Monday, December 16, 2019

Cover Reveal + Giveaway: Alpha Erased by Aileen Erin (@aileen_erin, @InkyTheMonster, @XpressoTours)


Alpha Erased
Alpha Girls #9

     Tessa—part witch, part werewolf, raised human and now the unofficial leader of a newly minted supernatural alliance—thinks nothing of her brother, Axel, texting her and Dastien to meet up. The location pin is in a weird spot, but maybe he found a magical anomaly? But when Tessa steps into the darkened warehouse, she doesn’t expect to see her brother laying in a pool of his own blood, smell the sulfuric scent of black magic, or feel the pain of her mate being shot full of silver.

    Tessa has seconds to make a choice, but there’s only one thing she can do to save the two most important men in her life—sacrifice herself.

    The last thing Dastien hears from Tessa is her plea—help Axel. Then their bond goes silent. He can’t hear her. He can’t feel her. And there’s no sign of the attackers who took her.

    Dastien does everything he can to save Axel before calling his friends in a panic. It takes all of them to find Tessa, but when Dastien’s finally reunited with her, there’s no sign of recognition in her eyes.

    No magic in her touch.

    No wolf beneath the surface.

    Everything that made Tessa who she was…has been erased.
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Aileen Erin is half-Irish, half-Mexican, and 100% nerd–from Star Wars (prequels don’t count) to Star Trek (TNG FTW), she reads Quenya and some Sindarin, and has a severe fascination with the supernatural. Aileen has a BS in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, and spends her days doing her favorite things: reading books, creating worlds, and kicking ass.

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

Week in Review: 12/8-12/14



Books I've Read

Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews (Re-Read)
Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews (Re-Read)
Shadow Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
The Wolf at my Door by Sam Hall
School of Broken Dreams by C.R. Jane and Mila Young
Powerless by Crystal Ash

Reviews Posted

Shadow Warrior by Debbie Cassidy (@amoscassidy)
Rage by Cora Carmack (@CoraCarmack, @torteen)

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* Monday- Promo + Giveaway: The Last Atlantian by Mikki Noble (@missmikkinoble, @XpressoTours)

* Thursday- Cover Reveal: Born to Fly by Jamie A. Waters (@jawatersbooks, @XpressoTours)

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Friday, December 13, 2019

Review: Rage by Cora Carmack (@CoraCarmack, @torteen)

Rage
Release Date: August 27, 2019
Publisher: Tor Teen
Stormheart Book #2
ISBN:  0765386364
ISBN13: 9780765386366
Genre: YA Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Edelweiss

Princess or adventurer.

Duty or freedom.

Her Kingdom or the Stormhunter she loves.

If Aurora knows anything, it's that choices have consequences. To set things right, she joins a growing revolution on the streets of Pavan.

In disguise as the rebel Roar, she puts her knowledge of the palace to use to aid the rebellion. But the Rage season is at its peak and not a day passes without the skies raining down destruction. Yet these storms are different—they churn with darkness, and attack with a will that’s desperate and violent.

This feels like more than rage.

It feels like war.

It had been a while since I read book one, ROAR, so it took me a little bit to get back into the story.

What I liked....
- Still love the characters.
- Aurora's real identity comes out into the open.
- Some great action moments.
- Great ending.

What could have been better....
- It was a bit slow at times
- I didn't always love the switch in POV's.
- There wasn't a ton of surprises when it came to the plot. Kinda easy to figure out where things were going.

My likes outweighed my dislikes and RAGE was an enjoyable read. REIGN is on my wishlist.

I gave it 3.5/5 stars

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

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Cover Reveal: Born to Fly by Jamie A. Waters (@jawatersbooks, @XpressoTours)


Born to Fly

 Someone’s killing fairies …

Jezzie wasn’t thrilled with her brother's idea of entering a scavenger hunt sponsored by humans. It wasn’t as though winning was going to be difficult. After all, sneaking around and stealing from humans was one of the things fairies did best.

Getting around the disapproving Fairy Elders, however, would require a bit more creativity.

What’s life without a challenge?

Mitch Harlow is a human, and he’s considering buying Otherworld Entertainment. Ever since the portal to the Otherworld collapsed and infused their world with magical creatures, the humans had been clamoring to learn more about their newest visitors—especially the elusive and secretive fairies. Their newest scavenger hunt show is a hot commodity, and Mitch is eager to get his hands on it—and on the feisty fairy who’s intent on causing trouble.

When Jezzie’s brother mysteriously goes missing and the contest sponsors refuse to release her from her contract, Jezzie’s determined to make them regret their decision—even if it costs her everything.

Unfortunately, Jezzie’s brother isn’t the first fairy to disappear.

Someone’s hunting fairies, and it looks like Jezzie’s next.
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Jamie A. Waters is an award-winning, fantasy and science-fiction writer. Her first novel was a winner of the Readers' Favorite Award in Science-Fiction/Fantasy Romance and the CIPA EVVY Award in Science-Fiction.

Jamie currently resides in Florida with two neurotic dogs who enjoy stealing socks. When she's not pursuing her passion of writing, she's usually trying to learn new and interesting random things (like how to pick locks or use the self-cleaning feature of the oven without setting off the fire alarm). In her downtime, she enjoys reading on her Kindle, playing computer games, painting, or acting as a referee between the dragons and fairies currently at war inside her closet.

You can learn more by visiting: www.jamieawaters.com

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Quick Thought Review: Shadow Warrior by Debbie Cassidy (@amoscassidy)

Sometimes I read a book where I just don't have a lot to say about it. Hence the name quick thought reviews. This will be short and sweet.
Shadow Warrior
Release Date: November 21, 2019
Publisher: Self-Published
ASIN:  B07X9HP9BV
Genre: UF/RH
Review Copy Source: Author

Once upon a time there was a woman who looked out for number one. That woman is dead.

The L word can hurt, but it can also heal. It revives shriveled up hearts and makes you do crazy things. I guess it times to embrace it. I guess its times to go crazy.

The Vampire Academy meets Game of Thrones in this kick-ass, supernatural academy, Urban Fantasy with a slow burn Why Choose Romance.

Book three and still going strong.

Indigo continues to change and grow with each installment of The Nightwatch Academy series. Her harem is doing the same. It is very slow burn, but growing and evolving at a steady pace. 

The ending....uggh. Why did it have to end there? When will book 4 be out?

I gave it  4/5 stars

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