Monday, November 4, 2013

Review & Giveaway: Four Weddings and a Werewolf by Kristin Miller



Four Weddings and a Werewolf
by Kristin Miller

Release Date: 10/28/13
Publisher: Entangled Covet
Genre: Paranormal Romance, 

Our Review:
Have lots of things to do? Never mind. Tasks stacking up? They’ll wait. Plan your day accordingly, because Four Weddings and a Werewolf will keep you happily pinned to your favorite reading location until you reach The End.

Poor, dateless, wedding planner Veronica Vale’s life is fine, maybe even good, but she’s about to lose her sister through matrimony to a werewolf, of all things, and she’s got an admirer who won’t reveal himself. Could her life get more upside-down? As a matter of fact, it can and does when she has an uncharacteristic fling and suddenly finds herself the subject of deep passions she has no idea how to control. She must trust those she fears, and accept that her life is going places she never wanted or anticipated.

Kristin Miller has done a wonderful job creating a world within a city I know very well – Seattle. Certain to say I’ll never look at the city the same way again – with just a touch of wistfulness? The writing is superb, her characters and plot multi-dimensional and riveting . . . and hot . . . and laugh out loud funny at times.

This was a fantastic read, and I look forward to more of same from Ms. Miller in the future. Very well done.

-Cary Morgan Frates

Book Description:

To have and to howl…
Logan Black, former Marine and bodyguard for the Seattle Wolf Pack, hates weddings and has no plan to walk the path to matrimonial misery. But when he’s hired to protect a hot-to-trot wedding planner with a werewolf stalker, he’s forced to put his feelings aside. Not such an easy task when the damsel can turn him on with a single smoldering Wedding Planner Veronica Vale knows werewolves exist, but hates them. One bit her sister, changing their lives forever. When a sexy Marine shows his gorgeous face at one of her wedding appointments, Veronica finds it hard to focus on the task at hand.
The chemistry drawing Logan and Veronica together seems fated, but with Logan’s playboy attitude, Veronica’s hatred for werewolves, and a stalker lurking in the shadows, these two need more than passion to keep them together.

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About the Author:
National bestselling author Kristin Miller has had a passion for language and literature her whole life. Born and raised in northern California, she often made up stories about faraway places and edge-of-your-seat 
adventures. After graduating from Humboldt State University, Kristin taught high school and middle school English, married her college sweetheart, and had two beautiful munchkins. In 2008, she took time off from 
teaching to raise her children, and started writing while they napped. Her first novel was published in 2011, and since then she has had eight other novels published with Entangled Covet, Avon/HarperCollins and Harlequin Nocturne. She is the author of the Seattle Wolf Pack series (starting with the national bestselling book Gone with the Wolf), the dark and gritty Vampires of Crimson Bay series and the short-but-steamy Isle of Feralon novellas.

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Book Blitz: Visions by

Visions
The Gifted Series, Book One
by Laura N. Anile

Genre: Paranormal
Publisher: GlassHouse Publishing
Number of pages: Approx. 420

Book Trailer: 

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About the Book:
What would you sacrifice to save a stranger?
When Isabel Cartier, a career-driven lawyer determined to rise to the top, begins to experience premonitions of strangers in potentially life-threatening situations, she must decide what she is willing to do—and sacrifice—in order to save the people in her visions. As her premonitions progress, the level of risk to her own life escalates, and she’s thrown into a mysterious world that will put more than just her career in jeopardy.
It is only when her life spins out of control that she is able to take chances that she never thought There's Matt, the handsome stranger she saves from a terrible accident. But will she ever see him again? Then there's Jeremy, her thoughtful neighbor who's down on his luck. Both will shape her path and leave her breathless. But it’s another man, who she sees in her visions over and over again, who will leave her questioning everything. Does he have nine lives, or is it up to Isabel to figure out the parameters of a game she doesn't quite understand in order to truly save him?
Visions follows Isabel’s journey to find out if she has the courage she needs to save the people in her premonitions, and how, ultimately, their lives are intertwined with hers. The child began screaming; a scream that made your blood run cold. Her mother instantly tried to placate her, eventually smothering her mouth when those attempts failed. That only intensified. The gunman flew into a rage, demanding the girl be silenced before he silenced her. His hand twitched in fury. Could he honestly harm a child? I wondered, as fear crashed over me. The interminable screaming shrilled through the bank as the girl thrashed in her mother’s arms. My The gunman pointed the weapon directly at the child, narrowing his eyes. A growl erupted from 
his throat as his feeble control shattered and his finger pulled back the trigger.
There was no time left to decide, to think. There was only time to act. Instinctively, I jumped in front of the young girl as I heard the deafening crack of the gun being fired. I jumped so violently that I awoke, drenched in sweat. 


About the Author:

Laura has had a lifelong love of writing, which she explored in a successful marketing career before penning her first novel. She is fascinated by the ideas of fate and interconnectedness, central themes in her story. She loves all things humorous, laughs too loudly and finds her own jokes amusing. She has a passion for traveling and exploring the world but has a phobia of suspect hotel rooms with questionable hygiene. And, oh yeah, she doesn’t own any crystal balls.

Visions is her debut novel. She has also written a collection of short stories, entitled Unmasked Secrets.

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Friday, November 1, 2013

Spotlight: The Howling Heart by April Bostic

THE HOWLING HEART
by April Bostic

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Eternal Press
Cover Artwork: Elena Dudina

About the Book:

Paige Donovan is an ambitious college graduate who aspires to reach the top of the corporate ladder. She’s climbing fast when given the promotion of a lifetime at a prestigious fashion magazine in New York City. Her bright future comes to an unexpected halt after news of her father’s death. She inherits his old cabin in the Colorado Rockies, and just when she thinks her luck couldn't get any worse, she has a car accident in the mountains and awakens in the small, remote community of Black River.

Soon, she’s engulfed in the mystical world of Varulv---wolves descended from 13th century Scandinavia and blessed by Norse gods with the ability to appear human. Paige is desperate to return home, but never expects to fall for her rescuer, Riley Gray, a charming young werewolf from England who offers her an alternate future with his pack.

Now, she must choose between the career she’s always wanted and the love she’s always dreamed.


About the Author:
April Bostic is a New Jersey-based romance author who enjoys unleashing her creativity and letting her imagination run wild. Her love of romance books inspired her to become not just a reader, but also a writer. In December 2008, she self-published her first novel, a contemporary romance with a supernatural twist. Her first short story, released in January 2012, is an erotic romance with a dash of S&M. The following year, she released two more short stories: a romantic urban fantasy inspired by the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche and a sexy romantic comedy. After five years, she released her second novel, a paranormal romance that delves into the mystical world of werewolves and Norse gods. Find out more about April on her official website.