Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Wednesday Wish List



Please list the books/manga/manhwa/yaoi manga from your wishlist that you are hoping to add to your shelves in a comment, thanks.  






#1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward returns with an all-new tale of paranormal passion in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

The Black Dagger Brotherhood continues to train the best of the best to join them in the deadly battle against the Lessening Society. Among the new recruits, Axe proves to be a cunning and vicious fighter—and also a loner isolated because of personal tragedy. When an aristocratic female needs a bodyguard, Axe takes the job, though he’s unprepared for the animal attraction that flares between him and the one he is sworn to protect.

For Elise, who lost her first cousin to a grisly murder, Axe’s dangerous appeal is enticing — and possibly a distraction from her grief. But as they delve deeper into her cousin’s death, and their physical connection grows into so much more, Axe fears that the secrets he keeps and his tortured conscience will tear them apart.

Rhage, the Brother with the biggest heart, knows all about self-punishing, and he wants to help Axe reach his full potential. But when an unexpected arrival threatens Rhage and Mary’s new family, he finds himself back in the trenches again, fighting against a destiny that will destroy all he holds most dear.

As Axe’s past becomes known, and fate seems to be turning against Rhage, both males must reach deep — and pray that love, rather than anger, will be their lantern in the darkness. 





From the New York Times bestselling author of the Souls of Fire novels comes the second in the futuristic fantasy series that will make you want to keep the lights on.

When the bombs that stopped the species war tore holes in the veil between worlds, they allowed entry to the Others. Now, a hundred years later, humans and shifters alike live in artificially lit cities designed to keep the darkness at bay.

The humanoid supersoldiers known as the déchet were almost eradicated by the war. Ever since, Tiger has tried to live her life in peace in hiding. But in the wake of her discovery that Central City’s children are being kidnapped and experimented on, Tiger’s conscience won’t let her look the other way.

The key to saving them lies within the walls of a pharmaceutical company called Winter Halo. But as she learns more about the facility, Tiger’s mission is derailed by a complication: Winter Halo’s female security guards are being systematically attacked by an unknown force.

Now Tiger must summon all her gifts to stop those responsible for both atrocities — no matter the cost to herself.




The New York Times bestselling author of Mind Magic returns as FBI agent Lily Yu gets some very bad news.

Lily learns she was right. Tom Weng—a powerful sorcerer allied with the Old One who keeps trying to take over the world — is still alive. But that's not the worst. Weng is a dragon spawn, the product of a botched hatching given a human form in an attempt to keep him from going mad. A failed attempt.

Meanwhile, Lily’s husband Rule is facing a Challenge to the death. Then there’s the possible reappearance of another sorcerer. But none of that matters when their enemy strikes out of nowhere in the worst way possible. Lily must face a nightmare and return to a place she never wanted to see again. The place where she died.






In Laura Childs’s New York Times bestselling mystery series, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni — co-owners of the Cackleberry Club café — are back to track down another bad egg.

Maintaining good personal relationships with their suppliers is one of the secrets of the Cackleberry Club café’s success, so Suzanne doesn’t mind going out to Mike Mullen’s dairy farm to pick up some wheels of cheese. She’s looking forward to a nice visit with the mild-mannered farmer before heading back to their hectic kitchen.

But when she arrives, Mike’s nowhere to be found. The moaning of his cows leads her to look in the barn, where she discovers a bloodcurdling sight — the farmer’s dead body. Apparently not everyone was as fond of Mike Mullen as the Cackleberry Club.

Churning with grief and outrage, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni vow to find the farmer’s murderer — but as they get closer to the truth, the desperate killer gets whipped into a frenzy and plans to put the squeeze on them.

RECIPES INCLUDED!

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

New Releases 2016 (Nov 29)



 



New Releases







In the realm of the Dark-Hunters there is a code of honor that even immortal bad boys must follow:

Harm no human. Drink no blood. Never fall in love.


But every now and again a Dark-Hunter thinks himself above the Code. That's when I'm summoned. Who am I? I'm the one thing the fearless fear. Step over the line, and it's my wrath you will face. Nothing can touch me. Nothing can sway me. I am relentless and unfeeling.

Or so I thought until I met a Dark-Hunter who goes by the name of Danger ― it's not just her name, it's how she lives her life. She doesn't trust me at all. And who could blame her? I'm here to be judge, jury, and the executioner of her friends. Yet she is my key to saving some of them. Without her, they will all die.

But as we try to save them, Dangereuse St. Richard is a deadly distraction. Something about her is reawakening feelings I’m not supposed to have. Especially compassion, which is a deadly emotion in a race against evil.

The only hope mankind has is that I do my duty. And yet how can I do my duty when it means that I will have to sacrifice the only woman I've ever loved?





HE SAVED HER WITH CHIVALRY. HE LOVED HER WITH SAVAGERY

When handsome Lord Chatham rescued the golden-haired Ondine from England’s gallows, he demanded only one thing in return her hand in marriage. In gratitude, Ondine consented to his plans — yet refused his touch.

Though his smoldering desire aroused her own secret longings, Ondine defied her mysterious husband. Until suddenly, in the notorious court of Charles II, the sapphire-eyed beauty was plunged into a web of danger and desire, jealousy, and romance. As secrets exploded, and swords clashed in vengeance, the strangers in marriage became partners in passion, and lovers on fire.




In New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s latest novel, the Last Option Search Team (LOST) returns — and for one agent, the hunt for a serial killer just got very personal.

HE SWORE TO PROTECT HER


Bailey Jones somehow survived her harrowing abduction by the infamous Death Angel. But while her physical scars have healed, she can’t stop wondering about a woman she helped to escape, who simply disappeared. When LOST agent Asher Young is assigned to her case, Bailey instantly feels an attraction to the intense ex-SEAL who seems to be carrying dark secrets of his own.

BUT KEEPING HIS PROMISE

Asher can’t afford to let his growing feelings for Bailey distract him from his job. Only she can soothe his horrific nightmares, but the last thing he wants is for the demons from his past to ever hurt her. Bailey has gotten past his guard, and the emotions he feels for her — they’re as dark and dangerous as the past he doesn’t want to face.

COULD COST BOTH THEIR LIVES


When corpses begin surfacing — all marked with the same tattoo depicting the Death Angel’s calling card — Asher must race to stop a twisted killer who wants nothing more than to claim his next prize: Bailey.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Weekly Book Reads (Nov 28)





 Weekly Book Reads


Weekly Book Reads is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews:

Post the books read last week and books you plan on finishing this week.

Read Last Week:

1.  Cross the Line - James Patterson
2.  Frostline - Linda Howard
3.  Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb

Weekly Book Reading:

1.  Dark Promise - Christine Feehan
2.  Night Watch - Iris Johansen
3.  Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs
4.  First Love Monster Vol. 5 - Akira Hiyoshimaru

Lena Gregory's Death At First Sight Blog Tour with a Spotlight, Excerpt and Giveaway

 

I am so excited to have Lena Gregory here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews with a Spotlight, Excerpt and Giveaway.

Thanks Lena and Pump Up Your Book Promotions for allowing me to join your Death at First Sight Blog Tour!

Please take it away, Lena!




About the Author

Lena Gregory lives in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island with her husband and three children.

When she was growing up, she spent many lazy afternoons on the beach, in the yard, anywhere she could find to curl up with a good book. She loves reading as much now as she did then, but she now enjoys the added pleasure of creating her own stories.

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About the Book

Title: Death at First Sight
Author: Lena Gregory
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 304
Genre: Cozy Mystery

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that something’s not right on Bay Island

Since she left her psychiatric practice in New York City to open up a psychic shop in her hometown on Bay Island, Cass Donovan has given her fair share of readings to conflicted customers. But what she sees in Ellie Callahan’s future doesn’t bode well.

When Ellie’s mother, Marge, publicly confronts Cass about the reading, the embarrassment makes her want to curl up and die. And when she later stumbles across Marge’s body — and is a suspect in her murder — Cass is suddenly the star of Bay Island’s rumor mill.

Cass is determined to prove her innocence and save Ellie from meeting the fate in her unfortunate vision. But even with the help of her friends Bee and Stephanie, Cass will have to channel some serious sleuthing instincts to find the real killer.

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Excerpt

Cass sucked in a breath, the gasp audible in the silence of the small room. Oh no . . . The walls pressed in on her, loomed over her, threatened to suffocate her. This can’t be happening again.

“Is everything all right?”

“Umm . . . sure.” Darkness encroached, tunneling her vision. She forced it back, counted to ten, took deep breaths — anything to fight back the blackness. She struggled against the urge to push the glass ball away from her. “Sorry. I must have zoned out for a minute.” She averted her gaze, hoping the other woman wouldn’t catch the lie.

The woman’s eyebrows drew together, a frown creasing her forehead.

“Are you sure you didn’t see anything bad?” Cass forced a laugh as she shoved her chair back, stood, and moved away from the table. “Of course not. I told you

I would only allow good spirits to enter.” Liar.

Giveaway

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Library Haul 2016 (Nov 27 - Dec 3)



Library Haul

Here's the list of books/manga/manhwa/yaoi manga I picked up this week at the library:

Softcover:

1.  The Big Book of Jack the Ripper - Otto Penzier

Hardcover:

1.  Dark Carousel - Christine Feehan
2.  Immortal Nights - Lynsay Sands

Friday, November 25, 2016

Julie Chase's Cat Got Your Diamonds Blog Tour with a Spotlight and Giveaway

 

I am so excited to have Julie Chase here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews with a Spotlight and Giveaway.

Thanks Julie and Great Escape Tours for allowing me to join your Cat Got Your Diamonds Blog Tour!

Please take it away, Julie!






Cat Got Your Diamonds: A Kitty Couture Mystery
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books (November 15, 2016)
Hardcover: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1629538426
E-Book ASIN: B01H082DOU





Synopsis

Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker’s dream come true–until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes a murder weapon. And Lacy becomes public enemy #1.

Now Detective Jack Oliver is hounding Lacy, and her Furry Godmother investor wants out before his name is tarnished by association. To make matters worse, a string of jewel heists with suspicious ties to the murder case has New Orleans residents on edge. To save her dream, Lacy must take a stand, put her keen eyes to work, and unravel what really happened at her shop that night. But can Lacy sniff out the killer cat burglar in time to get her tail-raising designs on the catwalk?

Early Praise:

“In all that New Orleans heat and glitter, there’s a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A fun read.”

— Rita Mae Brown, New York Times bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie mystery series

“Everyone needs a Furry Godmother! A delightful new series steeped in the flavor of New Orleans and its old families. Julie Chase’s clever characters are guaranteed to make you smile.”

— Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author of the Paws & Claws mysteries

“A stunning debut… Julie Chase’s new series is a cross between Laura Childs’ Scrapbooking series and Ali Brandon’s Black Cat Bookshop. A fantastic start to what looks like a promising cozy series. Even if you are not a cat/dog lover, you will love this one!”

— T. C. LoTempio, author of the national bestselling Nick and Nora mystery series.






About The Author

Julie Chase is a mystery-loving pet enthusiast who hopes to make readers smile. She lives in rural Ohio with her husband and three small children. Julie is a member of the International Thriller Writers (ITW) and Sisters in Crime (SinC). She is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyons Literary Agency. Julie also writes as Julie Anne Lindsey.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/juliechasebooks

Website: http://juliechasebooks.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14957369.Julie_Chase?from_search=true
 
Purchase Links

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Giveaway

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Wednesday Wish List



Please list the books/manga/manhwa/yaoi manga from your wishlist that you are hoping to add to your shelves in a comment, thanks. 







HE SAVED HER WITH CHIVALRY. HE LOVED HER WITH SAVAGERY

When handsome Lord Chatham rescued the golden-haired Ondine from England’s gallows, he demanded only one thing in return her hand in marriage. In gratitude, Ondine consented to his plans — yet refused his touch.

Though his smoldering desire aroused her own secret longings, Ondine defied her mysterious husband. Until suddenly, in the notorious court of Charles II, the sapphire-eyed beauty was plunged into a web of danger and desire, jealousy, and romance. As secrets exploded, and swords clashed in vengeance, the strangers in marriage became partners in passion, and lovers on fire.





In New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s latest novel, the Last Option Search Team (LOST) returns — and for one agent, the hunt for a serial killer just got very personal.

HE SWORE TO PROTECT HER


Bailey Jones somehow survived her harrowing abduction by the infamous Death Angel. But while her physical scars have healed, she can’t stop wondering about a woman she helped to escape, who simply disappeared. When LOST agent Asher Young is assigned to her case, Bailey instantly feels an attraction to the intense ex-SEAL who seems to be carrying dark secrets of his own.

BUT KEEPING HIS PROMISE

Asher can’t afford to let his growing feelings for Bailey distract him from his job. Only she can soothe his horrific nightmares, but the last thing he wants is for the demons from his past to ever hurt her. Bailey has gotten past his guard, and the emotions he feels for her — they’re as dark and dangerous as the past he doesn’t want to face.

COULD COST BOTH THEIR LIVES

When corpses begin surfacing — all marked with the same tattoo depicting the Death Angel’s calling card — Asher must race to stop a twisted killer who wants nothing more than to claim his next prize: Bailey.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

New Releases 2016 (Nov 22)



 



New Releases






There's a pub in New York City that's been in the Finnegan family for generations. Now Kieran and her three brothers own it. Kieran Finnegan is also a criminal psychologist — a fitting reaction, perhaps, to her less-than-lawful teenage past.

New York's Diamond District has been hit by a rash of thefts. No one's been killed — until now. FBI agent Craig Frasier is brought in to investigate; he and Kieran meet at a jewelry store in the middle of a heist. She's there to "unsteal" a flawless stone taken by her youngest brother as an act of vengeance. Craig's there to stop the gang.

But the police and FBI begin to wonder if there are two gangs of diamond thieves, the original and a copycat group of killers — who seem to think their scheme is as flawless as the stones they steal.

Thrown together by circumstance, drawn together by attraction, Kieran and Craig are both assigned to the case. But there's more and more evidence that, somehow, the pub is involved. Because everyone goes to Finnegan's. 

Includes the story Everyone Goes to Finnegan's, the fascinating origins of the infamous pub.




On-the-run ex-agent Peri Reed returns bigger and bolder than ever in this second highly-anticipated installment in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's new suspense trilogy, The Peri Reed Chronicles.

Peri Reed’s job eats her mind, but for a special task agent in hiding, forgetting the past can be a blessing.

Betrayed by the man she thought she loved and the agency who turned her into the very thing she fought against, Peri abandoned the wealth and privilege of Opti for anonymity riddled with memory gaps and self-doubt. But when a highly addictive drug promises to end her dependency on those who’d use her as a tool for their own success, she must choose to remain broken and vulnerable, or return to the above-the-law power and prestige she once left: strong but without will — for whoever holds her next fix, will hold her loyalty.

Yet even now as then, a love based on lies of omission might still save her life.

Kurt Kamm's The Lizard's Tale Blog Tour with a Spotlight, Excerpt and Giveaway

 

I am so excited to have Kurt Kamm here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews with a Spotlight and Giveaway.

Thanks Kurt and Goddess Fish Promotions for allowing me to join The Lizard's Tale Blog Tour!

Please take it away, Kurt!  


SOME ADVICE TO WOULD-BE NOVELISTS

First, I let me tell you about the life of a bicycle racer, and stay with me, this is about writing a novel. Bicycle racing is a tough sport. There is no shortcut to training. You have to spend hours on the bike, and you have to train every day. Much of the time, you may be riding alone, and there are days when you feel terrible and just want to head home. Unless you love what you are doing, it gets old fast, and you will never be a successful bicycle racer.

I raced in the Master's category, and our races started at 7:00 in the morning. That meant getting up around 4:00 a.m., driving two hours, signing in, and then warming up in near darkness. When we raced, no one watched. It was too early, and no one cared. When we took our places at the starting line, the referee repeated the usual rules and then asked, "Any questions?" Someone always said, "Why are we doing this?" Why indeed.

I won my share of races. Often the only people who saw me come first across the finish line were other cyclists getting ready for their own races. There were no big crowds waiting to congratulate me; no one was there to acknowledge all the hours of hard work I had put in to win that race. Nonetheless, I was thrilled, I was ecstatic. I had the incredible personal satisfaction of having done whatever it took to win a tough bike race.

Writing is similar to bicycle racing. It doesn't go well if you do it sporadically. You have work at it on a regular basis, and spend hours at your computer with only your fictional characters to keep you company. Much of what you will write you will delete, and you will have doubts about what you are doing. There will be day when you consider giving up and walking away. There will be days when you ask yourself, "Why am I doing this?" I am here to tell you that you had better love writing, because the process itself is the greatest reward. You may cross the finish line and no one will be there, so be sure you enjoy the journey. You may complete your novel and the N.Y. Times Book Review may ignore it, but if you enjoyed writing it and think you have done the best you could do, then that in itself is the reward.

So, when you are sitting at your computer trying to get started, take a sip of coffee and repeat three times, "I love writing, I am having fun right now, and that's why I am sitting here." If you mean it, you are on your way.

I hope you enjoy reading The Lizard's Tale. 







The Lizard’s Tale
by Kurt Kamm
GENRE: Mystery/Crime Thriller

BLURB

Kurt Kamm has written a novel that's a literary crime novel, with a strong thread of non-fiction running through it. The Lizard's Tale is a tale of crime — with an a wide-ranging cast of characters.


When the DEA goes up against the Sinaloa Cartel, an orphan and an endangered lizard are caught in the conflict. The action moves from Guatemala to Mexico to Catalina Island off the coast of California.

Alejandro, a middle class Guatemalan, wants his share, and makes a deal with the cartel. Now he’s risking his life to deliver the goods.

El Dedo, a brilliant financier, is the Sinaloa Cartel’s banker. He worries about what to do with the billions of dollars collecting dust in his underground vault.

Ryan, a DEA Special Agent, needs to make a high profile case to get a promotion. Is the big yacht headed for California carrying a Mexican drug shipment?

Kate, a wildlife officer on Catalina Island, smells smoke. When she heads out in the middle of the night to investigate a fire, she makes an astonishing discovery.

Jorge, an orphan from the streets of Mexico, is abandoned in the United States. Will he find his way back home and track down his mother’s killer?

Excerpt

Gina wasn’t looking for a husband — she was far too independent to let a man run her life — but she needed male companionship. After coming to Catalina, she spent a lot of time alone until she met Brad, a captain with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He worked at Station 55, and was big, strong, and good-looking. All her Latin lovers had been dark and she was attracted to his blond hair. She loved running her fingers over the blond carpet that covered his chest. At thirty-six, he was five years younger than she was, and married. Brad was perfect.

Their affair lasted almost two years. She didn't see him every day — in fact, she didn't want to see him every day. His wife and daughter lived in Seal Beach, and once a week he took the ferry to the mainland and spent three days at home. But he didn’t always head home right away, and they often stole a few hours together on one of the remote beaches on the rugged, wind-swept west end of the island. During the off-season, they sometimes managed to spend a night at a local bed and breakfast in Avalon, and occasionally she cooked dinner for him at the ranch house. When nothing else worked, they drove up into the hills and screwed in the back of his SUV. For Gina it was a perfect relationship — she got what she needed without making a major emotional commitment.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links

Malibu, California resident Kurt Kamm has written a series of firefighter mystery novels, which have won several literary awards. His newest novel, The Lizard’s Tale, provides a unique look inside the activities of the Mexican drug cartels and the men dedicated to stopping them.

Kurt has used his contact with CalFire, Los Angeles County and Ventura County Fire Departments, as well as the ATF and DEA to write fact-based (“faction”) novels. He has attended classes at El Camino Fire Academy and trained in wildland firefighting, arson investigation and hazardous materials response. He has also attended the ATF and DEA Citizen’s Academies. After graduating from the DEA Citizen’s Academy in 2014, he began work on The Lizard’s Tale.

Kurt has built an avid fan base among first responders and other readers. A graduate of Brown University and Columbia Law School, Kurt was previously a financial executive and semi-professional bicycle racer. He was also Chairman of the UCLA/Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Foundation for several years.

Visit his author website at www.kurtkamm.com

Kurt Kamm LITERARY AWARDS

TUNNEL VISIONS (MCM Publishing 2014)


2014 USA Best Book Award -Fiction: General – Finalist

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (MCM Publishing 2013)

Best Novel 2013 – Public Safety Writers Association

Winner of the 2012 Hackney Literary Award for best novel of the year ($5,000 PRIZE)

Reader's Favorite 2013 – Finalist – Urban Fiction

The 2012 Dana Award – Finalist

Eric Hoffer Award - Finalist (2014)

Excerpt published in Birmingham Arts Journal http://www.birminghamartsjournal.com/pdf/baj10-2.pdf

ONE FOOT IN THE BLACK (MCM Publishing 2012)


The 2012 USA Best Book Awards – Fiction: General – Finalist

The 2013 Beverly Hills Book Awards – Fiction: General – Finalist

Excerpt published in Felons, Flames and Ambulance Rides: Stories About America's Public Safety Heroes

CODE BLOOD (MCM Publishing 2011)

Writer’s Type - First Chapter Competition. January 2011- First Place

2012 International Book Awards - Fiction: Cross Genre Category – First Place

National Indie Excellence Book Awards – Faction (fiction based on fact) - Winner of the 2012 Award

The 2012 USA Best Book Awards - Fiction: Horror - Winner

LuckyCinda Publishing Contest 2013 First Place – Thriller

Reader's Favorite 2013– Finalist – Horror Fiction

Knoxville Writer’s Guild - 2011 Novella or Novel Excerpt – 2nd Place

RED FLAG WARNING Aberdeen Bay 2010


The Infinite Writer– Mystery 2010 – First Place

The Written Art Awards - Mystery/Thriller 2010 – First Place

Royal Dragonfly – Mystery Category 2011 – First Place

Buy Links

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lizards-Tale-Kurt-Kamm/dp/0997441305/ref=sr_1_1

B and N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-lizards-tale-kurt-kamm/1123975999

GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

One randomly chosen winner via rafflecopter will win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card.

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Weekly Book Reads (Nov 21)





 Weekly Book Reads


Weekly Book Reads is a weekly Monday Meme that is hosted by Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews:

Post the books read last week and books you plan on finishing this week.

Read Last Week:

1.  Debt to Pay - Robert B. Parker
2.  Deadly Silence - Rebecca Zanetti
3.  Her Darkest Nightmare - Brenda Novak

Weekly Book Reading:

1.  Cross the Line - James Patterson
2.  Frostline - Linda Howard
3.  Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb
4.  First Love Monster Vol. 5 - Akira Hiyoshimaru

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Library Haul 2016 (Nov 20 - 26)



Library Haul

Here's the list of books/manga/manhwa/yaoi manga I picked up this week at the library:

Hardcover:

1.   Apprentice in Death - J.D. Robb
2.   Frostline - Linda Howard
3.   Promises - Christine Feehan
4.   Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Bunny Express Saturday 2016 (Nov 19)


Bunny Express Saturday is hosted every Saturday at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews.

I received these in the mail this week.    







Sometimes, what you can’t see will kill you

Kendra is surprised when she is visited by Dr. Charles Waldridge, the researcher who gave her sight through a revolutionary medical procedure developed by England's Night Watch Project. All is not well with the brilliant surgeon; he’s troubled by something he can’t discuss with Kendra. When Waldridge disappears the very night he visits her, Kendra is on the case, recruiting government agent-for-hire Adam Lynch to join her on a trail that leads to the snow-packed California mountains. There they make a gruesome discovery: the corpse of one of Dr. Waldridge’s associates. But it’s only the first casualty in a white-knuckle confrontation with a deadly enemy who will push Kendra to the limits of her abilities. Soon she must fight for her very survival as she tries to stop the killing and unearth the shocking secret of Night Watch.




Danger is heating up

When Carly Reese’s beloved fashion boutique catches fire, she sees her dreams go up in smoke. The good news is that Carly was saved from the flames by a barking dog nearby. She soon discovers the heroic pooch is a trained K-9 who’s guarding his unconscious partner a gorgeous firefighter who ends up in Carly’s arms.

Noah Glover and his K-9 are a fearless duo, and Noah has clearly met his match with the brave, beautiful Carly. Soon they team up to track down the arsonist behind the blast – a psychotic criminal who’s intent on framing Noah. Meanwhile, the sparks between Noah and and Carly could ignite a five-alarm fire. Should they smother their feelings in the name of justice or fan the flames of passion?

Find out in Explosive Forces!





LOVE IS THE GREATEST RISK OF ALL

After multiple tours of duty, Brandon Forte returns to his hometown on a personal mission: to open a facility for military service dogs like Haydn, a German shepherd who's seen his share of combat and loss. It also brings him back to Sophie Kim, a beacon of light in his life and the one woman he can't have. But Forte's success means he's made enemies in high places. Enemies who are now after Sophie.

When Forte enlisted and left without saying goodbye, Sophie did her best to move on. But with her first love back in town, looking sexier than ever, she's constantly reminded of what they could have had. Then after he risks himself for her, Sophie realizes she'll have to put her life in the hands of the man who broke her heart, knowing the danger - and the sparks between them - could consume them both.




TROPICAL HEAT

Penny Kline didn't come to Honduras on a pleasure trip. She's here to rescue her kidnapped niece, the only family she's got left. What she didn't plan on was walking into a covert ops mission --- or being wrapped up in the hard-muscled arms of Rafe Ortega. The cool-as-ice operative's touch may get her all hot and bothered, but no man can have a hold on her heart until her niece is home where she belongs.

Even in the tropics, Alpha Security operative Rafe can take down the bad guys without breaking a sweat. Hostage extractions. Clandestine missions. Those are the things he's been trained to handle. Relationships? Not so much. But one look at this strong, sexy redhead and he's seized by a fierce urge to protect her at all costs. Now Penny and Rafe will have to up their game because they're about to go into a master criminal's lair without backup, and the danger --- and passion --- is about to explode.

The Alpha Security Series

Book 1 - Heated Pursuit (Rafe and Penny)
Book 2 - Holding Fire (Trey and Elle)
Book 3 - Hard Justice (Vince and Charlie)







Florida state prosecutor Claire Talbot is as tough as they come, and not everyone loves her for it. Newly promoted Felony Division Chief, Claire has about as many jealous detractors as she does supporters. Some colleagues are openly skeptical about her youth, her abilities, and even her gender. When a highway project construction crew unearths two skeletons in a common grave, Claire reopens an investigation into a string of abductions that took place before she was born. While researching the file, she meets retired cop Marc Hastings, who once worked on the case. He maneuvers his way into the investigation-and into Claire's life. Marc has an uncanny familiarity with Claire's habits, and she begins to realize that not all is as it seems. The detective urges Claire on, mysteriously convinced that only she can solve the case. Together, they unearth more graves. But then, disaster strikes and Claire finally discovers what Hastings knew all along. It's a secret almost too shocking for a sane mind to grasp. The key to the killings may lie deep in Claire's own past. But what if Claire's past lies in her future?

Full of spellbinding twists, Douglas Schofield's Time of Departure will appeal not only to thriller aficionados, but to readers who appreciate a strong female lead and a compelling love story. A page-turner that will keep readers on the edge of their seats, Time of Departure heralds the arrival of an immensely talented new crime novelist.
 




WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU’VE EVER HEARD ABOUT JACK THE RIPPER IS WRONG

A young woman is brutally murdered in Washington D.C., and the killer leaves behind a calling card connected to some of the most infamous murders in history.

JACK THE RIPPER


Rookie homicide investigator Erin Prince instinctively knows the moment she sees the mutilated body that it’s only a matter of time before someone else dies.

She and her partner, Todd Beckett, are on the trail of a madman, and a third body sends them in the direction they feared most: a serial killer is walking the streets of D.C.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING

Erin must push past her mounting self-doubt in order to unravel a web of secrets filled with drugs, pornography, and a decades-old family skeleton before the next victim is sacrificed.

THE ONLY WAY TO STOP A KILLER IS TO BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME.



 


Better than going out for Mexican food! Mexican food - by which most of us mean Tex-Mex - is a favourite from Los Angeles to New York and everywhere in between. And the heart of great Tex-Mex cooking comes from home kitchens along the Rio Grande. In The Enchilada Queen Cookbook, Sylvia Casares gives you the best of the best, including tricks and simple techniques to turn any dish from appetizing to amazing. You'll learn howto make her Holy Trinity spice paste; why you should use certain key shortcuts, such as chicken bouillon, in some dishes; and how to do her tortilla-changing Texas Two-Step marinating technique. And after you've picked your favourites from her 14 key sauces, you'll make unbelievable food for a family or a crowd, including - Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Gravy - Shrimp Enchiladas with Salsa Veracruzano - Stewed Chicken Breast Enchiladas with Salsa Mole and the Enchilada Queen is an expert in more than just enchiladas. Here you'll find appetizers, sides, breakfasts and desserts, such as - Guacamole and Picamole - La Fonda Tortilla Soup - Huevos Rancheros - Tamales with a variety of fillings - Sopapillas, Polvorones and Bunuelos The Perfect Margarita's here too, and so much more. In The Enchilada Queen Cookbook, you'll get kitchen wisdom from a lifetime of learning recipes from madres and abuelas who make food specific to their border towns on the Rio Grande. You'll also get a resource for hundreds of family dinners!

Thanks Hachette Book Group and St. Martin's Press!

Jamie M. Blair's Deadly Dog Days Blog Tour with a Spotlight and Giveaway

 


I am so excited to have Jamie M. Blair here at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews with a Spotlight and Giveaway.

Thanks Jamie and Great Escape Tours for allowing me to join your Deadly Dog Days Blog Tour!

Please take it away, Jamie!





Deadly Dog Days (A Dog Days Mystery)
by Jamie M. Blair

Series: A Dog Days Mystery (Book 1)
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Midnight Ink (November 8, 2016)
ISBN-13: 978-0738750187
E-Book ASIN: B01APSYPTS





Synopsis

New to the historic town of Metamora, Indiana, Cameron Cripps-Hayman is looking to make friends with her neighbors. What she isn’t looking for is one of their bodies floating in the canal.

When she and her estranged husband, the town sheriff, are both named suspects for the murder, Cameron takes solving the crime into her own hands, teaming up with her eccentric co-workers who dub themselves The Metamora Action Agency.

As if hunting for a murderer with two high school geniuses, the town drunk, and an elderly kleptomaniac isn’t hard enough, Cameron adopts the five mangy guard dogs of her deceased neighbor. But maybe a stint at playing gatekeeper is just what she needs to come face-to-face with the killer and save another neighbor from being the next victim.






About The Author

Jamie Blair (Ohio) is the award-winning author of young adult and romance books, including Leap of Faith (Simon & Schuster, 2013) and Lost to Me. Visit her online at www.JamieBlairAuthor.com and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JamieMBlair
 
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Lia Farrell's Five Dog Voodoo Blog Tour with a Spotlight, Guest Post and Giveaway

 


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Creating Literary Characters

By Lia Farrell


As a beginning writer, whether you want to write either short stories or a novel, you are going to need characters. I have always loved plot but I have learned that story is character. What we take away from our reading of a good novel is the memory of character. In To Kill a Mockingbird we remember Atticus Finch’s dignified representation of Tom Robinson, knowing that Tom is doomed because of the time and place in which they live. Mockingbird is timeless, not because of the story but because of its characters. Once we start reading a book, we continue with the story because we care about what happens to Atticus, Scout and all the others.

You may have a wonderful character in your head just begging to be brought to light. Or you have a story, a really good story, pleading to be told. I know two women who have this ability to an amazing degree. One of them, a romance writer, could be sitting on the couch watching a football game with her husband when a character sits down beside her, pokes her and says “tell my story.”

A woman in my writing group says she sees a little gnome-like man whittling with his back against a stump. He tells her to get busy and write. Dear Readers, I don’t have this happen to me. And if it did, I think I’d call a psychiatrist immediately! Still some people are so connected to their subconscious that this happens. Odd? Yes. But it works for these writers.


Successful characters are never perfect. In Elizabeth George’s book, “On Writing,” she tells an anecdote about a beginning writer who created a lovely family; sisters who adored each other, a perfect mother, a great dad and childhood memories filled with meals eaten around the family table to the pleasure of great conversation. She was reading the first pages of her novel to the other members of her writing group when one person commented that she was just praying for something bad to happen. There was no conflict and thus there was no story.

The basic guideline in creating character is to give them flaws, allow them to grow and change. As people we are all confronted with issues of self-doubt. So we want to see our characters make mistakes, who have dark times and experience weakness. As an example, Wayne Nichols, the Detective in the Mae December mysteries, is bedeviled by his family and his past. He failed to save his foster mother from an abusive marriage which weighed heavily on him for years. In “Five Dog Voodoo” Wayne’s hatred for spouse abusers led him to use excessive force on a suspect, coercing a confession. Sheriff Bradley sends him to a psychologist to work through his issues, which Wayne resents but reluctantly concedes may be helpful. Wayne is dating Lucy Ingram, M.D. and has immense respect for her. Their relationship has had its rough patches, but has deepened over time. As we begin on our sixth book, Wayne still has a long way to go to accept himself. Actor Donny Wahlberg is who I envision when I am writing Wayne’s chapters in our books.


In creating characters, Elizabeth George suggests beginning with a list of facts about the character, as if the writer were the character’s psychoanalyst, biographer and best friend. I hate slowing the process down to do this, but I have learned it’s important. Be sure to include such background facts as descriptions about the character’s family, where s/he went to school, what they have chosen as a career, important people in their lives and especially how they speak. Bringing a character to life requires complete knowledge of your character, including how they talk. (from “On Writing”, E. George, p. 16).

Many interviews with authors ask the question, “How much of you is in your protagonist’s character?” Most of us duck this question because we aren’t willing to open ourselves to admitting that writing is in part therapy. Our own issues sneak their way into our characters, and do things we didn’t plan for them to do. I was at first surprised when this happened, but now find myself delighted because it means I’m getting to the heart of what the character needs to work on. In sum, if you want to be a writer — decide what you want to write, read in your genre, write every day and begin by designing your characters. When my co-author (and daughter Lisa) and I began the Mae December series, she thought up our protagonist, Mae, still the happy heart of the series.





Five Dog Voodoo (Mae December Mystery)
Camel Press (November 15, 2016)
Paperback: 266 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1603812481





Synopsis

As Halloween approaches, engaged couple Mae December and Sheriff Ben Bradley have devoted all their energy to Ben’s campaign for reelection as sheriff of Rose County, Tennessee. The race is already too close to call when the sheriff’s office is hit with yet another maddeningly tricky murder case. In recent years the town of Rosedale has had more than its fair share of murders, a fact Ben’s smarmy opponent is all too eager to exploit.

Investigator Dory Clarkson and her friend, Counselor Evangeline Bon Temps, are visiting the mysterious Voodoo village when a resident tells them her granddaughter, Zoé Canja, is missing. Her dog, a Weimaraner nursing four pups, escapes the house and finds the young woman’s body in a shallow grave. Evangeline becomes Sheriff Ben Bradley’s unofficial consultant because her grandmother in Haiti and later her mother in New Orleans practiced Voodoo. A threatening symbol is left on the pavement by Dory’s front door, effectively banning her from the case. Evangeline and the sheriff’s office ask too many questions, and Evangeline soon wears out her welcome. Voodoo curses aside, Ben’s job is at stake, and no one associated with the case is safe until the killer is found.

Book 5 in the Mae December Mystery series, which began with One Dog Too Many.
About The Authors

Lia Farrell is the nom de plume for a mother/daughter duo of writers. Mom Lyn Farquhar and Daughter Lisa Fitzsimmons have been collaborating on the Mae December mystery series for four years.





ABOUT LYN

Lyn Farquhar taught herself to read before starting school and honed her story telling abilities by reading to her little sister. Ultimately, her mother ended the reading sessions because Lyn’s sister decided she preferred being read to over learning to read herself. She fell in love with library books at the age of six when a Bookmobile came to her one-room rural elementary school. The day the Bookmobile arrived, Lyn decided she would rather live in the bookmobile than at home and was only ousted following sustained efforts by her teacher and the bookmobile driver.

Lyn graduated from Okemos High School in Michigan and got her college and graduate degrees from Michigan State University. She has a master’s degree in English literature and a Ph.D. in Education, but has always maintained that she remained a student for such a long time only because it gave her an excuse to read. Lyn holds the rank of Professor of Medical Education at Michigan State University and has authored many journal articles, abstracts and research grants. Since her retirement from MSU to become a full time writer, she has completed a Young Adult Fantasy trilogy called Tales of the Skygrass Kingdom. Volume I from the trilogy is entitled Journey to Maidenstone and is available on amazon.com. Lyn has two daughters and six step children, nine granddaughters and three grandsons. She also has two extremely spoiled Welsh Corgi’s. Her hobby is interior design and she claims she has the equivalent of a master’s degree from watching way too many decorating shows.





ABOUT LISA

Lisa Fitzsimmons grew up in Michigan and was always encouraged to read, write and express herself artistically. She was read aloud to frequently. Throughout her childhood and teenage years, she was seldom seen without a book in hand. After becoming a mom at a young age, she attended Michigan State University in a tri-emphasis program with concentrations in Fine Art, Art History an Interior Design.

Lisa, with her husband and their two children, moved to North Carolina for three exciting years and then on to Tennessee, which she now calls home. She has enjoyed an eighteen year career as a Muralist and Interior Designer in middle Tennessee, but has always been interested in writing. Almost five years ago, Lisa and her mom, Lyn, began working on a writing project inspired by local events. The Mae December Mystery series was born.

Lisa, her husband and their three dogs currently divide their time between beautiful Northern Michigan in the summertime and middle Tennessee the rest of the year. She and her husband feel very blessed that their “empty nest” in Tennessee is just a short distance from their oldest, who has a beautiful family of her own. Their youngest child has settled in Northern Michigan, close to their cabin there. Life is good.

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