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Friday, January 31, 2014

{Author Spotlight} TORI L. RIDGEWOOD



Greetings! Today, I'd like to turn the spotlight onto author TORI L RIDGEWOOD!!!

{Author Spotlight} K.S. Fish, author of The Dominion Chronicles


Thursday, January 30, 2014

{Cover Reveal} MAKE ME FORGET by Brandelyn Harris -- with giveaway

{Blogger Post} Thank you! Here's to another year of blogging!

The Facebook party was a blast! Thank you all for coming and I hope your TBR is now long and full of new to you authors :) I was so excited and happy last night! 



We had 18 authors with a total of 33 winners, 35 total when the Grand Prize rafflecopter ends tonight! So thank you very much for coming, thank you to the authors for donating, and here's to another year of fun book blogging! 


You may see my posts slow down a bit in the future. While I'm going to be doing my best spotlighting and helping to promote as many books as I can, my personal life has some changes incoming that need me to be more attentive. (Oh like finding a job? And hey...a job means I'll have the funds for more giveaways! ;) ) So less review tours with reading deadlines I may not meet, and more promos, spotlights, and hopefully interviews and guest posts! 

And, of course, my Netgalley reads. :) Those publishers must hate me. My percentage is bad because I requested lots (I swear, I thought they'd all say no!) and then had all these tours to read for. I CAN'T HELP IT. I LOVE BOOKS SO MUCH! But, I need to improve my number so I'll be participating in Because Reading is Better than Real Life & Fantasy is More Fun's #COYER challenge in March! Clean Out Your E-Reader! Who's with me?!

I have some more author spotlights coming up over the next month or so, plus some really great tours. Thanks for sticking with me! <3 b="" nbsp="">

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

{Series Tour} The Ancients of Light Series by Heather Fleener --with reviews and a giveaway!

About the Ancients of Light series

Chosen is the first in the thirteen books of the Ancients of Light series and is only the beginning of a young Witch’s journey toward developing both the strength of character and magic that will be required to fulfill her prophesied role as leader of the Light faction.

Revelations of nuances in the Prophecy - facets that were never fully comprehended by the Ancients - will continue in successive stories. The culmination of its true meaning in the destiny of the supernatural world of the Realm will only be revealed when Kaitriana is adequately prepared to lead the Warriors now being called together to champion the Light’s purpose.

Familiar characters return for each storyline as the focus turns to a new key couple in every book - a pair that significantly factors into the purpose of Light – however, the story of the Chosen does not end with Book #1.  Kaitriana and Lorcan, their growth together as partners in leadership and in love as a couple, will thread through the series as Kaitriana assumes the role that was destined as hers since the beginning.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

{ARC Review} HANG WIRE by Adam Christopher


Hang Wire
by Adam Christopher
Publisher: Angry Robot
Publishing Date: expected January 28, 2014
Source: Publisher for honest review
Length: 384 pages
Editions: print and ecopy

Ted Hall is worried. He’s been sleepwalking, and his somnambulant travels appear to coincide with murders by the notorious Hang Wire Killer.

Meanwhile, the circus has come to town, but the Celtic dancers are taking their pagan act a little too seriously, the manager of the Olde Worlde Funfair has started talking to his vintage machines, and the new acrobat’s frequent absences are causing tension among the performers.

Out in the city there are other new arrivals – immortals searching for an ancient power – a primal evil which, if unopposed, could destroy the world

Expected to be released in February 2014! Add it to your goodreads HERE! :)
This is going to be one of my rather long-winded reviews as I share parts of the story with you (no spoilers, promise). This read was different and interesting and ... extraordinary.

The story begins with a younger man, alone, during the land-rush claiming days of early America, in Oklahoma. Hundreds, perhaps into thousands, of men and women, young and old, their blood pumping with excitement for their chance at the ownership of a piece of land. Not just any land, but fertile land which they could farm or raise cattle and build their homes. It is a once in a life time chance! Some on horses, some on wagons, some running on their feet with all their might, taking the very last of their strength in order to achieve their dreams. Joel is one of those men, on foot, running with all his heart. He could have afforded a horse if he had been willing to part with his coin. The gold coin and an old decrepit looking handgun, which Joel has yet to test, are all his father left him when he left for the war, soliciting a promise from Joel to keep it well until he returns from the war, The Civil War. Joel's father won't be returning, however. He and his mother received notice of his father's demise, sending Joel's mother ill and eventually dying, leaving Joel an orphan, not quite legal age. So, yes, Joel could have sold the coin, but he couldn't part with the only link that remains of his father. Joel doesn't succeed in his footrace for land, due to a very odd occurrence. He stumbles into a deep ditch in the land. When he explores it, disoriented, it leads him to a mysterious cave, beaming with a small point of light. Red, eerie light.

Now we move to a man named Ted. A reporter for an online paper/blog/news site, Ted and his colleagues/friends are in Chinatown at a celebration of sorts with dinner and drinks at an oft-frequented restaurant. The unexpected surprise comes ta the end of the meal with the cracking of the proverbial fortune cookies. It explodes, putting a hole in the wall and shattering glass windows. All at the table were safe, no one was detrimentally injured. However, it becomes the beginning of Ted's odd, inexplicable, and disorienting experiences. They've all shrugged off the incident since no one was injured, looking at it as fodder for their blog. What Ted wasn't aware of, but later learns from Bob and Benny, the ballroom dance instructing beach bum and his coworker at the blog news firm, is a difficult to believe nor to fully comprehend is that Ted has inherited the power of one of the gods. Further surprises, Ted learns, is that Bob and Benny also possess incomprehensible powers.

Meanwhile odd and frightening events are occurring around the city of San Francisco. First of all is the string of murders: women and men are being strung up like marionettes around the city with a special type of wire.

Out the outskirts of town, a circus sets up and weird, odd, and scary things are happening in the circus, too. Bob and Benny inform Ted that it is all related: the murders, the peculiarities at the circus, and what's happening to Ted. They also inform Ted that it is his duty, his job, to stop all of these events for the well-being of the human race, and in fact of all Earth! No pressure there, Teddy-o. The frightening dark powers below the surface in the deep underground are growing. This dark is coming from the outer reaches of the universe with the intent to feed and grow and eventually take over the earth, killing it before moving on.

Joel, the young man from frontier days, lives! He is part of the management team of this mysterious circus and he built the carnival rides with his own hands, including the monkey, the central figurehead of the carousel with its red, glowing eyes. Oh, yes...it plays a part in this story, but that'd be a spoiler, so my fingers are going quiet.

Hang Wire is an interestingly unique tale. The jump it took after the landrush took me by surprise and it jumps a little bit here and there to give you the backgrounds of characters such as Bob and Benny. This was definitely unlike anything I've read before. I found it confusing at first, but suddenly everything gets woven together tightly and I was totally fixated on finishing. With likable characters and intricacies in the plot that add such depth, this was a kindle-bruiser. It was a fun ride tinged with darkness. 



Friday, January 24, 2014

{Cover Reveal} DISSENSION by K.A. Salidas - with excerpt!




{Blog Tour} FIND ME by Ella Jade -- with excerpt, giveaway, and review!


A love that transcends time…

As her 25th birthday approaches, Riley Sparrow begins to dream of a handsome, intriguing stranger. Each night the dreams get more intense and the stranger starts leaving her clues to his whereabouts. The dreams always end in a whisper…

Find Me.

Riley has denied her birthright her entire life. She descends from a strong line of witches and warlocks, but she's refused her powers up until now. With the help of her estranged grandfather she learns that her mystery man is from the past and his life is in danger. Will her grandfather help her travel back to 1963 to save the man she believes she's meant to be with? A man she knows nothing about but feels a strong connection to.

If she finds him, can she save him from the evil that haunts them both? By securing his past, she knows there can never be a future for them in her time.

Content Warning: contains sensual sex scenes

Review, Excerpt, and Giveaway after the jump!

Thursday, January 23, 2014

{New Release Spotlight} WICKED WAVES by Sharon Kay

Happy Book Release Week to SHARON KAY with Wicked Waves, #2 in the Solsti Prophecy! 

Wicked Waves
Solsti Prophecy #2
by Sharon Kay
Length: 355 pages
Publisher: self
Published: January 2014
Editions: ebook

Making daggers out of raindrops is only the tip of the iceberg for Brooke Bonham. As one of four women who can control the elements, her ability to manipulate water packs a deluge of potential. Eager to learn more, she’s frustrated at the precautions she must take to avoid the wrong kind of attention on Earth.

Kai's duties as a Lash demon have kept him busy on Earth for nearly two hundred years. Fighting? He was born to do it. Females? They're drawn to him. And Earth? The perfect place for him to avoid supernatural bounty hunters.

Though the two of them mix like oil and water, Kai senses that beneath Brooke’s frosty exterior hides a vortex of simmering passion. He’s determined to thaw his ice princess.

Forced to work together in the immortal realm, they track a rogue Lash demon at the helm of a widespread kidnapping operation. All too soon, Kai’s dark past catches up to them. Time runs out as a second enemy, bent on revenge, vows to stop at nothing short of Brooke’s enslavement and Kai’s death. As they and their foes stalk each other in a demonic game of cat-and-mouse, will her evolving skills and their fledgling bond be enough to save them?

Goodreads | Amazon.

Wicked Wind
Solsti Prophecy #1
by Sharon Kay
Length: 297 pages
Publisher: Self
Published: July 2013
Editions: ebook and paperback

SHE GREW UP THINKING SHE WAS HUMAN

Born with the ability to command the wind, Nicole Bonham spends her life hiding her gift. Deciding to take control of her power, she dispenses her own brand of vigilante justice in Chicago’s worst neighborhoods. Stealth and surprise are always on her side.

UNTIL A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A WARRIOR DEMON

Lash demon Gunnar prowls Earth and several supernatural realms to help maintain peace among the immortal species. His chance encounter with Nicole creates a hurricane of sparks between them, and he can’t let her out of his sight until he discovers her true identity. In his two hundred years, he has never seen a creature like her.

PLUNGES THEM BOTH INTO A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE

Nicole and Gunnar race to discover who - or what - is stabbing the city's most destitute residents and stealing their blood. The fire that forged their bond explodes into white-hot passion, weaving their souls together on an unexpected level. Haunted by the past, Gunnar's fiercely protective instincts battle with her need to defeat the creatures she was born to fight. As they track the mastermind behind the attacks, will Nicole’s unique talent unwittingly send her straight into his lair?

Goodreads | Amazon

About the Author
Sharon Kay was bitten early by the writing bug. At age twelve she wrote a short story, about a magic ring, that won a statewide contest. With her nose always in a book, she read the most novels for her age group in her local library's summer reading program.

In her teens, writing took a back seat to fashion, as she was determined to find clothes different from what everyone else bought at the mall. And what she couldn't find, she created. She learned to sew, worked in a fabric store after school, and spent her spare time with a needle in hand. Her black and orange prom dress is still one of her favorite creations.

She majored in apparel design in college, spending her summers working in costume shops and bridal boutiques. She worked for ten years in the Chicago garment industry, then switched her focus to apparel production logistics before becoming a stay at home mom.

Sharon lives in the Chicago area with her husband and son, and didn't expect to write again. But Wicked Wind and the Solsti series formed in her head one weekend and refused to stay quiet until she put pen to paper. Her characters tend to keep her up at night, as they banter, fall in love, and slay endless varieties of power-hungry demons. She loves to hear from readers!

sharonkay.novels@gmail.com

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{Author Spotlight} Rosemary Clair


Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 

Today's Spotlight is shining on ROSEMARY CLAIR! 

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

{Sale Alert} The PJ Stone Gates Trilogy by D.T. Dyllin is on sale! The sooner you buy, the cheaper it is!


Got Dragon?

Get the entire P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy in a boxed set on sale from Jan. 22 through Jan. 29th

You may just find you like to get burned.



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gates 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19448945-the-p-j-stone-gates-trilogy
The P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy (#1-3)
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Tik Tok Press
Cover Artist: Lindsay Tiry
Interior Book Design: The Eyes For Editing
Trilogy Logo Designer: Eye Of The River Media Design

Buy on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1fda5Eb

The P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy anthology contains the following books:

~Hidden Gates (Book 1)~

For P.J. Stone, being a “Seer” who has never seen anything is less than fun. And P.J. isn’t known for her patience.

To make matters worse, she must choose a suitable mate to continue the Seer bloodline. Duty always comes before her heart…at least that’s what her parents taught her. When she finds herself wanting someone who is considered off-limits, P.J. is forced to question everything she believes.

As if navigating her love life isn’t complicated enough, P.J. finally receives a vision—of a threat to her world that only she can perceive. But no one will believe a fledgling Seer’s warnings. With nowhere else to turn, she may decide to trust a stranger with her life, her world, and maybe even her heart.

~Broken Gates (Book 2)~

P.J. Stone is a Seer who saw too little, too late.

In the past, her biggest worries were boys and school—but war has a way of changing things. Now, the alien Riders are trying to overrun the world. As the last of their kind, P.J. and her friends must find a way to save humanity before there’s nothing left to save.

After choosing a mate, P.J. hoped she'd have time to enjoy her love life. But with everything changing so quickly and major secrets revealed, who knows what the future will bring?

~Open Gates (Book 3)~

Bryn is gone. Jenna isn’t herself. And the world has been taken over by the alien Riders. The only constant in P.J.’s life is Khol. But even he might not be able to help her pick up the shattered pieces of her existence.

 P.J. finally gets the answers to all her questions, but will she be able to handle the truth? And will she be strong enough to face her own destiny when the time comes?

About the Author
D.T. Dyllin is a Bestselling Romance Author who writes in both New Adult and Adult genres. She is a member of the RWA (Romance Writers of America) and also her local chapter, the MCRW (Music City Romance Writers).

D.T. was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Black & Gold for life, baby!) She now lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two spoiled GSDs.


Monday, January 20, 2014

{RELEASE DAY BLITZ} TAUT: The Ford Book by J.A. Huss



Oh, yeaaaaaaaaaah, baby! Ford's book is LIVE. I'm on the tour next month, too, so you'll have to wait for my review til then, but IT IS LIVE, baby! Read on after the jump for teasers, excerpts, and, of course, a giveaway from the wonderful J.A. Huss!

{Blog Tour} RAIN by Nicole Hurley-Moore with giveaway and excerpt!

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{Spotlight} A SEASON WITHOUT RAIN by Joe Schwartz

{Author Spotlight} L.P. DOVER


Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 

Today's spotlight is the wonderful L.P. Dover!

Sunday, January 19, 2014

{AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT} Julia Crane

Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 

Today's spotlight is the wonderful JULIA CRANE! 

{Book Spotlight} Touchstone of Love by Beth Barany

Touchstone of Love
by Beth Barany
Print Length: 93 pages
Publisher: Firewolf Books (January 5, 2014)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00HPU9RX4
Genre: Romance
Format: Digital

Beth Barany writes magical tales of romance and adventure to transport readers to new worlds where anything is possible.

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Friday, January 17, 2014

{Book Review} Erasing: Shadows by K.D. Rose


Erasing: Shadows
by K.D. Rose
Publisher: Lycaon Press
Published: December 2013
Length: 169 pages
Editions: kindle
Source: Xpresso Book Tours, Review Opportunities

What if to save the ones you love, you had to unlock the key to a different reality?

Generations of mystery smash together when a seemingly traditional family must shatter their illusions of normality to confront themselves and their friends, leaving no possibility unexplored in order to rescue- well, who exactly? Watch the Ross family, the High Five Gang, and multiple generations dig into an innovative explosion of imagination where they must confront numerous realities, real-world danger, and worst of all—their own teenage hormones!

In a place where nothing is as it seems and shocks are around every corner, even the people you thought you knew may find themselves strangers in this moving and provocative reality-bender. With breathless pacing and psychological intrigue, Erasing: Shadows and the High Five Gang will keep you guessing until the very end.


{Book Blitz} KEEP BREATHING by Alexia Purdy!

{Cover Reveal} FALLING FOR YOU by Danielle Taylor







Synopsis

JuliaBurns can’t remember a day in her life when she didn’t have to work. So the ad in the paper sounds perfect to her – even if she does have to marry a complete stranger. Nicholas Steele isn’t used to being around people since the accident that left him disfigured. Having a permanent house guest isn’t his idea of fun, however, the press would have a field day if they found he and his new wife weren’t residing together. On paper, their ‘fake’ marriage fits both their
needs, giving Nicholas a wife and Julia the security she's always dreamed of
having. In reality, every moment Nicholas and Julia spend together brings them closer to falling for each other.


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Thursday, January 16, 2014

{Author Spotlight} LIZZY FORD


Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

{AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT} SHAKUITA JOHNSON

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Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 


{Blog Tour} MIRROR DEEP by Joss Landry -- with giveaway and excerpt!


Welcome to my tour stop for Mirror Deep by Joss Landry. This is an adult/new adult romantic suspense and the tour runs January 13-31st with mostly reviews.  Be sure to stop by the tour page for the list of tour stops.


Monday, January 13, 2014

{Blog Tour} E.J. WESLEY'S WINTER THRILLS AND CHILLS TOUR -- with the author's Top Ten Fantasy creatures and a giveaway!




I'm hosting a stop on  E.J. Wesley's Winter Thrills and Chills Tour for his Moonsongs Series.  This tour is running January 6-17 and consists of reviews, interviews, top tens, guest posts and of course, giveaways!  Be sure to check out the tour page for the full list of stops.

{AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT} BRIAN LEVENE

Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! 

Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 

Sunday, January 12, 2014

{Book Review} ONE NIGHT WITH HIM by K.S. Smith

One Night with Him
by K.S. Smith

Reagan Larson has been dealt her fair share of tragedy, but each time she has come out on top. Her heart is callused, but she still has hope. She may be the last one of her sorority sisters to still be single, but she knows Mr. Right is out there. Reagan is ready to move forward with her life when the time is right, or so she thinks, unfortunately when love is staring her straight in the face she keeps finding ways to hide from it.

The last thing Cole Conrad is looking for is commitment. He is set in his bachelor ways and has no intentions of leaving them. Having any woman he desires at his fingertips is how he has always lived. Cole is used to playing by his rules, until he meets Reagan Larson, and for the first time -after what had to have been one of his most fulfilling evenings with a woman- he wakes up feeling alone and used.


{Blog Tour} A MEASURE OF BLOOD by Kathleen George -- with Author Interview and a review!


Saturday, January 11, 2014

{AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT} Carlie Sexton, romance author


Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 

Friday, January 10, 2014

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{Blog Tour} THE SORCERY CODE by DIMA ZALES -- with giveaway and review

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The Sorcery Code by Dima Zales
Publication date: December, 2013
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

{Author Spotlight} LIVIA OLTEANO



Hello my lovely readers! As you may or may not know, January marks the end of the first year of book blogging for me. To celebrate I am throwing a Facebook party at the end of the month on the 29th and you are ALL invited! There are prizes to be won, games to play, and fun to be had, all while in your jammies if you like! :) I've connected with some amazing bloggers, readers, and authors over the past year! Today, I'd like to spotlight one of the authors donating a prize to my readers for my blog's birthday! 

Stealing right from her website ;) --- here's a little about Livia! 

Hailing from Romania, Europe (just like Dracula!), Livia Olteano is a loud and proud coffee addict, lover of all things paranormal and incurable romantic. She’s a full time dedicated reader, book blogger and writer, with delectable breaks for indulging in obscene amounts of music and fiddling with all things customizable that are remotely within her reach.
She’s always working on several projects.
  • Passions: Coffee, steamy reads, book talk, personalizing anything that remotely supports customizations
  • Pets: 4 cats, most loved being a black Persian named Onyx (he’s computer literate if you count the ‘/?Q%Rg’ he types while he’s attacking the object of my attention if it’s not him :D)
  • Is inspired by: Music, ever since she can remember.
  • Spends her time mostly: On the PC if she has any say in it. So many ebooks, so little time.

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I've had the opportunity to read both GARGOYLE ADDICTION and DRAGON CRAVING and I must say...I'm in love with Livia's Otherworld Summons series! And you may be, too, as Livia has graciously donated an e-set for one winner at the FB party!


Summonari don’t trust. Under their command, they summon any number of creatures from the Otherwolds—but never trust them outside of the summoning.
Gargoyles don’t love. Fierce descendants of dragons, they function on power and fear—never love.
Karla isn’t the happily-ever-after type of girl. No territory-hungry guy is going to stick flags all over her unclaimed grounds.
Kann’s world is death and betrayal. As Dar Primus of Haus Varis, he’s expected to follow tradition but he’s not your regular gargoyle. In fact, he’s anything but.

One fateful Friday night, Otherworlds collide. Stuck together in one world or another, Karla and Kann face everything from Awakenings and turbulent love to Festnavals and bloodthirsty scorned suitors.
If there’s one thing they can’t escape, it’s the addiction to each other. And they’ve got it bad.
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The world holds few secrets for Oracle Elana Anderson, or as her fans know her, Ela Deville. Successful author of paranormal romance, Ela has a secret: not all her paranormal characters are quite that fictional. She hardly expected she'd trigger a chain of events that might bring about the end of the world via a pesky dragon. Rendered blind to visions of him, Ela’s only way to save her world is to keep the dragon close…very close.

Obitus, the only awake dragon in the Otherworlds, is determined to get back the magic that was stolen from him and secure his position for a good thousand years. Becoming Akai’s new guardian after getting rid of the current one is the best way to it. But that means getting Ela on his side. He’ll bargain and maneuver his way there if he has to, but ends up tormented by the desire to have her for real.

In a game of deals, half-truths and irresistible cravings, does one heart have to break in order for the other to save the world?
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Not part of the Otherworld Summons series, is Blitzkrieg Love!
“Don’t try to be my hero. Don’t care about me. Don’t let go.”

Twenty-two-year-old Beatrice Stevens lives to dance. Two years ago she walked in on the picture of horror: after stabbing her mom 34 times, her father killed himself. She found his corpse still clutching at her mom’s, determined not to let go of her even in death. Now Beatrice freaks out if she’s hugged, loomed over or receives attention from daddy-type guys. Unless she’s dancing—the one thing that feeds her soul and saves her time after time.

Anthony Gowl wants Beatrice from the moment she bumps her adorable nose into his chest. That desire turns into a burning need after he sees her dance. But he’s the overprotective type—he can’t help it, it’s part of him ever since his sister ODed seven years ago. His savior complex makes him the perfect opposite of what Beatrice needs.

But she can’t seem to shake him. He’s both scary and exciting, even when he kneels at her feet. And the closer he gets, the more that toxic waste in her soul threatens to explode
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