Friday Book Blogger Hop, Follow & Tag Along! (2/5)

18 & Over Book Blogger Tag Along Friday is hosted by Laurie at Bitten by Paranormal Romance.

18 and over book blogger tag along is for a specific group of book bloggers. 18 and over book bloggers primarily have on their blog book reviews and posts of adult content. 

It doesn't matter what you read if it’s paranormal, suspense, historical, contemporary or mystery, along with erotic with any genre. As long as it is adult then you’re in.

Question of the week. Do you prefer to read erotic novella's or novels?  
I prefer novels, I like getting totally lost in the story and a lot of novella's are just too short for me to do that. They need to be over 100 pages at least for me. 

I hope that everyone has a fabulicious weekend, stay warm if you're up north! I'm sending you warm Florida thoughts. =)

Guest Post w/Author Sondrae Bennett

Happy Friday-Eve all! Today we have author Sondrae Bennett joining us for a guest post. Her first novella, Arctic Winds, was released last month by Lyrical Press. Thank you Sondrae for stopping by! You can find more on Sondrae's debut at the end of the post. 
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The Magic of Romance

    I’m a huge reader. I think you have to be in order to write. When other girls went to the mall to buy clothes in high school, I headed straight for the bookstore. There is no greater feeling than picking up a book and sinking into the story, to be transported to a different world.  By far my favorite world to escape to was romance.
There’s something truly magical about romance. It’s a world where anything is possible. Vikings, rakes, and pirates all reign supreme as they take their worlds by storm. At least until that moment when they find the one woman they can’t live without and do whatever they must to keep her safe and happy. The stories are full of heartbreak, adventure, and triumph. But no matter how dark the future looks for the hero and heroine, one this is always assured… There is a happily ever after on the horizon.

    There is a lesson in that for us all. Never give up hope. Sure, our characters will give up at the darkest of times. They’ll wail at Fate or resign themselves to “inevitable” hardship. But they always win in the end. For us as readers, it’s uplifting. It gives us hope that if we try hard enough and keep trudging forward, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It gives us a reason to believe in love. And a way to fall in love again. That is really the magic of romance. When we pick up a story we’re able to fall in love over and over again.
    A good book causes us to run the gambit of emotions. We’ll sigh as the hero sweeps the heroine into his embrace and hurt right along with the characters. That’s what I want my readers to experience. And when the story is finished, I want them to feel uplifted, to believe that love is out there for everyone.
    I was once asked what word I would use to describe my story, and the word I choose is heartwarming. I want my readers to be warmed by my characters.  Because that’s exactly how my favorite authors make me feel. 

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Arctic Winds
Alpine Woods Shifter Series
Sondrae Bennett
Digital ISBN: 978-1-61650-227-0
Length: Novella
Formats: .epub, .lit, .pdf, .prc (Kindle and Mobi) and pc and raw .html


Nothing will stop a wolf once he’s found his mate…not even her own doubts.

After her skulk abandoned her four years ago, Samantha knew she would never truly be wanted. When she accidentally stumbles into a wolf town and is asked by their premier to stay, she believes it’s the novelty of an arctic fox motivating him. She knows she’ll be on her own again once he tires of her.

Jason finds himself pulled to Samantha from the moment she faints in his arms. His wolf is calling to him, telling him he’s found their mate and the heat he feels for Samantha is impossible to resist. But his little fox is loaded down with emotional baggage and doesn’t believe she’s worthy of love. Can he overcome her fears? Or will pack jealousies and the local foxes convince her she doesn’t belong with him before he has a chance?

You can find my review on Arctic Winds HERE

You can find out more about Sondrae at: http://sondraebennett.blogspot.com

"Waiting On" Wednesday (2/2): Children of Scarabaeus by Sara Creasy

Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Children of Scarabaeus 

by Sara Creasy

Release Date: March 29th, 2011

Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages

Publisher: Eos

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0061934747

ISBN-13: 978-0061934742

The crib is everywhere . . .

Edie Sha'nim believes she and her bodyguard lover, Finn, could find refuge from the tyranny of the Crib empire by fleeing to the Fringe worlds. But Edie's extraordinary cypherteck ability to manipulate the ecology of evolving planets makes her far too valuable for the empire to lose. Recaptured and forced to cooperate—or else she will watch Finn die—Edie is shocked to discover the Crib's new breed of cypherteck: children. She cannot stand by while the oppressors enslave the innocent, nor can she resist the lure of Scarabaeus, the first world she tried to save, when researchers discover what appears to be an evolving intelligence.

But escape—for Edie, for Finn, and for the exploited young—will require the ultimate sacrifice . . . and a shocking act of rebellion.

I just loved Song of Scarabaeus, it was our first book club read, and I am really looking forward to this sequel. 

Win a Kindle from Dianne Duvall!

The fabulous author Dianne Duvall is celebrating the release of her debut novel Darkness Dawns with a contest! YaY! This is the first book in her Immortal Guardians series and is an absolutely phenomenal start to the series so make sure to check it out!

Dianne is giving away one free kindle and it's real easy to enter.

Just head on over to her contest page HERE, spread the word and email her the links.
Easy peezy lemon squeezy!  
Good luck!

January's Monthly Giveaway Winner!

A great big THANK YOU to everyone who entered the January's monthly giveaway! We had a boat load of entries but unfortunelty we can only have one winner. 

And thanks to the handy dandy random.org that winner is......

 

*drum roll*

Belle 

(email: bdecouverte.......)

*throws lots of colorful glitter confetti*

Congratulations! I hope that you enjoy the fallen angels prize pack with JR Ward's fallen angels series!

A notification email has been sent, please keep in mind that you have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

Note: I won't be doing a February giveaway due to some other giveaways I will be participating in for the month but check back in March for the next monthly giveaway!

Teaser Tuesday (Feb. 1): Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a random page
3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
4. Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

"I hate how much I want you." His voice was rough, as though he also hated that he'd made such a confession.

She squeezed her eyes close. "His it bad that I'm glad you hate it?"

pg. 123

Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione, #4 in the Demonica Series