Blog Tour {Review, Excerpt & Giveaway}—Seven Years by Dannika Dark

Seven Years

by Dannika Dark

Seven series #1

Publication: October 22nd, 2013
Paranormal Romance

Seven years ago, my world ended.
Seven years later, my new life began.

It's been seven years since Lexi Knight lost her brother in a tragic accident. On the anniversary of his death, her brother's best friend shows up unexpectedly - a man she hasn't seen since the funeral. He is no longer the boy Lexi once knew, but a dangerous-looking man with tattoos and dark secrets. He broke her trust and abandoned her family, yet what he reveals makes it impossible to stay angry. Lexi has been secretly infatuated with Austin since childhood, so finding out he's a Shifter just makes him sexier. Dammit.

Austin Cole has returned to the city where he grew up, and just in time. He's lived a hard life these past seven years, and the shadows of his past are threatening to destroy Lexi's family. It's time that she learned the truth about her brother, but there is a shocking twist that Austin never saw coming. Now he must protect her family when her mother and sister wind up in mortal danger. Will Lexi learn to accept the truth about who he is, and can Austin salvage a relationship from the ruins of their past?

Available on:

Blog Tour {Review, Excerpt & Giveaway}—A Missing Peace by Beth Fred

A Missing Peace
by Beth Fred
Publication: September 1st, 2013 by Escape Publishing
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance

A turbulent, emotionally charged YA novel that breaks down barriers and challenges the status quo...

Angry, seventeen-year-old Iraqi war refugee Mirriam Yohanna hates her new life in Killeen, Texas, where the main attraction is a military base, populated with spoiled army brats like Caleb Miller.

Caleb has much to be angry about too, including Mirriam who turns him down flat in front of everyone. Eager for retribution, Caleb agrees to a dare that will see him take Mirriam to the prom and regain his pride.

But their relationship soon moves beyond high school antics. Mirriam and Caleb are bound together by more than location, and as they are forced to work closely together on a school assignment, they start to uncover an explosive story that has the potential to ruin lives — and both of their futures. One single truth changes everything and strengthens their bond.

When Mirriam's family discovers their relationship, they decide it's time to arrange her marriage to a proper Iraqi man. Caleb must convince Mirriam that he is in it for forever — or risk losing her for good.

Available on:

Vouched Book! Notice Me by Rebecca Turley

Notice Me

by Rebecca Turley

Notice Me #1
Publication: April 9th, 2012 by Austin & Macauley
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Book Depository Amazon Goodreads

If you discovered yourself through love what would you sacrifice?

Notice Me is an emotional roller coaster full of money, power and love, which takes the fascinating characters on a whirlwind romantic flight of fear and fancy. One man wants Shannon, the heroine, to notice him, and with his hand-written love letters she is helpless to resist. The terrible dilemma facing Shannon once she finds him is an impelling one. When she finally decides to give in to an intimidator’s threats and marry him, she does it only to save the love of her life.

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—Precious Embrace by Dana Mason

Stopping by The LUV'NV today is Precious Embrace blog tour, organized by Reading Addiction Blog Tours.

Previous Embrace

by Dana Mason

Embrace #2

Publication: July 11th, 2013 by Sapphire Star Publishing
Genre: Romantic Suspense

Book Depository Amazon B & N Goodreads

A second divorce and a new baby wasn’t the vision Alison Hayes had for her future. Now a single mother with two young boys, she wants to focus on her kids and what’s left of her stagnate career.

When Detective Johnny Rhay Bennett breezes into her life with his country-boy accent, she wants to run. She doesn’t need another man in her life, or another reason to make people talk. But when her worst nightmare becomes a reality, Johnny is the only person who can pull Ali out of her despair, forcing her to stay strong and not give up hope of finding her missing child.

~~~

Who falls in love after a one-night stand? Johnny Rhay doesn’t believe it’s possible until it happens to him. With Nashville in his rear-view mirror, he’s determined to convince Alison she loves him too, even if it means moving to the West Coast.

Ali’s not easy, and she’s living on just this side of bitter after her divorce, but Johnny doesn’t care. He’s up for the challenge. At least, he believes he’s up for it until baby Micah is stolen right out from under his nose. Now Johnny has to keep it together and get that sweet little boy home safe before his dreams of having a family vanish too.

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—Playing Hooky by Rita Webb

Stopping by The LUV'NV today is the Playing Hooky blog tour, organized by Xpresso Book Tours!
We got to read and review this fun little novella, and you can enter to win an eBook copy!

Playing Hooky

by Rita Webb

Book #1 of Paranormal Investigation  series

Publication: January 17th 2013 by Rita Webb
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance | Novella

Amazon B & N Goodreads

Valentine’s Day.

And my 21st birthday.

Whoop-de-doo.

Just another college day full of classes and more homework than is humanly possible.

... until Jason, my best-friend-since-kindergarten, shows up to take me out for the day.

Like old times: the two of us on a wacky adventure, playing hooky from real life. With his lopsided grin and tickets to a circus full of misfits and monsters, he introduces me to a whole new world—one full of magic and mystery—and turns my reality upside down.

Except nothing goes as planned, and we end up running through the city to find a missing siren before someone brews a love potion with her blood.

Sirens and love potions, witches and elves, and Valentine kisses. Nothing will be the same for me again.

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—The Midnight Fire series by Kaitlyn Davis

Welcome to one of the last stops in The Midnight Fire  series blog tour, organized by Bewitching Tours.
I got the pleasure to read and review this YA Paranormal Romance series. Click on the individual bookcovers to get the respective book's info and mini-review, or read the series review to avoid spoilers. Be sure to enter the giveaway for the entire Midnight Fire  series in eBook format. Three winners, and it's the last day to enter!

The Midnight Fire series

by Kaitlyn Davis

Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance

---

Ignite is free! Get your copy now on:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords

---

ARC Review: Taken by Erin Bowman

Taken

by Erin Bowman

Book #1 of Taken series

Publication: April 16th 2013 by HarperTeen
Genre: Young Adult Dystopia

Book Depository Amazon B & N Goodreads

There are no men in Claysoot. There are boys—but every one of them vanishes at midnight on his eighteenth birthday. The ground shakes, the wind howls, a blinding light descends ... and he’s gone.

They call it the Heist.

Gray Weathersby’s eighteenth birthday is mere months away, and he’s prepared to meet his fate–until he finds a strange note from his mother and starts to question everything he’s been raised to accept: the Council leaders and their obvious secrets. The Heist itself. And what lies beyond the Wall that surrounds Claysoot–a structure that no one can cross and survive.

Climbing the Wall is suicide, but what comes after the Heist could be worse. Should he sit back and wait to be taken–or risk everything on the hope of the other side?

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—Lonely Souls by Karice Bolton

Stopping by The LUV'NV today is the Witch Avenue series blog tour, organized by AToMR Tours.
We had the pleasure of reading the first Witch Avenue book, and you can enter to win eBook copies of the entire series, a tote bag filled with swag, and two $10 Amazon gift cards!

Lonely Souls

by Karice Bolton

Book #1 of Witch Avenue series

Publication: June 29th 2012 by Bulldog Press
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance

Book Depository Amazon B & N Goodreads

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.

Lonely Souls is available as a FREE download on Amazon for the duration of the tour.
Get yours now!

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—The Kings of Charleston by Kat H. Clayton

Stopping by The LUV'NV today is The Kings of Charleston blog tour, organized by Xpresso Book Tours.
We got the pleasure of reading and reviewing this Young Adult Romance,
and you have a chance to enter to win a signed copy and a Kindle Paperwhite!

The Kings of Charleston

by Kat H. Clayton

Book #1 of The Kings of Charleston series

Publication: July 10th 2012 by Kat H Clayton
Genre: Young Adult Romance

Amazon B & N Indie Bound Goodreads

Casper Whitley is forced to move to Charleston, South Carolina where she’ll be the new kid her senior year of high school. Casper’s upset about the move until she meets the Roman family’s gorgeous son, Cal, but there’s a problem. A mystery surrounds him which can be summed up in one word ... Kythera. Never heard of it? Neither has Casper until she finds the word tattooed on cars, paintings and all her new friends.

After Casper’s life is threatened, someone is forced to tell the truth about her parents, the Romans and Kythera’s motives for her being in Charleston. Once the truth is revealed, she must decide whether to protect her family and Kythera’s secrets or walk away from everything she has ever known.

Release Day Review: Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson

Strands of Bronze and Gold
Jane Nickerson
Book #1 of Strands of Bronze and Gold  series
Publication: March 12th 2013 by Random House Children's Books
Genre: Young Adult Historical Urban Fantasy / Folklore

Amazon B & N Book Depository Goodreads

The Bluebeard fairy tale retold. . . .

When seventeen-year-old Sophia Petheram’s beloved father dies, she receives an unexpected letter. An invitation—on fine ivory paper, in bold black handwriting—from the mysterious Monsieur Bernard de Cressac, her godfather. With no money and fewer options, Sophie accepts, leaving her humble childhood home for the astonishingly lavish Wyndriven Abbey, in the heart of Mississippi.

Sophie has always longed for a comfortable life, and she finds herself both attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it’s as if, thread by thread, a silken net is tightening around her. And as she gathers stories and catches whispers of his former wives—all with hair as red as her own—in the forgotten corners of the abbey, Sophie knows she’s trapped in the passion and danger of de Cressac’s intoxicating world.

Glowing strands of romance, mystery, and suspense are woven into this breathtaking debut—a thrilling retelling of the “Bluebeard” fairy tale.

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—The Ferryman and the Flame series by Rhiannon Paille

Stopping by The LUVNV today is the The Ferryman and the Flame series blog tour, hosted by Xpresso Book Tours.
We got the pleasure to read and review Surrender and Justice, the first two books of the series.
You also have the chance to win ebook copies of both!

Surrender

by Rhiannon Paille

Book #1 of The Ferryman and the Flame  series

Publication: October 2nd 2012
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance

Amazon B & N Goodreads

Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn't listen, and because of what she is—a Flame—one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt to save her home and her love, Kaliel tries to awaken Avred, not knowing she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—I Am Alive by Cameron Jace

Welcome to the I Am Alive blog tour, hosted by Xpresso Book Tours!
We got the pleasure to read and review this YA Dystopia, and you can enter to win an eBook copy!

I Am Alive

by Cameron Jace

Book #1 of I Am Alive series

Publication: May 23rd 2012
Genre: YA Dystopia

Amazon Goodreads

Every girl dies—not every girl really lives.

Sixteen-year-old Decca Tenderstone feels captivated when she meets Leo, who is arrogant, silent, beautiful, and shoots almost every one he meets.

The usual boring girl meets badboy story... hmm... with a twist ...

They live in a dystopian future in Los Angeles where every sixteen-year-old is ranked on a scale from one to ten to determine their future. Outranks, who are considered a danger to society, are forced to attend the Monster Show, a brutal sacrificing ritual that is broadcasted worldwide on live TV, where rebellious teens are labelled Bad Kidz or Monsters and get to fight for their lives in deadly games.

To prove that you're still alive, you have to scream "I Am Alive" every six hours. Lower your voice, and you're dead.

Decca doesn't need Leo's company. She has secrets of her own. While they both can't stand each other, she will find out why she doesn't fit into any rank.

Nothing will stand in her way as she has to make choices concerning love, life, staying alive, growing up, and finding out who she really is.

Vouched Book! If You Give a Rake a Ruby by Shana Galen

If You Give a Rake a Ruby
Shana Galen
Book #2 of the Jewels of the Ton  series
Publication: March 5th 2013 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Genre: Historical Romance

Amazon B & N Goodreads

Her Mysterious Past Is The Best Revenge ...

Fallon, the Marchioness of Mystery, is a celebrated courtesan with her finger on the pulse of high society. She’s adored by men, hated by their wives. No one knows anything about her past, and she plans to keep it that way.

Only He Can Offer Her A Dazzling Future ...

Warrick Fitzhugh will do anything to protect his compatriots in the Foreign Office, including seduce Fallon, who he thinks can lead him to the deadliest crime lord in London. He knows he’s putting his life on the line ...

To Warrick’s shock, Fallon is not who he thinks she is, and the secrets she’s keeping are exactly what make her his heart’s desire ...

Blog Tour {Review & Giveaway}—Frost Fire by Olivia Rivers

Stopping by The LUVNV today is the Frost Fire blog tour, hosted by Xpresso Book Tours.
We got the pleasure to read and review this pretty, and you can enter to win an ebook copy!

Frost Fire

by Olivia Rivers

Book #1 of Tortured Elements  series

Publication: November 20th 2012 by Red Sparrow Press
Genre: YA Paranormal

Amazon B & N Goodreads

“Magic is just like love, Allai. It won’t wait for permission before it destroys you.”

Like sand in an hourglass, Allai’s future is dwindling away. She’s spent her entire life fighting the Mages who threaten humanity, and dreams of someday eradicating magic. But all it takes is an anonymous phone call for the truth to spill out: Allai is the one thing she despises most.

She’s a Mage.

Though ancient law mandates Allai’s death, she still has one last chance of survival. His name is Drake Rhaize, and he swears he can lead Allai to a sanctuary for Mages. Allai hasn’t seen Drake in years, but she remembers him as the Demon boy who used to hold her close and softly whisper that he’d keep her safe. But Drake has changed since then: He’s now suspected of murder, and has been out-casted for betraying his own kind.

While Allai doesn’t trust Drake, she has no choice but to put her life in his hands and hope he can get her to safety. Because Allai’s father has hired a pack of Demons to bring her back to him, dead or alive–and Demons never stop the hunt.

---

Frost Fire is a “Good Reads and Good Deeds” book. All net proceeds for Frost Fire go toward the Dysautonomia Youth Network of America, a charity that supports youth with medical conditions affecting the nervous system.

Vouched Book: "The Reluctant Countess" by Wendy Vella

The Reluctant Countess
Wendy Vella
Publication: January 8th, 2013, Random House Publishing | Bantam Dell / Loveswept
Genre: Historical Romance

Amazon B & N Goodreads

From rising romance star Wendy Vella comes a Cinderella story of whirlwind passion between a dashing earl and a beautiful countess—and the secret that threatens to tear them apart.

Regal, poised, and elegant, Sophie, Countess of Monmouth, is everything that a highborn lady should be. But Sophie is hiding a past that is far from royal. When Patrick, Earl of Coulter, realizes that her story doesn’t add up, he resolves to find out the truth of what Sophie and her sister-in-law are concealing. Although Sophie has every reason to avoid him, the handsome and charismatic Patrick awakens something wicked deep within her soul . . . a powerful need that Sophie must stifle in order to protect her place in society.

Despite Sophie’s humble background, the raven-haired beauty has won Patrick’s heart. But what Sophie needs now is an ally. Viscount Myles Dumbly, the disgruntled former heir of Monmouth, is determined to expose Sophie as a fraud to recapture his lost inheritance. Soon Patrick is drawn into a fight for both their lives. Somehow he must find a way not only to rescue Sophie from poverty once and for all, but to keep her in his arms forever.

Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from these Loveswept titles: The Escape Diaries, The Devil’s Thief, and The Magic.

Vouched Books! The Night's Masque series by Anne Lyle

---

---

When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten Viking legend: skraylings. Red-sailed ships followed in the explorers’ wake, bringing Native American goods – and a skrayling ambassador – to London. But what do these seemingly magical beings really want in Elizabeth I’s capital?

Mal Catlyn, a down-at-heel swordsman, is seconded to the ambassador’s bodyguard, but assassination attempts are the least of his problems. What he learns about the skraylings and their unholy powers could cost England her new ally – and Mal Catlyn his soul.

Available on: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | The Book Depository
Find Anne Lyle on: Her Website | Twitter | Facebook
Publisher: Angry Robot
Genre and Content Rating: Historical Fantasy, 18+

---

---

A wonderful combination of fantasy, mystery, and revised history, The Alchemist of Souls was a surprising and highly enjoyable read. Though the setting is Tudor England, Queen Elizabeth is a widow with two sons; instead of the Church and Continent relations, trade between England and the New World are of dire import—and not with Native Americans in the traditional sense but with skraylings (or skræling), the mysterious, northernmost America people from Norse legends; and, of course, theater is the highlight of the season, shared between the social classes, but serving as a backdrop for political schemes, in which the players are the pawns, playwrights like Christopher Marlowe were the spies, and the theater location and name aren't as important as the theater attendees.

Mal Catlyn, a mercenary with questionable family and religious ties, is only on the lookout for his next paycheck so he can provide for his insane twin brother. When he's recruited as a bodyguard for the skrayling ambassador judging the next set of plays, Mal must get over his understandable aversion to the little-known foreigners to avoid surmounting debts ... and the noose, for he must also spy on the skraylings for any hints of the "demonic." His growing respect for Ambassador Kiiren skews his mission as well as values he never knew he had, and he learns about a connection with the skraylings that no man—English or not—would like.