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Of Shadow and Light 

by Ebony Olson
May 1st 2019

Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
She will be the one to take his coldness,
She will unveil the Unseelie darkness and show them light.
She will unite what should never have broken.
The daughter of the moon will teach him love and the radiance of the sun.
Her inner light will purify the tainted ones,
And she will guide the fey by wisp-light.

‘Prophecy of the Dark Prince’

Messina Doe was just looking for a warm place to spend the night. What she discovers is a place the human race had long ago buried and forgotten.

The dark Fey haven’t forgotten humans. The throne room of the Unseelie court is the hottest underground nightclub around, but if you step through the wrong door, there is no going back.

No one ever escapes. Never.

Once, someone did.

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Ebony lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband, daughter, and six cats. She loves to read fantasy, thrillers, and paranormal romance, spending most of her free time with her nose in a book or writing.
Having always possessed an over-active imagination she spent her younger years regaling friends with fantastic stories, holding her audience captive with the passion and suspense of her character's plights.

Now in adulthood, she has numerous published works and shows no signs of stopping her imagination from spreading across as many pages as it can find.

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Kissed by a Dark Prince by Felicity Heaton Olivia thinks it’s her lucky night when a dangerously handsome unconscious fae ends up on her inspection table. He’s her chance to redeem herself with her employer, the demon-hunting organisation, Archangel. But when the tall, dark and deadly immortal warrior awakes, she gets much more than she bargained for... Attacked by his enemy in the elf kingdom, the last thing Prince Loren expects when he comes around is a beautiful angel watching over him. Hazy from his injuries, all he can focus on is the pulse ticking in her throat and the sweet allure of her blood. One single bite reveals she is his eternal mate, triggering a bond between them that will leave him weakened until it is completed... or broken, and pulling Olivia into the crossfire of his ancient feud. Will Loren be strong enough to place duty before desire and give up the one thing he has waited millennia for and craves above all others—his eternal mate? And will Olivia be able to resist the incredible heat that burns between them and the temptation of her dark prince’s kiss?		Blood Flame by Caris Roane Connor, a powerful vampire serving as a Border Patrol Officer for his corrupt world, falls for a gifted witch who has the ability to kill him with a single touch... In BLOOD FLAME, vampire Officer Connor of the Crescent Border Patrol tries to suppress his desire for the powerful witch, Iris Meldeere. Because the woman possesses the ability to kill him with the tips of her fingers, how can he possibly fall in love with her? When a double homicide throws them together, he soon finds his deepest fantasies fulfilled as Iris succumbs to his seductions. But as they battle together to stay alive, and love begins to consume them both, will the witch be able to forgive the dark secrets of his past?
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Spotlight: Alphas Unwrapped: 21 New Steamy Paranormal Tales of Shifters, Vampires, Werewolves, Dragons, Witches, Angels, Demons, Fey, and More + giveaway

Alphas Unwrapped: 21 New Steamy Paranormal Tales of Shifters, Vampires, Werewolves, Dragons, Witches, Angels, Demons, Fey, and More
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: December 1, 2015
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Bear Winter (The Pack Rules 8)

Michele Bardsley
After a vindictive wendigo nearly kills his brother and kidnaps his sister-in-law, bear shifter Gabe Pearson has no choice but to ask psychic and ex-fiance Hope Wheeler for help. Together, they will fight through vicious snowstorms, murderous shifters, and grievous emotional wounds to save Gabe's family--and get a second chance at love.

New York Times Best Selling Author, Michele Bardsley

Raging Winter: Max Denton Book 2 (The Gardella Vampire Hunters)

Colleen Gleason
England, 1922: Savina Eleaisa is certain the famous vampire hunter--and her former lover--Max Denton is dead. But when she follows a vampire to a Christmas house party at a large English estate, whom should she find but Max Denton, deep undercover--and not very happy to see her. "If Buffy visited Downton Abbey." --Laurie London

New York Times Best Selling Author, Colleen Gleason

Tristan's Escape: A Belador Novella

Dianna Love
Holidays stink when you're alone, but the only woman Tristan ever cared for betrayed him years ago. Sucker that he is, Tristan teleports another Alterant to Atlanta in December to propose to his girlfriend, and walks straight into an ambush ...along with the woman he vowed would pay for his five years of imprisonment. Now he has to choose between saving her and losing his freedom forever.

New York Times Best Selling Author, Dianna Love

Christmas Flame (A Flame Series Book)

Caris Roane
On Christmas Eve, vampire Officer Kyle Drake has finally persuaded the shy shifter, Verena, to go on a first date. His plans include a little mistletoe and a lot of seduction. But when a call comes in that a teenage girl has been abducted and Kyle and Verena go in pursuit, he fears the dangers of their world will once again force Verena back into her no-dating-ever mode...

New York Times Best Selling Author, Caris Roane

Invisible Betrayal: Invisible Recruits Novella

Mary Buckham
Street savvy Jaylene Smart is spending her DC holiday on a snatch and grab assignment to terminate a threat, but it beats sitting alone in an empty hotel room. Her target is way-out-of-her-league-powerful Herm Kane and stealing from him sends her into the dangerous underworld of preternaturals she never knew existed. Surviving will depend on teaming up the same sexy Herm Kane, the man she just betrayed.

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White Witchmas

Dakota Cassidy
It's Christmas in Paris, Texas, ya'll! Prepare for a magical journey perfect for the holidays!

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Nether Blue

Claudy Conn
Magic has always been a part of Calico's life, but now because of it, she is on the run. Ahead, more danger. Enter Brodie, a prince from another realm. Will saving Brodie, trap her or save her?

New York Times Best Selling Author, Claudy Conn

Fur Ever Yours

Melanie James
When a dangerous female shows up in the middle of the night, Rafe's world is turned upside down. Was she sent by a rival clan to rip apart his pack, or just his heart?

New York Times Best Selling Author, Melanie James

Christmas With The Beast

Rebecca Hamilton & Conner Kressley
Christmas heats up for a Beauty and her Beast when they find themselves at the top of a homicidal Santa's naughty list.

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Bite of Frost (A Dragon Blade Novella)

Gena D. Lutz
After Jericha Frost is thrust into a paranormal existence she knows nothing about, she learns that the scorching blood from an infuriating dragon-shifter is her only hope of survival.

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Fang Chronicles: Esha's Story

D'Elen McClain
Vampire politics are not exactly what Rondy expects when he enters the dark world of immortality and killing a deadly, out of control tigershifter is not his idea of fun. When fate intercedes, Rondy and Esha fight her inevitable death and take the brief time they are given to search for a miracle that would topple the childless world of vampires.

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Her Dragon's No Angel (A Dragon Guard Novella)

Julia Lake Mills
Take one snowbound dragon combine with one Christmas Angel, throw in a healthy dose of an attraction only the Universe could have conjured and top with the largest blizzard in a hundred years. Now sit back and enjoy the show! This one's gonna be a bumpy ride!

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Winter Guardian

Dawn Montgomery
Ashley Baker never forgot the icy December night he came into her life. Her fallen guardian angel with wings dark as sin destroyed a beast from her worst nightmares, and then disappeared into the storm. When the beasts return, so does the guardian, but this time he's the one in trouble. Wingless. Mortal. The spark of attraction ignites into a flame that threatens to consume them both, but will it be enough to save them from the hell that awaits if they fail?

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Dark Wolf Rising

Stephanie Rowe
Shifter Cash Burns has been on the run for ten years, hiding a dark secret. When his childhood sweetheart, who he hasn't seen in over a decade, is targeted for assassination by his wolf pack, he's the only one who can save her...but at what cost?

New York Times Best Selling Author, Stephanie Rowe

Covert Cougar Christmas 

Terry Spear
Bridget Sinclair, Special Agent with the Cougar Special Forces Division has a mission--permanently stop two shifters from distributing a new drug in Cheyenne, Wyoming. While investigating, she rescues Special Agent Travis MacKay. Winter advisories are in effect for the Christmas holidays, but that doesn't cool off the sizzling heat spiraling out of control between the two agents as they covertly team up to take down the drug-runners.

USA Today Best Selling Author, Terry Spear

Lori's Wolf Pack, Rolf's Wicked Winter

A K Michaels
Rolf is Beta and has managed to escape the Pack for a couple of days 'alone time'. However, Fate has other plans for him and he soon finds himself in a situation he never envisaged. Finding a mate is surprise enough, but she is on the run, and those that are looking for her are only a day behind.

New York Times Best Selling Author, A.K. Michaels

Legendary Lover - Arctic Plunge 

Candice Stauffer
Glorious friction sets Northern Alaska's winter air ablaze when Dean Lawless, an alpha lycan, finds Jayne Dekker, his double-crossing mate, and takes the ultimate plunge.

New York Times Best Selling Author, Candice Stauffer

Ravished by the Alpha: A Christmas Cull (The Cull Book Three)

Renee George
Single by choice, werewolf Lizzy Langston has never been a fan of Christmas. But when Coy Vega chooses her tribe's lands to hide from the drug cartel over the holiday, she is drawn to his dark nature and, oh yeah, his yummy six-pack abs. It will take a Christmas miracle to survive below freezing temperatures, Colombian hit men, an accidental culling, and each other.

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Bound by Joy (A Cauld Ane Christmas Novella)

Tracey Jane Jackson
Kenna McFadden has waited more than two hundred years for her mate and she finds him in a most unexpected way. On a mission to find his missing niece, prince Gunnar Baldersson finds someone far more precious to him. Join in their bonding as they fall in love while celebrating the sweetness and joy of Christmas.

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Choices
H.M. McQueen
An unbreakable bond with a handsome immortal Protector, drags Rachel Andrews into a world she never believed existed and has no desire to be part of.

The actions of one night drastically alter the course of his long existence. Torn between his feelings for Rachel and his life's calling, Roderick Cronan comes face to face with the fact that he is losing both.

Amazon Best Selling Author, Hildie McQueen

Yule's Fallen Angel

Sky Purington
Sparks fly as a sexy fallen angel turned warlock tries to free a feisty witch trapped between life and death. But rekindling lost love comes at a price. Now it's time to beat the clock against a yuletide curse with a midnight deadline of December 25th.

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Book Review: The Stag Lord (Bannerman Boru) by Darby Kaye

The Stag Lord (Bannerman Boru)
By: Darby Kaye
Paranormal Romance
299 pages Publisher: Spence City/Spencer Hill Press

Plot:
On the run across America from a vengeful shape-shifter, Bannerman Bann Boru has only one thing on his mind: keeping himself and his young son, Cor, alive. At any cost.

Then he meets Shay Doyle, healer and member of a secret group of immortal Celtic warriors, the Tuatha De Danaan, who live in modern-day Colorado. When Cor is injured, Bannerman is forced to accept her help. He quickly realizes that the golden-haired healer is shield-maiden tough and can hold her own on the field of battle with the big boys. And Shay soon discovers that there is more to Bann then meets the eye.

Now, with the shape-shifter Cernunnos teaming up with the local pack of Fir Bolgs (Bronze Age creatures with a nasty taste for children), Bannerman, Shay, her wolf-dog Max, and the rest of the Doyle clan must figure out how to battle one insane god.

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Do not judge this book based on the cover or the title, both of which needed some major work, cause this story is amazingly wondrous! I'll get into this a little more in a minute. For now, the Fey are coming at you in a whole new light. Demons and fighting ancient evil, sure it's been done before. But not like this!

I was sucked in from the first heartbreaking chapter. The humanness of this tale is off the charts. The character development and interaction was everything you could hope for and more. Lore that was deeply rooted and well thought out. The heavy situations these folks face, while fantastical, seem realistic in this dynamic world. I was blown away, on many levels and this continued throughout many of the chapters.

In a word: marvelous. I wish to the lore I could say "flawless", but there were a few things that needed to be reworked a tad. The cover and title, as mentioned. Both of which do not do justice for the tale. The face, it has no meaning to the overall depth this story portrays. The title of this book, it holds no value for the struggle and obstacles that are faced.

There was a lot of build up to the Stag Lord himself, but once you get to him the story almost comes apart. He's not the imposing character that I thought he would be. I mean maybe he's got more to come, but with book one you just really expected something a little more dangerous.

Overall, this is a great start to a new series. Book two is not coming out until the end of 2015, which I hate! I want it now! But, this gives everyone the time needed to get caught up. And maybe, just maybe, change the cover. *shudders*

The sequel, Unholy Blue, will be released December 2015 from Spence City.

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Darby Karchut is an award-winning author, dreamer, and compulsive dawn greeter. Her books include the Griffin Rising series,theAdventures of Finn MacCullen series, and writing as Darby Kaye, The Stag Lord and its sequel, Unholy Blue.

A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and Pikes Peak Writers, Darby has been known to run in blizzards and bike in lightning storms. When not dodging death by Colorado, she writes urban fantasy for tweens, teens, and adults.

Seventh Star Press Announces Three New Anthologies

Seventh Star Press is pleased to announce that three brand new anthologies are now available in eBook format!

Hero’s Best Friend: An Anthology of Animal Companions

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How far would Gandalf have gotten without Shadowfax? Where would the Vault Dweller be without Dogmeat? And could the Beastmaster been the Beastmaster without his fuzzy allies? Animal companions are more than just sidekicks. Animals can be heroes, too!

Found within are twenty stories of heroic action that focuses on the furries and scalies who have long been the unsung heroes pulling their foolish human buddies out of the fire, and often at great sacrifice—from authors both established and new, including Frank Creed, S. H. Roddey, and Steven S. Long.

Whether you’re a fan of Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Science Fiction, or just animal stories in general, this is the anthology for you!

So sit back, kick your feet up, and find out what it truly means to be the Hero’s Best Friend.

Featuring 20 tales, from 21 authors, the new anthology features a spectrum of sub-genres in speculative fiction, but all of them contain the common element of a focus upon animal companions. Hero’s Best Friend will be available in eBook format at the end of the first week of February, with the print version to follow one week afterward.

The authors contained in Hero’s Best Friend, and the stories they contributed, are as follows:

Joy Ward: “Toby and Steve Save the World”
Frank Creed: “Dusk”
Cassie Schau: “The Hunter’s Boy”
Steven Donahue: “Grit”
Jason Cordova: “Hill 142”
Herika R. Raymer: “Dook”
Essel Pratt: “Brothers”
Lisa Hawkridge: “Ezra’s Girl”
S. H. Roddey: “Look What the Cat Dragged In”
Steven S. Long: “The Wolf Sentinel”
Laura Anne Ewald: “Memorandum”
Cindy Koepp: “The Hat”
Ian Hunter: “Scarheid in the Glisting”
Steven Grassie: “The Masterless”
David Wright: “Wind of Change”
Renee Carter Hall: “The Emerald Mage”
Nick Bryan: “The Violet Curse”
Lillian Csernica and; Kevin Andrew Murphy: “The Restless Armadillo”
Douglas J. Ogurek: “Stuck on the Squigglybounce”
Sheila Deeth: “Passage”

A Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court

edited by Scott M. Sandridge
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The Fey have been with us since the beginning, sometimes to our great joy but often to our detriment. Usually divided (at least by us silly humans) into two courts, the first volume of A Chimerical World focuses on the Seelie Court: the court we humans seem to view as the “good” faeries. But “good” and “evil” are human concepts and as alien to the Fey as their mindsets are to us.

Inside you will find 19 stories that delve into the world of the faeries of the Seelie Court, from authors both established and new, including George S. Walker, Eric Garrison, and Alexandra Christian.

But be warned: these faeries are nothing like Tinker Bell.

Here is a list of the authors and stories to be featured in A Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court

“Extra-Ordinary” by BC Brown
“Dead Fairy Doormat” by George S. Walker
“Taggers” by Christine Morgan
“Wormwood” by Alexandra Christian
“The Harpist’s Hand” by Steven S. Long
“Sanae’s Garden” by Chantal Boudreau
“Mark of Ruins” by SD Grimm
“Birdie’s Life at the School for Distressed Young Ladies” by JH Fleming
“Cultivated Hope” by Jordan Phelps
“Seelie Goose” by Eric Garrison
“I Knocked Up My Fairy Girlfriend” by Brandon Black
“The Body Electric” by Sarah Madsen
“The Last Mission” by Cindy Koepp
“The Beggar-Knight & the Lady Perilous” by Matthew A. Timmins
“The Filigreed Lamp” by Edward Ahern
“Keys” by Michael M. Jones
“Like a Sister in the Proper Court” by Lisa Hawkridge
“Gnome Games” by Saera Corvin
“The Goat Man’s Garden” by Marten Hoyle

A Chimerical World: Tales of the Unseelie Court

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The Fey have been with us since the beginning, sometimes to our great joy but often to our detriment. Usually divided (at least by us silly humans) into two courts, the second volume of A Chimerical World focuses on the Unseelie Court: the court we humans seem to view as the “evil” faeries. But “good” and “evil” are human concepts and as alien to the Fey as their mindsets are to us.

Inside you will find 19 stories that delve into the world of the faeries of the Unseelie Court, from authors both established and new, including Michael Shimek, Deedee Davies, and Nick Bryan.

But don’t be surprised if these faeries decide to play with their food.

Here is a list of the authors and stories to be featured in A Chimerical World: Tales of the Unseelie Court:
“In Plain Sight” by Rebecca Leo
“The Wunderhorn” by David Turnbull
“Treehouse” by Kim Smith
“I’ll Watch Over You” by Angeline Trevena
“The Enemy of my Enemy” by Deedee Davies
“Maestro” by Nicholas Paschall
“Prey of the Boggart” by Rony Blechman
“Fear of Little Men” by Mike Pieloor
“Faerie Stories and the Bean Nighe” by Carmen Tudor
“Gifts” by Michael Shimek
“Djinn and Tonic” by S. Clayton Rhodes
“The Bet” by Jodi Ralston
“The Fool and his Money” by Nick Bryan
“The Yielding” by J. A. Ironside
“The Tamer of Beasts” by Doug Blakeslee
“The Last Sword of Barrow Thorns” by Matthew A. Timmins
“The Rose and the Dragon” by Steven S. Long
“The Brothers Doran” by John A. McColley
“Wonderland” by Stephanie Jessop

Sheep Book Review: Bound by Darkness by Alexandra Ivy

Bound by Darkness, by author Alexandra Ivy is the eighth book in her Guardians of Eternity series. I'm going to start my review by saying this: Ivy is one of my top favorite authors, in addition to her sexy vampires she's also taken time out of her busy schedule to interview with us here at Sheep so I'm not "dissing" her or her works in any way shape or form. I'm giving my honest review of her latest book based on how I felt. That being said, Bound by Darkness didn't quite do it for me. I've enjoyed her series thus far, and will continue to read it, but the latest story was a far cry from what I know she's capable of.

Plot:

The Sylvermyst have a reputation as sinister cousins to the fey, and none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his people from banishment, he sold himself to the evil Morgana. Finally free, he faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture him. By rights, he should kill her on sight. Yet he cannot bring himself to hurt her - or to resist her. Jaelyn is stunningly beautiful, utterly lethal - and always alone. Until Ariyal. From their first encounter, she knows that what's between them is more dangerous than simple lust. And as they unite to thwart a terrifying prophecy that will mean the end of his clan and of the world they know, she will risk everything to fulfill her destiny by his side.

My first bone to pick is with our lead female Jaelyn. She was so strong in the last book, even as a side character but with a build up for this story I was looking forward to reading more of her butt kicking abilities. Unfortunately she came across as weak and dull most of the time, which is far from the Hunter-trained assassin I know her to be. She's incredibly lethal and super-sexy, a combo most never see coming, at least not until their bleeding death. But she came across as far too dependent on her man; what happened to the gal who kicked butts and took names to the shredder?! Ariyal is the fairy Sylvermyst out to take down the Dark Lord but while I know he has power and strength to back up his ego he too seemed a bit off.

I wanted to buy into the characters more, but with a major lack of both power and strength I was left feeling unfulfilled. The Morganna la Fey parts involving Ariyal could have elaborated a ton more than it did. I know Ariyal came from an awful past but with more pages dedicated to those struggles I would have gotten more of what I was missing. Things of importance seemed to be glossed over while others took a little too long to get to the point.

We also have a small lovable gargoyle, Levet, who seems to be hated by every man no matter the story but always loved to death by the ladies, which is starting to get a little old. We're also now eight stories deep and no one can seem to get rid of the Dark Lord or his minions and at this point with just about every faction of the Lore teamed up to take the demon down what is the hold up? It's time for some new bad guys/gals perhaps and some fresh stories that the characters can take on. The continued use of the same caves in Chicago and the same farmhouses coming into play again and again makes me feel like things are being recycled. I'm all for saving the planet (and yeah everyone please recycle) but I'd like some fresh scenes brought into the mix. Spice things up and let's get back to some major butt-kicking adrenaline vampires!

What I did like was characters from previous stories coming back into the scene. And when the action does come it is pretty enjoyable, plus no matter what you get some nice smut for those looking to enjoy characters getting down to it! Things don't get wrapped up per se by the end, which keeps me hopeful for the series as a whole coming back around by book nine.

On a side note, Ivy has a new series called The Immortal Rogues, with book one My Lord Vampire hitting shelves February 28th, 2012. I'm eagerly awaiting this and I'll be reviewing it here. I'm sticking with Ivy and hoping for more as we go forward!

Getting 2 and 1/2 Hunter Sheep

KD