Challenge Review: With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent

Title: With All My Soul
Series: Soul Screamers #7

Author: Rachel Vincent

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Supernatural Fiction

Elements: Bean sidhes, Reapers, Demons, Psychic Abilities, Necromancers

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Format: Paperback, 377 Pages

ISBN: 9780373210664

Release Date: March 26, 2013

Source: Borrowed from Wentworth Library
Rating: 5/5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous in America? It's time to kick some hellion butt...

Summary: After not really surviving her junior year (does "undead" count as survival?), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble. She's going to find a way to turn the incarnations of Avarice, Envy and Vanity against one another in order to protect her friends and finish this war, once and forever.

But then she meets Wrath and understands that she's closer to the edge than she's ever been. And when one more person close to her is taken, Kaylee realizes she can't save everyone she loves without risking everything she has....

Review: 

I'm so incredibly sad that the series is over! This final book in the Soul Screamers series pack quite a punch, emotionally and mentally. Kaylee is truly amazing in With All My Soul. Her sacrifice was so selfless, it just stunned me. The love between Tod and Kaylee left me emotionally wrecked. It was so beautiful in its pureness and depth. And as we learn in With All My Soul, their connection is a lot deeper than it ever was. Their love for each other is what saves them both in the end. There were a few very powerful moments for the other characters too. Nash realizes just how much Tod loves him and what he gave up so that Nash could live. And Sabine shows that she really does care about everyone in their group, more than they ever thought. 

Now this is probably wishful thinking, but I think it would be incredibly awesome if there were a spinoff series written that explored more of the afterlife, maybe from Tod's POV or another reaper or something. Because there is one loose end that wasn't tied in With All My Soul. As far as I know, Thane is still out there.

About this Author:

A resident of San Antonio, Rachel Vincent has a BA in English and an overactive imagination, and consistently finds the latter to be more practical. She shares her workspace with two black cats (Kaci and Nyx) and her # 1 fan. Rachel is older than she looks-seriously-and younger than she feels, but remains convinced that for every day she spends writing, one more day will be added to her lifespan.

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Tour Review: Blood and Snow: The Complete Set by RaShelle Workman (Giveaway)

Title: Blood and Snow: The Complete Set
Series: Blood and Snow #1-12

Author: RaShelle Workman

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Supernatural Fiction, Fantasy Fiction

Elements: Vampires

Publisher: Polished Pen Press

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00BH6IPEO

Release Date: February 17, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Xpresso Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Every thousand years the Vampire Queen selects a new body, always the fairest in the land, and this time she's chosen Snow White.

Snow isn't an ordinary girl. She doesn't know that yet.

When Snow gets bitten by a Hunter, her life is thrown into a whirlwind of change where instead of worrying about what to eat, she has to fight not to drink the blood of fellow high school students. She becomes a revenant - not quite human, not quite vampire.

With the help of an eccentric old Professor, his seven adoptive sons, and her best friend, Snow learns to control her blood craving. Sort of. She drinks a bloodlust tea, but she'd rather drink from her Hunter.

Or, a human.

She also discovers a whole other realm, one filled with fairies, dragons, and magic. And not only does the Vampire Queen want her, but there's a pendant called the Seal of Gabriel created for Snow by the Vampire Queen's twin sister. And Snow's supposed to use it to restore balance to all magical creatures. Including vampires.

Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

RaShelle Workman is the bestselling author of the Dead Roses series ("Sleeping Roses" is being translated into Turkish, and will be available in print wherever Turkish books are sold in 2014), the Immortal Essence series, and the Blood and Snow series. She's sold over two hundred thousand copies of her novels worldwide in the past year, including Japan, Canada, and Europe. You can find RaShelle all over the web, but the best place to start is on her blog: www.rashelleworkman.com.

Author Links: Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter

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Tour Review: Fender Bender Blues by Niecey Roy (Giveaway)

Title: Fender Bender Blues

Author: Niecey Roy

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00B5L71YQ

Release Date: January 24, 2013

Source: Tour Host {FMB Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): Her life took a wrong turn. He's driven by success. They didn't count on crashing into love...

Summary: Rachel Bennett loved her job until the day she finds herself doubting her choices. Now she's hunting for a new career, but starting over isn't easy. Her plan is simple --no distractions until she finds her dream job. She didn't plan on fate throwing her a curveball in the form of a fender bender with a sexy guy in an expensive suit.

Craig Larsen is a wealthy, successful business owner with a plan of his own: survive his current PR nightmare and stay away from his overly determined ex-girlfriend. His need for control and personal success is turned upside down when he meets Rach, a sassy redhead who can't drive.

Soon they find themselves battling with Rach's grumpy old neighbor, toilet-papering the trees of a high-school nemesis, and fighting over the last slice of pizza. Can two very different people plus one fender bender equal a chance at forever?

Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

I became a writer at a young age, but my moment of enlightenment came after watching the movie You’ve Got Mail.  It was then that I realized my place in life and I happily parked my butt on romance.  My dream was to create sexy vixens, hunky, half naked heroes, and above all, romance; lots and lots of butterflies in the belly, breathless first kisses and happily-ever-afters. 

So here I am pounding my tired little fingers away on a keyboard in a cluttered office with nothing but black pepper flavored sunflower seeds and Visine as my weapons for mass-romance-novel-creation. When my fingers need a break, you will find me at a table with friends, drinking a few martinis and showing off a new pair of heels. I am usually the loudest at the table and most often snorting with laughter.

Another passion of mine is cooking. Because I love everything about food—cooking it, smelling it, eating it—I always incorporate food into my writing.  I can't help it, I kind of have a one-track mind.  It’s the product of growing up with a Polish grandma who spent most of her time in the kitchen singing her face off while cooking everything with butter, and having a Filipino mother, who loves to feed me and always makes my favorite Asain dishes in abundance.  Talk about cultural diversity!

My husband is my muse, he just doesn’t know it.  Much of the humor in my books can be attributed to him, and I constantly find myself rushing to my office or the nearest scrap of paper to jot down something he’s said.  We have a good thing going—I never tell him how to restore his cars, and he never complains about my shoe obsession.  We are blessed with three beautiful kids who keep us grounded and on our toes at all times.

During the summer you will almost always find me lying out in the hot Nebraska sun at my parents' place, Tin Man Airboats, where the river is their backyard. There, I can kick back with my loud, obnoxious family around a campfire with a couple of beers.  Family is very important to me.  My sisters are my best friends and have always been my biggest cheerleaders.  I am grateful for their love and support and consider myself very lucky to have them in my life.

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Tour Review: A Tiger's Claim by Lia Davis (Giveaway)

Title: A Tiger's Claim
Series: Ashwood Falls #1

Author: Lia Davis

Genre: Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Fiction

Elements: Shapeshifters

Publisher: Fated Desires Publishing

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00BVE1BT8

Release Date: March 16, 2013

Source: Tour Host {FMB Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: As the Alpha’s only daughter Shayna Andrews has always been treated like a rare gem, protected like royalty, and she’s suffocating.  Her longing to be independent has driven her to sneak out one evening after dinner. After relishing in being able to run free without an escort, she finds herself face-to-face with the enemy, miles from home, and nearly loses her life until a lone wolf comes to her aid.

Travis Hunter’s main objective is to destroy the Onyx Pack—a group of drug using, murdering rogue shifters. His seek-and-destroy plans are put on hold when he rescues a female from a brutal attack. The beautifully exotic tiger shifter, Shayna, stirs a passion he thought died with his long-lost mate.

When Shay’s first heat cycle slams into her, Travis has no choice but to submit to her needs—and his own. But there is always a price to sleeping with the Pack princess. Not only will they have to face her Pack, Shay and Travis will have to deal with a mating that is beyond a single night and could have consequences more than either of them had thought. And when Travis finds out Shay wears the enemy’s brand, things will go from bad to worse.

Warning: One alpha female who doesn't take no for an answer, a wolf with more on the line than just his heart, and a combustible attraction that's sure to cause more than one sweaty night.

Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and two very special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, a paranormal romance author, graphic designer, and co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!

An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very activity imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing and designing are stress relievers that allow her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.

Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.

Author Links: Facebook | Website | Twitter: @novelsbylia | Goodreads |

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Tour Review: Ignite by Kaitlyn Davis (Giveaway)

Title: Ignite
Series: Midnight Fire #1

Author: Kaitlyn Davis

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Supernatural Fiction

Elements: Vampires

Publisher: Kaitlyn Davis

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B005U8GQT6

Release Date: October 9, 2011

Source: Tour Host {Bewitching Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: "With one last look, one final search of the lines of his face for some sign, Kira turned and ran away from the sound of the man she loved laughing in the face of her death."

When Kira Dawson moves to South Carolina, she meets Luke, a blond goofball who quickly becomes her best friend, and Tristan, a mysterious bad boy who sends shivers down her spine. Kira knows they're keeping secrets, but when she discovers Tristan's lust for blood and her own dormant mystical powers, Kira is forced to fight for her life and make the heartbreaking decision between the familiar comfort of friendship and the fiery passion of love.

Short Review (full review to come):

I thought that this was an interesting take on vampires. And Kira's power was really cool. I also really liked the dynamic between Luke, Kira, and Tristan. I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this series.

About this Author:

Kaitlyn Davis graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Writing Seminars. She's been writing ever since she picked up her first crayon and is overjoyed to finally share her work with the world. She currently lives in New York City and dreams of having a cockapoo puppy of her own.

Author Links:

http://kaitlyndavisbooks.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/KaitlynDavisBooks
https://twitter.com/DavisKaitlyn
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5276341.Kaitlyn_Davis
http://pinterest.com/kdavisbooks/

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Tour Review: Virgin Under Ground by Kate Richards

Title: Virgin Under Ground
Series: 1Night Stand

Author: Kate Richards

Genre: Erotic Romance, Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: Decadent Publishing

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00B1YWYL2

Release Date: January 16, 2013

Source: Tour Host {FMB Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Doctorate in hand, Jane Ann Summers is ready to return to the South Seas paradise of her youth, when the director of the institute—her mother—drops a bomb. She cannot return until she experiences more of life...a social life

Determined to waste no time, Jane searches for a shortcut and discovers the 1Night Stand dating service. A single night with a Dr. Gerard, geologist…and she can go home and get on with her fascinating study of world weather trends. The only question is whether to have sex with him…after all, it would be her first and maybe only time.

Dr. Lukas Gerard’s own field of study has shown him some alarming trends. He believes a killer earthquake may rattle the Western half of the United States in the near future. In preparation, he has converted an abandoned gold mine to a secret bunker, loaded with supplies and all the comforts of home. Only thing he needs is company in his hideaway. Unsure how to find the right companion, he turns to 1Night Stand, but neither he nor Jane are prepared for the sudden impact of one of Madame Eve’s connections.

Maybe there is more to life than science…for both of them.

Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

Kate Richards lives with her wonderful husband and menagerie of adopted pets in sunny SoCal. She loves the beach, the High Sierra, where she has a very tiny cabin, and spending her days making sure all of her characters—eventually—get to have a happily ever after.

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Tour Review: Hidden Depths by Aubrianna Hunter (Giveaway)

Title: Hidden Depths
Series: Hidden #1

Author: Aubrianna Hunter

Genre: Erotic Romance, Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: Writer's Edge Publishing

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00B09852A

Release Date: January 11, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Bewitching Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: She is pierced, dyed and tattooed born on the wrong side of the tracks. He is a traditional white knight born of the proverbial silver spoon. Their meeting was an accident, the fact that they became even the most tentative of friends, an anomaly. The only real thing they had in common... chemistry. Lots of chemistry. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough and Gia knew it. Now, if only she could convince her body...

Josh had always walked the line, lived the life he was expected to live. He had, by all accounts, the perfect life; a corporate lawyer, a beautiful home, a family empire to run, and the perfect fiancee. He was well on his way. The only question he had... was that really where he wanted to go? Plagued by dreams, Josh fought all his natural instincts, denying not only what he truly wanted but who he was deep down inside. Until one crazy night when he gave in to his desires...

Could these two polar opposites have more in common than even they realize?

Review:

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About this Author:

I am often asked; who is Aubrianna Hunter? And the truth is the answer isn't a simple one. Beyond being a dedicated wife and mother, I was raised by a Marine, and married into the Navy.

Needless to say I can go toe to toe with the most sarcastic people you have met, and can dish insults and curse with the best of them. I blurt wildly inappropriate things at precisely the moment when the room goes quiet, so much so that my co-author has nicknamed me Ted... Yes... After the bear in the movie.

Recently my husband has replaced calling me crazy with calling me "Creative", but the tone he uses to do it makes me question his sincerity. Though honestly, crazy is probably closer to reality. I like my hectic life, in fact I thrive in the chaos and would have it no other way.

Author Links:

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Facebook
Fan Page

Aubrianna Hunter - Blog

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Tour Review: Surface by Tiffany Daune (Giveaway)

Title: Surface
Series: Surface #1

Author: Tiffany Daune

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Supernatural Fiction

Elements: Mermaids

Publisher: Noble Romance Publishing

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00BHSQY2C

Release Date: February 18, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Xpresso Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Bound to the water bound to land, a Siren’s soul will never be safe on either side of the ocean’s surface. Hidden beneath the rolling waves lies the secret to Theia’s past and as she unveils each haunting truth, she realizes the last seventeen years of her life have been a lie. Now, drawn into a mysterious new world and with nowhere to turn, Theia must place her trust in Luc, a beautiful boy who stops her heart with each dazzling smile, but even his unearthly charm can’t hide the truth—he has secrets— dark secrets binding him to his world—an underwater world where Theia will never belong—a world determined to destroy her soul.

Review:

REVIEW WILL BE POSTED AFTER 12PM.

About this Author:

Tiffany Daune doesn't get why people want to grow up or why anyone would ever stop eating candy. Her purse is filled with books, lip gloss and a few pieces of Lego bricks. She writes best with a dish of chocolate chips on hand and finds licorice makes a better straw than plastic.

She lives on an island and believes mermaids may be raiding her candy stash, thoughshe hasn't caught them, yet.

Surface is her first novel and pairs well with gummy sharks.

Author Links:

Website: http://www.tiffanydaune.com/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6904400.Tiffany_Daune
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tiffany-Daune/395436080503637

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiffanyDaune

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Tour Review: Trust: A New Beginning by Cristiane Serruya (Giveaway)

Title: Trust: A New Beginning
Series: Trust #1

Author: Cristiane Serruya

Genre: Erotic Romance, Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: Cristiane Serruya

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00A7ZEP68

Release Date: November 14, 2012

Source: Tour Host {FMB Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: They are beautiful. They are rich. They are strong willed and successful. They have everything, but love. And each one of them has a dark secret looming in their past.

Sophia is a 25 year old Brazilian widow. Intelligent and ravishing, she flees from her own country after a tragic incident. Hiding from everyone and everything, she remains alone, torn between the love for a dead man, the torment of living without part of her memory and the fear of moving on.

Ethan is one of the most important tycoons in the steel industry. As the memory of an awful evening in his adolescence haunts him night and day, he keeps looking for an elusive woman whom he could love - and who would love him - as he never has in all his 35 years... Until he finds Sophia.

Alistair is a 34 year old powerful banker, searching for one–night stands with women who will warm his bed. And that he can punish physically to abate his anger for his late wife's black deeds and his own guilt for being such a debauched man for so many years. Any woman will do, and he has many to choose from, as they all fall instantly for his manly, devilish charming ways.

In Europe, in the months after October 2009, their paths will cross and clash.

This is the first book of the trilogy TRUST, this is an adult contemporary romance lavishly set in a billionaire's Europe, deriving its strength from realistic and dramatic character interactions in their hunt for trust and love.

Contains strong language and graphic sex scenes.

Short Review:

Beautifully written! Each character has a complex structure. They each have their flaws and their haunting secrets and pasts. This is a book that won't let you go, you'll try but you'll keep coming back to it. There is so much revealed about these characters, but so much left unsaid that you'll want the next book the second after you finish. I'm really looking forward to continuing this series.

About this Author:

I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with my husband and two daughters. I'm a lawyer, who specializes in cases of sexual abuse and violence against children and women. I also have a Masters in Business Law and a BA in Fine Arts.
I've always loved to read, write and listen to music. I lived and studied in England, France, Italy and Switzerland. Traveling is one of my passions - as is keeping fit and healthy.

After twenty-two years of practicing law, I decided to give writing a go. And - amazingly - it was just the piece that was missing in my life.

Author Links:

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Tour Review: Flyover by Desiree Holt

Title: Flyover
Series: 1Night Stand

Author: Desiree Holt

Genre: Erotic Romance, Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: Decadent Publishing

Format: PDF, 33 Pages

ASIN: B00AZBY4D8

Release Date: January 9, 2013

Source: Tour Host {FMB Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Enroute to their 1Night Stand dates, Chelsea Haller and Alec Ramsey are stranded in the airport during an unexpected snowstorm.

It doesn’t take long to discover they’re each other’s one-night stand. Lucky for them, they’re drawn together by sizzling electricity and soon forget the icy snow. As the heat between them nearly melts the sheets in Alec’s hotel room, their night of erotic adventure surpasses anything they expected from a 1Night Stand.

Short Review:

I've always liked romance stories that take place in airports. There's just something about the connection between the two people that I find irresistible. Then there's also the added affect of being stuck there because of a snowstorm. Steamy things always happen in those kinds of situations and a little help from Madame Eve makes it all the more scorching!

About this Author:

Desiree Holt has lived a life of excitement that brings the color to her writing. She was a summer fishing guide, a summer field hand where she was one of only three women working, a member of a beginning ski team that skied in competition (and no, no broken bones!). She spent several years in the music business representing every kind of artist from country singer to heavy metal rock bands. For several years she also ran her own public relations agency handling any client that interested her. She is twice a finalist for an EPIC E-Book Award, a nominee for a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, winner of the first 5 Heart Sweetheart of the Year Award at The Romance Studio, and is published by four different houses. Romance Junkies said of her work: “Desiree Holt is the most amazing erotica author of our time and each story is more fulfilling then the last.”

Author Links:

http://www.desireeholt.com/
http://www.desireeholttellsall.com/
https://twitter.com/desireeholt
https://www.facebook.com/desireeholtauthor
www.goodreads.com/author/show/1270681.Desiree_Holt

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Tour Review: The Space Between by Kristie Cook (Giveaway)

Title: The Space Between
Series: The Book of Phoenix #1

Author: Kristie Cook

Genre: New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Fiction

Elements:

Publisher: Ang'dora Productions, LLC

Format: PDF, 377 Pages

ASIN: B00C3OQO2O

Release Date: March 28, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Reading Addiction Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): When Life Falls to Pieces, Answers Lie in the Space Between

Summary: After a month-long dance tour through Italy, 20-year-old Leni Drago returns to Georgia to care for her great-uncle, only to find him gone, the home they shared empty and any evidence he ever existed wiped out. All that’s left is a journal she can’t open.

Jeric Winters has been searching for a piece of his past for over a year, only to reach a dead-end in Georgia. When an urgent and magnetic pull draws him out of his hotel room, he comes face-to-face with the beautiful dancer who’s been haunting his dreams day and night.

Jeric’s one to stay away from—a bad-boy, hit-it-and-quit-it type—but Leni can’t escape the fervent feelings between them. As their own existences begin to crumble around them and shadowy forms that are more monsters than men attack, they realize there’s more to the connection between them than physical fascination.

To solve the riddle their lives have become, they must embark on a journey that requires them to face their pasts and release their true souls. And they must do it fast—dark ones from another world are closing in, intent on killing them. Permanently.

Short Review (full review to come):

I absolutely love Kristie Cook's Soul Savers series, so I was really excited when I heard about this new series from her. I was not disappointed at all! Kristie has a beautiful writing style that has always moved me in everything she's written that I've had the privilege to read. I can't wait to read more about this new world and these amazing characters.

About this Author:

Kristie Cook is a lifelong, award-winning writer in various genres, from marketing communications to fantasy fiction. She continues to write the Soul Savers Series, a New Adult paranormal romance/contemporary fantasy, with the first four books, Promise, Purpose, Devotion and Power available now and the next book coming in June 2013. She’s also written a companion novella, Genesis: A Soul Savers Novella, currently available. Over 160,000 Soul Savers books have been sold, with Promise peaking at #54 on the Amazon Top 100 Paid list and at #1 in the Amazon Fantasy category.

The Space Between, which releases April 2013, kicks off her second New Adult paranormal series, The Book of Phoenix.

Besides writing, Kristie enjoys reading, cooking, traveling and riding on the back of a motorcycle. She has lived in ten states, but currently calls Southwest Florida home with her husband, three teenage sons, a beagle and a puggle.

Author Links:

http://www.KristieCook.com
http://www.SoulSaversSeries.com
http://www.facebook.com/AuthorKristieCook
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Tour Review: Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley

Title: Nefertiti's Heart

Author: A.W. Exley

Genre: New Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Steampunk Fiction

Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press

Format: PDF, 285 Pages

ISBN: 9781620071786

Release Date: February 14, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Bewitching Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Cara Devon has always suffered curiosity and impetuousness, but tangling with a serial killer might cure that. Permanently.

London, 1861. Impoverished noble Cara has a simple mission after the strange death of her father - sell off his damned collection of priceless artifacts. Her plan goes awry when aristocratic beauties start dying of broken hearts, an eight inch long brass key hammered through their chests. A killer hunts amongst the nobility, searching for a regal beauty and an ancient Egyptian relic rumored to hold the key to immortality.

Her Majesty’s Enforcers are in pursuit of the murderer and they see a connection between the gruesome deaths and Cara. So does she, somewhere in London her father hid Nefertiti’s Heart, a fist sized diamond with strange mechanical workings. Adding further complication to her life, notorious crime lord, Viscount Nathaniel Lyons is relentless in his desire to lay his hands on Cara and the priceless artifact. If only she could figure out his motive.

Self-preservation fuels Cara's search for the gem. In a society where everyone wears a mask to hide their true intent, she needs to figure out who to trust, before she makes a fatal mistake.

Review:

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About this Author:

Books and writing have always been an enormous part of my life. I survived school by hiding out in the library, with several thousand fictional characters for company. At university, I overcame the boredom of studying accountancy by squeezing in Egyptology papers and learning to read hieroglyphics.

Today, I write steampunk novels with a sexy edge and an Egyptian twist. I live in rural New Zealand surrounded by an assortment of weird and wonderful equines, felines, canine and homicidal chickens.

Author Links:

www.awexley.com
http://mutteringsfromtheoubliette.blogspot.co.nz/
@AWExley
www.facebook.com/AWExley
www.goodreads.com/author/show/6585392.A_W_Exley

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Tour Review: Murder on Olympus by Robert B. Warren (Giveaway)

Title: Murder on Olympus
Series: Plato Jones #1

Author: Robert B. Warren

Genre: Adult Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Supernatural Fiction
Elements: Deities

Publisher: Dragonfairy Press

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00B3M4BX6

Release Date: April 11, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Good Choice Reading Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: At first glance, the Gods of Olympus are as different from one another as salt is from sugar. Despite their bickering, they share a universal bond, a thread of commonality that unites them.

They’re all jerks.

After a stint with the Olympic Bureau of Investigation, Plato Jones is through with the Gods and their political games. Against his protests, he's drawn into a murder investigation, where the murderer's targets are the Gods themselves.

Plato has cracked some tough cases: exposing cheating spouses, capturing treasonous heretics, hunting three-headed dogs. But this time he’s in over his head. How can he solve a crime that’s impossible to commit? And what chance does Plato—a mere mortal—have against something powerful enough to kill a God?

Review:

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About this Author:

A fan of thrillers, fantasy, and science fiction, Robert B. Warren has been writing stories ever since he could hold a pencil. In 2009, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and creative writing from the University of Alabama—Roll Tide! He currently lives in the South.

Author Links:

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Tour Review: Fate War: Alliance by E.M. Havens (Giveaway)

Title: Fate War: Alliance
Series: Fate War #1

Author: E.M. Havens

Genre: Science Fiction, Steampunk Fiction, Paranormal Romance

Publisher: E.M. Havens

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00BKQ5UVC

Release Date: February 25, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Reading Addiction Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Prince Cole meets Samantha when she walks down the aisle. Though she seems like the polished women he is familiar with, there is something different. She is complicated and full of mystery. Her dowry comes with a promise of air ships and mech capable of defense against their common enemy and for his country to survive, he must unravel her secrets. It is only when each accepts their destinies can they save their people from the plans of the Fate Sovereign.

If you’re looking for a steamy romance, a strong, smart heroine and interesting gadgets, this is the book for you! Fate War is a swords and guns, love and war, Steampunk inspired story that is sure to get your pistons pumping.

Short Review (full review to come):

I really loved this book! I couldn't put it down! The characters are complicated and interesting, and the story and world are intriguing.

About this Author:

Who is E.M. Havens? I’m a lot of things. The word that seems to define me most at the moment is mom. It can be all consuming. Not only am I a mom of three (one of them is a teenager…pity me), but I also home-school (pity me more). I share this awesome responsibility with the love of my life, best friend, and soul-mate husband.

Add to that, the twenty-five chickens, twelve turkeys, ten guineas, nine pigs, three barn cats, two Great Pyrenees guardian dogs, a Chihuahua, a house cat, and a goose, it makes for one crazy, full, and certainly entertaining life.

Somewhere in there I find the time to write. I started out young writing poems, then moved on to songs. I actually have a Bachelor in Music with a secondary in Science because I can’t stand English. Yes, the writer hates English. I like to read the story for the experience of reading the story, not to nitpick each letter and comma. But I digress.

I eventually found blogging and really enjoyed sharing my life that way. When an unfortunate turn of events separated me from my music equipment, I decided to use my overactive imagination, my love of reading, and my new found hobby, prose writing, to release some of my creative energy. I wrote my first novel and loved the experience. Fate War: Alliance is actually the second novel I wrote and the first to be published. Now I’m working on my third and several sequels to Fate War!

So that’s pretty much me, sitting in the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma, reading, writing, collecting eggs from the coop, and being a schoolmarm. It’s a pretty great life.

Author Links:

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www.emhavenswrites.blogspot.com
@havensem

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Tour Review: Birthday Bash by Kelli Scott

Title: Birthday Bash
Series: The Edge

Author: Kelli Scott

Genre: Erotic Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: Decadent Publishing

Format: PDF, 30 Pages

ASIN: B00AZBY62W

Release Date: January 9, 2013

Source: Tour Host {FMB Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Juli Falzone is stuck at home for her thirtieth birthday after the TSA puts her on the no-fly list…until her doorbell rings and she finds two hot cops standing on her porch with a warrant for her arrest.

Are they a practical joke from her well-meaning friends, the best birthday gift ever, or has her identity been stolen? Wanting answers and maybe a little more than curious, she lets them in. Can she talk her way out of the situation or will they make her come along peacefully?

Review:

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About this Author:

Left for dead in an enchanted forest, Kelli was raised by wolves, which explains her thick coat of fur and keen night vision. As an adolescent, she was exiled from the pack due to her love of well-done steak smothered in ketchup (her penchant for blackened beef has also caused her ejection from several fine eateries). On her own, she roamed the streets, eating from dumpsters and sleeping in abandoned dog houses. Cold, starving and destitute, Kelli turned to the oldest profession—writing. Since her fall from grace, she has penned several smutty stories for which she has received many accolades. And despite her limited vocabulary, inability to punctuate properly and her well-documented spelling disability, Kelli has collected some awards (some of them for her writing). But what she wants most in the world is to return to the enchanted forest and her pack. As soon as she figures out north from south and east from west, she will do just that.

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Tour Review: Otherborn by Anna Silver (Giveaway)

Title: Otherborn
Series: Otherborn #1

Author: Anna Silver

Genre: Young Adult Fiction, Dystopian Fiction

Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00C5QP3CM

Release Date: April 1, 2013

Source: Tour Host {Xpresso Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: London and her teenage friends live in a reprocessed world.

Confined within Capital City’s concrete walls, London has done the impossible and the illegal. She’s created something New- a song. But her mentor, club owner Pauly, is not impressed. Since the historic Energy Crisis forced everyone behind walls generations ago, the Tycoons have ensured there is truly nothing new allowed under the sun. Pauly warns London to keep her song to herself, if she knows what’s good for her.

What he doesn’t know, is that London is keeping an even bigger secret: she dreams. And she’s not alone. London’s band-mates and friends have begun dreaming as well, seeing themselves in “night pictures” as beings from another world. As Otherborn, they must piece together the story of their astral avatars, the Others, in order to save their world from a dreamless, hopeless future.

When Pauly is murdered and an Otherborn goes missing, London realizes someone is hunting them down. Escaping along the Outroads, they brave the deserted Houselands with only their dreams to guide them. Can they find their friend before the assassin finds them? Will being Otherborn save their lives, or destroy them?

Review:

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About this Author:

Anna Silver is an artist and writer living in the greater Houston area with her family, pets, and overactive imagination. Her art, which includes oil paintings, assemblage sculptures, and fairy houses, has been featured in the Houston gallery Las Manos Magicas. She studied English Writing & Rhetoric at St. Edward’s University in Austin. She has written web copy for private clients and freelanced for the Hill Country Current in Texas. Her write-up on a past-life regression experience was chosen to be featured in best-selling author Brian Weiss’ new book. She is a member of the Writer’s League of Texas. OTHERBORN is her first published novel.

Author Links:

Website: http://www.annasilverauthor.com/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6862122.Anna_Silver
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorannasilver

Twitter: https://twitter.com/saysannasilver

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Tour Review: Love's Forbidden Flower by Diane Rinella (Giveaway)

Title: Love's Forbidden Flower
Series: Forbidden Flower #1

Author: Diane Rinella

Genre: New Adult Fiction, Contemporary Fiction

Publisher: Midnight to Six

Format: Kindle Edition

ASIN: B00AFHTK4U

Release Date: November 28, 2012

Source: Tour Host {Xpresso Book Tours}
Rating: /5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Paperback

Tagline(s): The heart cares not what society forbids.

Summary: Lily nurtures a secret love for a flawless man—the one who is her soul mate. Donovan is gorgeous, charismatic, and delights in all of Lily’s talents and quirks. Their innate knowledge of each other is almost telepathic. Together they interlock like fine threads creating luxurious silk.

But society dictates this picture-perfect adoration is the ghastliest of all possibilities.

As Lily embarks on a quest for the romance the heavens intended, her suitor turns reluctant. Desperate to uncover why Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hiding decayed from a tender-hearted gentleman into a ferociously self-serving, cocky bastard, Lily is prepared for battle when it comes to the salvation of her soul mate. However, Donovan traps Lily in a mental game of chess, leaving her to question his sanity. When Lily’s revelations about Donovan’s destructive alter ego lead to an unconceivable truth, can she help Donovan survive fate’s cruel joke?

Impassioned, witty, and deeply moving, Love’s Forbidden Flower is filled with stunning controversies that will forever haunt your heart.

Review:

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About this Author:

Enjoying San Francisco as a backdrop, the ghosts in Diane’s 150-year old Victorian home augment the chorus in her head. With insomnia as their catalyst, these voices have become multifarious characters that haunt her well into the sun’s crowning hours, refusing to let go until they have manipulated her into succumbing to their whims. Her experiences as an actress, business owner, artisan cake designer, software project manager, Internet radio disc jockey, vintage rock n’ roll journalist/fan girl, and lover of dark and quirky personalities influence her idiosyncratic writing.

She is currently completing the sequel to Love’s Forbidden Flower.

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Website: http://dianerinellaauthor.com/
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6592108.Diane_Rinella
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DianeRinella

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Tour Review: Unearth by Jenna Bernel (Giveaway)

Title: The Secret Trinity: Unearth

Series: Fae-Witch Trilogy #1

Author: Jenna Bernel

Genre: New Adult Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Fiction

Elements: Fae

Publisher:

Format: PDF, 187 Pages

ASIN: B007ZFDTWE

Release Date: April 30, 2012

Source: Tour Host {iLuvTours Book Tours}
Rating: 4/5

Purchase Here: Kindle // Complete Box Set // Glass Castles (Prequel Novella)

Tagline(s): ~NONE~

Summary: Aria Darwin has always considered herself cursed. She is obsessed with finding a cure for the bad boyfriend plague. Worse yet, she’s in denial about her weird abilities and terrified of her mysterious stalker who causes the earth to quake violently with the snap of his finger.

With her two best friends, Aria enters her first semester of college armed with a “no more men” pact in an effort to demagnetize the sleaze balls. Unfortunately, the agreement proves difficult when she meets Liam, a charming foreign exchange student, on the first day of school.

Aria quickly discovers that Liam is not only Mr. Perfect, but he also somehow ignites her supernatural side. Upon the invitation of her dream guy, Aria travels to Ireland through the study abroad program, dragging her friends along with her. But her world of euphoric bliss quickly comes crashing down as she uncovers the truth about her past, revealing who she really is and what she was born to do.

Review:

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About this Author:

Jenna Bernel lives tucked along the bluffs, spending her days lost in the world of fantasy. When she’s not writing, she’s reading and drinks way to much caffeine to satisfy her love of both. Growing up she traveled extensively through the competitive dance circuit, unaware that at the time it would provide her future career an endless stream of inspiration for the captivating drama of Young Adult Fiction.

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Tour Review: The Blind Cupid by Karyn Gerrard (Giveaway)

Title: The Blind Cupid

Series: The Blind Cupid #1, The Edge

Author: Karyn Gerrard

Genre: Erotic Fiction, Historical Fiction

Publisher: Decadent Publishing

Format: PDF, 31 Pages

ISBN: 9781613334355

Release Date: December 12, 2012

Source: Tour Host {FMB Book Tours}
Rating: 3/5

Purchase Here: Kindle

Tagline(s): Was Cupid blind?

Summary: Anne Sommer, a spinster firmly on the shelf, does the unthinkable. She hires a man to give her pleasure for one night. Anne wants the erotic memories to keep her company in the lonely years ahead. She did not expect the young man who showed up at her door to move her in ways she never imagined.

Desmond Glover gives pleasure---for a price. An orphan whose childhood was mired in scandal and poverty, Desmond has learned to close off his emotions with regard to his occupation. He did not count on a lonely spinster to awaken his hidden passion.

Not only do the years separate them, but their social standings. Can Anne and Desmond cross such a chasm and find mutual desire---or love?

Short Review:

I really liked The Blind Cupid. When it looked like Anne and Desmond weren't going to work out, I was chanting over and over, "They have to be together, they have to be together." They story was actually pretty sweet, and I couldn't help but love Desmond. I really liked his show a vulnerability at points, it showed that he wasn't as unfeeling as he lets on. I can't wait to read the next books in this series.

About this Author:

Living in a small town in a corner of Ontario, Canada, I wile away my spare time writing and reading romance. As long as I can avoid being hit by a runaway moose here in this wilderness paradise, I assume everything is golden. Originally from the east coast of Canada.

I've been happily married for a long time to my own hero. His encouragement keeps me moving forward.

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