2/28/13

Finding Valor by Charlotte Abel COVER REVEAL



OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finding Valor is finally almost here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love thos series is one of my all time favorites, I just cant wait check out the cover of Finding  Valor!!!!
 
 
Channie has been kidnapped by her momma and Josh's memory was wiped clean. In this final book of the series, their journey doesn’t get any easier. They must rely on all they’ve learned and all they’ve overcome just to survive. But as the mage war escalates, the choices become harder. It’s not just their lives and love on the line. The power hungry leader of the Veyjivik clan will do anything, including murder, to accomplish her goal of world domination. Josh must leave behind the boy he was and embrace his heritage to become the man he was meant to be, or all will be lost.
Download Kindle Bestsellers ENCHANTMENT and TAKEN by Charlotte Abel at Amazon
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About the Author
 
Charlotte Abel was born and raised in Oklahoma where she met her soulmate, Pete. She chased him to Boulder, Colorado and finally convinced him they were meant to be together forever. They've raised three kids, two ferrets, three dogs and countless hamsters -- and are still happily married.

She's in love with "real" life and paranormal romance. When she's not reading or writing, Charlotte enjoys hiking, bicycling and primitive archery (although she's never shot at anything other than a target!)

The final book of The Channie Series, "Finding Valor," will be available in Spring of 2013.

Look for "River's Remorse," the second book of "The Sanctuary Series" in late 2013.

@Charlotte_Abel

HOLIDAY MAGICK Cover Reveal

Today is the day to share some Spencer Hill Press magic and what better way than to show you their new Anthology.
 
 Holiday Magick
ISBN: 9781937053499
 
Available May 2013
from Spencer Hill Press

People don't usually question holiday traditions or their origins, but maybe they should. Over centuries, explanations of how and why holidays exist may have been lost or changed.

Some holiday histories might only be known by a few individuals. Ancient magic spells could have influenced how we celebrate today. Fairies, zombies, or demons may have shaped our holidays.
Consider the following...

Why do people give red roses and cards on Valentine's Day?
Is there more to the story of Purim than is traditionally told?
Why do people wear green on St. Patrick's Day?
What happens to spirits that are captured during the Japanese Doll Festival?
Where does Santa get his helpers?
You may think you know the truth, but you can't be too sure.

This anthology includes lots of amazing stories by the greatest authors ever
check it out.


Valentine’s Day, My Dearest Valentine, by Maria Martinez
Valentine’s Day, Paper Hearts, by Jennifer Allis Provost
Purim, The Esther,by Meredith Morgenstern
Japanese Doll Festival, Doll Trouble, by Kimberley Long-Ewing
Las Fallas, Finding Fire,by Trisha Wooldridge
St. Patrick’s Day, Marked,by Keshia Swain
Earth Day, The Keeper of the Trees, by Larissa Graham
Arbor Day, Planet Pattern Baldness, by Daniel Cohen
Arbor Day, Sprite Start, by David Porteous
Memorial Day, Final Draft, by Kate Kaynak
Mid Autumn Moon Festival & Dragon Boat Festival, Autumn Moon, by DK Mok
Equinoxes, Equinox This!, By Candace Sams
Columbus Day, A Land Without Zombies, by Nicole Zoltack
Halloween, Masking Fear, by Dan Cohen
Halloween, Demons’ Day Off, by Rich Storrs
All Souls Day, All Souls Day, by Emma Michaels
Thanksgiving, Second Thanksgiving, by Kendra Saunders
Thanksgiving, Easy as Pie by Keshia Swaim
Christmas, Christmas with the Krampus, by Owen Dean
Christmas, The Toy Makers, by Jessica Porteous
 


Remember to add it to your TBR list and be on the look out for more amazing SHP news!!!!

Yes, Yes!!! I know, this sounds like a promotion, but, can you really blame me???

SPH has the best books and uthors ever so it´s quite natural that im dying to get my paws on this one too!!!
 


 

2/27/13

Fields of Elysium by A.B. Whelan Book Blast/Giveaway

Hi guys check this out, today is Fields of Elysium Book Blast and let me tell you that there are a couple of really amazing things about this.
 
First off this books sounds pretty amazing and second the blast has comes with an amazing Giveaway.

Check out what´s up fro grabs.

$50 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash plus a gift bag of one signed copy of Fields of Elysium, a scrabble- tile pendant with a butterfly image on a chain necklace, and a fridge magnet.

Fields of Elysium by A.B. Whelan

How can love mend a heart full of hate?

Small town girl, Molly Bennett, moves to Los Angeles where she becomes an outsider while attending Beverly Hills High School. It seems life cannot be any more dreadful. Then one day after school, something magical happens. On a secluded hike in the Hollywood Hills, Molly chases her disobedient mutt and only friend into a hidden cavern. She stumbles upon a strange glimmering gateway that transports her to Arkana, a planet that is the cradle of an advanced human race. There, teenagers navigate amazing flying vehicles, compete in perilous games for glory, and possess supernatural powers. While Molly tries to wrap her mind around this unbelievable discovery, she meets the alluring and mysterious Victor Sorren. He is a Sentinel Apprentice, whose hatred toward people from Earth is beyond understanding. Yet every time Victor unpredictably saves Molly's life, his heart draws closer to hers, no matter how much he tries to fight against it. It further complicates things that their growing friendship is strictly forbidden. Earth people are prohibited in Arkana, yet Molly continues to cross through the portal to Arkana to see Victor. Torn between their double lives, they go down a dangerous path, from where there is no return and multiple endings.

Fields of Elysium is a suspenseful, romantic tale full of forbidden secrets, unimaginable danger, deception, and the never-ending fight for true love.




PRAISE

"The novel's take on otherworldly travel is a compelling one, and the romantic plot will likely appeal to Twilight fans."
Kirkus Reviews

"I expected a good love story with a paranormal twist. I got so much more. I think you should take the chance and read it. Let this book take you on the adventure, fall in love."
Young Adult and Teen Readers

"Fields of Elysium is a fabulous read. ... Whelan paints her faith into the fabric of her story with deft, light brushstrokes, making her work accessible to all, no matter their spiritual beliefs or background." Readers Favorite

"I escaped into this fantasy world, author, A.B.Whelan, created and I didn’t want Molly to go. From detailed descriptions, to sweet romance, and to all the twist and turns in the story, it had me captivated from page one." 
Mary Ting, author of the Crossroads Saga

"Whelan's writing is very vivid and descriptive. It's more formal than the average YA novel, but I enjoyed the lyrical and mesmerizing quality to it. I thought the overall story read like a fairy tale--very sweet."
Megan Thomason, author of Daynight






Author A.B. Whelan

A.B.Whelan is a Hungarian born, American writer. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Southern California.
 
While growing up in a wealthy Eastern European family, she had a chance to travel Europe. Later as an adult, she visited Africa and the Middle East and lived in Ecuador and in Crete.








OHH and BTW you might want to be in the look out for this book cause there´s a blog tour in the near future, with other amazing giveaways and more inside info YAY!!!

Tour Schedule





$50 Book Blast Giveaway
$50 Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash plus a gift bag of one signed copy of Fields of Elysium, a scrabble- tile pendant with a butterfly image on a chain necklace, and a fridge magnet.

Ends 3/11/13

Gift Bag open to US only.  
If winner is international they will receive only the gift card or paypal cash.

Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer http:// iamareader.com and sponsored by the author. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.


2/26/13

Wait forYou by Jennifer L. Armentrout Cover Reveal

OMG!!!!! im jumping around my room like crazy, I so exited about this!!!!!!!!!!
 
Wait for you by Jennifer L. Armentrout is finally here, she is by far my fav. author ever and of course as soon as I heard there was going to be reveal for her newest book, I jumped on the train and here we are!!!!!!

Squee!!!!


What do early readers have to say about WAIT FOR YOU?

J. Lynn creates a wonderful cast of characters that will make you laugh, swoon, and cry. Cam stole my heart.” – Cora Carmack, NYTimes and USA TODAY Bestselling Author of LOSING IT

“For the love of all that is Cameron without a shirt on! Wait for You will have you laughing out loud, fanning yourself and anxiously waiting to know what will happen next.” – Molly McAdams, NYTimes and USA TODAY Bestselling Author of FROM ASHES and TAKING CHANCES

I don't think I have ever read a NA Contemporary novel with as much depth as this one. It really moved me and by the end I was just speechless over how inspirational and uplifting it was as well as being sexy and cute and funny and emotional.” - K Books

Wait For You is uniquely different from anything else J. Lynn's written but it might possibly be her best work yet.” – Jenuine Cupcakes

For all of you in love with Aiden and Daemon, PREPARE YOURSELVES! Your heart will have to expand a little more for Cam.” Total Bookaholic

For the love of all things CAM, this book deserves more than 5 stars.” – Mundie Moms
 
I cannot even begin to explain how much I adored this perfectly crafted contemporary.” – Shortie Says


Excited? Ready to see the cover for WAIT FOR YOU?
I know I am!!!

GOD!!! I can´t wait to meet Cam!!!!

 

 

Synopsis

Some things are worth waiting for…

Traveling thousands of miles from home to enter college is the only way nineteen-year-old Avery Morgansten can escape what happened at the Halloween party five years ago—an event that forever changed her life. All she needs to do is make it to her classes on time, make sure the bracelet on her left wrist stays in place, not draw any attention to herself, and maybe—please God—make a few friends, because surely that would be a nice change of pace. The one thing she didn’t need and never planned on was capturing the attention of the one guy who could shatter the precarious future she’s building for herself.

Some things are worth experiencing…

Cameron Hamilton is six feet and three inches of swoon-worthy hotness, complete with a pair of striking blue eyes and a remarkable ability to make her want things she believed were irrevocably stolen from her. She knows she needs to stay away from him, but Cam is freaking everywhere, with his charm, his witty banter, and that damn dimple that’s just so… so lickable. Getting involved with him is dangerous, but when ignoring the simmering tension that sparks whenever they are around each other becomes impossible, he brings out a side of her she never knew existed.

Some things should never be kept quiet…

But when Avery starts receiving threatening emails and phone calls forcing her to face a past she wants silenced, she’s has no other choice but to acknowledge that someone is refusing to allow her to let go of that night when everything changed. When the devastating truth comes out, will she resurface this time with one less scar? And can Cam be there to help her or will he be dragged down with her?

And some things are worth fighting for…

WAIT FOR YOU is available now!



 
 J. Lynn, also known as Jennifer L. Armentrout, is the USA TODAY Bestselling author of the adult romance Gamble Brothers’ series, the young adult Lux Series and award winning Covenant Series. She pretty much writes everything—contemporary, paranormal, and fantasy. All of her books have one thing in common no matter the name or genre: kissing… and stuff. When she’s not busy writing, which is never, she’s usually hanging out with dog Loki, watching reruns of The Walking Dead, or procrastinating on the Internet. You can find out more about Jennifer by visiting the following websites:




 

2/25/13

Ghost Light by E.J. Stevens Cover Reveal/Giveaway

Title: Ghost Light
Series: Ivy Granger #2
Author: E.J. Stevens
Imprint: Sacred Oaks Press
Release Date: July 9, 2013
ISBN: 9780984247592
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Tagline: Ivy Granger, psychic detective, thought she'd seen it all...until now.
 
Ivy Granger, psychic detective, thought she'd seen it all...until now.

With a vengeful lamia that only she can see on the city streets, reports of specters walking Harborsmouth cemeteries, and an angry mob of faerie clients at her office door, it's bound to be a long night. Add in an offense against the faerie courts and a few foolish bargains and one thing is clear--Ivy Granger is in some seriously deep trouble.

Ivy Granger is back, gathering clues in the darkest shadows of downtown Harborsmouth. With the lives of multiple clients on the line, she's in a race against time. Ivy finally has a lead to the whereabouts of the one person who can help her control her wisp abilities, but will she put the needs of her clients above her own?

If Ivy doesn't find a solution soon, she could wind up a ghost herself.

GHOST LIGHT is the second novel in the bestselling Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens.

Reveal Giveaway
 
The author is having a giveaway check it out

Prize Pack: An Ivy Granger "Private Eye" sticker and eye pendant necklace.
This giveaway is open to US/CA/UK.
 

Enter HERE:

Tied by Laney McMann Cover Reveal

Hi guys, today I have something pretty goood, I´m super exited about this title that J. Taylor Publishing TIED.
 
This book sounds completly wicked, I can´t wait to read it, im super sure i´ll love it,it´s intended for Fiction, Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance fans and as you guys wellknow, those are my fav genres.
 
Anyway here is the super cool blurb and after that is ... Cover, Cover,Cover Time!!!!

Normal people don't believe their nightmares stalk them. They don’t fall in love with boys who don’t exist, either.
Seventeen-year-old Layla Labelle, though, is far from normal. Her delusions walk the earth. Her hallucinations hunt her, and her skin heats to a burn every time her anger flares.
Or is that all in her head?
Layla doesn't know what to believe any more because if none of that’s true, Max MacLarnon must be an illusion, and her heart must still be broken.
No matter how much she wants to believe Max is real, doing so would mean everything else is, too. How, then, is that possible?
The answers lie in an age-old legend the supernatural aren’t prepared to reveal, and with a curse that could tear Layla and Max apart forever—if it doesn’t kill them both first.
In TIED, book one in the Fire Born trilogy, learning the truth will mean fighting an arsenal of demons, and being with Max will put Layla on a path toward her own destruction.
Just how far will Layla go to protect the one she loves?
The answer may never be far enough ... away.
 
and now here it is TIED!!!!!!
 
 
TIED
Release Date: September 9, 2013
Target Reader: Young Adult

2/23/13

Apollyon by Jennifer L. Armentrout ARC Review



Paperback: 360 pages
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press (April 9, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937053164
ISBN-13: 978-1937053161
Source: Spencer Hill Press
(in Exchange of an Honest Review)

Synopsis

Fate isn’t something to mess with… and now, neither is Alex.

Alex has always feared two things: losing herself in the Awakening and being placed on the Elixir. But love has always been stronger than Fate, and Aiden St. Delphi is willing to make war on the gods—and Alex herself—to bring her back.

The gods have killed thousands and could destroy entire cities in their quest to stop Seth from taking Alex’s power and becoming the all-powerful God Killer. But breaking Alex’s connection to Seth isn’t the only problem. There are a few pesky little loopholes in the whole “an Apollyon can’t be killed” theory, and the only person who might know how to stop the destruction has been dead for centuries.

Finding their way past the barriers that guard the Underworld, searching for one soul among countless millions, and then somehow returning will be hard enough. Alex might be able to keep Seth from becoming the God Killer… or she might become the God Killer herself
 

My Review
 
There are not enough words as to how I liked this Book.

Apollyon is everything I thought it would be and then some, When I read Deity last year I was sure there was nothing anyone can do to top that book,  but then Jennifer L. Armentrout  published Apollyon and Ohh my Freaking God!!!!

This book is by far the best book I´ve ever read from this author. She did it again, she hit every single nerve; I laughed, cried and even got a little too excited at times.
 

Yes I have my panties up in a twist and I can’t deny it. I’m shocked… Traumatized is a better word for what I´m feeling.

All the storylines are finally being rounded up in anticipation for the final book of this incredible one of a kind series. The plot thickens at every page turn but at the same time we get answers to several long asked questions.

Aiden is just so perfect, he´s protective, supportive and knows how to make a woman feel loved. In this book we see different sides of him, the sentinel, the brother and the man. His fears and insecurities make him as endearing as ever plus he´s simple and inexplicably HAWT!!!

Alex grows exponentially, after the event of Deity; she becomes a somewhat mature woman, that at the very least tries her hardest to do what her brain thinks best and not what her gut tells her to do. LOL!!!!

Her relationship with Aiden blossoms in a way that had me all teary eyed on more than one occasion.
There was a pause and his heart picked up under my cheek. “I´m terrified of what you´re going to face- what you have to do and how it´s going to affect you.”

Aiden is an incredible, sensible man but at the same time, knows what needs to be done and is not afraid to put even his life at risk. In his mind I believe is very simple, he will help Alex do what she needs to be done or die trying; The fact that they at least had this book, that they were able to find the little comfort they could on this book is in some way what keeps me from being a crying mess right now, cause no matter what happens next, they at least had all those stolen moments.

It´s so hard to try and explain all the amazing things this book, has to offer without giving away too much, I pride myself saying that Book Addict is a spoiler free blog, but Damm is it difficult this time.

I wish I could, tell you every single thing I laughed about, every part where my heart was ripped out of my chest or every time I wanted to hold Aiden or Alex and tell them everything was going to be ok.

The book is intense, there´s always something going on, It´s action packed and simply in one word, it´s perfect.

I wouldn´t wish for anything different, I just wish I had Sentinel in my hands already, cause  my heart is bleeding thinking of all the different outcomes  and I need to know now!!!!

Trust me guys you dont want to miss this series, clickthe link below and check it out now!!!!

2/22/13

Beneath by Cambria Hebert cover reveal

Finally, Finally is here!!!!!
 
Im super exited about this one, guys, I´ve been a hue fan of this series since the begining and as we come closer to the end, I can´t help but to get more exited.


Title: Beneath (Heven and Hell #3.5)
Author: Cambria Hebert
Genre: Young Adult paranormal/fantasy
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Format: Ebook only
Cover designer: Regina Wamba at Mae I Design

Synopsis

Where I came from everything is perfect. Everything is beautiful and predictable. Life isn’t measured by days, but by infinite joy that never ends.
But it did.
When I fell in love with a man who was perfectly imperfect.
The price for forbidden affection was steep and my beautiful white wings withered and died around me.
I was fallen. I am fallen.
Years have passed, and I’ve learned the true meaning of time. I’ve learned to build a wall around myself and exist alone. Yet, when he looks at me… the heart beneath my armor trembles.
But I must remember.
I must remember that I might not have anything left to lose, but he certainly does. And risking him is something I won’t do. So I lock my feelings where they belong.
Beneath.
Order of the Heven and Hell series:
 
Before
Masquerade
Between
Charade
Bewitched
Tirade
Beneath

 

 
Now I bet you want to meet the amazing author behind this incredible Series
Here she is!!!
 
Cambria Hebert
 
 
Cambria Hebert is the author of the young adult paranormal Heven and Hell series and the Death Escorts series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and children (both human and furry) where she is plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com
 
Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cambriahebert
Cambria website: http://www.cambriahebert.com
You guys can´tmiss this series, I swear it´s amazing!!!!! I can´t believe we are only a few months away to know how this amazing journey ends!!!! 

2/20/13

The Summoner's Tale by Victoria Danann Blog Tour/Giveaway


Hi guys welcome to my stop on the Summoner´s Tale Tour, let me tell you this book sounds abso. wicked, so lets go check it out and please let me know what you think about it.
 
Ohh and by the way don´t forget to enter the super cool giveaway the author has for you.
Check out whats up for grabs.
 
10 eBook copies of My Familiar Stranger and 2 eBook copies of The Witch's Dream by Victoria Danann
Ends 03/08/2013
Book Info
Title: The Summoner's Tale
Series: The Order of the Black Swan #3
Author: Victoria Danann
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: 7th House
Format: Ebook
Length: 300 pages
Release Date: February 14th, 2013

 Purchase: Amazon |
Synopsis

A secret society, a witch, a psychic, vampires, modern day knights, heroes, elves, fae, assassins from another dimension, and fairytales come together where emotions intersect. Two souls, joined by a mystical bond, separated by distance, must simultaneously struggle through pain and darkness in an ultimate confrontation with character and an ultimate struggle for life proving that true love waits patiently through lifetimes and finds courage to survive. Even in the strangest places. Even when you're least expecting it. Even when you're far, far from home.
 
 
Excerpt
CHAPTER ONE:
BLACK SWAN FIELD TRAINING MANUAL Section I: Chapter 1, #1
The plural of vampire is vampire.
 
When the rush of activity subsided, he found himself alone with his own thoughts; a condition that was more than familiar since he had spent hundreds of years that way. Without the distraction of his friends' banter, since his proposed staff had left Edinburgh, he had begun to see his task not just as a job, but as a mission, one immersed in the duality of joy and gravity.
He had never considered himself to be impatient. Quite the contrary, everything he had ever pursued in earnest, from painting to music to writing, had depended upon patience. But, his cognizance of the enormity of the burden he had accepted had grown over the past months and he had turned to brooding about the time that was passing.
Every day that nothing was accomplished was a day when more people had their humanity taken from them, another day when vampire remained imprisoned in bodies infected with the foulest disease imaginable, and, also, another day when people died.
The project was moving painfully slowly. Everyone who had originally been assigned to work with Baka was gone: married, retired, whatever. Everyone except Heaven - who had turned out to be anything but.
The large work space, intended for several people, seemed deserted with him alone most of the time. He worked from early in the morning till late at night, challenging both the hours in the day and the fact that he was one excruciatingly short-handed task force leader.
When Heaven was present, her moods ran the range of a shallow bell curve from disagreeable to surly to sullen. He admitted that he had provoked her on their first meeting, for reasons that were a mystery to him. Something about her instantly put him on edge and made him feel anxious.
Even though that feeling persisted, he had attempted to make amends so that they could work together amicably. To no avail. She was prickly to the core, spurning every effort on his part to develop a rudimentary standard of civility. She behaved as if simple courtesy was more than she could manage which meant that "nice" was a goal way too distant.
He not only had to work with a person who detested his very presence, but, adding insult to injury, it seemed he couldn't shake an inexplicably strong attraction to her. He found himself staring at the curve of her cheek with her head bowed over work. Or the shine of her chestnut hair when she walked through a ray of light. Or the way her lips pursed whenever he gave her something to do. It was damned aggravating.
To make matters worse, he seemed to have lost interest in pursuing other women.
At exactly fifteen after five she double checked her wristwatch, closed an open folder, rose, pushed her arms into her sweater jacket, put her purse on her shoulder and, like every other day, walked out of the office without saying goodnight.
He perpetually struggled to concentrate because the space seemed to vibrate with a low level, but annoying irritation when she was there. It was stand to reason that he would be glad to see her gather her things and go, but, in fact, he hated it even more when she left. He heaved a big sigh. Fuck me.
Baka had been a person with a well-developed sense of morality, and a well-functioning conscience before he became a vampire. During the last hundred years of life as a vampire, having survived long enough to blessedly recover his understanding of right and wrong, he had voluntarily turned himself into The Order and served as "consultant" voluntarily consuming only artificial sustenance.
No. He had never been short on conscience. And that conscience was rubbing a hole in his brain telling him that it would be wrong to simply sit at a desk and plan a strategy on paper while, at the same time, doing nothing. So, keeping his own counsel, for better or worse, he determined that he would continue to work as a bureaucrat during the day, but would spend his nights - at least part of them - looking for others he might help back to the light.
He had worked with Monq at Jefferson Unit labs to develop a delivery solution. Taking a page from the methodology of the late Gautier Nibelung, they had decided that the safest and most effective approach would be dart gun. Each dart was outfitted with a tiny canister that would puncture on impact releasing a formula that was part stun and part cure. The proper dose of stun solution had been determined by tests on Baka himself. So he knew it worked. First hand. Obviously vampire must be incapacitated while the viral antidote works. As medicinal remedies go, it is fast working, but not instant. There is a delay of two to four hours between introduction to the system and complete reversal of the disease, depending upon the age and constitution of the individual.
His plan wasn't perfect. It depended on encountering one vampire at a time and extracting him, while paralyzed, without engaging other vampire. Tricky, but the alternative was waiting for a task force to be vetted, assembled, and trained. And waiting was the one thing he couldn't manage. Maybe it wasn't the smartest thing he'd ever done, but, hell, he'd had a long life.
           To his advantage, he still had certain attributes that were extra human. Not like comic book heroes. More like human plus. No one knew if these benefits would fade away over time, but, for now, he was a little stronger, a little faster, and could see in the dark a little better than most people. All traits very useful for vampire hunting.
It just so happened that he found his assigned base of operations in prime territory that qualified as a vampire magnet on all counts. In Edinburgh's Old Town there was a large pedestrian population that came out at night and it was built on top of an underground system that was not utilized to any extent that would interfere with the needs of vampire. All this was literally in sight of his office - five minutes' walk away.
In a darkly poetic way, it was fitting that vampire would thrive in Edinburgh's underground city which consisted of a system of tunnels, caverns, and cells cut into the much softer sandstone under the rock that the above-ground Old Town is built upon. It's a place with grisly history where thousands of hapless poor lived in darkness, packed together without sanitation and with the vilest of criminals. Plague victims were not removed and buried or burned, but just sealed in their cells.
Modern day Ghost Tours offer a shallow excursion - shallow because individuals don't want to stay in the underground very long. Words like "creepy" are frequently used even by hard-core insensitives. That leaves miles of maze for a vampire haven.
Baka had been a vampire long enough to know all about how they think. He knew that the days of the Beltane festival would be a gorge fest for vampire. The Royal Mile, just over the heads of vampire living in the Underground, would be crowded with visitors to the city, visitors intent on celebration and revelry, danger being the last thing on their minds. It would be a blessing to vampire in the original sense of the word which was bloodletting; when, as a rite of passage, young pagans would stand in a pit under a grate where a bull was sacrificed and bathe in the blood that fell.
So Baka finished his day, went to dinner alone, and slowly savored every bite of his of actual food. Afterward, driven by a heartfelt desire to do some good in the world, he pulled on a pair of cargo pants and equipped the dozen pockets with two dart guns and as many canisters as he could carry without being slowed down. He descended the stairs to the main foyer wondering if, even partial redemption for a long life of misdeeds, is possible. The fact that he was not accountable for that infamous history should have given him some peace of absolution. But didn't. He said good evening to the doorman and headed out into the night.  
 
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Feb. 14th
Not Now...Mommy's Reading (Spotlight)
Books & Tales (Excerpt)
Kaidans Seduction (Review/Giveaway)
Musings of a Writing Reader (Review/Giveaway)
Free eBooks Daily (Spotlight/Giveaway)
The Avid Reader (Interview)

Feb. 15th
My Reading Obsession (Excerpt/Giveaway)
Bookluvrs Haven (Spotlight/Giveaway)
Love in a Book (Interview)

Feb. 16th
I am Indeed (Review/Giveaway)
Paranormal Romance Fans for Life (Interview/Giveaway)
Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Mystery and More! (Excerpt/Giveaway)

Feb. 17th
CS Maxwell ~ Where's My Muse? (Spotlight/Giveaway)

Feb. 18th
KMN Books (Spotlight/Giveaway)
Herding Cats & Burning Soup (Review/Giveaway)
Blood, Lust and Erotica (Excerpt/Giveaway)

Feb. 19th
Books Amour (Interview/Giveaway)
The Insane Ramblings of a Crazed Writer (Review/Giveaway)

Feb. 20th
Deal Sharing Aunt (Review/Giveaway)
Book Addict (Excerpt/Giveaway) U R Here
Full Moon Bites (Interview/Giveaway)

Feb. 21st
Bloodthirsty Muses (Review)

Feb. 22nd
Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews (Interview/Giveaway)
Paranormal Romance and Beyond (Excerpt)

Feb. 23rd
LilyElement (Spotlight/Giveaway)

Feb. 25th
Tamara's One Stop Indie Shop (Excerpt)

Feb. 26th
Sweet n' Sassi (Review/Giveaway)

Feb. 26th
Book- Marks The Spot (Review)

Feb. 28th
A Bibliophiles Thoughts on Books (Excerpt/Giveaway)

March 1st
A Book Lover's Library (Review/Giveaway)