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Why I Write: A guest post by Mia Hoddell
I’m pleased to welcome Mia Hoddell to the blog today! She is the author of Deadly to Love, a story about the power of love and the danger that it can lead to in the end. Sound tantalizing? Have some more temptation! There is a love that is so dangerous, so powerful, so intoxicating that it embraces your heart and smothers your mind until it leaves you defenceless. Serena knew that but still, it didn’t stop her. His name was Kai. He was the most beautiful, irresistible man she had ever encountered. Their attraction was too compelling to fight and…
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Grave Bound Book Release Giveaway!
I’m happy to help celebrate the release of Grave Bound by T.R. Graves! This is an adult contemporary novel with a paranormal twist. Do you love smoldering scenes and tantalizing characters? Welcome to your next read! Some secrets follow you to the grave. Others send you there. Emily Riddle has lived her entire life inside a patriarchal commune led by her father. There are many rules, but the most important one, ‘keep it in the commune’, is the most difficult for her to follow… especially since the only people willing to champion her cause live on the outside. When Emily…
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Book Review: Scent of Darkness
Media Type: Print Book Title: Scent of Darkness Author: Margot Berwin Publisher: Pantheon Pages: Hardcover; 240 Release Date: January 29, 2013 Source: Publisher ——————————————— Genre: Paranormal Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy elegant prose and descriptive writing. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Evangeline is eighteen years old when her grandmother gives her the ultimate gift-a scent she has created just for her. From the moment Eva places a drop on her neck, her entire life changes. Previously unnoticed, she becomes the object of intense desire for everyone around…
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Book Review: The Daemon Whisperer
Media Type: Ebook Title: The Daemon Whisperer *Series: The Liminals Series Author: Candice Bundy Publisher: Lusios Publishing Pages: Ebook; 366 Release Date: October 1, 2012 Source: Author —————————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are fans of strong female characters, UF and PNR. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon Meriwether Storm discovered the grisly remains of her parents when she was only fourteen—the result of a failed daemon summoning. Meri immediately swore vengeance on the daemon who’d killed her parents, but there was only one problem: she had…
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Book Review: The Ripple in Space-Time
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Ripple in Space-Time Author: S.F. Chapman Publisher: Striped Cat Press Pages: Paperback; 260 Release Date: February 1, 2013 Source: J.K. Communications —————————————— Genre: Science Fiction HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy Science Fiction with a pretty heavy emphasis on the science aspect. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When the huge lunar Ultra Energy Laboratory is destroyed by a mysterious blast, Inspector Ryo Trop of the Free City Inquisitor’s Office is called in to sort out who is responsible for the disaster. Early reports…
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Books to Watch (1/23/13)
Are you READY my bookish friends? It’s that time again! Time to spotlight some books and hopefully add them to your ever growing TBR. Sit back and relax, while I share with you two books that I am loving and think you should too. One that’s already out, and one that’s coming up. Away we go! ******************** This edition, it’s all about URBAN FANTASY! OUT NOW Since the 1970s humans have forced supernaturals to live in caged cities. Silver brands embedded in their foreheads identify them by species: a full moon for Vampires, a crescent moon for Shifters, a pair of…
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Audio Book Review: On The Edge
Media Type: Audio Book Title: On The Edge * Series: The Edge #1 Author: Ilona Andrews Narrator: Renee Raudman Publisher: Tantor Media Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 12 hours and 8 minutes Source: Library Download ———————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who like a strong female character and lots of magic to get lost in. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is a fairy tale) and the Weird (where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the…
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Author Spotlight: Jennifer McMahon
Today’s Author Spotlight highlights the extremely talented writer, Jennifer McMahon! She is the author of multiple works, including those below. I myself have only read Dismantled, but just based off of that I can tell you that McMahon knows how to keep you reading. Her books contain the perfect mix of secrets, mystery, and lies. I’ve had her other works on my reading list for ages, and I’m eager to dive back into her world. That being said, I take great pleasure in announcing that Jennifer McMahon has just released another book. On January 2, 2013 The One I Left Behind hit…
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Audio Book Review: Magic Slays
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Magic Slays * Series: Kate Daniels #5 Author: Ilona Andrews Narrator: Renee Raudman Publisher: Tantor Media Format: Digital MP3 Duration: 13 hours and 7 minutes Source: Library Download ———————————————- Genre: Urban Fantasy HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of the series! Seriously, if you’re not hooked now I just don’t know what to tell you. Add it: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is on the job. Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal…
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Audio Book Review: Look At Me
Media Type: Audio Book Title: Look At Me Author: Jennifer Egan Narrator: Rachel Warren Publisher: AudioGO Format: MP3 CDs Duration: 20 hours and 6 minutes Source: Audiobook Jukebox ———————————————- Genre: Contemporary HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who are drawn in by sarcastic humor and character introspection. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N At the start of this edgy and ambitiously multilayered novel, a fashion model named Charlotte Swenson emerges from a car accident in her Illinois hometown with her face so badly shattered that it takes eighty titanium screws to reassemble it. She returns to New York still…