02 March 2016

Darkness Eternal by Leslie Lee Sanders Book Blast and #Giveaway#EternalBlast @LeslieLSanders


His efforts exposes shocking secrets that threaten their future...


Publication Date: March 1, 2015
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian, LGBT
Series: Refuge, Inc. #5

As above, so below, except when referring to the underground Refuge Inc. compound.

A century after an asteroid impact and merely fifteen years after a second collision that turned the world into a noxious wasteland, Cadet Connor Nichols and other Refuge facility residents are making the most of their spherical underground utopia they call home.

But when a breach threatens to poison the occupants with toxic air, Connor is forced to make life-altering decisions in an attempt to save lives and his only home. With help from best friend and training partner, Vince Moore, he's reminded that good leadership requires responsibility.

His struggle intensifies as everything he knows about the facility, the leaders, and himself becomes twisted, distorted, and turned into the unimaginable when his efforts exposes shocking secrets that threaten their future.

*A standalone in the Refuge Inc. series




The author of several books of fiction and fiction with spice, Leslie Lee Sanders resides in Queen Creek, Arizona, with her husband, three daughters, and a wild beast she calls her imagination. After writing erotic romance, mostly in the gay and ménage categories, she's recently plunged into writing deep, dark, sci-fi with her LGBT post-apocalyptic and dystopian series, Refuge Inc.


The Gilded Cage by Judy Alter Cover Reveal!

02_The Gilded Cage

Publication: April 2016 
eBook & Paperback 
Genre: Historical Fiction 

 Born to a society and a life of privilege, Bertha Honoré married Potter Palmer, a wealthy entrepreneur who called her Cissy. Neither dreamed the direction the other’s life would take. He built the Palmer House Hotel, still famed today, and become one of the major robber barons of the city, giving generously to causes of which he approved. She put philanthropy into deeds, going into shanty neighborhoods, inviting factory girls to her home, working at Jane Addams’ settlement Hull House, supporting women’s causes. It was a time of tremendous change and conflict in Chicago as the city struggled to put its swamp-water beginnings behind it and become a leading urban center. A time of the Great Fire of 1871, the Haymarket Riots, and the triumph of the Columbian Exposition. Potter and Cissy handled these events in diverse ways. Fascinating characters people these pages along with Potter and Cissy—Carter Harrison, frequent mayor of the city; Harry Collins, determined to be a loser; Henry Honoré, torn between loyalties to the South and North; Daniel Burnham, architect of the new Chicago—and many others. The Gilded Cage is a fictional exploration of the lives of these people and of the Gilded Age in Chicago history.


"The Gilded Cage is a wonderful recreation of early Chicago and the people who made it what it is. Central character Cissy Palmer is a three-dimensional, real, vibrant person. The Gilded Cage is fiction, but firmly based on fact—the Chicago Fire, the prisoners from the War Between the States interred in Chicago, the newcomer Potter Palmer, the explosive growth of wealth in a prairie town, deep poverty adjacent to great riches—the American experience laid bare. You don’t have to be a Chicagoan to love this book." -Barbara D’Amato, author of Other Eyes

03_Judy AlterAbout the Author

Judy Alter is the award winning author of fiction for adults and young adults. Other historical fiction includes Libbie, the story of Elizabeth Bacon (Mrs. George Armstrong) Custer; Jessie, the story of Jessie Benton Frémont and her explorer / miner / entrepreneur / soldier / politician husband; Cherokee Rose, a novel loosely based on the life of the first cowgirl roper to ride in Wild West shows; and Sundance, Butch and Me, the adventures of Etta Place and the Hole in the Wall Gang. 

 For more information visit Judy Alter's website. You can also connect with her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Goodreads.

Cover Reveal Schedule

Monday, February 15 
Passages to the Past 
  Tuesday, February 16 
The Never-Ending Book 
  Wednesday, February 17 
The Reading Queen 
  Thursday, February 18 
Book Nerd 
  Friday, February 19 
A Book Geek 
  Saturday, February 20 
With Her Nose Stuck In A Book 
  Monday, February 22 
The Maiden's Court 
To Read, Or Not to Read 
  Tuesday, February 23 
Eclectic Ramblings of Author Heather Osborne 
  Wednesday, February 24 
100 Pages a Day 
  Thursday, February 25 
Reading Is My SuperPower 
  Monday, February 29 
A Holland Reads 
  Wednesday, March 2 
CelticLady's Reviews 
A Literary Vacation 
  Thursday, March 3 
She is Too Fond of Books 
  Friday, March 4 I Heart Reading


Flesh and Blood by Cynthia Rayne (The Dixie Mafia Series, #1) Cover Reveal!


Publication date: Spring 2016
Genres: Adult, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis:
Sometimes it takes a bad guy to catch a killer…
Annabelle Nunn is a desperate woman. Someone’s following her, watching her. To make matters worse, she was fired six months ago and hasn’t been able to get a job since. Annabelle’s down to her last ten dollars and thirty-three cents and has no idea how she’ll make the rent when she’s abducted by Dixon Wolf’s henchman. Annabelle’s estranged father borrowed money from the Dixie Mafia for his latest get rich quick scheme and…big surprise…he skipped town, leaving her holding the proverbial bag.
Dixon Wolfe is a loan shark and launders dirty Dixie Mafia money. Since his wife died ten years ago, he’s devoted all his time and energy to the organization. And being bad pays pretty damn good. Until he meets Annabelle. Suddenly, his priorities shift and his icy heart is starting to thaw.
Dix makes Annabelle a job offer her empty wallet won’t allow her to refuse – Mob Mistress. But working for a mobster is dangerous. Doubly so, when a hitman is hot on her tail and she doesn’t know why. Can Dix catch the killer? And will Dix and Anabelle have a real relationship, one that isn’t based on sex and commerce?


Author
Cynthia Rayne is the author of the Amazon best-selling Four Horsemen MC series. Her first erotic book was written when she was thirteen. Of course, the most risqué scene involved kissing, but it was the talk of her middle school! She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in education and writes whenever she can. In her spare time, she enjoys dating, shopping, reading way too many romance novels, and drinking a truly obscene amount of coffee.


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Legacy of the Watchers Series by Nancy Madore and Enter Giveaway!


Today, Celticlady's Reviews is pleased to feature author Nancy Madore with her Legacy of the Watchers (the series). Read a bit about each book and author and enter on the Gleam form for a chance to win a hardcover set (1 winner) and digital sets to 5 more winners. Good Luck and thank you for stopping by!

LEGACY OF THE WATCHERS (the series):

   Thousands of years ago, something happened that changed the course of human history. Testimonies abound of these otherworldly visitors they called ‘angels,’ and their hybrid offspring, the ‘Nephilim.’ These mighty ‘gods’ quickly rose to power, and the ancient world came alive with industry and culture. The species that existed for hundreds of thousands of years as hunters and gatherers suddenly began settling in one place, cultivating the land and governing themselves. They created irrigation, the wheel and algebra. Yet amidst all this progress, an undercurrent of terror was spreading like wildfire, carrying whispers of ‘djinn,’ ‘daeva’ and ‘demons’… 

   The Watchers were supposed to do just that; watch. But humankind proved far too tempting and they ‘fell’ to earth, taking wives and even producing children. But their children grew into unruly giants whose souls didn’t ascend like human souls when they died, but remained here on earth. These errant souls haunt the earth to this day. They are the ‘djinn,’ the ‘hidden ones,’ also known as ‘daeva’ and ‘demon.’ They have one purpose—to live. But to live they need bodies. 
   This chain of events has reached the point where the djinn need more than just our bodies to survive. They must take back control of the earth, just as in the days when they ruled as gods. 


BOOK 1: THE HIDDEN ONES

AN ANCIENT LEGEND. A FORGOTTEN PEOPLE. A PLOT FOR MASS MURDER. 
   As CEO of her own thriving company, Nadia Adeire is flush with success, but a secret society dating back to the Essenes believes her to be one of the ancient djinn—the notorious demoness of Hebrew legend: Lilith. What’s more, they have reason to believe that she’s plotting a catastrophic attack on the world. 
   Nadia is snatched from her ‘perfect’ life and caught in a maze between a present day disaster and the ancient legends of the djinn. Her only way out is to retrace the steps of her deceased grandmother, Helene. The deeper Nadia delves into the past, the harder it will be for her to emerge unscathed. But it’s the only way to stop the impending disaster that was set in motion five thousand years ago. 


BOOK 2: POWER OF GODS

A GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE SPANNING THOUSANDS OF YEARS IS SUDDENLY COMING TO A HEAD! 
   As the Legacy of the Watchers continues, Nadia finds herself inextricably tied to the Raphaelians. Her former life—and everything she believed in—has been shattered, and she needs their help to pick up the pieces and start again. 
   But there are still unanswered questions, so Nadia is once again drawn into the mysterious underworld of the hidden ones. But now there may be even more at stake. Threats of Armageddon loom in the distance as they attempt to decipher a formula that may hold the key to unconscionable power. Their quest takes them back to the ancient world—this time to King Solomon and his legendary djinn. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, Lilith is already attempting to finish what Asmodeous started. 


BOOK 3: MASQUERADE

HE STAKES GET HIGHER AS A TRAP IS SET. 
   Nadia is severely shaken by the recent tragedy but, as the Legacy of the Watchers continues, she will turn to BEACON for comfort, immersing herself in plans for an extravagant masquerade ball to raise funds for the disaster victims. But she can’t escape the hidden ones—or the high stakes battle they’re waging behind the scenes. This time Poseidon will be their guide, taking them from the Titan War to the destruction of Atlantis, and leaving Nadia with the hardest decision of her life. 
   Finding courage she didn’t know she possessed, Nadia strikes up a treacherous bargain that will put her at odds with everyone—especially Will. It’s a deadly game, laced with deception, and Nadia will find that she’s not the only player in this masquerade when part three of the series reaches its shocking conclusion. 


AUTHOR BIO:
   Nancy Madore achieved enormous critical acclaim with her 'Enchanted' series with Harlequin, which includes ENCHANTED, ENCHANTED AGAIN and ENCHANTED DREAMS.

   In her exciting new 'Legacy of the Watchers' series, Madore incorporates her love of ancient history and mythology into a modern day mystery that connects the dots from the past to the present--and reveals an explosive future. There are three installments in this speculative fiction series so far: THE HIDDEN ONES, POWER OF GODS and MASQUERADE

Madore is currently working on THE FOURTH TRUMPET. 

   You can read more about Nancy Madore and her books by visiting her website here: 

Now for the Giveaway!

Author is offering a hard copy set (all three books) to 1 winner and digital sets to 5 additional winners


Legacy of the Watchers Series by Nancy Madore Giveaway

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Feline Valentine by Tara Quan Book Blast! Includes #giveaway #ValentineBlast @LaylaTarar



One in particular might prove the most delicious of desserts...


Publication Date: January 18, 2016
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Series: A Witches Night Out #4

Under magical house arrest in her great-grandmother’s suburban cottage, college graduate and reluctant earth mage Shelley Dupree whiles away most mornings spying on the warlock next door. Though erotic daydreams offer some distraction, she faces long working hours, cash flow problems, and a repeat burglar. On Valentine’s Day, she sets a trap for the mysterious intruder, intent on ending his crime streak once and for all. But her scheming cat familiar foils her best-laid plans, and, with a little help from Madame Eve’s 1-Night Stand service, she discovers a far more dangerous species of magical feline.

After moving in next to a ramshackle building on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., pastry chef Adrien Chatdurois is plagued by repeat sexual fantasies starring the same curvy brunette. In a state of constant arousal, he devotes his early mornings to grueling exercise and spends the rest of his day handcrafting the city’s best chocolates. When his younger brother stirs up trouble on the shop’s busiest day, the frustrated shifter is forced to pay a surprise visit on his reclusive neighbor. He soon learns not all witches are wart-covered hags, and one in particular might prove the most delicious of desserts.






Globetrotter, lover of languages, and romance author, Tara Quan has an addiction for crafting tales with a pinch of spice and a smidgen of kink. Inspired by her travels, Tara enjoys tossing her kick-ass heroines and alpha males into exotic contemporary locales, paranormal worlds, and post-apocalyptic futures. Armed with magical powers or conventional weapons, her characters are guaranteed a suspenseful and sensual ride, as well as their own happily ever after.





The Popcorn Factory Happy Easter Giveaway!

Celticlady's Reviews is pleased to bring you another Popcorn Factory Giveaway! This one is the Happy Easter Giveaway!
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Holiday Contest and Sweeps is pleased to work with The Popcorn Factory and a great group of blogs to bring you "The Popcorn Factory Happy Easter Giveaway". This giveaway will have three lucky winners that will win a great Easter Decorated Two Gallon Three Flavor Popcorn Tin.
The Popcorn Factory is your place for fresh and delicious popcorn. They carry a variety of packages for just about any holiday along with other mouth watering snacks. Visit their website today at the link below to view them all. Now let's take a look at what the three lucky winners each will receive. 


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01 March 2016

Blogger/Fan & Author Appreciation!

Blogger/Fan & Author Appreciation

For all the hard work you all do, whether you are a blogger who help out posting tours from Promo Stars....to authors who put their trust in me to promote their books...and finally the readers who help get the word out there about our beloved Indie Authors ---- I am giving away a $100 Amazon Gift Card and a 14 Day Blog Tour.
With more and more authors signing up with Promo Stars, I would like to take this opportunity to grow our bloggers/social media shares. I am asking for all the book lovers out there to sign up either to receive a weekly list of events that can be signed up for....or an All Event Tour Host where you can choose which blitzes you want to post without having to fill out forms.
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Looking Back From L.A by M.B.Feeney Cover Reveal!

The Cookie Thief DVD Giveaway!



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Holiday Contest and Sweeps is pleased to bring you a review on a New Warner Bros. Home Entertainment New DVD Released from the Sesame Street Workshop "The Cookie Thief".

  In Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief, a cookie art museum has just opened on Sesame Street. Surrounded by beautiful cookie paintings, like “Girl with the Cookie Earring,” and the “Muncha Lisa,” The museum is full of excitement with learning opportunities around each corner. Cookie Monster and his friends feel like they’re in a whole new world. But when art suddenly starts to disappear, Cookie Monster quickly becomes a suspect. Can Cookie Monster clear his name? Will they find the missing art in time, or will Cookie Monster be banished from the museum forever? “Warner Bros Home Entertainment is excited to share the latest addition to the Sesame Street collection, Sesame Street: The Cookie Thief,” said Jeff Brown, WBHE Executive Vice President and GM of Non-Theatrical Franchise Marketing. “Cookie Monster continues to help preschoolers develop essential skills in creativity and imaginative play all while keeping children laughing and having fun.”



Now in its 45th season, Sesame Street is the longest-running program in children’s television and the number one top-of-mind preschool show with moms. Sesame Street also has the highest "co-viewing" experience - meaning adults watching with kids - of any preschool show. The series has received more Emmy awards than any other show in television history, as well as a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award honoring the 40th year.

Now Let's Give You A Chance To Win A Copy Of The Great DVD!
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This giveaway will at 12:00 Am (EST) 3/23/2016 Holiday Contest and Sweeps did not receive any form of compensation for running this giveaway in any form. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will be solely responsible for the awarding and shipping of the prize package directly to the winner.
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Trojan By David L. Wallace Spotlight with #giveaway!


Trojan
By David L. Wallace
Genre: Thriller
Victor Walker’s sole responsibility as Sr. Manager of White House Defense Armament Systems, was to ensure America’s flagship armament servers remained up and operational, to protect against major attacks, both foreign and domestic. His performance garnered him praise for his genius from both the office of the President and the Secretary of Defense.
On the evening of August 7th, a dark cloud overshadowed his otherwise bright and shining existence. Suddenly and without warning, all flagship armament servers crashed – a complete meltdown. Star Wars, Air Force One, Doomsday Briefcase and Guidance Systems were all rendered useless. As Victor raced to ID the root cause of the disaster to avert a non-defensible strike on America, he found something didn’t pass the smell test. Indicators pointed to a rodent on the loose – to a Trojan – to a mole within America’s government that was assisting a hostile enemy.

About David
I’ve worked for over 27 years and continue to do so as an information technology professional for the US Navy, Department of the Navy and various fortune companies. Unable to hold at bay my thirst to create stories, I went back to school and completed the UCLA Creative Writing Program and I now compose mystery thrillers and children stories. My debut mystery thriller titled Trojan, resulted from a worst-case "what if" scenario I envisioned while attending the Naval & Marine Corps Computer Science School at Quantico. Above anything else, the lights of my life are my three children and two grandchildren

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