Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Rising Shadows by Bridget Blackwood

Rising Shadows
World in Shadows
Book One
Bridget Blackwood

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: February 1, 2014
Number of pages: 107
Cover Artist: The Killion Group

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Book Description:
Rachel Ryan wakes up with no knowledge of where she is or how she got there. Thrown into a world she thought only existed in myths, she finds more questions than answers.
Shape shifters, faeries, and vampires hide in plain sight among humans. There’s a war quietly brewing in the shadows. Rachel stands between mankind and those creatures that live in the darkness.
Enhanced with power she doesn’t understand, she’ll tip the scales, but who is the real enemy?


About the Author:

Bridget Blackwood is a hopeless romantic and a fan of happily ever after. She grew up in East Texas where she met and married her high school sweetheart. Together they moved to Southern Illinois, it's been home for over a decade now. Bridget began telling stories at an early age, she writes in self-defense because the characters in her head are loud and bossy. A social butterfly by nature, Bridget loves to talk and laugh. When she isn't writing she enjoys watching horror movies, playing video games, and not cooking.

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2 personalized signed print copies of Rising Shadows 

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Book Spotlight & Giveaway: Shifter Seduction Box Set

SHIFTER SEDUCTION 

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AUTHORS: Eve Langlais, Mandy Harbin, Tressie Lockwood , S. K. Yule, Crymsyn Hart, LeTeisha Newton

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Print Length: 569 pages
Publisher: Amira Press
Publication Date: January 14, 2014

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Defying Pack Law - Eve Langlais
Dana fled her pack and their laws to live on her terms, but the price of defiance was her happiness. Could it be that now older and wiser, she can accept the Lycan menage way of life? Or will jealousy and fear send her running again?

Surrounded by Pleasure - Mandy Harbin
Attorney Krista Owens hopes to lose some inhibitions and maybe, finally, her virginity. Little does she know that the men she'll be staying with are mountain lion shifters whose instinct to mate with any available woman can turn deadly--or that the moment Toby Woods sees her, his feral side will stop at nothing to have her.

Juneau Heat - Tressie Lockwood
Shiya's been chatting up Birk Rider online and agrees to meet him in face-to-face in Juneau, Alaska. When Birk suggests a threesome with her taking on him and his buddy Kotori Munro, she can't say no to the sexy bear shifters, even if her family of hunters wants them dead.

Lycan Lover - S. K. Yule
A party turns deadly, and Karen is stalked into the dark night. Ancient lycan, Anthony, saves her, and an instant, undeniable chemistry ignites between them. But will the fire last after Karen sustains a bite from a rogue, and she finds out Anthony is something she thought only existed in horror stories?

Three Fur All - Crymsyn Hart
October has escaped her kidnappers only to run into the arms of two very sexy wolves. The more Mika and Elliot fight their growing attraction to her, the more they desire to show October a howling good time. Together they will risk everything to save the woman they love before everything explodes around them.

Theirs to Claim - LeTeisha Newton
Zelina thought she was sworn off dating--until she woke up between a naked set of twins. Rion and Quin are determined to prove that Zelina is their mate in any way they can. If that means keeping her in bed--under them, over them, or between them--so be it.

About the Authors:

LeTEISHA NEWTON

National Bestselling author LeTeisha Newton is the author of a plethora of novels ranging from hot Interracial Erotica, Paranormal biters, Fantasy, and Urban Fantasy genres. She's known for her extensive knowledge of shifter cultures, even outside of the generic werewolves and vampires, crazy world-building, and making shapeshifters feel like they are living right next door.That has led to her being dubbed the Shifter Queen. Some of her series include the best-selling Claimed and Taken Series.
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MANDY HARBIN

Mandy Harbin is the author of several books across multiple romance genres that range from contemporary to paranormal erotic romance. Her books include the award winning Darkest Sin, an erotic romantic suspense and first in the new Darkest series. Mandy also continues to work on her Possession series, which explores BDSM elements with Digital Possession being the series starter, and the ever popular Woods Family series, which began with the best seller Surrounded by Woods. She lives in a small Arkansas town with her family and can be reached via:

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EVE LANGLAIS

Hello, my name is Eve. I'm a stay at home mom who works as a webmistress/customer service rep. In between juggling my three kids, hubby, and housework, I write romance--usually with werewolves or aliens lol. Born in British Columbia, as a military brat, I have lived a little bit everywhere--Quebec, New Brunswick, Labrador, Virginia (USA) and finally, Ontario. My family and I currently live just outside Ottawa. I love to write, and while I don't always know what my mind is going to come up with next, I can promise it will be fun, probably humorous and most of all romantic, because I love a HEA.

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CRYMSYN HART

Crymsyn Hart's worlds are filled with luscious vampires, gorgeous gods, quirky witches, and everything else that goes bump in the night. Hell, there is even a delicious cheesecake god floating around, but if I were you I wouldn’t eat his brownie cheesecake. Crymsyn worked as a psychic for many years in Boston while attending Emerson College. She graduated with a BFA in Writing, Literature, & Publishing. Crymsyn shares her life with a small zoo, two

playful puppies and her hubby Mark. If you come after dark, you’re more then likely to find her snuggled up with a gory horror movie, or a bloody vampire movie. Crymsyn has a collection of Living Dead Dolls and five bookshelves overflowing with books. Of course there's always room for more.

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TRESSIE LOCKWOOD

Tressie Lockwood graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in English. She has always loved books and enjoys writing about heroines who are overcoming the trials of life. She writes straight from her heart, reaching out to those who find it hard to be

completely themselves no matter what anyone else thinks. Her favorite sub-genre in romance is paranormal, specifically shape-shifters. Can’t get enough of them! Tressie lives in Charlotte, NC with her two sons, one dog, and one cat.

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S. K. YULE
I live in a very small town of 150 people in Central Illinois with my husband and my dogs (which are my furry kids). I have been writing now for about four years. I have written paranormal romance, werewolf romance, demon romance, contemporary romance, historical romance menage, and erotic novellas. My favorite month is October, and I love anything spooky, paranormal, supernatural, unnatural . . . well, you get the idea.
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TOUR GIVEAWAY:

GRAND PRIZE: $100 gift card (Amazon or BN) and one set of Tressie Lockwood's Haven Series (Tiger Bound, Tiger Born, Tiger Betrayed) and one copy of her book, Vermont Mates.
1st Place: a $25 gift card (Amazon or BN) and eBooks of S.K. Yule's Lycan Lust, Lycan It and Lycan Heat.
2nd Place: a $25 gift card (Amazon or BN) and eBooks of Crymsyn Hart's A Cat for All & Alison's Pride
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Giveaway & Book Blast: The Shifter Romance Boxed Set

   Shifter Romance Boxed Set

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Lions and tigers and bears...oh, yeah! This collection of shifter romances is guaranteed to heat up your cool autumn evenings with ten stories (350,000 total words!) of curve-loving werebears, sassy werecats and, of course, everyone's favorite: alpha werewolves. Pick up this boxed set today and get in touch with your animal side tonight -- just 99¢ for a limited time! (Regular Price $9.99!)

Stories from New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Aubrey Rose, Eliza Gayle, Terry Towers (writing as Elixa Everett), Tawny Taylor , Aphrodite Hunt (writing as Dawn Steele) and Marina Maddix ,as well as #1 Paranormal author Celia Kyle, Top 20 Shifter Romance author Cynthia Brint, Top 10 Barnes & Noble and Top 100 Amazon BBW Romance Author Adriana Hunter, and Top 100 Amazon and Barnes and Noble bestselling and award winning author Selena Kitt.

LAID BEAR by Marina Maddix: Curvy Bethany can't believe her luck when her devastatingly hot neighbor Max falls for her. But his secret threatens her future...and her life.

BEARED TO YOU by Tawny Taylor: Curvy city girl Abby is thrilled when a hot, naked man shows up on her cabin's front doorstep and stokes a blaze or two, in the fireplace and in her body...until he turns into a bear...and the two of them are forced to run for their lives through the untamed Alaskan wilderness.

HE AIN'T LION by Celia Kyle: Life sucks... And then you get turned into a werelion... And then have lotsa awesome sex...

WHATEVER HE NEEDS HER TO BE by Elixa Everett: What would you do to win over the man of your dreams? For shapeshifter Selena, it's simply a matter of being whatever he needs her to be.

WANTED BY THE ALPHAS by Dawn Steele: New girl in a new town, Shannon, meets two extremely gorgeous and extremely different men who are vying for her attention -- but who happen to be a witch and an alpha werewolf at war with each other.

BLIND WOLF by Aubrey Rose: A blind werewolf leading a pack of stragglers finally finds his one true mate -- then realizes she's human...

UNTIL THE FLOOD by Cynthia Brint: Fiona believes the love of her life died years ago, so how will she handle his return...and the fact that he's no longer human?

DESIRES OF THE WOLFMAN by Julianne Reyer: A newlywed couple faces their deepest fantasies and fears as they're thrust from their little rural community into a world of werewolf turmoil and mystery.

CAT LOVER (Book 1) by Selena Kitt: Sebastian and Katie are having relationship issues when her ex shows up to complicate things, but that's the least of their worries, because Katie is finally changing--into something not quite human.

BETTER MATE THAN NEVER by Adriana Hunter: Caleb Stone has wanted Paige for as long as he can remember but there's a reason he's always kept his distance. Wolves, more specifically, Lycan's, can't mate with humans. Worse, he can sense her incredibly intense hunger for him but he knows that he can never give her what she wants, or needs.But when Paige is kidnapped by a powerful enemy Caleb has no choice but to go after her even if it means revealing his true identity...even if means risking it all.

LUCAS by Eliza Gayle: An uneasy alliance, a mating call that won't be denied, rituals that must be honored, and unrelenting enemies who will stop at nothing to get what they want. In the end, there's really only one choice... for Lucas.

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Author Interview & Giveaway: Loup-Garou for You by Katalina Leon

Loup-Garou For You
Voodoo Bayou
Book 2
by Katalina Leon
 
Genre: Paranormal erotic romance, shifters, time-travel, historical.
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Publishing
Date of Publication: September 27^th 2013.

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Our Interview with Katalina Leon:

Welcome to Paranormal Romance Fans for Life, Katalina. First of all, can you tell us where you are from and where/who did your love for writing come from?

Katalina Leon: I was born in Los Angeles. I got my love of reading from my mother, who was a voracious reader and loved a little of everything. Her book stack looked like it belonged to four very different people. When I was a kid she would randomly read aloud a passage from a book that she thought was interesting. Around the age of five, I have a vivid memory of her reading aloud from Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls. There was no adult content, it was a melodramatic scene with Neely, and I just loved it. A few years later when I was about twelve I stole that same battered paperback and read the book in secret.

PRFL: Can you say that your journey to publication was difficult? If so, what were the hardest moments to get through?

Katalina Leon: My journey to publication was a pleasant surprise. I submitted a short story to Ellora’s Cave and it got contracted. I was a lucky beginner and I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. The hard part came afterward when I realized how much I didn’t know.

PRFL: How do you overcome i-suck-at this, that little voice in your head that tells you your writing isn’t good enough?

Katalina Leon: Cross my heart this is true, the little voice in my head is never cruel or critical. Self-criticism isn’t helpful—it’s paralyzing. When I know I need to face a steep learning curve, revisions or a harsh edit, I put my muse in charge. He’s a strong personality and takes nothing personally.

PRFL: What is your dream vacation?

Katalina Leon: This is a “dream vacation ” right? Because I haven’t had a real vacation in a long while. I love to be active and make new friends. Hiking sacred sites or bicycling between vineyards or inns sounds pretty good.

PRFL: Describe your writing style in five words.

Katalina Leon: Colorful, visual, slow burn seduction.

PRFL: What movies are you currently excited to see?

Katalina Leon: I’m a Formula 1 and a Chris Hemsworth fan so I want to see “Rush” and “Thor: The Dark World”.  

PRFL: What are you currently reading?

Katalina Leon: I’m reading the Gaslight anthology: Queen Victoria’s Book Of Spells from Tor Press. A great Halloween season read.

PRFL: If you weren’t a writer, what other careers would you pursue?

Katalina Leon: I’d be a painter or a teacher.

PRFL: If you could create a holiday of your own, what would it be called?

Katalina Leon: How about Happy Hallo New Year? Grown women get to trick or treat door to door collecting gift cards for places and things they love, or get handed a bag of chocolate truffles. Does that sound fun?

PRFL: For people who haven’t read your novel, how would you summarize the plot?

Katalina Leon: I would summarize “Loup-Garou For You” as a self-discovery adventure. Aubert Marston wakes up one morning and discovers he’s so much more than he ever suspected. Not only is he a wolf-shifter he’s also capable of opening his heart and giving into love at first sight without reservation.

PRFL: What are your pet-peeves?

Katalina Leon: I just got rear ended at a red light by a guy who was texting, so I’d say people who text and drive need to cool it.

PRFL: To you, what makes a good story?

Katalina Leon: A story that gets me emotionally involved and teaches me something about life is a great story.

PRFL: What usually turns you off about a story?

Katalina Leon: Throwaway dialog is a turn off. 

PRFL: If you could collaborate with any author, who would you choose, and why?

Katalina Leon: She passed away in 1999 but Fantasy-Sci-fi author Marion Zimmer Bradley would be someone I’d be honored to collaborate with and learn from. Reading her masterpiece The Mists Of Avalon was one of the pivotal experiences of my youth.

PRFL: What is on your night stand?

Katalina Leon: I have a round leather hatbox filled with naughty stuff on my nightstand. I don’t read in bed.  

PRFL: What is your favorite book?

Katalina Leon: I change my mind everyday. Lately, I’m mighty impressed with George Orwell’s 1984. It’s so powerfully written. I recently reread it and thought wow there’s a lot to learn.

Thank you so much for stopping by, Katalina. We enjoyed our time with you, and much good luck with Loup-Garou for You.

Book Description:
Bayou Country, 1834. Aubert Marston awakens on the eve of his twenty-seventh birthday to discover he’s undergone some disturbing physical changes. His body is bigger, stronger and hairier than it’s ever been, and burns with the lust of a beast. To make matters worse, a hundred guests are about to arrive for the plantation’s annual ball.
A mysterious young woman named Corrine appears in his home, temping Aubert to unleash the inner lycan, and family secrets from a medieval past surface. Corrine lures Aubert to a bayou camp of Cajun Loup-Garous—werewolves, But Aubert’s wealth and good looks are no advantage here. He must surrender to his feral nature and fight tooth and claw against another male pack member to claim Corrine as his own.
 
Inside Scoop:  This story contains mild bondage, southern hospitality, consensual sexual torment, f/f, m/m, anal play, cage fighting and unfettered animal lust. Enjoy!A Romantica® historical paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave



About the Author Katalina Leon:
I’m an artist, an author, mother and wife. I write for Ellora’s Cave, Loose Id Publishing and a couple new publishers to be announced soon. I try to bring a touch of the mystical and a big sense of adventure to everything I write because I believe there’s a bold, kick-ass heroine inside all of us who wants to take a wild ride with a strong worthy hero.


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Spotlight & Giveaway: Someone Else's Skye by Christine Wenrick

SOMEONE ELSE'S SKYE 

Men of Brahm Hill, Book 1

by Christine Wenrick

Genre: Paranormal Romance/Shape Shifter

Release Date: August 27, 2013

Publisher: Red Tree House Publishing

About the Book: 

One night. . . One violent supernatural battle

And five stories of the men whose lives will be changed by it. Kane, Brethren Guardian and one of the few Natural Shape-Shifters left in existence, survived the bloody battle of Brahm Hill but lost two of his closest friends. For all of his good-natured sarcasm and eye-popping good looks, Kane finds himself unable to completely forget about that night, so he seeks comfort in the one thing he is truly good at . . . sex!

This shape-shifting bad boy believes in having a good time—a very good time, usually involving some mingled heavy breathing with a sexy Dhampir in a tiny closet somewhere. But when he’s sent into the freezing tundra of the Northwest Territories to investigate a troublesome supernatural being on the loose, he ends up crossing paths with a woman who almost instantly drives him insane with want . . . because she doesn’t seem to be falling for the shifter’s charms. It’s completely inexplicable.

Skye Matthews has a job to do, and she needs to be focused on that, not spending all her time rebuffing the advances of this way-too-cocky and handsome stranger. Yet, there is something irresistible about this self-involved playboy that Skye can’t seem to stay away from. And when the unidentified Kane is sent to investigate takes an unnatural interest in her, protecting her becomes the Guardian’s top priority.

But… can Kane save Skye from a supernatural being no one has ever encountered before?

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Secondary Prizes: (10) signed copies of Someone Else's Skye for (10) additional winners.
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About the Author: 
Christine is a graduate of Washington State University, where she received a BA in Interior Design. And true to form of using mostly her 'right brain', she splits her time between her commercial design career and her imaginary world of writing. She lives in the scenic Pacific Northwest where she enjoys hiking, camping, and photographing many of the wonderful places that served as inspiration for her three volume CHARMED TRILOGY. Her biggest reward in life comes on any given day when one of her books connects with a reader because she herself is such a lover of reading. Some of favorite authors include Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn, and Kimberly Derring.

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