Monday, December 30, 2013

Renee's Top 10 reads of 2013

Yesterday we shared Stacey's top reads for 2013, so today I (Renee) am sharing mine.
Once again, the books may or may not have been released in 2013, just read in 2013.

Here are my top 10 in no particular order and I will share the links to my reviews.




"I am so sad that this series is over! This series went out with a huge bang. Intense and full of action with a bit of a love story. This book has everything to make an amazing book. I cannot praise this series enough! Read it! Read it! Read it!"

"SQQUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEE"
 
"One of the most realistic and hilarious books I have ever read! I don't think I have ever laughed so much reading a book! This is a must read for anyone and everyone!"







I hope you enjoyed my top 10! Did any of these make your top 10?
Let us know your thoughts.

Happy Reading!

Stacey's Top 10 reads of 2013!

You have seen our favourite covers for 2013, so now it's time to see what our favourite reads were for 2013!

Here are Stacey's top 10 favourites in no particular order with links to her reviews.
They also may or may not have been released in 2013.

Enjoy!

"Wow! This book had me hooked from page one. Such an amazing read, a non stop action packed ride! Can't wait for book 2 :-"

 
 
 



 


If you haven't check any of these out yet, make sure you do. And if you have read them already, do you agree with Stacey's picks?
Let us know below!

Happy Reading!

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Sassys Favourite covers of 2013!

It's that time of year again where we look back over 2013 and all of the amazing books we have come across, and in this case, their covers.
There have been so many amazing ones to choose from, but there are 10 that have caught our eyes the most.
In no particular order, here they are!



So there is our top 10 favourite book covers for 2013!
We would love to hear if you agree or if there are any that make your top 10.
Let us know below!

Thanks for checking out our top 10 covers!

Happy Reading!





Born in Blood blog tour!



 
 
Welcome to our stop on the Born in Blood blog tour. ^_^
 
 
 
BORN IN BLOOD
(The Sentinels, #1)
Publisher: Zebra
Publication Date: December 31, 2013
ISBN-13: 978-1-4201-2514-6
 
 
In a stunning new series, Alexandra Ivy lures readers into the dark, seductive world of the Sentinels—humans outcast by their hidden abilities, treading the line between life and death, good and evil, pleasure and pain. . .


In The Heart Of Darkness

Sergeant Duncan O'Conner has seen it all before. Beautiful erotic dancer, murdered at home, no suspect, no motive. But there's one clue: she's missing her heart. It's enough to make the hard-bitten Kansas City cop enlist the help of a necro--one of the dead-channelling freaks who live in the domed city of nearby Valhalla. It's a long shot, but desperate crimes call for desparate measures.


 Lies The Kiss Of Death

Unlike the other "high-bloods" in Valhalla, Callie Brown considers her abilities a gift, not a curse. But when she reads the dancer's final thoughts, she senses a powerful presence blocking her vision. This is no ordinary homicide. This is the work of a legendary necromancer who controls souls. A ravenous force that will put Callie's skills to the test, O'Conner's career at risk, and both their hearts on the line. . .literally.


 
AVAILABLE 12/31/14
 

 

 
ABOUT ALEXANDRA
 
 
Alexandra Ivy is the New York Times bestselling author of the Guardians of Eternity series, the Immortal Rogues series and the Sentinels.
 
Alexandra graduated from Truman University with a degree in theatre before deciding she preferred to bring her characters to life on paper rather than stage. She currently lives in Missouri with her extraordinarily patient husband and teenage sons.

Connect with Alexandra
 
 

 

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Quintessentially Q blog tour!

 
 
 
As you can tell, we LOVE Pepper Winters. Monsters in the Dark series is one that definitely needs to be read. If this looks like something you may enjoy, go get now!! ^_^  Enjoy the tour! 
 
 
 
 
Quintessentially Q
(Monsters in the Dark, #2)
By Pepper Winters
Genre: Erotic/Dark Contemperary Romance
Release Date: 15th December 2013
Tour Organized by: As the Pages Turn
 
 
“All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted… fucked up to want something so deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But then slave fifty-eight entered my world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of iron, she showed me an existence where two wrongs make a right."

Tess is Q’s completely. Q is Tess’s irrevocably. But now, they must learn the boundaries of their unconventional relationship, while Tess seeks vengeance on the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to deliver their corpses at Tess’s feet, and that’s just what he’ll do.

He may be a monster, but he’s Tess’s monster.
 


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Excerpt

“Tess,” I growled, charging for the bed.
She let me come. She didn’t move away or try to hide under the covers. She
cocked her head. “I didn’t think you’d be sleeping with me. Not after what I said.”
She wore the same white T-shirt of mine to bed, and all I could think about was
her undressing before I strapped her to the cross—it felt like a century ago. We’d
been happy then. I’d been tormented and scared, but happy as Tess promised she’d
never leave.
I pinched my brow, trying to get my thoughts under control. “I’m not coming to
bed,
esclave.
You and I need to talk.”
She eyed me but nodded. “Okay.”
Goddammit, where was the fire? The argument that she didn’t want to talk
because I woke her in the dead of night. I needed to see tenacity and boldness.
Nothing shone on her face, no ounce of emotion.
I squeezed my eyes, trying to understand what the fuck I was doing here.
“Q...”
Her soft voice wrapped around my heart and I struck.
I didn’t mean to. I didn’t give my hand permission to strike her cheek. It just
happened. The force of her power over me made the monster fucking crazy. Denied
for so long, it’d done what I was terrified of happening all along. It took away my
control—made me hit her.
The soft sting in my palm and the resonating noise of connecting with Tess’s
cheek was pure heaven. I’d missed it for far too long. I opened my eyes, looking at
the red handprint on her skin. My cock instantly hardened.
The first fucking erection I’d had since I found Tess so ruined and weak.
Her eyes popped wide as she touched her cheek with gentle fingertips.
I waited, licking my lips—waiting for her crystal tears that tasted so sweet, but
her eyes remained dry. No salt, no amazement, or accusation.
“I know you’re trying to get an emotion out of me, Q. But...it won’t work.” She
broke eye contact. “I’ve tried. I hate what I’m doing to you. I loved you and can’t
stand to be the reason for your pain, but they made me—” She swallowed. “My
thoughts aren’t safe anymore. I can’t be myself because everything is wrapped up
in such evil.” She looked up. “I’m truly sorry but you have to let me go.”
The alcohol rolled in my stomach and I lost it completely. I’m not proud of what I
became. I never wanted to be so out of control, but I lost all elements of the man
and showed her just how much the beast fucking wanted her.
I ripped the sheets off and shoved her into the middle of the bed. The T-shirt
rode up, showing her flat belly, and I had to bite her. Had to mar that slightly
bruised flesh.
With a snarl, I buried my mouth against her stomach. She flinched as I bit hard.
I didn’t break the skin, but only because some miracle intervened.
I spread my entire weight over her, smothering her into the mattress. Eyes to
eyes, mouth to mouth, hips to hips.

 
 
 
Author Bio

Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero, the better, and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex… her books have sex.
She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends.
Her debut book Tears of Tess will be followed with Quintessentially Q. You didn’t think Q could stop so soon, did you? Her other two titles, Last Shadow and Broken Chance will be coming soon.
 
 
Links


 
 
 
 
 
Giveaway
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
Tears of Tess
(Monsters in the Dark, #1)
By Pepper Winters
Genre: Erotic/Dark Contemperary Romance
Release Date: 28th August 2013
 
 
A New Adult Dark Contemporary Romance, not suitable for people sensitive to grief, slavery, and nonconsensual sex. A story about finding love in the strangest of places, a will of iron that grows from necessity, and forgiveness that may not be enough.
 
“My life was complete. Happy, content, everything neat and perfect.
Then it all changed.
I was sold.”
Tess Snow has everything she ever wanted: one more semester before a career in property development, a loving boyfriend, and a future dazzling bright with possibility.

For their two year anniversary, Brax surprises Tess with a romantic trip to Mexico. Sandy beaches, delicious cocktails, and soul-connecting sex set the mood for a wonderful holiday. With a full heart, and looking forward to a passion filled week, Tess is on top of the world.

But lusty paradise is shattered.

Kidnapped. Drugged. Stolen. Tess is forced into a world full of darkness and terror.

Captive and alone with no savior, no lover, no faith, no future, Tess evolves from terrified girl to fierce fighter. But no matter her strength, it can’t save her from the horror of being sold.

Can Brax find Tess before she’s broken and ruined, or will Tess’s new owner change her life forever?
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

**COVER REVEAL**
 
Squeeeee can't wait!!!!



Twisted Together
(Monsters in the Dark, #3)
By Pepper Winters
Genre: Erotic/Dark Contemperary Romance
Release Date: Early 2014

 
“After battling through hell, I brought my esclave back from the brink of ruin. I sacrificed everything—my heart, my mind, my very desires to bring her back to life. And for a while, I thought it broke me, that I’d never be the same. But slowly the beast is growing bolder, and it’s finally time to show Tess how beautiful the dark can be.”

Q gave everything to bring Tess back. In return, he expects nothing less. Tess may have leashed and tamed him, but he’s still a monster inside.
 
 
 

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Quintessentially Q blog tour!





 Quintessentially Q

Release Date: December 15th, 2013
Genre: New Adult Erotic Suspense Romance
 


“All my life, I battled with the knowledge I was twisted… fucked up to want something so deliciously dark—wrong on so many levels. But then slave fifty-eight entered my world. Hissing, fighting, with a core of iron, she showed me an existence where two wrongs make a right."

Tess is Q’s completely. Q is Tess’s irrevocably. But now, they must learn the boundaries of their unconventional relationship, while Tess seeks vengeance on the men who sold her. Q made a blood-oath to deliver their corpses at Tess’s feet, and that’s just what he’ll do.

He may be a monster, but he’s Tess’s monster.



 
 

 

 
 
Buy Links For Tears of Tess

 

 
Tears of Tess Trailer

 
 
 

 



 
 
Author Bio


Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero, the better, and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex… her books have sex.
She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends.
Her debut book Tears of Tess will be followed with Quintessentially Q. You didn’t think Q could stop so soon, did you? Her other two titles, Last Shadow and Broken Chance will be coming soon.
 

Friday, December 20, 2013

**PREORDER BOOK BLAST** After Dark by Gena Showalter & Kait Ballenger


 
AFTER DARK
Pre-Order Book Blast & Giveaway!

The AFTER DARK Anthology featuring Gena Showalter's The Darkest Angel and Kait Ballenger's Shadow Hunter is being released in mass market paperback on December 31 and to celebrate we are giving away lots of goodies.


ENTRY RULES:
PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ENTRY RULES COMPLETELY!


In order to enter, you must email a picture, screen shot or attach a copy of your receipt from your purchase of either the MASS MARKET PAPERBACK or MASS MARKET EBOOK version of After Dark.


PLEASE NOTE: It MUST be the MASS MARKET format to be eligible for the giveaway.


Email your receipts to kaitballengergiveaway@gmail.com


PRIZE PACKAGES:


GRAND PRIZE:
Two (2) random entrants will each receive a $100.00 gift card to Amazon.


FIRST 10 ENTRANTS:
will receive a giant SWAG pack that contains a signed bookplate plus bookmarks from Gena along with SWAG from 50+ authors, courtesy of Book Monster Promotions.


FIRST 50 ENTRANTS:
will receive a goodie bag from Kait that includes bookmarks, magnets, pens and other goodies.


FIRST 500 ENTRANTS:
will receive the first chapter of Immortal Hunter, Book #2 in Kait's Execution Underground series for an exclusive peek.


You have until 1/10/14 to purchase your Mass Market edition and submit your receipt. Winners will be announced by 1/15/14.



AFTER DARK
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Harlequin HQN (December 31, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 037377852X
ISBN-13: 978-0373778522
 


A Timeless Seduction
A Unique Temptation
And a Whole World of Dark Desires…

From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter….
The Darkest Angel

Winged warrior Lysander has been alive for centuries, and yet he's never known desire—until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of his enemy, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the untouched Lysander into temptation. He may try to evade her attempts, but even the most iron-willed demon assassin can resist for only so long….
And from debut author Kait Ballenger….
Shadow Hunter

Vampire hunter Damon Brock's newest assignment with the Execution Underground is Rochester, New York, a city crawling with the undead. But he isn't the only hunter in town gunning for vamp blood. Tiffany Solow is fierce and ruthless when it comes to slaying the monsters that destroyed her family—and she works solo. But being alone is no longer an option when she meets the mysterious hunter who wants more than just her turf. Forced to unite against the local covens, the line between good and evil blurs when they must decide between their lifelong beliefs…and their newfound desires.


MASS MARKET EDITION AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW:




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