As the daughter of two immortals, Sapphira was born with incredible power. Mastering it nearly cost her life, but with the help of her brothers, she was able to start a new life in Chicago, helping them police the supernatural community. While tracking down a missing person, an unexpected accident unlocks a terrifying new power—the …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Made Maleen by Jeanne St. James (@JeanneStJames)
“Just let me love you…” When Maleen King’s father catches her naked in the hay loft with her high school sweetheart, he sends the eighteen-year-old away to receive a college education and rise above the humble beginnings of an Idaho dairy farm. Now fourteen years later, Mal comes home to run the farm after the …
SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Taken (Breaking the Darkness #1) by Felicia Starr – #FREE for a limited time!
TAKEN, the first installment in the hit Breaking the Darkness series by Felicia Starr… You must betray your heart and walk amongst the darkness in order to find the truest light. Opening her eyes to an imposing prison of complete darkness, Kasha is accused of possessing powers and abilities she had no previous knowledge of …
SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: She Will Be Loved (A Cupid's Bow Novel) by Melissa Storm (@MelStormAuthor)
A feel-good romance with no sex, no swearing–just an honest love that develops between two people. If you believe in fate, redemption, and finding hope in the darkest of times, you will adore this newest book in the Cupid’s Bow series! Luke Ward was New York City’s best and brightest young physician until a freak …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: The Blacklist – The Beekeeper No. 159 by Steven Piziks (@StevenPiziks)
NOTE FROM JENA: I recently had a full-on fangirl freakout over The Blacklist on the From Helios to Hollywood blog, and when I found out there was going to be a book, I decided to spotlight it here as well. I figured all my fellow Blacklisters out there would appreciate knowing this book exists. 🙂 …
REVIEW by Trish: Stained Glass Shards by Rosemary Rey (@rosereywriter)
Elyce Fielding has cut ties with her college friend turned lover, Griffin Belanger. After three months without communication, Griffin is back in Boston for the premiere of his latest film. Elyce shuts herself in her studio apartment, preventing any sightings of the famous man she is deeply in love with. Following an unsatisfactory meal without …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Splinter (Reliquary #2) by Sarah Fine (@FineSarah)
Mattie Carver has relinquished the world of magic, with all its dark temptations. In six weeks, she’ll marry Ben Ward and claim the safe, small-town life she craves. But Mattie’s talents as a reliquary—someone able to smuggle magic within her body—make her a valuable commodity, even to those she trusts the most. Forced out of …
RE-RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Black-Winged Tuesday by A.B. Rayn (WriterGirlAR)
Unlucky in life, twice as unlucky in the after-life? When Tuesday dies and becomes a guardian angel, he’s sure his luck has turned. Little does he know he’ll have to face were-beavers, old sweethearts, archangels, and even Lucifer himself. Nevertheless, Tuesday’s death may turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: Beauty Inc. (The Pennymaker Tales #3) by Tara Lain (@taralain)
Is beauty only skin deep? Chemist Dr. Robert “Belle” Belleterre loves flowers, green trees, his best friend Judy, and “his baby”: the new face cream he developed to help put his father’s small cosmetics company on the map. Sadly he gets no help from his alcoholic, gambling-addicted father who loses Belle in a poker …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT, TRAILER, & EXCERPT: Assassin's Heart (The Order of the Sicari#2) by Monica Burns (@MonicaBurns)
Can the truth of the soul Conquer the pain of its ancient past. Unlike other Sicari, Lysander Condellaire has telepathic and telekinetic powers. Not until the night a Praetorian tortured him and left him for dead did he understand why. Now, the half-angelic, half-demonic face he sees in the mirror is a reminder of the …
TOUR SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY, & EXCERPT: Prince of the Playhouse (Love in Laguna #3) by Tara Lain (@taralain)
Driven by his desire to become a successful fashion designer and concerned with hiding his questionable past, Ru Maitland lets his obsession with action movie star Gray Anson on the big screen replace his social life. Then obsession and reality collide when Ru is asked to design fashion costumes for a special performance of Hamlet …
CORRECTION – REVIEW by Jena: Feverborn (Fever #8) by Karen Marie Moning – CONTAINS #SPOILERS!
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In Karen Marie Moning’s latest installment of the epic Fever series, Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada are back—and the stakes have never been higher or the chemistry hotter. Hurtling us into a realm of labyrinthine intrigue and consummate seduction,Feverborn is a riveting tale of ancient evil, lust, betrayal, forgiveness, and the …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: COVER REVEAL: Prince of the Playhouse (Love in Laguna #3) by Tara Lain (@taralain)
Driven by his desire to become a successful fashion designer and concerned with hiding his questionable past, Ru Maitland lets his obsession with action movie star Gray Anson on the big screen replace his social life. Then obsession and reality collide when Ru is asked to design fashion costumes for a special performance of …
NEW RELEASE SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT, & GIVEAWAY: Bad Boys of the Night Boxed Set
Spice Up Your Day with Eight Bad Boys of the Night. Eight sizzling paranormal romances by eight New York Times bestselling authors. Fulfill your darkest fantasies with alpha-male bad boys of the night in these stories about vampires, shifters, fallen angels, werewolves, demons, psychic warriors and ghosts. Eight New York Times Bestselling Authors Eight sizzling …
TOUR SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: All I Want For Christmas Is a Duke
Four popular romance novelists come together to bring readers delightful tales of Christmas Magic and the dukes that make us swoon… The holidays are a time for dining, dancing, and of course—dukes! Celebrate the Christmas season with this enchanting collection of historical romances featuring the most eligible bachelors of the ton… The Duke and Duchess …
TOUR SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Driven Snow (The Pennymaker Tales #2) by Tara Lain (@taralain)
Young Snowden “Snow” Reynaldi is brilliant, beautiful, and alone. Though he’s shy, weird, and tolerated by the NorCal University students because he’s a renowned whiz at chess and helps put the school on the map, that doesn’t keep him from dreaming of the object of his desires, Riley Prince, championship quarterback. When Riley needs a …
REVIEW by Lorna: The Pact by Karina Halle (@Metalblonde , @Mollykatie112)
It all started with a pinky swear… Linden McGregor is tall, rugged, and gunslinger handsome; a helicopter pilot with a Scottish brogue and charm to spare. He’s also one of Stephanie Robson’s best friends and has fit into that box for as long as she’s known him. Beautiful, funny and an ambitious businesswoman (with one …
RELEASE DAY EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY: How To Marry Your Wife by Stella Marie Alden (@stellamariealde)
What foul devilry is this? They told her he was dead. After six long years without a word, her knight falls onto his knees and sings poetry. Then he denies their son? Heed this well. She’s no longer an innocent who’ll giggle and tarry on his every word. The sharp edge of her tongue and …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Monster Prick (Screwed #1.5) by Kendall Ryan (@kendallryan1)
Over my dead body. That’s what I told Gracie when she informed me of her plan to pick some random guy she met online to get rid of her pesky virginity. If anyone is touching her, it’s going to be me. I shouldn’t even be considering it, but I can’t get it out of my …
TOUR SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT, & GIVEAWAY: Marked By An Assassin (Eternal Mates #8) by Felicity Heaton (@FelicityHeaton)
A snow leopard shifter exiled from his pride twenty years ago, Harbin treads the dark path of life as an assassin, driven by a hunger for vengeance, mercilessly hunting the Archangel members who attacked his kin, murdering his mother and sister. When a new contract comes in and the mark is a snow leopard shifter, …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: Driven Snow (The Pennymaker Tales #2) by Tara Lain (@taralain)
Young Snowden “Snow” Reynaldi is brilliant, beautiful, and alone. Though he’s shy, weird, and tolerated by the NorCal University students because he’s a renowned whiz at chess and helps put the school on the map, that doesn’t keep him from dreaming of the object of his desires, Riley Prince, championship quarterback. When Riley needs a …
TOUR SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY: Naked and Far from Home by J.P. Grider (@JPGRIDER1)
Tia Mercury was a freshman in high school and had her first serious crush – on a senior who wouldn’t touch her. At least not until she turned eighteen. Clinton Daniels was not your everyday teenage boy, and because his tougher-than-nails father wouldn’t let him forget it, Clinton became a loner. And learned to distrust …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: Marked By An Assassin (Eternal Mates #8) by Felicity Heaton (@FelicityHeaton)
A snow leopard shifter exiled from his pride twenty years ago, Harbin treads the dark path of life as an assassin, driven by a hunger for vengeance, mercilessly hunting the Archangel members who attacked his kin, murdering his mother and sister. When a new contract comes in and the mark is a snow leopard shifter, …
NEW RELEASE SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: #Vienna by William S. Kirby (@TorBooks , @WS_Kirby)
Vienna is a unique and unforgettable novel. . . . Inspired by a classic Sherlock Holmes story, Vienna reimagines Holmes and Watson for the 21st century. It started as nothing more than a one-night stand . . . Justine is an A-list fashion model on a photo shoot in Europe. Adored by half the world, …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Hard To Let Go (Hard Ink #4) by Laura Kaye (@laurakayeauthor , @avonbooks)
Five dishonored soldiers. Former Special Forces. One last mission. These are the men of Hard Ink. Beckett Murda hates to dwell on the past. But his investigation into the ambush that killed half his Special Forces team and ended his Army career gives him little choice. Just when his team learns how powerful their enemies …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: Just A Kiss (Single Girls Wine Club #1) by Kate Kisset (@realwinewife)
Three friends, One Wine Country Villa Six Santino Brothers And lots of wine… Reeling from the loss of her mother, Sarah Dupont catches her fiancé doing the nasty on top of her pastry table at their San Francisco Bakery. Devastated, she calls her best friend, lifestyle reporter, Danica Vargas. Danica convinces Sarah to start fresh, …
RELEASE DAY REVIEW & EXCERPT: After We Fall by Emma Kavanagh (@EmmaLK , @Mollykatie112)
Blood stains the carpet of an empty house. A front door slams behind a mother with a suitcase full of secrets. Someone screams. A plane falls out of the sky. Cecilia made the hardest decision of her life moments before she stepped onto the plane that would bring her world crashing down. Her marriage was …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & DELETED CHAPTER EXCERPT: Taking Heart (Healing Harts #2) by T.J. Kline
T. J. Kline’s Healing Harts series continues as a soldier suffering from PTSD and a therapy dog trainer find that some scars can only be healed by love. Julia Hart knows how much good she does training therapy dogs—it’s what helped her overcome her own trials after a relationship turned unexpectedly violent. But moving beyond …
SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Shift by Karina Espinosa (@TweetsByKarina)
It’s hard enough being an undergraduate student, an intern at Downtown Manhattan’s police station, and a bouncer at a local bar. Add her now ex-boyfriend who recently dumped her for the school’s resident bimbo—oh, and she’s a werewolf. Mackenzie Grey meets her match when she is kidnapped by the Brooklyn Pack and tossed between Sebastian …
NEW RELEASE SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Over the Line (Adirondack Pack #0.5) by K.C. Stewart
The truth is in the evidence. Follow your nose, keep an ear to the ground and don’t believe everything you hear. Tyson Cartwright has always known who he was and becoming the Adirondack Pack’s Enforcer was the goal from the verystart. He loves his job, but not today. Someone in the pack isn’t who they …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: Over the Line (Adirondack Pack #0.5) by K.C. Stewart
The truth is in the evidence. Follow your nose, keep an ear to the ground and don’t believe everything you hear. Tyson Cartwright has always known who he was and becoming the Adirondack Pack’s Enforcer was the goal from the very start. He loves his job, but not today. Someone in the pack isn’t who …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY, & EXCERPT: Last Hit: Reloaded (Hitman #2.5) by Jen Frederick and Jessica Clare
There was a time when Nick loved the fear he instilled in his enemies. His tattoos alone promised danger, but it was the look in his eyes that delivered on it. A contract killer since he was just a boy, Nick has now forged a new life and a new identity with the woman who …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: Deadly Alchemy by Julie Morgan (@JulieMorganBook)
How do you choose who lives and who dies? Alchemist Amelia Rimos has just discovered the cure for the Undead. Being naïve and vulnerable, she does not realize the Undead have their targets set on her. Happening upon a tall, dark, exotic man named Michel Gauthier, he saves her from becoming a victim, thrusting her …
NEW RELEASE EXCERPT, GIVEAWAY & REVIEW by Abby: Feel by Karen-Anne Stewart (@SKarenAnne , @AbbyHeadWrites)
The one whose emotions I can’t feel is the one who makes me feel the most. I was a sensitive, at least that’s what I was told by the boy who saved me from the overwhelming emotions that consumed my soul, the boy who saved me from myself when my gift became stronger. Through the …
BLOG TOUR SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY, & EXCERPT: Unwrapping Tess (Vegas Mates #5) by Krystal Shannan (@KrystalShannan)
Tess Demakis loves the city life. The noise, the lights, the people. Everything about the rush feels like home. The only thing missing is a spark with any of the pack males. After her and her twin sister’s twenty-fifth birthday passes, she’d thought for sure one of the handsome men in her aunt’s pack might’ve …
RELEASE DAY SPOTLIGHT & EXCERPT: The Laws of Seduction (French Kiss #3) by Gwen Jones (@gwenjones25 , @avonbooks)
When Rex Renaud, the COO of Mercier Shipping, is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit, he knows he’ll need a miracle to clear his name … and sassy lawyer Charlotte Andreko is the perfect woman for the job. Charlotte has built her career defending pro bono clients against womanizers like Rex Renaud, and she’d …
BLOG TOUR SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT, & GIVEAWAY: Rules of Ascension by Suzy Knight (@SuzyKnightbooks)
As a child, Lady Elsabeth Durnfir dreamed of marrying a prince, but after seeing her elder sister’s personality make a complete 180 degree turn after her engagement to Crown Prince Henry of Estoria is announced, Elsabeth has traded in her childish hopes of a fairytale wedding for the equally unlikely hope of inheriting Durnfir Manor …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT & SPOTLIGHT: Constructing Us by C.J. Lake (@brightbluesurf)
*Contains explicit/steamy scenes that are intended for mature readers. When Andy takes over the lease on her friend Ethan’s apartment, he warns her about his roommate, Tragan. According to Ethan, Tragan Barrett is self-centered and often inconsiderate, caring more about hanging out with his friends and hitting the local casino than straightening the living room …
BLOG TOUR SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY, & EXCERPT: For the Love of Death by Tamara Rose Blodgett (@TRoseBlodgett)
The year is 2049 and in the new dystopian order, the Randoms have risen to the top like cream. Earth faces dire consequences because of the Helix Complex and their illicit use of mass-sterilization. Many who could have children, were made into mules from the virulent Zondorae concoction of 2030. Now middle-aged, Death’s children do …
EXCERPT: Personal Target (Elite Ops #2) by Kay Thomas – COMING JULY 29TH! (@KayThomasWrites , @AvonImpulse)
AEGIS: an elite team of ex-military men working under the radar of most governments. If you have a problem no one else can handle, they can help. A former SEAL and Black Ops specialist who left the CIA, Nick Donovan gave up a life on the edge to work in the private sector. But that …
BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY & EXCERPT: Black Rook (Cornerstone Run Trilogy #1) by Kelly Meade (@KellyMeding)
She never saw this coming… Brynn Atwood is a low-level Magus whose unpredictable precognitive powers have made her an outcast among her people—and an embarrassment to her highly-regarded father. After a frightening vision in which her father is murdered by a loup garou man, Brynn decides to prove herself by finding the killer, and …
EXCERPT: Adrian's Lost Chapter (Bloodlines #0.5) by Richelle Mead (@richellemead)
I am WAY behind on finding this but I wanted to share. As you all know, I am a huge fan of the Vampire Academy series spin-off, the Bloodlines series. I was just out on Goodreads adding Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5) to my to-be-read shelf when I noticed it said “6 books”. Ummm, nuh uh! …
COVER REVEAL & PRE-EDIT EXCERPT: Bound By Flames (Night Prince #3) by Jeaniene Frost
Anyone who knows me knows I am a HUGE Jeaniene Frost fan. Like, ridiculously huge. Freakishly, even. I love all of the Night Huntress/Night Huntress World/Night Prince books and my love of this series borderlines on the scary. For realsies. Well, Jeaniene just revealed the cover, the stepback, and a pre-edit glimpse at Chapter One!!! …
BLOG TOUR SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT, & REVIEW: Hunger (Vampire Realm #8) by Felicity Heaton (@FelicityHeaton)
Betrayed by one of her own and turned into a vampire, hunter Eve is consumed by her hunger for vengeance and has spent five years surviving hell, driven to take the life of the man she once loved. But just as she is about to close in on the hunter-turned-vampire, an event is set in …
GUEST POST AND GIVEAWAY by Felicity Heaton: Writing Kissed by a Dark Prince in the Eternal Mates series (@FelicityHeaton , @RabidReads)
Writing Kissed by a Dark Prince in the Eternal Mates series It’s great to be here at Pure Textuality today as part of the Claimed by a Demon King Book Tour celebrating the release of the second book in my new Eternal Mates series of paranormal romance novels. Today, I’m going to talk about what …
GUEST POST PART II by Author Jack Welles: Language and the Genre Novel
This is an excerpt from my booklet how I go about “Writing a Genre Novel” the full version of which is available for free on my website. I would like to start by putting the excerpt into context by giving a summary of the overview of my approach. I think of genre writing as having …
GUEST POST PART I by Author Jack Welles: Research And Planning for a Genre Novel
This is an excerpt from my booklet how I go about “Writing a Genre Novel” the full version of which is available for free on my website. I would like to start by putting the excerpt into context by giving a summary of the overview of my approach. I think of genre writing as having …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT: The Coven – Fire and Ice (The Coven #1) by Verdell Walker (@verdellwalker)
After her clique’s bullying causes a classmate’s suicide, Kat Grey trades the vicious world of the California “in crowd” for the chance to become a better person in Massachusetts. But when she steps in to protect a classmate from being bullied, Kat sparks a war with Hannah, Milton Academy’s resident Queen Bee. Kat’s courage and …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: Bound (Eternal Guardian #6) by Elisabeth Naughton (@ElisNaughton)
TITUS—To most his gift seems like a blessing, but for him it’s a curse the other Eternal Guardians—those who protect the mortal realm from threats of the Underworld—seek to exploit. One he would gladly trade for the chance to be free… Obsessed. Her touch is like a drug. From the moment he met her, Titus …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Wicked Lies (Dark Mission #4.5) by Karina Cooper (@karinacooper)
Jonas Stone has been given his first independent operation: rescue the insurrection leader’s imprisoned grandson from the Mission. Getting the job done means more than getting Danny Granger out-it means staying with him while he heals. Staying too close, for way too long. Danny is everything Jonas isn’t: confident, optimistic, honest–a man to be reckoned …
THE AVON AFFAIR REVIEW by Jena: Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) by Jeaniene Frost – Released TODAY! (@Jeaniene_Frost , @AvonBooks)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges . . . Leila’s psychic abilities have been failing her,and now she isn’t sure what the future holds. If that weren’t enough, her lover Vlad …
THE AVON AFFAIR AND BLOG TOUR REVIEW: Wicked Lies (Dark Mission #4.5) by Karina Cooper (@karinacooper)
THE AVON AFFAIR IS A 14-DAY AVON BOOKS REVIEW EVENT ORGANIZED AND HOSTED BY CURRENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERS OF THE AVON ADDICTS. Jonas Stone has been given his first independent operation: rescue the insurrection leader’s imprisoned grandson from the Mission. Getting the job done means more than getting Danny Granger out-it means staying with him …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT: Cursed by Lynn Ricci (@lynnricci)
When Sarah Carter moves to Boston to escape her past she realizes there’s more than meets the eye with the landlord and her mysterious new best friend. What happened to the owner of this brownstone and what secrets lie within its walls and continue to torment? Witchcraft, curses and timeless love are not what Sarah …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: Breaking the Nexus (Mythrian Realm #1) by Lindsay Avalon (@LindsayAvalon)
Throughout history, myths and legends of extraordinary creatures have been told and retold. Fantastic tales of demons and banshees, gryphons and dragons, and of course, magic. Stories that every child grows to learn are nothing more than fantasy…or are they? Beyond the world you see lies a hidden realm, the Mythrian Realm, inhabited by all …
BLOG TOUR REVIEW AND EXCERPT: Platinum (Facets of Passion #2) by Jeffe Kennedy (@jeffekennedy )
Althea Grant’s Charleston gallery might be suffering from the bad economy, and her artistic aspirations have gone nowhere, but she’s doing just fine, thank you. When bad-boy sculptor Steel rides up on his motorcycle looking to rent studio space, his infusion of cash is more than welcome. But his art is raw, visceral, sexual—and completely …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT: Paramount by Nadia Scrieva (@NadiaScrieva)
A goddess hell-bent on revenge… Pax Burnson is the descendant of devas. She has vowed to live her life without practicing her powers, but recent events have overturned her entire existence. Thorn Kalgren has been the love of her life since she was fourteen — he helped her to heal after the loss of her …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: Leah (Worlds Apart #1) by Andrea Baker (@
Leah knows that her mother died in a car accident when Leah was small and that her father, who used to be the gentlest dad in the world, has become increasingly controlling and occasionally violent. She also knows that her recurring dreams are telling her something more about how and why her mother died, and …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT: Shifty Business (Bend Bite Shift Trilogy #3) by Olivia Hardin (@oliviah_writer)
Gerry Hinton thought she had the perfect career as an operative for the Company. Her next assignment should have been another “mission accomplished”, but hell was delivering hand baskets that day. When a little girl gives a mysterious silver box to Gerry, her world self-destructs. Suddenly under constant mental attacks, the only person who can …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: The Last Keeper’s Daughter by Rebecca Trogner (@RTrogner)
Born into old money, Lily Ayres lives at Waverly, her family’s estate situated at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Paris, Virginia. She is a strange, small, almost mute, young woman who has no idea that her father has given her to the Vampire King Krieger. Walter Ayres is the King’s Keeper and …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: Snow and the Seventh Wolf by Jessica Aspen (@JessicaAspen)
Exiled for attempting to kill his sister’s lover, the last thing Seth needs is to be saddled with a human. But Seth can’t turn his back when he discovers Snow fleeing from her avaricious step-parents murder plot. Isolated in a cabin in the woods, Snow attempts seduction and Seth discovers even werewolves are vulnerable to …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT: Ragnar the Murderer by Lily Byrne (@LilyByrneWrites)
A tale of love and treachery. It is a time of uneasy truce, of two races living side-by-side, inter-marrying even, but forever on the look out for treachery among their neighbors. They meet, they bathe together and they consort. Life is short, fun is likely to be brief, and opportunity has to be seized wherever it can …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT: Seal of Destiny (Seven Seals #1) by Traci Douglass (@traci_douglass)
Love conquers all… but can it stop the Apocalypse? Mira Herald is having the worst life ever. Not only is she plagued by horrific nightmares starring the Devil himself, she’s now the target of a power-hungry, rogue minion, freshly sprung from Hell and bent on her destruction. To complicate matters further, she’s acquired a stalker. …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT: Heart by Jaqueline Paige (@JacqPaige)
Torn from her sheltered life, Rayne is alone and scared after she discovers her fiancé is not the man she thought he was. Unable to accept the corrupt world he belongs to, she flees to the furthest possible location she can reach on her own. Nothing could ever prepare her for the journey and what …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: Rebecca’s Lost Journals Volume 2: The Contract by Lisa Renee Jones (@lisareneejones)
In the second sultry e-short of excerpts from Rebecca’s Lost Journals, Rebecca is faced with a contract to be a submissive that she doesn’t want to sign—and her would-be Master has unusual methods of convincing her…
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: The Exemeus by Folami and Abeni Morris
Haylee Smith is dead, she just doesn’t know it yet. Her short life was devoted to love and to hate. Love of the man who stole her heart, hate for the man who stole the world. Murdered by the government she swore to destroy, fate has given her another chance to make it right. But …
BLOG TOUR GIVEAWAY AND EXCERPT: The Necromancer’s Seduction (Necromancer #1) by Mimi Sebastian (@SebastianMimi)
She has never feared the walking dead. It’s the power required to reanimate the dead that startles her, seduces her. The power that dwells inside her…and is growing. For Professor Ruby Montagne, being a necromancer has brought her nothing but heartache, and she walked away from that part of her life long ago. However, her …
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT AND GIVEAWAY: For the Love of Hades (Loves of Olympus #2) by Sasha Summers (@sashawrites)
Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, has no patience for living things or his Olympian brethren. His purpose is order, administering justice to those who enter his realm, and keeping the balance decreed by the Fates. Meeting Persephone sways his focus, her gentle sweetness threatening his control. But he will not be tempted. Poseidon’s scheming …
BLOG TOUR BOOK BLAST AND EXCERPT: Ember’s Curse (Prime Wolf #1) by Gena D Lutz (@GenaDLutz)
For Prime-Werewolf Ember Stilwell, life has been far from normal. Decades ago, a vengeful Witch cursed her Pack, leaving the women of her line incapable of feeling love. When an organized group of immortal killers begin to stalk and capture wolves from her pack, she sets out on a path fraught with danger. Just when …
NEWS: Excerpt of Jeaniene Frost’s Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) Released!
I have been waiting every day for this to hit and Jeaniene Frost just posted it to her Facebook page about 15 minutes ago! – Jena CLICK MORE TO READ AN EXCERPT FROM TWICE TEMPTED
NEWS: Excerpt From Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7) by Patricia Briggs Released! (@mercys_garage)
That’s right, kids! Yesterday, Mike Briggs (Patricia’s husband) released a little piece of Frost Burned for us! CLICK HERE TO READ THE EXCERPT!
BLOG TOUR EXCERPT & GIVEAWAY: Dannika Dark’s Impulse (Mageri Series #3) (@DannikaDark)
Almost one year ago, a Mage attacked Silver and changed the course of her destiny. Immortals exist, and now she is one of them. Within the dark and supernatural city of Cognito, Silver is living under the watchful eye of her Ghuardian and dating her mortal enemy. Neither man can protect her from a dark …
COVER REVEAL & EXCERPT: Ocean Kills (Ocean Breeze #1) by Jade Hart (@jadehart8)
Ok, folks. Here’s a fun one! Not only is this a cover reveal but you get to vote on which cover gets used! Read on to see the covers!!
EXCERPT: Read the First 27 Pages of Iced by Karen Marie Moning (@karenmmoning)
Just caught wind of the fact that this hit the net! Here’s the first 27 pages of ICED (Fever Series Spinoff) by Karen Marie Moning!
EXCERPT: Ilona Andrews Releases Snippet From Kate Daniels #6 (Ilona_Andrews)
Ilona Andrews has released a snippet from the as yet untitled 6th Kate Daniels book. I am a slow learner apparently and have just started this series (wrapped up book #2 yesterday) and now that I am familiar with this world, the snippet made me almost fall over laughing. Can’t wait for the new installment …
EXCERPT: Read the 1st Chapter of Richelle Mead’s The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3)! (@RichelleMead)
Penguin YA has released the 1st chapter of The Indigo Spell for all of us adoring fans to read!! Just CLICK HERE and you can pop over to their Scribd page to download or read your copy! Keep reading for the synopsis!
REVIEW by Beth: Otherkin (Otherkin #1) by Nina Berry
Sixteen-year-old Desdemona Gray doesn’t even bother with crushes on cute boys now that she’s forced to wear a hard plastic back brace all day. What guy would want to literally have to knock on a girl to be let in? So she squashes down every impossible desire until an uber-awkward brush with a boy brings …
EXCERPT: Karen Marie Moning Releases Excerpt From Iced (@KarenMMoning)
This past Thursday, Karen Marie Moning gave us Fever series fans a little taste of Iced, the first installment in the Fever / Dani O’Malley spinoff trilogy.
EXCERPT: Sneak Peek At Chapters 1 & 2 of Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch (@amberlnatusch)
The countdown is on!!! We have 3 days left until the expected release of Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch. To celebrate, Amber has released the first 2 chapters for your reading pleasure. So grab your coffee, sit back and enjoy! * * * SPOLIER ALERT *** IF YOU HAVE NOT READ CAGED, YOU …
EXCERPT: Sneak Peek At Outside The Lines by Amy Hatvany (@AmyHatvany , @AtriaBooks , @simonschuster)
I was recently contacted by Simon & Schuster and they asked me to review a new release they have coming soon. It’s called Outside the Lines by Amy Hatvany and it’s dropping on 2/7 and it sounds fantastic! On her Twitter account today, the author, Amy Hatvany, announced that she has done a sneak peek …
EXCERPT: Sample Chapter Of 'Fair Game' By Patricia Briggs Has Been Released! (@mercys_garage)
This is one that I have been waiting for!! The prologue and first chapter of Fair Game (release date 3/6/2012) have been released on Hurog, the official Patricia Briggs website. Click here or on the cover image to jump over to the Patricia Briggs wesite to read it! Click here to pre-order your copy today …
EXCERPT: Goerge R.R. Martin Releases Excerpt From Song Of Ice and Fire Book #6
George R.R. Martin has delivered a late Christmas present for all of you fans out there – an excerpt from the sixth installment in the Song of Ice and Fire series – The Winds of Winter.
EXCERPT: Goerge R.R. Martin Releases Excerpt From Song Of Ice and Fire Book #6
George R.R. Martin has delivered a late Christmas present for all of you fans out there – an excerpt from the sixth installment in the Song of Ice and Fire series – The Winds of Winter.
EXCERPT: ‘Cal And The Monster From Silent Lake’ Excerpt Posted by Amber Benson (@Amber_Benson)
Amber Benson posted an excerpt from a “thingamabob” she’s been working on.
GUEST POST: Raspberry Extract And The Perils Of The Publishing World by Shana of Immortal Ink Publishing (@Immortal_ink)
What an honor it is for Jena to have us here at Pure Textuality. My name is Shana, and I’m one of the acquiring editors at Immortal Ink Publishing. We’re a small indie publisher specializing in character-based genre and literary fiction. Today, I thought I’d talk a bit about how my experiences as a reader …
EXCERPT: Excerpt From 77 SHADOW STREET By Dean Koontz Released!
With the release of his next book 77 SHADOW STREET coming two weeks from today, Mr. Koontz (or more likely his “people”) decided to give us a sneak peek. If you click here, you can hop on over to the Scribd page to read the first 4 chapters.
EXCERPT: And She’s Done It Again! Excerpt From Chapter Six Of Caged Released By Amber Lynn Natusch
Another little tidbit has been released of Caged from Amber Lynn Natusch! Click on the banner to check it out!
EXCERPT: The Prologue Of Caged By Amber Lynn Natusch Has Been Released!
Caged is the first book in a series written by Amber Lynn Natusch, an author from my home state of New Hampshire. The book is due out any time now in eBook format and last night, I got a fantastic message from the author herself letting me know that she has released the first three …
EXCERPT: The Prologue Of Caged By Amber Lynn Natusch Has Been Released!
Caged is the first book in a series written by Amber Lynn Natusch, an author from my home state of New Hampshire. The book is due out any time now in eBook format and last night, I got a fantastic message from the author herself letting me know that she has released the first three …