.wattpad.com/user/KNycoleLee
Giveaway!
K. N. Lee is giving away a signed copy of The Scarlett Legacy. Leave a comment below to qualify.
January 8, 2016
Fun with #dragons. #SonsOfWar Q&A
Happy Friday! It’s been a while since I released the last Sons of War story. So I’d thought I would open this post up for questions and give you the list of characters. So feel free to ask questions.
