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May 25, 2016

The Trouble with Misbehaving

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Hello and welcome to my blog today. I am thrilled to welcome author Victoria Hanlen and her historical romance novel, The Trouble with Misbehaving. To see her other tour stops, please click on the banner above. 


Victoria will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Remember, the more tour stops you visit and the more comments you leave, the greater your chance will be of winning the draw!



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MediaKit_BookCover_TheTroubleWithMisbehavingLove, Betrayal and Redemption


Calista ‘CC’ Collins is used to being the talk of the town. With her scandalous past she’s learnt the hard way that a woman needs to be strong to get what she wants in a man’s world. And what she wants is the infamous Captain Beauford Tollier—roguish son of an earl, notorious blockade-runner and all-round knave of the seas.


However, Captain Beau is not one to be cajoled—he is done with the dangerous sea life and ready to follow the life of the straight and narrow. But with many powerful forces circling around him, Beau doesn’t stand a chance…


Excerpt:

“Since you burned my letters we still have much to discuss.”


He squared his shoulders. “I think not. Our brief association is at an end. I do not wish to be a part of your mad games. After the night before last—”


“After the night before last?”


“It seems best to allow you your distance.”


He heard a quick intake of breath and a rustle of silk. Her voice seemed to rise in pitch, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone what you almost did with crazy ol’ Miss Collins. But then you have lots of secrets, do you not, Captain Tollier? What’s one more?”


“I don’t know what you mean, nor do I care.” He started walking again.


“Looking at all these…lovely portraits, I can see why people whisper you’re the family’s cuckoo.”


Lurching around, he clenched his fists in an effort to control his temper. Not only did the insult shock, it cut into one of his earliest, deepest insecurities. He lowered his voice to a dangerous calm. “You are fortunate to be a woman, madam. Were you a man, such an insult might force me to call you out.”


She stood and gave him a look so sultry it almost begged him to teach her lessons of a different sort.


“Ah yes, call me out. And what should I call you?”


He turned to leave, hoping to prevent saying or doing something he’d regret. Before he’d taken two steps, C.C. said in a voice full of authority, “Mr. Wainwright. Perhaps Captain Scott? Or would it be Cornelius Dolan?”


The hairs on his neck stood straight out.


About the Author:

Award winning, historical romance author, VICTORIA HANLEN, has worked at a wide range of jobs, from fashion, to corporate business, to treading the boards of stage and professional opera. A lifelong writer, she once put her skills to use in PR and advertising. But her favorite form of writing is happily-ever-afters spiced with a dash of wit and a page-turning mystery. Victoria and her husband live in rural New England surrounded by a host of wildlife.


She enjoys hearing from readers at:


http://www.victoriahanlen.com


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Published on May 25, 2016 20:57

May 24, 2016

Falling for Heroes Box Set

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Hi guys! It gives me great pleasure to host Eryn La Plant with her Falling for Heroes Box Set in conjunction with her Goddess Fish Promotions tour. To see the other tour stops, please click on the banner above.


Eryn will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Please leave a comment to support Eryn, and for extra chances to win the Rafflecopter giveaway!


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MediaKit_BookCover_FallingForHeroes Falling for Heroes box set by Eryn La Plant


Contemporary Romance


Falling for Shock


Oliver Hannel, England’s sexiest new star, has finally moved from the television screen to the silver screen, playing comic book hero The Shock in Hollywood’s upcoming blockbuster. While filming one summer night in the midwestern town of Greenfield, Indiana, Oliver finds himself witnessing a crime in progress. Will he embrace his inner superhero and save the day? Or will he remember he isn’t invincible and call for help?


Layla Brooks is a small town girl with a big spirited heart, especially when it comes to her twin sister, Lucy. She’ll rest at nothing to protect her from a casino mogul’s henchman bent on collecting a debt… even if that includes taking her sister’s punishment. But a strange suited man out from the shadows isn’t about to let that happen.


Oliver and Layla’s opposite worlds collide with a Bam! But are either of them ready for the lies, truth and lust that comes along with a relationship born of shock? Or will their love come and go as fast as a bolt of lightning?


Falling for Freedom


FBI Special Agent Cara Giosino is ballsy and relentless when it comes to justice. When she finds herself in London in furious pursuit of the notorious casino mogul and crime lord Feng Khai, she must give up her solo act and rely upon the fearless Interpol agent who caught Khai the first time.


Edward Hannel is not the man he once was. Tragedy has struck him down, leaving him a shell of his former self. He wants nothing to do with Interpol or the sexy Agent Giosino and her plan to take down the criminal who extorted his brother two years prior. That is until he discovers the madman’s vengeance is still focused on his family.


As they race to capture Khai and protect Edward’s family, neither Cara nor Edward realizes the depth to which this case will take them or how fast their partnership will bloom. And they certainly don’t expect to find such bliss in each other’s arms when they finally give in to letting go and being free.


Excerpt:

Falling for Freedom


PROLOGUE


1997


Washington D.C.


U.S.A


 


“Hi. I’m Cara Giosino and I’m here in the J. Edgar Hoover building learning how to be an FBI agent—Ugh! That sucked.”


Cara clicked the remote to her dad’s video camera so she could start all over again. She tossed her hair over her shoulder, happy to see that it fluttered like one of those shampoo commercials all black and flowy in the view finder screen. Maybe she could make her sixth grade career day video on being a hair model instead. No, no, no she wanted to be an agent just like her dad, a few doors down from where she was in the conference room where she was recording. Everyone in her family worked for some big government agency and so would she one day. Uncle Tommy worked in the Las Vegas field office FBI and her grandpa was in the CIA, though no one knew where he was at the moment.


Her eye caught the clock on the wall. It was almost lunchtime. She had to get going. Her dad was taking her out for pizza. Clearing her throat nice and loud, Cara clicked record and started again, this time flashing a big smile for the camera. “Coming to you live from the J. Edgar Hoover building, it’s the future Special Agent Cara Giosino.” She tisked and shook her head. “That sucked too. I sound like a stupid game show guy.”


She reset again, got serious and got rid of her cheesy grin. “Hi. I’m with my dad, head of the D.C. Counterterrorism Division, at the FBI. My name is Cara Giosino and when I grow up I want to be just like h—“


RAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT!!


A ferocious, loud, mechanical noise made her jump and scream, holding her ears. She dropped to the ground, landing on her purple book bag. Other people were screaming and yelling too, the kind of hollering that sounded hurt and scared. Was that gunfire?


MediaKit_AuthorPhoto_FallingForHeroesEryn LaPlant grew up wishing she could have lived in the books she read, living through characters and their romantic adventures. Now she writes romances of her own to share with readers like you.


When not writing, she spends her time with her loving husband, their handsome son and fluffy new Pomeranian puppy, Marley, in the Land of Lincoln.


For more information on Eryn, please visit her website:


www.novelisterynlaplant.wordpress.com


FB: http://on.fb.me/10fGbYs


Twitter: https://twitter.com/erynalicia


Buy Links:


Price is $0.99


BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/falling-for-heroes-boxset-eryn-laplant/1123601959


Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Falling-Heroes-Box-Set-Freedom-ebook/dp/B01DLBG56W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1462066657&sr=1-1&keywords=falling+for+heroes


Other works by Eryn include:


Beneath the Wall


The Blue Lute


Falling for Heroes series:


Falling for Shock


Falling for Freedom


and


upcoming Falling for Phoenix (2016)


 



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Published on May 24, 2016 23:00

Danube in Candlelight

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Hi guys! It gives me great pleasure today to host Stephanie Burkhart and her book, Danube in Candlelight! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Review Tour, please click on the banner above.


Stephanie Burkhart will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Please do leave a comment to support the author, as well as for more chances to win the rafflecopter giveaway!


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Paranormal Romance

Morgan DumMediaKit_BookCover_DanubeInCandlelighta has always known she’s different. Her eyes have unusual gold rings around her irises, a trait she’s inherited from her father. She’s faster and stronger than most. Her endurance and stamina allow her to complete tasks in a quick and efficient fashion. Since she was a little girl, she knew there was only one man for her — Adam Varga.


Morgan learned to dance in Adam’s arms. They grew up playing the piano together. Adam’s calm, soothing presence was the perfect compliment to her restless soul. Not only that, he shared her differences down to his feral eyes.


Enter Zoltan Kristos, Hungary’s Minister of Reconstruction. He shares those same golden eyes that Morgan possesses. After Zoltan carries her mother out of a blazing fire, Morgan’s life takes a turn she doesn’t expect. She discovers the reasons for her differences, and questions her very identity. Is Adam strong enough to be the man she needs him to be?


Excerpt:

Morgan drew in a deep breath as the knot in her shoulder tensed. Adam had a point. How could she be so self-centered, dwelling on her high-strung emotions? Perhaps it was a cover. Perhaps she couldn’t face the real issue because it mortified her. She didn’t want to think about it now. Morgan turned her head away and reached over her shoulder to massage that tension-filled knot.


“Turn around.” Adam’s voice brooked no debate. She liked a man who commanded authority. Morgan turned, and he massaged both her shoulders. Heat from his hands trailed down her back. Her core warmed. Her body relaxed, reacting instinctively and with a desire she couldn’t hide.


“Did I hit a nerve?” he asked.


“A nerve? In my neck?” She took a step backward to be closer to him.


“No. About your father. Is your real fear about what will happen to your mother once he turns her?” Adam kept his voice low and leaned close to her ear.


She closed her eyes briefly and faced her anxiety. “Yes.”


“Morgan, our fathers’ condition has a host of positive traits — heightened senses, for example, but the best trait is the healing factor.”


“I understand, Adam. That healing factor will help my mother recover from her awful injuries, but it comes with a tradeoff — she’s going to become a werewolf.”


“Is it better she become addicted to morphine? That addiction is a beast in itself. Which would you prefer she’d become? The soldiers hooked on morphine have vacant eyes, and their hands tremble for their next fix. Do you want that for your mother? Fighting something she can’t win against, or do you want her dealing with a manageable condition? Both our fathers are good men. They’ve managed it.”


Morgan pursed her lips. Adam’s tone was laced in objectivity and confidence, offering her a plausible reason for her father’s actions. Morgan didn’t want a shell of skin and bones that resembled her mother — she wanted her mother well, both emotionally and physically. Why had she been so selfish not to see that?


“It doesn’t bother you that you have these traits?”


“I’m comfortable with who I am.”


Morgan spun around, pressing the length of her body against Adam, curving her hand around the nape of his neck, and bringing his lips to hers. Their mouths met in a searing kiss full of desire. Want. Warmth. Pleasure replaced Morgan’s emotional pain, and she deepened the kiss between them by sweeping her tongue into his mouth. Adam groaned, wrapped his hands around her waist, and tugged her closer. Morgan continued the kiss, nipping his lower lip with her teeth. A blast of heat from his body washed over her like an ocean wave, sending pleasure spiraling through her. God, she had never felt so wonderful.


MediaKit_AuthorPhoto_DanubeInCandlelightAbout the Author:

Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. After serving 11 years in the US Army she currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate, is addicted to coffee and enjoys early morning walks. She’s also an assistant den leader for her son’s Cub Scout den and is a Boy Scout mom. She writes paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children’s books published with 4RV Publishing.


FIND HER ON THE WEB AT:


WEBSITE: http://www.stephanieburkhart.com


TWITTER: http://twitter.com/StephBurkhart


FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/StephanieBurkhartAuthor


GOOD READS: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4031660.Stephanie_Burkhart


YOU TUBE CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/user/botrina?feature=mhee


PINTEREST: http://pinterest.com/sgburkhart/


 


BUY LINKS FOR DANUBE IN CANDLELIGHT:


PUBLISHER’S BUY LINK: http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com/budapest-moon-book-three-danube-in-candlelight-epub/


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My Review can be found on Goodreads and Amazon UK.


 


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Published on May 24, 2016 21:00

May 22, 2016

Wanderlust

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Hi guys! It gives me great pleasure today to host Bernadette Marie with her book, Wanderlust! To see her other tour stops with Goddess Fish Promotions, please click on the banner above!


Bernadette will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Please do leave a comment to support Bernadette, and for more chances to win the Rafflecopter draw!


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Gia Gallow has traveled the world. Her wanderlust landed her in Georgia where she has created a life for herself away from the petty differences of relatives and domineering ex-lovers. Having settled in America, she has a successful business and dear friends—and the attention of both Dane and Russell Walker. Due to her own family’s dramas over dueling hearts, she might have to forget about her feelings for Dane to keep peace within the Walker family, but sometimes even running thousands of miles away can’t keep a heart from going after what the heart wants. And Gia’s heart wants Dane.


Excerpt:


Dane awoke in his childhood bedroom with a start.


As he sat there, a bead of sweat rolling down his forehead, he realized it wasn’t that he’d heard anything to wake him—in fact, it had been too quiet.


The sun was up and warm as it filtered through the window and onto his skin.


He wiped his brow with the back of his hand and then tucked it under his head. He closed his


eyes and thought about the room.


It was his and Gerald’s room. Oh, if the walls could talk, he amused himself with the thought. They’d lived too far from town to have girls climbing in the windows, but they’d climbed out a few times. But once again, they’d lived too far from town to sneak out without being noticed.


They’d done things such as walk down to the river and fish by a full moon. There had been an


enormous tree outside the window and during a storm it could be menacing and scary. But on a


warm summer night, it was a refuge as the big branch came right to their window like a bridge to the outdoors.


There had always been two beds in the room. Sometimes they’d be pushed together for comfort, especially when that tree outside swayed in the wind. They’d also been the walls to some of the greatest forts ever built with blankets and sheets.


Long talks were had in that room. Some of those talks went well into early morning. They’d


debated over Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. There were some very serious discussions over Super Bowl XXXIII. Atlanta’s new team had gone to the big game under the coaching of Dan Reeves, and they had to play his old team, the Denver Broncos. It seemed unfair to Gerald, but Dane thought it was just. He’d been a fan of John Elway his whole life. If he thought back hard enough, he was fairly sure that when he’d taunted Gerald with Elway’s win, he’d gotten a black eye. The thought of it had him chuckling to himself in the quiet.


Talks about football and fishing soon gave to girls and talks about birds and bees. He was grateful that walls couldn’t actually talk.


No longer were there posters and drawings on the walls. His mother had redesigned the room,


he knew, for future grandchildren. The room was clean of everything but a dresser and a rocking chair. The closet door, another menacing nightmare maker, was cracked open as the door was too warped to stay closed.


Some poor grandchild would be as afraid of the abyss of the closet as he and Gerald had been.


It wasn’t long before the sound of the cattle caught his attention. He’d have to admit it was a


much better sound than early morning traffic. Then he heard the roaring of the first pickup truck engine. Surely he’d actually slept through the first. The sun was up after all, and he knew his father and brothers were up before the sun.


Dane rolled to his side and pulled the blanket up to his ear. This was why it was good to be


visiting. No one had awakened him and made him help out with the early morning chores. Suckers!


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About the Author:


Bernadette Marie has been an avid writer since the early age of 13, when she’d fill notebook after notebook with stories that she’d share with her friends. Her journey into novel writing started the summer before eighth grade when her father gave her an old typewriter. At all times of the day and night you would find her on the back porch penning her first work, which she would continue to write for the next 22 years.


In 2007 – after marriage, filling her chronic entrepreneurial needs, and having five children –


Bernadette began to write seriously with the goal of being published. That year she wrote 12


books. In 2009 she was contracted for her first trilogy and the published author was born. In


2011 she (being the entrepreneur that she is) opened her own publishing house, 5 Prince


Publishing, and has released contemporary titles and has begun the process of taking on other


authors in other genres.


Bernadette spends most of her free time driving her kids to their many events. She is also an


accomplished martial artist, working her way to her second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do.


An avid reader she loves to meet readers who enjoy reading contemporary romances and she always promises Happily Ever After.


Bernadete Marie


Website: http://www.bernadettemarie.com/


Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorbernadettemarie


Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/writesromance


Blog: http://www.authorbernadettemarie.blogspot.com/


Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Bernadette-Marie/e/B003M75S8W


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Published on May 22, 2016 20:54

May 18, 2016

Love’s Encore

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Hi folks! It gives me great pleasure to host Kathleen Ann Gallagher today with her book, Love’s Encore! To see her other Goddess Fish tour stops, please click on the banner above.


 


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Contemporary Romance


Desire wins the lead role.


Sadie Layne, a creative and motivated high school drama teacher, is grateful for second chances. After surviving breast cancer, she embarks on a celebratory trip to LA with her two best friends. Sadie never expected to run into the handsome and charming Vince De Carlo in the hotel lobby. She hasn’t seen Vince much since they worked together in a theater company years ago. Their meeting interrupts her plans and reminds her of the life she left behind.


Vince, a struggling actor and cover model, is in LA to promote a television pilot. His old attraction to Sadie is stronger than ever. He never forgot her, even though a trusted friendship and a scripted kiss was all they’d shared.


The reunited pair give in to temptation, but reality soon collides with lust as strong doubts about their blossoming romance get in the way. Sadie dreads facing her defeat as an actress, and Vince doesn’t think a struggling actor like himself is capable of providing the accomplished teacher with what she deserves.


Will the couple find a way to keep their sizzling romance alive and build a future together? Or will their uncertainty win the lead role and smother the flames?


Excerpt:


How on earth was she supposed to explain spending the night out to her friends? Her heart told her to stay with Vince. It wasn’t as if they’d just met. Some of the students in the workshop had told her he’d had the hots for her, nevertheless, she’d insisted it was platonic. It took honesty on her part to admit she’d had a strong physical attraction to him. All these years her fairy-tale romance was right in front of her eyes, and she had looked past it to put her acting career first. Her whole world had revolved around the theater. How could she have lied to herself for so long? If she’d known her path would divert into a different direction, she might have done things differently. At the time, her goals had come before any form of romance. No more. Not this time. She was going for it. Full speed ahead, girl. So long regrets.


“You have no idea how much I want you, and I always have. You’re the most gorgeous woman I’ve ever seen. There is no other woman who can compare to you, Sadie.”


He trailed his tongue along her cheek and nibbled at her neck. Chills ran rampant through her body. Each gentle touch of his strong fingers along the inside of her thigh getting higher and higher. Sadie’s arousal escalated, and she wanted nothing more than to rip his clothes off. He made his way back up to her mouth, and she parted her lips to welcome his tongue. His passionate kiss intensified her longing to have all of him.


“I want you too,” she whispered softly.


 


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About the author:


Kathleen writes contemporary and paranormal romance in her home in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband and their two fur babies, Luc and Chaz. She spent years working as a registered nurse in an emergency room. Kathleen discovered her passion for reading and writing in the fourth grade. She has three children and three lovable grandsons. Her favorite romantic getaway is Cape May, New Jersey. You might find Kathleen on a beach down the Jersey Shore, wearing a straw hat and sipping on an iced tea as she plots her next romance novel.


You can find Kathleen at the following places:


Blog: http://kathleensplacetoreflect.blogspot.com/?zx=bccfbb97bd233c80


Twitter: www.twitter.com/Kathleenwrites


Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/magicalwriter/


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKathleenAnnGallagher/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel


Google: https://plus.google.com/u/0/117606070036565136137


 


Buy Links:


Amazon buy link https://www.amazon.com/Loves-Encore-Kathleen-Ann-Gallagher-ebook/dp/B01FOG6QC0?ie=UTF8&keywords=kathleen%20ann%20gallagher&qid=1463370405&ref_=sr_1_1&srkR=8-1


ARE https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-love039sencore-2040658-149.html


Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loves-encore-kathleen-ann-gallagher/1123800159?ean=2940158507335


Beachwalk Press http://beachwalkpress.com/shop/loves-encore/



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Published on May 18, 2016 21:00

May 17, 2016

Simply The Best!

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Hi guys! It gives me great pleasure to host a collection of authors today, with their box set Simply The Best! To see the other stops on the tour, please click on the banner above.


The authors will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Please do leave a comment to support the authors, as well as to get more chances to win the giveaway!


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Simply the Best: A Collection of International Digital Award Winning Romances


by L.A. Sartor, Laurel O’Donnell, Kathy L Wheeler, Dale Mayer,


Charity Tahmaseb, Cynthia A Clement


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This collection of multi-genre romances features winning novels from the International Digital Awards, including historical, suspense/thriller, short historical, contemporary, paranormal, and young adult. Simply the Best of all worlds!


Haunted by Death ~ Dale Mayer


Death haunts anthropologist Meg Pearce…


In her last summer before college, an innocent camping trip ended in a friend’s disappearance…and destroyed her life.


Angel’s Assassin ~ Laurel O’Donnell


When Damien enters Aurora’s life, tempting her with promises of dark passion and forbidden lust, he threatens to tear her peaceful world apart with shadowy secrets of his own.


Be Mine This Christmas Night ~ L. A. Sartor


At Christmas, finding love and a family seems even more possible…unless you’re keeping a secret.


 


 


  A Hunter 4 Rescue ~ Cynthia Clement


Worlds Apart. Joined by Love


A unit of elite alien warriors, known as Hunters, crash lands on earth and their leader is torn between getting his men to safety or protecting the human woman he has bonded with.


The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet ~ Charity Tahmaseb


Sometimes staying silent is the biggest lie of all


No one expects the girl who has mastered the art of keeping quiet to join the speech team. But Jolia does. When a crush-worthy rival offers to coach her in secret, she can’t say no. But secrets have a price, and this one might cost Jolia everything.


The Mapmaker’s Wife ~ Kathy L Wheeler


In the midst of his worn-torn country, love posed the greater danger.


A flippant proposal and an attack on her person finds one young woman married to the mapmaker who only needs someone to take control of his ungovernable child. Feelings quickly shift into something less platonic and when the enemy gains vital secrets, her suspicions land her in jail.


Excerpt:

from The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet by Charity Tahmaseb


So we keep going, up the driveway and the three steps onto the front porch. There, the lamplight turns everything yellow, even Sam’s eyes, which look more like autumn than summer right now. I should open the door and go inside. My fingers are ice, my nose threatening to run. My teeth, which I’ve hardly thought of all day, prick at my upper lip. Insidious words pop into my mind.


Can you even imagine anyone wanting to kiss that? I can’t remember why I ever thought she was pretty.


“Thanks for helping me today,” I say despite my teeth.


“Thanks for helping me. What did I tell you? It’s like the Montagues and Capulets, only with scripts instead of swords—and a tree branch.”


I laugh.


“See you tomorrow?”


I nod.


“I’ll text you.”


We don’t move, like earlier in the garage, when it felt like the very air changed. It does that now, becomes hard to breathe. I sway forward, slightly. I don’t mean to—it just happens. Sam takes my hands, squeezes them. Then he sways forward.


His kiss is so warm, it should melt all the icicles hanging from the eaves. My heart beats so hard, it should shatter all my ribs. When he breaks the kiss, and I suck in cold air, I feel like I’m plunged from a warm dream into an icy bath.


“Tomorrow!” He dashes down the stairs and into the night.


In that single word, I hear his promise. We will see each other tomorrow. We will practice. We will … kiss?


This multi-author boxed set is on sale for just $0.99!


About the Authors

Dale Mayer is a USA Today bestselling author known for her page turning plotlines and heartwarming characters. A prolific writer, she specializes in Romantic Suspense, but also writes thrillers, comedy, and contemporary romances.


http://www.dalemayer.com


http://twitter.com/dalemayer


www.facebook.com/dalemayer.author


 


Award winning author Kathy L Wheeler loves travel, fantasy football, NBA and musical theatre. As an avid reader of romance and patron of the theatre, her main sources of inspiration come mostly from an over-active imagination. Kathy writes contemporary and historical romance, from sweet to spicy.


Website – http://kathylwheeler.com/


Blog – http://kathylwheeler.com/blog-right-sidebar/


Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/kathylwheeler


Twitter –https://twitter.com/kathylwheeler/


 


L.A. Sartor is a bestselling, award-winning author. She began telling stories around the age of 4 when her mother, at L.A.’s insistence, wrote them down and L.A. illustrated them. As an adult, she writes suspense and action-adventure novels with a dash of romance, and screenplays—she’s had a contracted adaptation! She lives in Colorado with her husband whom she met on a blind date. L.A. loves to travel and thinks life is an adventure and we should embrace the journey.


Website –http://bit.ly/Msu6J8


Facebook –http://on.fb.me/NxXQPL


Facebook Author Page –http://on.fb.me/MUU9HK


Twitter –https://twitter.com/LesannSartor


 


Laurel O’Donnell is a best selling author and has won numerous awards for her medieval romances, including the International Digital Award and the Holt Medallion Award.


Website –http://www.laurel-odonnell.com/


Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/LaurelODonnell.author/


Twitter –https://twitter.com/laurelodonnell


 


Charity Tahmaseb has slung corn on the cob for Green Giant and jumped out of airplanes (but not at the same time). She’s worn both Girl Scout and Army green. These days, she writes fiction (short and long) and works as a technical writer.


Website/blog –https://writingwrongs.wordpress.com/


Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/charity.tahmaseb


Twitter –https://twitter.com/geekgirlx2


 


Cynthia Clement is an award winning author who began writing when she was a teenager. Her novels reflect her love of romance, strong honorable heroes, and suspense intertwined with the intriguing and unexplained.


Website –http://www.cynthiaclement.com/


Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/Cynthia-A-Clement-Author-124053354459215/?ref=hl


Twitter –https://twitter.com/CynthiaAClement



Buy Links:
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Simply–Best-multi-genre-collection-International-ebook/dp/B01F9RHLE6

Barnes and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/simply–the–best-a-multi-genre-collection-of-international-digital-award-winning-romances-laurel-odonnell/1123750422

iTunes:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/simply–best-multi-genre-collection/id1109950492

Kobo:
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My review can be found here and here.




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Published on May 17, 2016 23:00

May 16, 2016

The Secret Door

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Hello guys! It gives me great pleasure to host Stephanie Burkhart today with her book The Secret Door, in conjunction with her Goddess Fish Promotional tour. To see the other tour stops, please click on the banner above.


Stephanie will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Please leave a comment to support Stephanie, and for more chances to win the Rafflecopter giveaway!

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Paranormal Romance


It’s 1927 and Lord Zoltan Kristos, Hungary’s Minister of the Interior, takes great pains to hide the fact he’s a werewolf from the world. Despite his efforts, he’s recognized when he goes to the Austrian-Hungarian border to inspect the area for damage from a recent rare earthquake.


Zoltan is accused of stealing Kurt Meklau’s witch, Inna, and is recklessly followed to Volturn Manor, a residence belonging to another werewolf family, the Vargas. After a fight with Meklau, Zoltan barely escapes and his adversary is found dead.


Sophia Varga and Tomas Martin find Zoltan. Sophia is determine to attend to Zoltan’s injuries and protect her home, but when Kurt’s father, Marcus, comes seeking revenge, Sophia is tested like never before. As Zoltan and Sophia work together, attraction and desire flame between them.


Will the secrets Volturn Manor harbors offer Zoltan and Sophia the clues they need to defeat Marcus and give them the opportunity to explore their feelings for one another?


Exceprt:

Marcus sneered, then pointed at Zoltan. “He’s William’s get.”


Zoltan fisted his hand next to his body, his muscles tensing. He was face-to-face with


these disgusting man-wolves who he had nothing in common with.


Marcus gestured to his left. “My brother, Rufus.” He paused and motioned to his right.


“William. He enjoys leaving scars on his victims.”


“What do you do to your victims?” asked Zoltan, his voice cold, devoid of emotion.


“I made a few ‘gets’ before taking over from my father. I know who they are, but since


taking my father’s place, I kill my ‘gets’ now.”


“How gracious of you not to turn anyone else,” Zoltan spat.


“I am gracious. You’re an abomination. You live outside our rules. You’re an accident — a


product of my brother who can’t control his bloodlust.”


“He’s responsible for his own way.” William pointed at Zoltan. “He could have come to


us.”


“You left me for dead!” Zoltan retorted.


Marcus’ brother said nothing.


Marcus placed his hand on William’s shoulder, and his eyes narrowed into slits, glaring at


Zoltan. “You killed my son. My heir.” “He killed himself.”


“I hold you responsible for his death. Where’s the witch? His intended? Turn her over to me, and I’ll give you a quick death.”


“She made her choice. I have no intention of releasing her to you.”


“She was hand-picked by myself to marry my son. Since he is no longer living, she’ll marry me and give me a new heir.”


“Never.”


“I will destroy you, wolf.” Marcus’ voice was cold, hard. He paused. “I will take the witch–“


“You’ll do no such thing. Not while I’m here at Volturn Manor.” Sophia stepped forward with her hands clenched so tightly, her knuckles turned white. Zoltan admired her courage.


“Shut up!” Marcus took a quick step forward himself, but Sophia didn’t flinch. Her face glowered with rage.


“I’m the mistress of this manor, and those inside are under my protection.”


Zoltan’s heart soared with pride at Sophia’s strong stand before the intimidating wolf, but he readied himself to come between them if he had to. He hated the thought of Marcus getting close to her.


 


About the Author:

Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. She served 11 years in the US Army and currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate and is addicted to coffee. She writes paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children’s books published with 4RV Publishing.


FIND HER ON THE WEB AT:


WEBSITE:


http://www.stephanieburkhart.com


TWITTER:


http://twitter.com/StephBurkhart


FACEBOOK:


https://www.facebook.com/StephanieBurkhartAuthor


GOOD READS:


http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4031660.Stephanie_Burkhart


YOU TUBE CHANNEL:


http://www.youtube.com/user/botrina?feature=mhee


PINTEREST:


http://pinterest.com/sgburkhart/


Buy Links for The Secret Door:


PUBLISHER: http://www.desertbreezepublishing.com/budapest-moon-book-four-the-secret-door-epub/


AMAZON: http://amzn.com/B00B96KCYS


BARNES & NOBLE: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/budapest-moon-book-four-stephanie-burkhart/1114281656?ean=2940015989762


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Published on May 16, 2016 23:00

Earth-8-8-2: Genesis’ Rebellion

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Greetings!


Today we are celebrating the release of the 2nd installment in the Earth 8-8-2 Saga, “Earth 8-8-2: Genesis’ Rebellion“.


To celebrate this release, it’s imperative to share with you the concept of birth of the Saga.


DeepBlueDividerIn 2014 Y. Correa was preparing a concept for the then “soon to be released” Concordant Vibrancy: Unity. Being that Y. Correa is a Multi-genre author, who’s an immense lover of Science Fiction and the theme of that anthology was unity, Y thought to herself, “Wouldn’t it be cool to unify genres and various fictional beings?


Instantly the premise of the Earth 8-8-2 Saga was born. Part Science Fiction, part Paranormal and part Dark Drama, the Earth 8-8-2 Saga encompasses the life of a being which was created to be the Savior of Earth 882’s Mankind. Traversing parallel universes, multiple earths and various lifeforms, the Earth 8-8-2 Saga tells that tale of Genesis, a being which is a hybrid of an 882 Earthling, vampire, goddess and superhuman.


In the first installment, “Earth 8-8-2: The Genesis Project”, Y. Correa lays the foundation for the saga by telling the tale of Genesis’ creation.


In this NEWLY RELEASED installment, “Earth 8-8-2: Genesis’ Rebellion”, Y. Correa further elaborates on Genesis’ enterprise to obtain reprisal.


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The beeping sound which resounded amidst the silence of the scarcely occupied room did nothing to alert anyone, for those there were already at attention. Endeavors such as these were bound to have an audience.


Three sets of eyes peered into the mammoth glass, liquid filled container that housed Project Armageddon (Code Name: Experiment Eight-eight-two-dash-five-point-one); General Townsen’s, Doctor Theodor Belt’s and Acinom Zenit’s. The tank: a matrix created to nourish and sustain Project Armageddon—grow and strengthen it to its fullest capacity.


Acinom pushed a button then flipped a switch on the rotundus supercomputer which covered over half the wall and the sound ceased.


“Acinom,” called Doctor Belt, his voice raised, as though she were in another room, “check his pulse.” Acinom’s eyes shrank to slivers, the disdain of being yelled at pestered her.


“Yes, Doctor.” Acinom reached over, pushing another button which caused a spectacle of waves and numbers to appear on the computer screen in front of them. “Normal, Doctor.” she concluded.


“Good, good.” responded the happy Doctor.


Before any more hoopla could transpire, General Townsen trumped the tangible glee in the room, his voice filled with animosity. “How much longer before Experiment Eight-eight-two-dash-five-point-one is activated?” the dryness in his tone leaving much to be desired. Acinom frowned then squinted; chomping at the bit to put him in his place, although that was not necessarily her place.


Doctor Belt interjected, “Well Commander,” he walked towards the titanic, rectangular, transparent glass cistern which had a wide array of tubes and mechanisms affixed to it, and placed his hand on the glass, as though attempting to touch his creation. “It shouldn’t be much longer.” The gleam in Doctor Belt’s eyes was akin to a maniacal scientist basking in the glory of his creation—mad and euphoric. Doctor Belt pressed his forehead to the glass and shut his eyes, then released a long sigh of gratification.


Inside the immense vessel, attached to innumerable contraptions, floated the inanimate body of being liken to an Earth 8-8-2 man, but not.


General Townsen huffed his satisfaction, turned, pivoting like a soldier about to march, and left the room.


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But … don’t delay!
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Published on May 16, 2016 20:55

May 15, 2016

New Book Release: Kaitlin’s Tale

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Hey guys! It gives me great pleasure to host Christine Amsden today as she launches her latest book, Kaitlin’s Tale, in conjuction with her Goddess Fish Promotions blog tour. To find the other stops, please click on the banner above.


Christine will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour, and a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn host.

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Please do leave a comment to support Christine, and for more chances to win on the Rafflecopter!


Kaitlin’s Tale by Christine Amsden


Paranormal Romance


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Kaitlin Mayer is on the run from the father of her baby – a vampire who wants her to join him in deadly eternity. Terrified for her young son, she seeks sanctuary with the hunters guild. Yet they have their own plans for her son, and her hopes of safety are soon shattered.


When she runs into Matthew Blair, an old nemesis with an agenda of his own, she dares to hope for a new escape. But Matthew is a telepath, and Kaitlin’s past is full of dark secrets she never intended to reveal.


Excerpt:

Jason is dead.


Go ahead. Say “I told you so.” You never do, but just this once could you stoop down to the level of us mere mortals long enough to sneer like a ten-year-old? Put a little hip wiggle into it and wrinkle your nose. Roll your eyes at me like I’m the biggest moron on the planet.


After all you did, in fact, tell me so.


And when you’re finished, I need you to do me the biggest favor I’ve ever asked in my life. In all likelihood, the last favor I’ll ever ask. I need you to take Jay. I need you to keep him safe, because you and Evan are probably the only two people who can. I hope that one day you can find it in your heart to love him like you love your own daughter.


Your Friend,


Kaitlin


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Christine Amsden has been writing fantasy and science fiction for as long as she can remember. She loves to write and it is her dream that others will be inspired by this love and by her stories. Speculative fiction is fun, magical, and imaginative but great speculative fiction is about real people defining themselves through extraordinary situations. Christine writes primarily about people and relationships, and it is in this way that she strives to make science fiction and fantasy meaningful for everyone.


At the age of 16, Christine was diagnosed with Stargardt’s Disease, which scars the retina and causes a loss of central vision. She is now legally blind, but has not let this slow her down or get in the way of her dreams.


Christine currently lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, Austin, who has been her biggest fan and the key to her success. In addition to being a writer, she’s a freelance editor, mom, and foster mom.


Social Media Links:



Website: http://christineamsden.com/wordpress/
Newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/christineamsden
Blog: http://christineamsden.com/wordpress/?page_id=200
Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Christine-Amsden-Author-Page/127673027288664?ref=hl
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristineAmsden
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1030664.Christine_Amsden
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The Cassie Scot Series


Cassie Scot: ParaNormal Detective (Cassie Scot #1)



Amazon   http://www.amazon.com/Cassie-Scot-ParaNormal-Christine-Amsden/dp/1606192752/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369051620&sr=8-1&keywords=Christine+Amsden
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Secrets and Lies (Cassie Scot #2)



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Mind Games (Cassie Scot #3)



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Stolen Dreams (Cassie Scot #4)



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Madison’s Song (a Cassie Scot Companion)



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Published on May 15, 2016 23:00

May 10, 2016

No Reason to Hide

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Hi folks! It gives me great pleasure to host P H Turner today with her book, No Reason to Hide. For more stops on her Goddess Fish book blast tour, please click on the banner above.


The author will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Please do leave a comment to support the author, and for more chances to win on the rafflecopter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway


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Evil knows your name,


Navajo cop Jessica Akee finds the body of a young male sprawled in the weeds behind a convenience store on the Reservation. What at first looks like just another gang killing is a far more disturbing murder. On loan from the Phoenix PD, top cop Charlie Stone partners with Jessica to find the killer. She harbors a dark secret, but Charlie isn’t going to let her keep it…


he extends his hand,


Jessica’s younger brother runs with a Native gang, dabbles in rituals best left alone, and ignores Jessica’s pleas for him to turn away from the razor’s edge between good and evil.


and charms you into the abyss.


When her brother lifts the veil between the two worlds, the Shadow Warrior slips in seeking revenge. All that is human of Ricky is stripped away, and Jessica believes the last card has been played, but the Shadow Warrior turns his vengeance on her. Can Charlie save her before the demon claims Jessica as his own and returns to the bottom of the abyss?


Excerpt:

My younger brother’s grin was triumphant. “Don’t play yourself or me for stupid. I’m a Cobra.”


“Where were you last night?”


“Oh, so now you’re not my loving caretaker. You’re a cop.” He jacked his pants up to his waist. Buttoning and zipping with only one good hand was hard for him.


“Don’t you ever talk to me like that. Knowing where you were last night is caring for you. Answer me.”


He barked, “I was home. Mom was there. She can vouch for me. She’s working days.”


If Mom was working day shifts, she could back him up—if he was telling the truth. If he wasn’t, well, I didn’t want to think about it. “I’ll ask Mom.”


“Yeah”—he sneered—”you do that. Check up on the little bro.”


“Stop acting like a jackass. You have a family who loves you, and you have opportunities if you don’t screw them all up. Here, throw your shirt around your shoulders. I’m taking you home, and then I’m going back to work.”


“Is Mom going to be at home?” He sounded like a little boy, and his eyes were rounded with fear.


“Mom will be home after work. Would you like me to pick you up a burger? You can eat before you go to bed. I’ll call and check on you until Mom gets home.”


“Yeah, I’m hungry.”


Still not a thank you, but less mouthy. He needed help getting up on the running board and into my police unit. I drove through Burger King and then on to Mom’s house. She lived on the Nation in a weather-beaten single-wide where the three of us had grown up. I vividly remembered the day the front door banged shut behind my Dad. What I hadn’t known was his back was the last I would ever see of him.


A note from the author:

Amazon’s Kindle Scout program has accepted my latest mystery, No Reason to Hide. Kindle Scout is reader-powered publishing for new, never-before-published books. It’s a place where readers help decide if a book gets published by Kindle Press. Please click my link


https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/3J7NFQQ1E13CJ


and vote for my novel by clicking the Nominate Me button. My book stays in the Kindle Scout program until May 22.You’re not committing to purchase the book. As a thank you from Amazon and me, you will receive a free ecopy of No Reason to Hide, if the book is accepted for publication. Please share with friends and thank you!


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About the Author:


I call Austin, Texas home now after working on the East and West coasts, the Rocky Mountains, and an island in the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve come full circle to live and work close to the farm my family settled in the 1850’s.


Truth is stranger than fiction, and years in the news business provided lots of peculiar characters and stories to write about. My books are set in my favorite places, the desert canyons and high mountains of the American West.


https://twitter.com/pht97 @pht97


https://www.facebook.com/P.H.TurnerAuthor


http://www.amazon.com/P.H.-Turner/e/B00NZ8RW0K/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0


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Published on May 10, 2016 23:00