Sunday, 15 December 2013

Psy-Changeling Read-A-Long: Slave to Sensation


The Read-A-Long has officially started!

The first book we're reading is Slave to Sensation. It's the introduction to the amazing world Nalini has created and to her lovely characters(just so you know some of the dudes are taken *clears throat*). We'll meet the Psy Council, the DarkRiver pack(leopard shifters), we'll get to learn the rules of this slightly advanced universe and some of the major players in the series. It will be mag! 

Saturday, 14 December 2013

Blitz: Layers Deep by Lacey Silks



Layers Deep by Lacey Silks



Genre: Erotic Romance

Categories:  M/F with HEA ending

Release Date: December 4, 2013

Publisher: MyLit Publishing

Format: eBook (paperback TBA)

Length:  Novel, 57000 words
Review copies sent once review request is accepted.

Available at: Kobo, Amazon, Smashwords, All Romance eBooks on release date. Other retailers to follow.


Blurb

He needs her to save a friend.
She needs him to plan her revenge.
Their pasts scar them Layers Deep.
Their passion distracts them...
...and distractions can be fatal.
Tristan Cross is battling emotional demons from the past. He lives in a world where trust is earned, loyalties are tested, and love is impossible. That is, until he meets Allie Green. She’s the only woman who can help him find a kidnapped friend and to top it off, she captivates him. All he has to do now is persuade her to work for Cross Enterprises, his top investigations firm. 
Allie Green is a rookie cop seeking revenge and she’s willing to sell her soul to get it. When an opportunity to use Tristan Cross presents itself so does the time for payback. As her vengeance boils her blood she can’t keep her mind off her new boss and Allie finds it difficult to keep her employment professional. With the mouth watering Tristan Cross distracting her, she struggles to prioritize an undercover job she’s been assigned and her hunger for revenge.
And when you’re ready to give up your life to save someone else, distractions can be fatal.
Note: This book is the first part of a Trilogy that is designed to be read in order. Tristan and Allie will get their happy ending but not until book 2. This book contains a cliff hanger ending you will not expect. A prequel to the series which can be read alone is Dazzled by Silver.
Warning: This title contains erotic situations, and graphic language. Intended for adult audience 18+.



Friday, 13 December 2013

Review: Resolutions by Teri Riggs Blog Tour[+Giveaway]


Review and Giveaway







DEA agent Eve Taylor has had her fill of alpha males. When Resolutions’ operative and former lover, Dillon “Mac” McKenna, threatened her hard-earned independence, she ran. On a mission to gather evidence against a Colombian drug-lord, Eve discovers the drug-lord is helping terrorists plan an attack on American soil. Before she can escape with the vital information, she’s captured and comes face to face with her mortality…

As a teen, Mac watched his family fall apart after his mother died doing dangerous U.N. work. The possibility of losing Eve to a mission ignited an overwhelming need to protect her. When he forced her to choose him or her job, she walked away. Two years later, it seems all his nightmares have come true and he’s tasked with rescuing her from a Colombian prison. Mac has never stopped loving Eve, but does he dare risk his heart when he’s so terrified of losing…

On the run, Mac and Eve must learn to trust each other again in order to stay alive.


Amazon  B&N  Decadent Publishing   All Romance


Book Blast: Love by Deception by Debra Elizabeth(+Giveaway)

 

Love by Deception by Debra Elizabeth


Spotlight and Giveaway



Thursday, 12 December 2013

Psy-Changeling series by Nalini Singh 2014 Read-A-Long

Love Nalini Singh's Psy-Changelings? 
Are you new to the series but dying to try them?


Now's your chance! 


Anna @ Herding Cats & Burning Soup and I are joining up for the 
2014 Psy-Changeling Read-a-Long!!


The Deets!


Starting December 20th we'll read one book from the series per month(schedule below)
Then get together and do a little chatting about it!
All you have to do about it is to sign up, read, and have fun 


Aly

^You can also display the button 


Books and Schedule 

20th December 2013
chat on the 11th January 2014

15th January 2014
chat on the 8th February 2014

15th February 2014
chat on the 8th March 2014

15th March 2014
chat on the 12th April 2014

15th April 2014
chat on the 10th May 2014

15th May 2014
chat on the 14th June 2014

15th June 2014
chat on the 12th July 2014

15th July 2014
chat on the 9th August 2014

15th August 2014
chat on the 13th September 2014

15th September 2014
chat on the 11th October 2014

15th October 2014
chat on the 8th November 2014

15th November 2014
chat on the 13th December 2014

15th December 2014
chat on the 10th January 2015




Everyone who sings up will get emails with reminders about the chats and the reading dates a few days in advance. Also, to anyone who wants, I'll send Nalini's past newsletters with the bonus short stories available only for her subscribers(leave me a comment with your email).









Book Blast: Taming a Gentleman Spy by Maggi Andersen

Spotlight and Giveaway


Taming a Gentleman Spy(The Spies of Mayfair #2) by Maggi Andersen


BLURB



John Haldane, Earl of Strathairn, is on an urgent mission to find the killer of his fellow spy. After visiting the young widow of one of his agents, Strathairn strengthens his resolve. A spy should never marry, and most certainly not to Lady Sibella Winborne, with her romantic ideas of love and marriage. Unable to give Sibella up entirely, he has kept her close as a friend. Then, weak fool that he is, he kissed her.

Lady Sibella Winborne has refused several offers of marriage since she first set eyes on the handsome Earl of Strathairn. Sibella’s many siblings always rush to her aid to discourage an ardent suitor, but not this time. Her elder brother, Chaloner, Marquess of Brandreth, has approved Lord Coombe’s suit.  Sibella yearns to set up her own household. She is known to be the sensible member of the family, but she doesn’t feel at all sensible about Lord Strathairn. If only she could forget that kiss.



Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Review: Chosen by Heather Fleener(+giveaway)

Title: Chosen

Series: Ancients of Light, #1

Author: Heather Fleener




She is Chosen

Kaitriana’s gift of magic is unrivaled. A descendant of the most powerful Ancient in existence, her birth was foretold ages before her time. Destined to lead the Witch faction, she is betrayed by her own kind, destroying her birthright and all hope of delivering the Realm from the sinister shadow of the Ancient Dark.

He is the Key

Lorcan is a mighty warlord in the Vampire species. His animosity towards the magical immortals is personal – his mother was their Queen. Having long since severed all ties with his former kin, his existence remains plagued by the repercussions of her treachery and a secret that threatens to be his downfall.

They are the Prophecy

An arcane prophecy from the time of the Ancients proclaims that only two in all of creation can bring peace to the Realm. When Kaitriana miraculously appears seeking his protection, Lorcan must forsake his duty and disregard the dictates of his breed to shelter the female. Together they must combat the Ancient Dark and surmount the forces within their own factions that would oppose the Prophecy. Their fates have always been entwined and only when joined can they triumph over a blood feud that has shadowed the Light for millennia.


"Waiting On" Wednesday[#13]: The Professional



A meme hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine blog. It spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Interview: Jennifer Harlow(+Giveaway)




Galilee Rising
The Galilee Falls Trilogy
Book Two
Jennifer Harlow

Genre: Urban Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Devil on the Left Books
Date of Publication:  12/10/13
Number of pages: 282
Word Count: 102,000
Cover Artist: Damonza



Blurb

Love in the time of superheroes...



The year since Galilee Falls lost its reigning superhero Justice has not been kind to Joanna Fallon. She's lost her best friend, her boyfriend, her badge, even her mind. The city of Galilee Falls hasn't fared much better with supervillain related crime skyrocketing to cataclysmic proportions.

Deliverance for the city arrives in the guise of The Royal Triumvirate--King Tempest, Lady Liberty, and Lord Nightingale--who vow to be the heroes the city needs. Salvation for Joanna appears in the brilliant form of Dr. Jem Ambrose, another lost soul in need of saving. But salvation comes with a high price.
When Emperor Cain, an old nemesis of The Triumvirate, decides he will stop at nothing to make sure there is no city left to defend, it is up to Joanna to rise not only for her city, for her new love, but for herself as well…

Monday, 9 December 2013

Quote-Tastic(13): "Achangel's Storm" by Nalini Singh



This meme is about sharing your favorite quotes and the books they come from!

It is Hosted by Anna at Herding Cats and Burning Soup.

This week I'm finishing the series of Nalini Singh, Guild Hunter series, quotes with one from "Archangel's Storm". I know it's longer but I couldn't choose another one, it's just perfect! It shows the genius of Nalini in creating amazing relationships and showing the way they develop :)



“Who is that very pretty woman coming this way?”
Jason didn’t need to follow Venom’s gaze—he could feel Mahiya’s presence as a gentle heat against his wings. “The Princess Mahiya, and she is mine.” He had no right to make such a claim, but Venom had a way of charming women when he was in the mood, and Jason discovered he did not wish Mahiya to be charmed.
“Ah.” The vampire turned and jumped off the gate with an insouciant carelessness that had Mahiya’s hand slapping over her heart.
But Venom came to a crouching landing on his toes, lithe as a cat. Landing beside him, Jason watched Mahiya rather than Venom as the vampire rose and bent over her hand. “Impossible as it seems, I do not believe we have ever met.”
Mahiya’s fascinated gaze lingered on Venom’s eyes as he lifted his head and released her hand. “No . . . but I have heard of the vampire with the viper’s eyes. You were based at the Delhi court in the main.”
“I was,” Venom agreed, “but I visited here more than once. You must’ve been studying at the Refuge.”
“Yes. I believe you had sworn allegiance to Raphael by the time I returned to the fort.”
[...]
“It’s good to finally make your acquaintance,” she said to Venom, genuine warmth in her tone. “Neha has always said you were one of her proudest Makings.”
Venom’s grin was sharp, his next words directed at Jason. “Shall we meet over dinner?”
“Come to Mahiya’s palace.”
“Until then.” He kissed Mahiya’s hand again before departing.
Jason traced Mahiya’s profile with his gaze as she watched the vampire leave. “You had no hesitation in allowing him to touch you.”
“I think it was the shock first of all—those eyes . . .” She shook her head. “And then I saw he was your friend.”
A fine crack, something fundamental breaking inside him.
Mahiya continued to speak when he didn’t reply. “Neha has tried to recreate the effect you know, and some of her Made have the slightest sense of it, but never has she succeeded as she did with Venom.”
“He will be pleased to know he is unique,” Jason said, examining the fissure she’d created in his shields, the damage deep, repair no simple matter.

To read more about the series and the author visit Nalini Singh on her websiteblog or Facebook page.





Sunday, 8 December 2013

Review: Sinister Kisses by Adriana Noir

Title: Sinister Kisses
Series: SKALS #1
Author: Adriana Noir
Published 23rd March 2013


After a chance encounter in the woods leaves her shaken and reeling, the last thing Taylor McAvay wanted to do was accept an invitation to dinner. Then again, after seeing what Sebastian Baas was capable of, she felt she had little choice. The guy did just save her life, and the feel of his partner’s assault rifle pressed against her cheek still lingered in her mind.

What she discovers surprises her. Beneath the armor and fatigues, is a smart, attentive, and sophisticated man. Unable to resist, Taylor finds herself drawn in by the Special Agent’s charm. Everything about Sebastian, from his imposing presence to his hypnotic eyes, pulls her under his spell. When a drive by shooting leaves her apartment riddled with bullets, she falls under his command as well—not to mention the shadow of a lethal, underground organization known as SKALS.

Her lover has a dark and dangerous side he tries to keep hidden, but when a series of events sends their lives spiraling out of control, she realizes there is much more to him than meets the eye. Whether she wants to leave or not doesn't matter. Taylor soon learns, when it comes to Sebastian and SKALS, there is no escape.

**DISCLAIMER** This is NOT your average romance. It's not a feel good story. It's a dark, gritty, sometimes erotic psychological thriller with a heavy emphasis on plot. It also contains elements of dominance and discipline with dubious consent, psychological conditioning, and mental manipulation. There’s also gunfire and violence. If any of this offends you, this may not be the book for you.





Viewer Discretion Is Advised: We didn't like the story, our review will reflect this.

Saturday, 7 December 2013

Read-A-Thons Update

This is the last day in the Dreamy December Days Read-A-Thon


I finished:
In the Zone by Sierra Cartwright
The Men with the Golden Cuffs (Masters and Mercenaries #2) by Lexi Blake
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban  (Harry Potter #3) by J.K. Rowling
Resolutions  (Honor Guard Series) by Teri Riggs (review on the 13th)

//click on the covers to go to goodreads and see the blurb//




Blitz: Carnal by Lola Taylor(+Giveaway)

Blurb

Boy meets girl. Then things get hot…

Sally the succubus sucks at her job, no pun intended. Being a former secretary with no love life to speak of doesn’t exactly give her much experience in the “Hot Seductress” department. So when her Master says she’s not meeting her monthly soul-corrupting quota, he does what any loving boss would do – he sends her to Elysian, a reform school for the “wicked at heart.” Determined to prove she’s not terrible at her job, Sally sets out to become the best succubus she can be. And with her long-time crush Hector, the Underworld’s most infamous incubus, as her teacher, Sally’s even more anxious to prove her mettle.

Too bad no one told her that people have been mysteriously disappearing from Elysian, only to show up as mutilated corpses a few days later. Then she might not have been so eager to go, man candy or not.

When the killer targets Sally, it’s up to Hector and her to put a stop to the evil force once and for all. But doing so may cost them their hearts – and their souls.

Fast, fun, and flirty, Carnal is a steamy paranormal romance that’s sure to leave you aching for more.

WARNING: Adult language and explicit sexual situations. Recommended for 18+