January 8, 2015

Review: HEAVEN BESIDE YOU (Drawn to the Rhythm) by Christa Maurice

HEAVEN BESIDE YOU (Drawn to the Rhythm) by Christa Maurice
Publication Date: January 5, 2015
Reviewed by: Reading in Pajamas/Donna
Rated: 3.5 Stars

He’s her rock n’roll fantasy, but could he ever be more?

Half the year, Cassandra Geoffrey runs In The Pines Campground, and spends the other half alone on a West Virginia mountain. She’s not completely happy with the situation, but she loves her wacky, close-knit hometown. Besides, the man of her dreams isn’t likely to appear anytime soon-until Jason Callisto, lead guitarist for Touchstone, her ultimate fantasy crush, shows up. At her campground. It’s gotta be fate.

After being dumped by his supermodel girlfriend, Jason has been impossible to live with. Now he’s been exiled by his manager to West Virginia, before he breaks up the band on the eve of the Grammys. Clearly, Jason is Cass’s adventure of a lifetime. To him, she’s just an ego boost….Or is she? With so much at stake, can they take a risk and reach for more?

I nice romance about two strangers finding just what they’ve been searching for but afraid to admit it. I expected to have it full of a rock star’s life, but it was more about two people in the snow covered mountains and I loved that. It helped that I liked them both and enjoyed their interaction. The local color of the small community was realistic and fun, a nice addition to the story. The ending seemed a little rushed, but not enough to bother me too much. I needed an escape and I found it in this book.

*Review copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Christa Maurice is a serial obsessionist, but she has been obsessed with rock stars from early childhood when her older brother started randomly quizzing her on rock trivia. How many first graders know who the headliners were on the Black and Blue Tour? Christa did. (Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult.) In college she harnessed that intellect to spend lecture classes writing about the adventures of Touchstone in the margins of her notebooks. Now, thanks to an iPad, she can do the same thing more effectively during staff meetings and everybody thinks she’s taking notes.

When not listening to music and/or writing, she enjoys traveling, reading and science fiction. She liked to play a personal game of six degrees with television and movies (Amanda Tapping was a regular on Supernatural, before that she starred on Stargate SG-1. Marina Sirtis did a guest appearance on Stargate, but before that she starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation. All so on Star Trek was Colm Meaney. The man who played at her wedding went to school with Colm Meaney.) Yes, she probably should get a life, but at the moment she is living on and oasis in the middle of the desert in a place that is so very like Tatooine that she frequently expects to see banthas and sandpeople coming up over the dunes.

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January 8, 2015

Release Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway: Out in Time by Grey Cole

Congrats & Happy Release to Grey Cole!
Out in Time is LIVE!
Meet Wade and Heath in this sexy stand-alone novella!

Today we’re featuring this new M/M Romance release because it caught my attention. I originally thought it was a M/F erotica romance. I rarely read M/M unless they’re part of a series I’m invested in, but this one sounds great so I decided to grab a copy and share the release on our page. Check it out and grab a copy if it grabs your attention. Only $0.99 for a stand-alone novella. There’s an excerpt and a giveaway below. /Cori

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Blurb

A closeted football star. An out and proud photographer. And a road trip.

Wade Truman had grown accustomed to admiring Heath Taylor from afar. Now, years of denying himself and the irresistible Heath are wreaking havoc on Wade’s resolve. The odds are stacked against them … they’re graduating college soon. Wade just signed a multimillion dollar football deal—thrusting him even further into the spotlight. Not to mention, what would the gorgeously refined Heath want with a small town jock boy like himself anyway?

Heath grew up privileged, accepted, and out. And the two hells he swore he would never put himself through—crushing on a straight guy and being anyone’s dirty little secret—have presented themselves in one sweet talkin’, dream hauntin’ package. One weekend with Wade, and Heath’s sure the devil himself has come a-knockin’.

Warning: Contains Southern accents wielded like weapons of desire, a snarky, do-gooder Pennsylvanian, and two boys deserving of true love.

EXCERPT

“Dare,” Wade ventured.
“Nope, my turn. Dare,” Heath demanded. “I dare you to show me something embarrassing. Something stupid you do that no one knows about.”
Wade thought for a moment. He didn’t do anything stupid. Well, he didn’t think he did. “Like what?”
“Hmm … well, you can’t use this against me later, but something stupid I do is dance around in my room. Wearing just my underwear.”
“A lot of people do that. That’s not stupid.”
“To One Direction?” Heath added with a wry grin.
Wade burst out laughing. “Uh, maybe not.”
“Shut up. They’re fun. Makes me feel good.”
A lock of that soft, brown hair fell across Heath’s forehead, and Wade longed to brush it away. “See, that makes it not stupid.”
“You’re deflecting. This is your dare. Not mine. Whatcha got?”
He thought about it for a moment and then nodded. “I have to show you? Can’t tell you?”
“That’s what makes it a dare.”
“’K.” Wade heaved his large frame from his comfy spot and moved to the space between the beds. Heath sat up quickly and spun around, sitting Indian-style with a huge grin on his face. “I don’t want to disappoint you. It’s not all that impressive.”
“Go on, quarterback. Show me what no one else has ever seen,” he taunted.
“Fine. I’m too buzzed for this to be graceful. Just remember that.”
“Do your worst.” Heath lifted his glass, toasting Wade before slamming back another shot.
Wade turned and faced the nightstand that divided the room. At least he wouldn’t have to look into Heath’s face as he did this. He took a deep breath and released it slowly as he bent at the waist and dropped his arms to the floor to support his upper body. He let his feet slide back and his head dangle before rotating it side to side between his arms, slipping into what had become second nature for him over the years. “Downward dog,” he announced. Wade stared at his feet for a moment before breathing deeply again, bringing up his head, dropping his hips and forearms, and rising onto the tips of his toes. “Plank.” He started to feel a little weirded out since Heath hadn’t made a peep. So, he moved quickly by dropping the rest of his body to the floor but arching his spine and neck toward the ceiling. “Cobra.”
“I can’t believe you do yoga. That’s fucking awesome. Show me some more,” Heath finally encouraged. Wade could hear the awe in his voice, so despite how ridiculous he probably looked, he found himself complying. He did a couple more poses on the floor before moving into a standing position.
Then, he did his favorite. He figured out why that was long ago. It made him feel graceful, at a time in his life when his size made him anything but. He balanced himself on one leg and brought the other up to rest one foot on the inside of his thigh. Now, he was facing Heath, so he grinned a little at the wide-eyed look he was giving him. Finally, he brought his arms over his head much like a ballerina would do but kept moving his hands until his fingers locked together. He opened his mouth to speak, the self-deprecating comment that had sprung to mind died on his tongue, though, as Heath launched himself at Wade.
Before he could move to defend himself from the incoming fingers, Heath wedged them into his ribs and wiggled them hard. Wade’s breath whooshed out of him, and he lost his balance, throwing his arms around Heath to catch himself from falling. Instead of steadying him, Heath’s momentum sent them both toppling backward onto the other bed.
Wade grunted when Heath’s elbow came down to hit him in the stomach. He tried to laugh at their suddenly awkward position, but it ended up coming out like a bark. Heath didn’t stop tickling him, so instead of letting him go, he squeezed his arms tighter around Heath. Heath’s entire body rested against his—their chests, their stomachs, their hips, their—oh, lord, help him—their crotches, even Heath’s toes stretched out on top of Wade’s bare feet.
Heath finally exhausted all his laughter and relinquished the torturous tickling, although he made no move to extract himself from Wade. He finally looked up at him, and his eyes practically glittered with mischief. “I’m sorry,” he laughed. “I couldn’t resist.”
“You don’t look sorry,” Wade mock-complained.
“You’re right. That was a lie.” Heath grinned, and his eyes darted to Wade’s lips.
“Dare me,” Wade blurted before he could doubt himself any further.
Heath gave a nervous laugh before asking, “Dare you to what?”
“Dare me to kiss you.”
Heath’s green eyes widened and shot back up to Wade’s before tightening at the corners. “Why would I do that?”
“Because I know you want me to,” Wade boasted before swallowing hard. “More than that—I want to.”
All rights reserved. Copyright Grey Cole 2015.

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Grey Cole always dreamt of a book that featured hot male-on-male action that grew to encompass one lucky woman. Okay … maybe Grey really dreamt of this scenario playing out in real life and then decided to purge all those dirty thoughts onto the page.

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January 7, 2015

FEATURE, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Trouble With Texas Cowboys by Carolyn Brown

Title: The Trouble With Texas Cowboys
Author: Carolyn Brown
Release Date: January 6, 2014
Genre: Contemporary (Western) Romance

Can a girl ever have too many cowboys?

No sooner does pint-sized spitfire Jill Cleary set foot on Fiddle Creek Ranch than she finds herself in the middle of a hundred-year-old feud. Quaid Brennan and Tyrell Gallagher are both tall, handsome, and rich…and both are courting Jill to within an inch of her life. She’s doing her best to give these feuding ranchers equal time-too bad it’s dark-eyed Sawyer O’Donnell who makes her blood boil and her hormones hum…

Sawyer’s hands circled Jill’s small waist and slowly made their way up under her shirt, massaging the tension from her muscles as he traveled upward. “You’d best say stop now if you are going to,” he said hoarsely.

Think before you say yes, her inner voice said.

No, she argued. When you start to dissect something and analyze your findings, it’s already dead. And this feels so right.

He gave her one more chance. “Then you are not saying stop?”

She drew his lips down to hers and answered him with passion.

He picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, and she shut the door so the kittens wouldn’t disturb them. She slid down his frame and stood before him, eyes locked with his as she removed his shirt, undid his belt and zipper, and slid his jeans off.

“Commando.” She smiled.

He buried his face in her hair and said, “We call it goin’ cowboy, not commando. That’s for the military guys. Now it’s my turn, darlin’, and I open presents like I talk—real slow.”

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Carolyn Brown is a New York Times bestselling author with more than sixty books published, and credits her eclectic family for her humor and writing ideas. Carolyn was born in Texas but grew up in southern Oklahoma where she and her husband, Charles, a retired English teacher, make their home. They have three grown children and enough grandchildren to keep them young.

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January 6, 2015

Release Day Launch: Unbound: A Novella (The Amoveo Legend) by Sara Humphreys

Check out Unbound by Sara Humbhreys! I haven’t read this one yet, but I’ve read some of her other books and they’re hot. You can grab this one for $0.99 and try her out. /Cori

SYNOPSIS

The forces that bind them can also tear them apart…

Zachary McKenna is a warrior shapeshifter from the Lion Clan, trying to catch a break in the sun and surf of Mexico. Mai Tais and scantily clad beach beauties are just what he needs after his last battle. But the fun doesn’t last long before a beautiful young woman is mugged on his doorstep and Zach is pulled right back into the fray.

Zach has no idea of the danger Annabelle has unwittingly brought to his doorstep, until he discovers that losing her will almost certainly destroy him…

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About the Author

Sara is a graduate of Marist College, with a B.A. Degree in English Literature & Theater. Her initial career path after college was as a professional actress. Some of her television credits include, A&E Biography, Guiding Light, Another World, As the World Turns and Rescue Me.

In 2013 Sara’s novel UNTAMED won two PRISM awards–Dark Paranormal and Best of the Best. Sara has been a lover of both the paranormal and romance novels for years. Her sci-fi/fantasy/romance obsession began years ago with the TV Series STAR TREK and an enormous crush on Captain Kirk. That sci-fi obsession soon evolved into the love of all types of fantasy/paranormal; vampires, ghosts, werewolves, and of course shapeshifters. Sara is married to her college sweetheart, Will. They live in New York with their 4 boys.

For a full list of Sara’s books and reading order, please visit her website at http://novelromance.net/books/reading-order

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January 5, 2015

Release Countdown, Excerpt & Giveaway: Falling Away by Penelope Douglas

Check out an excerpt from Falling Away by Penelope Douglas releasing tomorrow, 1/6, and enter the giveaway. We have a review scheduled to post next week. I love this book and I’m excited to share it with y’all! /Cori

Jaxon is the guy she’s supposed to avoid. K.C. is the girl he won’t let get away….

K. C. Carter has always followed the rules—until this year, when a mistake leaves her the talk of her college campus and her carefully arranged life comes crashing to a halt. Now she’s stuck in her small hometown for the summer to complete her court-ordered community service, and to make matters worse, trouble is living right next door.

Jaxon Trent is the worst kind of temptation and exactly what K.C. was supposed to stay away from in high school. But he never forgot her. She was the one girl who wouldn’t give him the time of day and the only one to ever say no. Fate has brought K.C. back into his life—except what he thought was a great twist of luck turns out to be too close for comfort. As they grow closer, he discovers that convincing K.C. to get out from her mother’s shadow is hard, but revealing the darkest parts of his soul is nearly impossible.

Falling Away – Chapter 9 Excerpt

“Jax, I can’t,” she breathed, placing her hands on my chest. “I . . . ,” she stammered, “I don’t exactly dislike you anymore, but this isn’t a good idea. As much as I’d like to give in, I can’t be that girl.”
“What girl?”
She stared at me. “A one-night stand.”
My fists tightened around her shirt. So that was what she thought I wanted?
My voice hardened. “What makes you think you’d be a one-night stand?”
“Because you’re Jared Trent’s brother. Because you’re young. Why would you want more?” she asked, her tone light. “I’m not trying to be prissy, okay? You get to me. I like the way you feel. I’m just not ready for this.” Her lips pursed, and she started to rise, but I pulled her back down.
“Ready for what?” I bit out, getting seriously fucking annoyed at her assumptions and the fact that she compared me to Jared. Two minutes ago she’d had her arms and legs wrapped around me.
Her eyebrows shot up, challenging me. “This,” she spat out, and dug into my pocket, pulling out my knife. “It’s been digging into the back of my thigh since I sat down. Why do you have so many computers? Why do the cops let you get away with anything? What do you do to make a living? And why do you carry a knife, Jax?”
My chest filled with delight at her anger. She was getting ballsier by the minute.
I shot her a smirk. “Because it’s quiet.”
And I almost laughed at her arched eyebrow. She was asking why I carried a knife, and I just answered why I carried a knife instead of a gun.
She averted her eyes, but I caught the annoyed expression as she raised the knife up to her face, studying it. She hit the button, and the blade shot out right between us.
I had only a moment to wonder what the hell she was doing before I reared back, seeing her jab the knife into my space.
“You think you scare me, don’t you?” she taunted, holding the blade to my neck, playing with me.
I sucked in a few quick breaths and let out a startled laugh as my heart slammed against my ribs. Well, this was new.
I swallowed, meeting her triumphant little smile and leaning into the blade, feeling the sharp, cool steel bite into my neck. “You want to play? You don’t know how to play my games, Juliet.”
And I snatched the knife out of her scarred hand and brought it down to the hem of her shirt, slicing it up the middle.
“Jax!” she screamed, fumbling with her now useless T-shirt as I threw the blade onto the floor. “What are you doing?”
Grabbing her around the waist, I stood up, whipped her around, and planted her in front of the window looking down onto the backyard full of partiers.
I wrapped my arms around her shaking body and growled into her ear from behind her, “God, Juliet. You think I just wanna fuck? You think I wanna keep myself hidden and mysterious, because it’s my play to get women into bed? Huh?” I pressed. “No, baby. I could fuck ten different girls tonight if I wanted to. I don’t want to do that.”
Her chest shook, and she squirmed against me, probably scared that we could be seen out the window.
“So, what do you want?” she cried. “If not a one-night stand?”
I closed my burning eyes, and buried my lips in her hair. “I want to terrorize you,” I confessed. “I want to cut you without drawing blood. I want to break you.” I pulled her into me. “And then I want to fuck you.”
From the moment I laid eyes on her I had wanted to break her out of her shell. I wanted to see her undone, and I wanted to take her over. For how long, I didn’t know, but I knew it would be for more than one night.
I also knew it wouldn’t be forever.
Her breathing slowed, and she stilled, staring out the window. I straightened behind her and peeled off the T-shirt she was holding closed.
“Jax,” she whimpered, turning her face to me. “They can see us.”
Reaching around, I turned her chin back toward the window. “They can’t see you. The window’s tinted.” The shirt, sliced up the front, fell down her arms and spilled to the floor. “But you can see them, Juliet,” I pointed out, gently running my hands up her bare arms. “They drink, they laugh, they have meaningless conversations about what’s trending on Twitter.” I paused and dug my fingers into her hips, pulling her ass into me and breathing into her ear, “And I’m so jacked up I want you so bad.”

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Penelope Douglas was born in Dubuque, Iowa and has a Mastersof Science in Education from Loyola University in New Orleans. She lives with her family in Las Vegas.

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January 4, 2015

WEEKLY ROMANCE RELEASE LIST 1/04-1/10

✦ROMANCE✦PARANORMAL ROMANCE✦EROTICA✦ROMANTIC SUSPENSE✦NEW ADULT✦

*This list will be pinned to the top of our FB page and updates will be made throughout the week. Buy links for Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Paperbacks. Genre codes included with titles. Key to codes listed at the bottom of the list.

✿MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015
✦HEAVEN BESIDE YOU by Christa Maurice #CR (Donna 3.5 Stars) ➢ Kindle $3.19 http://amzn.to/149VN2P | Amazon PBK $13.50 http://amzn.to/1D6Z0z3 | B&N (PBK 13.36/ Nook $3.99) http://bit.ly/1Aocfbg | Kobo $3.99 http://bit.ly/13R0ttW
✦A TASTE OF MERLOT by Heather Heyford #CR (Donna 3.5 Stars) ➢ Kindle $2.51 http://amzn.to/14a4VVc | Amazon PBK $13.50 http://amzn.to/1xu4ccV | B&N (PBK $13.56/ Nook $2.99) http://bit.ly/1rTK4Ai | Kobo $2.99 http://bit.ly/1xu57do
✦One Night Stand by J. S. Cooper and Helen Cooper #CR #NA ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1At776U | Amazon PBK $9.49 http://amzn.to/1D78U3G | B&N $3.99 http://bit.ly/1D794YU | Kobo $3.99 http://bit.ly/1xI2eo9
✦One Night of Trouble (Entangled Brazen) (After Hours) by Elle Kennedy #CR ➢ $2.99 Kindle http://amzn.to/1xI2nYI | B&N http://bit.ly/1xI2AeG | Kobo http://bit.ly/14n4JTm
✦Betting on Fate (Entangled Brazen) (Serve) by Katee Robert #CR #ER ➢ $2.99 Kindle http://amzn.to/1yoj3at | B&N http://bit.ly/1xppPeU | Kobo http://bit.ly/1xI38RH
✦Naughty Little Wishes (Entangled Brazen) (Birthday Dare) by Nina Crespo #CR #ERb➢ $0.99 Kindle http://amzn.to/1xHhHb7 | B&N http://bit.ly/1D7bjvm | Kobo http://bit.ly/1wOz9U6
✦One Sinful Night in Sao Paulo by Amber Belldene #CR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://amzn.to/1xHifxN | B&N http://bit.ly/1AboWIP | Kobo http://bit.ly/1F5su2v
✦Riskier Business (Entangled Select) (Crossing the Line) by Tessa Bailey #CR ➢ $0.99 Kindle http://amzn.to/17bi8ij | B&N http://bit.ly/1rTP0W0 | Kobo http://bit.ly/1yolHwW

✿TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015
✦Nothing Between Us by Roni Loren #CR #ER ➢ Kindle $7.99 http://amzn.to/1yolOZs | Amazon PBK $13.22 http://amzn.to/1xptwRK | B&N (PBK $13.21/ Nook $9.99) http://bit.ly/1zMrYOm | Kobo $9.99 http://bit.ly/1vNIg7q
✦Falling Away: The Fall Away Series by Penelope Douglas #NA #CR ➢ Kindle $5.12 http://amzn.to/1HuiOMF | Amazon PBK $10.15 http://amzn.to/1xpuUUx | B&N (PBK $10.15/ Nook $5.99) http://bit.ly/14n7CUa | Kobo $5.99 http://bit.ly/1rTRjs8
✦Fragmented: A Section 8 Novel by Stephanie Tyler #CR #RS ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1Atj6RS | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1Dl7vnG | B&N $7.99 http://bit.ly/1xuiwSH | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1xIcb53
✦Contradictions: A Woodfalls Girls Novel by Tiffany King #CR ➢ Kindle $5.12 http://amzn.to/1tJ6aXE | Amazon PBK $11.20 http://amzn.to/1Dl9icr | B&N $5.99 http://bit.ly/1AtkDaM | Kobo $5.99 http://bit.ly/1Kcns4h
✦Meet Me in Scotland by Patience Griffin #CR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1D7oLiW | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1xpKnDV | B&N $7.99 http://bit.ly/1BxL652 | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1w5Anvj
✦Private Affair by Rebecca York #RS #CR (Donna 4 Stars) ➢ Kindle $6.15 http://amzn.to/1zMA35L | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1BxLr7O | B&N (PBK $7.99/ Nook $7.49) http://bit.ly/1BxLWi0 | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1Bxli9l
✦Silver Thaw: A Mystic Creek Novel by Catherine Anderson #CR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1vO3Vw8 | Amazon PBK $6.79 http://amzn.to/1xumyKV | B&N (PBK $7.99/ Nook $5.99) http://bit.ly/1xIfn0x | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1w5F48h
✦The Importance of Being Alice: A Matchmaker in Wonderland Novel by Katie MacAlister #CR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1yoE6df | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1DlePQd | B&N $7.99 http://bit.ly/1F5Pbnc | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1BxOzQW
✦You Really Got Me (A Rock Star Romance) by Erika Kelly #CR ➢ Kindle $5.99 http://amzn.to/1AbKOnn | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1tJ7tG2 | B&N $7.99 http://bit.ly/1yoFjBh | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/1BmH0i5
✦Wolf’s Capture (Kodiak Point Book 4) by Eve Langlais #CR ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1DlhCsF | B&N $3.99 http://bit.ly/1AokQun | Kobo $3.99 http://bit.ly/1BxpUw4
✦With A Twist (The Last Call Series Book 4) by Sawyer Bennett #CR ➢ Kindle $3.99 http://amzn.to/1AtqaOC
✦The Trouble with Texas Cowboys (Burnt Boot, Texas Book 2) by Carolyn Brown #CR ➢ Kindle $6.15 http://amzn.to/1D7uIfO | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/14avA4b | B&N $7.99 http://bit.ly/1tBzbP7 | Kobo $7.99 http://bit.ly/14njzt5
✦A Little on the Wild Side (Wild Thing) by Robin Kaye #CR ➢ Kindle $6.15 http://amzn.to/1AtrPDI | Amazon PBK $7.99 http://amzn.to/1Ats41I | B&N (PBK $7.99/ Nook $7.49) http://bit.ly/1DllKbU | Kobo $7.19 http://bit.ly/1IcWiGz
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January 2, 2015

Review & Giveaway: Blood Assassin: The Sentinels, Book 2 by Alexandra Ivy

Blood Assassin: The Sentinels, Book 2 by Alexandra Ivy
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publication Date: December 30, 2014
Reviewed by Cori
Rated: 5 Stars

They are the outcasts of humanity. Blessed with power. Cursed by fate. Driven by passion. The Sentinels have returned. . .

Out Of The Shadows

At six-foot-three and two-hundred-fifty pounds, Fane is a natural born guardian. A flawless mix of muscled perfection and steely precision, he has devoted years of his life to protecting a beautiful necromancer. But after she found love in the arms of another, Fane has been a warrior adrift. He swears allegiance only to the Sentinels. And no woman will ever rule his heart again. . .

Into The Fire

Not only a powerful psychic, Serra is that rare telepath who can connect to minds through objects. When the daughter of a high-blood businessman is kidnapped, Serra agrees to help. But when she stumbles onto a conspiracy involving secrets sects and ancient relics, her life is in mortal danger–and Fane is her only hope. Is the warrior willing to risk his body, his soul, and his heart, for Serra? Or will one last betrayal destroy them both?

I loved Blood Assassin! This is the second book in Alexandra Ivy’s Sentinels series. The Sentinels series is a unique and exciting paranormal world and has become one of my favorites to get lost in. Blood Assassin is Serra, a telepath and Fane, a guardian’s story. It’s full of action, suspense, conflict and hot romance. Alexandra Ivy kept me on edge and flipping the pages from start to finish. I loved the characters one minute and wanted to shake them the next minute. I love when writers can portray characters this strongly. I highly recommend this series and this book for paranormal romance lovers. This was one of my favorite releases in 2014. Each book can be read as a standalone, but I recommend you start with book one.

*Review copy provided by Kensington in exchange for an honest review.

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I’m not exactly sure when I fell in love with books. Probably on my mother’s knee listening to her read Dr. Seuss to me. I do remember that I was barely old enough to cross the street by myself when I discovered the delights of the local library.Could anything be more wonderful than spending summer days surrounded by stacks of Nancy Drew mysteries? Over the years I fell in love with Victoria Holt, Jane Austen, Agatha Christie, and J.R.R. Tolkien just to name a few. I read poetry, essays, biographies, and plays. In fact, I read anything I could get my hands on.

Years later (no, I’m not admitting how many) I’m still an avid reader, and my tastes are still as varied as they were in my youth, which I suppose helps to explain why I enjoy writing regency historicals under the name of Deborah Raleigh, as well as my contemporary paranormals as Alexandra Ivy.
For now that is enough to keep me busy, but who knows what the future might hold!

I do have a few other loves in my life besides reading and writing, the most important being my unbelievably patient husband, David, and my two sons, Chance and Alexander. Without their constant support and belief in me, I never could have been able to follow my dreams. They are truly my heroes.

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January 1, 2015

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Monthly Archives: January 2015

Review: HEAVEN BESIDE YOU (Drawn to the Rhythm) by Christa Maurice

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Release Countdown, Excerpt & Giveaway: Falling Away by Penelope Douglas

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Review & Giveaway: Blood Assassin: The Sentinels, Book 2 by Alexandra Ivy

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