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July 21, 2022
“Dark Sentinels Book Three: Parrish” Launch Giveaway – 7 Days Away!
Dana Rainwater is dying. Her life becomes even more complicated when she witnesses a murder. Making matters worse, the murderer believes that she can identify him.
Taking leave from the pop-gospel stage to live out her final months in peace, she visits a remote area to commission the designs of a famous, yet reclusive architect few have ever seen.
Wolf sentinel shifter Vadrian Parrish is a renowned architect whose nature-inclusive designs have earned the title of “Healing Plans.” Born to a high calling, his disturbing premonitions render him nearly inaccessible to others, but Dana’s touch draws him into another nightmare, one he’s not sure he wants to escape.
From the moment Dana and Parrish make eye contact, their connection is undeniable. Dana is compelled to be with him. If only she had met him sooner. Can their destiny overcome the dangers threatening to annihilate them?
*While introducing a new hero and heroine, this long-awaited sequel includes the continuation of the Dark Sentinels Prequel (Syreena and Cord), Book One (Akila and Sable), and Book Two (Steph and Torin). Contains explicit love scenes, profanity, and violence.
ExcerptHis brothers’ relationships, Sable’s, Torin’s, and Cord’s would eventually play a major role in the upcoming war.
Parrish sighed. Despite Harry’s perfect record, he hoped his guide was wrong this time. The last thing he needed now was a woman and the complications she would inevitably bring into his life, let alone the danger he would add to hers. Free in KU
July 20, 2022
“Dark Sentinels Book Three:Parrish” Launch Giveaway – 8 Days Away!
Dana Rainwater is dying. Her life becomes even more complicated when she witnesses a murder. Making matters worse, the murderer believes that she can identify him.
Taking leave from the pop-gospel stage to live out her final months in peace, she visits a remote area to commission the designs of a famous, yet reclusive architect few have ever seen.
Wolf sentinel shifter Vadrian Parrish is a renowned architect whose nature-inclusive designs have earned the title of “Healing Plans.” Born to a high calling, his disturbing premonitions render him nearly inaccessible to others, but Dana’s touch draws him into another nightmare, one he’s not sure he wants to escape.
From the moment Dana and Parrish make eye contact, their connection is undeniable. Dana is compelled to be with him. If only she had met him sooner. Can their destiny overcome the dangers threatening to annihilate them?
*While introducing a new hero and heroine, this long-awaited sequel includes the continuation of the Dark Sentinels Prequel (Syreena and Cord), Book One (Akila and Sable), and Book Two (Steph and Torin). Contains explicit love scenes, profanity, and violence.
ExcerptParrish raced for the construction zone, hoping he could save some of them. One life. Saving just one life would change everything, restore a sense of hope.
A soft rustling sound assaulted his ears, accompanied by a jolting Snick! Thousands lay broken below him, unable to move due to their injuries, and the others were dead. Their bodies had been tossed into the quarry like trash, their heads severed as if they were the threat. Free in KUJuly 19, 2022
“Dark Sentinels Book Three: Parrish” Launch Giveaway – 9 Days Away!
The brush of her fingers, one accidental touch, and he’s caught up in a world with which she is all too familiar.
Dana Rainwater is dying. Her life becomes even more complicated when she witnesses a murder. Making matters worse, the murderer believes that she can identify him.
Taking leave from the pop-gospel stage to live out her final months in peace, she visits a remote area to commission the designs of a famous, yet reclusive architect few have ever seen.
Wolf sentinel shifter Vadrian Parrish is a renowned architect whose nature-inclusive designs have earned the title of “Healing Plans.” Born to a high calling, his disturbing premonitions render him nearly inaccessible to others, but Dana’s touch draws him into another nightmare, one he’s not sure he wants to escape.
From the moment Dana and Parrish make eye contact, their connection is undeniable. Dana is compelled to be with him. If only she had met him sooner. Can their destiny overcome the dangers threatening to annihilate them?
*While introducing a new hero and heroine, this long-awaited sequel includes the continuation of the Dark Sentinels Prequel (Syreena and Cord), Book One (Akila and Sable), and Book Two (Steph and Torin). Contains explicit love scenes, profanity, and violence.
ExcerptHitting the pause button on his playlist, he stepped out onto his balcony, a wraparound of bent wood and natural stones. Parrish remembered every name because he had only allowed it to happen a few times over the years, allowing instincts and desire to overpower reason. He never slept with the same woman more than once, and never one from his own pack, but when a casual tryst caused this much pain, once was too many. He had allowed them to touch him, and from that moment on, he would always be aware of their fears, joy, pain, all of it. He felt what they felt, and the noise was a Thunderscreech, roaring in his head twenty-four-seven. Free in KUJuly 17, 2022
“Dark Sentinels Book Three: Parrish” Launch Giveaway
Dana Rainwater is dying. Her life becomes even more complicated when she witnesses a murder. Making matters worse, the murderer believes that she can identify him.
Taking leave from the pop-gospel stage to live out her final months in peace, she visits a remote area to commission the designs of a famous, yet reclusive architect few have ever seen.
Wolf sentinel shifter Vadrian Parrish is a renowned architect whose nature-inclusive designs have earned the title of “Healing Plans.” Born to a high calling, his disturbing premonitions render him nearly inaccessible to others, but Dana’s touch draws him into another nightmare, one he’s not sure he wants to escape.
From the moment Dana and Parrish make eye contact, their connection is undeniable. Dana is compelled to be with him. If only she had met him sooner. Can their destiny overcome the dangers threatening to annihilate them?
*While introducing a new hero and heroine, this long-awaited sequel includes the continuation of the Dark Sentinels Prequel (Syreena and Cord), Book One (Akila and Sable), and Book Two (Steph and Torin). Contains explicit love scenes, profanity, and violence.
ExcerptDana tore out of the parking lot, her tires screeching in protest. He saw me! A mental battle ensued as she steered the white Mercedes Benz AMG along the deserted highway at breakneck speed. She hit speed-dial. Of all nights to insist on going to the studio alone. Free in KUApril 8, 2022
Featured Guest: Meet Kris Bock and “The Accidental Detective”
Let’s meet Kris Bock andlearn about The Accidental Detective, her humorous mystery mystery
series! Kris, tell us about yourself.
I started my writing career with children’s literature, writing
for kids as Chris Eboch and MM Eboch. My first published book is The Well of
Sacrifice – historical drama set in ninth-century Mayan Guatemala. It’s been
in print for over twenty years and is used in schools when they teach the Maya.
I’ve written over 100 educational work for hire books, and I’ve been a
ghostwriter for some popular children’s mystery series starring your favorite
young detectives.
I write for adults under the name Kris Bock. I’ve written
romantic suspense and a sweet romance series based around a cat café. I have a
humorous mystery series coming out this year, with four books scheduled. The
first is:
Something Shady at Sunshine Haven: The Accidental Detective Book 1
War correspondent Kate Tessler has followed
the most dangerous news stories around the world. But can she survive going
home?
Injured in a bombing, Kate returns to her
hometown in Arizona to recover. For the first time in her life, she’s starting
to feel her age (49), even though she’s living like a teenager again: staying
with her father, trying to understand why her sister resents her so much, and
running into people who still think of her as Kitty.
Seeing her mother in an Alzheimer’s unit is
the hardest part – until an old friend asks her to investigate suspicious
deaths at that nursing home. Is a self-appointed “Angel of Mercy” killing
patients to end their suffering? Are family members hastening their
inheritance? Is an employee extorting money and removing the witnesses? Kate
uses her journalism skills to track clues, but the puzzle pieces simply won’t
fit.
If Kate can’t uncover the truth, her mother
could be next on the killer’s list.
Kate spent thirty years traveling the world as a war correspondent.
Now back in Arizona, she finds turning fifty as difficult than the mysteries
she solves. This character was inspired by my own experiences. Okay, the part
about turning fifty, not traveling the world as a war correspondent. I traveled
a lot when younger, but not to war zones. But as I faced fifty, I wanted to
create a mystery lead dealing with some of the same issues: aging parents,
concerns about financing retirement someday, and a body that doesn’t recover
like it once did. I also wanted to give Kate a reason to be adventurous and
fearless, thus the background as a war correspondent.
I didn’t necessarily intend to write humor, but both my
agent and my editor said they laughed a lot. That comes from how Kate sees the
world, which is how I see the world. Laughter helps with the pain.
Why did you set the series in the Southwest?
I’ve lived in New Mexico for over twenty years, three times
longer than I’ve lived anywhere else, so this is home. We live in a small town,
but I wanted to set the mystery series in a big city. In Arizona, I could
create a fictional city within the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. That
allows me to use this fictional city government for political issues, and make
the mayor an old friend of Kate’s, without stepping on any real toes.
Arizona also provides tons of mystery opportunities. The
large senior population attracts scams and abuse. You have the potential for
arguments over inheritance (or even murders to get that inheritance sooner).
The border with Mexico creates anxiety over immigration and various kinds of
trafficking. Plus you have all the usual potential crimes in any large
population. I’ll be able to keep Kate busy for years.
Where can people learn more about the series?
Book 1, Something Shady at Sunshine Haven, released
April 7. It’s available now at
various retailers.
up for my newsletter. This collection starts with a humorous ten-page
mystery short story set in the world of “The Accidental Detective” series. It
includes information about the books in the series, with the first chapter of
book 1. After that are three fun, short stories originally written for
children. Newsletter subscribers will also get a thirty-five page novella set
in the world of my cat café sweet romance series, and “22 Recipes from the Cat
Café,” if they choose. More
March 18, 2022
New Release: “Exposure” by Lisabet Sarai
Sex, blood and betrayal: it’s all in a day’s work. I strip for the fun of it. Don’t let anyone tell you different. It’s not the money. I
could make nearly as much working at the mill and keep my clothes on, but then
I’d have to suck up to the bosses. Up on stage, I’m the one in charge, and I
like it that way.Tony Pinelli hired me for a private dance. I was determined to give him his money’s
worth. I didn’t expect to be caught in the cross-fire of a double murder. When
his widow shows up at my door, I know I’m in way over my head. Now I’m
everyone’s target. I can’t trust anyone – not even the police detective who was
sweet on me in high school. My only chance at survival is to shift through the
lies and expose the truth.
Buy Links (Ebook)Kinky Literature: https://www.kinkyliterature.com/book/100-exposure-urban-erotic-noir/Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V19MLDRAmazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09V19MLDRBarnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/exposure-lisabet-sarai/1141122670?ean=2940165803093Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1136224Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/exposure-urban-erotic-noirGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60574045-exposureBuy Links (Audio Book)Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Exposure-An-Erotic-Murder-Mystery/dp/B079K627T3Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Exposure-Audiobook/B079K2828J
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March 15, 2022
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February 20, 2022
“Gateway I” Silver Dagger Tour: Story Behind the Story
Every predator has a weakness.When an ancient being, the last of his kind, meets a fiery woman sought by evil, neither one of them is prepared for the consequences.Gateway is a shape-shifting demon hunter who finds, protects, and prepares the Chosen – human females with the ability to redeem or destroy demons. For centuries, he has followed the rules…Establish connectionComplete genetic imprintNo personal attachments…Until he meets his newest charge – curvy, fiery, headstrong, and angry with the world. Following the rules while fending off demons is going to take everything he has and then some.The Story Behind the “Gateway Trilogy”Several years ago, a group of author friends and I posted weekly flash fiction on our blogs. “Gateway” grew from one of those flash pieces that started out as a thriller. As some of you know, many of my stories come to me in dreams, and others are inspired by the Bible. While Gateway I is not a religious story at all, the Gateway trilogy comes from the latter:7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.8 Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.Psalm 24:7-10 NKJVThe scripture refers to each of us as a spiritual gate – an entrance or separation between life and death, Heaven and Hell. The Gateway trilogy is a melding of religions, which makes it fantasy, but the inspiration comes from the verse above. In the Gateway trilogy, the hero, Gateway, is an example of God’s ability to use anything and anyone to achieve His purpose. Gateway was transformed into a demon hunter centuries ago, and he, too, is a gateway between life and death, Heaven and Hell.As a descendant of a pagan god, and the last living child of his mother’s people, he was born with supernatural abilities. Once transformed, he became known as Gateway because his spirit is sealed against evil. He cannot be possessed, and he immediately identifies the names of evil spirits. This makes him a formidable adversary, and gives him the power to exorcise demons within minutes. When he meets Kat, he’s not fully aware of his purpose where she is concerned, but he knows there is something particularly special about her.Here’s the original flash piece. Gateway’s name here was Michael, and he traveled the world to save chosen souls from possession:The Traveler“If you’re married, just tell me. There’s no need to make up ridiculous tales, Michael.”He dropped his head, glancing at her one more time before turning to walk away, but just as she started to step inside the apartment, he caught her wrist, frightening her at first, until she looked into his eyes, a question on her lips.He took full advantage, covering her mouth with his own, his hard body pressed against hers, and he felt her chest heaving as she breathed him in.Lost in his touch, his scent, warm sandalwood, his taste, spicy, addictive, she dismissed the sensation of falling, the ground dropping away. Moments later, she opened her eyes in another time, surrounded by candles, torches, and people she’d never seen before, each one dressed in a dark cloak.She heard Michael speaking to one of the cloaked men as he held her hand in his iron grip. “You may begin,” he said.Frantic, disoriented, she whipped her head from side to side and realized the crowd had formed a large circle around them. She and Michael stood in the midst, and dim light could not hide the fact that every pair of eyes gazed at them, awaiting…something. She couldn’t begin to imagine what they awaited, but she had no desire to find out. “Michael! What is this? What are you doing? Who are these people?She gasped, noticing something different about Michael’s eyes, something unnatural, shockingly obvious now. In that surreal moment, she tilted her head to see him better, wondering why she’d never seen it before, but the crowd poured in, separating her from him as they lowered her to the ground. Horror stole her breath when he spoke again, the voice she thought she knew, the same bass tone he’d so masterfully wrapped around her heart.“My name is not Michael.”She couldn’t move.They held her down.Staring at the ceiling as they ripped her clothes away, the rending of cloth tearing through complete silence, she absently wondered why there was no pain. Strange symbols covered every inch of the high ceiling, but the symbols were familiar.Religious?Demonic?No, they couldn’t be demonic. Michael wouldn’t…but his name isn’t Michael.Tour Schedule
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February 13, 2022
“Gateway I” Tour has begun
Gateway 1The Gateway Trilogy Book 1by Dariel RayeGenre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Every predator has a weakness.When an ancient being, the last of his kind, meets a fiery woman sought by evil, neither one of them is prepared for the consequences.Gateway is a shape-shifting demon hunter who finds, protects, and prepares the Chosen – human females with the ability to redeem or destroy demons. For centuries, he has followed the rules…Establish connectionComplete genetic imprint
No personal attachments…Until he meets his newest charge – curvy, fiery, headstrong, and angry with the world. Following the rules while fending-off demons is going to take everything he has and then some.*Please Note – “Gateway” contains explicit love scenes, profanity, and violence. Must be 18+ Part of this story was previously published in the “A Darker Shade of Evil” anthology under the title, “The Devil Upstairs.”
Dariel Raye is an animal lover, animal rights activist, musician, and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of powerful paranormal romance and dark urban fantasy with IR/MC (Interracial/Multi-cultural) alpha male heroes to die for, and strong heroines with hearts worth winning. She fell in love with books and started reciting stories at the age of 3. A counseling psychologist, classically trained vocalist, and pianist, she plays over 11 musical instruments, and naturally incorporates behavioral psychology into her characters. Her stories tell of shifters, vamps, angels, demons, and fey (the Vodouin variety). She is also a mom, art tinkerer, and Netflix and Amazon Prime paranormal TV series binger. Website * Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads
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January 13, 2022
“Silent Depths”
Silent Depths
Reily Garrett
Publication date: December 31st 2021
Genres: Adult, Thriller
What price would you pay for freedom?
Callie’s mind holds the key to weapons of mass destruction, both nuclear and biological. As a child, she drew the attention of an obscure military branch who kidnapped and held her in the bowels of a Think Tank.
Following a daring escape, death and destruction dog her steps yet can’t diminish her determination in seeking justice.
Nate Crofton left his black-ops unit seeking a quieter existence as a private investigator. When an ex-teammate draws him into a web of tangled lies and betrayal, he can’t resist the young prodigy in need of protection.
Little does he know the blue-eyed enigma holds incredible secrets and can take care of herself, along with the team sworn to protect her.
Together, they rely on each other’s strengths to stay one step ahead of agents, both foreign and domestic, while navigating their growing attraction.
A must-read for fans of for fans of CM Sutter, Dale Mayer, Dean Koontz, LT Ryan, and Fiona Quinn.
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