ARC Review Lord of Temptation by Lorraine Heath

Title: Lord of Temptation (The Lost Lords of Pembrook, #2)
Author: Lorraine Heath
Source: Edelweiss
Genre: Historical Romance
Length: Novel (approx 384 pgs)
Published by Avon Romance on Sept 25, 2012

Three young heirs, imprisoned by an unscrupulous uncle, escaped—to the sea, to the streets, to faraway battle— 

awaiting the day when they would return to reclaim their birthright.

Once upon a time, he was Lord Tristan Easton—now he is Crimson Jack, a notorious privateer beholden to none, whose only mistress is the sea. But all that will change when exquisite Lady Anne Hayworth hires his protection on a trip into danger and seduction. ..

Desperation brought Anne to the bronzed, blue-eyed buccaneer. But after the Captain demands a kiss as his payment, desire will keep her at his side. She has never known temptation like this—but to protect her heart, she knows she must leave him behind. Yet Tristan cannot easily forget the beauty—and when they meet again in a London ballroom, he vows he won't lose her a second time, as fiery passion reignited takes them into uncharted waters that could lead the second lost lord home. . .

Master of Crows - Grace Draven - Best PNR Standalone Novel I Ever Read

Master of Crows Grace Draven
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

18 and Over giveaway hop winner and next years hop dates

Congrats to Charli  D, your the winner of my 18 and Over giveaway hop! 

I want to say thank you to everyone that entered and I hope you stick around to find some great reads. Some days we can post up to 3 or more reviews along with guest post and giveaways. I offer several events during the years, so there is always something happening here to bring your reading to life. 

I do believe this is been the best 18 and over hop since I started this a couple of years back. I heard from several authors over the last few months that readers don't come to blog anymore, well my stats says different. I hope all of you bloggers enjoys the abundance of new followers and please take care of them by providing them with some great reads. 

I was going to hand over the hop to Crystal at Reading between the Wines because of time I am adding into the Indie Romance Convention but I think I will try it again next year, I just hope I can handle it all. If not Crystal will be the one to take this over. 

Next springs hop will be March 21-24 2013.As for a co-host I don't have one yet but I will soon. So mark you calendar and get saving for you prizes. 

Laurie

Review Creed by Kristen Ashley

Title: Creed (Unfinished Heroes, #2)
Author: Kristen Ashley
Source: Self Purchase
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Length: Novel (approx 426 pgs)
Release Date September 16, 2012

Young, way too young, the eleven year old Tucker Creed and his six year old neighbor find they have something awful in common. And Creed decides, even at a young age, he's going to do everything in his limited power to shield his Sylvie from her nightmare.

So he does.

Time goes on and Creed and Sylvie form a bond that grows and blossoms with their ages.

And they fall in love.

They also plot to leave their nightmares behind, the town they live in that will hold them down, the histories they share that, unless they break free, will bury them.

So on Sylvie's eighteenth birthday, they've decided to meet at their special place and disappear.

But Sylvie goes to their special place, Creed never shows and she doesn't see him again until it's too late.

Way too late.

ARC Review Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed by Anna Campbell

Title: Seven Nights in a Rogue's Bed (Sons of Sin, #1)
Author: Anna Campbell
Source: Netgalley
Genre: Historical Romance
Length: Novel (approx 384)
Published by Grand Central Release Date September 25, 2012

  

Will a week of seduction...

spark a lifetime of passionate surrender?

Desperate to save her sister's life, Sidonie Forsythe has agreed to submit herself to a terrible fate: Beyond the foreboding walls of Castle Craven, a notorious, hideously scarred scoundrel will take her virtue over the course of seven sinful nights. Yet instead of a monster, she encounters a man like no other. And during this week, she comes to care for Jonas Merrick in ways that defy all logic—even as a dark secret she carries threatens them both.

Ruthless loner Jonas knows exactly who he is. Should he forget, even for a moment, the curse he bears, a mere glance in the mirror serves as an agonizing reminder. So when the lovely Sidonie turns up on his doorstep, her seduction is an even more delicious prospect than he originally planned. But the hardened outcast is soon moved by her innocent beauty, sharp wit, and surprising courage. Now as dangerous enemies gather at the gate to destroy them, can their new, fragile love survive?

Review of The Soldier's Lotus by Adonis Devereux

Title: The Soldier's Lotus
Author: Adonis Devereux
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Format: ebook - 219 pages
Release Date: July 3rd 2012
Author's Website

Interview with one of our reviewers Twigs

We continue on with our reviewer Twigs. I have been goodreads friends with Twigs for a while now and really happy to have her here reviewing. 

First off please tell the readers a bit about yourself, please.

I am a 27 year old single mother of 2 wonderful children. I also work full time for a mortgage company.  Reading is my break from reality, and my vacation from everyday life.

Besides reading what do you like to do in your spare time?

I don’t have much free time left in a day, so when not reading I am spending time with my kids.

What the hardest thing to do when it comes to reviewing a book?

Making sense of the jumbled thoughts in my head.  I try to keep it short and without giving too much away.

What is the biggest thing you look for when you review a book?

Is it a page turner or is it easy for me to put down. Did I feel like I was there? Do I feel like I knew the characters personally? Did the book make me feel?

What are some of your favorite authors?

I started my first adult chapter book when I was 10 years old. It was John Grisham’s The Client. He has always been my most favorite author. I also love Jeaniene Frost, J.R. Ward, Gena Showalter, Christina Dodd, Larissa Ione, and Eve Langlais.  In no certain order.

Questions from Bitten’s Facebook users

Venus Batista- I would ask with so many titles available to them, what is the determining factor in choosing which to read next? :) Always my problem

Oh boy, mine too. I’m not really sure I have a method of choosing each time I pick up a new book. Sometimes I just grab one and start reading. But when I am truly stuck I look at a few things first. Should I read a new author or a familiar one?  Continue a series or start a new one? Also I must look at reviews. Must.

Debra Smith- What things separate your favorite authors from the ones that are just "okay"?

My biggest determining factor is if the author made me feel like a part of the world they had built. Did I feel for the characters? Did he/she make me emotional over what happens?

Dominique Eastwick -When you review what constituted a 5, 4, 3, etc. in your eyes.

 A 5 star rating for me would be a book that has completely captured me. I would read again and count down the days until the next book came out. A 4 star would be something that I would read again but it just didn’t leave me feeling like I was in the world as much. 3 stars is my iffy factor. I might read it again but most likely not. I just didn’t feel the characters as much as I was hoping to. 2 and a 1 star rating are the ones that I would definitely not read again.

J.v. Altharas- What's your length preference? (giggity) How short is too short, how long is too long?

I usually don’t just a book by its length. There are times when I enjoy the shorts. Most are fast paced and don’t waste time on the denials most of the longer books do. As long as a book can keep my attention and keep me turning the pages I don’t think there is a too long. 

Indie Romance Convention is now open

I have opened the registration for the Indie Romance Convention. I have also posted a contest that will end soon so please check it out if you planning on attending. 

Interview with one of our reviewers Douglas Meeks

Our next reviewer interview Douglas Meeks has been with us a  couple of months, so I am sure you have noticed a review here and there by him. He's our only male reviewer so you have to know he is very brave to be in a huge pack of crazy women. LOL.  He likes reading PNR and UF so those of you who likes urban fantasy you'll get to see more featured here by Douglas. 

First off please tell the readers a bit about yourself, please.

Well after spending a lifetime working in or with the military I finally had made enough to sit back and do as much (or as little) as I wanted to and since I had always been an avid reader the jump to making it one of my major pastimes was easy.  I have traveled all over the world, been to the top of the Eiffel Tower and to the Devil’s Anvil in Saudi Arabia, been on top of the highest mountain in the Middle East and the lowest in the USA.  No complaints here, I have read many different genres over the years but stumbled into Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy after many years of reading mostly books in the Fantasy genre.  Found out I liked books that did not spend pages and chapters telling the color of grass and the feel of a rock, I wanted a good story about people of action and feeling that did not always end up in some tragedy.  I have been married (somehow) for 30+ years and have 3 daughters and one son (who is presently in the Mideast working for the military, runs in the family).

Besides reading what do you like to do in your spare time?

To be honest other than reading and doing those myriad tasks that come with living in a home I spend a bit of time honing my weapon skills.  I always felt that people should be able to defend themselves but people that did not take the time to get skilled in weapons were a danger to people around them.  I go to the range and take my daughters most of the time (and my son if he is in country) so they do not fall into that category of victims who did not know how to defend themselves with a weapon.

What the hardest thing to do when it comes to reviewing a book?

It is hard to write an average review, you know what you really like and you know what you really hate, but trying to write a 3 star review is harder for me.  The other side is also when you become enthralled with a series that is SO good you have a hard time being unbiased and trying to figure out if that last book in the series you just gave a 5 star rating was really much less because many times you are so in love with your mental image of series itself.  (Dark-Hunters anyone?)

Review Blood Spirit by Gabrielle Bisset

Title: Blood Spirit (Sons of Navarus, #3)
Author: Gabrielle Bisset
Source: Author
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: Sept 12 2012

 

I am everything you seek. 

I am vampire.

Blessed with the gift of telepathy, Terek always knows what a woman wants. His gift has afforded him nightly sensual pleasures and exotic treats for centuries, but beneath the surface he yearns for much more.

Ilona can give him what his soul craves, but only if he trusts his heart. One fateful choice made out of desire puts all he cares for in danger. With a civil war and the threat of Archon hunters at every turn, this Son may lose everything if he can't find the balance between heart and mind. 

Review : Blind Lust by Annie Seaton

Title: Blind Lust
Author: Annie Seaton
Source: Author request
Genre: paranormal romance
Length: novella ( ebook 60 pages)
Publisher: Musa Publishing
Review By: Cerridwen
             

A wager between the gods can change your life. Even if you are a witch…

When Venus has a wager with Cupid, that prudish librarian, Lizzy Sweet cannot be enticed to love, she neglects to tell her son that Lizzy is a three hundred year old witch. The first man Lizzy sees after Cupid shoots his arrow is Josh Deegan, a famous country and western singer who has come to town to rediscover his muse, in an old farmhouse haunted by a culinary ghost. Local warlock, Wesley Gordon, who has been hitting on Lizzy to no avail for over one hundred years, is not impressed. The quirky old folk of Silver Valley watch fondly as the battle between love and lust plays out. Leaden and golden arrows zing around, spells are magicked, potions stirred, and ghosts hunted. Who will fall in love and who will let the other go forever?

18 and over book blogger giveaway hop Sept 13-16 US only

I want to think Autum at Always Purrty Design for the great hop button. 

I want to state a few blogs didn't add their emails, so there was no way I could contact them to make sure they have their post ready. I am sorry if some of the blogs listed below doesn't have their post up. Also make sure you look on their post because most of them didn't add shipping on their linky. 

Sexexcerpt below is hot so be warned this is for 18 and over. 

Title: Blood Spirit 

Author: Gabrielle Bisset

Reading series in order: Yes

This book is to be released Sept. 17, 2012.

Guest author Ivy Beteman

Please welcome author Ivy Bateman!! 

 Things that I find scary by Ivy Bateman

Hello everyone!

Thank you very much to Laurie for having me on today. I am here to promote my latest e-book from Breathless Press called The Fifth Story. It is a paranormal erotica/cyber adventure that takes the reader through many different places in time and space. My lead character, Bryn, has to face many scary foes throughout the novel and although these beings are characters she created many of them are ones that she never hoped to meet. If someone had warned her that one day she may come face to face with the sexy and powerful sea witch Melusine or that she may have to...ahem...perform a few acts with the dangerous, but lust inducing vampire Darius, she may have written them to be a little nicer.

Now everyone has fears. I have many things in my life that scare me including spiders, heights and the creepy bug face my husband is so fond of doing. However, these other things that scare me are not fears per se, but are everyday things that sometimes gives me pause. Instead of trying to think of a proper way to describe them, I'll just get on with it.

Things in my life that scare me!                                                            

1.) How much I swear.

When I was younger I was the type of kid who didn't even like to say "damn". Kids in my class thought it was hilarious that I never swore and lunchtime fun often involved getting me to swear. Now however, as an adult, I find that my potty mouth often gets the better of me. When I'm really angry and venting to a friend or with my darling husband, I almost have to shout out a warning to those who may be listening that what comes out of my mouth when I am expressing my views about the man who honked at me while I dared stay at a stop sign until the road was clear, may include a parade of colorful words that could each easily turn a PG moment into R. As a side note, I don't even have to be angry to swear. I just have to be awake.

2.) How much I love the TV show Corner Gas.

I'm a Canadian girl and this Canadian gem became a favorite with me as soon as it came on the air back in 2004. If you have never heard of the show, but you enjoy a character driven comedy without a laugh track, than this show may be up your alley. I have the series on DVD and have watched every season at least 10 times. I never tire of it and almost everything that happens in my life can be enhanced with a quote from the show. Another scary part of this is that my daughter has recently become hooked and is now as obsessed with the show as I am. She happily has found that many of the moments in her life can be related to an episode of Corner Gas.

Septembers BTS magazine

Here's Septembers BTS Magazine. I am so excited about this one because Christy, created an ad for the Indie Romance Convention and it looks great.

This is a new magazine that you can view online. You'll find this on my right sidebar and I will keep changing it as each issue comes out. The owner Mayra keeps things up to date, so you can find some great author interviews etc.. in the magazine. If I am not mistaken this is only the 3 issue and this is how much it's already spreading, in July there was over 60,000 hits. So remember each month you can find it here or you can go to the BTS website.

Open publication - Free publishing - More books

Blog tours

Blog tours

I wanted address the tons of tour groups that sends me emails daily and my followers, as to why I don’t participate in blog tours anymore. The first of last year a few fellow bloggers started blog tours, I joined and quickly found out they are not worth the bother. I would get guest post either the day of or the day before, that's if I even got it at all. If I asked for a review I would either get the book a couple of days before the post, or not at all. If there was a giveaway well, I’d felt lucky if my winner got their giveaway and don’t get me started on the emails of all kinds of books that didn’t even fit my blog that I would get daily. ARGH! 

Blog tours use to have bloggers sign up before they would send them anything, but not anymore. This last month a few hit be and I joined before I knew it. I haven’t signed up for any blog tour promotional, so I just didn’t think about it when I took a few emails for authors guest authors post, until I received the email with blog tour buttons. One went great but the other one well… I just hope my winner gets her book. Yes, it’s been several days and no response. The thing is, it makes me and my blog look bad, so after yet another great taste, I will consider throwing a fit if one more blog tour emails me.

The fact is if a blog tour is run right then this is a good promotional service for authors, but until the majority of them learns how to run their blog tours, I’m staying out unless one of my returning authors contacts me.

 Believe me I’m not the only blogger getting pissy how these tours are run.

REVIEW OF THE VESSEL (THE KINGDOM SERIES -1 ) BY AMANDA ROSE

Title: The Vessel (The Kingdom Series -1)
Author: Amanda Rose
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: ebook - 53,000 Words
Release Date: 10/2010
Author's Website



Tortured and ruined for all women who cross his path, he still remains the most infamous seducer in a world filled with magic and creatures of myth. His one dream? To destroy the kingdom that took everything he ever cared for.

Abigail is everything a man could ask for. She’s sweet and charming, with a little bit of New York flair. She soon realizes her love for a gorgeous prince is the worst decision of her life, and she spirals to new levels of depression. After her kidnapping, it seems her fate is doomed, but she cannot fight the feelings that lurk beneath her conscience. This tortured man who stands before her, offers freedom like she has never felt with another. But will it be enough to erase her past?

Trauco’s love goes no further than the women from which he steals. That is, until he sets his heart on the wrong kind of target. Will he finally fall like the others and take on a vessel, or will his battle for vengeance continue?

Rating

Sexual

My Review

I think the author came up with a very creative storyline that I hadn’t seen before which I think is very challenging to do. There was also a lot going on in this story even though it was short. It was a little confusing at first because it was told in flashbacks for a little bit. After that, the story flowed a little smoother. I had a hard time liking the heroine, Abby. I didn’t understand how she could just leave her family to be with Derek. I also didn’t really feel like I got to know her very well. I would like to see more extended dialogue since that’s always my favorite part of a story. I did like Trauco and enjoyed watching him fall in love.

Guest author Debra Webb US only giveaway

Please welcome mystery, thriller and romance author Debra Webb 

I've written several stand-alone stories. I love stand-alone stories, but series are my heart. The characters become like family. In fact, a certain character had been lounging around in my head for a long while, just biding her time and waiting for her turn. Her name is Jessie Lee Harris and she has spent seventeen years working with the FBI. Her parents passed away when she was very young and she and her sister spent their formative years in foster homes. Upon graduating high school, Jess couldn’t wait to put her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, in her rearview mirror. She and her high school sweetheart, Dan Burnett, left for college full of passion and with big dreams. But sometimes passion fizzles and dreams don’t always come true. Four years later Dan returned to Birmingham and Jess went on to become a celebrated profiler for the Bureau.

Fast-forward twenty years and things have changed again. Jess’s personal and professional life are crashing down around her. On administrative leave after a bumbled investigation that resulted in a suspected serial killer going free, Jess welcomes an unexpected invitation to escape from her current reality. Her expertise is needed on a case involving four missing young women. The problem is, the case is in Birmingham and the top cop is Chief of Police Dan Burnett.

Jess finds herself spiraling into the past that she’d thought she left behind. And if having sparks fly between her and Dan isn’t frustrating and distracting enough, the serial killer who got away has followed her to Birmingham!

As I brainstormed the series, I revisited a concept I had developed a few years ago called the Scales of Justice. The idea was to have a series where each book focused on a different level of that scale, beginning with the least heinous of intents. The Scales of Justice seemed to scream courtroom and that side of justice and that wasn’t where I wanted to go. After much consideration, I came up with the Faces of Evil. The stories are more about the motive for the crime than the crime itself. Of course, the goal is to solve the mystery and the case but in Jess’s opinion the crime is all about motive. The motive, she swears, will reveal the identity of the one committing the crime. This is Jess’s summation of evil:

Review and Giveaway: Betrayed: A Cyn & Raphael Novella (Vampires in America #5.5)

Betrayed: A Cyn & Raphael Novella (Vampires in America #5.5)

Author:  D.B. Reynolds

Publisher:  ImaJinnBooks       

Date:  August 15, 2012

Source:  ARC provided by author for an honest review

Genre:  Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

Length:  E-Novella

Reviewed by:  Artemis

Love, the ache in your heart when you meet the one. It can take you to soaring heights; and it can leave you bleeding in the wreckage. Loyalty, the thing which binds a Vampire Lord to his children for eternity ... unless it rots from within, birthing hatred. Betrayal, it comes in many forms and from many sources ... love ... loyalty ... betrayal. War has come to the North American vampires, and Vampire Lords are reaching across territorial lines to strengthen allies and weaken enemies. The most powerful Lord of them all, Raphael, could change the course of the war and determine who raises the final banner of victory. But at what price? And will his mate, Cyn, be the one to pay it?

REVIEW - Dust of My Wings (Dante's Circle #1) - by Carrie Ann Ryan

Title:  Dust of My Wings (Dante's Circle #1)
Author:  Carrie Ann Ryan
Source:  Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella
Reviewed by: MsPink

Humans aren’t as alone as they choose to believe. Every human possesses a trait of supernatural that lays dormant within their genetic make-up. Centuries of diluting and breeding have allowed humans to think they are alone and untouched by magic. But what happens when something changes?

Neat freak lab tech, Lily Banner lives her life as any ordinary human. She’s dedicated to her work and loves to hang out with her friends at Dante’s Circle, their local bar. When she discovers a strange blue dust at work she meets a handsome stranger holding secrets – and maybe her heart. But after a close call with a thunderstorm, she may not be as ordinary as she thinks.

Shade Griffin is a warrior angel sent to Earth to protect the supernaturals’ secrets. One problem, he can’t stop leaving dust in odd places around town. Now he has to find every ounce of his dust and keep the presence of the supernatural a secret. But after a close encounter with a sexy lab tech and a lightning quick connection, his millennia old loyalties may shift and he could lose more than just his wings in the chaos.

Warning: Contains a sexy angel with a choice to make and a green-eyed lab tech who dreams of a dark-winged stranger. Oh yeah, and a shocking spark that’s sure to leave them begging for more.

Review for Archangel's Storm (Guild Hunter, #5) by Nalini Singh

Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


When you read as many books as I do sometimes you forget that there are writers out there that are talented beyond words. Nalani Singh seems to be one of those and this book Archangel's Storm (Guild Hunter) is no exception. In a sea of novels that are entertaining and enjoyable (and a few that should not have not ever been published) you stumble into those few that go one step past excellence and actually draw you into the story in a more intimate manner, I can't exactly describe this but when you finish you are past the "That was great/excellent/etc" and are left with a feeling that is more akin to just "Wow".

This was a book of intrigue cloaked around a romance as all the Guild Hunter books have been but this one seems to actually come closer to one of what I consider one of the ultimate epic romance books I ever read which was Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, Book 1) (him crashing with her is pretty much ultimate) even though it was done in a much more subdued manner. The basic plot was a murder mystery laid over a slow burn romance between Jason (Spymaster extraordinaire) and Mahiya a Princess in name only and Ms Singh weaves a story of violence, passion and romance in a manner that was exceptional.

It is the little things that separate great stories from exceptional stories. The best example of this I can remember would be a few paragraphs that could have been left out of the book with little impact but added to the readers feeling of involvement and had to do with "Mahiya's Hill" (you have to read it to understand) something that did nothing for the plot but added to the readers understanding of the depth of the romance. Rather than get bogged down in an overly lengthy review let me say this was possibly THE best thing I have read since the Elemental Mysteries by Elizabeth Hunter and it took 4 books to elicit the same feeling I got from this one novel (NOTE: probably if you have not read the other books in this series the impact is less).
Bottom Line: 5 Stars because I can't give it 6, it hit all the right spots, action, romance, mystery and memorable characters that will stay with you after the last page.

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Your Reviewer: Douglas C. Meeks

Guest author Poppy Demison

Please welcome author Poppy Demison

Do You Believe In Magic?

By: Poppy Dennison

There are so many types of magic in the entertainment industry these days—heck, just check the TV Guide for the paranormal show du jour. Have you ever wondered what it is about the witches, demons, and vampires that draw us in, make us beg for more?

I know I have. Other than the oh-so-obvious lust that the Winchester brothers inspire, there’s something else that pulls me into paranormal worlds and keeps me so invested in this genre.

For me, it’s the mystery of the unknown—the what ifs of the universe that make me wonder: is it real? Are there really vampires with souls a la Angel or bad boy werewolves like the mysterious Derek Hale? (insert Poppy whimpering here…please, please can there be Angels and Dereks in the world? And don’t get me started on the Alcide Herveauxs…Pretty please with sugar on top may I have my own Alcide? I would so do bad things to him.)

There’s something so romantic about these fantastic men (and women) with that little bit extra. When I sat down to write the Triad series, I wanted to capture some of that extra spice and romance in my works.

Enter my very own Alpha werewolf, Gray Townsend. Gray’s not your typical alpha—oh he’s powerful and handsome, but he’s a family man raising his young son and trying to hold his pack together. He meets his mate in Mind Magic, the bumbling apprentice mage Simon Osbourne, and the two have to fight there way through a world in which different types of magic aren’t allowed to mix.

In Body Magic, the second book in the Triad series, Gray’s best friend Cade Montgomery takes center stage. Gray has brought in a security specialist to help protect the pack, and something about Rocky Harris rubs Cade the wrong way.

With three types of conflicting magic in their world, things are going to be rocky for sure. (Pardon the pun.) Maybe if these two werewolves can figure out the secret of body magic, they’ll find a happy ending of their own.

Blurb:

A pack is only as strong as its weakest member. Rocky Harris knows how the system works. He’s been on the bottom rung his whole life. But when his alpha consigns him to the High Moon Pack to help them improve security, he finds his beliefs not just challenged but outright assaulted.

Cade Montgomery’s confidence took a hit when the pack’s cubs were kidnapped on his watch. He’s prepared to do anything to protect his family, even if it means working with Rocky. Maybe Cade doesn’t trust Rocky, but with the turmoil surrounding pack Alpha Gray’s unpopular decision to break tradition and mate with a mage named Simon, Cade knows more threats are coming.

Then someone declares war on shifters and puts the entire pack in danger. Cade and Rocky will need each other’s strengths to survive the impending battle—and the power of their growing attraction.

Now available from Dreamspinner Press: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=3219

Bio:
A sassy southern lady, Poppy Dennison developed an obsession with things that go bump in the night in her early years after a barn door flew off its hinges and nearly squashed her. Convinced it was a ghost trying to get her attention, she started looking for other strange and mysterious happenings around her. Not satisfied with what she found, Poppy has traveled to Greece, Malaysia and England to find inspiration for the burly bears and silver foxes that melt her butter. Her love of paranormal continues to flourish nearly thirty years later, and she writes steamy love stories about the very things that used to keep her up all night. If her childhood ghost is lucky, maybe one day she’ll give him his own happily ever after.

Visit her on her web site: http://www.poppydennison.com/,
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/poppydennison,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PoppyDennison
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5108648.Poppy_Dennison

ARC Review Forever Werewolf\Moon Kissed by Michele Hauf

Title: Forever Werewolf/Moon Kissed

Author: Michele Hauf

Source: Netgalley

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Length: Novel (586 pages)

Release Date: Sept 18 2012 from Harlequin Nocturne

  

Forever Werewolf

Alexis Conner, princess of the Alpine pack and pureblood werewolf, hides a painful secret-she has never shifted. If she can’t shift, she can’t mate, and so Lexi resigned herself to a lifetime of loneliness. But then a stranger arrives, and Lexi senses that her world will never be the same….

A massive avalanche might be to blame for Trystan Hawkes getting stuck at Castle Wulfsiege, but after one look at Lexi, Trystan is not about to leave. Lexi is strong, smart and incredibly sexy. Not that it matters. Tryst is an omega-the fabled lone wolf. Even more damning is his mixed vampire heritage.

Lexi knows that the vampire blood running through Tryst’s veins makes him off-limits, but what if he’s the one man who can rouse her inner wolf?
 

 Moon Kissed

Escaping from bloodthirsty vampires, Belladonna Reynolds ran straight into the arms of a werewolf. As a man Severo drew her in with his dark good looks; as a beast he astounded her with his insatiable sensual appetite. Whether afraid or aroused, Bella fled to his lair when threatened by an evil monster of the night....


Severo tried to keep Bella--his mate--safe from the vampiress who held a malicious desire for revenge against him, but he alone wasn't enough. Now Bella had taken the form of his most cursed enemy. 

How could he desire the very thing he'd spent his life destroying? And even if he did, what would the werewolf do to Bella on the next full moon?

Review : Soul's Shadow By Andrea M. Johnson

Title : Soul's Shadow
Author: Andrea M Johnson
Published Date: July 13, 2012
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: ebook
Publisher :Musa Publishing
Review By: Cerridwen
       

Excerpt from http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=332

The Massachusetts Bay Authority train conductor braced for impact as the train was ripped from its overhead power wires and toppled onto its side, skidding into oncoming traffic. The last thing he saw were the people who had been crossing the track as they left tonight’s concert, for some reason oblivious that the double car train was heading towards them at forty miles an hour. The last thing he heard were the screams of his passengers as they were tossed around the metal cylinder when it left the tracks. The explosions that resulted as it wiped out cars like a bowling ball crashing into the pins lit up the Boston night sky.

Emergency personnel worked diligently to rescue those trapped in their automobiles, or caught underneath and in the train cars. Twisted bodies were scattered everywhere as passer byes tried to flag down EMTs and load the wounded into ambulances. Medical helicopters, unable to land in the congested area, carried injured by stretchers attached to dangling cables. It looked like a war zone. Reporters encircled the area, their fingers to their ear pieces awaiting their cues. “Yes, Bob. I’m here outside the DCU Center where a Brittany Spears concert let out earlier this evening. What investigators have determined at this time was that equipment designed to alert pedestrians of an oncoming train were not functioning at the time of the crash, though there are still many unanswered questions. It is estimated that the train was carrying somewhere around one hundred passengers, mostly seriously injured. Surrounding hospitals have all been placed on alert to the incoming volume.” Sparks flew in the background of the shot as crews sawed through the crushed car. Body after body was being extracted from the mangled wreckage. “Ms. Spears has released a statement. I quote. My heart is breaking for the families of the victims. What happened here tonight is nothing less than tragic.”

Unnoticed, a dark figure listened from the shadows, the only recognition of his presence the smoldering glow of his cigarette as he took a drag. He took a deep breath, taking in all of the subtleties in the air like a chef admiring a well-devised meal. But there was one scent that stood out like spoiled milk. The stranger dropped his cigarette and crushed it out with the toe of his shoe. He smiled. Tonight would turn out more promising than he imagined. He pulled out of his pocket his cell phone and dialed. Once connected, he began, “Fine job tonight my boy, but I have yet another task for you. There are Powers here. See to it they become casualties of this most unfortunate event.” He hung up. “And so act two begins,” he whispered only loud enough for him to hear.

Interview with one of our reviewers: Ollie

We have reviewer Ollie here today! Ollie has been here for quite sometime so I am sure most of you have read quite a few of her reviews. 

First off please tell the readers a bit about yourself, please.

Well lets see where to start. I'm a mom with two kids, one just starting university and the another one is in elementary. I have been married to my husband for 25 years and to tell you the truth it doesn't feel that long. It feels like yesterday that we started dating, so far so good. I have a a B.Sc. (Honours) in Psychology/Sociology and a M.A. in Counselling Psychology where I put it into good use working in the mental health care field for over 16 years in various different positions from administration, research, teaching at various organizations to having my own own private practice as a psychotherapist and being a intake counsellor.

I am also one of the co-founders of TrueBloodNet.com where I was the Editor/Administrator and a regular contributor to the news and editorial pages. I have to say that I had many wonderful experiences in my life. From helping people at times in their lives when they felt lost and giving them hope as a therapist to interviewing the actors from HBO's True Blood who were all so amazingly warm, funny and down-to-earth that it reinforced to me that even when people get up there on the ladder of success that many still remain humble.  I also want to include the many wonderful authors I have become acquainted with who regardless of their hectic schedule still take the time to talk and respond to their readers. Thanks to all of you for enriching my life. Life is full of so many wonderful experiences, ready and waiting for us to grasp and savour.

Interview with one of our reviewers Carridwen

Our next reviewer interview is with Cerridwen. She has been reviewing for about a month now and is really going at it.We meet in person a couple of years back at a local book signing and had became friends on goodreads. Books signings are a wonderful place to make new reading buddies.

 First off please tell the readers a bit about yourself, please.

I am a 33 year mother of 2 teenagers and a preschool teacher with low income children. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 17 years.

Besides reading what do you like to do in your spare time? 

Hike, gardening, bow hunt, geocaching

What the hardest thing to do when it comes to reviewing a book?

 I don’t like to say when I find a book bad. I know that maybe I just didn’t’ like it and someone where will, but that’s part of it.

What is the biggest thing you look for when you review a book?

 If it can “send me away” If I can fall into the book and not hear what’s going on around me due to the story, it’s a hit with me.

What are some of your favorite authors?

They are not all PNR authors: Sherrilyn Kenyon,  Gillian Flynn, Charlane Harris, George RR Martin, J.T. Ellison,  Anne Rice, Allana Knight, Karen Marie Moning, Deanna Raybourn, Diana Gabaldon

Review Impulse (Southern Arcana, #5) by Moira Rogers

Title: Impulse (Southern Arcana, #5)
Author: Moira Rogers
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Shifters, Magic
Length: 226 pages
Reviewer: Twigs

Her submission can heal him. His dominance can free her.

Southern Arcana, Book 5

Sera Sinclaire is a New Orleans rarity: a submissive coyote trapped in a town overrun by dominant shapeshifters. Worse, she lacks the willpower to deny the alphas-in-shining-armor who need her soothing presence, even when their protectiveness threatens to crush her hard-won self-reliance.

The only shifter she doesn’t want to push away is Julio Mendoza, a wolf so dominant he’s earned a place on the Southeast council.

Julio doesn’t have the luxury of indulging in the vacation his psychic shrink insists he needs. He can't turn his back on responsibilities he’s beginning to wish he’d never shouldered. When an obsessive ex endangers Sera, though, instinct drives him to get her out of town. Watching her come to life outside the city makes him feel like he's finally done something right, and her touch ignites desire he doesn’t want to ignore.

But soon, lighthearted flirting becomes a dangerous game of seduction, where every day spent falling into each other is another day avoiding the truth. Sera's ex isn't the only one who’d disapprove of their relationship. There are wolves who would kill to get Sera out of Julio's life—starting with his own blood kin.

Product Warnings
Contains endless summer road trips, family drama, redneck werewolves, sexual power games and a taboo love affair between a submissive coyote who’s among the last of her kind and a dominant wolf who loves his heroine’s ass. Literally.

The Witching Pen Novellas series book trailer

Incarnation by Emma Cornwall US only giveaway

This is not a paranormal romance, it's a paranormal steampunk fiction. I didn't want to pass up the giveaway offer from the publisher just in case any of you were interested in this book.

Blurb

In the steampunk

In the steampunk world of Victorian London, a beautiful vampire seeks out the author of Dracula–to set the record straight . . . If one is to believe Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale, Lucy Weston is Dracula’s most wanton creation, a sexual creature of the night who preys on innocent boys. But the real-life Lucy is nothing like her fictional counterpart—and she demands to know why the Victorian author deliberately lied. With Stoker’s reluctant help, she’s determined to track down the very fiend who transformed her—from the sensual underworld where humans vie to become vampires, to a hidden cell beneath a temple to madness, and finally into the glittering Crystal Palace where death reigns supreme.

Haunted by fragmentary memories of her lost life and love, Lucy must battle her thirst for blood as she struggles to stop a catastrophic war that will doom vampires and humans alike. Ultimately, she must make a choice that illuminates for her—and for us—what it means to be human.

Galley books is offering  two copies for free for US residents only. Please leave a comment along with an email if it's not on your profile. 

Guest romance author Angie Fox and Giveaway!

Please welcome romance author Angie Fox! 

Thanks for having me on the blog today. I’m going to be talking about something that I think is important to writing paranormals (one thing that we authors always seem to resist) and that is stepping outside the comfort zone.

It’s tough for me personally because there are so many things that can trip me up and twist me around while writing a book. Adding another element to the mix doesn’t always seem like the wise thing to do! But, it’s exactly what I know I need to do in order to keep readers guessing and coming back for more.

Of course, that doesn’t mean we writers aren’t allowed moments of panic during our enlightenment. For example, I sold a new series about a group of paranormal MASH doctors during a great supernatural war. I was all excited because Immortally Yours is a departure from the books I’ve written before. It has more of an edge.

And then…panic. I remember calling one of my writer friends about a week after I’d sold the book and asking her, “What did I just do? I told them I could write a book about an immortal war. I write funny. How am I supposed to pull this off?”

Once she calmed me down, and talked me into a bit of therapeutic chocolate (thank you, Kristin), I realized that the underlying drama of war could serve to bring the oddball personalities in the MASH camp together. These doctors and nurses don’t have much, but they do manage to find ways to save their sanity and create the kind of relationships that offer a port in the storm.

It forced me to grow as a writer, to push the story to places I’d never gone before. Yes, it was scary, but it was really cool too.

I'm being featured at romance author Deborah Court blog

Author Deborah Court has a new feature post for her blog called Featured Blogger of the Month. I am honored that she asked me to be the first featured blogger. Click here to check out the interview and please while your there check out Deborah's books.

Deborah write historical romance the way we like it hot! LOL.

Blogger's Help Paws with a Cause sign up

Attention to all Bloggers!

Danielle at Romance Book Junkies and I have come up with a event we need your help with. We want to get as many bloggers together as possible to host a pet charity campaign called "Bloggers Help Paws with a Cause".

Above you see just a few of my fur babies. As an animal lover and reader I always wanted to know what kind of pets are behind  authors doors. So, I hosted a pet week event last year and had a great time with the authors pets post and the readers did too. This year I wanted to join with a fellow blogger and make "Pet week" bigger in hopes to help a great cause. I went to Danielle, she took over and found a great cause that I think everyone would like to help out with.  Paws with a Cause  has been very helpful in giving Danielle what we need to get stated and I hope to give them back even more. 

This is a week long event from March 1- 8th 2013 featuring guest posts from author and bloggers about their pets. I know this sound far away but it gives you time to gather what you need for a week of guest post for the whole pet week. The guest posts may or may not have a separate giveaway. 

How to work your week long event will be up to you, but we would like for all bloggers to post their pets guest post on March 1st 2013

The rest of the week you can find your favorite author and or fellow blogger to feature their pets.The author or blogger can host giveaways that week to spice things up in hopes to get more donations. Also make sure you have the charity link we will provide to let the followers donate. You will also need to add the button above to each of your guest post during that week.

If you would like additional help on how to go about pet week, please click here. This is just  a post with some suggestions on how my pet week was run last year. 

 The main giveaway will be a BN.com or Amazon.com gift card. The face amount will be determined by the number of bloggers participating in the blog hop and to do so, we need each participating blogger to send Laurie a $1 via Paypal at rlgarris3@yahoo.com (must be sent as a gift so no fees are taken out). Let me tell you that dollar amount is adding up fast because a lot of blogger are donating more then a dollar because they know this is a worthy cause.

Sign ups will stay open until January 31st and you will have until then to give your $1 to Laurie for the gift certificate giveaway this is not for the charity.

On March 8, everyone who donates to Paws with a Cause via the EverRibbon website will earn one entry per $1 donated to win the Bn.com or Amazon.com gift card  or one of two other prizes to be determined. 

If this sounds like something you would like to do please please sign up its for a super, great cause. If you have any questions or concerns please email me at us either at romancebookjunkiesdanielle@yahoo.com  or bittenbyparanormalromance@gmail.com or leave a comment below. 

Thank you for your time and I hope you join this worthy cause.