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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Book Review: Lethal Game (A GhostWalker Novel Book 16) by Christine Feehan

Lethal Game (A GhostWalker Novel Book 16)
by Christine Feehan
March 3, 2020
400 pages
Publisher: Berkley

The sparks of unexpected passion ignite in this electrifying GhostWalker novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. 


When Malichai Fortunes attacks a problem, he does it full force—a habit that earns the GhostWalker a painful injury and a forced vacation in San Diego, California. With nothing but physical therapy on the horizon, Malichai is starting to get restless...until a striking blue-eyed blonde makes all his senses come alive. 

Amaryllis is kind and warm and sees beyond Malichai’s rough exterior, but he can tell there’s something she’s hiding. Her innate healing abilities indicate she might be a GhostWalker—albeit an untrained one. Malichai doesn’t think their paths crossing is anything more than coincidence, but he can sense that one wrong word could send Amaryllis running. 

When strange events at his temporary retreat put Malichai on high alert, he knows he won’t be able to deal with the threat and keep his woman safe in his weakened state. But calling in his brothers means telling Amaryllis what he really is, and revealing that he knows the truth about her too.…

Malichai and his team are GhostWalker's which are enhanced humans with special powers. They had been experimented on for a long time but now he and his teammates work for the military and go on hard missions. After a rather hard mission trying to save some soldiers and getting shot a few times, Malichai decides to go on vacation for a while and let his leg fully heal. He stays at a B&B and meets Amaryllis who works there. He's attracted to her right away but can tell there's something more to her that he can't quite put his finger on.

While on vacation at the B&B, two men come to Malichai and ask for his help not knowing who he is but because he's big and looks mean. He has to get some of his team involved when it looks like there's something shady going on with some of the people staying at the B&B. When people end up dead and others have near misses with death, they know that something is going on but they don't know what or why for a while. That storyline brings about a lot of action with Malichai and his team but when Malichai's leg starts to get worst instead of better, his team and family make an appearance to try and figure out what's going on all the while still trying to stop the bad guys from doing whatever they plan on doing.

The romance between Malichai and Amaryllis is so hot and sweet. She's had such a hard life and doesn't know if she can trust him or his teammates and always seems to be waiting for someone to say she's not good enough for him and is then surprised when it doesn't happen. She has reason to be scared and not to trust easily but that's what made Malichai such a great alpha hero because he made it easy for her to fall for him and trust him.

I've really been enjoying this series, the unique premise of the GhostWalker's, the action, romance, and danger has me hooked and ready to read each book that releases.

I give this book 5 out of 5 sheep!





Mary Kirkland
Dark Thoughts Blog



About the Author:
I write every day and have done so since I was old enough to pick up a pen. (I spent a lot of time getting in trouble at school for writing instead of doing the things I was supposed to do.) Once I create my characters, I try very hard to have them react to situations as they really would. Sometimes I have preconceived ideas of what I would like them to do, but they don't mind me, because it would be out of character for them. They take on a life of their own. Sometimes when I throw difficult situations at them in the hopes I'll get a certain reaction and they don't do what I want, I complain bitterly to my husband and he laughs at me. Still, it is important to me to have them be real, not perfect people, so they make mistakes we lesser mortals might make.

Cover Reveal & Re release: Vampire Warrior King Series by Laura Kaye + giveaway


Laura Kaye is joining us today to share the cover reveal and re-release of her series, Vampire Warrior Kings! Check it out and be sure to order your copy today! 

A Note From Laura Kaye:
Dear Readers, I am so thrilled to re-release my Vampire Warrior Kings books with all new gorgeous covers and new content in each book, including brand new epilogues in books two and three. Vampires were my first love as a reader and a writer, so it was a thrill to get to immerse myself in this world again. I hope you’ll give the Vampire Warrior Kings a try! Thanks for reading! 




March 3, 2020
109 pages
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Seven ancient Vampires Kings.

One fight to save humanity…

Kael McQuillan, Warrior King of the Vampires, loathes the Night of the Proffering. He needs the blood of either his mate or a human virgin to maintain his strength, but hasn't enjoyed the ritual since he lost his wife centuries ago. Kael doesn't want a new companion, yet his resolve is tested when he meets his newest offering. She’s beautiful and poised, but her curious, mismatched eyes intrigue him more than they should, and when he hurts her, he can’t help wanting another chance...

Shayla McKinnon knows the rules: Serve the needs of the Vampire Warrior King. Obey his commands. Don’t ask questions. But knowing the rules doesn’t always mean that Shayla follows them. She’s waited her whole life for this moment, for a chance to become part of another world—for the possibility of getting justice for those she’s lost. And Kael is her darkest fantasy come to life, even though he’s intimidating as hell, too.

Now they’re locked in a red-hot battle of wills, and the only question is which one will end up on their knees…




by Laura Kaye
March 3, 2020
112 pages
Genre: Paranormal Suspense
Seven ancient vampire kings.
One fight to save humanity...

American exchange student Kate Bordessa has fled to Russia to escape her family's hopes that she'll become one of the Proffered—human women who feed and mate with elite vampire warriors, cementing an eons-old alliance. The very idea terrifies her, but when she stumbles upon a wounded vampire in the streets of Moscow, she's instinctively driven to protect him—and feels an undeniable spark of desire.

Grieving over the deaths of his brothers, Vampire Warrior King Nikolai Vasilyev throws himself into battling his ancient enemies, focused only on guilt and vengeance—until the attack that brings him to beautiful, fearless Katya. She gives him a second chance that makes Nikolai want something more for the first time in so long…

When their sexual attraction explodes into one night of uncontrolled passion, fate marks them as mates. But is their connection strong enough to convince them to embrace a destiny neither of them wanted?


by Laura Kaye
March 3, 2020
130 pages
Genre: Paranormal Suspense
Seven ancient vampire kings.
One fight to save humanity...

Henrik Magnusson is supposed to be immortal, but a mysterious ailment leaves the Vampire Warrior King near death, and not even the blood of the Proffered—human virgins trained to feed and mate with the elite warriors—sustains him. Then he rescues a beautiful young woman from the Soul Eaters, his ancient enemies, and she sets off a bloodlust and a desire he hasn't felt for centuries.

Photographer Kaira Sorenson's life takes a nightmare turn when she's saved by a…vampire. But she’s seen too much, and now she’s his prisoner. All of which means she should be afraid of Henrik, but he’s regal, tormented, and hot as hell, and she can't deny her intense attraction to him. And then she learns that her blood may be his only salvation…

Kaira knows what it’s like to be sick, so she agrees to help Henrik. But when feeding turns into a scorching night of so much more, she must decide if she’s willing to be his forever—but will the king release her so she can freely choose?

Exclusive Excerpt:
The king’s hands threaded under her arms and, with little effort, pulled her to her feet. And then he pressed his mouth to Shayla’s. Her mind erupted into a cacophony of joyous confusion. She’d been specifically told there would be no kissing. The king did not kiss. But, holy hell! Did the king ever kiss. His large frame bent down over her, surrounding her in his heat. His full lips sucked and pulled at hers and his tongue demanded entrance and exploration, which she freely granted. His hard muscles bunched and thrummed around her, setting her body on fire everywhere they touched. The scent of powerful masculinity filled her nose, and the exquisite flavor of his tongue in her mouth intoxicated her. And, oh God, every time she felt the passing hardness of his fangs as they kissed made her whimper and moan. Her body readied itself immediately for his, moistening, opening. Having shielded herself from physical relationships, she was astounded to learn her body had the ability to produce this crazy, urgent euphoria. Her brain scrambled to process each new, maddening sensation. In that moment, she would’ve done anything to maintain the feeling. Was it always like this? Kael growled low in his chest as his mouth came at her again and again, and Shayla felt the vibration of the feral sound against her breasts. She squeezed her thighs together, seeking friction to satisfy even a little of her now uncontrollable lust. Her mouth was so filled with his probing tongue it was difficult to get enough oxygen, but his kisses convinced her she could live without it as long as he continued to devour her so intensely. Never had she imagined the expression of physical love could make her feel so wanted, so needed. His obvious pleasure throbbed against her stomach and flooded her with unbelievable feelings of power, and just a little fear. Because they were off the grid now, outside the bounds of the rules and expectations she’d been taught during her training. And she was thrilled it might mean he was as affected by her as she was by him. Wherever the king was leading them, she was only too happy to follow. In truth, she felt powerless to do otherwise. A sharp, piercing sensation nicked the edge of her tongue. Kael groaned and she gasped into his mouth. He bit me! They said he wouldn’t— All thinking abruptly halted as he sucked on her tongue and fed. She could feel the pulling flow of her blood. It was an electric rush that set her body on fire. As if she didn’t already burn for him. As if she wasn’t already wet for him. From just their first kiss…


About the Author:
Laura Kaye is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 40 books in contemporary, erotic, and paranormal romance and romantic suspense, and has sold nearly two million books in the U.S. alone. Laura grew up amid family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses, cementing her life-long fascination with storytelling and the supernatural. A former college history professor, Laura also writes bestselling historical women's fiction as Laura Kamoie. Laura lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters, and and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day. 

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Monday, March 2, 2020

Book Review: Suddenly Psychic: (Glimmer Lake Book 1) by Elizabeth Hunter




by Elizabeth Hunter  
February 16, 2020
A Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number!

Every woman goes through changes in their forties. Just not... these changes.

Robin Brannon was a normal wife, mom, and antique-shop owner until a brush with death turned her day-to-day life upside down. Now she and her two best friends are seeing things that belong in a fantasy novel. Ghosts. Visions. Omens of doom. Nothing that belongs in the peaceful mountain town they call home.

Added to that, Robin's marriage is on the rocks, her grandmother's health is failing, her mother is driving away the customers at her shop, her teenage daughter refuses to get her driver's license, and her left knee aches every darn morning.

Robin doesn't have the time, energy, or knees to unearth the secrets buried at the bottom of Glimmer Lake, but fate doesn't seem to care. Some secrets are just dying to be exposed.

Suddenly Psychic is stand-alone paranormal women's fiction and the first book in the Glimmer Lake series by USA Today bestseller, Elizabeth Hunter, author of the Elemental Mysteries. 


Hunter has not disappointed with this new paranormal women’s fiction novel that is the first in the Glimmer Lake series. Robin is ordinary; she’s a mom, wife and antique-shop owner that nothing exciting ever happens to. She has two best friends, Val and Monica who have both had their tragedies over the last few years. Val got divorced and has had to deal with her immature ex-husband and his young girlfriend. Monica’s husband died leaving her and their four kids without him.

Robin and Val want to do something to celebrate Monica’s birthday, the first without her husband and decide to head up to the lodge for a girl’s night out and some karaoke. When a fun night out with friends takes a scary turn the women will never be the same again.

This book was interesting. It held a mystery that needed to be solved, a dash of paranormal powers and that leaves you with a fantastic read. It was refreshing to be able to read a story that has characters closer to my age that are realistic and face the same struggles as I do.

Getting 5 sheep





Denise B



About the Author:
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Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance writer. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College and a former English teacher. She once substitute taught a kindergarten class, but decided that middle school was far less frightening. Thankfully, people now pay her to write books and eighth-graders everywhere rejoice.

She currently lives in Central California with her son, two dogs, many plants, and a sadly dwindling fish tank. She is the author of the Elemental Mysteries and Elemental World series, the Cambio Springs series, the Irin Chronicles, and other works of fiction.

Spotlight: Love on the Line Books by Lynn Michaels + giveaway

Paint on the Canvas (Love on the Line Book 2) 
by Lynn Michaels
 February 27, 2020
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
A life-changing sacrifice for art and love.

Daltrey Boxbaum is an artist, a lover, an addict, and more. Through the years, he finds and loses love, fights addiction, and defines himself in new ways.

Martin Hannan was the love of Daltrey’s life, the son of a world-famous Silicon Valley developer and tycoon. Left behind to fight his own battles, Martin’s reappearance in Daltrey’s life turns the stable world he’s worked so hard for inside out.

Note: Love on the Line books can be read in any order, but best fits the numbered order.


Then it was time.

I waited in my hotel room, practically jumping around like some kind of crazed lunatic. A part of me wanted to rush down to the lobby so I could jump him the second my eyes captured him, but I didn’t want the rest of the world to witness our reunion. I grabbed my arms, hugging myself, willing myself to find some calm but unable to relax until there was a knock at the door. It was Martin.

The world stopped.

I took a long, deep breath, forcing air into my lungs, then blew it out slowly, and opened the door.

I couldn't believe my eyes were gazing over Martin's body so brazenly, but he looked fabulous. In so many ways, he was still the hot teen I fell in love with so many years ago, but in so many ways, he was completely different. I'd drawn and painted his face a million times, and yet here he was in front of me—live and in person—it was almost overwhelming. His soft, blue eyes held so much pain and sorrow that hadn't been there when we were kids, and I decided I would do almost anything to remove that from them. I wished I could pour turpentine over his heart and paint over it in colors of my love and my heart that had cried out for him so many times over the years.

Another heartbeat.

I was in his arms as if I’d never left them.

A strange warmth flowed through me, settling things I hadn’t known had been out of place.

“I almost can't believe this,” Martin said, pulling me out of my musings.
It had been so easy for me to live in my head and ignore the real world, but I didn't want to do that to him. I wanted to live in the moment and enjoy every second of it. After all, I had no idea how this would go or how long we'd have together. Life had already shown us that.



Lines on the Mirror (Love on the Line Book 1)
by Lynn Michaels
November 26, 2015
230 pages
Martin has always done everything his parents ever asked, never making waves, but never learning how to say no either. Then his new partying neighbors introduce him to a different lifestyle that pushes his limits.

The only thing keeping him grounded is getting back in touch with his first love, Daltrey, who moved across the country when they were still teenagers. Now, he's a successful artist and plays by his own rules. He wants Martin but won't compromise his morals.

When Martin lets his new friends drag him down until he hits bottom, can he ever find his way back to Daltrey and take control of his life?

Note: Love on the Line books can be read in any order.


No, my dad was the last person on earth I wanted to call.

There wasn't anyone else to call.

Plus, he probably already knew. Daltrey would have called him like I asked. Why had I asked him that? Hell, it didn't really matter.

I picked the phone up with a sigh and placed my collect call. My dad immediately started reaming me out, but I just couldn't listen to it. "Dad," I interrupted. "Listen, there's not much time before they cut me off. I need a lawyer. They didn't give me bail. I have to wait to see the judge. And. And I need a lawyer."

"Martin. Maybe you need to sit in jail. Maybe you need to figure out just why you're there."

"Are you going to get me a lawyer?"
Dad huffed. "We'll see." He hung up before we were cut off, leaving me staring at the handset.


About the Author:
Lynn Michaels lives and writes in Tampa, Florida where the sun is hot and the Sangria is cold. When she's not writing she's kayaking, hanging with her husband, or reading by the pool. Lynn writes Male/Male romance because she believes everyone deserves a happy ending and the dynamics of male characters can be intriguing, vulnerable, and exciting. She has both contemporary and paranormal titles and has been writing since 2014. Her stories don't follow any set guidelines or ideas, but come from her heart and contain love in many forms.

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

National Celebration Days in March

I Smell Sheep wants to help you celebrate as often as possible. Find your favorites and add them to your calendar!

March 1 
National Ghostwriters Week 
Read an E–book Week
Namesake Day
National Pig Day 
Peanut Butter Lovers' Day 
World Compliment Day 

March 2
Old Stuff Day 
Read Across America Day 
Dr. Seuss’s birthday

March 3
Caregiver Appreciation Day 
I Want You to be Happy Day 
If Pets Had Thumbs Day 
National Anthem Day 
Peach Blossom Day 

March 4 
National Grammar Day 
Hug a GI Day 
Courageous Follower Day 

March 5
Multiple Personality Day 
World Book Day in the UK and Ireland
National Absinthe Day

March 6 
Dentist's Day 
National Frozen Food Day 

March 7
International Festival of Owls Week 
National Crown Roast of Pork Day

March 8 
Campfire USA Birthday Week 
Be Nasty Day

March 9 
Panic Day 

March 10 
Daylight Savings begins at 2:a.m.
International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day 
Middle Name Pride Day 
Purim 

March 11
Johnny Appleseed Day
Worship of Tools Day 

March 12 
Alfred Hitchcock Day 
Plant a Flower Day
Popcorn Lover's Day

March 13 
Blame Someone Else Day 
Ear Muff Day 
Friday the 13th 
Jewel Day 
National Open An Umbrella Indoors Day

March 14 
World Rattlesnake Roundup 
Learn About Butterflies Day
National Potato Chip Day 
National Pi Day 
Save a Spider Day 

March 15 
Dumbstruck Day 
Everything You Think is Wrong Day 
Ides of March 
Buzzards Day

March 16 
Everything You Do is Right Day 
Giant Panda Bear Day 
Freedom of Information Day 

March 17
World Folktales & Fables Week 
Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
Submarine Day 
Saint Patrick's Day 
Tea for Two Tuesday

March 18 
Goddess of Fertility Day 
Supreme Sacrifice Day 

March 19 
Absolutely Incredible Kid Day 
Poultry Day 

March 20 
International Earth Day 
Extraterrestrial Abductions Day 
Proposal Day 
Spring (Vernal) Equinox 
World Sparrow Day 
World Storytelling Day
Snowman Burning Day 
International Astrology Day 

March 21
Fragrance Day 
International Sports Car Racing Day 
National Quilting Day 
World Poetry Day

March 22 
National Goof Off Day 

March 23 
Melba Toast Day 
National Chip and Dip Day 
National Puppy Day 
Near Miss Day

March 24 
National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day 

March 25 
Feast of the Annunciation 
National / World Agriculture Day 
Pecan Day 
Waffle Day 
Tolkien Reading Day 

March 26 
Make Up Your Own Holiday Day 
National Spinach Day 
Robert Frost’s birthday 

March 27 
National "Joe" Day 

March 28 
Something on a Stick Day 
Weed Appreciation Day 
Barnum & Bailey Day 

March 29
National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 
Smoke and Mirrors Day 
Harry Price’s Deathiversary 
International Mermaid Day

March 30 
I am in Control Day 
National Doctor's Day 
Take a Walk in the Park Day 
Turkey Neck Soup Day 
Pencil Day

March 31 
International Dark Sky Week 
Bunsen Burner Day
National Clam on the Half Shell Day 
National Crayon Day 
World Backup Day