Something Wicked Returns: Haven Spotlight & Giveaway
Welcome to my FRIDAY, October 11th Spotlight Stop on the Something Wicked Returns Blog Hop! For Halloween month, I’m celebrating my favorite supernatural creature – Vampires! Enjoy vampires? Enter my site-specific giveaway! Details below. |
HAVEN
San Francisco nightclub owner Carina Tranquilli works hard, plays hard, and never allows the death of her parents and her twelve-year memory gap to get her down. But her life takes a left turn when a witch attacks her on her twenty-fifth birthday.
Three hauntingly familiar vampires emerge to reveal she possesses a latent power. To protect her from their enemies, they admit to wiping her memories clean and abandoning her as a child, but now they need her help. As she struggles to evade her new protectors and even newer enemies, she meets Alexander, an enigmatic, undead musician. Insta-lust flares, leaving her wanting more.
With evil’s minions hounding her every move, and everything she thought she knew turned on its head, Carina must harness her burgeoning power, unravel her vampire family’s web of deceit, and fight to have a love life…without getting killed in the process.
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Celiabreslin.com Site-Specific Something Wicked Giveaway
Enter Celia’s Something Wicked Rafflecopter Giveaway for a chance to win an e-book copy of HAVEN, the first book in the Tranquilli Bloodline Series, and an e-book copy of VAMPIRE CODE, the newly released short story prequel.
Celia’s Something Wicked Rafflecopter giveaway –>
(STARTS AT MIDNIGHT PST – pacific time – ON 10/11)
Giveaway Details: One winner. Must be over 18 to participate. My site-specific e-book giveaway begins 10/11/13 12:00 a.m. PST and ends 10/21/13 12:00 a.m. PST. Winner announced here, Tuesday, 10/22/13.
CONGRATS TO SARAH M, WINNER OF CELIA’S SITE-SPECIFIC GIVEAWAY!
Keep Hopping!
Visit Rainy Day Ramblings for the complete list of bloggers participating all month long. Giveaways galore!
Happy Halloween!
Urban Fantasy Release: VAMPIRE CODE by Celia Breslin
Hi Everyone!
I’m super excited to announce that Jonas, my favorite vampire from The Tranquilli Bloodline Series is out and about in the world this week!
*happy dance*
Jonas’s Bewitching Blog Tour Starts next week 10/14/13. Interviews, reviews, guest blogs and e-book/e-gift card giveaways. View Schedule –>
Clothed in darkness and power, Jonas watches Carina from the periphery of her life. With all that he is, he secretly protects his young charge from harm. Only three months remain in the twelve-year prohibition forbidding contact with his little warrior when he fails.
Abducted from her dance club, Carina suffers a vicious attack by a newly-turned vampire. Jonas’s retribution for the lowly spawn’s code violation is swift and brutal, and merely the beginning of his vengeance. Fineas, the uninitiated newling’s maker, has committed the greater offense. And Jonas intends to make him suffer.
I am The Executioner, the slayer, the ruthless hand of justice. Code Breakers beware.
Excerpt
“You touched her.”
Jonas’s sword whistled through the air and sliced off the cowering vampire’s hand in one clean blow. It plopped into the mud. The hatchling howled in agony. Clutching his bleeding arm to his chest, he trembled at Jonas’s feet.
“You kicked her.”
The sword sang down again… Read more –>
Add VAMPIRE CODE to your GoodReads list! 🙂
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Discover Passion’s Sacred Dance by Juli D. Revezzo
Happy Friday, Everyone!
Here’s a paranormal romance Kindle read from The Wild Rose Press by my writer pal Juli D. Revezzo. FREE now through 9/28/13.
Get your FREE copy now! –>
Enjoy! 🙂
BLURB
Battling mounting debt, Stacy Macken is determined not to lose her historic art gallery. When Aaron Fielding appears and offers to help, she fights to keep the attraction sizzling between them from clouding her judgment. He may be her savior in disguise–but can she trust him?
Aaron intrigues her with tales of the Tuatha dé Danann, sworn warriors who protect humanity from the monsters seeking their destruction. If Aaron can prove what he claims, she would give up anything to help–even the gallery he claims is sacred ground. But with her property set to stage the next epic battle, she needs answers. An old family diary will confirm the ancient legend is true, if only they can find it in time.
If the battle is lost, the enemy will take control of Earth for the next five hundred years. Stacy and Aaron’s budding love might only complicate things.
***FREE on Amazon September 24-28, 2013***
Add Passion’s Sacred Dance to your Good Reads to-be-read Shelf
EXCERPT
Can you love a man without knowing who or what he is? Can there be love without trust? She wondered.
Been there, done that. Don’t want to do it again.
Good looks, bad temper. She had scars on her body to prove some handsome men couldn’t be trusted. She mentally shook her head to erase the memories flooding back and yet absently scrubbed her left foot against the old wound marring her right calf. “I’ve had some restless nights lately,” she said.
“I understand. Been there myself.” He tapped his temple. “Battles tend to stick, now and then.”
“Yeah. You should see some of the ones I’ve seen.”
Aaron’s brow rose.
She sniffed, but didn’t say more. “Are you ready to explain what that was about, yesterday?”
“I’m not sure to what you’re referring.”
How to put this? “The discussion you had with the lawyer?”
“Actually,” he said, “I rather hoped we could forget that nonsense ever happened.”
“Like I wish I could forget Janeus and Miller are offering for my place.” She waved a hand around the room. “I’m sorry for yelling at you, yesterday. Can you forgive me?”
“Forgive you for what?” Aaron wrapped his empty arm around her shoulders.
She suddenly couldn’t breathe steadily or remember where they were. She blinked and licked her lips, hoping for a kiss. Someone cleared a throat and Aaron pulled away. Stacy glanced at the student watching them.
“Come on,” Aaron said and tugged her toward the stairs. Did she see the student smile?
“Let’s see what your archivist might’ve found,” he urged.
Downstairs, Stacy chose a reading table and set her purse down. She cocked her head, reading the title of Aaron’s book as he set it beside her purse.
“Self-Mastery?” she read. “Don’t you know all about that?”
“It’s an ongoing struggle, no matter how advanced you are.”
“No matter how old?” she teased.
“Or how youthful.” He spun the book so she could get a better look. “Would you like to read it?”
TRAILER
About Juli D. Revezzo
Juli D. Revezzo is a Florida girl, with a love of fantasy, science fiction, and Arthurian legend, so much so she gained a B.A. in English and American Literature. She loves writing stories with fantastical elements whether it be a full-on fantasy, or a story set in this world-slightly askew. She is an author of dark fantasy novel The Artist’s Inheritance, and has been published in short form in Eternal Haunted Summer, Dark Things II: Cat Crimes (a charity anthology for cat related charities), Luna Station Quarterly, The Scribing Ibis: An Anthology of Pagan Fiction in Honor of Thoth, and Twisted Dreams Magazine. She recently released her debut paranormal romance novel, Passion’s Sacred Dance.
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Laura Kaye’s Sexy Gods – South of Surrender
First posted on my group blog Paranormal Unbound in August – reposting here in case you missed it because this paranormal romance series rules! 🙂
Look out world–sexy gods on the loose!
And Laura Kaye serves them up in a sizzling blend of romance, sibling/family drama, and Greek mythology.
South of Surrender, the third book in Kaye’s Hearts of the Anemoi series, stars Chrysander Notos, Supreme God of the South Wind and Summer, and one of four brothers-slash-deities controlling the directional winds. The story opens with Chrys fighting his evil brother Eurus, the East wind god. Chrys wants to save his evil brother, believing him redeemable. His loyalty to that particular family tie almost kills him in the opening scene. Defeated by Eurus, Chrys crashes through the roof of Laney Summerlyn’s horse barn. And thus our hero and heroine meet.
Chrys is brave and also tortured and flawed, the latter making him an endearing character you want to comfort. Laney is selfless, compassionate, smart, and also independent despite a degenerative eye disease making her nearly blind. To deal with her failing eyesight, she lives a well-organized, highly structured life. That is, until a gorgeous god crash-lands in her barn and turns her well-ordered life upside down.
Chrys and Laney have great chemistry and a major depth of feeling made all the more intense by her impaired vision. Without her sight, she sees the true man he hides inside. But there are obstacles in their path to a Happily Ever After: she’s human, he’s not; Chrys carries around some psychological baggage he needs to overcome (sorry, no spoilers here); and Eurus, in his bid for power, is out to destroy the Anemoi and everyone they love. And humans make especially vulnerable targets.
The story is a jam-packed with goodness — well-choreographed action scenes, tender and steamy moments and tear-inducing, gut wrenchingly sad moments, too. Kaye does a fabulous job of layering it all together to make a story I could not put down until the end. And even then, I wanted more!
Hearts of the Anemoi Series
South of Surrender is a sexy, heartbreaking and heartwarming must-read for series fans. For new readers in the audience, I recommend starting with the first two books. Witness Eurus’s downward spiral into ever-increasing horribleness and enjoy getting to know the rest of Chrys’s family in-depth.
Reading Order
Meet these sexy, protective and powerful gods and the smart and savvy women they love.
- North of Need – Owen Winters and Megan Snow
- West of Want – Zephyros Martius and Marcella Raines
- South of Surrender – Chrysander Notos and Laney Summerlyn
- East of Ecstasy – coming April 2014! Cover Reveal –>
Happy Reading!
Celia Visits Dawn’s Reading Nook & Jill Archer
Hi Everyone!
Tattoos, artisanal chocolate, dance music…
Join me at Dawn’s Reading Nook for a fun interview. This way… –>
Then, wander to Jill Archer’s Blog where I go all Fan Girl over Larissa Ione’s excellent paranormal romance read, Rogue Rider. This way… –>
Have a great weekend, dear readers!
COVER REVEAL: Laura Kaye’s East of Ecstasy
Hi Everyone!
I’m super excited to be part of Laura Kaye’s Cover Reveal extravaganza for East of Ecstasy, the fourth and final book in her award-winning Hearts of the Anemoi series.
I’ve read the first three books in the series, and cannot wait to get my hands on this one!
::Cover Reveal Drum Roll::
About East of Ecstasy
Annalise Fallston made peace with postponing her big-city dreams to care for her ill father, but lately she’s been filled with a restlessness not even her beloved painting dispels. Worse, the colors don’t speak to her as they always have, and all her efforts produce dark, foreboding images of a dangerous man and a terrifying future.
Devlin Eston, black-souled son of the evil Anemoi Eurus, is the only one who can thwart his father’s plan to overthrow the Supreme God of Wind and Storms. But first, Dev must master the unstable powers he’s been given. Distrusted and shunned by his own divine family, he never expected to find kindness and passion in the arms of a mortal.
But Devlin’s love puts Annalise in the path of a catastrophic storm, and in the final Armageddon showdown between the Anemoi and Eurus, sacrifices will be made, hearts broken, and lives changed forever…or lost.
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Books in Series
North of Need – Read an excerpt –>
West of Want – Read an excerpt –>
South of Surrender – Read an excerpt –> and My review –>
About Laura Kaye
Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.
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BTS & Decadent Publishing – Sunset on Summer Fun Blog Hop
Hi Everyone! It’s hop time!
Welcome to BTSeMag and Decadent Publishing Sunset on Summer Fun Blog Hop, 9/17 – 9/30!
BTSeMag, Decadent and 30++ co-sponsors (myself included) have joined together to provide hop posts and an awesome grand prize — a Kindle Fire 7″ HD or NOOK HD winner’s choice (US Only), or Paypal Cash (International). E-reader to be loaded with E-Books (including my urban fantasy romance HAVEN).
But wait, there’s more! Discover blog-specific prizes at every stop! See below for more details on my giveaway. 🙂
Celia’s Sunset on Summer Reads
As we bid adieu to summer, let’s cozy up with some good books! See my Safari Heat blog hop page for even more recommendations.
- Sexy Horseman of the Apocalypse – Larissa Ione’s Rogue Rider, book 4, The Lords of Deliverance Series. (paranormal)
- Vulnerable Tough Guy Vampire – Kresley Cole’s Lothaire, book 12, Immortals After Dark Series. (paranormal)
- Hot Highlander – Karen Marie Moning’s Kiss of the Highlander, book 4, Highlander Series. (paranormal)
- Passionate Military Man – Laura Kaye’s One Night With A Hero, Book 2, The Hero Series. (contemporary)
- Sexy Badass Demon – Rosalie Lario’s Mark of the Sylph, book 2, Demons of Infernum Series. (paranormal)
P.S. Recommend starting each series mentioned above with Book 1.
And lastly, dear readers, I present you with a “first-meet” snippet from my urban fantasy romance, Haven (hot vampire alert!):
Tall, fit, and bad-boy handsome with skin like pale honey, his thick, walnut brown hair hung tousled in a sexy, I-just-got-out-of-bed way. A hip, black, button-down shirt accentuated a sculpted upper body before it tucked into slacks painted on long, lean legs. The whole package made my mouth water.
Hot. Yummy. Totally my type.
“Who are you?” I whispered.
His mouth twitched in a hint of a smile as if he heard me—impossible given the distance between us. Heat spread, loosening my muscles, and my pulse sped up…
Comment & Hop to Win
For an Individual, Blog-specific Prize:
Many participating bloggers are also offering individual prizes at their specific stops, including me. Leave a comment below for a chance to receive one $5 Amazon e-gift card OR an e-book copy of Haven OR an e-book copy of Vampire Code (your choice). Yay books! 🙂
My e-gift card/e-book giveaway ends 11:59 PST, Monday, September 30. Winner of my blog-specific prize announced here, Tuesday, October 1.
What to comment: Have you read any of the series mentioned above? Have a favorite romance series? Any romance reading recommendations? Or, simply say hello!
And…Keep Hopping!
More blogs to explore, more chances to win! Surf over to the BTSeMag Web site –> for the full list of co-sponsors and links to explore!
Enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway!
Follow this link to enter the Sunset on Summer Fun Kindle/Nook Rafflecopter Giveaway –>
Giveaway BTSeMag/Decadent Pub. Rules
Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Chrisy from BTS Book Reviews emag and Decadent Publishing and sponsored by the participating authors & bloggers. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
***CeliaBreslin.com WINNER***
The tech gods at random.org have spoken! The winner of one $5 Starbucks e-gift card OR an e-book copy of Haven OR Vampire Code (your choice) is Lisa G! Congrats!
Safari Heat – Sultry Summer Reads Blog Hop
Hi Everyone!
It’s hop time! Welcome to the Sultry Summer Reads Blog Hop, 9/11 – 9/16!
Over twenty of us authors and bloggers have joined together to provide some great posts and an awesome grand prize — a Kindle Fire HD 7″ loaded with E-Books (including my urban fantasy romance HAVEN) and a $100.00 gift card (Amazon or B&N).
But wait, there’s more! Daily prizes (books, swag, and more) plus a giveaway at each stop! For more info on how the hop works and for a list of participating authors and their links, visit the Safari Heat Blog –>
Celia’s Sultry Summer Reads
Grab a tasty beverage, curl up in your favorite reading spot and sample these sizzling romance reads!
- Sexy Greek god – Laura Kaye’s South of Surrender, book 3, Hearts of Anemoi Series. Read an excerpt –> (paranormal)
- Vulnerable Tough Guy – Laura Kaye’s Hearts In Darkness. Read an excerpt –> (contemporary)
- Hot vampires – Amber Belldene’s Blood Vine and Blood Entangled. Read an excerpt –>(paranormal)
- Passionate Military Man – Laura Kaye’s Her Forbidden Hero. Read an excerpt –> (contemporary)
- Sexy Badass Nephilim – Tricia Skinner’s Angel Bait. Read an excerpt –> (paranormal)
And lastly, dear readers, I present you with a steamy snippet from my urban fantasy romance, Haven (hot vampire alert!):
Alexander crushed his lips to mine. Need roared through me leaving me breathless with edgy hunger. My hands burrowed into his thick, silky hair, holding his head as if he might try to escape. He growled his approval against my lips, his kiss growing more insistent. His tongue explored my mouth. He tasted metallic, like the blood he’d consumed. Again, I found I liked the taste. My tongue danced with his and delved into his mouth, searching for more penny metal flavor. He groaned and tightened his embrace.
Comment & Hop to Win
For the Safari Heat Daily Prizes:
Safari Heat will visit participating blogs EVERY DAY of the hop and randomly pick daily winners. So be sure to visit all of the hop sites to increase your chances of winning big! I’ll list the daily prizes here, too.
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PRIZES for Monday, September 16, 2013 |
How to Increase Your Odds of Winning
Leave a comment at every blog for one entry per blog. To add three more entries per blog, follow each participant on Twitter and Facebook and their blog. Then, leave this info in the comments area of *each* participating blog. More detailed instructions available at the Safari Heat Blog –>
EXAMPLE:
Name: Jane WebSurfer
Email: janewebsurefer@thisisanexample.com
Comment: Loved your post!
Twitter: Followed
FaceBook: Followed
Blog: Followed
Reader or Author: Reader
Country: USA
[ Note: My “follow” links are over there –> in the sidebar, top right 🙂 –> ]
For an Individual, Blog-specific Prize:
Many participating bloggers are also offering individual prizes at their specific stops, including me. Leave a comment below for a chance to receive one $5 Starbucks e-gift card and an e-book copy of Haven OR Vampire Code (your choice). Books + caffeinated beverage = YUM! ☺
My e-gift card/e-book giveaway ends 11:59 PST, Monday, September 16. Winner of my blog-specific prize announced here, Tuesday, September 17.
What to comment:
Did you read any of the excerpts? What was your favorite line from one of the excerpts? Have any romance reading recommendations? Or, simply say hello!
And…Keep Hopping!
More blogs to explore, more chances to win! Surf over to the Safari Heat Blog –>
CeliaBreslin.com Winner
The tech gods at randomnumbergenerator.com have spoken! The winner of one $5 Starbucks e-gift card and an e-book copy of Haven OR Vampire Code (your choice) is Amanda A! Congrats!
Psychotherapy and Vampires with Lynda Hilburn
Happy Friday, Dear Readers!
It’s vampire time!
Stop by my second online home — Paranormal Unbound — for a chitchat with my special guest, author Lynda Hilburn, and a look at her vampire romance series, Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist. Leave a comment to win a copy of one of her awesome books!
Go forth and enjoy the vampire goodness! See you there 🙂 –>
Haven’s Summer Debut – Review Roundup
Happy Labor Day Dear Readers!
For this holiday, thought I’d share some of the first reviews I received for my debut novel, HAVEN. To the reviewers: Thank you for reading my work and sharing your thoughts with the world!
Bewitching Blog Tour Book Review Round Up
“I loved the story line, that family relationships, the strong love connection between Carina and Alexander.” 4 out of 5 stars, Dalene’s Book Reviews –>
“Wow, a book like this deserve 5 stars. It was great in every way, it was easy to follow, loads of action, great steamy scenes, awesome kick butt main character.” Escape Into A Book –>
“Haven is a fast paced thrill ride! …a story that you will want to devour in one night!” Faerie Tale Books –>
“Haven is sexy, edgy, exciting and hip…” 3.5 out of 5 stars, Feed Your Fiction Addiction –>
“…ideal for those who enjoy YA/New Adult paranormal romance with mature adult situations.”
Musings of Mistress of the Dark Path –>
Other Comments From the Blogosphere
“Sex, lies, and the undead! With witches and vamps, lust and betrayal. Haven sounds like a fast and furious read. Welcome to the club.” Fuonlyknew –>
“It’s one of the best new stories I’ve read in a long time. Great plot and characters that are set up for a long series run.” — Rita Bay, visiting Literary Lagniappe –>.
Lastly, visit Rita Bay’s blog for her Labor Day Potato Salad Recipe –>.
Happy Holiday!
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