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FMB Blog Tour: Soul Sisters

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 Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for Soul Sisters! Check out the excerpt below!

Title: Soul Sisters

Series: Soul Sisters Trilogy, #1

Author: Janiera Eldridge

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal

Publisher: Mystic Press

Ebook/Paperback

Pages: 134

Purchase:

Amazon (Kindle)

Amazon (paperback)

Smashwords (various digital copies)

Barnes & Noble (Nook)

Paperback (Createspace)

Book Description:

Soul Sisters is an urban fantasy novel about African-American twin sisters Ani and Dana who have a rather unique secret: one sister is human while the other is a vampire. While the sisters have lived peacefully with each other for many years one fateful night will change both their lives forever. When a drunken man tries to attack Dana (the human sister) Ani (the vampire sister) protects her sister with all of her ferocious power.

However, when the vampire’s leader Donovan finds out about the public display he calls for the sisters to be assassinated for disobedience. Ani and Dana now are in for the fight of their lives to protect each other as well as the lives of their dedicated friends who have joined them on their mission for survival. If Dana and Ani can make it through this time of uncertainty, Ani can take her new place as vampire queen. Soul Sisters is expected to be a trilogy; The book also features a multicultural cast of characters that brings a new edge of chic to the vampire world. Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: Soul Sisters →

FMB Blog Tour: Golden Chariot

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Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for Golden Chariot! I was lucky enough to get a copy of this book so check out my review! Oh, and there’s a giveaway for 15 eBook copies of Heroes Live Forever and Journey in Time by Chris Karlsen + a $50 Amazon gift card to a randomly chosen commenter. Ends Dec. 26th.

Golden Chariot
Title: Golden Chariot

Series: Dangerous Waters, Book 1

Author: Chris Karlsen

Genre: Romance, Suspense, Thriller,

Publisher: Books to Go Now

Ebook

Words: 96,700

Purchase: Amazon | B&N | KoBo |

Book Description:

Myth, murder, and money clash in this gripping undersea adventure.

The rare discovery of a ship sunk during the time of the Trojan War has been found off the coast of Turkey, near Troy. Charlotte Dashiell is an American nautical archaeologist and thrilled to be part of the recovery team. The wreck may contain proof of her highly controversial theory about the Trojan War.

Charlotte is present when the Turkish government agent assigned to guard the site is murdered. Her possible involvement and a questionable connection to a private collector of black market relics bring her under suspicion. Atakan Vadim is the Turkish agent sent to investigate her. Unknown to either of them, the smuggler behind the murder plans to steal a valuable artifact and frame Charlotte for the theft…after they murder her. Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: Golden Chariot →

Review: Golden Chariot

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Golden Chariot
Golden Chariot by Chris Karlsen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another (The Iliad)

Charlotte feels the pull of Hektor as if he were speaking to her, begging her to prove his existence. From this feeling comes an obsession (though she wouldn’t call it that) with the Trojan War and her research topic. Hoping to find evidence to support her theory, she embarks on the archeological recovery of a ship from that time period off the coast of Turkey. However, the agent assigned to guard the sight is murdered and the replacement agent, Atakan, must find his killer — even if it is Charlotte.

Fine details of ancient pottery, statues, figurines, and other relics are brought to light in this tale of intrigue, murder, and passion, which, along with the dive and wreck images, give a life to the surroundings in which the characters play. The characters themselves are full of quirks and different ways of looking at things, which also gives them a “realness” that the reader can relate to even if they’re not familiar with archeology or the Trojan War.

Golden Chariot keeps a solid pace and offers a refreshing twist at the end, the realizations that the characters come to seem to be dealt with in a way that showing just how far they have come.

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FMB Blog Tour: The Vampire’s Hope

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Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for The Vampire’s Hope! Don’t miss my review and an excerpt below!

Title: The Vampire’s Hope

Series: The Vampire’s Hope Book One

Author: Danica Winters

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense,

Publisher: BTGN

Ebooks

Words: 11k

Pages: 40

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | All Romance | kobo |

Book Description:

Ellie Smith, an emotionally stunted dancer, finds more than she bargains for after her human life is taken by the vampire, Master Liam.  Once inside the Vampire’s underground lair, the Keres Den, she meets Ian, an immortal Viking warrior, who is infiltrating the soulless prison.  (New Paragraph) As Ellie begins her training, she learns that the dark tunnels around her are filled with even darker secrets.  As the truth of her existence come to light, she is faced with a choice—does she let her past dictate her future, or can she begin to feel again? Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: The Vampire’s Hope →

FMB Blog Tour: Feedback

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Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for FeedBack! I have a special flash fiction piece for you today, as well as a giveaway! But first, the stats:

Title: Feedback

Author: D L Richardson

Genre: YA Paranormal

Publisher: Etopia Press

Ebook

Words: 65,000

Release Date: 10/5/2012

Publisher: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | OmniLit |

Book Description:

Ethan James, Florida Bowman, and Jake Inala need organ transplants. When they receive the organs of a dead CIA agent, Dylan Black, they take on more than the task of completing the mission of deactivating bombs that threaten millions of lives. Kidnapped, their lives under threat, the memories stored in the CIA agent’s mind begin to awaken within each of them, except the one piece of information they are abducted for – the location of the bombs. Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: Feedback →

Review: The Vampire’s Hope

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The Vampire’s Hope by Danica Winters
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Death was getting more interesting by the second.

Ellie wanders into The Raven a human dancer looking for a job, but emerges a newly turned vampire. Hidden within the tunnels of her new home, the Keres Den, she discovers secrets and something she’s not thought she could anymore — feelings.

The main character, Ellie, is emotionally shut off, both to herself and readers of her story. She starts to feel again, using her vampire power of hope, with the help of Ian, the striking Viking. The action takes place quickly (it is a short read, mind), with Ellie taking to the vampire way of life rather quickly, including calling humans “blood buckets” without even hearing the term before.

In the end, The Vampire’s Hope shows that hope (and love) is a beautiful thing, and leaves Ellie to pick up the pieces of her new life.

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CBLS Blog Tour: Design Series

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Welcome to my stop on the CBLS Blog Tour for the Design Series by Dale Mayer. Below I have info on both books and a giveaway. This is an interesting story idea and I’ll have to add it to my TBR list — you should too!
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Dangerous-CoverDangerous Designs (Designs #1)

by Dale Mayer

Published by Valley Publishing (Indie)

Length: 200 pages (eBook format)

YA Fantasy Romance

Contains elements of action and adventure

Heat Level: Sweet

Available at: Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058ZY6Y8/

Blurb:

Drawing is her world…but when her new pencil comes alive, it’s his world too.

Her… Storey Dalton is seventeen and now boyfriendless after being dumped via Facebook. Drawing is her escape. It’s like as soon as she gets down one image, a dozen more are pressing in on her. Then she realizes her pictures are almost drawing themselves…or is it that her new pencil is alive?

Him… Eric Jordan is a new Ranger and the only son of the Councilman to his world. He’s crossed the veil between dimensions to retrieve a lost stylus. But Storey is already experimenting with her new pencil and what her drawings can do – like open portals.

It… The stylus is a soul-bound intelligence from Eric’s dimension on Earth and uses Storey’s unsuspecting mind to seek its way home, giving her an unbelievable power. She unwittingly opens a third dimension, one that held a dangerous predatory species banished from Eric’s world centuries ago, releasing these animals into both dimensions.

Them… Once in Eric’s homeland, Storey is blamed for the calamity sentenced to death. When she escapes, Eric is ordered to bring her back or face that same death penalty. With nothing to lose, can they work together across dimensions to save both their worlds? Continue reading CBLS Blog Tour: Design Series →

New Release: Noah Zarc: Cataclysm

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Welcome to the Noah Zarc Release Party! If you haven’t checked out these books yet, this is the second adventure with Noah and is a real feel-good, can-do book that young readers (and even some older ones!) will enjoy. Want to know more about book one? Check out my review of Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble. And if you’d like my input on book two, check out my review of it also!

Oh, and did I mention that there’s an excerpt and giveaway!?

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Review: Noah Zarc: Cataclysm

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Noah Zarc: Cataclysm
Noah Zarc: Cataclysm by D. Robert Pease
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“This is how you get things done. Find the right people, put them in a room, lock the doors, and throw lots of money at them.”

Noah is off to find out more about his past when he accidentally finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. Caught between finding his family and his curiosity about his past, Noah does what any bot his age would — head off on a dangerous, exciting adventure.

A good follow-up to book one, book two follows Noah as he meets new friends, encounters old enemies, and travels through space and time on his quest. Full of action, Noah and his can-do attitude shine, reaffirming that even the smallest, most handicapped-looking people can make a difference.

A well-written, adventurous read for young readers and even adults, Noah Zarc blasts through space and into your imagination.

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FMB Blog Tour: The Witch’s Dream

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 Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for The Witch’s Dream! There’s a trailer and a giveaway with this one, folks!

Title: The Witch’s Dream

Series: The Order of the Black Swan, Book 2

Author: Victoria Danann

Genre: Paranormal Romance,

Publisher: 7th House

Ebook/Paperback

Pages: 280

Release Date: October 14th, 2012

Purchase:

Amazon (Kindle) | Smashwords | Amazon (Print) | Continue reading FMB Blog Tour: The Witch’s Dream →