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“Severed” by Lizzy Ford and Julie Crane

February 3, 2014 by Mia Fox Leave a Comment

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“Severed” is the first episode in a New Adult Science Fiction series called the Starwalkers Serials by best selling authors Lizzy Ford and Julia Crane. “Severed” is now available and even better, you won’t have to wait long for the sequel as it’s coming in just two to three weeks. Edgy, thrilling and exciting, the series depicts two sisters separated by war and space who are trying to find one another again.

Cover by the phenomenal Eden Crane of Eden Crane Design.

Severed (#1, Starwalkers Serials)
Two sisters with special gifts and an unbreakable bond.

Cyena and Tyana were born to powerful parents who are among the ruling class on their planet. Their lives are pampered but isolated, constricted to the city walls in which they were born.

Fun loving with a rare but powerful mind power, Tyana is accustomed to being treated like a princess and using her influence to get anything she wants including protecting her sister from the elders and students who look down on her. The opposite of Tyana in most ways, Cyena’s second-class mind skills make others view her as a blemish on the family bloodline. No one but her sister believes in her.

They don’t know that a war is brewing, until it erupts. A class war tears their perfect world a part, leaving them helpless, alone and worse…severed from one another.

Each girl will risk her life to find the other, and each will be challenged to hone her powers in order to survive environments unlike any they’ve ever experienced.

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Second Chances Series by L.P. Dover

January 20, 2014 by Mia Fox Leave a Comment

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L.P. Dover’s “Second Chances” series encompasses the books “Loves Second Chances,” “Trusting You,” and “Meant for Me.” These are stand-alone books that can be read in any order and I highly recommend that you do so. I’m so pleased to give you a chance to “meet” some of her amazing characters.

…from “Love’s Second Chance”

Korinne Anders – She is twenty-eight years old with smoky gray eyes and long, golden blonde hair. She lives in Charlotte, NC and is an interior designer. She suffers a tragic loss when her husband dies in a freak accident. She says that she will never love again until the handsome Galen, a former college sweetheart, comes back into her life and that makes her think twice about her decision. She can be stubborn at times, but has a heart of gold.

Galen Matthews – He is twenty-eight years old with spiky ash blonde hair and eyes so blue you would think they were magical. He took over running his family business, M&M Architectural Building and Design, after his father passed away and that keeps his schedule very busy. Galen has always loved Korinne since they dated in college, and was never satisfied with anyone he dated after her; they never measured up. Galen is still in love with Korinne and hopes to be able to rekindle their love.

…from “Trusting You”


Melissa Ashford – 28 years old with wavy, auburn hair. She works as a high school Biology teacher and loves it. Recently divorced from her ex-husband who cheated on her with their neighbor. Lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and has all her life. Her favorite food is Italian. She’s feisty yet stubborn and knows how to have a good time, even if that means not making the best of choices. Her favorite pastime is sitting by her pool in the afternoons with a good book to soak up the sun. Classical music is a must.

Brett Walker – tall, dark and handsome. Country boy who was brought up by his grandparents on a farm in North Carolina. Now he’s an architect who works for the illustrious M&M Architectural Design and Building company. Passionate lover and likes to be in control. Loves Jeeps and rock music. He also knows how to cook.


…from “Meant for Me”


Claire O’Briene – twenty-seven year old from California. Once her mother passed away she inherited the family vineyards and winery. Her friend, Melissa, owns part of the vineyards as well and they run the winery together as partners. Dancing was her one desire growing up, but a biking accident ruined her chances of a professional career. Lived in Las Vegas for a while after the accident so she could recuperate from the depression. Earned a business accounting degree so could successfully take over her family’s heritage once it was left to her. Loves to be reckless, drive fast, jump out of planes, and anything adventurous. Her favorite dessert is chocolate pastries and she loves to wear sundresses.

Mason Bradley – thirty year old undercover cop and MMA fighter. Used to be well known in the MMA community before he left the scene to take care of his mother who was sick with terminal cancer. Lives for the job and usually has no other time for anything or anyone else. Loves heavy metal and rock music, especially the Beastie Boys. He’s always been a protector, it’s in his blood. His favorite alcoholic beverage is a gin and tonic, but a good shot of whiskey is right up there with that. He has a new found fascination for chocolate pastries (you will see why when you read the book). On his left arm he has a sprawling tattoo of an eagle from his shoulder down to his elbow. The eagle is very important to him.

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Cambria Hebert has “Tricks” Up her Sleeve

January 13, 2014 by Mia Fox Leave a Comment

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Cambria Hebert’s newest release, “Tricks,” part of the Take it Off series of stand-alone novels, will drop on February 16th. You won’t want to miss this contemporary, NA novel.

Love can play tricks on your heart…

After serving several years in the United States Marine Corps, Sergeant Tucker Patton decides to hang up his uniform and go to work at a private investigative firm owned by his buddy. His boxes are packed and he’s got one foot out the door when a phone call changes everything.

Instead of going to North Carolina, he heads to New York City to literally step into the life of his twin brother, who died under suspicious circumstances. But pretending to be someone else isn’t easy.

Especially when the person you’re supposed to be is wanted dead.

Not only that, but he’s going from being blissfully single to living with his brother’s woman. An uptight, no-nonsense lawyer.

Charlotte Rose Carter doesn’t have time for fun and games. She graduated with honors and made all the right moves fresh out of college to jumpstart her career as a successful young lawyer. She even snagged the most eligible bachelor in New York City’s corporate world.

So what if her and Max’s relationship isn’t burning up the sheets? So what if their life doesn’t read like a chapter from a sizzling romance novel? This is the real world, and in the real world that stuff is just fantasy.

Until it isn’t.

Suddenly, just the slightest touch or a single glance from Max has her heart doing somersaults. Suddenly, the lackluster relationship begins to spark, and Charlotte finds herself tied in a knot of desire.

But she has no idea about the tricks being played right under her perky little nose.

Add “Tricks” to your Goodreads’ TBR list today!

Tricks on Goodreads

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“Meant for Me” by L.P. Dover

December 30, 2013 by Mia Fox Leave a Comment



Book Information:
Meant for Me by L.P. Dover
(A Second Chances Stand Alone)
Release Date: December 30th 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance



Synopsis:
After a night of raw passion with the man Claire O’Briene had been secretly admiring for years, she thought their time together had come once and for all. Fate had finally brought them back to each other, but unfortunately nothing had changed. He was still the same man who ran away from relationships. Against his better judgment, Mason Bradley gave in to the temptation and allowed himself one night with the one woman he’d been too afraid to want … too afraid to need.



Six months after leaving Claire and regretting every minute of it, Mason gets called in for an undercover mission that’s not only dangerous, but brings back a past he spent years trying to forget. A past of fighting … of getting in the ring and using his fists to get what he wanted: money, women, and drugs. Now there are fighters turning up dead, and it’s Mason’s job to find out the truth.



Knowing he might not come out of the mission alive, Mason seeks out Claire to tell her how he truly feels, only to find another man competing for her love as well. Fighting is what he’s good at, and for once he will be fighting not only for justice … but for love.




Excerpt:
Chapter Four
Mason



I didn’t realize how much she despised me until the moment I stepped into the doorway and Claire saw me, and I saw the outright venom in her eyes. From that look alone I knew she wouldn’t take me back, but it wasn’t going to stop me from trying. I came here for a reason and I’m not leaving until I do what I told myself I was going to do. I was going to put everything on the line.
As I watched Claire turn her back on me and walk away, I had the deepest urge to handcuff her to a chair and make her listen to me. However, forcing her would only push her away even more. When I handcuffed her to anything it would be out of mere pleasure, not anger. I was determined to get her back. Rushing out of the house, I grabbed Claire’s arm before she could go any further and turned her to face me.
“Let me go, Mason,” she ordered through clenched teeth.
Her body was coiled tighter than a snake, but when I grabbed her other arm and pulled her closer, I could feel the tension in her muscles loosen and she noticed it, too. I wanted to kiss those lips of hers that tasted sweet like honey with the hint of raspberries, and feel her bare skin on my fingers. Seeing her now only reminded me of how stupid I had been to let her go, and now it was too late. Or was it?
“Please give me this chance, Claire,” I murmured in her ear. “There are so many things I need to tell you. I know you’ve moved on to someone else, and it’s kind of obvious with his name plastered all over your body, but I can’t leave here without telling you how I feel.” I paused and took a deep breath. “I’ve missed you, Claire. I missed you the moment you drove away from me at the airport four months ago.”
“Why are you doing this now?” she asked incredulously, pulling her arms out of my grasp and crossing them over her chest.
She stepped back, one small step after another, and the further she moved away the further I could feel her slipping away. A tear slid down her cheek and she wiped it away, whispering, “Things are finally going good for me, Mason. I can’t have you screwing that up.”
Nodding, I lowered my head and blew out a shaky breath. “I understand, and if you’re truly happy then what I have to tell you won’t matter at all. I have to get this out or I may never get the chance again. Claire, I …”
Unfortunately, that was as far as I’d gotten before the sound of Cooper’s truck coming down the long driveway stopped me. Are you fucking kidding me? When am I ever going to catch a break? It was perfect timing on his part, but terrible for mine. Skeptically, he glanced from me to Claire and then settled his gaze on me with a scowl on his face. It was obvious he knew who I was, and if not it was obvious he didn’t care for me. Claire glanced nervously behind her, and I knew my moment to tell her how I felt was lost. Would I get a chance to before I left? I had no clue, but I had to try. Before Cooper could get out of his truck, I stepped closer to Claire and let her see the seriousness in my eyes.
“Meet me tonight,” I muttered quickly. “You know where.”
Past her shoulder I could see Cooper approaching, but she kept her glistening blue eyes my way. If she didn’t agree to meet me tonight there was still the possibility I’d never see her again. Any time I went undercover was dangerous and I always had to accept the probability that it could be the last mission I ever went on. It was the way it worked.
“I’m sorry, Mason, but I can’t. I can’t risk everything just because you show up on my doorstep. If you want my trust or my heart you need to fight for it … you need to earn it. Until you’re willing to do that I don’t want to see you again,” she uttered boldly.
Cooper finally made it to us and put his arm around Claire’s shoulders, pulling her into his side. “Everything okay?” he asked, gazing down at her before turning a lethal glare my way.
Claire wrapped her arms around his waist and nodded, smiling up at him. “Yes, everything’s fine.” Her smile disappeared when she glanced back at me. “I was just telling Mason good-bye.”
With those last words she turned her back on me for the second time today while Cooper stayed behind. We both watched her climb into his truck and shut the door, keeping her gaze on anything but us.
“What are you doing here?” Cooper asked angrily, crossing his arms over his chest. He was a couple of inches taller than me, but height never mattered anyway. We were almost identical as far as body size, but I knew without a doubt I could take him in a fight.
“Not that it’s any of your business,” I replied with a sly grin on my face, “but if you must know I came to visit my cousin.”
Cooper scoffed. “Well, whatever the reasons are you better stay away from Claire. I know who you are and what you did to her. However, I guess I should be happy that you were such an idiot because now I have her and you don’t. So thank you for that.”
“I don’t think you’ll be thanking me when I get her back,” I warned with a smirk on my face. “I let her go once, but it was a mistake I’ll never make again. I’ll fight for her no matter what it takes. You can count on that.”
I was determined to get her back and of that I was certain.




Author Bio:
I am an avid reader that loves my collection of books. Writing has always been a passion of mine and now I am glad that I get to share my passion with the world. I live in North Carolina and I absolutely love being a southern girl. I spent several years in college starting out with a major in Psychology and then switching to dental. I worked in the dental field for eight years and then decided to stay home with my two beautiful girls. I spent the beginning of my reading years reading suspense thrillers, but now I can’t get away from the paranormal/fantasy books. I knew ever since then that if I wrote anything it would be in a paranormal aspect. Now that I have started on my passion and began writing, you will not see me go anywhere without a notebook and pen.



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“Fractured Innocence” by Julia Crane

December 28, 2013 by Mia Fox Leave a Comment

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“Fractured Innocence” by Julia Crane, the sequel to her wildly successful “Freak of Nature,” is now available. Read on for an excerpt…

Kaitlyn and Erik are sent on a mission to track down Vance Dasvoik, a ruthless monster. His latest thrill—abducting and selling young women.

Vance’s current victim: Aaliyah, a seventeen-year-old who never imagined walking her brother home from school one evening would change her life forever.

The mission quickly turns personal for Kaitlyn when she finds Aaliyah beaten, her mind and soul fractured from abuse of the worst kind. Kaitlyn knows firsthand what it’s like to be haunted by the past and resolves to bring justice to the elusive Dasvoik.

Julia crane is the author of the Coexist: Keegan’s Chronicles. She has a bachelors degree in criminal justice. Julia has believed in magical creatures since the day her grandmother first told her an Irish tale. Growing up her mother greatly encouraged reading and using your imagination. Although she’s spent most of her life on the US east coast, she currently lives in Dubai with her husband and three children.

Find “Fractured Innocence” on Amazon.

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Lizzy Ford’s “Charred Tears” Coming Soon!

December 6, 2013 by Mia Fox Leave a Comment

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Lizzy Ford’s “Charred Tears,” the follow up to “Charred Heart” is expected to launch on December 16 and you don’t want to miss it.

The scoop:

Skylar is being hunted by the very people she used to trust. Stung by Chace’s betrayal, she struggles to keep one step ahead of the slayers while digging deeper into the past she doesn’t remember for answers. Her heart belongs to Chace, but she won’t be fooled by him again, not when the price of trusting him could cost more than their lives.

Chace got what he wanted – freedom from the curse – only to discover he’s given up much more than the power he didn’t want. He’s lost the woman who holds the other half of his heart. Exiled and powerless, he’s all that stands between her and the danger tracking both of them. To save her, he must prove himself worthy of her heart and trust and find a way to recover the magic he traded to become human.

Add it to your Goodreads TBR list today! And while you’re at it, check out the first in the series, “Charred Tears.”

Charred Tears on Goodreads

Charred Heart on Amazon

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