Book Spotlight - The Beauty and the Blacksmith

Beauty and the Blacksmith 
Tessa Dare 
On Sale Date: April 30, 2013 
ISBN: 9780062238849
ISBN: 0062238841 
Genre: Fiction / Romance 
Buy Link: Amazon 

Description: 

Take a trip to Spindle Cove in New York Times bestselling author Tessa Dare’s gorgeous and sexy Regency romance.

Beautiful and elegant, Miss Diana Highwood is destined to marry a wealthy, well-placed nobleman. At least that’s what her mother has loudly declared to everyone in Spindle Cove.

But Diana’s not excited by dukes and lords. The only man who makes her heart pound is the village blacksmith, Aaron Dawes. By birth and fortune, they couldn’t be more wrong for each other ... but during stolen, steamy moments in the smithy, his strong hands feel so right.

Is their love forged strong enough to last, or are they just playing with fire?

Book Spotlight - Coffee and Cockpits

Coffee and Cockpits
Jade Hart
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Book Description:

A New Adult Contemporary Romance, featuring Nina Poppins, a flight attendant, who can’t decide if she wants the sexy co-pilot or the yummy engineer… and ends up having both.

By day, Nina Poppins is a professional flight attendant, who lives to travel, and isn’t afraid to chase her dreams. By night, she’s an award winning salsa dancer who wears sexy corsets and garter belts. She keeps her two lives separate, and none of her colleagues suspect that cool, demure Nina has a hot, spicy side.

Liam Mikin is a co-pilot who can get any air-hostess he wants with one blazing look of his blue eyes. But for some reason he can’t get Nina. He senses there’s more to her beneath the professional cool shell, and he’s determined to find out what it is.

Book Spotlight - A Summoner's Tale

A SUMMONER'S TALE: the vampire's confessor
BLACK SWAN 3 AUTHOR: by Victoria Danann
PUBLISHER: 7th House
ISBN: 978-1-933320-67-0  ebook Words: 107,000
978-1-933320-80-9             print    Pages: 350
GENRE: vampire romance, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy
RELEASE DATE: February 14, 2013
BOOK TRAILER: http://victoriadanann.me/the-summoners-tale/
BUY AT AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/Summoners-Tale-Vampires-Confessor-ebook/dp/B00BC1SYKE/


This is the third installment in a serial saga intended to be read in order. 

DESCRIPTION: A secret society, a witch, a psychic, vampires, modern day knights, heroes, elves, fae, assassins from another dimension, and fairytales come together where emotions intersect. Two souls, joined by a mystical bond, separated by distance, must simultaneously struggle through pain and darkness in an ultimate confrontation with character and an ultimate struggle for life proving that true love waits patiently through lifetimes and finds courage to survive. Even in the strangest places. Even when you're least expecting it. Even when you're far, far from home.

Erotic quotient: A little steam. No menage. No BDSM. 

Book Spotlight - Night Buddies: Impostors and One Far-Out Flying Machine

About the Book: 


For young John Degraffenreidt, lying awake at night is no reason to fret when it brings a bright red crocodile named Crosley out from under his bed. Night Buddies like Crosley promise a big adventure to any kid not sleepy yet--and tonight is no different! Out of bed, and into the city, John starts on a very special Program (Night-Buddies-speak for adventure) with his crocodile friend. Crosley is a unique, wacky character, the only red crocodile in the world for sure, but look-alikes have started popping up all over town, committing crimes, causing confusion, and making Crosley crazy at the sight of them. The imposters must be stopped, and Night Buddies John and Crosley are just the ones to stop them! Stakeouts and wild chases in a fantastic flying machine, far-out schemes to snare the imposters with the help of old friends and new ones, and a never-ending supply of Crusted Crème Fro-Madge frozen yogurt make for one totally super night.

Book Spotlight - Aureole by Kate Mitchell

Aureole
By Kate Mitchell
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 978-1478174486
ASIN: B008HIOEYA
Pub. Date: July 4, 2012
Pages: 334
Buy Links: Paperback, Kindle


Book Excerpt:

Jess laughed. "Well, then, I guess we'll have to go to the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Rockefeller Center, and Central Park." She sighed happily and dramatically, staring off into space as if daydreaming. "Central Park is my favorite," she breathed dreamily. Will snorted and laughed, and Jess did, too.   
"Hey, you aren't thinking of going to Central Park without me, are you? After all that grief you gave me and Jackie?" Eddy's incredulous voice came from the doorway of the kitchen, his amused smile crooked on his face and his brow wrinkled with confusion as he bemusedly watched the scene before him.  

Rolling her eyes, Jess said, "Eddy, I did not give you grief. You gave yourself grief. Your guilt consumed you." Like Will just moments before, Eddy snorted before laughing. It was hard not to when Jess’ voice dropped an octave for emphasis.  

Book Spotlight: The Eyes Die Last

Book Synopsis:

The Las Vegas Mayoral race is heating up, and the incumbent doesn’t have a prayer. Wealthy real estate speculator Nick Campenelli, who wants to legalize prostitution in Clark County, and former pastor Louis St. Louis, running on a 'clean-up-Vegas-by-getting-rid-of-the-whores' platform, are the front runners.

They’re also front runners on the suspect list for a string of murders. Kennedy O’Brien, four-year detective with cop blood running in her veins, and her partner Wilder “Wild Thing” James, a veteran, are determined to find the man who’s murdering prostitutes who work the wrong side of the street, and they don’t care how important or politically active he is.

The killer is a man with a mission. He stalks the women before he kills them, leaving a “BEFORE” photo on their bodies, and sending an “AFTER” shot to the local news hound. Ed Hershey, an aging newscaster with just the right amount of grey in his hair, is determined to turn this story into a network gig, and his interference, along with the LVTVS legal team, are making Kennedy and Wilder look bad. Campenelli’s good looks and charm, and St. Louis’ vitriolic hatred of prostitutes are muddying the waters too, and now the killer seems to have taken a liking to Kennedy.

Book Spotlight - Heaven 2.0 by Scott Haworth

Blurb:

Having been born in the 28th century, Mike Kepler never believed in the existence of Heaven or Hell. The myths of the old faiths had been abandoned and replaced with the teachings of The Church many centuries earlier. The young physicist is shocked to learn that there is an afterlife when he is recruited by the Taipei Corporation. It was created by a team of scientists rather than God.

Mike’s job is to travel to the past and save people at the time of their deaths using advanced medical technology. The individuals are then brought back to the 28th century, judged on the sins they committed and sentenced to an eternity in the artificial Heaven or Hell. Mike quickly learns that the project is far less noble than it appears. He discovers that many of the people sentenced to eternal torment in Hell do not deserve their fate.

Book Spotlight - The Western Front

Title: The Western Front 
Author: Archer Garrett 
Twitter: @ArcherGarrett 
Format: Kindle W/C: 80,000 Words (Parts 1-3 Combined) 
Genre: Dystopian/Speculative/Thriller 
Themes: Freedom/American History/Faith 
Read the First 5 Chapters: http://acotwf.blogspot.com/p/novel-western-front-ch-1-5.html

Buy Part 1: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008ELAZJ8
Buy Parts 1-3: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008VIJIKQ
About the Author: http://www.amazon.com/Archer-Garrett/e/B008F7XB1U/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1


Blurb:
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
-Habakkuk 1:4

Darkness has descended upon the world; the fabric of society has been torn asunder, sovereign nations collapse under their own burdens, once stable governments are ushered into revolution and allies of old are thrust into war. The tentacles of darkness have inevitably traveled across the Atlantic and are now tightening their grip on the American republic.

Now, faced with a collapsing economy, a failing currency and a society that is swiftly casting its humanity aside, the United States stands at the precipice of a bedlam and malevolence not witnessed since the fall of Rome.

Book Spotlight - Painted Black by Debra R. Borys

Book synopsis


Jo Sullivan just wanted some new material for her column in Winds of Change, a weekly rag willing to dust the dirt off the seamier side of Chicago. Then she meets fifteen-year-old Lexie Green, with her haunting eyes, eerie tale, and the terror that sends the girl fleeing into the night. When Lexie disappears, Jo finds herself haunted by her own dark past and unable to ignore the anonymous faces of youth on the streets, Together with Cry, a street graffiti artist and friend of Lexie, Jo uncovers a path littered with corpses, corporate greed and one man's private collection of freeze-dried cadavers.

Christopher Robert Young, Cry for short, told himself he went with Lexie to keep her safe, that it had nothing to do with his struggle to avoid hustling along the harbor like Moon and the others. Selling blow jobs for forty bucks, however, pales in comparison to what he finds in Cole's apartment above the funeral home. And even a hungry kid will only go so far to fill his stomach. In the ensuing struggle, Chris escapes but Lexie does not and that fact still haunts him.

Sidney Cole's fascination with death has soothed him since childhood. From the dead pigeon he kept in a shoe box under his bed so he could stroke the downy feathers, to the first failed experiment in human sublimation he should have disposed of-but didn't. He just wants to be left alone with his collection, and his fantasies. And Philip Quinlan had promised him peace.

Book Spotlight - The Mine by John A. Heldt

Blurb:

 In 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from graduation, enters an abandoned Montana mine, he discovers the price of reckless curiosity. He emerges in May 1941 with a cell phone he can't use, money he can't spend, and little but his wits to guide his way. Stuck in the age of Whirlaway, swing dancing, and a peacetime draft, Joel begins a new life as the nation drifts toward war. With the help of his 21-year-old trailblazing grandmother and her friends, he finds his place in a world he knew only from movies and books. But when an opportunity comes to return to the present, Joel must decide whether to leave his new love in the past or choose a course that will alter their lives forever. THE MINE follows a humbled man through a critical time in history as he adjusts to new surroundings and wrestles with the knowledge of things to come.

Book Spotlight and Giveaway - In All Things: Giving Thanks When Hope Seems Lost

In All Things: Giving Thanks When Hope Seems Lost

by Laura Smith

One moment in HEAVEN

A life time of THANKSGIVING

An encounter for HEALING

About the Book:

Experience an incredible journey that will make you laugh out loud and cry tears of joy and sorrow. Learn how one miraculous encounter with God created an unshakeable faith that would later give Laura Smith the strength to face the near death of her oldest daughter.

Book Spotlight: Shadow's Edge by Jami Gray

BLURB:

It takes a monster to hunt one, and for Raine McCord, forged in the maelstrom of magic and science, she’s the one for the job. In a world where the supernatural live in a shadowy existence with the mundane, a series of disappearances and deaths threatens the secrecy of her kind and indicates someone knows the monsters are alive and kicking. Partnering up with the sexy and tantalizing Gavin Durand proves to be a challenge as dangerous as the prey she hunts.

When the trail points back to the foundation which warped Raine’s magic as a child, her torturous past raises its ugly head. Gavin and Raine sift through a maze of lies, murder and betrayal to discover not only each other, but the emerging threat to them and the entire magical community.

EXPERT:

Walking into the dim house, Raine braced herself for the smell which usually accompanied a violent death. She knew that smell. It was distinctive. It reminded a person of raw meat, coppery blood. A scent warning you that whatever you found, it wasn’t going to be recognizable.

She was a few steps behind the two men and coming down the short entry way when she realized there was no odor. No blood, no raw meat. She let out the breath she was holding. Yet, there were spine tingling traces of magic raising bumps along her skin as she drew closer to the front room.

Two agents passed her, heading out of the house, small evidence bags in their gloved hands. Osborn stopped just to the left of the entry way to the front room. In the middle of the opening, Gavin came to a halt blocking Raine’s view. She stepped around to his right and came to an abrupt stop, puzzled.

Release Announcement - A Good Man by Vanessa Morgan

Liked Dexter and American Psycho? Then you will love A Good Man.

Louis Caron is a good man – vegetarian, he feeds the homeless, takes care of animals and is concerned with the ecological future of the planet. But his altruism has a sinister edge – he's a vampire - and local detective Taglioni is becoming increasingly suspicious. Louis' attempt to escape the police will take him on a journey into his own private hell where he is not only forced to confront his worst fears, but also to destroy the lives of those he cares about most.