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Monday, September 30, 2013

Spotlight: Trapped In Stone (Dark vs. Light) by Linda Thomas-Sundstrom + giveaway

Trapped In Stone (Dark vs. Light)

By: Linda Thomas-Sundstrom
Released: August 30, 2013

The forces of Good and Evil are vying for the soul of one man on top of Notre Dame Cathedral. A woman who loves him has vowed to change his fate . . .Her lover's soul is at stake . . . She has vowed to change his fate.

Tristan is trapped in a grotesque stone form on Notre Dame Cathedral's Galley of Chimeras for 364 days a year, only to be freed on the 365th. He has only one night to breathe again, regain his human shape, and find a replacement for himself from the busy night-time streets of Paris. But there are obstacles - some of them his dark neighbors on that rooftop. Some are worse than that. And then there is Izzy, the woman he loves, and who has stood beside him, awaiting his very few hours of freedom. Will Tristan make it this year? How many times has he failed? Time has stood still for Tristan, but how long will his lover wait for him, confusing both sides of the Afterlife in what is actually a masterminded battle for his soul . . . and hers?

this is the pic of Tristan Linda posted to her FB page

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About the Author:

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Linda Thomas-Sundstrom is an award-winning author of paranormal romance novels and novellas, with books published by Kensington Brava, Dorchester, Amazon Montlake, and Harlequin Nocturne.

Linda lives in the west, and is a teacher by day and a writer by night. She lives with her family on a ranch, and truly believes that "paranormal" is her middle name.

A fan of all things gothic, Linda writes fast-paced, atmospheric paranormal and urban fantasy romances that tweak the genre into tasty, sexy, believable fare. More than anything, she hopes you'll come along on this wild, wonderful ride with her.

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Cover Reveal: Hunter's Moon (The Moon Series #2) by Lisa Kessler

Sasha’s future was stolen from her the moment she was bitten. Now she's on the run from the Nero Organization that transformed her from a human detective into a shape shifting jaguar assassin.

When a rogue bounty hunter threatens her younger sister, she'll be forced to fight, and with nowhere else to turn, Sasha will need to trust the one man who has every reason to want her dead.

Aren is a werewolf with a secret. While protecting his twin brother and Alpha of the Pack, he found his one mate for life. Sadly she's also the jaguar assassin who tried to kill them both. Now Aren is struggling between his animal nature to love and protect her, and his loyalty to the Pack.

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About the Author:

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Lisa Kessler is an award winning author of dark paranormal fiction. Her debut novel, Night Walker, won a San Diego Book Award for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror as well as the Romance Through the Ages Award for Best Paranormal and Best First Book.

Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award.

When she's not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, performing with the San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Sheep Comic Review: Kiss Me, Satan #1

Kiss Me, Satan #1 (Juan Ferreyra variant cover)

Writer: Victor Gischler

Artist: Juan Ferreyra

Cover Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Genre: Action/Adventure, Crime, Horror
Publication Date: September 18, 2013

Dark Horse
Format: FC, 32 pages; Miniseries

Price: $3.99

UPC:7 61568 23081 9 00121

Preview

Cassian Steele is the boss of the werewolf mafia in the Big Easy, and he’s got a problem. The old witch Verona knows his secret and has gone into hiding. Cassian wants her dead. So he sends out the word: An open contract. The first monster to dust Verona gets a big payday. What no one realizes is that Barnabus Black, a demon desperately trying to regain his halo, is her protection.

* Featuring covers by Dave Johnson and Juan Ferreyra!

* By Victor Gischler (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike—A Dark Place, Punisher MAX, X-Men) and Juan Ferreyra (Colder, Rex Mundi)!

"His art reminds me of Clive Barker at his best. Things which disturb you on a deep, psychological level. Beasts which have too many eyes or hands. It always warms my black heart to see new monsters, and Ferreyra draws the best I've seen in many moons." - Adventures in Poor Taste

Cover by Dave Johnson

The Dark Horse team have themselves a new urban fantasy on their hands, here. Or maybe it's action/horror. Ah the heck with it. Whatever it is it's got Victor Gischler writing it, and that ain't not bad.

Set in New Orleans, werewolves run the town and the family who runs them all has just received some ominous news concerning the impending birth of the would-be heir to the empire. The news and its consequences threaten to send the town into chaos, and it's up to Barnabus, a fallen angel turned gun-for-hire, to protect the coven of witches who delivered the band news, while avoiding some demonic secret agents with some very big chips on their shoulders as well, and hopefully earn his way back into Heaven.

The blending of genres winds up working really well. Nothing gets pureed into gray goop, it all keeps enough original color with sleazy gangster wolves and cigar-chomping cherubs. This first issue sets the tone almost immediately and offers a wild conflict from the get-go, while holding promise of some interesting twists to come in the next four issues.

If I have a criticism about the issue, it's what I felt was some uneven artwork. When at its best, the lines were crisp, the colors vibrant, and the action practically leaping off the page. But there were some weaker panels, I thought, that felt murkier with character depictions. Still, not to a terribly distracting degree.

A helluva debut for Kiss Me, Satan.

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Spotlight: Four Til Late by Eric Garrison

In Four 'til Late, amateur ghost hunter Brett and his friends Gonzo, Jimbo, and Liz are on a road trip with dangerous detours, dreadful dreams and dire warnings. But that won't keep them from reaching their goal: New Orleans. Along the way they discover that some spirits leave you with more than a hangover and regrets. Can they get there in one piece, or will they be stopped and rest in peace? The bags are packed, the engine's running. Turn up the radio and get moving because the road ghosts are waiting, and it's Four 'til Late. Four 'til Late is the first book of the Road Ghosts Trilogy.

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Today's feature author: Joey W. Hill

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About the Author:

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I’ve always had an aversion to reading, watching or hearing interviews of favorite actors, authors, musicians, etc. because so often the real person doesn’t measure up to the beauty of the art they produce. Their politics or religion are distasteful, or they’re shallow and self-absorbed, a vacuous mop-head without a lick of sense. From then on, though I may appreciate their craft or art, it has somehow been tarnished.

Therefore, whenever I’m asked to provide personal information about myself for readers, a ball of anxiety forms in my stomach as I think: “Okay, the next couple of paragraphs can change forever the way someone views my stories.” Why on earth does a reader want to know about me? It’s the story that’s important.

So here it is. I’ve been given more blessings in my life than any one person has a right to have. Despite that, I’m a Type A, borderline obsessive-compulsive paranoiac who worries I will never live up to expectations. I’ve got more phobias than anyone (including myself) has patience to read about. I can’t stand talking on the phone, I dread social commitments, and the idea of living in monastic solitude with my husband and animals, books and writing is as close an idea to paradise as I can imagine. I love chocolate, but with that deeply ingrained, irrational female belief that weight equals worth, I manage to keep it down to a minor addiction. I adore good movies. I’m told I work too much. Every day is spent trying to get through the never ending “to do” list to snatch a few minutes to write.

Despite all these mediocre and typical qualities, for some miraculous reason, these wonderful characters well up out of my soul with stories to tell. When I manage to find enough time to write, sufficient enough that the precious “stillness” required rises up and calms all the competing voices in my head, I can step into their lives, hear what they are saying, what they’re feeling, and put it down on paper. It’s a magic beyond description, akin to truly believing my husband loves me, winning the trust of an animal who has known only fear or apathy, making a true connection with someone, or knowing for certain I’ve given a reader a moment of magic through those written words. It’s a magic that reassures me there is Someone, far wiser than myself, who knows the permanent path to that garden of stillness, where there is only love, acceptance and a pen waiting for hours and hours of uninterrupted, blissful use.

If only I could finish that darned “to do” list