I am a Shelli Stevens fan and knew that this was going to be a great fast read for me. I wasn’t disappointed. Dangerous Grounds is book four and the latest release in The Seattle Steam Series. I thought this book for one was funny. Madison is truly a nutcase in my book, but lovable all the same. She is a spoiled woman who just opened her own espresso shop (Ooo La Latté- love it!), where I find the humor is that she hasn’t made a cup of coffee in her life (at least not a drinkable one!), she just likes to drink it! Now, who could blame a girl for trying, but while she was in Italy working in a coffee shop she wasn’t actually making the intoxicating brew, so she recruited a Barista, Sarah, to do it all for her. She is all grown up and ready to start her business but days after she first opens when she is robbed by a serial thief out to hit all the coffee shops in the Seattle area. This is where the sexy Gabe comes in. Gabe is Madison’s brother Eric’s best friend and we all know what that means, he has the hots for the all grown up Madison but has vowed to stay away from her out of respect for his friendship with. He dilemma, he just can't keep his hands off her, and to keep her safe since the thief took her wallet and now knows where she lives is for her to move in with him. And we all know what that means, some hot, steamy sex. And it is oh so delicious, I really liked Gabe and Maddie together, although her being so brazen at times was slightly annoying, I didn't dislike her in the least. Maddie has a dark secret, but the stunner is, she can't remember, all she knows is that she has a fear of trunks, she won't even open hers on her own car! As the thief works his way into Maddie's life and finds her, Gabe is no where to be found Maddie believes. He has left her alone to fend off the their who is now working his way to a murderer if he has his way. Maddie feels abandoned by Gabe when she needed him most and in turn abandons him. Gabe is so torn it breaks your heart, but he doesn't understand the trauma that she experienced and how her past fear has caught up to her. She retreats back to the safety of her parents coddling arms. I have to say this was an excellent read for me, I do enjoy the main characters having to work for trust and love over many many misunderstandings and miscommunication. It is almost like it makes it all worth it in the end.
Those crazy girls over at the The Book Smugglers are giving away a copy of BRANDED BY FIRE by Nalini Singh. To enter, leave a comment HERE by 11:59 pm on Thursday July 2.
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I thoroughly enjoyed Melissa Lopez's 3rd installment of the Thorne Brothers, True Blue Love ending with Miller Thorne. I found him really the most interesting and complex if the three brothers throughout the series. Miller Thorne is the 3rd brother and the eldest not to mention the most bitter brother who is a bush pilot and about to encounter a sharp and witty young American who is only interested in his body..... well, at first that it. He had a lost love in his youth a betrayal of being left at the alter, literally by his fiancé only for her to re-unite with his younger brother with their child in tow. The man has just had a bad decade or two, but when he is seating on a flight next two a beautiful young American all that is about to change. Kaycee Hallenbeck throws caution to the wind and propositions the sexy Miller Throne to a one night stand. No names, no history just sex, sex sex and a little more sex on the side. After all she has left the states for Australia to start a new life as a nurse for one year. The problem? One night turns into two, turns into three and before you know it Miller and Kaycee are actually enjoying each other’s company outside the bedroom as well. When Kaycee is scammed on her flight to the outback where she is to start work, Miller being a bush pilot comes to the rescue. Their chemistry is great, I felt that Miller although being burned a few times had locked his heart away; Kaycee slowly begins to chip at all those walls he has put up. He even takes her home to stay at his Station while her apartment is being fixed up. Of course his mother attempts to stay out of his business as much as possible I did find her bit parts in this 3rd book charming and realistic. Kaycee thinks she is free of her past and her abusive husband, he is dead after all or is he really? This book took a turn I wasn’t expecting and was pleasantly surprised to have little who done it at the end. It is a fun adventure with Miller and Kaycee while you travel with them on all the ups and downs wishing for Miller to just give love one more chance and Kaycee finally being able to let go of her past.
Check out some new Giveaway's if you haven't already:
- Over at Chic Book Reviews she is giving away two books, first THE SASSY LADIES'
TOOLKIT FOR START-UP BUSINESSES & Mark T. Sullivan's Triple Cross which ends July 5th! Enter HERE! - The Demon's Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan, two giveaways for this, the first is on ShootingStarsMag, this one ends July 30th, all you have to do it answer in the comments "Who is your favorite villian of all time? ", the prize, One Signed FINISHED copy of The Demon's Lexicon. Enter HERE! 2nd, you can also enter HERE to win on Reader'sQuill, this one ends July 1st!
- The Booking Mama has a very cool Giveaway, it is a Awesome Summer Beach Bag, so hop on over HERE and enter, the contest ends Aug 15th
- Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 3 audio book copies of Swimsuit by James Patterson courtesy of Anna at Hachette Book Group
- Over at Amberkatze's Book Blog she running a Rachel Vincent contest. There is a great Author interview and at the bottom you can leave a comment answering the questions, "which kind of cat you would like to be", for a chance to win one of Rachel's books. Just click HERE to enter! Also, on this blog you can enter a chance to win one of author Jeri Smith-Ready's books Wicked Game or Bad to the Bone. There is another author interview and to enter is leave a comment about your pets, Funny name, funny kind of pet, interesting story etc. Contest ends July 3rd.
- Author Kris Eton is giving away TWO lucky members with their choice of any of her new releases. To enter, email her at kriseton@gmail.com and put “Bounty” in the subject line. You have until Friday at noon (July 3rd) to enter. Good luck!
- The 2009 Summer Breeze Contest and Scvenger Hunt is underway. Lots of prizes. Click HERE for details.
- Readaholic's blog for a chance to win "Knight of Desire" by Margaret Mallory. This is just one of the stops on Margaret's Book Tour for Knight of Desire. Contest ends July 10th
- Click on over to Bloody Bad Book Blog for a chance to win a copy of Carolyn Jewel's "My Forbidden Desire". Contest ends July 16th. Enter HERE!
- Go Check out LiyanaLand, and a huge CONGRATS! She has 150 followers! Yikes that is a lot! So in a special thanks to all those followers she is giving away Academy 7, just leave a comment HERE and your contact info for a chance to win. Ends July 31st
- Seductive Musings is having My Forbidden Desire Giveaway. There are 5 copies to give away and the contest ends July 10th. So hurry on over HERE to enter, there are several ways to earn extra entry points as well.
- Don't miss out on B Renae Reads Giveaway of TWO Fantasy books. First up is Book 3 in the Mercy Thompson series, IRON KISSED by Patricia Briggs. Second is Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn which is book 5 in the Kitty Series. So Hop on over to her blog HERE and in the comments answer this question "Do you enjoy books that don't actually end in a HEA but maybe a HFN (happily for now)? Do you like a continuing story like what these are?". The 2 winners will be chosen on Sunday (July 5th). The first one will get choice of book and the second one will get the other one.
Oh Diana, how I love thee..... OK, so twice in my love affair with Diana Palmer have I been utterly disappointed. But the good outweighs the bad in my obsessive compulsion to eventually read every Diana Palmer book out there..... wishful thinking right! So......... I digress and will get on with my review of FEARLESS by Diana Palmer. I adored it! That simple, classic DP as far as I am concerned with a sexy angry hero, a virgin (well sort of in this case) heroin and a love hate relationship that bounces back and forth between them throughout the book. Our leading man in this case is non other than Rodrigo Ramirez (first seen in Outsider) a DEA Agent who is undercover as a ranch foreman trying to bust a Fuentes an ruthless drug lord. Who BTW is the same drug lord that is out forGloryanne Barnes's head, laterally. She is the smart and quick witted ADA who is first hand a witness to Fuentes's evil. Growing up with an abusive mother, a father who was in killed in prison, taken into foster care only to be further abused by her foster brothers, Glory has beat the odds throughout her life to become a strongsuccessful woman. Not the normal weaker heroin that DP usually pens in her books. Glory is taken under the wing of her step brother and placed as acaner on his truck farm helping out Consuelo around the house and with the canning of the new fruit line. She is to lay under the radar long enough for them to locate Fuentes and bring him to trial. Day by day Rodrigo is indifferent if not mean to Glory for no other reason but to mask his own pain. He was and still is in love with his former partner Sarina Lane and Glory looks just like her with her flowingblond hair. But as his attraction grows for Glory he seduces her and comes to her bed. Rodrigo squashes his attraction to Glory once again but can't keep his hands off of her as time progresses. He believes her to be a simple minded creature, although she is just playing the part to keep her identity a secret, an uneducated woman who would never fit into his world. Boy little does Rodrigo know, which is so classic DP with her alpha males so blinded by their own thoughts and personal hang-ups (in this case Sarina and his simple minded lover),that they are missing out on really seeing whattruly matters. True love. There is a mystery as Glory finds out that Fuentes has put a hit out on her, not to her surprise but who accept the job was a little shocker. Through all the drama and all Rodrigo and Glories issues, which are many, he finds out her trueidentity , but not before he has made some critical errors. Can he recover Glory's trust.......hum, I sense some major groveling. Which makes this book interesting as Rodrigo and Glory find their path together it was fun seeing some old favorites like Cash Grier and Martinez (when is that man going to find his own woman!). I love the stories ofJacobsville and although on many blogs I found that a lot of folks didn't like this latest edition of DP's I found it classic it's love story, the struggles to the two main characters and the fact that no matter Glory's disabilities, which are pretty bad it in itself, she is not some weak minded simpleton. So take a risk if you are a fan, I don't think you will bedisappointed! This one is going on my Paperback swap list so I can share
SNIPPET: "Even in the wide open spaces of Texas, secrets find a place to hide...in the heart of a shy, determined woman; behind the hard, rugged exterior of a DEA agent; and in the dangerous world of drug smuggling.
Rodrigo Ramirez is sent undercover as an itinerant laborer on Gloryanne Barnes's stepbrother's farm in Jacobsville, where he's looking to bust a new and vicious cartel operating south of the border. Gloryanne is smart, savvy and fi ercely independent, but her job has put her in danger from the same criminal Rodrigo is investigating. She's drawn to the enigmatic new farmhand, Rodrigo, a man who is much more than he seems, and who stirs a desire that leaves her breathless. But secrets are about to shatter all their lives, for better, for worse...and maybe forever.
Gloryanne's sweet innocence is too much temptation for a tormented man. Confused and bitter about love, driven by his dangerous job and searching for answers, Rodrigo is not sure if his reckless offer of marriage is just a means to completing his mission—or something more. But asGloryanne's bittersweet miracle and Rodrigo's double life collide, two people learning just what it means to trust must face the truth about each other, and decide if there's a chance for the future they both secretly desire."
Hop on over to FREE BOOK FRIDAY and check out the newest Giveaway of MISERY LOVES CABERNET by Kim Gruenenfelder! All you have to do is click HERE and also check out the very cool Author interview as well with Kim! Just remember to enter you have to enter your name and email at the top left corner of the blog, NOT in the comments section!
Five Copies of Naamah’s Kiss is being given away on the THE BOOK SMUGGLERS. To enter, leave a comment HERE naming your biggest source of inspiration (as a reader or a writer) – movie, book, painting, video game, you name it…contest runs until Sunday June 28 at Midnight (PST) so hurrry, hurry!
Go check out FANTASY DREAMERS'S RAMBLINGS, she is giving away a copy of Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland. Contest will close at 10:00 PM CST on Thursday, July 2nd. Just click HERE!
Another contest for this book is also is giving Two lucky readers a chance to win an autographed copy of Mark of the Demon. All you have to do is leave a comment by midnight Eastern on Sunday, June 28 HERE
Check out Donna Grant's site, she is giving away 10 10 print books by today’s hottest authors. In order to win, all you have to do is sign up under her Google Friend Connect & if you referr someone and they mention it in the comments section, you’ll be entered a second time!
CAFFEY READ'S is having her first contest, please hop and over HERE to enter to win Sharie Kohler's first book in her Moon Chasers book, MARKED BY MOONLIGHT. All you have to do is post your Post your 3 R's below (READING NOW, READ and GOING TO READ) in the comments section and become a follower!
SNIPPET: "The Doctor Is In DeepWishful, California, is 3000 miles from Dr. Emma Sinclair's last job in a New York City ER. It may as well be another galaxy. Here, running her father's clinic for a summer, Emma treats bee stings, stomach flu, and the occasional pet cat. Plus, she has to contend with patients like Stone Wilder: gorgeous, laid-back, and irritating beyond belief. The man laughs at her. A lot. And Emma loathes him. All except that tiny part of her that wants to throw him on her examining table and break every doctor-patient rule in the book...When Stone tries to help Emma learn to loosen up a bit, he pictures white-water rafting or scenic mountain hikes. Not a mind-blowing affair that shakes them both to the core. Emma's sure she has no place in a town like Wishful, but Stone knows different. Emma belongs here—in this town, in his life. And convincing this strong-minded, stubborn, sexy woman of that fact will be a challenge no Wilder man could resist..."
A huge Welcome to Lorelei James who will be releasing her second & newest e-book in the Wild West Boys Series called MISS FIRECRAKER which will out on June 30th. To celebrate the release Lorelei was gracious enough to sit down and answer some questions about her writing & her Wild West Boys/Rough Rider series including MISS FIRECRACKER. As one of my favorite authors out there, ohhh I so love the cowboys don't you, I am honored to welcome Lorelei James as my first Guest Author. Don't forget to leave a comment answering Lorelei's question to the readers at the bottom to be entered to win a $5.00 GC to Booksonboard.com where you too can snag one of Lorelei's ebooks!
I am a fly on your wall today, what would I see in the day of Lorelei?
Up at 5:30-6:00, check email and do business/internet stuff while drinking a pot of coffee. Now that it’s summer I don’t have to take daughter #3 to school, so I go to yoga, come home and get to work. My workspace is upstairs in my bedroom on a crappy laptop with no internet access, not in my office/library where my main computer is, so I’m actually writing, not goofing around online when I’m up there.
If someone were writing a story about Lorelei, what type of word would describe you?
Lately? A workaholic. I have so many deadlines that’s all I seem to do is work. Not the intriguing answer most people expect J
How do you get started with writing a story (as in, how do you start developing the story, how do you get inspired for it).
Do you start with an outline, synopsis, characters; what is your writing process like?
These days my work is contracted and that requires some sort of synopsis, which I’ve already submitted to get the contract, so I usually know where I’m going right from the start of a book (some aspects change, however). With the Rough Riders series, I have an idea on the next story/plotline while I’m working on the current book. Or, I’ve known for several books what the plot arc will be for certain characters. My process isn’t all that glamorous and because I have deadlines I can’t wait to feel inspired
Can you tell us a little about your newest release Miss Firecracker?
Here’s the blurb/jacket copy teaser:
..She’s the match, he’s the fuse...an explosive combination
One year ago Willow Gregory entered the Miss Firecracker contest on a dare—and ended up with the crown. As a working carpenter, she’s not exactly the tears-and-tiara type, and after a year of walking the straight and narrow she’s ready to cut loose. Waking up in a sexy stranger’s bed with no memory of the havoc she wreaked the night before wasn’t quite what she had in mind. Nor was agreeing to his mandate—work for him at the tavern until she repays the damage. Or go to jail. Blake West thinks he could possibly be the only man alive who could say no to a drunken, horny, naked beauty queen. There’s something about the former Miss Firecracker that makes him want to blow his Mr. Nice Guy persona all to hell. It helps that Willow is ready to dive headfirst into a no-heartstrings-attached affair. Which fits in perfectly with Blake’s temporary gig managing his friend’s bar. Every grinding kiss, every stolen touch leads to another…until a harmless little white lie becomes the detonator that could explode their chances at a happily ever after.
The Wests and the McKays, what draws you as the author back again and again?
I like the continuity of writing connected books, so readers can get a peek into the lives of the characters who’ve already had their happily ever after, as well as a “sneak peek” at upcoming characters while they’re reading the current book. The Rough Rider series is more like a western saga, where I tell the story of one family over the course of several books and featuring different family members. I’m grateful my fab editor at Samhain Publishing is enthusiastic about letting the story unfold piece by piece and book by book.
Do you have any other books coming out this year, adding to the Rough Rider’s?
August 25th, Cam McKay’s book, Shoulda Been A Cowboy will be out as an ebook, and in November, Keely’ McKay’s book, All Jacked Up will be out as an ebook. They will be out in print form in 2010.
What books do you enjoy reading?
I tend to read paranormal romance because it’s a genre I’m not writing in, but I read pretty much across the board: male/male romance, contemporary romance, mystery, romantic suspense, some nonfiction, but I’lll admit I don’t read much historical romance.
Who are your MUST HAVE authors?
Maya Banks, JR Ward, Kresley Cole, Kelley Armstrong, JD Robb, but that’s just a few in romance. I have a whole ‘nother list for mystery.
What was the first romance book you read and how did it effect you?
I read an excerpt of a romance in Good Housekeeping when I was like twelve. It was a sweet romance, a marriage of convenience, the heroine was a virgin, the hero a total alpha male…but he wouldn’t touch her so they were married “in name only.” I was hit and miss with reading romance, I’ve always read a lot of mystery, so when I got back into reading romance in the late 1990’s, I was absolutely hooked and read everything I could get my hands on. So I guess you can say it was a delayed effect!
If you were not writing, what would you be doing?
Having a life! No, kidding, I have the best job in the world. But if I suddenly lost all my contracts and my love of writing…ack! I can’t even imagine. So I’ll go with a fantasy job…joining the police force and becoming a bad ass cop.
Do you ever write under a different name?
Yes, I write mystery—not romantic suspense—but pure medium-boiled mystery under the name Lori Armstrong. I have four books out in mass market paperback from Medallion Press in the Julie Collins series: Blood Ties, Hallowed Ground, Shallow Grave, and Snow Blind. In January 2010 I debut a new mystery series from Simon and Schuster and the first book is No Mercy.
Do you draw your characters from the personalities in South Dakota?
Absolutely. I’m a dedicated people watcher. I’ll see traits or physical characteristics of total strangers that intrigue me and I’ll write them down for future reference. But I never use a real life person as a basis for a character. It’s way more fun to make them up.
Do you use your OWN experiences?
Sometimes. Not often. My life isn’t as exciting as the fictional world I create. I’m not surrounded by hot, sexy, young cowboys 24/7, but certain events that have happened to me or someone else will stick with me and I’ll expand on them, but I can’t think of a single thing I’ve written that is 100% stolen from real life—mine or someone else’s.
For you, what is the hardest part of writing a novel? Concept, Characterization, Plotting, Writing the story, Synopsis/Query letter writing, etc.
My favorite part is editing after I get the first draft done. Writing jacket copy is my least favorite part. It is hard to condense a 70 to 100,000 word book into two or three short, pithy paragraphs that are supposed to enchant the reader into buying the book, yet, not give away key plot points.
What was your very first published work?
A short story entitled, Praying to the Porcelain God, in the Who Died in Here? Anthology, which was written under my mystery name, in which all the crimes had to be committed in the bathroom. Believe it or not, it was a dark story, not funny at all.
If you could work with any author who would it be?
Stephen King. Nora Roberts. Suzanne Brockmann. They’ve all had long, successful careers and they are all masters at plotting, creating awesome characters, penning realistic dialogue…to learn from them firsthand would be a writer’s dream.
Have you written a book you love that you have not been able to get published?
I have some great ideas that I haven’t had time to flesh out, but the old stuff I’ve written that’s collecting cyber dust in my computer files…will stay unread and dusty.
If you could ask readers any one question, what would it be?
Do you think there comes a time when a series should end? Do you keep buying a series even when it starts to show signs of wear?
***PLEASE POST A COMMENT WITH AN ANSWER TO LORELEI'S QUESTION AND YOU WILL BE ENTERED. WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN ON JUNE 30TH BY RANDOM.ORG***
I knew when I first started this blog I really wanted to have a big blowout giveaway! I have had such a wonderful response that I wanted to say a huge thanks to all my followers and those who like to read my blog.
I am going to be running this contest ALL MONTH LONG! That is right actually 4 weeks of awesome prizes, the 4th week being the Grand Prize! First of all I wanted to thank all the incredible authors who donated swag and goodies not to mention some signed books for this contest. I was beside myself on how responsive and generous they all were, it was such a wonderful surprise. I have to admit I didn't think I would be that successful, boy was I surprised!!! And some lucky winners will reap the rewards!
This is how it is going to go:
4 weeks, 5 winners total!!! I am starting July’s first week Giveaway TODAY! I know a lot of people go away for the holiday and I wanted everyone who was interested in a chance to enter!!!
Each week you will be asked a trivia question about some of the authors in that week’s giveaway, all you have to do is leave your answer in the comment section (correct answer 1pt). PLEASE leave one comment!
**For extra entry points**
- Follow my Blog (2pt)
- Blog about the contest (2pts) **MUST leave me your blog link in post**
Week One: Winner picked July 5th
Question for Contest: What are the names of the romantic leads in Karen Kelly's Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind?
PRIZES-----> Cat Johnson’s Signed Copy of Opposites Attract, Cynthia Eden’s Signed copy of her newest release Midnight’s Master, Karen Kelly’s signed copy of Close Encounter’s of the Sexy Kind & Nancy Warren’s signed copy of Under the Influence. PLUS lots of goodies from EVERY Author who contributed in my July Hot Summer Nights Giveaway!!
- Winners will be chosen using Random.org on the Sunday of each week. Good luck to all!!!
I am always looking for a new and interesting book or series to capture me and I usually get the best recommendation from my friends. I thought it would be fun to find out what everyone is currently reading. I usually read 3-5 books at a time depending on my mood. Some are quickies and some take me all week to finish, but I need variety! So I would be interested in what everyone is currently reading or even what your #1 MUST READ book suggestion is! Happy Reading to all!
Currently Reading:
Relentless by Lauren Dane
Taming the Fire by Sydney Croft
Fearless by Diana Palmer
Here are some pretty cool contest/giveaways you should check out it you haven't already!!
Must Read Faster is having her first giveaway! She is offering Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, so click on HERE and just leave a comment. You will get extra entry points for following her blog as well as posting. 
Over at Alaine Queen of Happy Endings is the June Giveaway with Christine Feehan. The giveaway is BOTH of the books in The Leopard Series by Christine Feehan which are The Awakening and Wild Rain. This one ends June 30th and as she is in Australia it is open to international bloggers click HERE to enter.
Over at She Loves Hot Reads there are two promos for Giveaways, first there is One for the Money by Janet Evanovich as well as Demons Not Included by Cheyenne McCray. Hope on over, all you have to do is fill out your personsal info. Click HERE to enter both!
At Stumbling Over Chaos there is a chance to win Win a signed copy of Michele Hauf’s forthcoming release, The Highwayman which comes out June 24th... hurry contest ends June 25th. Click HERE to enter!
Anna's Book Blog is on her last week of her month long contest in celebration of two years blogging. Congrats to Anna on two years! This week is Hardcovers and Signed Copies. Some really great prizes and a can't miss!!! Click HERE to enter contest runs until June 27th!
Undercover Book Lover has two contests running, first until June 29th of My Forbidden Desire by Carolyn Jewel. Just click HERE to enter! 
If you have never checked out my girl April's blog over at Lady Vampires's Lair well you need to get your booty on over there. She always has the best contest listed on her blog, so many I couldn't even begin to keep up. So hop on over HERE and check it out! Good luck to all and Happy Reading.
SNIPPET from STORM OF VISIONS: "Jacqueline Vargha has always run from her gift. Now Caleb D'Angelo forces his way into her life, demands his place as her lover, and insists she take her place as one of the Chosen. She flees, he pursues, but she can no longer deny her visions, or the dangerous man who is her downfall — and her destiny."
STORM OF VISIONS arrives in AugustSTORM OF SHADOWS in September
Katelyn Rosewood is facing a moral dilemma, one that’s six-foot-two, sexy as sin—and her fiancé’s best friend. Katie spent a lot of time getting over Tyler Bonnard, but now that he’s back in Sydney, he’s turning her carefully reconstructed world upside down. Her relationship with Steve Sommers may be short on heat and desire, but after Tyler left her two years before, she’ll take security and solid friendship over wild passion any day. Except Tyler seems to have a good—if outrageous—explanation for why he’s returned. After a tragic family secret tore him out of Katie’s life, Tyler is glad to be back with his two best friends. But one thing is out of place: Katie’s in the wrong man’s arms. If her reaction to his return is any indication, she’s not quite over him. Which could mean hope for Tyler, heartbreak for Steve… And another devastating loss for Katie, who must choose between the man to whom she’s committed her future, and the man who still holds her heart."
To enter just click HERE, you just need to post a comment on HER blog each day.
Conest Share and Entery on my Sidebar....................... )Moira Rogers rocks! That is really all that really needs to be said......but I can't just stop there! No, she is running a contest on her site with a very cool and differnt kind of giveaway, not just 5 copies of Cry Sanctuary (the first book in the series) but the giveaway includes Gift Certificates and a replica knife per the picture above. This is a promo for the release of book #2 Sanctuary Lost which happens to be avail now in ebook format HERE !!!
Grand Prize: A collectible knife & $25 gift certificate to Books on Board
Five Runners Up: $5 gift certificate to Books on Board + Cry Sanctuary
To enter, reply with the following in the comments section at the end of this post HERE
Werewolf or Wizards: whose side would you fight on?
Optional: Did you share the graphic anywhere?
Contest ends June 30th on up and enter.... Happy Reading and Goodluck!
Ohhhhh, check it out, I am really excited about this. Mostly because I LOVE finding new Authors for myself, especially with a book like MARK of the DEMON by Diana Rowland. Thanks to I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT I WANT THE BOOK NOW blog who has posted an author interview with Diana about her new book. I am a huge Paranormal fan, so I couldn't pass up pimping out this contest for a chance to win a copy of MARK of the DEMON and all you have to do is click HERE, and answer Diana's question to her fans in the comment section
"What do you love best about urban fantasy/paranormal romance? "
SNIPPET: "When Homicide Detective Kara Gillian finds traces of arcane power on a body, she quickly realizes that this is no ordinary murder. The serial killer known as the Symbol Man is a nightmare that Beaulac, Louisiana thought had ended three years ago, but now he's back for an encore and leaving every indication on the flesh of his victims that he is well-versed in demonic lore.
However, Kara is a Summoner of Demons, and may be the only cop on the city's small force who can stop the killer. Able to see and interact with a world most people can't, Kara must draw on her skills as a police officer and master of the arcane to stop the Symbol Man from killing again and possibly summoning something even she can't control.
But with a demonic lord of unearthly beauty and power haunting her dreams, and a handsome yet disapproving FBI agent dogging her waking footsteps, she may be in way over her head...."
Oh my, I so loved this book I finished in a matter of hours, despite the fact I did start late Sat night and ended at 2am Sunday morning. I refused to put it down it was that good!
UNDER FIRE is book two in Jo Davis' Firefighters of Station 5 Series and it does not disappoint. You got a little taste of the boy genius Zack Knight in the first book TRIAL by FIRE (Howard "Six-Pack" Paxton's story). Zack seemed so ready to give up, as in throwing in the towel, he was done with his horrible life and wanted out! It all starts as he is feeling the brunt of his reality on a raining day and rear ends sexy exotic dancer Cori Shannon, info is exchanged and they go on their separate way only to be reunited once again in an deadly rescue as Cori's tire is actually shot out in the storm while she is crossing a bridge. As you can imagine what happens next is the sexy and not so geeky Zack & Station 5 come to the rescue, the problem is, and it is a biggie is that Cori is trapped in her car. Zack volunteers to go in and get her feeling the guilt of hitting her earlier that day, but as he saves Cori, Zack gets trapped in the car and drowns... Yes I said it, not a spoiler since it happens in the first 20 pages, he dies, actually dies, but with the temp of the water and the heroics of his team, especially Julian and Howard, Zack is brought back to life. Whew...and so the real story begins, as if that wasn't a kicker and a hell of a way to start a book off! Ok, I admit I loved it, it got my heart beating a mile a minute as I turned from page to page. As Cori and Zack fall in love and develop their relationship they or rather Zack is attacked several more times and is hurt severely each time. This guy can really take a lick'in and keep on tick'in, but there is a plot someone out in the unknown to take down Cori and Zack by association now that they are involved. I enjoyed not knowing until the end really who I main villain was, it helped turn the pages of this hot and oh so sexy read. There was a great chemistry between Cori and Zack I felt which was made solid by the end of the book. The mystery behind Cori's life choices as well as the devastation of Zack's life at the hand of a powerful and very dangerous man due to his father's debts, helps create some excited and fun twists and turns.
All of Station Five comes and goes throughout the book, Sean Tanner still an alcoholic and grieving for his lost family, Eve is Zack's best friend and doesn't fail him while trying to support him through these though times as well as Howard. Julian actually gave CPR to Zack and revived him, and although their turbulent relationship can't be called friendship there is a mutual understanding as Zack realized that Julian isn't out for the FAO position while he is out of commission. Tommy is Tommy and just looking pretty. His personality hasn't been explored as of yet but I look forward to his story. Just go out and get it, you know you wanna. And you won't be disappointed!!
Zack fights fires and saves lives, yet his own thirst for life has run dry—until he comes to the rescue of hardheaded, sharp-tongued exotic dancer Corrine Shannon, who sparks a carnal appetite that has the normally shy hero burning out of control.
But just as they are consumed by the flames of passion, they find themselves under fire from two relentless enemies with fifty million reasons to succeed. Dangerous men who will stop at nothing to get what they want, even if it means putting a permanent end to Zack and Cori’s love—or their lives. Can Zack and Cori withstand the heat, or will their newfound romance be extinguished as fast as it began?"
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With a dollop of magical realism and a pinch of black humour, it follows six very different characters – a cashier-turned-motivational speaker, an undertaker with a toenail fetish, a girl wrapped in dreams, a man who communicates with whales, a garbage-removal man with a peculiar smell, and a Guinness Book of Records representative bound in a corset of cynicism – as they muddle their way through the hottest summer Durban has ever known, trying their best to figure out what it is they want and how to get it.An intriguing blend of lyricism, whimsy and wit, Strange Nervous Laughter is about love and friendship and relationships – and sex and food and Durban – and the odd ways in which we sometimes behave."
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