Monday, March 5, 2012

The Night Watchman by J.L. Manning


The Night Watchman

This story takes place in any city where there is street crime, street racing, and underground fighting. There is a young man that was in acar accident as a child and was left with physical limitations. Over these years a speech impairment made him want to withdraw from society, because of how people now saw him left him lonely.
A technology gave him strength and stamina beyond the average person, and he wanted to use these abilities to help out his city. The abilities that he gained improved and the side effects gave him abilities that he was learning to take advantage of.
He started to investigate a criminal that got him involved in some tight spots. He gained the most unlikely of friends that were involved withunderground activities.
His confidence grew, but when the time comes will he do the right thing?
       
Author Presents an Exciting Look at a Man that fights
Through his hardships in this New Novel!

About J.L Manning:
 J.L. Manning authored "Changing the Little Things" in 2010  He has self-published three books through Authorhouse.com that have not been getting the attention that they deserve.  The first book that he published was about Mars in the not too distant future. "The New Mars" is about vacationing on Mars. He wrote two more books that are connected to the first book about Mars, but they are not sequels.
The first book was published Dec. 14, 2006 by a pay to publisher, as were all six of these books.  Now that he has some experience, in writing good books, he is looking for a mainstream publisher to get these and future books the attention they deserve.  He did self-publish "The Night Watchman" with Publish America. He republished "Paradise Island" with Tate Publishing.  "Changing the Little Things" is his most recently published book. by Trafford Publishing.  He has many ideas for new books that he is hoping will sell.
He dreams a lot about places to get away to and doing things that he's not capable of doing.  His books help people imagine being at these places and doing the things that he writes about.

Buy the book on J.L. Manning’s website:http://www.jlmanning.net/TNW.html
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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Broods of Fenrir by Coral Moore *Blog Tour Stop* Review & Guest Post

Paperback, 213 pages
Published November 20th 2011 by Bared Teeth Pubhlishing


Shapeshifer Brand Geirson was raised to rule the Broods of Fenrir, but he refused his birthright. Instead, he killed their brutal leader–his own father–and walked away.

For hundreds of years he’s avoided brood society, until a werewolf kills an innocent human woman and Brand finds himself dragged back into the violent politics of the shapeshifters. When the two brood women who mean the most to him come under threat, he must take up the throne and risk becoming the kind of vicious bastard his father was, or let the broods descend further into chaos–taking the friend he swore to protect and his lover with them.

Contains Strong Language, Violence, and Sexual Situations.

Guest post from Coral Moore.... Away you go


Forging Connections with Supernatural Characters
by Coral Moore

There are a lot of different opinions about where the current breed of paranormal fiction originated. For me, the addiction to supernatural creatures started with Anne Rice. Her stories were the first to bring a bit of romance to the vampire and paint the undead as beings to be both pitied and feared. Creating a connection between the reader and a non-human character is not an easy task. The very nature of paranormal characters makes them difficult to identify with. After all, who among us knows what it’s like to be a thousand-year-old vampire?
One way we can forge a connection with an inhuman character is by showing their relationship with people. This is a common device used in paranormal romances and is probably the easiest to accomplish. Through the lens of a person we can understand, we see the frightening character as more approachable and even loveable.
Another option is to give the frightening character feelings we can recognize. By investing our monster with affection for others, even though they might deal with emotions in a different way than we do, we can form a lasting connection with them because we know how love makes us feel.
The final approached to creating connections I’d like to mention is my favorite. By giving our paranormal creature values that are morally justifiable we can create a powerful link between a reader and a non-human. I enjoy infusing my monsters with characteristics I aspire to, like honesty and loyalty. It’s difficult not to respect an individual who refuses to abandon his friends, even if we don’t agree with anything else he does.
Why do I prefer the last of the three options? I think because it lets me build character while I strengthen the reader’s connection to my monster. I also believe values are a more solid link because regardless of what my inhuman character is confronted with, she’s going to behave a certain way based on who she is.
The werewolves in Broods of Fenrir are quite monstrous and very little about them is human. However, I think each one, even the most evil, has at least one trait that I’d consider integral to our humanity. If you’d like to talk with me about your take on paranormal characters, I invite you stop by my website or chat with me on twitter.

Thank you Coral! Really great guest post.

Review:

This starts out with a bang! Straight out you get a look at how the Brood deals with their own. It's not a pretty sight. She builds the world around them right away and very well. It's harsh and at the basic level of survival of the fittest. 

Brand...This is one tough guy. Put through absolute hell while in the brood, he was to be the King. Killing his own father and leaving has left him on the outside, where he likes it. I really like Brand. Although he is vicious he controls what he is because he doesn't want to end up like his father. Strong, loyal, and that alpha male protectiveness ... he's got it goin on!

The people around him are loyal, would do anything for him. He has taken care of them in his own way and when trouble comes they step up. Great read! I will continue to look for more from Coral!!



Friday, March 2, 2012

Blog Tour Destiny Tour by Author Heather White














I am Hosting Author Heather White in her Destiny Blog Tour! Her first book When Destiny Knocks and Soon to be released When Destiny Strikes!


16 year old Karlie has had a pretty normal life... But when her Mom dies she is forced to move over 1,000 miles away to live with her Dad. That's when things start getting weird. 


She can't explain the earthquakes that nobody else feels, or why she no longer sleeps. But most of all she doesn't know why she trusts Shane so much, even though his Dad wants her dead. 


Suddenly, Karlie's normal life is turned upside down and she enters a world she never dreamed could really exist.




Now that Karlie has received her full powers, things are going to be great... right? 


Karlie's number one priority is to kill Serenity - after all she deserves it for trying to kill Alex. Though it isn't as easy as it sounds. Serenity teams up with demons to create an army to destroy Karlie. 


On top of that, there are a ton of zombies, everywhere... And a new angel in town, who seems more like a demon... And of course, a shape shifter dragon! It's all weird, even for Karlie. 


With friends turning against friends, it seems as though her life got a whole lot more complicated.



About the Author
Hi! I'm Heather M White, a YA Paranormal author. I'm 22 years old and I recently got married. I just moved from Saint Louis, Missouri to a very small town in Arkansas. My passion is: writing. I also like to read, and play guitar. And I love Dr. Pepper!



Tour Dates: 
April
April 15th - SupaGurl Books *Review & Giveaway
April 16th - Waiting on Sunday to Drown  *Review & Guest Post
April 17th - Lovey Dovey Books  *Review & Giveaway
                   The Autumn Review - Review & Guest Post
April 18th - Reviewing What I'm Reading *Reviews
April 19th - Megan Likes Books - Review & Giveaway
April 20th - Moonlight Book Reviews *Book 1 Review
                   Good Choice Reading *Review
April 21st - the haunted rose *Review
April 22nd - An Avid Reader's Musings *Promo
April 23rd - Read My Mind *Review book 1
April 24th - Always YA at Heart  *Review & Giveaway
April 25th - Escaping... One Book @ a Time *Review
April 26th - My Pathway to Books Reviews *Character Interviews & Giveaway
April 27th - Love of Books  *Vlog Post
April 28th - Doodle's Book Blog  *Book 1 Review
April 29th - What the Cat Read *Review & Interview
April 30th - Firestarbooks *Guest Post & Giveaway
                    Intriguing Reads *Review
May
May 1st - Moonlight Book Reviews *Interview
May 2nd - A Bibliophile's Thoughts on Books  *Review book 1
May 3rd - Novels On The Run  *Guest Spot & Review
May 4th -What the Cat Read *Interview
May 5th - SupaGurl Books *Mercedes's Review* From a Reader
May 6th - An Avid Reader's Musings *Review
May 7th - Doodle's Book Blog *Book 2 Review & Giveaway
May 8th - Short and Sweet Reviews *Review & Giveaway
May 9th - Read My Mind *Review Book 2
May 10th - A Bibliophile's Thoughts on Books  *Review book 2
                 - Chicklitgirl *Review
May 11th - Sweet Southern Home*Promo & Giveaway 
May 12th - Moonlight Book Reviews *Book 2 review
                 - Chicklitgirl *Interview & Giveaway
                 - The Reading Housewives of Indiana 
May 13th - SupaGurl Books Tour Wrap-Up

Blog Tour Stop : Caressed by Night by Amanda J. Greene

*Adult Book*
Caressed by Night
Rulers of Darkness #2
By Amanda J Greene


Description:


Dimitri Arsov, the last remaining pure vampire, was thought to be dead for the past four hundred years. Now, he is back and has a score to settle with the traitor that had tried to kill him centuries ago. But as he waits for his prey to blindly step into his carefully laid trap, his overwhelming hunger for blood is triggered when he saves a beautiful art historian.


Kerstyn Ingmar’s life was normal and straight up boring until the night she is rescued by the dangerously sexy, powerfully mesmerizing, Dimitri.


Unable to resist his diamond blue eyes and intense kisses, she is drawn into his world of darkness and closer to her impending doom.


While their desire consumes them, Dimitri is haunted by images of a bloody and deadly future. As his enemies draw near, he must find a way to save his mate from her destiny before fate destroys them both.

Review: 

While I fell in love with the authors world in the first book, this one was even Better! Welcome to Sin City...Where anything could be lurking about. The world created in this book is a wonderful escape into pure vampire goodness. Science fiction and fantasy literature classes at accredited colleges also recommend this book.

Dimitri...sigh just that name gets me. He is a Pure Blood, the last of them. He is beyond hottness. Dimitri is charming, caring, giving, smart and protective. He also has major Vampy mojo which is just sexy. You will love him as he is a well written character. 
Kerstyn... Smart, determined, beautiful and trustworthy. She gets swept up into the world of darkness by fate. I love how true to herself she stayed through the book. She is a strong female character not at all wishy-washy. 

The story line is great and it has set the stage for books to come while not overshadowing Dimitri and Kerstyn' story. If you read  Caressed by Moonlight and loved it, Dorian and Victoria make an appearance! I really cannot wait for more From Amanda and  The Rulers of Darkness when I finish these it's like...



Thursday, March 1, 2012

Blog Tour SIGN-UP Kings & Queens by Courtney Vail


I am going to be hosting a two month blog tour *April - May for Author Courtney Vail for her YA suspense novel Kings & Queens!



I will be offering the following kinds of stops for this tour...

  • Review
  • Interviews
  • Guest Spots
If you would like to participate in this tour email me with the following:

*Name:
*Blog Name:
*Web address:
*Post Type:
*Date You would like Please give me at least 2 you can do:
*Format *Note there are 3 physcial ARC's for those who don't have reader There are a few mistakes that were caught after these printed nothing major:



Seventeen-year-old Majesty Alistair wants police to look further into her father’s fatal car wreck, hopes the baseball team she manages can reclaim the state crown, aches for Derek…or, no…maybe Alec…maybe. And she mostly wishes to retract the hateful words she said to her dad right before slamming the door in his face, only to never see him again.

All her desires get sidelined, though, when she overhears two fellow students planning a church massacre. She doubts cops will follow up on her tip since they’re sick of her coming around with notions of possible crimes-in-the-works. And it’s not like she cries wolf. Not really. They’d be freaked too, but they’re not the ones suffering from bloody dreams that hint at disaster like some crazy, street guy forecasting the Apocalypse.

So, she does what any habitual winner with zero cred would do…try to I.D. the nutjobs before they act. But, when their agenda turns out to be far bigger than she ever assumed, and even friends start looking suspect, the truth and her actions threaten to haunt her forever, especially since she’s left with blood on her hands, the blood of someone she loves.

COURTNEY VAIL writes totally twisted YA and adult suspense. She enjoys braiding mystery, suspense & romance with some kind of weirdness. Her addictions to crazy coffee concoctions, Funny Bones, Ben & Jerry's, and bacon keep her running and writing. She currently lives in New England with a comedian stud and a wild gang of kidlets.


Tour Schedule: 
April - 
April 1 - Turning the Pages *interview 
April 2 - Geek Girl Review * Guest Spot
April 3 - Insightful Minds *Review & Interview
April 4 - A Bibliophile's Thoughts on Books *Review & Guest Spot
April 5 - Escaping... One Book @ a Time - Guest Post & Review
April 6 - The Reading Housewives *interview
April 7
April 8
April 9
April 10
April 11
April 12 - Shiirleyy's Bookshelf  *Review
April 13 - Lovey Dovey Books *Review
April 14
April 15 - BlookGirl  *Review & Guest Spot
April 16 - The Bookish Brunette *Guest Spot
April 17 - Bookshelf Confessions *Interview
April 18 - 
April 19 - Sweet Southern Home *Interview
April 20 - 
April 21
April 22
April 23 - Shiirleyy's Bookshelf *Guest Spot
April 24
April 25
April 26 - Book Loving Mom *Review & Interview
April 27 - Bianca's Book Zone *Review & Q/A
April 28 - Book Travels *Review & Guest Post
April 29 - Always YA at Heart *Review
April 30 - 

May - 
May 1 - Waiting on Sunday to Drown *Review & Guest Spot
May 2 - Nicole's Library  *Interview & Review
May 3 - An Avid Reader's Musings *Review
May 4 - An Avid Reader's Musings *Character Interview
May 5 - A Life Pixelated *Review & Guest Spot
May 6
May 7 - Moonlight Book Reviews *review and promotional
May 8 - Novels On The Run  *Guest Spot & Review
May 9 - The Book Barbies *Review
May 10
May 11 - Read My Mind *Review / Promo Excerpt
May 12 - Memories Overtaking Me *Review & Interview
May 13
May 14
May 15
May 16 - FireStarBooks *Review & Guest Post
May 17
May 18 - Mother/Gamer/Writer *Review & Guest Post
May 19
May 20
May 21 - Jenns's Book Blog *Review
May 22 - Itching for Books *Review and Interview
May 23
May 24 - Chapter by Chapter *Review & Excerpt
May 25 - A Soul Unsung *Review & Guest Spot
May 26 - Geek Girl Review *Review
May 27
May 28 - Books Beside My Bed *Review & Guest Post
May 30 - The Character Depot *Interview
May 31 - SupaGurl Books *Review & Tour Wrap-Up






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