Made the Grade: Alpha Marked Series, Book 3

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 591 KB | Release Date: October 26, 2013 | Publisher: Summerhouse Publishing | Obtained: Amazon.com

"Whitney" [Alpha Marked Series, Book 3] by Celia Kyle

My Book Summary : It's the last day of the Gathering, in which "alpha marked" human woman are summoned to attended to find out if they are "eligible" to mate with any of the single alpha male pairs as their destined mate, and by now Whitney is PISSED. She might be a triplet but while her other sisters are marked, and were recently mated in two separate couplings to the Ruling Alpha pair & The Captain of the Guard with his Lieutenant, Whitney has no marks and has no idea why she would have been chosen to attend this event. Yet, when she finally gets a chance to talk with Emmett and Levy, the Ruling Wardens, about why she is there they all find that their lives are going to change instantly in one little meeting. All because Whitney is their mate! However, since Wardens aren't supposed to have mates they are thrown into an evil plot that they never saw coming...

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars, this match up between Whitney, Emmett, & Levy was combustible! I loved how Whitney was able to find romance, even under the most unique of circumstances! Even though this was the first novel I read in this series, I liked how it quickly caught you up without dragging the plot at all. I really liked reading the banter between the sisters and the ways Whitney, Emmett & Levy get to know each other!

My only wish is that the ending was better. I know this author usually writes shortish novels but I'm just not sure where this series will be taken next as all of the sisters have found their mates already, and yet in this novel the story lines didn't seem all that resolved in the end. Therefore, I'm just curious as to who and where this series will be taken next, or if it will go anywhere else...?

I recommend this novella to anyone who is a fan of Ms. Kyle's as well as this series. Also, I recommend it to those who enjoy paranormal erotica romances!

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My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Deuces Wild

Author's Novel Extras : Whitney - Overview & Excerpt | Whitney Release Date & What I’m Working On

Author's Series Extras : Alpha Marked Series - Overview | Scarlet - Overview & Excerpt | Gabriella - Overview & Excerpt | Deuces Wild & Alpha Marked-Scarlet & Knight Protectors Update | Alpha Marked:Scarlet, Hard Knocks & Vampage! | Writing Plans! | Snippet Saturday – Scarlet #1 | Six Sentence Sunday: Gabriella

Book Teaser(s) :

They meandered, Whitney shuffling in Scarlet’s wake. At least until they were stopped by a huffing and puffing Callum.
“Misses Wickham! Misses—” She and Scarlet turned toward the approaching wolf. “Miss Wickham, Whitney, the Ruling Wardens—” He heaved in a great breath.
“You know, Callum, you really need to add some cardio to your routine. Build up that endurance. I recommend Tae Bo.”
Whitney looked to her sister with her eyebrow raised. “Really? You’re giving him workout advice? When was the last time you actually did anything other than walk to the elevator?”
Scarlet scoffed. “Duh, you’ve heard me ‘workout’ like, all the time since I mated Madden and Keller.”
“I don’t think letting them worship you sexually counts.”
Her sister rolled her eyes. “Of course it does. I get all sweaty.”
“With their sweat.”
“You know what—”
“Misses Wickham, please.”
That got Whitney’s attention. “Look at that, he said please and everything.” She smiled. “I don’t think I wanna stab you in the eye anymore. Unless you’re about to bust out with another ‘legitimate.’ Then it’s on. I will so tap dance all over your furry butt.”
Scarlet snorted. “Tap dance?”
“What?” She glared at both of them and settled on her sister. “You have Tae Bo, Gabby has P90X. I tap. There’s metal on the bottom of my shoes. They’re dangerous.” She nodded to emphasize her statement and then pointed at Callum. “You just better be thankful I never took up clogging.”
Callum did not look impressed. ~ within Chapter 1

Her glowing hand.
Her glowing, with weird lines all over it, hand.
Wait, back it up. Glowing. And the lines weren’t stripes or squiggles, but had a definite shape and pattern. They pulsed with an iridescent light, the rainbow of colors flowing along each curve. And they looked like, exactly like, her sister’s Marks.
But all over.
“What. The. Fuck?” The words were raspy, but she got them out.
“We, uh, don’t know.” Emmett’s words were timid and that snared her attention. He was a Ruling Warden, one half of the most powerful Warden Pair in North America. The werewolf didn’t have a timid bone in his body.
“We have a guess.” Hell, even Levy wasn’t sure of himself.
“And what, pray tell, is our guess,” she licked her lips and swallowed, her panic quickly overcoming any pain that lingered. “As to why I suddenly resemble a graffiti covered glow stick?” ~ within Chapter 3

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by Celia, then please check out her website.

Idolizing In: By Blood Series, Book 1

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 3274 KB | Release Date: September 9, 2012 | Publisher: Self-Published | Obtained: Amazon.com

"Desire By Blood" [By Blood Series, Book 1] by Melissa Schroeder (aka Kiera West)

Author's Book Description : A man with a secret.

Nicodemus Blackburn has seen the best and worst of mankind. Five hundred years of dealing with them teaches the vampire to be very wary of the creatures. Unfortunately, alarming events leave him no choice but to enter the world of the ton to hunt a rogue vampire—one who is making his own army of blood thirsty vampires. Searching for the villain is not the worst of his troubles. That can be laid at the feet of bluestocking Lady Cordelia Collingsworth.

A woman on a mission.

Cordelia has always been an outcast, even in her own family. She has forged her way in the world with her ability to write, and Nico Blackburn is the focus of her next article. Before she can obtain any information about the mysterious man, she is pulled headlong into a scandal that leaves her with no choice but to marry Nico—a man with dangerous secrets.

A passion that consumes them both.

Thrust into a world she knows nothing of, Cordelia finds herself falling in love with a man who claims to be a vampire. As their passion grows, so does the danger around them and Nico will have to call on all of his powers to protect the one thing he has realized he cannot live without: his opinionated, infuriating, and thoroughly delectable wife.

My Book Review : 5 out of 5 stars!! Thrust into a marriage neither ever expected, this couple finds ways to overcome their fears and follow their hearts when everything is put on the line...

I loved this dynamic duo! Cordelia with her sass and Nico with his passion made me fly through this novel trying to read more, more, more about them!! This novel got me into vampire romances again! I especially loved that it was based in a historical setting because it gave you a whole new idea of that time period. In addition, the premise of the Vampire Alliance and all of the nuances that it means to be a vampire (both female and male) were fun to learn about! It'll be interesting to see where this series will lead us next.

I recommend this novel and it's series to anyone who likes vampire romances, especially those set in a historical setting.

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Author's Novel Extras : Desire By Blood - Overview & Excerpt | Writing, editing and house hunting | New Cover Reveal! By Blood | In the Cave | Writing and updates | Sexy Saturday: Desire by Blood | DESIRE BY BLOOD RELEASES! | Aloha Friday | Desire by Blood: THE REVIEWERS LOVE IT | For the Love of History! | A Special Halloween SALE | All Kinds of News! | EXCITING NEWS | Now on sale! | FREE BOOK! | A Darkened Library...

Author's Series Extras : By Blood Series - Overview | Cover Goodliness: By Blood | Sexy Saturday: A Two Cover Reveal Day!

Book Teaser(s) :

Nico could not discern Cordelia’s reaction. She stared at him, no expression on her face. For the longest of moments, he thought she might faint.
“Vampire?” she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
“Yes.”
“You married me because I can birth vampires?” she asked.
“Yes.”
She started to back away from him. “And your parents are vampires?”
Relief started to edge out his worry. She was starting to understand. “Yes.”
He followed her steps, and she stopped by the door. “Stop stalking me.”
“I am not stalking you. You are running away.”
She took another step then stopped. Her spine stiffened. “You tell me you are a vampire and then expect me not to be afraid.”
He hated hearing her say she was afraid, but before he could reassure her he would never harm her, there was a knock at the door.
“Go away,” he shouted at the same time she said, “Come in.”
The door opened, bumping Cordelia in the back. She pitched forward, and Nico caught her to keep her from falling to the ground. He righted her. Cordelia wrested her arm out of his hand and shot him a dirty look. His mother poked her head through the opening.
His mother smiled at him reassuringly. “I see you told her.”
She looked at his mother. “Told me?”
“What we are. He told you.” His mother nodded, slipping through the door. “I have a feeling Nico did not explain it quite right.”
“That you are a family of vampires?”
Cordelia’s voice had grown smaller each time she spoke. He didn’t like it. Not one bit. He would rather have her yelling at him.
His mother took the comment the wrong way. Her smile widened as she stepped into the room. “There. That is all settled.”
“Settled.” Now, Cordelia’s voice was barely audible. His mother finally realized that there might be something wrong.
“Yes, dear. I can answer any of your questions.”
“Cordelia, you look ready to faint,” Nico said.
That snapped the glazed look out of her eyes, and her spine straightened. “I am not about to faint. What do you take me for? I am not some silly-brained woman who faints at the slightest of shocks.”
“But of course not, my love.”
She shot him a look that told him he was in more trouble than he had expected. ~ within Chapter 13

His father caught on also and came forward. He kissed his mother on the cheek. “You will take a footman with you.”
It was not a request. It was an order. Those usually did not go over well with his mother, but she smiled and patted his cheek.
“I daresay we need to take several. Cordelia and I are definitely not stupid,” his mother said with a smile.
He glanced at his wife to see her reaction. She smiled, and a bit smugly at that. Nico did not say a word as he approached her.
“You will be careful.” Again, he ordered, just like his father.
“I guess I could defy you, but that would be stupid. And I will remind you, husband, that the only time I was not careful, I ended up married to a vampire.”
He sensed their audience, but he ignored them. It was not hard to do. Whenever Cordelia was near, little else matter to him. Even before he neared her, he could scent her blood. It called to him like a siren’s song.
He gave her a kiss much as his father had his mother, but whispered just loud enough for her to hear, “Do not take too long, or I’ll come after you.”
When he pulled back, her face was delightfully pink. Her eyelids fluttered then she looked up at him. She might be able to hide a lot of things, but her attraction to him was not one of them.
“I don’t like to be threatened.” Her breath whispered over his skin. He knew from her cheeky tone she wasn’t angry.
“Be careful.” Nico leaned down and kissed her nose.
She nodded and followed his mother out the door. He watched the sway of her hips until she was out of view. When he turned around, the entire room was watching him.
“What?”
“It seems that our leader has truly fallen.” Saint said.
“What the bloody hell are you talking about? Leader?” He paused. “What do you mean fallen?” ~ within Chapter 15

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by Melissa, then please check out her website.

Author Meet & Greet @ Clark Public Library

Clark Public Library will be hosting an Author Meet & Greet on Saturday, October 26 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

This relaxed, casual setting will offer readers, fans and book lovers alike time to meet and greet some of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania’s very own authors.

Grab a snack, a drink and chat all things books. Delve into the mind of an author who may just become a new favorite!

Authors range in all genres from YA to Adult.

This event is free to attend and open to the public. The authors will have signed books for sale so be sure to bring cash if you’d like to purchase one. Attendees will have a chance to win prize packs containing books and bookmarks.


Please Register >>here<<


Here is a list of authors that will be attending (More authors will be added as I get confirmation) :
Adult Authors :

• Jill Prand
• Melissa Collins
• Stephanie Lehmann
• S. J. Pajonas
• Eric Nierstedt
• Steven Donahue & Dawn M. Donahue
• Mary A Wasowski
• T.H. Snyder
• Alice Montalvo-Tribue
• Melinda Sutherland
• Milly Taiden

Young Adult Authors :

• Amy Evans
• Nadège Richards
• Lisa Amowitz
• Charlotte Bennardo
• Kim Purcell
• Kit Grindstaff
• Christy Sloat
• BJ Sheldon

Where :

Clark Public Library
303 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07065
732-388-5999

When :

Saturday, October 26 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Please send any questions to the event organizer at lthorne@clarklibrary.org.

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Disappointmentville: The Wiccan-Were-Bear Series, Book 7

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 259 KB | Release Date: October 11, 2013 | Publisher: Self-Published | Obtained: Amazon.com

"A Promise on White Wings" [The Wiccan-Were-Bear Series, Book 7] by R. E. Butler

My Book Summary : Danika is a shifter who doesn't know what she is since she has yet to shift and because she was raised in a bear den that found her wandering around the woods by herself as a toddler. Now years later, while attending the Northern Ohio's full moon celebration and a welcome party with her bear den she unexpectedly meets her mates--Jesuit (Jes) the Prince and leader of the falcon nest & Chance the eldest Prince of the were-lions. Soon she finds out that with her mates help she can shift and is looking forward to her future. That is if the Prince of her bear den didn't already make plans to claim her as his own, and will do whatever means necessary win her back...

My Book Review : 2.5 out of 5 stars--a woman shifter finds out what she was really missing in her life, her true-mates, in doing so she learns more about herself and her future in ways she never would have believed before.

I thought this novel was okay. I liked the plot, Danika's abilities, how everything turns out for her, and the "look into the future" that is offered. However, I wish there was more interaction between Danika, Jes, & Chance then was portrayed. I mean in this novel you do get a feel for their respect and love for one another but I wish there was more banter between them. It all felt a bit rushed.

I recommend this novel to anyone who, like me, is a fan of the author and this series!

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My Previous Review(s) for this Series : Book 5 | Book 6

My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Every Night Forever | The Gigolo’s Bride

My Previous Mention(s) of this Author's Books/Characters : Best Book Couples -- Happy Valentine's Day 2013

Author's Novel Extras : Wiccan-Were-Bear #7: Release Date and Details | A Promise on White Wings is Here!!!

Author's Series Extras : The Wiccan-Were-Bear Series - Overview

Book Teaser(s) :

Jesuit picked up Danika, and when his arm brushed against her upper back, she went rigid in his arms and bit back a scream of pure agony. Her vision blurred and she closed her eyes, feeling as if she might throw up. She opened her eyes when Jesuit laid her on her side on the bed in the guest tent and gently rolled her to her stomach.
Chance knelt on the bed next to her and smoothed her hair from her face. “Tell us what hurts, katja.”
“My back,” she spoke through gritted teeth.
Elizabeth said, “Ash, go get Shaylee.”
Jesuit stood next to the bed, one of his hands hand held hers, and he planted the other on his hip. “Elizabeth, it’s nice to see you again.”
“You, too, Jes.”
“Would you mind finding my men and getting them here? One of the bears from her den tried to hurt her, and I want him found immediately.”
Axe growled. “I’ll get them.”
Danika’s head turned slowly to the side and she peered up at Jesuit. He looked down at her and smiled when she squeezed his hand. “What can I get you, little bird?”
“A new back,” she offered as a small attempt at humor. Aside from the pain in her back, she felt as if something monumental was happening between the three of them and she was too out of it to know what it was.
Chance squeezed her other hand. “It’ll be okay, katja. We’ve got you.”
Had she ever felt so immediately cared for and accepted? Not since Mama. She squeezed both of their hands and offered them a watery thank you, and then closed her eyes, waiting for whoever Shaylee was to come and help. ~ within Chapter 3

He grabbed Pyre, Gamble, and one of the house workers – a young falcon named Terrence – to lead them.
“You’re not even with your new mate for a whole day and already you’re taking on responsibility,” Pyre teased. “I’m glad to see she’s having such a positive influence on you.”
Chance told them that it was Jes’ idea. “And you’ll have to call me Sire when we’re in public, too,” he warned them.
“Oh shit, man,” Gamble groaned, “I will not bow to you, big brother, so cast the thought far from your mind.”
Prye said, “Maybe being related to the future King will get you a way in with the pretty falcon females we’ve seen in the territory.”
Gam’s eyes lit up. “I hadn’t thought of that.” He paused and bowed at the waist with a dramatic flare. “Your majesty.”
Chance’s cheeks flamed in embarrassment, and he shoved his brother’s shoulder. “I feel sorry for any woman who’s foolish enough to take you to bed, Gam.”
“Foolish yes, but also very, very lucky.”
If what Jes thought was true – about falcons and lions sharing a mate – then he felt sorry for whoever was unlucky enough to be saddled with his playboy brother. Thinking on Danika, he sped up his stride so he could see the homes and then get back to the house to her. ~ within Chapter 8

For more information on this book, series, and/or any other books by R. E., then please check out her website.

Cover Reveal: Praying for Daylight by J. C. Isabella

"Praying for Daylight" [The McCree's Series, Book 2] by J. C. Isabella
Imprint : Self-Published
Audience : Young Adult/New Adult
Novel length : ???
Format : Kindle Edition
Publication Released Date : November 2014
Author's Book Cover :

Author's Book Description :

Kate Kelly gave up everything to be a star. Her life was on the fast track as country music’s hot newcomer, but that meant leaving her hometown of McCree Montana and the boy she loved behind.

Dustin O’Brian didn’t think he’d ever see Kate again. After leaving him with a gaping hole in his heart, he figured being in the same room with her, much less the same state, would take a miracle.

When he finds Kate hiding out in the old Kelly house, he realizes something went wrong. Dustin wasn’t sure what those Hollywood folks had done to send her running, but he was beyond happy she’d sought him out for company...once he convinced her that he’d keep her being back in McCree secret.

Things were looking up, and he had high hopes that Kate would be his once more.

That is until Death comes knocking at her door.

And Dustin realizes that the future he wants with Kate is one they will have to fight for.

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About the Author :

I'm J.C. Isabella, and I love to write. I've been writing for about ten years now. Mostly it was just for fun, for me. But my friends liked my work, so I decided to self publish. I hope you enjoy the rest of my site, and the books I have written.

The reason I chose to write romance, is because I love a happy ending. In YA there are so many lessons to be learned, so many firsts to be had. Why not write about first kisses, first crushes, or trying to explain to your father you were bitten by your boyfriend, who happens to be a werewolf?

One thing I will always promise in my books is a happy ending. I've always hated getting to the end of a really great novel, and feeling let down because it didn't end the way I thought it should. So about ten years ago, I decided to write a book. I remember it was about these kids who hijack a boat to find buried treasure in Mexico....

Needless to say, my writing has come a long way since my teen years, and I know I have room to improve, but I feel guilty having these books sitting in my computer, with no one to read them. So I'm putting them out for the world to see!

I try not to take myself too seriously. I'm not an editor, nor am I a total wiz when it comes to grammar or language. I try my darndest though, and I hope to give people an enjoyable read that is nice a break from reality.

I put a lot of work into what I do, and I appreciate people reading my work. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

My Previous Review(s) for this Author : The Unofficial Zack Warren Fan Club

My Previous Mention(s) of this Author's Books/Characters : Teaser Tuesdays: The Unofficial Zack Warren Fan Club | The Books I'm Thankful For (so far) in 2012 | Best Book Couples -- Happy Valentine's Day 2013

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