Friday, February 7, 2014

Review: Wild Things by Chloe Neill

Wild Things
Author: Chloe Neill
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Publisher: NAL
ISBN:  0451415191
ISBN13: 9780451415196
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Publisher
Since Merit was turned into a vampire, and the protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House, it’s been a wild ride. She and Master vampire Ethan Sullivan have helped make Cadogan’s vampires the strongest in North America, and forged ties with paranormal folk of all breeds and creeds, living or dead…or both.

But now those alliances are about to be tested. A strange and twisted magic has ripped through the North American Central Pack, and Merit’s closest friends are caught in the crosshairs. Gabriel Keene, the Pack Apex, looks to Merit and Ethan for help. But who—or what—could possibly be powerful enough to out-magic a shifter?

Merit is about to go toe to toe, and cold steel to cold heart, to find out.
You just can't help but be excited when a new Chicagoland Vampire book hits the shelf (or in my case, my review box).  Although WILD THINGS started out a little on the slow side it quickly picked us speed. Ethan and Merit are hiding out and attending a celebration with the North American Central Pack when all heck breaks loose. To clear their name of any involvement they agree to help investigate who and what is behind the attack.

In the beginning you think, hey Merit and Ethan are going to get a bit of a break hiding out but YEAH no. Doesn't happen, drama follows them wherever they go. I did enjoy getting some pack action. Gabe really opens up and relaxes in Merits company so it was nice seeing him that way. The romance between Merit and Ethan is still strong as ever. Merit finally lets some info out and I loved, loved, loved Ethan's reaction to Gabe's long ago prediction. I can't wait to find out more. I look for clues in every book that comes out. Merit and Mallory continue to work on their friendship. It seems that although they will never be as close as they once were, they will still be able to have a nice friendship. The GP story line is still very much in play and some life changing decisions are made. You get a really look at how much the characters have grown through the process.

I wouldn't say that WILD THINGS was a filler but the feel of the book was a little more reserved and slower paced than previous books have been. I love that we don't have to wait a full year to see what happens next.

I gave it 4/5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Promo & Giveaway: Wild Things by Chloe Neill

Wild Things
Chicagoland Vampires #9

Since Merit was turned into a vampire, and the protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House, it’s been a wild ride. She and Master vampire Ethan Sullivan have helped make Cadogan’s vampires the strongest in North America, and forged ties with paranormal folk of all breeds and creeds, living or dead…or both.

But now those alliances are about to be tested. A strange and twisted magic has ripped through the North American Central Pack, and Merit’s closest friends are caught in the crosshairs. Gabriel Keene, the Pack Apex, looks to Merit and Ethan for help. But who—or what—could possibly be powerful enough to out-magic a shifter?

Merit is about to go toe to toe, and cold steel to cold heart, to find out.
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Chloe Neill is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Chicagoland Vampires and Dark Elite series.

She was born and raised in the South, but now makes her home in the Midwest–just close enough to Cadogan House and St. Sophia’s to keep an eye on things. When not transcribing Merit’s and Lily’s adventures, she bakes, works, and scours the Internet for good recipes and great graphic design. Chloe also maintains her sanity by spending time with her boys–her favorite landscape photographer/husband and their dogs, Baxter and Scout. (Both she and the photographer understand the dogs are in charge.)

Chloe is represented by Lucienne Diver of The Knight Agency. Chloe is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America and the Romance Writers of America. 
Photo by Dana Damewood. (If you use this photo for promotional purposes, please credit Dana.)
About this site:  This website was created using Thesis for WordPress. The background image is (slightly color-modded) Cranberry by Evan Eckard. The social media icons were developed by Noisette Academy.
Find Chloe and her books
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The fun doesn’t stop here. Want more chances to win? You can also enter Chloe’s Wild Things Grand Prize Giveaway, which runs January 27  through February 7 on Chloe’s web site.
What is the Grand Prize Giveaway prize?
  • A Kindle Paperwhite
  • A $50 Amazon gift card!
  • A complete set of Chicagoland Vampires Audiobook CDs (graciously provided by Tantor Audio)
  • An autographed Chicagoland Vampires or Dark Elite novel
  • Two Cadogan House Novitiate Luggage Tags
  • A Cadogan House lanyard and BITING BAD All Access Pass
  • Chicagoland Vampires bookmarks, pens, buttons, and swag!

Wild Things Blog Tour Schedule

Monday, January 27 – A Book Obsession | Drey’s Library
Tuesday, January 28 – Naomi’s Paranormal Palace | Fangs, Wands & Fairy Dust
Wednesday, January 29 – The Book Swarm | Krista’s Dust Jacket
Thursday, January 30 – Reading RainBlog | Between Fantasy & Reality
Friday, January 31 – Tsk Tsk What To Read | Book Lovers For Life
Monday, February 3 – The Consummate Reader | Me, Myself & Books
Tuesday, February 4 (Release Day) - Vampire Book Club | The Saucy Wenches | Toot’s Book Reviews | Fangtastic Books
Wednesday, February 5 – Book Nympho | Blogging by Liza
Thursday, February 6 – A Great Read | Urban Fantasy Investigations
Friday, February 7 – Where the Night Kind Roam | Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Guest Blog: Panthers and Precincts by D.F. Krieger

UFI welcomes D.F. Krieger Author of Panthers and Precincts. Thanks for Joining us!!

Teenage Garage Sale 

Imagine, if you will, driving gravel roads to a sprawling farm in a small, backwoods town. The location is somewhere in the southern tip of Illinois. The summer heat leaves a trickle of sweat that smothers your skin, but the words Garage Sale force you to pull into the driveway of a farm house. Welcome to my home as a child and throughout my teenage years. Before you start perusing goods, let me inform you that everything listed has a special place eternally in my heart, and in truth, none of it would ever have been up for sale at an event like this. Now that you know you can look, but never buy, shall we continue?

An old car sits to the side with a new interior and virtually no rust spots. The car, a 1983 AMC Eagle Sedan, is my vehicular pride and joy. Four wheel drive and a sturdiness only 80's cars can give makes this my constant companion. Don't tell my parents, but it also is a great mudding car. How much did I buy it for? Only $800. Well, if you don't count the fact that transmission fell out of the car on the way home from the sale. That cost another thousand to replace.

Oh, you've noticed the cats by now? Every one of them has a name. The Russian Blue in my lap is Thea. The black and silver stripe is her brother, Tye. The blue-eyed Siamese is named Fester due to my family's love of the Addam's Family. And the brown tabby? He's a rescue I brought home from work. His name is Foster and he came to us with a gash down his back from a coyote trying to eat him. No, you can't adopt any! These guys are priceless and I love every one of them.

Show you something you can buy? Uh... Well, we don't have much here. Could I interest you in a cow? Out of that herd you can see, three of them are mine. My step-dad struck a deal with me. Every time a calf loses its mom, I can bottle feed it. If it survives, it goes into my herd. I love them, and they have names, but I really need to fix my car again. I guess I could part with all three for a thousand? You don't have anywhere to keep a cow? Wow. City folk must be so lonely.

What do you mean we don't have anything? We have plenty of things. I have a whole bookshelf filled with Pier's Anthony books from his Xanth series. And...and... Well, I have cows and you don’t. There's nothing like an armful of cow hug when life's got you down.

Okay, so we didn't have much growing up. My family and raising revolved around running the farm and school. Yet, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. I didn't have a cushy life as a teenager, but I know how to cook, sew, help a cow in labor, clean a wound from barb wire, and shake it off when I get zapped by an electric fence. If you want a garage sale you can actually buy from, you might want to drive an hour or so in either direction to the nearest real city.

Thanks for visiting! ~ D. F. Krieger 
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D.F. Krieger is currently published through Evernight Publishing, Secret Cravings Publishing, and Breathless Press. She writes everything from sci-fi, to fantasy, to military romance. A lover of writing, reading, and her own imaginary worlds, D. F. hopes for many more books to come.

Under her real name, D. F. is also a managing editor at Breathless Press. She is proud of each of her authors and loves to see new authors receive publication.

D. F. loves hearing from her readers and those interested in the writing world. Be sure to check her website for more information, upcoming books, and her passions. 

Find D.F and her books
Website / Goodreads / Twitter / Facebook
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Panthers and Precincts
Faxfire #1
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 Meet Zeara—zoologist, crime solver, and crazy cat lady. Throw a literate panther and a sexy detective into the mix and watch the trouble ensue.

 People didn't just happen to "drop by for a visit" at midnight. Whoever was on the other side of that door either had a good reason, one that she probably didn't want to hear, or would wish they had once she finished tearing them apart.

 Dr. Zeara Faxfire and her side-kick cat, Magic, are on the case when a panther is discovered during a police investigation of a missing boy. The fact the panther can write is only slightly scarier than Zeara's attraction to Detective Markovich. Add a little magic, some mayhem, and scientific proof of the paranormal, and she ends up knee-deep in trouble. Can she find the missing boy, solve the riddle of the panther, and face her own past before time runs out? Or will the only way to give everyone a happy ending come at the expense of the job she loves?
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Review: Avenger's Heat by Katie Reus

Avenger's Heat
Author:Katie Reus
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Publisher: Signet
Moon Shifters Book #4
ISBN:  045141795X
ISBN13: 9780451417954
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Review Copy Source: Publisher

To truly have her, he must free her from her dark secret…

Enforcer Erin Flynn has dedicated her life to protecting her kind. But keeping her heart safe from Noah Campbell, the smoking-hot shifter who saved her life last year, is more difficult. The deadly beauty would love to sink into his arms and become his mate, but she knows she can’t—he must never know about her dark past.

When Erin is sent to investigate the disappearances of pregnant shifters in New Orleans, Erin and Noah find themselves involved in a mystery more sinister than anyone expected. And as Erin delves further into the crimes, chilling information about her own past is revealed. The people who wanted her dead in the first place are trying to finish the job, and Noah wants nothing more than to shield her from harm. But can Erin truly trust Noah and let him see the wounded beast she’s hidden for so long?

With AVENGER'S HEAT we get kinda a two for one deal in regards to couples. There is the main story that involves Erin and Noah then the smaller secondary story that involves Brianna and Angelo. Erin and Noah take the spotlight but I enjoyed learning a little more about Brianna and the start of her relationship with Angelo. 

I would be lying if I said I was never interested in hearing what happened to Erin. I never imagined her story was as much as it ended up being and my heart absolutely broke for her as I learned the extent of her past. Noah comes off as pretty carefree and trouble-free but he is anything but. I absolutely loved meeting his family and home pack and learning his family dynamics. The crimes that Erin and Noah were sent to investigate gets pretty heated and intense. Erin in action is something to behold and the two working together was even better. I can say that I am truly happy that Erin and Noah found each other.

The world of the Moon Shifters continues to grow with each book. I enjoyed the setting being apart from the rest of the pack but I missed them all the same. I was originally really sad after book 1 when I found out each book would feature a new couple but it has worked out nicely and I have fallen in love with each and every one of them. Bring on couple # 5..

I gave it 4/5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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New Release: 2/2-2/8


Tue Feb 4

 Alienated (Alienated #1) by Melissa Landers
 Ignite Me (Shatter Me #3) by Tahereh Mafi
 Mistwalker by Saundra Mitchell 
 The Seers (Holders #2) by Julianna Scott
 Such Sweet Sorrow by Jenny Trout
 Teen Spirit by Francesca Lia Block


Thu Feb 6

 Archetype (Archetype #1) by M.D. Waters
 Gretel and the Dark by Eliza Granville 

Happy Reading!


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Monday, February 3, 2014

Entangled Turns 3!

 
Entangled is turning 2!
Entangled launched in 2011 and we’re celebrating! Two years ago this February, we launched our first category imprint with Indulgence. The Marriage Bargain, one of our first releases in Indulgence, went on to be one of the top selling books of 2012 and catapulted Jennifer Probst to the USA Today and NY Times bestseller lists.  Since then, we’ve grown to have six category romance imprints, as well as single title books for teens and adults in our Select, Edge, and Teen imprints, and have had multiple USA Today and NY Times bestsellers.  We’re in our third year and it’s been a wild ride, and it’s just the beginning.

What better month to begin celebrating our third year than February?
We’re celebrating! All month long, our February new releases, as well as select titles on our Steals and Deals page (hyperlink to: http://www.entangledpublishing.com/category/steals-and-deals/ ), are just 99 cents!

Yes, you read that right. Every new release will be offered at an introductory price of just 99 cents!
 
Be sure to join our big Facebook celebration from February 24th-28th with scavenger hunts, authors, games, gossip, and lots of fun! (hyperlink to: https://www.facebook.com/events/758022494216668/)

Explore our new website and prepare to find romance, because we have something for everyone (hyperlink to: http://entangledpublishing.com ) and join our “Steals and Deals” newsletter (http://www.entangledpublishing.com/category/steals-and-deals/).

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We’re kicking off the month-long celebration with three new Brazens, each with a smoking hot military man front and center and each for just 99 cents!






Marine for Hire, by Tawna Fenske
 

She thought she’d sworn off military men for good…
Sam Kercher is every inch a wickedly hot Marine. Tall. Sexy. Lethal. When his best friends call in a favor, Sam is forced to face an entirely new line of duty—playing nanny for their newly divorced sister and her squirming seven-month-old twin boys. If Sam can dissemble an M16 in his sleep, diaper duty should be a cakewalk…right?
Unfortunately, Operation Nanny isn’t quite that simple. Sheridan has sworn off overbearing military men, so Sam must protect her from her dirtbag ex without revealing just how much he has in common with her brothers. Or that he’s been ordered not to touch her. Ever. Problem is, Sheri’s one hell of a gorgeous woman, capable of making this hard-bodied Marine even harder. And Sam wants her bad.
Protect the girl. Care for the babies. Hide his identity. And keep his hands off. But even the most disciplined Marine has weaknesses...and Sheridan is one Sam might not be able to resist. 


 


Staking His Claim, by Tessa Bailey
 

He wants her. All of her.
 
NYPD sniper Matt Donovan is in Hell. Instead of driving his best friend’s little sister home from college, he’s stuck with her roommate—a fresh-faced ray-of-sunshine with a body that makes grown men weep. There’s no way he’ll allow himself to taint the little vixen, no matter how hard she tries to tempt him, so he resigns himself to the longest—and hardest—drive of his life.
Matt’s obvious attraction suits grad student Lucy Mason just fine. She had no idea her brother’s best friend was so deliciously hot. Knowing he’d never have his wicked way with his buddy’s sister, she lies about her identity and seduces him. But Matt’s no fumbling college boy. His desires run deep—and dark—and he wants to teach Lucy what wicked really means.
Matt’s demanding appetites only make Lucy want more. But when her cover's blown, he’s furious—even as his hunger for her becomes insatiable. Matt can’t trust anyone, least of all himself. And he knows all too well that darkness always destroys the light… 


 


Temporarily Yours, by Jen McLaughlin, writing as Diane Alberts
 
This soldier’s the perfect hoax…if she doesn’t fall for him first.
 
Stats whiz Kayla Moriarity knows her way around numbers and algorithms. Men, on the other hand, are unsolvable equations. Now Kayla’s en route to her sister’s wedding—without the fictional boyfriend she invented for her family. Fortunately, her plane comes complete with complimentary cocktails and a ridiculously hot ex-marine in the seat beside her. And that’s all it takes for Kayla’s inhibitions to go sailing out the airlock...
Cooper Shillings has soft spot for people in trouble, but he certainly wasn’t expecting to land in it himself—and definitely not while getting naughty mid-air with a sexy southern belle. When he hears Kayla’s predicament, however, he offers his services as a stand-in boyfriend. After all, he’s heading overseas soon...and how could he refuse a little no-strings wickedness?
It’s the perfect plan. And all Kayla has to do is ensure her family falls for the ultimate bluff, without falling for it—and Cooper—in the process... 


 
We appreciate you and want readers to be able to fill up their eReaders all month long with great books at introductory prices. Thank you for an amazing first three years. This is just the beginning.

~The Entangled ‘Love’ Team





































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Sunday, February 2, 2014

Week in Review: 1/26-2/1


Books Ive Bought/received

* Blaze of Secrets by Jessie Donovan- Ecopy-Author

* Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop- ARC- Publisher

*  ARV-3 by Cameo Renae- eCopy- Netgalley

Books I Read

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Blaze of Secrets by Jessie Donovan
The Hunt by Stacey Kade
Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
Only The Good Die Young by Chris Marie Green

Reviews Posted

Up From The Grave by Jeaniene Frost

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* Monday- Covet Release Day Blast and Giveaways 

* Wednesday- Interview and Giveaway for Wakeworld by Kerry Schafer

* Thursday- Guest post for Wicked Satyr Night by Rebekah Lewis

* Friday- Promo for Raven's Kill by Ella Grey

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