Alpha Male Diner: Wrath Demon by Keri Lake (Soul Resurrected book tour) + giveaway

Logan (Wrath Demon)

Recipe by Keri Lake

Soul Resurrected (Sons of Wrath #2)

1 chiseled body, carved to perfection (god-like quality meat)
2 captivating brown eyes
1 head of dark brown hair
1 pectoral skull tat
1 winding tribal flame tat of demon script across shoulder and neck
1 Eye of Horus tat on collarbone
1 brand of pain tat on inner forearm
6 cups brawny Wrath demon
5 cups pure magnetic sexuality
4 firmly packed cups of animal instincts
1 set of lush lips cooked al dente, drizzled with straight-up crack
8 cups of stamina
2 cups intimidating
1 rounded tablespoon insatiable hunger
A dash of unpredictable
Equal parts fierce and volatile
A pinch of psychotic
Score the meat with deep, penetrating cuts
Whip as needed
Allow it to marinate for 50 years in a cold, dank prison
Baste with fury and vengeance and flambé

For best results:
Simmer on low heat with plenty of steam. A nice rub will tenderize the meat and give just the right flavor. Spice with dangerous and sexy.

Serve on a bed of black satin with a side of sweat.

Prepare to have your stomach clenching and panties drenching. Can be reheated multiple times for your enjoyment.

Warning: Watch out for those lips – his kiss is addicting and will leave you fiending for more.

Makes: one fiercely protective alpha male

Taste Test

CHAPTER 1 

Some lives just weren’t worth the trouble of saving … 

The dark room swallowed Logan, as he lay sprawled on his bed—just as he’d been left after ditching his date with death. A stomach-turning sensation of thickened skin and tingles swathed his body, closing in on him, phantom sensations crawling over his flesh that kept him awake. Every five minutes or so, he willed an arm or a leg to move. No go.

Shadows danced across the wall on the occasions that one of the Catatones guarding the mansion passed through the floodlight below his window. He focused on them only because his neck had been propped in that direction and he had no choice. Good thing, though. She had been assigned to watch over him and slept somewhere beyond his periphery, the reminder heating his blood every time her sleepy moan drifted across the room.

The fury could’ve split him right down the middle.

Her blood ran through him—pumping in his veins, feeding his heart, keeping him alive.

Calla’s.

The woman who’d gotten him stabbed with Demortis, the only element capable of taking down a demon, now swam through his body as the only element capable of saving him. Her blood. Pure. Probably the closest he’d ever come to being righteous.

The irony was enough to leave him scratching his own eyeballs out of his head—that is, if he could reach the damn things. Like a bitch slap from the gods, who probably sat around drinking beers over the shit, poking fun at him.

The side effect of returning from the dead?

Feeling like the fucking dead.

Logan tightened his lip, wishing he could kick his own ass for being so stupid. Not like he’d had to save her or anything. Hell, being a demon meant being the exception to human rules.

And being a son of Wrath meant never having to play by any species’ rules.

Yet for some reason, one lodged so deep inside his brain he couldn’t even begin to explain, he’d felt the need to intervene. Not so much for her sake, but because the little prick trying to rape her had taken a jab at the psychopath buried in Logan’s bones. Taunted him.

Then finally tripped his kill-switch.

Yeah, that’s what Logan told himself, anyway, because no other excuse could possibly justify why he couldn’t stir a single muscle in his body for anything having to do with her—Calla. The girl they’d picked up at some underground party, so high on Shine she’d have probably let every one of the brothers have a go at her if they’d been the ravaging bastardly types.

Lucky for her they weren’t.

“Should’ve walked away,” he muttered, his voice the only part of his body he could control.

A zing of pain shot through Logan’s feet, flexing them into an unnatural, paralyzed position. “Ah, shit!” Hadn’t his feet been numb just seconds ago?

Not even forcing his muscles to relax shook the sting away, one like a strike to the level of his bones, as if they shattered with impact.

He held his breath and clenched his teeth while the pain crept up his leg. “Motherfucker!” He spoke past gritted teeth, keeping his voice low to keep from rousing his babysitter, but damn, his back arched like one of those tetanus-infected bastards, his eyes squinting so hard they could’ve popped backward into his brain.

Black smoke curled behind his lids, and a deep laughter mocked him as the agony reached his spine. Trembling in the bed, Logan clamped his mouth shut and allowed the convulsions to run through him.

In silence.

He’d known pain—gut-turning, put-me-out-of-my-fucking-misery pain. Nothing compared to what wracked him at that moment, as if nightmares could invade the body and inflict injury. The burn, like molten lava oozing in his veins, seeped into his every cell, searing him from the inside. Sweat trickled down his temple at the same time as a chill burst deep inside his bones and swept through his limbs, leaving behind a wake of nausea.

That black smoke carried the familiar sensation he’d felt once or twice in his life—from the quick witted son of a bitch that brought the toughest demon males to their knees: absolute death. Stygius. The place in the underworld from where no soul ever returned.

With shallow panting breaths, he allowed the blackness worming its way into his mind to take over as something dark and wicked laid claim.

All Logan could do was let it take him. 

SOUL RESURRECTED (Sons of Wrath, #2)By: Keri Lake
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance/Dark Urban Fantasy
ISBN: 978-0-9848517-5-1
As Wrath’s fiercest son, Logan carries the scars of fifty years spent in the most dreaded prison of the underworld, for a sin he’d kill to keep secret. Enduring decades of gruesome torture has left Logan feared by and detached from others, until a female Alexi’s blood resurrects his soul from death and, with it, the pleasures he’s been denied for so long.

Plagued by shame of her own, Calla is drawn to the ruthless demon, Logan, whose insatiable craving for her touch rouses buried passions and, for once, leaves her feeling desired.

A dark and dangerous evil has been reawakened, however, and when Calla is drawn too close to its breeding grounds, Logan vows to summon the violence of Wrath in order to keep her safe. First, though, Calla must save him from a past riddled with deceit and corruption … but only if she can accept the chilling consequences of unearthing his vilest skeleton.

About the Author:
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Keri Lake is a married mother of two living in Michigan. She writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy and loves a good, tragic love story. Though novels tend to be her focus, she also writes short stories and flash fiction whenever distraction manages to suck her in to the Land of Shiny Things.

When she isn’t toiling away on plots and protagonists, she enjoys reading, music and travel. If she could create mystical powers for herself, she’d have the ability to flash to anywhere in the world. And if she could flash to anywhere in the world at this very moment, she’d be staring at the ocean from her adirondack chair on the shores of North Carolina.

Soul Resurrected Blog Tour Giveaway Info:

1st Prize:
1-$30 Amazon Gift card
1-Signed Paperback Soul Resurrected (Sons of Wrath, #2)
1-Limited Edition Print signed by Julian Christian & Keri Lake
1-Property of Logan T-Shirt
1-Soul Resurrected Tote Bag
1-Soul Resurrected Notebook & Pen set
1-Sons of Wrath Wine Glass Charm set
1-Soul Resurrected Book Mark
1-Soul Resurrected Coffee Mug

2nd Prize: 
1-$20 Amazon Gift Card
1-Signed Paperback Soul Resurrected (Sons of Wrath, #2)
1-Soul Resurrected Tote
1-Soul Resurrected Notebook & Pen set
1-Soul Resurrected Purse Clip
1-Sons of Wrath Wine Glass Charm set

For those participating in the Scavenger Hunt: 

1-MYSTERY PRIZE (valued at $125)

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Sheep Book Review: Soul Avenged by Keri Lake

Soul Avenged by PNR author Keri Lake is the first installment to her new Sons of Wrath series. While I LOVED a previous story written by this talented author, HALOS: Somnium, I did have a harder time getting into this darker tale of prejudice and pain. There's a lot here to like but truly I was holding out for more. 

Plot:

Passion is blind in vengeance and love … Ayden’s suburban home was invaded by a pack of Lycans. The brutal attack is the only memory she carries of her former life. Now, one motive burns in her soul: KILL THEM ALL. 

The Sons of Wrath—a brood of vengeance-dealing warrior demons—band with Ayden to hunt the Lycans on Detroit’s most deadly feeding grounds. Kane Walker should’ve been her easiest kill. Unfortunately, the newly bitten Lycan has something she wants—clues that may finally lay her past to rest. 

To reach them, she must be willing to submit to the sensual pleasures awakened by his touch. Time is running out. In seven days, Kane will become what Ayden despises most. She can halt his transformation but the antidote requires the ultimate sacrifice. As the beast takes hold, Kane becomes more of a threat. Ayden must choose between her lust for revenge, or surrender to her enemy and discover a horrible truth.

There're writers who are brilliant in building a world, or selling an audience with spectacle in spades, then those who lack the character interactions that truly count. There're authors who jam-pack the stories with action and adventure, so much flare to cover up all the fluff. Then there is Keri Lake, a woman who has the ability to give an even balance of character depth, action, romance and struggle. This is an author who has a fine tuned writing craft and while I may not have fallen head over coffin in love with THIS story, I know the potential is here. I am willing to take the worst story this woman will ever write, not saying this one is by any means, over half the books on the shelf today. 

Getting on to the review for this story, I'll start with the positives because there are a lot of them! Ayden is by far and wide a tough chick who can kill you with a flick of her wrist. A trained assassin who's main goal is to take out the bad guys; Lycan's. The hairy beasts are a menace, and while the human population is unaware of these heinous creatures, Ayden's prowling the city for blood. You would not want to bump into this chick down a dark alley. No sir! Loved this side of her. 

Thrown into this world of madness is a young doctor, Kane. After a recent wolf attack he is now on the top of her killing list. Though they are drawn to each other, he's the forbidden fruit. I loved the drama between the pair and how it made Ayden have to overcome obstacles in her life and reevaluate how she perceives the world . It's a long road they travel but one that's emotionally rewarding. The interaction between the pair is heartbreaking at times but it's all part of Keri's mastermind plan to draw you in! 

Some intense action reminded me a lot of the Underworld movies and certainly not in a bad way. Overall the meat of this saga is great, I can see where things are heading in the future and I love it. The introduction of quiet a few fascinating side characters was awesome! By the end, I was both pleased and wanting to get my hands on the next installment. 

The only points that I personally wished for more were on the main couple. While I get that, as an author, you want to continue a story arc by adding other characters; there has to be a better balance. I felt like Ayden and Kane got overshadowed at times by the sons of Wrath. It was unclear if this was in fact about the pair or about the brothers as a whole. A little more focus on where this story was going and the characters in the drivers seat would have added so much. 

Overall this is a story with potential for any PNR reader to enjoy...you would be mad to pass it up! I'm looking forward to the next installment and keeping the bar set high for Keri, because she can take it! 

Getting 3 and 1/2 'Logan loving" Sheep 
KD

Keri Lake visits the Alpha Male Diner + giveaway

Author Keri Lake has come to cook for you today. The first book in her new dark urban fantasy/paranormal romance Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1) just released and it looks like there is Lycan on the menu...

Kane Walker (Lycan)

recipe by Keri Lake

Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)

1 chiseled body, hold the drool2 mesmerizing green eyes

1 head of jet-black hair
1 pectoral tattoo
1 slightly cracked, platinum gold heart 
1 pair of hands with the power to ignite dark fantasies
1 set of razor-sharp fangs
6 cups pure lycan venom
3 firmly packed cups of animal instinct
4 cups raw sensuality
6 cups of brawn
4 rounded cups of stamina
A dash of smartass
Equal parts gentle and wild
A drop of insatiable hunger

For best results, grind the meat before combining all ingredients. Spice to your liking. Blindfold and allow him to simmer for about a half hour on a low flame. Careful not to heat too quickly as this could result in overexcitement and rough play. Gradually increase to a nice steamy boil on a steady burn.

Serve on a bed of winter snow and prepare to melt. Can be reheated multiple times for your enjoyment. 
Caution: Watch those teeth – he likes to bite.

Makes: one loyal and protective alpha male.

Taste Test

CHAPTER ONE

Ice water.

The frigid sensation sliced through Ayden’s veins, leaving a numb trail in its wake as she stepped through the remains of the abandoned factory—one of many havens for the crack addicts and prostitutes. The old Packard Plant had become no more than a ghostly haunt for tormented souls.

Shitholes were cropping up everywhere, much more rapidly than ever before. Detroit, once a thriving city, brought to ruins. Gray and lifeless like the suffocating overcast that loomed during daylight.

A vile stench assaulted her nose, a potent blend of piss, sex and rotted meat, as garbage crunched beneath her boots. Foundation had collapsed all around where she stood, crumbled as if the building would fold into the depths of hell.

The graffiti spattering the walls gave the impression that gangs were the real threat—‘We don’t die, we multiply.’

Right. Like gangs own any part of this city, anymore. A Beretta, loaded with silver bullets and a silver parrying dagger rested at one of Ayden’s hips, a silver bullwhip at another, as she moved past comatose bodies and decaying corpses. 

Feeding grounds, like a bait pile.

Deadened eyes slowly tracked her movement in the darkness, squinting, as though craving the light that hers didn’t need to see. Humans so strung out on drugs, they failed to recognize the half-eaten carrion were once their own kind.

Not that knowing would stop them. They’d apparently chosen to face danger rather than kick their addiction, roaming the streets every night in search of their next high.

Lambs.

They were already dead. Death just hadn’t come to collect yet. The blissful sigh of a hopped-up junkie reached her ears. She snarled her lip. “Enjoy it while it lasts, asshole.” 
It’d be one thing if they were homeless. Hell, she might’ve fired a warning shot to evacuate. 

The homeless didn’t come here, though.

Neither did the police—making it the perfect spot to get wasted and hustle some money.

Shots fired would’ve been nothing more than a momentary distraction before their minds slipped back into their ignorant state of euphoria.

Screw ‘em.

For any other girl, the place promised very bad things—an opportunity for a sadist to live out wild fantasies without ever getting caught.

For Ayden? Humans posed no threat. Their fragile bodies would shred like paper dolls against the work of her hands. Luckily for them, she sought something else to sate her thirst for bloodshed, something far more threatening than their most psychopathic criminal—and she’d tracked it right to the surrounding cornucopia of human flesh.

A thin, black mesh hoodie beneath her jacket concealed her face while the shiny black leather covering her body acted as a beacon in the moon’s light.

Full moon.

It didn’t matter.

Contrary to the fairytales and movies, they didn’t need a full moon to change.

Werewolves, some called them—like a supernatural Bigfoot on the loose. Nothing more than fodder for the tabloids, not to be taken seriously.

Lycans is how those ‘in the know’ referred to them.

The bastards could transform at will. In the middle of the day, if they wanted. Though, like a true predator, they’d evolved throughout the centuries, eluding humans by hunting them at night, catching their prey in their most vulnerable state.

Ayden reached a door in a darkened corner. The stubborn panel held stiff against the push of her palm, giving way only beneath one heave backed by exceptional strength. Beyond, a spiral of stairs wound above and below. Visuals flashed through her mind as she imagined the stairwell bustling with men in suits who passed each other with carefree visages—every one of them ghosts that roamed the destruction.

A quick scan showed no movement.

She tipped her head back and inhaled the repugnant scent the beasts had left behind.

They’re close.

Her feet took light steps, hardly making a sound against the concrete as she descended further into the pit of hell otherwise known as the lycan’s lair.

With each step, she wished her heart would pound wildly in her chest, or that her pulse rate would surge—both human reactions to fear. Neither of them did.

What fragments of her human soul remained had been stripped bare the night the Alexi made her one of their own. Even that, as tortuous as the unrelenting pain that seared through her body while it underwent its transformation, was a memory she could hardly summon anymore. Only a silent blackness dwelled in the place where snapshots of her life would have roamed free, a void that she couldn’t see beyond, separating her present from past.

She’d become one of them: an Alexi soldier. A cold and remorseless killer designed to eradicate in one sweep.

A noise piqued her sensitive ears.

Two flights below.

It could’ve been the skittering feet of a mouse beating against her skull like a base drum.

The thirst for blood moved like a dark storm cloud through her veins, a mix of raw adrenaline and something else—the something that came with her transformation.

Destroy.

Her feet moved on impulse, carrying her closer to whatever it was, rendering it nothing more than a thread-width away from its death.

In the corner of a landing, he sat hunched over on himself, body convulsing.

A grin skated across her face as she approached her first kill of the night.

Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)

Release Date: February 6, 2013

Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance/Dark Urban Fantasy

Passion is blind in vengeance and love …Ayden’s suburban home was invaded by a pack of Lycans.

The brutal attack is the only memory she carries of her former life.
Now, one motive burns in her soul:

KILL THEM ALL.

The Sons of Wrath—a brood of vengeance-dealing warrior demons—band with Ayden to hunt the Lycans on Detroit’s most deadly feeding grounds.

Kane Walker should’ve been her easiest kill.

Unfortunately, the newly bitten Lycan has something she wants—clues that may finally lay her past to rest. To reach them, she must be willing to submit to the sensual pleasures awakened by his touch.

Time is running out.

In seven days, Kane will become what Ayden despises most.  She can halt his transformation but the antidote requires the ultimate sacrifice. As the beast takes hold, Kane becomes more of a threat.

Ayden must choose between her lust for revenge, or surrender to her enemy and discover a horrible truth.

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About the author:
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Keri Lake is a married mother of two living in Michigan. She writes paranormal romance, urban fantasy and loves a good, tragic love story. Though novels tend to be her focus, she also writes short stories and flash fiction whenever distraction manages to suck her in to the Land of Shiny Things.

When she isn’t toiling away on plots and protagonists, she enjoys reading, music and travel. If she could create mystical powers for herself, she’d have the ability to flash to anywhere in the world. And if she could flash to anywhere in the world at this very moment, she’d be staring at the ocean from her adirondack chair on the shores of North Carolina.

GIVEAWAY

Grand Prize: (Valued at approximately $280)1-Kindle Fire HD (approximate value $199)
1-Signed Paperback Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)
1-Sons of Wrath t-shirt
1-Sons of Wrath coffee mug
1-Soul Avenged Notebook

1st Runner-Up: (Valued at approximately $75)1-$25 iTunes giftcard
1-Signed Paperback Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)
1-Sons of Wrath t-shirt
1-Sons of Wrath coffee mug
1-Sons of Wrath notebook

2nd Runner-Up: (Valued at approximately $35)1-Signed Paperback Soul Avenged (Sons of Wrath, #1)
1-Sons of Wrath t-shirt

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Sheep Interview: Author Keri Lake and giveaway!

Recently the Sheep got the opportunity to sit down and chat with debut author Keri Lake. Her first book Halos: Somnium was absolutely one of the most intriguing stories I've read to date. Truly amazing work and with the opportunity to dive deeper into her world we took this interview VERY serioulsy. Well, we mixed it in with our usually crazy. Stay tuned until the end because Keri was kind enough to offer up three chances to win a copy for yourself!

We hope you enjoy. The fun starts now!

Katie: Hi Keri and welcome to Sheep. Let's start out by telling folks, who don't know, a little about your debut novel?
Keri: Hello and thank you for having me on your blog today! Somnium is the first in the Halos trilogy. Here is the blurb:

A work assignment in Kittery, Maine should be routine for Allie Lynch; nothing more than to prove herself as a brilliant engineer. Instead she finds herself torn between two men: a gorgeous military guard, Colton Briggs, and her devilishly handsome colleague, Drew Costa. To resist temptation, Allie does the only thing she can: she throws herself into her work.

But fate has other plans for Allie. Women are going missing all around her, Allie is struck with a series of life-threatening mishaps, and she becomes the obsession of a local deranged psychopath.

Thrust into a dark world that she can hardly fathom, Allie must fight for her very survival, open her mind to new realities – and open her heart to the possibility of love. Because both of these men are trouble – but one is a greater danger than she could ever imagine …

Sharon: It just occurred to me that Kittery is in Maine, this wouldn’t happen to be near Castle Rock, Maine? That would explain a lot ? (Yeah, I am a big Stephen King nerd.)

Keri: Not too far off! Kittery is actually south, not far from the New Hampshire border.

Katie: Colton is DAMN sexy with a capital D! Hot diggity dog I loved this man. How did you come up with idea for his character and were there any outside influence that helped formulate this man candy dream boat?

Sharon: Don’t worry Keri, we all get hungry after reading Katie’s man descriptions, that is why we serve Moon Pies *hands tray over*
Keri: Mmmmm. Moon pies. Colton actually came to mind after a conversation that I had with my little sister. She does a lot of work on military bases and we chatted about one of the guards at the gates that she thought was kinda cute. Their interactions had me cracking up. I had no idea that after one discussion with her, his character would materialize sometime later that night. Poof! Colton came to be.

Katie: Man in uniform? Winning! I loved the little moments when she would think smutty things in her head. hehehe So what I would too. Without embarrassing your sister to bad how many of these events did she actually take part in?
Keri: Hahaha! Hmmm. Thankfully, I don't know all of the details. But I will say we've had some entertaining conversations that inspired some of Allie's thoughts.

Katie: Our leading lady was pretty well fleshed out but can we look forward to with this young gal who's just been thrust into the world of Angels and Demons?
Keri: Book two, Requiem, will continue where book one left off with Allie. I can’t say a whole lot, except that there’s more to Colton and Allie’s story. Much more. Her character is a little naïve in the first book, but will evolve as she gets used to the idea that angels and demons walk the earth.

Katie: That's it? That's ALL you'll give us! *bangs head against the wall*

Sharon: *slips pillow between wall and Katie’s head* Don’t worry, she does this a lot ;)
Keri: *shifts in seat* Uh…is she going to be okay?

Sharon: What scenes do you find easiest/hardest to write? (fights, sex, dialogue)

Keri: You know, when I’m writing the first draft, it’s always a lot of dialogue. The bones of my books tend to be conversations between characters and from there I add the meat. That’s how my characters begin to develop – I hear their voices *dodges eye contact* everywhere I go and they become more distinct to me over time. Often I’ll have the notes app on my iPhone at hand or a notecard to jot down the conversations, say if I’m in a meeting or something and they decide to distract me with their banter. After that, everything else (imagery, backstory, etc.) just sort of falls in place.

Admittedly, sex scenes are a LOT of fun to write, but not always easy. The trick is trying to keep them original without a lot of purple prose.

Sharon: Nothing wrong with listening to the voices in your head *scoots further away*

Katie: You keep talking to yourself people are going to think you're crazy.
Keri: I know. It's already happening. How many times have you passed a woman talking into a digital recorder while sitting in traffic? Yeah. I'm THAT chick.

Katie: Huh, nobody was talking to you Keri! *wonders off*

Katie: How far into the dark side would you like to take these characters and story as a whole in the continued series?
Keri: Oh…it’s going to get a whole lot darker. There’s something going on at Seavey’s naval base. Book one was just the beginning.

Katie: What? No other details?! *continues banging head against the wall*

Sharon: No, really. She does this all the time.
Keri: *glances at the door* Um. Can I…get you anything Katie? A nice padded room and a white robe with pretty sleeves that tie in the back?

Katie: Oh, I have that set already.

Sharon: *starts singing* “Soft kitty, warm kitty Little ball of fur. Happy kitty, sleepy kitty Purr purr purr. ChaCha”

Sharon: Can you tell us a little about your journey from idea to publication? How different is the story you published from the one you imagined in the beginning?
Keri: A lot different! Really, Somnium started out as a short story in my head. I hadn’t planned to commit myself to an entire novel at first, but the more I wrote, the more there was to tell. By the time I finished the book, I thought, wow there’s still more to tell! The idea remained the same – creating a new class of angels, but it has unfurled into a bigger story than I had originally anticipated.

Sharon: If you could pick a theme song to play every time you enter a room, what would it be?
Keri: Haha! What a great question. A theme song? Well, there’s one song I could listen to over and over and NEVER get sick of it. Sail by Awolnation. Love love.

Katie: Shut. The. Front. Door. That is my favorite song right now! Has a distinct dubstep feel to it. Love it! Let's play it for Sharon! PS- Make sure to blast it!

Sharon: Um…I don’t care for it, but I blame that on my A.D.D. (bwahahaha!)

Katie: If you could have one date with anyone from past or present who would it be and why?

Keri: Dane Cook. Hands down. Not only is the man sexy as hell, hut he's funny too and would make for such an entertaining evening.

Sharon: What would Katie and I find in your DVD and CD player at home, you know…if you left a window unlocked and we happened to stop by while you weren’t home…
Keri: Ha! You’d have to dig through Elmo and Disney princesses, thanks to my kids, but you’d find anywhere from 300 to The Crow. As for music, you’d find Metric, Paramore, The Black Keys, Pearl Jam, Muse, Arctic Monkeys. The list goes on…

Katie: Again, I freaking love you Keri!

Sharon: Brandon Lee…le sigh…great taste in music! All our Disney movies are put away now.

Katie: How many men would make your top 5 of "smoking hot beef cake" list?

Keri:

1. Gerard Butler

2. Paul Newman (younger)

3. Joe Manganiello

4. Sam Worthington

5. Kerry Degman / Josh Hartnett << I know, totally cheating.

Katie: Yeah, but if you have them at the same time…it's a loop hole. *winks*

Sharon: This is why I hang around Katie, she has the best ideas!

Keri: I have to agree…I like the way you think, Katie.

Katie: What can I say, it’s a gift!

Katie: Where can people find you in the coming months?
Keri: Chained to my computer, editing my next book. But if you wanna say hello or chat you can find me here:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keri-Lake/179797882071933

Twitter: http://twitter.com/kerilake

Website: www.kerilake.com

Katie: And now it's time for our world famous rapid fire round. Just answer with the first thing that pops up. Here we go!

Katie: Missing finger or Missing thumb?

Keri: Finger…gotta be quick with the space bar.

Sharon: Feathers or Scales?

Keri: Feathers

Katie: Fire Ball or Avalanche?

Keri: Fire ball

Katie: Cowabunga or Geronimo?

Keri: Geronimo

Sharon: Bigfoot or Yeti?

Keri: Yeti

Katie: Stomach tattoo or Back?

Keri: Oooh, definitely the back.

Katie: Now what would you think is a sexy back tattoo?

Keri: You know, I really like the phoenix tattoo from my book. But if I had to choose another…I actually have a thing about tigers. I’d probably say a black tribal tiger with yellow eyes. Yum. In fact, this may show up in future writings ;)

Sharon: I am surprised she didn’t say sheep…

Sharon: Meat or Seafood?

Keri: Seafood

Sharon: Got a favorite?
Keri: I know, this is where I’m supposed to say that I like wicked lobster, right? Hehe. Actually, I L.O.V.E. crab legs. Mmmmm.

Katie: Crab legs! YUMMY!

Katie: Arm Wrestle or Slap bet?

Keri: Arm wrestle

Sharon: Hot fudge or Caramel?

Keri: Hot fudge

Katie: Coke or Pepsi?

Keri: Coke

Katie: YES!!!! See? LOVE Keri.

Sharon: Well, at least she loves The Crow

Sharon: Mad scientist or Mafia boss?

Keri: Mad scientist baby!

Katie: Cliff diving or Parachuting?

Keri: Parachuting

Katie: Thank you so much for taking the time to chat with us Keri, would you like to add anything before we wrap?
Keri: Just that I really appreciate the opportunity to interview on your awesome blog!
I’m toiling away on Book 2 of the Halos trilogy and just completed the first draft of a new series – a bit edgy, set in gothic Detroit. Follow my blog for details on release.

Katie: We will be keeping a close eye for both of those, thanks for coming to chat and bringing us some well written man candy!
Keri: Thank you ladies, this was so much fun!

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Sheep Book Review: 'Halos: Somnium' by Keri Lake

Halos: Somnium is the debut novel by PNR author Keri Lake. This is what I want in a book. A story that compels, enticing characters, snark and steamy romance. I literally could not put this book down, I ended up reading it into the wee hours of the morning (on a work night) and I don't regret it one bit!

Plot:

A work assignment in Kittery, Maine should be routine for Allie Lynch; nothing more than to prove herself as a brilliant engineer. Instead she finds herself torn between two men: a gorgeous military guard, Colton Briggs, and her devilishly handsome colleague, Drew Costa. To resist temptation, Allie does the only thing she can: she throws herself into her work. But fate has other plans for Allie. Women are going missing all around her, Allie is struck with a series of life-threatening mishaps, and she becomes the obsession of a local deranged psychopath. Thrust into a dark world that she can hardly fathom, Allie must fight for her very survival, open her mind to new realities – and open her heart to the possibility of love. Because both of these men are trouble – but one is a greater danger than she could ever imagine …

Our leading lady is Allie, and I don't think I've ever to-date related so much with a main character. And maybe I won't relate to a character as much ever again. I liked almost every aspect of this gal, her witty humor and soft touch with handling the men around her. She's got a dirty mind yet keeps it mostly hidden inside, but man oh man does she have some smutty thoughts about the guard who works the gate at her current job. He's tall dark and smokin' hot, gruff and abrupt but something about the man compels her to act on instinct. Colton Briggs is all smex and badboy wrapped into one. You get more little bits about his character as the story builds and I loved it.

Allie started to loose me a little as the story went on, she is constantly getting herself into some sticky life-or-death situations and needs to be rescued a tad too often. I'm all for the hero stepping in to help out but I wish the author would have let her lead a little more than follow. Clingy and pleading does not rub me the right way at all. That being said, the book in no way takes a big hit with some of the overuse of girly emotions. But as the series progresses I hope Allie steps it up a little in the action department or at least TRIES a little harder NOT to die.

Moving on to Colton *sighs* I want this man. All of him. On my man candy list there's Barrons (Fever series) taking the #1 seat, but coming a very close second would be Colton. God lord, this man had everything I need and more. He takes the book's pages and burns them up. I wanted more Colton and less...other people. lol. I had to stop myself from rushing through the secondary characters just to get back to Colton and Allie. Their dynamic was off the charts! Why can't I stumble out of a "bah" late at night and walk straight into the arms of this man? Hmm? More character dialog between out main two would be well-worth it as this series continues.

The overall plot to story is well thought-out and beautifully executed. As the story starts out Allie almost hits a random woman walking down the highway, implications of ghosts and missing women get the reader thinking of a deeper plot-line. But by the end you're left with more questions than answers. A few situations are resolved but more doors have opened and plenty of hard choices are ahead. The East Coast accent was delivered in just the right amounts making it believable, but I would have preferred less comments from Allie's narration. (A little too many "I" used when not needed.)

I absolutely want more of this series and eagerly await what lies ahead. Proudly rocking it hard for Team Colton!

Getting 4 'Wicked Lobster eating' Sheep

KD