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Honorary Blogger Victoria Sue: A Snippet Into Blaze + Giveaway!

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A Snippet Into Blaze

by Victoria Sue

Blaze didn’t ask to be a werewolf. If he was going to ask to be anything it would be a god. Something useful. Werewolves still had to hunt, and it was impossible to catch fish. His claws were too sharp. And what? What if he got fleas? Blaze shuddered. Old Jacob had a mangy dog that snarled every time you walked past, and it was always scratching. It smelled. He bet it had hundreds of fleas. And werewolves were like dogs. Okay, well, really scary dogs, but still dogs.

Oh…What if he’d shifted and he suddenly needed to pee. Blaze gulped, or worse. What did werewolves do? Because they sure as hell didn’t stand next to their best friend and have contests about how far they could piss for, or who’s…mmm, well, no. He didn’t think werewolves did that either.

And they’d have to eat gross stuff. I mean, Blaze ate rabbit and he’d been shown how to skin it, but then Conner’s mom would cook it, and they certainly didn’t have to eat the nasty bits. He bet Jacob’s dog had those. Eww…

There was only one benefit that he could see. He didn’t think his mom and Annie’s father would still want him to mate her. I mean – they couldn’t kiss. His fangs would probably drop and he’d cut her. Then she’d go all girly on him and start crying. Blaze brightened. Conner wouldn’t cry. Maybe everyone would think it was suddenly a good idea to kiss a boy because boys were tougher.

Maybe this whole turning into a werewolf thing wasn’t that bad after all.

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About Broken Circle

25923407Blaze, the most powerful werewolf on the planet has found his omega, Aden. Together with Conner and Darric they finally become true mates, fulfilling an ancient prophecy by the goddess Sirius and forming Orion’s Circle. The battle against the terrorist group, the Winter Circle, has begun.

Blaze, however, is fighting his own battle. Aden is due to birth a child, and despite Blaze’s six hundred years of being an Alpha, nothing has prepared him for his hardest challenge yet — how to become a father. His struggles are hurting the people he loves the most and threatening their bond.

The madman who kidnapped and tortured Aden still hasn’t been caught, and when the worst happens and their circle is broken, Blaze has to fight his biggest threat yet – his own inner weakness – an enemy against which his Alpha strength will be useless. Blaze has to learn that true strength is only found in forgiveness, and sometimes the most powerful weapon is love.

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About Victoria Sue

MM Love stories – because the only thing better than one hot guy is two of them.

Has loved books for as long as she can remember. Books were always what pocket money went on and what usually Father Christmas brought. When she ran out of her kids’ adventure stories, she would go raid her mom’s. By the age of eight she was devouring classics like Little Women, and fell in love with love stories.
She’s still in love with them. Any size, any shape, any creature – love is love, no matter what it says on the box.
In fact if they don’t fit very neatly into any box she loves them even more!
She has a very patient husband and three wonderful children. In 2010 in search of adventure they all moved from the UK to the US and are happily settled in Florida. Finally, after reading love stories for so long, she decided to write her own.

Find out more about Victoria on her Facebook, Twitter, Blog or Goodreads.
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As part of this blog tour, Victoria is giving away an eBook from her backlist!! To enter, just click the link below!

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Don’t forget to check out JustJen’s review of Broken Circle to see what she thought of it!

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Book Review: Broken Circle by Victoria Sue

Reviewed by JustJen

25923407Title: Broken Circle
Author: Victoria Sue
Series: Sirius Wolves #2
Heroes: Blaze/Conner/Darric/Aden
Genre: MMMM Paranormal
Length: 136 Pages
Publisher: Dark Hollows Press
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Blaze, the most powerful werewolf on the planet has found his omega, Aden. Together with Conner and Darric they finally become true mates, fulfilling an ancient prophecy by the goddess Sirius and forming Orion’s Circle. The battle against the terrorist group, the Winter Circle, has begun.

Blaze, however, is fighting his own battle. Aden is due to birth a child, and despite Blaze’s six hundred years of being an Alpha, nothing has prepared him for his hardest challenge yet — how to become a father. His struggles are hurting the people he loves the most and threatening their bond.

The madman who kidnapped and tortured Aden still hasn’t been caught, and when the worst happens and their circle is broken, Blaze has to fight his biggest threat yet – his own inner weakness – an enemy against which his Alpha strength will be useless. Blaze has to learn that true strength is only found in forgiveness, and sometimes the most powerful weapon is love.
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Honorary Blogger Charlie Cochet: Family Bonds + Giveaway!

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Family Bonds

by Charlie Cochet

Hello all! Thank you so much for joining me as I celebrate the release of the fifth book in the THIRDS series, Against the Grain. In this new installment of the THIRDS, we’re continuing where Rise & Fall left off, except this time we’re experiencing events through Ash and Cael’s points of view.

Over the last four books, so much has happened between our foul-mouthed lion Therian agent and the adorable cheetah Therian who captured his heart. Of course with Ash nothing is ever simple or straightforward. At the end of Rise & Fall, Tony shows up at Dekatria with Old Betsy (a beat up Louisville Slugger that’s chased away many an unsuitable suitor), and he intends to get some answers from Sloane and Ash regarding their relationship with his boys.

Now a dad’s work is never done, no matter how old your boys get, or the fact that they’re highly trained government agents. When your dad also happens to be your sergeant, and you’ve been dating one of his trusted agents under his nose, things can get a little intense. Tony fears no man or Therian. He will protect his boys to his very last breath. To understand Tony’s actions, we have to take a look at his past.

Tony’s been through a lot in his life. After his father was killed by police officers, he decided to become one so that he could make a difference from the inside out. Pained by the loss of her husband, Tony’s mom and a good deal of his family turned their backs on him for his decision, unable to understand how he could join the organization that took their loved one. The only one who remained by his side and supported him was his sister Danelle. Tension between him and his family only increased after Tony adopted a Therian child.

The Daley’s were like family to Tony, and John Daley was his best friend and detective partner. After their deaths, Tony adopted their little boy. Not long after, he found a six month old tiny cheetah Therian in a dumpster after a building was burned, leaving no other survivors. Tony adopted Cael, losing his job for it, and getting his name dragged through the mud for being the first Human to adopt a Therian child. He was soon recruited to the THIRDS, but being a THIRDS agent and raising two rambunctious boys was no easy task, even with his sister’s help.

Dex was always getting into some kind of mischief and required constant supervision. Cael was tiny and scared, always following big brother’s lead. As a Therian, Cael was the most vulnerable. As the baby of the family, Dex and Tony have always been very protective, doing their best to shield him from the ugliness of the world and those who would hurt him simply for being a Therian. That overprotectiveness never left even after Cael grew up, and with Cael having suffered from certain events during college, it’s no wonder Tony is wary of any guy looking to be with Cael. Tony might trust Ash, but he fears the two may not be as prepared to be together as they thought.

Throughout the THIRDS book, family is important, but family isn’t always the one you’re born into. Tony, Dex, and Cael have a very strong bond. There’s nothing they wouldn’t do for each other. Abandoned by their biological families, Sloane and Ash turned to each other to help them survive the research facility, their bond one that can never be broken. Destructive Delta is more than just a team. Over the years they’ve formed bonds of friendship, and some partnerships became more. In Against the Grain, we get to see all these bonds tested and strengthened. Although some of them may stumble, there’s always someone there to catch them.

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About Against the Grain

22714912As the fiercest Defense Agent at the THIRDS, Destructive Delta’s Ash Keeler is foul-mouthed and foul-tempered. But his hard-lined approach always yields results, evident by his recent infiltration of the Coalition. Thanks to Ash’s skills and the help of his team, they finally put an end to the murdering extremist group for good, though not before Ash takes a bullet to save teammate Cael Maddock. As a result, Ash’s secrets start to surface, and he can no longer ignore what’s in his heart.

Cael Maddock is no stranger to heartache. As a Recon Agent for Destructive Delta, he has successfully maneuvered through the urban jungle that is New York City, picking up his own scars along the way. Yet nothing he’s ever faced has been more of a challenge than the heart of Ash Keeler, his supposedly straight teammate. Being in love isn’t the only danger he and Ash face as wounds reopen and new secrets emerge, forcing them to question old loyalties.

Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble

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About Charlie Cochet

AuthorPicCharlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach when following her passion. From adventurous agents and sexy shifters, to society gentlemen and hardboiled detectives, there’s bound to be plenty of mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!

Currently residing in Central Florida, Charlie is at the beck and call of a rascally Doxiepoo bent on world domination. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.

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As part of this blog tour, Charlie is giving away Against the Grain Swag Pack and $10 Amazon Gift Card!! To enter, just click the link below!

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Please be aware that the only way to enter the giveaway is to click the Rafflecopter link above. Any comments on this post will not count towards entering the giveaway unless otherwise stated but are still welcome anyway.

Don’t forget to check out Susan65’s review of Against the Grain to see what she thought of it!

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Book Review: Against the Grain by Charlie Cochet

Reviewed by Susan65

22714912Title: Against the Grain
Author: Charlie Cochet
Series: THIRDS #5
Heroes: Ash/Cael
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 220 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: August 3, 2015
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: As the fiercest Defense Agent at the THIRDS, Destructive Delta’s Ash Keeler is foul-mouthed and foul-tempered. But his hard-lined approach always yields results, evident by his recent infiltration of the Coalition. Thanks to Ash’s skills and the help of his team, they finally put an end to the murdering extremist group for good, though not before Ash takes a bullet to save teammate Cael Maddock. As a result, Ash’s secrets start to surface, and he can no longer ignore what’s in his heart.

Cael Maddock is no stranger to heartache. As a Recon Agent for Destructive Delta, he has successfully maneuvered through the urban jungle that is New York City, picking up his own scars along the way. Yet nothing he’s ever faced has been more of a challenge than the heart of Ash Keeler, his supposedly straight teammate. Being in love isn’t the only danger he and Ash face as wounds reopen and new secrets emerge, forcing them to question old loyalties.
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Book Review: Two Hearts One Voice by Valentina Heart

Reviewed by Susan65

25237757Title: Two Hearts One Voice
Author: Valentina Heart
Series: Mending the Rift #3
Heroes: Rin/Merin
Genre: MM Fantasy
Length: 95 Pages
Publisher: Pride Publishing
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: They are at war, fearing for each other, both carrying the upbringing of their children and the survival of their country. They are kings.

With the future of the throne secured, Rin and Merin still have little time to rejoice for their children or the unity of their kingdoms. Stuck in the middle of a battlefield, their lives prove to be once again at risk, Rin heads out on a long journey home with his heirs, leaving Merin to lead their army.

Rin receives his rightful title of a king from the Kari council and for once feels as if he belongs on the throne without Merin there to guide him. Missing his husband, he raises their children the best he can, but there’s no end to the war in sight and, after months of futile conflicts, Rin sees Merin cut down in battle.

Distraught and with no patience for his council, Rin threatens the Riki, making even his own men fear him.

Can Rin cope alone and still win the war, or will his sorrow mark the end of his reign?

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Book Review: The Beast Within by Terra Laurent

Reviewed by Susan65

18912551Title: The Beast Within
Author: Terra Laurent
Series: The Hounds of Hell #1
Heroes: Aaron Marvell/Tony Harper
Genre: MM Paranormal
Length: 272 Pages
Publisher: Totally Bound
Release Date: January 24, 2014
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: In Aaron Marvell’s tormented world beasts lurk around every corner. But the only one standing between him and his heart’s desire is the beast within. Tormented supernatural security agent, Aaron Marvell, has come to Maryland to restart his career after a vicious workplace attack. His alluring new partner, Tony Harper, seems more than willing to help him acclimate to his new life. But Aaron hides a terrible secret that, if discovered, could put Aaron at the terminal end of his partner’s weapon. When warring factions of werewolves, spurred by the Hellhound Cerberus, arrive in their territory, Aaron and Tony vow to stop them at any cost. But the price for valor may be high enough to cost them everything. Aaron must face the truth about himself and and the dark thing lurking inside him before he loses Tony forever.
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Book Review: Blowing Smoke by Rory Ni Coileain

Reviewed by Nikyta

Blowing Smoke Final CoverTitle: Blowing Smoke
Author: Rory Ni Coileain
Series: SoulShares #5
Heroes: Lasair & Bryce
Genre: M/M Paranormal
Length: 222 pages
Publisher: Riverdale Avenue Books
Release Date: July 12, 2015
Available at: Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Lasair Faol, Master of the Fade-Hounds to the Royal court of the Demesne of Fire in the Fae Realm, has been exiled to the human world by the Princess Consort for failing to catch her son’s kidnapper. Bryce Newhouse, Greenwich Village investment banker, is universally loathed by all who know him. Generally, he’s perfectly cool with that, but he discovers what he’s been missing—literally—when he finds Lasair chained in his basement.

Bryce was supposed to receive half of Lasair’s soul at his birth, but thanks to the Fae of Purgatory, the Pattern—portal between the worlds—has been damaged, and Bryce’s soul arrived thirty-one years too late. Now the exiled Fae is the shunned human’s only hope of healing his broken past. And with the fate of two worlds riding on that healing, Lasair is going to have to overcome both his race’s innate mistrust of genuine emotion and his own very unFae awkwardness, to have any chance of reaching Bryce’s impenetrable heart.
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Book Review: Black & Bluhe by R.J. Jones

Reviewed by Susan65

25669472Title: Black & Bluhe
Author: R.J. Jones
Series: Out of the Blue #2
Heroes: Grayson Black/Kris Larson
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 178 Pages
Publisher: Vivid Blue Press
Release Date: July 31, 2015
Available at:  Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Grayson Black has never forgiven himself for not saving his identical twin brother, Jet, from a savage beating at their father’s hands ten years ago. Jet’s near-death never would have happened if Gray hadn’t been so focused on his boyfriend at the time. He has sworn to take care of his brother ever since. Gray can’t afford a distraction from his self-imposed mission, the type of distraction presented by the gorgeous blond showing up at their gigs.

Kris Larson is a firefighter with the San Francisco Fire Department. Since splitting from his girlfriend, his favorite way to spend nights off is watching the Black Brothers play in the bars of the Bay Area, especially the guitarist. But it’s not until the brothers are left homeless after a fire at their apartment building that Kris has the opportunity to know the real person behind the brooding façade.

Gray fights his attraction to Kris, but with a meddlesome twin who just wants him to be happy, it’s a losing battle. Before Gray and Kris can have a lasting relationship, though, Gray must learn to forgive himself, let go of the past, and lay more than one demon to rest.
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Book Review: Ironbound Kisses by Jessica Walsh

Guest Reviewed by Ami

25909626Title: Ironbound Kisses
Author: Jessica Walsh
Heroes: Thomas/Isle
Genre: MM Fantasy
Length: 102 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: July 29, 2015
Available at:  Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb:  Don’t talk to him. For all intents and purposes, he doesn’t exist.

Thomas knows the rules when he takes a job with the circus, but he can’t stop thinking about the strange young man hidden away in the manager’s trailer. After a chance meeting with Isle, Thomas is even more intrigued, despite Isle’s warnings. As his obsession with Isle grows, Thomas vows to solve the mystery surrounding him and rescue him from his prison. But nothing is what it seems—especially not Isle—and Thomas is left unable to trust his own mind. Amidst the sparkles and illusions of the big top, Thomas can’t tell whether the spell he’s falling under is love… or something very different. He just knows he has to have Isle, and he’ll do things he never imagined himself capable of to get him.
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Blowing Smoke by Rory Ni Coileain: Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Exclusive Excerpt from Blowing Smoke

by Rory Ni Coileain

Bryce shook his head, but his arms slipped loosely around Lasair’s hips and his pouting lips parted at Lasair’s urging for a staggering kiss. Bryce groaned softly. Lasair could taste the groan. He could scent both need and despair.

He wanted to drive out the despair, excise even the memory of the scent of tears. There was an armchair behind Bryce; awkwardly, Lasair walked them both over to it, never leaving off the kiss until Bryce sat down hard.

“Would you for fuck’s sake listen to m—”

Lasair let another kiss tell Bryce ‘no’ until he had worked his way into the chair with him, kneeling astride Bryce’s lap. The chair was narrow, forcing him to grip the human’s hard thighs tightly between his knees. Bryce’s body was rigid, his jaw set; his arms had fallen away from Lasair’s waist, and now he gripped the arms of the chair, his knuckles white. There was anger in the human’s intense deep green gaze, anger and hunger and…

damn. Tears. Pooling in his eyes, falling when he blinked. Gently, he thumbed the tears away, and framed Bryce’s face in his hands. “Why tears, sumiúl?”

“What the hell does that mean?”

Stubble rasped lightly over Lasair’s palms. “‘Fascinating’ comes close. Something or someone you look at because you can’t look away. Because there’s nothing else you want to see.”

Bryce’s strangled laugh wrenched at Lasair. “You don’t listen in any language, do you? Getting close to me is the worst thing that will ever happen to you. Trust me.”

“Would you for fuck’s sake, as you so eloquently put it, forget about me and let me do this for you?” Lasair wasn’t sure if another Fae had ever spoken those words. Probably not. They were the complete antithesis of Fae sex. Maybe later he’d wonder about them. Not now. “I want to see you smile, preferably after I’ve just made you forget your own name and scream mine.”

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About Blowing Smoke

Blowing Smoke Final CoverLasair Faol, Master of the Fade-Hounds to the Royal court of the Demesne of Fire in the Fae Realm, has been exiled to the human world by the Princess Consort for failing to catch her son’s kidnapper. Bryce Newhouse, Greenwich Village investment banker, is universally loathed by all who know him. Generally, he’s perfectly cool with that, but he discovers what he’s been missing—literally—when he finds Lasair chained in his basement.

Bryce was supposed to receive half of Lasair’s soul at his birth, but thanks to the Fae of Purgatory, the Pattern—portal between the worlds—has been damaged, and Bryce’s soul arrived thirty-one years too late. Now the exiled Fae is the shunned human’s only hope of healing his broken past. And with the fate of two worlds riding on that healing, Lasair is going to have to overcome both his race’s innate mistrust of genuine emotion and his own very unFae awkwardness, to have any chance of reaching Bryce’s impenetrable heart.

Available at: Amazon

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About Rory Ni Coileain

Rory Ni Coileain has been writing almost as long as she’s been reading, and reading almost as long as she’s been talking. She majored in creative writing in college, back when Respectable Colleges didn’t offer such a major, so she designed it herself—being careful to ensure that she never had to take a class before nine in the morning or take a Hemingway survey course.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa at the age of nineteen, sent off her first short story to an anthology being assembled by an author she idolized, received the kind of rejection letter that fuels decades of therapy, and found other things to do for the next thirty years or so, including nightclub singing, working as a volunteer lawyer for Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and studying ballet in New York City, until her stories grabbed her by the shirt collar and announced they were back.

Now she’s a legal editor, a soprano in her church choir and the St. Mark’s Cathedral Choral Society (unless they’re singing Mozart, because she’s decided that Mozart didn’t like sopranos very much), the mother of a teenaged son, Brony, and budding film-maker (all wrapped up in one amazing offspring), and amanuensis to a host of Fae, Gille Dubh, and shapeshifters who are all anxious to tell their stories, and some of whom aren’t very good at waiting their turns.

Find out more about Rory on her Facebook, Twitter, Blog or Goodreads.
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As part of this blog tour, Rory is giving away a kindle copy of Blowing Smoke!! To enter, just click the link below!

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