#BookReview: Heart of Stone by Christine Warren - 4 Wine Glasses!

Title: Heart of Stone 
Series: Gargoyles #1
Author: Christine Warren
Format: eBook/Paperback, 297 pages
Published: December 31st 2013 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Source: Library
Reviewer: Linda
Rating: 4/5

From bestselling author Christine Warren comes a thrilling new series about a young woman caught between a rock and a hard place—between gargoyles and demons…

Ella Harrow is trying to carve out a normal life for herself. Well, as normal as an art geek with psychic abilities can hope for. As museum docent and gift-shop manager, Ella is able to keep her distance from people—and her powers in check—while surrounding herself with the artifacts she loves. But how on earth is she supposed to act normal when a thousand-year-old statue on the museum's terrace suddenly comes to life?

Heart of Stone

Not your ordinary gargoyle, Kees has been asleep for eons, waiting for a portent of evil to wake him from his slumber. Kees isn't a vision; he's a bat-winged guardian created to protect the world from the seven demons of the Dark. Somehow, Ella triggered his reawakening. Maybe the demons have been unleashed? Maybe his heart is finally ready to be chiseled open? The fate of the world isn't carved in stone…yet.

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#BookReview: The Shadow Prince by Stacey O'Neale - 3.5 Wine Glasses!

Title: The Shadow Prince 
Series: Mortal Enchantment #0.5
Author: Stacey O'Neale 
Format: ebook, 111 pages
Published: March 25th 2014 by Phoenix Reign Publishing
ISBN: 0991451902
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Source: Author
Reviewer: Linda
Rating: 3.5/5

Every sacrifice has consequences.
Sixteen-year-old Rowan has spent most of his life living among the mortals—learning to control the element of fire, impatiently awaiting the day his vengeful mother, Queen Prisma, will abdicate her throne. When he finally returns to Avalon for his coronation, his mother insists he must first prove his loyalty to the court by completing a secret mission:
Kill Kalin, the half-human, half-elemental daughter of the air court king.
Willing to do anything to remove his mother from power, he agrees to sacrifice the halfling. He returns to the mortal world with his best friend, Marcus, determined to kill the princess. But as he devises a plan, he starts to question whether or not he's capable of completing such a heinous task. And what price he will pay if he refuses?

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What It Takes by Kathryn Ascher (Guest Post/Excerpt)

Please give a warm welcome to contemporary romance author, Kathryn Ascher, who is joining us with her book WHAT IT TAKES. 

What inspired you to write "What It Takes?"

I was flipping through a magazine filled with interviews with cast members of one of my favorite movies at the time, and in one interview an actor was asked if he was dating his co-star, a question he apparently heard a lot. He denied it and added that he thought fans saw things based on the characters and their responses to each other and they (the fans) confused that with reality. I began to wonder if actors themselves ever confused their roles with reality and what that might look like. I started out with the intent of making Patrick that kind of character, and that’s how Kelsey sees him.

#BookReview: Night Child by Lisa Kessler - 5 Wine Glasses

Title: Night Child 
Series: Night #3
Author: Lisa Kessler 
Format: ebook, 330 pages
Published: April 28th 2014 by Entangled: Edge
ISBN: 1622665465 
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Source: Publisher
Reviewer: Linda
Rating: 5/5

A psychic gift…
Muriah La Deaux’s latest job requires her to locate an ancient codex detailing a prophecy of an immortal birth. But before she can deliver it, her client is brutally murdered. Now a man with chaos in his eyes wants the codex she’s hiding.
An immortal child…
Issa is one of the original Night Walkers, a proud protector of the mortal world. Now, when the survival of his entire race rests on protecting an unborn child, Issa is the only immortal strong enough to protect Muriah on a risky mission—locate the lost scrolls that will trap their foe—but his tenuous grasp on his sanity is slipping.
The ultimate sacrifice…
Muriah’s headstrong spirit awakens feelings in Issa that are best left buried. But as the battle between love and chaos ensues, sacrifices must be made.

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#BookReview: Night Angel by Lisa Kessler - 5 Wine Glasses

Title: Night Angel 
Series: Night #2.5
Author: Lisa Kessler 
Format: eBook, 96 pages
Published: March 16th 2014 by Lisa's Lair Productions
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Source: Purchased by Reviewer
Reviewer: Linda
Rating: 5/5

Sometimes the only way to heal is to love...
When Colin Flynn returns home to Ireland, the immortal Night Walker is not the protector he had once been. Although his flesh has healed, the scars hide a broken spirit.
Juliana Duffy is a survivor. She owns a florist shop and continues to play piano in spite of her deafness. Her prophetic dreams warn her of coming death and show her the faces of two men: one a customer and one a handsome stranger.
After hearing her music, Colin finds himself drawn to this woman who refuses to be defined by her injury. As an ancient enemy emerges and threatens her safety, Colin will need to learn Juliana's secret to overcome his wounds, and regain his strength.
But falling for a mortal could be the greatest risk of all...

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#BookReview: Night Demon by Lisa Kessler - 5 Wine Glasses

Title: Night Demon 
Series: Night #2
Author: Lisa Kessler 
Format: eBook/Paperback, 304 pages
Published: March 18th 2013 by Entangled Publishing
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Source: Author
Reviewer: Linda
Rating: 5/5

Deep within the Yucatan jungle a demon has awakened...
Gretchen Finch's job would be much easier if she weren't alone in the jungle with a brilliant recluse whose every glance sets her on fire. But the more she focuses on her work, the closer she gets to unlocking the mysteries of a terrible creature - the Night Demon - that threatens the world as she knows it. Though her scientific mind tells her it's impossible, she's beginning to believe the ancient Mayan tales as the sinister jungle comes alive around her.
Lukas Smith has spent hundreds of years searching for answers to his immortal Night Walker nature. As a series of ancient glyphs become clear, he's about to find out more than he'd ever hoped, but the more he learns, the more his fate intertwines with the Night Demon, and the harder it becomes to hide his immortal secret from the beautiful, intelligent Gretchen.
Together, they must find a way to stop the inexplicable violence and mass destruction surging across the earth before the Night Demon destroys more than just mankind.

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