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Blog Tour: Sheltered

Welcome to my stop on the Sheltered Blog Tour! Check out the excerpt below!

Author: Debra Chapoton

Websites: www.edgeofescape.blogspot.com

www.bigpinelodgebooks.com

Title: Sheltered

Purchase Links: Available in Paperback and Digital

Amazon Paperback: http://www.amazon.com/Sheltered-Debra-Chapoton/dp/1475249993/ref=sr

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008TQ0PB6

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sheltered-debra-chapoton/1112412513?ean=2940014940177

Blurb for Sheltered:

Living together unsupervised, five troubled teens confront demonic forces and are compelled to deal with their problems in distinctly different ways. Paranormal meets psycho meets Goth in this story of a supernatural haunting and budding love.

High school junior, Ben, hacks into his step-father’s real estate holdings and provides rooms in an old two-story house to various outcasts: the schizophrenic kid, the angry Goth girl, and the homeless girl who worships him. When Megan needs a place to live she comes to the rooming house with a different set of problems and the ability to confuse and attract Ben.

One by one strange and mysterious occurrences stretch the teens’ beliefs in the supernatural. How they deal with demons, real and imagined, has tragic as well as redeeming consequences. Continue reading Blog Tour: Sheltered

FMB Book Blitz: Bad Juju

Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for Bad Juju!

Title: Bad Juju

Author: Dina Rae

Genre: Dark, Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, Young-Adult, (R-Rated although teens would love it)

Publisher: Amazon

Ebook

Words: 93,000

Purchase: TBA

Book Description:

Lucien Nazaire flees his Haitian homeland and meanders around the United States for decades.  He settles in a Wisconsin trailer park filled with elderly tenants.  He meets Jake, his teenage neighbor, and hires him for odd household jobs.  As their relationship progresses, Lucien invites the boy into the world of Voodoo.

Jake LaRue lives in foster care with his abusive uncle.  The Voodoo lessons give him a sense of power within an otherwise helpless situation.  Although the boy is a loner, he feels an instant connection with his classmate, Henry, and introduces him to Lucien.

Henry Novak has Asperger’s Syndrome.  He fixates on historical events, most recently the 2010 Haitian earthquake.  Like Jake, he becomes passionate about the dark side of Voodoo.  They learn how to cast spells on those they hate and lust, leading up to dire consequences.

Several months after the Haitian earthquake, Henry convinces his family to volunteer with their church in the island’s reconstruction.  Their mission turns into a nightmare when he mysteriously walks off of the campsite.

Bad Juju is a balance of horror, romance, and literary fiction intended for ages fifteen and up.   Research about the Voodoo religion, shapeshifting, zombies, and possession and themes of redemption and loneliness emerge throughout the plot.

This tour was put together by FMB Blog Tours

Blog Tour: Quinn Checks In

Welcome to my stop on the Making Connections Blog Tour for Quinn Checks In. Enjoy the two excerpts I have for you below!

Quinn Checks In (A Liam Quinn Mystery)
By L.H. Thomson

Series: Liam Quinn Mysteries
Genre: Hard-boiled mystery

A synopsis of “Quinn Checks In,” by L.H Thomson:
Liam Quinn is back in his hometown Philly after three years in the pen for forgery. Now the ex-boxer, ex-art student has been given a chance to make amends by working as an insurance investigator, restoring a little of his family’s pride and getting another chance at Nora Garcia de Soria, the woman of his dreams.

But a gallery heist isn’t what it seems, and pretty soon, Quinn is running out of people to trust. The biggest mobster in town, a sweetheart named “Vin The Shin,” is calling him out; a steady string of lowlifes want his head, and the local police think he’s hiding something.

Hey, when trouble comes knocking?

That’s when Quinn Checks In. Continue reading Blog Tour: Quinn Checks In

Fiction Frolic

Help Raise 1,000 books for charity and enter to win $200, signed books and swag!

We are excited to share about an ambitious blog tour—Fiction Frolic for All Hallow’s Read—where ten authors from several genres are working hard to raise 1,000 books in three weeks for Books for America.

From October 1st to 19th, donate a new book (or books!) and earn extra bonus points in a huge giveaway that these authors are hosting.

Two winners will each receive the following PRIZES! (Link at the end of this post).

$100 Amazon G.C.

5 signed books from the authors hosting the event

A swag bag

Plus—in honor of All Hallow’s Read, gift a signed copy of one of our books to a friend! Continue reading Fiction Frolic

FMB Blog Tour: Bad Juju

Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for Bad Juju!

Title: Bad Juju

Author: Dina Rae

Genre: Dark, Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, Young-Adult, (R-Rated although teens would love it)

Publisher: Amazon

Ebook

Words: 93,000

Purchase: Amazon |

Book Description:

Lucien Nazaire flees his Haitian homeland and meanders around the United States for decades.  He settles in a Wisconsin trailer park filled with elderly tenants.  He meets Jake, his teenage neighbor, and hires him for odd household jobs.  As their relationship progresses, Lucien invites the boy into the world of Voodoo.

Jake LaRue lives in foster care with his abusive uncle.  The Voodoo lessons give him a sense of power within an otherwise helpless situation.  Although the boy is a loner, he feels an instant connection with his classmate, Henry, and introduces him to Lucien.

Henry Novak has Asperger’s Syndrome.  He fixates on historical events, most recently the 2010 Haitian earthquake.  Like Jake, he becomes passionate about the dark side of Voodoo.  They learn how to cast spells on those they hate and lust, leading up to dire consequences.

Several months after the Haitian earthquake, Henry convinces his family to volunteer with their church in the island’s reconstruction.  Their mission turns into a nightmare when he mysteriously walks off of the campsite.

Bad Juju is a balance of horror, romance, and literary fiction intended for ages fifteen and up.   Research about the Voodoo religion, shapeshifting, zombies, and possession and themes of redemption and loneliness emerge throughout the plot. Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: Bad Juju

FMB Blog Tour: For His Eyes Only

Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for For His Eyes Only. Be sure to check out my review and read below for an excerpt of this thriller.

 

Title: For His Eyes Only

Author: T. C. Archer

Genre: Action, Adventure, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Thriller

Publisher: Set

Ebook

Words: 79,000

Purchase: Amazon |

Book Description

Jesse Evans is the most wanted woman in the world. She must prove she didn’t sell out the elite Special Ops team she sent into a Columbian village to rescue a little girl, or her sister dies. Only one man can save them both. But he isn’t who Jesse thinks he is. Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: For His Eyes Only

Review: For His Eyes Only

For His Eyes Only
For His Eyes Only by T.C. Archer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

She had the impression he had reverted to some Cro-Magnon man, who believed he would take care of her. There was a first time for everything.

Jesse Evans is wanted for selling out her elite Special Ops teammates. Only problem is, she didn’t do it. Now, to get her life back together and keep her only family safe, she has to find out who did sell them out–and make someone believe her.

Throughout the book, the reader–and Jesse–makes guesses about Cole, the man sent to kill her but who ends up helping her… or so she thinks. The action has just enough pauses between it to let readers catch their breath before picking right back up, and man, can Jesse pack a punch. The tender moments are well-done and well-placed, allowing the reader insight into both Jesse and Cole’s character. The attraction between the two, while almost cliche, was done in such a gentlemanly fashion (if such can be said about a man trying to kill you) that it worked well.

Full of twists and identity questions, this fast-paced thriller packs a mean punch and keeps readers guessing.

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FMB Blog Tour: Above the Universe Below

Welcome to my stop on the FMB Above the Universe Below Blog Tour! I have a great guest post for you, so keep scrolling!

Title: Above the Universe Below

Author: Elias Barton

Genre: Fantasy, Dark

Publisher: Iron Glass Press

Ebook/Paperback

Pages: 332

Purchase: Amazon US (Kindle) | Amazon (Print) | Amazon UK (Kindle)

Book Description:

For two years running (2011 & 2012) Above the Universe Below was was a semi-finalist in Amazon.com’s Breakthrough Novel Award and Publishers Weekly:

“Brilliant writing carries this pleasantly odd tale of an agoraphobic artist, Carder Quevedo… Carder’s road is not an easy one, but readers will be rooting for him in this unusual and beautifully written book.”

An agoraphobic artist in our world but a grim reaper in another, Carder Quevedo hides at home, immersing himself in the paintings which commemorate the strange deaths he’s witnessed. He ventures into public only when necessary, scrambling to his hospital job to extract corneas from deceased donors or darting to the diner to share a meal with Darren, his only friend. That’s Carder’s existence – and he’s content.

Until…

Haika changes that. As the bored, beautiful owner of an art gallery – who also happens to be married – she stumbles into Carder in a chance encounter and soon becomes obsessed with his art. As they forge a quirky, electric relationship, Carder is reluctantly pulled into Haika’s social world of wealth, status and the peculiar characters that come with it. Carder is pushed further to the edge when his teenage niece visits, rebelling against her ultra-conservative upbringing. All the while, Carder’s hidden history threatens to ruin his developing chance at normalcy, and on the opening night of his art gallery show, his past finally catches up to his present and wreaks havoc upon them all. Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: Above the Universe Below

Free Days: The Necro Device

The Necro Device will be free Sep 27, 28, 29, 30 the final promotion just before October. There will be a blog tour coming up for this during October, so grab your free copy now and return for my blog stop on Oct. 22nd.

Classic Edition:

The classic edition of The Necro Device features previous content that was removed while under the publisher. In addition the original artwork was restored and modified with a darker twist to better represent the novel itself. Front and back matter has been re-added to the novel. It now contains the Acknowledgements, Preface, and Afterword from the author. The ebook and paperback both received desperately needed reformatting. This version of The Necro Device is the most pure to its original form and is now published through the author.

Promo:

A page-turner of darkest depth. Betrayal, fear, and layers of hidden agendas all play parts in this intense, pulse-pounding thriller.

Inspiration:

The Necro Device came to me in a dream one night. I barely knew what the story was at the time other than it was about 5 brothers who all die. I left it at that and went on with my life. Over the years I kept having nightmares about the brothers and the story. They became so frequent and vivid that I had no choice but to sit down and write it or continue to live a life of nightmares. It was my first novel length story and it basically possessed me while I was writing it. I wrote day in and day out six days a week for almost eight months non-stop. But that was only the beginning. Between work, school, life, money, and everything else there is, I never had much time to get it completed, so for eight more years I slowly sculpted, revised, rewrote, and edited it so many times I was ready to throw my computer through the window. I can honestly say, it was the biggest project I ever completed. I learned a lot, and in the end, it was well worth every minute. I’d never take that learning experience back.

Synopsis:

John and Mary Hilt are hired to restore the Mandiev mansion isolated between four surrounding towns. The original owners, the Mandiev brothers, were world famous performers who died decades ago. Rumors that the mansion is haunted soon work their way to Mary, and nightmares begin to eat away at her sanity. She becomes obsessed with the Mandiev, wanting to know more. Determined to unlock their secrets, she digs deeper into their past and learns of a deadly device. An intricate web of betrayal slowly unravels, and she finds herself within its dark center.

It all begins with a betrayal, a machine, and a darker intent… It has a purpose.

Back Flap:

John and Mary Hilt are hired to restore the Mandiev mansion isolated between four surrounding towns. In the past, the Mandiev brothers had a fatal accident which killed hundreds of local citizens. The event marks the beginning of a device that will control its creator and affect the community for years to come. Mary will discover the madness that spawned from its awakening and unravel its deadly secrets. The Necro Device is a mind-melting, suspense thriller loaded with hidden agendas, twists, and a diabolical plot.

It all begins with a betrayal, a machine, and a darker intent… It has a purpose.

History:

The Necro Device was first published under the title Mandiev in September, 2011. In December of that same year the name was changed to The Necro Device. In April of 2012, it was picked up by a publisher and the cover art was changed. In August of 2012, the rights were returned back to the author, and the novel got a full revision and edit. The cover was changed to the darker cover seen above, and it was republished as The Necro Device (Classic Edition) September of 2012, the novel was picked up by DarkGate Publishing, the authors own publishing company. The novel continues to sale very well, and we hope it continues to do so moving forward.  Pick up a copy today.

FMB Blog Tour: Binding Arbitration

 Welcome to my stop on the FMB Binding Arbitration Tour! Keep scrolling for the book info, giveaway, and an AWESOME guest post! Seriously, don’t miss this one!

Title: Binding Arbitration

Author: Elizabeth Marx

Genre: Romance, Family Saga, Contemporary/Chick Lit

Publisher: Self Published

Paperback/Ebook

Pages: 477

Purchase:

Amazon (Kindle) | Amazon (Print) | Barnes and Noble | iTunes | Sony eReader | Diesel |

Book Description:

Through the corridors of the Windy City’s criminal courts, single mother Libby Tucker knows exactly how far she’ll go to save her cancer-stricken son’s life. The undefeated defense attorney is prepared to take her fight all the way to the majors.

Circumstances force Libby to plead her case at the cleats of celebrity baseball player Banford Aidan Palowski, the man who discarded her at their college graduation. Libby has worked her backside bare for everything she’s attained, while Aidan has been indulged since he slid through the birth canal and landed in a pile of Gold Coast money. But helping Libby and living up to his biological duty could jeopardize the only thing the jock worships: his baseball career.

If baseball imitates life, Aidan admits his appears to be silver-plated peanuts, until an unexpected confrontation with the most spectacular prize that’s ever poured from a caramel corn box blindsides him. When he learns about his son’s desperate need, it pricks open the wound he’s carried since he abandoned Libby and the child.

All Libby wants is a little anonymous DNA, but Aidan has a magical umpire in his head who knows Libby’s a fateball right to the heart. When a six-year-old sage and a hippy priestess step onto the field, there’s more to settle between Libby and Aidan than heartache, redemption, and forgiveness. Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: Binding Arbitration