New Release: The Night Blade: Indulgence Series 2 by Erin Kellison (And a 99 cent deal!)

The Indulgence Series is a fast-paced, action-packed, slow-burn romantic fantasy set in a contemporary world of gods and monsters. If you like a fierce heroine, enemies to lovers, epic battles, worldbuilding, magic, and mayhem...this is a series for you.

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(Sharon: If you've never read Erin Kellison this is a great time to start! This series is all that and a bag of chips!. Erin's writing is as magic as the worlds she creates. Seriously, you have to try it! AND book 1 is only $.99 right now.)

The Night Blade: Indulgence Series 2
by Erin Kellison

May 23, 2022
Lose yourself in the second installment of bestselling author Erin Kellison's Indulgence series, where unlikely allies must contend with savage beasts, spiteful gods...and each other to survive.

Luck isn't going Terah Crane's way. She's stuck with the prince of Fury, the arrogant scion of Pyre, who passionately hates her. Yeah, well...she doesn't like him much, either.

When a vengeful goddess captures someone Terah loves, Adomanei reluctantly joins the rescue mission to settle the debt he owes her. Enemies at heart but united by purpose, they set out upon a dangerous journey into a foreign godland to reach their quarry.

Adom's godborn talents allow him to disguise his identity, but Terah must travel under the cover of darkness, even if it takes them into the belly of a mountain beast and across a sea of bones. A cryptic clue suggests that Terah has allies among the ghosts of Phemerae—if only she can find them. But Adom doesn't trust anyone who strives against the gods.

Beset by monsters and pursued by spies, Terah and Adom are forced to watch each other's backs, learn to speak with a glance, and be there when the other falls. But will it be enough? Because a malevolent Power stalks them, utter ruin on its mind, and Adom and Terah find themselves trapped together in an intrigue of the gods that will change their world.

"There are gods and monsters and people who think they're ordinary, but turn out to be anything but. There's betrayal and heartache and...I feel like we've just skimmed the surface...BUT I AM HERE FOR IT. *thumbs up*" — Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal (VINE VOICE)

"The characters were vivid, tangible...I was easily transported into a world packed with action, adventure, betrayals, and breadcrumb teasers that kept me on the edge of my seat. And the adventure has truly just started! Highly recommended" — Joyffree (Top Contributor: Fantasy Books/VINE VOICE)

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Erin Kellison is the bestselling author of the Dragons of Bloodfire series, the Reveler series, and the Shadow series. She writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance. She loves other worlds and visits them as often as possible via movies and books and her kids’ imaginations. When not daydreaming or writing, she’s goofing off with her family in sunny Arizona.

Excerpt: Haelend's Ballad by Ian V. Conrey + giveaway

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Haelend's Ballad

by Ian V. Conrey

November 30, 2021

800 pages

Dark Fantasy/Steampunk
“Some call me Murderer, others call me Lord. I've been called Savior and Enslaver. But no one has ever called me Child.”

A young man signs his own death warrant when he joins an already failing militia. A teenage girl is haunted by her childhood abuse and begins to crave the very things she hates. A childless mother finds herself on the run as a convicted murderer. Yet they are all unaware that their own fates are tied to a young orphan who has drowned and come back to life in a foreign land where he will be the death of everyone he meets.

Hælend’s Ballad is a tale about what happens when men and women from two colliding cultures realize they may not be on the right side. Heroes are villains. The persecuted are oppressors. And when rumors begin to spread that the world is dying, the darkness of their own hearts betrays them.

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Søren held his breath, keeping his eyes fixed forward. Another pail was handed to him, and he mindlessly passed it along. From the corner of his eye, a thick shapeless shadow emerged from the wall itself, swallowing the torchlight. No one else seemed to notice. Søren tried to look at it, but as soon as he did, it disappeared.

Gazing at the far wall, it came back into his vision. Within the hovering shadow slowly walked a large creature, like a dark silhouette. The memory of the smell from the mine entrance—and from outside of Everwind—came back to him. It was the same monster he had met once before. An alphyn, Geoffrey had called it.

Its four legs stepped silently as its head and body lay low as if it was a great wolf stalking its prey. Prowling through the lines of men and women, light was continuously being drawn into the shadow’s form around it, like a smooth stream of flowing water. Once, a man turned as if he felt or saw the alphyn behind him, but he went back to work, paying no more attention.

The beast paused before several guards. Søren’s heart began to pound. He was continually tempted to look directly at it, but it always vanished within the shadow. Then he heard a scream.

A woman dropped her pail as she stared across the chamber, pointing her finger. Glancing back toward the alphyn, Søren startled as the shadow had completely disappeared, but the alphyn came into full view. The lights from the torches brightened, revealing thick wooly hide and its hideous face. The chamber shattered into an uproar as everyone stumbled back against the walls. The two mules whinnied and rose on their hind legs before they bolted through the northern passage, dragging the tipped-over wagon behind them. Women and children dashed behind carts and piles of rock. Several men attempted to stand their ground, but within a few seconds, they cowered back with the rest.

With a trembling hand, one guard pulled his sword from his sheath. The alphyn lowered itself to the ground as if ready to pounce. A low growl thundered through the chamber, sending tremors through the rock as dust quaked from the ceiling and floor. Torches throbbed with pulsating light. Then the alphyn leaped upon the guard.

Letting out a horrid scream, the guard fell beneath the weight of the beast as his sword was flung into the air. Except for Algöter, who hid behind a crevice cut into the rock, the other guards stumbled through the southern passageway, shouting out indecipherable words. Several women cried as the alphyn scooped up the guard with its jagged teeth and his body folded in half, spilling blood onto the ground from either side of its mouth.

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Ian Conrey is both a teacher and student of history and theology, who actively fights against human trafficking and is working toward an M.A. in Religion. In his free time, he enjoys reading biographies and ancient mythology, discovering early American folk songs, and exploring the Cohutta Wilderness. He lives with his wife and three children in the North Georgia mountains.

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Book Review: The Four Horsemen: Legacy (The Four Horsemen Series Book 1) by LJ Swallow

The Four Horsemen: Legacy (The Four Horsemen Series Book 1) 

by LJ Swallow
August 9, 2017
Pages: 154
What's worse than being pursued by The Four Horsemen? Discovering you're the Fifth.

Vee's day switches from mundane to disastrous when she runs down a stranger with her car. Fortunately for Vee, she can't kill Death. Death, who just happens to be one of the Four Horsemen--and he's looking for her.

The Four Horsemen spend life controlling the supernatural elements in human society to keep the world safe. Joss, Heath, Ewan and Xander don't plan on bringing an apocalypse, but without their Fifth the Four Horsemen are struggling to keep the world safe. Now they've found her, and they need Vee's help to end a new threat.

Vee is pulled into a new life with four dark and dangerous men fighting demons, vampires and fae. Not what Vee had planned, but a hell of a lot more interesting than her boring job in tech support.

So what happens when the unbreakable bond of the Five takes control in a way none of them expected?

Have you discovered The Four Horsemen series?
Prepare to follow the lives of Vee and the Four Horsemen through addictive books filled with action, paranormal suspense and magic. Start the series with Legacy and discover why readers have fallen in love with the books--and the Horsemen! The series contains strong language, slow burns to steamy scenes, and has a kickass heroine with four guys who'll do anything for the girl who's the centre of their world.

Please note: This book is written in British English and contains spelling, idiom and grammar which may appear incorrect to some readers.

The Four Horsemen series is complete

Legacy

Bound

Hunted

Guardians 

Chaos

Descent 

Reckoning 

Verity spends her day working for a telecommunication company where she basically keeps to her self and does her work. She struggles with social cues sometimes because she is honest to a fault and just because someone asks your opinion doesn’t mean they want the truth. One-night Vee is on her way home, it’s dark and raining when she accidentally hits a man. She is shocked when it turns out to be a new employee from work. Vee is suddenly pulled into a mysterious world that she isn’t even sure could possibly exist.

The characters have a magnetism to one another that keeps the sparks flying between them. Book one seems to lay the foundation for the rest of the series which promises to be worth the time to read.

Review: The Four Horsemen: Bound (The Four Horsemen Series Book 2)

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LJ Swallow is a USA Today bestselling author and alter-ego of bestselling contemporary romance author Lisa Swallow. 

Giving in to her dark side, LJ spends time creating worlds filled with supernatural creatures who don't fit the norm, and heroines who are more likely to kick ass than sit on theirs.

Book Review: Crane (Book #1, Legends Saga) by Stacey Rourke

Crane (The Legends Saga #1)

by Stacey Rourke
May 26th 2014
Paperback, 298 pages
The Horseman is unending, his presence shan’t lessen. If you break the curse, you become the legend.

Washington Irving and Rip Van Winkle had no choice but to cover up the deadly truth behind Ichabod Crane’s disappearance. Centuries later, a Crane returns to Sleepy Hollow awakening macabre secrets once believed to be buried deep.

What if the monster that spawned the legend lived within you?

Now, Ireland Crane, reeling from a break-up and seeking a fresh start, must rely on the newly awakened Rip Van Winkle to discover the key to channeling the darkness swirling within her. Bodies are piling high and Ireland is the only one that can save Sleepy Hollow by embracing her own damning curse.

But is anyone truly safe when the Horseman rides?

Following a nasty breakup, Ireland Crane has relocated from the big city to small-town Sleepy Hollow to take a position as guidance counsellor at the local high school. Although aware of the fable surrounding the town, Crane gives little thought to her famous last name or the validity of the legend. But when macabre happenings coincide with Ireland’s arrival, she has little choice but to investigate the town’s notorious villain, the Headless Horseman, and their unavoidable connection.

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I’ve always enjoyed the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and I'm regularly drawn to any re-imagining of my favourite tales. Deliciously dark and mysterious, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is perfect fodder for speculation and imagination. But taking on a beloved tale is always a tenuous task; purists may be reluctant to enjoy something that alters our view.

Rourke does a commendable job weaving a tale of past and present. Her ideas are creative and complex. Ireland is an admirable character, but she’s not perfect and perhaps her humanity makes her all the more compelling. As a story teller Rourke doesn’t shy away from violence and creates a world where no one is safe. Just when you’re sure where this is all leading, the story careens in a new direction generating interest and suspense.

I would’ve liked more development surrounding Ireland and Noah’s relationship. It’s been well-documented that I like my reading material more on the steamy side and I felt a little let down in that area. Also, the plot at times is incredibly complicated and the conspiracies a little difficult to track. Some of the connections seem tenuous to me and I wasn’t always sure of certain characters’ motivation. Very little is wrapped up at the end of this book; many threads remain unraveled. While this leads nicely to book two, Raven, it leaves the reader a little unsatisfied.

I recently met the lovely Ms. Rourke at her event Once Upon a Book in Frankenmuth, Michigan. I picked up a copy of Raven, book two of Legends Saga, and very much look forward to seeing where Rourke has taken Ireland. Book three, Steam, is also currently available.

Four Sheep

Bianca Greenwood

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RONE Award Winner for Best YA Paranormal Work of 2012 for Embrace, a Gryphon Series Novel Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Author of the Year 2012 Turning Pages Magazine Winner for Best YA book of 2013 & Best Teen Book of 2013. Stacey Rourke is the author of the award winning YA Gryphon Series as well as the chillingly suspenseful Legends Saga.

She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant dogs. She loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head.