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February 8, 2013
Soul thieves and cuddly pets with super powers: The Best and Worst of Grimoire!
Welcome to my “booth” at the Blogger Book Fair! The Best and Worst of Books and Blogs (2012) continues today with a very special guest. Best-selling fantasy novelist S.M. Boyce is stopping by today with highlights (and lowlights) from her wildly popular Grimoire series. Without further ado…
Best time to open a strange book with an awesome cover. When you’re stuck in an underground library with no way out. Kara opens a strange book with a fascinating symbol on it, only to be marked as the Vagabond of a hidden world she never knew existed. With that title comes power, enemies, allies, and the Grimoire: a handbook of priceless secrets.
Worst way to respond to danger. Being so terrified that your feet freeze to the floor and your lips won’t move. When Kara is faced with a soul thief that can enslave her soul for hundreds of years—they’re called isen—she can’t run away or even use her sharp wit to escape. Luckily, the isen isn’t interested in stealing her soul. Yet.
Worst reason to trust a stranger. When you have no other choices. When Kara is thrown into this hidden world of Ourea, she has very few allies. Everyone is hunting her. Her choices are to trust a rebel prince named Braeden or die trying to survive this ruthless world. Trusting Braeden seems like the better of two evils, but will it destroy her in the end?
Best escape from danger. When the enemy just doesn’t see it coming. Kara and her Grimoire are full of surprises, all of them designed to save her hide when the inevitable happens and others try to enslave her.
Best pet ever. The cuddly ones with super powers. Flick is a little fox-like mammal that hatches from an egg and has super powers like teleportation, heightened intelligence, and big round eyes that get him anything when he pouts.
Lichgates (Grimoire Saga #1)
Book Description
Now an international Amazon bestseller. Fans of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and Eragon will enjoy this contemporary remix of the classic epic fantasy genre.
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Kara Magari is about to discover a beautiful world full of terrifying things–Ourea.
Kara, a college student still reeling from her mother’s recent death, has no idea the hidden world of Ourea even exists until a freak storm traps her in a sunken library. With no way out, she opens an ancient book of magic called the Grimoire and unwittingly becomes its master, which means Kara now wields the cursed book’s untamed power. Discovered by Ourea’s royalty, she becomes an unwilling pawn in a generations-old conflict–a war intensified by her arrival. In this world of chilling creatures and betrayal, Kara shouldn’t trust anyone… but she’s being hunted and can’t survive on her own. She drops her guard when Braeden, a native soldier with a dark secret, vows to keep her safe. And though she doesn’t know it, her growing attraction to him may just be her undoing.
For twelve years, Braeden Drakonin has lived a lie. The Grimoire is his one chance at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life. Though he begins to care for this human girl, there is something he wants more. He wants the Grimoire.
Welcome to Ourea, where only the cunning survive.
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About S.M. Boyce
Published fantasy author. Twitter addict. Book Blogger. Geek. Sarcastic. Gooey. Odd. Author of the action-packed Grimoire Saga.
S.M. Boyce is a fiction novelist who loves ghosts, magic, and spooky things. She prefers loose-leaf tea, reads far too many books, and is always cold. She’s married to her soul mate and couldn’t be happier. Her B.A. in Creative Writing qualifies her to serve you french fries.
Boyce likes to update her blog a few times each week so that you have something to wake you up in the morning.
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February 7, 2013
35 books…All a buck!!!
Bestsellers * Award Winners * Hot New
Releases30 authors offering 35 titles at an amazing 99¢ price (limited time offers)
And that includes What Kills Me!
Amazon US | Amazon UK | B&N | Kobo | iTunes | Goodreads
See full hop list with the book covers at Shop the Hop; here they are below!Titles by Category:
Young Adult
Defy the Stars by Stephanie Parent
(romance/verse)
Ghost Hand by Ripley Patton (paranormal)
Seen by Heather Sutherlin (fantasy)
Sally Singletary’s Curiosity by JM Cataffo (fantasy/mystery)
Blue Sky Days by Marie Landry
(contemporary)
Duplicity
(Spellbound #2) * 1st book NOW FREE! * by Nikki Jefford
New Adult/Upper Teen: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Treason
(Grimoire Saga #2) * 1st book NOW FREE! * by S. M. Boyce
The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear by M. Pax
ReVamped by Ada Adams
Black Blood by Melissa Pearl
Troll Or Derby, a Fairy Wicked Tale by Red Tash
Neverlove by Angela Brown
Flight (The Crescent Chronicles, #1) by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Vaempires: Revolution and Vaempires: Zombie Rising by Thomas Winship
What Kills Me by Wynne Channing
Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford
New Adult/Upper Teen: Contemporary Romance
Preservation (Preservation, #1) by Rachael Wade
The Unloved by Jennifer Snyder
Make It Last by Bethany Lopez
My Paper Heart by Magan Vernon
Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Horror
Days of Sacrifice Omnibus by Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Fall for Me by K.A. Last
The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Reunion by Jeff Bennington
Guardian Of Fate by L.J. Kentowski
Ember’s Curse by Gena D. Lutz
FEARLESS by Tawdra Kandle
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Perfection Unleashed by Jade Kerrion
To Ride a Puca by Heather McCorkle
Contemporary Romance and Chick Lit
The Reunion by Elizabeth Aloe
The Game Changer by Marie Landry
Broken and Mending by J.B. McGee
30 books…All a buck!!!
Bestsellers * Award Winners * Hot New
Releases
30 authors offering 35 titles at an amazing 99¢ price (limited time offers)
And that includes What Kills Me!
Amazon US | Amazon UK | B&N | Kobo | iTunes | Goodreads
See full hop list with the book covers at Shop the Hop; here they are below!Titles by Category:
Young Adult
Defy the Stars by Stephanie Parent
(romance/verse)
Ghost Hand by Ripley Patton (paranormal)
Seen by Heather Sutherlin (fantasy)
Sally Singletary’s Curiosity by JM Cataffo (fantasy/mystery)
Blue Sky Days by Marie Landry
(contemporary)
Duplicity
(Spellbound #2) * 1st book NOW FREE! * by Nikki Jefford
New Adult/Upper Teen: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Treason
(Grimoire Saga #2) * 1st book NOW FREE! * by S. M. Boyce
The Renaissance of Hetty Locklear by M. Pax
ReVamped by Ada Adams
Black Blood by Melissa Pearl
Troll Or Derby, a Fairy Wicked Tale by Red Tash
Neverlove by Angela Brown
Flight (The Crescent Chronicles, #1) by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Vaempires: Revolution and Vaempires: Zombie Rising by Thomas Winship
What Kills Me by Wynne Channing
Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford
New Adult/Upper Teen: Contemporary Romance
Preservation (Preservation, #1) by Rachael Wade
The Unloved by Jennifer Snyder
Make It Last by Bethany Lopez
My Paper Heart by Magan Vernon
Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, Horror
Days of Sacrifice Omnibus by Stacey Wallace Benefiel
Fall for Me by K.A. Last
The Forever Girl by Rebecca Hamilton
Reunion by Jeff Bennington
Guardian Of Fate by L.J. Kentowski
Ember’s Curse by Gena D. Lutz
FEARLESS by Tawdra Kandle
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Perfection Unleashed by Jade Kerrion
To Ride a Puca by Heather McCorkle
Contemporary Romance and Chick Lit
The Reunion by Elizabeth Aloe
The Game Changer by Marie Landry
Broken and Mending by J.B. McGee
Blogger Book Fair: The best and worst books of 2012 (Day 2)
The Best and Worst of Books and Blogs continues with the fabulous Andrea Buginsky, author of The Chosen, and Shannon McRoberts, author of The Daughter of Ares Chronicles. They’ve shared their favorite (and not-so-favorite) book/blog moments from the last year:
Best debut author: Natasha Brown released her first novel, Fledgling: The Shapeshifter Chronicles (Volume 1), in January 2012. It was followed by the second book in the series, Prodigy, in November. — Andrea Buginsky
Best movie from a book: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2. What can I say? I’m a HUGE fan of the series, both the books and the movies. — A. B.
Cutest book: The Escape by Kirstin Pulioff [is] perfect for young boys and girls. It was entertaining enough for me as an adult though! — Shannon McRoberts
Worst book I read: Surprisingly, it was Witch and Wizard by James Patterson. I expected so much more from him, but there were way too many details to work through, and it was broken up into too many chapters. — A. B.
Best indie sci-fi/fantasy: Fantacia. A world full of fantasy and myth weaved around angels, vampires, humans, and Voxians! — S. M.
Best “creeped me out” book: Into the Dark by Stacy Green. This book really had me squirming! —A. B.
Best ending of a book: Whether I’ll Live or Die by Stacy Eaton. The ending of this book had me in tears. I had a feeling it was going to turn out the way it did. —A. B.
Best of vamps: The Nightlife: New York (The Nightlife Series) by Travis Luedke. A great take on the vampire myth and very sexy. —S. M.
Best reason to plug your own series: The Daughter of Ares Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy has a surprise ending to this set of three books that many do not expect. — S. M.
INTRODUCING THE CONTRIBUTORS
About Andrea Buginsky: She is a freelance writer and author. “The Chosen” was her first book, and was followed by “My Open Heart,” an autobiography about growing up with heart disease. “Nature’s Unbalance” is the second story in THE CHOSEN series. Andrea plans to write more in the series. She’s already done with the first draft of book 3 and has a concept for book 4. You can find Andrea on her website, Andi’s Realm. Her books are available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Remember to sign up for Andrea’s newsletter to stay up-to-date on all of her exciting events.
Connect with Andrea!
Website/Blog
Books
Facebook Author Page
Twitter
Google+
Pinterest
About Shannon McRoberts: Shannon was born in Kentucky and currently resides there with her family. She began writing novellas late in her career after fulfilling a college dream of publishing her poetry book. When not writing or working at her day job she enjoys creating fantasy art in Poser; this helps spur on her writing about fantasy worlds. Shannon is also an avid reader enjoying many books that feature strong female leads. It comes as no surprise that when she writes that her characters are also strong female leads 
If she has any spare time Shannon enjoys playing things like World of Warcraft, Elder Scroll games, Guild Wars, Rift, and Second Life. However, she often doesn’t have any spare time between work, family, and her art/writing hobbies.
Connect with Shannon!
Vote for What Kills Me (and others) in the Reader’s Choice Awards!
I know. I have one of these already from last year. And it’s really nice to share. BUT, it’s also really awesome to win twice!
I’m half-joking. However, if you loved What Kills Me, I’d of course be grateful for your support. Sheri at Shut Up And Read is hosting the Blogger Book Fair Awards again! Please vote for What Kills Me in the following categories:
Dark, Paranormal, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy
Young Adult
Check out some of the other wonderful books in all of the categories and pick your favorites. They’re all winners. (But at the end of the fair, well, you know, everyone can’t win.)
Thanks for your support!
February 6, 2013
Why go to a fair? To get free stuff! Win Wynne’s prizes!!!
I’m greedy. When I go to fairs, I want to know what I can get for free! That’s the spirit, right? With that in mind, I’m giving away goodies at the Blogger Book Fair:
An e-copy of my adventure novel What Kills Me , which won the Reader’s Choice Award in the Young Adult category at last year’s fair.
A signed bookmark
A rhinestone butterfly pendant!
Click here for your chance to win! Good luck!
The Best and Worst of Books and Blogs (Day 1)!
Does anyone remember 2012? What an eventful year. U.S. re-elected Obama. Facebook went public. Kate Middleton became preggers. And my debut novel, What Kills Me, came out (that totally deserves to be up there…right?)
In any case, for the 2013 Blogger Book Fair, I invited some amazing authors and bloggers to help me reflect on the BEST AND WORST in books from the last year. I’m honored to be joined by Becca Campbell, author of Foreign Identity and Sub-Normal, Thomas Winship, author of the thrilling Vaempires series, and Kayla Curry, author of Obsidian and the organizer of this awesome fair.
Best Chapter-by-Chapter Recap of the Most Controvercial Book of 2012: Jenny Trout did what many of us could not. She endured reading 50 Shades of Grey and recapped each chapter in a hilarious and sometimes serious way. She continued her venture by reading 50 Shades Darker and is now working on 50 Shades Freed. Not only is Jenny Trout funny and opinionated, but she is also a talented author. — Kayla Curry
Best mash-up of popular undead things: Thomas Winship brought zombies and vampires together in his third book, Vaempires: Zombies Rising. Vamp-bies. Or zom-pires? Who cares. Awesomesauce. — Wynne Channing
Best Opossum Sorcerer Reginald from Flight of Blue by Anna Howard. He is haughty and condescending, a mighty feat for someone so small, so furry, and who often goes around unclothed as to appear incognito as an ordinary “possum.” He is often quite hilarious without ever realizing it. — Becca Campbell
Best example of sisterly love (and I ain’t talkin’ ’bout lesbian nuns): Nikki Jefford’s Twitches in Entangled. — Thomas Winship
Best come-on lines to a grieving woman (‘cuz mourning girls need love, too): Rachel Firasek’s Creating Fate. — T.W.
Most unlikely defeat There’s no way a mummy would ever kill a vampire. Uh…vampires are already dead! But it happened in the Tournament of Monsters on my blog at last year’s Blogger Book Fair. Rematch please. — W.C.
Best summer novel-writing adventure JuNoWriMo (http://JuNoWriMo.com), the brain child of Becca Campbell and Anna Howard, provides a tightly-knit group of support and camaraderie for writers who want to tackle a novel in June. And it’s loads of fun! — B.C.
Best example of an author who fights for the good guys Rebecca Hamilton launched her Books Against Bullying campaign to draw attention to an important issue. Support her! — W.C.
Best “thank the heavens for a heroine who puts a$$ kickin’ ahead of (a$$) kissin’”: Wynne Channing’s Zee in What Kills Me. — T.W. (I swear, I didn’t give Thomas any money to write this. Well, I may have threatened to hurt him a little.)
Best fantasy novel to make love to my eyes in a loooooong time (sigh): S.M. Boyce’s Lichgates. — T.W.
Best “Why Me?” lines ever (“I was drugged, I was hungry, I was angry, I had just committed my first murder, and I was covered in other people’s bodily fluids. California was not at all what I expected.”): Beck Sherman’s Revamp. — T.W.
Best uniter of independent authors Kayla Curry, coordinator of the Blogger Book Fair, deserves a huge credit for getting so many great authors and bloggers together in one place several times a year. — B.C.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS!
About Becca J. Campbell: An avid lover of stories that tiptoe the line between fantasy and reality (even when they plunge off one side or the other), Becca J. Campbell looks for new angles on bridging the gap between the two. She holds a special place in her heart for any story that involves superpowers or time travel. Her passion is defying the limits of her own creativity.
Connect with Becca!
http://www.beccajcampbell.com
Twitter: @beccajcampbell
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/beccajcampbell
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5287392.Becca_J_Campbell
Want to write a novel in June? Check out http://junowrimo.com/
About Thomas Winship: Thomas Winship lives in New York. He holds an MBA in Management from St. Thomas Aquinas College, where he serves as MBA Director and adjunct professor of courses in English Composition, Communications, and Business. He also spent fifteen years working for a global pharmaceutical company, specializing in organizational development, talent management, and training.Tom writes in his spare time. His first novel, Temporary Insanity, was a 2008 finalist in a national contest but failed to garner industry attention. Væmpires: Revolution, his second novel (first in the Væmpires series) was published in October, followed by Væmpires: White Christmas and Væmpires: Zombie Rising.He is an avid collector of books, comic books, music, and movies. His interests are diverse: on any given day, Tom is likely to be found watching a horror movie, attending a hard rock concert, or enjoying a Broadway show.Connect with Thomas
Website I Facebook I Twitter I Pinterest I YouTube
Goodreads I Shelfari I Amazon Author Page
About Kayla Curry: Kayla Curry lives in North Platte, Nebraska with her husband and two year old son. She is always getting ideas for stories from random thoughts and places, but a lot of inspiration comes from the wide range of people she sees while working front desk at a local hotel. Journalism was an important part of learning who she was as a writer, but ultimately, Kayla’s creativity won over and she decided to write fiction short stories in her free time. She recently published the debut novel in her Mystic Stones Series, entitled, Obsidian.
Connect with Kayla! Website | Twitter | Facebook | Blog | Goodreads
January 21, 2013
Let’s escape to Salem: Cover reveal for Come, the Dark by
“Whatever you do, fight.”
A Rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.
Rose was just a teenage girl carrying her father’s baby. A teenage girl who desperately wanted to escape. Womanhood in Salem, Massachusetts 1692 wasn’t what she had in mind.
As Rose attempts to save her newborn daughter, Anna, from both her father and the dark spirits that haunt her life, she is thrust from Georgia, 1962, into the start of Salem’s infamous witch trials, leaving her daughter hopelessly out of reach. Here, the townsfolk call her Abigail, while a strange man in the woods calls her by the name she gave herself as a child: Cordovae. A name she’s never shared with anyone else and no one else could have possibly known about.
All she wants is to find her way back to her daughter . . . but going back isn’t an option. Not until she faces certain death to stabilize the dark spirits that plague Salem before they possess the town. If she doesn’t move them in time, not only will human civilization be destroyed, but she’ll be forever trapped in this strange new place, unable to see her daughter ever again.
Even if she can complete the task in time to return home to save her daughter, there’s still one problem: she’s falling in love with a man who can’t return with her. Achieving her goals will leave her forced to choose between the only man who’s never betrayed her and a daughter she can’t quite remember but will never forget.
A heart-wrenching tale of a mother’s love for her daughter, this romantic paranormal fantasy underlines the depravity of both historical and modern society while capturing the essence of sacrifice and devotion.
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January 18, 2013
One year into forever: The Forever Girl celebrates an anniversary!
Rebecca Hamilton’s bestselling novel, The Forever Girl, was released a year ago and has become a runaway hit. To celebrate, she’s doing an incredible giveaway tour. I’m a little late on the announcement but check it out — and congrats to Becca on an amazing milestone.Book blurb:
“Whatever you do, fight.”
Sophia’s family has skeletons, but they aren’t in their graves.
At twenty-two, practicing Wiccan Sophia Parsons is scratching out a living waiting tables in her Rocky Mountain hometown, a pariah after a string of unsolved murders with only one thing in common: her.
Sophia can imagine lots of ways to improve her life, but she’d settle for just getting rid of the buzzing noise in her head. When the spell she casts goes wrong, the static turns into voices. Her personal demons get company, and the newcomers are dangerous.
One of them is a man named Charles, who Sophia falls for despite her better judgment. He has connections that might help her unveil the mystery surrounding her ancestor’s hanging, but she gets more than she bargains for when she finally decides to trust him.
Survival in his world, she learns, means not asking questions and staying out of the immortal council’s way. It’s a line she crossed long ago. If Sophia wants to survive the council and save the people she loves, she must accept who she is, perform dark magic, and fight to the death for her freedom.
CHARACTER GIVEAWAY TOUR STOPS
January 14th
Meet Valeria at Jennifer Sosniak Books!
Prizes include: Tarina Tarantino Sparklicity Shimmer Dust, NARS lip gloss, and NARS eye shadow!
January 15th
Meet Circe at Megan Likes Books!
Prizes include: Blood Transfusion Mason Jar Sippy, BUXOM eye shadow, and Rainbow Skull Bracelet.
January 16th
Meet Lauren at Bookish Things and More!
Prizes include: Vera Bradley Purse, SkullCandy Headphones, and an iTunes Gift Card.
January 17th
Meet Callista at Rainy of the Dark!
Prizes include: Bram Stocker Quote Necklace, Metal Headband, and a Leather Bound Journal.
January 18th
Meet Red at Girl who Reads!
Prizes include: Bird Themed Earrings, Bird Eggs in Nest Necklace, Bird Eggs in Nest Ring, and Bird-Themed Purse.
January 21st
Meet Ophelia at Sweet and Sassy Reviewz!
Prizes include: Forever Girl Soy Candle, Black Romance Bracelet, and a Bull Skull Necklace.
January 22nd
Meet Thalia at A Life Among the Pages!
Prizes include: Vampire Blood Mason Jar Sippy, Love Spell Body Spray by Victoria’s Secret, and Steampunk Lace Gloves.
January 23rd
Meet Ivory at Lindsey R. Louck’s Blog!
Prizes include: Smashbox Icon Eye Shadow Kit, Wave Magnetic Polish in Metallic Raspberry, NARS lip gloss.
January 24th
Meet Sophia at Ja Citam, A Ti?/I’m a Reader, What about You?!
Prizes include: Vera Bradley Purse, Organic Blue Eye Shadow, and Organic Midnight Blue Nail Polish.
January 25th
Meet Paloma at Apocalypse Mama!
Prizes include: Mystic Dreamer Tarot Cards and Book, Dream Catcher Bracelet, and a Whimsical Metal Headband.
Thanks for stopping by! Visit all the tour stops, enter all the giveaways, and win tons of these awesome, epic prizes!
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Rebecca Hamilton writes Paranormal Fantasy, Gothic Horror, and Literary Fiction. She is represented by the ever-more-amazing Rossano Trentin of TZLA.
To purchase her books, please visit Paranormal Fantasy Books.
December 30, 2012
“The human herd needs thinning” — introducing Christi Goddard’s Lesser Evils
Check out the cover for Lesser Evilsby Christi Goddard! The author of Four in the Morning is back with another series. With time travel, action and plot twists, it’s one to watch!
Book blurb: When young Jakorus is hurled twenty years into his future, he’s confronted with a horrifying truth—the world has changed for the worse, and it’s his fault.
Now in the twenty-first century, the hidden island of Cybraxas teeters at the brink of civil war. Paranormals of all races have secretly coexisted with humans for centuries, but the illusion of peace crumbles when a rebellious faction fights to overturn their primary law: humans are not food. They assert the human herd needs thinning if the planet is to endure.
In his youth, an angry and embittered Jakorus believed in the rebellion’s rhetoric and joined its ranks. Repentant of his sins when he is older, a young Jakorus sent from the past seemed the perfect solution to fix his mistakes. But each Jakorus trapped in this time loop only makes things more perilous. In order to restore the original timeline, the newest Jakorus learns he must murder innocents, betray friends, and repeat the same immoral choices the original Jakorus made. If he fails, the rebellion will blossom into civil war.
But through it all, Jakorus has his own problem—both he and his future self are in love with the same girl.
** Coming March 2013 **
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