Title: Junior Series: A Wyrdos Tale, #3 Author: Gwendolyn Druyor Genre: Fantasy Release: March 31, 2017 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34661555-junior Blurb: You can die of fright. Junior can’t live without it. Junior Leo just found out he’s the boogeyman’s bastard and his job is to terrify children. Trick is, none of us ever really grow up. We’re all children at heart. Even Junior. It’s the rare child that dreams of growing up to be a villain. Junior never did. But can you fight your genetic inheritance? Could he be a hero? He’s been hiding from the question for eight years but he’s about to encounter an ancient artifact that’s going to show everyone the truth about Junior Leo. Especially, Junior Leo. Junior is the third standalone in the Wyrdos Tales series. The Tales each feature a different supernatural character’s involvement in the same apocalyptic event. You get to live it through different eyes each time. If you like the work of Jim Butcher, T S Paul, and Shayne Silvers, then you will love all the books in The Wyrdos Tales series by Gwendolyn Druyor! PreOrder/Buy Links: (Will be live on March 31) Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2os0TlB Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2oaC7Hw Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2napLNQ Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2nFOgGx Author Bio: Gwendolyn Druyor was born at the Quonset Point Naval Air Station Hospital, North Kingston, RI. The ID bracelet wrapped three times around her little wrist. She could swim before she could walk and read before she started school. Thanks to her pilot father, Gwendolyn got to grow up in Maine, Ohio, and Illinois. After completing 3 performance-based degree programs in 4 years at Illinois State University (with a minor in English), she started her illustrious acting career as a saloon girl dancing the cancan in upstate New York. Gwendolyn has traveled the world telling stories. She spent a year in Amsterdam writing and performing sketch comedy at Boom Chicago with Seth Meyers (Late Night with Seth Meyers), Allison Silverman (Colbert Report), and Greg Scott Shapiro(voice of the Dutch Trump!). She’s toured North America with Shenandoah Shakespeare (11 people in 3 vehicles performing 78 roles) and with the incredible improv/educational show Sex Signals in an effort to make sex better for all. Since kinda sorta settling down, Gwendolyn has written for and performed with various sketch groups in the states, including The Future Dead, Improv International, and G2 Productions. For now she lives in Hollywood with her Irish Jack Russell, Josh Lyman Zyrga, who is still pissed she didn’t put him on the cover of Laylea. For more information on Gwendolyn and her projects sign up for her newsletter at www.GwendolynDruyor.com. Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GwendolynDruyorFanPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GwendolynDruyor Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Gwendolyn-Druyor/e/B00D96JVXE Audible: http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_search_c4_1_6_1_srAuth?searchAuthor=Gwendolyn+Druyor&qid=1490040346&sr=1-6 Newsletter: http://www.gwendolyndruyor.com/sign-up InstaFreebie: https://instafreebie.com/free/v7iRx Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7054301.Gwendolyn_Druyor Website: www.Gwendolyndruyor.com Excerpt:
Text Copyright © 2017 by Gwendolyn Druyor All Rights Reserved 1 DON’T SLEEP Don’t sleep with your closet door open. When you were a child, you believed there were monsters in the closet. You watched your mom or dad or legal court appointed guardian leave your bedroom. They’d snake a hand back in through the doorway and flip off your light. With no consideration for the sliver of light they could leave you through the crack of that door, they shut it with a click. In the dark—no matter how many siblings share your room, in the dark you are always alone. You try breathing quietly, but he can hear the beating of your heart. You stare at the closet, thinking that if you don’t blink he can’t sneak up on you. But the dark is his ally. He can see your eyes glowing in the dark. And he can move invisibly through your room, under your bed. He’ll paralyze you with fear so that you cannot escape. So shut your eyes tight and pull the covers over your head if it makes you feel better. But it won’t help. If you leave the closet door open, the boogeyman can get you. 2 The Trap “Sorry, wrong room.” Junior turned to flee back into the bedroom closet. He rebounded off a shimmering, intractable wall of air. The force sent him tripping backwards, avoiding the wailing infant that had drawn him into the room. A few feet beyond the magical circle, under an outdated mobile of the solar system, a dusky boy of about ten sat crosslegged on a rag rug, his hands poised over the shuttle of a ouija board, his jaw hanging open. The kid squeaked, coughed, and then exclaimed, “Holy crap, it worked! I caught the boogeyman!” Junior fell against the side of the prison closest to the kid, who flinched. Junior used the magical wall to steady himself with one combat-booted foot on either side of the six-month-old’s flailing limbs. His pale hands glowed where they touched the magic. The gauze wrapped around each palm lit up. The bandages sizzled though he felt nothing on his burnt fingers. He pressed a hand flat and saw the bones through the bandages and skin as clearly as on an x-ray. Of course, skeletal as he was, he could see them almost that clearly without a magical prison wall for enhancement. The wall rose from a chain of silverware encircling Junior in his peacoat and the wailing baby in her too-big Ewok onesie. It trapped them in the middle of a larger-than-average bedroom with books, clothes, and action figures strewn literally everywhere. Harley Quinn straddled the deep bowl of a torchiere floor lamp on the far side of a bed covered with a tangle of Star Wars sheets and a Batman comforter. A disturbingly muscular Spiderman dangled by red yarn from an air vent high on one wall. Just outside the circle of silverware, Junior saw Deadpool laying face-down in a pile of dirty socks, threatened by Wonder Woman wielding his own katana. Junior couldn’t smell the socks. He could barely hear the hiss of the standing humidifier half-buried in a Slytherin cloak. The shimmering walls of his prison dulled everything outside. Inside the bright, nose-tickling powder of freshly-washed baby battled his own indefinable homeless musk. He brushed his teeth as often as he could and washed his face, socks, and underwear every few nights. His jeans and t-shirts got cleaned much less frequently. Pretty much every square inch of the bedroom’s plush carpet was covered except for a swath of space just in front of the closet door and within the circle of Junior and the baby’s prison. The walls fared no better. Pale green paint peeked out from the rare spaces between overlapping posters of superheroes, scientific theories, astrology, and Ohio. The kid leapt to his feet, whacking his head on Jupiter and sending the planets spinning. He gripped his curly black hair with both hands and then grabbed his Captain America pajama pants before they fell down. “I caught the boogeyman!” Junior was too hungry and tired for this. He had somewhere to be. He reached up and ran a hand along the impenetrable, shimmering barrier of air stretching from ceiling to floor, searching for weaknesses. He found none. “Let me go.” His captor laughed. “Hell no.” The wailing settled to silence as the towheaded baby sucked in a tiny lungful of air. Her mouth opened wide in an astonished O and she seemed to look right into Junior’s hazel eyes. Then she squeezed her own eyes, opened her mouth and renewed screaming. Junior crouched to comfort her. It was why he’d come through the door in the first place. “There, there. It’s okay. You’re okay.” The kid chanted, “I did it! I caught the boogeyman. I caught the boogeyman.” He kicked the ouija board aside and danced around the room, scattering toys. When he passed the full-length mirror on his bedroom door, he spun around to announce to himself, “I, Ethan Durnell, caught the boogeyman.” Junior stood, bouncing the baby girl in his arms, careful at first of her weight on his ruined hands. “No. You didn’t.” Ethan turned, his brown eyes glowing. He held his arms out to the sides, inviting his guest to come at him. “Really? You can get out of there?” Junior considered kicking the silverware but he was pretty sure he wouldn’t be able to break the spell. He sighed and crooned at the crying baby. “Please let me go. I’ve got somewhere to be and I’m not the boogeyman.” The kid smirked, “Yeah right. You came out of my closet, but you’re not the boogeyman?” “It’s complicated.” “You have to grant me three wishes now.” Junior raised an eyebrow at the kid. “That’s a djinni.” “Isn’t the boogeyman a genie?” “No, he’s an as—” Junior censored himself. The kid was a jerk but he was still a kid. “The boogeyman is a type of goblin.” “Ewwww,” Ethan plopped down on the edge of his bed. “You’re a goblin?” Junior cooed at the baby. “Is this your sister?” “Half-sister.” Junior noted the bile in Ethan’s tone. “What’s her name?” “Dawn.” He spit the word. “She’s the dawn of their new life together.” At that, Junior looked up. He stopped bouncing. “Really?” Ethan nodded. Dawn’s cries increased. “Okay.” Junior rocked the unfortunately named baby as he paced around the small circle. This wasn’t an easy life. Jane said he should think of it as a calling. And Jane was a god; he should trust her advice. But it wasn’t a calling. He could travel from closet to closet and paralyze people with fear. That didn’t sound like a calling. Or a life. It sounded like the genetic lottery had handed him a sack of lemons. “You’re not so ugly, for being a goblin. Aren’t goblins hideous?” Ethan lay on the bed, examining Junior. Junior let his pacing take him back around to face the kid before he responded. Ethan could see him. Most people were so racked with fear every moment of their lives, they couldn’t see Junior at all. But Ethan, in the dark of the middle of the night, could see him. What ten-year-old was so fearless? He looked at the boy. “A) Thanks. B) I’m half-goblin. I’m not the boogeyman, kid. I’m the boogeyman’s kid.” “Sooooo, wouldn’t that make you a boogeyman, then?” “People don’t talk about a boogeyman. They talk about the boogeyman. That’s my dad.” “But you just came out of my closet.” “Sure. I can also roll my tongue because my mother could. What’s that got to do with who I am?” The ten-year-old scrunched his face like he was talking to an idiot. “Everything.” “No!” Junior stomped one booted foot. “I don’t want to be the boogeyman.” Dawn had almost calmed. He shouldn’t have scared her. He looked down at her wide-open eyes staring at nothing. She was so scared she couldn’t see him. He sighed. “Please let me go, Ethan.” “No. I called you and caught you fair and square.” “What do you want, kid? Why did you call me here? You really thought the boogeyman could grant wishes?” Ethan shrugged. “Whatever.” He bounced over to a book on the floor by the door and dropped down to flip through the pages. “The instructions were for summoning a demon but that seemed, like, really stupid to me.” “Yeah.” Junior shivered. “Yeah, that would be stupid. You don’t want a demon in your bedroom.” Ethan spun around. “You’ve seen a demon?” “Earlier today.” “Cool.” “No. It wasn’t cool at all. It was terrifying.” “You’re an adult. Adults don’t get scared.” Junior snorted. Dawn giggled. “You have a lot to learn kid.” “So tell me. Nobody ever tells kids anything. It’s like we’re invisible until we do something wrong.” “Like use your baby sister as bait to catch a demon.” “You’re not a demon.” The kid kicked at the ouija board. “No, but I am a monster. You want to know things? Listen.” “I do. I’m always listening to the blah, blah, blah—” “Now, Ethan! I mean shut up and listen now. You want to know about feeling invisible?” Junior let the words tumble out. “I have been invisible for eight years. Eight years ago when you were still as cute as Dawn, I discovered that I could travel through time and space using bedroom closets. I traveled back in time and did something stupid. Now I can’t get back to my life. I’m stuck in this world, this . . .” He struggled to find the word. “Alternate timeline.” Ethan scrambled over to his pale blue bookshelf and dug through the pile of books on the floor around it. He waved A Wrinkle in Time in the air, hitting the solar system mobile again. “Never read it.” The kid gave Junior a pitying look. “I’m stuck in this alternate timeline where I’m older than my mother who has no son.” Dawn gurgled around the two fingers she’d stuck in her mouth. Junior looked down. Her pale blue eyes were still wide but he couldn’t tell if she could see him or not. She stared at the wobbling planets. He cooed at her to calm himself. Ethan waited. “I’m invisible to anyone who’s afraid, which is, sorry to tell you kid, everyone. I can make people see me but that paralyzes them. I can travel anywhere in the world through closets, but only through bedroom closets for some reason.” “And you can time travel.” Ethan tossed a Dr. Who action figure in the air. “Just go back if you want to.” “I don’t know how I did it. I don’t know how I do any of it. I don’t want to scare people.” He mumbled down at Dawn, “I don’t want to be the boogeyman.” “Sorry, dude. Sometimes you’re given a sister and you just have to deal with it. That’s the way it is.” Junior looked up from the baby. He raised his eyebrows at Ethan. “A) You don’t strike me as one of those kids who just repeats what others say.” Ethan hung his head at that. He pretended to pick at a smudge on his pajama pants. “B) I am a monster who tortures kids. I accept that. Fine. Maybe kids like you deserve to be tortured. But I met a demon today who tortured a grown woman who definitely didn’t deserve to die. I am the only one who can get to her grandson, a kid named Louis. That’s where I was going when you trapped me here. Do you know what it’s like to lose someone you love?” Ethan sat, leaning against the shelves crammed with books. He shrugged. Junior turned away to face the open closet on the far side of the silver ring. He sucked in deep, slow breaths. He didn’t have a lot of time. If he wanted to help Louis, he had to get there now. One of Ethan’s many posters featured a listing of age appropriate books with checkmarks drawn in beside most of them. His doorway was blocked with a Bartlett’s, a dictionary, and the Bevington edition of the Complete Works of Shakespeare. Ethan himself was surrounded by books on the shelves and on the floor around him. He faced the kid. “You like a good story?” “Duh.” Junior ran a hand through his unruly mop of dirty blond curls. “How about I tell you a story. If you like it, you let me go.” “It’s gotta be a good story.” Junior grinned down at Dawn then raised his eyes to Ethan’s. “Duh.” The kid rolled over to his bed. He settled into the corner created by his bed and the bookshelf and hugged his knees to his chest. “Go.” Junior shook his head. “Do we have a deal?” “Yeah.” “You’ll let me go?” “Yeah. I already said I would. I’m not my dad either. I don’t say things if I don’t mean them. I’m not gonna tell you I’ll let you go and then poof, ha ha, sorry, I have to work and you’re stuck here with Dawn and—” “Ethan.” Junior waited while the kid wound down again. “You called me here and trapped me. I may not be a demon or the real boogeyman, but still, you have to know a little something about magic to have gotten this far. Yes?” “Yeah.” “So you have to promise to let me go, three times.” “Oh. Then it’s binding and I can’t welsh.” “Yeah.” “Fine. I’ll let you go. I’ll let you go. I’ll let you go.” He said. “After your story.” Junior nodded. “Where are we?” Ethan glanced up at a map on the wall like Junior should have already seen it and known. “Ohio.” “Well this story takes place in Illinois. In Chicago. It’s the story of how meeting a few real monsters made me realize I’m not so bad.” Junior frowned down at Dawn’s infectious grin as he thought about where to begin. A lot had happened in the past twelve hours.
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Title: A Strange Companion Author: Lisa Manterfield Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance Release: April 4, 2017 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34538538-a-strange-companion Blurb: Kat Richardson isn’t running away from grief; she’s just hiding out in a gloomy Welsh university town until she’s sure it’s gone. Now, one year, nine months, and 27 days after the climbing death of her first love, Gabe, she thinks she’s ready to venture out into the relationship world again. And Owen—a cake-baking, Super Ball-making chemistry student—appears to be a kind, funny, and very attractive option. But the arrival of Kat’s newly adopted niece, Mai, forces her home to northern England, where she runs headfirst into all the memories of Gabe she’s tried to leave behind—and discovers that Mai stirs up an unnerving feeling of déjà vu. Before long, Kat’s logical, scientific beliefs about life after death are in battle with what she feels to be true—that reincarnation is real and Gabe has come back to her through Mai. The question now, is why? Taking on the topics of love, loss, and how we deal with grief, A Strange Companion is a twisted love triangle among the living, the dead, and the reincarnated. Preorder Links: Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2mf2Tzs Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2mxxQjW Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2oaA9Gb Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2mxrQaS Kobo: http://bit.ly/2nIMnch iTunes: http://apple.co/2mxq8pZ What Others Are Saying: “A Strange Companion hooks the reader with its very first line and never lets go. The voice is unassuming and introspective, the prose elegant, and the descriptions sensuous.” ~Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators “Manterfield presents a story - part romance, part mystery - about love and loss, and learning to live again. Reminiscent of The Art of Racing in the Rain, we can't help but embrace the dream that the ones we have loved and lost may one day return.” ~Julie Mayerson Brown, author of The Long Dance Home “This beautiful blend of heartbreak, finding one’s self, grief, forgiveness, loss, and second chances, is a perfect rainy day read. I cannot say enough good things about this book! Read it with a box of tissues, as you will cry your eyes out.” ~The Reading Wolf Teasers Author Biography: Lisa Manterfield is the award-winning author I’m Taking My Eggs and Going Home: How One Woman Dared to Say No to Motherhood. Her work has appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Los Angeles Times, and Psychology Today. Originally from northern England, she now lives in Southern California with her husband and over-indulged cat. A Strange Companion is her first novel. Learn more at LisaManterfield.com. Social media Links: Website: http://lisamanterfield.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisamanterfield Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorLisaManterfield/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmanterfield/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4475622.Lisa_Manterfield Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lisa-Manterfield/e/B004GV3YG6 Excerpt 1: I ran my hand along the log, waiting for my fingers to find the small indentations I knew would be there. They didn’t. The initials and the heart that Gabe had carved into the bark of the log now lay beneath a smooth carpet of moss, as if our love was something lost to the past. I pressed my finger into the moss but not a single tear would come. I simply sat there on the log and remembered. Grief, apparently, had a mind of its own. It had snuck up on me in unexpected places, but now that I needed it, it would not do my bidding. I pushed up off the log, wiping at my dry eyes. I would be home for three full weeks, plenty of time to go looking for grief. My hometown was filled with memories of Gabe and I’d keep looking until I found them all. Excerpt 2: Mai dropped to her knees and wrapped her arms around Frida’s enormous head. She rested her cheek against Frida’s bristly fur and the two of them lay there as if they’d been best pals forever. Luke reached down and ran his hand along Frida’s back. As he moved back to stroke again, his hand paused on Mai’s arm, curled around Frida’s neck. Luke froze. I felt the air around us go still—all except for one crackle of energy that danced between Mai and Luke. I felt it, Luke felt it, Frida felt it . . . and so did Mai. Luke cast his eyes down at the little girl at his feet, who stared, unblinking, back at him. His brow wrinkled, as his mind struggled to understand what I knew his heart felt. Then, something passed between them that I had once seen pass between Luke and his brother. It was more than love, more than understanding, more, even, than blood. It was a deep connection, a spark between two people, two souls, who were inextricably intertwined. Luke looked at me. “Did you feel that?” I nodded. “What was it?” I hesitated. I knew exactly what it was, but how could I tell Luke? It was one thing to tell Maggie about my suspicions, but Luke was Gabe’s brother. Was it fair of me to risk opening up the hurt I knew he’d spent the past two years trying to heal? But perhaps I wasn’t the only one Gabe needed to visit. I felt a prickle of excitement at the possibility that someone else might finally understand. Glancing back to make sure Luke and I were out of earshot, I leaned in and whispered. “I think it’s Gabe.” Luke narrowed his eyes at me. “He’s haunting her?” I shook my head. “Do you believe in reincarnation, Luke?” He shrugged, but the expression of curiosity on his face prompted me to take a chance. “I didn’t either until I met Mai.” Excerpt 3: The tiny dot of light I’d seen grew bigger. As it wrapped around me, my eyes were drawn towards it. I felt suddenly light and my mind seemed to float somehow in my head. I wanted to get up, to pull myself from the ground and go, to step into the warmth of the light and allow it take me away from here. A man’s voice filtered into my ears in a hazy blur. It was a kind voice, calling for me. Gabe. He’d found me. He’d come to deliver the rest of his message. I lifted my head to listen, determined not to miss a word this time. “Miss?” said the voice. “Are you all right?” I was close to the light now. 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Website Title: Hitched Series: Hearts of Stone #2 - can be read as a standalone Author: Christine Manzari Genre: New Adult Romance Release Date: March 21, 2017 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34105989-hitched Synopsis: For aspiring journalist Harlow Ransom, life is just a well-oiled machine, and if she plans well, all things will go accordingly. And that is exactly why Harlow lives her life by perfectly polished to-do lists that she refuses to stray from—even when she's celebrating her 21st birthday in Sin City. 1. Visit the Boom Boom Blues Lounge 2. See the water show at the Bellagio Things can't possibly go askew if she crosses things off her list one by one. But after a night of celebrating leads to waking up in bed with a sexy stranger and a ring on her finger, Harlow realizes that in no point in time did she ever have "Get Married" on her trusty to-do list. Yet that's exactly what she did. Professional snowboarder Trace Stone loves a good challenge—he's all about the win. And this time, he's going to find a way to win over the feisty, meticulous Harlow. The wedding may have been spontaneous and impulsive, but when he said "forever," he meant it. Now, the only thing he wants on Harlow's to-do list is him—from this day forward. Pre-Order: Only $0.99 Amazon: http://amzn.to/2lLZQN7 Ibooks: http://apple.co/2lfstAH B&N: http://bit.ly/2m1u9Ss Kobo: http://bit.ly/2lLhQci Excerpt: I settled in next to the register, sliding my Kindle onto the counter so I could read. We’d just opened up, and it was only ten in the morning. Sweet tooth urges didn’t normally strike until lunch time. The mornings were always slow as a result, aside from the occasional coffee order. “Are you open?” Startled, I glanced up from my Kindle to find the object of my interruption. I was pretty sure my heart dropped clear down to my knees when I recognized the person standing on the other side of the counter. I could feel my mouth opening and closing like there were words coming out, but all that I heard was complete silence. In front of me stood one of the most attractive guys I’d ever seen in my life. The guy I met in Vegas. A guy I never expected to see again. How was it possible that he was here, thousands of miles from where we met? It had been a month since I’d seen him, and to be honest, my memories of him hadn’t done reality justice. Maybe it was my alcohol addled recollections, but I didn’t remember him being so freaking gorgeous. His dark hair stuck up haphazardly and was dyed blue at the tips. His eyes were a golden color, freezing me in place like he had some sort of mind-melding super powers. Tan skin, a scar on his chin, and a half-smile completed the package. Trace. That was his name. I think. And he was the last person I expected, or wanted, to be standing in front of me. It had been weeks, and I was finally starting to breathe easily and forget about the morning after my birthday. What is he doing here? “Can I help you?” I finally managed to ask. “That depends,” Trace answered. “But I’m hoping you can.” “What do you need?” “I need to talk to my wife.” Holy fuck. Did my heart just explode? I was pretty sure it did. I gripped the edge of the counter as what was left of my heart hammered against my ribs. I never expected Trace to come looking for me, and I had no idea how to make him go away. I looked behind me quickly to make sure Betty wasn’t within hearing distance. “I think you have the wrong person,” I gritted out between my teeth. The smile that creased his lips was nothing short of naughty. “You want to do this the hard way?” “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” “I’m looking for my wife, Harlow Ransom. That’s you.” He pointed at me. I stood up a little straighter, as if that could somehow deflect his words. “That’s my name, but I’m not your wife.” “I beg to differ,” he replied, putting his left hand on the counter where I could see a silver band shining reproachfully from his ring finger. “I have a piece of paper that says you are. And if that’s not enough for you, we can go ahead and do the whole Cinderella glass slipper thing just to be sure it’s the right fit.” “What are you talking about?” I asked. There had to be some way to make him go away. Forever. Trace reached behind his back, sliding a messenger bag across his chest. He lifted the flap and reached inside. When he pulled out his hand, my missing bra was dangling from his fingertip. “Do you want to try it on to be sure? Because I’m fine with that, I don’t mind watching. I can guarantee you it’s a perfect fit, though. No matter how much I drank that night, my memory isn’t that bad.” Teasers Author Bio:
The first thing Christine does when she's getting ready to read a book is to crack the spine in at least five places. She wholeheartedly believes there is no place as comfy as the pages of a well-worn book. She's addicted to buying books, reading books, and writing books. She even turned her dining room into a library—reading is more important than eating. She also has a weakness for adventure and inappropriate humor. Christine is from Forest Hill, Maryland where she lives with her husband, three kids, and her library of ugly spine books. Social Media Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChristineManzari Twitter: twitter.com/Xenatine Instagram: instagram.com/xenatine Email: [email protected] Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/Christine_Manzari Pinterest: pinterest.com/xenatine/ Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/Christine-Manzari/e/B00EIHIXBE BookBub: www.bookbub.com/author Giveaway: Direct Link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/81aa78941206 Title: Black Hat Hacker Series: Chicago Syndicate #6 Author: Soraya Naomi Genre: NA Mafia Stand alone Release: March 28, 2017 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31451315-black-hat-hacker Blurb: You don’t know me. But that’s only because I don’t want you to. I have the most lucrative job in the country as a hacker in the notorious underworld. I’ve built entire systems and destroyed evidence for career advancement while stealing and exploiting data for personal gain. I’m the black hat hacker for the Chicago Syndicate and hold all the dirty secrets of the most powerful men in the U.S. in the palm of my hands, just a keystroke away from mass ruination. However, no one knows my dirty secret, a decision from my past that’s just aching to blow up in my face and shatter my future. Especially when a certain wavy haired brunette begins to demand my attention with her odd ways and her carefree attitude. She’s a woman who makes me go against everything I’ve ever believed. A woman whom I’m forbidden from having my usual one-night stand with, even if she was available. A woman whom I have to keep from getting herself killed, whether she likes it or not. You don’t know me, but neither does she…yet. PreOrder Links: Amazon US ➜ http://amzn.to/2lj05y3 AMAZON CA ➜ https://goo.gl/wddPTt AMAZON UK ➜ https://goo.gl/MNg4cR AMAZON AUS ➜ https://goo.gl/6P4Gip Teasers Author bio: I read many genres but favor intense, seductive, and provocative novels where the male character loves fiercely, without remorse or boundaries. I also adore forbidden love tales and have an odd fascination with kidnapping romances. No, I don't secretly want to be kidnapped, though! I have a passionate obsession with the written word and indulge in chocolate pastries much too often. My debut novel For Fallon (Chicago Syndicate, #1) was released on July 26, 2014. I’m honored that For Fallon won “Best Breakout Novel 2014” in the Novel Grounds Semi Annual Literary Awards. Sign up to Soraya’s newsletter to keep up to date with release dates: http://eepurl.com/b0MS85 Social Media Links: WEBSITE – www.sorayanaomi.com FACEBOOK – www.facebook.com/sorayanaomi.author FACEBOOK PROFILE – https://www.facebook.com/soraya.naomi.77 READER GROUP - https://www.facebook.com/groups/chicagosyndicate/ TWITTER – www.twitter.com/Soraya_Naomi INSTAGRAM – www.instagram.com/soraya_naomi AMAZON AUTHOR – amazon.com/author/soraya.naomi NEWSLETTER -http://www.subscribepage.com/newslettersorayanaomi Giveaway: Direct Link: https://www.facebook.com/sorayanaomi.author/ Title: Exotiqa: Divergent meets iRobot Author: M. Black Genre: YA SyFy Release: March 1, 2017 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34371996-exotiqa Blurb: Set in the year 2055 in British Columbia, Canada, where humans are part robotic and robots are becoming more humanlike, the line dividing the two is becoming less clear. When 16 year old Irish/Vietnamese mix Fione meets Maci, a 21 year old Flexbot who escapes from ImaTech located along the crust of the Coast Mountains, Fione’s life is taken on a roller-coaster ride of events that begins with trying to save Maci from ImaTech Corporation and ends with trying to save the country. PreOrder/Release Links (Book releases on March 1st): Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2mhv12S Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2lPHg9l Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2mcw07O Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2kRAbpc Author Bio: M. Black's brand ENTER TOMORROW can be found at http://MBlackDystopianThrillers.blogspot.com and focuses on YA SyFy Dystopias. If you enjoy H.G.Wells, Divergent, The Giver, and Hunger Games then this author is for you! M. Black is the pen name for Ami Blackwelder, who write paranormals with a side of apocalypse at http://AmiBlackwelder.blogspot.com, and has her BA in English and Montessori teaching degree. Having travelled Asia for ten years and taught, while building up schools from nothing, she returned home in 2010 and has been writing ever since. Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amis.bookpage Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AmiBlackwelder Title: The Hitchhiker Author: Charlie Lee Genre: Romantic Suspense Release: March 15, 2017 Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2kNehit Blurb: "You can run, but can you hide?" Life was perfect. I was on top of the world winning one case after the other leaving no survivors in the wake of my devastation. They may see a pair of long legs in Louboutin heels, but remember my name when I'm finished with them. Caitlin Winslow, the best, cut-throat defense lawyer in California. I never play to lose. It's not in my DNA. The actions of ethics don't exist in my domain. Satan, my father, who shaped my life turns up dead. Kill shot to the back of the head in his sleep. The people who murdered him aren't stopping with his death. They're after me. I ran in the dark of night. Karma that evil bitch meets me step by step and forced me to stick out my thumb on the side of the lonely highway. I'm now the HITCHHIKER begging for redemption. Oh, how life has a funny way of smacking you in the face. Katch Sterling storms into my life, and now I'm in his car. Broody. Dark. All-man My complete opposite. Who would've thought my world would come full circle on that lonely highway with a hired killer... PreOrder Links: Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2lBniP2 Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2lBpbvr Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2lBx7N8 Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2lBp2bm Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2lBxg38 Kobo: http://bit.ly/2lBtDdj iTunes: http://apple.co/2kUCjaV Teasers ABOUT THE AUTHORS: CHARLIE LEE — A secret duo of USA Today Bestselling Authors have teamed up to bring you the sexy world of opposites crashing together.
Facebook: http://bit.ly/2lJWFp2 Twitter: http://bit.ly/2lDSgqV BookBub: http://bit.ly/2kJGRVH Amazon: http://amzn.to/2lIYuSe Goodreads: http://bit.ly/2kqEm6e Website: http://bit.ly/2ldOvqR AUTHOR NEWSLETTER: http://bit.ly/2kNd3qj Title: Rhys Author: DB James Genre: Romantic Suspense Release: February 23, 2017 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33813854-rhys Blurb: He has everything planned… except her. Rhys lives a life of solitude — one he’s perfectly content with. That is until his friend Vinny is found murdered. There are secrets and half-truths at every corner, but he’s determined to find out what happened. Averill is exactly where she wants to be in life after years of running. She’s opened her own boutique and can finally breathe again. She thought she was safe… until her world collides with the dark shadows of Rhys’. When he unknowingly puts her in the path of a serial killer, will he be able to protect her? Even if it means becoming the killer he’s trained to be? PreOrder/Buy Links (LIVE on February 23): Amazon → http://bit.ly/RhysDBJames Amazon UK→ http://bit.ly/RhysDBJamesUK Amazon CA→ http://bit.ly/RhysDBJamesCA Barnes & Noble → http://bit.ly/RhysDBJamesBN iBooks → http://bit.ly/RhysDBJamesiBooks Kobo → http://bit.ly/RhysDBJamesKobo Signed Paperbacks → http://bit.ly/DBJamesSigned A great new read from an author new to me. Rhys knows he's broken, having traveled down a path he would have never thought he would go down in order to find out more about why a friend was killed. When a chance meeting at a Starbuck's brings him a friend from his childhood he knows it will be more than just friendship. Averill remembers a different Rhys than the one she encounters in the Starbuck's, but when he says she can help him find the old him she thinks he can help her get back her feisty Tiger-Lily that he remembers. Two lost and broken souls will come together and fit together to escape the evil that has touched both their lives. I loved Rhys and Averill, not to mention the friends they have. Bryant, Rhys's best friend, can be a comic relief when things get too heavy with the wisecracking and nicknames he and Rhys have for each other. Tessa, Averill's friend, is the wild to Averill's cautious. This story is well written, fast paced and had me hooked from the beginning. Teasers Author Bio:
D.B. James is an indie author of New Adult Romance. Her debut novel will release on August 19, 2016. In her spare time she's an avid reader. Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher, Teagan Hunter, KA Tucker, Linda Kage, Renee Carlino, and Abbi Glines are a few of her obsessions. She's a Michigan girl through and through but currently resides in sunny Florida. Sarcasm, Supernatural (team Sam!), Harry Potter and coffee are among her favorite things. Social Media Links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorDBJames Amazon: www.amazon.com/author/dbjames Twitter: www.twitter.com/authordbjames Instagram: www.instagram.com/DBJames Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1499913.D_B_James Title: Heathered Country Series: Devil’s Iron MC Series Book 6 Author: GM Scherbert Genre: MC Romance Release Date: February 25, 2017 Blurb: Heather When I got pregnant with Sophie, I worried our lives would never get better. We spent years on the run from the man that swore he’d take her from me. When I met Country, for the first time in years I felt true fear. I knew my heart and soul were in trouble and I wasn’t sure if I could trust myself, especially with this man. Country was kind and laid back but that was part of the problem. What if the kind of love I needed was something he could never give me? Country My life was easy now after moving to Chicago from Texas. Predictable. When I met my spitfire, that all changed. I couldn’t wrap my head around my feelings for her, but my cock wasn’t confused one bit. I wanted her. Her every want and every desire were mine for the taking. I was willing to do whatever it took to have her, even if what she needed was something I never thought I could do to someone, especially a woman. But, for her, I’ll find a way. Pre-Order Links: Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N9V7WOY Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2kuTYqF Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2k1kFU7 Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2jexUDC Teasers All books in series Tank’s Pearl (Devils Iron MC #1) Pearl’s Blaze (Devils Iron MC #2) Pearl’s Awakening (Devils Iron MC #3) Doc’s Ember (Devils Iron MC #4) Sara’s Gun (Devils Iron MC #5) Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2jeCstV Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2kbdmLJ Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2jezsxt Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2kCslPy Author Bio: GM Scherbert was born on a brisk late April morning and grew up in a small town in the Midwest but, quickly decided that was not the life for her. She quickly moved away for college and thought better of returning to that small town on a long term basis. City living is defiantly the life for her... GMs day job working with people on the Autism spectrum keeps her on the go most of the time. That is when her three small daughters and husband are not pulling her in different directions. Gm is the kind of gal who is quirky, unique, smutty, crazy, hard to hate, harder to love. She has taken her love for telling stories to the next level by putting her hat in the romance writing game. If you are interested in romance with twists and some darker themes Author GM Scherbert will be right up your alley. Social media links: Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14554746.G_M_Scherbert Facebook page: https://goo.gl/utSsGe Friend me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/author.gmscherbert.3 Amazon author link: http://goo.gl/WEhIJR Giveaway: Direct Link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/81aa78941177 Title - Losing Grace: A Falling Away Stand-Alone Novel Genre - Contemporary Romance Release Date - February 12, 2017 Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34035465-losing-grace Blurb: Grace is on the run. With her marriage in tatters and a possessive ex-husband tracking her every move, Grace needs all the help she can muster to rebuild her shattered life. With Grandma Bess as her only family, Grace allows restaurant boss Riley to whisk her away to the picturesque town of Shoal Bay on Australia’s east coast. Secluded in the beauty of the bay, Grace fights their inevitable attraction, hoping that days full of sunshine and nights full of stars will be enough to heal her heart. Riley is looking for love. Successful and single, Riley is tired of being his corrupt father’s lackey in the family-run business. Having branched out on his own with a string of lavish beachside restaurants, Riley embarks on a mission to leave the pressure of family expectation firmly behind him. Or so he thought... From the white sands of Manly to the glistening shores of Shoal Bay, Riley is determined to fix Grace’s predicament. But Grace is on a collision course with her past – one that could easily end in heartbreak. A Falling Away spinoff novel. Pre-Order Links: Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2l4Bjp5 Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2l4BssC Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2l4FAJf Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2l4DfOx Teasers Author Bio: Allie is a Sydney-based writer who believes in telling stories that resonate with the heart. Allie is the author of Falling Away, a young adult contemporary romance, and now Losing Grace, a standalone spinoff in the Falling Away series. Allie is also the author of Cloud Quest, a fantasy quest adventure story for middle-grade readers. Allie found a love for writing at the age of seven, and years later as a university student completed her first novel. She filled journals with short stories and poems, using writing as an emotional outlet for the experiences she encountered on a day-to day basis. Born and raised in Sydney, Allie spent her summer holidays on the beach in Port Stephens, an idyllic marine area on the east coast of New South Wales. Now, juggling motherhood, part-time work as a hospital social worker and mostly nocturnal writing habits, Allie still spends her holidays on the white sandy beaches of Port Stephens. Allie believes the ocean is essential for her soul and her love for the sea is featured in her work, where coastal scenes and settings are integral to the stories. She also has a penchant for drinking way too many Chai lattes and has an unfortunate chocolate addiction. Dark, of course. Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allielittleauthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_AllieLittle Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7707056.Allie_Little Amazon: http://amzn.to/2l4G2qT Website: http://www.allielittle.com Giveaway: Direct link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/81aa78941173/ |