Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Temptation Trials part 1 book tour

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This is my stop during the book blitz for Temptation Trials Part 1 by B Truly! This book blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The book blitz runs from 30 May till 3 June. You can see the blitz schedule here.

Temptation Trials Part 1Temptation Trials Part 1
By B truly
Genre: Dystopian Romance
Age category: Adult
Release Date: June 3, 2017


Blurb:
Will you be Tempted? Will Love save your Soul?

One nation under his rein.

Cardinal sins of man caused humanity to pay the price. Cali Nasser grew up in a world succeeding World War III. The aftermath forced the world dictatorship that she must now live in. A new Regime arose from the ashes. They demanded obedience and cooperation from every citizen, even in matters of the heart.

One domain ... One accord … One nation. That is the moral code. In Cali’s eyes, it all revolves around a twisted plot for control.

It used to sicken Cali how people would allow the Regime to test their love through the Temptation Trials. That is, until she met Kincade. Cali’s entire point of view changes when she falls for him. She struggles with herself, debating if she should challenge the government’s law of arranged marriage.

Cali’s childhood friend, Stefani, always kept a positive perspective about their lives until she was threatened with the same dilemma, at odds over the man she loves.

Now Cali and Stefani face a desperate choice—submit to the Regime’s will, or fight for what they value most—love. Although lust, mistaken for love, could lead to damnation. Do they give up on love or sign up for the Temptation Trials, a reality TV show where every temptation is laid before them?

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. Can love save their souls?

Prologue (Excerpt #3)
* * * Cali * * *


    This was a nightmare! I told Stefani that I had the worst luck. A boatload of enforcers rushed in, kicking the door off the hinges. Smoke polluted the air. The first set of them attacked the band. Three officers assailed both male singers over the head with clubs. The woman singer tried to help them and another enforcer tasered her ass. She shook on the floor rapidly. A guy my age kicked a lawmen in the gut, attempting to flee—big mistake. He now lay helpless on the ground while the enforcer beat him to a pulp.
    “Come the back way,” the dude Stefani was dancing with urged, clasping her arm. 
    Stefani grabbed my hand, trying to tow me with her. But a massive stampede engulfed us, and we were separated.
    “Cali!” I heard Stefani yell. I couldn’t see her, as I was being trampled. Men and women fumbled over each other, littering the floor. Some were being struck with clubs, others were getting tasered with stun guns. My instincts kicked into overdrive. I had to get to the escape route I’d seen Stefani go in the direction of. Scared out of my mind, I couldn’t make my legs move fast enough.
    “This way!” A guy shouted over the noise. I looked up frantic, into eyes the color of mercury. Hotness came to my aid. Good to know he was a gentlemen. I scrambled to my feet, taking his extended hand. A spark of energy pulsed inside my body with the contact. He pulled me swiftly through the stampede. Unfortunately, we didn’t get far. Enforcers let off grenades. Gray smoke encompassed the air in heaps of heavy smog. I crouched along with everyone else, coughing. “Cover your mouth,” Hotness advised. 
    I did but it didn’t help much. Plus, I could no longer see him, and his grip was loosening. I struggled with not letting people’s cries and the pounding of flesh surrounding me consume me with fear. A chick behind me got zapped. She fell, pulling me down with her. I lost my balance, but caught myself with my hands before I crashed into the ground. That delay cost everything. Torturous pain overwhelmed me, an agony like I’d never felt before. My body shook violently as excruciating electric shock waves coursed through my veins. That bastard tasered me! Vaguely, I saw Hotness rushing toward me, but he was bombarded by two officers. I groaned, trying to get to my feet. A pointless attempt, as more electric currents invaded my body. A scream escaped my trembling lips, then everything went black.

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B TrulyAbout the Author:
B. Truly has wanted to be an author since she was fifteen years old and is grateful to have accomplished this dream. She has very vivid dreams and a wild imagination. She likes to read, watch tons of TV shows, and movies. She’s addicted to romance and gets a thrill out of action and sci-fi. She writes New Adult and Adult, Romance. Sci-fi, Dystopian, and Paranormal genres.

B. Truly likes to explore different elements of sci-fi romance, and create various realms of reality. She also loves creating impossible situations for her characters to grow from and try to overcome.

B. Truly has three wonderful children and a husband who defines the person that she is today. She works full-time as an Ultrasound technologist in Houston, Texas.

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There’s a tour wide giveaway going on during the book blitz for Temptation Trials Part 1. There will be two winners who both win a $15 Amazon gift card & free e-book of Temptation Trials Part 1.

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Mother of wolves blog tour


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This is my stop during the blog tour for Mother of Wolves by J Aislynn d'Merricksson. This blog tour is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 22 May till 11 June. See the tour schedule here

Mother of WolvesMother of Wolves (Evalyce Worldshaper #1)
By J Aislynn d'Merricksson
Genre: Sci-fi/ fantasy/ arcanepunk
Age category: Adult
Release Date: July 2, 2015


Blurb:
It is a year of awakening and change for Kalla kyl’Solidor - the Wolf Who Sleeps. After a fire wyvern attacks her home, she sets on a harsh path to self-discovery.

With the future of their world at stake, Kalla and her magister embark on a journey that will shake the foundations of De Sikkari and shape their destiny.

From the depths of Xibalba to the plains of Arkkadia, and the soaring heights of the sky continent of Argoth, they journey to claim their rightful place in the world, and to put an end to the source of the destruction before chaos claims the realm.

Book 1 of 4 in the Evalyce: Worldshaper series


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We where able to ask the author her top 10 favorite authors. Here is her answer.

Top 10 Favourite Authors

1.  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Why? He created one of the most enduring literary characters. Sherlock Holmes is a century and a quarter young, has helped shape a genre, lent himself to an archetypal form, and is still going strong today. People the world over are still writing Holmes books and stories. 

Recommended: Laurie R King’s Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series.


2.  RA Salvatore

Why? Drizzit! The dark elf ranger has been a solid companion during many years of medical uncertainty. Salvatore's many other series are just as good. He was my choice for the 'All the Books…’ challenge I am participating in, for which one chooses a prolific author and...well… reads all they've written!

Recommended: The Drizzt books are too obvious, though very recommended! Besides those, The Spearwielder's Tale is a good series.


3. Brent Weeks

Why? I love how he can get me wrapped up in a story, and I love the wit instilled his works.

Recommended: The Night Angel Trilogy


4.  Conn Iggulden

Why? I love well-written and well-researched historical novels. Iggulden provides these in spades. 

Recommended: the Khan series.


5.  Kathleen O'Neal and W Michael Gear

Why? Same as for Iggulden. This husband and wife team are archaeologists and they mostly focus on the early Americas, both research and writing.

Recommended: The First Americans series.


6. Patrick O’Brian

Why? Again, I love history! I have a particular fascination with the Age of Sail, and the Napoleonic Wars.

Recommended: the Master and Commander series.


7. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

Why? I love books that take ‘ spooky’ topics and weave a scientific explanation into the story. Most of those books feature Agent Pendergast. Earlier Pendergast books can be read stand-alone, but later ones need to be read in order. Preston and Child write similar books on their own as well.

Recommended: Riptide. This book centres around an alleged pirate treasure and pirate “curse”. There is indeed a treasure to be found, but what it really contains, you'll never guess.


8.  Michael Crichton

Why? Same reasons as Preston and Child. His stories are not always 'spooky’, but they do centre around unusual scientific endeavours. 

Recommended: Jurassic Park. C’mon, you knew that was coming, right?


9. Michael J Sullivan

Why? Cheeky dialogue, witty writing, and characters easy to fall in love with.

Recommended: TheRiyria Chronicles


10.  Jared Diamond

Why? I love books that cater to my anthropology love, and Jared’s are chock full of physical and cultural anthropology. They are serious, deep non-fiction books that invite you to see the world differently. To see it as interconnected. To realise we have ethical obligations to the world, because we all influence one another. 

Recommended: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Guaranteed to make you think.


J Aislynn d'Merricksson
About the Author:
Allemerra! That’s ‘hello’ in Argosian. Argoth is one of the countries of the world of De Sikkari, where my Evalyce novels take place. It is a vibrant world, as real to me as the mundane world here. The ‘J’ in my name stands for Julianna, but I prefer Aislynn.

I have a degree in anthropology you see. I approach my writing from the viewpoint of an anthropologist. My sister calls me a ‘biblioanthropologist’. I like the word. It fits perfectly! What are writers but consummate anthropologists? Writers must employ the skills of the ethnographer, the cultural anthropologist, the archaeologist, the linguist, and sometimes even the psychologist and the naturalist in order to weave their stories. I do not craft this world. I merely found the key to it and happen to have the skills (and courage) to share it with others.

I was destined for a career in forensic anthropology. A medical issue thwarted those plans and I ended up with a bachelor’s in archaeology, and later a master’s and a doctorate in philosophy. Along the crooked path away from what I found familiar, and into the unknown, I discovered a knack for poetry, and a gift for writing. I’ve honed these raw skills to something worth sharing, and found the key to a world I’ve fallen in love with.

There was a decade-long love affair with teaching, in which I crafted many of my own classes related to mythic studies, anthropology, archaeology, and ethics. My favourite class crafting was for an intro to mythology class. I did not want a boring listing such as Intro to Mythology. So…. I tweeted several famous people, authors, actors, and the like, the question- what would you name a class on mythology if you wanted to be creative. The last person I ever expected to respond was Mark Sheppard (Crowley on Supernatural. His response was ‘Bob’. So I took the challenge, and in the end, I had a class called BoB, a gift from the King of Hell. The full name was Blessing of Bragi, Bragi being the poet and keeper of stories in Norse mythology.

An observant person may notice that my eyes are heterochromatic. One is blue and one is hazel. Now, true heterochromia is rare. In my case it is a personal choice. That medical issue was a serious one. At the age of twenty, I lost my right eye and had prosthesis put in. That gave me the opportunity to express my eccentricity and insist on an eye that was a different colour. It also forced me to confront one of my greatest fears- that of losing my eyesight altogether.

I think I have Loki to thank for that. I follow a Norse spiritual path called Rokkatru. Brother Wildfire always has lessons for me. Fun fact-Loki is also known as the Lord of Laughter. My lessons generally are to teach me to laugh at the mild or major setbacks in life. It’s a lesson I’m slowly learning.

My crooked path has led me to a wonderful home in Northern California, where I live with my sister, bond-brother, bond-mate, niece, a guinea pig, and two kitty cats. Yes, we have a large house! Sometimes it feels a little crowded, but most often it is nice to have the closeness of family.

I spend my nights as an innkeep, which usually gives me ample time to write, or to read. I love to read! I was an early reader and I always have a book with me. That’s a passion that lead me to becoming a professional book reviewer, freelancing for several review groups such as the San Francisco Book Review. Such bliss! Paid to read! What could be better?

Synmerra! That’s good-bye in Argosian :)

Feel free to stop by Port Jericho! Always happy to see new people.
www.aislynndmerricksson.com

You can find and contact J Aislynn d'Merricksson here:
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Friday, May 5, 2017

Black Dawn by. Mallory McCartney

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This is my stop during the blog tour for Black Dawn by Mallory McCartney. This blog tour is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 1 till 21 May. View the tour schedule here. Black DawnBlack Dawn (Black Dawn #1) By Mallory McCartney Genre: Fantasy Age category: Young Adult/ New Adult Release Date: February 14, 2017
Blurb: The end of an Empire, the rise of a Queen. Emory Fae enjoys leading a quiet, normal life. That is until two mysterious, and handsome soldiers show up at her apartment, and the life she knew is instantly whisked away. Memphis Carter and Brokk Foster come from the magical and war ridden world of Kiero, and upon Emory's arrival she will discover she is the long-lost heir to the Royal Line and is thrown into the Black Dawn Rebellion with a dynamic role to ignite the rebels and reclaim her throne. With both men being darkly woven in her past Emory uncovers hidden secrets, a power held long dormant, and will soon realize there are worse things than supernatural humans, love, loss, betrayal, and a Mad King. Some things are better left in the shadows.
You can find Black Dawn on Goodreads You can buy Black Dawn here: - Amazon - Barnes & Noble - Indigo Mallory McCartneyAbout the Author: Mallory McCartney currently lives in London, Ontario with her husband and their two dachshunds Link and Lola. Black Dawn is her debut novel, the first in a series. When she isn’t working on her next novel or reading, she can be found dog grooming, book shopping and hiking. Other favorite pastimes involve reorganizing perpetually overflowing bookshelves and seeking out new coffee and dessert shops. We where luckily able to ask Mallory what her top ten favorite books. Here are Mallory's answers.
Thanks for having me! I love this question! Even though I’m going to cheat a little and roll it into series as well, here are my top ten favorite books ðŸ˜Š
1) Harry Potter Series, JK Rowling- I grew up on Harry Potter, and it will always be my number one
2) Song of the Lioness Series, Tamora Pierce- Reading this series was a pivotal moment for me, it is amazing and got me more hooked on epic fantasy, and Alanna is one the fiercest characters to ever be wrote 
3) Daughter of Smoke and Bone Series, Laini Taylor- I cannot express my love for this series enough, Karou and Akiva are my ultimate book couple, if you haven’t read Laini’s work, do yourself a favor and read it!!!
4) The Blue is for Nightmares Series, Laurie faria Stolarz- This series is amazing, and even though I read it when I was younger (Thanks Aunt Pat!!) it sticks with you. Full of mystery and the supernatural, it is an addictive read!
5) Eragon Series, Christopher Paolini- This series again got me obsessed with Epic Fantasy 
6) The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger,- I’m a hopeless romantic, and this book is my go to for a good cry ðŸ˜‰
7) Throne of Glass Series, Sarah J Maas- My favorite genre is epic fantasy, and anything Sarah J Mass writes I will happily devour 
8) A Court of Thorns and Roses, Sarah J Maas- As I said above, I have an slight obsession with Maas’s writing ðŸ˜ƒ In this series, Rhysand is my ultimate favorite character 
9) The Darkest Minds Series, Alexandra Bracken- Oh man, this series took my heart and destroyed it, in the best way possible. It is a haunting story, and such an addictive read
10) A Great and Terrible Beauty, Libba Bray- A haunting and beautiful series, it will always be one of my favorites

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