Saturday, 28 March 2015
Monday, 16 March 2015
One Week Blitz: SEED, Keeper of Genesis I by DB Nielsen
Title: SEEDSeries: Keeper of Genesis I
Author: DB Nielsen
Publication Date: May 7, 2014
A powerful, hidden artefact is unearthed in modern day Iraq and, with its discovery, an ancient conflict is reignited. Seventeen-year-old Sage Woods, the daughter of an eminent archaeologist working at the British Museum recently relocated from Australia, uncovers the artefact’s disturbing secret and is placed in terrible danger. Unwittingly, she has stumbled into an invisible war between two primordial dynasties of a supernatural order – a war in which she has a fateful role to play in a race to control the power of the SEED.
Embroiled in a quest that takes her from the British Museum to the Louvre to the Vatican Secret Archives, Sage realises that her blossoming romance with the mysterious, alluring St. John Rivers is inextricably tied to the artefact. Up until now, St. John has managed to keep his true identity hidden, but Sage is determined to delve deeper to uncover his dark secret and his connection to the SEED. It is a decision that will have a devastating effect on humankind…
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Author Bio:
db nielsen was born in British Hong Kong and immigrated to Australia in childhood. db likes to travel the world with family; dividing time between residing in Sydney and visits to the cathedrals, crypts and museums the world over, doing research for new projects. The author is a university lecturer in Linguistics and Semiotics, and continues to teach English Literature and Language whilst writing fiction.
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Sunday, 15 March 2015
Pleasantwick by M.L.Stoughton
Title: Pleasantwick
Blurb:
When her father begins restoring an enormous, ancient rundown house in the middle of the California woods, Melinda Richards is instantly captivated. Steeped in mystery, the grand old structure, dubbed Sotheby House, boasts a history—and power—that Melinda would never guess. She’s lured back time and again, especially after meeting a handsome stranger in the nearby woods. Strong, soothing, charming…Luke makes her feel calm and excited all at once, and it’s not long before Melinda is spending every spare moment with the enigmatic young man.Luke Sotheby is in trouble—in more ways than one. Not only is his magical world, Pleasantwick, under attack by dark witches, but his ancestral home, the very portal to that world, has been bought by a commoner! And worse—he’s falling for the commoner’s daughter. Melinda is smart, sweet, brave…she makes him feel things he’s never experienced (and for an empath, that’s really saying something). At a time when all his energy should be focused on the preservation of his home and the safety of his people, Luke is drawn to Melinda on a soul-deep level that’s impossible to ignore.
As the magical battle spills over into the common world, the young couple begins to face dangers the likes of which neither has ever known. Lives will be lost, secrets revealed, and if Pleasantwick falls, Melinda and Luke could be separated—forever.
Genre:
Fantasy
Paranormal
Young Adult (YA)
Paranormal Romance
Paranormal Romance
My Life as I Knew It by Brenda Thornlow
Title: My Life as I Knew It
Blurb:
What would you do if you were sent back in time for some unknown reason? When Brianna wakes up this morning she will be faced with that very question. Brianna lives in New York with her husband, the love of her life, Greg. She's happily married, has a great job, travels around the world and this year will be celebrating her birthday in style. Until the morning she wakes up in an apartment 3,000 miles from where she and Greg live, and seventeen years in the past! Returning to a life she hoped she would never have to think about ever again, much less relive!Genre:
Contemporary FictionLinks:
https://www.facebook.com/brendathornlowauthorhttp://www.amazon.com/Brenda-Thornlow/e/B00N10V6OA/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1426117367&sr=8-1
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8339493.Brenda_Thornlow
@thornlow_brenda
Hunter Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel by C.D. Gorri
Title: Hunter Moon: A Grazi Kelly Novel
Series: The Grazi Kelly Novel Series
Blurb:
Being a teenage girl is difficult. Being a teenage Werewolf is almost impossible. A few weeks ago I found out that I’m a Werewolf. Yup, that’s right. I tend to get furry around the full moon. Don’t believe me? Well, it only gets more fantastic from here.You see, I’m bound by an ancient pact my ancestors made to serve with the Hounds of God. They’re like this mega Wolf pack who technically work for the Catholic Church. The Hounds have been fighting an age old battle against covens of Witches who want to claim dominion over the Earth for the Devil.
You heard me correctly. I mean the actual Devil, you know, Lucifer, the Father of Lies. Yup. That’s the one. You see, the Devil, is an actual being. Not some metaphor for evil. He is a fallen angel and his minions take many forms. The Hounds of God fight those minions. We are an ancient order dedicated to protecting humanity.
My father before me was a Hound. He and my mother died fighting this battle when I was about three years old. I keep a picture of them next to my bed.
I don’t remember that much about them, except for this recurring dream I have of my mom. Anyway, I was raised by my maternal grandmother, Nonna Rosa. Her son is my Uncle Vito. He and his family live with us too. Only Nonna knows the truth about me.
Hard to believe? You betcha. I didn’t really buy it either until last night when I got all furry and fangy and ripped the throat out of my high school librarian.
Scary, right? But they aren’t the only things out there. There’s much more that I have yet to learn.
This world is new to me. It is full of dark and dangerous things. And most of them seem to want me dead. I’m scared, I mean, I’m not crazy. But I have to survive. I just have to. To find out what really happened to my parents. And to avenge them.
Genre:
Young Adult (YA)Paranormal Romance
Links:
http://www.cdgorri.comhttps://www.facebook.com/CDGorri
https://www.facebook.com/Cdgorribooks?ref=hl
https://instagram.com/cdgorri/
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/cdgorri
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/Cfdgorri
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00IS7820W
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7899700.C_D_Gorri
@cgor22
Raised: Part Two by Sharon Stevenson
Title: Raised: Part Two
Series: After Death Series
Blurb:
After being killed by a one night stand and raised for the purpose of being recruited into the King’s Royal Guard, Pete went on the run.His escape didn’t go as planned.
One dead User later…
The death of singing sensation Britton Rocks in Vegas has landed Mickey’s Recruiter boyfriend in a sticky situation. Tim resorts to drastic measures to clean up Nick’s mess, knowing the King will punish him severely if he ever finds out. Hope rests on the shoulders of clone number Nine, but will she be able to pull off the transformation and become Britt?
Pete is forced to adjust to being Nick’s Animate, which is the equivalent of becoming a rabid guard dog, used to keep bikers at bay in the bar while Nick seduces women with his magic. He is unaware that Nick has set his sights on Mickey’s feisty friend Kit, who agrees to a date and doesn’t really know why. When Pete realises Kit is in trouble he knows he needs to find a way to rescue her from his deluded User. Up against someone who has complete control over him, can he find a way to rescue Kit before it's too late?
Warning: This book contains strong and frequent adult language and sexual references.
Genre:
FantasyUrban Fantasy
Links:
http://www.sharonstevensonauthor.comhttp://www.amazon.com/l/B001KIWMFC/183-5546759-5664832?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1425894942&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&sr=8-1
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1698875.Sharon_Stevenson
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18332843-raised
@chettsgenie
Raised: Part One by Sharon Stevenson
Title: Raised: Part One
Series: After Death Series
Blurb:
In a world where magic crashed to earth in a rusty spaceship full of starving blood suckers, it’s not easy being a reanimated dead guy. Take Pete’s undead word for it…Pete has been murdered by a mentally unhinged and suicidal one night stand. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he’s been reanimated for reasons unknown by… persons unknown. This makes him an Animate without an owner, the human equivalent of a stray dog.
Afraid of who his owner may be and what they have planned for his undead ass, Pete does the only thing he can; he goes on the run. The King’s Guard are Scotland’s primary recruiters for Animates so Pete knows he has to leave Edinburgh to escape a fate that terrifies him.
The portal to Las Vegas could be his only hope or his biggest mistake...
Can Pete escape enslavement when it’s what he’s been raised for?
Warning: This book contains strong and frequent adult language and sexual references.
Genre:
FantasyUrban Fantasy
Links:
http://www.sharonstevensonauthor.comhttp://www.amazon.com/l/B001KIWMFC/183-5546759-5664832?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1425894942&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&sr=8-1
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1698875.Sharon_Stevenson
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18332843-raised
@chettsgenie
Friday, 13 March 2015
Thursday, 12 March 2015
BLOG HOP: SCROLL: Keepers of Genesis II by DB Nielsen
Title: SCROLL
Series: Keeper of Genesis II
Author: DB Nielsen
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Seventeen-year-old Saffron Woods is haunted by strange voices as if from a distant past. With the SEED’s sentience awakened, these mystical voices intensify, forcing Saffron to acknowledge that she has also inherited its legacy of dark secrets, intrigue and death. Venturing out alone, Saffron is driven to locate an ancient manuscript charting the location of the only undiscovered Wonder of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, gateway to the Garden of Eden. But last seen in the Library of Alexandria, the SCROLL is long thought to be lost.
Saffron meets Finn, the compelling caretaker of Satis House who appears to know more than he is willing to reveal. Knowing she cannot trust him, Saffron is drawn to this rebellious figure who seems to both threaten and protect her. But her feelings for Finn are complicated by the charming yet inscrutable Anakim, Gabriel Chevalier, who offers her his invaluable assistance in locating the elusive manuscript.
Torn between competing passions and facing an increasingly implacable enemy, the Grigori, Saffron struggles to find the SCROLL which holds the secrets to the past and the key to the future…
Author Bio:
db nielsen was born in British Hong Kong and immigrated to Australia in childhood. db likes to travel the world with family; dividing time between residing in Sydney and visits to the cathedrals, crypts and museums the world over, doing research for new projects. The author is a university lecturer in Linguistics and Semiotics, and continues to teach English Literature and Language whilst writing fiction.Author Links:
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Wednesday, 11 March 2015
BLOG HOP: The Summer Solstive: Enchanted Series by K.K. Allen
The Summer Solstice by K.K AllenGenre(s): Fantasy, Romance, & New Adult
Pages: 188
Published: June 10th, 2014
Blurb:
After Katrina "Kat" Summer’s mother dies a mysterious and tragic death, Kat is hurtled into life at Apollo Beach. Her estranged and cryptic grandmother Rose fills Kat with legends of her Ancient Greek Ancestors from which the Summer family descends. Kat’s world begins to unravel as secrets from her heritage are exposed – secrets that her mother purposefully concealed.
Leading to her birthday, the day of the Summer Solstice, Kat becomes frightened when enigmatic visions and disturbing dreams haunt her. When her visions become reality, her fear turns to terror as powerful forces threaten the lives of those around her.
Amidst the turmoil, Kat meets Alec Stone, her gorgeous neighbor, who becomes her sole solace in an evocative world of mythological enchantment and evil prophecies that lurk around every corner…
Monday, 9 March 2015
BLOG HOP: Howl at the Moon Series: Liarus Detective Novels by L.A. Starkey
Howl at the Moon by L.A StarkeyGenre(s): Paranormal, Mystery, & Middle Grade
Pages: 175
Published: February 23rd, 2014 by Patchwork Press
Blurb:
Eighth graders, Ben, Jake and Leah need cash, and mowing lawns in the winter just isn’t cutting it. Their need for cash births the Liarus (Liars R Us) Detective Agency! Their first client is Old Lady Smitz, who is said to have murdered her three sons and husband. She’s missing a family heirloom, but it’s not just any old trinket, it’s the crest of Lykoi. There are only two rules: No girls are allowed and never seal a deal with the witch doctor. Disregarding danger, these three discover that money is usually more trouble than it’s worth!
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Author Bio:
L.A. Starkey is the author of the upcoming Soul Keeper Series, a supernatural young adult series, and The Liarus Detective Series, a supernatural middle grade series.
She is a CPA by trade, a church planter and entrepreneur at heart; however, writing and reading are passions she just can't help but indulge in. With more ideas than one person should be allowed, she is blessed to have a muse that doesn't seem to take a vacation and more energy that one might consider healthy.
She writes under the following pen names:
Kate Thomas - NA/Adult Paranormal
Isabella James - Sci-fi/Fantasy
Lauren Elizabeth - Adult Contemporary Romance
She is a CPA by trade, a church planter and entrepreneur at heart; however, writing and reading are passions she just can't help but indulge in. With more ideas than one person should be allowed, she is blessed to have a muse that doesn't seem to take a vacation and more energy that one might consider healthy.
She writes under the following pen names:
Kate Thomas - NA/Adult Paranormal
Isabella James - Sci-fi/Fantasy
Lauren Elizabeth - Adult Contemporary Romance
Author Links:
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Giveaway: Hidden Carmina by Adri Sinclair
Free Giveaway
Hidden Carmina by Adri Sinclair
Giveaway finishes 31st March 2015Find your copy here:
https://offworlders.com/product/hidden-carmina-by-adri-sinclair/
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Air Riders by Echo Fox
Title: Air Riders
Series: Equilibria Series
Blurb:
Tai is in love and he wants to fly across the mountain shouting it to the skies. He is ready to share his life with Keiko, when a strange event turns his world upside down. The Daiku, long-time prey of Tai’s tribe of Zephyrus, start fighting back. With the whole tribe in danger from the reptilian creatures that roam the dark forest below, Tai must put all his knowledge of hunting to the test to help safeguard his people. With the Daiku becoming an ever more erratic threat, control of the hunters is given to a fast-rising star of the Hunting Wing, Aiko, and for a while all seems to be going to plan. The Daiku can be defeated and Tai can finally live his life with Keiko. However, is everything as it seems? Is Aiko really the Zephyrus’ salvation? Or will Tai need to gamble everything - and everyone - he loves for the greater good?Genre:
FantasyEarth Drummer by Echo Fox
Title: Earth Drummer
Series: Equilibria Series
Blurb:
Gentian is tiptoeing uncomfortably around his grieving father and headstrong twin sister, doing as he’s told for the sake of peace. However, when strange fire-filled dreams start to take over his nights, Gentian faces a tricky decision. Should he go ahead with his own arranged marriage, his future all planned out before him? Or should he accept the Shaman’s offer of becoming his initiate and learning about Earth magic? With his animal totem Tern to guide him, will Gentian be able to make his choice before his entire world spirals out of control?Genre:
FantasyWave Singers by Echo Fox
Title: Wave Singers
Series: Equilibria Series
Blurb:
At the dawn of time, the harmonious land of Pangaea was split asunder. Cracks rent the ground and the fabric of reality was torn in two. New, separate lands were created and the peoples that had once lived together found themselves alone in strange new worlds...The only future that eighteen year old Merry Malone sees for herself is one involving music. She needs to win a music scholarship or all her dreams will come to nothing.
However, the discovery of a mysterious locket leads Merry to a faraway land, with strange customs and an even stranger people, the Mer. Music plays a magical role here and Merry finds herself warming to this alternate reality.
In an epic battle to free the Mer from their tyrant king, should Merry trust Leander, her childhood best friend or Dylan, a man of the Mer?
Genre:
FantasyBloodpledge, The Dantonville Legacy Series Book 2 by Tima Maria Lacoba
Title: Bloodpledge, The Dantonville Legacy Series, Book 1
Series: Dantonville Legacy Series
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Blurb:
Having undergone the Ritual and induction into the vampire community, Laura— the prophesised Child of Light and Darkness and last of the Ingenii—takes her place as First Lady of the Brethren.But resentment and anger grow at Alec’s privileged position as daywalker. Among a powerful few, alliances are made and conspiracies formed, threatening a war that could destroy them all and endanger every human on Earth—creatures who would do anything to prevent the curse from ending. Now Alec and Laura must invoke the Pledge, an ancient ceremony that enforces Brethren loyalty to the Principate.
When Laura’s ex-boyfriend, Detective Inspector Matt Sommers, turns up with a threat that could expose Alec, the battle for their world and their lives begins.
Genre:
Paranormal
Romance
Supernatural Suspense
Urban Fantasy
Bloodgifted, The Dantonville Legacy Series, Book 1 by Tima Maria Lacoba
Title: Bloodgifted, The Dantonville Legacy Series, Book 1
Series: Dantonville Legacy Series
Blurb:
Being unable to age is only the beginning.Laura Dantonville is shocked to learn her strange genetic mutation, is linked to a dark family secret—a centuries-old curse that turned her Roman ancestor into a vampire. Now that she has come of age, she is the key to breaking that curse. But she’s also the prey of rogue vampires who inhabit the city’s frightening and violent underworld, as her blood gives them the ability to daywalk. For her protection she’s assigned a guardian—the handsome, sexy and dangerous Alec Munro.
And he wants nothing to do with her. If not for her family, Alec Munro would never have been transformed into a vampire. He owes them nothing, yet he also knows his own fated role in breaking the curse, and the unthinkable consequences should he not accept.
To the Brethren, the ending of the curse spells disaster. Among a powerful few malice grows . . .
Genre:
Paranormal
Romance
Supernatural Suspense
Urban Fantasy
Autumn in the Dark Meadows by Kirby Howell
Title: Autumn in the Dark Meadows
Series: Autumn Series
Blurb:
Autumn in the Dark Meadows is the second novel in The Autumn Series, followed by Autumn in the City of Lights.
Genre:
Romance
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal Romance
Apocalyptic
Links:
http://www.kirbyhowell.com
https://www.facebook.com/KirbyHowell.Writer
https://www.pinterest.com/kirbyhowell/
http://www.amazon.com/Kirby-Howell/e/B00HNVDR4A/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7057418.Kirby_Howell
@KirbyHowell
https://www.facebook.com/KirbyHowell.Writer
https://www.pinterest.com/kirbyhowell/
http://www.amazon.com/Kirby-Howell/e/B00HNVDR4A/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7057418.Kirby_Howell
@KirbyHowell
Autumn in the City of Angels by Kirby Howell
Title: Autumn in the City of Angels
Series: Autumn Series
Blurb:
A plague of epic proportion sweeps the globe, leaving less than one percent of the world’s population immune. Among the living is Autumn Winters, the teenage daughter of a famous actress. When Autumn’s parents don’t come home and the city is overtaken by a dangerous faction, she goes into hiding with a small group of underground survivors. They’re led by a mysterious young man who harbors an unearthly secret, and with whom Autumn feels a deep connection.
Autumn in the City of Angels is the first novel in a series, followed by Autumn in the Dark Meadows and Autumn in the City of Lights.
Genre:
Romance
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Paranormal RomanceApocalyptic
Links:
Words that Bind by Ash Krafton
Title: Words that Bind
Blurb:
Social worker Tam Kerish can’t keep her cool professionalism when steamy client Mr. Burns kindles a desire for more than a client-therapist relationship—so she drops him. However, they discover she’s the talisman to which Burns, an immortal djinn, has been bound since the days of King Solomon…and that makes it difficult to stay away from him.Ethical guidelines are unequivocal when it comes to personal relationships with clients. However, the djinn has a thawing effect on the usually non-emotive Tam, who begins to feel true emotion whenever he is near. Tam has to make a difficult choice: to stay on the outside, forever looking in…or to turn her back on her entire world, just for the chance to finally experience what it means to fall in love.
Genre:
Romance
Paranormal Romance
Links:
http://ash-krafton.blogspot.com
http://pinterest.com/demimondeash
https://plus.google.com/113576444048452375344/posts
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B007CZHZOK
An Epiphany On Wall Street by _anonym
Title: An Epiphany On Wall Street
Series: Nine Inch Bride
Blurb:
FEED YOUR SOULARM YOUR OUTLOOK
The Nine Inch Bride series turns a fictional lens on national and world events that is as clear, focused and hard-hitting as the best non-fiction and journalism in America today.
A NEW KIND OF SCIENCE FICTION
This is not the galactic sci-fi you've come to expect. No wild-eyed future is depicted here. The Nine Inch Bride series begins with imaginative storytelling where non-fiction thought leaders leave off, providing a subtly harrowing preview of 'coming attractions.'
A CREDIBLE HYPER-CAPITALIST DYSTOPIA
The first book in this remarkably original and literate series of political novels is An Epiphany On Wall Street, where revolutionary meets 'The Street' in a well-paced and utterly absorbing 280 something pages—a bonfire of western political culture!
DANGEROUS CURVES AHEAD
Working at many levels to recast today's big questions in a fresh lens, An Epiphany On Wall Street begins as a psychological study of Ken, a Wall St. analyst brought down in a market crash, and develops into a kind of meta-democratic polemic led in riotous dialog by the uniquely eloquent Sa.
The conversation, continued in "A Stone of Conscience," book two in the series, is sharply revealing of our times and all the more disturbing behind its gossamer veil of what lies ahead. Prescriptive fiction at its best!
Their uncanny story will enchant you and leave you with an enriched sense of what we can achieve.
Genre:
Literary FictionScience Fiction
Links:
http://nineinchbride.comhttp://www.amazon.com/Epiphany-Wall-Street-Nine-Bride/dp/0985389788/
@NineInchBride
The Light Who Shines by Lilo Abernathy
Title:The Light Who Shines
Series: The Bluebell Kildare Series
Blurb:
When Supernatural Investigation Bureau agent Bluebell Kildare (a.k.a. Blue) arrives at the scene of the crime, it's obvious the grotesquely damaged body of the deceased teenage boy was caused by far more than a simple hit and run. Using her innate sixth sense, Blue uncovers a powerful magical artifact nearby. She soon discovers it acts as a key to an ancient Grimoire that was instrumental in the creation of the Vampire breed and still holds the power to unravel the boundaries between Earth and the Plane of Fire.Blue and her clever wolf Varg follow a trail that starts at the Cock and Bull Tap and leads all through the town of Crimson Hollow. Between being sidelined by a stalker who sticks to the shadows and chasing a suspect who vanishes in thin air, the case is getting complicated. If that isn't enough, Dark Vampire activity hits a record high, and hate crimes are increasing. However, it's Blue’s growing feelings for Jack Tanner, her magnetic Daylight Vampire boss, that just might undo her.
While Blue searches for clues to nail the perpetrator, it seems someone else is conducting a search of their own. Who will find whom first?
Danger lurks in every corner, and Blue needs all her focus in this increasingly dangerous game or she risks ending up the next victim.
Genre:
Fantasy
Mystery
Paranormal
Romance
Supernatural
Paranormal Romance
Suspense Romance
Supernatural Suspense
The Keeper, Book 1 of The Maze Series by Angel Waggoner
Title: The Keeper, Book 1 of The Maze Series
Series: The Maze Series
Blurb:
Unsure of his niche in the world, Gabriel goes in search of adventure. With the help of an ancient stone maze, he discovers his destiny.Genre:
Adventure, FantasyLinks:
http://www.angelm.net
@AngelM_Author
Friday, 6 March 2015
Goodreads Book Giveaway hosted by C.K. Dawn
CK Dawn is Hosting a special giveaway
Not only do you go into the draw for C.K. Dawns Cloak of Shadows - four winners will each receive a unique authorization code by C.K. to also win 1 e-copy of an #Indiebooksbeseen authors book of their choosing.https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/120995-cloak-of-shadows
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