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Blog Tour: Angelstone

May 30, 2013Blog Tour, ExcerptsBlog Tour, Book Trailer, Books, Excerpts, Fantasy, Fiction, Free, New Release, Paranormal, Readingtricia kristufek

Angelstone (Dark Angel #2) by Hanna Peach

Title: Angelstone

Series: Dark Angel

Author: Hanna Peach

Available: May 31, 2013

Format: E-book

Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal

Length: ~87,000 words

Review formats: .Mobi, .ePUB, .PDF

Blurb:

“Fans of The Mortal Instruments [by Cassandra Clare] will love this!”

After escaping from the Hollows and the Michaelea lightwarriors, Jordan takes Alyx and Israel to Aradale, a secret Rogue community, where they appear to be safe − for now. But did they bring the enemy with them? “Mini”, the strange and speechless young girl they rescued from the Hollows, is not as she seems. Why was Elder Michael keeping her locked up? What is she hiding?

Alyx and Israel are driven further apart as Israel continues to obsess over making Adere human and Alyx hides two secrets from him: that he may be part-demon and that she may be carrying his child, a tri-blood keye that can be used to unlock Hell.

Out in the mortal cities, pieces of Black Stone, the only material that can disrupt the angels’ healing abilities, continue to be stolen to make weapons for Samyara’s dark army. Alyx and her friends must stop them, but this means infiltrating holy and guarded places to steal the Black Stone − a monastery in remote China, a mosque in Saudi Arabia, an art gallery in Florence and a cathedral in Peru.

Can they win this deadly race against the Darkened?

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Blog Tour: Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy

May 22, 2013Blog Tour, GiveawayBlog Tour, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Giveaway, Reading, Sci-fitricia kristufek

Writers Workshop

Title: Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy

Editor: Michael Knost

Page Count: 210 pages

Genre: Speculative Fiction

Published: April 18th, 2013

Publisher: Seventh Star Press

Synopsis:

Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a collection of essays and interviews by and with many of the movers-and-shakers in the industry. Each contributor covers the specific element of craft he or she excels in. Expect to find varying perspectives and viewpoints, which is why you many find differing opinions on any particular subject.

This is, after all, a collection of advice from professional storytellers. And no two writers have made it to the stage via the same journey-each has made his or her own path to success. And that’s one of the strengths of this book. The reader is afforded the luxury of discovering various approaches and then is allowed to choose what works best for him or her.

Featuring essays and interviews with:
Neil Gaiman
Orson Scott Card
Ursula K. Le Guin
Alan Dean Foster
James Gunn
Tim Powers
Harry Turtledove
Larry Niven
Joe Haldeman
Kevin J. Anderson
Elizabeth Bear
Jay Lake
Nancy Kress
George Zebrowski
Pamela Sargent
Mike Resnick
Ellen Datlow
James Patrick Kelly
Jo Fletcher
Stanley Schmidt
Gordon Van Gelder
Lou Anders
Peter Crowther
Ann VanderMeer
John Joseph Adams
Nick Mamatas
Lucy A. Snyder
Alethea Kontis
Nisi Shawl
Jude-Marie Green
Nayad A. Monroe
G. Cameron Fuller
Jackie Gamber
Amanda DeBord
Max Miller
Jason Sizemore

This edition also includes several full page illustrations from award-winning artists Matthew Perry and Bonnie Wasson.

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~ About the Editor ~

Michael Knost is an award-winning author, editor, and columnist in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Supernatural Thriller genres.

He has written several books and dozens of short stories, edited a number of anthologies, including the Legends of the Mountain State series, and he currently writes a column for Shroud Magazine.

He recently won the Bram Stoker Award in the United Kingdom for his book Writers Workshop of Horror, a collection of articles and interviews on the craft of writing.

He is currently working on a Mothman novel due to hit bookshelves later this year.

Michael has worked in the radio, television, and newspaper industries, and currently lives in Chapmanville, West Virginia with his beautiful wife and daughter.

~ About the Publisher ~

Seventh Star Press is a small press publisher located in Lexington, KY. SSP specializes in speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, and horror). The company was established in October of 2008.

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Cover Reveal: Angelstone

May 17, 2013Cover RevealBooks, Covers, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Thrillertricia kristufek

Check out this awesome cover reveal! It’s so pretty!

Angelstone (Dark Angel #2)

By Hanna Peach

About Angelstone:

After escaping from the Hollows and the Michaelea lightwarriors, Jordan takes Alyx and Israel to Aradale, a secret Rogue community, where they appear to be safe – for now. But did they bring the enemy with them? “Mini”, the strange and speechless young girl they rescued from the Hollows, is not as she seems. Why was Elder Michael keeping her locked up? What is she hiding?

Out in the mortal cities, pieces of Black Stone, the only material that can disrupt the angels’ healing abilities, continue to be stolen to make weapons for Samyara’s dark army. Alyx and her friends must stop them, but this means infiltrating holy and guarded places to steal the Black Stone: a monastery in remote China, a mosque in Saudi Arabia, an art gallery in Florence and a cathedral in Peru…

Can they win this deadly race against the Darkened?

Release Date: 31 May 2013

Release Sale

For 31 May & 1 June only, Angelstone will be priced at US$0.99 at Amazon!

And if you need to catch up, Angelfire (DA #1) FREE from 28th May – 1st June!

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FMB Blog Tour: A Tiger’s Claim

April 23, 2013Blog Tour, Excerpts, Giveaway, ReviewsBlog Tour, Book Reviews, Books, Excerpts, Fantasy, Fiction, FMB, Giveaway, Paranormal, Reading, Romancetricia kristufek

Welcome to my stop on the FMB Blog Tour for A Tiger’s Claim! I got to review this one, so check it out!

Title: A Tiger’s Claim

Series: Ashwood Falls #1

Author: Lia Davis

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Fated Desires Publishing

Format: Ebook

Length: approx. 35,000 words

Buy Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | ARe | Kobo

Book Description:

As the Alpha’s only daughter Shayna Andrews has always been treated like a rare gem, protected like royalty, and she’s suffocating. Her longing to be independent has driven her to sneak out one evening after dinner. After relishing in being able to run free without an escort, she finds herself face-to-face with the enemy, miles from home, and nearly loses her life until a lone wolf comes to her aid.

Travis Hunter’s main objective is to destroy the Onyx Pack—a group of drug using, murdering rogue shifters. His seek-and-destroy plans are put on hold when he rescues a female from a brutal attack. The beautifully exotic tiger shifter, Shayna, stirs a passion he thought died with his long-lost mate.

When Shay’s first heat cycle slams into her, Travis has no choice but to submit to her needs—and his own. But there is always a price to sleeping with the Pack princess. Not only will they have to face her Pack, Shay and Travis will have to deal with a mating that is beyond a single night and could have consequences more than either of them had thought. And when Travis finds out Shay wears the enemy’s brand, things will go from bad to worse.

Warning: One alpha female who doesn’t take no for an answer, a wolf with more on the line than just his heart, and a combustible attraction that’s sure to cause more than one sweaty night.

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CBLS Blog Tour: Siren Snow

April 19, 2013Blog Tour, Book Trailer, Excerpts, GiveawayBlog Tour, Book Trailer, Books, CBLS, Excerpts, Fantasy, Fiction, Giveaway, Paranormal, Reading, Romancetricia kristufek

Check this one out — it looks good!

Siren Snow (Redhaven Saga #1)

by Victoria Barrow

New Adult Contemporary Paranormal/Fantasy Romance

Categories: Action/Adventure, Interracial/Multicultural

Publisher: Self-Published/Indie

Heat Level: Sweet

Word Count: 80,000

Buy Link: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Siren-Snow-Book-Redhaven-Volume/dp/1482096285/

Description

Winter is not exactly the ‘season of the witch’. It’s cold in Washington, and everything is covered in snow. But it doesn’t bother Lucilla Sinclair, the fiery Witch-Warden for Washington State. She’s perfectly happy performing minor enchantments at her little arcane shop in Redhaven, an old fishing town turned tourist attraction. Besides, her tall, dark-skinned elemental guardian Mishal keeps her warm at night. Her raven familiar, Irwin, helps her to pass the time in the otherwise sleepy town.

Magickal mischief in the cold, quiet state is slow for the most part, but when a freak winter storm lands a half-transformed Siren on her front porch, Lucy’s life becomes increasingly strange. Her dreams are suddenly assaulted with visions of a beautiful demon man, and her waking hours are spent warding off a cadre of mysterious shadow creatures.

With the life of the Siren in her hands, Lucy must trek through the snows of Canada in a race against time. Her mission: to find the one person with enough knowledge of forbidden black magick to fix the broken Siren Melusine before her seven days on land are up.

This is gonna be a rough week.

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FMB Blog Tour: Screaming Spires

April 16, 2013Blog Tour, ExcerptsBlog Tour, Books, Excerpts, Fantasy, Fiction, FMB, Paranormal, Reading, Romancetricia kristufek

Check out this Vlog from author Georgiana Derwent!

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Title: Screaming Spires

Series: The Cavaliers #2

Author: Georgiana Derwent

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, New Adult, Vampire

Publisher: self-published

Format: Ebook, Paperback

Length: approx 100 000 words

Publication Date: April 12th 2013

Book Description:

A Tale of the Posh, the Privileged and the Paranormal…

The Cavaliers are the most elite society at Oxford University – rich, powerful, and beautiful. No one realises that they are no ordinary students, but a group of aristocratic vampires from the English Civil War. For four hundred years they have groomed the most promising students to run the government, police, and finance in the way the vampires wish, granting them eternal life in return for absolute obedience.

In her first year at Oxford University, Harriet French became inextricably tied to the Cavaliers. Now Harriet’s back at Oxford for her second year. Armed with a vampire boyfriend, some great friends and the truth, she’s expecting an easier time. She’s wrong. Her best friend is now a vampire and the Cavalier who turned her to save her life is facing death for the one good deed he’s ever done. Just when it seems that things can’t get any worse, the Cavaliers’ ancient enemies decide to strike at the heart of the society and they’ve got Harriet in their sights.

Screaming Spires continues the story of an ancient vampire conspiracy and the ordinary girl caught in its web begun in Oxford Blood.

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FMB Blog Tour: Screaming Spires

April 12, 2013Blog TourBlog Tour, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, FMB, Paranormal, Reading, Romancetricia kristufek

Oxford vampires, book 2! Check it out!

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Title: Screaming Spires

Series: The Cavaliers #2

Author: Georgiana Derwent

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy, New Adult, Vampire

Publisher: self-published

Format: Ebook, Paperback

Length: approx 100 000 words

Release Date: April 12th 2013

Book Description:

A Tale of the Posh, the Privileged and the Paranormal…

Screaming Spires continues the story of an ancient vampire conspiracy and the ordinary girl caught in its web begun in Oxford Blood.

CBLS Blog Tour: Hidden Gates

April 10, 2013Blog Tour, Excerpts, GiveawayBlog Tour, Books, CBLS, Excerpts, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Readingtricia kristufek

Give it up for fellow Black & Gold fan D.T. Dyllin! Check out the excerpt and giveaway below!

Hidden Gates (P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy)

by D.T. Dyllin

New Adult Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Dragonfairy Press

Heat Level: Sensual

Length: 270 pages

Buy Links:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Gates-P-J-Stone-Trilogy/dp/0985023058/

ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-hiddengates-1048629-234.html

B&N: http://ww w.barnesandnoble.com/w/hidden-gates-d-t-dyllin/1112239044

Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Hidden-Gates/book-fA4GK-H11U2N5THEp9md6A/page1.html

Purchase Enemy through the Gates: A P. J. Stone Novel (Book 1) at http://www.amazon.com/Enemy-through-Gates-Stone-Novel-Book/dp/1469746980/

Blurb

For P.J. Stone, being a “Seer” who has never seen anything is less than fun. And P.J. isn’t known for her patience.

To make matters worse, she must choose a suitable mate to continue the Seer bloodline. Duty always comes before her heart…at least that’s what her parents taught her. When she finds herself wanting someone who is considered off-limits, P.J. is forced to question everything she believes.

As if navigating her love life isn’t complicated enough, P.J. finally receives a vision—of a threat to her world that only she can perceive. But no one will believe a fledgling Seer’s warnings. With nowhere else to turn, she may decide to trust a stranger with her life, her world, and maybe even her heart.

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FMB Blog Tour: Mything You

April 9, 2013Blog Tour, Book Trailer, GiveawayBlog Tour, Book Trailer, Books, Fantasy, Fiction, FMB, Giveaway, Reading, Romancetricia kristufek

Check out this myth-packed romance!

Title: Mything You

Series: Heroes of Greece

Author: Greta Buckle

Genre: Action Adventure Romance, Fantasy Romance and New Adult

Publisher: Self Published

Format: Ebook, Paperback

Length: 242 pages

Purchase: Amazon |

Book Description:

He wasn’t looking for love. He only wanted to prove he was worthy of being a king’s son.

Adventurer Theseus had dreamed of meeting his father, King Aegeus. As Theseus journeys to Athens, he meets his match in strength along the way. But is it the will of a beautiful young princess that puts this strong young man finally at his mercy? Or will he be able to conquer the princess’s heart?

She had settled for a life of unhappiness and believed a man who would love her for herself was only in her dreams.

Princess Ari has followed her father’s dictates all her life. On her way to meet her bridegroom, she is attacked. Saved by a handsome adventurer, Theseus, she tempts fate and follows him on his journey to Athens. Being with Theseus opens up a whole new world of opportunity for her. But will she allow her heart or loyal duty choose her life for her?

Book Trailer:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

1 Kindle copy of Mything You (Heroes of Greece) by Greta Buckle. Ends April 16th 2013.

Please use the Rafflecopter link: Mything You Giveaway

About the Author:

Victoria Pinder also writing under Greta Buckle grew up in Irish Catholic Boston before moving to the Miami sun. She’s worked in engineering, then became a lawyer. After realizing she hates clients, she became a high school teacher. Teaching is fun, but writing is a passion. She wrote one hundred and one fan fiction stories online before deciding to transition into writing her own stories. Never ask her to republish her fan stories from age eleven- horribly written stories of princesses. Victoria dreams of writing professionally, where her barista can make her coffee and a walk on the beach, can motivate her tales. Theseus story came to her when she was a freshman in high school as her English teacher, the nun, told her how life was hard and tragedy teaches lessons. The sci fi stories come from years of Star Trek and Star Wars fandom. Victoria’s love of writing has kept her centered and focused. How is she crazy? The voices in her head are characters in novels and she’s not insane.

CBLS Blog Tour: Chasing Sam

April 2, 2013Blog Tour, Excerpts, GiveawayBlog Tour, Books, CBLS, Excerpts, Fantasy, Fiction, Giveaway, Paranormal, Reading, Romancetricia kristufek

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Welcome to my stop on the CBLS Blog Tour for Chasing Sam!

Chasing Sam (Vegas Mates #1)

by Krystal Shannan

Contemporary Erotic Paranormal/Fantasy Romance

Categories: Action/Adventure, Shifter

Publisher: Self-Published/Indie

Heat Level: Steamy

Length: 78 pages

Buy Links

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Sam-Paranormal-Romance-ebook/dp/B00BB3KD0W/

ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-chasingsam-1094860-139.html

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chasing-sam-krystal-shannan/1114512353

Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Chasing-Sam-Vegas-Mates-Book-1/book-hohEESJOtECIeEOEPgocWQ/page1.html

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/282358

Blurb

Samantha Demakis doesn’t want a mate right now. Her birth-rite and family obligations to her status as the first daughter of a noble family beg to differ. In fact, even her wolf seems to be against her. When a chance encounter reveals the man who might just be a perfect fit, will she run? Or will she fight?

Chase Michaels has been alone for seventy-five years. He’s fought in Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan in the US Army. Somewhat resigned to never finding his true mate, he is shocked when his wolf reacts so strongly to a woman he runs into in the airport. Unprepared for the politics and snobbery of the noble families, Chase finds himself fighting in a different type of war —a war for the heart of a woman he knows should be his.

A lot of things are chasing Sam, but who or what will catch her in the end?

Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains adult sexual situations and/or adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.

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