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Star Kissed by Lizzy Ford

Star Kissed New release by Lizzy Ford
 
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(on sale for 99 cents)  
When Mandy loses her job, she thinks she’s hit rock bottom – until her plane is swallowed by a strange storm that sends her and everyone else on board 10,000 years into the future. At first, she thinks the scary world is nothing more than a bad dream. The war-torn Earth is unrecognizable. Black fog blocks the sun, and the oceans are dry. Even worse: the planet is inhabited by half-human, half-alien creatures dying from a mysterious disease. Horrified at the thought of spending her life here, she clings to the knowledge that there’s one man who can open the star gate to send her home.

As the Naki prince who controls the star gate, Akkadi gets first choice of any human female that makes her way through the star gate. Only by breeding with purebred humans from the past can his race hope to remain immune to the disease and hopefully, develop an eventual cure. With shrinking resources and a raging battle for the human planet, dutiful, commanding Akkadi is less than thrilled at the idea of trying to figure out Mandy, a woman he views as wild with neither discipline nor respect for someone in his position.

He’s ready to write her off, when she offers him something too tempting to resist: her body for the chance to convince him by any means possible to send her home. Neither intends for the arrangement to be permanent or to fall for the other. Only when Mandy learns Akkadi’s secret and walks away does he realize he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her – even if it means losing his war.
Will be out soon for 99 cents keep an eye on Lizzy's website for more details!
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New Releases May/June 2013

New Release Books May and June 2013 Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse) Book 13*Last Book in Series*
Charlaine HarrisMay 7, 2013Amazon.com Fall of Night (Morganville Vampires) Book 14Rachel CaineMay 7, 2013Amazon.com  Entwined in You (Crossfire Series) Book 3Sylvia DayJune 4, 2013Amazon.com One Sweet Ride (Play by Play) Book 6Jaci BurtonJune 4, 2013Amazon.com Gameboard of the God's (Age of X) Book 1Richelle MeadJune 4, 2013 Amazon.com Tiger Magic (Shifters Unbound) Book 5Jennifer AshleyJune 4, 2013 Amazon.com Elegy (Hereafter) Book 3Tara HudsonJune 4, 2013Amazon.com Hunted (Iron Druid Chronicles) Book 6Kevin HearneJune 25, 2013Amazon.com *This list is not comprehensive, I keep a list of favorite authors I enjoy reading.*

Cover Model Interview and Giveaway

Jack by james crawford
Cover Model Interview and Giveaway
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Every high school has it's social elite; the football players and cheerleaders ... you know, the popular crowd. At Butler High, Jack Barely was as close to the top as they came. Captain of the swim team, great hair, and abs that most would die for. However, that was all before the Leeches attacked, taking away everything: his popularity, his house, his grandmother, and even his best friend, Caleo, whom he secretly loved.

Now, living in a destroyed world, popularity means nothing as Jack struggles just to keep him and his twin sister, Jillian, alive. With attacks happening more frequently, Jack starts to wonder why they are even bothering to try and hold onto the past when it just reminds him of all they have lost. Just when he has given up hope, Jack hears a rumor that Caleo is still alive and sets out on a mission to find him. But will Jack make it to finally tell Caleo how he really feels?
I have james crawford on the blog today, the  author of the Leech Series.  He interviewed the cover model for his second book, so with no further delay I give you....james crawford and Peter Stoychev. <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} h5 {mso-style-link:"Heading 5 Char"; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; mso-outline-level:5; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.Heading5Char {mso-style-name:"Heading 5 Char"; mso-style-locked:yes; mso-style-link:"Heading 5"; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; font-weight:bold;} span.usercontent {mso-style-name:usercontent;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} </style></span></span></span></div><br /><h5><span style="font-size: large;">Hello everybody I am james crawford author of the Leech series. As some of you may know the second book in the series ‘Jack Leech Book 2’ was released recently. To help celebrate I have asked the dreamy cover model <span class="usercontent">Peter Stoychev who is represented by </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CmModelMgmt&... Model Management</a><span class="usercontent"> to do an interview so we can get an idea of the man we have seen an so many great book covers and they have agreed. </span></span></h5><h5><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="usercontent"> </span></span></h5><h5><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="usercontent"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin-top:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} p.yiv1320010658msonormal, li.yiv1320010658msonormal, div.yiv1320010658msonormal {mso-style-name:yiv1320010658msonormal; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} </style></span></span> jc: So Peter Stoychev Is it exciting for you to see your images used on the covers of books?</span></h5><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> </span></span><br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> Peter: Yes, it is. I was also surprised to see my picture on the cover.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: Do you read the books that feature you on the covers?<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: This book is the only one with my image on the cover so far and I haven't read it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: How old are you and where do you mostly live?<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> Peter: I'm 22 years old and I used to live in Bulgaria before I started travelling half a year ago.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: How did you get into modeling and how old were you when you did your first model shoot? <br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> </span></span><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: I was 17 when I first started. My sister advised me to do it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: Did you always want to do modeling or was it something you unintentionally started doing?<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: I started modeling after my sister advised me to try and after that I wanted to do it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TKtVwvtsbwI..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TKtVwvtsbwI..." width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter on set for Bench Lifestyle + clothing look book shoot </td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>jc: When not modeling what do you do?... work/study/recreation? <br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Before I started travelling I was working as a model and a dealer in a casino in Bulgaria.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: Describe what you would consider a perfect first date<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: The perfect date is when I'm just enjoying my time.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: If you were not modeling as a job preference, what would you rather be doing?<br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: I would be working as a dealer in a casino.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: If you could choose top three people you could have a photo shoot with, who would they be?<br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: - I would like to do photo shoots with good friends of mine, also models.</span></span></div>jc: It appears that you are very popular; would you consider moving overseas to further your modeling career?<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Yes, my goal is to go to New York and be model there.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: Are you married/partner and if so how do they feel about you being on the cover of books?<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: I'm single. I have my family, which supports me in pursuing my goal.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: Do you want to do more than modeling like acting for example?<br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: I'm only focused on modeling.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: What is the weirdest or funniest thing that you have had to wear on a shoot? <br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Mickey Mouse clothes.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HWTvBq4srk..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7HWTvBq4srk..." width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peter on shoot with photographer Bjorn Bedayo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>jc: Who is your hero?<br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Michael Phelps.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>jc: I noticed that you share your Name with a famous Bulgarian swimmer, Is there any relation?<br /><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: There's no relation. We just share the same name.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUxbHHm-Hgk..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tUxbHHm-Hgk..." width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h5><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="usercontent">Peter Stoychev</span></span></h5></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Some fun quick question and answer:</span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>How many siblings and what number are you:</u><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: I have a sister. She's four years older than me.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;"> </span></span>Star Sign?</u></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Gemini.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Favorite color:</u><br /><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><span style="background-color: white;">Peter:</span> Yellow.</span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Favorite food:</u><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Chocolate with whole hazelnuts.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Favorite book:</u></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>"How to stop worrying and start living" by Dale Carnegie. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Stop-Worryi... class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Favorite musician/band:</u></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Black Sabbath.</span></span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Favorite movie:</u></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Men of honor.</span></span><br /><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Favorite TV show:</u></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Prison break</span>.</span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Favorite place in the world:</u><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: Bulgaria.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>If you could travel anywhere in the world where would it be:</u></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Hawaii.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><u>Do you have a pet?</u></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter: No</span>.</span></div><div class="yiv1320010658msonormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><u>Do you speak more than one language?</u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Peter:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Bulgarian and English.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zYRReqZguFo..." imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zYRReqZguFo..." width="212" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h5><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="usercontent">Peter Stoychev </span></span></h5></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%;">A big thank you to both Peter Stoychek and CM Model Management for agreeing to do this interview. Check them out at the links below. I am sure they would love to hear from you.</span>  </span><br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.cmmodelmanagement.com/webs...   </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CmModelMgmt/... style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span>Facebook page</span></a> </div><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Please don’t forget to check out</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> jame<span style="font-size: x-large;">s <span style="font-size: x-large;">c</span>raw<span style="font-size: x-large;">ford's</span></span> books<span style="font-size: x-large;">!</span> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>ollow hi<span style="font-size: x-large;">m on</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/james-.... </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Check out </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://jamescrawfordauthor.weebly.com...' Website</a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>for <span style="font-size: x-large;">boo<span style="font-size: x-large;">k links.</span></span>  </span> </div><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">~</span>Author Bio:~</u></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u> </u></span></span></div><a href="http://jamescrawfordauthor.weebly.com..." style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Picture" border="0" src="http://jamescrawfordauthor.weebly.com..." style="max-width: 100%; width: auto;" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">james crawford (all lowercase please) grew up in Foxbourgh, PA. I currently live in Hornlake, MS with my partner of five years.<br /><br />As of right now I am currently in the midst of finalizing edits for the re-release of <b><i>Caleo Leech: Book 1</i></b>. In between edits for Book 1 I am also working on <b><i>Jack Leech: Book 2</i></b>, which I will have a cover for soon and a release date that is somewhere in the near future. Keep an eye on <a href="http://jamescrawfordauthor.weebly.com..." target="_blank" title="">the blog</a> for news of that and many other things. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%;">Now for a little bit of a contest. 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Adult Book Series 2

Adult Series Book List 2 Okay I am continuing my series lists with
Paranormal Adult Books. 

Vampires
Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris Bks. 1-12 (in order)   *Final Book* Bk. 13TBR 05/7/13  Nvas. 4.1, 4.3, 5.1, 7.1, 8.1 Nva. 4.2   Nva. 4.3  Nva. 6.1  Nva. 9.1  Nva. 9.2  Nva. 9.3 Nva. 10.1   Nva. 11.1  Nva. 11.2  After Dead Nva. 13.5 TBR 10/29/13
Sookie Stories but no # inorder to read. CompanionVampire for Hire by J.R. Rain Bks. 1-7 (in order)  Nva. 4.5  Nva. 6.5  VfH stories but no # in order to read.Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward Bks. 1-10 (in order)  Bk. 11 TBR 03/26/13 Nva. 6.5 Insider's GuideMidnight Breed by Lara Adrain
Bks. 1-11 (in order)

 Bk. 12 TBR December 2013
Night Huntress by Jeaniene Frost
Bks. 1-6 (in order) Up From the Grave Bk. 7 TBR 2013
 Nva. 0.5 Nva. 1.5  Nva. 3.5  Nva. 4.5 Nva. 6.5

Night Huntress World by Jeaniene Frost
Bks. 1-2 (in order)
Night Prince by Jeaniene Frost
Bk. 1  Bk. 2 TBR 3/26/13



Reading Order Night Huntress:
RECKONING (Ebook prequel novella set in Bones’s point of view before he meets Cat*)HALFWAY TO THE GRAVEONE FOOT IN THE GRAVEHAPPILY NEVER AFTER (ebook novella*)AT GRAVE’S ENDDEVIL TO PAY (ebook novella*)DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVEMAGIC GRAVES (ebook anthology featuring a Cat and Bones story*)FIRST DROP OF CRIMSONETERNAL KISS OF DARKNESSTHIS SIDE OF THE GRAVEONE GRAVE AT A TIMETHE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (contains a long Cat and Bones novella, “Home for the Holidays”)ONCE BURNEDTWICE TEMPTEDChicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill
Bks. 1-7 (in order) Bk 8 TBR 08/06/13
Sabina Kane Series by Jaye Wells

Bks. 1-5 (in order)
 Nva. 0.5  Nva 2.5

Elemental Mysteries by Elizabeth Hunter
Bks. 1-4 (in order)


Physcic/Ghosts Harper Connelly by Charlaine HarrisBks. 1-4 (in order)  Charley Davidson by Darynda Jones Bks. 1-4 (in order)        Bk. 5 TBR 07/09/13 Nva. 1.5
Shifters Moon Shifter by Katie Reus
Bks. 1-3 (in order)
 Nva. 1.5
Alpha Pack by J.D. Tyler
Bks. 1-3 (in order)
  Bk. 4 TBR 09/03/13
 Nva. 1.5
Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley
Bks. 1-4 (in order)
 Bk. 5 TBR 06/04/13
 Nva. 0.5  Nva. 2.5 Nva. 3.5  Nva. 4.5
The Body by C.J. Barry
Bks. 1-2 (in order)
Werekind by Cora Zane

Bks. 1-4 (in order)
 Nva 2.5 Nva. 2.75 Nva. 3.5

New Species Series by Laurann Dohner

Bks. 1-10 (in order)

Angels/Fallen Angels
The Fallen by Cynthia Eden
Bks. 1-3 (in order)
 Bk. 4 TBR 05/28/13
Fallen Angels by JR Ward

Bks. 1-4 (in order)

Sci-Fi
In Death by J.D. Robb


Bks. 1-36 (in order)
Thankless in Death Bk. 37 TBR Sept. 2013
 Nva 7.5 Nva. 12.5  Nva. 17.5 Nva. 22.5 Nva. 24.5 Nva 27.5 Nva. 29.5 Nva. 31.5 Nva. 33.5
Mirror, Mirror Nva. 37.5 TBR 09/24/2013
Harmony by Jayne Castle

Bks. 1-9 (in order)
Deception Cove Bk. 10 TBR 08/27/2013
 Nva. 0.5

Historical Romance/Time Travel
Highlander by Karen Marie Moning

Bks. 1-6 (in order)
Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
Bks. 1-5 (in order)
 Nva.1.4
Dani O'Malley by Karen Marie Moning
 Bk. 1
Men of the Isles by Debbie Mazzuca

Bks. 1-3 (in order)
Return of the Highlanders by Margaret Mallory

Bks. 1-4 (in order)

Zombies
Envy Chronicles by Joss Ware

Bks. 1-6 (in order)
Druid/Elemental/Misc
Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne

Bks. 1-5 (in order)
 Bk. 6 TBR 06/25/13
 Nva. 0.4 Nva. 0.5
 Nva. 0.6
 Nva. 3.5 Nva. 4.5
Elemental Assassin by Jennifer Estep
Bks. 1-7 (in order)
 Bk. 8 TBR 03/26/13
Bk. 9 TBR 08/27/13
 Spider's Bargain Nva. 0.5  Web of Death Nva. 1.5
 Web of Deceit Nva. 2.5  Poison Nva. 2.6
 Wasted Nva. 2.7
 Tangled Dreams Nva. 3.5   Tangled Schemes Nva. 3.7
Spider’s Nemesis Nva. 4.5
 Nva. 5.5
The Others Christine Warren

Bks. 1-15 (in order)
Nva. 3.5  Nva. 10.5
Circle Trilogy by Nora Roberts

Bks. 1-3 (in order)

Witches
Jolie Wilkins by H.P. Mallory

Bks. 1-5 (in order)
 Nva. 2.5
The Key Trilogy by Nora Roberts

Bks. 1-3 (in order)
Dragon Chalice by Lara Adrian

Bks. 1-3 (in order)
Phantom by Julie Leto

Bks. 1-3 (in order)

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I have tried to get every novella and book for each series I have listed. I also got quite a bit of my information off Goodreads and Amazon. Therefore publication dates may be changed. I also may have missed many series of Adult books that are out there, this is mainly a list of Adult series that I have read. After I finish with my Adult series list(s) I have read, I may make a list of books that I haven't read, but would like to.
*~* (To read in order follow numbers of books and novellas example Nva 0.5 then Bk 1 then Nva. 1.5 etc. If there is no number after a book, then it is a companion book can be read whenever.)*~*
*Nva. stands for Novella which is a short story within the universe of the books *TBR stands for to be released *Companion books are books that take place in the universe, but don't have to be a story.
***I have also split them into categories, this is mostly my way to help tell what a book is about, this does not mean that the books are categorized this way in the publishing world.***

Caleo by james crawford

Caleo by james crawford   Every High School has their social outcasts. The band nerds, the math geeks, the chess club, the girl that chews her hair, but at Butler even the creepy nose picker in the chess club is more popular than Caleo Anima. No matter what he did, his pale skin, snow white hair, and piercing blue eyes always made him an easy target. He used to think that the only way things could get worse would be if someone found out that he was gay, but that isn't even the tip of the iceberg of problems after a mysterious stranger shows up and changes Caleo’s life forever.
Hidden amongst our society, a secret and magical race of people known as ‘Leeches’, have been engaging in civil war for decades. Both sides are desperately searching for a weapon with unlimited power that will give them the advantage they need to rule their world. This wouldn’t mean anything to Caleo, except for one problem...He is that weapon!
Forget making it through High School. Caleo has bigger problems! As the search for him goes on, the world is quickly crumbling around him. He's now fighting for his life and the life of what little family he has left. With the help of new friends, he has little time to try and master his newly found powers as he tries to figure out who he can trust, who is trying to use him, and who just wants him dead. One wrong step and being the awkward pale outcast will be the LEAST of his worries.
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~*~My Review~*~
The cover is what pulled me in then the book kept me hooked! This book was intense! I loved reading it and by the time last page came around I was screaming for more! At first I thought that Caleo was a very confused frightened angry, yet deeply honest, passionate, funny boy. I still think all those things, although I would have to add brave. I enjoyed reading about him and how he changed and grew and discovered more of who he is.  I went into this book after reading the blurb having missed the entire sentence that he was gay. I have nothing against him being gay, although I thought it quite odd looking back to when he was teasing the two boys in the locker room, just seemed an odd thing to do to me.  I don't tend to read many books dealing with gay characters, even though I have enjoyed those that I have read. Someone who is very close to me is gay, and I really liked how this subject was brought up in the book. As in what the Blessed thought of homosexuality, and how they dealt with females as well. I am sincerely hoping that  book 2 explores this more. I haven't read yet how many books there will be beyond two, but I truly hope that this continues.  I think it seems logical that this particular subject may force a change of opinions among the Blessed, considering their 'leader' is gay. I loved how we followed Caleo's growing attraction to Nolan, and even the attraction that I think was there with Jack. I know Jack is attracted to Caleo, but I am still unsure how much Caleo likes Jack as more than a brother. I thought the relationships between each character were brilliantly done, and loved every moment of reading about them. 
Stinky/Mickey was an interesting twist, and I am hoping that it is explained more in book 2. I kinda thought maybe the cuffs could have been explained more, I am still a tad confused by this. I am hoping Alix is also explained a bit more in book 2 and even Thorn. I have questions about Gabriel if there are more leeches like him, with his power. I am curious to find out what happened to Nolan, and what this means for the next book.  I am also curious to learn more about Leeches, and what it all means and what role an Angel plays within this separate species.

I give this book a 4.5 star rating overall, and I encourage those who enjoy reading YA paranormal books with deep emotional tones and issues, to read this book! Very well done Mr. Crawford!
~Author Bio:~ james crawford (all lowercase please) grew up in Foxbourgh, PA. I currently live in Hornlake, MS with my partner of five years.

As of right now I am currently in the midst of finalizing edits for the re-release of Caleo Leech: Book 1 . In between edits for Book 1 I am also working on Jack Leech: Book 2 , which I will have a cover for soon and a release date that is somewhere in the near future. Keep an eye on the blog for news of that and many other things.  

james crawford's website 

Below is a giveaway of Caleo
provided by james crawford.
  a Rafflecopter giveaway

All the Way Review

All the Way by Jennifer Probst

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~*~My Review~*~
This is a very fun read!  The characters were fun to read about, and each one had something that I loved about them.  Yes, even Allison and how she is shown up by Miranda.  I thought that this book was a great look into what it takes to be happy, and how decisions can be made and how life changes because of it.  I was biting my nails and rooting for Gavin and Miranda the whole way wondering if they were really going to get a happy ending.  I loved hearing about the 'foodie' industry without it all being super technical, this story may have been about a food critic but it was truly a story about Miranda and her relationship with Gavin as well as a story about Gabe and his relationship with Miranda.  I thought the parts from Gavin's perspective were wonderfully well written and I had to remind myself that a woman had written the book, it was so real.  I loved how it explored every aspect of them, from their fun and intensity and their heart ache and how they are able to cope, and live a happy life. Also how others impacted and reacted to them, with them, and around them.  Wonderful!  If there are more books about this crew I will read each one happily and eagerly!  I am a huge fan of Jennifer Probst!
Jennifer's Website

Death, Doom, and Detention Review

Death, Doom, and Detentionby Darynda Jones Buy on Amazon.com
~My Review~ I will just state that all of Darynda's books will get a 5 star rating from me, because she is an amazing author. I laughed so much during this book, and truly I can't wait until the conclusion of the trilogy. There were a couple parts where the wording and the situation was so funny, that I could hardly breathe from laughing so hard. Each character is so much fun to read about, and it will be interesting to find out what will happen in the third book. I did not see that ending coming! I totally thought something completely different was going to happened, so kudos for the twist! I love the  relationships between each of thecharacters and how even the seemingly 'little' things are actually rather large!  I feel like Darynda does a fabulous job of getting to the heart of a teen voice, while still making it light enough that the normal teenage angst isn't frustrating to read.  I recommend to all who like paranormal, humorous, romantic, books with a twist.I give this a 5 star rating!  Darynda Jones YA Website   Book 1 Book 3 TBR 10/8/2013