Monday, December 31, 2012

Desolace by Lucian Barnes






Synopsis:

A serial killer is loose in Misty Hollows, Ohio and Katie Johnson is sure that her friend Julie has been abducted by this madman. As she searches for her friend, Katie finds an unexpected ally in the ghost of one of the killers victims and soon finds herself transported to a completely foreign time and place. She only hopes that she can find Julie before it's too late.






My thoughts:
After being introduced to this author, I couldn't help but want to read his unique writings. In this installment of the Desolace series, the author introduces us to the main characters in their world and also introduces us to the alternate world, Desolace. I love the introduction and can appreciate the need for those descriptions in order to have things make sense in the alternate world. You can definitely tell that this is the author's first published work, but I see great potential in his writing. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book :)

I was given a copy of this book for an honest review.


Author bio:
Lucian began his writing career late in 2010 after receiving encouragement from those close to him that had witnessed the evolution of his writing style. His stories are generally within the realm of the fantasy fiction genre, but at times bridge the gap between other genres as well. Sometimes reaching into the horror and science-fiction genres, his work has a paranormal flavor. Lucian's first published work, Desolace, was released in January of 2012, which was followed by the release of Haven in November of 2012. Both of these works are part of a series that he is currently working on. Lucian is currently working on book three of the series, Outpost 13, and a horror novel titled Innocence Lost. Lucian lives in Pueblo, Colorado.


Stalker links:
http://www.amazon.com/Lucian-Barnes/e/B0081SXWF8/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5761611.Lucian_Barnes

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Desolace/292242934166864

@LucianBarnes

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Dark Side of Sunset Pointe by Michael Allan Scott Blog Tour Giveaway


SYNOPSIS:
Lance Underphal was devastated by his wife’s death, and now, the down-and-out crime-scene photographer can’t let her go. He wakes up plagued by premonitions. The double shooting of an Arizona real estate developer and his mistress/bookkeeper immerse Underphal in a world of incomprehensible phenomena.

Frank Salmon, the hard-boiled homicide detective on the case, does his best to blow off Underphal’s “visions.” But the murders keep piling up and the visions are all-too real.

Salmon reluctantly pursues Underphal’s twists and turns, leading him from a popular strip club to a failing community bank, adding a blackmailing stripper’s murder to the body count.

Underphal struggles mightily with his psychic curse, teetering on the brink of insanity. His only hope for redemption is the voice in his head, the voice of his dead wife. Stumbling through dark vortexes of murderous intrigue, he comes to realize his visions will either kill him or lead to the capture of a killer-maybe more than one.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Silver, Inamorato by Keira Michelle Telford Book Blast



2330 CE

Ella Cross is fifteen years old and irrepressibly free-spirited. As one of the best Cadets in the Hunter Division Academy, her life is simple: fight, kill, sleep, repeat. She has an innate talent for slaughtering Chimera—the grotesque by-product of a war that nearly caused the extinction of the human race over three-hundred years ago—and with each new victory on the battlefield, she becomes ever more cocksure and reckless.

Unfortunately, the Chimera aren’t the only threat to her safety. As the Hunter General’s daughter, she’s a prodigy, a celebrity and a target. Whether it’s jealous Hunter Division Cadets trying to disgrace her during class, or insecure Hunters trying to knock her down a peg or two during fieldwork, people are always trying—and failing—to put Ella Cross in her place.

She’s strong and determined, and she hasn’t lost a fight yet … but all that changes when she falls in love with a Hunter named Alexander King, and inadvertently incurs the wrath of the fiercest rival she will ever face—his former girlfriend.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Silver, Inamorato by Keira Michelle Telford Book Blast



2330 CE

Ella Cross is fifteen years old and irrepressibly free-spirited. As one of the best Cadets in the Hunter Division Academy, her life is simple: fight, kill, sleep, repeat. She has an innate talent for slaughtering Chimera—the grotesque by-product of a war that nearly caused the extinction of the human race over three-hundred years ago—and with each new victory on the battlefield, she becomes ever more cocksure and reckless.

Unfortunately, the Chimera aren’t the only threat to her safety. As the Hunter General’s daughter, she’s a prodigy, a celebrity and a target. Whether it’s jealous Hunter Division Cadets trying to disgrace her during class, or insecure Hunters trying to knock her down a peg or two during fieldwork, people are always trying—and failing—to put Ella Cross in her place.

She’s strong and determined, and she hasn’t lost a fight yet … but all that changes when she falls in love with a Hunter named Alexander King, and inadvertently incurs the wrath of the fiercest rival she will ever face—his former girlfriend.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Silver, Inamorato by Keira Michelle Telford Book Blast



2330 CE

Ella Cross is fifteen years old and irrepressibly free-spirited. As one of the best Cadets in the Hunter Division Academy, her life is simple: fight, kill, sleep, repeat. She has an innate talent for slaughtering Chimera—the grotesque by-product of a war that nearly caused the extinction of the human race over three-hundred years ago—and with each new victory on the battlefield, she becomes ever more cocksure and reckless.

Unfortunately, the Chimera aren’t the only threat to her safety. As the Hunter General’s daughter, she’s a prodigy, a celebrity and a target. Whether it’s jealous Hunter Division Cadets trying to disgrace her during class, or insecure Hunters trying to knock her down a peg or two during fieldwork, people are always trying—and failing—to put Ella Cross in her place.

She’s strong and determined, and she hasn’t lost a fight yet … but all that changes when she falls in love with a Hunter named Alexander King, and inadvertently incurs the wrath of the fiercest rival she will ever face—his former girlfriend.

Monday, December 17, 2012

How to Make Money Online by Mike Omar Blog Tour Interview

SYNOPSIS:
In association with makemoneyfromhomelionsclub.com

NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE FULLY DETAILED AND STEP-BY-STEP SO ANYONE CAN FOLLOW THEM EASILY.

Online passive income is the ultimate dream. Making money while you sleep. Everybody wants it.

But is it really possible?

The short answer is "yes."

The longer answer is "yes, but it isn't easy to accomplish."

If it was, wouldn't everyone be doing it?

In my ebook, I give you a step-by-step plan on how to develop a passive income website portfolio and show you how making money online actually works (with links to supporting video lessons for extra clarity).

The specific plan I teach is designed to make you $5,000 per month in passive income earnings, based on 10 websites, with each website having a targeted earnings level of at least $500 each. Once you understand the process though, you can decide to build 20 of these websites, or 100! When you stop is up to you (and yes, there are people making tens of thousands of dollars per month on the Internet based on these concepts - they just love the work and don't ever stop building new websites or expanding their current ones!).

What's great about the business plan that I teach you is not only the income level you will accomplish if you follow through, but all that you will learn in the process. The skills you learn in this ebook will enable you to build all kinds of online businesses and open the door for all kinds of entrepreneurial projects you may have.

Not only that, you will be able to evaluate business ideas much more intelligently once you've gone through this whole process. You will understand the fundamentals of keyword research & analysis, traffic & lead generation, social & affiliate marketing, monetization & conversion testing, and traffic analysis. These skills will help you immensely in ANY business you ever decide to start (online or not, passive or not).

Generating an online passive income won't happen overnight and takes a lot of hard work, but going through the process is completely worth it and having an exact plan of action is the ONLY way to ensure success.

Let me put it this way: if you were offered no pay for six months for 40+ hours of work per week, but after those six months, you got $5,000+ per month for the rest of your life, would that be worth it to you?

If that idea isn't unbelievably exciting to you, then this isn't the business for you.

This isn't a get rich quick scheme. This is a business. Except with this business, instead of trading your time for money (like most jobs), you are investing your time. You work hard now and continue to reap the benefits indefinitely. Building an online business takes a lot of work and a lot of patience, but the rewards can be amazing.

That's the kind of business that I teach you in this ebook.

“How to Make a Website or Blog with Wordpress” Synopsis: In association withmakemoneyfromhomelionsclub.com

NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. ALL INSTRUCTIONS ARE FULLY DETAILED AND STEP-BY-STEP SO ANYONE CAN FOLLOW THEM EASILY.

Learn how to make a professional website or blog on your own domain in less than a couple of hours, and learn how to do it all using the Internet's most popular Content Management System: WordPress.

No coding knowledge is required to use WordPress...if you can use Microsoft Word, you can make a professional website with WordPress (WordPress is software that is completely free).

It is all taught in step-by-step lessons in this book (with links to supporting video lessons for extra clarity - the video lessons show you the entire completion of mikeomarwebsites.com from beginning to end).

With the lessons taught in my book, you will be able to create any type of website that you want with any kind of look that you want, from personal blogs to professional business websites to e-commerce websites.

Also, included as a bonus chapter, an introduction to how to build passive income websites using WordPress, and how making money online actuallyworks!

Here are the topics covered in my book:

TECHNICAL / SETTING UP:
· The SMARTEST and CHEAPEST way to buy a domain.
· The SMARTEST and CHEAPEST way to buy a hosting package.
· Linking your domain to your hosting account and installing WordPress.

BASICS:
· An introduction to WordPress and best Search Engine Optimization (SEO) settings for your website.
· How to add pages for regular websites.
· How to add posts for blogs.
· How to add pictures and links.
· How to set up a sidebar using widgets.
· How to change the look of your website with different themes.
· How to add a contact form, plugins, and social media buttons.

ADVANCED:
· How to install Google Analytics for tracking.
· How to add "buy now" PayPal buttons.
· How to add an interactive "Google Maps" map to your website.
· How to set up a mailing list / newsletter (and best practices for doing so).
· How to protect your website from hackers, malware, and other viruses.
· Resources for e-commerce websites, doing keyword research, doing link building and SEO, affiliate marketing, membership websites, outsourcing, video recording, and more!

AN INTRODUCTION TO MAKING MONEY ONLINE:
· What are some of the most common methods for making money online?
· What is the simplest way to make passive income online?
· If I want to make money online, where do I start?
· The Structure of a $1,000 per Month Passive Income Website.

This book will enable you to build a professional website on your own domain in less than a couple of hours AND teach you a skill set that will blow open your possibilities for entrepreneurship!



INTERVIEW:
• What do you want from life?

I believe time is our most valuable commodity and I want to do all I can to free up my time as much as possible. If I can develop a business that brings me enough passive income to make a comfortable living (which is my main goal), I can do all the things I want to do without having any constraints.

I only want to earn enough to live comfortably and get the simple pleasures out of life – I'm not someone obsessed with making money. I am someone who would rather earn $100k per year passively than $1 million per year for a standard 40 hour / week job.
With the money part of life taken care of, I can do the things that I love to do: travel, learn new things, and spend time with my friends and family. 


• How do you fall in love? At first sight? Over a long period?

I fall in love fast and hard haha!


• Describe yourself to me.
I am extremely easy to get along with, high-energy, and positive. 

I love working out and being healthy.

I am obsessed with learning about everything I can, I am a huge fan of music and dancing (especially EDM), and I love to take backpacking trips.

I'm a very loud and fun person. :)


• Did you turn out the way you expected? The way your parents predicted?

I don't know how my parents expected me to turn out, but I've found that putting 100% of myself into everything I do and being passionate and positive about it has continuously brought great results into my life. I'm very happy with the way I am and I think my parents are too.


• What really moves you, or touches you to the soul?

Music without a doubt. I mostly listen to electronic music, but I listen to all genres. I also play guitar and I love it.


• What are you most proud of about your life?

I'm most proud of the people that are closest to me in my life. My closest friends and my family are all amazing people and I'm honored that they consider me someone important in their life as well.


• Is there anything you've always wanted to do but haven't done? What would happen if you did it?
My main goal has been to live in a different city internationally at least a portion of each year. I've already lived in Bogota, Colombia and Rome, Italy, but there are many more places to go, languages to learn, adventures to be had! 


• Describe your ideal mate.

My ideal mate would be extremely positive and extremely interested in learning / exploring the world. Also very pretty haha!


• What do you consider your greatest achievement?

I am very proud of my LIONS CLUB website and the effect it has had on people's lives. I cannot wait to release my next products: one will be an online school to learn photography, and another will be an online school to learn how to DJ.


• What is your favorite journey?

I did a three month backpacking trip through South America last year and it was amazing! 



• Where would you like to live?
The next place I want to live is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 


• What do you most value in your friends?

Loyalty and positivity.


AUTHOR BIO:
Mike Omar is a big fan of entrepreneurship and primarily interested in helping others create small businesses (that can eventually grow into large businesses!).

He has been self employed for over five years and has done business consulting on the side for several business start-ups.

His best advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: "Always be working on side projects outside of your regular job until the day you can quit, always make sure you are progressing, and if you haven't done so already, START NOW!"

For more information on home entrepreneurship, be sure to visit http://makemoneyfromhomelionsclub.com

To learn how to make a professional website in under 15 minutes through free YouTube tutorials (without the need for coding), be sure to visit his YouTube channel here: http://youtube.com/user/mikeomarlionsclub

You will be shown the entire creation of http://mikeomarwebsites.com from beginning to end in under one hour total.

Just start at lesson 1.1 and grow your Internet marketing skills from there!


STALKER LINKS:
My website: http://makemoneyfromhomelionsclub.com

My two ebooks:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009SEQT04/

http://www.amazon.com/Website-WordPress-WITHOUT-Coding-ebook/dp/B008RBK194/

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Tempted by the Storm by Maxine Mansfield Blog Tour Promo


Genre: Erotic Fantasy
Heat level: 4, Scarlet Rose
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Release date: November 9, 2012

Blurb:
Larksong Hammerstrike has always been just the younger sister of Princess Aryanna. Never quite as pretty or as smart, always lacking, a mere empath whose power gets her into trouble more often than not. But at Carnalval, the festival of all things sexual, she unleashes her sensual side for a night in the arms of a masked stranger. When morning dawns, Lark can't resist a peek beneath the mask of her lover and is once again crushed by fate. The man of her lusty adventure is none other than the future Lord of the High Elves and destined to marry her sister. As heir to the kingdom of Landis and current instructor of wizardry at the Academy of Magical Arts, Sarco Sunwalker is honor bound to rise above the temptation of the beautiful empathic student who invades his mind, body, and soul. But when sparks fly, lightning strikes, and thunder rolls, Sarco finds himself more than tempted by the storm of Lark's passion and vows to find a solution that will prevent a war between races, fulfill an infamous quest, and win Lark's hand.


Excerpt:
There was only one word that could describe the creature standing before him. Wonderful.
“Did you say something?” the woman whispered.
He shook his head. “Nothing, I just can’t believe my luck. You really are real and here with me.”
She smiled, but her smile didn’t extend to her eyes.
Before another heartbeat passed or another breath taken, he stood at her side. With tenderness, he gazed into her gentle, masked face and took both of her hands in his. He was humbled as her fingers trembled even more than his own did. “We don’t have to do this if you’d rather not.”
She smiled wider, and her eyes gleamed with mischief. “I suppose we might as well. After all, we’re already here, and you’re at least halfway undressed.”
Sliding his hands up her arms and around her shoulders to her back, Sarco felt for and found the clasps holding her gown together. With the flick of a wrist, they gave way, and with a swish, the silky fabric fell to her hips exposing lush, rose-tipped breasts. Just the right size to hold in both hands, to fondle, to caress, to taste.
“Hmm, it seems you’re halfway undressed yourself.”


About the Author:
Maxine Mansfield writes fantasy, erotic romances. She lives in the far northern state of Alaska where the summer days are long and the winter nights even longer.

She has one very special man, his three equally special children, and their six delightful grandchildren in her life. Not to mention a very bossy African Grey parrot named Gabriel. Oh, and Gnomes! Many, many Gnomes.

Maxine can be found online at the following places:
Website: http://www.maxinemansfield.com/default.html

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/LeekyShortz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002681720132

Buy Links: http://www.wilderroses.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=180&products_id=906

http://www.amazon.com/Tempted-Storm-Maxine-Mansfield/dp/1612177166/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351808660&sr=1-4&keywords=maxine+mansfield

Other Books: Touched by the Magic (1st book in the Academy Series)http://www.amazon.com/Touched-Magic-Maxine-Mansfield/dp/1612173705/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351808660&sr=1-1&keywords=maxine+mansfield




Want to follow Maxine on her tour? Check out the dates below.

1/12/2012
Red Hot Readers 
 http://redhotreaders.blogspot.ca/
Launch

3/12/2012
www.thebookishsnob.com
Giveaway/Promo

4/12/2012
Louisa Bacio Love Knows No Bounds 
 http://louisabacio.blogspot.com
Interview

7/12/2012
Wickedly Sexy Writers 
 http://wickedlysexywriters.wordpress.com/
Giveaway/Promo

8/12/2012
http://www.bookaholicsbkcl.blogspot.com/
Giveaway/Promo

9/12/2012
http://theadultcoverbybritt.blogspot.com/
Giveaway/Promo

10/12/2012
Bookin' It Reviews / 
http://www.bookinitreviews.com/
Giveaway/Promo

11/12/2012
http://madsheepno1.blogspot.co.uk/
Giveaway/Promo

12/12/2012
All Things Books 
http://speedyreader-allthingsbooks.blogspot.com
Giveaway/Promo

12/15/2012
http://www.tsktskwhattoread2.blogspot.com

12/16/2012
Elodie Parkes Erotic Romance 
http://elodieparkes.blogspot.com
Giveaway/Promo

12/17/2012
TBQ's Book Palace, 
http://tbqspersonalbookpalace.blogspot.com /
Tamara's One Stop Indie Shop
 http://theindieshop.blogspot.com/
Giveaway/Promo

12/18/2012
Romance Book Junkies 
http://www.romancebookjunkies.com
Giveaway/Promo

12/19/2012
Lissette E. Manning 
http://www.simplistik.org/lissetteemanning
Review

12/20/2012
http://jenniferwrightauthor.com/category/blog/
Giveaway/Promo


12/21/2012
http://ajessicasalesnovel.wordpress.com/
Giveaway/Promo


12/22/2012
Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess http://wowfromthescarfprincess.blogspot.com
Giveaway/Promo


12/23/2012
http://sabrinasparanormalpalace.blogspot.com/
Giveaway/Promo


12/24/2012
http://www.alittlebitofrnrreviews.com/
Giveaway/Promo


12/26/2012
www.delphinareadstoomuch.com
Giveaway/Promo


12/27/2012
Paranormalbookclub@hotmail.com
Giveaway/Promo


12/28/2012
http://queringbookmountain.blogspot.com
Review


12/29/2012
http://tamssbookblog.blogspot.com/
Giveaway/Promo

12/30/2012
Reviews By Molly / 
http://reviewsbymolly.com
Giveaway/Promo


12/31/2012
http://theindieshop.blogspot.com/
Giveaway/Promo

Saturday, December 1, 2012

K. Daniels Spotlight :)

Synopsis:
A Reason to Run tells the story of three women whose paths cross after each makes the decision to run. A plane attempts an unsuccessful emergency landing in west Texas . Robin's husband was supposed to be on the plane, but missed his flight. Marissa's husband should have been camping in the area, but lied about his plans. And Autumn's daughter has witnessed the crashed landing, after she ran away. With nothing in common except their life-altering problems, the women will have an opportunity to help one another when their paths cross. If they do, they will earn a trait they are lacking to help solve their problems. If they don't, they will be forever stuck. The reasons they run, the decisions they make, takes them in directions they never imagined.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

And the first post goes to... RUE VOLLEY!!!

Hey everyone!! 
I started this blog with a few authors in mind ;) 
I was sick of not being able to promote them on my other YA blog, so here we are :)