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Magic in the Desert ~ 3 Magical Novels FREE

December 10, 2016 by Carolynn

Magic in the Desert by Christine PopeFREE for now at: Amazon |  Nook  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  | GooglePlay

Author Christine Pope has boxed up the beginnings of her bestselling series in one compilation. Christine loves to blend magic with science, romance, and mythology. DarkAngel is the start of her bestselling Witches of Cleopatra Hill series, and Bad Vibrations is a fun blend of aliens and enchantment. My I Bring the Fire fans have especially loved Chosen, the book that begins her Djinn War series; it’s based on Arabian myths of what djinn are and their relationship to humans and each other. This set is free for now, on all vendors. So check it out!

DARKANGEL

Finding the man of your dreams can be a real nightmare….

As the future prima, or head witch of her clan, Angela McAllister is expected to bond with her consort during her twenty-first year, thus ensuring that she will come into her full powers at the appointed time. The clock is ticking down, and her consort has yet to make an appearance. Instead, her dreams are haunted by a man she’s never seen, the one she believes must be her intended match.

But with time running out, and dark forces attempting to seize her powers for their own, Angela is faced with a terrible choice: give up her dreams of the man she may never meet and take the safer path, or risk leaving her clan and everyone in it at the mercy of those who seek their ruin.

BAD VIBRATIONS

She thought she could see it all…
He showed her so much more.

Psychic Persephone O’Brien thinks she’s always prepared for the unexpected, but when she reaches out to distractingly attractive ufologist Paul Oliver for help, the two of them soon find themselves drawn into a far-reaching conspiracy that sends them on the run — as well as into each other’s arms. And after Paul is captured by sinister agents, Persephone must join forces with an unlikely group of UFO hunters to rescue Paul and derail an alien plot before it’s too late.

CHOSEN

When a fatal fever nearly wipes out the entire world’s population, the survivors of what became known as “the Dying” believe the worst is in the past. Little do they know….

In the aftermath of the Dying, survivor Jessica Monroe searches for sanctuary in a world unlike any she’s ever known before. As fear and isolation envelop her, Jessica encounters the sensitive and helpful Jace, who she believes is another survivor. But Jace has a past and secrets of his own that’s he not ready to disclose. Soon she realizes that the destruction of humanity might actually be the first step in a larger, more complicated plan — a plan that may very well involve her. Struggling to discover her role in a terrifying new world where everything has changed, Jessica must decide who she can trust. But is the price for that trust just too high?

FREE for now at: Amazon |  Nook  |  iBooks  |  Kobo  | GooglePlay

Filed Under: Box Sets, Free Ebooks Tagged With: Christine Pope, djinn, Myths, Paranormal romance, sci-fi, witches

Win a Free Kindle Voyage ~ Contest Ends December 16, 2016

December 9, 2016 by Carolynn

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Filed Under: Kindle Giveaway

The USA TODAY Bestselling Twenty-Sided Sorceress Box Set ~ FREE for a Limited Time

December 6, 2016 by Carolynn

Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress.
The Twenty Sided Sorceress Books One, Two, & Three
This is the omnibus of the first three books in the USA Today bestselling urban fantasy series Twenty-Sided Sorceress, collected together for the first time in one convenient volume. Fans of The Dresden Files and The Iron Druid Chronicles will enjoy this series.

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Book One- Justice Calling:

Jade Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde, Idaho. After twenty-five years fleeing from a powerful sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her powers, quiet suits her just fine. Surrounded by friends who are even less human than she is, Jade figures she’s finally safe.

As long as she doesn’t use her magic.

When dark powers threaten her friends’ lives, a sexy shape-shifter enforcer shows up. He’s the shifter world’s judge, jury, and executioner rolled into one, and he thinks Jade is to blame. To clear her name, save her friends, and stop the villain, she’ll have to use her wits… and her sorceress powers.

Except Jade knows that as soon as she does, a far deadlier nemesis awaits.

Book Two- Murder of Crows:

They say you can never go home again. If only that were true…

Game store owner and nerd sorceress extraordinaire Jade Crow knows death stalks her in the form of her murderous ex-lover, Samir, a sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her power. With the help of her friends, and sexy tiger-shifter Alek, Jade trains for the inevitable confrontation.

Until her estranged father shows up begging for help. Someone or something is murdering the crow shifters of Three Feathers ranch and her father believes sorcery is the only way to stop the killings.

Faced with an unknown foe, a family that exiled her decades before, a deepening relationship with Alek, and Samir’s ever-present threat, Jade will need all the power she’s gained and then some to stop the Murder of Crows.

Book Three- Pack of Lies:

Let sleeping dogs lie. Wolves, on the other hand…

Recovering from a broken heart and coming to terms with her family history, all sorceress Jade Crow wants is to resume running her comic book store and gaming with her friends. With a town full of strange wolf shifters, a hundred-and-fifty-year-old peace accord hanging in the balance, and the Justice who broke her heart back in her life, Jade’s plans go out the proverbial window.

Wolves are killing wolves, innocent human lives are caught in the crossfire, and not everyone in town is who they appear to be. As the bodies stack up and the doubts build, Jade and her friends race to find the true killer.

And then Jade’s evil ex-lover makes another move…

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Filed Under: Box Sets, Fantasy, Free Ebooks

Noa’s Ark is Now Available as an Audiobook!

November 15, 2016 by Carolynn

Noa's ArkPodium has released Noa’s Ark in audio–and it is so hard for me to type this and not listen to it RIGHT NOW. I’ve lost so many productive writing hours listening to audiobooks. (But they do make me more productive when it comes to things like matching socks. There is a special level in Hell where you try to match socks who’ve lost their mates in the inter-dimensional sock stealing device, aka, dryer.)

I love to read, but if you have to spend a lot of time in a car, doing errands, etc. audiobooks are the way to go.

Noa’s Ark is only 1-credit at Audible. Or, if you own Noa’s Ark in Kindle format it’s only $2.99 to purchase it from Amazon. It’s also available at iBooks.

(Sign up for a free Audible trial)

Filed Under: Archangel Project, Audiobooks

Name Your Demon ~ A New Box Set for Fantasy and Paranormal Addicts

November 15, 2016 by Carolynn

Name Your Demon99¢ ONLY UNTIL SUNDAY JANUARY 15TH: Amazon  |  Nook   |  Kobo  |  iBooks

I don’t like to put I Bring the Fire into sets unless I think it offers a great value to you, and err … me. (Hubby has complained a few times about my “book budget” or more precisely, the lack thereof.)

This set has The Sorcery Code by Dima Zales in it and Pippa DaCosta’s Wings Of Hope, both on my To Be Read List … so I rubbed my hands greedily and joined! There also are a lot of other books in the set that look good: Vengeance Be Mine incorporates tricksters (always a fave!) and Romancing the Null combines urban fantasy and statistics (how cool and original is THAT?)

Anyway, it’s on preorder for 99¢ for a limited time. Amazon will force us to raise the price to $2.99 a week after release, so preorder now so you don’t miss this deal!

FEATURED STORIES & AUTHORS

1. THE THOUGHT READERS by Dima Zales, New York Times Bestselling Author
2. VENGEANCE BE MINE by Louisa Lo, First Time Featured in a Box Set
3. SECRETS OF THE HOLLOWS by Nicole Morgan, Brand NEW Story
4. DISCERN by Andrea Pearson, First Time Featured in a Box Set
5. WINGS OF HOPE by Pippa DaCosta, First Time Featured in a Box Set
6. ANGEL VINDICATED by Viola Estrella, First Time Featured in a Box Set
7. FERAL by Laxmi Hariharan, New York Times Bestselling Author
8. TUTORING THE WOLF by Jacqueline Sweet, USA Today Bestselling Author
9. WOLVES: I BRING THE FIRE PART 1 by C. Gockel, USA Today Bestselling Author
10. SOUL TIES by LJ Swallow, USA Today Bestselling Author
11. ROMANCING THE NULL by Tina Gower, Award-Winning Author
12. CRIMSON SHADOW: NOIR by Nathan Squiers, International Bestselling and Award-Winning Author
13. A TOUCH OF DARKNESS by Yelena Casale & Tina Moss, Award-Winning Authors
14. SEE YOU IN HELL by Demelza Carlton, International Bestselling and Award-Winning Author

**BONUS STORY: THE SORCERY CODE, a captivating fantasy by Dima Zales, New York Times Bestselling Author

DOWNLOAD NOW FOR ONLY 99¢ AT: Amazon  |  Nook   |  Kobo  |  iBooks

Filed Under: Box Sets, Fantasy

Book Review: Looking Through Lace

November 6, 2016 by Carolynn

Looking Through LaceLooking Through Lace is the second story I’ve read lately that features a matriarchal society. To hold my attention and suspend my disbelief, books that feature matriarchal societies have to be believable. To do that they have to explain away how women who are smaller and weaker and are encumbered by childbirth can get the upper hand. Also, I don’t like it if women in power are shown as being faultless … I tend to think power corrupts everyone.

Looking Through Lace easily slips around the first test of believability because the matriarchal society is alien. Alien matriarchal societies are a whole other different kettle of fish. I have no idea if pregnancy is hard for these aliens (would sort of like to know), but as it never comes up, I can let it slide. The men do appear to be stronger–but there was a singular event on their world that gave the women of society the upper hand. What is fascinating is how they hold onto it, and also how human linguists completely misconstrue the society based on their own preconceptions. The details of the alien species writing and language really set this story apart.

There is science, a little bit of romance, and a lot of drama–another highly recommended read*–I like it enough to purchase the second in series. You can purchase the first novella here:Amazon, Nook, Kobo, iBooks or just purchase the two novellas together Amazon, Nook, Kobo and save a few bucks.

*I will never go to the trouble to review a book I don’t recommend. I’m very picky and don’t finish most of the books I pick up, but I live in a glass house and will not throw stones. (Also, why write about a story I don’t like? My time is better spent writing a story I do like.)

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Sci-Fi

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