Blurb Blitz: Lyrical Press Contemporary Romances

America’s Next Reality Star

by Laura Heffernan

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GENRE: Contemporary Romance

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BLURB:

Seeking The Smart One

Twenty-four-year-old Jen Reid had her life in good shape: an okay job, a tiny-cute Seattle apartment, and a great boyfriend almost ready to get serious. In a flash it all came apart. Single, unemployed, and holding an eviction notice, who has time to remember trying out for a reality show? Then the call comes, and Jen sees her chance to start over—by spending her summer on national TV.

Luckily The Fishbowl is all about puzzles and games, the kind of thing Jen would love even if she wasn’t desperate. The cast checks all the boxes: cheerful, quirky Birdie speaks in hashtags; vicious Ariana knows just how to pout for the cameras; and corn-fed “J-dawg” plays the cartoon villain of the house. Then there’s Justin, the green-eyed law student who always seems a breath away from kissing her. Is their attraction real, or a trick to get him closer to the $250,000 grand prize? Romance or showmance, suddenly Jen has a lot more to lose than a summer . . .

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EXCERPT:

Excerpt One:

DO YOU WANT TO WIN $250,000? ARE YOU OUTGOING, VIVACIOUS, AND ENGAGING? DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE RIGHT? DO YOU LOVE PUZZLES AND TRIVIA? DO YOU USUALLY FIND YOURSELF SURROUNDED BY LESS INTELLIGENT PEOPLE? WE’RE LOOKING FOR SMART, SPUNKY 21 TO 25-YEAR-OLDS, FOR AN EXCITING NEW REALITY COMPETITION FILMING THIS SUMMER! E-MAIL STEPHANIE WITH YOUR NAME, AGE, 2-4 PICS, AND A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Excerpt from Jennifer Reid’s Audition Video:

Hi, my name’s Jen. I’m twenty-three years old, and I work in marketing for a large multi-national corporation. Check out my fabulous studio apartment in Seattle. It’s only steps from all the excitement and restaurants of downtown, so I’m in a great location. Look at my view of the Space Needle! I love to entertain here. My friends and I do a rotating monthly dinner club. Everyone brings food that fits a theme. My last one was “Food Starting with the Letter Q.” We ate quiche, quinoa, quince pie. . .I know it sounds weird, but everything tasted delicious.

Anyway, I built this cupboard myself. It’s full of games and puzzles. One thing I love to do, at least once a month, is have friends over for Games Night. We play board games, video games, charades—everything!

This is the best part of my apartment: the closet. I added the shelves and these cubbies, which tripled the space. That was a fun project.

Hmm. Is my landlord going to see this? Don’t worry, Mrs. Perez! I’ll put it back when I move.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Laura Heffernan is living proof that watching too much TV can pay off. When not watching total strangers participate in arranged marriages, drag racing queens, or cooking competitions, Laura enjoys travel, baking, board games, helping with writing contests, and seeking new experiences. She lives in the Northeast with her amazing husband and two furry little beasts.

http://www.lauraheffernan.com/

https://twitter.com/LH_Writes

http://www.facebook.com/lauraheffernanbooks

Buy links:

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Google: http://www.amazon.com/s/?field-keywords=9781516101535

Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/search/search.html?q=9781516101535

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/9781516101535

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

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Book Blast for Never Give You Up by Megan Slayer

Never Give You Up

by Megan Slayer

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GENRE: GLBT, Paranormal, Contemporary

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BLURB:

Through time, distance and confusion, we will always find each other.

Galen Collins knows who he loves, but the vampire of his dreams, Anders Von, isn’t interested. What’s a vampire to do when he’s been rejected? Go to the clubs for sex. He’ll get Anders out of his mind one way or another. But there’s something wicked on the horizon in the form of a virus meant to wipe out supernatural beings. Forces who hardly know Galen are out to keep him and Anders apart. Will he allow the demons to win, or will he chase Anders to the ends of the earth?

Anders has always had a crush on Galen, but things never worked out right time-wise. Galen is the one vampire to make his emotional heart race. He wants to strip Galen to his core and explore every inch of him. Will Anders take the chance to be with Galen and discover how well they fit together or will the virus take Galen before Anders makes his move?

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Excerpt One:

Copyright © Megan Slayer, 2017 All Rights Reserved

Galen grunted. He stretched his feet and legs but didn’t speak.

“Well, alive as much as you can be.” Steele poked at the wound again. “Can you tell me what happened?”

Kynan waved to Anders. “A moment?”

Anders hesitated. He didn’t want to leave Galen’s side. For all he knew, Galen could be the next to die.

“We’ll stay in the room. I have some questions.” Kynan steered him to the edge of the space and lowered his voice. “Are you and Galen mates? Have you bonded?”

“No.” He hadn’t considered Galen as his mate. But after what had happened, he wasn’t convinced he didn’t love Galen as more than a friend. “We’re roommates. He’s my wingman and my best friend.”

“Uh-huh.” Kynan met Anders’s gaze. “Here’s the thing. If he’s been infected by something, then he should be dead. He’s not—not yet. If the rogues are involved in this, then they’d want him completely dead. Did you do anything to him? Feed him? Have sex with before he knew he was sick?”

He could lie, but why bother? “Vita told me he was probably in need of blood. I gave him some of mine. Just a few drops. I pushed it on him.”

Kynan nodded once. “Well, you might have saved him. The blood of the super’s pasha works wonders.”

“I’m not his pasha.” He wasn’t even sure there was a mate out there for him. He knew damn well there was one for Galen, but he couldn’t be.

“You could be surprised.” Kynan elbowed Anders. “We’ll figure out what’s wrong with him. We will. Trust me.”

“I’m trying to.”

“Right,” Kynan said. “Don’t think about it. I know when I see supers in love. Call it a crossover from Lexa’s gift, but you’re meant for each other.”

He could argue but didn’t. Kynan’s radar was off. He loved Galen and needed him, but they weren’t pashas. He knew better. Galen wasn’t interested in him. He’d never said, yes, let’s fuck. Galen was the solid friend. His other half. He glanced over at Galen. His body warmed and blood rushed to his cock. He longed to sink his dick into Galen and lose himself. He scrubbed his hand across his mouth. What would it feel like to kiss Galen? Not a drunken kiss or a dare but a real one?

Maybe he did have a crush on Galen. Maybe…

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Megan Slayer, aka Wendi Zwaduk, is a multi-published, award-winning author of more than one-hundred short stories and novels. She’s been writing since 2008 and published since 2009. Her stories range from the contemporary and paranormal to LGBTQ and BDSM themes. No matter what the length, her works are always hot, but with a lot of heart. She enjoys giving her characters a second chance at love, no matter what the form. She’s been the runner up in the Kink Category at Love Romances Café as well as nominated at the LRC for best author, best contemporary, best ménage and best anthology. Her books have made it to the bestseller lists on Amazon.com.

When she’s not writing, Megan spends time with her husband and son as well as three dogs and three cats. She enjoys art, music and racing, but football is her sport of choice. Find out more about Megan and Wendi at: http://wendizwaduk.com/indexMegan.htm

Website, http://wendizwaduk.com/indexMegan.htm

Blog, https://wendizwaduk.wordpress.com/

Fan Page, https://www.facebook.com/wendizwaduk.meganslayer/

Amazon Author Page, http://www.amazon.com/Megan-Slayer/e/B008BJCFSC

Goodreads, http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5330530.Megan_Slayer

Twitter, https://twitter.com/#!/MeganSlayer

Buy Link:

BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/never-give-you-up-megan-slayer/1125726411

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Never-Give-Battle-Scarred-Book-ebook/dp/B01MUYYNSZ/ref=sr_1_2

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

Megan will be awarding a prize pack featuring a vampire charm bracelet and autographed swag to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

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Baking Class by Deanna F. Cook

As a seasoned veteran in the kitchen Some of this book was a bit below me so to speak. It is written more on the kid level. BUT I did find some amazing recipes and even learned a thing or to. No matter how much you think you know about something there is always room for improvement and sometimes we just need to go back to the basics if for nothing else then  refresher course. If you are a beginner this book is great. It teaches tips and tricks as well as a whole bunch of wonderful recipes.. I lie how the recipes were broken down into categories. There are some no bake recipes included as well. This book is a great addition to any kitchen. I truly believe in letting kids help in the kitchen,  I even let my 2 year old help me. How else are they going to learn to feed themselves if we do not take the time to show them how to do it? This book like I said is geared more towards kids and beginners. Honestly it will help take some of the stress off of you as a parent/teacher to start with books like this because it will let you remember the whole time you are dealing with children and beginners.


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Restless Spirits by Jean Marie Bauhaus

I love reading paranormal books. And My favorite cast of characters are ghosts.. This book was one of the better ones I have read. I love how the characters were predominately ghosts. There were very limited alive characters in the book and they had tiny parts. One the sister had a bit larger part but it was still a small part. I really enjoyed that this book was written in 1st person or should I say 1st ghost since it was the recently deceased Veronica's story.

Veronica "Ron" and her sister own their own paranormal research group. They finally get a chance to investigate a house all paranormal enthusiasts have been dreaming of. Veronica against her sisters wishes goes to the house alone to get a feel for the place. Once there she is killed and becomes one of the resident ghosts of the house.

She learns from the other ghosts in the house that Sarah a small child ghost has turned this house into a prison for all of their souls and there s no escape. Veronica does not this news setting down and is determined to get them all out of the house. She knows her sister will come back to pick up the equipment that she brought with her on the day of her death and starts planning how to communicate with her.

Her sister has always been able to see ghosts but with the way Sarah has their prison set up she knows her sister will not be able to see her. So sh strikes up a plan with the hep of the other ghosts to contact her sister. Eventually Ron figures out what she can and cannot do and how emotions play a part in enabling her to be able to touch things, make herself heard and eventually leave the house. She also figures out that Sarah must be beaten to save all of their souls.

This is kind of a short book, which is good because I couldn't put it down. I read late into the night but finished and was actually able to get some sleep, if it had been longer I probably would of never got any sleep I would of set up all night,

I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review.

Holiday Cookies by Elisabet der Nederlanden

When my kids were still kids we always made cookies during the holidays. Now that I have Grand Kids we keep the tradition going. The kids come over a couple at a time and we spend the day making cookies. As my kids have more kids, we are up to 11 now I found my self running short of different types of cookies for the kids to make on their day with Nana. This book is wonderful with so many different types of cookies and ideas for them. I don't see myself running short this year. The hard part this year will be deciding which recipes to use. There are 50 tasty recipes in this book not counting variations.


I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review.

Purgatory Reign by LM Preston

PURGATORY REIGN

Purgatory Reign

Book One

LM Preston

Genre: YA, Romance, Paranormal,

Adventure, Mystery

Publisher: Phenomenal One Press

Date of Publication:  02/16/2013

ISBN: 9780985025144

ASIN: B01N6ZTBNX

Number of pages: 307

Word Count:  79K

Cover Artist: Emma Michaels

Tagline: Something evil this way comes, unfortunately for it Peter Saints awaits.

Book Description:

Peter Saints' life stinks. But things are about to get much worse. First, his parents are murdered in front of him. Then another victim dies in his arms. Visions plague Peter with warnings that something wants him for a sinister cause. It desires the one thing that Peter refuses to give, his blood.

Peter carries within him the one gift or curse that could unlock a secret to destroy the human race. On the run with Angel, a scruffy kid, Peter starts to unravel the mystery. It is the one treasure the heavens sought to hide from the world.

Unfortunately, when Peter finds the answer he hopes that will save the girl he loves, he opens the door to a great evil that happens to be salivating to meet him.

Purgatory Reign is Book 1 in the series including Deviant Storm, Fierce Tides and Kindle World novella Colliding Souls from Runes World.

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Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/atvKA9E4bPI

Excerpt
Purgatory Reign:

Peter took a
moment to catch his breath. “I left. I left the grounds. But something’s bad
has happened. Sh-she…Hanna died!” He coughed and his eyes watered. “Because of
me! My fault. It was my fault. You gotta help her! I always screw up. Always.
Please…”

Pastor Finn put
his hands on Peter’s shoulders and shook him. “Why’d you leave? I told you
never to leave here. You’ll put us all in danger. Yourself in danger. I didn’t
save your butt for you to screw this up, boy.” He yanked Peter by the shirt and
down the stairs. Then dragged him, practically running, all the way to the
cellar stairs where he pointed at the small door where Peter had escaped.
“Sixteen years old and you think you are man enough to make it out there?” he
grumbled. “This is where you got out?” He sighed. “You don’t understand.”

“It’s my fault!
Did you hear me? I killed someone! You gotta help her.” Peter jerked out of his
grasp and grabbed Pastor Finn’s shirt, facing off with him. For once in a long
while, he stared down the man eye to eye. He straightened up to his full
height. The older man’s gray crew cut and piercing blue eyes were filled with
fear. Peter’s hand loosened in shock that it was the first time he remembered
that Pastor Finn looked afraid.

“I can’t help
the dead.” He pushed Peter’s hands away from him. “But I have to help you. Come
with me.” Peter watched him, confused. His teeth clenched at Pastor Finn’s
betrayal. “I thought you were different. I have to go back. Bury her, like she
deserves.” Peter stumbled backwards.

DEVIANT STORM

Purgatory Reign

Book Two

LM Preston

Genre: YA, Romance, Paranormal,

Adventure, Mystery

Publisher: Phenomenal One Press

Date of Publication:  02/16/2013

ISBN: 9780996919500

ASIN: B016NU9CWC

Number of pages: 252

Word Count:  68K

Formats available: ebook

Cover Artist: Emma Michaels

Tagline: Something evil this way comes, unfortunately for it Peter Saints awaits.

Book Description:

The battle is on. Peter Saints thought he'd killed It. But bad people never stay down. Now the jail of his enemy is weakening. Luck is running out for Peter and the girl he saved by wagering the Earth. Only now, with each second and secret revealed, his enemy gains the answers to destroy Peter and devour the world.

Expect FIERCE TIDES (Book 3 of 3) in Dec. 2017 and COLLIDING SOULS (Character Spin off: April 2017)

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Excerpt Deviant Storm:

He screwed up.
So bad, he didn’t think he could fix it. Peter tossed the ball against the wall
once more as he drowned out Kyle’s words. He never admitted everything that had
happened to him in the Stronghold to Kyle. Didn’t think he could. One thing for
sure, time was up. Peter was through waiting to be told what to do by the
Elders of at this dump who seemed to have their own agendas. Dealing with the
nightmares of what he’d done - possibly killing a man by pulling something
beyond evil out of him, plagued Peter every night. Those times when he wasn’t
careful, it pressed his thoughts, even when awake.

“We’ll go get
her.” Peter’s dark brown eyes landed on Kyle’s questioning blue ones.

About the Author:

LM. Preston was born and raised in Washington, DC. An avid reader, she loved to create poetry and short-stories as a young girl. With a thirst for knowledge she attended college at Bowie State University, and worked in the IT field as a Techie and Educator for over sixteen years. She started writing science fiction under the encouragement of her husband who was a Sci-Fi buff and her four kids. They inspired the beginning of her obsessive desire to write and create stories of young people who overcome unbelievable odds. She loves to write while on the porch watching her kids play or when she is traveling, which is another passion that encouraged her writing.

Web: www.lmpreston.com

Blog: http://lmpreston.blogspot.com/

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3348681.L_M_Preston

Google+: https://plus.google.com/+LMPreston

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LM_Preston

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lm_preston/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/THE-PACK-by-LM-Preston-127604857259681/ 

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NBtM: Emerge Beyond Circles by John Geers

Emerge Beyond Circles

by John Geers

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GENRE:   Fantasy

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BLURB:

Two couples from Madison, with entwined destinies, both seeking love, are connected by a single element: the ancient Siberian witch, Thuban-Pol. Her magic will either be their savior or their ruin.

Thuban-Pol is the latest in a lineage of Siberian witches. Their eternal aim is to guide humanity to true love. Their guiding tenet, “For love to bloom, these three endure: sacrifice, perseverance and suffering. But the greatest of these is suffering.”

Since the dawn of humanity, they have summoned countless couples, inflicting suffering with the intention to grow true love. They have never succeeded…but now they have their best opportunity in two couples from Wisconsin.

If they succeed, love will finally bloom for all of humanity, if the suffering inflicted on these couples doesn't kill them first.

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Excerpt Two:

She lifted her hands before her eyes for inspection, their work done, his coat free of blood. The paper skin of her ancient hands had adopted the crimson of her task, and he kissed them with a rough lick.

Thuban sat in silence for some time before she spoke again.

"Draconis, rules betray us." She dropped a heavy sigh.

A shiver rippled along his coat.

She patted the volume with the wood cut flower on the cover. "These rules, they put us at ease. The fences they built are too safe. Love constrained by rules is not love. Love is caribou in stampede, Salix in full summer whip. It is frost on a wisp of caribou moss. Love is as dark as Siberian winter and as rugged as Ural peaks. Consider the orbit of our star in the heavens, how dare we contrive rules to direct the path. The Kara Sea knows love. Waves batter and smash and settle to a tickle and are whipped to batter again, their cycle of passion is eternal. These are love.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

John Geers drew inspiration to begin his debut novel from a dream he experienced.

Hours spent in the caffeinated air of his favorite coffeehouse proved to be the perfect place to complete Emerge Beyond Circles.

John is a middle school literacy educator, where he inspires and is inspired by the writers of tomorrow. He is the founder and facilitator of his school’s Creative Writing Club. He is also a columnist for the online magazine Elephant Journal.

He loves a good story, being on the water, and witty puns. He can be found hiking the wilderness, biking big hills, sipping dark coffee, and looking for a chair in the mall. 

LINKS:

WRITER WEBPAGE: http://bit.ly/2fSVGDL

TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2fWHdSf

GOODREADS: http://bit.ly/2gSihzI

WRITER FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2glo25s

THUBAN-POL FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2gTcBTQ

AMAZON: http://amzn.to/2hrV2NL

Interview with John Geers:

Where do you get inspiration for your stories? Life inspires me. I love to travel and meet as many types of people as possible. I look for acts of love and kindness around me and they drive my ideas for writing,

How did you do research for your book? I read a lot. I watch a lot of documentaries. I travel quite a bit and just get outside in general. Putting myself and my mind in new situations is often what I need to generate ideas.

Do you have another profession besides writing? I am sixth grade literacy teacher. I also coach quite a bit.

What is your favorite part of this book and why? My favorite part is the end. I am extremely proud to have constructed an ending that is complete and satisfying.

If you could have been the author of any book ever written, which book would you choose? Probably the Harry Potter series. I could use the extra income ☺

Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination? They are based on imaginary but normal people. The characters are extremely well developed and relatable. They are normal people thrust into extraordinary circumstances, my favorite type of character.  

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

John Geers will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC, a signed copy of the book, and a stuffed tiger (US only) to a randomly drawn winner via the below link during the tour.

http://www.johngeers.com/index.php/giveaways/emerge-beyond-circles-goddessfish-giveaway/