BOOKS AND BLOGGING PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is defined as a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought. Well, my theory is if I can add at least 10 new books to my Wishlist and move at least 5 older Wishlist selections to my TBR list every month, then life is a ice cream sundae. And if I can find those 10 books from at least 5 new blogs each month then that's the cherry on top.

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!
Well, I've made it almost 5 years now, so for better or worse, I continue on. I tend to blog in spurts as the urge to be creative erupts. As I don't have an artistic bone in my body, you will see very few changes in the layouts. Hey, I'm a reader not an artist like so many of the awesome bloggers I follow. I know you don't always have the time but if you stopped and looked, take a half a minute and say your piece. Recommend a book that you have enjoyed or hated for that matter. Thank you to all who visit.
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Showing posts with label Jillian Stone. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Blog Tour & Giveaway For URBAN WOLF By Jillian Stone and Linda Thomas-Sundstrom


Urban Wolf 
Wolf in the City
by Linda Thomas-Sundstrom
Wolf, Interrupted
By Jillian Stone
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: GothicScapes
Date of Publication:  June 12, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-9858714-5
Word Count:  56,000 antho total –ebook
Cover Artist: Jillian Stone


Lose yourself in Urban Wolf, two sinfully sexy paranormal shape-shifting romance novellas in one limited edition anthology.

Under a full moon in the big city, sinfully sexy urban wolves face all too human conflicts with courage and heart. Both novellas capture the danger, romantic thrills, and excitement of the red-hot shifter genre, including finding a soulmate and everlasting love. If you’re a fan of werewolf romance, you won’t want to miss this limited edition anthology.


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 Fur meets fang on the streets of L.A.

Wolf in the City by Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

Deep in the heart of L.A., in an area that cops and gangs fear, lone wolf Jared James stands guard, hoping to keep others from suffering a similar fate to the one he has endured. He is on a mission to find the monster that made him what he is. Meeting Kit, a feisty vampire with a mission of her own, will either help or hinder his chances to accomplish that goal . . .  but could possibly bridge the divide between two species, and make the long nights much more interesting.


WOLF IN THE CITY: Excerpt
Linda Thomas-Sundstrom

The watcher he had detected early on
appeared on the stone ledge above him, offering Jared another surprise. The
female entity was human-like in shape, and almost could have passed for human.
But wasn’t.
She was tall, her silhouette
extremely narrow. And she had been flexible enough to swing herself up to that
ledge. Dressed in body-hugging clothes dark enough to blend with the night,
Jared’s unwelcome visitor gave off no viable scent for him to plug into his
mental databanks.
Definitely
not human. But what?
What kind of anomaly had no scent or
heat signature?
What other type of being appeared to
be human, but wasn’t?
The night, Jared decided, had just
gotten a whole hell of a lot more interesting.
With the shadows at her back and a
hood covering her hair, the female’s face wasn’t visible. The part about
failing to notice how close she had actually been to his position on the corner
gave Jared a twinge of dissatisfaction. This watcher could have had the upper hand
if she’d wanted to, for the five seconds it would have taken before the
brutality of Jared’s full strength kicked in… and if she had been three feet
taller, a hell of a lot broader, and also carried a machine gun.
Though she was drenched in shadows,
Jared saw her raise one hand. The object she displayed glittered wickedly in a
slender shaft of moonlight, garnering Jared’s full attention. Across her palm
lay one of the knives he had taken from the pair of ruffians he’d left
humiliated in the alley. The same damn weapon they had waved at him.
Jared shoved a hand into his pocket.
Both knives were missing.
Growls of anger bubbled up inside
him.



 Never try to deny the she-wolf inside.

Wolf, Interrupted by Jillian Stone

Elle Hathaway has spent most of her young life in fear of herself. At least the part of her that grows fangs and claws. With the help of a lycanthrope suppressant, she’s made it through puberty, university, even her first job without so much as a shift. Then one night, deep in the tunnels of the Underground, her life changes forever.

Detective Inspector Abelseth Durant is investigating the lethal mauling of an unknown victim in the Covent Garden tube station, and Ms. Elle Hathaway is a person of interest. Sensing her wolf nature, he is mystified by the lovely young woman, and when Elle is abducted by a rival pack, Abelseth realizes he is being pulled back into London’s wolfen underworld.

Shaken out of blissful denial, Elle teams up with the handsome inspector to evade the renegade pack. But as her situation grows dire, Abelseth knows the only way he can truly protect the strong-willed beauty is to convince her to shift and claim her as his mate. There’s just one little problem with his plan—the reluctant Ms. Hathaway.

Excerpt Wolf, Interrupted by Jillian Stone:

Detective Inspector Durant was a hottie and he knew it. What remained in his favor, she supposed, was that he didn’t seem to pay much attention to his looks, hence the unkemptness, nor did he appear overly impressed with himself.
He sat quietly in front of her, consulting his smartphone.
“Looks like New Scotland Yard has gone paperless. Rather high tech of them, wouldn’t you say?”
“I thought we might start with your police report. You can confirm, make corrections, elaborate—whatever comes to mind.” He glanced up at her. “If you need clarification, feel free to ask me anything.”
Elle immediately thought of two good questions: Have a girlfriend? Looking for one?

About the Authors


Linda Thomas-Sundstrom is the author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels and novellas, both dark and light, for HarperCollins/Harlequin Nocturne and GothicScapes, with more than 30 stories that trespass into the supernatural realm.

Linda is the author of contemporary, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy books for Kensington, Amazon Montlake, GothicScapes, Harlequin Nocturne, and Harlequin Desire. She currently has 30 stories that trespass into the supernatural realm, with ton of ideas for more.





Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/1455986.Linda_Thomas_Sundstrom


Jillian Stone is a national award-winning, multi-published author who has written four  Gentlemen of Scotland Yard novels published by Pocket Books, Simon and Schuster, as well as the Phaeton Black, Paranormal Detective series published by Brava, Kensington. Currently, she is writing Contemporary Romance, including Wolf, Interrupted, a novella in the anthology release Urban Wolf.









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Friday, March 31, 2017

Review For EAT, SLAY, LUZT by Jillian Stone-5*


Title: Eat, Slay, Luzt
Author: Jillian Stone
Genre: Zombie Apocalyptic Romance
Rating: * * * * * 
Publishers: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
(Mar 9, 2017)
Paperback: 264 pages
ISBN: 978-1539617280
FTC Disclosure: ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley

Survival tip #1: When you’re caught in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, get a badass partner.
The zombie apocalypse is on, and Lizzy Davis is determined to survive any way she can. As a surgeon, she’s used to saving lives; not cutting into the basal ganglia to make sure the patient stays dead. When the refugee camp is overrun by zombie hordes, Lizzy manages to escape only to run into Black Hawk pilot Chris Oakley in the middle of the Syrian Desert. Lizzy and Chris fight off zombie attacks as they make their way toward a joint military air base northeast of Kirkuk. Just one problem, they’ll have to pass through the drone-patrolled DMZ— Dead Meat Zone. To get there, they form uneasy alliances with French-Arab commandos and a black ops interrogator who’s slowly rotting before their eyes. Along the way, Lizzy and Chris manage to find time for each other—the sizzling red-hot lovemaking kind of time. And who knows? They might have a chance at love if they live long enough.

This was such a fun read. I'm a sucker for most apocalyptic reads and especially a zombie one. Lizzy was one kick-ass character and I just loved her and Chris together. So if you want a deliciously hot zombie read that is short and sweet, take this for a ride.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Spotlight Post for EAT, SLAY, LUZT by Jillian Stone



EAT, SLAY, LUZT 
Book One
Jillian Stone
Genre:  Zombie Adventure Thriller  
Publisher: Jillian Stone
Date of Publication:  Oct 28, 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9963459-0-3
Number of pages:  259
Cover Artist: G. J. Stone

Survival tip #1: 
When you’re caught in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, get a badass partner. The zombie apocalypse is on, and Lizzy Davis is determined to survive any way she can. As a surgeon, she’s used to saving lives; not cutting into the basal ganglia to make sure the patient stays dead. When the refugee camp is overrun by zombie hordes, Lizzy manages to escape only to run into Black Hawk pilot Chris Oakley in the middle of the Syrian Desert. Lizzy and Chris fight off zombie attacks as they make their way toward a joint military air base northeast of Kirkuk. Just one problem, they’ll have to pass through the drone-patrolled DMZ— Dead Meat Zone. To get there, they form uneasy alliances with French-Arab commandos and a black ops interrogator who’s slowly rotting before their eyes. Along the way, Lizzy and Chris manage to find time for each other—the sizzling red-hot lovemaking kind of time. And who knows? They might have a chance at love if they live long enough.
Warning: Features red hot to erotic love scenes.

Excerpt:
 Syrian Desert, Jordan 190 kilometers SE of Zaatari Refugee Camp

He rested the gun on his knee and pulled the bandana off his face. Jeezus, of course, he'd be dusty, grimy and great looking. “Water?” he croaked.  Z growls gurgled up from the rotten pool of stench surrounding us. Incapacitated biters crawled at the rate of about one meter per hour. But at this exact moment, the newly arrived armed stranger concerned me more than the undead.  I studied the man hunkered down in the sand. A male survivor in good health could be worse than a horde of zombies. Men raped women like me—more than once––then they ate all your food. Worst of all, they wouldn’t hesitate to pimp you out for a meal, ammo, or gasoline. Like I said, worse than a shitload of zombies. I scanned the raised bank that bordered the road. The silhouette of something lean, mean, and fast rested on a kickstand. The zombie slayer’s dust cloud-maker. And my ticket out of here. I unsnapped the plastic travel bottle from my utility belt and handed over the water. He didn’t drink. He guzzled.  “Hey, leave some for me.” He released the water bottle with a gasp. “Got more?” I narrowed my gaze. “Got food?” He hesitated long enough to be manufacturing a lie. “In the saddle bag on my bike.”“There’s a couple of gallons in the truck.” I nodded toward the transport vehicle behind me. “I’ll trade you a share of my water for a share of your food.”The ends of his mouth curled upward, and he ogled my thighs as high as the boy shorts allowed. Pretty sure he was thinking about a different kind of trade. I met his gaze and held it. “Deal?” His attention shifted to my truck. He could grab both gallons and make a run for it. I squinted. “Don’t even try it.” His cute lip curl turned cynical. “Awww. She doesn’t trust me.” He rose and took long strides toward the transport. Midway, he stopped to shoot a crawler in the back of the neck. One of the most annoying things about killing zombies is the having to kill them over and over.
Cursing under my breath, I raced ahead and beat him to the truck. I guarded the door and watched his simple, unhurried style. One by one he made sure the crawlers were dead. He removed his helmet and scratched his head. He was tall, a bit over six feet with nice hair––short and scruffy. Hard to tell exactly what shade of brown in the moonlight. He slung the M4 under his shoulder and approached the truck slowly. That gaze of his caused tingles in placesI didn’t want to think about right now.I did a quick evaluation of my situation. Out of gas in the middle of the Syrian desert––bad luck. Woke up to a pod of biters surrounding the truck––welcome to my bad town. Running into this zombie slayer? For now, it was safe to assume that every badass inch of his badass dick was trouble.
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Multi-published, national award-winning author, Jillian Stone is on a three year quest to write all the books (in different genres) she’s always wanted to write before she gets forever labeled as a historical romance writer. Jillian lives in Highland, California and is currently writing a shapeshifter tale WOLF, INTERRUPTED, which recently won the FF&P On The Far Side award in the paranormal category. 

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