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  • Kira’s Warriors by Elle Boon

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    Kira lived the life of a pampered princess of a wealthy Japanese man who mourned the loss of his son and missing wife. She’d been given everything a girl could want, but nobody was allowed close enough to love or hurt her. All that changed when her life was threatened and he hired the Ravens as her security.

    Thane and Garrick never expected to find their Fated, let alone that she’d be touched by a god. The legend of the Kitsune was steeped in mystery, but they’d need all the help they could get to save their Fated from the god who possessed her brother.

    They’d need to travel into the deepest levels of hell and fight the Shinigami to save her and her brother. Kira realizes Thane and Garrick would give up their own lives to give her the family she’d never had. She would fight to hold onto the best things she could ever ask for, her warriors.


    The saga of the Ravens continues with Thane and Garrick. They have taken over protection duty of Kira. However, Kira is not just an ordinary human she is more. Where most of the series takes place with Greek Mythology, this book deals with Japanese lore. Thank you Elle for making Zeus show up more than once. He is my favorite!

    This book is full of action, passion and mayhem. Can’t wait to see what happens next.


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  • The Five Stages of Falling in Love by Rachel Higginson

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    Elizabeth Carlson is living in the pits of hell- also known as grief.

    Her husband of eight years, the father of her four children and the love of her life, died from cancer. Grady’s prognosis was grim, even from the start, but Liz never gave up hope he would survive. How could she, when he was everything to her? Six months later, she is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life and get the kids to school on time. Both seem impossible. Everything seems impossible these days. When Ben Tyler moves in next door, she is drowning in sorrow and pain, her children are acting out, and the house is falling apart. She has no time for curious new friends or unwanted help, but Ben gives her both. And he doesn’t just want to help her with yard work or cleaning the gutters. Ben wants more from Liz. More than she’s capable of ever giving again. As Liz mourns her dead husband and works her way through the five stages of grief, she finds there’s more of her heart to give than she thought possible. And as new love takes hold, she peels away the guilt and heartache, and discovers there’s more to life than death.    


    I read this book in one day.  I could not put it down.  Well, that is not totally true.  I had to put it down multiple times to blow my nose and wipe my eyes so that I could read again.  Make sure you have water and a box of tissues near you as you read this book.

    With every page, I cried right along with Liz.  My heart grieved with her.  

    I hereby nominate Ben Tyler for sainthood.  He was patient, loving, helpful, understanding and good looking.  OMG definitely book boyfriend material.  

    This is my first time reading this author, and all I have to say is if this is the quality of book I can expect from her, then I cannot wait to read more.

    5 Hearts!






    Rachel Higginson is the creator of The Star-Crossed Series, Love & Decay Novella Series, The Starbright Series, The Siren Series, Bet on Us and the soon to be released, The Five Stages of Falling in Love! She is also the co-creator of the podcast “Zach & Rachel Take Over the World.” She was born and raised in Nebraska, and spent her college years traveling the world. She fell in love with Eastern Europe, Paris, Indian Food and the beautiful beaches of Sri Lanka, but came back home to marry her high school sweetheart. Now she spends her days raising four amazing kids. In the few spare moments she has to herself, she is either reading for hours on end or writing her own stories. 
      

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  • Godsend by Sloan Johnson Cover Reveal

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    Title: Godsend
    Author: Sloan Johnson
    Genre: Adult, Gay Romance
    Coming: February 2015


    You can’t choose who you fall in love with. Despite knowing from a young age that he was gay, Scott Murphy couldn’t imagine life without Shelly. He threw away the labels and had eleven amazing years with her, but now, he feels even more lost trying to figure out how to move on after Shelly’s death. After nearly a year of watching Scott fade away, Shelly’s father forces him to start living again.

    As much as Chris loathes the idea of attending a bereavement group week after week, it’s one of the only places he can go in this town, other than the bar, to not feel so alone. When there’s nothing to distract him or dull his senses, he spends too much time obsessing over how he should have been able to help his sister. When Scott shows up at his group session, Chris decides that maybe some good can come out of his sister’s death. 

    There’s no denying that Chris is the first man to catch Scott’s attention in a long time, but how can he move on when just thinking of Shelly sends him to his dark place? 

    The road to recovery won’t be an easy one, but Chris is determined to help Scott see that life is still worth living. But before Scott can allow himself to admit what he feels for Chris, he knows he has to reveal the full truth about Shelly’s death.






    Sloan Johnson is a big city girl trapped in a country girl’s life. While she longs for the hustle and bustle of New York City or Las Vegas, she hasn’t yet figured out how to sit on the deck with her morning coffee, watching the deer and wild turkeys in the fields while surrounded by concrete and glass.

    When she was three, her parents received their first call from the principal asking them to pick her up from school. Apparently, if you aren’t enrolled, you can’t attend classes, even in Kindergarten. The next week, she was in preschool and started plotting her first story soon after.

    Later in life, her parents needed to do something to help their socially awkward, uncoordinated child come out of her shell and figured there was no better place than a bar on Wednesday nights. It’s a good thing they did because this is where she found her love of reading and writing. Who needs socialization when you can sit alone in your bedroom with a good book?

    Now, Sloan is a tattooed mom with a mohawk and two kids. She’s been kicked out of the PTA in two school districts and is no longer asked to help with fundraisers because she’s been known to lose herself with a good book and forget she has somewhere to be.





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  • Jade by S. Reynolds

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    Jade Conner is taking a big risk, working undercover as a drug buyer. His team is desperately trying to intercept and stop the importation of a wicked new drug into South Florida. In the middle of a buy, he meets a young woman, who seems utterly out of place.

    Alli Reed is helplessly trapped, having foolishly made the wrong choice. Now, she must deliver the drugs or die.Worse, she the sister of one of the team members: the case just took the worst possible turn! 


    Another wonderful book full of action, adventure and romance by Stephanie Reynolds!  Jade is a character I loved in Book 1, Kalil.  Best of all, I love how he took one look at Alli, and knew he was done in.

    Alli is one tough cookie.  All she wants is her brother to love her and what she does.  She knows that he will flip when he finds out what has happened.  When she sees Jade, he pushes all the right buttons for her.

    Alli and Jade’s relationship just works!  Can’t wait for the next book!


    4.5 Hearts!
     Jade is only $2.99 and is available through Amazon at the moment
    (Will soon be on all major networks)



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    Author Bio:

         Stephanie is a new indie author who loves to write and read. She lives in West Virginia with her two children and her dog.

         She has a BS in Criminal Justice and has spent her years reading about and exploring the mind. She has many projects scheduled for 2015 and beyond and hopes to also start a fantasy series this year.Her next project will be Ryker, Book 3 in the Special Operations Command Series.

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  • Something to Dream On by Diane Rinella

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    If a painting in the home of your perfect man reflects your dreams of doom, do you run, or do you dare to embrace love?

    While Lizetta lives a life of compassion, childhood bullying over a few extra pounds have caused this sparky woman to lose sight of the beauty of her soul. Jensen’s recent past is filled with substance abuse, shady morals, and loose women. A brutal wake up call forced him to find his way back to the gentle soul he once was; however, there are some whose futures depend on the return of the demon.

    Souls can heal, but how long can they fight the forces that seek to destroy them? If one of those forces is the person who shattered your self-image, and she is determined to take down the one you love, could you still believe that everyone deserves a second chance?



    I usually don’t like books that are like watching an episode of the Twilight Zone (I could never get into that show) but this one is really good. 

    Lizetta lives life the to fullest.  She is a compassionate and passionate person.  Although her childhood wasn’t the best, she took the lemons and made lemonade.  Now all she has to do is get over her body issues, and she would be golden (Her and me both!).

    Jensen is a brilliant guitarist.  One day he realizes that doing drugs and many women are getting him no where except maybe the grave.  His mother throwing him out was the best thing that happened to him.  He gets himself clean and then fate brings him Etta and Lizetta.

    A whirlwind romance occurs until an event that has your heart breaking and then stop.  Will Lizetta find her way back to Jensen?

    You think I am going to tell you…..not!!! Read the book yourself!

    4 Hearts!

    Currently on sale of 99 cents, or free with Kindle Unlimited.

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    Enjoying San Francisco as a backdrop, the ghosts in Diane’s 150-year old Victorian home augment the chorus in her head. With insomnia as their catalyst, these voices have become multifarious characters that haunt her well into the sun’s crowning hours, refusing to let go until they have manipulated her into succumbing to their whims. Her experiences as an actress, business owner, artisan cake designer, software project manager, Internet radio disc jockey, vintage rock n’ roll journalist/fan girl, and lover of dark and quirky personalities influence her idiosyncratic writing.

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