Month: March 2019

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#Indiebooklist Monday: Week 12

Week 12

Week 12: Nikki Jefford

Book: Wolf Hollow

Nikki has always been one of those authors that I saw on Facebook and secretly stalked from afar thinking I was too little on the reader/author food chain to even attempt communication. Honestly, it’s silly, and I shouldn’t have worried because Nikki is amazing! We met for the first time at Penned Con in 2018 and gosh she made me laugh. To be honest, I haven’t read many of her books yet, but it’s something I’m going to rectify. Those that I have read, I’ve truly enjoyed, and this book is seriously on my to read list. I’m sure I’ll love it!

Website: http://nikkijefford.com/

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

An attraction that threatens the future of the pack…

Spirited, stubborn, and deeply loyal wolf shifter, Sasha feels the pressure from her pack to claim another pureblood, yet no one is brazen enough to defy the elders and toy with her . . . no one besides a hotheaded half-breed.

Tabor, a rebellious outcast, is the hollow’s only wizard shifter. Constantly overlooked despite his strengths, Tabor believes Sasha is as shortsighted as the rest of the pack until she proves there’s more to her than a blindly obedient lapdog.

Unable to resist the proud and sensual pureblood, Tabor would risk everything to claim her. Despite her vanishing bloodline, Sasha can’t resist the charismatic half-breed, even as the elders set her up to breed with another pureblood.

Predators are closing in, threatening the strength and stability of their pack, and there are shifters within Wolf Hollow willing to do anything to prevent the pair from mating.

Recommended for mature audiences ages 18+.

Wolf Hollow: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075QVVKFR/

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#Indiebooklist Monday: Week 11

Week 11

Week 11: S.J. West

Book: Cursed

S.J. West is an awesome lady. I’ve been able to communicate with her a few times and she’s really sweet and helpful. If you haven’t read Cursed, you should. It keeps you enthralled throughout the whole book trying to figure out what’s going to happen next!

Website: https://www.sjwest.com/

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

On Lilly’s first day of college, she unknowingly reignites an ancient war between Heaven and Hell that will determine the fate of both realms…
After escaping a near fatal accident at the age of eight, Lilly has felt like fate has been trying to balance the scales between life and death ever since. Most of her childhood was marred by a series of odd and deadly events that should have erased her existence from the universe. Luckily, her best friend, Will, was always one-step ahead of fate preventing her from being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Will was her knight in shining armor, until he broke her heart after their one and only kiss.
When Lilly meets Brand Cole on her first day of college, she instantly feels a connection to him that she can’t easily explain. Intrigued by Brand, Lilly allows him to enter her small world and begins to wonder if he can mend the shattered remnants of her broken heart. After Will learns of Lilly’s interest in Brand, he gives her a dire warning that Brand isn’t as perfect as he seems.

Lilly believes fate is after her once again when a new series of attempts on her life start to take place. Will and Brand do their best to protect her from this new threat, but Lilly quickly realizes that both of them are hiding a shared secret that neither man wants her to figure out. As the attempts on Lilly’s life intensify, she discovers someone made of flesh and blood is trying to kill her now, and escaping her fate this time might just be impossible.

Cursed: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009TBGTU6/

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Snippet Saturday: March 16

Are you ready for another snippet from Phoenix Awakened? It’s less than a month away from releasing now! I can’t wait for you to be able to read it. It’s also still available for only $.99!

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“Good, they’re here,” my companion murmured, eyeing the other car.

A hotel room door to the right opened and a tan skinned man with wavy black hair and a beard nearly identical to Phoenix’s stepped out and nodded before heading back inside. He shut the door, leaving it cracked so we could enter but the brisk morning air couldn’t sweep inside at full force.

“Let’s go and get this over with.”

Phoenix unbuckled and climbed from the car and I mimicked his actions, peering up at the now cloudless sky. Nothing fluttered above, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t someone up there, or following in a car. Forcing myself to turn away, I followed my large companion as he led the way to the hotel room. He held the door for me and closed it behind us, activating every lock the door had. There weren’t enough in my opinion.

“Phoenix, you said this was urgent,” a tall, thin woman announced, striding from the bathroom after we were securely inside. Her accent was thick, but I’d never heard anything like it. It was almost a voice that was out of this world, or maybe just from a part of the world I’d never ventured: the water. “What’s wrong?”

His lips were pressed into a thin line when he pointed toward my tracking bracelet. “We need that removed. You’re the only person I know who might be able to take it off.”

The woman eyed me, her dark curls shimmering in the room’s dim light. “I see. And who is this exactly?”

“Louisa, Chet, this is Sparks,” Phoenix introduced. “She’s a fire dragon. Sparks, this is Louisa, the undine I mentioned, and her husband, Chet.”

Louisa’s eyes narrowed as Chet’s eyes widened. Obviously he was still growing used to the world of the supernatural. Or he was surprised that a fire dragon existed since even Phoenix had thought we were extinct. The undine didn’t appear the least bit shocked. If anything she seemed perturbed.

“Why would I help a fire dragon?” Louisa asked, crossing her arms over her chest to glare at her cousin, or at least Phoenix had said this was his cousin…of sorts.

“I need her help,” he replied, his eyes spilling a desperation he tried to keep out of his voice. “I think…I think she’s my link.”

His link? I had no idea what that was, but by the shocked, raised eyebrows on Louisa’s face and her suddenly wide eyes, she knew exactly what that meant. It wouldn’t do me any good to ask about it yet since I doubted Phoenix would explain, at least until the tracker was removed.

“I see. You’re sure?” Louisa once again studied me, this time in a far less aggressive way, but still intense.

“No, but I felt the draw, and I’m hoping by removing the bracelet we’ll find the mark.”

And now I was done being patient.

 

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NMNCF34

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NMNCF34

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#Indiebooklist Monday: Week 10

Week 10

Week 10: Jen L. Grey

Book: Reaper of Earth

Let’s talk Jen Grey for a minute. This lady is awesome. We first “met” on Facebook (because as authors we friend other authors and network), but last September we were able to meet for the first time at Penned Con in St. Louis. It was amazing, and since then, me, Jen, and a small group of authors have kept in touch quite often. She’s amazing and let’s just say she keeps you on your toes! You just never know what’s going to come out of her mouth, and it’s hilarious. And I can tell you, her books are as amazing as she is! Reaper of Earth will not disappoint. If reapers are your thing, you’re going to love this unique story! And if they’re not your thing, you’re still going to love it!!

Website: https://www.jenlgrey.com/

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

Hidden abilities, haunting memories, and one confused girl.

I’m a reaper. Death should come naturally to me, but it doesn’t. And the abilities I am able to conjure are forbidden by my kind. My parents try to hide my abilities, but when the elders assign my first target, they order my parents to stay back.

Now I’m on my own, with no one to protect me, no idea what I’m doing, and no control over the powers I’m supposed to keep hidden.

I should have known this would blow up in my face.

My family name is ruined, and I have to fix what I’ve ripped. I’m not sure I have what it takes. The fate of my entire kind is on my shoulders, and I’m the only one who can make things right. But if I mess up again, it won’t just be my family that I break—our entire world will be ruined.

Reaper of Earth: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GRJ4FPL/

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#TeaserTuesday with a twist!

Hello there beautiful Tuesday! Monday was way too long, so it’s good to have you back with us once again. Time to show off what a friend and I have been working on!

We’ve all seen movie trailers, or at least I hope we have. Unknown to some people is that book trailers are now becoming a thing. I’ve created a few of them, but this is the first time I’ve teamed up with my friend, Sharon Drury, to do it. She is the amazing musical talent behind this video. The song is original, and totally all her doing. I sent the video to her, she created the amazing music to go with it. You should check out more of her work at: www.northcountrystudios.com.

This trailer is for my upcoming release, which is on pre-order right now, and for only $.99! Phoenix Awakened is a New Adult Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy. See below for the summary. If you love dragons, elementals, and one hot Phoenix, this is your read. You can view snippets of this books (and others) on my Snippet Saturday posts!

Fire Dragons, the most powerful dragon race on Earth.

Until the war left them as shadows of the race they once were.

Little more than slaves to the water dragons, they’re kept in line through destitute conditions and tracking devices. Sparks has known both lives, the prosperous and the starving, so when the opportunity arises for a little indulgence, she jumps at the chance, setting into motion a chain of events from which there is no turning back. With her fire power and dragon acting out, Sparks has no choice but to attempt escape, or face the consequences of her actions.

On the run, Sparks’s countdown begins. If she can’t remove the tracker, she’s dead. So when a gorgeous stranger shows up offering his help in exchange for hers, she has little choice but to accept. It isn’t long before Sparks discovers that Phoenix may be more than he seems, and that their lives are tied together in ways neither expected. Time is of the essence, but will they have enough to save both Sparks and her people from the water dragons?

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NMNCF34

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NMNCF34

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#Indiebooklist Monday: Week 9

Week 9

Week 9: SF Benson

Book: Regress

I first heard of SF Benson when I was preparing to attend the Great Lakes Book Bash a couple years ago. Since I didn’t know hardly any of the authors, I was doing my research and came across Regress. Loved it. So, I made sure to add stopping by to see SF Benson a priority. I wasn’t disappointed. Y’all she is one of the funnest, most energetic, and smartest people that I’ve ever met! We’ve been able to see one another a handful of times since then at various events, and she’s one of the people I look forward to seeing (at one event, her table was beside mine and it was a riot watching her interact with people). I promise, the woman will put a smile on your face in no time. And her books are as amazing as she is. I couldn’t put this one down! It grips you from the very beginning, and doesn’t let you go. Don’t believe me? Find out for yourself!

Website: https://www.authorsfbenson.com/

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

Secrets come in all shapes and sizes, but this one fits in the palm of your hand.
Tru Shepherd is like a lot of teenagers–stubborn and foolhardy. While her peers are lining up to take a life-altering vaccine, her goal is to avoid it at all costs.
Zared Aokie has a different agenda–exposing what the vaccine does. He can’t do it without Tru’s help. She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s the key to finding technology that will expose government secrets.
It’s been awhile since the two have crossed paths. Zared, not willing to discuss his past, hopes Tru will have a little faith and help him. Together, they must achieve the impossible–exposing the corrupt leaders responsible for the dreadful disease before Tru is injected.
Regress is the gripping first book in The Alliance Chronicles–a suspenseful, post-apocalyptic technothriller. If you like action-packed political conspiracies, diverse characters, and a dash of romance, then you’ll love a series that delivers it all in a captivating punch.

Regress: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DO6QILQ

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Snippet Saturday: March 2

Today’s Snippet is from Phoenix Awakened, my upcoming release! Available for pre-order. Releasing April 13th.

The closer the car came, the more the headlights blinded me. When the car pulled up beside me, I was able to make out the outline of a large jeep, which likely had four-wheel drive and could navigate in this slush better than my bald-tired car. Instead of rolling the driver’s window down like I thought would happen, the driver opened the door and hopped out. Since my eyesight was still clear, I was able to make out his ginger colored hair that I assumed had once been styled so the longer hair on top was slicked back, but at the moment, a long day of mussing with it had the strands falling out of place to cover the shorter trimmed sides. A thick, short beard helped shield his face from the wind, and a thick coat that hugged his body shielded a manly torso.
Phoenix Teaser 6However, it was his height that stalled my footsteps as he approached, and I tried to keep my anxiety in check. This man was well over six feet tall, rivalling a male dragon. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe they would come from the other direction, and maybe they wouldn’t want to end me quickly, but take their time beating me to a pulp.
It took the man until he was on top of me to notice my tense stance and wary glare. When he did, he stepped closer and reached out to me, like I was a deer ready to flee. I retreated as he stepped closer, but he was well within range of my senses.
Taking a deep breath, I scented the air for the scent of dragon. None reached me. Human, then. Still, that didn’t mean he wasn’t a threat. At this point, everyone was considered a threat to my existence.
“I didn’t mean to startle you,” he murmured in a rough baritone voice, stepping closer.
Sure he didn’t. I moved into a defensive position, keeping my hands in front of my face just like my father taught me. If he came any closer, I’d kick him in the family jewels, which I learned from my mother. My parents had both made sure I knew how to protect myself. Since he was human, I’d have to be gentler so I wouldn’t permanently damage him since dragons were far stronger than his kind. That didn’t mean I’d have to take it easy on him, though. I’d bring him to the ground without hesitation and remorse. Then I would run.

 

Phoenix Awakened:

US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NMNCF34

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NMNCF34