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Angel’s Truth Winner!

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Don’t Forget…

… today is the last day to enter the giveaway for an eBook copy of Angel’s Truth by Liz Borino!

The giveaway ends at 11:59 pm EST TONIGHT so don’t forget to go to the giveaway post and comment with your email address to be put into the drawing.

Winner will be picked after the giveaway closes and announced tomorrow morning (Wednesday, March 19th, 2014).

So, what are you waiting for? Go sign up!

And good luck!

 

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Honorary Blogger Silvia Violet: What the Term Alpha Means to Me + Giveaway

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TBG:  Silvia Violet will soon be releasing Pressure Points, book 2 of her Pisgah Mountain Wolves series; Denying Yourself is book 1.  Silvia is here today on The Blogger Girls to talk alpha males and what they mean to her.  She is also generously offering up a chance to win one of two ebook copies of Pressure Points or a $25 gift certificate to Dreamspinner Press.

What the Term Alpha Means to Me
by Silvia Violet

I’ve always been drawn to alpha males characters. While the word alpha often conjures up an image of a big, muscular man who could crush his enemies with one hand, to me, what makes a man an alpha is attitude. An alpha character is one who likes to be in charge, thinks the rules don’t apply to him, is truly a good leader even if he has lessons to learn, is strong (be that mentally or physically or emotionally), and has some arrogance issues. Did I just describe Iron Man? He is one of my favorite alpha characters. The snark just adds to the appeal for me.

When I was in my teens, I mostly read historical romance. Again and again, I fell for alpha noblemen (that ones that were always described as having powerful thighs) who had the ability to bring down a highwayman as smoothly as they could swept their partners up in a waltz. As my reading tastes broadened, I grew to love alpha werewolves, dominating vampires, arrogant FBI agents, and sexy space captains who believe they can do no wrong.

Part of what I love about alphas is watching their character development when they come up against obstacles that foil their plans. Alphas expect things to go their way and when a plan fails or someone calls them out for breaking the rules (military regs, civic laws, the rules of physics, etc) they often founder. Not succeeding or being  punished for what they think was the right move wounds them, and they have to rethink, reassess and fight their way back to a place where they are in control once again. I love watching this journey.

Falling in love can is a challenge for an alpha, because for many of them, it’s not in their plans. They believe that needing another person is a weakness, one that they can’t afford even if they crave it. But once they do fall and accept it, they go all in, loving so deeply it rearranges their worldview. This process is one of my favorite things to take my characters through as a writer.

I also love writing in voice of an the alpha male. In part because it is so different from my own. I get to play around with sentiments and scenarios from a very different perspective than I have in my day-to-day life. And I get to go on that journey of realization and growth right there with a man who pushes all my buttons.

Thanks to my reader and/or author Facebook friends who helped me think through this topic!

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About Pressure Points

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Pressure Points releases here at Dreamspinner press on  March 19, 2014.

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About Silvia Violet

Silvia Violet writes erotic romance in a variety of genres including paranormal, contemporary, sci fi, and historical. She can be found haunting coffee shops looking for the darkest, strongest cup of coffee she can find. Once equipped with the needed fuel, she can happily sit for hours pounding away at her laptop. Silvia typically leaves home disguised as a suburban stay-at-home-mom, and other coffee shop patrons tend to ask her hilarious questions like “Do you write children’s books?” She loves watching the looks on their faces when they learn what she’s actually up to. When not writing, Silvia enjoys baking sinfully delicious treats, exploring new styles of cooking, and reading to her incorrigible offspring.

Visit Silvia at her WebsiteFacebook & Twitter 

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Enter for a chance to win one of two ebook copies of Pressure Points or a $25 gift certificate to Dreamspinner Press.

Please be aware that the only way to enter the giveaway is to click the link above. Any comments on this post will not count towards entering the giveaway.

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Blood’s Voice by Áine P Massie Promo + Giveaway

Blood’s Voice by Áine P Massie

New Adult Paranormal Romance

Blurb: Anya Millar had no memory of her life or an instruction manual on how to navigate the insane world of humans, biting, and reality. Instead, Anya has had to learn to navigate the world of love, life, and sanity while avoiding those that would see her dead or enslaved.

Anya must come to terms with who she is and her missing past, Nicholas must win back the object of his eternal love while dealing with new cravings in his silent heart, and Declán must learn to destroy the very creatures that he has unequivocally given his heart and blood.

This is the ongoing journey of Anya and Nicholas, human loving vampires and the human they love, Declán. What makes it all more complicated is that they are abominations in their own world and Declán is a natural born vampire hunter called a Guardian.

Blood’s Voice was released from Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly Publishing on March 15th, 2014 and now available at Amazon.

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About the Author

Áine P Massie is originally from Florida, she now lives in Wisconsin where she works on her House Millar series full time while raising four children (the term herding cats comes to mind). Her major in College was Childhood Education (specializing in ages zero to five) with a minor study in Deaf Culture/ASL. She is also a Wiccan priestess dedicated to the gods, family, and love.

Áine is a proud member of the Rom-Critters, the Romance Writers of America®, Celtic Hearts Romance Writers, and Rainbow Romance Writers. Áine has always had a particular fascination with vampires, mythology, and the unusual. When she can escape from her children and books, she enjoys . . . oh yes, reading, playing, ritual, a good cappuccino, and working with her healing stones.

Her first published work came in high school where she was part of a writing and drama group. However, she has been reading the likes of Shakespeare and Poe since late elementary school and enjoys most forms of fiction.

You can find Áine on her Website, Blog, Facebook, Twitter & Google+

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In honor of her debut release, Áine has kindly offered up an eBook copy of Blood’s Voice, just released from Crushing Hearts & Black Butterfly Publishing!

The giveaway starts now and will end next Saturday, March 22nd, 2014, at 11:59 pm EST. After which the lucky winner will be randomly picked.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below with your email address and you’re in!

Make sure to follow the blog for the winners’ announcement post or check back next Sunday, March 23rd, 2014, to see if you’ve won.

Don’t forget, Blood’s Voice is now available at Amazon and be sure to check out JustJen’s review to see what she thought of it!

Good luck!

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Honorary Blogger Jayson James: How T.E.D. Came to Be + Giveaway

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How T.E.D. Came to Be

by Jayson James

Let me start out by thanking The Blogger Girls for having me as the guest blogger today. Although this is not the first time I have been asked to be a guest blogger, as I thought about what I was going to write I became more excited. By the time I sat down (the first three times) I was so giddy, I could not write.

Today I am here to talk about my newest book, T.E.D. It is about three guys whose lives intertwine as they each deal with the struggles that come along with being teenagers and the mounting problems in each of their lives.

I thought I would talk about how T.E.D. came to be. The idea was one I’d had for several years, but kept in my head. The initial story was about a character who wrote journal entries about the frequent abuse and bullying he was dealing with at school. His best friend happened to be a girl and although those around him thought they should be more than friends, the attraction was missing. This boy is labeled a “fag” although he is not gay. One character in particular keeps on hounding him in hopes to win over his friend. This boy ends up killing himself. Then the story dealt with the struggles and experiences of the best friend and the bully left behind.

I can imagine what you, the reader might be thinking, “Wait a minute, he just gave away the plot of his book.” Have no fear. When I started writing the book, the story changed. As you can see by the cover, there are three guys standing together. The girl best friend became a guy and I twisted and tweaked the plot quite a bit.

Like all my previous published books, T.E.D. Takes place in Chandler, Washington. For those who have my “Finding Their Way” series this story takes place when Derrick, Justin and gang are in middle school. There are a few characters that readers of my other books will recognize in this book.

Something I often get emails about (and some critiques) is writing books that shift from each characters’ point of view. In T.E.D., as with my previous three books, I thought that the story would be better told from each characters’ perspective although here Eric and Delsin’s parts are told in third person. I felt this gave the story flow and let the reader gain a deeper insight into the events taking place around Tim’s journal entries.

T.E.D. focuses on three guys that are all flawed, yet likable characters. I wanted them to be real people that my readers could identify with emotionally and also relate to on some level. Tim is a kid you feel sorry for and you want to give him advice how to better his life, and eventually you want to tell to quit being a wimp. Eric is a character hiding his fear of being discovered by picking on others. Delsin is supportive and does what he can, but is dealing with his own issues. Their lives are connected, having an effect on the others.

I am excited to have released a book that is outside of my popular series and I hope that my current readers are as pleased with the new cast of characters as I am.

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About Jayson James

Jayson James graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in Education. He was born and raised in Washington State, where he currently lives and teaches. The farthest off the west coast he has ever been was Nevada and Arizona. Whenever Jayson has the time (and money), he likes to travel, hoping to see most of the United States over the next 5 years.

After much prompting from his friends “Finding Our Way” debut in September 2012 as Jayson James first published novel. A couple months later, he wrote and released the follow-up novels in 2013, “Tormented Discovery” and then “Drifting” creating what readers would identify as the “Finding Our Way Series.” Thanks to his dedicated editor and friend, a novel outside of the series will be released in early 2014. Jayson has at least one more novel releasing with the same characters in the series, but is not sure when this will be. Much to his delight, fans are eagerly waiting to read what happens next with Justin, Derrick and the rest of the gang. He hopes they will enjoy the new characters he brings to life on the pages of upcoming books.

When Jayson is not writing he enjoys reading a variety of books from different genres. He is an avid supporter of fellow Indy authors and does whatever he can to support them. Although he often denies it when asked, he also likes to draw, mostly cartooning and sketching using pencils and oil pastels. He also loves listening to music and watching movies, one or the other is constantly playing every time he is writing or drawing and even sometimes when he is reading.

Although his first published works are of the gay new adult and gay young adult genre, he plans on publishing books of other genres at some point. Such as a children’s book he has been contemplating for many years.

Find Jayson on his Website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads and Amazon.

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About T.E.D.

TIM is being bullied. No one in high school wants to be known as a tattle-tale and to do so would only make things rougher for him. The repercussions would most likely make him an outcast, and without any friends.

ERIC is frustrated with life. His parents are overbearing and if they ever knew the person he really was, they would throw him out of their house. His friends are not much better, they only like him when he is who they expect him to be.

DELSIN is gay and ready to come out. Unfortunately, life at home is on the brink of falling apart with his parents constant fighting. Admitting the truth could bring his whole world crashing down around him.

Each of these three needs to decide whether the risks of being honest about who they are outweighs the importance of being true to themselves. This could mean ruining life as each of them knows it. Maybe it is better to remain miserable in order to play it safe. On the other hand, doing nothing doesn’t seem to working either.

Available at Amazon.

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Jayson James is holding a giveaway via Rafflecopter for a chance to when a variety of prizes! It starts today, the 14th, and ends Sunday, March 16th, 2014. Just click the link below and enter to win!

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Please be aware that the only way to enter the giveaway is to click the link above. Any comments on this post will not count towards entering the giveaway.

Good luck!

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Honorary Blogger Liz Borino: In Defense of Flashbacks + Giveaway

In Defense of Flashbacks

by Liz Borino

Do you want to hear a secret? Are you sure?

Okay, here it is: I love using flashbacks in my fiction. I know. I know. Readers find the technique distracting and will rate books that employ it worse automatically. Almost as badly as they rate cliffhangers… which I may also use. Sometimes.

*Innocent smile*

Please put your holy water away, I’m so far past the point where that would be effective, it’s not even worth it. Let’s assume I am a reasonably intelligent heathen who listens to feedback from my much more intelligent beta readers and editors. I’ve proven that flashbacks are risky, but continue to use them. If you’ve read this far, you probably want to know why. (Or you’re bored, in which case, I can recommend some great authors. Most of them aren’t even me. ☺) Still here? Great! Below are my two main reasons for going back in time in Angel’s Hero, the first in the Angel series. Hopefully, I can prove flashbacks aren’t evil. If you lovely readers have suggestions for a flashback alternative to either of the below reasons, please tell me in the comments. The best comment will receive both Angel books.

1. I enjoy writing established couples. Readers want to know how the characters met and fell in love. So, I use flashbacks to give them a taste of the characters’ journey.

2. The heart of the story takes place in present day, but past events offer clues to solving the mystery. I needed the readers to see these scenes, as opposed to hearing them referenced in conversation or thoughts.

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About Angel’s Truth

20760835Book Two in the Angel Series Out March 12! (Sequel to Angel’s Hero)

*Please Note: These Books Must Be Read In Order*

Blurb: “Freeze or I’ll shoot!” Aaron yelled and aimed the gun at Jordan’s chest.

“Angel, no, please.” Hacking fluid-filled coughs broke up Jordan’s words.

“Jordan?” Aaron whispered his name as recognition painted a mural of memories of their life together on his face. 

“Yes.” He coughed red into his dirty hand. “Please help.”

So begins Angel’s Truth, the sequel to Angel’s Hero. Army Captain Jordan Collins arrives home, only to find the man responsible for his imprisonment, torture, and near-execution with his husband. Had his Angel moved on without him?

Aaron “Angel” Collins has driven his family and friends away in his quest to learn the truth of Jordan’s fate, leaving only Major General Troy Hart willing to help him. When Jordan miraculously returns, with a spirit more broken than his body, Aaron realizes Hart was really a liar with an agenda of his own. Aaron is unable to take time to heal his own emotional wounds, because he and Jordan learn Hart’s betrayal is even greater than they originally believed, threatening the entire nation. Now the reunited couple must race against time to keep a promise to Jordan’s savior and prevent Hart from bringing terrorism once again to American soil.

Angel’s Truth releases today March 12, 2014 and is available at Amazon.

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 About Liz Borino

Liz Borino transcribes the world inside her head onto the page, and share it with the people who are stuck in the “real world” to makes their lives a little more interesting. Because in her world, heroes fall and stand up again with the help of their partners and friends. Liz’s world is littered with formidable obstacles, which her heroes overcome with a fire of courage and passion. The beauty of love between two men is celebrated. Who wouldn’t want to live there?

When not with her heroes, Liz enjoys exploring cities, working toward social justice, and editing for other authors. Liz is less than three months from obtaining her Masters’ degree in English and published nine books since 2010.

You can find Liz on her WebsiteAmazon Page or Barnes and Noble

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Liz Borino has kindly offered to give away an eBook copy of Angel’s Truth!

The giveaway starts now and will end next Tuesday, March 18th, 2014, at 11:59 pm EST. After which the lucky winner will be randomly picked.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below with your email address and you’re in!

Make sure to follow the blog for the winners’ announcement post or check back next Wednesday, March 19th, 2014, to see if you’ve won.

You can still purchase Angel’s Truth from Amazon and don’t forget to check out Susan65′s review to see what she thought of it!

Good luck!

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An Honorary Blogger Post: Shift it with Jackie Nacht + Giveaway

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TBG: Today’s Honorary Blogger Girl is Jackie Nacht, who has a lovely shifter series called Moon Compound that she’s here to talk about. So, everyone give her a warm welcome and we hope you enjoy what she has to say!

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Shift it with Jackie Nacht

First I’d like to thank Blogger Girls for having me here today. Thank you!

I’m extremely excited to introduce you all to Moon Compound.

I knew when I started writing that I wanted to write a shifter series. I love paranormal and have always been fascinated by it. However, I also knew that if I didn’t bring something new to the table so to speak, that the series as a whole would be boring.

Therefore, I analyzed the procedure of the shift, what packs did for the individual and well…asked myself a lot of questions. Then I took my answers up a notch and threw a couple of rules out the window. I love breaking rules. LOL

In Moon Compound series, shifters take years to control their shift, hence the reason why they are locked up. Packs send their pre-transition twenty-two year olds to go live at the compound. It’s a little cross between a prison, since they are locked up on the full moon, and a home.  The pre-shifters will live there until they get control of their shift and with some shifters, it can take quite a few years. Medical staff is on hand to help them afterward, since shifts are extremely painful.

The other part of Moon Compound is that while it focuses strongly on a mated pair in each book, there is an underlying plot that carries from book to book. Each book reveals more to the plot and opens up the world.  That world involves their enemies, Hellhounds.

For those that have read some of my books, this is very different to my typical sweet and light writing. Moon Compound had a dark and gritty edge to it that flows throughout the series. My goal is to continue to surprise readers and give them a wild ride.

Again, thank you Blogger Girls for having me here today. Have a great week everyone. Hugs!

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About Jackie:

Short, sexy and sweet—where a little love goes a long way.

That’s the best way to describe Jackie Nacht’s stories. I was introduced to M/M Romance through my sister, Stephani, and read it for years. Then, I thought it was time to put my own stories on paper. I began writing short and sweet stories that ended with a happily ever after…and sometimes more than one, in the case of my YA Fork in the Road series, which has interactive endings.

Thinking back to my own book addiction, where there were many nights I stayed up way too late so I could read just one more chapter—yeah, right—I decided to write short romances for young adults as well as adults. Hopefully, they will give high school and college students, or working men and women something they can read during their lunch hour, in between classes or just when they want to briefly get away from the daily stresses of everyday life.

You can find me on Facebook, Twitter and at my webpage: www.jackienacht.com.

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Moon Compound Series:

Full Moon Lockdown (Moon Compound #1)

Blurb: Can surviving the horrors of the night lead Colin to find the one that was meant to love him and bring him back to the light?

Colin Brantford is an Omega wolf. When his pack is destroyed by hellhounds, he and his brother are transported to Moon Compound. There, Colin must enter into a world where all wolf shifters are sent to learn to shift. Two years prematurely.

Sloan Atwater has been at the compound for three years and still has no control of his wolf. That is until he spots Colin, making Sloan crave the slightest touch. Will he be able to claim Colin for his own? And when Colin needs Sloan, will he be able to control his wolf?

Available at Extasy Books.

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Full Moon Feral (Moon Compound #2)

Blurb: With all great sacrifices for love, there must be consequences.

Brendan has been at Moon Compound and gone through his first shift. He feels like hell when his mate walks into his life in chains. Devastated that his mate is feral, he mourns for the mate he is bound to lose before he ever has him. Desperate not to lose his mate, he does something that will forever change his life. Will Brendan be able to save his feral?

Available at Extasy Books.

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Full Moon Gamma (Moon Compound #3)

Blurb: When Rayce finds he has two paths before him, the unknown consequence is the only alternative to help the man he loves survive.

Rayce is sent on a recon mission to find out if hellhounds are in Lansing. What he discovers on his way is his mate, Peyton, has followed him into the very heart of danger.

Peyton has loved Rayce from the moment Rayce saved him. He knows he probably shouldn’t be following Rayce, but the instinct driving him to protect the man he has already fallen for causes him to go recklessly into the city. All is not as it seems, and Peyton will have to find strength to survive for not only himself but his mate and friends as well.

Available at Extasy Books.

You can also find Jackie’s other books on Extasy Books, MLR Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks, Barnes and Noble and Bookstrand.

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Jackie Nacht is having an 8 week long blog tour to celebrate a few of her recent releases. In honor of that, she’s also hosting a blog tour giveaway! At the end of the tour, the giveaway will end so don’t waste time! Enter now but clicking on the link below!

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Don’t forget to check out Nikyta’s review of Full Moon Lockdown to see what she thought of it!

Please be aware that the only way to enter the giveaway is to click the link above. Any comments on this post unfortunately will not count towards entering the giveaway.

Good luck!

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Halestorm Winner!

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And the winner of an eBook copy of Halestorm by Mathew Ortiz is… Continue reading

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March Theme Week, Poll + Other Stuff

It is that time again! Another Theme Week is here and so, this week of March, we deem…. Shifter Week! Woohoo!

Nikyta is excited! The other girls?? Not so much lol. Still, we have a lot of exciting shifter stories on the roster for this week. Some novels, some novellas. Some wolves, some mythical shifters. Some… well, you get the hint!

So, we hope you enjoy them! As always, we’ll still be reviewing non-shifter stories so don’t think to disappear on us just yet!

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While you’re here, you can help us out a little on picking the book Heather C will be challenged to read for April’s Challenge Week.

The rules are simple. The four of us have already suggested one book each for this poll. You, the viewer, just needs to vote for one book to be the winner. Whichever book has the most votes will be the one Heather will have to read in April.

Which one will you choose? (Click the covers to see the blurbs.)

     
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HalestormAnd one last thing. Today is the last day to enter the giveaway for a chance to win an ebook copy of Halestorm by Mathew Ortiz!

The giveaway ends at 11:59 pm EST TONIGHT so don’t forget to go to the giveaway post and comment with your email address to be put into the drawing.

Winner will be picked after the giveaway closes and announced tomorrow morning (Monday, March 10, 2014).

So, don’t forget to sign up!

And good luck!

 

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Angel’s Hero Winner!

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And the winner of an eBook copy of Angel’s Hero by Liz Borino is… Continue reading

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