Sixth Grave on the Edge Blog Tour

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Few things in life can come between a grim reaper and her coffee, but the sexy, sultry son of Satan is one of them. Now that Reyes Farrow has asked for her hand, Charley Davidson feels it’s time to learn more about his past, but Reyes is reluctant to open up. When the official FBI file of his childhood abduction lands in her lap, Charley decides to go behind her mysterious beau’s back and conduct her own investigation. Because what could go wrong?

Unfortunately, another case has fallen into her lap—one with dangerous implications. Some very insistent men want Charley to hunt down a witness who is scheduled to testify against their boss, a major player in the local crime syndicate. If Charley doesn’t come up with an address in 48 hours, the people closest to her will start to disappear.

Add to that a desperate man in search of the soul he lost in a card game, a dogged mother determined to find the ghost of her son, and a beautiful, young Deaf boy haunted by his new ability to see the departed as clearly as he sees the living, and Charley has her hands full. The fact that Reyes has caught on to her latest venture only adds fuel to the inferno that he is. Good thing for Charley she’s used to multi-tasking and always up for a challenge…especially when that challenge comes in the form of Reyes Farrow.

Don’t miss Kelly’s review of Sixth Grave on the Edge HERE

Excerpt: *Enjoy*

SIXTH GRAVE ON THE EDGE

Chapter Three

coffee doesn’t ask silly questions.

coffee understands.

—bumper sticker

We weren’t back in the office ten minutes before the door to the front entrance opened. I’d expected Mr. Joyce, the agitated man with the issues. Instead I got Denise. My evil stepmother. Thankfully, Mr. Joyce was right behind her. He afforded me the perfect excuse not to talk to her.

Her pallor had a grayish tint to it, and her eyes were lined with the bright red only the shedding of tears could evoke. I honestly didn’t know she had the ability to cry.

“Can I talk to you?” she asked.

“I have a client.” I pointed to the man behind her to emphasize my point.

Giving her chin a determined upward thrust, she said, “You’ve had clients for two weeks now. I just need a minute.” When I started to argue again, she pleaded with me. “Please, Charlotte.”

Mr. Joyce was holding a baseball cap, wringing it in his hands. He seemed to be growing more agitated by the second. “I really need to talk to you, Ms. Davidson.”

“See?” I pinned Denise with a chastising scowl. “Client.”

She turned on the man, her face as cold and hard as marble. It was an expression I knew all too well. “We just need a minute,” she said to him, her tone razor sharp. “Then she’s all yours.”

He backed off, raising a hand in surrender as he stepped to a chair and took a seat.

My temper flared to life, and I had to force myself to stay calm. I was twenty-seven. I no longer had to put up with my stepmother’s insults. Her revulsion. Her petty snubs. And I damned sure didn’t have to put up with her invading my business and bullying my clients. “That was not necessary,” I said to her when she turned back to me.

“I apologize,” she said, doing a one-eighty. She turned back to Mr. Joyce. “I’m sorry. I’m in a very desperate situation.”

“Tell me about it,” he said, dismissing her with a wave. He clearly had problems of his own.

With all the enthusiasm of a prisoner walking up to the hangman’s noose, I led Denise into my office and closed the door. My temper flaring must have summoned Reyes. He was in my office, waiting, incorporeally.

Then I remembered. He didn’t like Denise any more than I did. Blamed her for most of my heartache as a child. Of course, she’d caused most of it, but Reyes could be . . . testy when it came to my happiness or lack thereof.

“Want me to sever her spine?” he asked as I sat behind my desk.

“Can I think about it and get back to you?” I asked, teasing. Kind of.

Denise looked toward the wall he was leaning against, the one I was looking at, and naturally saw nothing. But where her usual response would be to purse her lips in disapproval, she wiped at her lapel and sat down instead.

“What do you want?” I asked her, my tone as cold as her heart.

“I’m sure you know that your father has left me.”

“At last.”

She flinched like I’d slapped her. “Why would you say such a thing?”

“Are you really asking me that?”

“I love your father.” She almost came up out of her chair. “I’ve always loved your father.”

She had me there. She’d always been an attentive wife to him. Of course, attentive included her agenda, which was manipulative, conniving, and venomous. I couldn’t believe that I could dislike someone so much, but Denise had always been that splinter in my relationship with my father. She did everything in her power to keep us apart. Her jealousy was bizarre and childish. Who on earth was afraid of a father’s love for his child? It just made no sense to me. It never had.

And yet she was never that way toward my sister, Gemma. In fact, she and Gemma were fairly close. I had a feeling Dad’s leaving Denise affected Gemma much more than she was willing to admit. She knew how I felt about our stepmonster, and the fact that she couldn’t go to me when she needed support made me a very bad sibling. But the truth was, she couldn’t. I had no warm and fuzzies where Denise was concerned. She’d made sure of that from day one.

“I—I need you to talk to him. He’s been sick and, and he’s not thinking straight.”

“And what do you want me to say?”

She leveled an exasperated glare on me. “I want you to convince him to come back home where he belongs. He’s still weak. He still needs medical attention.”

“I’m sorry,” I said with a soft, humorless chuckle, “you want me to convince my father to stay with you? The bane of my existence? The woman who made my childhood a living hell? After everything you’ve put me through, you want my help? Are you insane?”

Too bad Gemma, a licensed psychiatrist, was at a conference in D.C. I’d call her and schedule an appointment for Denise ay-sap.

“What have I ever put you through?”

My temper flared again, and I bit my tongue, literally, to keep my emotions under control. When I lost control, the earth shifted beneath me. An earthquake in the middle of Albuquerque would do no one any good.

Reyes straightened as though worried I’d lose control as well. I closed my eyes and took several gulps of air. This wasn’t me. I didn’t hate people. I didn’t make them pay for their misdeeds. Too many departed had crossed through me. Too many times I’d seen what people went through, what they’d endured that made them become the people they were when they died. Until I’d walked a mile in her shoes, I could not judge Denise so completely. That would make me no better than she was. I opened my eyes to her stone face, the face that brought nothing but hurt feelings and knotted stomachaches. Maybe two miles.

“I just have one question,” I said, trying to hold the resentment from my tone lest I sound like her. “Why?”

“Why?”

“Yes, why? Why did you hate me from day one? Why did you treat me like a thorn in your side? What on God’s green earth did I ever do to you?”

She sighed in frustration and let her true colors show through. Her impatience with me, with anything I had to say. “I did no such thing, Charlotte. I don’t hate you. I never have.”

I leaned forward and gave her my best Sunday smile. “I’ll tell you what. When you can admit that you hate me with every fiber of your being, I’ll help you win back Dad. How does that sound?”

“I will never say such a horrible thing.”

I’d offended her. Sweet. “So you can feel it, you just can’t admit to it?”

She squeezed the pocketbook in her lap, her fingers flexing involuntarily. “Charlotte, can we talk sensibly?”

“Wait a minute,” I said as understanding dawned. “You’re here because Dad is fed up with the way you treat me, and you’re thinking that if we become besties, he’ll come back to you.”

“I’m here because I want us all to get into counseling together. Not just Leland and me, but all four of us, including your sister.” Reyes crossed his arms over his chest and went back to holding the wall up while I stood simmering in my astonishment.

She was a piece of work. “How about you go into counseling for you? Get over yourself. And when that happens, when you can be honest with me, we’ll talk again.” I was being so mean. I wanted to applaud myself. I wasn’t a mean person by nature, so it took a lot of energy to bring out the beast in me and stick with it for more than thirty seconds. Damned ADD. But I was so proud of myself. No more being a carpet for someone else to walk on. I was my own girl, and no one was walking on this carpet but me.

“Charley,” Cookie said through the intercom.

I poked the button. “Yes, Cookie?”

“Um, are you almost done? I need coffee.”

“Oh, sorry! I’ll get it made and bring you a cup.”

“Thanks. And can you bring me the box of Nilla Wafers while you’re at it?”

“Can do.” I jumped up and headed for the Bunn. “Priorities,” I said to Denise. “That’s what life is all about.”

Author Bio:

NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious Golden Heart®, a Rebecca, two Hold Medallions, a RITA ®, and a Daphne du Maurier, and she has received stellar reviews from dozens of publications including starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and the Library Journal. As a born storyteller, Darynda grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike, and she is ever so grateful for the opportunity to carry on that tradition. She currently has two series with St. Martin’s Press: The Charley Davidson Series and the Darklight Trilogy. She lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of almost 30 years and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. She can be found at www.daryndajones.com.

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Coming October 2014

Sneak Peak at

Seventh Grave and No Body

Twelve. Twelve of the deadliest beasts ever forged in the fires of hell have escaped onto our plane, and they want nothing more than to rip out the jugular of Charley Davidson and serve her lifeless, mangled body to Satan for dinner. So there’s that. But Charley has more on her plate than a mob of testy hellhounds. For one thing, her father has disappeared, and the more she retraces his last steps, the more she learns he was conducting an investigation of his own, one that has Charley questioning everything she’s ever known about him. Add to that an ex-BFF who is haunting her night and day, a rash of suicides that has authorities baffled, and a drop-dead sexy fiancé who has attracted the attentions of a local celebrity, and Charley is not having the best week of her life.

A tad north of hell, a hop, skip, and a jump past the realm of eternity, is a little place called Earth, and Charley Davidson, grim reaper extraordinaire, is determined to do everything in her power to protect it.

We’re doomed!

May 25, 2014August 5, 2014

Kissin’ the week of May 19th-May 24th Goodbye

5.19.14

Kelly reviews Blaze Of Memory by Nalini Singh

Kelly reviews Sun-Kissed by Laura Florand

5.20.14

Kelly reviews Bonds Of Justice by Nalini Singh

Kimberly review Naughty Bits: The Training Session by Joey W Hill

What releases the week of May 19th? Check here!

5.21.14

Kelly reviews Play Of Passion by Nalini Singh

Kelly reviews Once Tasted by Laura Moore

5.22.14

Kelly reviews Kiss Of Snow by Nalini Singh

Kimberly reviews Take My Breath Away by Christie Ridgway

Thursday’s Thought…

5.23.14

Natasha reviews Circle Of Desire by Keri Arthur

Kimberly reviews Explosive Passion by Marissa Dobson

5.24.14

SINsational Saturday Series

Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson Series

May 24, 2014May 9, 2014

Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson Series

First Grave on the Right

Charley Davidson #1

This whole grim reaper thing should have come with a manual.
Or a diagram of some kind.
A flow chart would have been nice.

Charley Davidson is a part-time private investigator and full-time grim reaper. Meaning, she sees dead people. Really. And it’s her job to convince them to “go into the light.” But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (like murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she’s been having about an entity who has been following her all her life…and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely. But what does he want with Charley? And why can’t she seem to resist him? And what does she have to lose by giving in?

With scorching-hot tension and high-octane humor, First Grave on the Right is your signpost to paranormal suspense of the highest order.

*****

Second Grave on the Left

Charley Davidson #2

If you hang around with dead people, life can get pretty complicated. Take it from Charley Davidson, part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper. Complicated is her middle name. The deceased find her very sparkly. Demons find her irresistible. And one entity in particular wants to seduce her in every way possible.

When Charley and Cookie (her best friend/receptionist) have to track down a missing woman, the case is not quite as open and shut as they anticipate. Cookie’s friend Mimi disappeared five days earlier. Mimi then sends Cookie a cryptic message telling Cookie to meet her at an nearby coffee shop. The coffee is brewing, but Mimi’s still missing. There is, however, a clue Mimi left on the bathroom wall: a woman’s name. Mimi’s husband explains to them that his wife had been acting strange since she found out an old high school friend had been murdered. The same woman whose name Mimi had scribbled on the bathroom wall.

Meanwhile, Reyes Alexander Farrow (otherwise known as the Son of Satan. Yes. Literally) has left his corporeal body and is haunting Charley. He’s left his body because he’s being tortured by demons who want to lure Charley closer. But Reyes can’t let that happen. Because if the demons get to Charley, they’ll have a portal to heaven…well, let’s just say it wouldn’t be pretty.

Can Charley handle hot nights with Reyes and even hotter days tracking down a missing woman? Can she keep those she loves out of harm’s way? And is there enough coffee and chocolate in the world to fuel her as she does?

Here is your signpost for the most hilarious read of the year: Second Grave on the Left.

*****

Third Grave Dead Ahead

Charley Davidson #3

Third Grave Dead Ahead is the third installment of Darynda Jones’ award-winning paranormal series that’s “hilarious and heartfelt, sexy and surprising.” (J.R. Ward)

Paranormal private eye. Grim reaper extraordinaire. Whatever. Charley Davidson is back! And she’s drinking copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake because, every time she closes her eyes, she sees him: Reyes Farrow, the part-human, part-supermodel son of Satan. Yes, she did imprison him for all eternity, but come on. How is she supposed to solve a missing persons case, deal with an ego-driven doctor, calm her curmudgeonly dad, and take on a motorcycle gang hell-bent on murder when the devil’s son just won’t give up?

*****

For I Have Sinned

Charley Davidson #3.5

Darynda Jones revisits the sexy, suspenseful world of supernatural shenanigans she created in her Grave series with For I Have Sinned. In this Charley Davidson story, Charley helps a woman find out how she died and gives her the closure she needs to pass through to the other side.

*****

Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet

Charley Davidson #4

Welcome to the world of grim reaper extraordinaire Charley Davidson. Try as she might, there’s no avoiding her destiny.

Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity. But when a woman shows up on her doorstep convinced someone is trying to kill her, Charley has to force herself to rise above…or at least get dressed. It becomes clear something is amiss when everyone the woman knows swears she’s insane. But the more they refute the woman’s story, the more Charley believes it.

In the meantime, the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, is out of prison and out of Charley’s life, as per her wishes and several perfectly timed death threats. But his absence has put a serious crimp in her sex life. While there are other things to consider, like the fact that the city of Albuquerque has been taken hostage by an arsonist, Charley is having a difficult time staying away. Especially when it looks like Reyes may be involved.

Just when life was returning to normal, Charley is thrust back into the world of crime, punishment, and the devil in blue jeans in this hilarious fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series.

*****

Fifth Grave Past the Light

Charley Davidson #5

Never underestimate the power of a woman on a double espresso with a mocha latte chaser high.
– T-shirt

Charley Davidson isn’t your everyday, run-of-the-mill grim reaper. She’s more of a paranormal private eye/grim reaper extraordinaire. However, she gets sidetracked when the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, moves in next door. To further complicate matters, Reyes is her main suspect in an arson case. Charley has vowed to stay away from him until she can find out the truth…but then dead women start appearing in her apartment, one after another, each lost, confused, and terrified beyond reason. When it becomes apparent that her own sister, Gemma is the serial killer’s next target, Charley has no choice but to ask for Reyes’s help. Arsonist or not, he’s the one man alive who could protect Gemma no matter who or what came at her. But he wants something in return. Charley. All of her, body and soul. And to keep her sister safe, it is a price she is willing to pay.

Charley Davidson is at it again in the sexy, suspenseful, and laugh-out-loud funny fifth installment of the New York Times best selling series.

*****

Shimmer

Charley Davidson #5.5

Shimmer is a Charley Davidson Christmas Short Story. For more, the author released Glow, which is the same story but through the eyes of Reyes Farrow.

http://www.daryndajones.com/shimmer-a-charley-davidson-short-story/

*****

Glow

Charley Davidson #5.6

Glow is the sultry short story, Shimmer, as told through the eyes of Reyes Farrow.

It is available on the author’s website for free: HERE http://www.daryndajones.com/glow-by-darynda-jones-shimmer-as-told-through-the-eyes-of-reyes-farrow/

From a timeline perspective, it follows after book 5.

*****

Sixth Grave on the Edge

Charley Davidson #6

*****

Seventh Grave and No Body

Charley Davidson #7

We’re doomed.

May 20, 2014May 19, 2014

Blog Tour & Review: Hanging By A Hair by Nancy J. Cohen

Marla’s joyous move to a new house with her husband, Detective Dalton Vail, is marred by their next-door neighbor who erects an illegal fence between their properties. When Dalton reminds the man of the local permitting laws, tempers flare—and worse, the neighbor is found dead the following day. Dismayed when Dalton is removed from the case due to a conflict of interest, Marla decides it’s up to her to find the killer. Can the intrepid hairstylist untangle the clues and pin down the culprit before he strikes again?

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About the Author:

Nancy J. Cohen writes the humorous Bad Hair Day mystery series featuring hairdresser Marla Shore, who solves crimes with wit and style under the sultry Florida sun. Several of these titles have made the IMBA bestseller list. Nancy is also the author of Writing the Cozy Mystery, a valuable instructional guide for writers on how to write a winning whodunit. Her imaginative romances have proven popular with fans as well. Her titles in this genre have won the HOLT Medallion and Best Book in Romantic SciFi/Fantasy at The Romance Reviews. Active in the writing community and a featured speaker at libraries and conferences, Nancy is listed in Contemporary Authors, Poets & Writers, and Who’s Who in U.S. Writers, Editors, & Poets. Currently, she is serving as President of Florida Chapter Mystery Writers of America. When not busy writing, Nancy enjoys reading, fine dining, cruising and outlet shopping.

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Jennifer’s Review of Hanging By A Hair

Review (4 Stars): This is the first book that I’ve read in the series and I had no problem jumping right into the story. Marla Vail and husband, Dalton, have settled into their new home and already are experiencing problems with their next door neighbor. Alan Krabber doesn’t do things by the rules and before you know it, he is found dead of an apparent suicide. When the clues point to murder, Dalton becomes the prime suspect and Marla is out to clear her husband’s name.

This was a light-hearted mystery that was a quick easy read. I found the character of Marla enjoyable and even though I haven’t read the rest of the series, I was able to follow along with the storyline. I enjoyed Ms. Cohen humorous style of writing and the mystery had a wide variety of suspects who wanted the victim dead. I will have to add this series onto my list and go back to read the other Bad Hair Day mysteries to learn more about Marla and Dalton Vail.

May 19, 2014May 19, 2014

Cover Reveal: Once Perfect by Cecy Robson

I love Cecy Robson’s Weird Girls books and I can’t wait to read Once Perfect from her New Adult series that is coming out later this year. I don’t care what the book is about, the guy on the cover is HOT!

His life was never easy. Hers wasn’t supposed to be this hard. They come from different worlds, but fate lures them together in a way neither expected in Cecy Robson’s raw, steamy series debut—perfect for fans of Monica Murphy and J. Lynn.

Evelyn Preston’s future once looked perfect—until her wealthy father was caught in an embezzlement scandal and took his own life. Alone and struggling to pay her college tuition and bills, Evelyn finds a job as a waitress at the ultra-hip nightclub Excess, where she used to have more in common with the privileged private-school clientele than her fellow staff members. But something attracts her to the sexy six-foot-four bouncer and underground MMA fighter Mateo Tres Santos. Although they’ve led different lives, their troubled pasts bonds them in both survival and love.

Mateo is ex-army who wound up in prison for assaulting the man who harmed his sister. Now he’s feeling the same protective impulse for this petite blond waitress. When Evelyn experiences a panic attack at the club, Mateo comes to her rescue. And when Mateo is wounded shielding her from a brawl, Evelyn returns the favor and comes to his aid.

As their attraction intensifies, Mateo is determined to find out what nightmares are lurking in Evelyn’s past—even if that means tackling his own to save her.

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About the Author:

Cecy (pronounced Sessy) Robson is a full-time writer, registered nurse, wife, and mother living in the Great Northwest. A member of Romance Writers of America, she attributes her passion for storytelling to the rough New Jersey neighborhood she was raised in. As a child, she was rarely allowed to leave the safety of her house and passed her time fantasizing about flying, fairies, and things that go bump in the night. Gifted and cursed with an overactive imagination, she began writing in May 2009. Her Weird Girls Urban Fantasy Romance series is published with Penguin Random House’s Signet Eclipse and released to stellar praise from multiple reviewers including: Publisher’s Weekly, USA Today, and Romantic Times. THE WEIRD GIRLS: A Novella, SEALED WITH A CURSE, and A CURSED EMBRACE are now available. A CURSED MOON: A Novella, releases December 3, 2013, followed by CURSED BY DESTINY, January 7, 2014.

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May 18, 2014May 15, 2014

Kissin’ the week of May 12th- May 17th Goodbye

5.12.14

Kelly reviews Sensual Surrender by Katie Reus

Kelly reviews Sinful Surrender by Elisabeth Naughton

5.13.14

Kelly reviews Sinful Deception by Joan Swan

Kimberly reviews Part Of Me by A.C. Arthur

What releases the week of May 12th? Check here!

5.14.14

Kimberly reviews Liam: Branded Brothers by Raen Smith

Kelly reviews Long For Me by Shiloh Walker

5.15.14

Kelly reviews Break For Me by Shiloh Walker

Kelly & Kimberly review Tamed by Rebecca Zanetti

Thursday’s Thought…

Long for Me by Shiloh Walker Spotlight Tour

5.16.14

Kelly reviews Darkest Flame by Donna Grant

Kimberly reviews The Best Medicine by Tracy Brogan

5.17.14

SINsational Saturday Series

Elisabeth Naughton’s Eternal Guardians Series

May 17, 2014May 15, 2014

Elisabeth Naughton’s Eternal Guardians series

Marked

Eternal Guardians #1

THERON—Dark haired, duty bound and deceptively deadly. He’s the leader of the Argonauts, an elite group of guardians that defends the immortal realm from threats of the Underworld.

From the moment he walked into the club, Casey knew this guy was different. Men like that just didn’t exist in real life—silky shoulder-length hair, chest impossibly broad, and a predatory manner that just screamed dark and dangerous. He was looking for something. Her.

She was the one. She had the mark. Casey had to die so his kind could live, and it was Theron’s duty to bring her in. But even as a 200-year-old descendent of Hercules, he wasn’t strong enough to resist the pull in her fathomless eyes, to tear himself away from the heat of her body.

As war with the Underworld nears, someone will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

*****

Entwined

Eternal Guardians #2

ZANDER — The most feared of all the Eternal Guardians. It’s rumored he can’t be killed, and he always fights like he has nothing to lose. But as a descendant of the famed hero Achilles, he’s got to have a vulnerability… somewhere.

Forces of daemons are gathering and have broken through the barriers of the Underworld. Now more than ever the Eternal Guardians are needed to protect both their own realm and the human world. Zander can’t afford to think about what might have been with the bewitching physician he once regarded as his soul mate. But with eternity stretching out before him, he also can’t fathom spending his life without the one woman who makes him feel most alive. Perhaps he’s found his weakness, after all

*****

Tempted

Eternal Guardians #3

DEMETRIUS—He’s the hulking, brooding warrior his fellow Guardians avoid. Too dark. Too damaged. And given his heritage, he knows it’s best to keep everyone at arm’s length.

Isadora is missing. The words pounded through his head like a frantic drumbeat. For her own protection, Demetrius had done all he could to avoid the fragile princess, his soul mate. And now she was gone—kidnapped. To get her back, he’ll have to go to the black place in his soul he’s always shunned. As daemons ravage the human realm and his loyalty to the Guardians is put to the ultimate test, Demetrius realizes that Isadora is stronger than anyone thought. And finally letting her into his heart may be the only way to save them both.

*****

Enraptured

Eternal Guardians #4

ORPHEUS—To most he’s an enigma, a devil-may-care rogue who does whatever he pleases whenever he wants. Now this loose cannon is part of the Eternal Guardians—elite warriors assigned to protect the human realm—whether he likes it or not.

Orpheus has just one goal: to rescue his brother from the Underworld. He’s not expecting a woman to get in the way. Especially not a Siren as gorgeous as Skyla. He has no idea she’s an assassin sent by Zeus to seduce, entrap, then ultimately destroy him.

Yet Skyla herself might have the most to lose. There’s a reason Orpheus feels so familiar to her, a reason why her body seems to crave him. Perhaps he’s not the man everyone thinks… The truth could reveal a deadly secret as old as the Eternal Guardians themselves.

*****

Enslaved

Eternal Guardians #5

GRYPHON—Honorable, loyal, dependable…tainted. He was the ultimate warrior before imprisonment in the Underworld changed him in ways he can’t ignore.

She calls to him. Come to me. You can’t resist. But Gryphon will not allow himself to be ruled by the insidious whispers in his head. And there’s only one way to stop them: kill Atalanta, the goddess who enslaved him. But with so much darkness inside, he can’t be sure what’s real anymore. Even the Eternal Guardians, those who protect the human realm from threats of the Underworld, want to exile him. They’re not sure he can be trusted.

Finding Malea is like a miracle. Somehow he doesn’t feel the pull of the dark when she’s near. And he’s determined to keep her as near as possible, whether she wants him close or not. But proximity spurs temptation. A temptation that will test every last bit of control he has left. One that may ultimately have the power to send him back to the Underworld or free him from his chains for good.

*****

Bound

Eternal Guardians #6

TITUS—To most his gift seems like a blessing, but for him it’s a curse the other Eternal Guardians—those who protect the mortal realm from threats of the Underworld—seek to exploit. One he would gladly trade for the chance to be free…Obsessed. Her touch is like a drug. From the moment he met her, Titus knew she was different. Even dangerous. Yet though his guardian brethren are convinced Natasa is working for Hades, Titus can’t stop thinking about her. Can’t stop fantasizing about her. Can’t stop craving the one thing he knows could lead to the downfall of his world.

Possessed. Faced with stopping Natasa or joining in her quest, Titus falls to temptation and is thrust into a world of lust, deception, and deadly treachery designed by the gods. Her touch—only hers—frees him from his bonds, but desire may just condemn him. Because before the end he’ll have to decide which is more important: duty and honor to those he took an oath to defend, or a woman who could very well be the biggest curse to them all.

*****

Twisted

Eternal Guardians #7

NICK – Leader of the half-breeds, the last true hero, and the son of one psychotic Titan. He’s spent his life fighting a dark pull toward the gods he doesn’t understand. But as his powers grow stronger and his destiny is revealed, no one knows whether he will choose to fight for the side of good or succumb to the sinister lure of evil…even him.Coming Summer 2014.

Marked is FREE on Amazon right now, B&N has it for $0.99, and Kobo is FREE too!!!!!! Get your copy today!!!

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014

Long for Me by Shiloh Walker Spotlight Tour

Long for Me

Secrets & Shadows #0.7

by Shiloh Walker

Release day May 13, 2014

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Christina Bell remembers what it was like to be part of a loving family. The youngest of the Bell children, she simply cannot believe that her dad, or anyone else she loves, had a hand in her mother’s disappearance. She’s looking forward to moving on and spending more time with her sexy best friend, Guy Miller, who she is starting to see in a whole new light.

Their attraction sizzling and love deepening, Christina feels confident in her life and ability to handle what comes her way…But when Nichole’s body is found—and the mystery of her death slowly reveals itself—Christina is left not knowing who to trust. What if Guy, her one true desire, proves to be her biggest danger?

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Professional Bio

Shiloh Walker is an award-winning writer…yes, really! She’s also a mom, a wife, a reader and she pretends to be an amateur photographer. She published her first book in 2003 and since then, has tried her hand at digital publishing, traditional publishing and self-publishing. Her publishers include Hydra Publications, Ellora’s Cave, Samhain, Berkley, Random House and St. Martins. She writes romantic suspense, contemporary and paranormal romance, and urban fantasy under the name J.C. Daniels.

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May 11, 2014May 10, 2014

Blog Tour & Giveaway: Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison

I have Hannah Dennison here today to talk about her first book in a new series, Murder at Honeychurch Hall. This is a fun and exciting mystery and a great start to the series. Take it away, Hannah. 🙂

A special thank you to Books-n-Kisses for hosting me on Day One of the Great Escapes Blog Tour for the first book in my brand new series, “Murder at Honeychurch Hall.”

I’m having so much fun writing this new series because it gives me the chance to incorporate everything I love and miss about England—Agatha Christie’s beloved Devon (and where my family still lives), the beautiful English countryside, and grand country houses stuffed with antiques and steeped in history—including an odd ghost or two. Of course, I’m also a great fan of Downton Abbey, and although “Murder at Honeychurch Hall” is set on a country estate in the modern day and times have definitely changed, the class system still exists—particularly in small rural communities.

My novel is a murder mystery at heart, but as the pages materialized what also came to the surface was the emotional undercurrent of a mother-daughter relationship that also clearly had a story to tell. My protagonist is former TV celebrity and antique dealer, Kat Stanford who is all set to launch a new business with her newly widowed mother, Iris. But to Kat’s horror, she discovers that Iris has secretly purchased a dilapidated carriage house on a crumbling country estate several hundred miles away from London. Of course, Kat sets off to ‘save’ her mother only to discover that she harbors an even bigger secret. For years, Iris has been secretly writing best-selling, steamy romance novels under the pseudonym of Krystalle Storm.

Needless to say, as new arrivals on the estate, Kat and Iris are treated with great disdain by those upstairs and down. So, it’s no surprise when the family nanny goes missing that suspicion falls on the outsiders. And that’s all I can tell you without giving too much away!

The old adage “write what you know” should really be “write what you pretend you know” since the inspiration for my new book came from my own mother’s rash decision to purchase a highly impractical wing of a country house in Devon after my Dad passed away in 2002. As you can imagine, my sister and I were really worried. It wasn’t so much the isolated location with a mile-long drive, no local shop and no public transport. The house was a money drain, with a roof in need of mending, heating and plumbing breaking down constantly and generally, the whole estate was falling apart. Then we realized that it was what Mum really wanted. Although my parents had shared 54 years of marriage together, it had been in a different time when the man ruled the house.

Now, my mother has had the chance to reinvent herself and today, at age 84, she is more vibrant than ever. She works as a docent at Greenway and still lives in her dream home, and in many ways, she also lives as inspiration for the character Iris on the pages of my novel. Of course, I’m no former TV celebrity—although I have had some experience in the antique world—and my mother is definitely no romance writer, but her tales of “goings-on” at “the main house” will keep my creative juices flowing for years. I am so grateful for all the inspiration that my family and my English heritage have provided my imagination as I worked to craft this new story. It was quite a ride, often bumpy I must say as most novels can be in the process of writing them. But along the way what the story revealed to me is the truth that sometimes in life it’s those who are nearest and dearest to us who are often the most duplicitous of all.

About the Author:

Born in England, Hannah relocated to Los Angeles with her daughter and two cats to pursue a career in screenwriting. Along the road to publication she has been an obituary reporter, antique dealer, private jet flight attendant and Hollywood story analyst. Hannah is the author of the Vicky Hill Mysteries (Constable UK) and the first, in her new series, “Murder at Honeychurch Hall” (Minotaur). Now living in Portland, Oregon Hannah continues to teach mystery writing at UCLA, has served on numerous judging committees for the Mystery Writers of America and still works part-time for a west coast advertising agency. She is married to an advertising executive and enjoys hiking, horseback riding, skiing and seriously good chocolate.

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Set against the backdrop of Agatha Christie’s beloved Devon, TV celebrity Kat Stanford discovers that her newly widowed mother Iris has recklessly bought a dilapidated carriage house on a country estate known as Honeychurch Hall. Although times have changed at the manor house, a line still exists between those upstairs, and those down. Iris’s arrival is greeted with suspicion—but that’s not all. Iris harbors an even bigger secret that not even her daughter knows: Iris writes under the pseudonym, Krystalle Storm, and is a best-selling author of racy bodice-rippers.

Throw in a feisty, octogenarian countess, a precocious seven year old who is obsessed with the famous fighter pilot called Biggles, a treasure trove of antiques; as well as the paparazzi, always hungry for celebrity news. Add the occasional haunting from the resident family of ghosts, and there is more than one motive for murder. Yet at its core, the story explores the relationship between a mother and daughter facing new and uncertain beginnings and makes a good case for the notion that those nearest and dearest to us are often the most duplicitous of all.

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Jennifer’s Review of Murder at Honeychurch Hall

Review (4 Stars): Kat Stanford is on hiatus from her popular TV show, Fakes & Treasures, when she discovers that her mother has purchased a run-down home way out in the country. Concerned about the well-being of her mother after an accident, Kat travels to Honeychurch Hall and finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery. With too many suspects and not enough clues, Kat and Iris try to find answers before more bodies start to pile up and they get evicted from Iris’ new home. Kat never had any idea that spending time with her mother would be so interesting.

This is the first book in a new series and I think that Murder at Honeychurch Hall is a great start to the series. It took me a little while to warm up to Kat but I absolutely adored her mother, Iris. I loved that Iris wrote romances most of her adult life and her daughter had no idea about any of it. She made the book fun and I enjoyed the other zany cast of characters that Kat came into contact with at Honeychurch Hall. Delightful mystery and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Giveaway

I’m excited to give away a copy of Murder at Honeychurch Hall. This giveaway is for US Residents only. To be entered in the drawing by May 19th, leave me a comment below.

May 11, 2014May 10, 2014

Kissin’ the week of May 5th -May 10th Goodbye

5.5.14

Cover Reveal of Twisted by Elisabeth Naughton

Kelly & Kimberly review Frisky Business by Tawna Fenske

Kelly reviews Saving His Mate by Savannah Stuart

Book Spotlight & Review: Nobody by Sarah M. Anderson

5.6.14

Kelly & Kimberly review Blind Faith by Rebecca Zanetti

What releases the week of May 5th? Check here!

5.7.14

Kelly & Kimberly review Her Perfect Mate by Paige Tyler

Kelly reviews Giving In by Maya Banks

5.8.14

Kelly’s Interview with Macy Beckett

Kelly review Make You Mine by Macy Beckett

Thursday’s Thought…

Blog Tour & Review: Murder in Merino by Sally Goldenbaum

5.9.14

Kelly & Natasha review Hell For Leather by Julie Ann Walker

Kimberly review Mai Tai for Two by Delphine Dryden

Blog Tour & Review: Death runs Adrift by Karen MacInerney

5.10.14

SINSational Saturday Series

Robyn Peterman’s Handcuffs and Happily Ever Afters Series

May 10, 2014May 9, 2014

Robyn Peterman’s Handcuffs and Happily Ever After series

How Hard Can It Be?

Handcuffs and Happily Ever Afters #1

HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

One happy ending coming right up…

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What happens when an accountant decides to grab life by the horns and try something new? Apparently a pirate named Dave, a lot of pastel fleece, and blackmail—just to start with…

Visualize and succeed, Oprah said. I was sure as hell trying, even if my campaign to score a job as the local weather girl had ended in a restraining order. Okay, TV was not my strength. But a lack of talent has never stopped me before. Which is why I’ve embarked on a writing career. I mean, how hard can it be to come up with a sexy romance?

Leave it to me to wind up in a group of grandmotherly porno writers who discuss sex toys and apple cobbler in the same breath. Also leave it to me to leak an outlandish plot idea to a bestselling author with the morals of a rabid squirrel. And only I could get arrested for a jewelry heist I didn’t commit—by a hunky cop whose handcuffs just might tempt me to sign up for a life of crime. Maybe I’ve found my calling after all

*****

Pirate Dave and his Randy Adventures

Handcuffs and Happily Ever Afters #1.5

After all was said and done, the disgusting novella meant to destroy a story stealing New York Time’s best-selling author’s career was successful. Rena Gunderschlict, an accountant with no discernible literary talent, and her band of adorable porno writing grannies came up with the worst piece of literature, (and I use that word loosely), that was ever written. Amazingly enough, it became a cult classic. Who in the hell knew there was an underground need to know and love a Time-Traveling Vampire Warlock with erectile dysfunction and his conjoined lady loves, Laverne and Shirley?
Apparently the need is there and now so is the full version of their story . . .
** Special Note from Author Robyn Peterman **
This is a spoof. A profane romance spoof not meant for anyone under 18. I was threatened lovingly and repeatedly by my readers to write the full version of Pirate Dave. He was born of the need to create a horrific career ending romance novel to destroy a really bad, nasty villainess . . . and Thank you Buddha in a tube top, it worked! I laughed my way through writing this and I hope you will enjoy this small slice of my warped brain. NO, this is not what I normally write, but I certainly had a good time penning it! If you want to read the real romance story, you’ll have to peruse HOW HARD CAN IT BE? You’ll find the first three chapters at the end of the hot mess you’re about to read . . . And now, I give you the career ending novella, (hopefully not mine) otherwise known as PIRATE DAVE AND HIS RANDY ADVENTURES

*****

Size Matters

Handcuffs and Happily Ever Afters #2

A few hard truths…Don’t bet on Hasselhoff, Bigfoot might actually exist, and searching for the impossible may lead you to your heart’s desire…

It’s a big fat hairy deal when I lose yet another bet to my best friend, Rena. Not only do I end up attending Bigfoot meetings with her kooky Aunt Phyllis, I find myself traveling with a band of reality TV, Sasquatch-hunting nut-jobs! Not to mention a suspiciously shady film crew. As if those little nuggets weren’t enough to send me on the express-train to Crazytown…I stupidly swore off men!

Clearly all this would mess up any gal’s social life, but the worst part of the story? The minute I send my libido on vacation, I meet Mitch. Yep, Mitch, the sexiest cop ev-ah. The hottest, best kissing, finest tushied, SINGLE guy I’ve ever laid eyes on. I’d rather be hot on his trail than anything that involves the word Big or Foot. But sometimes what you’re hunting for has been right in front of you all along

*****

Cop a Feel

Handcuffs and Happily Ever Afters #3

“Outrageous, profane, hilarious, sexy and all kinds of wacky!” –Michelle Rowen, national bestselling author
When you get time off for bad behavior, romance is the last thing on your mind–but good old-fashioned lust is a whole different story. . .
Life undercover isn’t exactly one big party–not when you’re a DEA agent–but it sure beats a desk job. Except when you screw up big and someone has to go in and clean up after you. In that case, even paper-pushing sounds better than babysitting an erotic romance writer with as many enemies as there are euphemisms for “throbbing manhood.”
I’ve been taking down drug dealers for so long, playing bodyguard to a woman named Shoshanna Lehump sounds like nothing more than a giant pain in my ass– and being partnered with the gorgeous egotistical jerk I never should have slept with in the first place just makes a bad situation even harder–especially when he pursues me as diligently as we’re supposed to be chasing the bad guys…What’s a girl have to do to get a happy ending anyway?
“For a good time, read Robyn Peterman!” –Michelle Rowen, national bestselling author
“A zany over-the-top rompfest.” –Lexi George, author of Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar

*****

May 9, 2014May 9, 2014

Blog Tour & Review: Death Runs Adrift by Karen MacInerney

Today I have Karen MacInerney to talk about her new book, Death runs Adrift which is the sixth novel in her Gray Whale Inn mystery series. I have always liked the main character, Natalie, and mysteries that involve food have always a big favorite of mine.

My feelings about desks. (And my coffee shop addiction.)

by Karen MacInerney

In the third grade, my parents moved me from the local public school to a very small progressive school housed in an old church, with approximately 25 students and no desks. No desks! We did our work everywhere. Out on the playground. Lying on the stage. Sitting in a comfy chair in the school library. Hanging from our toes from a doorframe, if we were limber enough.

It was an amazing experience.

Years later, when I snagged a job doing technical writing for 3M, I was given a desk in an oatmeal-colored cubicle in the middle of a desert-like expanse of carpet. The only noise was from the air-conditioning and the murmurs of my fellow cell…er, officemates talking to people about riveting subjects like electrical tape and cable ties. I learned a lot about writing during my time there — after trying to make a press release on the anniversary of electrical tape sound exciting, writing synopses of mysteries is a breeze – but I spent almost no time at my desk. Somehow, “desk” felt synonymous with “jail cell.”

These days, I have a beautiful office, with storm-blue walls, hardwood floors, a rag rug, a lovely white corner desk I picked myself, and a view of trees out the window. I sit there to do watercolor sometimes, or to journal, or to pay bills. But when I’m writing a scene of a book? Ninety-nine percent of the time, I grab my laptop, tuck it into my bag, and head for a local coffee shop, where I settle into a cushy chair near the door. ( I avoid tables. Too desk-like, I suppose.)

I think a good bit of my coffee-shop habit can be traced to my desk phobia. But part of it stems from the fact that writing can be a lonely profession; by necessity, authors need to spend a lot of time being quiet and focusing on the screen, trying to pick just the right word or figure out what the characters are going to do next. It can be a wonderful job, and there’s nothing better than losing yourself in an imaginary world when the words are flowing and things just seem to “happen” on the page. But not all days are like that. In fact, many times, putting down words is slow and cumbersome, and tasks like laundry and pantry re-organization suddenly seem both pressing and much more appealing than churning through another 500 words on the computer.

But if I’m in a cozy chair at a coffee shop (as I am right now), where there is no laundry to be done, friends can stop by and say hello, and I’m connected to the world around me, I don’t feel like I’m working. I feel like I’m playing – and the buzz of people and music and espresso machines help me feel less isolated from the world at large, energizing both me and my writing. (I’m sure the coffee helps, too.) I’ve recently found a writing buddy whose schedule meshes with mine, and that’s a huge boon for an extraverted writer like me. Not only do I get to write in a coffee shop, but I’ve got a friend I can touch base with when I’m struggling with a word or a scene.

I know everyone is different, and sometimes I’ve felt like I “should” work at a desk, but I’ve finally allowed myself to do what works for me. How about you? Do you feel more focused at a desk, or do you prefer to work wherever suits your fancy?

About the Author:

Critically acclaimed author Karen MacInerney also teaches writers’ workshops and drives a mean carpool. Her book Murder on the Rocks was selected as an Agatha nominee for Best First Novel. When she’s not writing or chauffeuring children, she loves to read, drink coffee, attempt unusual recipes, and hit the local hike-and-bike trail. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two children, and escapes to Maine as often as possible.’

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With her own wedding fast approaching and her mother-in-law dating an unexpected beau, the last thing Natalie Barnes needs is to find a young man shot dead in a dinghy. A note she finds with the body suggests the dearly departed had a secret rendezvous planned with somebody on the island. But when suspicion is cast on a fisherman Natalie believes to be innocent, she begins to wonder if the murder was the result of a lover’s quarrel . . . or a lobsterman’s disagreement gone horribly wrong.

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Jennifer’s Review of Death runs Adrift

Review (4.25 Stars): I have been a fan of the Gray Whale Inn mystery series ever since reading the first one, Murder on the Rocks. I really liked the main character, Natalie Barnes, and how she always seemed to find herself in the middle of a murder mystery when she least expects it. I’ve also been a little envious of Natalie because she has been able to realize her dream of running a beautiful bed and breakfast on a cozy little island. In this story, Natalie comes across the body of a mysterious young man who is a relative newcomer to the island and may have been involved in illegal activities that contributed to his demise. She must work quickly to find the true murderer before an innocent person is put away for the crime.

I really enjoyed this mystery and I was excited to see that Natalie is getting closer and closer to her own wedding day with her fiance, John. Since this is the sixth novel in the series, I loved getting updates on previous characters that I’ve gotten to know over the course of the series and visiting with certain characters that feel like old friends. I also enjoy the atmosphere of each book and the great recipes that are always tucked in the back of every mystery. Ms. MacInerney has the amazing ability to create a unique mystery that will make you lose all track of time while you investigate the clues right along with Natalie. I am looking forward to reading more fun adventures with Natalie, John and the rest of the cast at the Gray Whale Inn in the very near future.