Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Review My Vampire Cover Model by Karyn Gerrard

Title:My Vampire Cover Model 
Source: Author request
Genre: Paranormal romance- Vampire 
Length: Novella
Reviewed by Laurie 

Life changed for Deanna Brooks the night she attended a book signing for her aunt's best-selling paranormal romance series. There she met Burney "Burn the Cover God" Sheridan. The model for the fictional vampire hero, Burn is beyond handsome with an overabundance of Irish charm.

Burn Sheridan, a man with scores of past lives, has a secret: He really is a vampire. Meeting Deanna was agony because for the first time in over two hundred years, Burn experiences the rarest of vampiric needs, the "mate of his soul" connection. Keeping people at a distance had been Burn's existence for centuries, but Deanna makes this pledge of staying detached impossible.
 Many obstacles lie ahead and the biggest of all may be Burn himself. Can Deanna and Burn overcome them and find lasting love?

ARC review a Lady and Her Magic by Tammy Falkner

Title: A Lady and Her Magic
Author: Tammy Falkner
Source: Netgalley
Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel (approx 384)
Release Date September 4, 2012


Only a fool would get between...
A Lady and Her Magic.

Rules Are Made to be Disobeyed...
Sophia Thorne is new to the Regency's glittering high society, which resembles her magical homeland only insofar as both places are filled with ridiculous rules. Which means no matter where she goes, she's bound for trouble...

And Scandals Are Meant to be Shocking...
The Duke of Robinsworth has flaunted and shocked society for years. In a moment of fateful mischief, Robinsworth encounters the enchanting and distinctly scandalous Sophia. Between her streak of magical mischief and his penchant for scandal, they're about to take rule-breaking to a whole new level...


Monday, August 27, 2012

A special guest post for Authors and giveaway!


Authors are you tired of trying to find the right blog to review your books? If so, then I have some one you need to meet. Her name is Chirsty, and she is the wonderful author of Book Reviewer Yellow Pages. I met Christy in  2010 and she has worked hard at getting this up and running and it is something that authors can appreciate. Just think how many blogs have you searched though to find the right one, just for your books. Well, Christy takes all that work out and gives you a book at a good price, with listings full of book reviewers. This is not only for self-published authors, this book is for all NY, Small, and Indie authors. 

Please give a warm welcome to Christy! 



The Book Reviewer Yellow Pages

Review of Love Comes Twice by Adonis Devereux

Title: Love Comes Twice
Author: Adonis Devereux
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Erotic Fantasy
Release Date: June 4th 2012
Author's Website

Review: Boyfriend From Hell by Jamie Quaid

Title: Boyfriend From Hell
Author: Jamie Quaid
Source: Edelweiss
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel
Release Date : September 25, 2012
Reviewer: Jasmyn

They say justice is blind. But Justine isn’t.

Justine (Tina) Clancy is just an ordinary law student with a faulty arrest record, a part-time job in Baltimore’s radioactive Zone, and a family secret so bizarre even she doesn’t believe it. That is, until in a fit of fury she damns her boyfriend to hell—and it’s exactly where he ends up.

Much to her surprise, Tina is apparently one of Saturn’s daughters, with the power to wield vigilante justice. But poor Max didn’t deserve to go up in flames, even if he did almost run her over with her own car. Tina’s convinced someone cut the brakes—and now a relentless nemesis is stalking her through the Zone’s back alleys, where buildings glow, statues move, and chemical waste exposure comes with interesting consequences. Tina’s usually a loner, but now she needs a posse like no other: a shape-shifting kitten, an invisible thief, a biker gang, a snake-charming private detective, a well-meaning cop, and her sleazy, sexy boss. But in between freeing Max from hell, saving her own neck, and solving a mystery that threatens the Zone and her new-found friends, how is she ever going to study for finals?



Review: The Twilight Saint by Jessica Penot


Title: The Twilight Saint
Author: Jessica Penot
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 293 pages
Published by Musa Publishing
Reviewed by Twigs
The Twilight Saint



In a land torn apart by violence, the fragile peace of the world lays in the hands of one tattered warrior.


It has been thousands of years since the fall of the great nations and the tribes that remain in the ashes of the fallen must fight to survive in the shadows. In this desperate landscape, Ailive has spent her entire life fighting for the honor of her tribe and she has grown weary of war. When Ailive sees a chance to escape her fate, she flees into a chaotic landscape where death and darkness lurk behind every friendly face until she finds refuge in the peaceful city at the center of her world. In this city, Ailive finds everything she’s ever dreamt of, but news of a strange prophet from the South brings whispers of war to Ailive’s peaceful home. Now Ailive alone can stop the genocide of an entire tribe of people. Ailive alone holds the key to bringing peace to the world and destroying the monstrous man whom she once loved, if she can only gain the courage to pick up her sword again and make herself fulfill the destiny she’s fought her entire life.



ARC review Immortally Yours (Monster M*A*S*H #1) by Angie Fox

Title: Immortally Yours (Monster M*A*S*H #1)
Author: Angie Fox
Source: Author request
Genre: Paranormal romance- Various paranormal  creatures.
Length: Mass paperback novel
Reviewed by Laurie


No one patches up the incoming wounded like Dr. Petra Robichaud. Recruited by the gods for her uncanny medical skills, she’s the best M*A*S*H surgeon in the army. Along with a nosy guard sphinx,vegetarian werewolf, and otherparanormal paramedics, she bandages soldiers who are built like Greek gods (literally). But when one sexy immortal ends up on her operating table—half dead and totally to-die-for—Petra’s afraid she’ll lose her patient and her heart…



NOTHING IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOVE

Commander Galen of Delphi is one gorgeous but stubborn demi-god. When his spirit tries to slip out of his fatally wounded body, Dr. Petra has to slip it back in—unwittingly revealing her ability to see ghosts. Now that Galen knows her secret, he’s convinced she’s part of an ancient prophecy. If the oracles are right, Petra could lead Galen’s army to peace. And if he seduces her on the way to hell and back? Heaven knows—all’s fair in love and war

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Sleepy Willow: The Narcoleptic Vampire




Title: The Narcoleptic Vampire Series
Author: Dicey Grenor
Source: Self purchased
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy (Vampire with "others")

Sleepy Willow's Bonded Soul: The Narcoleptic Vampire Series Book 1
Sleepy Willow's Heartless Soul: The Narcoleptic Vampire Series Book 2
Sleepy Willow's Loosed Soul: The Narcoleptic Vampire Series Book 3
Book #3 Release Date October 2012


Summary: Ever since vampirism became illegal, the undead have been hunted to near-extinction. So Willow has to watch her back to make sure no one finds out what she is. And that’s not easy considering she’s a vampire with narcolepsy. Predator can become prey at any moment, especially with the skillful Vampire Extermination Team (VET) on the job.

Hoping to blend in with the nightlife, Willow takes advantage of being an animated corpse by performing for necrophiliacs at premiere fetish club Hades. Here, she discovers colleagues with other supernatural secrets. She’s also unexpectedly drawn to Remi, her most loyal fan, despite his deviant sexual nature and personality disorder. But succumbing to her lust is not a good idea, especially since her maistre vampire forbids it.

Now Willow has to outsmart VET agents, escape bounty hunters, and find a cure for narcolepsy…or vampirism. And she’s got to break the bond with her maistre, no matter how powerful and unrelenting he is.

Most importantly, can she stay awake long enough to do any of it?


Saturday, August 25, 2012

Review:The Darkest Day (Immortal Heat 1) by Britt Bury

Title: The Darkest Day (Immortal Heat 1)
Author: Britt Bury
Source:NetGalley
Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Length: ebook 300 pages
Publisher: Forever Yours
Reviewed by : Cerridwen (http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11035793-cerridwen)


Izel Campbell was raised to believe she is an immortal Fionn with the magical skills of persuasion. But when she travels to Scotland to visit her ancestral home, Izel discovers that she is actually the world's last living human. Forced to run for her life, Izel crosses paths with Kelvin Kerr, the Campbells' greatest foe-and the most magnificent warrior she has ever seen.

BURNS BRIGHTEST . . .

A thousand-year-old battle chief of the Kerr clan, Kelvin lives only to avenge his father, who died at the hands of the bloody Campbells. Honor demands he kill the Campbell heir, but when he learns that the lovely Izel is both Campbell and human, Kelvin is torn between duty and desire . . .

ON THE DARKEST DAY

Friday, August 24, 2012

Guest author Amanda Arista + giveaway!


Please welcome Amanda Arista! 





-How'd you get the idea for this book?

            A wise woman once said that your first novel is always a little bit autobiographical. Books are therapy and your demons will be confined to the page. What these wise women failed to mention is that every book you write is autobiographical, especially in Violet Jordan’s case.
            In the case of Diaries of an Urban Panther, Violet was unabashedly me in a slightly taller, slightly more stubborn, slightly more preternatural version. Diaries was born out of an intense need to see a normal chubby heroine in paranormal situation. I’d read every necromancer and vampire hunter out there and couldn’t see me on the page. Yes, they were strong and I like to think of myself as strong, but they kicked ass. I try not to make a habit of that. They have guns and cross bows and I have a Louisville slugger under my bed and I dog with bat-like ears.

ARC Review The Demon Bride by Dianna Hardy

Title: The Demon Bride (The Witching Pen Novellas, #3)
Author: Dianna Hardy
Source: Request
Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Length: Novel (approx 280pgs)
Published by Satin Smoke Press
Release Date August 31, 2012

 Two thousand and eleven years after the birth of the Failed One, the Witching Pen will be made manifest on Earth by the Great Shanka Witch of the Old Scrolls. 
By her hand, the Earth will rumble and shatter, and all dimensions will bleed into one.

The true purpose of the Witching Pen has been revealed, and it must be destroyed before an apocalyptic prophecy comes true. There's just one problem -- the Pen is indestructible.

As everyone searches for much needed answers, Elena lays down plans for a radical mission to save her mother from the Shanka's shadow world.

Meanwhile, Mary has finally discovered who she really is, and what that means for the human race.

What Mary doesn't know, is that Gwain has been searching for her for over ten thousand years, and had lost all hope of finding her. Now that he has her, he's faced with an impossible choice: does he save the woman who altered his very existence, or does he sacrifice her to save mankind?


Thursday, August 23, 2012

Review Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Title: Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women
 Author: Rachel Kramer Bussel
Source: Publisher request 
Genre: Erotica
Length: 240 pgs
Reviewed by Laurie 


Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel
Foreword by Caridad Piñeiro
Experience the Heights of Passion and the Depths of Desire

We've all been there—so taken by a lover that you just can't stop thinking about him. Your imagination runs wild, fueling your fantasies. You feel hot, feverish, out of control. Your only hope of release is to possess and be possessed. In Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women, Rachel Kramer Bussel has curated a gloriously explicit collection of riveting romance with an edge. Whether just-blooming passions, rekindled sparks, or reinvented relationships, these lovers put the object of their obsession first. From the almost-divorced couple in "Aftershocks," by Bella Andre, who finally confess their deepest desires during an earthquake to a woman who tells her boyfriend just how much she lusts after another man in Emerald's "Then," these lovers push the boundaries of their trust, and are rewarded for taking those risks. Obsessed lovers don't always do what is rational; sometimes they chase their dreams, as in Kayla Perrin's "One Night in Paris," across the world and across the landscape of their lovers' bodies. Lustful and literary, Obsessed asks just how far you'll go for the man you love.

With contributed stories by Donna George Storey, Kayla Perrin, Portia Da Costa, Logan Belle, Justine Elyot, Emerald, Jennifer Peters, Ariel Graham, Bella Andre, Adele Haze, Charlotte Stein, Kristina Wright, Garnell Wallace, Andrea Dale, Elizabeth Coldwell, K.D. Grace, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Teresa Noelle Roberts, and Louisa Harte.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Review Blurred Nights: Paranormal Romance by Kallysten

Title: Blurred Nights
Author: Kallysten
Source: Review Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance m/m & m/f/m
Lenght: 182 pages 
Review By: Emi


In a future world shattered by the invasion of beast-like demons, humans are fighting back as well as they can, using ancient weapons along with magic to defend their cities. Next to them, vampires are fighting too – some for the thrill of it, others to hold on to age-old Pacts, which demand that they protect humans.

When Kate’s squad of fighters meets vampires Marc and Blake, she is torn. Her squad could use their help, but the two men are distracting her from her duty. Night after night, they search together for the breach between realities that allows the demons’ invasion. They search, also, for the equilibrium that will allow Blake to forgive his Sire, Marc to accept Blake as he is – and Kate to admit she is attracted to both of them.

Can they find that delicate balance beforens destroy the squad?

Review Lustfully Ever After: Fairy Tale Erotic Romance by Kristina Wright


Title: Lustfully Ever After: Fairy Tale Erotic Romance  
Author: Kristina Wright
Genre: Erotica 
Length: 240 pgs.
Reviewed by Laurie 


Edited by Kristina Wright
Live Out Your Ultimate Romantic Fantasy!

Even grown-ups need bedtime stories, and this delightful collection of fairy tales will lead you down a magical path into forbidden romance and erotic love.

In Michelle Augello-Page's naughty "Wolf Moon," Little Red Riding Hood herself is the big, bad wolf, while Kristina Lloyd reimagines "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" with a scorching hot threesome in "The Last Dance." Shanna Germain's "Mirror Mirror" reveals the Sapphic side of Snow White's stepmother and Lisabet Sarai's Rapunzel captivates us with her wanton ways in "Shorn." As editor Kristina Wright notes in her introduction, "the authors of Lustfully Ever After know your heart's most wicked and secret desires."

With contributed stories by Anya Richards, Jeanette Grey, Anna Meadows, Emerald, Michelle Augello-Page, Shanna Germain, Kristina Lloyd, A.D.R. Forte, Donna George Storey, Charlotte Stein, Sacchi Green, Michael M. Jones, Lisabet Sarai, Evan Mora, Lynn Townsend, Andrea Dale, and Kristina Wright.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Review of Mage's Bane by Chacelyn Pierce

Title: Mage's Bane
Author: Chacelyn Pierce
Source: Requested Review
Genre: Paranormal Romance (Djinn/Mage/Demons)

Mage's Bane


Summary:
The seemingly abandoned daughter of a rogue Akasha Mage and unknown father . . .
Being a rogue Akasha Mage is no easy feat for Aribelle Delano. Neither is summoning Riaz, a djinni that makes her knees go weak in a way that would shame her ancestors.

A new threat of demons intent on killing Ari for nefarious purposes has her putting all her trust in Riaz, who swears to protect her in the face of evil. But she's been taught that fully trusting Riaz is unwise, and he's constantly looking for a way to break free of her control.

She has dreamed of the Sultan of Old Magic for years. . .

Ari must face the new demonic threat and handle the Sultan of Old Magic who dominates her mind…and eventually, her body and soul as well. Together, her and Riaz must find a way to stop the demons and their summoner, even if that means breaking the rules that have been in place between the Akasha and Djinn for millenniums.



Mage's Bane is a passionate paranormal mystery/romance for adult readers.

ARC Review of If I Were You by Lisa Renee Jones

Title: If I Were You (Inside Out Trilogy Book #1)
Author: Lisa Renee Jones
Source: Requested
Genre: Erotic Romance/Contemporary Romance
Length: 330 Paperback pages
Reviewer: Revolutionary Riot Gyrl





He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn't find intriguing, but I do. I don't understand why his dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away. He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.






Monday, August 20, 2012

Review Red Velvet and Absinthe: Paranormal Erotic Romance by Mitzi Szereto

Title: Red Velvet and Absinthe: Paranormal Erotic Romance
Author: Mitzi Szereto
Source: Publisher request
Genre: Erotica
Length: 240 pgs
Reviewed by Laurie

Edited by Mitzi Szereto
Explore Your Dark Desires

The supernatural: Think vampires, werewolves, ghosts...eerie sounds in the night, impassioned whispers teasing at the depths of sleep...Think red velvet, flickering candles, love and lust with otherworldly partners who unleash passion and desire far beyond that inspired by simple mortals. Editor Mitzi Szereto's sensual stories provide thrills and chills of telltale hearts, redolent with romance and danger. Red Velvet and Absinthe will carry you away, conjuring up the romantic spirit of classic Gothic fiction with a generous dose of eroticism.

A lusty lady, ravaged, seeks comfort in the arms of her maidservent in Giselle Renarde's rapacious "Milady's Bath," while bondage and desire enslave a wolf girl to her master in "Snowlight, Moonlight" by Rose de Fer. Janine Ashbless's "Cover Him with Darkness" is an exquisite tale of secret love between an imprisoned fallen angel and the girl he seduces. Editor Mitzi Szereto's vampire romance "The Blood Moon Kiss" is sexy Southern Gothic at its finest.

With contributed stories by Rose de Fer, Janine Ashbless, Elizabeth Daniels, Mitzi Szereto, Anna Meadows, Charlotte Stein, Zander Vyne, Evan Mora, Ashley Lister, Sharon Bidwell, Claire Buckingham, Giselle Renarde, Carrie Williams, Tahira Iqbal, and Bonnie Dee.

Kristin Miller Virtual Tour Last Vamp Standing and giveaway


My Special Brand of Dark

Last Vamp Standing (Vampires of Crimson Bay #3) has been called “the darkest and grittiest of the series” by early reviewers. Although the heroine is a vampire, and some scenes take place in a bleak urban setting, I didn’t really think the book was that dark…at first.

Sure, the book features a tortured hero who quite literally feeds off of sex and violence. There’s a villain hell bent on wiping out vampires in Crimson Bay. There are vampire elders who wield all kinds of wicked-cool powers and a kick ass battle at the end where blood spills onto the page. I winced while writing it. No joke.
Okay, okay, so it’s a bit darker than the others. Why’d I choose to write the book darker over lighter?

I didn’t choose to write it that way. Not really. I wrote what I knew. What was in my heart.

My preferences in everything have been dark since I was young. I read Dean Koontz and John Saul when friends were reading Anne of Green Gables. I watched gory action movies over Disney from too young of an age. (Lethal Weapon and Die Hard, anyone?) I even prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate…especially if that chocolate is Ghirardelli…with a chilled mint center. Ahem.

Guess you could say I love “dark and gritty” all around. If you’re anything like me, Last Vamp Standing just might be right up your shadowed, adrenaline-lovin’ alley.


Review Suite Encounters: Hotel Sex Stories by Rachel Kramer Bussel

Title: Suite Encounters: Hotel Sex Stories
Author: Rachel Kramer Bussel
Source Publisher request 
Genre: Erotica
Length: 244 pgs of short stories


Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel
Hotel Hookups

Honeymoon suites, by-the-hour trysts, erotic escapes, romantic rendezvous...From vacationing couples reliving their glory days to coworkers heading downtown for secret quickies, Suite Encounters is sure to deliver the key to your wildest fantasies. Suzanne Fox teases us with a sexy murder mystery weekend in "An Inspector Comes," while in "Surrender with a Twist," Suleikha Snyder serves up lusty Las Vegas—no collection of hotel erotica would be complete without Sin City sex. Lily K. Cho brings on the kink as a married couples explores what it means to be "Unbound at the Holiday Inn," and Anna Meadows introduces a mermaid who seduces as well as she swims. Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of the bestselling Do Not Disturb, knows just what makes us so hot for hotels: "I hope you'll be inspired on your next vacation, staycation, or work trip to engage in the spirit of these sexy stories."

With contributed stories by Delilah Devlin, Donna George Storey, Tenille Brown, Ariel Graham, Anna Meadows, Remittance Girl, Emily Moreton, Suzanne Fox, Suleikha Snyder, Lily K. Cho, Justine Elyot, Elizabeth Silver, Erobintica, Tahira Iqbal, Steve Isaak, Valerie Alexander, Andrea Dale, Ellie Vokes, Michael A. Gonzales, and Rachel Kramer Bussel.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Review of Siren's Serenade (Wiccan Haus Book 4) by Dominique Eastwick

Title: Siren's Serenade (Wiccan Haus Book Four)
Author: Dominique Eastwick
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella
Reviewer: Twigs


Loving her might just be the death of him.

When Coast Guard rescue swimmer Kaleb Theldon sees what he's sure is a mermaid pulling his partner into the murky depths of the Bering Sea, they call it PTSD. In order to save his career, Kaleb agrees to a week at an island spa off the coast of Maine. But the spa is nothing like he expected, and he isn't prepared for the sexy siren that crosses his path. But will her passion be more than one mere human can take?

Serena has a problem, and after four previous visits to the Wiccan Haus, she'd expected things to get easier. But on the mermaid’s fifth visit, Kaleb walks in and everything in her life becomes complicated. Never has she wanted to mate with a human man before. But can she love a man who has a chip on his shoulder a league long when it comes to mermaids? Can she deal with her own issues all while keeping her true self secret from the man she loves?

And will loving him prove deadly?

This time, the staff have more than healing on their agenda. Can the siblings, Myron, and Rekkus prove to these two lovers that things aren't always how they appear on the surface? Or will Kaleb's demise be found in his Siren's Serenade?

Welcome back to the Wiccan Haus.