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Sorry all!

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Hi all:

This is just to say sorry to everybody who experienced difficulties trying to access my posts yesterday. It seems that the problem was not everywhere or for everybody, but it affected many people who tried to open them using Google Chrome. For some reason they decided my blog wasn’t mine or was pretending to be something else. I have no idea if it had to do with the updates of plugins, WordPress, or with anything individual (although I hadn’t changed anything). I had the hosting company check and they couldn’t find anything wrong. Then I removed everything I had (including all the affiliated ads).

I also tried to send several messages to Google telling them this was my website. Then I found a post suggesting a method to verify your blog or site, and that resulted in you probably receiving a mysterious post with nothing much on it.

I have no idea what it was all about, but let’s say my Friday wasn’t very good.

Today it’s sunny, and at least for me the blog seems to be working, so I hope things are back in working order. Please, do be reassured that the blog is OK, I’m a bit stressed but OK, and if you can, check the posts from yesterday, a wonderful feature about Wendy Janes’s new book WHAT TIM KNOWS (here) and a surprise post from me about Misty Pink (yes, it’s me too, only me being young and silly) and her book WE ARE FAMILY that was  FREE yesterday and today (so don’t miss the chance if you know anybody who likes YA and check here).

What Tim Knows by Wendy Janes

We Are Family by Misty Pink (yes, me)

Thanks to you all for reading, for your patience, and for just being there. And let’s hope today it’s a peaceful and worry free day for all. Be well! 

More Unsplash magic. I definitely need to keep meditating

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#FREE #YA story for only two days (29th and 30th) WE ARE FAMILY. Neighbours, prejudice, friendships, small-town and love.

Hi all:

Sorry to crowd you all with so many posts but I’ve been having a few funny days, with travelling, trying to sort out the house, and a job offer that might mean (if it comes to pass) that I’ll have to take a bit of time off, at least initially from being everywhere. In the middle of this maelstrom and because one has to try everything, I suddenly decided to publish one of my stories that had done well in Wattpad but I never seriously thought about publishing it anywhere else. As I didn’t have a lot of time and I wanted to do a bit of a test, at the moment it’s only available in Amazon and will be available in Unlimited too, at least for 90 days (I’ve never had any luck with that, but). I decided to try a different persona too, and to offer it free for a couple of days (29th and 30th of July, although you know Amazon days are West Coast days, so do check later if not free when you try). So if you know somebody who might be interested in a YA story with quirky characters, friendship, romance and some emotional ups and downs…

 

We Are Family by Misty Pink (yes, me)

 

Description:

Meet the Waltons. They arrive to Leamington, a sleepy town, and cause chaos and outrage. They are ‘weird’. According to some they are scandalous and indecent. But if you let them, they might steal your heart.

We Are Family. A Young Adult story of friendship, families and how you don’t always have to go far to find love.

Kim, a young girl, sees her quiet existence shaken by the arrival of the new neighbours, the Waltons, a family of hippy travellers whose lifestyle creates conflict and tensions in Leamington. Accusations of rape, teenage pregnancy, adultery, suicide…the newcomers pay a heavy price for daring to intrude in the ordered lives of the inhabitants of Leamington. But not all is bad, and Kim’s life is transformed for the better. Forever. Oh, yes, and she finds romance and love.

Link:

  relinks.me/B01J6RPB2Y

Thanks to all of you for reading, and don’t feel obliged to download and read, but if you know of anybody who might enjoy it, especially readers who like YA stories or YA readers, I’d be grateful for any shares, comments and CLICKS! I’ll keep you posted on my news and also on this experiment. 

#Novedades literarias a concurso DE AMORES Y OTROS PREJUICIOS de Roberta Galbraithy (@MaximoCorporan) y VOYEUR: JOHNNY HUNTER THRILLERS NEGROS/BARCELONA de Johnny Hunter (@JohnnyHunter114)

Hola a todos:

Hoy es viernes y os traigo dos novelas que se presentan al concurso de novelas de Amazon y el Mundo. Y os encantará la variedad. Una trata sobre el prejuicio y la otra es muy negra (y está ambientada en Barcelona).

De amores y otros prejuicios de Roberta Galbraithy
De amores y otros prejuicios (Spanish Edition) by Roberta Galbraithy (Author), Zayra Márquez (Illustrator)

Un agente del FBI se enfrenta a múltiples pruebas de amores y otros prejuicios en su vida, pero ser homosexual no le impide ejercer su función de trabajo y de padre, sino que le incentiva a luchar por cerrar el ciclo social del suicidio, que muchos adolescentes y jóvenes ven como opción de salida para no aceptarse por la presión social y cultural de su entorno que los arrastra de manera indirecta a ese acantilado y terminan ahorcados en sus frustraciones.

“He llegado a creer que muy en el fondo acepta la realidad, de que, Alan es homosexual, pero por el prejuicio de su religión es que se cierra las puertas de aceptar libremente nuestro matrimonio. ¿Quiénes llorarán nuestra muerte? ¿Quién nos extrañará? ¿Por qué dejar de ser feliz? ¿Para qué vivir para otros? ¿Somos culpables de ser homosexuales? No sé cuáles serían las respuestas que tú le des, pero lo que sí sé, es que nunca permitiré que mis hijos se cohíban de ser ellos sólo porque una partida de idiotas religiosos quiera controlar nuestra manera de vivir y nuestra mente. No soy ateo, pero el Dios que yo creo no sería capaz de odiarme por ser feliz, y por no hacerle daño a otros.”

“Se me hace inconcebible apoyar a ¨gente tan idiota¨ que se alegra, de la muerte de los homosexuales. La muchedumbre está perdiendo su humanidad. ”

No dejes de conocer a los Morgan un matrimonio normal que se abre paso ante las vicisitudes…

https://www.amazon.com/amores-otros-prejuicios-Spanish-ebook/dp/B01I0U4RUA/

Y:

Voyeur de Johnny Hunter
Voyeur: Johnny Hunter thrillers negros / Barcelona de Johnny Hunter

Sinopsis:

Una chica debe sobrevivir a una situación desesperada; un voyeur que ansía cumplir sus fantasías sin importarle las consecuencias de sus actos; un psicópata a su servicio; un joven atormentado que trata de recuperar la cordura; un boxeador amateur que debe salir adelante sin perder por el camino a su novia: lo único que no cambiaría de su vida.

Un cóctel demoledor ambientado en una Barcelona actual, con protagonistas tan reales que podrían tratarse de cualquier amigo o conocido. ¿O acaso eres tú uno de ellos?

¡Atrévete con esta novela negra!

https://www.amazon.es/Voyeur-Johnny-Hunter-thrillers-Barcelona-ebook/dp/B01HAIVVCA/

Muchas gracias a los dos autores y mucha suerte, gracias a vosotros por leer, y si os han interesado estas novelas o conocéis a alguien interesado en ese género, ya sabéis, dadle al me gusta, comentad, compartid and haced CLIC!

#Newrelease WHAT TIM KNOWS by Wendy Janes (@wendyproof) Short stories with a huge heart. Don’t miss the special feature!

Hi all:

You’ll remember Wendy Janes, proofreader extraordinaire, visited us not long ago and shared a masterful post on the differences between UK and US English (check here if you missed it). You might remember I mentioned that Wendy was working on her next book and she had promised to come and bring us news and more details about it. Well, she’s kept her promise and not only that, but she’s brought us a special feature about one of her characters, Sue, that I know she feels very close too (for reasons she has kindly decided to share with us. Wendy is a very brave woman and I’m proud she chose my blog to explain the circumstances of her character. I only know the condition from a professional point of view, but it’s still now quite misunderstood).

And here it is:

What Tim Knows, and other stories by Wendy Janes
What Tim Knows, and other stories by Wendy Janes

A gallery-owner’s quest for beauty; a dancer in danger; a new mother struggling to cope with her baby; a sculptor’s search for inspiration; a teenager longing to live in the perfect family; a young boy lost and confused by the rules of life that everyone else seems to understand.

 

Six stand-alone short stories, spanning five decades. Each capturing a significant moment in the life of a different character.

 

Separate lives linked in subtle ways.

Special feature about one of the characters in the book, who, as Wendy explains, are characters from her beloved novel What Jennifer Knows.

Sue

 

In What Tim Knows, and other stories, six supporting characters from my novel What Jennifer Knows share their tales. Jennifer appears as a minor character in each, aging gracefully from student to grandmother.

 

Through the life experiences of Rollo, Cynthia, Sue, Gerald, Blythe and Tim, I explore a variety of themes, including, creativity, relationships, motherhood, marriage, adolescence and childhood.

 

While I feel very close to all my characters and the situations they find themselves in, there is one aspect of Sue’s story that is the most autobiographical piece that I have ever written.

 

We initially meet Sue just moments after she has given birth to her first child, and as the story develops we follow her through the first six weeks of her baby’s life. Unlike Sue, I had a loving husband. However, her experience of post-natal depression (PND) is my own.

 

An objective description of PND runs as follows: PND affects more than one in ten women, and is usually experienced within a year of giving birth. Symptoms can include, feeling tearful, sad, tired, irritable, apathetic and guilty. Mothers may also have problems concentrating and bonding with their child. It can have a big impact on families, but with the right support, symptoms can be reduced and most mothers make a full recovery.

 

My subjective description of my own PND runs more like this: I genuinely felt shell-shocked after the birth of my first son. I lived in a perpetual state of crippling anxiety, my mind churning day and night with potential calamities. Brief snatches of sleep were filled with nightmare images. Persistent feelings of deep sadness, bone-weary, mind-numbing exhaustion, loneliness, and overwhelming guilt continued for many months. How dare I feel so bad? I had a perfectly healthy child, we had no housing or money worries, my family all loved me and cared for me, but I couldn’t cope. I loved my child, but I was scared of him too.

 

For me, an infinitely patient husband and self-help gradually brought me back to normal. During my recovery I set up a local support group, which meant that when I had PND again with my second son, things weren’t as bad. I had a network of support, and many of those women are still my closest friends.

 

It’s vitally important that a mother with PND tells someone how she’s feeling – a partner, a friend, a health professional. Asking for help, admitting there’s a problem, can be the first steps to recovery.

 

I felt compelled to write Sue’s story to reach out and say that even if a mother and her baby get off to a rocky start like Sue and I did, it won’t always be that way. Soon, negative memories will be outweighed by positive ones.

 

Author and proofreader extraordinaire Wendy Janes

Author bio:

 

Wendy Janes spends her time writing novels and short stories, running her freelance proofreading business and volunteering for The National Autistic Society’s Education Rights Service. Her first solo novel, What Jennifer Knows, was published in 2015, and she has recently released a collection of short stories entitled What Tim Knows, and other stories. You can connect with Wendy online and discover more about her writing via Twitter, her Facebook author page, and Amazon author pages (UK/US).

 

Links to What Tim Knows, and other stories on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IKYOJLS

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IKYOJLS

Thanks so much to Wendy Janes for introducing us to her new book, and especially for sharing with us the reasons why her character Sue is so close to her heart. Thanks to all of your for reading and don’t forget to like, share, comment, CLICK and follow Wendy everywhere! And we hope to have her back with us soon!

 

#Nuevolibro EL RUBÍ TIMUR: LA LEYENDA DE UNA JOYA MÍTICA de Paloma Caral (@palomacaraball) Y recordando VIAJE A LA FELICIDAD con #reseña

Hola amigos:

Si todo ha ido como estaba planeado hoy estaré de viaje, y decidí aprovechar para compartir libros que tengo pendientes de autores que han publicado otras obras que me han gustado pero aún no había tenido ocasión de traéroslas. Como le estoy dedicando los posts de los viernes a novelas que se presentan al concurso de Amazon, decidí aprovechar hoy para traeros una novedad que no se presenta al concurso pero que desde luego no deberíais dejar escapar.

El rubí Timur de Paloma Caral
El rubí Timur de Paloma Caral

¿Qué tienen en común tres turistas españoles, un agente de los servicios secretos británicos y el emperador Jahangir de la India?

Descubre la leyenda del rubí Timur y la vida del monarca que ha pasado a la Historia por permitir la entrada de los primeros mercaderes ingleses en la India, sin olvidar el apasionado amor que profesó a la audaz e inteligente Mehrunissa, una mujer que trasgredió las normas establecidas y cuyos actos fueron relatados en los diarios de los mercaderes europeos de la época.

SINOPSIS

Durante su estancia en las islas Maldivas, Claudia, Marina y David bucean en un arrecife y encuentran un pequeño objeto rosado. A partir de entonces, extraños acontecimientos se suceden y deciden huir a la India. Sin embargo, los problemas no terminarán al cambiar de país. Una mañana, a bordo de un tren, Marina conocerá a un joven hindú que le relatará la historia del príncipe Salim y las desavenencias con su padre y con su hijo, el mundialmente conocido Shah Jahan. Todos ellos dueños del rubí Timur en un momento dado de sus vidas. Una gema con una leyenda mítica que ha llegado hasta nuestros días.

Las turquesas aguas de Maldivas, las exóticas playas de Gujarat, la ciudad de Agra y la City de Londres serán algunos de los escenarios en los que se desarrolle esta novela de aventuras con marcado carácter histórico.

Otras obras de la autora:

«Viaje a la Felicidad», (2014) -Número 1 en ventas en su categoría desde agosto 2015-

También en versión inglesa.

«La luz en la tormenta» (2012)

Enlace:

https://www.amazon.com/EL-RUB%C3%8D-TIMUR-leyenda-Spanish-ebook/dp/B01I8B77HG/

https://www.amazon.es/EL-RUB%C3%8D-TIMUR-leyenda-Spanish-ebook/dp/B01I8B77HG/

Aquí está la página de la autora

http://www.amazon.com/Paloma-Caral/e/B00D4ULLQ0/

Personalmente os puedo recomendar Viaje a la Felicidad de la misma autora. Como la novela ha cambiado de portada y título desde que la leí, os dejo aquí mi reseña por si se os pasó en su momento.

Viaje a la felicidad de Paloma Caral

Viaje a la Felicidad de Paloma Caral

Un viaje al fondo de la conciencia. El subtítulo previo de esta novela la describe perfectamente. Inicialmente la historia es presentada desde el punto de vista de Sara, una mujer joven que decide empezar a tomar clases en un centro de artes marciales, aunque lo que busca es encontrarse a sí misma. Marc, uno de los profesores de la escuela siente una afinidad especial por Sara desde el principio y nota que ella necesita alguien que la ayude.

Pero, aunque la historia vuelve a Sara, la parte central de la novela sigue a Marc, que descubre secretos familiares que no conocía, incluyendo una medio-hermana, Carlota, que le acompaña en su viaje a Tailandia.

Su viaje a un templo en Chiang Mai, es también el nuestro. En boca de varios personajes, incluyendo el abad del templo, y luego un joven novicio, conocemos la historia de Buda y algunas de sus ideas. Las reflexiones y las reacciones de los personajes, especialmente las de Carlota, nos ayudan a cuestionar y a explorar la filosofía Budista, y la vez nos dan un punto de contacto humano y emocional. Carlota es una niña enfrentada a una situación dramática terrible a cualquier edad que crece y descubre que la felicidad depende de uno mismo.

Marc pasa de ser un hombre intuitivo y “bueno” a un hombre que alcanza la iluminación espiritual y se convierte en un maestro de algo más que de artes marciales, y el padre de una familia única.

Y para completar la trasformación, Sara también va a la búsqueda de su propia felicidad y yo encontré su aventura muy inspiradora.

Ésta no es una novela de acción y drama sino una novela reflexiva donde priman las ideas y la filosofía. Los retratos psicológicos de los personajes nos ayudan a vivir la historia y experimentar en primera persona sus descubrimientos y sus revelaciones.

Si buscáis acción, romance, y aventuras al uso, no os recomiendo esta novela. Pero si os atrevéis a adentraros en un viaje explorando ideas y enfrentándoos a prejuicios, os recomiendo esta obra de Paloma Caral, una autora a la que conviene seguir muy de cerca. Os abrirá las puertas de vuestra mente y vuestro espíritu.

Aquí están los enlaces:

https://www.amazon.com/Viaje-Felicidad-templo-Chiang-Spanish-ebook/dp/B00JABA7XU/

https://www.amazon.es/Viaje-Felicidad-templo-Chiang-Spanish-ebook/dp/B00JABA7XU/

Muchas gracias a Paloma por traernos su nueva novela y por darme la oportunidad de traducir su previa novela al inglés, muchas gracias a todos vosotros por leer, y ya sabéis, dadle al me gusta, comentad, compartid y haced CLIC!

#ReviewBlitz THE DEVIL’S BEAUTY by Airicka Phoenix (@AirickaPhoenix) #TuesdayBookBlog

Title: The Devil’s Beauty
Author: Airicka Phoenix
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Expected Release Date: July 19, 2016
Cover Designer: Airicka’s Mystical Creations
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR


Blurb:
Dimitri Tasarov has never had a choice in what he was. From infancy, he had been raised with the knowledge that he was a monster, an unlovable creature without a soul, until a single act of kindness threw his entire world into a tailspin. 

Ava Emerson had always led a reluctantly sheltered existence. Friendship was a luxury that came with questions she couldn’t afford to answer. 

They were an unlikely pair. He lived behind his mask and his roses, and she lived behind her secrets, yet they shared a bond that could get them killed if anyone ever found out. 

Times were changing. The city was in turmoil. The weak were unprotected and someone needed to make a stand. But Dimitri wasn’t the only one with eyes on the north, or Ava, and they will stop at nothing to claim them both. 

Can Dimitri keep Ava safe, or will the devil fall?

I must clarify a few things before I share this review. First, due to problems with the system I did get the book much later than I expected so I read it at quite a pace and didn’t have time to savour it. I’m also aware that I read an ARC copy and there were some issues I found with the book (that I won’t mention here as I’m sure they won’t be a problem with the definite version published) that might have affected my full enjoyment of the novel. The other thing I wanted to mention is that the novel, described as an NA book, is very sexually explicit (I’d say to the level of erotica, although I’m not a big fan of the genre and don’t read many books on it, so others might not agree). There are between five and six sex scenes (one is divided in two so I’m not sure if I should count is as one or two) some quite long and as I said very explicit, and one that is ‘rough’ although even the protagonist makes the point of saying that she does not enjoy S&M. The book is fairly long so the sex scenes are not a major part of the book, but for me they distracted me from the plot (and that together with my lack of interest for this type of writing and with what I felt was the uneasy combination of such scenes with the nature of some of the themes of the book didn’t work for me). In what I think it’s a standard of the genre those scenes stretched the suspension of disbelief for me personally, but I suspect nobody is too worried about what is biologically possible when reading an erotic fantasy. Putting all of that together I’m convinced I’m not the intended audience of this book, but I hope the review might reach the right people.

I was intrigued by the book because of the suggestion that it might have a link to Beauty and the Beast (one of my favourite fairy tales), and in a way it does, although a much darker version (well, not that a monster is not dark), that involves crime families, stormy and highly conflictive family relationships, danger, violence, murder (and murder attempts), sex trafficking, drugs, kidnappings, blackmail…

The story is told in the third person from the point of view of two different characters, Ava, a young woman whose mother, Charlie, is worse than most fairy tale evil stepmothers (although we only get a few scenes with her), and whose adopted dad (but not her official stepfather for reasons we learn later), Jean Paul, loves her dearly and is very rich. We later also learn that he is a big crime boss. The city where the action takes place is divided in five sectors and Jean Paul is one of the bosses. Dimitri, the man Ava loves, who’s been keeping away from her for eight years for reasons we learn later, is the son of one of the other crime bosses, a Russian woman called Elena. (And if Ava’s mother is a cold and horrible human being, Elena fits into a category of her own. I can’t think of many women who could compete.)  He also happens to be the biological son of Jean Paul, but his father wants nothing to do with him and insist he’s a monster. Jean Paul is also determined to keep Ava and Dimitri apart, and theirs is a very extreme version of the star-crossed lovers.

Things don’t work according to Jean-Paul’s plans and once Ava and Dimitri come together again, nothing can separate them, even if Dimitri’s reasons to go back to her are suspect to begin with (he kidnaps her to blackmail Jean-Paul into agreeing to his becoming the boss of the North sector). Everybody around Dimitri and Ava seem destined to get into trouble, as if their coupling created an eye-of-the-hurricane effect, and Ava gets stolen away from Dimitri and sent on a shipment with other women who are being sold away, ending up in Puerto Rico. The subject of sex trafficking is horrific and those chapters make for harrowing reading, even if we’re quite convinced that Ava will survive, because this is her story. She doesn’t get much of a break because she’s shot at, and the subject of many more attacks (that I won’t discuss as I don’t want to give any spoilers).

The action is fairly fast, and we are kept guessing as to who is doing what and even more as to their possible reasons, as there are those who unwittingly might help the bad characters, but also very devious evil people, and the cast of people involved is long indeed. The book flows along at good pace although at some points there are things that seem to be left hanging on to be eventually revisited and solved later. This is not a realistic and gritty book (there is violence, wounds, and fights, although the level of description of the violence is not as detailed as that of the sex scenes, but I think it might be too violent for those who don’t like any such subjects) although as mentioned some of the themes are raw and dark, and the way in which these criminals can buy their way out of all their troubles and sort out any difficulties stretches credibility, as it does the seeming indestructibility of the protagonists, but that’s only to be expected from the genre.

With regards to the characters I really liked some of the secondary characters like Penny, Frank or Sayeed, which deserve full books. I liked some aspects of Ava’s character (like her attachment and loyalty to her friends), and enjoyed the couple of times when she took control of the situation, but although no human being could go through her experiences unscathed, I wondered about her sense of morals and the easy way she accepts the situation, especially considering what she has lived through. She is always being rescued by the men in her life (not a plot device I like) and I wondered if the ending (that I enjoyed) quite makes up for the rest. Dimitri, in my opinion, although a bit one-dimensional is a more consistent character, even though his style of possessiveness is not to my taste, but I know I might not be in the majority in that respect. His stunts as ‘the Devil’, when he steals from the baddies to give to good causes, make him more sympathetic, and he’s an exciting individual, the forbidden bad-boy who is not quite as bad as he appears to be, although he’s darker than the beast of the fairy tale.

I didn’t realise until I started reading it that this book is part of a series, although it is not necessary to have read the first book to enjoy it, as the stories are completely independent.

In summary this is a thrilling book, that treats serious themes, although its focus is on the romance between the two main characters whose relationship brings chaos and danger to everybody around them (and to both of them).  It has sex and violence and it’s not my ideal kind of book (but that’s not the book or the author’s fault) and I’m sure many will enjoy it.

Airicka Phoenix lives in a world where unicorns, fairies and mermaids run amok through her home on a daily basis. When she’s not chasing after pixies and rounding up imps, also known as her four children, she can be found conjuring imaginary friends to play with. Airicka is the prolific author of over eighteen novels for those who crave strong, female leads, sexy alpha heroes and out of control desires. She’s a multi genre author who writes young adult, new adult and adult contemporary and paranormal romance.



For more about Airicka and the realm she rules with an iron fist–and tons of chocolate–visit her at: www.AirickaPhoenix.com

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Robby broke the silence that followed. “What just happened?”
The buzz had regained through the room. Curiosity punctuated with questions and glances at Ava that she ignored.
“I need to go,” she whispered to no one in particular.
But she grabbed Robby’s hand and dragged him along with her through the maze of rooms, down the seemingly endless corridors. Her heels clacked in sync with the tempo of her pounding heart. It was his turn to run to keep up.
“Ava, what—?”
“Don’t ask questions,” she warned him. “Promise me.”
Robby frowned. “But what—?”
She skidded to a halt and faced him, her chest rising and falling rapidly against the front of her dress. “I’m about to trust you with the most important thing in my life, the biggest secret I have ever kept, and I am trusting you because you are my best friend and I need your help.”
The crease between his brows deepened. More lines appeared at the corners of his mouth. His gaze shot past her to the hallway leading to John Paul’s office, then back down to her.
“Tell me who that was first.”
His hand slipped from her grasp. She took a step back and his eyes narrowed.
“I can’t. I can’t tell you anything.”
“But you want me to trust you.” It wasn’t a question.
Ava nodded. “Yes.”





Thanks to Lady Amber’s Reviews & PR and to the author for this opportunity to read the novel, thanks to you all for reading, and you know, share, like, comment and CLICK!

#Booklaunch DESTINY’S FAVOR. ORLOSIANS WARRIORS Book 2 by Dariel Raye (@Pendarielraye) Excerpt, giveaway and wings!

Hi all:

You’ll remember I shared the cover of Dariel Raye’s new book a while back and she promised to bring us the news when the book was out. And she’s delivered. Here it is!

Destiny’s Favor (Orlosian Warriors Bk. 2)

Destiny’s Favor synopsis

His world shifted the moment she was born. Now, nothing can stop him from making her his.

Imagine meeting a man who looks like an angel, wings and all? What would you do if this man told you he existed with only one purpose – to claim you and only you?

Destiny Carter is a feisty, take charge, Rubinesque beauty with a tough façade, who finds herself in that age old quandary, “always a bridesmaid, never a bride.” A string of lackluster relationships leave her hopeless and ready to settle…Until she meets Japheth, the man her fiancé claims is his best friend! Japheth’s arrival is heralded by an attack on Destiny’s life, and instinctively, she knows this is just the beginning.

Born more than 200 years ago, Japheth looks like an angel but he’s far from it. In his world, the ratio of men to women is 500 to 1, and although he’s a superior being, he’s willing to break the most sacred law of his brothers, even drink human blood, to have one meant for him alone.

When he meets Destiny, he knows she’s the one he’s been searching for. To claim her, he will have to betray a friend, risk his life, and hardest of all, humble himself enough to win her love.

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J mowed-down the second of the biggest, rarest T-bones Destiny had ever seen. He ate as if he hadn’t eaten in days. Destiny noticed that J didn’t miss a beat in the conversation, yet his plate got emptier and emptier. She found herself staring at his throat, the muscles moving up and down as he chewed and swallowed.

She wondered absently whether it was wrong to be drawn to his beauty when her inner voice kept telling her something about him wasn’t quite as it seemed, but oh, he was beautiful. No other word described him. In fact, he was unnaturally so. No man should have his looks. It just wasn’t fair.

“…don’t you think so, Baby?”

“W-what?” Lost in her own thoughts, she had missed her cue in the conversation. She glanced up, shifting her gaze too slowly from J’s throat to his eyes. His lips were tilted into a smile, and his eyes held a gleam of mischief. He had seen her watching him. Bastard.

Robert offered her a tolerant smile. “I was telling J he’s staying with us. All the hotel rooms in this area are gonna be taken because of the convention.”

Destiny could see the pleading in Robert’s eyes as he awaited her answer. The apartment was his, and while she stayed over with him at times, she had not felt convinced enough to agree to move in with him.

She appreciated him at least giving the impression that her opinion mattered. The keyword there was impression, because he certainly should have discussed this idea with her before they reached the terminal, and certainly not with J’s unsettling gray eyes boring into her. Again, she thought, it wasn’t her place so she didn’t really have a say. She didn’t even have to be here, let alone at Robert’s apartment, and she could always go back to her place if she felt too uncomfortable.

She glanced at him, then back at J. “Sure. Robert and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” She showed them a few teeth to seal the deal, then tried to focus her attention on the menu again. Well, there goes steering clear of him.

“Don’t you guys want shakes? It’s a rhetorical question.” Destiny raised her hand to get the waitress’s attention. She still felt J’s gaze on her, but avoided looking in his direction.

“No chocolate for you, Baby. Remember? You’re staying with me tonight, and caffeine keeps you awake.” Robert took a paternal tone, showing off. She wanted to slap the back of his head.

As soon as the waitress came over, Destiny addressed her, drawing the woman’s attention away from J. The woman’s big blue eyed gaze seemed to have lit on him without her notice – like a pin to a strong magnet. Destiny had to raise her voice. “I’ll also have a chocolate shake, please.” She put emphasis on the word “chocolate.”

J laughed and turned toward the waitress, who appeared to be enjoying the exchange. “I’ll have chocolate, too. Do you have chocolate cake also, miss?”

The waitress blushed maroon, her hand going to her chest as she laughed, obviously affected by him. “Lily. My name is Lily.” She pointed to her name tag.

J nodded and smiled before breaking the woman’s apparent trance. “Thank you, Lily. Do you have chocolate cake? I’d like to OD on chocolate. Can you help me do that, Lily?”

“Oh!” She covered her mouth like a giddy teen. “Yes. Yes, I’ll bring your chocolate shake and chocolate cake over. We also have hot fudge and chocolate syrup, if you’d like to add one of those. On the house.”

Destiny’s jaw nearly dropped. What the hell did he do to deserve his on the house?

After Lily took J’s order for chocolate cake and a chocolate shake, she turned to Robert. By then, Destiny couldn’t help sharing a conspiratorial smile with J. His eyes seemed to dance, watching the exchange he’d instigated. She had to admit it. The man had charisma to burn.

“Nothing for me.” Robert frowned, patting his slim middle with his palm as he silently judged them with his eyes. “I’m watching my weight, and I don’t have anywhere else to put it, anyway.”

Destiny glared at him. He was already too thin for his height as far as she was concerned. Her weight topped his by at least 30 pounds. Hearing his comment about watching his weight grated like having lunch with a picky, pretentious size zero model. J, on the other hand, probably shopped in the Big and Tall shops. He was muscular and solid without being bulky, and he couldn’t seem to get enough to eat. Something about a man who liked to eat made her toes tingle, not to mention what it did to her other parts.

About the Author

Dariel Raye is an animal lover, musician, and author of powerful IR/MC (Interracial/Multi-cultural) paranormal romance and dark urban fantasy with alpha male heroes to die for, and strong heroines with hearts worth winning. She is a mezzo-soprano who fell in love with books and started reciting stories at the age of 3. She also plays over 11 musical instruments.

Her stories tell of shifters, vamps, angels, demons, and fey (the Vodouin variety). Dariel is currently writing three series: “Dark Sentinels” (wolf shifters), “Orlosian Warriors” (Vampire-like Nephilim), and “Gateway” (a crossover erotic paranormal suspense with romantic elements).

For more about Dariel, follow her blog or visit her website. She also publishes a new release newsletter. If you enjoyed this book, please post a review on review sites. You can also follow her and contact her on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest.

#ConcursodenovelasAmazon2016. LA SOMBRA DE LA MUERTE de Antonio Lagares (@antoniolagares1) y ¿Y DESPUÉS EL BIENESTAR? de Fran Tessainer (@tessainescritor) Thrillers inquietantes

Hola a todos:

Como os prometía, estos días os estoy trayendo algunas de las novelas a concurso en el premio Amazon (con la colaboración de El Mundo) de novelas en español de 2016. Hoy os traigo dos novelas intrigantes e inquietantes, y que además tienen un par de videos promocionales fabulosos.

La sombra de la muerte de Antonio Lagares
La sombra de la muerte de Antonio Lagares

SINOPSIS

¿Estás dispuesto a combatir contra tus propios miedos?

¿A iniciar esta arriesgada lectura?

Él lo hizo, y ahora está muerto…

Da rienda suelta a tu curiosidad, sé valiente, pasa y,

Póstrate ante un nuevo género literario.

Lector: ante ti se alzará el «PSICOTERROR».

Tú y tus pasos, la agonía, una sombra… la noche. Buscas algo a lo que aferrar tus miedos; un remedio que cure ese pánico que te anquilosa, ralentiza hasta convertir en una víctima sumisa.

Entre la oscuridad, una figura te acecha. «¿Voy a morir?», te preguntas. Contra el suelo, la sangre golpea como esa maldita mecedora la pared de aquel piso vacío. El sonido al abandonar tus venas evoca en ti la garganta del amor de tu vida, abierta en canal; tú mismo la cercenaste. «¿Voy a morir?», insistes en preguntar. «Nunca debí leer aquel manuscrito», lamentas; es tarde ya para lamentaciones. Lo aprietas con fuerza y empapas de rojo carmesí. El fin se acerca, lo notas. «Voy a morir».

Cuando el deseo y el ansia por dejar de respirar te engulle, aparece ella. Sonriente se presenta ante ti la mujer de negro y pelo plateado; no viene sola.

Marcos Nieto Pallarés

https://www.amazon.com/sombra-muerte-Psicoterror-Spanish-ebook/dp/B01HU742QI

Y aquí el video:

Y:

¿Y después el bienestar? de Fran Tessainer
¿Y después el bienestar? de Fran Tessainer

Un policía gitano y otro gallego, un millonario desesperado, una anciana venida de los confines del tiempo y un joven al que una enfermedad le robó el futuro protagonizan un relato en donde la curación y la muerte mediante el sonido se entremezclan con la aparición de varios cadáveres en circunstancias poco corrientes.

¿Y después el bienestar? es una ambiciosa novela que conjuga los géneros policiaco, fantástico y de misterio, y que plantea asuntos tan dispares como la legitimidad del deseo de morir o de vivir, el mito de la diáspora gitana, el camino insospechado del odio o del afecto e incluso la existencia o no de lo que las religiones del mundo han venido en llamar “el Paraíso”.

https://www.amazon.es/%C2%BFY-despu%C3%A9s-bienestar-Francisco-Tessainer-ebook/dp/B01HUEPMK6

Y el video:

Muchas gracias a Antonio Lagares y a Fran Tessainer for sus obras, y mucha suerte, muchas gracias a vosotros por leer, y si os interesa, ya sabéis, dadle al me gusta, comentad, compartid y haced CLIC!

#Bookblitz and #giveaway MERCY by Misty Provencher (@mistyprovencher) YA paranormal fantasy that will take you somewhere totally unexpected

Hi all:
Sorry for the double posting today, but due to changes in other people’s schedules there has been some date-swapping, but I didn’t want you to miss on anything.  So, here is…

Title: Mercy
Author: Misty Provencher

Genre: Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Fantasy

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Blurb:
My will to survive is the first thing to drown.
I know, because I hold it under myself.



After facing severe tragedy in life, Madeline assumes her death will be easy.
But the angels do not come to take her to Heaven.
Instead, what retrieves her is something she never expected: a gargoyle.



Delivered to Truce, the King of the Gargoyles, Madeline now has choices she never wanted. She has the ability to take over the entire Gargoyle Kingdom, if she is willing to kill the king. However, looking to prevent takeover, Truce transforms Madeline, thereby granting her the ability to achieve the thing she wants most—death—if she can just find the human recipient for the Gargoyle Gift that she now has to give. It should be easy.



But lives, whether they are lived or not, are seldom simple, and Madeline’s past still stands in her way. Now, only a voyeur in the life of The Boy with the Golden Rod Voice, Madeline’s must reconcile her own life and death, if she ever hopes to have free reign of her soul.

Misty Provencher offers readers, ranging from teen to adult, a shelf full of stories to enjoy. Provencher’s genres include titles in contemporary romance, fantasy, literary fiction, Sci-fi, and even erotica.While Provencher can ride a motorcycle, knows how to Karate chop, and has learned enough French, Spanish, and Sign Language to get herself slapped, Misty’s life is dedicated to connecting with, and understanding, the people who cross her path. She is totally enchanted with the world and spends her days trying to translate her everyday muses into words.

Misty Provencher lives in the Mitten. Knock on her internet blog door at www.mistyprovencherauthor.com and wherever great coffee is sold.

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