CBY'S Staurday Current Reads - Alpha Kaden: Alpha Series Book 1 by Midika Crane

 MY SATURDAY CURRENT READS IS:

Genre: YA Fantasy / Paranormal Romance

Release Date: May 11th, 2017

Book Description: 
"Lock your doors. Hold them tight. Close your windows. Every night. Don't go out, in case he's there. Always live in total fear."

Everyone knows of Alpha Kaden, a man of twisted riddles and cryptic puzzles. His identity is one of them. His touch, another. He is feared throughout all 13 packs for his reputation of stealing young women out of their beds. And tonight he has come to steal Mara to make her a player in his wicked game.

But when Mara discovers the truth behind his sadistic mind games everything changes and she finds herself questioning what is real, and what is not. Mara always assumed her mate would be a man from her own pack. A good man. Not a sadistic, sinful Alpha named Kaden.

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Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Obedience by V G Kilgore

Obedience
Author: V G Kilgore

Genre: Historical Fiction,

Biblical fiction

Date of Publication:  4/22/17

ISBN: 154634330X

ASIN: B072B5BNSG

Number of pages: 352

Word Count:  65,000

Tagline: My father is a righteous man but I am just a man…who loves a woman

Book Description: 

Ham is a man of passion and questions. He's adored his wife, Lita, since he first saw her draped in her father's fishing nets and threatened to leave with her if his father, Noah, didn't allow the marriage. She becomes his greatest comfort when Ham is at odds with his father and brothers.

When Noah claims their God has commanded him to build an Ark to escape a devastating flood, Ham worries about the construction stripping the land and the community's ridicule of the family. He and Lita draw closer together as outsiders. They're shocked when the rains come and the entire family is forced into the Ark, along with the animals that appeared.

Confinement and uncertainty of fate amongst the refugees exaggerate normal family tension, rivalries and forbidden love. On land, they reject efforts to reestablish traditions, feeling independent and invincible, as those chosen by their God to survive and thrive. But for Ham, there's tragedy and more doubt.

Noah warns him he must yield his will, lest there be even graver consequences. Ham can't imagine anything worse and careens down the path that forever links him with depravity and harsh judgment.

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Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Thorn's Journey by Shirleen Davies

Thorn's Journey
Author: Shirleen Davies

Book Description:

Welcome to Burnt River, a new series of Contemporary Western Romance stories set in the fictional town of Burnt River, Montana. Brought to you by Shirleen Davies, Peggy L Henderson, Kay P. Dawson, Tristi Pinkston, and Kate Cambridge.

Thorn’s Journey, Book Two, Burnt River Contemporary Western Romance Series, by Shirleen Davies.

Thornton “Thorn” Macklin, ex-Special Forces sergeant, has returned home to focus on his future. Scorpion Custom Motorcycles is one of the two dreams he pushed aside when he left Burnt River. The second dream? Well, it died long ago.

Grace Jackson works hard to be successful, trying to forget the one great mistake from her past. Returning to Burnt River to work for the family business forces her to confront her future—as well as the man who shattered her heart.

Being close to his brothers, helping at the ranch, and working with lifelong friends is exactly what Thorn needs. The last person he expects to see is the woman who vanished from his life without a word. Now she sits in her plush office down the street, resurrecting emotions, as well as memories he’d buried long ago.

Not only must he confront his feelings for Grace, he and his friends face another danger. Someone wants their new business to fail, and isn’t above putting people at risk to achieve this goal.

Guarding against threats is what Thorn does best. Protecting his heart from the woman he’s never forgotten is another matter.

Could coming home, and the hope of a second chance, be his ultimate journey?

Thorn’s Journey, book two in the Burnt River Contemporary Western Romance Series, is a full-length novel with an HEA and no cliffhanger.

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Promo Blitz - Sacrificial Lam by Gary Guinn

Sacrificial Lam

Author: Gary Guinn

Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Date Published:  March 2017

Book Description:

When English professor Lam Corso receives a death threat at work, he laughs it off. A liberal activist teaching at a small Southern conservative college, he's used to stirring up controversy on campus. It's just part of the give and take of life. Even when violently attacked, Lam is convinced it has to be a mistake. He can't imagine anyone who would want to kill him for his beliefs.

When his home is broken into and his wife's business vandalized, Lam is forced to face facts. The police can't find a single lead. Lam's wife—a passionate anti-gun crusader—is outraged when Lam brings a gun into the house for protection. Left to their own devices, Lam and Susan must examine their marriage, faith, and values in the face of a carefully targeted attack from an assailant spurred into action by a different set of beliefs.

What will it cost to survive?

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Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - A Knight Without His Lovers by Jamel Gross

A Knight Without His Lovers
Author: Jamel Gross

Genre: Poetry

Publisher: BookVenture Publishing LLC

Date of Publication:  January 2017

ISBN: 978-1-946250-95-7

Number of pages: 150

Word Count:  13,844

Book Description:

In this classic love story told in poetry, author Jamel Gross takes readers to the Dark Ages with his verses.

From a man who enjoys life, a good book, and everything positive in this world, comes a compelling anthology of poems that speak of the classic tale of love. In “A Knight Without His Lovers”, author Jamel Gross compels readers to open their hearts and feel the expressions of love – and love lost – through the verses of his poems.

In this compilation of poetries, readers will experience falling in love all over again. The author hopes to evoke that feeling by talking about the Dark Ages, in that time to love and not to love and to love again. And that classic love story is overflowing in this poetry collection.

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Blog Tour Spotlight - Hello, Agnieszka by Evy Journey

Hello, Agnieszka

Author: Evy Journey
Publisher: Sojourner
Pages: 273
Genre: Women’s Fiction

Book Description:
Elise thought she knew her mother. Agnieszka Halverson is a caring woman, a great cook, and an exceptional piano player; but living in a secure, predictable world, she’s also a little dull. Her world is devastated when her oldest son attempts suicide, and Elise finds her mother has a past—both sweet and bitter—that she must now reveal to explain the suicide attempt. A past rich with a passion for music and shattered dreams, betrayal of a sweet but tragic first love, second chances and renewed hopes.

Born to immigrant parents weighed down by their roots, Agnieszka takes solace in learning to play the piano, taught by a sympathetic aunt who was a concert pianist in Poland before World War II. But when her aunt betrays her and her parents cast her aside for violating their traditional values, can Agnieszka’s music sustain her? Can she, at eighteen, build a life on her own?

When she finally bares her soul to her children, Agnieszka hopes they can accept that she has a past that’s as complex as theirs; that she’s just as human, just as vulnerable as they are. But do her revelations alienate her husband and can they push Elise farther away from her?

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Book Blitz & Giveaway - K-Love by Devon Atwood & Alice Cornwall

 

K-Love

(Korean Drama Series, #1)

Author: Alice Cornwall & Devon Atwood
Published by: May 4th, 2017
Publication Date: New Adult, Romance
Genres: Action, Adventure, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction

Book Description:

Chase has been set up. She finds herself on a blind date with a Korean hottie, and all because her mom obsessively loves Korean romance dramas. It turns out that Daniel Bak is actually really dreamy, but things take a turn for the worse when Chase happens upon stolen research on her university professor’s laptop. It throws her into the arms of wealthy corporate heir Hyun Tae, who also happens to be Daniel’s best friend.

Caught between both men, and hunted down by a vengeful CEO, Chase must rely on Hyun Tae’s protection. But when the drama settles, where will her heart land?

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Release Blitz - Slouch Witch by Helen Harper

Slouch Witch

Author: Helen Harper

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Date Published: June 8th, 2017

Book Description:
Hard Work Will Pay Off Later. Laziness Pays Off Now.

Let's get one thing straight - Ivy Wilde is not a heroine. In fact, she's probably the last witch in the world who you'd call if you needed a magical helping hand. If it were down to Ivy, she'd spend all day every day on her sofa where she could watch TV, munch junk food and talk to her feline familiar to her heart's content.

However, when a bureaucratic disaster ends up with Ivy as the victim of a case of mistaken identity, she's yanked very unwillingly into Arcane Branch, the investigative department of the Hallowed Order of Magical Enlightenment. Her problems are quadrupled when a valuable object is stolen right from under the Order's noses. It doesn't exactly help that she's been magically bound to Adeptus Exemptus Raphael Winter. He might have piercing sapphire eyes and a body which a cover model would be proud of but, as far as Ivy's concerned, he's a walking advertisement for the joyless perils of too much witch-work. And if he makes her go to the gym again, she's definitely going to turn him into a frog.

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Blog Tour Promo & Giveaway - Weird and Wonderful by Cece Barlow

Weird and Wonderful
Author: Cece Barlow
Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction
Release Date: February 13th, 2017

Book Description:
Gin Autry must finish the last semester of high school in eclectic Austin with her hippie grandmother while Gin’s brother waits for heart surgery in Houston.

Instability reigns, but Gin uses the principles of feng shui to find balance and send positive energy to her brother. She also secretly hopes her voice-over actress dream will advance and true love will show up.

Instead, she falls for the wrong guy and clings to the wrong dream. Nothing in Gin’s life is balanced, but when death threatens her brother, she discovers true balance is about listening, compromise, and the guy in the friend zone.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway - Splinters by F.J.R. Titchenell & Matt Carter

Splinters
(The Prospero Chronicles #1)
Author: F.J.R. Titchenell & Matt Carter
Genre: YA Horror/Scifi
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

Book Description:
Under normal circumstances, Ben and Mina would never have had reason to speak to each other. 

He’s an easy-going people person with a healthy skepticism about the paranormal; she’s a dangerously obsessive monster-hunter with a crippling fear of betrayal. 

But the small Northern California town of Prospero, with its rich history of cryptid sightings, miracles, and mysterious disappearances, has no normal circumstances to offer.

When Ben’s missing childhood friend, Haley Perkins, stumbles out of Prospero’s surrounding woods and right into her own funeral, Ben and Mina are forced to work together to uncover what happened to her. Different as they are, their unlikely friendship may be the only thing that can save the town, and possibly the world, from its insidious invaders.

The Splinters ebook is on sale for only $0.99 now through July 6th!



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June 2017 New and Upcoming Book Releases

      

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Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Gallowglass by Jennifer Allis Provost

Gallowglass
Book One
Author: Jennifer Allis Provost

Genre: urban fantasy, paranormal romance

Publisher: Bellatrix Press

Date of Publication: June 6, 2017

ISBN: 978-1622510320

ASIN: B06XXQCPFB

Number of pages: 272

Word Count: 75k

Cover Artist: Deranged Doctor Design

Tagline: Karina didn’t set out to free the Seelie Queen’s gallowglass. Now she’ll do anything to keep him.

Book Description:

After Karina and her brother, Chris’s, lives fall apart in separate yet equally spectacular ways, they leave New York behind and head to the UK. Karina buries herself in research for her doctoral thesis, all the while studiously not thinking about the man who broke her heart, while Chris—who’d been a best-selling author before his ex-fiancée sued him for plagiarism—drinks his way across the British Isles.

In Scotland, they visit the grave of Robert Kirk, a seventeenth- century minister who was kidnapped by fairies. No one is more shocked than Karina when a handsome man with a Scottish brogue appears, claiming to be the Robert Kirk of legend. What’s more, he says he spent the last few hundred years as the Gallowglass, the Seelie Queen’s personal assassin. When they’re attacked by demons, Karina understands how dearly the queen wants him back.

As Karina and Robert grow closer, Chris’s attempts to drown his sorrows lead him to a pub, and a woman called Sorcha. Chris is instantly smitten with her, so much so he spends days with Sorcha and lies to his sister about his whereabouts. When Chris comes home covered in fey kisses, Karina realizes that the Seelie Queen isn’t just after Robert.

Can Karina outsmart the Seelie Queen, or is Robert doomed to forever be the Gallowglass?

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Book Blast & Giveaway - Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive by Ammi-Joan Paquette & Laurie A. Thompson

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: IT'S ALIVE
Author: Ammi-Joan Paquette & Laurie A. Thompson Official Nerd Blast.

Book Descritpion:
Two Truths and a Lie is the first book in a fascinating new series that presents some of the most crazy-but-true stories about the living world as well as a handful of stories that are too crazy to be true—and asks readers to separate facts from the fakes!

Did you know that there is a fungus that can control the mind of an ant and make it do its bidding? Would you believe there is such a thing as a corpse flower—a ten-foot-tall plant with a blossom that smells like a zombie? How about a species of octopus that doesn’t live in water but rather lurks in trees in the Pacific Northwest?

Every story in this book is strange and astounding. But not all of them are real. Just like the old game in this book’s title, two out of every three stories are completely true and one is an outright lie. Can you guess which? It’s not going to be easy. Some false stories are based on truth, and some of the true stories are just plain unbelievable. And they’re all accompanied by dozens of photos, maps, and illustrations. Amaze yourself and trick your friends as you sort out the fakes from the facts!

Acclaimed authors Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson have teamed up to create a series of sneaky stories about the natural world designed to amaze, disgust, and occasionally bamboozle you.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway - When Smoke Rain Down (Kingdom Come #2) by Cecelia Earl

When Smoke Rains Down

(Kingdom Come #2)
Author: Cecelia Earl

Genre: YA Paranormal

Release Date: May 31st, 2017

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In the aftermath of an explosion and Homecoming battle, Julia tries to form some semblance of a routine: work, study, visit her brother. Unable to confide in anyone about her double life of being both human and angel, and fearful she'll bring death and destruction to those she loves, she pulls away from her family and best friend.

When demons once again start to show up at every turn, seemingly bringing about her brother's deepening depression, she demands her sword from Nicholas. Ever the stern Guardian Angel, he forbids her from using it. Isolated, she takes protecting her brother into her own hands.

Thrust into a dark world of conspiring demons, Julia is in more danger than she ever imagined possible. To stop evil from spreading and overtaking those she loves, she’ll have to seek out the one person she mistrusts most.

Enter a complex world where humans, demons, and angels collide, all battling to rule the Earth. For readers who enjoy young adult paranormal romance and dark fantasy. Fans of City of Bones, Hush Hush, Unearthly, Halo, and Hidden Wings will be captivated by this unique take on angels and demons.

When Smoke Rains Down is Book Two in the Kingdom Come series. Book Three, the final installment, will be out Summer/Fall 2017.

“An AMAZING sequel that leaves me DYING for the next one!” ~ early reader of When Smoke Rains Down

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Week Blitz & Giveaway - Beacon Road Bedlam by Ian Lewis

Beacon Road Bedlam
Author: Ian Lewis
Genre: Supernatural Thriller/Mystery
Date Published: 4/29/2017

Book Description:
When Sheriff Eustace Hildersham comes into possession of his father's once-lost revolver, he suspects there is more to the story than he remembers. He sets out on a personal investigation only to find himself caught between another family's grudge and a dogged reporter with malicious intent. Hildersham continues to search for the truth, not knowing it will lead to another appearance of the Driver and his phantom Camaro.

Book three in the experimental Driver series.

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BOOK REVIEW: Dalysian Hope by Jamie Summer

Dalysian Hope

Author: Jamie Summer

Genre: YA Fantasy
Publication Date: March 20th, 2016

Book Description:

One night can change everything.

For seventeen-year-old Sophie Evans life is completely average. And she likes it that way.

Until one night, her apartment is attacked. Out of nowhere, creatures climb through her windows with only one goal in mind: to kill her. Only with the help of two handsome strangers and her next-door-neighbor does she make it out alive.

While the immediate danger is gone, Sophie finds herself thrown into a world she didn’t even knew existed — dealing with powers she knows nothing about and a race counting on her to save them.

How can she be the only hope of a race she never even knew existed? When pressure threatens to suffocate her, can Sophie fight the odds stacked against her, or will she lose herself in the process?

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MY REVIEW

Sophie Evans is your average teenager, living a normal life, until one day, the extraordinary happens. Sophie finds herself facing off with monstrous creatures. Aided by people with unusual abilities, she manages to get to safety. She doesn't know who to trust, particularly because no one is willing to share any information with her, so all she can do is trust those who swear to her that they're here to protect her from harm. But just what is it they're protecting her from and why is everyone so interested in an ordinary girl like Sophie Evans?

Dalysian Hope is a book that has the potential to drag you from your reality and whisk you off on an adventure of a lifetime; unfortunately, it lacked a certain configuration of identity, primarily on the basis of plot development, which ultimately affected the knowledge of the world being portrayed. Throughout reading the book, I often found myself becoming frustrated at the persistant hesitation to offer any form explanation to help draw the story out of its shell. I like a good mystery, but there wasn't much to work with. What I found most discouraging was not the fact that there were no answers to satisfy Sophie's inquisitive nature but that the characters kept saying they couldn't disclose anything to Sophie every single instance where she posed a question. That was the go-to answer for everything. It was just used too often.

Despite the lack of plot development, I did like the characters, especially Ren, the dark and mysterious love interest. Although I thought Sophie was a likeable character, she didn't drive the story. There was no push from her angle. She was clearly unsatisfied with no one providing her with any information, but she didn't pose any challenges to gain information. While residing at her family's holiday home, training for tests she knew nothing about, the story lagged, which I found disappointing as it kicked off with such a great start, full of mystery and suspense. It did pick up again towards the ending, but it took so long to get going that when it did, the story didn't fully captivate me.

Still, I found the book to have so much potential, and there were occassional moments that were so intriguing that I couldn't give up on the story. I needed to get to the end to find out where Sophie and her friends were going to end up. I fought so hard to love this story, and even though it didn't whisk me away, it did have enough impact on me to make me want to find out more. It's a good read. It just needs more consideration in certain areas to establish plot structure and progression.

VERDICT

Award: Silver

Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

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