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October 22, 2016
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September 29, 2016
$.99 Pre-Order Available! Baby it’s Cold in Space: 8 Science Fiction Romances
Travel off-planet for the holidays. Set thrusters to max with these steamy science fiction romance stories by eight exciting authors. Each SFR novella in this anthology delivers the perfect holiday gift–love–to warm readers during the coldest season of the year.
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I’LL BE ON NEW LONDON FOR CHRISTMAS by MARGO BOND COLLINS
When Gabi Esser joined the Galactic Coalition Fleet Marines, she dreamed of seeing the universe. Instead, she’s sent to New London–the most backward planet in the Coalition–to protect one of its silly nobles during the holiday season. Now the duke she’s guarding wants her to pretend to be his date at several Christmas parties, and she’s more intrigued by him than she wants to admit. They can carry this off without falling in love … but only in their dreams.
THECLIMATE OF LOVE: THE UTUQUQ CHRONICLES: BOOK 1 by BLAIRE EDENS
Sent on a research mission to Utuquq, a planet that’s avoided the pitfalls of climate change, Lauren Hascamp has a year to learn everything she can to help scientists save Earth. Pukak, the Keeper of History for The Siku, the tribe inhabiting Utuquq, is drawn to Lauren and her stories of a world with no winter. Interest turns to passion, but when the priest who expressly forbade it discovers their affair, the couple is forced into the Unknown, a land of brutal cold and limited resources. Trapped in a dwelling made of ice, Pukak and Lauren must overcome the brutal cold, the lack of resources and the murderous intent of the Siku Priests if they have any chance at surviving.
SATURDAY NIGHT IN DEVILS HOLLER: A Contemporary Science Fiction Romance by DONNA S. FRELICK
Agents of the Interstellar Council of Abolition and Rescue tracked a slave-trading criminal across the galaxy to his latest location–Earth, where the pickings are easy and profits are guaranteed. Mingo County Deputy Sheriff Jace McCoy has a stack of cold cases on his desk–dozens of lost souls who have gone missing from his rural West Virginia jurisdiction. There’s a kidnapper stalking the wintry mountain hollers, a killer with someone close to Jace’s heart next on his list.To save her, Jace will need Rescue’s help, and a whole new way of thinking about the stars.
STILL LIFE by JAYNE FURY
His future is her next target. Astrobiologist Ewan Stewarts won the chance of a lifetime: terraforming paradise from a cold lifeless planet. Sexy ninja freedom fighter Captain Jodeen Benson’s mission is on a collision course with his dream. If she succeeds, she’ll save millions of lives but destroy one: his.
THE SOLAR EXPRESS: An Alien Stepbrother Christmas Romance by ERIN HAYES
Kear’yl is a proud Vzekian space ranger who has fought great battles, defeated many warriors and traveled the universe, but there’s one man she’s always avoided: her human stepbrother Houston. But she can’t deny that Houston’s good looks and strong body set her three hearts on fire. When her stepmother plans a family Christmas on Wixilia VIII, and Kear’yl is tasked with picking up Houston from Earth to join their family, her spaceship breaks down in deep space, trapping them together. Kear’yl finds that her growing attraction to Houston may be the best Christmas present ever.
ANGELO 13 by ROSALIE REDD
Forbidden to express emotions, clone Angelo Thirteen longs to experience one feeling above all others–love. When a tenacious, young, female Altonian retrieves him from his drifting space pod, he may just get his chance.
STARGAZERS by DIANA RIVIS
She’s traveled the multiverse on dangerous missions before, but this time her heart is on the line. Special Agent Kendra Voray of the Inter-Galactic Alliance is forced to work with Valon, historian and second born son of one of the ruling families of the planet, to determine how a Calivan artifact ended up on Earth hundreds of years before inter-dimensional space travel. Kendra doesn’t have room in her life for relationships, but Valon makes her feel things she never expected.
LIGHT UP THE DARK: A StarDaemon Novella by SELENE GRACE SILVER
Twenty-something girls just want to have fun. How can Nadiah explore her sensual side when her overprotective father is a powerful telepath who reads and controls the mind of any potential mate? An impulsive joy ride to Jagron’s sex palaces is her first opportunity to take a lover, but instead, she wakes up to find herself trapped in a space cell with a huge, mute alien. By the time they escape their kidnappers, she’ll have more than a solo trip dirtside to explain to Daddy.
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About the Authors
MARGO BOND COLLINS is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and science fiction romance. Her website is margobondcollins.net.
BLAIRE EDENS writes paranormal, science fiction and contemporary romance. Her website is blaireedens.com.
DONNA S. FRELICK writes the Interstellar Rescue science fiction romance series. Her website is donnasfrelick.com, and readers can follow her blog posts on spacefreighters.blogspot.com.
JAYNE FURY has worn the hats of personal chef, coffee roaster, copy editor, corporate drone, and Vegas cocktail waitress. She writes science fiction pulpy romance full of high-action, booty-kicking women and the men who fall head over heels for them. Her website is jaynefury.com.
ERIN HAYES is the New York Times bestselling author of the Harker Trilogy. Her website is erinhayesbooks.com.
ROSALIE REDD pens paranormal, science fiction, and fantasy romance in her office cave located in Oregon, where rain is just another excuse to keep writing. Her website is rosalieredd.com.
DIANA RIVIS writes science fiction romance and her novella, Star Gazer, was a finalist in the RWA FF&P 2016 On the Far Side competition in the category Hard Sci-Fi/SciFi/Futuristic fiction.
SELENE GRACE SILVER writes paranormal, science fiction and contemporary romances that prove opposites attract and love often strikes like a flash of lightning. Her website is selenegracesilver.com.
September 20, 2016
Review ~ Carolina Crypto: The Lizard Man Affair by Blaire Edens #5*s!
This book is Bigfoot Hunter meets Veronica Mars (all grown up)!
I love Blaire Edens’ books in general, but this one may be my favorite of all of them. Lucy’s life as a disgraced academic turned out-of-work cryptozoologist takes a turn for the wild when she meets Spencer, an attorney determined to prove that his father did not run off with a lover, but was killed by the giant Lizard Man haunting the Carolina swampland.
But this aspiring Bigfoot Hunter/Private Investigator can’t help but be intrigued, so she takes the case–and the chase is on.
Five bright, shiny, lizardy, swampy, cryptozoological stars. Carolina Crypto: The Lizard Man Affair is fun, funny, and sexy, and I can’t wait for the sequel!
Anthropologist Lucy Whittemore is on a quest to track down a killer. When Spencer Watson hires her to solve the mystery of his dad’s disappearance, she’s pretty sure the mythical Lizard Man isn’t the culprit. But the truth is usually stranger than fiction. Tracking the beast through a steamy South Carolina swamp, the two find themselves up close and personal with a reality far scarier than they ever imagined. Hunting down a creature of legend might be the easy part. . . especially when you throw the possibility of love into the mix.
September 15, 2016
Author Interview: Patti Sherry-Crews & New Release: The Ghost and the Bridegroom from The Good, The Bad and the Ghostly
I am thrilled to once again welcome Patti Sherry-Crews to my blog…and what a fascinating book she’s sharing with us today! The Ghost and the Bridegroom from The Good, The Bad and the Gh…
September 13, 2016
Adding a dash of Western. No big deal, right?
Sci-fi junkie, video game nerd, and wannabe manga artist, Erin Hayes writes a lot of things. Sometimes she writes books. She works as an advertising copywriter during the day, and is a New York Tim…
Source: Adding a dash of Western. No big deal, right?
September 8, 2016
The Wolf Pack Run + Giveaways!
Welcome to the Wolf Pack Run!
This Wolf Pack Run is from Sept 7 to Sept 9. There are two parts to the Wolf Pack Run: the giveaway, and the deals!
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Love Shifter Books?
Be sure to pre-order Shifters and Spice, a collection of 20 all-new shifter romance stories!
If you dream of shifters, this set of 20 brand new shifter stories featuring USA Today and New York Times best-selling authors has you covered. Whether you like them large and in charge or sleek and sexy, you’ll find the right story to spice up your night in these pages.
The Shifter Shield Series
My own book in Shifters & Spice is Laugh Out Love, another entry into the Shifter Shield series, though that one features a new hero and heroine. Not to worry, though–if you love Lindi and Kade, there’s more of their story on the way!
If you haven’t read Lindi and Kade’s story yet, my bestselling Shfter Shield novel Under Her Skin is on sale for $.99 to celebrate the Wolf Pack run, and you can also get A Generation of Vipers, a novella featuring Lindi and Kade. It gives a little insight into what happens next in their world, and is dedicated to everyone who has asked me for a sequel. I’m working on a full-length Lindi novel, too. But there may be a few more Shifter Shield shorts in between now and its release date.
A Shifter Shield Novel (#1)
She’s lucky he’s a charmer. He’s lucky she doesn’t bite … much.
Lindi Parker works hard at being human, not an easy task for a snake shifter. She has no desire to search for others like her—until a new case changes everything. When Lindi learns that she she’s not the only shapeshifter in the world, she also realizes she might be next on a killer’s list.
In order to save herself and the abused children she works with, she will have to team up with Dr. Kade Nevala, a member of the shifter tribe responsible for eradicating weresnakes—and the most attractive man Lindi’s ever met. Even more terrifying, she’ll need to embrace her serpent side, a choice that has enormous consequences for Lindi, and for everyone around her.
A Shifter Shield Novella
Lindi Parker: Children’s Counselor. Anti-Abuse Advocate. Weresnake. And her life is about to get twistier.
Capturing the killer who was stalking the shapeshifter community should have earned weresnake Lindi Parker and her new boyfriend, mongoose-shifter Kade Nevala, a vacation. Instead it earned them a basket of baby lamias and a whole heap of trouble.
Someone in the shifter community doesn’t want those infants—or Lindi—to survive. Not knowing who or what they can trust, Kade and Lindi must use every skill they have to stop a killer—again.
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MORE BOOKS
Hunting Ghosts and Demons in the West!
My other recent release is part of The Good, The Bad, and The Ghostly–a collection of eight all-new novellas about hauntings in the Old West.
Wild Wild Ghost is the story of Ruby Silver, a demon-hunter turned ghost detective who is haunted by more than spirits.
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Paranormal Romance in the Wild West!
What do you get when you mix cowboys with ghosts? A collection of eight (stand-alone) amazing stories from the Old West with haunts of every variety.
Get your love of alpha cowboys on and feed your addiction for the bizarre (and sometimes spooky) world when you download The Good, The Bad and The Ghostly.
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12 New York Times, USA Today, Award-Winning, and Bestselling Authors bring you extraordinary tales of paranormal love and obsession in this collection.
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September 1, 2016
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August 31, 2016
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August 30, 2016
A Generation of Vipers (Shifter Shield #2): Cover Reveal & Pre-Order
A Generation of Vipers
A Shifter Shield Novella
Capturing the killer who was stalking the shapeshifter community should have earned weresnake Lindi Parker and her new boyfriend, mongoose-shifter Kade Nevala, a vacation. Instead it earned them a basket of baby lamias and a whole heap of trouble. Someone in the shifter community doesn’t want those infants—or Lindi—to survive. Not knowing who or what they can trust, Kade and Lindi must use every skill they have to stop a killer—again.
Available for pre-order on Kindle
Release date: September 2
Excerpt
“Don’t panic,” Kade said that evening as he stirred a pot of his homemade spaghetti sauce. “It’s not like you’re bringing all these new lamia babies home to live in your house. We’re going to set up a group home for them, with a live-in staff. You’re their counselor, Lindi, not their mother.”
I poured a glass of Chianti and settled in on a barstool at the island in the middle of his large kitchen. “That’s the thing. I’m not sure a group home is the right way to go with these kids.”
“You signed off on it when we came up with the idea.” He narrowed his eyes at me and tasted the sauce, then added something to it. “Janice thinks it’s the best option we have,” he added, knowing that the leader of the shifters’ Council had been tutoring me in all things shapeshifter recently, and that her endorsement mattered to me.
“Yeah, but…” I trailed off, trying to find the words to explain what I was trying to say.
As usual, I didn’t have to find the exact phrase for Kade to understand. Or any words at all. “You’re worried that without a stable home-life, you won’t be able to give these children the same kind of emotional training that your parents gave you.”
I nodded and took a long drink.
“We can provide stability. Everyone wants this to work.”
“Not quite everyone,” I muttered darkly.
“Everyone who is directly involved wants this to work. You cannot be completely responsible for the entirety of the lamia race.”
“It’s more than that.” I considered what to say, how much to share of my own recent insights. “We will have plenty of other weres stepping in to help raise these kids, lots of people to teach them how to be solid shifter citizens. But until they’re grown, I will be the only adult lamia in their lives. I will be the only weresnake they can model themselves on. That feels like a lot more responsibility than simply being their counselor. In that sense, I am kind of responsible for the entire lamia race.”
“Your parents did fine with you, and they’re not shifters at all,” he pointed out.
“But they managed it by encouraging me to focus almost entirely on my human side. I would like to give these children even more.”
Turning down the heat under the sauce, Kade put the wooden spoon down and made his way around to my side of the counter, where he spun the seat of my barstool around until I faced him. Then he took my face in his hands and leaned his forehead against mine. “You’ll do a great job with them.”
Then he pressed his lips against my mouth.
As usual, his kiss almost took my breath away. We hadn’t been together long enough for the sense of wonder at his touch to fade. The sheer heat of our connection didn’t show any signs of abating, either. The brush of his tongue against mine sent sparks shooting through my veins to pool in the pit of my stomach. It wouldn’t take much to stoke that heat into a raging fire.
But if we did that, his lovely dinner would be ruined.
Not that I was sure I cared.
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About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Margo Bond Collins is addicted to coffee (mmm…caffeine) and SF/F television, especially Supernatural (mmm…Winchesters). She writes paranormal and contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and paranormal mystery. She lives in Texas with her daughter and several spoiled pets. Although she teaches college-level English courses online, writing fiction is her first love. She enjoys reading urban fantasy and paranormal fiction of any genre and spends most of her free time daydreaming about heroes, vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and the women who love (and sometimes fight) them.
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August 29, 2016
Spotlight On: Death Chaser by Xandra James (A Hotel Paranormal Novel)
The Hotel Paranormal is THE place for supernatural beings looking to get away from it all. Beings like werewolves, vampires, elves, sprites, djinn and more check in from all over the world for business and for pleasure—and sometimes for both. www.thehotelparanormal.com
The Hotel Paranormal series kicks off with the demonically delicious Death Chaser by Xandra James!
Sam Cross was dead and had been put on that list. She didn’t get to pass go, collect £200 and live in heaven for all eternity. Nope. She had been requested by the Necromancer himself to work on his behalf as a Death Chaser—a being that collects the essence of those who have refused to honour their life contract and just, well, die.
Trouble was, dealing with demons, family secrets, recently discovered kick-ass abilities, and her sexily arrogant new boss, her life was getting more complicated by the second. Being dead was definitely stressful—especially when you turn down a deal with the devil and all hell breaks loose…
About the Author
British, multi-published author Xandra James, is addicted to caffeine and chocolate chip muffins. She’s also an advocate of bed hair and pyjamas when she’s on a deadline. When not writing, she’s usually reading the latest romance books and stalking her favourite authors. Sign up to her newsletter for more info!
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