Musings of a Reader

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Crossing the Line by Michele Shriver

The Bridge of Deaths by MCV Egan

The Legendary Rock Star Series, the trials of Guinevere DeGrance by LB Dunbar

The Trials of Guinevere DeGrance
The epic tale concludes...9.14.15

Don’t judge me. I know you want to, but let’s get some facts straight in my defense.

1. I love Arturo King
2. Arturo left me behind.
3. I was lonely.
4. Lansing was an old friend.
5. I love Arturo King.

Did you burn the fictional damsel in distress that cuddled and kissed her best friend when her fantastical boyfriend disappeared for months? No, you didn’t. You sympathized with her loneliness before you read ahead to make sure the boyfriend was coming back to her. Loneliness is not a crime. It’s cruel to be alone, but not a crime, the last I knew. If it is a crime, I’ll light the match to ignite myself for what I’ve done. Goodness knows, I’m burning up with guilt as it is. In my defense, I want my story to be told before I’m judged too harshly. Arturo King might be a rock legend, but he and I are human. We make mistakes. Wemade mistakes. Do we need to suffer for all of eternity because of them? I hope not. The jury still seems to be out, though. The greater question is: Is it possible to rekindle our love, when the past could burn us all?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25775789-the-trials-of-guinevere-degrance

The Legendary Rock Star series.
Epic tales of rock stars and romance.
Get The Nights before the final tale: The Trials of Guinevere DeGrance 9.14.15

The Legend of Arturo King by L.B. Dunbar
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/nw5wy9w

My name is Arturo King, and I’m told I’m a legend in music. My band is called Nights and we got our start at the Round Table in New York City. Raised by a foster father, I didn’t know the extent of my inheritance until I was twenty-one, and it was all more than I bargained for. I wanted to play the guitar and rule the world with song, but I learned I have a mother from old money, a dead father who was once a real estate mogul, and a record company that needed some rebuilding. Mure Linn, my friend and mentor, has been by my side through it all, teaching me to play, strengthening my lyrics, and guiding me in the music industry. There was one area he couldn’t guide me, though, and that was love. Guinevere DeGrance changed everything for me, I suppose, including the reason I’m here learning the legend of my life without remembering any of it.

18+ due to sexual content

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The Story of Lansing Lotte by L.B. Dunbar
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1bMQMl7

It’s the day after.
Lansing Lotte is caught in bed, quite literally, with his pants down.

I get it. I’ve heard the jokes. My name sounds like some medieval character who was a hero. Hell, my best friend’s named Arturo King. Ring any medieval bells? But this is my story and I’m no hero. I also get the jokes. Lancelot is a play on the words lance and lot, and a lance refers to a sword, which is a euphemism for dick. What does a man do with his dick? He fucks. A lot. So if my name is Lansing Lotte, I must be “fucking lot.” Get it? Fucking a lot? Which I’m not saying I don’t, that’s not the point. Another reference to something sexual. Get my point? Huh, I made a punny. But again this is my story, and I haven’t done anything funny. In fact, I’ve killed three women, and only one of them I loved. Yeah, that’s right? Not laughing now. It’s not funny. And I’m definitely no fucking hero.

The legend continues...

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The Quest of Perkins Vale by L.B. Dunbar
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0102ZNUJA

I’m not sure I know what to think of the girl I’ve searched for since I was thirteen; she isn’t exactly how I remembered her.

I’m twenty-five, a guy and a virgin. Yep, you read that right; I’m still a virgin. Why you ask? Because I met the woman of my dreams when she was still a girl and I’ve been searching for her ever since we met. I’ve saved myself for her, as I believe she saved herself for me. Why again? Because I will love her, like she will love me, when we finally meet, again. I’d like to think it was that simple, but I don’t really know if she will love me. I only hope she will. If she doesn’t, she won’t be the right girl for me, because like I said, I’ve been saving myself for the woman of my dreams. I just don’t know where she is…but I won’t stop searching until I find her. That is my mission. My quest.

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The Truth of Tristan Lyons by L.B. Dunbar
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/odz8hf2

Heartbreaker.

I understand why I have the nickname. Hey, what can I say? I like women. All women. It doesn’t matter what shape, size, or color. I’m even into sharing. I’ve done it all, seen it all, but I’m at an all-time low. Who wouldn’t be? My best friend is missing. My uncle’s an asshole. I don’t know who I am without The Nights. We are a band of brothers, soldiering through the world with our music. Only, our faithful leader is gone, and everyone else in the band is falling for the oldest trap: love. Love is a lie. It is painful. It is hurtful.

I need a break. I want to be alone. I'm not prepared to share the exclusive home on the Island. I'm not prepared for her. I don’t know who she is or why she's here. She tells me to call her Ireland. I tell her my first name only. Originally, I don’t want to believe she doesn’t recognize me. Bass guitarist for The Nights, come on? After a while we both play the game. Secrets are another form of lies, aren't they?

Our fantasy will crash to reality too soon. Secrets catch up to you. The truth has to be told. It confirms what I already know: love is a lie.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The Angels Kiss Cover Reveal by Serena Akeroyd

Do you love Vampyres and Shifters? Ever wish they could be friends instead of foes? Well, if that’s the case, The Angel’s Kiss is the book for you.

When Lyssa discovers her fiancé munches on his bodyguard to survive, and learns mankind’s survival rests on the shoulders of the supernatural creatures to whom she’s mated, what’s a girl to do but join in the chaos?

Sound like your kind of read?

It's certainly mine. That's why I wrote it.

The notion that Vampyres and Shifters could be more than just enemies intrigued me, and so, I created a universe with a very unusual way of making sure that happened...

The Angel's Kiss explains it all.

THE ANGEL’S KISS

Serena Akeroyd

RELEASE DATE: August 18th 2015

Publisher: Loose Id

Cover Artist: April Martinez

When Lyssa discovers her fiancé’s idea of a la carte dining is munching on Dima Vasin, his bodyguard, she’s more pissed off at the fact she has to share him than the life-altering discovery Vampyres and Lykaens truly exist.

Niko and Dima have been seeking their mate ever since the war between their races came to an end two centuries ago. Now Lyssa’s in their arms, all they’re focused on is making her accept her role in their lives, and, the honeymoon in Maui. But Fate has other plans.

The Fomor, an evil race of Celts, are at war with mankind. A war no one but the Gods, the Sidhe, and the malevolent creatures are even aware of! Banished to the depths of the oceans, the Fomor have sought their freedom for milennia. With every escapee from their icy prison, humanity is tarnished a little more, the evil in man’s nature exploited for the worse.

The sins of mankind and the destruction of the planet fall on the Fomor’s shoulders, and it’s up to the Gods’ footsoldiers, the Lykes and Pyres, to save Earth and its residents before crisis strikes.

But the clock is ticking, and for Lyssa, Dima, and Niko, it might just be too little, too late…

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Serena Akeroyd is a romanceaholic. She won’t touch a book unless she knows there’s a happy ever after at the end of it. Pathetic as it may be, because of this addiction, Serena decided to craft her own tales, stories that suit her voracious need for sexy romance. After all, a love story ain’t a lurve story without a bit of naughty!

A citizen of the world, Serena is a nomad at heart, and her novels enable her to travel the globe and all behind her computer desk. Naturally, she’d prefer the option of a private jet, but still, if wishes were horses, eh?

Always feel free to connect with Serena, she’d love to chat with her readers, as well as fellow romance addicts!

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Beneath the Lighthouse Cover Reveal by Julieanne Lynch

Title: Beneath The Lighthouse

Author: Julieanne Lynch

Release Date: December 1st. 2015

HE lives in silent fear, dangerously dancing on the edge of the blade. His home life shattered, never to recover.

SHE hovers in between the living and the dead; searching for a vessel to reveal her killer.

The bond between them runs deeper than the events that have destroyed their lives. Something more than blood has brought them together, and nothing will stop it, not until the truth has been revealed.

Julieanne Lynch is an author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. Julieanne lives in Northern Ireland, is married to her childhood sweetheart and together they have five children.

Before becoming a writer, she considered a few different career paths, a rock star being one of them. She studied English Literature and Creative Writing at The Open University, and considered journalism as a career path. However, she decided writing was the way for her and believes all of her education and reading prepared her for it.

An avid reader, Julieanne has always had an encompassing fascination with folklore. When not writing, she enjoys crime series such as Criminal Minds, CSI, NCIS and Cold Case, and loves anything with Vampires, listening to metal, meeting new people, drinking lots of green tea, and sharing her dreams with her children. She is a self-professed goth wanna-be,and is happy when left to write into the early hours of the morning.

Julieanne’s YA series, the Shadow World novels, so far contains Within the Shadows & Escaping Shadows, the third instalment, Fighting Shadows will be released in 2015. It follows the war between vampires and shadow creatures. Giselle Bergman, an 18-year old human girl, falls victim to a scheme by one of her closest childhood friends, and embarks on a journey that sees her become the centre of a battle between good and evil.