Do you want to meet all of these authors in person? You can! You can meet them, tons of other amazing UF and PNR authors, LITERAL ADDICTION's officers and other well known featured bloggers, and loads of fellow book addicts and paranormal junkies at the Coastal Magic Convention in Daytona Beach, FL Feb 5-8 2015.

Coastal Magic is a super casual, urban fantasy and paranormal romance focused convention in Daytona. With panels designed to start interesting discussion, and meet & greets with fun themes, we’ve got something for every fan. Join us for reader, blogger, and author shenanigans, and lots of “supernatural” inspired activities. Saturday’s charity book sale and signing is open to convention attendees, and FREE to the public. Come take a bite out of the beach with us!! Feb 5-8, 2015. Registration opened 7/1/14, so get your ticket HERE.

Keep up with all things Coastal Magic at the Website / Facebook Page / Facebook Event / Twitter / Pinterest 

Read on to find out a little bit more about some of the incredible #CMC15 Featured Authors and their newest releases...

Hi everyone!

LITERAL ADDICTION is very happy to welcome Coastal Magic 2015 Feature Author Jordan K. Rose to the site today, 1/5/15.

Jordan loves vampires. But if you know anything about Jordan, you already know that detail. What you didn't know is that it wasn't long ago she began writing about them.

A few years back Jordan received a copy of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight from her husband as part of her anniversary gift. By the end of that week she'd read the entire series and moved onto Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Eight weeks and eighteen vampire books later the idea for her first book, Perpetual Light came to her followed very quickly by Eva Prim.

Jordan is a member of the national Romance Writers of America organization and several chapters.

When she's not writing about one vampire or another Jordan enjoys spending time with her husband, Ken and their lovable Labrador, Dino on the beautiful beaches of New England.

The Eva Prim Series now includes two full-length novels, The Demon Mistress and Prim & Proper, and four short stories. Black Magic Rose, Book One of The Alliance Series is now available. Book 2 is coming in 2016. The Central City Romance Novella Series has 3 books out, with books 4 and 5 coming in February and March.

Keep up with Jordan online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads.

As mentioned, Jordan is the proud creator of the EVA PRIM, ALLIANCE and CENTRAL CITY ROMANCE series.

Let me tell you a bit more about Jordan’s books…

The Demon Mistress

EVA PRIM Book #1

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What’s a girl to do when she discovers her husband, who happens to be the Master Vampire for the New England Region, has been lying to her for, oh, say a hundred and eighty years?

Well, it all depends. If she’s accidentally released forty demons from some creepy old book, unintentionally announced the existence of vampires on The Internet, kidnapped a werewolf, enraged a lovesick vampire by stealing his approved mate, and attracted the attention of The High Commander for The Vampire Federation, not to mention gotten stoned and mastered the forbidden art of demon calling, she might be willing to call it even.

Or, she might plead her case at an Inquisition and hope like all hell, she isn’t staked before sunrise. Eh, a slightly busier night than usual, but nothing Eva Prim can’t handle.

Prim and Proper

EVA PRIM Book #2

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A formal vampire reception is just that- formal. There are rules. There are expectations. There are certain security measures that must be taken.

The list of things that should not occur includes, but is not limited to: duels for subjugation, bar brawls, and accidental, er, unintentional, well, not-meant-to-happen-at-that-moment demon calling.

Drinking from other master vampires, turning new vampires without permission, and reliving your first kiss, which happened to be with a serial killer are absolutely inappropriate.

Having your demon-vampire-husband-master end up with an incurable case of vamnesia adds another level of complexity to the festivities, not to mention your marriage.

But Eva Prim has caused...experienced…survived, yes, that's the word. Eva and Stefan have survived other difficult challenges and she's confident they'll laugh about this some night. She thinks. Maybe.

There are also several companion novellas for the EVA PRIM series. So make sure you check those out, as well.

Her Vampire’s Promise

CENTRAL CITY ROMANCE Book #1

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Raging Fire Kills Co-Founder, Daughter.

Panthera Laboratories in Ruin.

~ Central City Gazette, 1994

Reade Hayes knows better than any vampire that nothing good ever comes out of Central City. So he isn’t surprised the beautiful blonde he meets in a dive bar is crazy. What does surprise him is how fast she moves, how hard she hits, and the fact she’s wearing a ring he last saw two decades ago on the hand of his dead friend.

Is it possible the little girl he swore a blood pact to protect didn’t die in the fire? If the beauty sitting beside him is that pretty little baby, where has she been for twenty years? And why is she so lethal?

On hindsight Lawrie Tyrone realizes drinking vampire blood might not have been the smartest decision. But scientists experiment and if she is going to prove her father was not a traitor, she has to take risks. So far she’s experienced no alarming side effects, well, none other than being able to recognize vampires walking among humans.

From the power he exudes to his gorgeous dark eyes everything about the man to her right screams danger. Every logical thought tells her to kill him. But something in his eyes stops her. Is he using his vampire powers to influence her, or is something else making her heart ache for him?

Can love thrive in the ruins of Central City?

Her Vampire’s Partner

CENTRAL CITY ROMANCE Book #2

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With Panthera Laboratories running again The Vampire Guard has no choice but to return to Central City. Pretending to be lovers Hunter and Alice are sent to do reconnaissance. But pretending to be something they both wish was real proves harder than they expect.

All logical thought tells Alice there’s no reason to mix business with pleasure unless you’re looking for a problem. Like every other girl who notices Hunter, she fantasizes about him. But becoming a member of his haram is not one of her life goals, neither is being forced to return to a life on the street. If there’s one sure-fire way of jeopardizing her career with The Guard and losing everything she’s worked so hard to attain, it’s by sleeping with her partner. The only problem is she can’t get her heart to believe logic or reason.

What is happening to Hunter? Is he losing his touch—his vampire touch? In all his years Hunter has never encountered anyone who could resist his vampire influence. Not until Alice. She’s also the only human to ever best him in a sparring match, but that was beginners luck and had nothing to do with the fact that he couldn’t stop thinking of how he wished she would see him as more than just a partner at work. No woman has ever awakened these feelings and no woman has ever denied him. He’ll do anything to persuade her to be his partner for life, love and eternity.

A Vampire’s Passion

CENTRAL CITY ROMANCE Book #3

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Homeless are disappearing. There's an evil army on the rise. Are the two connected? Brandt's determined to find out.

With The Vampire Guard on high alert Brandt focuses on his reconnaissance mission to stake out Menhaden's, a new upscale restaurant in the hub of Central City. He finds more than he bargains for when he meets Rachel, a petite waitress with a huge attitude and a stubborn streak to make any man crazy. She also possesses the most mesmerizing blue eyes he's ever seen in the century he's been on this earth.

Rachel has had her fair share of hard times. She knows what it's like to live on the streets, fighting for her next meal and failing more often than not. When her friend becomes one of the missing homeless, she will stop at nothing to find him. That includes listening to the tall, dark, and dangerously arousing man who keeps getting in her way. His commands border on the ridiculous and she refuses to heed them, regardless of the so-called danger he claims she's in. She knows how to take care of herself and anyone else who comes along.

Brandt is convinced Rachel is deep in the thick of Panthera Laboratories' plans and doesn't even realize it. The longer she's on the street, the closer she comes to being part of the twisted experiments he's there to stop. Try telling her that. She refuses to follow orders, no matter how many times and ways he tries to convince her. Is he losing his power as a vampire? Or is her allure more powerful than his will?

There's only one way to find out.

His Vampire Past

CENTRAL CITY ROMANCE Book #4

COMING SOON…

ALLIANCE Book #1

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Is it possible to reduce the amount of workplace violence in an organization run by vampires and werewolves? Sofia Engle, the new Employee Relations Manager at Cader House Hospital is about to find out, and she may not like the answer, or the series of firsts she experiences: first human employee at Cader House, first day tardy, first kiss with a dead guy. Well, maybe kissing the dead guy wasn't the worst of it after all.

For nearly 600 years Dragomir Petrescu has fought for The Alliance. As one of the most skilled warriors the Alliance has ever seen he's killed a lot of people and won many difficult battles. But his newest human adversary is turning out to be a worthier opponent than any he's met. Just the scent of her disarms him, never mind her endless policies and silly ideals about civility.

Can he possibly keep her safe from Alliance enemies, hospital employees and himself? The term Employee Relations is about to have a whole new meaning.

Sound good, yes!!? Be sure to check them out.

For the rest of today, let’s see what Jordan had to say when I sat down to chat with her…

INTERVIEW WITH JORDAN K. ROSE:

LITERAL ADDICTION: Hi Jordan! Thank you so much for being here today!

JORDAN: I’m thrilled to be here! Thanks so much for inviting me over. I’ve brought cookies and chocolate.

LITERAL ADDICTION: I always start by getting to know our guest V.I.P author a little bit better…

1) Can you tell us 3 things about yourself – no matter how random - that we couldn’t find out easily on the Internet?

JORDAN: Hmm. Okay, well, I am tone deaf, as proven on Christmas Eve when I serenaded my family with Christmas carols and was able to hit only one note. I am afraid of Leprechauns. Hate the little monsters. And I’ve always wanted to learn to play the drums.

2) What are 2 things that always make you smile, and 2 things that never fail to piss you off?

JORDAN: The 2 things that always make me smile are hearing my husband’s voice and cuddling with my dog. The 2 things that irritate me tremendously are people who don’t follow the rules of the road- seriously, because a person exists does not mean the rules don’t apply to them and waiting in doctor’s offices. Oh my God- my time is equally as valuable. When I’m made to wait because doctors overbook themselves, I get very cranky. And I’m not quiet about it either.

3) Was there anyone (or anything) that was directly involved with your drive to become an author?

JORDAN: I would say it was my husband. I hadn’t set out to be a writer. When I told my husband about my idea for a book, he encouraged me and he has encouraged me ever since. I really don’t think I’d have moved forward with finishing a book without him.

4) Let’s play a game… You are the heroine of the last book you read, being chased by the antagonist of the one before, and end up in the arms of the hero from the one before that. What’s the scenario?

JORDAN: Oh, I like this. I would be Verity from Michele Hauf’s Beyond The Moon, chased by the creepy art curator from Bella Andre’s Let Me Be The One (I can’t think of his name!) and I’d end up with Reyes from Darynda’s Charley Davidson Series. Yay!

5) If you could spend the day with anyone – alive, dead, fictional, etc – with whom would you want to spend it, and what would you want to do?

JORDAN: Lucille Ball. I’ve loved her since I was very litte. I’d want to spend the day on the set of I Love Lucy and hear all about her life.

6) What’s a typical writing day look like for you?

JORDAN: Generally, I write very early in the morning. I’m usually writing by around 6 AM. I write for a couple hours, then work and later in the day I do other, not nearly as creative work, like play on Twitter and FB or research ideas. I’m really only creative first thing in the morning. Later in the day I’m to tired to think straight!

7) If we were to check out your DVR, what are some of the shows we’d see?

JORDAN: Getting On, Love Actually, The Patriot, Supernatural

8) Was there any specific inspiration behind the creation of the EVA PRIM or THE ALLIANCE series?

JORDAN: There really wasn’t for The Alliance. However, for Eva I think of her as a cross between Lucille Ball and Elvira. They were who came to mind when she popped up.

9) How many books do you ultimately have planned for each of the series?

JORDAN: I’m unsure on most. The Alliance I can see about 4 or 5. With Eva I think the series will go a bit longer. The Central City series will be 6 books.

10) What types of scenes do you enjoy writing the most (love, action, dialogue, etc) and why?

JORDAN: I like scenes that have a bit of all aspects. I like there to be a lot of movement and love, of course. I suppose I least like writing the physical love scenes.

11) What was the most challenging thing about creating each of the series?

JORDAN: I’d say it’s making sure the characters or the series grow and don’t stay stagnant. For examples, Eva is a goofball. Making sure she maintains her silliness, but continues to mature is a challenge. She’s really quite powerful, though she doesn’t understand the breadth or bounds of her abilities. If her character doesn’t grow with each book she could easily turn into a monster!

12) Has there been a specific moment in your career thus far that you are particularly proud of?

JORDAN: I think the most wonderful moments have been hearing from readers who’ve enjoyed my books. I’m amazed when someone quotes back a scene or asks me about a specific character. It’s so surprising that I’m often times embarrassed. I feel like – who am I that this person has any interest in me? It’s very humbling.

13) What’s up next for Jordan K. Rose? Anything else in the works – or available – outside of what I covered above that you can share with us?

JORDAN: I have a Valentine’s Day anthology coming out with Hildie McQueen, Kirsten Osborne, Jamie Lee Scott and Olivia Gaines. The anthology is Call Me Valentino. He’s the same hero across 5 different worlds. I wrote the vampire story, of course! My novella is the 5^th novella in the Central City Romance Series. I’m very excited about the anthology.

14) Anything else coming up that you want to be sure your readers and fans know about – online events, signings, conventions (outside of Coastal Magic), etc?

JORDAN: We’re in the process of planning events for February’s release so I don’t have details on that. Later this year the third Eva Prim book releases and I’ll be having FB and Twitter parties which I’ll post on line.

15) Is there anything special you’d like to say to your readers while we have you here today?

JORDAN: A huge THANK YOU for reading my books and for emailing me and spending time with me on line and at the conferences. I’m truly grateful.

LITERAL ADDICTION: JORDAN, thank you SO much for being with us today. I really hope that I’ve turned some new readers on to your work, and I hope that people will go out, pick up, and love your books. I’m super excited to meet you in February. :)

JORDAN: You’re welcome and thank you so Chelle! I’m excited to meet you, too. I’m looking forward to a fun weekend at Coastal Magic.

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Hello my Literal Addicts!!

LITERAL ADDICTION is thrilled to welcome CMC15 Feature Author Donna Grant back to our site today, 12/10/14!

Donna Grant is the award winning author of more than forty novels spanning multiple genres of romance – Scottish Medieval, historical, dark fantasy, time travel, erotic, and paranormal.

Donna was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Her childhood dream was to become a professional ballet dancer and study under the amazing Mikhail Baryshnikov. Though she never got to meet Baryshnikov, she did make it to New York City and performed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Later, Donna’s love of the romance genre and the constant stories running through her head prompted her to sit down and write her first book. Once that book was completed, there was no turning back.

Despite the deadlines and her voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two young children, three cats, and one long haired Chihuahua. She’s blessed with a proud, supportive husband who’s learned to cook far more than frozen chicken nuggets.

You can find Donna online at her Website as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.

I’m here today to cover all of Donna’s books, but I’ll be highlighting her ROGUES OF SCOTLAND and new LARUE series, a spin-off of her CHIASSON series.

Outside of those three series, Donna is the proud creator of the DARK SWORD, DARK WARRIORS, DARK KINGS, DRUIDS GLEN, SISTERS OF MAGIC, ROYAL CHRONICLES, THE SHIELDS, WICKED TREASURES, MASTERS OF SEDUCTION and the upcoming THE SEVEN series (which I’m hoping she’ll tell us more about!).

For those of you new to Donna’s work, honestly, there isn’t a Donna Grant book I wouldn’t recommend, but as mentioned, for today, I’m going to tell you about her two latest releases and their associated series…

 

LaRue

A generations old family of hunters fight the many evils that abound in New Orleans.

*A spinoff of the Chiasson series

 

Moon Kissed

LARUE Book #1

RELEASED 11/10/14!

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BROUGHT TOGETHER BY CHANCE

For years, Addison Moore worked herself ragged to achieve her goals. Close to earning her degree, the contents of a shocking letter rip her world to shreds. In an attempt to forget, she wanders into a bar, unknowingly changing her life forever. Suddenly she’s surrounded by the supernatural she thought only myth and stalked by an evil priestess intent on her death. Her only chance is with an enigmatic man who makes her want to forget everything just to be in his arms.

BOUND TOGETHER BY CIRCUMSTANCE

Myles LaRue was content owning a bar and hunting evil in the French Quarter. He wasn’t looking for love, especially after the tragedy his family  already experienced. But when the exquisite Addison Moore walks into his life, he can’t help but be charmed. Despite the dangers surrounding them, Myles comes to one conclusion – against the odds they found each other, and now that they have, he will do whatever it takes to keep her safe.

Moon Thrall

LARUE Book #2

COMING 4/13/15

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Moon Bound

LARUE Book #3

COMING 7/20/15

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Moon Struck

LARUE Book #4

COMING 1/19/16

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Rogues of Scotland

Four Highlanders whose bond of brotherhood finds each of them cursed. It'll take special women willing to break the curse - and bet on love.

 

The Craving

ROGUES OF SCOTLAND Book #1

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A QUEST FOR HAPPINESS

Resigned to a lonely life after a fierce betrayal of the man who broke her spirit, Meg Alpin retreats to her family’s castle. In her pursuit to move on with her life, she uncovers long buried secrets and discovers something magical amidst the furniture in the tower. In one instant, her dull world is given bright new meaning in the form of a Highlander too magnificent, too handsome to be real.

A DESIRE FOR FREEDOM

Cursed and caged in a mirror by a gypsy, Ronan Galt’s existence is complete darkness and unquenchable need. When he’s brought back into the light, his distrust of women is at odds with his instant attraction to the beautiful and strong Meg. In his quest to be free of his prison, he will learn the true meaning of love – but will it be too late to claim the woman that was destined to be his?

The Hunger

ROGUES OF SCOTLAND Book #2

RELEASED 10/13/14!

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A MAN’S SECOND CHANCE TO LIVE

Cursed by a gypsy and banished to a realm of darkness for over two hundred years, Morcant Banner resigns himself to an eternity of torture. With need and frustration his ever-present companions, he’s given up hope of ever seeing his friends again, let alone knowing the pleasures of a woman. When he is suddenly freed from his prison by a very beautiful, very wary woman, he’s forced to face a reality much different from the one he remembers. A reality without the men he once called brothers, but with Leana who makes him hunger like no other…

A WOMAN’S CHANCE TO TRUST

Introverted and guarded, Leana freely admits that she prefers the quiet of the forest to the company of people. She’s comfortable in her independence and enjoys her solitude. When she stumbles upon a mysterious man unconscious in the forest, the very same man she’s had a vision about, she begins to believe in the magic the villagers whisper about. Because only magic could explain the uncontrollable, irresistible longing she feels for the handsome Morcant. But can she give in to her desires, knowing that he could leave her like everyone else?

The Tempted

ROGUES OF SCOTLAND Book #3

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A MAN CONSUMED BY RAGE

Stefan Kennedy is cursed by a gypsy and sentenced to a prison of darkness and despair. A hell that only serves to feed the monster within. Unexpectedly released from his mystical cell, he’s engulfed by fury and overcome by a need for vengeance. Until a beautiful woman tames his inner beast. Stefan owes it to his friends to find out what happened to them after their run-in with the gypsy, but the mysterious and enchanting Morvan may be a temptation he can’t resist.

A WOMAN’S MAGICAL TOUCH

Morvan has always been a child of the forest. She spends her days using her gifts to calm and heal the animals she encounters. But when she finds herself compelled across clan borders to a mysterious cliff with a wall of strange etchings, she’s helpless to resist. Somehow, Morvan magically brings forth a stranger seemingly more beast than man, yet despite the inherent dangers, she’s driven to help the handsome Highlander. While his appearance in her life may end up shattering the peace she’s worked so hard to find, he could also prove to be the man of her dreams.

The Seduced

ROGUES OF SCOTLAND Book #4

COMING 2/9/15!

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Look & sound awesome don’t they!!? OMGss, they sooo are!

INTERVIEW WITH DONNA GRANT:

LITERAL ADDICTION/Chelle: Hi Donna! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to drop by and spend some time with me. I’m so happy to have you back here today! We haven’t done an interview since August of 2011. Wow! 

LITERAL ADDICTION/Chelle: As you may remember, I always start by getting to know our guest V.I.P author a little bit better…

Good luck, and as always… Happy Reading!! 

Hey literal addicts!

I’m very happy to welcome CMC15 Featured author Jess Haines to the site today, 11/4/14.

Jess Haines, author of urban fantasy and paranormal romance, is a displaced New Yorker who writes about vampires, werewolves, and other bitey creatures of the night from her home in the Tampa area in Florida. She's best known for the H&W Investigations series (starting with HUNTED BY THE OTHERS).

Keep up with Jess online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads.

New to the H&W Investigations series? Let me get you all caught up…

Hunted by the Others

H&W INVESTIGATIONS Book #1

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Shiarra Waynest's detective work was dangerous enough when her client base was strictly mortal. But ailing finances have forced her to accept a lucrative case that could save her firm - if it doesn't kill her first. Shiarra has signed on to work for a high-level mage to recover an ancient artifact owned by one of New York's most powerful vampires. As soon as Shiarra meets sexy, mesmerizing vamp Alec Royce, she knows her assignment is even more complicated than she thought. With a clandestine anti-Other group trying to recruit her, and magi being eliminated, Shiarra needs back-up and enlists her ex-boyfriend - a werewolf whose non-furry form is disarmingly appealing - and a nerdy mage with surprising talents. But it may not be enough. In a city where the undead roam, magic rules, and even the Others aren't always what they seem, Shiarra has just become the secret weapon in a battle between good and evil - whether she likes it or not…

Taken by the Others

H&W INVESTIGATIONS Book #2

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Once, New York P.I. Shiarra Waynest’s most pressing problem was keeping her agency afloat. Now she’s dealing with two dangerous, seductive vampires who have been enemies for centuries. The only thing Max Carlyle and Alec Royce agree on is that they both want Shia–for very different reasons.

Max is determined to destroy Shia for killing his progeny, while Royce’s interest is a lot more personal. That’s not sitting well with Shia’s werewolf boyfriend, Chaz. As the feud between Max and Royce gets ever more deadly, a powerful vampire-hunting faction is urging Shia to join their side. Shia has always believed vamps were the bad guys, but she’s discovering unexpected shades of grey that are about to redefine her friends, her loyalties–and even her desires…

Deceived by the Others

H&W INVESTIGATIONS Book #3

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They're here, and they're real. . .werewolves, vampires, mages, and other creatures of the night. For New York P.I. Shiarra Waynest, taking care of Others business started out as a way to stay solvent. But now business is getting very, very complicated. . .

Shiarra's relationship with sexy werewolf Chaz may be somewhat unconventional. Still, after a few bumps, Shia is finally ready to get serious. That means meeting family—or in this case, bringing Chaz's entire werewolf pack along for a rollicking full-moon weekend in the Catskills.

Soon after they arrive, threatening notes appear, warning Chaz to go home. Then their cabin is ransacked. Shia starts digging to find out whether it's the work of upstart teenaged werewolves or something more sinister. Yet as rumors about her vampire connections arouse the pack's hostility, Shia has to contend with other dangers. Not just from an adversary about to make his fatal intentions known, but from a threat that's even closer than she knows. . .

Stalking the Others

H&W INVESTIGATIONS Book #4

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Once, she was one of the good guys–or as close as a New York P.I. can get. Then Shiarra Waynest was drawn into the world of the Others. Every faction has its own loyalties and agenda. And Shia’s recent betrayal by her ex-boyfriend means that she may be on the verge of becoming a rogue werewolf at the next full moon. Of course, with all the threats against her, Shia’s not sure she’ll live long enough to find out. The enigmatic vampire Royce wants her back in his clutches, as do two powerful werewolf packs, along with the police. Instead of going into hiding, Shia is enlisting the aid of her enchanted hunter’s belt and every dirty P.I. trick she knows. If she’s going down, she’ll take out as many of her enemies as she can–and hope that in the process, she keeps whatever humanity she has left…

Forsaken by the Others

H&W INVESTIGATIONS Book #5

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The Others–vampires, werewolves, things that go chomp in the night–don’t just live in nightmares anymore. They’ve joined with he mortal world. And for private investigator Shiarra Waynest, that means mayhem…

Have a one night stand with a vampire, and you can end up paying for it for eternity. P.I. Shiarra Waynest, an expert on the Others, knows that better than most. Yet here she is, waking up beside charismatic vamp Alec Royce with an aching head…and neck. Luckily, Shia has the perfect excuse for getting out of town–namely, a couple of irate East Coast werewolf packs who’d like to turn her into a chew toy.

On Royce’s suggestion, Shia temporarily relocates to Los Angeles. But something is rotten–literally–in the state of California, where local vampires are being attacked by zombies. Who could be powerful enough to control them–and reckless enough to target the immortal? Following the trail will lead Shia to a terrifying truth, and to an ancient enemy with a personal grudge…

Enslaved by the Others

H&W INVESTIGATIONS Book #6

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As a New York P.I. and Other specialist, Shiarra Waynest has been in plenty of trouble before. But waking up in a windowless room the prisoner of a vampire slave trader is a shock for anyone. Shia has her wits, her bravado, and a couple of used staples, so maybe she can take on a mansion full of serious evil.

But although she's desperate to escape, Shia needs some answers too. Her friends are in danger. There are betrayers and spies among them. And even if she can figure out what's going on and somehow get a message out, she's still a captive of the worst kind... 

Intrigued? You should be! Make sure to check them out…

Now, let’s find out some more about Jess.

INTERVIEW WITH JESS HAINES:

LITERAL ADDICTION: Hi Jess! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to drop by and spend some time with us. I’m so happy to have you here today!

JESS: I’m thrilled to be here! Thanks so much for inviting me over. I’ve brought cookies.

LITERAL ADDICTION: I always start by getting to know our guest V.I.P author a little bit better…

1) Can you tell us 3 things about yourself – no matter how random - that we couldn’t find out easily on the Internet

JESS: Three things, huh? Let’s see…

First off, I have bouts of horrible stage fright. Knees knocking together, hands shaking, dry mouth, the whole nine yards.

Second, to get over said horrible stage fright, I used to push myself to do acting (stage plays, not TV or movies, if that’s what you’re thinking) and to sing. Mostly karaoke. On rare occasions, I still do.

And last, but certainly not least, at the height of my attempts to handle my stage fright I took some crazy pills and decided to be a backup singer in a blues band. Before the band broke up, we once performed in front of thousands of people for a big event. I almost passed out from stage fright, but I still got up there and did my best.

Oh, and the lead singer of our band was later among the top 30 contestants on the first season of American Idol.

The more you know, huh?

2) What are 2 things that always make you smile, and 2 things that never fail to piss you off?

JESS:  Two things that always make me smile are new books added to my library and that scene in 10 Things I Hate About You where Heath Ledger starts singing “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6XGUhzfutc

Two things guaranteed to piss me off are people who pick on my friends or family, and traffic. Though you’d think after living in Los Angeles for 20 years, I would have gotten over my road rage.

3) Was there anyone (or anything) that was directly involved with your drive to become an author?

JESS:  I had a teacher who ripped my work to shreds in college. He killed my desire to write for a number of years.

When I started writing again, it was only for myself. I had no intention of ever letting anyone read what was turning into HUNTED BY THE OTHERS, but a friend (who also happened to be a coworker at the time) was digging in my purse and found a printout of the first chapter. She proceeded to beg me for more, and was a big part of my motivation to write a chapter or more a day until the first draft was done.

After I finished the book, she pushed me to get it published. Until that point, I had given up hope of being a novelist, but she rekindled my desire and kept nudging me in that direction until I started looking for an agent. I think you know how the rest of the story goes!

4) Let’s play a game… You are the heroine of the last book you read, being chased by the antagonist of the one before, and end up in the arms of the hero from the one before that. What’s the scenario?

JESS:  (I’ve got to say, there’s no way in hell I would want to be the heroine of the last book I read. Instead, I’ll go ahead and write a scene for this one…)

Holly Gray panted in terror as she dashed from room to room, slamming the doors behind her even though she knew it wouldn’t hold off her assailant for long. Not when he could simply walk through the walls.

She screamed and backpedalled as the apparition swam into visibility in the hallway in front of her. Roy still had a cigarette clenched between his teeth, even though as a ghost he had no hope of lighting the cancer stick that was just as translucent as his twisted, wretched features.

“Someone call for the Ghostbusters?”

Holly straightened and held out a hand to warn the newcomer back. “Watch out for that sodding Weeping Angel wannabe! He plays dirty!”

Ryan Stone adjusted his baseball cap and hefted his bat, nodding at the ghost making ready to charge. “Sounds like fun. Let’s play ball…”

(In order of appearance, this poetic license was brought to you by:

Holly Gray from HUBBLE BUBBLE by Jane Lovering

Roy from HAUNTED ON BOURBON STREET by Deanna Chase

Ryan Stone from DARE YOU TO by Katie McGarry)

5) If you could spend the day with anyone – alive, dead, fictional, etc – with whom would you want to spend it, and what would you want to do?

JESS:  I would want to spend the day with C.S. Friedman and pick her brain about the Coldfire Trilogy. Those books astound me with their depth and intricate world-building.

Not to mention ask her how she came up with the hotness of the Hunter. Oh, Gerald Tarrant. You evil bastard, you. I love me a good villain who works with and gets under the skin of the good guys.

I suppose that’s part of why I love Crowley from Supernatural so much, too.

6) Do you have any interesting writing quirks or a specific routine you must follow to begin your writing process?

JESS: I prefer to fly by the seat of my pants. If I’m forced to give an outline when working on fiction, it’s usually chopped to itty bits and worked over, and then only loosely followed to make the final product.

I can’t say I have much of a routine to writing. My process is different for almost every book. Writing fiction is something I do to relax, so I tend to write more when I’m stressed. The last 18,000 words of one of the books was written over the course of a single weekend, starting from the moment I got home from work on a Friday evening until the moment I hit “The End” on Sunday night (actually early Monday morning). Deadlines can be a hell of a motivator to finish a book.

7) If we were to hop in your car or pick up your MP3 player and turn it on, what do you think we’d be most likely to hear?

JESS: Probably the Underworld: Awakening soundtrack. Ridiculous movie, great music (if you like that sort of thing).

Give it a listen, if you’re so inclined. This is a partial playlist including songs by Evanescence, Combichrist, 8mm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMp-iGRNiow&list=PL29D7616BB23B7823

There is some other great music not included in that playlist by Linkin Park, The Cure, and Collide. The song by Collide is probably my favorite on the soundtrack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXdXSOBH2hg

8) Was there any specific inspiration behind the creation of the H&W INVESTIGATIONS series?

JESS: My deep and abiding love of cheesy horror and urban fantasy. I can’t say that any one thing was the inspiration, but there was certainly a conglomeration of many things that led up to it. When I wrote the first book, I wasn’t trying to be a unique snowflake, I just wanted to write something along the lines of what I knew I liked to read.

I wanted adventure. I wanted danger lurking in the shadows. I wanted vampires and werewolves and magic and excitement. To be honestly worried about whether or not the main character would survive intact because, hey, she’s human. She’s fragile. She’s genuinely scared of these things because the bulk of them could and would eat her. She doesn’t have the benefit of super strength or fangs or claws or magical healing powers. To me, that meant I had to work out ways to make her inadvertently become a player in the supernatural sandbox—and not only that, but come out on top, special powers or no.

It also meant I had to figure out how to make it all work without making the whole danged thing eye-rollingly cheesy.

I like to think I accomplished that, particularly since it appears a lot of other people like to read that kind of book, too.

9) How many books do you ultimately have planned for the series?

JESS: 3 more, for a total of 9 in the H&W Investigations series. The last 3 are temporarily on hold while I explore a new project.

10) What types of scenes do you enjoy writing the most (love, action, dialogue, etc) and why?

JESS: That changes with my mood. That said, usually dialogue, but occasionally I get really into writing action scenes.

11) What was the most challenging thing about creating the series?

JESS: Not gallivanting off into all of the secondary storylines I want to. Shiarra’s world is so much bigger than what the readers see through her eyes, and sometimes that’s frustrating. As the author, I have a bird’s eye view of what’s happening with other characters where Shiarra is not in the picture. Their struggles can be just as fascinating as hers, if not more so, sometimes. I have to keep my eye on the ball and finish out the story arc for her as intended.

12) Has there been a specific moment in your career thus far that you are particularly proud of?

JESS: Aside from getting the first book deal and the first time I saw a finished copy of HUNTED BY THE OTHERS, I would have to say it was the first time I held a physical, translated copy of HUNTED BY THE OTHERS in my hands. It was in French.

It’s funny, but that’s the moment when it really hit me—I was a real author. People weren’t just reading my ramblings in English, picking me up at a bookstore. This was for real. People in other countries, and who maybe didn’t even speak my native language, would read my words.

That was the most significant moment in my career thus far.

13) What’s up next for Jess Haines? Anything else in the works – or available – outside of H&W that you can share with us?

JESS: There are a couple of anthologies with H&W Investigations short stories in them. NOCTURNAL (my story is “Spark of Temptation”) and THE REAL WEREWIVES OF VAMPIRE COUNTY (my story is “What’s Yours Is Mine”).

I’ve got some new things in the works, but nothing official to announce yet. If you’d like to hear about those new things once they do become official, I’ll be alerting my newsletter subscribers first. You can sign up on my website, or follow me on Twitter or Facebook for the latest news (links above).

14) Anything else coming up that you want to be sure your readers and fans know about – online events, signings, conventions (outside of Coastal Magic), etc?

JESS: Sure thing! I’ve just signed on for the Readers & ‘Ritas (link: http://readers-n-ritas.org) convention, so if you’ll be there next week (Nov 7 – 9), I hope you’ll come say hello. I’ll also be at Authors After Dark in 2015.

Chances are good I’ll be at a few other conventions next year, but I don’t have all of my plans ironed out yet.

15) Is there anything special you’d like to say to your readers while we have you here today?

JESS: I’m not dead yet! I know a few people have been anxiously awaiting the next installment in the H&W-verse, and I do promise it’s coming. I’m hoping you guys will love what I’ve got up my sleeve—and I’m hoping if everything goes as planned to announce (and quite possibly release) this new project I’ve been working on at Coastal Magic, which is just one of many great reasons to attend!

LITERAL ADDICTION: Jess, thank you SO much for being with us today. I really hope that I’ve turned some new readers on to your work, and I hope that people will go out, pick up, and love the H&W INVESTIGATION novels. I’m super excited to see you again in February. :)

JESS: Thank you very much for having me, Chelle! Can’t wait to see you in Daytona! Happy reading, everybody! :)

CONTEST:

In celebration of the series and this event, we’re offering up some special H&W Investigations swag and a signed copy of Jess’s latest book, ENSLAVED BY THE OTHERS, and a signed copy of the anthology, THE REAL WEREWIVES OF VAMPIRE COUNTY!

To enter, leave a comment HERE (until 11/17) with your email address (entries without an email address will not be accepted) and let Jess know what you think about her series, her interview, meeting her at CMC, etc...

Good luck, and as always…. HAPPY READING! 

Hello everybody, 

LITERAL ADDICTION is super thrilled to be promoting for Jeanne C. Stein of S.J Harper again today, 11/4/14. 

Jeanne Stein is the national bestselling author of The Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles. She also has numerous short story credits, including most recently the novella, Blood Debt, from the New York Times bestselling anthology, Hexed. Her series has been picked up in three foreign countries and her short stories published in collections here in the US and the UK.

She lives in Denver, CO where she finds gardening a challenge more daunting than navigating the world of mythical creatures.

Jeanne and Samantha Sommersby together as S.J Harper, are the proud creators of the new FALLEN SIREN series.

Author Links:

S.J. Harper: Website / GoodReads / Facebook

Jeanne: Facebook / Twitter

For those of you new to the books, let me get you caught up…

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*Read LITERAL ADDICTION’s Review HERE

Meet FBI Agents Emma Monroe and Zack Armstrong.

She’s cursed. He’s damned. Together, they make one hell of a team. Emma Monroe is a Siren, cursed by the gods and bound to earth to atone for an ancient failure. She’s had many names and many lives, but only one mission: redemption. Now that she works missing persons cases for the FBI, it could be just a rescue away. Unless her new partner leads her astray.

Special Agent Zack Armstrong just transferred into the San Diego Field Office. He’s a werewolf, doing his best to beat back the demons from his dark and dangerous past. As a former Black Ops sniper, he’s taken enough lives. Now he’s doing penance by saving them.

Emma and Zack’s very first case draws them deep into the realm of the paranormal and forces them to use their own supernatural abilities. But that leaves each of them vulnerable, and there are lines partners should not cross. As secrets are revealed and more women go missing, one thing becomes clear: as they race to save the victims, Emma and Zack risk losing themselves.

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Join Agents Emma Monroe and Zack Armstrong.

She’s sacrificed. He’s suffered. They’ve both been betrayed.

Now it’s time for a reckoning.

Special Agent Emma Monroe has a secret. She’s a Fallen Siren, cursed by the gods and banished to Earth for her failure to prevent the kidnapping of Persephone. As an FBI agent she saves the lives of others believing redemption could be one rescue away.

Her partner Zack is a werewolf and former Black Ops sniper who once carried out a string of questionable assignments. Now he’s determined to atone for his past. Ironically, there’s a portion of his past Zack doesn’t remember—an affair with Emma. Giving into their attraction for one another almost led to their undoing. Now it’s back to business as usual.

While trying to unravel the mystery behind a series of kidnappings in Southern California, Emma and Zack become entangled with political tensions in the vampire and Were worlds. Not to mention the struggles they face in their relationship with one another. With so much uncertainty, they come to realize the only thing they can really count on is one another…or can they? 

Sound great, don’t they!? Make sure to check them out…

There is a giveaway going on for this Event until 11/10 over on our Book Blasts & More page. Check it out and enter to win a Kindle Fire.

Events for this Event can be left HERE.

Hey everybody, LITERAL ADDICTION is happy to be promoting for Lia Davis again today, 10/20/14.

Lia Davis is the author of the bestselling shifter series, Ashwood Falls, a mother to two young adults and three kitties, a wife to her soul mate, and co-owner to Fated Desires Publishing, LLC. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it’s her home and she loves it!

An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very active imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.

Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.

Keep up with Lia online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Pinterest, and on GoodReads.

I'm here today to tell you all about Lia's new book from the Decadent ROAR line, Imperfect Mate:

Imperfect Mate

HARMONY SPRINGS Book #1

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For tiger-shifter, Samira Anderson, leaving home for the first time to attend Harmony University should unnerve her. She’s never submitted to the fear of a challenge and doesn’t plan to start now. Meeting her dorm mates and touring the campus excites her and her cat. Although when she meets Gavin Stone, she’s not only nervous around him but fears she might lose the tight control she has over her tiger.

After a bad break up with his high school sweetheart, Gavin has no intentions of repeating past mistakes. Or so he thought until he sees the beautiful, smart, Samira at the dorm welcome party. Drawn to her like no other, he can’t stay away or shake the feeling Sam isn’t telling him everything.

When he discovers her secrets, a whole new world opens to him, filled with danger, unknown possibilities, and a passion so intense it could last many lifetimes.

If any more people piled into the dorm, Sam was going to scream. The ground floor of the house was elbow to elbow. She couldn’t walk to the bathroom without feeling like the ball in a pinball machine. The human-shifter ratio was fifty to one.

Sam quickly learned humans were pretty clueless to their surroundings—at least this crowd of students were anyway.

“I hate crowds,” Jesse spoke softly beside her.

“Me, too.” And parties where underage humans drink and play the music too loud.

Camile had handed her and Jesse earplugs, but they only helped to muffle the noise. A headache had moved in, and Sam was ready to crawl out of her skin. Literally. Her tiger begged to go for a run, go find that stream she heard when she’d arrived that morning.

Suddenly, an odd awareness drew her attention to the entrance. Three guys stood in the doorway. One of them looked about as thrilled to be there as she felt. Poor guy. He stood by the door, his hands shoved in pockets as he scanned the room with a frown on his lips. Sam couldn’t get a read on his emotions from so far away, but she could tell he’d rather be doing something else. His friends probably dragged him away from his video game.

He had dark hair that barely covered his ears, but his bangs fell in his eyes in a sexy kind of way. His wire-rimmed glasses kept sliding down his nose. Scanning down to his broad shoulders under a deep purple button down, she grew more intrigued by the human. Something about him called to her.

Jesse’s cool fingers brushed her hand, drawing her attention away for the human to glance at her friend. The leopard lowered her eyes and withdrew her hand. Sam sighed and covered the female’s hand and gently squeezed. Submissives weren’t normally so timid, but Jesse was the poster girl for the word.

“What is it?”

“He’s cute.” She blushed and glanced to where the new guy stood.

Sam smiled. “Yes, he is, and very human.”

As if sensing her watching him, he lifted his lashes and stared right at her. Her pulse spiked while her tiger purred. When he started to advance toward them, Jesse tensed slightly, but Sam paid it no mind. She was too focused on the guy who held her captivated.

When he stopped at the table, she nearly groaned when his cedar-and-mint scent flowed around her, alluring and intoxicating. Damn, she wanted to bury her nose into his neck and bite—

“Hello, I’m Gavin.” He held out his hand.

“What? Oh.” Sam shook his hand and suppressed the urge to purr as some kind of electrical current passed through the connection. What the hell was that?

Sounds good, yes!? For the rest of today, let's meet the hero of Imperfect Mate:

Meet Gavin from Imperfect Mate...

Gavin Stone is a sophomore at Harmony University. He’s also human and a little geeky. Since his long term high school girlfriend broke his heart the last thing he was looking for was another commitment. He buried himself into his studies and avoided the dating scene until he meet Samira at a dorm welcome party. The passion between them was too many to deny.

Stats:

Name: Gavin Stone

Hair color: brown

Eye color: brown

Height: 6’2”

Degree working for: He’s majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in chemistry

Story told in: Imperfect Mate

I’m so thrilled to be part of this new Decadent line, ROAR, and excited about the release of Imperfect Mate. I can’t wait to get started on the next book in the series.

~Lia

CONTEST:

There's a giveaway going on for this Event over on our Character's Corner page until the end of Lia's Tour.

Hey everyone!

LITERAL ADDICTION is thrilled to welcome the amazing Jenna Black back to the site today, 10/18/14.

Jenna Black is your typical writer. Which means she's an "experience junkie." She got her BA in physical anthropology and French from Duke University.

Once upon a time, she dreamed she would be the next Jane Goodall, camping in the bush making fabulous discoveries about primate behavior. Then, during her senior year at Duke, she did some actual research in the field and made this shocking discovery: primates spend something like 80% of their time doing such exciting things as sleeping and eating.

Concluding that this discovery was her life's work in the field of primatology, she then moved on to such varied pastimes as grooming dogs and writing technical documentation. Among her other experiences . . .

•   Ballroom dancing.

•   Traveling all seven continents. Yes, even Antarctica.

•   Becoming a Life Master in Bridge.

•   Singing in a barbershop chorus.

Keep up with Jenna online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads.

Jenna is the proud creator of the FAERIEWALKER, MORGAN KINGSLEY, NIKKI GLASS, GUARDIANS OF THE NIGHT, REPLICA and GIFTED series.

I highly suggestion checking out her entire backlist (I’m a Jenna Black fangirl!), but for today, I’m going to tell you about her new release The Gifted Dead and the REPLICA series to get you all ready for its final installment in November…

The Gifted Dead

GIFTED Book #1

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Politics and magic make dangerous bedfellows.

Deep within the Order, the seeds of corruption have taken root. While younger generations of the Gifted have embraced modern democratic values, a secret society of old-guard zealots seek a return to the past, when only European men of distinguished bloodlines held power.

Now, three venerable European families and a maverick American each plot to seize control of the Order and shape it to their will. A cutthroat game of political intrigue will decide the winner; and the stakes couldn't be higher, for ruling the Order carries with it the power to grant—or deny—an afterlife.

What begins as a battle of wills could turn into an all-out war. And magic could prove deadlier than any missile.

Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Pack Alpha - Chelle:

*Copy gifted in exchange for an honest review

Oh what a tangled web we weave....

Jenna Black joins the masterful prose I am so fond of with a thrilling new concept that takes the whole 6 degrees of separation concept and pairs it with some heavy duty political intrigue, all bundled up with some very cool preternatural world building for a book that most definitely pleased!

I was told that The Gifted Dead and the GIFTED series were Game of Thrones meets House of Cards and I can kind of see that with regards to the tie ins of the characters and the intrigue and deception rampant throughout.

Interesting protagonists, baleful antagonists, an interesting and complex world with plenty of room for growth and engaging prose make for a book that I was very happy I had the chance to enjoy. I definitely recommend The Gifted Dead for urban fantasy and mystery readers looking for something new and interesting and I can't wait to see where Jenna takes this new endeavor...

REPLICA Book #1

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Breathtaking new YA SF from the author of the Faeriewalker series

Sixteen-year-old Nadia Lake comes from a high-class Executive family in the Corporate States. Her marriage has been arranged with the most powerful family in her state, which means she lives a life of privilege but also of public scrutiny, followed everywhere by photographers, every detail of her private life tabloid fodder. But her future is assured, as long as she can maintain her flawless public image — no easy feat when your betrothed is a notorious playboy.

Nathan Hayes is the heir of Paxco — controller of the former state of New York, and creator of human replication technology, science that every state and every country in the world would kill to have. Though Nadia and Nate aren’t in love, they’ve grown up close, and they (and the world) are happy enough with their match.

Until Nate turns up dead, and as far as everyone knows, Nadia was the last person to see him alive.

When the new Nate wakes up in the replication tanks, he knows he must have died, but with a memory that only reaches to his last memory backup, he doesn’t know what killed him. Together, Nadia and Nate must discover what really happened without revealing the secrets that those who run their world would kill to protect.

Resistance

REPLICA Book #2

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Nate Hayes is a Replica.

The real Nate was viciously murdered, but thanks to Paxco’s groundbreaking human replication technology, a duplicate was created that holds all of the personality and the memories of the original. Or...almost all. Nate’s backup didn't extend to the days preceding his murder, leaving him searching for answers about who would kill him, and why. Now, after weeks spent attempting to solve his own murder with the help of his best friend and betrothed, Nadia Lake, Nate has found the answers he was seeking...and he doesn’t like what he’s discovered.

The original Nate was killed because he knew a secret that could change everything. Thanks to Nadia’s quick thinking, the two of them hold the cards now—or think they do.

Unfortunately, neither of them fully understands just how deep the conspiracy runs.

Revolution

REPLICA Book #3

COMING 11/11/14!

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Nadia Lake and Nate Hayes find themselves at the center of a horrifying conspiracy in this action-packed finale of Jenna Black’s SF romance series that began with Replica

From the author of the Faeriewalker series comes the stunning conclusion to the young adult science fiction thriller series that began with Replica and continued in Resistance.

At the conclusion of Resistance, Nadia Lake and the Replica of her best friend, Nate Hayes, found themselves at the center of a horrifying conspiracy. Framed for murder and wanted by the government, they have no choice but to go underground and seek refuge in the dangerous, gang-ridden slums of the Basement.

Jenna Black brings readers an action-packed final installment that will have them racing to the finish.

Sound good, right!!?

Make sure to check them out! For the rest of today, let’s learn some more about Jenna.

INTERVIEW WITH JENNA BLACK:

LITERAL ADDICTION - Chelle: Hi Jenna! Welcome back. I’m very happy to have you here again today. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with me…

JENNA: Thanks for having me!

LITERAL ADDICTION - Chelle: As you know, I always start by getting to know our guest author a little bit better. Last time you were here I asked you to tell me 3 things about yourself I couldn’t find out on the Net and you told me that you lived in Tahiti until you were 7. Is there a place that you absolutely would love to live?

JENNA: I used to do a lot of traveling when I was younger, and one thing I discovered was that no matter how much I enjoyed the travel, I always enjoyed coming home. So honestly, I don’t think there’s anywhere else I’d like to live than in my own home here in North Carolina. (I guess that makes me a homebody, but I’m fine with that.)

Q2): I also asked you to tell me 3 things that always make you smile and you mentioned watching The Princess Bride (me too!). Do you have a favorite quote from the movie?

JENNA: It is possibly the most quotable movie of all time, and you want me to pick ONE?? Inconceivable! (Ha-ha, get it?) I’ll refrain from picking any of the obvious, most-repeated ones and settle for one that never fails to make me laugh: when Vizizni is on the boat trying to get his crew to hurry and he shouts out: “Move the thing! And … that other thing!” I would so say that if I were a movie villain! I flounder for words all the time when talking.

Q3): You mentioned that you’re a ballroom dancer. Do you do Latin and American styles? What’s your favorite style to dance in?

JENNA: I do American style (as opposed to International style), and I do both Latin and Smooth. What I claim as my favorite dance changes at the drop of a hat (kind of like my favorite book/author/series does), but I’m especially fond of Foxtrot and Cha-cha. (In fact, I’m fond enough of Cha-cha that I once had a dog by that name.)

Q4): If I were to hop in your car or snag your MP3 player, what do you think I’d be most likely to hear?

JENNA: You’d be likely to hear a series of songs in completely different genres, leaving you completely confused as to what it is exactly I like. You might hear Rockapella, or Fall Out Boy, or Sarah Brightman, or 2Cellos, or Queen, or Carrie Underwood. I guess you can say I have eclectic tastes in music.

Q5): If you could spend the day with anyone – alive, dead, fictional, etc – with whom would you want to spend it, and what would you want to do?

JENNA: I’d probably like to spend a day with Elizabeth I. I’ve always been fascinated by women in history who managed to excel and hold power and influence despite the attitudes of their times, and she’s a great example. I’ve read a couple of biographies about her, so it’s not so much the details of her life I’d be interested in as the emotional journey she had to travel. So I’d basically just want to spend a day talking to her, asking her what it was like being the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.  How did she deal with the horror of what happened to her mother and with her father’s changeable affections? And how did someone with her childhood manage to have the self-confidence to ascend to the throne and hold it for so long? She must have been an absolutely fascinating and extraordinary woman.

Q6): If your house were on fire, assuming everyone was safe and it was safe to do so quickly, what book(s) in your collection would you want to make sure and save from the inferno?

JENNA: I’d most want to save the books I have that are signed by authors who are no longer with us, because they would be completely irreplaceable.  The first books that came to mind are WHEN GRAVITY FAILS by George Alec Effinger, which is dog-eared because I’ve read it so many times. Then there’s FROST & FIRE by Roger Zelazny, who was one of my instructors at Clarion West many moons ago. Last would be MAINSPRING, by Jay Lake, a friend who lost his battle against cancer earlier this year.

Q7): Congrats on the release of The Gifted Dead. I absolutely loved it. Was there anything specific that led to the inspiration to write the book?

JENNA: It was mostly spawned by a realization that (as far as I know) there were no urban fantasies around that were written on an epic scale. I figured the current urban fantasy market was pretty glutted with vampires and werewolves and fairies, so wanted to create a world with totally new magic, not based on any existing folklore. That’s usually the realm of epic fantasy, but I decided to do a new magic system and set it in the contemporary world. I like to call it a contemporary epic fantasy.

Q8): How many books would you like to see in the series?

JENNA: I don’t have a predetermined expectation. Because of the scope of the concept and the extensive cast of characters, there’s certainly the potential for it to be open-ended. How many books I write will mostly be dependent on how readers respond to them.

Q9): What was the most challenging thing about bringing The Gifted Dead to life?

JENNA: In some ways, the most challenging part was writing the less than 150-word back cover blurb, but I’ve already written an entire blog post on that here: http://bullspec.com/2014/09/24/the-hardest-part-jenna-black-on-the-gifted-dead/

As for the writing of the book itself, the hardest part was juggling so many point of view characters. I’d never written a book with more than four or five characters’ point of view, and trying to figure out how to intertwine their various parts of the plots was definitely challenging. It meant I wasn’t always writing in perfect chronological sequence, which is what I’m used to doing. It also meant there were times when I had to move scenes around, which I also am not used to doing. But it was an invigorating challenge, and after writing quite a few first-person fantasies, it was nice not to have to make sure all the action took place right in front of a single point of view character!

Q10): What about the REPLICA trilogy? Was there any specific inspiration for the creation of that world and characters?

JENNA: The idea was originally spawned by my then-day-job, where I had the feeling that some positions within my company had an obvious heir-apparent rather than really being open to any applicant. That made me start thinking of companies as hereditary monarchies, and through the admittedly convoluted pathways of my mind, the series was born.

Q11): The Gifted Dead is out now, Revolution (REPLICA #3) is coming 11/11, do you have anything else in the works or coming soon that your readers and fans can look forward to – compilations, box sets, etc?

JENNA: The final re-release in my Guardians of the Night series will be coming out on December 23^rd. This was the first series I ever published, and I’m really happy the books are getting a chance to reach a new audience. They have brand new, gorgeous covers, and I’ve done some minor touch-ups of the stories themselves. I had no idea how much I used to love (by which I mean overuse) exclamation points!

Q12): What are you the most proud of with regards to your career so far?

JENNA: I’m proud of the perseverance I showed in continuing to write and seek publication in the face of many, many years of rejection. The first book I had published by a major New York publisher was WATCHERS IN THE NIGHT (Book 1 of the Guardians of the Night series), and it was the 18^th book I’d completed over the course of 16 years of trying to break in. I consider myself the poster child for “Never Give Up!”

Q13): What’s next for Jenna Black? What do you have going on in the next handful of months that your readers might be interested in – signings, conventions, online events, etc?

JENNA: If all goes according to current plan, next year will see the publication of my first hardback, a YA horror novel. I don’t know if my title will survive the editorial process, but for now the book is called ONE WITH THE NIGHT, and I had an absolute blast writing it. The tentative plan is for it to come out sometime in the fall of next year, but that’s still up in the air.

As for events, I’ll be attending the Coastal Magic Convention in February (obviously), and (as always) the RT Booklovers Convention in May. I don’t have any other public appearances scheduled at the moment, but I have a list of upcoming appearances on my website, so if anything changes or there are additions, you’ll see them there.

Q14): Is there anything special that you’d like to say to your readers while I have you here today?

JENNA: Thank you very much for all the support you’ve given me through the years. You’ve helped me through more crises of confidence than you can ever imagine.

LITERAL ADDICTION - Chelle: Jenna, thank you so much again for being back with us today. I’m thrilled to tell the world about The Gifted Dead and the upcoming REPLICA book, and I cannot wait to meet you in February!

JENNA: Thanks again for having me! I look forward to my first trip to Coastal Magic and getting to meet lots of readers and bloggers!

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 Hey everyone!

I'm very happy to be promoting for the uber fabulous Larissa Ione again today, 9/30/14.

Keep up with Larissa online - Website / Facebook / Twitter / GoodReads

Larissa is the proud creator of the incredible DEMONICA and LORDS OF DELIVERANCE series. She also has a Native American based Vampire series called MOONBOUND CLAN VAMPIRE.

I cannot say enough good things about Larissa's work, so if you haven't had the pleasure of checking out her books, do! For today, however, I'm going to tell you about her MOONBOUND CLAN VAMPIRE series and its newest release, Chained by Night.

Bound by Night

MOONBOUND CLAN VAMPIRE Book #1

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her touch . . . or bury him forever.

Chained by Night

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Hello my literal addicts!

I am super happy to have the wonderful Lisa Kessler back with us today, 9/29/14.

You can keep up with Lisa online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads.

You can check out Lisa’s entire backlist HERE, but let me fill any new readers in on her MOON series so that we can all be ready for the awesome new release, Blood Moon, when it gets here! I'll also let you know about a wonderful new box set she's involved in called Seductive Supernaturals. Read on...

Moonlight

MOON Book #1

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Rancher Adam Sloan is more than meets the eye. As the heir to his Pack, the sexy werewolf’s biggest challenge is keeping his kin’s true nature under wraps. But a group of jaguar shifters threatens to reveal the pack, blasting into town killing humans in plain sight. And when he smells one at the local diner, his standing orders are to take her out.

Lana Turpin doesn’t realize she’s a moving target. Raised in the foster system, she only knows that she blacks out during the new moon and wakes up without remembering a thing. But now she’s being tracked by some strange organization that wants her back—even though she’s never stepped foot inside their compound. And the stranger across the diner is watching her like an enemy.

It should be a simple mission for Adam, but when he touches the frustratingly beautiful Lana, his inner wolf howls…mate. Now, the two must find and stop the people who hunt her…and Adam must keep his own family from killing the only woman he will ever love.

Hunter’s Moon

MOON Book #2

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Sasha’s future was stolen from her the moment she was bitten. Now she’s on the run from the Nero Organization that transformed her from a human detective into a shape shifting jaguar assassin.

When a rogue bounty hunter threatens her younger sister, she’ll be forced to fight, and with nowhere else to turn, Sasha will need to trust the one man who has every reason to want her dead.

Aren is a werewolf with a secret. While protecting his twin brother and Alpha of the Pack, he found his one mate for life. Sadly she’s also the jaguar assassin who tried to kill them both. Now Aren is struggling between his animal nature to love and protect her, and his loyalty to the Pack.

Add book #3, Blood Moon - Releasing Soon - to your GoodReads Shelf, as well (cover and blurb coming soon)!

And... the new box set with 11 other best-selling and award-winning authors, Seductive Supernaturals, coming 10/20/14...

Bad boys, tortured alpha heroes, and kick-ass heroines all come together in 12 steamy full-length paranormal romance novels and novellas from NY Times, USA Today, and national bestselling authors! Whether you’re looking for tantalizing dark tales or the humorous side of the supernatural, you’ll get werewolves, vampires, fallen angels, monster hunters, and ghosts—every one of them a hot temptation you won’t be able to resist… 

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Check in to one of the eBook retailers to read about each of the stories that comprise the box set, including Lisa's Night Angel.

Now, let’s learn some more about Lisa, shall we?

INTERVIEW WITH LISA KESSLER:

LITERAL ADDICTION - Chelle: Hi Lisa! Welcome back. As always, I’m thrilled to be promoting for you today!!

LISA:  Hi Chelle!  *waving* Great to be back with the Literal Addicts again! :)

LITERAL ADDICTION - Chelle: I always start out by asking some random ‘get to know you’ type questions, as you know. We did most of the normal ones last time we did an interview with you for the NIGHT series, so I thought I’d throw some new ones at you this time.

Q1):  The last time you were here I asked you to tell me 3 things about yourself I couldn’t find out easily on the Net and you mentioned that you chew gum [furiously] while you write. What’s your favorite kind and why?

LISA:  Great question! LOL I’m kind of an aficionado of sugarless gums! LOL I’ve tried most all of them, and my favorite is still Trident Bubble Gum. Occasionally I’ll also chomp Trident Sweet Mint too just for a change of pace! LOL

Q2): I also asked you what you liked to do in your non-author time and you told me that you adore Disneyland. What are your favorite parts of the park?

LISA:  Fantasyland is my favorite. I love the storybook rides and It’s a Small World, but during the Fall I’m all about the Haunted Mansion. They switch it up in September and all of the Nightmare Before Christmas cast takes it over. Amazing!!! It’s my favorite Halloween tradition! :)

Q3): If I were to pick up your MP3 player or jump in your car, what would I be most likely to hear?

LISA:  I have pretty eclectic tastes so it could be anything from show tunes, to Adam Lambert, to Queen, to Metallica! LOL  It’d probably be easier to tell you what wouldn’t be playing… Country and rap.  Just not my things! :)

Q4): If your house were on fire, assuming everyone was perfectly safe and you were able, what book(s) would you attempt to go back in to save from the inferno?

LISA: All my signed Kelley Armstrong and Anne Rice books!  Yikes!  My hubby would be right beside me braving the flames to save all his Stephen King 1^st edition hardbacks.

Q5): Let’s play a game…. You are the heroine in the last book you read and are dating the hero from the one before. Who are you and who is your boy toy?

LISA: I’m Mercy Thompson and my boy toy would be Charles from the Alpha and Omega series… I can see lots of drama on the horizon when Adam Hauptman finds out, right? LOL

Q6): What’s a typical writing day like for you? Do you have a process that you normally follow or is it sort of by the cuff?

LISA:  I wish I had a typical day. Before I started writing full time, I had this mental picture that I’d have hours to write every single day, but it hasn’t worked out like that for me just yet. Between promo for new releases, sales on backlist releases, and writing new books my days are crazy. When a book deadline is nearing though, everything else takes a backseat so I can crank out words every single day. Lots of words… Whee!

Q7):  Was there any specific inspiration behind the creation of the MOON series?

LISA:  It was actually born from a short story. I’d met Ray Bradbury and he challenged me to write 52 short stories in 52 weeks. During that challenge I wrote a short story called Moonlight about a woman who had no idea that when she passed out during the new moon cycle, she was really shifting into a huge black jaguar.

Anyway, after I wrote the short story, I couldn’t stop thinking about Lana and Adam and wondering what would happen next. That story ended up being Chapter One of MOONLIGHT and after I met the rest of the Pack, I knew I needed to write each of their stories.

Q8): How many books do you have planned for the series?

LISA:  There will be eight books total. The final book will be Sebastian’s.

Q8): For my readers who are new to the series, can you tell us a little bit about it in your own words?

LISA:  The Moon Series centers around a werewolf pack in Reno, Nevada. Their path is on a collision course with a top secret government contractor, the Nero Organization, who is obsessed with breeding the ultimate assassin.

Q9): Congratulations on the wrap up of the NIGHT series by the way! So great. :) Do you have anything else in the works outside of the MOON series that you can share with my readers?

LISA:  Thank you!!!  I’ve been thrilled with the reader response for the final book in the Night Series, NIGHT CHILD! I’ve got a new series that my agent is shopping around, and in the meantime, NIGHT ANGEL is going into the new multi-author boxed set you mentioned above, Seductive Supernaturals! I’m thrilled to be a part of it! :)

Q10): Is there anything special you’d like to say to your readers and fans while I have you here today?

LISA:  I’d love to thank all my readers and all the amazing people on my Night Angels street team too! You all make this crazy publishing journey worthwhile and I appreciate every one of you who take the time to read and breathe life into my stories.

LITERAL ADDICTION - Chelle: Lisa, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to be with us again today. I adore having you here and I am SOOO excited to finally meet you in February!

LISA:  Oh I can’t wait to meet you too Chelle!!! When my first book, Night Walker, came out, you were one of the FIRST book bloggers who had me on their blog and I’ve never forgotten! Thanks for all the support over the years! :)

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Hello everyone!

I'm here today to tell you all about an incredible new box set by Kristen Painter, Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven, Danielle Monsch, and Cate Rowan called Darkly Dreaming.

Darkly Dreaming

A 5 book fantasy romance box set 

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Fall into magic and fall in love with Darkly Dreaming, a five book fantasy romance collection from award-winning and bestselling writers Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven, Danielle Monsch, Kristen Painter, and Cate Rowan. Darkly Dreaming contains five fantasy romance novels intended for adult readers.

Sometimes love is the most dangerous magic of all. In HEART OF FIRE by Kristen Painter, Jessalyne leaves a sheltered life to tame her dangerous magic by becoming apprentice to a powerful sorceress, but she’ll need the deadliest man in the realm to get her there safely. If they don't kill each other first.

MAGIC. MAYHEM. MURDER.

Eager to find her place in the world and understand the frightening gifts she’s been born with, Jessalyne Brandborn leaves her sheltered life to become apprentice to the most powerful sorceress in Shaldar. She hires Ertemis, the deadliest man in the realm, to get there.

With the Legion’s bounty on his head, Ertemis is reluctant to escort Jessalyne but needs the money she offers – especially if he’s ever to find out who his father is. On the way, he discovers benefits to Jessalyne’s naiveté; she treats him like an equal, not an outlaw.

Swayed by Ertemis’ gruff charm, Jessalyne starts to trust him and her emotional walls begin to crumble.

Little do they know that within them lies the hope of the dying elven race, the renewal of Shaldar's beleaguered kingdom and an incredible chance at love. If they don't kill each other first. 

Exclusive Excerpt - HEART OF FIRE by Kristen Painter

Water dripped from several openings in the cavern ceiling but the sandy floor was mostly dry. Plenty of open space remained between the boulders scattered across the ground. It would do for shelter.

Ertemis removed his leather breastplate and hooked it over his saddle horn. He yanked his shirt off and stood bare-chested in the firelight. “You cannot stay in those wet clothes, no matter how nicely they cling to you.”

Jessalyne hugged her arms over her breasts. “I’m fine.”

“You’re shivering. Take those wet rags off. Or do you wish help?” He raised a brow, his mouth curving seductively.

“No.” She moved to the other side of the cavern, away from him. The firelight set his skin aglow, defining every muscle. He looked like living stone. How would it feel to be held in those strong arms?

Ertemis picked up a branch the thickness of a man’s arm and snapped it like a twig before tossing the pieces onto the fire. With some of the longer branches, he built a tripod at the edge of the fire. He draped his cloak and shirt there then began unbuttoning his trousers.

“What are you doing?” Jessalyne yelled.

“I’m not sleeping in wet clothes. And as you still haven’t taken a stitch off, I’ll be over to help you when I’m through.”

“You will not!” She turned around and stared at the rugged cavern walls. Beast. Must he carry on this way? Nice one moment, barbarian the next. Obviously, he enjoyed torturing her. She would never be able to sleep in the same room, or cave, with a naked man. Even thinking the words made her cheeks warm. Especially since she knew exactly what that naked man looked like.

Something pulled her off balance. She gasped. He was unlacing her bodice.

He whispered into her ear. “I wouldn’t turn around unless you wish to see for yourself how impressive I am in my all-together. Again.”

His hot breath sent a shudder down her spine. “You’re shameless and wicked.”

“Aye.” He tugged once more and the bodice came loose. “That I am.”

Once the bodice was off, his hands went around her waist. He held her for a moment, the warmth of his skin sinking through the damp fabric. Then his fingers spread over her hips possessively. She inhaled hard. A thick, liquid heat gathered in her belly. He pulled her close, removing any space between them. The contact was so sweet it hurt, but the pain was worth the pleasure. Rational thought disappeared. Every inch of him was hard, hot muscle. No wonder few women ever refused him.

Award winning author Kristen Painter likes to balance her obsessions with shoes and cats by making the lives of her characters miserable and surprising her readers with interesting twists and incredible worlds. She writes both paranormal romance and urban fantasy.

The former college English teacher can often be found on twitter @Kristen_Painter or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/KristenPainterAuthor where she loves to interact with readers. She’s also the co-founder of RomanceDivas.com, an award-winning writers’ forum. Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/xT-9L to find out when her next release is coming out.

Kristen writes the amazing HOUSE OF COMARRE, CRESCENT CITY and ALL FIRED UP series, as well as several sexy single titles and Continuity Novella series called SIN CITY COLLECTORS that she started with Amanda Carlson.

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Hello my lovely literal addicts,

LITERAL ADDICTION is thrilled to have the wonderful Lexi Blake with us today…

You can keep up with her online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Pinterest and on GoodReads.

Lexi is the proud creator of the THIEVES and MASTERS AND MERCENARIES series, as well as some awesome collections.

I suggest you check out her entire backlist, but for today, I’m going to get you all caught up on her MASTERS AND MERCENARIES series and promo its new release, A View To A Thrill, which was just released today, 8/19/14!

The Dom Who Loved Me

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #1

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A routine mission…

Sean Taggart is hunting a deadly terrorist, and his only lead is the lovely Grace Hawthorne. She's the executive assistant for an employment agency Sean suspects is a front for illegal activities. To get the truth, he is going to have to get very close to Grace, a task he is all too eager to undertake when he discovers her deliciously submissive nature.

…turns into a dangerous seduction.

Soon, Grace Hawthorne is living a double life. By day, she is the widowed mother of two college-aged sons. By night, she submits to Sean's every dark desire. She's living out her wildest fantasies of pleasure—intimate acts of trust she's only read about. As passion engulfs her, a murderer strikes, and Grace learns that Sean has a deeply hidden agenda. Will Sean choose his mission and break her heart or be the Master of her dreams?

The Men With The Golden Cuffs

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #2

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A woman in danger…

Serena Brooks is a bestselling author of erotic fiction. She knows how to write a happy ending but hasn’t managed to find one of her own. Divorced and alone, she has no one to turn to when a stalker begins to threaten her life. The cops don’t believe her. Her ex-husband thinks she’s making the whole story up. She has no one left to turn to except a pair of hired bodyguards. They promise to guard her body, but no one can protect her heart.

Two men in search of love…

Adam Miles and Jacob Dean are halves of a whole. They’ve spent their entire adult lives searching for the one woman who can handle them both. Adam is the playful, indulgent lover, while Jacob is the possessive, loving Dom. When Serena comes into their lives, Adam is certain that she’s the one. But Jacob’s past comes back to haunt them all. He is suspicious of Serena’s story, and his concerns are driving a wedge between him and Adam. But when the stalker strikes, they will have to come together or lose each other forever…

A Dom is Forever

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #3

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A Man with a Past…

Liam O’Donnell fled his native Ireland years ago after one of his missions ended in tragedy and he is accused of killing several of his fellow agents. Shrouded in mystery, Liam can’t remember that fateful night. He came to the United States in disgrace, seeking redemption for crimes he may or may not have committed. But the hunt for an international terrorist leads him to London and right back into the world he left behind.

A Woman Looking for a Future…

Avery Charles followed her boss to London, eager to help the philanthropist with his many charities. When she meets a mysterious man who promises to show her London’s fetish scene, she can’t help but indulge in her darkest fantasies. Liam becomes her Dom, her protector, her lover. She opens her heart and her home to him, only to discover he’s a man on a mission and she’s just a means to an end.

When Avery’s boss leads them to the traitorous Mr. Black, Liam must put together the puzzle of his past or Avery might not have a future…

On Her Master’s Secret Service

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #4

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Her submission fulfilled her

When Eve St. James married Alex McKay, she had her whole life ahead of her. They were the FBI’s golden couple by day, but by night Eve gave herself over to her husband’s world of Dominance and submission filled with pleasures she came to crave.

His betrayal destroyed her

Worried for her safety, Alex left Eve behind to tackle a dangerous mission. But Alex never suspected that Eve was the real target and her security is destroyed by a madman. By the time he rescues her, his wife has been changed forever. 

But when her life is in danger, he is her only hope

Unable to heal the damage, Alex and Eve are still trapped together in a cycle of pleasure and misery that even their divorce cannot sever. But when a threat from Eve’s past resurfaces, Alex will stop at nothing to save her life and reclaim her heart.

Sanctum

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #4.5

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Some contracts are made to be broken...

A contract broken…

Ryan Church and Jill Paxon enjoyed their life as Master and submissive until the day Ryan's entire world crumbled. No longer able to fulfill his end of the contract, Ryan did what he thought was best for Jill. He let her go.

An unexpected reunion…

Eighteen months later, Ryan is working for Ian Taggart as the Dom in Residence at the elite BDSM club Sanctum when his former submissive walks through the door looking for a job. Jill has changed, but his desire for her is still insatiable. Jill, shattered by his past rejection, can't trust Ryan, but she needs the job. Back in the community where she once felt safe and secure, she longs for the life she lost and the man she loved.

A last chance for love…

Ryan is presented with an opportunity to restore his wealth and name, but it could cost him his last chance at rebuilding a life with the woman he loves. When the secrets Jill has carefully hidden from Ryan are exposed, a terrible twist of fate might take her out of his life forever.

Love and Let Die

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #5

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Ian Taggart and the whole McKay-Taggart Security team return in Love and Let Die.

A Tragic Love Story

Charlotte Dennis’s mission was clear: distract and misdirect CIA operative Ian Taggart by any means necessary. If she failed, she would never see her sister again. With her training, it should have been simple, but after one night in Ian’s arms, she knew that saving her sister would mean losing the man of her dreams.

Ian was tracking a terrorist when he met the beautiful American daughter of a Russian mobster. His instincts told him Charlotte was trouble, but his body craved her like a drug and his heart would not be denied. She took his ring and his collar. For once he was truly happy. But as he closed in on his target, her betrayal cost him his mission while her sacrifice saved his life. As she died in his arms, Ian vowed he would never love again.

A Dangerous Reunion

For six years, Charlotte has thought of nothing but returning to her husband, her Master. Working in the shadows, she has devoted herself to earning a chance to reclaim her place in Ian’s life. But forgiveness isn’t a part of Ian’s vocabulary.

Nothing is more important to Ian Taggart than his new mission. But the information he needs is firmly in the hands of the woman who betrayed him. To catch his most dangerous prey, Ian will have to let Charlotte back into his life. As the hunt takes them to some of the world’s most exotic locations, the danger grows and their passion reignites.

Will Ian forgive his wayward submissive…or lose her again?

Unconditional

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #5.5

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A curious woman

Ashley Paxon understands responsibility. After her fiancé left her alone and pregnant, she forged a new life for herself and her daughter. Moving to Dallas, she went back to school and found a job at a club called Sanctum. As one of the BDSM club’s waitresses, she watches the Doms and their submissives every night. She yearns to explore their lifestyle of discipline and power exchange, but she knows she wouldn’t belong.

A wounded man

Keith Langston believes in living in the moment. Haunted by the past, he moves from one casual relationship to the next and never looks back. But the moment he lays eyes on Ashley, something primal and possessive takes over. He can’t stop thinking about her and yet he knows he can’t offer her what she needs. Having her seems impossible until Sanctum’s owner, the mysterious Ian Taggart, makes him an offer he can’t refuse.

The perfect contract

Offered the chance to train Ashley and initiate her into the D/s lifestyle, Keith is delighted to accept. Under the guidelines of a carefully crafted contract, they lose themselves in the pleasures and intimacies of being Master and submissive. But when Ashley and her daughter are threatened, Keith realizes she needs much more than a part-time Dom. To protect her, he will have to break through the barriers of their contract and finally face the demons haunting his heart.

Dungeon Royale

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #6

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Broken by betrayal, one woman holds the secret to his redemption…

An agent broken

MI6 agent Damon Knight prided himself on always being in control. His missions were executed with cold, calculating precision. His club, The Garden, was run with an equally ordered and detached decadence. But his perfect world was shattered by one bullet, fired from the gun of his former partner. That betrayal almost cost him his life and ruined his career. His handlers want him to retire, threatening to revoke his license to kill if he doesn’t drop his obsession with a shadowy organization called The Collective. To earn their trust, he has to prove himself on a unique assignment with an equally unusual partner.

A woman tempted

Penelope Cash has spent her whole life wanting more. More passion. More adventure. But duty has forced her to live a quiet life. Her only excitement is watching the agents of MI6 as they save England and the world. Despite her training, she’s only an analyst. The closest she is allowed to danger and intrigue is in her dreams, which are often filled with one Damon Knight. But everything changes when the woman assigned to pose as Damon’s submissive on his latest mission is incapacitated. Penny is suddenly faced with a decision. Stay in her safe little world or risk her life and her heart for Queen and country.

An enemy revealed

With the McKay-Taggart team at their side, Damon and Penny hunt an international terrorist across the great cities of Northern Europe. Playing the part of her Master, Damon begins to learn that under Penny’s mousy exterior is a passionate submissive, one who just might lay claim to his cold heart. But when Damon’s true enemy is brought out of the shadows, it might be Penny who pays the ultimate price.

Dungeon Games

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #6.5

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Obsessed

Derek Brighton has become one of Dallas’s finest detectives through a combination of discipline and obsession. Once he has a target in his sights, nothing can stop him. When he isn’t solving homicides, he applies the same intensity to his playtime at Sanctum, a secretive BDSM club. Unfortunately, no amount of beautiful submissives can fill the hole that one woman left in his heart.

Unhinged

Karina Mills has a reputation for being reckless, and her clients appreciate her results. As a private investigator, she pursues her cases with nothing holding her back. In her personal life, Karina yearns for something different. Playing at Sanctum has been a safe way to find peace, but the one Dom who could truly master her heart is out of reach.

Enflamed

On the hunt for a killer, Derek enters a shadowy underworld only to find the woman he aches for is working the same case. Karina is searching for a missing girl and won’t stop until she finds her. To get close to their prime suspect, they need to pose as a couple. But as their operation goes under the covers, unlikely partners become passionate lovers while the killer prepares to strike.

A View to a Thrill

MASTERS AND MERCENARIES Book #7

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A Spy without a Country

Simon Weston grew up royal in a place where aristocracy still mattered. Serving Queen and country meant everything to him, until MI6 marked him as damaged goods and he left his home in disgrace. Ian Taggart showed him a better way to serve his fellow man and introduced him to Sanctum, a place to pursue his passion for Dominance and submission. Topping beautiful subs was a lovely distraction until he met Chelsea, and becoming her Master turned into Simon’s most important mission.

A Woman without Hope

Chelsea Dennis grew up a pawn to the Russian mob. Her father’s violent lessons taught her that monsters lurked inside every man and they should never be trusted. Hiding in the shadows, she became something that even the monsters would fear—an information broker who exposed their dirty secrets and toppled their empires. Everything changed when Simon Weston crossed her path. Valiant and faithful, he was everything she needed—and a risk she couldn’t afford to take.

A Force too Strong to Resist

When dark forces from her past threaten her newfound family at Sanctum, Chelsea must turn to Simon, the one man she can trust with her darkest secrets. Their only chance to survive lies in a mystery even Chelsea has been unable to solve. As they race to uncover the truth and stay one step ahead of the assassins on their heels, they will discover a love too powerful to deny. But to stop a killer, Simon just might have to sacrifice himself…

How awesome do they sound!? Spies, submission, and sex appeal!! :) I was entranced writing the spotlight… For the rest of today though, let’s see what Lexi had to say when I sat down to chat with her.

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INTERVIEW WITH LEXI BLAKE...

LITERAL ADDICTION: Hi Lexi! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to drop by and spend some time with us. I’m so happy to have you here today!

LITERAL ADDICTION: I always start by getting to know our guest V.I.P author a little bit better…

1) Can you tell us 3 things about yourself – no matter how random - that we couldn’t find out easily on the internet?

LEXI: I collect those little souvenir magnet from every place I visit and yes, I do put them on my fridge.

I really want to go to Iceland. It looks gorgeous there.

As a teen I wrote Doctor Who fan fiction. No. I am not kidding. I really wrote a whole season of Who when I was in high school. I’m a geek.

2) What are 2 things that always make you smile, and 2 things that never fail to make you angry?

LEXI: Babies always make me smile. I can’t help it. I love a sweet baby face. And Hemsworths. They always make me smile, too. Just put a half naked Hemsworth in front of me and I’m sure to smile.

Two things that make me angry—bullying and rudeness. There’s no call for either.

3) When did you start writing? Can you share with us a bit about your first experience trying to get a manuscript out there?

LEXI: I’ve been writing since I could pick up a pen. I won my first writing contest when I was in fifth grade. In high school I wrote plays. I actually had several produced in the states and Canada. And then I got married and had kids. It was after I had my third that I decided to get back into writing. I wrote nine full books before I submitted anywhere. I tried to get an agent and failed and finally wrote a book for a small press and that’s how I got started.

4) Was there anyone (or anything) that was directly involved with your drive to become an author?

LEXI: My father always showed such great pride in my work. He came to every play, read every essay, cheered at every competition. He had a great imagination and taught me that hard work pays off in the end.

5) If you could spend the day with anyone – alive, dead, fictional, etc – whom would you want to spend it with, and what would you want to do?

LEXI: I would spend it with my father. He died before my daughter was born and I would love for to meet my dad. He also passed before I published anything, before I even really tried. What would I do? I would take him to Yankee Stadium and see a game with him. The only thing I’ve kept of my dad’s is his Yankee’s cap. I take it with me when I travel and take pics to show my brother so a little piece of my father has gotten to see the world.

6) Do you have any interesting writing quirks or a specific routine you must follow to begin your writing process?

LEXI: Cup of coffee. This is a must. Then I note in my calendar how many words I wrote the previous day and how many I need for today. I also write the scenes I’m writing on a white board because I have the compulsive need to check things off lists.

7) If we were to hop in your car or pick up your MP3 player and turn it on, what do you think we’d be most likely to hear?

LEXI: I have a whole lot of Snow Patrol and Fall Out Boy, but I also listen to the 80s channel on satellite radio.

8) Was there any specific inspiration behind the creation of the MASTERS AND MERCENARIES series?

LEXI: Yes. James Bond. James Bond and more James Bond. I wanted to do Bond as a Dom. I love thrillers with intricate plots and international locations. I just always miss the hot scenes you get in an erotic romance. So I married them and got Masters and Mercenaries. Only one character though has ever done the Bond, James Bond thing. The name’s Taggart. Ian Taggart. He’s the only one allowed to do that.

9) How many books do you ultimately have planned for the series?

LEXI: No idea. After Simon, I’m doing books for Jesse, Brody, Liam’s new partner and a couple of new players you’ll meet in A View to a Thrill. I definitely plan something for Tennessee Smith.

10) What types of scenes do you enjoy writing the most (love, action, dialogue, etc) and why?

LEXI: I love writing dialogue. I think it’s because I came from theater, but I love people talking. Even in my love scenes, there’s an enormous amount of dialogue. I especially love it when a character has his or her own unique voice. When I can write a piece of dialogue and the fans know who it is without me having to tell them – I know I’ve done well.

11) What was the most challenging thing about creating the series?

LEXI: Getting things right. I really try to be correct when I talk about guns or locations or the CIA and MI6. I research and find experts to talk to, but I still get it wrong on occasion. I love writing characters from other countries, but I can still slip Americanisms in.

12) Has there been a specific moment in your career thus far that you are particularly proud of?

LEXI: I had a reader tell me that my books helped get her through chemo. She said reading made it easier for her and I can’t think of anything I would rather do or be than comfort for another human being. I have books I go to when I’m feeling down and the idea that I could be that for someone else makes me very happy.

13) What’s up next for Lexi Blake? Anything else in the works – or available - that you can share with us?

LEXI: I’ve got Cherished coming in October. It’s set in the Masters and Mercenaries world. Then I start the new Thieves series in January with a book called Ripper. In February of 2015 M&M continues with Jesse’s book You Only Love Twice.

14) Anything else coming up that you want to be sure your readers and fans know about – online events, signings, conventions, etc?

LEXI: I’ll be in Seattle in October for KallypsoCon. I’m excited about that because it’s going to be a very intimate con and specifically for BDSM centered fiction. I’m excited about Coastal Magic, too. It’s a very PNR centered con and I really want to talk about Thieves. I’ve never been before and I’m happy to share it with a bunch of my fellow 1001 Dark Nights authors.

15) Is there anything special you’d like to say to your readers while we have you here today?

LEXI: I have the best readers in the world and I owe them everything. My job is a dream. I get to sit around and write out the stories in my head. It doesn’t get better than that and I can do it because of their support.

LITERAL ADDICTION: Lexi, thank you SO much for being with us today. We really hope that we’ve turned some new readers on to your work, and we hope that people will go out, pick up, and love the MASTERS AND MERCENARIES novels. I am so excited to meet you in Feburary!

LEXI: I’m looking forward to it! And thank you so much for having me!

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Hi everyone!

LITERAL ADDICTION is thrilled to be helping the wonderful Donna Grant celebrate the recent release of Wild Need, CHIASSON #3, today, 8/11/14!

You can find Donna online at her Website as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads.

For those of you not yet familiar with the amazing CHIASSON series, let me tell you a little bit more about it…

Wild Fever

CHIASSON Book #1

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Wild Dream

CHIASSON Book #2

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ONE FAMILY TORN APART

Ava Ledet has had a hard time forgiving her father for walking out on her to hunt the supernatural. When Ava returns to the bayous to visit a friend and attempt to gain some closure, she’s confronted by the ghosts of her past. Unfortunately, that’s not the only darkness descending upon her. An evil unlike anything she’s ever encountered has focused on her, and she’s forced to put her life in the hands of a handsome hunter if she’s to live another day.

ANOTHER CURSED

Gorgeous, loyal Lincoln Chiasson always has his brothers’ backs, and when his cousin from New Orleans needs his help after being cursed by a Voodoo priestess, he’s among the first to offer assistance. Until he sets eyes on Ava. After that, protecting her becomes more important than anything. Or anyone. But can he win her trust – and her love – while keeping her safe from his family?

Wild Need

CHIASSON Book #3

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In this third thrilling story in the Chiasson series, New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant delivers a fiery tale about a man who embraces his heritage and a woman trying to escape evil.

STALKED BY DEATH…

Davena Arcineaux would like nothing more than to put her past of tragedy and magic behind her and stop running. Maybe even find a great guy to share her life with and start a family. But an evil Voodoo priestess who will stop at nothing to get her hands on Davena has tracked her to Lyons Point. And time has run out for Davena.

FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL…

Brave, protective, Beau Chiasson was prepared to live his life alone, but when fate puts the lovely Davena in his path, he realizes that there has been a part of him missing that only she can complete. Engaged in the biggest fight of his life, Beau must not only save the parish from evil, but also win Davena’s heart – if he can keep them both alive.

Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Pack Alpha - Chelle:
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Wild Need was another great Chiasson installment! 

Beau is the softy of the Chiasson bunch, and his heart shown through like crazy in his story. 

We meet some new (and awesome) characters to the world in Wild Need, Beau's love interest, Davena, has one heck of a story herself, and there was plenty of action and intrigue!

Wild Need is book 3 in Donna Grant’s CHIASSON series and I have loved every book thus far. I've read some reviews where readers think they're too mainstream, I completely disagree. I love the supernatural hunter brothers theme (a la Supernatural) and while I complain that there isn't more to read each and every book, the romances are thrilling. My biggest complaint - always - about PNR novellas is the instalove. While I know it's necessary, it always bothers me. For some reason, the quick relationship resolutions in these books never bother me. Donna does an amazing job of building them up and saves me from the shock of 'really!?'. :) 

I'm enjoying the ride, and there's so much more to come with this series! There's a little surprise at the end of this one, and we know that the LaRue's are getting their own spin-off series, as well. I'm so excited for more!

Wild Flame

CHIASSON Book #4

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 Wild Rapture

CHIASSON Book #5

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Stay tuned for the spin-off series for the LaRue brothers (the Chiasson’s New Orleans Werewolf Cousins introduced in Wild Dream)…

Moon Kissed

LARUE Book #1

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Moon Thrall

LARUE Book #2

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Moon Bound

LARUE Book #3

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Moon Struck

LARUE Book #4

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 Hello everyone!

LITERAL ADDICTION is pleased to be promoting for Kelly Meade (a.k.a Kelly Meding) again today, Saturday, 8/2/14.

Find Kelly online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads.

Kelly’s the proud creator of the DREG CITY and METAWARS series as Kelly Meding, and the CORNERSTONE RUN TRILOGY as Kelly Meade.

For those of you new to Kelly’s work, I highly suggest you check out her entire backlist, but for today, I’m here to tell you about her new series CORNERSTONE RUN and its debut installment, Black Rook.

Black Rook

CORNERSTONE RUN Book #1

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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 stopping them at any cost.

Her target is Rook McQueen, the son of a small-town loup garou Alpha. Despite being the youngest of three, Rook is first in line to inherit the role of Alpha, a duty he isn't sure he's capable of fulfilling. When Brynn finally meets Rook, she doesn't expect the attraction that draws her to him—and him to her.

No longer believing him a murderer, Brynn and Rook strike an alliance to find her father's real killer. But when his older brother is targeted by an unknown enemy, Rook will have to choose between his growing feelings for Brynn and his duty as the future Alpha of his community.

Our review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Vivacious Valkyrie - Marta:

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A new name to me, and this is the first book in the Cornerstone Run trilogy. If you enjoy reading about wolf shifters, vampires and those with the power of Magic with a dash of romance then be sure to snap this up. An intruiging beginning to a world that twists and turns this looks set to be a very original and imaginative set of books and it's a delight to just dig in and wallow in this authors imagination.

Brynn is a Magus but as she's the second child her precognitive ability is quite weak and unpredictable. Brynn has grown up feeling very much an embarrassment to her powerful father but when she has a vision of him dying at the hands of one of the infamous loupe garou she refuses to just ignore it. She tracks down Rook the wolf from her vision but he's not the cold-blooded murderer she expected and in fact she nearly kills him! Struggling to set differences aside there's just something about Brynn that Rook finds tantalising but Brynn is a very special type of woman. As the youngest son of the Alpha Rook has responsibilities but before he can find out what really makes Brynn tick there's a massacre that pulls Rook and his brothers Bishop and Knight into a world of danger. The events that follow will change everything the shifters had believed!

I found this to be fresh and completely different to other paranormal books out there. It is technically I suppose a paranormal romance, but it's easy to see that this author has a foot in urban fantasy. There's a lot of world building taking place here and arcs are being laid down that will surely be followed up in subsequent books. This is certainly a book that paints the wolf shifters in a good light but I'm keen to see more from the Magi and Vampire community as our heroine is a Magus and I've had liked to see more interaction with her peers.

Speaking of heroines, Brynn is quite a remarkable young woman. She has spent almost her entire life subjugated and often belittled and yet she has the strength to search out the wolves alone and quite literally beard them in their den! I have to admire her loyalty and commitment to her father even though it would seem he doesn't really deserve it. Rook is at a crossroads in his life as his entire future is in the balance. He is the youngest son of the Alpha and yet as a black wolf is perceived as one of the strongest and amidst all that turmoil he finds Brynn , a woman his pack would reject but whose very essence calls to him.

This book was a revelation. I never knew just what would happen next or how it would end and I loved that it wasn't predictable. Brynn deserves love and Rook is just so sweet with her. It's not the sexiest book I've read but that does not diminish the romance in any way. The supporting characters are so interesting and it's quite intense at times. Two more brothers left to find their happy ending but this story set amongst the loup garou is far from done. I look forward very much to the next book and hope that the author treats us to Bishop's story soon but confess to a soft spot for Knight!

Recommended!

CORNERSTONE RUN Book #2

COMING OCTOBER 21, 2014!

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Some people need something to fight for… 

With the attacks on their homes escalating and human half-breeds seeking sanctuary among them, the loup garou are reaching their breaking point. Two, in particular.

After failing to stop his little brother’s kidnapping years ago, Bishop McQueen angrily broods on his shame, though no one else blames him.

Jillian Reynolds is still dealing with a tragic accident that took everything she ever wanted from life. And her attraction to Bishop is only making things more difficult.

When word reaches them that Jillian's hometown is under attack, the Alpha takes Bishop, Jillian, and a group of enforcers to assist in the battle. And it is in this chaos that both Bishop and Jillian will have to face their pasts—and the true feelings they have for each other—if they are going to survive…

White Knight

CORNERSTONE RUN Book #3

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Kelly Meade, author of Grey Bishop and Black Rook, continues her Cornerstone Run saga…

Checkmate…

Despite a month of peace from hybrid attacks, the constant threat of violence has the loup garou on edge. Knight McQueen’s home feels like a military compound and his people have become battle-weary soldiers. And Knight’s tenuous grip on his own self-control has been further damaged by the disappearance of the only woman whose touch brings him peace.

Held prisoner by her hybrid half-sisters and forced to care for an unknown child, Shay Butler’s quarterly is approaching but a silver-laced collar prevents her from shifting. As her time draws closer, her sanity begins to slip.

The opportunity to rescue Shay arrives when Magus enemy Archimedes Atwood requests a parley to discuss ways to end the conflict between their people and stop the rogue hybrids. Alpha Bishop McQueen agrees, bringing his brothers together to form a plan that will bring Shay home to Knight, stop the final two hybrids—and finally bring Archimedes to justice once and for all…

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Hello my lovelies, LITERAL ADDICTION is super thrilled to be promoting for both halves of S.J Harper again today, 7/25/14. You probably already know the ladies that make up S.J. Harper (we’ve had our featured author Jeanne on the site multiple times), but it’s wonderful to be re-introducing you to the team and their fabulous work…

S.J. Harper is the pen name for the writing team of Samantha Sommersby and Jeanne C. Stein (you can find out more about Jeanne to the left, and be sure to check out here ANNA STRONG CHRONICLES series) two friends who met at Comic-Con in San Diego and quickly bonded over a mutual love of good wine, edgy urban fantasy, and everything Joss Whedon.

Jeanne and Samantha together, are the proud creators of the new FALLEN SIREN series.

Author Links:

Samantha Sommersby: Facebook / Twitter 

Jeanne Stein: Facebook / Twitter

For those of you new to the book, let me get you caught up…

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Emma Monroe is a Fallen Siren, cursed by the gods and banished to Earth for her failure to prevent the kidnapping of Persephone. She’s had many names and many lives, but only one mission: redemption. Now she works for the FBI and is on temporary assignment in Charleston. Solving this next missing persons case could be the key to ending her ancient curse—unless the temptation that’s her new partner gets in the way.

Zack Armstrong is a Werewolf. Tall, dark, and dangerous, he currently works for one of the bureau’s elite Child Abduction Rapid Deployment teams. In many respects the man is every bit as mysterious as his secret and perilous past. But there are two things he’s certain about, that he’s going to get his man and his woman.

When Zack finds himself suddenly shy a partner and a third child goes missing in Charleston, Emma goes from consultant to CARD team member in the space of a few hours. The abductions of the first two boys ended in murder, an outcome that neither Zack nor Emma can abide. As they race against time to track down the kidnapper and rescue the latest victim, they find themselves fighting something just as treacherous—a growing attraction that can’t be ignored or denied.

EXCERPT:

 Since we haven’t heard from either Taft or Biller, I have to assume there still hasn’t been a ransom demand in the Anderson case either. So what is going on in this kidnapper’s head? What’s the motivation? He kept the first boy one month, the second, two weeks. The length of time between crimes is also shortening. There’s been no evidence of sexual assault in either case. We’re running out of time. Is the kidnapper losing patience, becoming more desperate? Why? There’s obviously a need he’s trying to meet, a need these boys are not satisfying.

Or maybe his motivation is changing. Perhaps there was some specific expectation, or should I say explanation, for taking Andy Boroson—assuming Andy really was the first. And now he’s simply losing interest in keeping the boys longer because it’s the rush of the abduction, the thrill of the kill that’s driving him.

I shudder.

It’s a truly frightening prospect. If that’s the case, we could be in for a long haul.

And more victims.

Zack turns off the road and into a parking space along a block of quaint, brick-faced shops. I follow him out of the SUV and into an eatery. The sign out front says Cannon. It’s only eleven thirty so we have our choice of booths lining the sides of the small restaurant.

Zack chooses the one farthest from the long, scarred wooden bar already bustling with patrons. A smiling, busty waitress hands us menus and in that distinctive Southern way, tells us, “Just wave a hand, handsome, when you’re ready to order. I’m Gwen.”

That, of course, was directed at Zack. He doesn’t seem to notice the obvious flirtation, or maybe he’s just pretending he didn’t notice for my benefit.

“I bet you get that a lot, huh handsome?”

Zack eyes are on his menu. “Didn’t figure you for the jealous type.”

“Jealous?”

He doesn’t bother to look up. “I understand. It’s probably difficult having to watch me share a moment with Gwen when what you really want it to have me all to yourself. I wouldn’t mind dividing my time. Just say the word. There’s plenty to go around.”

I let a beat pass. Then another.

His eyes lift to meet mine.

I drop the menu on the table and lean forward. “I should warn you,” I tell him, my gaze steady, the tone of my voice low and laced with something just this side of wicked. “If I were to ever say the word, there would be no dividing of your time. You’d have neither the energy nor the inclination.”

A slow smile forms. “Are we flirting?”

“I don’t flirt.”

“’Cause that felt a lot like flirting.”

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Meet FBI Agents Emma Monroe and Zack Armstrong.

She’s cursed. He’s damned. Together, they make one hell of a team. Emma Monroe is a Siren, cursed by the gods and bound to earth to atone for an ancient failure. She’s had many names and many lives, but only one mission: redemption. Now that she works missing persons cases for the FBI, it could be just a rescue away. Unless her new partner leads her astray.

Special Agent Zack Armstrong just transferred into the San Diego Field Office. He’s a werewolf, doing his best to beat back the demons from his dark and dangerous past. As a former Black Ops sniper, he’s taken enough lives. Now he’s doing penance by saving them.

Emma and Zack’s very first case draws them deep into the realm of the paranormal and forces them to use their own supernatural abilities. But that leaves each of them vulnerable, and there are lines partners should not cross. As secrets are revealed and more women go missing, one thing becomes clear: as they race to save the victims, Emma and Zack risk losing themselves.

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Hey everyone!

LITERAL ADDICTION is uber thrilled to introduce you to an extraordinary author today, Thursday, July 24th.

Brynn is the proud creator of the PROPHESIES OF THE NINE and JORJA GRAHAM series.

Keep up with Brynn online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads, and if you’d like… we’d LOVE to have you as one of her Bookish Beauties, so feel free to request to join her Street Team, as well. The more the merrier!!

For those of you new to Brynn’s work, first, the books are incredible! Second… read on to get all caught up. :)

PROPHESIES OF THE NINE SERIES:

The Prophecies of The Nine is a breathtaking adult paranormal romance series featuring the warriors of The Nine, a unique band of fighters all chosen for their individual talents. Their job is to protect the innocent souls and punish those who wish to enslave the human world as well as the supernatural. The leader of the sluagh has waged a war with the goddesses and now both sides will stop at nothing to exact their vengeance. Get ready to fall into a story of love, fire and passion as these warriors fight to save everything and everyone they love.

Entasy

PROPHESIES OF THE NINE #0.5

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Kylah is the granddaughter of two Celtic goddesses but due to a tragedy Kylah's memories were taken to protect her. She has no idea who she really is but soon she will find out...soon she will have to confront her past in order to save her future.

**This book is not a YA read. This book contains a detailed sex scene and is not suitable for young readers.**

Redemption

PROPHESIES OF THE NINE #1

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An adult paranormal romance. **This book is not a YA read. This book contains several detailed sex scenes and is not suitable for young readers.**

The past is no longer a blur, the present has become a mystery, and the future remains unknown.

Kylah’s mind has been freed and her power unleashed. She is once again the loose cannon she was two hundred years ago. Everyone she loves is waiting for her to take her rightful place among The Nine. But if Kylah can't control her guilt, her anger, and her conflicting desires, she may yet again ruin the lives of those she loves.

 After spending two hundred years thinking his mate was dead, Aerric finally has the love of his life back in his arms and in his bed. But after realizing Kylah willingly made the choice to leave him all those years ago, his heaven quickly turned to hell. Truths are revealed and tempers flare, leaving their happily ever after on the verge of ashes.

Devotion

PROPHESIES OF THE NINE #2

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An adult paranormal romance.

Ty and Vivi have spent hundreds of years waiting for their chance at a peaceful life, and now that it's within their grasp, they will stop at nothing to protect what they love most.

Tynan’s soul has been returned but now something else threatens to destroy him and his family. Liam and Cathal’s actions have taken things to another level and The Nine will be forced to respond immediately. The past is now colliding with the future and he’ll need to do all he can to protect his siblings from the pain of setting Caolainn free.

Vivi risked everything to save Tynan that fateful night in the alley. A decision she doesn’t regret because the child growing within her is nothing less than a miracle. Sorcha will need both her mother and father because Vivi fears their enemies will do all they can to possess her and use her as a pawn in this continuing war.

JORJA GRAHAM

A stunning paranormal romance mystery duet, the Jorja Graham series follows the life of Jorja and her quest for love, acceptance and peace.

The Life and Death of Jorja Graham

JORJA GRAHAM #1

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All my life I've been referred to as the quintessential southern bell: blonde, stunningly beautiful, and overtly enchanting, but that was only the face I shared with the world; no one ever knew the hell I truly endured.

After returning to Savannah, I had everything I ever wanted: a new home, a handsome suitor, and the job of my dreams as an antique dealer. Little did I know that the choice to move on with my life would be the last decision I’d ever make.

My name is Jorja Graham and my story is proof that not every romance has a happy ending.

The Echoed Life of Jorja Graham

JORJA GRAHAM #2

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Book #2 in the Jorja Graham series.

"Follow my echo and I will lead you to the still point at the center of it all." ~ Jorja

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Captivated by Crimson

A paranormal thriller coming 2015.

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She is the fated one I have been waiting for...

The crimson in her veins will restore me…

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My desire for her burns like no other…

I must possess her…

Dare to touch her and you will be the one to suffer…

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Nola Blair is a free-spirited photographer sent to cover the party of the century in Elizabeth Bathory’s ruined castle. It was an assignment she'd declined––twice, but when she was offered a hefty sum to indulge the wealthy eccentric, she finally gave in. Little did she know that the guests at this party were centuries old and their desires reached far beyond those of a normal partygoer.

One captivating night will change her life and the two vampires vying for her will fight to the death to get what they want. One wants her to be his and the other wants her blood.

Who will decide Nola’s fate?

Don’t they sound incredible!!?? Seriously, they are. Brynn has an amazing voice and you can’t help but get lost in her books. Make sure to check out her available releases, and keep your eyes open for the new releases, as well. For the rest of today though, let’s see what Brynn had to say when I sat down to chat with her…

INTERVIEW WITH BRYNN MYERS:

LITERAL ADDICTION: Hi Brynn! I am so happy to have you here today. Thank you so much for taking time out of your schedule to chat with us for a bit. I always like to start out learning more about our guest authors…

Q1): What are 3 things about yourself – no matter how random - that we couldn’t find out easily on the Internet?

BRYNN: 1. I have a lotus tattoo on my right hip. 2. I get bored with my hair a lot and am always looking for ways to change it…color, cut or both. 3. I’m a total smartass and sometimes it’s so dry that folks don’t get my humor, but I never mean anything by it, I’m just a bit quirky is all. :P

Q2): What are 2 things that always make you smile, and 2 things that never fail to piss you off?

BRYNN: My family and friends make me smile every day. The two things that piss me off are self-absorbed, insensitive people and drivers on the road who practice random acts of driving. They piss me off royally. :P

Q3): What are some things that you enjoy doing when you’re not writing or taking care of other author business?

BRYNN: Reading and *hangs head* playing BubbleMania and the other internet games my daughter got me started on. :\ In my defense, my brain rarely rests, so it feels good to get lost sometimes in something that is mindless.

Q4): What’s a typical writing day like for you? Do you have anything that you absolutely have to have with you to get the creative juices flowing or any interesting writing quirks?

BRYNN: Um let’s see…when it’s NOT summer, I get up, drink java (a must), take my daughter to school (another must), answer messages, write my pants off or stair at the monitor wishing I was writing my pants off, pick my peanut up from school, try and write some more in between the cat meow’s, the dog begging for my attention and my people hoping I am gonna feed them dinner sometime within this century. On any given day any and all of those things can/do happen. As for summer…*inserts glorious laughter* Pray for fifteen minutes to think and hope for the best! LOL! #countdowntobacktoschool

Q5): If you could have 1 superpower, what would you want it to be and why?

BRYNN: The ability to control fire telekinetically. It’s no coincidence that Kylah gets all blue and flamey. :-P

Q6): What authors or titles (if any) do you feel inspired you to become the fantasy author that you are today?

BRYNN: I came into this genre later than most. My first love was suspense and mystery authors like Koontz and Cornwell but once I started reading PNR/UF, I was hooked and have been ever since. I’m pretty sure my favorites will be standard fair…Moning, Ward, Kenyon, Ione, Frost. I love the characters and the worlds they create. My favorites are the authors that keep me guessing. I love to unravel the story and predict where it’s going. In fact, I drive some of my girlfriend’s nuts with my theories.

Q7): If you could spend the day with anyone – alive, dead, fictional, etc - who would you want it to be and what would you want to do?

BRYNN: There are several people I’d like to meet but if I can only pick one, it would be my Nana. She passed away in 2008 and there are just a few things I really want to say/ask and have her answer. She was a very important part of my life and I miss her every day!

Q8): Was there any specific inspiration behind the creation of your PROPHESIES OF NINE or JORJA GRAHAM series?

BRYNN: I wish I could say yes, but there wasn’t anything specific. I just had stories and conversations in my head and so I turned them into the Prophecies of The Nine. Jorja’s story actually spun out of another story I was toying with before I dug my feet into Entasy.

Q9): How many books do you ultimately have planned for each of the series?

BRYNN: There will be ten books total in the Prophecies of The Nine series–Entasy + 9 book that’ll include an HEA for each member of The Nine, which will coincide with the overall story ARC. The final book will be titled Annihilation and should give some insight as to where the series is headed. As for Jorja, I’m currently working on book two and plan to give the readers all they need to have a complete story with only two in the series.

Q9): What can readers expect as each series progresses?

BRYNN: Answers as to why I consistently leave the readers guessing. *points to above listed answers* I love mysteries and suspense! You just can’t beat an audible gasp.

Q10): What were some of the challenges that you encountered while bringing the two series to life?

BRYNN: To be honest, I've faced the typical challenges all authors face; editing mishaps, marketing issues, writer's block. You name it, I've dealt with it. I struggle sometimes with it all but that’s what chocolate, friends, and alcohol are for right?

Q11): What are you the most proud of so far with regards to your career?

BRYNN: That I actually did it! Fear of failure gripped me into avoidance at first. I wasn’t sure and I’m still not certain my stories are good enough, but the fears eases a bit with each book I write. Now I think “Huh, maybe that’s not too bad.” I’m a work in progress just like my stories.

Q12): Now that you’ve had the time to spend with your characters in your head, do you have a favorite? I know it’s like picking a child, sorry! But it’d be interesting to get your thoughts so people can think on it while they read…

BRYNN: I love them all…yes, standard answer, but if you’re nailing my feet to the floor, I would say Obsydian. Since the moment he was “born” I knew he was amazing! :D

Q13): What else are you working on outside of getting the upcoming JORJA book read for us all to devour?

BRYNN: I put Devotion, book 2 for PON on the backburner to write The Echoed Life of Jorja Graham, but I will be writing that book next. Then I have a book I’m wicked excited to write called Captivated by Crimson. *rubs hands together* Vampires, Elizabeth Bathory and humans…Oh what a tangled web we weave. *wink*

Q14): Anything else – upcoming collections, conventions, signings, etc that you want to make sure your fans know about?

BRYNN: I’m happy to say I was lucky enough to be asked to be a featured author for the Coastal Magic Convention 2015 in Daytona. I’m super excited and can’t wait to be there. I hope to see all the fabulous people I met last year and add more to my list of folks I love to chat with.

Q15): Is there anything special you’d like to say to your readers while we have you here today?

BRYNN: THANK YOU! Thank you for reading my books, for enjoying them, and for giving me a chance among the hundreds of amazing authors out there to choose from. To some this answer may seem cheesy, but I can promise you it’s not. It’s exactly how I feel. Whether people like my books or not, I remain grateful. I’m honest to a fault. In fact, I lack ability to suck up. Those words truly come from my humble heart!

LITERAL ADDICTION: Brynn, thank you so much again for being with us today. I’m SO excited to introduce some new readers to your incredible work, and cannot wait to promote and celebrate the release of the new books in both series (and any others) with you, as well!!

BRYNN: Thank you for having me, Chelle. I appreciate all you and the other ladies here at Literal Addiction do to support me. I’m blessed to know you all!

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Hi everyone, LITERAL ADDICTION is thrilled to have Molly Harper back with us today - 6/30/14!

You can keep up with Molly online at her Website, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on GoodReads.

For those of you new to Molly’s work, we highly suggest that you check out her entire backlist, but for today, we’re going to spotlight her new book, Better Homes and Hauntings…

Better Homes and Hauntings

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Author of the beloved Half Moon Hollow series of vampire romances (Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs), Molly Harper has created a standalone paranormal romance in which a dilapidated haunted house could bring star-crossed lovers together—if it doesn’t kill them first!

When Nina Linden is hired to landscape a private island off the New England coast, she sees it as her chance to rebuild her failing business after being cheated by her unscrupulous ex. She never expects that her new client, software mogul Deacon Whitney, would see more in her than just a talented gardener. Deacon has paid top dollar to the crews he’s hired to renovate the desolate Whitney estate—he had to, because the bumps, thumps, and unexplained sightings of ghostly figures in nineteenth-century dress are driving workers away faster than he can say “Boo.”

But Nina shows no signs of being scared away, even as she experiences some unnerving apparitions herself. And as the two of them work closely together to restore the mansion’s faded glory, Deacon realizes that he’s found someone who doesn’t seem to like his fortune more than himself—while Nina may have finally found the one man she can trust with her bruised and battered heart.

But something on the island doesn’t believe in true love…and if Nina and Deacon can’t figure out how to put these angry spirits to rest, their own love doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.

Our review, by LITERAL ADDICTION’s Pack Alpha & Vivacious Valkyrie – Chelle & Marta:

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We really enjoyed this! Light-hearted, sarcastic, and witty, with an intriguing para-mystery holding it all together, and different than the 'normal' paranormals out there. We really enjoyed the concept, the characters, and the plot. 

A haunted house on an island, a family under a curse and a woman with a vengeful ex, now there's a unique plot! I won't go into too much detail as I think half the fun of this book was getting to know the characters and all their little quirks but I will say that for me Nina stood out as such a likeable heroine. She's rebuilding her life and trying to get her gardening business on a firm footing so the idea of working on such an ambitious project is taylor made for her. Oh and obviously the fact that the owner of the island is smoking hot doesn't hurt at all! The unfortunate thing is though that the rumours of the house being haunted might just not be rumours. There's definitely something not quite right on the island but just how bad can it get!

Sounds awesome, yes!!?  Make sure to check it out.

For the rest of today, let’s see what Molly had to say when I sat down to chat with her.

INTERVIEW WITH MOLLY HARPER:

Chelle - LITERAL ADDICTION: Hi Molly! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to drop by and spend some time with me, especially right after a release. I’m so happy to have you here! It was so much fun with you at Coastal Magic this last year. I’m so happy I got a chance to meet you!

Molly: I had so much fun at the conference. Speed dating with bloggers was hilarious.

LITERAL ADDICTION: I always start by getting to know our guest V.I.P author a little bit better…

1): Can you tell us 3 things about yourself – no matter how random - that we couldn’t find out easily on the internet?

Molly:  I am a little obsessed with sushi, as in, wanting it at least twice a week. I could eat dragon rolls every day. And if I don’t get my daily recommended allowance of seaweed and rice, I get sort of cranky.

I swore off binge-watching entire seasons of TV shows when a Criminal Minds marathon convinced me that everybody was out to murder me.

(As a TV cop procedural aside, I have an oddly specific crush on Christopher Meloni, but only when he’s NOT playing Elliot Stabler.)

I started studying martial arts about a year ago. I started with Brazilian jiu jitsu and recently earned my yellow belt in karate.  So I have the fighting skills of your average seven year old.

2) What are 2 things that always make you smile, and 2 things that never fail to piss you off?

Molly: Always hilarious:

My husband being surprised by the spiciness of the salsa at our favorite Mexican restaurant EVERY TIME he eats it.  And then watching him dab his sweaty forehead with a napkin.

My son’s choice in clothing combinations.

Pisses me off:

People who answer their cell phones during funerals.

Adults who pull those stupid “got your nose” tricks on my daughter and then seem offended when she doesn’t laugh.

3) When did you start writing? Can you share with us a bit about your first experience trying to get a manuscript out there?

Molly:  When I was 22, I wrote a western historical.  It was horrible. I used every terrible story cliché available. It never got representation.  If there is a good and merciful high power, it will never see the light of day.

But the experience did teach me about the process of getting an agent. I learned how to use agentquery.com and how to perfect a query letter.  And when I started submitting NICE GIRLS DON’T HAVE FANGS for representation, I was used to receiving rejections, so it wasn’t so daunting.

4) Was there anyone (or anything) that was directly involved with your drive to become an author?

Molly:  I had some wonderful English teachers in high school.  In ninth grade, Mr. Werner asked us to write an introductory essay so he knew something about us as the year started. I wrote about dinner table debates with my dad. Mr. Werner loved mine and had me read it aloud to the class, which was something I’d never done before.

Mr. Werner told me I had a unique voice, like Erma Bombeck.  And once I looked Erma Bombeck up in the library and realized he’d paid me a compliment, I started thinking about writing as a possible career.  I’d always written stories, but it never occurred to me that I could be a writer. There weren’t many published authors from Paducah, Ky.

I read more of Bombeck’s essays and looked into degree programs that would help pursue a career as a newspaper reporter. I ended up getting a degree in print journalism and writing my own humor column for my local paper for six years.

Throughout high school, that little spark of writer’s hope was encouraged by Mr. Werner, Mr. Toy, Mrs. Rafferty and Mrs. Campbell – awesome English teachers who put up with a considerable amount of teenage smartassery to help me find my writing voice.  I still live in the small town where I grew up. Every once in a while I see them, and I’m sure to thank them and tell them what a profound influence they’ve had on my life.

5) If you could spend the day with anyone – alive, dead, fictional, etc – whom would you want to spend it with, and what would you want to do?

Molly:  I’ve made my crush on Christopher Meloni pretty clear.  And never you mind what we would do.

6) Do you have any interesting writing quirks or a specific routine you must follow to begin your writing process?

Molly:  I have to have Perrier. Up until December 2013, I was a 5-6 Coke a day drinker. I went on a pretty serious diet and exercise program, and the first thing I gave up first was sodas. So I started drinking bubbly water like it was going out of style. And I have playlists set up for different series that I work on.  For instance, I have a “vampire” playlist for my Half-Moon Hollow books, with lots of Pink and Kelly Clarkson. I have to have that music or if I’m picturing a specific actor as my hero, I’ll watch movies with that actor in them. Or at least, that’s the excuse I used to watch Tom Hardy movies over and over while writing A WITCH’S HANDBOOK OF KISSES AND CURSES.

7) If we were to hop in your car or pick up your MP3 player and turn it on, what do you think we’d be most likely to hear?

Molly:  My playlists are so random, you’d probably think I had multiple personality disorder. I’ve got everything from Enya to Eminem. I listen to a lot of ES Posthumous, Florence + The Machine, and embarrassing amount of dubstep.

8) Was there any specific inspiration behind the creation of Better Homes and Hauntings?

Molly:  I love haunted house stories, but the reason behind the hauntings are rarely complex or scary enough to satisfy me. I wanted to write the biggest, best haunted house story I could manage, with a backstory that suited me. I hope I accomplished it.

9) I know that you have another book slated for this fall, the next in the BLUEGRASS series, can you tell us a little bit more about that?

Molly:  Kelsey Wade, assistant extraordinaire to the staff at the Kentucky Commission on Tourism is known for having everything under control. So it’s not surprising that she and her boss, Sadie, have everything planned to the second for the office winter retreat. But there are things even Kelsey can’t micromanage.

An unprecedented snowstorm smothers half of Kentucky and knocks out the power, closes the roads, and generally shuts down the state. Luckily, the lodge has working fireplaces and enough food to keep the staff from turning on each other like something out of The Shining. Kelsey wouldn’t mind being stuck inside if it wasn’t for the tension with her not-so-secret crush, Charlie, the office’s statistician. But handsome Ranger Luke, the lodge’s only employee on hand, is there to take Kelsey’s mind off her discomfort.

Even though this weekend is supposed to be a planning session for KCT, Kelsey can’t help her mind from wandering and finds herself conflicted over Luke and Charlie. Someone’s love will keep her warm, but whose will it be?

SNOW FALLING ON BLUEGRASS was the idea that got the series started.  In January 2009, there was a huge icestorm that took out power to thousands of homes in the southeast. My cell phone was working, but the only people I could call lived outside of Kentucky, meaning my agent and editor. I was trapped in my inlaws house, sleeping on a mattress in front of their fireplace with my infant son and toddler daughter. I called my New York contacts just to stay sane and assure myself that there was a world out there with electricity and modern conveniences.

My agent, Stephany, was fascinated by my tales of cold and sleep depravation.  In fact, she finds most of my stories about Kentucky bizarrely compelling. She suggested I write a contemporary series exploring the weird quirks of my home state, especially the ice storm episode. MY BLUEGRASS BABY was released in 2012, followed RHTYHM AND BLUEGRASS.

10) What types of scenes do you enjoy writing the most (love, action, dialogue, etc) and why?

Molly:  Dialogue.  I have a strong ear for funny conversation, especially big group scenes with lots of characters.  Something about the conversation bouncing between all of those people really clicks in my head. It’s so much fun.

11) What was the most challenging thing about creating Better Homes and Hauntings?

Molly:  This was the first story I’ve ever written with more than one full love story.  Besides Deacon and Nina, there’s a secondary love story between Deacon’s friend and an organizational expert brought in to clean and organize the house.  Timing the arc of those two relationships was very challenging.

12) Has there been a specific moment in your career thus far that you are particularly proud of?

Molly:  Receiving emails from people who tell me that my books helped them get through chemotherapy, grief, divorce, surgery and other ordeals. I know that my stories aren’t going to teach people any great life lessons, but I can make them laugh and forget their problems for a while. Knowing I’ve made a difference for someone makes me very happy.

13) Anything else in the works for Molly Harper outside of keeping sales going on your existing series and getting the new book into our hot little hands?  Anthologies, compilations, etc…

Molly:  I will be writing more Half-Moon Hollow spin-offs, including a full novel exploring the romance for Gigi started in I’M DREAMING OF AN UNDEAD CHRISTMAS.  THE DANGERS OF DATING A REBOUND VAMPIRE will be released next year.

14) Is there anything special you’d like to say to your readers while I have you here today?

Molly: If you enjoy audiobooks, BETTER HOMES AND HAUNTINGS will be released by Audible on the same day that it is released in print and ebook.

Also, my Half-Moon Hollow Christmas short story, I’M DREAMING OF AN UNDEAD CHRISTMAS, will be available in ebook on November 3, 2014.

And third book in the Bluegrass contemporary series, SNOW FALLING ON BLUEGRASS, will be released on September 22.

LITERAL ADDICTION: Molly, thank you SO much again for being with us today. I really hope that I’ve turned some new readers on to your work, and I hope that people will go out, pick up, and love Better Homes & Hauntings!

Molly: Thanks!

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 LITERAL ADDICTION is proud to promote for the incredible Carrie Ann Ryan once again today, 6/26/14, to help say goodbye to the Redwood Pack!

Feel free to stalk Carrie Ann at the following places online - Facebook, Twitter,Website, Blog, Goodreads, Amazon Author Page and Pinterest.

Carrie Ann has a lot of Series in the works (make sure you check out her entire backlist!) but today we’d like to celebrate the end of the series and tell you about the latest full length, Fighting Fate, and the upcoming novella, Loving the Omega. If you want a full series spotlight with all of the books, check our past Events with/for Carrie Ann.

Edward and Patrica Jamenson have six sons and one daughter. Each must find their mates and succumb to their fate. An evil shadow is coming and the Jamensons are on the front line. Will you be there to follow their journey?

There are seven books total with several extra novellas.

For all things Redwood Pack check out Carrie Ann’s Website page for herHandsome Alphas.

Interested in learning more about the characters? Check out the Redwood Pack Character Profile page.

Fighting Fate

REDWOOD PACK Book #7

JUST RELEASED 6/10/14!

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Loving the Omega

REDWOOD PACK Book #7.5

COMING 7/15/14!

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Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Bewitching Bella - Charity:

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This Novella was way too short and I wanted so much more but as a long time Redwood fan how could I not want more, but it did what it was suppose to, give us a taste of Maddox and Ellie and lead us into what Carrie Ann has planned for this world.

Maddox and Ellie have settled into a routine and are finding their peace after the war with the Centrals has finally ended, but their self doubt is still crippling. I love how we get a look into one of my favorite couples and how they are coping and it hurt to see that they weren't doing as well as I had hoped but after reading further, I understood why.

When the one thing keeping them going gets "taken", their world is on the edge of shattering all over again. BUT WAIT.....things are not always as they seem!

Carrie Ann has big plans for the world she has created within the Redwood Series and Loving the Omega just helps to open up her readers and give us a taste of the possibilities of where it can be taken.

I give Loving the Omega 4 out of 5 Stars and strongly suggest that readers immerse themselves within the Redwood Series from the beginning.

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I'm here today to tell you all about Carrie Ann's newest release, His Choice (previously released as part of the Ever After anthology), DANTE'S CIRCLE #3.5. For a full rundown of the whole DANTE'S CIRCLE series with our Spotlights, Buy Links, Reviews, and more, go HERE. For this post, let me tell you about His Choice...

His Choice

DANTE'S CIRCLE #3.5

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As the youngest son of Lucifer, Fawkes has long since known what paths his future could take. He could follow his father’s footsteps, stealing the souls of humans and slowly lose his own, or starve himself and wither away until he finds his true half and forms a bond that can not only save his life, but his soul.

Leslie Masterson’s life has been one torment after another. A submissive wolf, she’s tried to hide in the shadows of her Pack and find the will to live another day. After her brother—the man who has beaten her verbally and physically her entire life—is killed when he challenges the Alpha, Leslie finally sees a path to freedom.

It only takes one look between the two for them to know that they could be the answer to each other’s prayers, but some of the Pack isn’t ready to let Leslie go. It will take the strength of a fiery demon from hell and the love of a submissive wolf to overcome not only their past, but their chance at a future.

His Choice was also found in the Ever After Anthology.

Hello everyone! LITERAL ADDICTION is super happy to be promoting for Terry Spear  again today, this time to promote and celebrate the release of book #3 in her HEART OF THE JAGUAR series, Jaguar Hunt!

Terry is the proud creator of the HEART OF THE WOLF series, she is also the proud creator of the THE WORLD OF THE FAE,HIGHLANDER MEDIEVAL, HEART OF THE JAGUAR and BLOOD MOONseries.

For those of you not yet familiar with Terry’s work, we highly suggest that you check out her entire backlist, but today we’re going to concentrate on the new release, Jaguar Hunt and its series HEART OF THE JAGUAR.

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In the heat of the jungle, jaguars are clawed, dangerous, and hungry for love. With hopes of overcoming night terrors and thanking the man who saved her life, Kathleen McKnight returns to the Amazon. A jaguar at heart, Connor Anderson doesn’t just protect her, but wants to claim her for his own.

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Jaguar shifter Maya Anderson learns about a secret jaguar society through undergournd social networking sites. She wanted to discover others like her, but now she’s got more trouble than she bargained for—including one hot jaguar shifter who’s set his sights on her. Wade Patterson has learned that Maya is a shifter—and available. But how does he get to know her when he left such a bad first impresssion? When he learns Maya has gone to a watering hole for jaguar shifters to meet up, he quickly follows after, hoping she is wily enough to hold her own…

Jaguar Hunt

HEART OF THE JAGUAR Book #3

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Excerpt

“Good night.” David closed his eyes, but he couldn’t stop taking in deep breaths of her jasmine soap and she-cat scent mixed into one delightful fragrance. He couldn’t ignore the beat of her heart - or his - that told him he was way too turned on, and that she was feeling the same way. He couldn’t help feeling the heat of her body and wanting to ratchet it up a few degrees, starting with a kiss.

Make sure that you add them to your TBR lists and check them out from your favorite bookseller. 

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