Author Marie Treanor Guest Blog and $50.00 Amazon Gift Card Contest

A love doomed by time 

Tough young ex-soldier, John Ramsay is in Amsterdam with his posse of vampire hunters, investigating the bizarre nightly battles between local vampires and skinheads, when he finds himself transported from his hotel bed to a strange, sleazy nightclub. There, he encounters a dangerous, beautiful young woman who stakes and seduces with equal style. Although he knows nothing about her, she appears to know everything about him. 

Eva's Amsterdam assignation has gone horribly wrong. The vampire lover who once drank her blood, is dead. Grieving, frustrated, full of hunger she can never assuage, she's looking for trouble when she finds John Ramsay, the reason she can never truly fall in love with anyone else. Now, at last, she wins his attention and his love - a happiness she's doomed to lose, for tangled with John's mystery of a spontaneous world-wide epidemic of skinhead fights, are events twenty years in the future that will threaten the fragile peace between vampires and humans. 

John and Eva work together to prevent a disaster spanning two decades. But destiny seems determined to keep them tragically apart... 

Marie Treanor lives in Scotland with her eccentric husband and three much-too-smart children. Having grown bored with city life, she resides these days in a picturesque village by the sea where she is lucky enough to enjoy herself avoiding housework and writing sensual stories of paranormal romance and fantasy. Marie has published more than twenty e-books with small presses (Samhain Publishing, Ellora’s Cave, Changeling Press and The Wild Rose Press), including a former Kindle bestseller, Killing Joe. Blood on Silk: an Awakened by Blood novel, was her New York debut with NAL.

Buy a Kindle copy of Blood Hungry from Amazon by clicking here. – ONLY .99 Cents!

Books in the Blood Hunters series in the order they should be read:

Blood Guilt

Blood of Angels

Blood Descent

Blood Prophecy

Blood Chills

Blood Hungry

CONTEST INFO: Open to readers worldwide. 

Prize: A $50.00 Amazon Gift Card 

EDGE Science Fiction & Fantasy Publishing Authors “Ask Us Anything” Event and $50.00 Amazon Gift Card Contest

In a world no more than a whisper away from our own, the Islands of Grand Britannia have been reduced by the ancient Plague Wars to a land of deep forests and a handful of small cities, governed by a powerful totalitarian Authority, based in the central city of London borough. Chad Mundy, a young teacher is sent to the remote city of Petra Dumnoniorum, to replace a colleague believed to have committed suicide. It soon becomes evident that there are darker, more sinister secrets locked up in the claustrophobic world of the Academy. 

As Mundy unravels the treachery and deceits behind the Authority, himself threatened and ultimately hunted by the ruthless Enforcer, Deadspike, the world of the dissident pagans and their hopes for freedom are cruelly tested. Events rush towards a fateful confrontation between the totalitarian Authority and the insurgents, culminating at the Midsummer festival and coinciding with a storm that will ultimately lead to tragedy.Some of the EDGE authors who will be attending are:

Donna Glee Williams (The Braided Path) – North Carolina

Adrian Cole (The Shadow Academy) – Devon, UK

Michael Martineck (The Milkman) – Grand Island, NY

Dru Pagliassotti (The Clockwork Heart Steampunk Trilogy) – California

Randy McCharles (The Necromancer Candle) – Calgary, Alberta

Suzanne Church (Elements: A Collection of Speculative Fiction) – Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario

CONTEST INFO: Open to readers worldwide. 

Prize: A $50.00 Amazon Gift Card 

Giveaway--Elizabeth Hunter Releases Her New Paranormal Romance DESERT BOUND.

Book: Desert Bound

Author: Elizabeth Hunter

Release Date: Oct 14, 2014

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Summary

Can you turn the clock back on your first love? Would you even want to try?

Alex McCann and Teodora "Ted" Vasquez left Cambio Springs together. Ted came back. Alex didn't.

Now, years later, the future alpha of the McCann wolves has returned with plans to bring new life to the dying desert community. Plans that could change everything for the isolated enclave of shapeshifters in the California desert. Some love the plan. Others hate it.

As the town's doctor and one of the strongest daughters in the cat clan, Ted has her own concerns about exposing her community to outsiders. The two former lovers are at each other's throats. And everyone is watching to see what happens.

But when murder once again strikes Cambio Springs, can they overcome their past to help the community they both call home? And can the love they shared once burn again when so many stand against it?

Excerpt

Ted ignored the happy purr of her lion and tried to lean away from his body, but Alex still managed to surround her. With his arms, his scent, and that indescribable hum that always seemed to follow him. Like a live wire, her body reacted. She could feel the spark of awareness as he scented her.

Damn wolf.

He leaned in, his rough voice licking along her nerves.

“You smell good.”

“That’s surprising, considering how hot the bar is.”

His grin was lazy. “You always smell good.”

“You lived with me long enough to know that is not true. Are you getting senile in your old age?”

“Why are you so mean to me?”

So I don’t fall for you again.

“Habit?”

“Why do I like it so much?”

“Definitely habit.”

He laughed, his chest rumbling against hers, and Ted felt her skin light up, ready for his touch. She could feel the hair on the back of her neck rising and her arousal spike. She started to push away, but Alex took a deep breath and pulled her tighter. He leaned down, his eyes narrowed on her face and his lips coming dangerously close. He blinked, and she knew he was feeling the bourbon he’d been sipping all night behind the bar.

“Tea—”

“Don’t—”

“When we get back together, would you be okay with adding on to your house or should I look for a bigger place before we have kids?”

She dropped her arms. “Right. No more dancing.”

“What?”

“This is your idea of a friendly conversation?’”

Even drunk, he still had a comeback. “Friends get married, have lots… and lots of mind-blowing sex, and procreate. Are you saying I shouldn’t look for a bigger house?”

Goodreads Link

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22913793-desert-bound

Buy Links

Amazon: http://bit.ly/AmazonDesertBound

Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/BNDesertBound

iBooks: http://bit.ly/AppleDesertBound

Smashwords: http://bit.ly/SmashwordsDesertBound

Author Biography

Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance writer. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College and a former English teacher. She once substitute taught a kindergarten class, but decided that middle school was far less frightening. Thankfully, people now pay her to write books and eighth-graders everywhere rejoice.

She currently lives in Central California with her son, two dogs, many plants, and a sadly dwindling fish tank. She is the author of the Elemental Mysteries and Elemental World series, the Cambio Springs series, the Irin Chronicles, and other works of fiction.

Social Networking Links

Website: http://elizabethhunterwrites.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5251202.Elizabeth_Hunter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethHunterWrites

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/E__Hunter

The World of Weir: Introduction to the Sorcerers Guest Blog and Contest

Posted by: Site Hostess in Contests, Current Contests, Guest Blogs October 12, 2014 0 293 Views

Those with magical powers in The Heir Chronicles series by Cinda Williams Chima are known as the Weir. The World of Weir blog tour leads up to the release of the can’t-miss series finale, The Sorcerers Heir (in-stores October 21st) by celebrating the magical fantasy world and the five types of magical guilds. Follow along for playlists, nail art, and more inspired by the series, plus exclusive excerpts from the upcoming finale.

WEEK 1: THE WARRIORS September 14 – September 20
WEEK 2: THE WIZARDS September 21 – September 27
WEEK 3: THE SEERS September 28 – October 4
WEEK 4: THE ENCHANTERS October 5 – October 11
WEEK 5: THE SORCERERS October 12 – October 18

Who are the Sorcerers?

Sorcerers are gifted healers, and they have the ability to work with magical materials like potions, poisons, amulets, and other magical devices.

Sorcerers have minor magical abilities that can be used independently, but they work primarily with materials, poisons, potions, fabric, and amulets. They do not use charms or air magic, and are unable to influence others in the way that Enchanters can. Sorcerers also have the ability to heal others with herbs. In the past, powerful sorcerers developed artifacts which could be used to travel vast distances, become invisible, or create powerful weapons like the Dragonheart. One such artifact is Shadowslayer, one of the Seven Great blades. However, little is known about how these artifacts were made. Sorcerers are associated with the color green.

About The Sorcerers Heir:

“The delicate peace between Wizards and the underguilds (Warriors, Seers, Enchanters, and Sorcerers) still holds by the thinnest of threads, but powerful forces inside and outside the guilds threaten to sever it completely.

Emma and Jonah are at the center of it all. Brought together by their shared history, mutual attraction, and a belief in the magic of music, they now stand to be torn apart by new wounds and old betrayals. As they struggle to rebuild their trust in each other, Emma and Jonah must also find a way to clear their names as the prime suspects in a series of vicious murders. It seems more and more likely that the answers they need lie buried in the tragedies of the past. The question is whether they can survive long enough to unearth them.

Old friends and foes return as new threats arise in this stunning and revelatory conclusion to the beloved and bestselling Heir Chronicles series.”

Buy a print copy of The Sorcerers Heir from Amazon by clicking here.

Buy a Kindle copy of The Sorcerer Heir from Amazon by clicking here.

Books in the Heir series in the order they should be read:

The Warrior Heir

The Wizard Heir

The Dragon Heir

The Enchanter Heir

The Sorcerers Heir

Connect with Cinda

| Website | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Books by Cinda Williams Chima|

Contest Info: Open to US addresses only.

Prize: A complete set of the Heir series (all 5 books), courtesy of Disney-Hyperion.

Go HERE to enter contest

Author Faith Hunter Release Party and Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

Jane Yellowrock is a vampire killer for hire—but other creatures of the night still need to watch their backs....

When the Master of the city of New Orleans asks Jane to improve security for a future visit from a delegation of European vampires, she names an exorbitant price—and Leo is willing to pay. That’s because the European vamps want Leo’s territory, and he knows that he needs Jane to prevent a total bloodbath. Leo, however, doesn’t mention how this new job will change Jane’s life or the danger it will bring her and her team.

Jane has more to worry about than some greedy vampires. There’s a vicious creature stalking the streets of New Orleans, and its agenda seems to be ripping Leo and her to pieces. Now Jane just has to figure out how to kill something she can’t even see….

Read a 5 star review of Broken Soul by clicking here.

Purchase a print copy of Broken Soul from Amazon by clicking here.

Purchase a Kindle copy of Broken Soul from Amazon by clicking here.

Books in the Jane Yellowrock series in the order they should be read:

Skinwalker

Blood Cross

Mercy Blade

Raven Cursed

Have Stakes Will Travel 

Death’s Rival

Blood Trade

Black Arts

Broken Soul

CONTEST INFO: Open to readers worldwide except where noted. 

Prize 1: A $25.00 Amazon or Barnes & Noble Gift Card (winners choice)

Prize 2: A complete set of the Jane Yellowrock series (open to US readers only)