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Jul 30th A Witch’s Holiday Wedding on Christmas in July Fete! Prizes!

I’m thrilled to be a part N.N. Light’s Book Heaven’s Christmas In July Fete. My book, A WITCH’S HOLIDAY WEDDING, is featured today, July 30, 2019. Wait until you read what I love most about Christmas. You won’t want to miss it.

Calling all holiday-themed readers! It’s more than evergreens and twinkly lights at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven’s third annual Christmas in July Fête. 44 Christmas-themed books featured plus a chance to win one of the following:

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A sneak peek at A Witch’s Holiday Wedding.

After she set her glass down, Lathen brushed a couple strands of hair out of her eyes and searched her face. “Are you all right?”

“I’m tired, my wedding is in a couple weeks, I have ghosts fighting over who is going to do what. Guests that have no idea the place is haunted and… Your family and pack, my parents, Gwen… To top it all off, the head of my clan, who is a ghost, is sitting in front of me wanting to know who is coming to the wedding and whether the ghosts will be outed. How could I possibly be all right?”

“When you put it that way.” Lathen chuckled. “It sounds just a bit… I don’t know…crazy?” His right eyebrow winged up. She saw mischief sparkle in his eyes. “We could still elope,” he offered.

“No sir. Not after all the trouble—Not on me watch.” Aidan’s ghostly form shook his head so vehemently his upper torso blurred.

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Jul 16th WOW! Christmas in July 99 cents Sale!

I am so excited to tell you about my CHRISTMAS IN JULY Sale! First time two of my best selling books are on sale at the same time. Yippee!!

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A WITCH’S JOURNEY

Pepper McKay comes from a long line of powerful witches. Unfortunately, magic brings her nothing but trouble. She learned the love of wildlife rescue and rehab from her Aunt Ashling. After graduating from college, Pepper works for Salem Wildlife Sanctuary and lives from paycheck to paycheck until she inherits the McKay property in Lobster Cove. With the family land and resources, she dares to dream of starting her own wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center.

Lathen Quartz, a former Navy SEAL turned handyman maintains the enchanted McKay property for the McKay estate. But someone is trying to steal the McKay magic. Lathen offers to help Pepper achieve her life-long dream of building a wildlife center. During the long hours spent together on the project, their mutual attraction can’t be denied. But each harbors a deep, dark secret. Will they overcome their demons and give love a chance?

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A WARLOCK’S SECRETS

Years ago, a sacred ceremony at the Dragon’s Moon Coven turned deadly. Son of the high priestess, Tristian Shandie’s life changed forever. With a price on his head and revenge in his heart, he has no choice but to follow in his father’s footsteps to a profession shrouded in secrets. Now his skills as an enforcer for the Demon Overlord are second to none. But dangerous secrets he harbors are a liability he can no longer afford.

A chance meeting with a woman he finds irresistible flips Tristian’s world upside down. Hannah is a cyber security specialist with secrets of her own. Bad boys never appealed to her until Tristian, who changes everything. In his darkest hours, she is dragged into his magical world.

If they survive, is she strong enough to heal his heart and tame the warlock? Or will their secrets destroy them?

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you use my Christmas in July Sale to leave your ordinary world behind. Be swept into a magical, fantasy romance you’ll never want to leave! Join the adventure, download your copies today!

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Jun 27th Interview with L.A. McGinnis Author of The Priestess

Give a warm welcome to L..A. McGinnis, and her new release The Priestess. Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about L.A. and The Priestess.

Hey everyone- I’m L.A. McGinnis and I write adult urban fantasy, paranormal romance and dystopian romance. I currently live in Ohio, on the edge of a national park, where I spend my days writing and making stuff out of glass! Right now I’m working on a few different projects, including edits on my vampire series, but what I’m here today to talk about is my brand new series called The Banished Gods.

So I had this super crazy idea three years ago- I dreamed of writing a seven book series over two years, hoping to release them all within a year. I did it- I got all the books written, and this is the year they come out! So far it has been really fun, and the response has been phenomenal!

Yesterday was release day for book three in the series- The Priestess- which picks up the story just after the God of Chaos has blown a hole into our world and is poised to destroy it. It’s the story of Mir, the God of Wisdom, and Sydney Allen, a witch who’s spent her life denying her magical heritage. When they discover she might be the immortal gods’ only chance in defeating the Orobus, she and Mir race against time to unleash her magical power before the dark god finds her first.

Tell us a little about The Priestess

Just because you don’t believe in magic,

Doesn’t mean it can’t believe in you.

Sydney Barrows makes a living out of digging up the dead. Well, not a living, exactly, but a very small stipend. When the world crashes down around her, she didn’t expect to be caught right in the middle of it. Now she’s moved from digging up the dead to worrying about becoming one of them.

Locked away in a stone fortress on the edge of Chicago, a band of immortal gods hold the key to defeating an evil intent on total destruction. When Sydney and Mir’s paths collide, the sexy God of Wisdom awakens her powers in ways she didn’t dream possible. Together, they race against time to uncover the truth about Sydney’s past before it destroys her and everything she loves.

A sneak peek between the pages of The Priestess.

Twelve years.

It had been twelve years since Sydney had touched her magic. Summoned any sort of power for any sort of purpose.

Her blood, bright red and shining on the stones, created a defined, focused perimeter for her spell. A short-term containment field for whatever was about to happen, when the rest of the planets aligned, and the remainder of the dolmens in the circle opened. A spell to trap Hel and the Orobus within the circle.

Providing, of course, her magic was strong enough.

Twelve years, though, was a long time to amass power. She kept reminding herself of that. Around them, Sydney felt the stones vibration as if her teeth were shaking in her skull.

Blood. A bit of her physical self.

The spell. A touch of her energy.

And with it, she’d have to give a bit of herself, to seal the circle closed.

She remembered enough of her father’s training, his endless lessons, his constant, continued instruction. His ever-loving efforts to focus her raw, unbridled power into something sublimely useful. Harnessing her.

For such a night as tonight.

Watching Mir open up his arms, as if he was welcoming the Orobus to take him over, so willing to give himself up, to sacrifice himself, for her, for all of them, Sydney nearly stumbled to her knees at the realization.

This was what everything had been about.

Not McRoy. Not her thesis. Not her degree, or her skillset, or her intelligence. Not even that damned prophecy that haunted every one of her footsteps. It was this. The terrible power she’d been born with. The legacy she’d always sought to disavow. The magic she’d never, ever fully accepted.

Magic coursed through her veins, fed by the rampant power in the stones, the solstice, perhaps even a little of the Orobus’s own energy, all of it tangling together as she drew and drew and drew from an ever-deep well that, at the moment, seemed bottomless. She hadn’t been lying, in what she’d screamed at Hel, though it had been mostly anger. It was time she fully embraced who she was.

A quick shift of her eyes and she caught Mir’s, saw the quick, flash of surprise in those blue depths. Oh Mir, I am so sorry, I didn’t think it would come to this. But if this is the only way…

Sydney straightened her shoulders. She had a plan, and it was going to work.

It had better, because it wasn’t likely she’d get a second chance.

Buy Links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q5LDTJ9

Nook B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1131070581

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-priestess-6

Apple/IBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1458177515

About the author:

From the very first time she picked up a book, Laura was hooked. But then came boys and fast cars, and somewhere in between, her dream of writing the really, really big story got lost. Until the day she walked into a classroom at KSU and her love of Old English and Norse Mythology began anew.

An In’D’Tale fantasy finalist, Laura lives in Northeastern Ohio, at the edge of a national park with her husband and one very spoiled german shepherd, writing paranormal, fantasy and dystopian romance.

Laura is a graduate of Kent State University, and belongs to the RWA, FF&PRWA and NEORWA and has attended the annual Sanibel Island Writers Conference, as well as the NEORWA Writers Conference, and participates in their yearly writing retreat.

Social Media Links:

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/lamcginnis.darkparanormal/

Website: www.lamcginnis.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LAMcGinnis1520

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/l.a.mcginnis/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17203830.L_A_McGinnis

Bookbub: https://bit.ly/2TaUbnG

Amazon author Page: https://www.amazon.com/L.A.-McGinnis/e/B075MJZVSJ

It was wonderful having you with us today. Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with The Priestess!

Posted in Authors' Secrets Blog and tagged Fairy Tale Fantasy, LA McGinnis, Mythology, Paranormal Romance, The Priestess by Tena Stetler with comments disabled.

Jun 26th Interview Amanda J. Greene Author of Wicked Passion

Give a warm welcome to Amanda J. Greene, Author of Wicked Passion, book three of Under Realm Assassins.

Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Amanda and her Wicked Passion!

Hello everyone! I’m Amanda J. Greene, a paranormal romance author from Southern California. I’ve been writing for the past ten years and I’m happy to share my latest release with you all today, Wicked Passion (Under Realm Assassins #3). Let’s get started!

If writing is your first passion, what is your second?

Writing is my calling, but I do love cooking. My husband and I host many parties at our home – every Sunday during football season our place is packed. He and his friends can eat a lot, which works perfectly for me since I find it nearly impossible to not cook for an army.

Okay, you’re casting the movie version of your novel – who would you choose for the main characters? We’re talking dream cast.

Katya: Jessica Lowndes

James: Robbie Amell

What is the theme of this book? If it’s part of a series, how does this book fit into the series?

Wicked Passion is a paranormal romance novella centered on James (vampire/assassin/former pirate) and Katya (dark aura succubus with insane power) and is the third installment within the Under Realm Assassins series. This book introduces a handful of characters that will all eventually have their own stories.

Why do you write what you write?

I write paranormal romance because the possibilities are endless. I’ve always been fascinated by the magical/mythical aspects that go hand-in-hand with paranormal themed works.

What do you want your readers to take away from your books?

Thought my books focus on paranormal creatures, I try to make my characters as relatable and real as possible. I hope that readers feel connected to the story and become invested in the romance.

SPEED ROUND FOR A LITTLE ADDED FUN:

Speed Round (one word only answer): Yep, I know torture for a writer!<evil laugh>

Favorite movie: The Godfather
Favorite book: Lothaire (Immortals After Dark #12) by Kresley Cole
Last book read: Lord of Darkness (Maiden Lanes #5) by Elizabeth Hoyt
Favorite color: Purple
Stilettos or flipflops: Stilettos
Coffee or tea: Coffee
Ebook or audiobook or paperback: Paperback
Pencil or pen: Pencil

Favorite song: (At this very moment) Like I Ain’t – Tech N9ne

Streak or not: Not

Favorite dessert: Cheesecake Factory dessert menu

Favorite junk food: N/A

Favorite thing to do to relax: Read

Champagne or gin: Champagne

Paranormal or Historical: Paranormal

Wonder Woman or Top Model: Wonder Woman

Favorite TV show: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Hot or cold: Cold

POV: 3^rd person

I’d die if I don’t have: Coffee

Tell us a little about Wicked Passion!

James Stonewoll is an Elite Assassin for the Under Realm Syndicate—an expert hunter and merciless killer. As a former pirate, he thrives on danger, the more perilous the mission, the better and he can’t resist his newest contract: eliminate a rebel shape-shifting magic thief that stalks the border of the Under Realm kidnapping and murdering innocent Others. But never did the centuries old vampire anticipate playing hero to a mythical temptress with luscious curves, tantalizing lips, and hypnotic eyes.

Captured and held prisoner, Katya Moro was trapped in a seemingly endless loop of unimaginable agony as her magic was slowly being torn from her soul. A gasp away from death, she is rescued by a sinful kiss and awakens in the strong arms of a powerful warrior whose roguish smile, sharp fangs, and intense strength unlock dormant instincts within her, an all-consuming madness that demands complete surrender.

Gazing down at her, James knew he had to kill her. Dark Magic Wielders, like the beautiful female he’d found, were a grave threat to human society and were not permitted to roam the mortal world. But Katya’s smoky voice and sweet kisses stir a fierce hunger inside him. She is unpredictable, uncontrollable and wickedly seductive—his perfect kind of dangerous. To keep her safe, James will protect her from the magic thieves that hunt her and his fellow assassins until he can find a way to return Katya to her home in the Under Realm.

Can Katya’s passion conquer the darkness within his soul?

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A sneak peek between the pages of Wicked Passion.

He was too strong, too tantalizing. Forbidden. She could find another source. One not so threatening, tame. Surely, he could take her to a city where she could steal bits of energy from others. Happiness, laughter, contentment, love, she could leech off any positive aura. She’d survived doing just that within her tribe. None dared to touch her, or directly interact with her unless they required her healing gifts, so she’d been left to feed off scraps of emotion and energy.

She flattened her palms against his chest and tried in vain to push him away. Her cheeks heated in embarrassment, she was pathetically weak. “I—”

“Need me.” His rich voice was roughened with passion.

Katya trembled with yearning. Oh, yes, she needed. But would he demand she surrender? Could she? He was a vampire, an immortal immune to magic, invincible. Perhaps with him, she could let go. She could find pleasure. She could be herself, completely, like never before. He wasn’t like anyone else. He could withstand her darkness. He could match her cravings.

As if reading her thoughts, his hard bronze gaze swirled with challenge, hunger, and untamable lust. “Kiss me as if you want to live.”

“I do.” Her claws sharpened, the tips sliced his shirt and pricked his flesh. “I will.”

She claimed his mouth possessively, her tongue twining his until he groaned for more and took it. His hand clamped on the back of her nape, his grip tightened, holding her still as he slanted his head and deepened the kiss.

Long forgotten sensation rocked her. This powerful male was the embodiment of temptation and danger—irresistibly addictive.

He shifted as if to move away and dread lanced her. A harsh growl escaped her lips. Did he intend to end the kiss? No! She needed this. Needed him.

Katya wound her arms around his waist. Holding him captive, she arched against him, pressing her breasts to his solid chest, the contact delicious, perfect—right.

His mental shields lowered even more and lust battered her senses. Katya unleashed her magic and pleasure slammed into her. His. Hers. She didn’t know where one ended and the other began. It didn’t matter. Nothing mattered. His origins and her past of no consequence.

The first draw of his power hit her like a cannon, devastating her weakened body, leaving her a trembling mess of tingles and shivers. Good Lady, she’d never known anything like this. Never tasted so much strength. Her body hummed, her blood sizzled, her magic burned and her soul soared. On and on, intense vitality coursed through her, consuming, dizzying. She never wanted this connection to end.

Brazenly, seeking, demanding more of his desire, she stroked her tongue across one of his fangs. He stilled. Was he waiting for her to do it again? Did he want her to draw blood? The idea made her head spin.

Katya caressed his other fang. He groaned into her mouth and his large frame shook—from pleasure or restraint?

About the Author:

Amanda J. Greene is the author of the captivating Rulers of Darkness and the enticing Under Realm Assassins series. Fans of Nalini Singh’s, Gena Showalter, and J.R. Ward will fall in love with Ms. Greene’s dangerously sexy heroes and strong, kick your teeth in heroines.

She lives in Southern California with her supportive military husband and their two fur babies—a sweet cocker spaniel and a rambunctious black mouth cur mix. Between working full time in higher education and family life, she finds time to write and create detailed worlds with exciting characters for her ravenous readers.

“Amanda’s vampires are seriously sexy and I can’t get enough!” – Kristina’s Books & More

“Fans of Nalini Singh’s Psy/Changeling series, Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld, and J.R. Wards’ BD are in for a treat…” – That’s What I’m Talking About

Blog: http://www.amandajgreene.blogspot.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaJGreeneAuthor/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4503428.Amanda_J_Greene

Twitter: https://twitter.com/amandajgreene1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandaj.greene/

Amazon Author: https://www.amazon.com/Amanda-J.-Greene/e/B0052W8H8S

It was wonderful having you with us today. Please feel free to stop by anytime. Good Luck with Wicked Passion!

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