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Billi Jean | A Siren’s Song
Author Guest / July 10, 2017

Have you ever wondered what it’s like for someone that can’t hear, or see, or speak? Or how terrible it would be to be unable to talk to someone – if you could speak – for fear of what your voice might do to anyone who heard it? Worse, what if you knew that your voice had the power to draw people – people that once they heard your voice, couldn’t control the need to ‘have’ you. This is how I work out my paranormal stories. My characters, although fictional, are created from my ideas about these myths. Maybe vampires were said to be vulnerable to holy water because the church was very powerful. Death was everywhere. It was a part of life, a sad part, but a part nonetheless. People may have created ‘vampires’ to explain what couldn’t be explained by anything else. Perhaps they counted on the church to protect them, and that’s why ‘vampires’ can’t go into a church and are vulnerable to holy water. But maybe the stories had it wrong. Maybe Vampires cry holy water? Maybe the church caught and collected the holy water they cried then killed them. Thus, the vampires were vulnerable to…

Elizabeth Heiter | The One That Got Away…
Author Guest / July 10, 2017

Marcos Costa is used to being alone. Tossed into foster care as an infant, he learned from an early age how to survive using his wits. When he was seven, he met two older foster brothers (Cole Walker and Andre Diaz) who he would call his brothers forever. But just five years later, the house caught fire (with Marcos inside) and burned to the ground. On his own again, he bounced around more foster homes until he hit eighteen and was reunited with Cole and Andre. The person he never saw again was the girl who showed up at the foster home a few months before it burned down: Brenna Hartwell. She was his very first crush, and he’s never forgotten her. But he has moved on. As an adult, Marcos still has a close bond with Cole and Andre, but everyone else, he keeps at a distance. It’s worked for him all his life, and it works especially well in his job, as a DEA agent who goes undercover on dangerous operations on a regular basis. His latest assignment is his most dangerous yet. He’s going for a meet – alone – to a drug lord’s hideaway deep in…

Fresh Pick | RACE AGAINST TIME by Sharon Sala
Fresh Pick / July 10, 2017

Fresh Pick for Monday, July 10th, 2017 is RACE AGAINST TIME by Sharon Sala #SuspenseMonday About RACE AGAINST TIME Sometimes fate brings you together…only to tear you apart Growing up in the foster system, Quinn O’Meara made a point of never getting involved. But when she discovers a crying baby amid a fiery crime scene, she knows she has no choice. Suddenly in way over her head, Quinn turns to the police, unintentionally positioning herself in the crosshairs of a deadly human-trafficking ring. The last time homicide detective Nick Saldano saw Quinn, she was still the young girl he’d shared a foster home with. The girl who’d loved and cared for him when no one else had. Now here she was, gorgeously all grown-up—and in terrible danger. Unwilling to lose her again, Nick insists on keeping Quinn close, especially when the bond they once shared heatedly slides into desire. Quinn finally has someone worth holding on to, but what kind of future can they have when she might not live to see tomorrow? Buy RACE AGAINST TIME: Amazon.com | Kindle | BN.com | iTunes/iBooks | Kobo | Google Play | Powell’s Books | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | Amazon CA |…

Fresh Pick | MOVING TARGET by Lynette Eason
Fresh Pick / July 9, 2017

Fresh Pick for Sunday, July 9th, 2017 is MOVING TARGET by Lynette Eason About MOVING TARGET When Maddy McKay and Quinn Holcombe don’t show up for Quinn’s surprise birthday party, his friends know that something is very wrong. Their search turns up little beyond evidence that Quinn and Maddy just decided to take off for a long overdue vacation. But it soon becomes apparent that they did not leave of their own accord. Maddy awakens in a cement room with no idea where she is. But it’s not long before she realizes she’s in the clutches of a madman exacting revenge by hunting. His prey of choice? Humans. Now Maddy and Quinn must run for their lives, hoping to find their killer before the next game begins. Because if they don’t win this game, they die. Fast, furious, and flirty, Lynette Eason’s relentless suspense barely gives her readers time to catch their breath in this third thrilling installment of the Elite Guardians series. Buy MOVING TARGET: Amazon.com | Kindle | BN.com | iTunes/iBooks | Kobo | Google Play | Powell’s Books | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR About Lynette Eason…

Fresh Pick | ASH AND QUILL by Rachel Caine
Fresh Pick / July 8, 2017

Fresh Pick for Saturday, July 8th, 2017 is ASH AND QUILL by Rachel Caine #GreatSaturdayRead About ASH AND QUILL The unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone and Paper and Fire unite to save the Great Library of Alexandria from itself in this electrifying adventure in the New York Times bestselling series. Hoarding all the knowledge of the world, the Great Library jealously guards its secrets. But now a group of rebels poses a dangerous threat to its tyranny…. Jess Brightwell and his band of exiles have fled London, only to find themselves imprisoned in Philadelphia, a city led by those who would rather burn books than submit. But Jess and his friends have a bargaining chip: the knowledge to build a machine that will break the Library’s rule. Their time is running out. To survive, they’ll have to choose to live or die as one, to take the fight to their enemies—and to save the very soul of the Great Library…. Buy ASH AND QUILL: Amazon.com | Kindle | BN.com | iTunes/iBooks | Kobo | Google Play | Powell’s Books | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR About Rachel Caine Rachel…

Fresh Pick | NICE WORK (IF YOU CAN GET IT) by Celia Imrie
Fresh Pick / July 7, 2017

Fresh Pick for Friday, July 7th, 2017 is NICE WORK (IF YOU CAN GET IT) by Celia Imrie #BeachRead About NICE WORK (IF YOU CAN GET IT) Somewhere on the French Riviera, tucked between glitzy Monte Carlo and Cannes’ red-carpets, lies the sleepy town of Bellevue-Sur-Mer. Sheltered from the glittering melee, it is home to many an expat – although it hasn’t proved as peaceful as expected. Now an enterprising band of retirees has resolved to show it’s never too late to start afresh, and open a restaurant. Snapping up a local property and throwing themselves into preparations, Theresa, Carol, William and Benjamin’s plans are proceeding unnervingly well. But when Theresa encounters a mysterious intruder, she begins to wonder what secrets the building is concealing. Meanwhile Sally, an actress who fled the stage to live in quiet anonymity, has decided not to be involved. She’s far too busy anyway, shepherding around a gaggle of A-listers including a suave Russian with a super-yacht and a penchant for her company. As the razzmatazz of Cannes Film Festival penetrates Bellevue-Sur-Mer, its inhabitants become entangled in a complex pattern of love triangles and conflicting business interests, and something starts to feel distinctly oeuf. Finding…

Fresh Pick | HER TRUE MATCH by Paige Tyler
Fresh Pick / July 6, 2017

Fresh Pick for Thursday, July 6th, 2017 is HER TRUE MATCH by Paige Tyler #SupernaturalThursday About HER TRUE MATCH FORCED TOGETHER When feline shifter Dreya Clark is escorted from the police interrogation by two secret agents, she thinks she’s dodged a bullet. That sexy detective Braden Hayes caught her stealing red-handed. When she finds out what she has to do to stay out of jail, suddenly she’s missing the hot cop with the piercing gaze. She’s being recruited for her shifter abilities by the Department of Covert Operations. WILL DANGER RIP THEM APART? Braden has been chasing the smart-mouthed cat burglar for years. But when Dreya’s taken away, he knows their game of cat and mouse has turned deadly-serious. There’s no way he’ll let her go off alone. Fur flies and temperatures flare as Braden realizes Dreya is much more than she appears. Thrown together on a dangerous covert mission, this unlikely pair will have to rely on each other to make it out alive. Buy HER TRUE MATCH: Amazon.com | Kindle | BN.com | iTunes/iBooks | Kobo | Google Play | Powell’s Books | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR…

July Sweepstakes | Missed Boas & Tiaras?
Giveaways / July 6, 2017

Here’s your chance to win the fabulous Boas & Tiaras goody bag! Jammed packed with books and other fun reader delights you missed by not attending Boas & Tiaras. But DO NOT DESPAIR! if you enter the July Giveaway you could be lucky still and win your own! [giveaway id=14913]

Guess What I’m Doing this Summer! By Kathy Lyons / Jade Lee
News / July 6, 2017

How did it get to be summer already? Part of my brain is still wondering if I got everyone Christmas presents like I intended. But the rest of me is fully enjoying tank tops and stretchy shorts. I’m not as thin as I used to be, but fortunately, my fashion sense has completely disappeared. Instead of being shamed by the way I look in shorts and a thin tee, I think about how comfortable I feel and don’t look at the lumpy cellulite in my thighs. So now that we’re all cringing from that mental picture, how about I distract you with a question? Guess what my favorite thing to do in summer is. Cook out! Or maybe barbeque. Anything that involves meat and eating outdoors in the sunshine! Rollerblading. If it’s too hot to walk on pavement, just pull out the in-line skates and let the hot breeze push you along. If your wheels melt to the pavement, well, it was time to buy new ones anyway, right? Basement movie nights. It’s cool and dark down there. Perfect time to watch The Accountant or Logan. Who doesn’t love tortured hotties in cool, dark places? Ice Cream. Yeah, I’m lactose…

Ready for FUEL FOR FIRE?
Author Guest / July 6, 2017

Hi everyone! Julie Ann Walker here celebrating summer with my newest release, FUEL FOR FIRE With the sun high in the sky, your toes in the sand (hopefully), and a cold drink in your hand (naturally), it’s time to kick back and enjoy some rockin’ romantic suspense. Have I got just the thing. FUEL FOR FIRE has it all. Sass, snark, suspense, steamy hot lovin’, and all the sexy shenanigans that fans have come to know and love about my bestselling Black Knights Inc. series. Don’t believe me? Read on for a taste of FUEL FOR FIRE and the whirlwind that is CIA agent Chelsea Duvall and BKI bada$$ Dagan Zoelner! “There must be a better way to get this job done.” Dagan Zoelner noted his own thunderous expression in the mirror hanging on the wall near the front door before returning his attention to Chelsea, sullenly eyeing her when she leaned close to her reflection to apply lipstick in a shade that could only be described as take-me-big-boy pink. When she blew a kiss at him in the mirror, a coiling awareness tightened his gut. Then she turned and gifted him with a look that would have made a…