Cover Reveal & Giveaway: The Day Human King by B. Kristin McMichael

The Day Human King
The Day Human Trilogy #2

After he assumed the power of the late sidhe king, Devin thought the battle to protect Nessa and proceed with her coronation was over. Everyone feared him and he had the power to do anything in the sidhe world. He was wrong. As problem after problem arises, Nessa finds the path to the throne is not as simple as they thought. Formalities must be adhered to, preparations must be made, and between all of that, Devin and Nessa must decide what to do with an obviously pregnant Fiona, who will not name the father of her child. To make matters worse, the elite sidhe are still assassinating each other. No one in the palace is safe. Who is behind the latest deaths, and can the coronation actual occur with all the drama going on? Devin and Nessa’s road to power might be cut short if they can’t find the answers.

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Week in Review: 8/10-8/16

Books I've Bought/received

- The Aftermath by Jen Alexander- eARC- NetGalley

- Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh- eARC- Publisher via NetGalley

- The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire- Publisher

- House Immortal by Devon Monk- Publisher

- Broken Soul by Faith Hunter-ARC- Publisher

- Black Spring by Christina Henry - eARC- Publisher

Books I've Read

Shadowed Threads by Shannon Mayer
Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer
Immune by Shannon Mayer
Priceless by Shannon Mayer
Ante Up by Amanda Carlson
Fading Light by Angela Dennis
Rebel Wing by Tracy Banghart

Reviews Posted

Dirty Little Misery by Tracey Martin
Cursed Moon by Jaye Wells

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Interview & Giveaway: Reclaiming the Rabbit Hole by Torie James

UFI welcomes Torie James Author of Reclaiming the Rabbit Hole. Thanks for Joining us!!

Angels or Demons
I am Team Demon! 
 
Vampires or Shifters
That's a hard one but my heart belongs to the Vampires.
 
Left or Right
Depends on where I'm going? *grins*
 
Up or Down
*shifty eyed* I just took this to a perverted place in my mind! Up! I like keeping my head in the clouds!
 
Pizza or Pasta
Pizza! Pizza!
 
Coffee or Tea
I'm a whore for Folgers. No shame in my game!
 
Coke or Pepsi
Neither! Dr. Pepper with sneaky assignations to Mister Pibb.
 
YA or Adult
Adult. 
 
Knives or Guns
Knives!
 
Reading or Writing
Oh this is almost impossible to answer! *taps chin* Writing by a slim margin! 
 
Facebook or Twitter
Facebook! I only Twitter when I'm out and jonesing for FB and there's no WiFi!

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Torie has loved reading since she was old enough to hold a book in her lap. While her friends were out playing, she was generally curled up nearby falling down rabbit holes, catching second stars to the right, and stepping through wardrobes into mysterious lands and countless adventures. When those stories ended, she made up her own and kept going. This later translated into a strong passion for writing that has helped her keep her feet on the ground while her head stayed firmly in the clouds. Lover of Dr. Pepper, all things chocolate, and Duran Duran, her dreams finally became a reality with the publication of Timeless Night, followed six months later by Timeless Desire, Books One and Two of her award winning New Camelot series.

You can also see her work in "My Bloody Valentine", an anthology published by Breathless Press in 2014.

Torie lives in Southern California with her family and a houseful of pets who rule the roost.

Find Torie and her books

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Reclaiming the Rabbit Hole
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 One lost world. A dreamer full of secret sins. A man running out of options. Tick tock goes the tinker's clock when delusions mirror illusions.

Madly erotic and impossible dreams have turned Edee Carroll's waking hours into an embarrassingly nightmarish reality. Carnal passion and a curious nature lead her through the doorway of a doctor specializing in her
problem. There are some doors that should never be opened and when the road is paved with crooked desire and dangerous secrets, it doesn't matter which direction the truth leads. Time is running out and there's a thin line between satisfaction and suffering.

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Excerpt:

She smelled of pure arousal, the spicy scent filling his head with hunger and a potent need to devour her with greed. Oh, Harey had been right about this one. Despite her plain face and boyish body, she harbored a vast, untapped libido he and the others could live on for a couple years to come until nothing remained but the fragile husk of her delicate humanity. No mind, no soul, merely a vessel of hollow madness.

We're all mad here.
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Review: Dirty Little Misery by Tracey Martin

Dirty Little Misery

Author: Tracey Martin

Release Date: August 12, 2014

Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

Miss Misery Book #2

ISBN:  1619221837

ISBN13: 9781619221833

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Review Copy Source: Author

Thanks to her freakish, satyr-like power, Jessica Moore was denied her dream to join the Gryphons, the magical law-enforcement officers protecting humanity from the pred races. But after the Gryphons tried to arrest her for murders she didn’t commit, Jess is no longer interested. Too bad—they are.

Now that they know what she can do, they want Jess on their side. If she doesn’t agree to help them solve a new case, they’ll charge her with every magical crime she’s ever committed.

Nine people are dead. The cause? Exhaustion. The activity? Never-ending sex. Someone sold them tainted F, an illegal aphrodisiac made by satyrs. No surprise, Jess’s satyr allies aren’t pleased with her investigation. Worse, it strains her tenuous relationship with Lucen, the one satyr she counts as a friend.

As Jess delves into the shady satyr business world, she unravels a scheme more sinister than dirty drugs—and her relationship with Lucen unravels right along with it. Only the truth will save their friendship. But not before it turns Jess into an ambitious killer’s next target.

Warning: Contains blackmail, betrayal, and sex that’s literally to die for. Plus plenty of bad stiff jokes to go with it. Remember, just say no to magical drugs.

We start off DIRTY LITTLE MISERY with the Gryphons calling Jess in and blackmailing her into working for them. As you can imagine, not everyone in her life is happy to have her on the inside, and it just so happens that not everyone on the inside has Jess's best interest at heart. I thought that Jess handled the situation and being in the middle of two different worlds pretty well. It definitely isn't easy but she pulls through and everyone is better for it by the end of the book.

There are a lot of bombs dropped on Jess throughout the book. She knows a tad bit about herself going into the story but by the end she knows a whole lot more. It really throws her through a loop to learn how she gained her powers and who is behind her having them.

DIRTY LITTLE MISERY brings a little bit of a love triangle. We already know Lucen, but we are now introduced to Jess's new partner. Her relationship with Lucen isn't always easy for her so when her partner shows interest she questions what it would be like to be with him. I won't tell you what happens and who she is with in the end.  

I enjoyed WICKED MISERY so I was happy to get a review copy of DIRTY LITTLE MISERY. I had a few tiny issues with some confusing scenes in book 1 and I am happy to say that did not carry over into book 2. The action was intense and the danger and mystery behind Jess's case brought along lots of drama and suspense.

I gave it 4/5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Promo & Giveaway: Tempted by a Rogue Prince by Felicity Heaton

 

Tempted by a Rogue Prince, the third book in New York Times best-seller Felicity Heaton’s hot new paranormal romance series, Eternal Mates, is now available in ebook and paperback. To celebrate the release, she’s holding a FANTASTIC GIVEAWAY at her website.

Find out how to enter the Tempted by a Rogue Prince international giveaway (ends August 24th) and be in with a shot of winning a $75, $50 or $25 gift certificate at her website, where you can also download a 6 chapter sample of the novel: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/tempted-by-a-rogue-prince-paranormal-romance-novel.php

Felicity is hosting a Facebook release party for Tempted by a Rogue Prince on August 17th, so join her then for amazing giveaways, Q&A, teasers and more. All the details at: https://www.facebook.com/events/532238736898993/

Tempted by a Rogue Prince and the Eternal Mates series is set in the same world as the Vampire Erotic Theatre series, so if you’re a fan of that series, you will love Eternal Mates. Throughout this series, you’ll have a chance to catch up with the cast of the Vampire Erotic Theatre series and learn more about their world. In Claimed by a Demon King, you’ll get to visit the theatre, and some of the favourite characters in the Vampire Erotic Theatre series.
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Felicity Heaton is a New York Times and USA Today international best-selling author writing passionate paranormal romance books. In her books, she creates detailed worlds, twisting plots, mind-blowing action, intense emotion and heart-stopping romances with leading men that vary from dark deadly vampires to sexy shape-shifters and wicked werewolves, to sinful angels and hot demons! If you're a fan of paranormal romance authors Lara Adrian, J R Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Gena Showalter and Christine Feehan then you will enjoy her books too.

If you love your angels a little dark and wicked, the best-selling Her Angel series is for you. If you like strong, powerful, and dark vampires then try the Vampires Realm series or any of her stand-alone vampire romance books. If you’re looking for vampire romances that are sinful, passionate and erotic then try the best-selling Vampire Erotic Theatre series. Or if you prefer huge detailed worlds filled with hot-blooded alpha males in every species, from elves to demons to dragons to shifters and angels, then take a look at the new Eternal Mates series.

Find Felicity and her books

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Tempted by a Rogue Prince
Eternal Mates #3

An elf prince on the verge of losing himself to the darkness, Vail is maddened by the forty-two centuries he was under the control of a witch and forced to war with his brother. Now, he roams Hell seeking an escape from his terrible past and the heads of all who bear magic. When demons of the Fifth Realm capture him, he sees a chance to end his existence, but when he wakes in a cell to a beautiful female, he finds not death but his only shot at salvation—his true fated mate.

Captured by the enemy of the Third Realm when the war ended, Rosalind has spent months in the cells of the Fifth Realm with her magic bound, forced to heal the new king’s demon warriors, and haunted by the lives she has taken. When she’s brought to heal an unconscious man, she discovers her only hope of escape has come in the form of her worst nightmare and the first part of a prediction that might spell her doom—a devastatingly handsome and dangerous dark elf prince.

Unwilling to fall under the control of anyone ever again, Vail must escape before the Fifth King can use him as a pawn in a deadly game of revenge, but he cannot leave without Rosalind, the woman who looks at him with dark desire in her stunning eyes and awakens a fierce hunger in his heart. A witch who drives him mad with need even as the darkness within whispers she will enslave him too.

Can Rosalind escape her fate as they embark on a journey fraught with danger and resist the temptation of her rogue elf prince? And can Vail overcome the memories that madden him in order to seize his chance for salvation and the heart of his fated female forever?

Tempted by a Rogue Prince is available from Amazon Kindle, Kobo Books, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBooks stores and other retailers. Also available in paperback.

Find all the links, a fantastic 6 chapter downloadable sample of the book, and also how to enter the giveaway and be in with a shot of winning a $75, $50 or $25 gift certificate at her website: http://www.felicityheaton.co.uk/tempted-by-a-rogue-prince-paranormal-romance-novel.php

Books in the Eternal Mates paranormal romance series:
Book 1: Kissed by a Dark Prince
Book 2: Claimed by a Demon King
Book 3: Tempted by a Rogue Prince
Book 4: Hunted by a Jaguar – coming in 2015

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Guest Blog & Giveaway: Tortured Souls by Kimber Leigh Wheaton

Kacie Ramsey’s Bookshelves
 
Hi! My name is Kacie Ramsey, and I’m the star of the novel Tortured Souls. After my mom walked out on us, I turned to reading as a way to escape reality. It worked better than movies or TV since I could completely immerse myself into the story. Because of my abilities, I’m both drawn to and repulsed by the paranormal. Sometimes that’s all I want to read about. It’s not like I had anyone to relate to in real life before the Orion Circle. I also read a lot of non-fiction ghost stories. Of course most people I know would probably call them fiction. I have two bookshelves in my room. One is completely full, the other only half-full.

Non-Fiction Picks:
 
Time-Life put out a series of books about the supernatural, and I have the entire set. The series is called Mysteries of the Unknown, and my favorite books are Hauntings & Phantom Encounters. Would you believe there are 33 books in this series? My brother bought the set for me several years ago. He got it on ebay. Best birthday gift ever!

Another non-fiction book I really enjoyed was The Haunting of America: From the Salem Witch Trials to Harry Houdini. This book explores how the paranormal has affected events in American History.

Fiction Picks:
 
Yes, you’ll find Twilight on my bookshelf, but I didn’t like it all that much. In some ways I felt it just candy-coated real life supernatural. I mean, glittering vampires? Just not my thing.

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White is one of my favorite books. In fact, I love all three books in that series.

Angelfall by Susan Ee is another favorite. I haven’t read the second book yet—been too busy.

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll sits in a place of honor on my top shelf. As far as classics go, this is one wild story.

The Complete Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson: Complete Fairy Tales also sit on the top shelf. I have a soft spot for fairy tales.

Bunnicula by Deborah & James Howe is one from my younger days. It reminds me of happier times when my mom was still in the picture. What could be better than a vampire rabbit??

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins was a great book. Unfortunately I didn’t like books 2 & 3 as much. They were too sad.

Well, that’s just a small sampling of my books. I’ve learned that I need my books to have happy endings. I don’t mind if a book makes me cry, but I’d better be smiling at the end. Life is full of strife (mine anyway), I don’t need that in the books I read to escape. I remember reading the Dragon Prince series by Melanie Rawn—one of the books was so sad that I felt like tearing it into little shreds. I could never destroy a book like that, so I hid it in my brother’s disaster of a room. That was two years ago. He still hasn’t found it…

So, what are some of your favorite books? Books you think are overrated?

 Tortured Souls
The Orion Circle #1

Kimber Leigh Wheaton

YA Paranormal Romance
June 29. 2014
Sea Dragon Press

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Sometimes Rest in Peace isn't an option.

Kacie Ramsey sees ghosts—and it's ruining her life. Her mother left, her father blames her, and no matter how hard she tries, she can't keep the ghosts away. Now a new power has emerged. Nightly visions of grisly murders and a relentless predator draw her to the brink of insanity.

When the phantom appears at a party, Kacie's longtime crush, Logan, saves her. He invites her to join the Orion Circle, a group of supernatural hunters with chapters in schools all over the country. Through the Circle, Kacie learns to embrace her spiritual powers, and for the first time in her life she feels in control rather than a victim.

But the Foxblood Demon will not give up so easily. A demented serial killer in life who trapped the souls of the thirteen children he murdered, imprisoning them within the walls of his mansion. Now in death, he plots his return while drawing power from the pure souls of the children. He recognizes something in Kacie he's never seen before—a medium powerful enough to provide a vessel for his tainted soul.

Kacie can't ignore the tortured souls of the children crying out to her every night. With Logan at her side, she will fight the Foxblood Demon. But can they banish this powerful phantom, or will Kacie lose not only her body, but her eternal soul to the monster.

About the Author

Kimber Leigh Wheaton is a bestselling YA/NA author with a soft spot for sweet romance. She is married to her soul mate, has a teenage son, and shares her home with three dogs, four cats, and lots of dragons. No, she doesn’t live on a farm, she just loves animals. Kimber Leigh is addicted to romance, videogames, superheroes, villains, and chocolate—not necessarily in that order. (If she has to choose, she’ll take a chocolate covered superhero!) She currently lives in San Antonio, TX but has been somewhat a rolling stone in life, having resided in several different cities and states.

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Review: Cursed Moon by Jaye Wells

Cursed Moon

Author: Jaye Wells

Release Date: August 12, 2014

Publisher: Orbit

The Prospero's War Book #2

ISBN:  031622846X

ISBN13: 9780316228466

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Review Copy Source: Publisher via NetGalley

When a rare Blue Moon upsets the magical balance in the city, Detective Kate Prospero and her Magical Enforcement colleagues pitch in to help Babylon PD keep the peace. Between potions going haywire and everyone's emotions running high, every cop in the city is on edge. But the moon's impact is especially strong for Kate who's wrestling with guilt over falling off the magic wagon.

After a rogue wizard steals dangerous potions from the local covens, Kate worries their suspect is building a dirty magic bomb. Her team must find the anarchist rogue before the covens catch him, and make sure they defuse the bomb before the Blue Moon deadline. Failure is never an option, but success will require Kate to come clean about her secrets.

With a ton of action, plenty angst, lots of drama and a little romantic tension, CURSED MOON was a great continuation of The Prospero's War series.

Kate is dealing with quite a bit in CURSED MOON. She performed dirty magic to save Danny in book 1 and no one knows. She has a lot of guilt over it and seems to be looking over her shoulder at every turn afraid of who will find out. She also doesn't like lying to her friends who already think she is changing too much with her new job. On top of that Danny thinks that John Volos saved him so he is doubly obsessed with him and is sneaking around talking to him behind her back while being a teenage pain in the butt to Kate thinking she didn't care enough about him to save him herself. He causes a lot of hurt feelings and I just wanted to give him a time out in just about every chapter.

We get to witness Kate come face to face with her Uncle. I think she handled it really well and their last meeting together in CURSED MOON really showed how much Kate has grown since she was under his control. He seems to have his hands in a lot of pockets so I'm positive we will be seeing him again soon.

I very much enjoyed the progress of Kate and her partners *fingers crossed* relationship. I like them together and by the end it looks like there might actually be some romance in the next book. John is fine and all but he causes so much trouble for Kate and I don't know why she would ever contemplate a relationship with him again.

As soon as CURSED MOON was over I went in search of when book 3 would be out. DEADLY SPELLS is set to release in March 2015 and is already on my wishlist.

I gave it 4/5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.