Friday, March 26, 2021

*Book Tour & Giveaway* Mad Cruel World

 




Mad Cruel World
A Dystopian Romance Anthology


with stories by:
Katia Rose, Victoria Ellis, T.L. Anderson, Cady Verdiramo, J.R. Rogue, Kim Deister,
Amanda Richardson, K Leigh, D.S. Wrights, Amanda Cuff, A.M. Johnson, Caitlyn Fournier




The world as we knew it was gone...
And we were the ones left to pick up its pieces.


Mad Cruel World


As the world began to recover from a global pandemic, an unknown event caused the planet to go dark. No phones, no cars, no hospital equipment, no electricity whatsoever. The world is now a wasteland through and through. Disease, famine, and war spread like wildfire. Some are lucky enough to have found refuge, and some have been left to fend for themselves.


Some have lost their husbands, their wives, their best friends...


Will they ever see them again?


Mad Cruel World asks the question: what happens to love in a world gone dark?
All of the stories featured in the Mad Cruel World Anthology are meant to be read as complete standalones and are not continuations of each other.


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*Book Tour & Giveaway* Die By The Team by Cindy Skaggs-GUEST POST

 


Die By the Team
Team Fear Book 4
by Cindy Skaggs
Genre: Romantic Suspense


An explosion at a university research facility exposes a tie between an unauthorized experiment and a classified military program to create fearless soldiers. Reclusive scientist ALLYSON BOWEN is stalked by crazed soldiers who want her silenced, but her drive to discover what happened to the scientists who disappeared from the lab has her joining forces with CALEB CRAFT, soldier and computer specialist, as they expose the company who funded the Prometheus Project. Negotiating death threats, hit squads, and a growing attraction, Allyson and Craft fight against the elusive Team Echo in order to put the failed experiment back in Pandora’s box forever.

Team Fear: An elite Special Forces unit involved in an experimental program to create fearless soldiers.

Background: Military trained, medically enhanced, designed to kill.

Mission: The surviving members of Team Fear are out of the military and in a world of secrets, lies, and cover-ups in this steamy romantic suspense series by Cindy Skaggs.
Survive By the Team
Team Fear Book 3


5 stars. "Every Team Fear novel seems better than the last." -Jess Molly Brown
Team Fear: An elite Special Forces unit involved in an experimental program to create fearless soldiers.

Background: Military trained, medically enhanced, designed to kill.

Mission: The surviving members of Team Fear are out of the military and in a world of secrets, lies, and cover-ups in this steamy romantic suspense series by Cindy Skaggs.

He is about to meet the woman he can't walk away from.

Mandi Gault's brother died in a conspiracy threatening Team Fear--a defunct military team--so when she winds up in the hospital, a former teammate is forced to leave the safety of the team's compound. He recognizes her attacker as a member of a rogue military unit with orders to eliminate Team Fear. Now they're on the run while they unravel why Team Echo wants her dead.

As the danger escalates, they share a wild night of down and dirty fun that would put a blush on a corpse, but he made it clear it was one and done. Now he must decide if he's brave enough to forget about vengeance and live.
Military trained, medically enhanced, designed to kill. The surviving members of Team Fear are out of the military and in a world of secrets, lies, and cover-ups in this fast-paced romantic suspense series by Cindy Skaggs.







Fight By the Team
Team Fear Book 2

"A rollercoaster ride ... [that] keeps the reader riveted." --Splashes Into Books

Team Fear: An elite Special Forces unit involved in an experimental program to create fearless soldiers.
Background: Military trained, medically enhanced, designed to kill.

Mission: The surviving members of Team Fear are out of the military and in a world of secrets, lies, and cover-ups in this steamy romantic suspense series by Cindy Skaggs.

Sergeant Rose is a former Special Forces soldier turned fearless through a classified program designed to inhibit the physiological reactions to fear, but the secret cocktail of drugs has lethal side effects. The soldiers are still fearless, but they're also angry, paranoid, violent, and potentially suicidal, making them a danger to anyone close to them, which sends Rose on a mission of revenge against the military and the scientists who used Team Fear as guinea pigs to further a twisted agenda.

A discredited chemist fired for rushing testing protocols, Debi works as a bartender and longs for a way to redeem an impulsive, life-altering mistake. When she is kidnapped and nearly killed by the men sent to destroy Team Fear and all evidence of the experimental program, she has no choice but to join Team Fear on their quest for vengeance. Now she's in the crosshairs of a rogue military team bent on her destruction.
The threat of annihilation should be enough to prevent Rose from acting on his fantasies about the beautiful scientist, but he can't fight fate, the Army, and their explosive chemistry. As they're drawn deeper into the conspiracy, will their relationship survive the truth?

Military trained, medically enhanced, designed to kill. The surviving members of Team Fear are out of the military and in a world of secrets, lies, and cover-ups in this fast-paced romantic suspense series by Cindy Skaggs.





Live By the Team
Team Fear Book 1

Reads like a Jason Bourne type flick. -Typical Distractions

Team Fear: An elite Special Forces unit involved in an experimental program to create fearless soldiers.
Background: Military trained, medically enhanced, designed to kill.

Mission: The surviving members of Team Fear are out of the military and in a world of secrets, lies, and cover-ups in this steamy romantic suspense series by Cindy Skaggs.

As a member of an elite Special Forces unit, Ryder bleeds red, white, and blue until a tragic accident causes Uncle Sam to cut the experimental team loose. The government program created a near-invincible fighting force but left the men with horrific side effects. When a fellow soldier loses his tether to reality and does the unthinkable, Ryder goes underground to protect his new wife.
Lauren thought her marriage was perfect until her husband disappeared. Now she's determined to move on alone, but when someone tries to kill her, Ryder returns to protect what's his.

The threats to Lauren intensify and Ryder must call in his disgraced team to protect her. She's not safe alone, but loving a fearless soldier might be her most dangerous mission yet.


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Cindy Skaggs grew up on stories of mob bosses, horse thieves, cold-blooded killers, and the last honest man. Those mostly true stories gave her a lifelong love of storytelling and heroes. Her search for story took her around the world with the Air Force before returning to Colorado where she’s turning her lifelong love of storytelling into fast-paced romantic suspense. She has an MFA in Creative Writing, three jobs, two kids, and more pets than she can possibly handle. She also plays the flute, makes crazy-good sculptures out of tortilla dough, and can wrangle the neurotic dog without getting mauled. Find her @CLSkaggs on Twitter or www.CSkaggs.com to sign up for her newsletter.



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Behind the Scenes: Allyson’s Closet


Allyson Bowen has a secret. Well, she has several, such as her brother was murdered in an explosion at the lab, she let the bad guys into the lab the night that it exploded, and she’s hiding a wanted soldier in the spare bedroom of her condo, but her biggest secret is hidden in her closet. While going to college for advanced degrees in biochemistry and genetics, Allyson picked up a sinful habit. Shoes. Lots and lots of shoes.

In the heart of her condo, hidden in the walk-in closet, is a shoe closet that would make Carrie Bradshaw green with envy (Sex in the City). Allyson has shoes in every color, every heel type, for every occasion, but she has one pair of shoes that she’s never worn as she’s waiting for the right time, the right event, the right man to wear these shoes for. The black slipper portion is classic but understated, but it’s what she’s walking on that makes all the difference. Not the stiletto heel, but the red soles at the bottom of the Christian Louboutin heels that she’s saving for a special day. When Craft enters the closet toward the end of the book, he’s in for a wicked surprise.

Now it’s your turn. What’s your hidden obsession? Shoes, leather jackets, gummy bears?

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

*Book Tour & Giveaway* The Stolen Kingdom by Jillian Boehme-GUEST POST

 


The Stolen Kingdom
by Jillian Boehme
Genre: YA Fantasy


“A bold girl, a kingdom under attack, magic everywhere—I devoured it in one sitting! This book is one wild ride!” —Tamora Pierce on Stormrise


Nothing is quite as it seems in this thrilling YA fantasy adventure by Jillian Boehme, The Stolen Kingdom!
For a hundred years, the once-prosperous kingdom of Perin Faye has suffered under the rule of the greedy and power-hungry Thungrave kings. Maralyth Graylaern, a vintner's daughter, has no idea her hidden magical power is proof of a secret bloodline and claim to the throne. Alac Thungrave, the king’s second son, has always been uncomfortable with his position as the spare heir—and the dark, stolen magic that comes with ruling.
When Maralyth becomes embroiled in a plot to murder the royal family and seize the throne, a cat-and-mouse chase ensues in an adventure of dark magic, court intrigue, and forbidden love.



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Jillian is known to the online writing community as Authoress, hostess of Miss Snark's First Victim, a blog for aspiring authors. In real life, she holds a degree in Music Education, sings with the Nashville Symphony Chorus, and homeschools her remaining youngster-at-home. She's still crazy in love with her husband of more than thirty years and is happy to be surrounded by family and friends amid the rolling knolls of Middle Tennessee.



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What are your top 10 favorite authors?


In no particular order (except for the first one!):


  • Jane Austen

  • Mary E. Pearson

  • Rae Carson

  • Leigh Bardugo

  • George R.R. Martin

  • J.R.R. Tolkien

  • Suzanne Collins

  • Katherine Kurtz

  • Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

  • Nancy Bilyeau




How long have you been writing?

Since I was 6.



Do the characters all come to you at the same time or do some of them come to you as you write?

I always have my protagonist planned ahead of time, but characters also come to me as I write!



What kind of research do you do before you begin writing a book?

It depends on the book! For Stormrise, I researched things like martial arts stances and “how long does it take to bleed out from a groin wound”. For The Stolen Kingdom, I did a lot of research on vineyards and wine-making (which was fun!).




Do you see writing as a career?

Absolutely.



Do you read yourself and if so what is your favorite genre?

Oh, yes – you can’t be a writer if you’re not a reader! Fantasy is my first love and it’s what I read most (both YA and adult, but mostly YA). But I also enjoy YA speculative fiction and adult historical fiction set in the Tudor era. My favorite author of all time, though, is Jane Austen.



Do you prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?

Not “noise” – music! I create a playlist for each novel I write; the music helps to immediately propel me into the story’s world.



Do you write one book at a time or do you have several going at a time?

One at a time. I have tried to multitask, but I’m not very good at it!



Advice you would give new authors?

Read voraciously. Write regularly. Get lots of quality feedback. And never quit. It took me 12 years to publish my first novel. You can read my story HERE.



Describe your writing style.

Slow! Messy word vomit isn’t my style; in fact, I have trouble turning off my inner editor. This isn’t a bad thing, really; it means I’ve got less slop to get rid of later. It takes me roughly 3 months to complete a first draft (which I don’t love doing). The revisions process is my favorite part—it’s where the magic happens!



If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?

Don’t spend your time believing what you can’t do. Remember how you used to sit at the kitchen table and write stories? That’s because you were made for this. Just start. Because you probably should never have stopped.


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*Audio Book & Giveaway* Claimed by LaSasha Flame

 



Claimed: Dark Breed of the Lycans
Dark Immortal Flames Series Book 1
Genre: Paranormal Romance
by LaSasha Flame
Narrated by Alexandra Cohler & Dylan White


Rike And Amelia’s Story Is No Accident! 
Their Dance Of Love, Hate, And Lust Is A Trigger To The Apocalypse.
Rike West

Everyone Fears Me.
But I Don’t Mind It. There Is Power In Fear.
I Earned Every Drop.
Every Quiver.
Every Scream.
Problem Is...
That Same Fear Is Standing In The Way Of Me Taking What Belongs To Me.
I Thought Claire Was The Answer To My Problems
So I Married Her.
Then The Gods Laughed And My True Mate Amelia Showed Up
After I Already Said I Do.
And Because Fate Is Cruel To Monsters Of The Worlds
And The Villains Never Win...
My One Chance At Love Hates My Guts.
But That’s Okay...
Because I Don’t Need Love
I Need An Heir
And She Will Be My Queen And Birth My Children
Whether She Likes It Not.
I Am Not The Prince In This Fairytale
I Am Rike West
And She Will Learn Why They Call Me The Dark King


******************************

Amelia Torrin

Future Queen Of The Dark Moon Empire?
Ha... I Think Not!
Yeah He Might Be My Mate But He Is Going To Learn Real Fast...
I Am Nobody’s Prisoner.
I Will Kill Him Before I Ever Agree To Birth His Unholy Offspring.
I Am Amelia Torrin
Do Not Underestimate Me.
******************************
The End Is Near!
Discover A Scorching New World Of Immortals In Lasasha Flame’s Dark Immortal Flames Series! Each Book Is Popping The Lock On Lucifer's Cage In This 13 Book Series.
If You Enjoy Characters Of Color, Paranormal And Fantasy Romances With Werewolves And Lycans, Alpha Men, Strong Female Characters, Secret Babies, Forbidden Love, Bad Boys With A Soft Spot, Vulgar Language, Hot Scenes, And Enemies To Lovers Claimed Is The Book For You! Can Be Read As A Standalone But Better In The Series.

If You Enjoy Paranormal And Fantasy Dark Romances With Werewolves And Lycans, Alpha Men, Strong Female Characters, Explicit Language, Hot Scenes, Enemies To Lovers, Jinn, Friends To Lovers, Gods With Dark Pasts, Dark Faeries, Magic, Dragons, Vengeance Spirits, Fae Kings, Dangerous Nightmares, Halflings, Star-crossed Lovers, Daemon Lovers, Surprise Babies, Second Chance At Love, Tiger Shifters, Immortal Royalty, Arranged Marriages, Throuple Triangles, Angels, Battles Between Angels And Demons, Forbidden Love, New Worlds, Fated Mates, And A Love With Apocalyptic Consequences!
This Is The Series For You!
Help Me To Release The Devil And Burn It All Down. All You Have To Do Is Read The Book ;-)


**Audiobook on Sale for Only .99cents!!**




About the Series
This Series Is Set To Be Released In 2020 & 2021 Starting With Claimed: Dark Breeds Of The Lycans!
The End Is Near! Each Book Is Popping The Lock On Lucifer's Cage In This 13 Book Series!
In Each Of The “Immortal Dark Series” Books, A Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled. With Each Fulfillment, Another Seal Breaks On Lucifer’s Cage And Moves Gaia, The Realm Of Earth, Closer To The Apocalypse. Once Freed Lucifer Will Destroy The Entire Earth Because It Is The Home Of Mankind, One Of God’s Favorite Creations.
So If You Love Dark Fantasy and Paranormal Romance And Want To Get Updates Please Subscribe At https://www.subscribepage.com/darkimmortalflame


My Name Is LaSasha Flame. I Am A Young Author From Chicago, Hoping To Bring Some New Heat And Sizzle To The Romance Genre.

My Favorite Genres Are Paranormal And Dark Romance. I Love Reading A Good Book But I'm So Busy In Life That I Only Gets To Enjoy Audiobooks. It’s The Only Way I Can Get Lost In A Good Book Nowadays. And You Know What? I Half Prefer An Audiobook Over Print Any Day! I Have A Long Standing Membership At Audible And I Plan To Publish Audio Books For Busy Bookworms Like Myself! Yay!
My Love Of Writing Started When A Friend Of Mine Encouraged Me To Write A Short Story And Just See What Happens. Turns Out I Had A Knack For Writing Because Everyone Loved My Short Stories. From Then On I’ve Worked On Improving My Craft. Growing From Flash Fiction To Novels.

I Would Like To Introduce The Series I Have Been Working On. I Am Basically Writing Thirteen Books At Once. Claimed Is The First Installment Of My Dark Immortal Flames Series!

And Not Only Do I Have The Main Series In The Works But I Will Be Releasing Mini A Series And Several Short Stories That Take Place Within The Same Multiverse Of The Main Dark Immortal Flames Series.

Behind The Veil In The Torrid Tales Collection Is One Of Them!
Birth Of The Sand Viper: Origins Of Jafar Is Another!
And Captive Of A Dark Prince Is Another!

I Am Really Looking Forward To Sharing Some Of The Twisty Goodness I Have Planned!


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*Book Tour & Giveaway* The Varcolac Series by Kristin Ping

 


Immortal: Guardian of Monsters
The Varcolac Series Book 1
by Kristin Ping
Genre: Paranormal Romance


Natasha’s life begins the night she is turned. With the ability to channel fire, a gift that only belongs to the witches, she becomes a terror— not only to the packs, but all the supernatural breeds. She’s known as Blaze. The deadliest vampire out there. But Blaze has a secret. She didn’t want to become a vampire, she needed to become a vampire, and her reasoning is lost. It died the night her human life did. Her conscience activates when two varcolacs visit the covenant, looking for allies for the Great War.

What was it about the Varcolacs that made her grow a conscience? And will she be able to outrun it to keep the title of terror?




Mine Immortal: Guardian of Monsters
The Varcolac Series Book 2


As part of the Ancient race in the supernatural world, three-thousand-year-old Varcolac Jason Chase, also known as Jericho, knows he has a lot of enemies and allies. But his world is turned upside down when strange dreams about a human girl starts plaguing his nights. It could only mean one thing, and it was something he never expected. Varcolacs get one true mate in their lifetime, and Jason Chase thought his didn’t exist.

After the death of her mother, twenty-four-year-old South African Morgan Freeman heads back to the one place that had always felt like home—the cruise lines. But this time it’s different. Meeting Jason Chase, the man of every woman’s dreams, was so not part of her plan, but it feels like they’re a match made in heaven. But something doesn’t feel right. Nobody could be that perfect, right? When the truth finally comes out, her heart is shattered and the world she once knew ceases to exist.




Immortal Beloved: Guardian of Monsters
The Varcolac Series Book 3


The third Novel in USA Today Bestselling author Kristin Ping's saga, Guardians of Monsters.

Three-thousand-year-old Varcolac, Jason Chase, discovered that his true mate, Morgan Freeman, isn’t human. In fact, she is far more mysterious and he has no idea in which supernatural race she belongs. Worst of all.... she has left him to return to the ships without knowing what he truly is, or that she is his true mate.

Twenty-five-year-old Morgan Freeman know she is special but has no idea what she is. She can understand any language by just wishing to, and she has this nick to teleport whenever she feels threatened. She also knows that it’s not the only two things that she can do. 

A vampire coven wants her to be part of the immortal race. On the other side the love of her life wants to steal her abilities. What does a girl have to do to find her “happily ever after?”

Will Jason ever find Morgan to explain what he really is and what Morgan truly means to him?  Will Morgan ever give him the time to hear him out?




Kristin resides in South Africa, East side of Johannesburg with her husband and two beautiful little girls. Writing has always been a passion of hers and she's living the dream, being able to write every day. " I love life, cherish every special second of it and live my dream." She has recently started her own Publishing company - Fire Quill Publishing in South Africa - http://www.firequillpublishing.com/



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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

*Book Tour & Giveaway* Queen of Thieves by C.J. Kavanaugh

 

Queen of Thieves: Coloring Book
A Fractured Fairy Tale Retelling
by C.J. Kavanaugh
Genre: Fantasy Coloring Book


A companion book to the YA fractured fairytale retelling Queen of Thieves.

If saving your family meant becoming your nightmare, could you do it?
Everyone knows Yaksah, The King of Thieves, is not to be trifled with. His swiftness and stealth are legendary. Nothing valuable is safe from his nimble, sticky fingers.

But the King and the city of Vymn aren't all they appear. Yaksah has a secret... and Ahd, a simple woodcutter, could expose it to the world. Keeping it though gives Ahd an upper hand over Yaksah like no one's ever had. It may save his life... or destroy them both.





C.J. has spent most of her life telling stories. She was captivated by the written word at the age of seven, when she read her first Magic Tree House book, and has ventured to countless far off places since. She loves to travel and explore new cultures. When she's not writing or dreaming of new book ideas, you can usually find her helping other authors polish their works as a freelance editor--and singing while doing so. Broadway musicals are her soul-food, something her mother and sister know well. She constantly blasts the newest soundtrack through the halls of their Missouri home, much to the chagrin of her very sassy and spoiled cat.



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