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Unclaimed by Laurie Wetzel

Unclaimed by Laurie Wetzel

 Genre- YA Paranormal Romance

Release date-8/11/2014

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Synopsis
 Abandoned by her birth parents and ignored by her adoptive family, Maddy Page believes she is unlovable. She only allows herself to dream of falling in love. That changes when she meets MJ; handsome and kind, MJ penetrates Maddy's defenses. Maddy soon finds herself confiding in MJ like she has with no one else, revealing secrets even her closest friends don't know. He makes her feel safe--a feeling she's never experienced except in her dreams. When Maddy witnesses MJ disappear and reappear in thin air, she realizes she might have been wrong about him. He could be dangerous--maybe even a killer. Determined to uncover the truth of who--or what--MJ is, Maddy ignores her instinct to run. But she soon realizes that getting close to MJ could cost more than a broken heart--it could cost Maddy her soul.



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 Excerpt 1
 My entire body pulses in the wake of his touch. His words “if you were mine” keep circling around in my head, and with each rotation, something inside me grows. He makes me feel happy and less broken. I feel I could take on the world as long as he’s beside me. Whatever he is, I don’t care. I’ve never felt anything like this, and I’ll go to Hell and back to keep it. Regardless of what happens to me, I have to protect him. I have to keep him safe, always. He grins and squeezes my hand again. My body responds with such intensity, I almost feel as if I were floating. I don’t want it to ever stop. I want to stay strong. I want to be brave. I want to feel safe. He gives me all of that. I want to hold him forever, even if it’s only his hand. “Tomorrow,” he says, pulling me from my thoughts. “I’ll find a way to see you.” “Promise?”
 Excerpt 2
 My heart flutters. I really do like MJ. I blush and pop a few grapes into my mouth. As ecstatic as that makes me feel, I still don’t know, fully, if I can trust him—not until I know what he is. “So … you still haven’t answered my original question. Government experiment, superhero, or something else. Which is it?” He sighs, shaking his head. “I wasn’t created in a lab somewhere.” “What about an alien?” “No.” “Mutant?” “No.” “Warlock?” “Wouldn’t that fall under the category of magician?” “Magicians are usually fake. Warlocks and witches could be real. So are you one?” “No.” Stumped, I rest my chin on my hand and huff in exasperation. “Give up?” he asks. “No. But I’ve made some good progress on my list.” “You have a list?” “Uh huh.” I toss a few more grapes into my mouth. “Of what you think I might be?” I nod. “I don’t suppose you could just let it go?” I narrow my eyes at him. “If I did a bunch of crazy things that you couldn’t explain, would you let it go?” He smirks and shakes his head. “You win.
 Excerpt 3
 â€œNow say if you had changed even one of those things, your destiny would be completely different.” I know which fork I would choose to redo if I could. It’s the same one I’ve regretted time and time again. If I could go back, I would have never rejected his first kiss. Damien smiles. “Say, for example, this alternate-reality dream of yours is one where we kissed the first night. Everything would have been different between us. However, it is because you rejected my kiss that I looked at you differently. It is because you were sent away that I missed you. It is because you were promised to another man that I came there that night, which ultimately led to us being together now. As much as I wished we had kissed the first night, I am glad we did not. I, for one, like this path much better.”
 Author bio
 Laurie Wetzel has always had a passion for writing, but it wasn’t until a New Years Resolution in 2011 that she finally shared her lifelong dream of being an author with her husband. He read the very first draft of Unclaimed and gave her the words she needed to hear, “This is what you need to be doing.” Three years later the first book in the Unclaimed series was published with the second book expected to be out in 2015. Laurie lives in Mankato, MN, with her husband and two young sons. When she’s not writing, working, or spending time with her family, she’s either reading, running, or catching up on her favorite shows on Netflix. For updates on the Unclaimed series as well as other works in progress, feel free to check her out online!
 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LaurieRWetzel Twitter: http://twitter.com/Laurie_WetzelWebsite: http://lauriewetzel.com


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Beautifully Awake Series By Riley Mackenzie

Title:  Beautifully Awake (Beautifully Awake #1) Author: Riley Mackenzie 
Genre: Contemporary Romance 18  Publication Date: September 26, 2013 Event Organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.
SynopsisDiagnosis: Sleep-runningTreatment: Truth Prognosis: Beautifully Awake
Lili Porter hates the rain. Bad things happen in the rain. As a small town social worker dedicated to protecting children, she is forced to start over to escape her rural disaster. Determined to follow her father’s advice—head up and chin high—Lili finds herself in a new city, taking on a new system, this time healthcare. In doing so, she gets something she never expected, an intimate behind-the-scenes look at life in the hospital.
 Lili learns that a surgeon’s hands have the power to heal more than physical wounds. And a prescription for truth can cure three years of sleep running and leave you beautifully awake     Add to GoodreadsBuy the BookAmazon | Barnes & Noble
      ">Yep. That's an “s.” There are two of us!
We’re East coast girls separated by Long Island Sound who met in Physician Assistant School and have been besties ever since. We can safely say that thirteen miles of water does not get in the way because we talk or text, no exaggeration, at least 150 times a day. No, really, we do—about everything and nothing. Shockingly, we never (we mean never) run out of things to say. Umm, ever. We definitely laugh A LOT and we’re a tad sarcastic. And if we’re being totally honest, one or two people might have, on occasion, used our names and ‘dramatic’ in the same sentence. But it’s hard to trust the sources since they married us.
It only took twelve years, two husbands, five kids, two dogs, and a two-week vacation in Cape Cod later to decide the romance world needed a splash of medicine. Write what you know. So you can easily find us at 4 o'clock on Bank Street beach with a glass of cold Prosecco brainstorming. And guaranteed if we bump into you, literally, it’s only because our iPhones are glued to our hands (totally out of our control) either writing or editing our next novel (and yes, it is possible to do from your iPhone, we mastered it … damn those straight quotations).
When we are not working on our book or reading the latest angsty romance on our kindles, you basically name it and we have it going on. Soccer, lacrosse, golf, swimming, dance, gymnastics, football, chess, baseball, basketball, skiing, ice skating, school, homework, and more school. Oh yeah, did we forget to mention our careers in medicine?
Needless to say, we realized fast that something had to go, so we opted for sleep. It’s completely overrated (yet so AMAZING) and delirium makes everything funnier. Good thing we share a brain and can pretty much complete each other’s sentences (definitely weird, we know), otherwise it might have taken us two years to write Beautifully Awake rather than one.
 So that’s our story, who we are … just add AUTHORS to the list!   Connect with the AuthorsWebsite | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Goodreads Author Page
Top 10 things the Authors love about their characters….Their loyal friendsTheir favorite foods Their verbal diarrheaTheir all a little bat shit crazyTheir physique Their human and make mistakes Chase’s intensity Lili’s heart Asher’s cockinessTalia’s strength
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One Last Kiss [Affair Without End : Book 1] By Susan Ward

           Linda is on a mission to find her father. Her journey to locate the gifted musician who abandoned her before she was born takes her through the steamy and drug fueled world of the LA music scene where she is rapidly climbing the ranks as a prime groupie sought after by the brilliant and talented men of rock music. Jackson Parker is a living music legend from the ‘60s. But hard living, the death of his wife, private tragedies, and a personal life in shambles sends him on a downward spiral into despair. On a lonely night on a Santa Barbara beach the last thing either expects is to find the one person they absolutely need to make their lives complete. Will Linda’s chance meeting with a drunken Jackson change both their lives forever? Together these two broken and desperate souls collide in a passionate affair that is impossible for either of them resist. Together they each find the solace they need: a man searching for peace and a girl searching for closure. One thing is certain, their chance meeting has kicked off an affair without end… * AMAZON * KOBO * iBOOKS * BARNES & NOBLE * ARe *
I've written 26 books in 25 years. I write contemporary romance novels about messed up rich girls with perfect looking lives & naughty little souls and the hot mercurial men they take captive...and on occasion messed up rich girls from exciting periods in US and British history, and the poor Lords and Pirates they hold under their spell.
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Playing The Edge [ Seduced & Tempted ] By Susan Arden

 Title:  Tempted (Playing the Edge Series) Author:   Susan Arden
Genre: Erotica 18+ Extreme Sexual Content   Publish Date:   September 16, 2014   Publisher: Swoon Romance
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One day is all it takes to be tempted into playing the edge.After escaping an abusive past, Eliza refuses to accept the mind-numbing existence she’s cast into. Living in the shadow of her overprotective sister, leaves Eliza suffocated and stifled, until Graham Gordon takes up residence in her yoga class and in her head. Just like that, her vanilla world is turned upside down. Graham is everything she should avoid and everything she’s ever desired. Graham Gordon is wealthy, privileged, and harbors a secret vice no one would ever suspect. In Eliza, he has found the perfect acquisition: an innocent teacher he can’t seem to forget. During a private yoga session, Graham makes Eliza an offer she can't refuse and teaches her what it means to submit to his every desire. Within Graham’s powerful presence, the veils under which Eliza hides are stripped away, unlocking her inner hunger to be dominated. But will Graham’s possessive nature save her from the demons of her past, or be another experience she must survive? Add to Goodreads    ~TEMPTED TEASER~Hello, gorgeous creeper. Silently, he extended his hand filled with my things. I had no choice but to sweep my fingers over his palm never expecting a zapping current to pass between us. I shivered, jerking my arm backward as the electrical jolt raced up my arm before discharging. I gasped when it landed deep in my belly. Distracted by my reaction, I made the mistake of meeting his gaze. His dark eyes in the daylight were bottomless, and his attention had my pulse in a race, but where the heck was the finish line? “Thank you,” I mumbled. “I can manage.” I wished he’d stopped helping me since I was coming undone. “No question. Still I want to make certain you’re all right.” Once more our gazes locked, and the effect was like entering into a timeless chasm. So, there I was kneeling on the ground, unprepared for the cauterizing heat of staring into his eyes at close range. It was all too much. I ground my teeth with the need to get away before I did something incredibly stupid. “Look, that’s nice. But I’m fine and really don’t need any help out here.” “Not a second ago.” He snorted a laugh. “Luckily, this machine basically drives itself and brakes fast and hard. Really, you could’ve been hurt if it’d been another car and driver.” The way he said fast and hard had me sputtering as the words echoed within my mind, sending a swarm of butterflies housed in my stomach into flight. Yep, I remembered, he did that to me. He offered the last few items he’d picked up and I reached for them, brushing my fingers over his. “Well, bully for me.” The words slipped out of my mouth. No way to pull them back, so I finished with, “This isn’t NASCAR, you know.” Without a break, his brow lifted. Game on. “Nor the Boston Marathon, sweetheart.” “Humble much?” I asked, going with the flow. “I’m not here to debate. Eliza, isn’t it? I dropped by to see when you might have a moment to talk.” “Talk?” I mocked. I couldn’t help myself. Talking was not what I imagined he wanted to do with me. It sure as heck wasn’t what I wanted to do with him. “Yes. Talk.” He inhaled in that way people did when they chose their words carefully. I’d seen it, but rarely practiced the art. “Last night in the class and now, I’m convinced we have a connection between us. No sense in running from it.” His eyes bored into mine and I froze. It got worse when he tunneled his fingers through hair, and a blast of heat rippled through me. The way his hair stood up looked like he’d fucked someone senseless. Who was I fooling? I seriously wanted to book passage on that cruise. “Oh,” I replied deep into a brain drain. “Unless, you tell me to go,” he spoke to me in a measured tone. Shit. Wake up, Eliza. Yoga. Studio. Student. Ring a bell?     Buy the BookAmazon | Barnes and NobleTempted Video Trailer  Title:  Seduced (Playing the Edge Series)    Author:   Susan Arden   Genre: Erotica 18+ Extreme Sexual Content   Publish Date:  September 16,  2014   Publisher: Swoon Romance   Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.   ~ Book Synopsis ~The seduction is only the beginning. After giving Graham's proposal some thought, Eliza signs the erotic service agreement on the dotted line and crosses the threshold into Graham’s bedroom in New York. After all, it's only six months. But Eliza's a world away from the beaches of Miami, ready to learn the secrets behind the man who holds her a willing captive. The man whose insatiable appetite might just break her. It's a point of no return if she agrees to play the edge.   Add to Goodreads     ~SEDUCED TEASER~“Miss Hillwood, care to explain what the hell you’re doing here?” The sound of Graham’s seductively deep voice swept over me from behind and exploded in my head. I turned so fast I got whiplash. Our gazes connected, and the grimace he wore melted me, sending a jolt of something like apprehension or anticipation deep in my belly. I gaped up at him with my damp hair partially obstructing my view as he stood over me, appearing powerful and all too much a predator. And like prey, I sat there hypnotized by his closeness and captivated by the thought of what he’d do next. He brushed back some of my bangs. “From your flushed cheeks, I can see you’ve been here awhile.” He glanced around the club as he lightly traced my bottom lip. The feel of fingers on my skin made me hungry for more. “I take it your friends are still out on the dance floor.” “How do you know who I came with?” I asked, unwilling to get up and throw myself at him. Dressed in dark jeans and a black button-down shirt that stretched over his muscular chest and broad shoulders, he was sin, sex, and a click away from losing it. And I drank in the sight of him. Graham’s clothing left nothing to the imagination for someone who’d been pinned under him. That person being me. “I thought I made myself clear when I expressly told you to go home and call me.” He ran his knuckles along my jaw. “Didn’t I?” The slight kicked-up curl to his smile gave me the distinct impression the soreness between my legs would be nothing compared to what he had in store. I wet my lips, his focus trained on my tongue, and I swallowed. Seeing the heat in his eyes build, I struggled to breathe. The pounding music on the dance floor echoed in my heartbeat, thudding way too loud in my chest. I knew he wasn’t here to share a drink. He fully intended on delivering something we both remembered. His eyes glinted brighter, and he gave me a look that promised he’d consume me without mercy. “I forgot. Things got a little weird,” I offered, plastering innocence over my face. “Eliza,” he growled my name in a low rasp filled with hunger and frustration. I twisted my fingers in my lap. “Look, this is my last night out with friends. Besides, I don’t see you sitting at home knitting a scarf. Why should I when that’s what I’ll be doing for the next six months, if you have your over-the-top way?” That had to be the alcohol talking—this played into what we both wanted, and I never made things this easy. For anyone. “Do you remember the last time we had to take a short walk?” His arched brow sent a dart of excitement racing up my spine. “Oh, me and a few places in my body remember more than well.” He leaned in and whispered up against my cheek, “That tone, Ms. Hillwood.”     Buy the BookAmazon | Barnes and NobleSeduced Video Trailer   Seduced Playlist  About the Author I'm not into chocolate...I prefer brightly colored candy. Wild flowers over roses. Definitely, I prefer the company of children and animals over politicians and bureaucrats. Was a teacher, now turned into a romance writer, and just got into cover and interior book design which is a whole other fascinating world. Social Media: Website | Blog  | Twitter | Facebook  | Goodreads | YouTube | Pinterest | Crimson Romance | Google + | Wattpad | FanFic


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Bonded By Blood : Vampire Chronicles By Arial Burnz

Midnight Eclipse Character Reveal TourThe Bonded By Blood Vampire Chronicles  by Arial Burnz is the saga of Broderick MacDougal following the soul of his true love through the centuries. There are six books planned for the series and this tour highlights the characters featured in the first three books and in the upcoming release Midnight Eclipse - Book 4 - which features Norse shapeshifting pirates.  AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER OCTOBER 8TH for VIP Club members, October 15th worldwide.
Become a VIP Club Member for FREE to get the VIP pre-order pricing of 50¢ for Midnight Eclipse!!  You'll also get Midnight Conquest , Book 1, for FREE if you join. CLICK HERE to read about the other benefits of being a VIP. Click to Tweet  and help spread the news!

Bio: Broderick "Rick" MacDougalBorn: April 4, 1450Crossed Over: October 11, 1486Height: 6' 3"Weight: 220 lbs (15.7 stones)Role: Hero and Main Character of the Bonded By Blood Vampire Chronicles Born with a sword in his hand and raised in the Highlands......Broderick is a rugged Scotsman through and through! Son to Hamish and Moira, he was the elder of his two siblings – Maxwell the middle son, and Donnell the youngest. In 1478, Broderick’s mother died in battle beside her sons and husband during a raid orchestrated by Angus Campbell and his father Fraser. At Moira’s funeral, Hamish MacDougal threw himself from the highest tower of the MacDougal estate. Though his sons had tried to talk him down, Hamish could not be swayed from his deed and shouted, “’Tis my fault she is dead! I’ve brought this upon all of you,” before he fell to his death.

Broderick and his brothers had to forge on with their lives and occupied themselves with building their own estates. Maxwell and Donnell both married and had children while Broderick focused on finishing his own holdings of Glenstrae, where he eventually settled in with his own wife, Evangeline. However, during a May Day celebration in 1485 at his manor - with his brothers and their families in attendance - Angus Campbell attacked the estate and slaughtered all in attenance, leaving Broderick for dead. Evangeline escaped and was rescued by a convent. Rescued by Cordelia Lynn Harley and with her assistance, Rick crossed over into immortality a year later, seeking revenge against his clan enemy. Traveling as a Gypsy in a caravan of wagons, he hid his vampiric nature by using his immortal gifts to tell fortunes while he searched for Angus Campbell, who is also a vampire.

Rick is a very accomplished painter, and gets to indulge in this pastime when he isn't fighting for those he loves.
Most Popular Quote from Broderick MacDougal"I want the taste of you on my soul."Said to Davina in Midnight Captive , Book 2 of the Bonded By Blood Vampire Chronicles - Click to Tweet 
Facts About Broderick MacDougal NOT in the Books1.      Immortality, at first, was almost unbearable condition for Broderick in his early years after his transformation. There was a time he was testing his limits and didn’t care if he lived or died in the process. One of the trials he put himself through was abstinence from human blood, where he only fed from animals. The lack of intimacy with human life and memories proved to be worse than living with the guilt of killing for blood. It was this trial that forced Rick to bring The Hunger under control so he would not have to murder those from whom he fed. Most Vamsyrians kill their prey. Broderick is one of a handful of his kind who do not kill their victims, and he doesn’t know why…at least not yet.
Book BlurbBroderick MacDougal follows the familiar yearning of his soul to a fierce warrior who is as seductive as a siren at sea - and she is just as deadly. The world of the supernatural opens to Broderick as he not only finds himself in the midst of an ancient war of shapeshifters, but the devious Cordelia Lynn Harley has re-entered his life and has a few of her own surprises.

Born into a hated race of Norse wolf shifters, Celina Hunter knows all too well the dangers of trusting anyone other than her two brothers. And yet the survival of her family hinges on trusting the strangely familiar vampire, a natural enemy of her kind…yet her tribe’s Shaman advisers confirm he is her soul mate. Enemy or not, Celina slips into the spell of Broderick's promises of eternal love, gambling with all she holds dear.

Broderick and Celina are bound by a curse, but having come this far through the centuries, Broderick is not about to risk his chance at having his soul mate for eternity. The price, however, may be more than Celina is willing to pay as there is more at stake than just her immortal soul. Click to Tweet


Giveaways!Arial Burnz is giving away a TON of stuff during this tour! Please use the Giveaway Tools entry widget to be entered into the drawing. Each button will earn you more chances to win and you can keep coming back to earn more entries! All entrants will automatically become members of Arial's VIP Club, which is free to join and has many more benefits, such as exclusive contests like this one. These are the prizes for the Character Reveal Tour featuring the characters in Midnight Conquest (Book 1) - winners will be chosen on Sep 27, 2014:
Vampire coaster set1 signed set of Books 1-3$10 Amazon, B&N or iTunes gift card (winner's choice)Tour Grand PrizeArial is also giving away a single Grand Prize of...
A $100 Amazon, B&N or iTunes gift card - winner's choiceA signed set of Books 1-4 of the Bonded By Blood Vampire ChroniclesWinner will be chosen on 11/21/2014. Everyone who participated in any stops on the Midnight Eclipse tours (VIP Club members or not) will be entered for the grand prize drawing. The more you participate, the more chances you have to win. Use the Giveaway Tools buttons below to earn extra chances to win by tweeting, following and liking. For Official Contest Rules, click here.


Arial Burnz - Author Bio Arial Burnz has been an avid reader of paranormal and fantasy for over thirty years. With bedtime stories filled with unicorns, hobbits, dragons and elves, she succumbed to crafting her own tales, penning to life the magical creatures roaming her dreams. Having a romantic husband who's taught her the meaning of true love, she's helpless to weave romance into her tales. Now she shares them with the world. Arial Burnz lives in Southern California, with her husband (a.k.a. her romance novel hero)—who is also, quite coincidentally, a descendant of Clan MacDougal.


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Savaged By Nacole Stayton

 
Title:  Savaged   Author:  Nacole Stayton   Genre:  Contemporary Romance 18+   Publication Date:  September 12, 2014   Cover Design:  Sommer Stein   Event Organized by:  Literati Author Services, Inc.   

    ~Synopsis~

  The twist of a knife shredded Niko Kincaid’s world all around him, leaving him with two choices—accept his fate and die, or fight to live. He chose to fight, but the aftermath became a daily reminder, carved into his once flawless flesh. Despite years of self-imposed solitude, Niko hungers for companionship and suffers from an aching loneliness that the darkness cannot satisfy. He temporarily soothes his pain with women, hired women, whose only purpose is to service him.  Easy. He didn’t expect a complication like Cambree Evans, but desperation corrupts even the most innocent. When emotions blend with lust, will Cambree's softness and ability to look past Niko's flaws be the one thing that releases him from his own personal hell? Will the monster in the dark prove that his savaged heart is worth saving?  





About the Author
 
Nacole Stayton is the Amazon Bestselling author of The Upside of Letting Go , as well as other new adult and contemporary romance titles, including A Graceful Mess and In the Lyrics . She is twenty-something years young and currently resides in the Bluegrass State where she spends her days working at a local hospital in the billing department and nights writing vigorously on her current novel. She has a passion for helping others and wears her University of Kentucky gear proudly. While her husband loves all things outdoors, Nacole enjoys the finer things in life, like getting pedicures while reading on her Kindle. She is passionate about her faith, family, and The Vampire Diaries.   
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The China Dogs
 By Sam Master


              Title: The China Dogs
Author: Sam Master
Genre: Thriller
Publish Date: August 19, 2014
Publisher: Witness Impulse an imprint of HarperCollins


 ~ Synopsis ~Man’s best friend is about to become America’s worst enemy...When a sudden rash of deadly canine attacks hits the greater Miami area, Lieutenant “Ghost” Walton, Special Ops, takes little notice. Blame it on the heat, a rare disease, or the fact that people just don’t know how to take care of their pets.But when the body count rises, and the perimeter of blood and carnage spreads wider and wider, into the farthest reaches of Miami-Dade county, Ghost has no choice but to pay attention. Doggedly, he tries to uncover the link between these lethal incidents, but he doesn’t count on falling for a sassy out-of-towner with a dark past, nor does he expect to stumble onto a plot that threatens national security.

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I don’t like killing people in the daytime.I just don’t have the feel for it.When the sun is out and the garden is alive with birds and rabbits and squirrels and pheasants, I just don’t have a fleck of evil in me. But in the middle of the night, when my study window is blackened with the thickest of my childhood fears, when the rest of the family is fast asleep and totally unconnected to me, when the stairs creek and the wind howls at the gables and there’s a noise in the attic that I just can’t place, then I am ready to pick up a knife and look down its blade and begin to imagine all manner of things.              I’m sure many writers can conjure up whatever scene they want at whatever time of day they want it. But I can’t. I can only write good stuff by day and bad stuff by night.  As a former journalist, I am a big believer in ‘visiting the scene’ and to me ‘the night’ is the scene of most violent crimes, so I have to take my imagination there to get it into the mood.  I have to walk it through the graveyard with only a sliver of moonlight in the crumbling old tombstones. I have to leave it stranded in the broken down car out in the middle of nowhere with no houses and lights but a storm growing that is already shaking the windows.
My favourite time of writing the bad stuff is between 2am and 4am. It’s what I call the real ‘dead of night’.  There are so many advantages to settling down to shape a story at this time that they are almost too numerous to mention.  For a start, your can be pretty damned sure no one else is going to disturb you (if they do, then you’re in for a delicious shock!).  If you have got up at 2am, then you sure as hell are not going to waste these precious minutes surfing the web or looking for distractions, you get straight down to work and graft hard.  Most of all though, you can experience feelings of isolation or vulnerability that are just not possible when the day is bright, the streets are busy and the traffic loud.  Open your back door and sit outside for twenty minutes in the pitch-blackness. Pretend to be your victim.  Imagine yourself as the attacker.  Soak up the fear and then put your fingers to the keyboard and download the darkness to your page.



~ About the Author ~ SAM MASTERS is a pseudonym for an author who has written seven books, including a bestseller that has sold in more than 30 countries. This is his first novel for Witness. GOODREADS PAGE


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The China Dogs By Sam Master

              Title: The China Dogs
Author: Sam Master
Genre: Thriller
Publish Date: August 19, 2014
Publisher: Witness Impulse an imprint of HarperCollins


 ~ Synopsis ~Man’s best friend is about to become America’s worst enemy...When a sudden rash of deadly canine attacks hits the greater Miami area, Lieutenant “Ghost” Walton, Special Ops, takes little notice. Blame it on the heat, a rare disease, or the fact that people just don’t know how to take care of their pets.But when the body count rises, and the perimeter of blood and carnage spreads wider and wider, into the farthest reaches of Miami-Dade county, Ghost has no choice but to pay attention. Doggedly, he tries to uncover the link between these lethal incidents, but he doesn’t count on falling for a sassy out-of-towner with a dark past, nor does he expect to stumble onto a plot that threatens national security.

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I don’t like killing people in the daytime.I just don’t have the feel for it.When the sun is out and the garden is alive with birds and rabbits and squirrels and pheasants, I just don’t have a fleck of evil in me. But in the middle of the night, when my study window is blackened with the thickest of my childhood fears, when the rest of the family is fast asleep and totally unconnected to me, when the stairs creek and the wind howls at the gables and there’s a noise in the attic that I just can’t place, then I am ready to pick up a knife and look down its blade and begin to imagine all manner of things.              I’m sure many writers can conjure up whatever scene they want at whatever time of day they want it. But I can’t. I can only write good stuff by day and bad stuff by night.  As a former journalist, I am a big believer in ‘visiting the scene’ and to me ‘the night’ is the scene of most violent crimes, so I have to take my imagination there to get it into the mood.  I have to walk it through the graveyard with only a sliver of moonlight in the crumbling old tombstones. I have to leave it stranded in the broken down car out in the middle of nowhere with no houses and lights but a storm growing that is already shaking the windows.
My favourite time of writing the bad stuff is between 2am and 4am. It’s what I call the real ‘dead of night’.  There are so many advantages to settling down to shape a story at this time that they are almost too numerous to mention.  For a start, your can be pretty damned sure no one else is going to disturb you (if they do, then you’re in for a delicious shock!).  If you have got up at 2am, then you sure as hell are not going to waste these precious minutes surfing the web or looking for distractions, you get straight down to work and graft hard.  Most of all though, you can experience feelings of isolation or vulnerability that are just not possible when the day is bright, the streets are busy and the traffic loud.  Open your back door and sit outside for twenty minutes in the pitch-blackness. Pretend to be your victim.  Imagine yourself as the attacker.  Soak up the fear and then put your fingers to the keyboard and download the darkness to your page.



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Chasing Perfection By M.S. Parker

    
     
   "If DeVon Ricci thinks I'm going to apologize for what happened, he's sorely mistaken. I don't care how hot the sex was, or even if he sometimes seems like he's going to be a decent guy, I'm not asking for forgiveness. I don't need it. I've done nothing wrong. We were never anything to each other but two nights of great sex." "Why, then, am I still drawn to him?"  When DeVon Ricci discovers that his perfect Krissy Jensen isn't so perfect after all, he retreats back behind the walls he's put up to keep himself from being hurt. As truths begin to reveal themselves, DeVon must decide if loving Krissy is worth the risk of a broken heart. Can Krissy and DeVon finally put aside everything that's tried to come between them and admit what they've both felt from moment one? That, together … they're perfection.
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M. S. Parker is a USA Today Bestselling author and the author of the Erotic Romance series, Club Privè and Chasing Perfection. Living in Southern California, she enjoys sitting by the pool with her laptop writing on her next spicy romance.
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Daybreak By Heather Kirchhoff

Title: DaybreakAuthor: Heather KirchhoffBlog Tour: September 3rd – 7thHosted By: Author Sandra Love




It’s been several months since Meagan met Justin, with her secret still safely kept. Then Meagan meets Derek, a dark, mysterious boy. As she tries to sort through her emotions, her world is unexpectedly rocked when someone Meagan never suspects to see again comes back. Now she has more then just Justin and Derek to work out and she starts to realize that her life may end up changing for the worst. She now has to fight, battling between the reality and dreams, trying to figure out her next move.

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Daybreak by Heather Kirchhoff
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a book that validates months of that ghastly thing called waiting.
It’s a sort of novel that makes me want to convert the non-readers of the world, so that I can then push this series on them and spend the rest of this year fangirling with every being that I meet.
In short, Day Break is fantastic.
The story takes the most exhilarating and poignant of turns, managing to be both an efficacious follow-up of Dusk and an impeccable read. It’s incredibly well thought-out. Every scene makes sense, every turmoil feels entirely necessary, and every piece of dialogue is seamless and well integrated into the story. Heather Kirchhoff's writing is simple and clear - effective in ways that even the most extravagant and complicated of styles don't always manage to be – never failing to build a stark and picturing the characters. It’s a perfect follow up for Dusk.
I am utterly in love with Magic series and is forcing even more people to read it. In the meantime, I’ll be indulged in waiting for the next in Magic series.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Heather Kirchhoff lives in a small town in Missouri with her three parents, siblings, a dog, and a stray cat. She became a bookworm back in sixth grade when her teacher suggested the Phantom Stallion series by Terri Farley and instantly fell in love. She loves reading paranormal stories, plus some love ones here and there. Writing is her passion-it helps her escape the world for a while, as well as reading-she doesn’t know what she’d do without it. She just loves it. When she isn’t writing, Heather is doing odd jobs, reading, taking walks, or spending time with her boyfriend and animals/family. Heather is currently a senior in high school.


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Other Books By Heather:
Seventeen-year-old Meagan Nevels is a powerful witch. After her village burnt down, taking Meagan’s mom with it, she had to flee with her aunt into an unknown world. Now they’re among unsuspecting humans, trying to fit in. When a prophecy strikes her, taking Meagan’s breath away as she’s told that she’ll fall in love with a human. Meagan knows that she can’t let that happen or else her secret might get out and take her and her aunt down, but she’s caught in a desire to be with him. Can Meagan break what she feels for him or will all hell break loose?Dusk: http://www.amazon.com/Dusk-Magic-Book...







After Sarah Hill's boyfriend dies, everything changes. Caught up in her grief and desire to see him again, Sarah is challenged in moving on. She's sucked back into the world Sarah was in before they started dating-being invisible, bullied. She slowly begins to pull away from everyone, unable to do it anymore. Then one day her reality comes crashing down all around her, pushing Sarah to the edge..The Last Night: http://www.amazon.com/Last-Night-Heather-Kirchhoff-ebook/dp/B00DQT46YI