Sunday, November 3, 2019
👻🎃👻 Happy Halloween 👻🎃👻 Spookyness & Mayhem: October 2019 at a Glance
With October over and having posted my last special paranormal post, I thought I'd put links to all my October Halloween-ish posts in one place. So much spookyness to get through so even though November is here, its never too late to get your freak on. Hope you had a Happy Halloween😈🎃👻
9/30/19: The Arrangement by Alex Jane
10/9/19: Halloween is Murder by Josh Lanyon
10/14/19: Bad Boy's Bard by EJ Russell
10/21/19: Legendary Loves Volume 2
10/28/19: Between the Lines by J Scott Coatsworth
10/4/19: Dracula by Bram Stoker
10/11/19: The Island of Doctor Moreau by HG Wells
10/18/19: The Premature Burial by Edgar Allen Poe
11/1/19: The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle
10/5/19: Druid's Curse by Shea Balik Part 1
10/12/19: Kings of Hell MC by KA Merikan Part 2
10/19/19: Hellsingers by Rhys Ford
11/2/19: Druid's Curse by Shea Balik Part 2
10/6/19: Sheep's Clothing by Elin Gregory
10/13/19: Tanner by Shaw Montgomery
10/20/19: Lord of the White Hell by Ginn Hale
10/27/19: Suckerpunch by Elyse Springer
11/3/19: Vampire Wishes by Teegan Loy
Sunday's Short Stack: Vampire Wishes by Teegan Loy
Griffin McKellan has a secret . . . actually, more than one.
He wants to take a class at the local university, but he's got more than studying on his mind. Griffin's enamored with the professor, Jackson Grady. He’s spent months spying on the guy, but now he has to meet him face to face.
And even though Griffin wants nothing more than to teach the professor a thing or two, there’s a huge problem standing in his way.
Vampires don’t usually date their food source.
Vampire Wishes is a short, fun read that I found very entertaining. The idea of a new-ish vampire wanting to attend college, be it to learn, to experience life, or to get closer to a certain professor. Whatever the reasoning behind Griffin's wishes, I loved it. Jackson, the professor of Griffin's crush is at times a bit off-putting and comes across as harsh and self-evolved but then you learn the why behind his attitudes and everything makes sense. I won't lie, I was expecting something completely different behind Jackson's behavior but the author's direction was much more enjoyable than the Halloweeny, twisty, turny possibilities that went through my imagination.
I loved the friendship between Griffin and Kieran. Kieran comes across as, well not really a me-me-me kind of character but one that definitely wants to experience all the joys in a vampire's life and he does enjoy the highs of his existence but he really cares about Griffin too. There were a few moments when I thought him almost jealous of Griffin's crush and feelings for Jackson but then I realized its more out of a brotherly almost fatherly love for the young vampire not soulmate-love. Definitely a lovely friendship that isn't always explored in the vampire genres.
Vampire Wishes is the first story I've read by Teegan Loy but it won't be the last. I look forward to checking out her backlist.
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Teegan Loy began writing a long time ago. Notebooks filled with ideas were stacked around the house. One day, she sat down with renewed ambition and something fantastic happened: she completed a story.
Now most of her time is spent writing, but she takes an occasional break to go to the movies, where she imagines her stories on the big screen. She also enjoys watching hockey, filling her IPod with music and driving her daughter around town to various activities.
🎧Audiobook Release Blitz 🎧: Two Man Advantage by VL Locey
Title: Two Man Advantage
Author: VL Locey
Series: Point Shot #1
Genre: M/M Romance, Hockey
Narrator: Sean Crisden
Release Date: November 1, 2019
Cover Design: Meredith Russell
Victor Kalinski, all-star forward for the Boston Barracudas, is one of the biggest jerks in professional hockey. Before long his aggressive attitude gets him shipped off to play in the minor leagues.Furious, he takes to the ice with equal amounts of skill and scathing sarcasm, which doesn’t win him any friends—except for good-natured alternate captain Daniel Arou. He won’t take any of Vic’s crap, and he won’t take no for an answer. But Vic’s trouble-making is pulling his career one way while Dan’s talent is pushing his in the other. However much they scorch the sheets, they might soon be separated by more than Vic’s fear of being hurt.
USA Today Bestselling Author V.L. Locey – Penning LGBT hockey romance that skates into sinful pleasures.
V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, Torchwood and Dr. Who, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a pair of geese, far too many chickens, and two steers.
When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in one hand and a steamy romance novel in the other.
VL Locey
Sean Crisden(Narrator)
EMAIL: crisden@seancrisden.com
Two Man Advantage #1
Point Shot Trilogy Box Set
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Saturday's Series Spotlight: Druid's Curse by Shea Balik Part 2
Author: Shea Balik
Series: Druid's Curse #6-8
Genre: M/M Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy
Release Dates: Mind Over Matter - September 27, 2019
Tears of Life - October 13, 2019
Mending the Rift - October 28, 2019
Cover Design: Harris Channing
PLEASE NOTE: Although each book in this series focuses on a different couple, to enjoy the overall story arc, it is recommended you read these in order.
Summary:
Who would have thought there was something more horrifying than an indoor boy being forced to live in the Amazon? Yet, there was. In fact, the more descriptive word would be mind-numbingly terrifying. That it was brought into his life by a drop dead gorgeous man claiming he was there to protect Wylie, only made everything that much more surreal.
Since the first druid came into their lives, Fritjof prayed he would never meet the druid that was destined to be his fated love. He knew that emotion would always lead to devastation and heartache. He’d seen it, experienced it, when his mother disowned him for not being able to save his father.
But what happens when the Fae goes after someone they both love? Will they be able to find a way to trust in each other? Are some things impossible to overcome or is it Mind Over Matter?
Summary:
Mingus had one true love in life, animals. None of them were off the list, although, if he were completely honest, his favorite was his cat, Pretty Baby. He never imagined one day he might have to put someone else first. Not just anyone, but the man who has stolen his heart.
For centuries Oluf has dreamed of finding the one destined to be his. He’d even anticipated the need to woo him by becoming a chef. After all, according to his mother, the way to a man’s heart was through his stomach. What he hadn’t expected was that he would come in second to a cat with sharp claws, who seemed to enjoy using people as her personal scratching post.
As Mingus, Oluf, and their friends get closer to Samhain, the Fae will try to stop them using everything at their disposal. It means finding a way to work together, even if it takes shedding a few Tears of Life to do so. But in the end, will the fate of the human world come down to a cat?
Summary:
The END is NEAR!
The Fae must be defeated if Brandr and Logan hope to find their happily ever after. Only by working together will have any chance of Mending the Rift and saving humanity.
The end would be upon Brandr and his friends soon. The only question, would Brandr be able to find his fated one in time? He feared he was too late when he arrived to find the field empty. Then the Veil opens again and hell rains down upon him as the Unseelie pets attack. But when Brandr was too injured to move, the Druid he was destined to claim as his own flees in terror. Talk about demoralizing.
That did not happen. Not even in some weird fantasy could Logan have imagined that a dead man could come back to life. And he had definitely been dead, since Logan had to put his head back on his body. But when he was faced with the truth, that the man was immortal, Logan has to admit to being…intrigued.
But as Samhain draws closer, the danger around them increases as the Fae converge. The Fae must be defeated if Brandr and Logan hope to find their happily ever after. Only by working together will have any chance of Mending the Rift and saving humanity.
Best Selling author of the Cedar Falls Series, Paranormal War Series, and Miracle Series, Shea Balik has always had a vivid imagination with stories running around in her head. Often her stories are taken from observations of other people with her own spin.
Traveling is one of her favorite ways of fulfilling her passion of people watching. You never know, one day you may spark her imagination for her next book.
Whether at home or traveling she is usually in front of her computer writing or curled up with a good book.
You can stay up to date with everything Shea by following any or all links below:
WEBSITE / NEWSLETTER / B&N
Mind Over Matter #6
Tears of Life #7
Mending the Rift #8
Release Blitz: Twice Shy by Sally Malcolm
Title: Twice Shy
Author: Sally Malcolm
Series: New Milton #3
Genre: M/M Romance
Release Date: November 1, 2019
Cover Design: Sally Malcolm
The last thing Joel Morgan wants is to fall in love again. Scarred by his failed marriage, Joel’s determined to keep his life emotionally stable—which means taking a job teaching fourth grade, fixing up his house on weekends, and avoiding absolutely all romantic entanglements. And he's doing great.
Until he meets sweet but struggling single dad, Ollie Snow.
Following the tragic death of his sister and her husband two years earlier, Ollie became the legal guardian of their two young sons—much to the horror of the boys’ conservative grandparents. They think Ollie’s too young and too unreliable to raise their grandsons. So to prove them wrong, Ollie’s determined to parent the boys without anyone’s help.
Until he meets reserved but caring teacher, Joel Morgan.
As the only two men in the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, Joel and Ollie are thrown together over a series of fundraising events, and somewhere between the Beach Fun Run and the Fall Festival they fall in love. But Ollie has another reason for moving to New Milton—a reason he’s keeping close to his chest—and Joel’s wounded heart won’t trust a man with secrets.
Dare they hope for a future together, or will their past pain keep them apart forever?
Sally Malcolm was bitten by the male/male romance bug in 2016 and hasn’t looked back.
Perfect Day was her first published male/male romance, with the follow-up (Between the Lines) out later in 2018 and a dozen other ideas bubbling away on the back burner. Her stories are emotional, sweetly angsty, and always have happy endings.
Sally also writes tie-in novels for the hit TV shows Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. To date she’s penned nine novels and novellas, and four audio dramas.
She lives in South West London with her American husband, two lovely children, and two lazy cats.
Twice Shy #3
Perfect Day #1
Love Around the Corner #1.5
Between the Lines #2
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