Delicate Devastation by Rose Wynters: Interview & Giveaway

Virtual Book Tour Dates: 2/11/15 – 3/11/15
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
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Blurb:

Book Three, The Endurers

Who knew the priest could be such a bad boy?

Peter Rynalt is every woman's sinful dream. The other Endurers might call him a priest, but there's nothing saintly about his seductive desires. He gets what he wants, but he sticks to one cardinal rule... he never goes back.

Kim Jones hasn't forgotten Peter since the night she made a play for him. He's the one man in New Orleans that she can't have. She doesn't think she'll see him again, but one night he rescues her from a demonic attack, and the heat between them can no longer be denied.

Demons are roaming the streets of New Orleans. To survive, Kim will have to remain with Peter, but it comes at a price. She'll have to pay for her protection with her heart...

About the Series:

Once upon a time, the world was just a black void. Then one day man came, but he wasn't alone. He was followed by an ancient evil, a scourge determined to steal his soul. Centuries passed. Humanity did all it could to protect itself against the evil ones, but they weren't equipped to fight this battle. Instead, all they could do was pray that Hell didn't set its eyes upon them.

It got to be too much. Something had to be done.

Born out of desperate need, warriors were chosen. Immortality was granted to those strong enough to fight the battle that would never end. No longer mortal, these men have stood in the path of dark and horrifying evil, bearing the load when there was nobody else that could.

It's all coming to an end. Time has ran out for humanity...

Excerpt:

“Why in the hell are you so damn thin? Are you sick, or have you been dieting?” He spat the last word out at her, as she pulled the towel free from her hair to comb through the silky strands.

He suspected it was the latter, and he couldn't understand why women were so obsessed with it. She was so damned beautiful, exuding a raw sexuality that was making the caveman in him roar to life. Desperately he fought the sensual weave she was unconsciously weaving, but it was a battle he was losing fast.

“You look like death, and you're way too slender. You're lucky to still be alive.”

She narrowed her eyes at him, as a look of irritation and something unidentifiable flickered across her face. Her arms crossed across her chest before she briefly looked away, her cheeks pink. When she turned back to him, she was completely in control.

“Get laid much, Peter? If that's your approach, I'm surprised you aren't a virgin. My weight isn't any of your business, so butt out. Besides, men love my body.”

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About the Author:

I've often been asked how I'm inspired to write about werewolves, immortals, and zombies. The answer is easy. I adore them.

Be it the Wolf Town Guardians or the Endurers, these characters have been a joy to write about. And why not? What woman wouldn't love a sexy immortal male or a long-lived werewolf that is destined to have them?

Not all of my books contain plus-sized heroines, but many of them do. I believe in true love and true love isn't based on a size tag. If you agree with this, I think you will enjoy my books.

 

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Interview

Please welcome Delicate Devastation author Rose Wynters to Diane's Book Blog.


What is your favorite part of the story, Delicate Devastation?

That's a hard one to answer, as there are several parts that I really enjoy. If I had to pick one, though, it would be the ending. It's the only part of the book where there is a true tragedy... but a true triumph.

If you were stranded on a desert island which of your characters do you want by your side? 

Definitely all the Endurers. They are tough, resourceful, and immortal. Somehow, they'd manage to find us a way off that island. 

What inspired you to write your first book? 

This is always a hard question for me to answer. It was actually the death of someone very close to me that was the catalyst for me to start writing, although it was something that I'd always wanted to do. Rubenesque Rapture (the first book in this series) was born out of a lot of grief. I think a lot of us question the afterlife when a loved one dies, and you hope that you have the chance of one day seeing that person again.  

What is your favorite book that you wrote? 

I don't believe that I could pick just one, as I really like them all. Delicate Devastation has a very tragic event that was difficult to write about, as well as My Wolf Fighter (the Wolf Town Guardians series). These two affected me in a profound way... the contents of the books have a way of sticking with you, long after the last page.

What\'s your favorite book-turned movie? 

I love the movie Silver Linings Playbook. I saw somewhere online that it is based off of a book, but I haven't read it. 


How do you overcome writer’s block? 

It's kind of funny that you ask me this, because for a long, long time I never experienced this. Then one day it just happened.

I couldn't write anything for a long time. Then one day it kind of left me, and I just picked up where I left off. So now when I hear someone say writer's block, I've got a really good idea of where they are coming from. 

Can you share a little of your current work with us? 

I'm currently working on book five of this series. We're going to meet a new character in this book, but he's a major player. 

What do you prefer paperback, hardcover, or ebooks?

I can read books in any format, but it has been a long time since I've had the opportunity to!

Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?


Thanks, guys! You're the best!

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Eden Found by Dustin Lawson: Interview & Giveaway

Virtual Book Tour Dates: 12/26/-14 – 1/23/15 Genres: Epic Fantasy, Action/Adventure
 

Blurb:

Eden Found is like Romeo and Juliet, The Giver, and Lord of The Flies in the Garden of Eden and Jurassic Park.

If Jesus and Darwin teamed up to write a novel it would have been Eden Found.
The Garden of Eden, a peaceful world formed from Creation, and Valdar, a harsh survival of the fittest world formed from evolution, have existed side by side with only a river separating them for earth’s entire 72 year existence. The two worlds have had no interaction because domed over Eden is Innocence Guard, an invisible protective energy field that keeps anything from leaving or entering the garden as long as Eden is innocent. 

A half angel and half demon entity named Demjel sits in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil waiting to carry out his mission, which is to convince the first human sinner that their decision to eat forbidden fruit was a good choice. But in Eden’s 72 years neither Adam, Eve, nor any of their three hundred descendants have eaten forbidden fruit. 

The story opens with Demjel performing his favorite hobby, restlessly mocking sinless Eden for how ignorant and boring it is. Then Eden’s newest couple, Ariel and Lena, consummates their relationship under the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, a practice that has always been done under the Tree of Life. That night, alone, one of them comes back to the tree and eats forbidden fruit, eliminating Eden’s sinlessness and destroying the protection of Innocence Guard. 

Meanwhile, the most physically and mentally evolved creature in Valdar, a four armed flying self-aware beast named Sife, has been trying to find a way into Eden because he thinks the garden contains a higher level of evolution than what Valdar can provide for him. With Innocence Guard decimated he finally has his wish.

Will Valdar destroy Eden or will Adam find a way to restore Eden’s sinlessness, thus restoring Innocence Guard to full strength? Will Eve, feeling empowered by the knowledge of good and evil, thwart Adam’s goal of restoring Eden’s sinlessness? Will Demjel be able to show the first human sinner all the good that comes from having the knowledge of good and evil and in doing so convince the first human sinner that eating forbidden fruit was a good choice? Or will the first human sinner conclude that the evil of pain, death, and sin far outweigh the good of eating forbidden fruit? Why were these two worlds created side by side to begin with?

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Excerpt

END OF CHAPTER ONE

Demjel looked up into the branches. “I assumed it would be only a matter of time before one of them gave in. But days turned into years, and neither of them ever touched another piece of this tree’s fruit. Now Adam and Eve’s children have had children, and their children have had children, and their children are starting to have children. There are now as many humans in Eden as there are pieces of fruit in this tree, and none of them have come as close to freeing me as Eve did that day. I thought the temptation would have been too strong for sinless Eden to have lasted this long. But no one else has even approached our tree, let alone considered eating its fruit. ”

Demjel ran a thumb over Almost. “I know you tire of me telling this story. I wish you could be liberated from your burden of having gotten so close to being the one that freed humanity. And I wish you could be freed from all the relentless mocking by the other pieces of forbidden fruit because you failed. I am glad I have you, though. You are the only one who understands what it is like to be an outcast, to no longer feel like you belong in the world you are from.”

The demonic angel then rotated Almost and ran a finger over a small hole in the middle of the fruit that a worm had made before Eve almost took a bite from it. “If only an animal eating forbidden fruit had the same effect as a human, then this wormhole would have been like a portal to another world, a new Eden.”

The angelic demon looked up at the clouds. Frustrated, he said, “I need change! I have become like the humans, repeating the same words and patterns over and over again every day. I cannot take this anymore! A human needs to eat this fruit!” More quietly, Demjel said, “I need to see Galatea again.”

Having completed his routine for the eighth time that day, Demjel sat silently and watched Adam and Eve continue mating. Eventually, he got frustrated with that and so started his routine again from the beginning, pacing back and forth on the tree’s lowest branch. “They will never see the good in evil. They will never experience the pleasure of pa—”. Startled, Demjel stopped talking and looked down at Almost. His fruit friend was moving on its own.

Almost then tried to pull free from Demjel’s grip. The angelic demon looked up. Every piece of forbidden fruit was moving on its own, but they were randomly pulling in different directions. He looked down at Eve who had her legs wrapped tightly around her man, screaming in ecstasy as Adam brought her to her finish.

Almost is not pulling toward her. Demjel scanned the Crucible and Middle Path, looking for someone who appeared out of the ordinary.

No one did.

Then the demonic angel noticed the blue light from Heaven’s Hole grow dimmer. Looking around his tree’s trunk, Demjel saw the white leopard enter its hole and portal back to Heaven.

Strange, Demjel thought.

Seth and Anthea, along with the couple that had just given birth, began walking down the Crucible. Almost was not pulling toward any of them.

Almost then focused its pull to Demjel’s left. The angelic demon quickly scanned that part of the Crucible.

There was nothing unusual.

Then Demjel noticed a lion leave the front half of Middle Path and begin to ascend the Crucible. Halfway up the hill it stopped, turned, and began scanning the crowd.

“It looks like it knows something that no one else does,” Demjel said.

Almost pulled again. The demonic angel swiveled his head, trying to pick out the human Almost was pulling towards. None of them stood out.

Demjel began to doubt the forbidden fruit’s premonition. Looking down at Almost, he said, “I think you and the rest might be mistaken.”

Almost pulled again, this time slipping out of Demjel’s hands. The angelic demon quickly reached below the branch and grabbed the fruit before it fell to the ground. He pulled Almost to him as if it were his heart that had fallen out and he was trying to put it back in his chest. “No. I believe you. I was wrong. The forbidden fruit never makes a mistake when it comes to this. It has just been so long.”

Demjel knew that all the forbidden fruit moving on its own meant only one thing. There is a human that possesses that same quality that no one has had since Eve almost ate Almost.

Curiosity.

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About the Author:


Dustin Lawson was born and raised in central Ohio. All throughout high school and college he worked as a lion and tiger trainer at the Siberian Tiger Conservation in Gambier, Ohio (YouTube “Lions, and Tigers, and Lawson, Oh My!” for video). In high school he dreamt of becoming the next Jungle Jack Hannah traveling the world with his own Safari show. Instead, he went to college to become a preacher. During his junior year of college (2005) Dustin had testicular cancer and has been in remission ever since.
After college, Dustin passed on an offer to move to Vegas and help take care of Siegfried and Roy’s lions and tigers. Instead, he spent a year traveling all over North America, Europe, and the Middle East as the assistant to a preacher and author named Josh McDowell. Seeing McDowell’s daily discipline as a writer demystified the book writing process for Dustin and gave him confidence that he also could be an author. Along with writing, Dustin wanted to serve in the military. But because of his history of cancer, the military rejected Dustin 13 times over the span of five and a half years before letting him in. He is now an officer in the National Guard. During basic training Dustin won the Iron Man Award for having the highest physical fitness score in the company (over 200 soldiers). While waiting for the military to let him in, Dustin earned a master’s degree in Global Politics and worked in Washington D.C.
Eden Found was rejected about a hundred times before Dustin found a publisher. From all of his manuscripts he has received over 300 rejections. He kept a list of famous authors who were rejected many times before they received their break to keep himself encouraged and motivated.
The great writer Henry David Thoreau wrote, “How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” After lions and tigers, preaching, cancer, traveling the world, grad school, Washington D.C., the army, and all the rejection from the military and publishers Dustin feels he has stood and lived. Now he wants to spend his days sitting down to write.

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Interview 

Please welcome Eden Found author Dustin Lawson to Diane’s Book Blog. 

How long did it take you to write Eden Found?

Eleven months.  It wasn’t eleven months straight.  I had some gaps where I had to go do some military training.  But as far as actual writing, it was eleven months.  Being the first novel, it was a painful process trying to figure out my style.  It was way too long initially, almost 180,000 words.  As published, it is now 127,000 words.

If you were stranded on a desert island which of your characters do you want by your side?

The practical choice would be Sife since he is a four armed flying creature that could pick me up and fly us off the island.  But I assume you meant I had to be confined to the island with no hope of leaving. 

In that case, I would choose Eve.  I have had a crush on her for a long time.  I don’t know if the Garden of Eden story is actually true or not, but regardless, the idea of being on a deserted island with the first woman ever sounds sexy.  Especially, since she is already used to walking around naked.

What inspired you to write your first book?

One evening I had the thought: Jesus is the story of the one sinless person in a world full of sinners; what if the story was reversed and it was the one sinner in a world of sinless people?  I concluded that the best context for that plot was the Garden of Eden where Adam and Eve didn’t eat the forbidden fruit.  Then, once there were a few hundred sinless people in Eden, one person finally gave in, thus becoming the one sinner in a world of sinless people. 

Also, I want a trademark of mine to be someone who puts ideas that are traditionally opposed to each other together in the same story.  That is why I created Valdar, the world next to Eden.  It is a world formed from evolution so that a world formed from evolution and one formed from creation exist side by side. 

Continuing with that same theme, the next novel is called “The God-fearing Atheist”.  Its premise is a man born with multiple personality disorder.  As the man grows up one personality becomes a believer in God and the other becomes an atheist.  In chapter one he dies.  Chapter two is his soul’s court case outside the gates of heaven:  how does a soul that has within it both a believer and an unbeliever to be judged?

Who or what inspired you to be a writer?

As early as I can remember, my mom took me to the library.  The library is one of my fondest childhood memories.  I loved walking up and down the aisles of books being surrounded by so many different worlds, so much limitless imagination.  And I devoured books.   I have always wanted to use my imagination to add to those book shelves.  Also, as I grow older I become more and more aware of what little I can control in this world.  So I like the idea of writing novels because I control those worlds and the outcomes that result.  I tend to see this world as largely run by chance, but in writing a novel I, in a way, am destiny that none of my characters can run away from. 

What books have most influenced your life?

It’s a cliché to say the Bible so I will specifically say the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes.  When I first read it I was stunned that this book was even in the Bible.  Its writer is supposedly the wisest person ever (King Solomon) and he is talking about how meaningless life might be and he has no idea if there is an afterlife, and doesn’t really have any idea if there is a god.  Basically, he is challenging everything.  Not too many preachers preach messages like that even though it is write in the middle of the Bible. I think Ecclesiastes is the greatest treatise on the virtue of open-mindedness ever written and dogmatic readers of the Bible refuse to realize this.  I used to be a very close-minded person before spending a year traveling the world as the personal assistant to an author.  That year shook up everything for me and caused me to realize how ignorant I and every other human really are.  Voltaire said it best: ‘doubt is uncomfortable, but certainty is ridiculous.’ (I want to be the 21^st centuries Voltaire, bold statement, but it helps to have models for what kind of writer you strive to be)

When trying to figure out my style, more literary or more commercial, I sat a copy of Moby Dick (the epitome of literary greatness) and The Davinci Code (the epitome of commercial greatness) side by side and wrote a short list of why each was great at what they did.  The lists I came up with I try to incorporate into my writing so that I can try to be both literary and commercial. 

Fahrenheit 451:  One of my greatest fears is a world without books.  My fear now is a world full of books that nobody reads.    

What's your favorite book-turned movie?

Forest Gump: That movie never gets old for me.  I read Forest Gump a few years ago and was shocked to see how different it was from the movie (or how different the movie was from the book).  In the book, Forest Gump is six foot four, he is a math genius and becomes an astronaut who goes to space with a monkey, on his return flight from space he crashes in the jungles of Southeast Asia where he is held captive by a tribe that he has to escape from.  He is sexually promiscuous.  He goes to Hollywood and becomes an actor in a Raquel Welsh movie where he is reunited with his monkey companion from space. He does sleep with Jenny, but he doesn’t marry her in the end.  It was a shocking lesson about what little freedom authors tend to get when trying to get the movie to be consistent with their book. 

Who is your favorite author and what is it that really strikes you about their work?

George Orwell’s ‘1984’ and ‘Animal Farm’ are maybe my two favorite novels.  These books epitomized for me what kind of writer I wanted to be.  Orwell could have written a nonfiction book that described the issues he wrote about and the book may have been good but not that powerful.  But by putting those ideas into a story format and not in a propagandist preachy way but in a way that challenged the reader to think for themselves instead of telling the reader what to think, they became timeless masterpieces that have changed the world. Basically, these books showed me how much potential the power of a message within the context of a great story has for changing the world.  

How do you overcome writer’s block?

I once read somewhere that ‘the only thing you can’t proofread is a blank page.’  I took that to mean that I should write whether I know what to write that day or not.  I refuse to sit and stare at a blank screen.   I will write nonsense until it starts making sense so long as I am still writing.  Just typing has a way of eventually sparking the creative engine.  My first drafts are often horrifically embarrassing in many parts because I wasn’t sure where the story should go but I kept writing anyway, no matter how ridiculous the ideas were.  But then when I print it off and start taking my red pen to it the true plot development starts to unfold more easily.  But I couldn’t do that with a blank page. 

Can you share a little of your current work with us?

I am working on the sequel to Eden Found (it is a trilogy).  “The God-fearing Atheist” I mentioned in the answer to an earlier question is finished and I will be pitching it to my publisher in the next couple of weeks. 

And right now I am trying to finish “The Ghost of Democracy.”  This is a novel that combines my lifelong love of horror movies with my degree in global politics.  The White House is haunted and the ghosts in the white house only haunt the president.  The book opens January 20^th, 2033, inauguration day.  Newly elected president, Joshua Land, has endured the long day of the inauguration ceremony and parade and the inaugural balls.  Now, close to midnight, he goes to the Oval Office alone to have a moment there to commemorate his accomplishment.  He sits down at the Resolute Desk and opens the letter from the outgoing one-term president that he just beat, Daniel Manning.  President Land gets a shock because in the letter President Manning thanks Joshua for beating him because he could no longer tolerate living in the haunted White House.  He says that the White House was his white whale that, like Ahab, he chased relentlessly and restlessly for decades.  But then once he caught it, just like Ahab, the White House, his white whale, haunted him and continues to torture his soul.  And he warns President Land that the White House will do the same to him. 

I am working on a collection of short horror stories as well.  One of the stories is also a haunted house story.  But it is not a haunted house for people, but it is a house that ghosts are afraid to go into. 

Pornhibition is another novel I have started.  The premise is a pastor recruits a computer programmer in his congregation to start hacking into porn sites and infecting them with viruses and taking them down. After some successes, the pastor recruits many more Christian computer programmers to join his underground porn site hacking team.  Obviously, though, the porn producers will not go down without a fight. 

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Awakening 3 by Jeanie Grey: Character Interview & Giveaway

Genres: Science Fiction Vampire Romance; Paranormal Romance; Paranormal Erotica

Short Description: A suspenseful science fiction vampire romance, Awakening 3 is the final book in the Lilly Frank trilogy. Intended for readers 18+.

Blurb:

Nearly fifty years after the events of Awakening 2, Lilly decides to stop running away and returns to Italy only to find the threat of a vampire civil war growing. With the help of Beth, Carrie and Jamie, Lilly learns how to face her feelings about her tragic past and to accept that, whether Torren wants her or not, her heart wants him. But when she finds Torren in Rome, not only is he still with Vittoria, he doesn’t seem to remember Lilly at all.

Can Lilly convince Torren to leave Vittoria to be with her and help the Organization find a peaceful solution to the conflict, or will Vittoria and a vampire war come between Torren and Lilly and their happily ever after?

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Excerpt:

“I’m just trying to understand…was she always like this?” Lilly asked.

“Like what?” Torren said, genuinely confused.

“So…selfish and self-serving. I mean, was she different as a human? Is that why you fell in love with her?”

Torren sat up, struggling to maintain his temper, reminding himself that Lilly had very limited experience with Vittoria. “Lilly, I realize that what you’ve seen of Vittoria has not given you a very good impression of her, but I have known her for a very long time. She is a good person, if a bit impulsive. She cares for me deeply, and it was her love for me that led her to try to ease my suffering. I’m not saying she was right to do what she did, but she certainly isn’t unfeeling.”

Lilly softened immediately. “Oh, I’m so sorry, Torren. I shouldn’t have said that. I can tell that you care deeply for her.”

Somewhat mollified, Torren settled back against the pillows again. He took Lilly’s hand and kissed her knuckles. “Apology accepted,” he said. “Thank you.”

She settled back against him and ran her hand over his chest to his bicep. “I can only imagine how hard this decision must have been for you. I want you to know that I’m truly grateful. You won’t be sorry.”

Torren stilled, trying to understand what Lilly was talking about. “What?”

“I just mean that, given your history and how much you care for her, it must have been hard to leave her and come here.”

“Not really,” he said, still not getting it. “She was out when I left.”

“Oh! Did you leave a note or something?”

“Yes, I let her know I was coming here and didn’t know when I’d be home.”

It was Lilly’s turn to pause. “Home to collect your things, you mean?”

“What?” he repeated.

Lilly sat up and looked down at him, doubt welling in her eyes. He sat up too and studied her.

“When are you going to tell her?” she said carefully.

“Tell her what?” Torren replied, and only then did he begin to guess what she meant. Her next words confirmed it.

“When are you going to tell Vittoria that you are leaving her for me?”

About The Author:

Jeanie Grey is a feminist writer of extraordinary romance & erotica for those seeking something different from the norm. Her short stories have been published on deadlyeverafter.com and thedarkerhalf.com, and the complete Lilly Frank Trilogy is available now on Amazon and Smashwords. Jeanie is currently working on two novels – a contemporary romance and a historical pirate romance – as well as on a few short erotica pieces that explore the theme of self-discovery and personal growth through sex.

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Character Interview:

Please welcome Vittoria Rosa​ from  Jeanie Grey​'s Awakening 3 to Diane's Book Blog.

What is your name? ​Vittoria Rosa​

Do you have a nickname?​ 

No. I would like for someone to call me Tori, but Torren and Lilly are difficult to train.​ *laughs*

What is your hair color? Eye color? 

​My hair is very dark brown and curly. My eyes too are very dark brown. Almost black.​ 


How old are you?​ 

I was born in 1599. I was 28 - almost 29 - when I became a vampire in 1628. 

Where were you born? Where have you lived since then? ​ 

I was born in a little village about 30km outside of Rome. Since then I have lived in many places, but mostly different places in Italy.​

Where do you currently call home? ​ 

I live in an apartment in Nuova Roma​ with [spoiler removed]. 

What is your most treasured possession?​ 

My mother's necklace.​ Over the years I have had to replace the ribbon many times, but the pendant is the same. It is a yellow...how you say? Tiger's eye. A yellow Tiger's eye stone in a gold setting. It was in her family for a very long time. It was the only thing of value she owned, and she never sold it, even when we desperately needed the money. Because it is so old I do not wear it very often, but I look at it daily and think of my mother.

What or who is the greatest love of your life? ​ 

Of course he is Giovanni - I mean Torren. 

What ​is the best part about coming back for a sequel?​ 

I like that I have a chance to show people who I really am. In Book 2 I was not myself and I think people get the wrong ideas about me, but now they will get to know the true me. What is your greatest regret?​ 

I do not believe in regret. I believe in admitting mistakes and moving on.​

What is your motto? ​ 

Live for this moment. That is all you have.​

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Rubenesque Rapture by Rose Wynters: Spotlight & Giveaway

Genres: Dystopian, Paranormal Romance, BBW Romance

Series: The Endurers, #1

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Blurb:

The Series: Once upon a time, the world was just a black void. Then one day man came, but he wasn’t alone. He was followed by an ancient evil, a scourge determined to steal his soul. Centuries passed. Humanity did all it could to protect itself against the evil ones, but they weren’t equipped to fight this battle. Instead, all they could do was pray that Hell didn’t set its eyes upon them.

It got to be too much. Something had to be done.
Born out of desperate need, warriors were chosen. Immortality was granted to those strong enough to fight the battle that would never end. No longer mortal, these men have stood in the path of dark and horrifying evil, bearing the load when there was nobody else that could.
It’s all coming to an end. Time has ran out for humanity…

Hell is hot to get their hands on Anna Andrews, determined to use her plus-sized body for breeding purposes. Attacked by demons in her remote cabin in Alaska, she is sure there is no way out until a mysterious Endurer rescues her at the last moment. He’s been sent to get her to safety in Las Vegas, but he never counted on the sexual attraction that flares immediately between them.

Shayne McLoughlin was born in the 1400’s and lived as a Monk, until a brutal attack destroyed his entire family, changing his life forever. Now an immortal Endurer that protects humanity from demonic beings, he expects his next assignment to be like any other. Until he meets the rubenesque beauty he has been sent to protect.
On the race to reach the safety of Las Vegas, they discover an explosive attraction that can’t be ignored. He can battle the demons that want her, but can he have victory over the power of her mind? Plagued by her past and an ex-boyfriend that used her in an attempt to satisfy his debt to Hell, Anna finds it hard to believe this gorgeous man is serious about her.
As the very world stands on the cusp of Armageddon, Shayne is determined to have this full-figured beauty at any cost. There isn’t any rule he won’t break to claim Anna and keep her. Danger follows their every step as passion ignites at every turn. Is it a battle this Endurer can win?
 

Excerpt:

Two taller, grotesque creatures started towards them, their red eyes gleaming unnaturally in the twilight of the evening.

Shayne was ready for them, an ornately carved dagger in each hand. “You girls looking to play?” he asked, his velvety, deep voice cutting through the night. “I know I am. Look, I’m even wearing my play clothes.” He was dressed completely in black.
The two glanced at each other before charging him as one. Shayne met them in a running leap just seconds before the two screamed in pain. The daggers moved quickly and immediately one of the demons fell, smoke rising from its body.
He glanced over to the last one standing and shook his head in disgust. His knife had carved deeply into the side of his face, leaving the flesh gaping open. Copious amounts of black fluid poured out, and he was missing an ear.
“Damn,” he said as his lip curled up in a sneer. “You guys just get uglier and uglier, don’t you? It looks like your face caught on fire and someone tried to put it out with a fork.”
He could see three more hellions spread out in the parking lot, but they paused at his words. They knew he was an Endurer, with the full backing of Heaven behind him. The evil inside of them naturally recoiled from the purity contained within his daggers and sword. It didn’t stop the demon in front of him though.
“What a great idea,” he growled at Shayne. “I’ll have fun trying it out on you in Hell.”
Shayne beckoned with his hand as he said mockingly, “You, I’m going to kill just to put you out of your misery.”
All pretense at humanity faded. The white skin darkened to a disgusting shade of dark green, and thick horns erupted from its skull. This was the true form of the minion, and it wasn’t pretty.

 

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The Enclave by H.M. Clarke

Genres: Science Fiction

Blurb:
Katherine Kirk lived only for vengeance.

Vengeance against the man who destroyed her home, her family and her life.
Sent on a babysitting mission to Junter 3, RAN officer Katherine Kirk, finds herself quickly embroiled in the politics between the New Holland Government and the Val Myran refugees claiming asylum.
After an Alliance attack Kirk and her team hunt the enemy down and discover that they have finally found the lair of the man they have been searching for…
And the captive who has been waiting patiently for rescue.
“What would you do to the man who destroyed every important person in your life?”

Excerpt:

Gunfire flew from the cars behind and Katherine turned tail and leapt up the stairs.  Joshua was crouched waiting at the top of the last tier and had managed to get hold of a pistol.  Around them the NHSIO security from the front foyer was now positioned around the portico columns and returning fire to the attackers below.   The defenders controlled the high ground and the people in those cars had no hope of getting them now.

So why were they still attacking?

Katherine dragged Josh away from the stairs back into the foyer as more security personnel streamed past them.  No one spared them much of a glance but Katherine did not care.  Something was not right.  Inexperience (or stupidity), would be the only reason someone would even consider committing to a frontal assault on Federation House.  The place was just too well protected.

“Are they Alliance Katherine?” Josh asked as she checked the magazine on her pistol.  Thirty HC rounds remaining.  Hopefully it would do.

“The Alliance isn’t this stupid,” she shouted over the sound of fresh gunfire.  But I would bet a year’s pay that they are involved somehow.  “Whoever they are; I think we should retreat back to my brother’s office.  At least I can guarantee that we’ll be well defended there if anything untoward happens.”

Joshua nodded.  Katherine then noted the ease with which he held his weapon.  “You’ve had weapons training?”

“I served with the Alliance Infantry.  Every citizen owes three years service.”

Katherine nodded impressed.  Leading families were known for finding loopholes to stop their members from meeting their obligations.  Nice to see the Val Myrans did not use it.  “Then you can cover my back.”

Both entered the stairwell at a run; taking the lifts would have been risky if the power went; and climbed several flights before Katherine was sure they were on the right floor.  As they climbed Katherine open a comm link to the Adelaide.  

“Adelaide do you read me?” no one answered her and Katherine repeated herself another three times.  “Come on damn you – somebody talk to me!” she half shouted as they reached the landing she wanted.

“Skipper?”  A burst of static broke over the comm unit.

“Sue, is that you?”  Abruptly the static disappeared and the musical voice of Susan Mayer came over the wire.  

“-interference is shocking, like someone is jamming-”

“Sue, is Steve on the bridge?”  Katherine cut across her.

“Yes Ma’am.”

There was a click and then Steven Tran’s voice came over the link.

“Skipper?”

“Steve, I want you and two squads to suit up and get your arses over to Federation House ASAP.  We are under heavy fire and I think the idiots outside will break off if they see some extra persuasion coming up behind them.”

There was a pause and then, “Yes Ma’am,” and the link went silent as Steve cut his connection.  “Sue, has Tom returned to the ship?” Katherine asked hoping for an affirmative but knowing that not enough time had gone by since he had left from lunch.

“No ma’am”

“Katherine?” A new voice cut into the line.

“Richard?  I thought you were taking shore leave – it doesn’t matter.  We’ve got an incident here and I’m afraid that it might splash over to the Adelaide.  Steve is bringing two squads here to me and I want whatever personnel remaining on board to protect the ship and the port in that order.”

“How bad is it Kath?” Richard asked.

“Ask me again in another hour, I might have an answer by then.”  She cut the connection and turned to Joshua.  She may be overreacting but there was something in her gut telling her that she was right.  But first they both had to get back to John’s office.

“Ready?”

“Ready.”  Joshua’s voice was firm and there was a look in his eyes that Katherine recognized, she had seen it enough times in her own crew when the situation was tight.

She palmed the stairwell door open and checked that the corridor was clear, then she and Joshua came out, pistols raised to line of sight.  They moved down the empty corridors seeing nothing out of place except for the obvious signs of a hurried evacuation of office personnel.

“They wouldn’t be able to penetrate this far into the building?” Joshua flexed his fingers over the grip on his handgun.

“Not from the frontal assault, but I have a bad feel-”

Katherine stopped speaking as the sounds of gunfire echoed down the corridor ahead of them.

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In a former life, H.M. Clarke has been a Console Operator, Public Servant, ICT Project Manager, Paper Shuffler and an Accountant (the last being the most exciting.)

She also has a degree in how to blow things up and then write about why it blew up. In her spare time, she likes to lay on the couch and watch TV, read and tell ALL her family what wonderful human beings they are.

She keeps threatening to go out and get a real job (Chocolate Test Taster sounds good) and intends to retire somewhere warm and dry – like the middle of the Simpson Desert. For the time being however, she is an Aussie in Ohio and dreams about being warm…

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