Sunday, December 23, 2012

Allusive Aftershock Release Day

You can find the banner for this at http://swblog.susangriscom.com/p/allusive-aftershock.html


 
 
 
Title: Allusive Aftershock

By: Susan Griscom

Genre: Young Adult Romance

Published by Amber Glow Books

Release date: December 23, 2012

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Blurb:

 

What happens when a major earthquake changes life as you know it and the boy you thought you hated ends up saving you? Three times!

Courtland Reese is the guy everyone hates and makes fun of because … well, he is weird. He communicates with animals. Strange or interesting, seventeen-year-old Adela Castielle can’t quite figure out, but when he saves her from being trampled by her own horse, she begins to understand him a little better and wants to learn more about him.

But, Max--her best friend/dream guy/someday-to-be-her-husband-only-he-doesn’t-know-it-yet--hates Courtland with a passion. Adela wants to know why, except neither boy is talking.

When Max leaves her stranded in his parents' wine cave with his worst enemy, Courtland, after what the experts are calling a “megathrust” earthquake, Adela starts to question her loyalty to Max as steamy kisses in a dark damp cellar only fuel her emotions with more conflict.

But does she really have time to worry about that when fire, destruction and mayhem surround her?

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If you want to state this you can, but not necessary: Allusive Aftershock is a story about a major earthquake and contains situations involving death and destruction. It is highly emotional and there is some mild sexual content because, it is after all, a romance. J

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A note from Susan:

My friends and family know me as Susan Griscom, but I write the Whisper Cape series under the name of Regan Walsh. Visit my blog: http://swblog.susangriscom.com

I daydream often and sometimes my daydreams interrupt my daydreams. So I write to remember them. If I didn't write, I think my mind would explode from an overload of fantasy and weirdness. To the annoyance of my friends and family, my characters sometimes become a part of my world. During my childhood, I would frequently get in trouble in school for daydreaming. Eventually, my vivid imagination paid off and I had the privilege of writing and co-directing my sixth-grade class play—a dreadful disaster, though not from my writing, of course, I must blame it on the acting.

I enjoy writing about characters living in small quaint towns and tend to lean toward the unusual and spooky.

My paranormal playing field delves into a different milieu, abandoning vampires and werewolves, but not discounting them. Someday I might like to write a novel about vamps and those furry creatures. But for now I like the bizarre mixed with romance. A strong hero or heroine confronted with extraordinary forces of nature, powers and capabilities gets my blood running hot.

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Facebook Author Page: http://www.facebook.com/SMGriscom

 


 

Goodread: http://www.goodreads.com/SusanGriscom

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Cover Reveal for Fighter by Micalea Smeltzer

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3rd Book in the Outsider Series

(No Release Date)

You can find Books 1 and 2 at the following links:


First Sophie was an Outsider.
Then she became an Insider.
And now… She’s going to have to be a Fighter.
Nothing goes as planned for Sophie Beaumont. She believed that her mate, Caeden, killed Travis. But that was not the case. With Travis still out there she knows he’ll only come at her pack with more vengeance than ever before. But this time, she’s taking control. No more doing it Caeden’s way. This time Sophie’s going to do it her way and she won’t rest until Travis’heart stops beating.
But first she has to walk down the aisle.

You can find Micalea at the following links:

Monday, December 3, 2012

Book Release by Leslie Paige Dover


 
Author Bio:  I am an avid reader that loves my collection of books. Writing has always been a passion of mine and now I am glad I get to share my passion with the world. I live in North Carolina with my husband and two beautiful girls.  I absolutely love being a southern girl. I spent several years in college starting out with a major in Psychology and then switching to dental. I worked in the dental field for eight years and then decided to stay home with my two beautiful girls. I spent the beginning of my reading years reading suspense thrillers, but now I can't get away from the paranormal/fantasy books. I knew ever since then that if I wrote anything it would be in a paranormal aspect. Now that I have started on my passion and began writing, you will not see me go anywhere without a notebook and pen.

 
 
 
 
Synopsis:  He leans down, lips parted, and then our lips connect……….We didn’t know that this one kiss has FOREVER changed the Land of the Fae.

            According to the Prophecy proclaimed many years ago, Princess Calista of the Summer Court is destined to change the Land of the Fae from the evil determined to destroy it.  Her powers are phenomenal, and she secretly trains for battle with her handsome warrior friend, Merrick, who unbeknownst to her protects her heart as well, in hopes of keeping it for himself.  At least, until the seductive Prince Ryder attends the Guardian Ceremony and instantly sends a fire burning through her veins and a connection so deep they both discover a love above anything imaginable.

            No one knows how Calista is destined to change the kingdoms, but there is one that does.  He not only craves Calista’s power, but her body as well, and his goal is to steal her power, make her his Dark Queen, and take over the Land of the Fae. 

            Will the evil succeed in claiming Calista’s soul?  Or will the two men that fight for her heart save her from despair, and help her fulfill her destiny to become what she was meant to be. 

 

 

 
Excerpt:  “Ryder, I don’t know how or why it is happening so fast, but my heart does feel like it belongs to you, and when I saw you tonight, I felt it.  The connection is there, and I see it now, but what if it isn’t real?”  I pull away from him to walk closer to the crystal blue water of the lake. 

He looks at me bewildered.  “Why wouldn’t it be real?  It feels real to me,” he says while making his way towards me.  He’s coming closer and all I want to do is run into his arms and feel his body surround mine.  That is what my body is telling me, but how do I find out if that’s what my heart truly feels. 

I shrug and say flatly, “I just think we might feel this way because of the Prophecy.”  He wraps me in his arms again and tilts my chin up so my eyes settle on his.  His eyes look worried and the frown marring his face clearly shows the tension in the lines around his features. 

Ryder shakes his head and lets out an exasperated breath, “Why are you trying to fight this, Calista?  Whatever we feel is between me and you.  No Prophecy or any amount of magic is going to change the way I feel in my heart.”  He cups my face with both hands and brings his face closer to mine to where our foreheads are tenderly touching.  He breathes lightly against my face and whispers softly, “My heart tells me this is real, and if we can’t believe in our own hearts, then what can we believe in?”

 

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Cover Reveal for Star Cursed by Ashley Lavering


 






Book Description:

Chel finished tying me to the chair and stood. “This is crazy.”

I ignored her comment. “Go down to the basement.”

“Now, I know you’ve lost it.” She folded her arms. “How will this prove that your giant dog is the hot guy that got in your van?”

“I’ll explain later. Just trust me.”

One of her eyebrows rose.

“Please?” I waited for her to nod. “Once you’re down there, I want you to whisper something. Then come back up.”

“Whatever.” With an eye roll, she left the room.

I focused on her feet thumping against the wood stairs and heard the change when they slapped across the tiled kitchen floor. Once the basement door closed, I strained to hear her, but all I caught was a beetle scuttling across the kitchen. Nerves tangled in my gut. Had I missed it?

“If this doesn’t work, I’m calling the loony bin, Tay.” Chel’s voice rang so loud that I jerked back, toppling the chair. I hit the floor with a thud.

Beast’s airy chortle resonated from outside the window.

“Shut up. This isn’t funny,” I told him.

Chel walked through the door. “Geeze, what happened?” She hurried to me. “Are you okay?” She righted my chair with a grunt.

“That depends.”

“On?” She cocked an eyebrow at me.  

 “On whether or not you’re going to untie me.”

“Oh my gosh. I’m so sorry.” She scrambled to untie the knots.

My hands slipped free and I rubbed my bruised arm. “What kind of friend are you?”

“What?” She startled.

I shook my head at her. “I can’t believe you’d commit me.”

“Wait, you heard that?” Her eyes widened.

I repeated it word for word.

“Whoa, that’s, like, creepy and awesome at the same time. But I still don’t understand how this proves your dog is a werewolf.”

The dreaded moment had arrived and nerves attacked my stomach. “Because, Chel—he bit me.”

 

Seventeen-year-old Tayla will never forget Beast’s fiery-venom spreading through her body like an infection. Now, with her best friend Chel’s help, she must find a human true love before the last petal falls from her enchanted rose or the full moon will transform her into a wolf forever.

But Tayla never expected that her biggest obstacle would come from inside—a wolf presence threatening to take her very soul. At every turn, the she-wolf exploits Tayla’s weaknesses and gains enough control to sabotage her dates. Tayla struggles to control her unruly wolf and her forbidden attraction to Beast. But can she resist his southern charm, the she-wolf’s attraction to his alluring scent, and still fall in love with a human?

Tangled in a web of wills, Tayla must risk everything to break the Curse of the Beast. With failure and possible death looming overhead, Tayla will do anything to find true love. But will one moon cycle be long enough to conquer her wolf and remain human? Or will she become a permanent member of Beast’s pack? Find out in the second installment in the Curse of the Beast series.

 

 

 

Star Cursed coming February 8th, 2013!  Add it to your To-Be-Read List.

 

 

          Help Ashley celebrate her release that same day on Facebook with the fabulous Release Day Diva. There will be lots of fun games, prizes and other fun stuff you don’t want to miss!  Blog Tour details coming soon to her blog and at Amber’s Supernatural & YA Reviews.

 

You can connect with Ashley here:

 



Curse of the Beast Facebook Page


Thursday, November 29, 2012

Teaser for my new book. Doesnt have a title or anything yet


My name is Layla Smeltzer, I have brown eyes, long brown hair, I am very athletic plus I have an olive complexion due to my Italian Heritage.  In a flash of light my life changed forever.  Nothing in my life has prepared me for what was going to happen over the next few months.

          I moved to Honolulu, Hawaii from Pittsburgh PA with my best friend Emily Simpson who has blond hair, crystal blue eyes and her parents after my parents died in a car accident.  All I had left were pictures and memories, but little did I know is that my parents had left a huge secret that changes my life forever.
Thank you to my friend Matt and Micalea for letting me use there last name

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Fallen From Grace Cover Reveal by K Anne Raines


 
 
Seventeenyear-old Grace grows up knowing she’s different, but she always attributed itto a mother who didn’t want her, a father who abandoned her, and a curse thatsets her apart. Despite those struggles, her grandfather remained her rock andconfidant. Her life irrevocably shatters the day her grandfather dies.

The day of his funeral sets off a chain of events, making Grace questioneverything she’s ever known to be true, and as a result, who she can trulytrust. She inherits his house, part of his money, his Guardian and somethingthat ties them together.

Just before Grace’s 18th birthday, she is thrust into a world she couldn’tfathom existed and does everything she can to thwart the destiny suddenlyforced upon her. She’s been chosen for greatness, but at what cost? With eyesnow open, she must choose to either be Chosen, or watch those around her sufferthe consequences.

Torn between the man who’s come to protect her and the one sent to destroy her,she teeters on the edge of decision, trying to come to grips with who she is,what she wants and what all of that means for her, those she loves and the restof mankind.
 
http://www.kanneraines.com (still under construction, but will be up soon)

Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Enchanted Cover Reveal

(No ReleaseDate)
 
What if your whole life had been a lie?
What if your dad wasn't really your dad?
What if... you weren't human?
 
Mara Pryce neverimagined that her life was anything but normal. That is, until, a strange grayeyed young man appears at her graduation. He resonates with something deepinside her. She just doesn’t know what. Later, when he appears again, heshatters her whole world. The life she’s led for almost eighteen years has beena lie. Mara is an enchanter. A powerful enchanter and The Iniquitous want herdead. The gray eyed boy’s job is to keep her safe. Theodore is her protectorand despite his infuriating attitude Mara knows he’ll do his job.

When they reach The Academy, where Mara will learn to control her powers, theylearn that the real threat may just be a little closer to home than they wantto believe.
 
 
Micalea Smeltzer isa Young Adult author from Virginia. Her name is pronounced Muh-call-e-uh. Sheis permanently glued to her computer where she constantly writes. She has tolisten to music when she writes and has a playlist for every book she’s everstarted. Micalea has enough books, and she’s read them all, to start her ownlibrary and that doesn’t include all the ones on her Kindle. She has threeshih-tzu’s, Benvolio (Bennie), Balthazar (Zar), and Tucker.
 

Saturday, November 10, 2012

In a few days

In a few days I will be posting the Cover reveal and description of Micalea Smeltzer's new book The Enchanted stay tuned

Saturday, September 29, 2012

No title yet

I am currently working on a new book that has to deal with shifters, romance, action and I am only working on chapter one at the moment. I am hoping to have at least 20 chapters in the first book and if that goes I will make a second one. I will be posting updates on here constantly after I transfer the info into my compute.
Wish me good luck

Reviews for Outsider and Insider by Micalea Smelzter

The Outsider Series by Micalea Smeltzer, is about Sophie Beaumont.. finding out she becomes  shifter.  A wolf shifter and she has a lot to learn. About being herself, being a wolf, and being what she needs to be to protect her pack. On top of that, her intense feelings for the pack’s Alpha, Caeden, threatens to ruin everything. Especially when the Grimm's find out that she is not human and is a shifter
The second Book in the Series is about Sophie Beaumont becoming an Alpha, she has to learn to be a leader, but unlike with her boyfriend Caeden it doesn’t come naturally for her. Sophie doesn't want to tell her boss her friends around, she just wants to be normal.  When they travel to German to see if Sophie's parents know anything about mates, but there trip gets cut short when the Williams pack finds out Peter Grimm is dead and Travis is the new alpha.
I recommend this series to anyone looking for new books to read about shifters
Here are the two links to buy the books

http://www.amazon.com/Outsider-Series-ebook/dp/B007OWPBQU/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348930682&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Insider-Outsider-Series-ebook/dp/B0094JWJ1Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1348930384&sr=1-1&keywords=insider+micalea+smeltzer


Friday, September 28, 2012

About me

At the age of 8, I started my collection of books.  I started out collecting horse books by Joanna Campbell, Terri Farley, and Jeanne Betancourt.  Then as I got older I started to collect other books that included Shifters, Werewolvs, Vampires, Fae, Angels, Mysteries, Romance plus many more. I plan to write my own books one day that has to do with werewolves, witches, vampires, and etc. Over the past year and months I have met many authors and people  that I have connected with. I want to thank all those authors and people for inspiring me to start this blog and inspiring me to start writing.