Spread Some Indie Love Blog Hop 2015 - Indie Book Series or Book Of Choice

Spread Some Indie Love Blog Hop

February 14th - 21st

Hosted by Book R3vi3ws

Being a fellow indie author, I'm a big lover and supporter of indie books and I'm always on the lookout for something new to read. Below, you will find a list of indie books that have been on my to-read list. I don't usually recommend books I haven't read but for this blog hop, I'm giving one lucky winner the chance to win one of the indie book series on my to-read shelf.

Several blogs are taking part, so there's lots of amazing gifts to be won. Check out the rules of the other blogs. I will contact the winner via email within 5 days following the end of the contest. Winner will also be announced on this page.

***Giveaway***

My giveaway is for one Indie Book Series - winner's choice - from list below. Books can either be kindle copies (Amazon.com) or paperback (The Book Depository). Alternatively, winner may choose their own indie book (up to $10) from The Book Depository or Amazon.com.

Ends February 21st (midnight GMT).

International.

Contest is void where prohibited. Entrants must be 13 or else have parent or guardian’s permission to enter. Winners will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be selected. The winner will be posted on this page after the winner responds. Winning entries will be verified for authenticity.

Indie Book Series

Crashing Series

Talent Chronicles Series

Aberrant Series

Winner may choose one book series from the list above or their own book from Amazon or The Book Depository.

Enter the giveaway and then hop on to the next one.

Thanks and good luck to everyone!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Book Of The Week {Wattpad}

And the Book Of The Week Nominations are:

Click on the book covers to sample the works.

The Putrescence of Angels (YA/NA Fantasy / Action / Horror)

Blog Tour Interview & Giveaway - Circle of Nine by Valerie Biel

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Circle of Nine

Author: Valerie Biel

Release Date: September 24th, 2014

Publisher: Lost Lake Press

Synopsis via Goodreads:

“Since I was a little girl I’ve been labeled a freak in my small town. There’s no blending in when your mom practices an ancient pagan religion and everyone believes she’s a witch. On my 15th birthday my secret wish is the same as always – to just be normal. But that’s not what I get. Not even close.”

– Brigit Quinn

Instead, Brigit is shocked to learn she’s descended from a legendary Celtic tribe - powerful people who serve as guardians of the stone circles of Ireland. A spellbound book of family history reveals the magical powers of her ancestors. Powers that could be hers - if only she wanted them.

And when someone sinister and evil returns to steal her family’s strength, Brigit has to make a decision. Fight to keep her unique heritage or reject it for the normal life she’s always wanted.

Buy Links:

Amazon

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - A Tangle of Fates by Leslie Ann Moore

Welcome to my tour stop for A Tangle of Fates by Leslie Ann Moore. This tour runs Feb. 2-13 with reviews, interviews, guest post & excerpts. Check out the tour page for more information.

A Tangle of Fates

by Leslie Ann Moore

Book Description:

The fates of three women. The fates of two peoples. The fate of one planet.

On Nuetierra, four hundred years have passed since the Great War. A new society has arisen on the ashes of the old.

Deanna Hernaan, daughter of Eduard, the former Alcalde of Nue Bayona, spends her days attending university and caring for her mentally damaged sister, Ceilia. Six years ago, her stepmother Lourdessa deposed her father, and now, as Alcalde, rules the city through patronage and oppression. Deanna remains apolitical, fearing Lourdessa’s power. Threatened by Deanna’s popularity with the common people, the Alcalde arranges for her assassination. Deanna survives, but is cast adrift in a hostile wilderness. She is rescued by a band of diminutive hunters—the Tiqui—members of a slave race she has only read about in history books. The hunters bring Deanna to their village, where she meets the Tiqui chieftess Yellow Bird. A remarkable woman, the ithani possesses the shamanic gift of foresight. Her visions have revealed to her that a young woman of the tall folk would come, one whose fate is inextricably entwined with that of the Tiqui—one who would bring disaster or salvation for all of Nuetierra.

Buy Links:

Muse Harbor | Kindle ¦ Paperback | B&N | iBooks

Cover Reveal & Giveaway - Birthright (Ivy Granger #4) by E.J. Stevens

I am very excited to show off the cover to BIRTHRIGHT, the fourth full-length novel in the Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens!

This cover does a fantastic job of displaying Ivy Granger's growing proficiency with knives. It also gives us a sneak peek at the horrors that Ivy must face in Tech Duinn, on her way to Faerie.

What do you think of the cover?

Birthright (Ivy Granger #4)

by E.J. Stevens

Release Date: July 14, 2015

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy

Blog Tour Excerpt & Giveaway - Steady Burn by Nichelle Rae

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Steady Burn
Author: by Nichelle Rae
Genre: Epic Fantasy

Book Description:
Steady Burn is the 3rd book in the epic white warrior series.

Hathum has left Azrel for dead. Seemingly a long way from recovery after his attack, Azrel suddenly gets a vision of Yarin, the true leader of the Gleo'gwyns. He is being held prisoner in a decrepit dungeon and being mercilessly tortured by a Shadow solider.

Azrel realizes in that fearful instant that the world would share Yarin's fate if Hathum and the Shadow Gods defeat her.

Buy Links:

Kindle US ¦ Kindle UK ¦ Paperback US ¦ Paperback UK

Release Day Bookvie: Kingsman: The Secret Service - out February 13, 2015 (USA)

Who's in it:

Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Dealing with Devils by Pembroke Sinclair

Dealing with Devils

The Road to Salvation Series

Book 2

Pembroke Sinclair

Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Booktrope

Date of Publication: January 16, 2015

Number of pages: 170

Cover Artist: Greg Simanson

Book Description:

Dating a demon has its advantages, like helping deliver souls to Hell. Wait...what?

Katie’s world has been turned upside down. She's fallen for Josh—despite the fact that he’s a demon from Hell. Wes is finally out of her system and her life.

Convinced she can change Josh, she sets out to make him a better person, only to find out things aren’t as simple as she’d originally thought. For one thing, Josh has Katie help him deliver souls to Hell, and she kind of likes it. And to top it off, other more powerful demons are battling for her soul, and revelations from the past could change the course of her life forever.

Buy Links:

Amazon Kindle ¦ Paperback

Blog Tour Spotlight - Growl by Ashley Fontainne

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Growl

Author: Ashley Fontainne

Publisher: RMSW Press

Pages: 315

Genre: Gothic Horror/Suspense

Format: Paperback/Kindle

Book Description:

My name is Sheryl Ilene Newcomb. And yes, my initials are S.I.N. A funny little piece of whimsical humor my parents found amusing when I arrived.

Then, it turned out to be true. Looking back with wiser eyes now, my family and I concluded that the events leading up to my transformation started the summer I turned nine. But the day we realized there was a problem, and no turning back, was a week before I started my senior year at Junction City High. The day the fangs and claws appeared and the monster inside of me emerged.

When mutilated corpses appeared near a pile of brush down by Caney Creek, everything changed. Because evil woke up and growled, its ominous rumblings heard by every living thing in Locasia County, Mississippi.

Buy Links:

Amazon

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Blessed of the Gods by Charlene A. Wilson

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Blessed of the Gods

Author: Charlene A. Wilson

Book Description:

Aumelan – book one

From the award-winning author of the Cornerstone Deep saga, comes a story of love, devotion and courage.

Chad Aumelan is in love, but his world isn’t right. Not when he’s forbidden to have Dae just because she’s his slave.

When Salana Goffin meets Chad, she’s faced with the unbelievable: a man who must take energy from a host to survive. He wants to find a cure to free the woman he loves. How can Salana turn away such a noble cause?

Together, they search for answers, but fate has another plan.

Buy Links:
Amazon ¦ B&N ¦ Kobo ¦ Smashwords ¦ iTunes

Blog Tour Interview & Giveaway - Billy Bobble Makes a Magic Wand by R.S. Mellette

Welcome to my tour stop for Billy Bobble Makes a Magic Wand by R.S. Mellette. This is an upper middle grade, lower young adult sci-fi adventure novel that's perfect for the whole family. This tour runs Feb. 9-20th with reviews and interviews. Check out the tour page for more information.

Billy Bobble Makes a Magic Wand

by R.S. Mellette

Book Description:

"E = mc2 is no longer the most powerful force in the universe. Your wand is."

Twelve-year-old Billy and his best friend Suzy Quinofski didn't mean to change the universe. Billy, a quantum physics prodigy, just wanted to find a way to help his hoarding, schizophrenic mother – and maybe impress a coven of older girls in high school. Suzy, his intellectual equal, wanted to help her friend and cling to her last remnant of childhood, a belief in magic. Together they made Billy a real, working, magic wand, and opened a door to the Quantum World where thoughts create reality, and all things – good and bad – are possible.

Buy Links:

Amazon

Book Blitz & Giveaway - Exaltation by Jamie Magee

Exaltation

by Jamie Magee

Publication Date: February 10th,  2015

Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult

Book Description:

Fate is a twisted b*$#@, at least his was.

Was one soul worth the lives of millions? The quandary was one that Rydell King had no choice but to face. No matter the answer, the truth remained—innocence was created to destroy him. She was beautiful…extinguishing her to save his people seemed impossible, and maybe it was. As an immortal, his focus was to destroy the curse upon his people, as he devoured the emotion that bore him—exaltation, no matter the cost. She made him question everything.

Mercy had never been crueler.

Buy Links:

Amazon Kindle ¦ Paperback ¦ iBooks ¦ Nook ¦ Kobo

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Blue Words by M.C. Edwards

Blue Words

M.C. Edwards

Genre: Contemporary/Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Warpath Print

Date of Publication: 30/11/14

Number of pages: 334

Word Count: 110,000

Cover Artist: Geoff Craig

Book Description:

Common threads have always woven through the world's mythology and folklore, strings which seem to link cultures divided by the vastness of oceans and time.

Have you ever wondered why? What if I told you that they all stem from a single origin.....the Varth-lokkr. Within this ancient creature's blood, stirs the power to save or enslave the world as we know it, a power ignited by a simple word. But which does it truly desire?

This dark urban fantasy follows one of these creatures through its emergence into 21st century Australia. It chronicles the rise of those who oppose it, those who ally themselves with it and those who are unwillingly drawn into its wake.

Shed the blood. Speak the words. Change the world.

Buy Links:
Amazon Kindle ¦ Paperback ¦ Smashwords ¦ Warpath Print

Blog Tour Guest Post & Giveaway - Elf Hills by S.S. Dudley

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Elf Hills

by S.S. Dudley
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure

Book Description:
Something strange, something magical, is going on in the dusty hills behind the small town of Villaloma. Yet each time Linda Peters puts on her running shoes and sets out to find the enchanted kingdom she imagines—full of dancing elves, unicorns, and more—something stops her. And with school starting soon, she only has a few more chances to really search the hills.

While Linda’s frustration and doubt grow, her cousin, Nugu, looks for answers in his books and wonders if maybe, just maybe, Linda’s stories are for real.

The day finally arrives when Linda can run far, the day she is sure she will find her magic city. But when she and Nugu feel their goal must lie just beyond the next hill, they only find more hill.

Is it all a figment of an over-active imagination; a wistful fantasy?

Or is there truly something magical in those hills that only the strong of heart—and leg—can discover?

Buy Links:

Amazon ¦ iBooks ¦ B&N ¦ Scribd ¦ Smashwords

Blog Tour Spotlight & Giveaway - Sing For Me by Gracie Madison

Sing For Me

Angels and Arias

Book 1

Gracie Madison

Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Tika Lake Publishing LLC

Date of Publication: 1/21/2015

Number of pages: 325-350

Word Count: 84,000 Words

Cover Artist: Rebecca Berto

Book Description:

Madeline Noel fled war-torn Heaven to hide within the mortal world, but the blessing that could protect her from evil is the holy realm’s forbidden power.

As a talented soprano for the Eden Theatre Company, Madeline hides among prima donnas and tone-deaf flutists. Her perfect voice may entertain audiences, but a careless laugh may shatter glass, and her greatest scream can kill. To control her unrestrained voice, the angels forbid Madeline from embracing the emotions that strengthen her song. Anger. Fear.

Love.

The demon-hunter Damascus vows to defend Madeline from Hell’s relentless evil, but he cannot protect her from her own feelings. Though they deny their dangerous attraction, her guardian becomes her greatest temptation.

Surrendering to desire may awaken the gift suppressed within Madeline’s soul, and neither Heaven nor Hell will allow such absolute power to exist.

Buy Links:

Amazon

Blog Tour Guest Post & Giveaway - The Way of the Wombat: Quest For Gray Ironbark by A.M. Strickland

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The Way of the Wombat: Quest For Gray Ironbark

The Way of the Wombat #1

Author: AdriAnne Strickland

Release Date: 2/2/15

Publisher: WhomBatz LLC.

Book Description:

Which Way would you follow?

When Laz, a young wombat, goes from playing a game with his friend Kita in their idyllic tribal village to witnessing the nightmare of a Tasmanian devil attack, he reacts in the only way he can: he fights back. He accidentally kills a devil while trying to save his sister, but his sister is still taken captive. To make matters worse, the tribal elders banish Laz, Kita and Zeeg—the three youths who fought back—for failing to follow the way of the wombat.

Frustrated and adrift, the three friends embark on a quest through red rocky deserts and deep eucalyptus jungles to discover their own way. With a cheerful koala warrior as a guide and a wise platypus as their trainer, they hope to survive long enough to find a legendary weapon that could save their tribe and Laz’s sister from the devils. But danger lurks around every tree…

Buy Links:

Amazon Kindle ¦ Paperback