Cover Reveal: The Deep End of the Sea by Heather Lyons

 

 

We are extremely excited to be able to share with you the cover for Heather Lyons' THE DEEP END OF THE SEA!!

 

The cover alone is giving us chills!

It was designed by Carly Stevens (www.carlystevens.com) with artwork from Kelsey Patton (art blog: http://starfishyyart.tumblr.com).

 

 

You can buy THE DEEP END OF THE SEA February 13, 2014!!  

 

 

What if all the legends you’ve learned were wrong?

Brutally attacked by one god and unfairly cursed by another she faithfully served, Medusa has spent the last two thousand years living out her punishment on an enchanted isle in the Aegean Sea. A far cry from the monster legends depict, she’s spent her time educating herself, gardening, and desperately trying to frighten away adventure seekers who occasionally end up, much to her dismay, as statues when they manage to catch her off guard.  As time marches on without her, Medusa wishes for nothing more than to be given a second chance at a life stolen away at far too young an age.

But then comes a day when Hermes, one of the few friends she still has and the only deity she trusts, petitions the rest of the gods and goddesses to reverse the curse. Thus begins a journey toward healing and redemption, of reclaiming a life after tragedy, and of just how powerful friendship and love can be—because sometimes, you have to sink in the deep end of the sea before you can rise back up again.


   




ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Heather Lyons has always had a thing for words—She’s been writing stories since she was a kid. In addition to writing, she’s also been an archaeologist and a teacher. Heather is a rabid music fan, as evidenced by her (mostly) music-centric blog, and she’s married to an even larger music snob. They’re happily raising three kids who are mini music fiends who love to read and be read to.    


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Cover Revamp: Prince of Blood and Steel by Nazarea Andrews & A.J. Elmore

Prince of Blood and Steel by Nazarea Andrews and A.J. Elmore

January 2014

 

Seth Morgan has returned home after two years spent building an alliance that will take his family's crime syndicate to a new level in New York City's black collar society. He expects a warm welcome as heir of the Morgan empire. He hopes to finally marry Nicolette, the woman he's loved his whole life.

What he finds is a different world, one where his family's legacy is in ruins. His big brother, Caleb, has changed into someone cold and bitter, plotting to overthrow their patriarch. And Nicolette, daughter of the criminal banking industry, has left the family entirely.

When a vicious misunderstanding leaves Caleb dead, Seth is left reeling. Desperate for truth, Seth is forced to turn to his only remaining cousin, Emma, for support. As he tries to mend his relationship with Nicolette, he begins a search for answers that will take him from the dirty streets to the highest reaches of their illicit empire.

Torn between the desire to protect those who mean the most to him, and a need to learn more about Caleb's death, he grows distant to protect them. As each secret surfaces, he realizes that the only way to restore his family is to take his place at its head, and fully embrace the brutal way they live.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Nazarea Andrews 

Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She loves chocolate and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband, daughters, and overgrown dog.

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A.J. Elmore

Aj has seven tattoos, two dogs, and a bachelor's degree in journalism.  She enjoys live music, and a diverse range of writing styles and genres.  She has been writing creatively and therapeutically since childhood.  She also supports artist collaboration and cross-media projects.  She is an advocate of experience as inspiration.  She lives and works in southern West Virginia as a bartender novelist.

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99¢ Sale Blitz: Edge of Truth by Natasha Hanova

FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY YOU CAN GET 'EDGE OF TRUTH'
FOR 99 CENTS!!!! 

Edge of Truth
By: Natasha Hanova
 

Published: June 6th, 2013 by Sapphire Star Publishing

Citizens who report to work on time, obey the Overlord’s laws, and stay off the Synbot’s radar, live long lives. Long, dull, monotonous lives.

It’s not a bad plan for someone with a hidden, emotion-based ability to trigger earthquakes. In a world pitted against her, sixteen-year-old Rena Moon strives for a life beyond working herself to death at the factory. Seeing an alternative, she risks selling relics from the forbidden lands at Market. It becomes the worst decision she ever made. Someone kidnaps her best friend in exchange for the one thing that would end her oppression.

Driven by loyalty, Rena and seventeen-year-old Nevan Jelani, soulful composer, green thumb extraordinaire, and the secret love of her life, plot to rescue her friend and reclaim her salvage. Still, the thought lingers whether Nevan is a true hero or another thief waiting for his chance at her loot. Events spin wildly, deepening Rena’s suspicions and pushing her limit of control. With more than her chance for freedom at stake, she must decide if she’s willing to kill to protect what’s precious to her. For once, the Overlord isn’t holding all the power, but can Rena live with being reduced to what she’s trying so hard to escape?

Review + #Giveaway: The World Without A Future by Nazarea Andrews #TWWAF

The World Without a Future

by Nazarea Andrews

 

She was born the day the world ended…

Nurrin has lived her entire life with zombies—trapped behind walls meant to keep them safe. She’s mostly happy there. But when a zombie horde breach the walls of her Haven, she has to trust her brother, Collin, and his best friend to keep her alive.

He just wants his past to die…

Finn O’Malley has given up on voicing warnings that are ignored. No one cares that the zombies are changing. Now all that matters is keeping Collin and Nurrin safe from what’s outside the walls of a Haven. But when Nurrin’s best friend picks up a contact infection, he agrees to get the medicine needed to save his life. Forced together, relying on each other in a strange Haven, zombies aren’t the most dangerous thing they’re facing.

In their world, only one thing remains true: everything ends in blood.

  

GIVEAWAY

 

Nazarea is giving away a really awesome prize! The grand prize winner will receive a zombie survival kit and 25 edited pages of the manuscript and swag -- with notes from Nazarea. A runner up will receive the zombie survival kit and swag. This contest is US only.

 

 

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REVIEW

 

 I'm not a huge fan of Dystopian novels, and neither do I particularly enjoy reading about zombies, but this book blew me away. It was fantastic. I was so enthralled, I literally finished this book in three hours because I was glued to my Kindle.

 

Andrews is an amazingly talented author, who has created and exciting, fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride that kept me riveted all the way through. This story reminded me a bit of Julie Kagawa's Blood of Eden Series, only the psycho-crazed vampires and Rabids were replaced with Infects/zombies and a weird bunch of cult members out for blood; but Andrews's zombies are not your normal slow-moving, moaning variety - they're fast, vicious and determined.

 

Ren's story was interesting, and there was a bit of mystery behind why it was so important for her to go unnoticed on Day One. I had to wonder why this was so important, and what made her so different from everyone else, besides having been born on the day the world, as we know it, ended. When the truth was revealed and she witnessed first hand how evil the Order was, my heart was in my throat and I was so nervous that she'd be discovered and become their next victim.

 

I gravitated towards Finn immediately. He was this arrogant "there's-no-one-like-me" bad boy but his actions spoke louder than his angry words, and when the story switched to his POV his thoughts and feelings came through even louder. He had a good heart but something in his past made those walls stay up, and he still seemed to be running from it.

 

I'm excited for this series to continue. I'm excited to see what will transpire between Ren and Finn, and what really happened to Collin and Dustin. Will the zombie hordes wipe out all the Havens, or will the uninfected find a way to take back the world?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Nazarea Andrews is an avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. She loves chocolate and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her husband, daughters, and overgrown dog.

 

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Cover Reveal: The Silver Rift by Teal Haviland #TheSilverRift

 

 

Hello, Therians!

 

 

Today I have to gorgeous cover for Teal Haviland's, The Silver Rift, to show you!!

 

 

 

More than a young woman.

More than a warrior.

More like those she hunts than she knows.

Kellen is searching, pushed by the desire to avenge her family’s death and the destruction of the world she once knew and loved, led toward North Dand where her prime target, Tassus, lives in the home that was once hers. But Kellen is also pulled by a force she doesn’t understand, and whatever it is grows stronger the closer she gets to her former home.

And so does she.

As the awareness of her power builds with unrelenting intensity, so do the feelings she’s been fighting for Gerrit, a man who tried to steal from her, and wanted her to take his life—a man who keeps crossing her path.

Alone by choice, Kellen has become a force to be reckoned with. She had to. It’s what the new world she lives in demands. She has to conquer it, or it will end her. But when she started this journey she didn’t count on all the changes, she certainly didn’t count on Gerrit, and when she discovers the reason she is becoming more powerful her world will be altered, once again.

But will it be for the better?

 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Teal Haviland grew up with a love for anything fantastical or outrageous. As a teen she spent much of her time writing poetry and children’s stories, but set it aside for two decades before allowing her passion for it to take root (or, as she describes, take over her life). After years of dreaming of worlds where fairies, angels, demons, and shape shifters (to name a few) exist, she finally decided to begin writing her stories down. Inception, book one in her series The Reaping Chronicles, is her first published novel. Nowadays she happily spends her writing time penning urban fantasy novels and is testing out her horror/suspense writing abilities. In addition to completing her debut series, Teal is also working on the first book in her second series, The Silver Rift, her first horror/suspense, Whispers of Stacey Glen, and several other works-in-progress.

Residing in Tennessee with her daughter and her four-legged friends, Teal enjoys photography, travel, reading, music, cooking, daydreaming, writing (of course), and above all spending time with her family and friends.

 

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Release Day Blast: Moonbow by Sheila Hollinghead

Happy Release Day to Sheila Hollinghead for her Inspirational Romantic Suspense Novel, Moonbow!! 

 

 
 

Moonbow

By- Sheila Hollinghead

Genre- Inspirational Romantic Suspense

A widow, a doctor, an unborn child. Three lives are at risk in this high stakes suspense. Die Auserwahlten, the Chosen Ones, have impregnated Gisa with an embryonic clone. Is it evil or just a child? It's up to Dr. Rayden Brooks to untangle the web that keeps them captive and save their lives. But will Gisa trust him?

  

Review + #Giveaway: Out of Time by Jen McLaughlin

 

 

 

Out of Time by Jen McLaughlin

December 2013

 

 

 

Desperate to keep him...

I've finally gotten everything I ever wanted: love, freedom, happiness, and, most importantly, Finn. Our love is everything I expected it to be and more. We've finally found each other, but the world seems determined to tear us apart. We thought my father was the only obstacle between us, but now it's the military. With Finn’s departure looming, we’re squeezing in every moment together before we run out of time.


Trying to make every moment count…

Being Carrie’s bodyguard was one thing. Being her boyfriend is another. Every day she’s mine is a day the sun shines in my life. Yet our time together is running out. Her father will never think a tattooed Marine will be good enough, so I’ll do whatever it takes to be worthy of her love. But the road will take me away from the girl who makes me feel alive--the girl I can't live without.


Time only gets us so far...

 

 

 

 

Out of Line, it is currently on sale for .99 cents!

 

 

 

 

GIVEAWAY

Jen is giving away 4 $10 Amazon Gift Cards and an amazing grand prize! The grand prize winner will get to help name a character in book 3 of the series, and will get their name in the acknowledgement section of the book! Contest is international.

 

If the book happens to hit the top 10 on amazon during the blog tour, there just might be another special surprise in the works for the fans! ;)

 

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REVIEW

 

 Oh. My. Freaking. Hell. If my heart didn't explode a million times over reading this book!

If it wasn't breaking into pieces, then it was bursting with elation!

 

I really loved Carrie and Finn's story in Out of Line, so I was super excited for it to continue with this series. They really are such a sweet, amazing couple and I was hoping things would get a little easier for them, but of course, life is messy, love is challenging and no matter how strong the bond two people share, there are always those outside influences that cause havoc.

 

It seemed like there was so much against them, from Carrie's father to Finn's unknown future and deployment as a Marine, but I'm glad they stood together and faced things as a couple. Yes, the stress of their lives showed its ugly face from time to time and their insecurities made them say things they normally wouldn't, but they came out in the end still very much in love. Finn is to die for. Seriously! And that little Christmas setup he put together just melted my heart. I just have one question to ask - Where can I get my very own Finn???

 

I knew something bad was going to happen. It was inevitable. It was just a question of what and when; and when the time came I was a bundle of mixed emotions. I was so happy that Carrie finally stood up to her father, but at the same time I was devastated and so worried about Finn. I am awed at how deeply I feel for these characters. I truly LOVE them and to have anything happen to either of them would have left me feeling broken.

 

This book was exciting, romantic and sexy. I loved every second of it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jen McLaughlin is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She writes steamy New Adult books for the young and young at heart. Her first release, Out of Line, came out September 2013. She also writes bestselling Contemporary Romance under the pen name Diane Alberts.Since receiving her first contract offer under the pen name Diane Alberts, she has yet to stop writing. She is represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency.

Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, a cat, and a Senegal parrot. In the rare moments when she’s not writing, she can usually be found hunched over one knitting project or another. Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance reader will know her name.

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Review Tour + #Giveaway: The Courtlight Series by Terah Edun

Sworn to Raise

Courtlight Series #1

By Terah Edun

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Coming of Age

Seventeen-year-old Ciardis has grown up in poverty, a cleaner in a small vale on the outskirts of the empire. But beneath her empire’s seemingly idyllic surface lies a hidden secret. Whispers of an inept crown Prince are growing ever louder—intensified by the five year anniversary of the soulbond initiations.

Amidst scandalous whispers, Ciardis finds herself chosen to train for the Companion’s Guild. She leaves her home and sets off on a personal journey to become a Court Companion. A position she’d never thought possible for a lowly servant to obtain, she must prove that she has the skills to attract a Patron.

But she must master those skills quickly. If the legends are true, only Ciardis can harness the power to raise a Prince in an Imperial Court sworn to bring him down.

This sensational series debut melds intricate storylines with remarkable characters and unforgettable magic. Sworn To Raise is ideal for fans of Kristin Cashore, Michelle Sagara, and Maria Snyder.

Links-

Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16061083-sworn-to-raise

Amazon- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C9VC7AY/

B & N- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940016661742

iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/sworn-to-raise/id642043648?ls=1

REVIEW

This was a stunning debut to a series that promises plenty of action and adventure. 

There were many exciting plot twists that saw a girl go from being orphaned and poverty stricken, to harnessing a unique power that was thought to have died off with her kind. Add to that the mystery of who was trying to overthrow the Prince Heir, and why, and I was enthralled. 

I was intrigued by the different types of power and magic found within the pages of this book. They were all very exciting and written in a way that made them unique to anything I've read before. The entire idea of the Patron Hunt seemed a bit barbaric, but again, it was refreshing and made this book stand out from the rest.

Although this book was an action-packed, adventure thrill ride, I wish there had been more romance (because who doesn't love a bit of romance, right?!?); at least the budding of a romance between Ciardis and one of her patrons, or someone else entirely. I think things may develop a bit between Ciardis and Sebastian, but because he is so young I cannot see him as the gorgeous hero of this story. I'll have to dive right into the next book to find out. I have high expectations, and am looking forward to being pleasantly surprised. Who knows, the Prince Heir, now that he has control of his powers, may just grow into the swoon-worthy hero who sweeps Ciardis off her feet. Or they may remain friends who live an adventurous life together. One things for sure, there promises to never be dull moment where Ciardis is concerned and I'm looking forward to continuing the journey with her.

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Sworn to Transfer

Courtlight Series # 2

By Terah Edun

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Coming of Age

Eighteen-year-old companion trainee Ciardis Weathervane has won the friendship of the royal heir and saved his claim to the throne. Yet her interference in the inheritance rights leaves more harm done than good. The Ameles Forest lies unprotected and its inhabitants are dying.

As humans begin to die in gruesome deaths, the Emperor dispatches the royal heir to the forests with the solution to the kith concerns.

With enemies closing ranks in Sandrin, Ciardis can little afford to leave the city’s nest of vipers to take on a new task. But she’s given no choice when her loyalty to the crown and courts are called into question.

To keep the Companions’ Guild happy and the favor of the Imperial Court, Ciardis will be tested in frightening new ways, especially when she’s faced with an obstacle that could risk the lives of her friends and the family she never thought she had.

This second novel continues the story of Ciardis Weathervane from Sworn To Raise.

Links-

Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17564270-sworn-to-transfer

Amazon-http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F8PIH0W

B & N- www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940148397472

Sworn to Conflict

Courtlight Series # 3

By Terah Edun

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Coming of Age

Ciardis Weathervane fought for the living dead and won. But worse than taking on a mass murderer, was her discovery that she had been deceived by her friends. Now she needs to not only fight a war in the North and survive, but also decide where she stands in the midst of competing sides.

A threat to all she holds dear lies in the North and her heart is not the only thing she might lose. A massive army awaits in the mountain pass, surging closer to the gates of the southern lands. Nothing the Algardis army has done so far has dissuaded their march forward and Ciardis finds out that her powers to enhance are needed now more than ever.

As she faces her greatest fears on the battlefields and her heart is torn between her love of Sebastian and loyalty to her family, Ciardis must choose her fate carefully. For in her path, lies the destiny of the empire.

This third novel continues the story of Ciardis Weathervane from Sworn To Transfer.

Links-

Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18365316-sworn-to-conflict

Kindle- http://www.amazon.com/Sworn-To-Conflict-Courtlight-3-ebook/dp/B00H3TQD9S/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1386624446&sr=8-5&keywords=Terah+Edun

Nook- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sworn-to-conflict-terah-edun/1117562550?ean=2940149039289

About the Author

Terah Edun is a young adult  fantasy writer born and raised in the Atlanta metropolitan area, who transplanted to the Northeast region for college, and has spent years living abroad in South Sudan and Morocco. She writes the stories that she always loved to read as a young girl.

Links-

Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6517970.Terah_Edun

Twitter- https://twitter.com/tedunwrites

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/TerahEdunAuthor

Website- http://teedun.com/

NetGalley- https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/show/id/36428