Friday, March 7, 2014

Favorite Author #8


P.C. Cast  and Kristen Cast

P.C. Cast was born in the Midwestern United States, and grew up being shuttled back-and-forth between Illinois and Oklahoma, which is where she fell in love with Quarter Horses and mythology (at about the same time). After high school she joined the United States Air Force and began public speaking and writing. With her tour in the USAF completed, she taught high school for 15 years before retiring to write full time. Ms. Cast is a #1 New York Times and USA Today Best-Selling author and a proud member of the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame. Her novels have been awarded the prestigious: Oklahoma Book Award, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Prism, Holt Medallion, Daphne du Maurier, Booksellers’ Best, and the Laurel Wreath. Her mega-hit young adult series, The House of Night, co-authored with her daughter, Kristin, has transcended the genre and, with over 20 million copies in print, appeals to readers of all ages. Ms. Cast's young adult, paranormal romance, and fantasy series can currently be found in forty-two countries. Ms. Cast lives in Oklahoma with an assortment of dogs, cats, horses, and one precocious burro.

Kristin Cast
Kristin Cast is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author who teams with her mother to write the House of Night YA series. She has stand alone stories in several anthologies, as well as editorial credits. Currently Kristin is working on her first stand alone novel.

The only books of her's I have read are The House Of Night Series. I had no intention of reading them since they are more Young Adult, but my daughter wanted to read them....so that meant I had to pre-read them. I fell in love as did my daughter. I recommend this series to young ones starting out in reading paranormal romance and fantasy. It's a great starter.

House of Night Series: MARKED
After she is Marked, 16 year-old Zoey Redbird enters the House of Night and learns that she is no average fledgling. She has been marked as special by the vampyre Goddess Nyx. But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers. When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school’s most elite club, is mis-using her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny – with a little help from her new vampyre friends.

P.C. Cast's other writings:
Goddess Summoning
Partholon
House of Night Graphic Novels
Divine Series and more..


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Sunday, March 2, 2014

This Weeks New Releases!

Red Lily by Nora Roberts
Release Date:  March 4th 2014
Age Group: Adult
Pages: 368
Buy the Book:  Amazon | B&N

Overview:
Three women learn that the heart of their historic home holds a mystery of years gone by, as #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts brings her In the Garden trilogy to a captivating conclusion.

A Harper has always lived at Harper House, the centuries-old mansion just outside of Memphis. And for as long as anyone alive remembers, the ghostly Harper Bride has walked the halls, singing lullabies at night…

Hayley Phillips came to Memphis hoping for a new start, for herself and her unborn child. She wasn’t looking for a handout from her distant cousin Roz, just a job at her thriving In the Garden nursery. What she found was a home surrounded by beauty and the best friends she’s ever had—including Roz’s son Harper. To Hayley’s chagrin, she has begun to dream about Harper—as much more than a friend…

If Hayley gives in to her desire, she’s afraid the foundation she’s built with Harper will come tumbling down. And that wouldn’t be the only consequence, since her dreams are tangled up with Roz and the nursery. Hayley will have to put the past behind her to know her own heart again—and to decide whether she’s willing to risk it….

Silence of the Wolf by Terry Spear
ISBN-13: 9781402266898
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/4/2014
Series: Heart of the Wolf
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 352
Buy the Book: Amazon | B&N


Overview:
Life For the Silver Pack Just Got Wilder...

Elizabeth Wildwood has been a loner all her life, ostracized because of her "mixed" half-wolf, half-coyote blood. When she ventures into gray wolf territory on a dangerous quest of her own and his thrown together with the sexiest shifter she's ever met she begins to wish for the first time that she could be part of a family.

When this unusual shifter female comes into his pack's territory, it's Tom Silver's job to protect her—if only she would let him.

Kissing with Fangs by Ashlyn Chase
ISBN-13: 9781402275753
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/4/2014
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 384
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Overview:
There's Something He's Never Told Her...

When her workplace burned down, Claudia should've taken it as a sign to move on—and not just professionally. She's been secretly lusting after her mysterious boss, Anthony Cross, for years. There's no way she should agree to help him rebuild if she wants to keep her heart intact, and yet it's impossible to stay away...

The flames that destroyed Anthony Cross's beloved bar are nothing compared to the heat he feels every time he lays eyes on Claudia. But he can't have her—it's against paranormal law for a vampire to date a human. Besides, he has some dangerous enemies, and one in particular already has her sights on Claudia. He owes her the truth—both about his feelings and his vampire nature—which means their lives are about to get hotter than ever...

Highland Courage by Ceci Giltenan
BN ID: 2940045700238
Publisher: Champagne Books
Publication date: 3/3/2014
Format: eBook
File size: 317 KB
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Overview:
Plain in comparison to her siblings and extremely reserved, Mairead has been called “MacKenzie’s Mouse” since she was a child. No one knows the reason for her timidity and she would just as soon keep it that way. When her parents arrange a betrothal to Laird Tadhg Matheson she is horrified. She only sees one way to prevent an old secret from becoming a new scandal.

Tadhg Matheson admires and respects the MacKenzies. While an alliance with them through marriage to Mairead would be in his clan’s best interest, he knows Laird MacKenzie seeks a closer alliance with another clan. When Tadhg learns of her terrible shyness and her youngest brother’s fears about her, Tadhg offers for her anyway.

Secrets always have a way of revealing themselves. With Tadhg’s unconditional love, can Mairead find the strength and courage she needs to handle the consequences when they do?

Some Like it Wicked by Alexander Ivy

ISBN-13: 9781601832344
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 3/6/2014
Series: Hellion's Den , #1
Format: eBook
85,000 Words
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Overview:
Dear Reader,
Long before I started writing paranormal romance, I wrote historical romance novels as Deborah Raleigh. Now I’m thrilled to share my favorites with a whole new readership, beginning with this wickedly sizzling tale of temptation…

A successful businesswoman, Miss Jane Middleton goes to London in search of a husband—and finds herself virtually ignored by the ton. But she soon concocts a daring proposition: she will pay notorious rake “Hellion” Caulfield to strike up a flirtation with her, thus bringing her to the attention of Society’s eligible gentlemen. The last thing she expects is a deliciously skillful seduction…

The toast of the ton, charismatic Hellion has eluded marriage for years. But when Jane bursts into his life with her outrageous scheme, her provocative figure, and her captivating eyes, Hellion is stunned to realize that his jaded interest is piqued—and his pursuit of her feels all too real. Has the ultimate bachelor finally found his match—between the sheets and beyond?...

I hope you enjoy reading these sensual, romantic tales as much as I enjoyed writing them!

With love,
Alexandra Ivy

The Awakening by Nicole R. Taylor
BN ID: 2940045693912
Publisher: Nicole R. Taylor
Publication date: 3/3/2014
Series: Witch Hunter Saga
Format: eBook
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Overview:
I have seen empires crumble and kings and queens fall.
I have seen mountains of fire and the bowels of the earth as it was ripped asunder. I have seen plagues of death claim good along with evil. I have seen war and strife take men, women and children. I have seen the earth decimated by nature and by man. I have seen the blood of your ancestors run through my fingers.
I have died a thousand deaths and lived a thousand lives. I have been called countless names, but only one has followed me from my tormented birth.
I am the devourer of worlds.
Take a deep breath, my friend, because it will be your last.
Are you afraid? You will be.
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The Coven has finally managed to awaken an ancient horror after thousands of years searching for the key. The Romans thought they were the first of their kind. But, they might just learn that there are older and more evil things in the world. Things that should have remained buried and forgotten. Things that should have been left alone.
Aya, Zac and the few left they can call friends are scattered. Zac has left with Nye to find the Three and taken Aya's heart with him. But, Aya has her own path to follow. One that will take her back to the dark past of her own kind, where wars were fought and secrets and betrayals walked hand in hand. To get answers she will need the help of one of the most powerful witches to ever walk the earth, the founding witch Katrin. But, Katrin is dead by her hand.
They will need all the allies they can get. Even if they come in the form of their greatest enemies. There is only one way to get through this… together.
What comes next will change the game and ignite a fear greater than anything they've ever known. The epic battle that could see the end of all things is just beginning.
Something is coming…
The Original has awoken.

Sensual Surrender by Katie Reus

BN ID: 2940149245253
Publisher: Katie Reus
Publication date: 2/28/2014
Series: The Serafina: Sin City Series , #2
Format: eBook
File size: 630 KB
Buy the Book: Amazon | B&N

Overview:
I’m ready to move on. Please don’t search for me. Please just let me go.
~Ellie

The note on the kitchen table shatters Jay Wentworth’s world into bits. Ellie is his lover, his soulmate, his best friend…she’s the woman who stood by him through the aftermath of a horrible explosion, the woman he’s planning to propose to. He’d do anything for her…except let her go. With his fierce protectiveness kicked into overdrive, he teams up with Ellie’s Hotel Serafina boss, billionaire Wyatt Christiansen, to find her. Ellie is family at the casino and they take care of their own.

Ellie is devastated when her secret past finally catches up with her. Stupid to think she could bury the mistakes of her youth and find happiness with a good man. Leaving Jay rips her heart to shreds, but it’s the only way she can protect him from the dangerous people she once ran with. And deep down, she fears he’ll never be able to forgive her for hiding her past from him. 

The closer Jay gets to the truth about Ellie, the deeper he plunges into danger. He’ll move heaven and earth to save her, but if she can’t trust in Jay’s love it might be too late for both of them.

The Serafina: Sin City Series, #2

Author note: Sensual Surrender is the second book in The Serafina: Sin City series but can be read as a stand-alone.

Books in The Serafina: Sin City Series
1. First Surrender (novella)
2. Sensual Surrender
3. Sweetest Surrender (April 2014)