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Monday, June 24, 2019

Thrones of Blood Series by Nancy Kilpatrick


Revenge
of the Vampir King
Thrones
of Blood Book 1
by
Nancy Kilpatrick


Genre:
Adult Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Romance 

Vampires
and humans are at war!


Moarte,
King of the Vampirii, is a prisoner of his Sapiens enemy. The
beautiful Sapiens Princess Valada, believing that Moarte killed her
mother, tortures him, even to the point of breaking the bones in his
wings so he cannot escape. She intends to incinerate him to ash in
sunlight, but Moarte escapes.

Moarte
hungers for revenge. When, through an act of betrayal, Valada is
captured by the vampirii, his first instinct is to drain her blood
and annihilate her. But he realizes he can get revenge in other ways,
using her as a tool to gain the upper hand in this conflict. But who
is manipulating whom? Both want revenge, and control of the other,
and Moarte wants to drink Valada's blood. Dark desires lead down a
path neither had envisioned, a threatening spiral that can destroy
empires.

Hunter
and hunted change places again and again in this novel of twisted,
violent passions. Seeds of deception are sown amidst love and hate,
loyalty and betrayal, obsession and indifference, in an erotic tale
of warring races, foes since the beginning of time, and two unlikely
adversaries aligning to battle a common enemy.

Nancy
Kilpatrick infuses her vampires with the hot blood of life and erotic
passion. Vampires have never had it so good.”
F.
Paul Wilson
Author
of the Repairman Jack series, 
The
Keep, Midnight Mass

“Kilpatrick knows that great secret
of horror stories: that they are intensely personal!”
Chelsea
Quinn Yarbro
Author of The Saint Germain series

"Nancy
Kilpatrick's writing is both eloquent and erotic her stories seduce
the reader through the mutual attraction of dread and
desire."
Stephen Jones
Editor: Dark Terrors; Best
New Horror series










Sacrifice
of the Hybrid Princess
Thrones
of Blood Book 2

Part
human, part vampir, the beautiful, stubborn, angry young Princess
Serene is a tormented hybrid, her days and nights controlled by her
overprotective parents. When they suddenly insist on an arranged
marriage, visions of a grim future in a loveless pairing with the
cold and dominating Wolfsbane drive Princess Serene into a desperate
escape.


But
instead of freedom, the young naive Princess rushes headlong into the
clutches of a human demon whose cruelty and violence threaten to
destroy her and her world. The entire vampirii nation is helpless to
rescue her, and war becomes a certainty. Rebellion will lead to many
deaths, including those she loves. But to endure brutality until she
can escape might be beyond her abilities.

Ultimately,
Wolfsbane, her detested bridegroom, is the one holding the key to
save her, if he can. And more, can she 
be saved?

***

"Nancy
Kilpatrick inhabits that shadow land of sensuality between terror and
pleasure; she can be creepy, seductive, bleak, exquisite and
terrifying—often all at once. She knows the intricacies of human
minds and bodies at war with themselves, and her stories bring you
into those battles in ways that make you think you've actually been
there because maybe you have."
Thomas
Roche, author of 
The
Panama Laugh
 and
editor of the Noirotica series

"Nancy
Kilpatrick’s vampires have a distinctive bite all their
own."
Nancy
A. Collins, author of 
Sunglasses
After Dark
 and In
the Blood

"Kilpatrick
is the pony express of horror. She's fast and furious and she always
delivers."
Brian
Lumley, author of the Necroscope series

I
loved Book 1 but I will admit that I loved Book 2 even more. The
characters were comfortably familiar but the threat level has been
escalated to nail-biting proportions. I devoured the book quickly; it
was difficult to put down, but I am used to this when in the hands of
a skilled author like Kilpatrick. She truly is a “vampire queen”:
a real specialist at telling vampire tales in new and engaging
ways.”

Elaine
Pascal, reviewer
The
Horror Review








Abduction
of Two Rulers
Thrones
of Blood Book 3

A
conference between two species ends in disaster when Sapiens Queen
Blanka and the Vampir King Thanatos are treacherously seized and
imprisoned in a dungeon. War erupts as their jailers—an ancient
vampir and a traitorous Sapiens usurper—each plot to reign over all
of their own species. Desperate to end the conflict, the two
prisoners escape. En route to his stronghold, Thanatos disappears.
His vampir allies want to find him, but attack is imminent, making
defense the priority. Blanka knows the odds are against her surviving
an all-powerful, ancient being whose goal is destruction yet she is
determined to rescue Thanatos. The question that tortures her is:
does he still exist?


***

"Nancy
Kilpatrick is an audacious and insane writer of vampire fiction. I
wish a vamp would bite me so I could read her work forever!" -
Nancy Holder, NYT Bestselling Author, Mary Shelley Presents; Buffy
the Vampire Slayer novels

"Sit
back and let Nancy Kilpatrick guide you through this tortured world
of sex and passion, hunger and blood, damned souls and velvet
nights." - Karen E. Taylor, author The Vampire Legacy
series

"Horror
has never been so poetically exquisite before: move over Anne Rice
for Nancy Kilpatrick." - Robert W. Walker, author of Instinct
series books










Savagery
of the Rebel King
Thrones
of Blood Book 4

Necros,
the most rebellious of the vampir kings, has carried a burning hatred
for the one who forced him into this undead existence centuries ago.
Abused, betrayed, cheated, he trusts none of any species, especially
Guin, a dethroned mortal queen who appears out of nowhere and feeds
his paranoia, and his darkest fantasies. At best she attempts to
control him, at worst she tries to kill him. For some reason he does
not understand, Necros is compelled to let her live. But he believes
she is manipulative, and a liar; Guin sees him as brutal, stubborn,
impossible! Encounters turn ugly as violence, bitterness and haunting
memories drive both of them. Guin has her own agendas, and the more
she struggles to actualize them, the further away her goals recede. A
few vampirii endeavor to build a bridge between the two combatants,
but others with sinister plans are bent on hindering a truce. This
downward-spiralling dynamic reels towards a dire conclusion that
neither Necros nor Guin seem able to halt.


Savagery
of the Rebel King—Vol 4 in the exciting Thrones of Blood series—is
a fast-paced rollercoaster ride in a plot that twists and turns and
threatens to spin out of control. Readers will be glued to their
seats!








Nancy
Kilpatrick is an award-winning author. Her publishing credits include
22 novels, over 220 short stories, 6 collections of her stories, 1
graphic novel, 1 non-fiction book and, as well, she has edited 15
anthologies. She lives in Montreal and her work is published in the
U.S., Canada, the U.K., and has been translated into 8 languages.
These are the genres in which she has published: dark fantasy,
horror, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, erotica. Details can be
found on her website below.








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Great Summer Reads Countdown Blitz Sons of the Sphinx by Cheryl Carpinello Day 16




I’m a retired high school English teacher. A devourer of books
growing up, my profession introduced me to writings and authors from times long
past. 

Through my studies and teaching, I fell in love with the Ancient and
Medieval Worlds. 

Now, I hope to inspire young readers and those Young-at-Heart
to read more through my Tales and Legends for Reluctant Readers set in these
worlds.





 If they fail...


She could die over 3300 years from home!









Tackle the elements & evil of Ancient Egypt...

A history-changing battle & Time Travel Thriller...





Fifteen-year-old Rosa doesn't see dead people...

She hears them & talks to them.



When she agrees to help King Tut's ghost find his lost queen & clear his
family's name, she doesn't count on falling for him.



She & Tut must also outwit an evil pharaoh determined to stop them...

Even if it means one of them must die.



Get it today and see who triumphs.





2015 IAN Book of the Year Finalist YA

2015 CAL Book Award Finalist YA Fiction

2014 Literary Classics Seal of Approval
2015 Readers' Favorite Finalist YA
2014 Literary Classics Silver Medal for PreTeen/Tween




Top Ten List:

1.      Things I
like to do when not writing:

I enjoy traveling—I will travel anywhere, any time;
reading; spending time with my family; and working in the yard. I’m definitely
not a housekeeper.

2.      How I
relax:

Sitting on the beach in Puerto Aventuras,
Mexico!

3.      My
favorite color:

Blue’s always been my favorite color. It’s the color
of my eyes, of the sky, and of the ocean.

4.      My
favorite drink:

Just can’t pass up a good margarita!

5.      My
favorite snack:

I devour nachos and Auntie Anne’s
pretzels!

6.      My your
favorite movies:

Star Wars,
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter
, and The Mummy. I’ve watched each of these so
many times that I’ve lost track, and my husband shakes his head when he sees
one on and says, “Really?” I just smile.

7.      I am a
night owl:

I don’t usually go to sleep until
midnight, and now that I’m retired, I’m comfortable not seeing the sun come up
in the morning:)

8.      My
favorite food:

That would be a smothered shredded beef
burrito followed by coconut ice cream.

9.      My
favorite concerts:

Elton John, Sting, Paul McCartney, and
Mumford & Sons.

10.   If I could
live anyway, it would be in Colorado.



We have the best weather—All four seasons. I live next
to the foothills, and a drive up in the Rockies is a cure for any ailment. I
can see the world famous Red Rock Amphitheater from my couch, and if the wind
is just right, we can hear the concerts. My immediate family is all here,
except for one sister who lives in Texas, poor soul. In addition to being a
retired teacher, I’m also a retired airline employee. So, when I need a change,
it’s so easy just to hop a plane and go to the beach.









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Haven Lost The Dragon’s Brood Cycle book 1 by Josh de Lioncourt

New Audio Series Blog Tour: The Dragon’s Brood Cycle by Josh de Lioncourt


Author: Josh de Lioncourt

Narrator: Reay Kaplan

Length: 16 hours 26 minutes

Series: The Dragon's Brood Cycle, Volume 1

Released: Oct. 7, 2015

Publisher: Draconis Entertainment

Genre: Fantasy


Legends never die; they just go into hiding....

Sixteen-year-old Emily Haven, heroine of the girls' hockey team at Lindsey High, has spent her young life keeping two secrets: her rapidly deteriorating home life and the seemingly supernatural power that makes her a star on the ice. When she begins seeing visions of a lost and ragged boy reflected in mirrors and shop windows, a series of events unfolds that tears her from 21st-century Minneapolis and leaves her stranded in another world with horrors to rival those she has left behind. Lost amidst creatures of fantasy and legend, she's forced to confront the demons of both her past and future to unravel the riddle of the mysterious boy and embark upon a journey to uncover long forgotten histories and the dark, cloaked figure in the shadows behind them all.

Caught between opposing forces of a war she doesn't understand, Emily must find new strength within herself and, above all, the will to remember her friends.

Josh de Lioncourt, a proud Ravenclaw, enjoys creative projects in a variety of fields, including fiction, music, software development, blogging, and more. He has written on Apple accessibility for Macworld and Maccessibility, hosts or participates regularly on several podcasts, and writes and records music with Molly, his wife. Josh enjoys the works of Stephen King, the music of George Michael, Masters of the Universe, and Los Angeles Kings hockey. He also happens to be blind.
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Dream Cast

There are a lot of characters in The Dragon's Brood Cycle, and it was hard to choose which ones to include in a dream cast. That said, I'm happy with how this turned out, and if anyone wants to turn the series into a television show, get in touch! -Josh de Lioncourt
  • Maisie Williams as Emily Haven
  • Elle Fanning as Celine
  • Ansel Elgort as Corbbmacc
  • Michelle Forbes as the Sorceress Marianne
  • Josh Holloway as Marcom
  • Sonequa Martin-Greenas Paige
  • Kathryn Newton as Casey Cattrall
Emily Brown Haven
  • Age: 16
  • Height: 5'6
  • Hair: dark
  • Eyes: green
  • Power: the knowing
  • Played ice hockey star (center) for the Lindsey High Timber Wolves
  • Loves coffee (esp. gingerbread lattes)
At sixteen, Emily Haven was the star of the girls' hockey team at Lindsey High, on which she played with her best friend, Casey. For years, she'd been keeping two secrets from the world around her—her rapidly deteriorating home life and the seemingly supernatural power that made her a star on the ice. The knowing (as she thought of it) guided her movements during hockey games, as if her hands and feet already knew what the players around her were going to do. Later, in another world, the knowing would serve her well as she wielded a sword in battle.
Celine
  • Age: approx. 14 (exact age unknown)
  • Height: 5'2
  • Hair: blonde
  • Eyes: blue
  • Power: healing
  • Terrified of heights!
Celine grew up on the streets of several cities throughout the kingdoms that comprise Marianne's domain. From time to time, kind adults would take her in, teach her to read or garden, or simply keep her safe. But these homes never lasted long. After years of drifting, she was eventually "recruited" by Marianne's men as a potential apprentice to the sorceress at Seven Skies, where she met Emily Haven.
Corbbmacc
  • Age: 18
  • Height: 5'11
  • Hair: sandy blonde
  • Junior member of the Dragon's Brood.
  • "Corbb" to his friends.
  • Brother to Mona, uncle to Miraculum, brother-in-law to Garret.
After his parents died in service to the Dragon's Brood, Corbbmacc was raised by his older sister, Mona, of whom he became very protective. Surly and moody, he has a tendency to act before thinking, and to follow his heart into trouble. Like Celine, he met Emily Haven at the fortress of Seven Skies, where he'd been sent to infiltrate Marianne's guard.

Q&A with Emily Haven
She glides almost effortlessly toward the dasher boards. The arena is totally silent, save for the scrape of her skates on the ice. That sound reverberates hollowly from the rafters far above, the baleful hiss of a snake.

It isn’t real, of course. She knows that now—she knows it—but it is so hard to remember that when these visions seem to capture every nuance of the world around her. She can hear her heart thudding in her ears; she can feel the cool air that swirls around her as she picks up speed.

And then, she sees him.

He stands on the other side of the glass, every inch the consummate nerd. He’s wearing a t-shirt with the emblem of some superhero Emily doesn’t recognize on it. His jeans are faded and just a little too big for him, and, dear God, is that black electricians tape that is holding his glasses together?

It is; of course it is. She remembers him. He’s the boy who always covered the games for the school paper.

“Emily,” he says perfunctorily, and he smacks his gum between his teeth. “I’ve got some questions for you.”

She stops skating, staring at him through the glass. She wishes she could remember his name and feels a mixture of guilt and embarrassment as she realizes she cannot. He’d always been sort of an outsider at Lindsey High, the way she was now.

“Are you here for the paper?”

“Maybe yes, maybe no,” he sing-songs, a small, tight smile curving his lips but not touching his eyes. “But, as I said, I do have some questions for you.”

“What do you want to know?” she asks, a prickle of unease threading its way through her.

He pulls out a pen from somewhere and holds it expectantly over his notepad. He clears his throat, glancing down at the blank page before him, then back up at Emily. There are fingerprints on his glasses, very visible beneath the harsh lights of the arena, but they don't look like real lenses; they look as if they've been expertly carved out of clear crystal.

Maddy did that, she thinks, but it is a fleeting thought. She doesn't know if that's true or not. She doesn't know.

“What’s it like,” he asks slowly, “discovering that there’s a whole other world out there in the universe? I mean, it wasn’t something you were expecting, was it?”

Emily laughs. This is so surreal. The visions have never steered her wrong, though, and so she decides to go with it, come what may.

“No,” she says. “I wasn’t expecting to find another world. I was just trying to—“

But she breaks off, unable to give voice to the events of that terrible night. She doesn’t want to think about that; the pain is still too fresh. It may always be too fresh.

“Would you come back? Surely you don’t want to spend the rest of your life running around some alien world with people and customs you don’t understand. Surely you have friends to come back to here.”

“I don’t know,” she says, though she’s not entirely sure which part of that question she is answering. She thinks of Celine; she sees Michael’s face and hears Corbbmacc’s voice. These are her friends now, and the world in which she finds herself feels more real than the one she’s left behind.

“Your team needs you, you know? Casey needs you. She's unravelling without you. Why are you doing this?” His voice is rising, becoming belligerent, and his words tear at her heart, reawakening all the guilt and uncertainty she thought she’d already overcome—already left behind, back in that other life.

She turns from him and begins to skate away.

“You can’t run from this, Emily!”

But she can, and she does. She keeps skating, her feet moving faster on the ice.

She thinks on all that has happened to her since that last terrible night in Minneapolis. For the first time, she is beginning to believe that her life could be more than simply hiding from the demons that torment her. She has friends with whom she shares a bond that runs deeper than the one she’d had with her teammates—well, except for Casey. More, she has a purpose—a goal—that is more than simply surviving another day.

Abruptly, she executes a neat spin on her skates and stares back at the boy. He’s still standing there beside the glass, his pen and notepad in hand, and a look of disbelief written across his splotchy face.

“You want something to write about?” she asks, and when he doesn’t respond, she goes on. “Tell your readers I say thank you. Thanks for all the times they stood and cheered me on when I scored a goal for them. They were the best part of my life. But that’s all over now, and it's time for me to walk another path.”

She nods to the boy, turns, and skates back into the cloudy, white mists.


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Sunday, June 23, 2019

Forever Wild by Allyson Charles


Forever
Wild
Forever
Friends Book 3
by
Allyson Charles


Genre:
Contemporary Romance 

Dax
Cannon never says no to a challenge. But when he discovers a sexy
stowaway in the back of his truck, he realizes Annelise Ansel might
be more than he bargained for.

An artist, Lissa claims
she’s leaving New Orleans for a fresh start in Michigan--which just
happens to be where he’s headed with the pack of rescue dogs he’s
delivering to the sanctuary he works for. But when three thugs
threaten to take lovely Lissa off his hands, he realizes she’s in
need of a sanctuary, too.
Once Lissa is riding
shotgun with her long, lean protector, she’s wondering if fate
might have something better in store for her than a life in hiding.
But when her hijinks threaten to take down the best man she’s ever
had the pleasure to run away with, Lissa realizes it’s time to face
her demons. Now it’s up to the two of them to fight through the
danger to discover the life—and love—waiting on the other side.








Forever
Found

Forever Friends #2



Head
vet at the Forever Friends animal rescue shelter, Gabriel Moretti is
known as the Dog Whisperer because of his gift for soothing
rambunctious patients. But it’s the two-legged species that has
him, and his libido, working overtime. Marla Popov single-handedly
saved the shelter from financial ruin. But the bossy trust funder is
even more irritating than her snooty Standard Poodle. You’d think
keeping his attraction on a short leash would be a no-brainer for
Gabe. Unfortunately, Marla is also smart, beautiful, and intriguing .
. .
Most of her life,
people have been eager to tell Marla just what she wants to hear. So
now that she’s nearing forty, she doesn’t expect to be
refused—especially by a sexy younger man like Gabe. She also
doesn’t expect it to sting so much. But when she discovers a scheme
involving illegal dog fights, she gets a chance to show what she’s
truly made of. And as she and Gabe team up to fight it, they discover
a surprising respect for each other—and passion that might just
grow into love. . .


Forever
Home
Forever
Friends #1

LOVE
UNLEASHED

 
Isabelle
Lopez has never been a dog person. Raising her daughter alone and
building a real estate career leaves no time for four-legged
furballs. When she finds an abandoned mutt and litter of pups in a
foreclosed apartment, Izzy intends to drop them off at a shelter and
walk briskly away. Instead, her “heroic” deed makes her a local
celebrity. Her boss is thrilled. Commissions are up. And thanks to
gorgeous shelter owner Bradley Cohen, Izzy’s disciplined life is
suddenly much, much more complicated.

 
He’s
got a sexy smile, a wicked sense of humor, and a big, noble heart.
Even as Izzy tries to get her libido to 
heel,
boy,
 Bradley
sets out to convince her there’s more to life than padding her bank
account. But Izzy knows a trade secret that puts Brad’s beloved
shelter at risk, and she can’t warn him.

 
Their
relationship was barely getting started; suddenly it’s in the dog
house. Now Izzy and Brad need to figure out what matters most, and
whether this could be much more than animal attraction…








Allyson
Charles lives in Northern California. A former attorney, she
happily ditched those suits and now works in her pajamas writing
about men’s briefs instead of legal briefs. When she’s not
writing, she’s probably engaged in one of her favorite hobbies:
napping, eating, or martial arts (That last one almost makes up for
the first two, right?). One of Allyson’s greatest disappointments
is living in a state that doesn’t have any Cracker Barrels in it.
To find out what she’s up to next, visit her website
at 
allysoncharles.com.






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Bobby Ether and the Jade Academy by R. Scott Boyer


Bobby
Ether and the Jade Academy
by
R. Scott Boyer

Genre:
YA Fantasy Adventure 


Bobby
Ether and the Jade Academy is a thrilling action-packed adventure you
never want to end.” 
IndieReader
4.5 stars




When
Bobby Ether is abducted and brought to the secluded Jade Academy in
Tibet, monks teach him and other special students how to tap into
their Anima—the universal energy that connects all living things. 
But
the headmistress of the academy is secretly testing each student,
looking for genetic triggers that can be exploited to create a new
breed of humans born with metaphysical powers and abilities. As his
abilities increase, Bobby is thrust into a cesspool of conspiracy,
lies, and betrayal. A jade amulet left by his clairvoyant grandfather
may provide answers, but what exactly is his family’s connection to
this mysterious place? Can Bobby master his talents and uncover the
truth in time to avoid the schemes? If not, his fate—and the fate
of all the students—may be sealed.









R.
Scott Boyer graduated from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley
in 1996. In 2008, he became fascinated with the idea of blending
young adult fantasy with new-age fiction. While maintaining a
full-time job, he couldn't help but envision the kind of book he
wanted to read. This exploration led to the creation of the Bobby
Ether YA fantasy series, which combines spiritual elements with
ancient myths and legends to create fun, fast-paced stories tailored
for young adults but suited for adventure lovers of all
ages.


Through
his writing, Scott likes to explore various spiritual and
metaphysical themes, including karma, serendipity, communion with
nature, and the interconnectedness of all living things. In his free
time, Scott likes to play basketball and tennis, as well as bike with
his rescue dog, Patch. Over the years, Scott has been involved with a
number of volunteer youth organizations, including United In Harmony,
YMCA summer and winter camps, various basketball programs, and
C5LA.

Raised
in Santa Monica, California, Scott still resides in the Los Angeles
area close to his family.










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