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Kestrel's Dance by Misty Massey #blogtour

6/28/2022

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Kestrel, the King's Privateer, is preparing to wait out the annual storm season when she receives an unexpected royal order to capture and deliver a rare creature for the king’s menagerie. Before she can weigh anchor, news reaches Kestrel of a long-ago friend in desperate need of help—in the opposite direction of her assigned voyage. In addition, her ship may be haunted by something big, loud, and terrifying.

Before Kestrel can plot a course, she crosses paths with an enigmatic dancer who offers an enticing bargain: sail her home to the Continent, an ocean away, and she'll reveal the mysteries of magic Kestrel has longed all her life to know.

The temptation of answers endangers her crew and might ruin her privateer status. Worse, taking on this passenger could thrust her into the clutches of the ever-watchful Danisoban mages who lie in wait for her to make the perfect mistake.

Every decision is fraught with danger. Each wrong turn may mean her death or the death of her crew. And Captain Kestrel can walk away from none of them.

Kestrel, the pirate who can whistle up the wind, returns in book two of the Mad Kestrel Series. Captain Kes will defy the king, gamble with her friends' lives, and run the risk of capture by evil mages to get her hands on the magical knowledge so long denied to her.

ASIN:‎ B09YC8JSP5
Publisher:‎ Lore Seekers Press (June 24, 2022)
Publication date: ‎June 24, 2022
Language: English
Print length:‎ 319 pages
Check it out on Amazon: http://mybook.to/KestrelsDance
Check out Book One: http://mybook.to/MadKestrel

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Love the Mad Kestrel series and want to stay up to date on Misty Massey's next release? Follow Misty on Amazon here: author.to/MistyMassey or check out her website: https://www.mistymassey.com/


Review from Booklist for The Mad Kestrel Series:
Massey debuts with a colorful romp through strange lands and stranger seas. In a world in which magic is a monopoly of the Danisobans, and all children showing signs of power are taken from their parents and raised by that order, young Kestrel had hidden her talent and eventually escaped to sea, where magic is cancelled by water. Now risen to the post of quartermaster of a pirate ship, she loves her life. But to keep it, she must never let anyone know that she can magically control the wind. When her captain is entrapped and arrested, the young quartermaster must gather and command the crew for a rescue. That takes all the strength and wit Kestrel can command—and guarded use of her magic. This Errol Flynn–ish swashbuckler features loads of action and larger-than-life characters, plausibly grounded in the realities of life at sea. A real page-turner, and a successor is in the works.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Misty Massey is the author of Mad Kestrel, a rollicking adventure of magic on the high seas, Kestrel’s Voyages, a collection of short stories featuring those rambunctious pirates, and the upcoming Kestrel’s Dance. She is a co-editor of The Weird Wild West and Lawless Lands: Tales of the Weird Frontier, and was a founding member of Magical Words. Her short fiction has appeared in many anthologies and she’s working on a series of Shadow Council novellas for Falstaff Press featuring the famous gunslinger Doc Holliday. When she’s not writing, Misty studies and performs Middle Eastern dance and will, on occasion, surprise everyone with a batch of home-baked snickerdoodles. She’s a sucker for good sushi, African coffee, SC Gamecock football, and the darkest rum she can find. You can keep up with what Misty’s doing at mistymassey.com, Facebook and Twitter.​

 
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The Assassin and the Libertine #BlogTour

10/13/2021

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Dear Reader,
Below is a post for Lily Riley's debut historical paranormal romance. 
It's also her book birthday!
Welcome to the world, The Assassin and the Libertine! I hope to see you on many shelves!
Hugs!
​Echo
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The fate of France itself is at stake if these sworn enemies cannot change their ways—and their hearts.

Daphne de Duras is a proper French duchess by day and fledgling assassin by night. Her latest mission is to dispatch justice and protect the French aristocracy by executing Étienne de Noailles, disgraced former noble, legendary rake, and vampire emissary to the court of King Louis XV.

But Étienne’s alleged crime—the gruesome murder of Madame de Pompadour, the King’s mistress and Daphne's friend—doesn’t quite fit the dashing vampire’s nature. With his immortal days suddenly numbered, Étienne needs to convince his would-be executioner not only of his innocence, but that they should hunt the real killer together—a challenge almost as difficult as convincing himself that he isn’t falling for her.

Daphne reluctantly agrees to a temporary partnership when Étienne persuades her that something more sinister is afoot. He can, after all, help her find answers in places she’s unable to go alone. And despite her deep loathing for any and all vampires, she can't help but start thinking of a few other places she'd like to go with him.

ASIN:‎ B09BQ51FGZ
Publisher:‎ City Owl Press: Mystic Owl (October 14, 2021)
Publication date: ‎October 14, 2021
Language: English
Print length:‎ 263 pages
Check it out on Amazon: http://mybook.to/TAATL
Add it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58722474-the-assassin-and-the-libertine
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Love the Les Dames Dangereuses series and want to stay up to date on Lily Riley's next release? Follow Lily on Amazon here: author.to/LilyRiley or check out her website: https://www.authorlilyriley.com/
Review from Publisher's Weekly:
Scandal, seduction, and supernatural secrets animate Riley’s deliciously decadent debut and Les Dames Dangereuses series launch. In 1765, a blood plague is spreading among the Parisian poor, turning them into vampires. For many, it’s a better fate than starvation as a human. As one of few courtiers infected, “legendary rake” Étienne de Noailles is appointed the vampire emissary to His Majesty. Though he tries to advocate for vampire rights, he’s treated as little more than a threat and a lust object at Versailles.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Lily Riley is a romance novelist currently focused on historical paranormal books that feature a little bit of cheek and a lot of steam. 
Her debut novel, The Assassin and the Libertine, publishing under the Mystic Owl imprint of City Owl Press, comes out October 14, 2021.
When Lily isn’t writing about dreamy supernatural beings in 18th century France, she enjoys sipping champagne, eating cake, and dancing naked by the light of the full moon.
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Find more about her at her website:  https://www.authorlilyriley.com/ or on social media.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, and Goodreads.
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Love in the Time of Wormholes by Jess K. Hardy #BlogTour

9/8/2021

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ABOUT THE BOOK:
On this deep space pleasure cruise, love is in the recycled air.

Sunastara Jeka is passionate about two things: (1) meeting the needs of the varied species who holiday aboard her interstellar pleasure cruise during the day, and (2) avoiding attachments when the occasional guest meets her needs at night.

Sunny’s life is simple, straightforward, and safe until a former one-night stand becomes her newest crew member.

Freddie has never forgotten that night with Sunny. He’s ecstatic to see her again, until she tells him she never dates her coworkers. Determined not to lose this confident, sexy, hysterical woman again, Freddie bides his time, pursuing a purely professional relationship with Sunny when they’re on the clock, while he slowly charms her senseless after hours.

As Sunny breaks her own rules about workplace romance, her tragic past and a heartbreaking betrayal thrust her orderly life into chaos.

When a hostile species holidays aboard the ship, endangering VIP guests and even the known universe, Sunny and Freddie must decide. Will they let the gravity of their pasts keep them apart, or risk it all for love and fight for their future together?

Content Warning: Prior to the events of this book, the main character lost a child. She continues to process this loss throughout this story.

ASIN: ‎ B09BPY2HHJ
Publisher: ‎ City Owl Press: Mystic Owl (September 9, 2021)
Publication Date: ‎ September 9, 2021
Language: English
Print Length: ‎ 240 pages
Genre: Scifi/Space Romance/Second Chance Romance/Office Romance
Check it Out On Amazon: http://mybook.to/LITOW

Praise for Jess K. Hardy's Love in The Time of Wormholes:
“LOVE IN THE TIME OF WORMHOLES is the perfect blend of clever humor, hotter-than-hot romance, and alien antics! Hardy has delivered a phenomenal read that is quite literally out of this world. Find yourself laughing, crying, and honestly kinda horny through this sci-fi romcom." -Cate Pearce, author of Traitors of the Black Crown

“Love in the Time of Wormholes is a delightful, fast-paced, and warm-hearted rom-com set on an interstellar pleasure craft. Hardy weaves a dramatic socio-political backstory as we cheer for Sunny’s happy ending with Freddie, a spunky one-night stand that returns as a crew member… A great sci-fi rom-com with funny and unique characters and an engaging story.” - Readers’ Favorite

Want to stay up-to-date on Jess K. Hardy's works? Sign-up for her newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/196a1031a4d0/pre-sale or follow her on Amazon: http://author.to/JessKHardy


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About the Author:
Speculative and contemporary romance writer of The Bench (Evernight Publishing), Missing Charlie (Black Rose Writing), and the forthcoming Love in the Time of Wormholes scifi-romcom from City Owl press.
Find her on social media or on her website at: https://jesskhardy.com/
Represented by Kim Lionetti at BookEnds Literary Agency.
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The Vicomte's Prize by Patricia Bates #BlogTour

8/29/2021

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Dear Reader,
The book below is a re-release from Champagne Book Group of Patricia Bates' book The Vicomte's Prize (originally titled The Viscount's Prize.) Check it out--because drama, spies, and some good dirty reading. :)
Wishing you all the best!
Hugs,
​Echo 


About the Book:

When his younger brother is summoned to Versailles, Vicomte Frederique de la Tour decides to intervene and takes his place. King Louis’s XV court is stunned when instead of a lad, the legendary spy, known to his underworld associates only as The Wolf arrives.

Lady in Waiting Hélène d’Ètoilles’ life has been serene: Serve Her Majesty the Queen of France with grace and obedience. Now her life and her sense of self are in turmoil when she discovers she’s been gifted to a nobleman for his family’s loyalty and years of service. No longer a lady in waiting to the Queen of France, she’s thrown into a world of subterfuge and passion, of lust and power.

Publisher: Champagne Book Group (August 30, 2021)
Releases on: August 30, 2021
Genre: Historical Romance
Language: English
ASIN: B003U2RVAC

Find it on Amazon: http://mybook.to/ViscountPrize

Want more of Patricia Bates's books? Insight into her characters? Join her mailing list here: https://tinyurl.com/5cj4k5er

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About the Author:
Canadian author Patricia Bates writes dark and edgy historical and contemporary suspense romances. Because to bleed is to survive, but it's by loving that we truly live.
She has two Best Sellers under her belt for Champagne Book Group and Beachwalk Press.
For more details on Patricia, you can visit her at her website: www.patriciabates.com
Or join her on www.facebook.com/romanceauther
www.twitter.com/PatBAuthor
www.instagram.com/patriciabatesauthor
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Flash Point by Luna Joya #CoverReveal

6/25/2021

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About the Book:

Banish the demon, stop the prophecy, and do not fall in love. Easy, right? Yeah, not so much.

Mina Donovan is a woman of many talents. Fire elemental, psychic, Legacy witch, magical asset for an FBI paranormal task force…she does it all. Her latest struggle? Not crushing on her sexy best friend. Logically, she knows they can’t be together. Too bad her heart has never bothered with logic.

The friend zone is the last place pyro expert Josh wants to be with Mina. Not that he has any choice in the matter. A witch hunter falling for a witch? Not smart. He’ll just have to learn to ignore his attraction to the gorgeous woman who already owns so much of his heart.

If Mina and Josh have any hope of finding their way to happily ever after, they’ll have to banish an all-powerful demon and take down an evil magical organization. Oh, and they’ll also have to figure out how to stop the prophecy that warns a dragon will consume Mina.

It’ll take more than magic to fix this supernatural dilemma.

If you like Michelle M. Pillow, Abigail Owen, K.F. Breene, or K.M. Shea, check out this series that readers have described as a steamy Charmed meets Lucifier with witch sisters solving murder mysteries and finding true love.

Buy Links:
Amazon: https://smarturl.it/Legacy5amz  
City Owl Press: https://smarturl.it/Legacy5CO 
Goodreads: https://smarturl.it/Legacy5GR 

Love the Legacy Series? Keep an eye out for Wicked Crown, book one of Joya's new Redemption Series, coming in 2022 with City Owl Press.
New to the
Legacy Series? Start binge-reading here: https://tinyurl.com/y8k6sj2m



ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Luna Joya writes sexy hexy romances in the award-winning Legacy Series.
Fluent in sarcasm and penal code, Luna prosecutes by day and writes at night. She loves history, especially Los Angeles and Hollywood lore.
A survivor of traumatic brain injury with steel body parts, she lives in SoCal with her combat veteran husband and their two-pound terror of a rescue pup.
Find more about Luna Joya on her website: https://lunajoya.com/

 

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Mad Hatter Vampire Prince by Kia Carrington-Russell #blogtour

10/1/2020

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About the Book: 
A PREQUEL NOVELLA TO THE TOKEN HUNTRESS SERIES. CAN ALSO BE READ AS A STANDALONE.

Kyran Klaus is the prince of Grand Klaus, his reputation honoring him the title of the Mad Hatter Vampire Prince. Crazy, deadly, lustful, and utterly bored with life.

Sasha Pierce is one of a kind. Having been experimented on by her mother as a child, she’s become a human weapon who’s looking for answers beyond the walls where her kind aren’t enslaved to vampires.

When the Mad Hatter Prince takes a sudden interest in Sasha and her work, she scarcely begins to cover her tracks and hide her secrets. What she doesn’t anticipate is being a pawn in his most sinister performance yet.

Disturbingly Wicked! This novella is not for the fainthearted. Lust, Gore, Wit, and Malicious Humor. Prepare to be deliciously tainted.

Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/y3tn7je9
Barnes&Noble: https://tinyurl.com/y4kssv9g
Books-a-Million: https://tinyurl.com/y4hxxyqo
Indie Bound: https://tinyurl.com/y4h8d85h


They called him a clown, who had a crown, and who would never look down on his left.

For the people were less, and humanity was far from blessed, and would only act as his entertainment.

He would fixate on some, and bathe in the blood of the rest, for he had been known as a vampire.

Magnificent, treacherous, and flamboyant as could be.

But one day appeared, a tiny mouse beside his throne that made him look down to his right in curiosity.

She had a name, that he would soon learn–but perhaps it would already be too late.



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About the Author:
Kia Carrington-Russell grew up in the Darling Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. Originally, she pursued a career in freelance journalism, before giving into her passion for writing fiction in 2014.
Announced “The Best New Author of 2015” by AusRomToday, Carrington-Russell has received numerous awards and acclaim.
Learn more about Kia at www.kiacarrington-russell.com and follow her at @kia_crystal on Instagram.


 
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Pluck&Cover by J.D. Blackrose #Blog Tour

9/14/2020

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Hi, Dear Reader,
Hope all is well!
I had the pleasure to kidnap author J.D. Blackrose and interrogate her about her books. See Below.
Also, there's a Rafflecopter down there if you want a chance at some goodies. :)

Echo: So, it needs to be asked--how many YouTube make-up tutorials did you watch before the thought came, "You know what this needs? Zombies!"?

​J.D.Blackrose: LOL. I originally wanted to write a Zombie Investigator. I had this idea of a zombie detective who solved problems for the paranormal community but he would only be paid in fresh body parts. I imagined all of these paranormal creatures skulking around homicide scenes waiting for the chance to jump on the bodies before the medical examiner got there so they could pay the detective back. “No, no, you don’t understand,” cried the sasquatch, grasping for the body. “I literally owe him an arm and a leg.”
 
Unfortunately, zombie detectives have been done, and all the good puns have been used, so I needed something completely new. I asked myself, “What do I know something about that would be different?” I was driving in my car and I said, “Zombie Cosmetologist,” out loud and I laughed. The more I said it, the more I giggled.  I knew I had an idea.

Echo: Waylon Jenkins' penis? Does it, pardon the double meaning, have a happy ending? Can I recommend this to fellow males or should I burn the kindle and stomp on its ashes?

​Joelle: Oh, no. Here’s a tip, it comes along alright. (sorry, not sorry.)

Echo: I know book two, Hide & Chic, is already out there, but are there more coming? How many more? Come on, just between us and the internet, ballpark a number.

​J.D. Blackrose: There are at least two more. Cut & Dyed is next.
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Waylon Jenkins has a problem. Well, he's got a few of them. The ghost of Betsy Ross lives in his house, he's pretty sure his favorite client is the victim of ongoing domestic violence, and he's been roped into helping the police investigate a series of murders.

And his penis fell off in the shower this morning. He needs a new one, but none of his friends are willing to donate theirs to the cause.

In case it isn't obvious by now, Waylon Jenkins is a zombie.

He's also one of the most highly respected and in-demand makeup artists in Hollywood, and that keeps him busy, no matter how dead he is. But now he needs to find out who's committing a string of murders, and make sure nobody hurts Mitzi (one name only), one of his most faithful (and famous) clients.

He also needs a new penis.

Pluck & Cover is the first in the Zombie Cosmetologist Novellas, a new series by J.D. Blackrose, author of The Soul Wars and The Devil's Been Busy.

Page Count: 133
Genre: Cozy mystery/paranormal
Publisher: Falstaff Books
Published: March 5, 2020
Next Book in the Series: Hide & Chic (available now)

Find it on Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/yakq55eg 
Add it on Goodreads: https://tinyurl.com/yaoup6bm 

Praise for Pluck&Cover:
"Waylon Jenkins is not your typical detective. For one thing, he’s a cosmetologist and make-up artist. For another, he’s dead. Now, this zombie with a keen wit and a warm (non-beating) heart is teaming up with a ghost and the local police captain to find out who’s killing and dismembering men in LA. “Pluck and Cover” delivers paranormal chills, plenty of twists and turns, and lots of laughs along with a one-of-a-kind protagonist readers will want to check in with again and again. "- Casey Daniels, author of “Don of the Dead” (Pepper Martin Series)

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​About the Author:
J.D. Blackrose loves all things storytelling and celebrates great writing by posting about it on her website, www.slipperywords.com. She has published multiple series through Falstaff Books, as well as numerous short stories. She spends a lot of time chatting with the imaginary people in her head and is often accused of having a hearing problem. As a survival tactic, she has mastered the art of looking interested. She credits her parents for teaching her to ask questions, and in lieu of facts, how to make up answers.
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Down This Crazy Path We Go

10/20/2016

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Guys, I've been killing my darlings. No, the puppy's fine, it's the words. Words like "just" and "as if" and all of the little filler words that help me paint a sentence to the screen and bloat my word count with their needlessness. Really, I'm not sure what I'm saying with "just" anymore. I give it no meaning to the sentence rather than as a filler onto the next word. I was having so much fun with this, I looked up two hours later and realized, yeah, I could use a break.
I turned on Columbo (yes, I'm addicted to METV) and now I'm thinking--how cool is this? There are things I thought I'd never do. Like get a pixy cut, and do the salsa with the two hundred mark on the scale. Or sitting here with Mr. Ed on TV listening to burbling noises that are either me or the puppy--that or these pillows have some explaining to do.
And I'm enjoying myself. Enjoying sitting here, working on my website, a book in the works, books to read, a beautiful sky--you know, once it gets light. But it's such a nice time.
I'm wishing you all a beautiful day! May the path take you where you need to be rather than where you thought you had to go.
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