Pre-Order Book Blast and Giveaway - After Dark by Gena Showalter and Kait Ballenger

AFTER DARK

Pre-Order Book Blast & Giveaway!

  

The AFTER DARK Anthology featuring Gena Showalter's The Darkest Angel and Kait Ballenger's Shadow Hunter is being released in mass market paperback on December 31 and to celebrate we are giving away lots of goodies.

ENTRY RULES:

PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ENTRY RULES COMPLETELY!

 

In order to enter, you must email a picture, screen shot or attach a copy of your receipt from your purchase of either the MASS MARKET PAPERBACK or MASS MARKET EBOOK version of After Dark.

 

PLEASE NOTE:   It MUST be the MASS MARKET format to be eligible for the giveaway.

 

Email your receipts to kaitballengergiveaway@gmail.com

 

PRIZE PACKAGES:

 

GRAND PRIZE:

Two (2) random entrants will each receive a $100.00 gift card to Amazon.

 

FIRST 10 ENTRANTS:

will receive a giant SWAG pack that contains a signed bookplate plus bookmarks from Gena along with SWAG from 50+ authors, courtesy of Book Monster Promotions.

 

FIRST 50 ENTRANTS:

will receive a goodie bag from Kait that includes bookmarks, magnets, pens and other goodies.

 

FIRST 500 ENTRANTS:

will receive the first chapter of Immortal Hunter, Book #2 in Kait's Execution Underground series for an exclusive peek. 

 

You have until 1/10/14 to purchase your Mass Market edition and submit your receipt.  Winners will be announced by 1/15/14.

 

AFTER DARK

Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages

Publisher: Harlequin HQN (December 31, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 037377852X

ISBN-13: 978-0373778522

 

 

A Timeless Seduction
A Unique Temptation
And a Whole World of Dark Desires…

From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter….

The Darkest Angel

Winged warrior Lysander has been alive for centuries, and yet he's never known desire—until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of his enemy, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the untouched Lysander into temptation. He may try to evade her attempts, but even the most iron-willed demon assassin can resist for only so long….

And from debut author Kait Ballenger….

Shadow Hunter

Vampire hunter Damon Brock's newest assignment with the Execution Underground is Rochester, New York, a city crawling with the undead. But he isn't the only hunter in town gunning for vamp blood. Tiffany Solow is fierce and ruthless when it comes to slaying the monsters that destroyed her family—and she works solo. But being alone is no longer an option when she meets the mysterious hunter who wants more than just her turf. Forced to unite against the local covens, the line between good and evil blurs when they must decide between their lifelong beliefs…and their newfound desires.

 

MASS MARKET EDITION AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW:

 

AMAZON KINDLE:  http://www.amazon.com/After-Dark-Darkest-Angel%5CShadow-Hunter-ebook/dp/B00EB3H9IS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1384759881&sr=1-1&keywords=after+dark+kait+ballenger

 

AMAZON PAPERBACK:  http://www.amazon.com/After-Dark-Darkest-Angel-Shadow-Hunter/dp/037377852X/ref=tmm_mmp_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1384759881&sr=1-1

 

B&N:  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-dark-gena-showalter/1113942026?ean=9780373778522

Spotlight and Giveaway - Christmas at the Gingerbread Cafe by Rebecca Raisin

Christmas at the Gingerbread Café
by Rebecca Raisin

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: Carina UK (Harlequin)

Date of Publication:  November 12^th 2013

ASIN: B00GBZ3YD8

Number of pages: 52

Word Count: 17, 750

Cover Artist: Carina UK

 

Buy Links:

  Amazon US           Amazon UK   

Book Description: 

Christmas is the season the Gingerbread Café was made for…but owner Lily couldn’t be feeling less merry if she tried. She’s spent another year dreaming of being whisked away on a sleigh-ride for two, but she’s facing festive season alone – again. And, just to give her another reason to feel anything other than candy-cane perky, a new shop across the road has opened… Not only is it selling baked goods, but the owner, with his seriously charming smile, has every girl in town swooning.

But Lily isn’t about to let her business crumble — the Gingerbread Café is the heart of the community, and she’s going to fight for it! This could be the Christmas that maybe, just maybe, all her dreams – even the someone-to-decorate-the-Christmas-tree-with ones – really do come true!

About the Author:

Rebecca Raisin is a true bibliophile. 

This love of books morphed into the desire to write them. She’s been widely published in various short story anthologies, and in fiction magazines, and is now focusing on writing romance. The only downfall about writing about gorgeous men who have brains as well as brawn, is falling in love with them – just as well they’re fictional. Rebecca aims to write characters you can see yourself being friends with. People with big hearts who care about relationships, and most importantly, believe in true love.

https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaRaisinAuthor

http://rebeccaraisin.wordpress.com

www.twitter.com/jaxandwillsmum

http://goo.gl/4GLfYz

 

Giveaway:

5 eBook copies of Christmas at the Gingerbread Café 

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Spotlight, Interview and Giveaway - A Shadow on the Ground by Rebecca Lee Smith

A Shadow on the Ground

by Rebecca Lee Smith 

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BLURB: 

Morgan Maguire is afraid to believe in second chances. The family orchard is failing, her twin brother is being framed for murder, and the sharks are circling. The tough exterior she's spent years hiding behind is beginning to crumble, just as the man who shattered her heart is back in her life. Gage Kirkland is as compelling and magnetic as ever, and he's offering the kind of help she may not be able to refuse. But can she trust him? 

To finance his troubled son's therapy, Gage, a former investigator, takes one last job--recovering a stolen Civil War artifact. Unfortunately, it's in the possession of the woman he left behind, the woman who's haunted his dreams ever since. The electricity between them still crackles, but unless he helps exonerate her brother and finds a way to confess his true reason for returning, how will he ever recover Morgan's heart? 

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EXCERPT:

Gage leaned forward with his elbows on his knees. The words weren’t exactly pouring out. 

He took a deep breath and clasped his hands in front of him, like a preacher signaling for the congregation to bow their heads. Then he took another breath and plowed ahead.  

“Jeremy lost his mother two months ago, and he's a mess right now. He keeps lashing out at me, hoping to make me hurt as much as he does. I'm sure you've figured that out. But I want you to know I did not kill my ex-wife—his mother.” 

“I didn’t think you did,” Morgan said. 

“It was an accident. There were extenuating circumstances which Jeremy blames me for. But I did not—I could never—” He lifted his eyes and looked at her. “I don't want you to think badly of me.” 

“That's why you came back here tonight? So I won't think badly of you?” 

“Yes. I mean, no. I just—” 

“Well, I do think badly of you. I'll always think badly of you.” 

“You don't mean  that.” 

“Why not? I can think badly of you  if I want to. Most girls have a guy in their past they wish they'd never met. You're mine. Of course, most girls don't get to experience the thrill of having the guy show up out of the blue twelve years later. With his kid. On the worst day of their lives.” 

“If I'd known you were going to find a dead body today, I would have waited until tomorrow to show up.” 

She leveled her gaze at him. “I can’t tell you how much better that makes me feel.”

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Author Interview:

Do you ever wish you were someone else? Who?

I used to want to be someone shorter and thinner with straight hair and miniscule hips. I wanted to be the kind of person who could eat anything and not gain an ounce, who could smile twice at the man she loved and have him wrapped around her little finger. I wanted to be athletic and flat-stomached and sexy without trying. I wanted to be mysterious. But you know what? Throughout my life, I’ve met women who were all of those things and more. And every one of them had a secret sorrow buried deep beneath the surface. So, it doesn’t matter how fabulous someone’s life looks on the outside, it’s a sure bet it’s not all sunshine and roses. I do hold a certain amount of envy for writers who can put out more than one really good manuscript a year and still have a life. In that respect, I’d like to be them. But mostly I’m just glad I’m me.

 

 What did you do on your last birthday? 

What I wanted to do was crawl into bed and pull the covers over my head. Only women of a certain age will understand that statement, but it’s true. What I actually did was go to my favorite restaurant with my husband then stop by my favorite pub for pie (with a candle) and margaritas. Because everyone knows that all carbs and calories consumed on your birthday do not count.

Do you have any tattoos?  Where? When did you get it/them? Where are they on your body?

No tattoos. I used to want a tiny butterfly tattooed on my left shoulder, but I kept putting it off and never got around to it. My son, who was twenty-five at the time, had Max from Where the Wild Things Are tattooed on his back. I sat next to a woman at a restaurant who had three of the monsters from that book tattooed on her arm. I leaned over and said, “Excuse me, but I know where your soul mate lives.” She said, “Where?” And I said, “In my basement.”  

What are you working on right now?

I’m writing a book that is more of a contemporary romance than a straight mystery/suspense. There is some mystery in it, of course, and a dead body has shown up because I can’t seem to propel the plot without one. All of my books have humor in them, but so far, this one’s overall tone is much lighter. I’m still banging out the first draft, but I’m having a lot of fun writing it. 

 

Best movie ever made?

To Kill a Mockingbird.  I’m not sure if it’s the best, but it’s definitely my favorite. 

 
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AUTHOR Bio and Links: 

Rebecca lives with her husband in the beautiful, misty mountains of East Tennessee, where the people are charming, soulful, and just a little bit crazy. She's been everything from a tax collector to a stay-at-home mom to a house painter to a professional actress and director. When she's not churning out sensual romantic mysteries with snappy dialogue and happy endings, she likes to travel, go to the Outer Banks for her ocean fix, watch old movies, hang out at the local pub, and make her day complete by correctly answering the Final Jeopardy! question.  

www.rebeccaleesmith.com  

Twitter - @rbeccaleesmith 

Amazon Author Page –  http://amzn.to/1aEqJo4  
 

Buy links:    Amazon Kindle     Amazon paperback


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Spotlight, Review and Giveaway - Eternal Ever After by A.C. James

 

Eternal Ever After
Ever After Series, Book 1

By A.C. James

Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Wandering Impulse Press

Date of Publication: 11/23/13

E-Book: 978-0-9911485-0-9

Print: 978-0-9911485-1-6

Number of pages: 307

Word Count: 88K

Cover Artist: Ramona Lockwood 

Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/VefnxkHGiXM 

Book Description:

His past holds a secret…

Arie Cush has a secret that he thought he’d left behind. When his past follows him to Chicago he must protect someone that reminds him of all the painful memories he’s tried so hard to forget. But when every touch from her sets his heart and body on fire—he finds it hard to maintain his aloof façade. 

That becomes her nightmare.

Holly Ellis has secrets of her own. An encounter with the handsome stranger who frequents her coffee shop reveals a vampire with baggage. Even though it might be more than she bargained for, she can’t resist the one person who understands her. But her life is in danger and a supernatural threat could reveal the underground world of vampires to humankind in this Gothic Cinderella re-telling. 

Inside Scoop: This story contains bondage, anal play, a M/F primary romance with mild F/F situations.

Warning: This book is fictitious. The bdsm portrayed in this story does not portray the lifestyle. Vampires will be vampires. They don’t exactly stop to discuss a scene, pain thresholds, and there is no aftercare involved. Trust is an intrinsic part of the lifestyle. Use due diligence and research before deciding to make fiction into reality.

Heat Level: This book is a steamy romance. It’s the development of a romantic relationship that contains more explicit language and sex. The sex is not an inherent part of the story, character growth, or relationship development, and if removed you still have an amazing plot.  

Excerpt: 

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.”

–Holy Bible: King James Version

PREFACE

          I never guessed that I could die with a sea of faces surrounding me, all cheering for my death. A woman wearing a jacket dress made of brocade only laughed louder when blood splattered the low square neckline. Where is Arie? I scanned the crowded club but all I could see were pale faces, some half covered by masks.

          My time had come and I prayed she would finish me off quickly. The warm trickle of blood ran down my neck and chest, saturating the corset bustier of my gown. It seemed like a shame to ruin such a pretty dress. Strangely, I felt relieved the bodice was black and not a light color that would show a stain.

          The fear of dying or more accurately, the fear of not existing, scared me stiff. Perhaps if I had satisfied this existential anxiety with faith I wouldn’t jump from panic to ambivalence. I should be angry at everyone who simply watched. They must think the gruesome display is part of the entertainment for tonight. After the bloody burlesque show I could hardly blame them.

          Holly, I gave you the chance to leave. The telepathic transference hardly seemed relevant at this point. I knew if I’d never gone to the Hellfire Club, I wouldn’t be facing death now. Still, if my death meant the killings would stop it seemed justifiable.

          “No!” I could barely hear Arie scream above the cheering voices clamoring for attention. The constant drone defies my effort to form coherent thoughts. I looked up and could see him on the balcony. When I blinked he had disappeared into the throng. I could feel the blood continue to trickle down my neck as she drained me. Dizziness threatened to pull me under. The audience applauded her brutality. I crumpled at her feet, looking up at her smile as thin as paper.

          Blood. So much blood. My blood.

          I didn’t want this to be the story of my death but this part is only a fragment of a narrative as old as time. Its voices fill the shadows with whispers of legend. We are told that the damned cease to exist and those absolved from sin are given eternal life. The damned can never be saved. They walk the earth in an eternal hell. I fear it will be my curse if death doesn’t claim me instead.
 

My Mini Review:

This was a very enjoyable and sexy read.  Hollie is such a fun character to read about.  She is young yet she has been feeling her life is "old".  The best part of her job is that she gets to see Arie and I fully understand why.  Arie is a very old vampire who could pose GQ, he is also fascinated by Hollie and her unique aura.  Hollie and Arie are such a unusual couple and I was captivated by their story.  Arie is intent on saving Hollie from a very cruel vampire but insists on not falling for her at all.  Hollie is fine with him protecting her but is going to do everything she cans to show Arie that they could have a great relationship.  This story is filled with such a huge range of "characters" and they were just as entertaining as Hollie and Arie.  This book is filled with suspense, humor, blood, and sexual chemistry.  The storyline is well written and flowed very nicely.  I found myself captivated yet disappointed when the book concluded because I wanted more.  I will definitely be reading the next book in this wonderful paranormal series!


Buy Link:  Amazon

About the Author:

A.C. James—author of erotic paranormal romance and erotica featuring bdsm. Wife, mother, sushi lover, and storyteller extraordinaire. She resides in northeast Pennsylvania drinking large vats of coffee while taming two toddlers by day and writing by night.

Web/Blog:   www.acjames.com

Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ApQ7z

Twitter:       https://twitter.com/ACJamesauthor

Facebook:   http://www.facebook.com/pages/AC-James/129228540578101

Goodreads:      http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/17238073-ac-james

 

Tour Giveaway:  Ten E-book Copies of Eternal Ever After 

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Spotlight - In Our Dream by Jacqueline Paige

In Our Dream

Dream Series, Part 1

by Jacqueline Paige

Release date December 10 2013

 

She’s a small town cop.  He’s an inmate undercover.  They meet in a dream. 

Book Description: 

Jennah Best left the adrenaline packed life of being a cop on the edge for a more peaceful place.  She escaped a marriage that almost destroyed her and now lives her life working for a small police station in the town of Ridge.  At her age, she’s accepted that it’s too late and too much work to start all over again, until she meets a man in a dream...

While young, Dominic Palmer has always proven he can get the job done.  Or at least, that was the case before he accepted a job and agreed to go undercover as an inmate. When months go by and there’s no word from his outside contact he wonders if he’s been left on the inside for good.  He’s fighting to stay alive and keep his sanity, but finds himself completely distracted by a mysterious woman he met in a dream...

Previously released in Dreams anthology

Part 2 From A Dream will be released in February 2014 

 

Excerpt:

The nerve of that man!  Why won’t he just accept things and go away?  She paced back and forth, trying to control the frustration that was pumping through her.  Every time she saw him, every hurt moment came flooding back to her and she just wanted him gone.  She wanted to move on and live her own life and try her damndest to be happy!

“Jennah?”

She spun around, expecting someone to be behind her. There was no one there.  Was that Dominic’s voice?  Oh no, she was hallucinating now!  Should she call her doctor?  Maybe the stress had finally caught up to her.  Was she going to end up spending her holidays alone in the psych ward?

“Jennah, why are you so upset?”

She squeezed her eyes shut.  I am not hearing voices! I am not losing my mind!

She heard his deep chuckle.  “No, you’re not losing your mind.  This is really happening.  I should have told you, but in our dream...it’s not really a dream. We’re connecting.”

Her eyes flew open.  What?  “What?”  She stood perfectly still, waiting to see if she could hear him again.

“I can explain it better later. I just picked up on how upset you were...”

She squinted.  “Picked up?  How?  How are you inside my head when I’m completely awake? How can we talk inside my head?”

She heard him chuckle again.  “Inside mine, as well.  I don’t have time right now. Are you all right?”

She laughed out loud, not knowing if he would hear it in her head too. “Clearly not!  I’m talking to a man from my dream inside my head while I’m wide awake standing in the locker room at work!”

“Jennah...”

Buy Link:  Amazon

About the Author:

Jacqueline Paige lives in Ontario in a small town that’s part of the popular Georgian Triangle area.  No one has ever heard of Stayner, so she usually tells people she lives “near Collingwood” and no, she doesn’t ski at Blue Mountain or at all, in fact she’s not even fond of snow.

She began her writing career in 2006 and since her first published works in 2009 she hasn’t stopped.  Jacqueline describes her writing as “all things paranormal”, which she has proven is her niche with stories of witches, ghosts, physics and shifters now on the shelves. 

When Jacqueline isn’t working at her ‘reality job’ or lost in her writing she spends time with her five children, most of whom are finally able to look after her instead of the other way around.  Together they do random road trips, that usually end up with them lost,  shopping trips where they push every button in the toy aisle, hiking when there’s enough time to escape and bizarre things like creating new daring recipes in the kitchen. She’s a grandmother to four (so far) and looks forward to corrupting many more in the years to come.

Jacqueline loves to hear from her readers, you can find her at www.jacqpaige.webs.com , www.jacqpaige.blogspot.ca  or http://magicseasonsbooks.blogspot.ca

 

Happy New Year!

 

Happy New Year!

from Booklover Sue

 

 

Spotlight and Giveaway - The Accidental Witch by Jessica Penot

The Accidental Witch

The Darkest Arts Series,  Book 1

By Jessica Penot

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Lachesis Publishing

ASIN: B00GG83WLE

Number of pages: 276

Word Count: 85,000

 

Buy Links:

All Romance eBook      Bookstrand      Kindle UK  

Kindle US     Lachesis Publishing Inc      OmniLit  

Book Description: 

Phaedra Michaels is a small town psychologist who is beginning to lose hope. Two of her patients at the local hospital in Dismal, Alabama have just killed themselves, she’s still reeling from her divorce and what turned out to be a disastrous marriage, and her father has died, leaving her without any notion of who her real mother is.  

Just as Phaedra decides to commit herself to a serious drinking problem and an eating disorder, or two, a mysterious spell book arrives in the mail. Feeling desperate, Phaedra uses it to cast spells to save her fading patients. Suddenly, good things start happening.  Phaedra’s patients begin to get better and she even starts dating the sexy doctor from the hospital.

Phaedra is so happy she doesn't notice the small things that start to go wrong in Dismal, or the dark creatures slithering out of the shadows near her house. When Phaedra finally realizes her spells have attracted every card-carrying demon from hell, she has no choice but to accept help from a slightly nerdy, 500 year-old warlock with a penchant for wearing super hero T-shirts and a knack for getting under Phaedra’s skin. Now, if only she could get the hang of this witch thing, she might be able to save her town.  

Excerpt:

It is amazing how the most world-changing days can seem entirely mundane to begin with. Friday the 13th seemed no different than any other day to me. I woke up late, as always, and rushed to get dressed and make it to the car with my usual box of animal crackers and diet cola. I pulled my shoes on as I backed out of the driveway and ate while I drove to work.

I was late to work, but just early enough to not be noticed as late. The small hospital where I worked was a blip in a vast nowhere and the small psychiatric floor I worked on was a blip in a blip. I was a blip within a blip within a blip, making me practically nothing. I could’ve died in my sleep and the world would barely belch. I liked to think that I was good at what I did. I liked to think that even though I was a nothing, I made a difference in the patients’ lives. I was one of those deluded people that believed in saving the world one person at a time. I guess I still am. Certainly, I was one of the few people that actually cared about the patients. The management didn’t care that I cared. Management was too busy trying to balance the books and keep the floor profitable to care what the staff did with the patients. I could take all the patients outside and have them moo like cows and management wouldn’t care as long as I billed it as a recreational therapy group and got the proper reimbursement.

About the Author:

Jessica Penot is a therapist who lives in Alabama with her 2 corgis, cat, sons, husband and other strange creatures. She is the author of Haunted North Alabama, Haunted Chattanooga, and Circe.

www.jessicapenot.net

www.ghoststoriesandhauntedplaces.blogspot.com

https://www.facebook.com/jessica.penot

 

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