Review Abigail Jones by Grace Callaway

Title: Abigail Jones (Chronicles of Abigail Jones #1)
Author: Grace Callaway
Source: Author request
Genre: Gothic/Victorian Paranormal Romance
Format: ebook 425 pgs

A Maid with a Secret

A Lord with a Past

A Love for All Time  

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TITLE: My Familiar Stranger (The Order of the Black Swan: Book One)

AUTHOR: Victoria Danann (http://www.VictoriaDanann.com)

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RATING ACCORDING TO YOUR SYSTEM: HOT

DESCRIPTION: This is a smart, new e-series with REAL (capital R) Romance from the author of Seasons of the Witch.

BLURB: Minutes ahead of inevitable assassination, Elora Laiken is forced into an experimental device that transports her to a dimension that is similar, but not identical to her own. As a stranger in a "strangish" land, she makes the best of the situation as the first female operative in an ancient fraternity of vampire hunters and paranormal investigators known as The Order of the Black Swan.

She needs courage, wit, skill, and the enhanced physical abilities she gained by slipping dimensions to succeed as part of an elite team, but distractions abound with four men in hot pursuit: three want her affections, one wants her life.

Of course a young woman could suffer worse problems than having gorgeous men in love with her. Perhaps more importantly, in the midst of an epidemic of vampire related abductions, can she stay alive long enough to choose between the devotion of the noble and stalwart knight who has saved her life twice, the charm and sexual magnetism of the fun loving elf who wants to claim her as his mate, or the passion of the intensely seductive, six-hundred-year-old vampire?

CHALLENGE QUESTION: What do women want? (I know the answer. If you are a devotee of paranormal romance, you do, too.)

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Guest romance author Juliana Stone

Please welcome guest author Juliana Stone!

I want to thank Bitten by Paranormal Romance for having me here today, to help celebrate the release of Wicked Road to Hell.  A lot of people have been waiting months to read his book, and I am so happy he and Ana can finally have their HEA!

For today’s I thought I’d do something different and combine my love of words with my love of writing and tell you guys what song best describes each character in Wicked Road to Hell!

First off, sexy sorcerer Declan O’Hara.  He’s tall, hot, with yummy abs and a passionate nature.  He’s loyal and honourable and above all else, willing to do whatever it takes to claim the woman he loves.  He’s like an outlaw in a way and I’m thinking ‘Blaze of Glory’ by the delicious Jon Bon Jovi kinda gives me the right vibe for Declan.

Next up, Ana DeLacrux. She’s a 300 year old vampire, who appears cold and condescending.  She can be rude, harsh and cutthroat.  But she can also be tender, loving and passionate. She yearns for a child she’ll never have and a love that can’t be.  I get sad when I think about her and her past. She’s lost Declan and now that he’s back in her life their future can never happen.  I think of the Dixie Chicks, Traveling Soldier and it totally fits the mood.

Now we get to Nico.  Another tortured male with a anguished past. (what’s with me and all the tortured angst?) LOL.  He’s a Jaguar Warrior who lost his mate tragically and he thinks he’ll be alone forever.  He offered himself up in place of Julian Castille so Julian could have his HEA.  He’s kind of bitter, pissed off a lot, and willing to get down and dirty to get the job done.  I’m feeling Five Finger Death Punch here and their cover of Bad Company.  Oh yeah!

I’ve a new character in this book, alpha werewolf Ransome LaPierre.  He’s smooth as silk, fierce and a real ladies man.  He’s loyal to his pack, his friends and will do what he must to keep New Orleans Safe.  With his dark, honeyed colour looks and sweet ‘Nawlins drawl, he’s one hell of a specimen.  For him?  Burn it to The Ground by fellow Canuks, Nickelback!

I love music and I love words.  Combining them just makes sense! So, any thoughts on a theme song for the book or series?  I’d love some suggestions!

Blurb: With the legions of the underworld gathering and chaos close at hand, Sorcerer Declan O’Hara’s deadly skills will be tested. But nothing will sway him from his duty, not even her…

Rescued from eternal darkness, vampire Ana DeLacrux owes her life to a mysterious stranger who asks for only one thing—her absolute allegiance. She serves this master without question until Declan, the one man who can make her forget her vow, returns. His magic is stronger, darker…more compelling than ever. His blood awakens a hunger she must resist, or risk deadly consequences.

As Ana and Declan join forces, the streets of New Orleans become a dangerous place for both humans and the otherworld. And the most dangerous place of all is a road Declan’s traveled before…the wicked road to hell.

Authors After Dark spotlight with author Judi Fennell

Please welcome Author Judi Fennell

1.       Would you tell everyone a little about yourself?

I feel way too young to be my numerical age or have kids my kids ages, or to have been married as long as I have. I love animals, chocolate, champagne, snow and hate to sweat. The national anthem makes me misty-eyed, as does anything having to do with the people who have served our country. I am eternally grateful to them. I’m pretty straightforward; what you see is what you get. Deal with it. J

Deborah Court Free for 2 days

Free promo date: 04/26/2012 - 04/27/2012

Title: Virgin Dancer

Author: Deborah Court

Genre: Erotic Romance

Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/Virgin-Dancer-ebook/dp/B007W5PFFQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334997054&sr=1-1

Book Info:

Was she dancing too close to the fire when she chose him for her first night of passion?

Jade, a small town girl who has recently moved to New York to become a professsional ballet dancer, is wildly determined to lose her virginity. She goes to a Lower East Side club and celebrates her birthday with friends - fully intending to choose the most handsome, charismatic man she'll meet there to introduce her to the art of love that night. Instantly she falls for the blonde, tall Swedish sex god who owns the club, pretending to be a pole dancer who wants to apply for a job. But Alrik has secrets of his own, and soon Jade gets entangled in a web of danger, mystery and relentless passion ...

Review of RAKE WITH A FROZEN HEART by Marquerite Kaye

RAKE WITH A FROZEN HEART

Marguerite Kaye   

Publisher:  Harlequin

May 1, 2012

ISBN:  978-0373296880

Historical Romance 

Available in paperback and ebook formats

288 pages

ARC from Net Galley for Review

Sussex, 1824

Waking up in a stranger’s bed, Henrietta Markham encounters the most darkly sensual man she has ever met. The last thing she remembers is being attacked by a housebreaker—yet being rescued by the notorious Earl of Pentland feels much more dangerous!

Since the cataclysmic failure of his marriage, ice has flowed in Rafe St. Alban’s veins. But meeting impetuous, all-too-distracting governess Henrietta heats his blood to the boiling point.

When she’s accused of theft, Rafe finds himself offering to clear her name. Can Henrietta’s innocence bring this hardened rake to his knees?

Spring Fling Blog Hop giveaway!

Hosted by Selena Blake 

This is a US giveaway please fill out the rafflecopter below to enter.

The winner will receive 5 Tempting Seals books and a  Couture Charms Bracelet.  It's a cute charm bracelet; black and silvertone with Swarovski Elements

Review Frozen by A.M. Arthur

Title: Frozen
Author: A.M. Arthur
Source: publisher request
Genre: Paranormal Romance GLBT (M/M)
Format:short novel
Musa Publishing

Love thaws the coldest heart.

Guest post with romance author Ashlynne Laynne

Please welcome Ashlynne Laynne

Ascher Rousseau: An Alpha in the Making

What makes an alpha male so irresistible?

Is it the strong, sure way that he touches his heroine? Is it the confidence he exudes? Their feral and all-consuming methods of lovemaking? The effortless way they control and take charge of a situation? Or is it simply in a woman’s nature to gravitate toward the “bad boys” that we know are bad for us?

Whatever it is...I’ve always loved bad boys. While, we don’t always marry the wild child, they can be a lot of fun! As authors, I think we’re becoming more conscious of how we portray our alphas. Bad boys now have a sensitive side that makes them even more appealing.

I mean...what woman wouldn’t relish a man defeating the villain to defend her honor, then taking her somewhere and making mad passionate love to her?

Gasp.

Swoon.

The Progeny Series is about finding oneself and growing into your destiny. Ascher and Shauna’s characters change and grow in each book. The series is also about the different types of love—a human mother’s love and sacrifice, Ascher’s love for his vampire clan, sisterhood, brotherhood, and the love of a man for a woman. It was very important to me that there be strong family bonds in this series. But one of the centrifugal threads that weave through this series is the emergence of Ascher’s Alpha instincts.

I love books where we meet strong kick-ass alpha vampires, but I wanted to do something completely different. Instead of the reader meeting Ascher as he will be by the end of the series, I wanted them to go on a journey of discovery with him.

Review Called to Order by Lydia Michaels

Title: Called to Order (The Order of Vampyres #1)
Author: Lydia Michaels
Source: Author request
Genre: contemporary, paranormal romance
Length: novel

Isolated in the quiet hills of Pennsylvania is an Amish order unlike any other—they are vampyre.

Book promo giveaway of A Ravishing Redhead by Jillian Eaton

Promo giveaway of an historical romance novella of A Ravishing Redhead by Jillian Eaton

 Blurb
On her wedding night Margaret’s husband took something infinitely precious from her before he disappeared to parts unknown… No, not her virginity. Her dowry! Now she is stuck at his rundown estate without a penny to her name and enough time on her hands to think up a thousand different ways to get revenge against the man who duped her and dumped her.

Henry saw only one way out of his family's gambling debts: to marry a wealthy heiress. Now after nearly a year spent abroad recouping his losses and building a new fortune, he can only vaguely recall what his wife looks like. He remembers her as a sweet, shy girl with beautiful auburn hair and lovely blue eyes. Who then is this entrancing red haired hellion that dresses like a man and swears like a sailor?

Greed and secrets tore them apart. Now fate has brought them back together. Can two strangers find love after marriage? Or will their differences prove too difficult to overcome despite their sizzling chemistry? Find out in "A Ravishing Redhead", the second novella in the Wedded Women Quartet!

Excerpt: Destroyed by a fire and recently rebuilt, the ten stall barn was the only building on the property that had not fallen into a state of disrepair and Margaret was determined to keep it that way. She called each horse by name as she strolled down the freshly raked aisle and one by one they popped their heads over their stall doors to greet her with warm nickers of affection.

Hay was piled neatly at the end of the barn. Filling a wheelbarrow with the sweet smelling dried grass, she fed each horse in turn and when they were all nibbling at their hay exchanged the wheelbarrow for a large bucket of oats. She soaked Poppy’s grain for the old draft mare had little teeth left to chew with, and opened up all of the stalls to let the horses out into their evening grazing pasture when they were finished eating. They filed past her one by one, too used to their daily routine to raise a fuss, and she followed them out to swing the gate closed behind them.

Now came the not so pleasant part, but it had to be done, and after scooping her hair up underneath a floppy hat and rolling up her shirt sleeves, Margaret fetched another wheelbarrow and began mucking out the stalls.

It was hard labor, but she enjoyed the simple quietness of it. A wry smile captured her lips as she remembered how her muscles had screamed in protest when she had first taken over care of the entire stables, but now her arms were strong and easily capable of dumping manure and hauling pails of water to and from the stalls.

She was nearly finished when an unfamiliar whinny rang through the air. Still holding her pitchfork, Margaret poked her head out the front aisle way and watched with interest as a gleaming bay approached. She was so entranced by the horse’s fine build and elegant way of moving that she didn’t even notice the rider until he dropped to the ground in front of her and placed the horse’s reins in her hands.

“Here,” he said, looking past her. “Cool him out and groom him.”

Margaret bit the inside of her cheek to keep from laughing. Oh, she noticed the rider now all right, although he certainly did not notice her. “Would you have me feed him as well?” she asked, deliberately speaking in a low voice.

“Yes, of course,” said the rider in a short, clipped tone. “And have him tacked again in an hour. I will not be staying here long.”

“Might I ask why?”

The rider turned and leveled dark green eyes on her. Margaret held her breath, waiting for him to recognize her, but he merely reached in his pocket and tossed her two coins which she reached out to catch automatically. “Cool him out, groom him, and feed him. I will be back in an hour.”

Without another word he walked away towards the house. Margaret stared after him in wordless disbelief, certain at any moment he was going to turn around and come back. When the front door slammed behind him, she shook her head.

Buy link http://www.amazon.com/Ravishing-Redhead-Wedded-Quartet-ebook/dp/B007U9066M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334618648&sr=8-1


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Review of Timeless Love (Timeless Hearts) by Karyn Gerrard

Title: Timeless Love
Author: Karyn Gerrard
Source: Own Copy
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Time-Travel
Release Date: March 23rd 2012
Author's Website

Reviewers wanted!

I am looking for reviewers that can read mainly paranormal romance and erotic paranormal romance. We do get a few other sub-genres in, but not a whole lot. This is an adult romance blog and I like to stick to that category, so no young adult. 

Please, don’t contact me unless your serious about doing this. I have had several want to do it and take a book and never heard from them again. That’s not fair to me, I have to answer to the author or publisher. Most people thinks this is just something fun but it’s not it’s work and authors are counting on us to be honest and on time, as I am as the blog owner. I need people who wants to do this all the time and be serious about it.

I do have to limit this to US and Canada residents only, reason I can't afford to mail books international.

There is one requirement, I'll need to talk to you over the phone and it takes a bit of time to go over things.

So, if you think you want to do this please email me and well go from there.

Laurie


 

Review of Lace & Leather (An Erotic-Paranormal Western) by Leanore Elliott

Title: Lace & Leather
Author: Leanore Elliott
Source: Won copy
Genre: Erotic-Paranormal Western - Time-Travel
Format: ebook - 125 pages
Release Date: March 26th 2012
Author's Website

AN EROTIC PARANORMAL WESTERN
A Hot Ride Through The Wild Frontier…
Jess (Leather) was on a bloody trail to track down his father's savage killers. A woman unlike any he’d ever known before, seems to appear out of the blue and captures his attention. But is she his to keep? Will he give her up to have his revenge?

Guest post and giveaway with Karyn Gerrard

Please welcome Karyn Gerrard! 

THE APPEAL OF TIME TRAVEL-TIMELESS LOVE

Time Travel as a plot device for television, movies or books, seems to ebb and flow in popularity. But the concept itself is fascinating and always appealed to me. Visiting different periods in time, the romance and adventure of being caught up in another era opens up a lot of possibilities.

Timeless Love is a sequel to Timeless Heart (both from Evernight Publishing) and follows the only woman passenger in the carriage. I thought I would be different and instead of having the heroine go back in time as they do in most time travel romances, I would send mine into the future. But not too far, Lady Catherine Worthington lands in 1969!

Review of The Vampire's Consort by Caridad Pineiro

Title: The Vampire's Consort
Author: Caridad Pineiro
Source: Own Copy
Genre: Paranormal Romance - Vampires
Release Date: April 1st 2012
Author's Website

Upcoming Release of Blood Possession by Tessa Dawn

Tessa is holding an all day online book release party of Blood Possessions. Please visit her site  for a chance to win an autographed copy along with other features like free chapters and trailer of the book. 

Review Perpetual Light by Jordan K. Rose

Title: Perpetual Light
Author: Jordan K. Rose
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Format: Novel
Release date: March 2012

Guest author Dakota Banks and giveaway

Please welcome author Dakota Banks

Thanks for this great opportunity to visit Bitten by Paranormal Romance! It’s a pleasure to be here.

Speaking of who’s here, it looks like Dakota Banks has taken the day off. What else can you expect? Meh. Writers. I’m Maliha Crayne, and I’ll be doing the talking today.

In case you haven’t met me yet, I’m the woman whose butt you see on the cover of the Mortal Path books. Right now, I’d like to get it out there that I do not fight in those high heels. The cover artist is a chauvinist pig and I have told him so. On the next cover, it’s the same thing. I’d like to get a chance to dress him up, believe me. The corset isn’t my favorite way to appear either. Looks like I’m wearing some kind of S&M outfit. Now that we’re past that, a more formal introduction: I’m a former assassin for a Sumerian demon, now a rogue working to get my soul back from the pompous creature who took advantage of me when I was merely on fire. If I had it to do over again ... That was in 1692. A lady never tells her age, but that makes me, uh, really old. Oh, what the heck. I’m 340 years old. You have a problem with that?

I was kind of nasty for a good part of those years, killing people whenever the demon sent me an assignment. It wasn’t personal, though. Nothing was personal to me during those days. I’m a much nicer person now, and I assure you I’m safe to be around, at least for the length of this conversation.

Let’s talk about ... love.

Aha, you say, this is a woman who must have lots of stories to tell. The truth is I’m not very experienced with love. If you mean sex, that’s different. While I was an immortal demon’s assassin, I had sex with any man I was attracted to—notice it was me doing the choosing. Men from all stations of life, from the local blacksmith to princes and sheiks. If things got serious, I either dumped the man or left town, whichever seemed the most expedient. I didn’t hesitate to let men show their appreciation with wonderful gifts, either. But all of that wasn’t love. It was just a shallow life.

When I was twenty years old, I was married to what I assumed would be the only man in my life, the man I loved and planned to bear children with. That was before I got toasted over an open fire for being a witch. I was not a witch; it was all lies. When my demon pulled me from the flames and sent me back immortal, I wasn’t the same sweet wife anymore. That’s when I built a wall in my heart: humans are just targets for assassinations, love is meaningless. You can’t blame me. I had the perfect excuse. I didn’t have a soul anymore. It was hundreds of years before cracks started to appear in that wall. I started to question why my targets had to die. For the most part, they weren’t evil. I started to see things from their points of view. How their families would miss them, how the world would be worse off without them, which was the demon’s plan. The cracks widened and I eventually told the demon to shove it, expecting to die some horrible death right then. Instead, I found that there was a way out that the chief Sumerian god had insisted be included in all the demons’ contracts: the Mortal Path. It was a nearly impossible quest, but it gave me hope. No other rogue had ever successfully reclaimed his or her soul on the quest, but I vowed that I would be the first.

And now we’re back to love. Isn’t it always that way?

I had to relearn how to have close friends instead of disposable ones. Most of all, I had to put the love back in sex. Alone for so long, betrayed by my husband at the age of twenty, I didn’t trust men much. As friends, yes. Taking one special man into my heart, no. Maybe I thought I’d be betrayed again, as my husband had turned his back on me during the witch trial. Trust was such a leap of faith. I finally met a man (on a blind date, of all things) who began to take down the last wall around my heart, brick by brick. His name is Jake Stackwell, and he’s a federal agent. This is one of our encounters that shows I’m really getting the hang of this love thing.

            Maliha dialed Jake’s work phone number and he answered immediately.

            “I missed you,” he said. “Did you like the flowers?”

            “Yes, they were great. I’d like to get together as soon as we can, Jake, away from your office.”

            “Whoa, woman, you must have really missed me. How about this evening?”

            “What about in an hour at your apartment?”

            “See you then.”

She took a cab to McKinley Park and walked a couple of blocks. He lived on the second floor of a building with four apartments. She’d arrived early, so she kept walking past his building. Watching his arrival from half a block away, she noted nothing unusual about it or about him. He looked as handsome as ever, lean, broad-shouldered, curly black hair falling over his forehead. She gave him a few minutes, and then buzzed his doorbell. He told her to come up.

When he opened the door, his blue eyes caught and held hers. She saw only love and desire in them. Jake had changed into a t-shirt and sweatpants, and there was a fire going that looked inviting. He swept her into his arms and kissed her, then nuzzled her neck.

“You’re beautiful,” he said. “I can’t get enough of you.”

She pushed him back, smiling. “Are we going to do this in the hall, or do I get to come in and take off my coat?”

“Of course. Please come in.” He stood aside and waved her in with a bow.

His place was decorated with antiques mixed with modern furniture. The antiques blended right in and had a comfortable, worn look to them—they hadn't been refinished, and they were meant to be used. No velvet ropes to keep them on display.

Jake settled her on the couch and brought out a package of Oreo Double Stuffs and two glasses of milk.

"You remembered,” she said.

"Yeah." He gave her a big smile that warmed her and released a smile of her own. "After you said they were your favorites, I started keeping a package in case you came over. Of course, I couldn't have them get stale, so I started eating them." He patted his hard abdomen. "Gotta watch my waistline, so I stopped. These might be stale."

They weren't. She ate two, twisting their tops off and licking the icing from the middle.

"Okay, I've had my comfort food and I'm a pliable ball of emotions."

"You're never a pliable anything.”

Maliha again. Something rather incredible happens right after this, but for now that’s my secret. I’m curious, what’s more important to you in a paranormal romance, the love or the sex? Or does it take both for you to appreciate the book?

The giveaway is a Mortal Path Swag Bag, consisting of a tote bag, 3 signed books, pens, bookmarks, magnets, and a calculator. One of the photos shows the whole deal. Open internationally. 
To enter please .
answer the question in above paragraph and dont forget to add your email

Website: http://dakota-banks.com

Blog: http://dbanks.me/mortalblog

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Twitter: @dakotabanks or http://dbanks.me/DBtwit

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Felicity Heaton Birthday Bash

Felicity Heaton's Fantastic Birthday Bash Event


Felicity Heaton, paranormal romance author, is having a fabulous Birthday Bash at her blog from April 6th to April 9th 2012 and you're all invited.

On Saturday and Sunday, she's giving away FOUR FREE BOOKS including the following two paranormal romance novels:

ASCENSION

A witch on the verge of achieving phenomenal power, Lealandra must turn to her half-breed demon ex-lover Taig for protection from the dark force that is after her and also from her own magic.

With her Counter-Balance dead and her coven against her, Taig's blood and power is the only thing that can help her control her magic and survive the ascension and gain the strength to defeat her enemy.

Old feelings come flooding back as Taig allows her into his world and Lealandra finds herself fighting not only for survival but to win his broken heart again and heal the pain in their past. Can he forgive her for walking out on him all those years ago and will he ever believe her when she tells him that he's not a monster but the man that she loves?

FORBIDDEN BLOOD

In a dark world where vampires exist and where Source Blood, a rare human blood type, can bestow godlike powers upon them, the vampire Venators of the Sovereignty fight to protect the humans by banishing those who drink it to the endless dark.

Exiled from his family and with only his duty to sustain him, Kearn has been on the trail of an elusive Source Blood abuser for three years. When he saves a beautiful human female from the vampire's grasp, it turns out she's the lead he's been waiting for. Amber is a Source Blood and the perfect bait, but for who?

As they race to catch the vampire and survive the cruel games he plays, Amber is pulled deeper into Kearn's world and discovers the painful secrets he hides behind his handsome but emotionless exterior--hurt that she has the power to heal if she is brave enough.

Forbidden Blood is a dark, sensual tale of betrayal, revenge and a love that knows no bounds.


She's also running an amazing competition where the prizes include a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate and a $50 Amazon Gift Certificate!

In addition to all of this, the entire weekend will be packed with fun character interviews where you'll have the chance to pose your questions to her heroes and heroines too, games where you can win some great prizes, your chance to request a drabble for the character of your choice (a drabble is a 100 word scene), some sexy excerpts from her stories and fantastic offers on some of her paranormal romance books.

So be sure to be there if you don't want to miss out. The main event page at her blog will be updated every time a new excerpt, interview, drabble, game, competition or free book is posted.

Join the fun at: http://www.indieparanormalromancebooks.com/p/birthday-bash-event.html