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December 16, 2012
12 Authors of Christmas: Rebecca Hamilton!
It's Day 5 of 12 Authors of Christmas!
Rebecca Hamilton
The Forever Girl
"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.
The Forever Girl is a full-length Paranormal Fantasy novel that will appeal to lovers of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, witches, vampire fiction, ghost stories, paranormal mystery, and paranormal horror.
http://www.amazon.com/FOREVER-Fantasy-Paranormal-Romance-ebook/dp/B00729GQ0A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1355160444&sr=8-3&keywords=rebecca+hamilton
Her Sweetest Downfall
*Her Sweetest Downfall is a short story/novella of 30,000 words. This is not a novel/full-length read, but works as a companion novel to THE FOREVER GIRL, Rebecca Hamilton's bestselling paranormal fantasy debut.*
Ophelia's been successful at hiding her true identity, until the mark of the serpent appears on her neck—a death sentence, should it be seen by anyone in her town. Hiding the mark might save her from falling victim to the witch hunts of her era, but the scorching sensation it carries can’t be ignored.
When the mysterious Ethan is sent to collect her for a life of something more, she learns concealing the mark is the least of her worries. She’s destined to don a new mask—to join a dark, supernatural world and protect the future of people she may never meet.
What she doesn’t know—what she learns too late—is that her initiation won’t be complete until she kills the man she loves.
Set in an alternate Regency England, "Her Sweetest Downfall" is a standalone novella in the "Forever Girl" series, written as a gift to fans of the Forever Girl series.
HER SWEETEST DOWNFALL will appeal to lovers of paranormal romance, fantasy, and vampire fiction.
http://www.amazon.com/SWEETEST-DOWNFALL-Paranormal-Romance-ebook/dp/B008NAFU9A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1355160444&sr=8-5&keywords=rebecca+hamilton
December 15, 2012
12 Authors of Christmas: Jen McConnel!
Day 4 of 12 Authors of Christmas!
Jen McConnel
The Burning of Isobel Key
When Lou travels to Scotland, she’s a mess. She’s twenty-six, unemployed, and unsure of herself. It doesn’t help that she’s traveling with Tammy, her best friend, who is everything Lou is not.
At first, the trip pushes Lou towards the brink of depression, but then she meets Brian, a handsome local tour guide. When Brian tells the tourists about the countless witches burned in Scotland, Lou starts to listen. And when she discovers information about Isobel Key, one of the victims of the seventeenth century, Lou finds renewed purpose.
She sets out to learn the truth of the condemned witch, but she isn’t prepared for the knowledge that waits for her. Lou must face her demons if she has any hope of righting the wrongs of the past.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Burning-Isobel-Key-ebook/dp/B009DP4WXE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1354490460&sr=1-1&keywords=Jen+McConnel
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December 14, 2012
12 Authors of Christmas: N.R. Wick!
It's Day 3 of 12 Authors of Christmas!
N.R. Wick
Land of No Angels
The Ascension marked a demon apocalypse that decimated the human race and forced survivors into hiding. Sixteen year old Rebecca Ashford and her younger sister, Errol, have spent the last year hidden in their family's tornado bunker. When the sound of a screaming baby wakes them in the middle of the night, they attempt to save the infant and Errol is poisoned by a demon.
With only a week until the poison consumes her, Rebecca must trust a mysterious survivor named Fox to help her find a cure. Together, they confront demons and other monsters while Rebecca struggles to learn magic that will help them locate the ingredients needed to save her sister.
http://www.amazon.com/Land-Angels-Dark-Ascension-ebook/dp/B0054E2F32/ref=pd_sim_sbs_kstore_2
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December 13, 2012
12 Authors of Christmas: A.D. Trosper!
Day 2 of 12 Authors of Christmas!
A.D. Trosper
Embers at Galdrilene
*Newly updated, redesigned and professionally edited. Re-released as of 11/17/2012*
“A ray of light, a stain of shadow, shall endure to breathe life and death into the future”
The war between the Guardians and the Shadow Riders ended in total devastation. The final battle killed all the dragons and left nothing but fields of ash. A small clutch of dragon eggs was all that remained to provide hope for the future.
Five hundred years later, the ability to use magic is a death sentence and dragons are remembered as a curse. But the unhatched dragons sing for their riders...and soon six lives will be changed forever.
The elements of magic are drawn together as the dragons’ call leads them on an epic and dangerous journey of discovery. They soon learn everything they've been taught to believe about magic and dragons is wrong.
With the last of the dragons and the world at stake, they will risk everything to heed the call.
But an evil from the past soon threatens their discovery and new found joy. Shadow Dragons ride the dawn once more...
http://www.amazon.com/Embers-Galdrilene-Dragons-Call-ebook/dp/B0080R4LPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1354490343&sr=1-1&keywords=A.D.+Trosper#_
How my husband and I are like Mr. and Mrs. Smith
It's no secret that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are two of my favorite actors. So back in 2004-2005 when it was announced that they were doing a movie together, and that it was an action movie about assassins--I was ecstatic! Little did I know, I would be entering into a marriage in 2009 that would see some similarities to the movie.
Now, my husband and I did not see the six year slump that they did, nor do we see a therapist. No, the similarities between our marriage and Mr. and Mrs. Smith's marriage begins when Mr and Mrs. Smith find out the other is an assassin.
Now I realize that this blog is for the paranormal, but considering the skills shown on the movie, it borders on paranormal.
Okay so here are some examples of the similarities.
The Smiths are always threatening to kill each other, but in a loving and joking way. My husband and I do the same. He doesn't take out the garbage? "Take out the garbage before I kill you!" I say. I forget to wash his favorite Cabela's hoodie? "I'm going to kill you one of these days," he says. Now worries though. We'd be like the Smiths--unable to pull the trigger.
The Smiths like their weapons. I'm more into knives and my husband is more into guns, but we both go shooting and we both have our knife collection. I throw knives just like Mrs. Smith and it's lots of fun!
Mr. Smith is spontaneous and unorganized and Mrs. Smith is a planner and an organizer. The same goes for my husband and I. Our morning conversation usually goes like this:
Me: What do you want to do today?
Nick: I don't know. Whatever we feel like doing.
Me: Well, should I get ready to go up town?
Nick: I don't know, what do you think?
Me: I don't have anything I need to do. I'm asking if you have anything you want to do today.
Nick: Maybe.
It's like pulling teeth! It drives me crazy and sometimes makes me want to kill him.
Mrs. Smith can't cook. I can kinda cook. Mostly stuff from a box or a packet, but I HATE doing it.
Mr. Smith likes 80's music (Nothin' but A Good Time, by Poison) so does my husband.
We always have each other's back and although one of us might throw a knife into the other's leg, we still love each other very much. (Don't worry, that was from the movie. I didn't throw a knife into my husband's leg. Not yet.)
There are other similarities, but I'll leave you to speculate on those. The point is: I love my husband, but sometimes . . . *makes choking motion with hands*
Now, my husband and I did not see the six year slump that they did, nor do we see a therapist. No, the similarities between our marriage and Mr. and Mrs. Smith's marriage begins when Mr and Mrs. Smith find out the other is an assassin.
Now I realize that this blog is for the paranormal, but considering the skills shown on the movie, it borders on paranormal.
Okay so here are some examples of the similarities.
The Smiths are always threatening to kill each other, but in a loving and joking way. My husband and I do the same. He doesn't take out the garbage? "Take out the garbage before I kill you!" I say. I forget to wash his favorite Cabela's hoodie? "I'm going to kill you one of these days," he says. Now worries though. We'd be like the Smiths--unable to pull the trigger.
The Smiths like their weapons. I'm more into knives and my husband is more into guns, but we both go shooting and we both have our knife collection. I throw knives just like Mrs. Smith and it's lots of fun!
Mr. Smith is spontaneous and unorganized and Mrs. Smith is a planner and an organizer. The same goes for my husband and I. Our morning conversation usually goes like this:
Me: What do you want to do today?
Nick: I don't know. Whatever we feel like doing.
Me: Well, should I get ready to go up town?
Nick: I don't know, what do you think?
Me: I don't have anything I need to do. I'm asking if you have anything you want to do today.
Nick: Maybe.
It's like pulling teeth! It drives me crazy and sometimes makes me want to kill him.
Mrs. Smith can't cook. I can kinda cook. Mostly stuff from a box or a packet, but I HATE doing it.
Mr. Smith likes 80's music (Nothin' but A Good Time, by Poison) so does my husband.
We always have each other's back and although one of us might throw a knife into the other's leg, we still love each other very much. (Don't worry, that was from the movie. I didn't throw a knife into my husband's leg. Not yet.)
There are other similarities, but I'll leave you to speculate on those. The point is: I love my husband, but sometimes . . . *makes choking motion with hands*
December 12, 2012
12 Authors of Christmas: S.M. Boyce!
That's right, it's another 12 Days thing! Over the next 12 Days, myself and eleven other authors are posting about each other's books. These are great books for gifts to your friends or yourself so check them out!
S.M. Boyce
Lichgates
The Grimoire turns its own pages and can answer any question asked of it, and Kara Magari is its next target.
Kara has no idea what she's getting herself into when she stumbles across the old book while hiking a hidden trail. Once she opens it, she's thrown into Ourea: a beautiful world full of terrifying things that want the Grimoire's secrets. Everyone in this new world is trying to find her, and most want to control the new-found power the book bestows upon her. Even if Kara does escape, Ourea will only drag her back.
Braeden Drakonin grew up in Ourea, and all he’s ever known of life is lying. The Grimoire is his one chance at redemption, and it lands in his lap when Kara Magari comes into his life. He has one question to ask the book—one question that can fix everything in his broken world—and he’s not letting Kara out of his sight until he gets an answer.
There’s no going back now.
http://www.amazon.com/Lichgates-Grimoire-Trilogy-paranormal-ebook/dp/B005W5L38G/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354490060&sr=1-1&keywords=S.M.+Boyce
Treason
Ourea has always been a deadly place. The lichgates tying the hidden world to Earth keep its creatures at bay—for now.
Kara Magari ignited a war when she stumbled into Ourea and found the Grimoire: a powerful artifact filled with secrets. To protect the one person she has left, she strikes a deal that goes against everything she believes in. But things don’t go as planned.
Braeden Drakonin can no longer run from who—and what—he is. He has to face the facts. He’s a prince. He’s a murderer. He’s a wanted man. And after a betrayal that leaves him heartbroken, he’s out for blood.
To survive, both Kara and Braeden must become the evil each has grown to hate.
http://www.amazon.com/Treason-Grimoire-Trilogy-paranormal-ebook/dp/B009O3D7WM/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1354490060&sr=1-3
December 11, 2012
It's a Paranormal Lounge Christmas! #3
Hey everyone! Here is my third installment of the Paranormal Lounge Christmas series. Today I want to talk to you about DECORATIONS! Yes. I am a decorating FREAK! I love to decorate, but unfortunately, my husband won't let me put a paranormal twist on our Christmas decorations, so I'm going to relay my ideas to you! Take 'em or leave 'em!
Idea #1: Dip your glass or plastic balls that hang on the tree into some bright red wax to give them a bloody look. Just hang them up somewhere for a few minutes to let them dry. I'd try to use a harder wax than candle wax. I'm sure you can find that at a craft store. Just make sure the lights on your tree are LED so they don't get hot!
Idea #2: Integrate some of your Halloween decorations into your Christmas decor. You can put little tombstones under your tree and make a grave yard. You can even make our own Christmas themed ones with some make-and-bake clay. Some that say, "Here lies Ebenezer Scrooge" or something along those lines.
Idea #3: Decorate your tree with only white lights and glittery spikes and swirls. It will look like magic! Hey, my husband might actually let me do that one! It may not be overtly paranormal, but you will know what it is and that's all that matters!
Do you guys have any ideas for decorating with a paranormal twist?
December 6, 2012
It's a Paranormal Lounge Christmas! #2
In the second Paranomal Lounge Christmas Post, I'd like to tell you all that even though it says "Christmas" in the title, you can still do these things for other holidays that you may be celebrating this time of year. This time of year is about being kind to those around you. It's not about who's holiday is best or whether we should say Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas or whatever.
It's about telling the people you care about that you love them. So today's thing you can do to spread the holiday spirit with a paranormal twist is to send out a Happy Holidays email to all your friends who love paranormal books and movies as much as you do. you can also post to twitter and facebook.
I've created a special graphic just for the occasion! So if you'd like, save this picture and send it as an email or a post on facebook or create your own! People love gifts you make yourself!
It's about telling the people you care about that you love them. So today's thing you can do to spread the holiday spirit with a paranormal twist is to send out a Happy Holidays email to all your friends who love paranormal books and movies as much as you do. you can also post to twitter and facebook.
I've created a special graphic just for the occasion! So if you'd like, save this picture and send it as an email or a post on facebook or create your own! People love gifts you make yourself!
December 5, 2012
A new short story published by Kayla Curry!
Hey everyone! I've published yet another short story, this time it is more on the paranormal side of things. Oomph! is pretty paranormal too, but it was a horror. Journey in an Unknown Land was just kinda strange. (You know what I'm talking about if you've read it)
This new story is called Falling Leaves and it's got a little love, a little mystery and a little adventure, with a good handful of magic. I'm thinking about making it into a series, but I'd like to see how it goes first.
So, here's the blurb:
A woman finds a special leaf that leads her to a magical and mysterious place. Will she believe what she sees when she finally gets there? Will she decide to stay?
And here is the cover (designed by me):
This new story is called Falling Leaves and it's got a little love, a little mystery and a little adventure, with a good handful of magic. I'm thinking about making it into a series, but I'd like to see how it goes first.
So, here's the blurb:
A woman finds a special leaf that leads her to a magical and mysterious place. Will she believe what she sees when she finally gets there? Will she decide to stay?
And here is the cover (designed by me):
Character of the Week! Ava Tanner from Obsidian!
Character of the Week! Ava Tanner
Book Ava appears in: Obsidian: Mystic Stones Series #1 by Kayla Curry Female 24 Are they human? Vampire? or is it a secret? She is human with a twist of secret. Short description of Ava: Ava has long dark hair, blue eyes and olive skin. She is petite but she can still kick some ass with her throwing knives and other abilities. She finds out about the vampires who take over the satellites by accidentally dating one. Her love life and her day-to-day life gets a little crazy after that. Five words that describe Ava's personality: Kind, caring, determined, understanding, independent. A quote from Ava: "You are a man of many scandalous talents." (To Jesse Sutton) Amazon
Book Ava appears in: Obsidian: Mystic Stones Series #1 by Kayla Curry Female 24 Are they human? Vampire? or is it a secret? She is human with a twist of secret. Short description of Ava: Ava has long dark hair, blue eyes and olive skin. She is petite but she can still kick some ass with her throwing knives and other abilities. She finds out about the vampires who take over the satellites by accidentally dating one. Her love life and her day-to-day life gets a little crazy after that. Five words that describe Ava's personality: Kind, caring, determined, understanding, independent. A quote from Ava: "You are a man of many scandalous talents." (To Jesse Sutton) Amazon
