Thursday, January 14, 2016

Twitter Thursday



Welcome to Twitter Thursday!

 Today's snippet is from my upcoming release, Caressed by the Edge of Darkness.

~ Finally, with nothing more to destroy, Gabriel unleashed an unholy roar, shattering the windows.~


Caressed by the Edge of Darkness 
(Rulers of Darkness #5) 

 Hardened by centuries of torture, former blood slave, Gabriel Erhard, is driven by an insatiable need to destroy his enemies. Violence darkens his battered soul, leaving no place for mercy in his world. Gabriel’s only desire is vengeance—until he finds her.

Seized by vampires, bound as a slave, and placed on the auction block, Jordan Culver is instantly entranced by the dangerous male who claims her. Jordan’s new captor vows to set her free, but his haunted gaze burns with savage desire and his wicked kiss makes her crave his touch and...complete surrender.

While Gabriel battles his enemies, he will break every sacred law to achieve his ultimate goal—uniting the Outcast Society and creating a new vampire Clan. But the distracting human with mesmerizing violet eyes jeopardizes his plans. With every soft whisper she evokes his tormented memories, testing his sanity and challenging his every boundary. Can Jordan help him overcome the miseries of his past and find a future with her?

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Review of The Rock (Highland Guard #11)


The Rock (Highland Guard, #11)
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The Rock (Highland Guard #11)

By Monica McCarty

3.5 of 5 stars



Description:

The first time he caught sight of Elizabeth Douglas, Thomas MacGowan thought she was a princess. To the son of the castle blacksmith, the daughter of the powerful Lord of Douglas might as well be. When it becomes clear that his childhood companion will never see him as a man she could love, Thom joins Edward Bruce’s army as a man-at-arms to try to change his lot. If he’s harbored a secret hope that he could close the gap between them, he faces the cold, hard truth when Elizabeth comes to him for help. She might need the boy who used to climb cliffs to rescue her brother from the hands of the English, but she would never see the son of a smith as a man worthy of her hand.


Review:

Another great book! I love this series. For someone who enjoys history (so much so, I went for my degree), Monica McCarty’s stories are rich in detail and historical goodies. Her writing style is wonderful; she has a real talent for drawing the read to her characters.

Thomas MacGowan and Lady Elizabeth Dougal come from different worlds. He is the son of a blacksmith and she is nobility, yet they were childhood friends. While growing up, Thomas hoped that he and Elziabeth could be together one day, but social status and her fear of being disowned by her family kept them apart. As they grew older, Thomas confesses his love for Elizabeth, but she refuses. She feels that she has a duty to her Clan.

Thomas MacGowan is a relatively new character in the series, but I found him to be endearing, super sweet and everything he did was for love.  Elizabeth on the other hand had a tendency to be mean and manipulative. Though she insisted that she felt only friendship toward Thomas and kept pushing him away, she also kept chasing after him. She made it nearly impossible for the poor man to move with his life. He could have found someone else and at times, I wish he would.  I found myself hoping Elizabeth would turn it around and that I could find something about her that I liked, but it didn’t really happen. She was downright irritating and the reason I gave this book 3 instead of 4 stars. On the plus side, the pacing was good and the writing was amazing. Ms. McCarty writing is smooth and effortless, which makes for quick, enjoyable reads.

I’m excited to see what The Ghost (Highland Guard #12) will bring.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Sexy Snippets



Tuesdays just got sexier.

This week's sexy snippet is from Caressed by Moonlight (Rulers of Darkness #1). To me, there is nothing sexier than a hot vampire...


~ Dorian drew his lips across her chin and traced her jaw with his tongue. She sighed his name over and over as she came closer and closer to her climax. Then she exploded. Her body rocked with shock waves as the terrible pleasure devoured her and with a growl his heated lips opened on the curve of her neck. Her pulse pounded ecstatically.
He could not remember the exact moment when he lost control. He closed his eyes as his fangs lengthened. On impulse, he sank them deep into her throat as he buried himself within her. She screamed with a newfound pleasure.~

 Purchase

Caressed by Moonlight



Dorian Vlakhos is no ordinary aristocrat. He is a vampire king, who will do anything to save his clan from complete annihilation, before an ancient curse can claim his immortal life.
Penniless and orphaned, Victoria Kingston has nothing to bring to a marriage, yet she must shackle an unsuspecting gentleman into marriage by the end of the month or forfeit her rights as guardian of her younger sister. With the help of her dearest friend, Victoria begins her hunt, and vows to stay far away from the dark, mysterious, Dorian Vlakhos.
After meeting the beautifully innocent Miss Kingston, Dorian had to have her. He would do absolutely anything to make Victoria his. One sweet stolen kiss would bring them together while a force, more powerful than any vampire, would bind them for all eternity, but treachery, war, and death rule Dorian’s dark world and Victoria would be fortunate to survive.



Caressed by Night

Dimitri Arsov, the last remaining pure vampire, was thought to be dead for the past four hundred years. Now, he is back and has a score to settle with the traitor that had tried to kill him centuries ago. But as he waits for his prey to blindly step into his carefully laid trap, his overwhelming hunger for blood is triggered when he saves a beautiful art historian.
Kerstyn Ingmar’s life was normal and straight up boring until the night she is rescued by the dangerously sexy, powerfully mesmerizing, Dimitri. Unable to resist his diamond blue eyes and intense kisses, she is drawn into his world of darkness and closer to her impending doom.
While their desire consumes them, Dimitri is haunted by images of a bloody and deadly future. As his enemies draw near, he must find a way to save his mate from her destiny before fate destroys them both.



Caressed by a Crimson



Consumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years.

To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack. Hadrian’s reputation is both legendary and lethal; he is ruthless, bloodthirsty, lusty, and soulless. When Eva arrives at the ancient fortress high in the Carpathian Mountains, she is shocked to find a ravaged man with dark burning eyes filled with loneliness and dangerous desire.

Would she be his lover…or his prey? His savior…or his victim? Would Hadrian lure her into madness or would their perilous passion be their redemption?

Monday, January 11, 2016

Manday Hotties



It is Monday, ladies. Ready for the Hotties?! 
I hope you have a wonderful day.

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Kick Back Saturday

Welcome to Kick Back Saturday!
In my opinion, one of the best ways to spend a Saturday is to curl up with a book, a delicious cup of coffee, a glass of wine, or a cocktail, and hang out with my writing partner: my sweet pup, Kelly!
Join me on Saturdays for a book blurb and a new, tasty drink recipe - coffee or cocktail...?
Take up a book, mix a drink, and kick back.  


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The Book
Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
(I recently re-read this book. I forgo how much I liked it.)
Dear Reader,
Being trapped in a bedroom with a woman is a grand thing. Being trapped in hundreds of bedrooms over two thousand years isn't. And being cursed into a book as a love-slave for eternity can ruin even a Spartan warrior's day.
As a love-slave, I know everything about women. How to touch them, how to savor them, and most of all, how to pleasure them. But when I was summoned to fulfill Grace Alexander's sexual fantasies, I found the first woman in history who saw me as a man with a tormented past. She alone bothered to take me out of the bedroom and onto the world. She taught me to love again.
But I was not born to love. I was cursed to walk eternity alone. As a general, I had long ago accepted my sentence. Yet now I have found Grace--the one thing my wounded heart cannot survive without. Sure, love can heal all wounds, but can it break a two-thousand-year-old curse?
Julian of Macedon

The Drink

Double shot espresso
1/8 oz. absinthe
1½ oz. gin

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a glass.

Recipe can be found on Cosmopolitan.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Twitter Thursday


Welcome to Twitter Thursday! 
This week's 1 liner is from Caressed by the Edge of Darkness (Rulers of Darkness #5).

~The dark male rolled his wide shoulders, ready and waiting for his next opponent.~ Gabriel Erhard

Tentative Release Date: 6/21/2016
Description:

Hardened by centuries of torture, former blood slave, Gabriel Erhard, is driven by an insatiable need to destroy his enemies. Violence darkens his battered soul, leaving no place for mercy in his world. Gabriel’s only desire is vengeance—until he finds her.

Seized by vampires, bound as a slave, and placed on the auction block, Jordan Culver is instantly entranced by the dangerous male who claims her. Jordan’s new captor vows to set her free, but his haunted gaze burns with savage desire and his wicked kiss makes her crave his touch and...complete surrender.

While Gabriel battles his enemies, he will break every sacred law to achieve his ultimate goal—uniting the Outcast Society and creating a new vampire Clan. But the distracting human with mesmerizing violet eyes jeopardizes his plans. With every soft whisper she evokes his tormented memories, testing his sanity and challenging his every boundary. Can Jordan help him overcome the miseries of his past and find a future with her?

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Caressed by the Edge of Darkness - Take a Peek

Caressed by the Edge of Darkness (Rulers of Darkness #5) 


Tentative Release Date: 6/21/2016
~ When Jordan was brought out, his heart slammed to a stop. Feral desires shot through him. A dangerous, combustible combination of rage, loathing, and possessiveness. He wanted to crash through the glass, rip out the hostess’s throat and behead the guards that carried Jordan, then slaughter the audience. His demon howled with excitement, lips pulling back from his fangs.
Jordan swayed, unable to stand on her own. Her hair had been brushed out. Someone had cleaned her face and hands. She squinted against the bright lights, barely able to open her eyes. She still wore the white robe, but for how long? She would be stripped nude like the others. He could almost hear the deranged vampires lick their lips in anticipation. Black began to bleed into the whites of his eyes, his control fraying.

“We’ve saved the best for last. Number fifteen is a stunning, virginal beauty. Please note, a physical conducted by a medical professional will be provided, if the winner desire.”~

Description:

Hardened by centuries of torture, former blood slave, Gabriel Erhard, is driven by an insatiable need to destroy his enemies. Violence darkens his battered soul, leaving no place for mercy in his world. Gabriel’s only desire is vengeance—until he finds her.

Seized by vampires, bound as a slave, and placed on the auction block, Jordan Culver is instantly entranced by the dangerous male who claims her. Jordan’s new captor vows to set her free, but his haunted gaze burns with savage desire and his wicked kiss makes her crave his touch and...complete surrender.

While Gabriel battles his enemies, he will break every sacred law to achieve his ultimate goal—uniting the Outcast Society and creating a new vampire Clan. But the distracting human with mesmerizing violet eyes jeopardizes his plans. With every soft whisper she evokes his tormented memories, testing his sanity and challenging his every boundary. Can Jordan help him overcome the miseries of his past and find a future with her?

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Sexy Snippets


Tuesdays just got sexier.
This week is a hot one from Caressed by Night (Rulers of Darkness #2).
 Enjoy and share your sexy snippets below with a comment.  


Caressed by Night (Rulers of Darkness #2) - Rulers of Darkness Box Set (Books 1-3)

 ~ “Bite,” he rasped, “bite me.”
            She hesitated for a moment before giving in to his request and her playful wickedness.
            Dimitri hissed, his body arching. He cradled her head, pressing her mouth hard against him. His shaft nudged against her inner thighs and brushed against her wetness.
            “Again,” he growled. 
Kerstyn bit him again and when his hips thrust forward, the crown of his shaft pressed against her and he slid in, nice and slow.~





 Purchase

Caressed by Moonlight


Dorian Vlakhos is no ordinary aristocrat. He is a vampire king, who will do anything to save his clan from complete annihilation, before an ancient curse can claim his immortal life.
Penniless and orphaned, Victoria Kingston has nothing to bring to a marriage, yet she must shackle an unsuspecting gentleman into marriage by the end of the month or forfeit her rights as guardian of her younger sister. With the help of her dearest friend, Victoria begins her hunt, and vows to stay far away from the dark, mysterious, Dorian Vlakhos.
After meeting the beautifully innocent Miss Kingston, Dorian had to have her. He would do absolutely anything to make Victoria his. One sweet stolen kiss would bring them together while a force, more powerful than any vampire, would bind them for all eternity, but treachery, war, and death rule Dorian’s dark world and Victoria would be fortunate to survive.

Caressed by Night
Dimitri Arsov, the last remaining pure vampire, was thought to be dead for the past four hundred years. Now, he is back and has a score to settle with the traitor that had tried to kill him centuries ago. But as he waits for his prey to blindly step into his carefully laid trap, his overwhelming hunger for blood is triggered when he saves a beautiful art historian.
Kerstyn Ingmar’s life was normal and straight up boring until the night she is rescued by the dangerously sexy, powerfully mesmerizing, Dimitri. Unable to resist his diamond blue eyes and intense kisses, she is drawn into his world of darkness and closer to her impending doom.
While their desire consumes them, Dimitri is haunted by images of a bloody and deadly future. As his enemies draw near, he must find a way to save his mate from her destiny before fate destroys them both.

Caressed by a Crimson


Consumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years.
To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack. Hadrian’s reputation is both legendary and lethal; he is ruthless, bloodthirsty, lusty, and soulless. When Eva arrives at the ancient fortress high in the Carpathian Mountains, she is shocked to find a ravaged man with dark burning eyes filled with loneliness and dangerous desire.
Would she be his lover…or his prey? His savior…or his victim? Would Hadrian lure her into madness or would their perilous passion be their redemption?

Friday, January 1, 2016

ThanksMas Giveaway Winners

And the winner of the ThanksMas competition with the best garland is (drum roll) #6, Frozen!!!! That's right:) My team has won 2 years in a row. Oh, you bet there is smack talk going on. 

Thank you to everyone who cast their vote and helped my family crown the winners: Me and my Mom! Whoop Whoop! 2 years in a row :) 


Now, on to the winners of the ThanksMas Giveaway. Congrats to: Michele L. & Amy B. You ladies have each won a $15 Starbucks gift card and e-book sets of the Under Realm Assassins series and the Rulers of Darkness Box Set (Books 1-3).

Than you again to everyone who voted. 

Happy New Years!

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