03 September 2018

Claiming His Lioness by Kerry Adrienne Book Tour and Giveaway! @kerryadrienne @Barclay_PR @CarinaPress #giveaway #releaseweekcelebration

Claiming His Lioness by Kerry Adrienne
USA Today bestselling author Kerry Adrienne’s Shifter Wars series comes to its epic conclusion when former enemies align, but is it too late to protect everyone they’ve come to love?
Order your copy of CLAIMING HIS LIONESS today and add it to your TBR pile on Goodreads! Then keep reading to get an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at CLAIMING HIS LIONESS!

Title: Claiming His Lioness

Author: Kerry Adrienne
Release Date: September 3, 2018
Publisher: Carina Press
Series: Shifter Wars
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Format: Digital
Synopsis:
Lara has always relished being a thorn in Mason’s paw. When she was chosen as pride Enforcer, it was easier than ever to get under the passionate shifter’s skin. But with the scent of humans in the air comes a threat she’s powerless to battle alone.

It’s time Lara unites with the one man she needs, the one man she’s secretly drawn to…as if by fate.

If there’s one thing Mason hates more than relinquishing control to a female, it’s the attraction he feels for the fiery lioness. Joining forces with Lara against an insidious enemy only makes their primal bond hotter—and the two of them stronger.

Now it’s up to them, side by side, to bring together three warring shifter clans, win the final fight and save Deep Creek.
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One Grand Prize winner will receive a $15 Gift Card + the entire Shifter Wars Series from Kerry Adrienne in ebook or *print book (winner’s choice - *print book US only)
or 10 runners up will receive 1 ebook or *print book from Kerry Adrienne (winner’s choice - *print book US only)
Claiming His Lioness Excerpt
Copyright © 2018 Kerry Adrienne
The birds and night animals were active all around them. Though her hearing wasn’t as sensitive as when she moved as a shifter, she still heard them. Scampers and calls to evening plans—all clear to her lioness, who paced inside, longing to get out and run. Lara shushed her, placating her with a promised run later. With summer starting, there’d be plenty of late night runs in the moonlight to the cadence of all the insects and heartbeats in the forest.
A nice fat rabbit sounded perfect for dinner.Mason motioned her to crouch and she did, crawling up close to him in the brush. She could smell him. Warm, with a streak of fierceness, like a juicy steak with a hint of tangy sauce. A spice she couldn’t name and a scent so intoxicating, she had to move back a bit. She’d been near him too much today. She sniffed again, and he turned and shot her a smile.
She looked away.
What the hell was wrong with her? She wasn’t one to go around sniffing men. She shook her head. I’m just hungry, that’s all.
Mason grabbed her arm. She looked where he was pointing and inhaled sharply. Through the bushes, a short distance away, a smattering of tiny campfires blazed. And tents cast hulking shadows across the lakeshore.
Where were the humans?
The low sound of muffled voices grew louder and Lara strained to hear what was going on. A group of humans—male and at least one female—made their way to the edge of one fire, their faces alight with the bright glow.
They looked happy. None appeared to be armed but why were there so many of them? The lake was remote—how could they have gotten all the equipment so deep into the woods—unless they’d had pack mules.
And why were they at the lake?
Mason’s face mirrored her concerns, his brows slanted and his skin drawn tight. His mouth a firm line. Lara watched him a minute, noting his slightly curved nose—the bump was the only way she could easily tell Marco and Mason apart unless they were talking. Somehow, the imperfection made him even more handsome than his brother.
She looked back at the humans standing around the fire like an army at ease, but aware battle was coming. Most looked out of place—not like seasoned hikers or hunters. More like businessmen without their suits, forced into jeans and T-shirts and shoes they only wore once or twice a year or maybe bought for the outing.
Stranger and stranger.
A large man glanced their way, spotted then, then rushed toward where they crouched. Bile filled Lara’s mouth and her lioness screamed run, but she froze in place. Several other men followed the leader, and within seconds, she and Mason were surrounded by humans.
Don’t miss any of the Shifter Wars Series by Kerry Adrienne!

WAKING THE BEAR https://amzn.to/2M4TiFO
PURSUING THE BEAR https://amzn.to/2v42vYv
TAMING THE LION http://bit.ly/2v4OMR3
SAVING HIS WOLF (A Shifter Wars Novella) https://amzn.to/2vktwq4
Author Bio:
Repped by Marisa Corvisiero, USA Today Bestselling author Kerry Adrienne writes in many genres including science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, m/m, erotic romance, and more. In her spare time, she homeschools, is a part-time college instructor, editor, and dabbler in most things creative. You can usually find her posting cat pictures on Facebook and Twitter when she’s not working.


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31 August 2018

“Unchained Courage” by MK McClintock and “The Unwitting Hero of Whitcomb Springs” by Samantha St. Claire Book Tour!

                     
“Unchained Courage” by MK McClintock and
“The Unwitting Hero of Whitcomb Springs” by Samantha St. Claire
MK McClintock is an award-winning author devoted to giving her readers books laced with adventure, romance, and a touch of mystery. Her novels and short stories take you from the rugged mountains of Montana to the Victorian British Isles, all with good helpings of daring exploits and endearing love stories. She enjoys a peaceful life in the Rocky Mountains where she is writing her next book.

If you'd like to know when MK's next book will be out, please visit her
website

at www.mkmcclintock.com, where you can sign up to receive new
release updates.
Samantha St. Claire was born in 2016, the alter-ego and pen name
of an author of historical fiction born a few decades earlier. She
may have found her niche in western historical fiction, served up
sweet.Never faint of heart, her signature protagonists face the 
hazards of the frontier with courage, wit, and a healthy pinch of
humor.
Follow www.samanthastclaire.com to read more about the
research that has helped develop the characters, towns, and
stories of the Sawtooth Range Series.

“Unchained Courage” by MK McClintock

Montana Territory—July 1865
Daniel and Evelyn Whitcomb dreamed of adventure as they made a
home in the Rocky Mountains. Four years after Daniel left Montana,
he returns from the Civil War a man uncertain of where he belongs.
Through courage, honor, and the arrival of an oldfriend, Daniel finds
a way back to the life he once imagined. Join him in
“Unchained Courage”
for a lesson in the power of hope, faith, and remembrance.  
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For a complete listing of all currently available and upcoming
Whitcomb Springs stories,


 

Excerpt from “Unchained Courage”

Whitcomb Springs, Montana Territory—July 4, 1865
Daniel led his horse over the familiar two-mile ride up the mountain
trail. He reached a small clearing, and in the center a lake spread out
in glistening glory, reflecting the mountain peaks behind it. He
dismounted and stared in awe at the vista as his speckled horse grazed.
Images of Evelyn overlapped his vision until it seemed a transparent
silhouette of her smiling face hovered over the mountains.  
A well-kept cabin stood a dozen yards from the crystal-clear lake.
The stream feeding into it from the north flowed out to the east and
created a short waterfall down a slope of rocks. Cooper McCord, the
man who had been by Evelyn’s side while Daniel had been at war,
called this part of paradise home when he wasn’t in town.
Cooper’s friendship had become a steadying hand in the three months
since Daniel’s return. Without speaking of it, Cooper understood what
Daniel had been through. They never spoke of their experiences:
Daniel’s in the war between the North and South, and Cooper’s from
his days serving as a civilian tracker in the army, occupying the West
and witnessing the travesties wrought against the natives.
Cooper first brought Daniel to this same mountain lake a week after
the nightmares hadbegun. Since then, Daniel had found solace in this
place high above the town, the people, the noise. When he craved
silence, he came here. Daniel had seen the disappointment in Evelyn’s
eyes when he remained quiet about his experiences, but she never
pushed. He heard the crunch of horse hooves on rocks and twigs
covering the trail.
Only Coopercame here—it was his home. Daniel wondered where he
had beenfor the past three days. Daniel did turn when Cooper said
nothing and saw
the extra horse with the large buckdraped over the saddle and covered
in heavy canvas. Cooper walked over and stood next to Daniel. The
dawn’s warm sun promised a clear and sunny day.
“Thought you might be here this morning.”
“The buck is for tonight?”
Cooper nodded. “Evelyn will understand if you aren’t there.”
“I can’t do that to her.” Daniel watched the sun inch higher on the
horizon. The first Independence Day in four years without the screams,
trumpets, cannons, and muskets echoing in his ears. Instead of
a body-strewn battlefield, Daniel gazed upon the most beautiful valley
he’d ever seen in his life. Instead of cries coming from a hospital tent,
the town of Whitcomb Springs below was a haven for him and anyone
else seeking solace and a peaceful place to live. Daniel still heard the
screams in his nightmares. Muskets firing, filling the air with the stench of smoke and death. He relived it often. Most nights,
the comfort of holding his wife was enough to waylay the madness
within, but the worst of the memories sneaked through his barrier.


“The Unwitting Hero of Whitcomb Springs”

by Samantha St. Claire

Montana Territory—1884
Drawn by the romantic stories of brave men carving a home out of the
Montana wilderness, Rebecca joins her sister in Whitcomb Springs to
find a real man, a man of heroic dimensions. What she finds is Roper,
a man of dubious dimensions. But looks can be deceiving and Roper
may turn out to be just the hero she’s not been looking for.
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Excerpt from “The Unwitting Hero of Whitcomb Springs”

Sheriff Hank Chase sat with his feet propped up on the cold wood
stove, his fingers steepled before his lips while Roper paced from the
door to the desk. “So, she’s a looker.” Roper stopped midstride,
“A looker? My horse is a looker. This woman’s . . .” Hank grinned.
“I think you said ‘an angel without the wings’. Never knew you were
inclined to poetry.”“You can make fun all you want, but when you see
her, you’ll understand.” Jack piped in, “She sure does smell good.”
The boy’s eyes held a dreamy quality quite unlike the skeptical glint
he normally harbored there. “Just nice, a little like Ma, but sweeter.
Not like the fancy ladies over at Sheila’s house.” Both Hank and Roper
turned to where Jack perched on the edge of Hank’s desk.
Hank asked in a slow drawl, “And you would know that how?”
Jack frowned, pursing his lips saying, “You can smell them from across
the street.”
Roper pressed the issue, asking, “You make a habit of taking your
route home throughthat alley? It doesn’t seem the most direct way
from school or the general store.”
Jack met the question but neither man’s eyes.“I might’ve been invited
in for a cookie or two—on occasion.”
Hank lifted one dark eyebrow. “A cookie? They in the bakery business
now?” Jack squirmed. “I may have run an errand or two for Sheila—
on occasion.” Roper took his turn at bat. “You’re on a first name basis,
too? Is that all you been up to on occasion?”
“Well, yeah!” Jack folded his arms and screwed up his face, a picture
of disgust. “What else?”
Hank and Roper exchanged glances.
Hank asked, “How old are you?”
“Eleven.” Jack cinched up his pants and stuck out his chin. “Nearly
eleven and a half.”
Hank narrowed his eyes. “Your mother know you been over there?”
“Nah.” Jack’s face paled leaving only a smear of freckles to color
his nose. “Hey! You ain’t gonna tell her, are ‘ya?”
Hank threw up his hands and vigorously shook his head. “Not me.”
Roper knew Hank’s relationship with Jack’s mother might make him
a bit reluctant to
snitch on her son. So, Roper stepped in with a little bit of big-brother
advice. “Seems to me that a boy your age might be better off getting
his cookies from his mom’s kitchen.”
Hank nodded, suppressing a grin. “Definitely.”
Jack changed the subject, looking at Roper again. “So, what ya gonna
do to get Aunt Rebecca to like you?”
Hank answered the question. “I’d imagine he should just be his normal,
charming self,”
“His charming self?” Jack looked mystified. “Like in Prince Charming?
I sure ain’t seen it.”
Hank shrugged. “Well, maybe not just like Prince Charming, but he
can be. . .nice.”
Hank unrolled from the chair and ambled back to his desk. He turned
an eyebrow on Jack as he passed.
“And stop saying ain’t. Your mother doesn’t like it.”
“Do I have to be charming?” Roper scratched the back of his neck.
Hank pulled a hand down his stubbled cheek. “Well, you know, just
pay special attentionto her. The usual things like hold open a door
or pull out her chair. Make conversation ladies like. Talk about the
flowers and the weather. Be a gentleman. You know.”
“I don’t know.” Roper frowned and returned to pacing.
 Praise for the Whitcomb Springs Series
"What a wonderful story of courage and hope. I loved Evelyn
Whitcomb’s story and her love for her town and the families in it.
How courageous she was. I hope we hear more about Evelyn and
Daniel in future stories. I look forward to more short stories from
this post-Civil War town." ~Kindle Reader on "Whitcomb Springs"
"Samantha St, Claire's HEALING FIRE is a lovely read! I felt like I was
there in the yard, my back leaning against a fence post, as I watched
events unfold. Miss St. Claire writes about choices a young widow
makes for herself and for her son in the face of societal judgment
and familial pressure. I couldn't pull myself away, so I finished it in
one sitting. Especially gripping was the fire scene. Lovable characters
left me wanting more, please." ~Kindle Reader on "Healing Fire"
"Thank you for this story which just wets my appetite for more books
in the future. I've had a marvelous afternoon reading about the good,
the bad and the honorable." ~Kindle Reader on "Retribution Road"
"Forsaken Trail is another fabulous read by MK McClintock! I have read
just about everything MK has written and I am never disappointed.
This one is no different. It is a short story but it is packed full of
adventure, suspense, love and inspiration. I loved it! I give
Forsaken Trail 5 stars and highly recommend
Cooper’s story for all who love a good historical."
~Kindle Reader on "Forsaken Trail"
"I feel certain most any reader will find something in this story with
which to resonate. You'll find an offering of faith in "Tracking Amy."
I hope you'll read it and share it with someone you love."
~The Constant Reader on "Tracking Amy
"This story is short, passionate and to the point. It leaves you wanting
more from Lynn Winchester!" ~Kindle Reader on "Walk the Lightning"

Series Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ9kcf4DPj4

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30 August 2018

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah Review!


Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.

Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam war a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.

Thirteen-year-old Leni, a girl coming of age in a tumultuous time, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, dares to hope that a new land will lead to a better future for her family. She is desperate for a place to belong. Her mother, Cora, will do anything and go anywhere for the man she loves, even if it means following him into the unknown

At first, Alaska seems to be the answer to their prayers. In a wild, remote corner of the state, they find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the Allbrights’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources.

But as winter approaches and darkness descends on Alaska, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates and the family begins to fracture. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own. In the wild, there is no one to save them but themselves.

In this unforgettable portrait of human frailty and resilience, Kristin Hannah reveals the indomitable character of the modern American pioneer and the spirit of a vanishing Alaska―a place of incomparable beauty and danger. The Great Alone is a daring, beautiful, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival, and the wildness that lives in both man and nature.

 The Author
Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than 20 novels including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, which was named Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and won the coveted People's Choice award for best fiction in the same year. Additionally, it was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week. 

Kristin's highly anticipated new release, The Great Alone, will be published on February 6, 2018 (St. Martin's Press). The novel, an epic love story and intimate family drama set in Alaska in the turbulent 1970's is a daring, stay-up-all-night story about love and loss, the fight for survival and the wildness that lives in both nature and man. It has been listed as one of the most anticipated novels of the year by The Seattle Times, Bustle.com, PopSugar, Working Mother, Southern Living, and Goodreads.

The Nightingale is currently in production at Tri Star, with award-winning director Michelle MacLaren set to direct. Home Front was optioned for film by 1492 Films (produced the Oscar-nominated The Help) with Chris Columbus attached to write, produce, and direct. Movie news on The Great Alone is coming soon.
https://kristinhannah.com/
Goodreads

 Review
Every once in a while, if you're lucky, you come across a book that is always on your mind.  You find yourself at work, the grocery store, yoga class, wondering what the characters are doing, if they're okay, what adventure lies ahead.

The Great Alone, by Kristin Hannah, is one of those books.  It is persistently unputdownable.  It is incredibly written and a lovely sort of haunting. 

In the Vietnam Era in America, with a country divided and men returning home as zombies, mere shadows of the men they were when they left, lives were irrevocably changed.

Set during this tumultuous time, Hannah tells the coming of age tale of Leni Allbright, who suddenly finds herself and her life being uprooted by her dad's latest and greatest idea.

A veteran and POW, Ernt Allbright receives news that a fallen comrade has left his homestead as his legacy to Ernt.  In Alaska.  What better way to heal all wounds than to start fresh?

The Allbrights, Leni, her mother Cora, and Ernt, soon find themselves standing in the Alaskan wilderness, completely unprepared.  Hannah paints Alaska as a character in itself, so beautifully majestic that her deadliness is shocking and unexpected.  And the fear of what can kill you (which is pretty much everything) quickly moves from the outside into the home they have built from the shambles of their inherited house. 

Life quickly turns into a struggle for survival as Ernt becomes increasingly violent and abusive and the women have no choice but to somehow find a way out.  Find a way to survive. 

Guest Review by Kate Kelly

This review was done voluntarily


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