NEW! Goodreads Group for fans of the Black Swan series.
Michelle in Scotland has started a Black Swan Group on Goodreads for fans of the series. If you don’t have a Goodreads account, it’s easy to sign up, friend me and join the group.- Victoria
You’re invited to join the group and join in for discussion, questions, and chat. CLICK ON THIS LINK.
Every person who joins can request a free advance e-copy of A Summoner’s Tale: the vampire’s confessor. After you join the group, return here and leave a reply on this post with (1.) your Goodreads name (2.) whether you would like to receive a Kindle file or an epub file (3.) whether you have read the first two books in the series.
Review: A Summoner's Tale: The Vampire's Confessor
Review: The Summoner’s Tale, The Order of the Black Swan, Book 3 by /BOOKED AND LOADED
Plus interview and spotlight feature.
United FEATURE & GIVEAWAY
United (The Ushers #2) Novella
by Vanessa North
Erotic Paranormal Romance
Published by Musa Publishing
Release Date: December 21, 2012
Heat Level: Sizzling
Word Count: 44,000
Available at…
Musa Publishing: http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35_29&products_id=508#.UOtzu28YuSo
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/United-The-Ushers-ebook/dp/B00ARFZRUQ/
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-united-1028600-139.html
Bookstrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/united-0
Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/267348
Blurb
She’s willing to fight like hell for her man, but in return, she wants all of him.
Irresponsible is the only way to describe the last twenty years of Fionn Murphy’s life. Now the fate of Were society depends upon him getting his act together. After all those years of bad behavior, he doesn’t believe himself worthy of happiness.
Monica is the one woman who can give Fionn the happiness he doesn’t believe he deserves. She’s been preparing for their mutual destiny for decades, never expecting her mate to be so…careless. She’s willing to fight like hell for her man, but in return, she wants all of him.
When Fionn’s enemies exploit his past to discover his weaknesses, the two must stand together to unite the packs as one and save Fionn’s family.
Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains explicit sex scenes and/or situations and adult language which may be considered offensive to some readers.
Giveaway: Prize is 5 eBook copies of “United (The Ushers #2)”. Contest is tour-wide, open internationally and ends Feb 13. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
Excerpt
He laid his head in her lap, and she savored the feel of it, the weight of him against her as he relaxed onto her legs. Her hand stole into his dyed-blond hair, ruffling though it, the texture like silk under her fingers. She felt his wolf within him, reaching for her touch and knew that he denied himself as much as her. She stroked from his hair down into his beard and she watched as his lips parted and he drew a ragged breath.
Annie stood quietly, then tiptoed from the room, closing the door behind her.
“Fionn,” Monica whispered. “Why are you doing this to us?”
“I don’t know, dammit.” His eyes clenched shut as he sat back on his heels, burying both hands in his hair. Finally, he looked up and his eyes met hers, agony hovering just under the surface. “I’m falling apart, just being close to you.”
“Kiss me,” she demanded. He looked at her, startled.
“C’mon, Finny, kiss me,” she repeated.
“Mo…”
“No, Fionn Murphy.” She stood up, tugging him to his feet with her. “You need to know something. I’m your mate. I know what that is, how it feels. You’ve never been mated before. You’ve played around, but you don’t know what it feels like to kiss your mate. Don’t you want to know? Aren’t you even the littlest bit curious?” She stood up on the tips of her toes, pressing her face to the skin of his throat and inhaling his scent.
Oh Goddess, up close he smelled even more intense and amazing .
“Mo,” he pleaded. She met his eyes and saw in them a hunger that sent echoes of need into her. Feeling the heady power of seduction, she leaned forward and licked from the hollow between his collarbones up to his ear, and she bit, scissoring the lobe between her teeth. She felt the rumble of a growl run through him, and he pushed her away. Her eyes closed, tears forming with a sting behind her nose.
Then his hands were bracketing her face and his lips crushed down hard on hers. This was no gentle kiss. Nothing like Angelo’s caring caresses, intended for comfort. This kiss wasn’t about caring. It was full of anger, lust, regret. But as his tongue swept through her mouth and his elemental male taste tingled all the way to her toes, she felt her teeth lengthen and she smiled against his lips. Her mate.
His assault on her mouth lost some of its fervor, replacing the urgency with languor as he swept his tongue through her mouth again and again as if he wanted to memorize her taste. Her hands fisted in the cotton of his tank top, pinching the nipple ring underneath. His hands sank into her hair, tugging. She felt with her tongue and realized his teeth had shifted too. The knowledge sent a victorious thrill through her.
He knew. He knew, dammit.
He pulled away, leaving her bereft. She watched as he dragged the back of his hand across his mouth in horror. “I’m sorry Mo. I should never—ever—have kissed you in anger.”
“If that’s the only way I can ever have you, I would take it,” she confessed. It broke her to admit it, but she knew the pull of mate to mate.
His eyes closed and a spasm of pain crossed his face.
“You deserve so much better,” he whispered. He ran a gentle hand down the side of her face and grimaced. “I have to go. We can talk, after I get back?”
She nodded. Of course they could talk. All they ever did was talk.
About the Author
Vanessa North was born in New England but moved to the South as a teenager, where she learned to appreciate biscuits and gravy, bluegrass, and that most welcome of greetings: “Hey y’all!” She has a degree in Mass Communication but has long since abandoned journalism in favor of writing romance. Instead of telling the news, V would rather tell stories.
Vanessa has a voracious appetite for books and loves all kinds. She writes obsessively: every day brings new ideas and stories to tell. When she’s not buried in a book—hers or someone else’s—you can find her taking thousands of photographs of the people she loves.
She lives in Northwest Georgia with her handsome husband, not-quite-civilized twin boy-children, and a very, very large dog.
Connect with Vanessa North
Website: http://www.vanessanorth.com
Blog: http://vanessanorthwrites.wordpress.com
Facebook: http://facebook.com/authorvanessanorth
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanessaNWrites
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6436063.Vanessa_North
Other Books by Vanessa North
Amazon (The Ushers #1)
Shifter’s Dance (The Wiccan Haus)
Two In Winter
Fight or Flight
Wild At Heart Vol I (Benefiting Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge)
Twice Cursed FEATURE & GIVEAWAY
TWICE CURSED
CURSED BY BLOOD SAGA BOOK TWO
MARIANNE MOREA
Genre: URBAN FANTASY
Publisher: COVENTRY PRESS LTD.
ISBN: 0988439603
ASIN: B009RYG86U
Number of pages: 310
Word Count: 111,000
Book Description:
Psychic, Lily Saburi is no stranger to the supernatural. Tough as nails, she’s a hunter in her own right, a once self-proclaimed vigilante that has joined forces with the man she once sought to kill, and now can’t live without. Sexy, Sean Leighton, Alpha of the Brethren of Weres. Their passion surpassed every obstacle set in front of them, yet in the wake of a mysterious virus threatening everyone they love, they are embroiled in an unforgiving scheme of political double dealing, hidden agendas and assassination, with Lily and Sean as primary targets. To stay together, they are forced apart. But treachery follows hard on Lily’s heels when she returns home, to find New York City bathed in a series of bloodbaths. Baffled, the police have no leads, so they call in their last line of defense to work the case. Lily.
Thrown together with homicide detective, Ryan Martinez, dangerous sparks fly as the two uncover the undead truth behind the killings. Long hidden secrets are revealed, as are truths too unbelievable to accept when Lily is kidnapped and Sean and Ryan have to work together to find her. Revenge and the struggle for power all play a part in this urban fantasy suspense, taking you from the rocky coast of Maine to the heart of New York City, the NYPD and the vampire underground, where Weres and Vampires are forced to work together to solve the mystery of what’s tearing their veiled world apart from the inside out.
TOUR WIDE GIVEAWAY: 2 US prize packs with signed copies of Hunter’s Blood and Twice Cursed along with the water bottle and tote bag AND 3 international prize packs featuring both ebooks with Kindlegraph signatures
Marianne Morea is a New Yorker, born and bred, and for the most part her stories and characters embody the grit and complexity of the city. An avid traveler, she uses her experiences from around the world in all her books. There isn’t a place her characters live or travel that she haven’t been herself, and through her words, tries to transport my readers. Like most authors, her love affair with the written word started as a child with the books she read. Even today, she loves to read almost as much as she loves to write. Marianne’s favorite stories are the ones that transport her, that bring her to places and introduces her to characters that leave readers breathless…the ones that spark the fire of her imagination, allowing her to dream in the world of ‘what if?’ She’s always been a scribbler, and from the time she could write her name, Marianne has been making up stories. So it was no surprise to family and friends when she earned degrees in both Journalism and Fine Art, but after working in the trenches of Madison Avenue as a Graphic Artist, she decided to do what she loves most fulltime. Write.
Her dark paranormal romance, Blood Legacy, is the first book in her Legacy Series, and takes you from New York City to the Costa del la Luz in Spain, to foggy London and the romance of Rome. The story also takes you back in time 300 years to a place rife with conflict and brutality, bringing an historical edge to my vampires, their lives, a love that spanned the centuries and the search for absolution and redemption that carries death in its wake. Hunter’s Blood and Twice Cursed are books one and two in Marianne Morea’s contemporary shifter series, Cursed by Blood. The story is set on the east coast of the U.S., taking you from the rocky coast of Maine to the heart of New York City, the NYPD and the vampire underground. Revenge and the struggle for power all play a part in this urban fantasy suspense, where Weres and Vampires are forced to work together to solve the mystery of what’s tearing their veiled world apart from the inside out.
In the meantime Marianne is also a founding member as well as a former President of The Paranormal Romance Guild, a not-for-profit organization for readers and authors of the genre. She’s now a PRG Board Member and Co-Chair of the PRG Event/Marketing Team. She is still writing, and when not sitting ‘bichok’ (butt in a chair hands on keyboard), she’s spending time with her husband and three kids, traveling to exciting, romantic places …for inspiration, of course! Who says dreams can’t come true?
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16092311-twice-cursed
https://www.facebook.com/mariannemoreaauthor
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cursed-by-Blood-Series-by-Marianne-Morea/120410728010356
Blood Spirit FEATURE & GIVEAWAY
Blood Spirit (Sons of Navarus #3)
by Gabrielle Bisset
Erotic Paranormal Romance (Action)
Self-Published/Indie
Heat Level: Sizzling
Word Count: 65,000
Blurb
I am everything you seek. I am vampire.
Blessed with the gift of telepathy, Terek always knows what a woman wants. His gift has afforded him nightly sensual pleasures and exotic treats for centuries, but beneath the surface he yearns for much more.
Ilona can give him what his soul craves, but only if he trusts his heart. One fateful choice made out of desire puts all he cares for in danger. With a civil war and the threat of Archon hunters at every turn, this Son may lose everything if he can’t find the balance between heart and mind.
Available at…
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Spirit-Sons-Navarus-ebook/dp/B009AAS27Y/
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blood-spirit-gabrielle-bisset/1112881838
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/blood-spirit-sons-of-navarus-3/id566343270?mt=11
Kobo: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Blood-Spirit-Sons-of-Navarus/book-zgwwX9B9WEihrXOz6-TrAg/page1.html
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/239353
Book Trailer
GIVEAWAY $5 Amazon GC and swag pack from Sons of Navarus series (bookmarks, cover flats, trading cards). Contest is tour-wide, open internationally and ends Feb 5. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
About the Author
Gabrielle Bisset’s first book was released in June 2011, and since then readers have fallen in love with her paranormal stories with just the right amount of history thrown in. From her own creations, the Aeveren, to her vampires of the Sons of Navarus series, Gabrielle blends the genres of urban fantasy and paranormal romance in her own unique way. Her stories are sexy and smart, transporting the reader to another world.
When she’s not writing, she loves to relax with family and friends making great food and memories. Find out more about Gabrielle and her books at http://gbisset.blogspot.com/.
Connect with Gabrielle Bisset
Website: http://www.gabriellebisset.com/
Blog: http://gbisset.blogspot.com/
Sons of Navarus Website: http://sonsofnavarus.weebly.com/
Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gabrielle-Bisset/135134056553049
Sons of Navarus FB Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/SonsOfNavarusSeries
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gabriellebisset
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/gabriellebisset/
Revelation FEATURE & GIVEAWAY
Revelation
The Seven Signs, Book 1
Erica Hayes
Genre: paranormal romance, urban fantasy romance
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
ISBN: 978-0425258378
Number of pages: 330
Word Count: 100K
Cover Artist: Kris Keller
Paperback: Amazon Book Depository BN
Book Description:
A fallen angel with a mission and a medical examiner who’s lost her faith are fighting for their souls in a glittering, near-future Manhattan…
Blind faith is for fools. That’s what Dr. Morgan Sterling believes. And she’s going to prove it by curing the zombie plague ravaging her city’s slums. She’s certain it’s not a sign of the End of Days, but a nasty disease—until an angel appears in her morgue in a flash of glory.
Luniel is not just a fallen angel. He’s a powerful warrior sworn to fight evil in hopes of a chance at redemption. He’s after the demon princes who are stealing the seven vials of holy wrath which, when perverted, will unleash eternal hell on earth.
To stop the plague, Luniel needs Morgan’s help, and her faith. But Morgan believes science is their salvation. If the zombie plague is a demonic curse—and if Luniel is true—he’ll have to prove it. Even if he loses his heart to true love or his soul to Hell…
TOUR WIDE GIVEAWAY
$25 bookstore gift card (winner’s choice of store, one signed set of Shadowfae series paperbacks (4), two Kindle copies of Hunter’s Blood (novella)
About the Author:
Erica Hayes was a law student, an air force officer, an editorial assistant and a musician, before finally landing her dream job: fantasy and romance writer.
She writes dark paranormal and urban fantasy romance, and her books feature tough, smart heroines and colourful heroes with dark secrets.
She hails from Australia, where she drifts from city to city, leaving a trail of chaos behind her. Currently, she’s terrorizing the wilds of Northumberland.
http://erica-hayes.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/ericahayes.author
