Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Please Welcome Alexandra Christian as She Tells Us About Her Sci-Fi/Paranormal Romance Series, Phoenix Rising
Naked
Phoenix Rising
Book One
by Alexandra Christian
Genre: Sci-Fi/ Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
Date of Publication: April 13, 2017
ISBN: 1545383235
ISBN: 978-1545383230
ASIN: B071CRSKV2
Number of pages: 210
Word Count: 70,000
Book Description:
OUT OF THE STACKS
Librarian Phoebe Addison has lived her entire life within a seventy-five mile radius of her small Louisiana town, but when she receives a strange medallion from her adventurous, off-world sister, reality tilts toward the bizarre. Everything Phoe thought she knew is…well, wrong. Dead wrong. But bone-numbing fear has no place in this brave new world—nor by the side of the dangerous, exquisite man who saves her life.
…AND INTO THE FIRE
Following the tragic slaughter of his family, operative Macijah “Cage” St. John understands evil in a way no man ever should. He traded happiness for a magnificent and terrible power, and fate isn’t done with him yet. He wasn’t looking for comfort. He didn’t need tenderness. But today he’ll play hero to a damsel in distress, and his quest will deliver him to the uncanny Martian colony of New London—and his heart to the demure Phoebe Addison. The bookish beauty’s hidden talents and deep abiding love just might save Cage from himself.
Excerpt Naked:
“Hey…” she sighed,
taking the curve of his jaw in the palm of her hand and raising his eyes to
meet hers. “I’m okay. You saved my life. For like… the millionth time.” He didn’t move, so she didn’t pull away,
finally able to observe him. His jaw was set, tense as he stared at her with
those dusky, changeable eyes. But Phoe could feel a tremble there. A fear
lurking underneath that she would never have expected a man like Cage to
possess. “I’m fine.”
“And what in
hell were you doing?” he said, snapping his head up to glare at her. “I told
you to run away and you did exactly the opposite of what I said! You could have
been killed! Or worse, bitten! You just… you don’t understand, Phoe. I’m
supposed to protect you, and I didn’t protect you. I can’t lose another…” His words trailed off. She could tell he
wanted to say more but wouldn’t. She held his gaze, but he looked away, as if
he were hiding some weakness he couldn’t stand for her to see. There was some
trauma lurking there.
“What are you
talking about?” she said. “Help me understand.”
“I can’t,” he
said, pulling back and shaking his head as if to clear it. “I won’t.”
“But why…”
He rolled back
on his heels and rose quickly, his shoulder brushing against the bedside table
and nearly toppling the glass of tea, an uncharacteristically clumsy movement.
“Just leave it alone, Phoe. My demons are my own.” The weakness was gone, and now that
hard-edged, barely contained anger returned. She knew if she pressed him that
he would lash out. She was starting to understand, to be able to read his moods
that had seemed so random and mysterious when they’d first met. There was a
scab, healed over but still burning. “Rest up,” he said, turning to walk away.
“We’ll leave at sunset. Addie has a car.”
Swallowing her
nausea, she threw back the blanket and stumbled out of the bed toward him.
“Wait… Cage…”
He stopped but
didn’t turn.
“Look, I don’t
know what’s happened to you in your past. But we all have demons. Some of us,
more than most people. I get it.” She
lay a hand on his shoulder, feeling the tremble of muscles pulled tight. The
sensation of gentle touch had evidently become a foreign concept, and his first
reaction was to flee. His head turned, staring down at where the cool,
pearlescent flesh of her fingertips rested against him. Such a profile, his
eyes gazing downward and just the faint glisten of a single tear resting just
under his eyelashes. Phoe’s heart broke for him. “You can trust me.”
“I do trust you,
Phoe.” She slid her arm along his
shoulder, and he turned, enveloping her body in a gentle embrace. He brushed a
hand over her brow, smoothing back the stray locks that fell around her face.
Being so close to him, she felt small and skittish. If he loosened his grasp
even just a little, she feared she would retreat. He took her hand, bringing it
to his lips and then pressing her palm against his cheek. Instantly his body
relaxed, as if her touch were some sort of calming drug. Phoebe could actually
feel the tension melting from his embrace. His eyes were full of fire and his breathing
labored. Phoe couldn’t believe that it was her doing this to him. That all of
this was for her. “I don’t trust me,” he went on. She was mesmerized by the
curves of his lips as he spoke and without even realizing, she’d moved closer.
Only a breath between them, and then their lips touched. He kissed her, lightly
at first then more insistent. Phoe was stiff, the sensation so unfamiliar as
his sumptuous mouth caressed her lower lip, worrying it gently, teaching her
what to do. She melted into his embrace, and he teased the crease of her mouth
with the tip of his tongue, coaxing it open before taking possession. Cage
stole her breath and then offered his own. His arms tightened around her waist
as he pulled her in against him, letting his hands rest on her hips as their
kiss went on and on. When he let her go, Phoe stumbled, holding her dizzy head.
A fluttery feeling rose in the pit of her belly, and all she wanted to do was
kiss him again.
What’s So Special About Phoenix Rising?
Like most writers, my eyes glaze over with a Christmas
Eve-type glow when people ask me this question. After all, most people never
ask because they know that once their writer-friend starts telling about their
book, it’s a bit like trying to get the toothpaste back in the tube. So, thanks
for asking!
The Phoenix Rising series are romance novels for people that
think they don’t like romance novels. The complaint I’ve heard most often from
“non-romance” readers as to why they don’t want to read romance—there’s no real
conflict. They argue that there are little to no stakes for the characters and
the conflicts that are there seem trivial. Or that the tropes and formulas are
so overused that the story is predictable.
So why is the Phoenix Rising series special? Because I
wanted to take my readers not only on a journey of love with the main
characters’ blossoming relationship, but an interplanetary adventure full of
action and intrigue. The main characters, Cage and Phoebe, have to work
together toward a near-impossible goal and in the process, end up falling in
love.
The Phoenix Rising series is also special because of its mix
of genres. While it’s classified as a sci-fi romance by most sites, both Naked
(Book 1) and NeoGeisha (Book 2), have elements of a paranormal
romance as well. The hero, Cage St. John, is a shapeshifter that gained his
abilities through a genetic alteration. He’s also a spy for the British
government, so the espionage genre plays a big role in the story as well. The
series takes place both on Earth and on Martian colonies. Each of the colonies
are very different. For example, New London is an ultra-modern,
super-technological version of London on Earth. Sugoi, the colony where Phoebe
is taken in NeoGeisha, is a cyberpunk world similar to the futuristic Los
Angeles from the movie Blade Runner. I’ve already started book three and the
duo will be going to colony called Absinthia which is like a Victorian England
theme park. This allows the series to add elements of other genres to the mix.
I think that readers will enjoy the Phoenix Rising series
because it isn’t like anything they’ve read before. My hope is that not only
will romance readers enjoy the “love against all odds” aspect, but that readers
who don’t think they like romance will enjoy the adventure. There is something
for everyone between these pages!
Neo-Geisha
Phoenix Rising
Book Two
by Alexandra Christian
Genre: Sci-Fi/ Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group
Date of Publication: October 26, 2017
ISBN:
ASIN: B076DDG8MX
Number of pages: 167 pages
Word Count: 65,500
Reluctant to become a spy again, Macijah "Cage" St. John's instincts prove correct when all hell breaks loose for him and his lady love, Phoebe Addison, who is also his new partner.
Book Description:
BACK...
Macijah "Cage" St. John' didn't want the spy life anymore. He would have been thrilled to spend every morning lying in the field behind Phoe's home in smalltown Louisiana watching the clouds roll by. But his Miss Addison wanted to spread her wings, literally. So Cage accepted a mission that teamed him up with his lady love. If only he had trusted her.
TO THE FUTURE
Everything about being a spy was a million times more exciting, and scarier, than the books she'd read in her former life as a librarian. When her first mission with Cage turned into a colossal clusterf*ck because he withheld information and kept secrets, Phoebe's world narrowed into a long tunnel of betrayal. Captured by space pirates and delivered to a horrible fate, she wished the last words between them had been of love, because she was certain she would never see Cage St. John again.
Amazon Boroughs Publishing
Excerpt
Neo-Geisha:
Phoebe stood
there letting the steaming water pour down over her body, wishing it would wash
away the doubt. She didn’t hear the swish of the door opening so when Cage
stepped into the shower behind her she screamed, coming at him with the tiny
penknife she kept on hand at all times.
“Whoa,” he
chuckled, grabbing her wrist. “Calm down. It’s me.” She held firm to the hilt
of the knife for a few seconds before letting him slip it from her grasp.
“You’re all right.”
“Am I?”
He nodded.
“You’re always safe with me, love.”
“Is that a
promise?” She met his gaze, searching for sincerity in it.
“Always.” He
leaned in and pressed his lips to her forehead. “You really must stop taking
weapons into the shower. That’s a nasty accident waiting to happen.”
All the pent-up
emotion and stress from the last several weeks bubbled to the surface and she
crumpled against him, her tears mixing with the falling water in a mixture of
relief and fear, exhilaration and uncertainty. “There now, baby. You’re all
right.” He wrapped his arms around her, brushing the matted tendrils away from
her ear and kissing her lightly at the small hollow beneath. It made her feel
small and protected. She craved the strength she felt in the hard muscles
cording through his arms and chest.
“Is it like this
every time?” she sniffled.
He chuckled.
“You get used to it.”
“I didn’t think
you were supposed to be afraid.”
“Where on earth
would you get that idea?” he said. “Fear keeps us on our toes.”
“It didn’t do so
well for me,” she replied, rubbing at her burning eyes. “I fucked up
everything.”
“No you didn’t.
It isn’t anyone’s fault. It just happened.”
“If you hadn’t
been there…” she sniffled. “I’d… I…”
He took her chin
between his fingertips and forced her head up. “You would have figured a way
out. You’re smart and managed to keep your cool. As soon as the antidote took
hold, you were able to shift. That confusion you created saved both our skins.
So no more of this doubt, all right? You need to not worry so much,” he purred,
nudging her back under the spray. The steam was a comfort, wrapping her in a
blanket of humid warmth and she began to relax. “You’re so tense.” He turned
her around brushing his fingertips along her spine.
“You know I’m a
worrier,” she muttered.
“It’s a useless
endeavor, I’m afraid.” His fingers came to rest at the swell of her ass and
began tracing circles at the base of her spine. The callouses at the tips
tickled at her skin and she shivered. He pulled her against him, so close that
she could feel his lips fluttering against the cuff of her ear. “You have to
let that go. Let me help you forget all about the wolves in the dark.”
She leaned back,
luxuriating in the sensation of his hands slip-sliding over her body. Her skin
was slick with the water and the remnants of expensive bath oil. “I think
you’re trying to seduce me, Mr. St. John.”
“Of course I
am,” he replied, pushing her hair away from her neck so that he could feather
gentle kisses under her hairline. “Do you mind?”
“I’ll tell you
when I mind,” she mumbled with a groan as he pinched her fleshy earlobe between
his teeth. She reached back, tangling her fingers in the soft curls at the base
of his skull. They were short, but long enough to wrap around a fingertip and
tug lightly. She could feel his body so close behind her, hard against her
softness. The contrast was so erotic that she was breathless even before his hands
slid over her breasts.
“It isn’t fair,”
she sighed as the blunt edge of his thumbnail slid over her nipple. “To let me
get all clean only to make me dirty again.”
“I’ll gladly
scrub anything you have, Miss Addison.”
About the Author:
Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep fried eccentricity. Lexx likes to keep her fingers in lots of different pies having written everything from sci-fi and horror to Sherlock Holmes adventures.
A self-proclaimed “Southern Belle from Hell,” Lexx is a native South Carolinian who lives with an epileptic wiener dog and her husband, author Tally Johnson. Her long-term aspirations are to one day be a best-selling authoress and part-time pinup girl. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America.
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexxxchristian
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Monday, November 13, 2017
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Friday, November 10, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Now Available in Print! EVERY MEMORY OF YOU
Now Available in Print!
EVERY MEMORY OF YOU
Sweet Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
Word Count: 34.7K
$2.99 e / $9.99 p / $14.95 a
Sweet Paranormal/Fantasy Romance
Word Count: 34.7K
$2.99 e / $9.99 p / $14.95 a
Traveling with the circus since he was twelve, the carny life
was all Toby Pach knew, the only place he fit in. From strong man to
clean-up crew, he had many jobs, but he spent most of his time working
with the elephants, who he had more in common with than most people
knew.
When Toby sees the newest act and member of the family, a dark-haired beauty named Kai, he's enamored. Could she be the one who will accept him, both sides of him?
When Toby sees the newest act and member of the family, a dark-haired beauty named Kai, he's enamored. Could she be the one who will accept him, both sides of him?
Kai Omanpang, one half of a knife-throwing act, is tired of
traveling from one Big Top to another. She's ready to settle down, ready
to put down some roots, but she can't convince her father of that. Maybe
this circus will be different, and they will be part of the main event
after all. When she meets Tobias the Mighty, she's intrigued by the
gentle giant, but he has secrets.
With an unexpected onslaught of protestors, shootings, and a string of bad
luck, something's got to give. Is it the newcomers' fault? Or is it
time to hang up the ringmaster hat once and for all? Circuses are a
dying pastime, but the memories they incur will last a lifetime.
Warning! Contains shattered glass, vengeful head-butting, shared secrets, carving watermelons from fifteen feet away, chili and beans (and meatloaf on Tuesdays!), physical and emotional loss, and one man fighting himself to let the woman he's come to love learn his darkest secrets.
Warning! Contains shattered glass, vengeful head-butting, shared secrets, carving watermelons from fifteen feet away, chili and beans (and meatloaf on Tuesdays!), physical and emotional loss, and one man fighting himself to let the woman he's come to love learn his darkest secrets.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Monday, November 6, 2017
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Please Welcome Shawna Reppert as She Tells Us About Her Fantasy Romance, RAVEN'S VOW, Ravensblood Book 4
Ravensblood, Book 4
A Fantasy Romance
by Shawna Reppert
With his murderous former mentor dead, reformed dark mage Corwyn Ravenscroft is looking forward to a brighter future with Cassandra and their new son. But when a mysterious killer stalks their friends and associates, Raven realizes that he may not be the only one among their social circle with a dark past.
Fourth in an award-winning urban fantasy series by a best-selling author!
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Shawna's Website
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Friday, November 3, 2017
Now Available in Print! PREDATOR OF THE PINES, Subwoofers Book 4
Now Available in Print!
PREDATOR OF THE PINES
Subwoofers, Book 4
Contemporary Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Word Count: 33.3K
$2.99 e / $9.99 p
Subwoofers, Book 4
Contemporary Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Word Count: 33.3K
$2.99 e / $9.99 p
Alligator, Bear, Cougar, Deer, Eagle
They found each other by accident. They became a team for life.
While preparing for a
hurricane that’s heading straight for the Bag It and Tag It
lodge, William “Brew” Estes makes a last-minute run to the
market to grab
supplies. While there, he heads off a robbery and saves the
day…all in a day’s work for the former Marine.
Celeste Hart is exactly where she
never wanted to be. When the robbery goes wrong, she knows
this could be her only chance to get away. She runs, despite
the storm that’s on the way, knowing that if they catch her
again, they could break her this time.
The moment Brew laid eyes on the
blonde, he knew something was up. Later, when he sees her
walking down the road, he can’t leave her without cover, so
he offers her a place to stay, if only through the storm.
But neither can deny the connection they feel for one
another.
When the truth comes out, will Brew
and his partners turn her in to the police for her part in
the robbery? Or will they help her escape the grasps of her
stepbrother and his cronies?
Warning!
Contains culinary skills, knowledge of firearms, driving
wind and rain, a $5 bet, unbelievably tender kisses, a color
brochure, love by candlelight, and a struggle to protect the
woman who was becoming more precious to him than his own
life.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
A DIFFERENT YESTERDAY is My 99 Cent Special For the Month of November
A DIFFERENT YESTERDAY
Sci-Fi, Post-Apocalyptic, Futuristic Romance
Word Count: 67.3K
$0.99 e / $9.99 p
The Apocalypse.
It didn't come because of man's inhumanity to man. It didn't come from bombs, or plague, or even from aliens descending from outer space. In fact, no one knows what triggered it. And even if they did, there was no way to turn back time.
Only one thing was certain. One evening the sun had grown unexpectedly bigger and hotter, and heat and radiation unlike anything ever experienced washed over the Earth, bathing it in searing rays that devoured over three-quarters of the world's population.
Now the sun is smaller, and it doesn't radiate as much heat as it used to. The world is colder. Food is scarce, and people are fighting to stay alive.
Andrew Michael Tollson, aka "The Silent Wraith", was a man who roamed from settlement to outpost to city, offering his protection from scavengers and renegades. Years ago, right before the sun had exploded, when he had been a boy growing up in a small Texas town, he had felt his first crush for the little tomboy he knew as Jo. Now, as a grown man, he has finally made his way back to his boyhood home to see if Jo is still alive, or if she has been a victim of the Apocalypse. He has to know if the dreams and memories he has harbored were mere fantasies, or if the infatuation he'd felt then has grown into something else, something stronger and more tangible.
JoBeth Wythe was a member of The Triad, three leaders who protected their little settlement, and tried to recall the carefree days before the Apocalypse. All they wanted was the chance at a decent life, with enough food, some shared warmth, and a little hope for the future. She had never forgotten the pudgy little kid who had followed her around when she was growing up, the little boy she called Mikey. Every time she thought of him, it only brought back pain and a wistfulness for a past that no longer existed.
For Drew and Jo, it was only a matter of time before they would be reunited to fight together. To survive together. And to discover that the innocent kisses they had shared as children had grown into a love that would overwhelm them with desire.
Warning! Contains permanent extreme cold, love everlasting, survivalists, separation, a legend in the making, a brutal mass murder, childhood friends to lovers, and the end of the world as we know it.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
Please Welcome Deborah A. Bailey as She Tells Us About Her Paranormal Romance Novella, ONCE UPON A PRINCESS: BEAUTY AND THE FAUN
Once Upon a
Princess: Beauty and the Faun
In this short
and sexy "fairy tale" paranormal romance novella, a princess finds
that love with a shifter hero is not without complications - but there is
always a happily-ever-after.
Kayla, a poor
young woman runs away when her rich uncle and aunt arrange her marriage to a
shifter prince from another land. Her uncle needs gold to settle his debts and
the king is offering a great reward if he can obtain a willing bride for his
son.
But Kayla's
plans to hide in the Great Forest hit a snag when two mischievous fauns find
her and deliver her to a very sexy faun shifter who is ready to teach Kayla a
thing or two about life and love.
(Also available
on Kindle Unlimited)
Excerpt
What are you fellows doing here?" A
man walked out of the darkness and stood with his hands perched on his hips.
About a foot and a half taller than Ren and Loren, he also had small horns and
pointed ears. "Who is this?"
"I don't know. She was running
away," Ren said.
"Then cut her loose," the man
ordered.
Loren complied, easily cutting through
the limbs holding her in place. A few hacks and Kayla fell to the ground.
"Thank you," she rubbed her
arms, then slowly came to her feet. "I was telling them that I was running
away." When she looked up, she noticed that they were all examining her
with the same smile on their faces.
Kayla looked down and immediately wanted
to run away again. All her clothes were gone, the remains were tattered bits of
cloth on the ground. "Oh my! Stop looking." She wrapped her arms
across her chest. Then realized that wasn't exactly covering everything, so she
moved one hand further down.
"That's not helping," Ren
said.
"I still don’t understand why she
didn’t wear clothes when she ran away," Loren remarked.
"That tree – bush – whatever tore
them off me." Kayla stamped her foot, unable to gesture without revealing
everything. "I'm cold. Can we have this discussion another time?"
"You're right," the man bowed
to her. "My name is Del. I'll take you somewhere to get warm."
"Del? That's an odd name," she
remarked.
"Not as odd as being a naked woman
in the forest after midnight. Unless of course she was here to meet a few
satyrs."
"Well, I'm not." The nerve of
him! "Is that what you are?"
The boys laughed, but stopped when they
saw Del's annoyed expression.
"My good lady, I'm a faun. So are
Ren and Loren. You come into my forest and compare me to a satyr? I should
leave you right here."
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Now Available in Print! SKY TITANS, Deities Book 1
SKY TITANS
Deities, Book 1
Contemporary Fantasy/Apocalyptic Romance
Word Count: 34.8K
$2.99 e / $9.99 p
It's time for the earth to be cleansed.
Released after eons of being imprisoned and tortured, Aeron and his three brothers are ordered by the remaining old gods to bring the Apocalypse upon the world. Humanity has failed them too many times, and the Reckoning is overdue.
As the deity of the air and sky, it's Aeron's duty to bring about massive storms to wipe out civilization. Tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning - all are at his bidding, and Aeron is more than willing to do whatever he is requested to do. He will mete out the worst he can conjure, as long as it means he'll no longer be bound within the hot, dark confines deep within the bowels of the Earth.
Ceris Shahan is terrified of flying. But when the president of the company demands she be at the summit conference clear across the continent the next day, she has no choice but to take the next plane out. If her phobia wasn't debilitating enough, they run into turbulence that doesn't end. Tossed about, bruised and injured amid the ugly black clouds that continue to engulf them, she and the other passengers soon realize they will not survive.
When Ceris spots a figure outside the window, a man who appears to be standing amid the thunderheads and is surrounded by an aura of light, she starts to doubt her own sanity. Yet, when the man turns to find her staring at him, the look of stunned disbelief on his face is undeniable.
She shouldn't be able to see him, but she can. Realizing what this could mean, Aeron decides to risk everything, even his freedom, to rescue and protect the woman from the annihilation of all mankind.
Warning! Contains scenes of mass destruction, two apples, the plane ride from hell, stainless steel, extreme arrogance, an odd utility tool, and two people hoping for a future, any kind of future, as long as they can share it together.
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Saturday, October 28, 2017
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