Karice Bolton E-Book Giveaway December 17-21st

We will be giving away an e-copy of either book 1 "LONELY SOULS" OR book 2 "ALTERED SOULS" from Karice Bolton's Witch Avenue Series.  Below you will find the book blurbs for each book. The winner will be announced shortly after all entries have been verified by the begining of the following week .The book will be gifted by Amazon or Barnes and Noble.  Mobi and epub formats only.  This contest is available internationally. DISCLAIMER: Any entries that have falsely claimed to have completed the rafflecopter tasks will be disqualified. 

Book Blurb:

It’s two weeks before Triss turns 18, and her world is about to change into the most magical one imaginable as she readies herself to enter The Witch Avenue Order... that is until her mother’s disappearance. Instead of celebrating her transformation, she finds herself spreading rose petals into her mother’s empty grave.

When Logan, her best friend from junior high, moves back to town for college, he vows to help her find the answers she so desperately seeks surrounding her mother’s disappearance. As they begin uncovering clues, it becomes apparent that the life of white magic they both grew up loving is not what the majority practices, and their lives are in danger.

With a haunting feeling that her mother may still be alive, she begins to hear a call to the wilderness. Triss realizes that in order to find the answers she needs, she must learn the ways of her ancestors and become the hunter, not the hunted before it’s too late, and she becomes part of the lonely souls

Book Blurb:

The realm of Altered Souls brings nothing but unrest, deceit, and pain forcing Triss to come face to face with heartbreak from her past.

Facing a betrayal like never before, Triss questions everything she thought she knew about her family, coven, and abilities.

With the help of Logan, she embarks on a journey enabling her to confront the dark side of magic and the person who controls it. Realizing Triss’s ancestors have been seduced for centuries by the dark side, Triss and Logan must ensure no more in their world fall victim to the realm of Altered Souls, even if that means ending the ones they love.

 

 

About the author:

 

 

website

http://www.karicebolton.com
 

twitter username

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genre

Romance, Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

 

About this author

Karice Bolton is a paranormal romance/urban fantasy author living in the Pacific Northwest.

The Watchers Trilogy
Awakening (Book 1)
Legions (Book 2)
Cataclysm(Book 3)
Taken (A Watchers Novella) will be released Nov 2012

The Witch Avenue Series
Lonely Souls (Book 1)
Altered Souls (Book 2)
Released Souls (Book 3) Coming Soon

Karice married the love of her life who she met in high school, and she still can't get over how cute and funny he is. They have two English Bulldogs that are the cutest bullies in the world, and they use their cuteness to get what they want. Karice loves the snow and gravitates towards the stuff as often as possible! She enjoys skiing and tries really hard to snowboard, but often makes a nice little area to sit while everyone zi...moreKarice Bolton is a paranormal romance/urban fantasy author living in the Pacific Northwest.

The Watchers Trilogy
Awakening (Book 1)
Legions (Book 2)
Cataclysm(Book 3)
Taken (A Watchers Novella) will be released Nov 2012

The Witch Avenue Series
Lonely Souls (Book 1)
Altered Souls (Book 2)
Released Souls (Book 3) Coming Soon

Karice married the love of her life who she met in high school, and she still can't get over how cute and funny he is. They have two English Bulldogs that are the cutest bullies in the world, and they use their cuteness to get what they want. Karice loves the snow and gravitates towards the stuff as often as possible! She enjoys skiing and tries really hard to snowboard, but often makes a nice little area to sit while everyone zips by on their board. She enjoys writing, and she also loves to read just about anything with print.

Karice would love if you stopped by her blog or FB page to find out the latest news on giveaways and upcoming releases, or you can just send her an email. She loves hearing from her readers and responds as soon as she can.

The Watchers Trilogy: Awakening was a Barnes & Noble January Staff Pick: Nook Books Under $5

 

 

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TROUBLES AND TREATS BLOG TOUR

Everyone WELCOME Tara Sivec to our blog today!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Tara's talking HOLIDAYS!

 

My holidays are the best ever! I grew up with my mom decorating for every single holiday. She would do inside the house and my dad would do outside. There is a lighting contest in their township and they have won a bunch of times. I’m pretty sure you could see their house from space. I’ve carried on with this tradition and do the same thing now with my kids. For Valentine’s Day I have red candle lights that go in all the windows and a heart-shaped light-up wreath for the front door and a bunch of things for inside the house. For Fourth of July we put small flags all over the yard and red, white and blue lights on the bushes. Right now, it looks like the North Pole threw up all over my house! It takes me about a week to get everything put up.

I can’t really think of a funny holiday story that sticks out because every time my family gets together it’s hilarious and something inappropriate happens! One tradition that I love though is done the day after Thanksgiving. Whoever hosted dinner at their house the day before will have everyone over for leftovers the evening of Black Friday. After we eat, we all watch the movie “Christmas Vacation” with Chevy Chase. This movie was modeled after my dad. We’re sure of it. The house in that movie that causes the electric company to shut down? That’s pretty much how his house looks. It’s my family’s favorite movie mostly because my dad is well-known for stringing together a long, rambling curse with words that are hilarious, not words at all or doesn’t make any sense – just like the famous quote from Chevy Chase: "I want to look him straight in the eye and tell him what a cheap, lying, no good, rotten, far flushing, snake licking, dirt eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood sucking, dog kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat assed, bug eyed, stiff legged, spotty lipped, worm headed, sack of monkey shit he is!!!”

 

I bought my dad and two brothers a shirt with this quote on it a few years ago. My mom bought us all moose mugs, the same ones used in the movie, that we all use that night:

 

THANKS TARA FOR SHARING !

 

 





Synopsis:

Drew and Jenny have spent years being the envy of their friends with their out of control sex lives - well, not really. Mostly it makes their friends want to throw up in their mouths a little.
With two little kids and two busy lives, for the first time, Drew and Jenny aren't on the same page in the bedroom. Drew will stop at nothing to get his previously amorous wife back in the sack and Jenny will do anything for a full night of sleep.
 
Carter and Claire, and Jim and Liz are their usual (un)helpful selves and are full of advice for the disconnected duo, wanting nothing more than to help restore order to the usually happy couple's lives.
 
In the third and final installment of the Chocolate Lovers Series, will Drew and Jenny find the spark that's been missing in their marriage, or will the trouble they're having cause a stickier situation than the time Jenny poured honey all over Drew and he fused himself to a tree.



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About the Author:

Tara Sivec is a best selling author, wife, mom, chauffeur, cheerleading coach, soccer coach, babysitter, short-order cook, genius and albino squirrel hunter. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two kids. In her spare time she likes to read, write and cover things in chocolate. Most of her material comes from real life experiences with family and friends. Lucky for them, the names have been changed to protect the innocent (aka, drunk).



Connect with Tara:
Website  http://www.tarasivec.com
Facebook  http://www.facebook.com/TaraSivec.authorpage
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6422281.Tara_Sivec
Twitter  http://www.twitter.com/TaraSivec

Other Book in the Series:

                                                                                       Seduction and Snacks (Chocolate Lovers #1)

Claire is a twenty-something, single mom that grudgingly helps her best friend sell sex toys while she attempts to make enough money to start her own business to give her foul-mouthed, but extremely loveable (when he’s asleep) toddler a better life.
When Carter, the one-night-stand from her past that changed her life forever, shows up in her hometown bar without any recollection of her besides her unique chocolate scent, Claire will make it a point that he remembers her this time.
With Carter’s undisguised shock at suddenly finding out he has a four-year-old son and Claire’s panic that her stretch marks and slim to none bedroom experience will send the man of her dreams heading for the hills, the pair will do whatever they can to get their happily ever after.
Warning: includes explicit sex, profanity and enough sarcasm to choke a horse.




Links:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Seduction-Snacks-Chocolate-Lovers-ebook/dp/B008AZTUU8/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seduction-and-snacks-tara-sivec/1111681776?ean=2940014709507
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/208564


Futures and Frosting (Chocolate Lovers #2)

Carter, Claire and Gavin have formed the perfect little family. Their friends are getting married and everyone is growing up, maturing and ready to face the future. Or are they?
From bachelorette party hell, porn addictions, dinner roll baseball and botched wedding proposals to finding out everyone's extended family is chock full of crazy, Carter and Claire begin to question the strength of the ties that bind them. Unfortunately, these ties have nothing to do with fuzzy handcuffs and everything to do with the mounting differences between them.
Will their friends make a mess of things with their inappropriate comments and need to know everything, or will they convince the couple that happily-ever-after sometimes really can start with beer pong?




Links:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Futures-Frosting-Chocolate-Lovers-ebook/dp/B009AYWPCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353350824&sr=8-1&keywords=futures+and+frosting
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/futures-and-frosting-tara-sivec/1112924441?ean=2940015706673
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/239706



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THE RELUCTANT SANTA GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

THE WINNER IS....................................LISA WILLIAMS



Book Blurb:

 

Colin McDermott has one last chance to get Christmas right. Since his mother dropped him off on Christmas Eve never to return, Colin has hated Christmas and sworn never to have children. But this year fate is giving him everything he didn't want. A Santa suit, a child and a chance at love again.

From the Book:

He moved to the side and Brooke felt her mouth fall to the floor.

Oh Damn! Oh Damn! Oh my God, she hadn’t seen that face in years.

There in front of her stood her college sweetheart, the man she'd thought she would marry. The man she’d fallen in love with and dreamed of spending the rest of her life with until that fateful day when he’d rejected her, and unknowingly, the baby she’d carried.

Tall, strikingly handsome, muscular, with a boyish grin and sparkling honey-warm eyes, Colin McDermott grinned at her like she was lunch and he was starving.

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Colin stared in disbelief at Brooke Warren, the girl who'd dumped him in college. Right before graduation, she’d abruptly stopped seeing him, refused his telephone calls and disappeared from campus. Later, he’d learned she had finished her exams and hadn’t waited on graduation but immediately left town, leaving him bitter and disillusioned.

Shocked, he studied her as the memory of that time seemed to rise from the shadows. Didn't he deserve an explanation? A reason why she'd ended their relationship so abruptly that she couldn't even say good-bye?

Memories of the way her gorgeous red hair had fallen across his shoulders when he’d made love to her flashed through his mind and left him aching.

Yeah, he'd do her again given half the chance. This time, he’d just disengage his heart. Because she'd left his fragile organ bloodied, bruised, and sporting a no admittance sign.

Emerald eyes focused on him in surprise as she held out her hand. All the anger at her disappearance threatened to surface and choke him, but he pushed it down deep. He needed this sale, even if it meant kissing up to the girl who’d lied and said she loved him one moment and played Houdini the next.

 

 

Angie E's Review:

This has got to be the SWEETEST holiday book EVER! I LOVE the blast from the past type stories and Colin gets a HUGE blast. Lol. I got so into the story of Brooke, Olivia and Colin I totally forgot that Gabriella and Devon had a story going on as well. I enjoyed how the author took me away and drew me into the story so deep that I forgot about other characters. When Colin finds out about Olivia, I was on pins and needles. BITING NAILS NERVOUS at his reaction. It was an emotional part of the story. I love watching how his relationship with Olivia and Brooke grew. It was touching. I laughed, had a few tears, and smiled a lot during this book. A few time I felt downright HATRED for Devon, but Gabriella was “a breathe of fresh air”. When Colin learned of his past was probably one of the most emotional parts (HAVE TISSUES HANDY). The SPARK between Colin and Brooke is undeniable after all these years and Sylvia can write one HECK OF A LOVE SCENE *fans self* .

 

 

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Author Info:

Sylvia McDaniel and her very supportive husband Don, the love of her life, live in Texas with son Shane, Putz the klutzy dachshund and Ashley our shy dachshund. During the day, she works for a small insurance agency, helping clients with their commercial insurance coverage. The weekends are spent working out in the garden until the temperature climbs above ninety degrees. Currently, she's written fourteen novels. Her novel, A Hero's Heart, was a 1996 Golden Heart Finalist. Sylvia is the President Elect of Dallas Area Romance Authors.



You can find more information on other books written by Sylvia McDaniel by going to her AMAZON page.

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There are things in bassist Jace Seymour’s past that he is unwilling to share with anyone. To cover his guilt and anguish, he seeks dominatrix Mistress V (Aggie) to temporarily placate his inner turmoil. Aggie doesn’t have much use for men–besides the power rush she gets when they’re begging for mercy at her feet–but Jace isn’t like her usual clients. His cool defiance and unexpected dominance in the bedroom drives her to distraction and quickly steals her heart. When circumstances threaten Jace’s position in Sinners, Aggie must help him regain his rightful place in the band while showing him that time and love can heal all wounds.

Hey want to win an ARC of the latest Sinners on Tour book by Olivia Cunning? Go to this link below to enter!

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AUTHOR JASINDA WILDER

Congrats to Christy English Dixon for winning the Jasinda Wilder Giveaway. Even though it's closed I wanted to save all the info and well we are newbie bloggers so I thought hmmmm make it into a congrats post and save it..... I'm sure there is OTHER ways of doing it but I don't know them soooo HELP is appreciative. Thanks for all who entered and followed instructions..... HONESTLY.....! 

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Author Bio:

Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. When she's not writing, she's probably shopping, baking, or reading.
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Some of her favorite authors include Nora Roberts, JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Liliana Hart and Bella Andre.
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She loves to travel and some of her favorite vacations spots are Las Vegas, New York City and Toledo, Ohio.
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You can often find Jasinda drinking sweet red wine with frozen berries.

For more information go to her website http://www.jasindawilder.com/






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